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TOKYO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. has established NX Global Ocean Network Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter abbreviated as "NGO") in Singapore with the aim of strengthening its ocean freight-forwarding business. The new company opened for business on Monday, May 23.
Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202206132473-O1-LEv2pxTy
Photo: Takahisa Tanaka / Managing Director / NGO
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The NX Group has positioned forwarding as one of its core businesses in the "NX Group Management Plan 2023 - Dynamic Growth" and has accordingly been working to expand its handling of ocean cargo as the base cargo for its forwarding business.
In 2020, Nippon Express set up a Global NVOCC (*) Center ("GNC") in Japan to select shipping companies, centralize purchasing, develop price-competitive NVOCC products, and improve and support services. To further enhance these functions and expand cargo-handling capabilities, the GNC's functions were transferred to multicultural Singapore, home to a diverse pool of human resources skilled in ocean freight operations, and the new company NGO opened for business on May 23.
(*) NVOCC: Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
Profile
- Name of new company: NX Global Ocean Network Pte. Ltd. (Abbreviation: NGO)
- Address: 5C Toh Guan Road East, Singapore 608828
- Representative: Takahisa Tanaka
- Business description: Shipping company selection/centralized purchasing,
NVOCC ocean freight product planning, sales and provision of services to Group subsidiaries
- Capital: S$6,250,000
- Established: January 24, 2022
- Start of operations: May 23, 2022
- Capital structure: Wholly owned by Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.
Having reinforced its business infrastructure by founding this new company in Singapore, the NX Group will continue striving to expand its ocean freight-forwarding business by providing high-quality international ocean freight services.
Nippon Express website: https://www.nipponexpress.com/
NX Group's official LinkedIn account:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/
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SOURCE Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/16/nippon-express-holdings-launches-new-company-singapore-nx-global-ocean-network-pte-ltd/ | 2022-06-16T07:25:49Z |
2 critically endangered birds hatch at Smithsonian’s National Zoo
WASHINGTON (Gray News) – A pair of critically endangered birds have recently hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
In a release, the zoo said the hatchlings are both female blue-billed curassows.
Both of the chicks are being cared for off-exhibit, the zoo said. The first chick, Aluna, hatched Aug. 5, with her sister, Lulo, hatching on Aug. 28.
The bird’s keepers have described both of them as confident and curious.
The hatchlings were born to mother bird Jackie. Aluna’s egg was laid July 6 and Lulo’s July 27, according to the zoo.
Female curassows typically incubate their eggs for 29 to 31 days, but the zoo said Jackie showed no interest in incubating her eggs, so they were placed in an incubator. The team presiding over her said this meant that Jackie would not accept or bond with her chicks.
According to the zoo, there are a total of just 73 birds in the North American blue-billed curassow population, and there are more males than females, making the hatching of female birds in the species all the more critical.
Blue-billed curassows are native to Colombia and are considered critically endangered by the International Union of Conservation of Nature, with an estimated 1,000 to 2,500 birds remaining in the wild.
The zoo said the main threats to the bird species are habitat loss and fragmentation.
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Styles Secure, Clutch, and Fort (including MagSafe-compatible models) combine sustainability with elegant functionality and durability
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptic, a premier manufacturer of sophisticated performance-focused phone accessories, today unveiled a new line of expertly engineered protective phone cases that have been independently certified as carbon neutral products by SCS Global Services, a leading third-party environmental and sustainability verification organization. Raptic Secure, Clutch, and Fort phone cases combine sleek industrial elegance-inspired designs with unparalleled durability and full-featured compatibility for the tech-savvy customer who demands products that are fashionable and environmentally friendly.
Raptic specializes in precision-engineered products that provide state-of-the-art utility and protection for the latest technologies available to consumers. Their most recent product line complements both the design and features of the new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max for 2022.
Raptic Clutch & Clutch MagSafe($19.99 / $24.99) offers an elegantly sleek modern design with a pocket-friendly finish and remarkable drop protection:
- Combines an impact-absorbing TPU exterior with a rigid polycarbonate interior for a smooth and slim profile that fits easily in pockets and provides excellent durability
- Finely textured edges offer a secure grip – the best protection to never drop your phone; graceful ripple accents on back panel create a subtly distinctive look
- Offers excellent protection for drops of up to 10 feet on concrete
- Made with recycled & biodegradable materials and shipped in biodegradable packaging; certified carbon-neutral cradle-to-grave by SCS Global Services
- Available in MagSafe-enabled version for faster wireless charging and easy mounting to MagSafe accessories
Raptic Secure & Secure MagSafe ($29.99 / $34.99) phone cases feature a cutting-edge hyper-engineered aesthetic with exceptional multi-layered protection:
- Dual-layer frame combines TPU and DropShield™, along with bolstered corners, for superior impact-resistance
- Exceeds military-grade drop protection providing up to 13 feet when dropped on concrete
- Transparent & frosted polycarbonate back protects against scratches while showcasing the latest iPhone 14 design
- Made with recycled and biodegradable materials; certified as a carbon-neutral cradle-to-grave product by SCS Global Services
- Available in MagSafe-enabled version for faster wireless charging and secure mounting to MagSafe chargers and mounting accessories
Raptic Fort MagSafe ($44.99) offers the pinnacle of durability and inspires confidence with a rugged tactical design:
- Dual-layer frame combines TPU and DropShield™ for unsurpassed protection from impacts and rigorous use
- Polycarbonate back with over-mold TPU provides the best scratch protection and impact absorbing finish
- Full ruggedized rubber exterior and thick corner bolsters further enhance durability
- Military equipment-inspired back panel accents create a rugged adventure-ready look
- Provides the ultimate in military-grade drop protection—capable of withstanding drops of up to 20 feet onto concrete
- Made with 70% recycled and fully biodegradable materials; certified as a carbon-neutral product by SCS Global Services
- Built for MagSafe provides fast & convenient wireless charging and quick, secure mounting to MagSafe accessories
Current popular cases like Shield and Urban Folio will continue to be offered, and new additions to the Raptic line Citadel and Slim further expand the range of options available to customers who want the best in stylish protection for their phones.
Raptic's new line of products are available for order today, offered with unique color options. For more information on the latest Raptic products, including the Secure, Clutch, and Fort phone cases, please visit www.rapticstrong.com. Raptic offers free shipping within the U.S., and all products include a lifetime warranty.
Raptic, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., creates technology accessories for tech-savvy customers who demand products that provide an uncompromising blend of style, durability, and genuine respect for the environment. Using an innovative cradle-to-grave approach to its products that includes using recycled and biodegradable materials, 100% biodegradable packaging, Raptic has minimized the carbon impact of its operations and provided its customers with product options that exceed their expectations for cutting-edge design and performance while recognizing the increasing importance of sustainability.
For more information about Raptic, please contact:
Michael Pizzimenti | Head of Sales, Marketing, and Product Strategy | Raptic
michael@rapticstrong.com
www.rapticstrong.com
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TIJUANA (Border Report) — Many migrants in Tijuana are trying to gain access to shelters believing the facilities can clear the way for asylum, a migrant activist south of the border says.
At the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter, more than 100 migrants are said to be waiting in line and are camping out outside the facility.
The person in charge of the shelter and migrant activist José María García Lara says the rumor, about how his shelter and others offer a path to asylum in the United States, is false.
“We have tried to explain that lawyers are in charge of paperwork,” he said. “All we can do is reach out to attorneys and if they decide to show up, only they can help those at the facility.”
García Lara stated that as of now, there are about 5,000 migrants in shelters across Tijuana, a figure that has gone up in recent weeks.
“They believe that by being around the shelter, they can get asylum or humanitarian parole, which is not true … there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” he said.
García Lara put out a call to all levels of government to address the problems and help the migrants.
“We will perform our civic duty, we hope the three branches of government take care of the needs of our immigrant community because what is happening will just keep repeating itself,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/border-report-news/rumors-continue-to-mislead-migrants-about-asylum-opportunities/ | 2022-09-07T23:11:19Z |
HUDSON, Ohio, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaf Home™, a leading technology-enabled provider of home solutions, added eleven new locations across North America in March through its gutter protection, safety, and water brands.
Leaf Home aims to deliver innovative, quality products and exceptional service to customers across the U.S. and Canada looking to make upgrades inside and outside the home. With over 150 locations, the company's experienced, local specialists provide end-to-end services directly to consumers through a variety of solutions, including gutter protection, bathroom safety upgrades, stairlifts, cabinet refacing, decking, window and door replacement, and more.
"Homeowners are always looking for ways to enhance and enjoy their homes. These new locations allow us to help create a safe and comfortable space for their families through our products, installation, and customer service," said Jeff Housenbold, President and CEO of Leaf Home. "We're strengthening our footprint in markets where we are already present and entering key markets to reach and introduce new customers to our brand."
LeafFilter Grows in the U.S. and Canada
As the leading provider of gutter guards in the industry, LeafFilter® Gutter Protection added six new locations last month: Hamilton, Ontario; Lexington, Kentucky; Manchester, New Hampshire; Santa Rosa, California; Topeka, Kansas; and Washington, Pennsylvania. Through these new offices, the company is looking forward to offering the best gutter protection on the market to ensure customer homes are safely protected from the damage clogged gutters can cause.
Since 2005, LeafFilter Gutter Protection has empowered homeowners to eliminate gutter cleaning hassle with its award-winning and patented technology, scientifically designed to keep everything out of the gutters except water. See if LeafFilter serves your neighborhood in the U.S. or Canada, and schedule a free estimate today.
Leaf Home Safety Solutions Expands to Texas
Leaf Home Safety Solutions™, which enables homeowners to access every room and level of their homes with ease and confidence, has opened its first Texas location in Dallas. Its experts look forward to giving homeowners access and control of their living space.
Leaf Home Safety Solutions' life-enhancing products are designed to improve life quality without the need for a stressful, full-scale renovation. Custom installations and packages allow representatives to work with each customer's existing space, allowing projects to be completed in a matter of days instead of weeks or months. Visit the website and schedule a free estimate to learn more and see if Leaf Home Safety Solutions serves your neighborhood.
Leaf Home Water Solutions Serves New Cities and States
Leaf Home Water Solutions™ has continued its growth by adding four new locations in March: Grand Rapids, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Toledo, Ohio. With the additions in Indiana and Pennsylvania, the brand now provides homeowners with cleaner, safer water in five states.
Leaf Home Water Solutions pairs homeowners with the ideal whole-home water filtration system for their needs by testing tap water with free innovative digital water tests. The product line tackles city and well water's unique demands, with a team of industry experts and an intense dedication to customer service. To schedule a free water test for your home, visit the Leaf Home Water Solutions website.
About Leaf Home
Leaf Home™ is a leading technology-enabled direct-to-consumer provider of branded, innovative home solutions in North America. The company is on a mission to enhance the safety, enjoyment, and comfort of homeowners and their families by delivering seamless, transformative home solutions including gutter protection, home safety, water purification, and other home enhancement products. With its corporate headquarters in Hudson, Ohio, and locations across the U.S. and Canada, Leaf Home has become a trusted partner to over 1.1 million homeowners. Live Comfortable. Live Safe. Live Happy. For more information, visit www.leafhome.com
Contact: media@leafhome.com.
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-Minority-owned South Florida Agency Garners Mainstream Success Across Broad U.S. Customer Base-
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RAB2B, the full-service agency partner for business-to-business (B2B) marketing formerly known as Rabinovici + Associates, recently announced it rose to a #10 ranking among U.S. B2B marketing communications (marcomms) agencies in the sixth annual B2B Marketing US Agencies Benchmarking Report 2022.
This year's #10 ranking marks a significant leap for RAB2B, after first entering the list in 2021 at #21. The report, published by B2B Marketing, serves as the definitive B2B marketing agency benchmark, recognizing the leading U.S. B2B agencies based on a range of criteria including financial performance, headcount and retention as well as percentage of growth attributed to B2B-specific work.
"It's gratifying for our team and a testament to our clients to earn this recognition," said agency CEO Boris Rabinovici. "We believe exceptional B2B marketing requires a client-agency foundation that's powered by trust and defined by action, both at the strategic level, as well as in the execution. For more than two decades we've partnered with brands and leaders to translate their toughest, and most complex business challenges into high-impact actions."
RAB2B offers full-stack marketing services with broad expertise across the business-to-business marketplace, and deep specialization in technology, solutions-as-a-service, fintech, industrials, healthcare and public sector/government. The agency's diverse client roster ranges from fast-emerging organizations to leading FORTUNE 500 companies.
Commenting on the agency's growth, Rabinovici continued, "From the beginning RAB2B's growth has come largely through repeat business referrals and is, at its core, a byproduct of our customers' success. Over the past few years, we've seen an acceleration, as businesses shifted more of their spend to agency partners that execute in fast, agile, smart ways to drive results. Our RAB2B culture of integrity, partnership and immersion has enabled us to benefit from this trend and continues to position us well for future growth."
The 2022 B2B Marketing report features U.S. agencies and networks with in-depth analysis, expert commentary and interviews with agency leaders on the current state of the market. A free copy of the B2B Marketing US Agencies Benchmarking Report 2022 with complete rankings, is available for download here.
RAB2B is an award-winning south Florida-based, minority-owned, business-to-business marketing firm founded in 2000. Today, with headquarters in Miami and a staff of more than 120 located throughout the Americas and Europe, the firm offers full-stack services ranging from high-level strategic and transformative needs to expert, results-focused tactical execution. To learn more about B2B marketing capabilities and career opportunities at RAB2B visit: www.rab2b.com
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In recognition of their impact, Talenti is celebrating the four culinary creators by providing monetary grants to support their work and creating a limited-edition tasting menu
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As a brand that sources inspiration from the culinary world, Talenti is committed to supporting diverse culinary creators and celebrating their heritage, culture and contributions to their communities. That's why, this National Culinary Arts Month, Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto is partnering with Black Food Folks to amplify the voices of and provide monetary grants to four trailblazing Black culinary creators. This is the third consecutive year that Talenti has partnered with Black Food Folks, a fellowship of Black professionals in food and drink, to provide grants and recognition to culinary creators and celebrate their craftsmanship.
Talenti is honoring Maya-Camille Broussard, a native of Chicago's South Side and founder of Justice of the Pies, as the Culinary Creator Hero. Maya-Camille founded Justice of the Pies in honor of her late father and gives back to her community in his memory through her culinary workshop I KNEAD LOVE which supports children who reside in lower income communities affected by food insecurities. This fall, Maya-Camille plans to achieve her dream by opening her first-ever Justice of the Pies storefront on the South Side of Chicago. In addition to selling delicious pies, Maya-Camille hopes to create a space that brings together her community and fosters relationships. In addition to Maya-Camille, three additional individuals are receiving grants and being recognized as the brand's Culinary Creator Honorees: Jasmine Macon, Felicia Mayden and Ashleigh Pearson.
Together with the Culinary Creator Honorees, Talenti is releasing a limited-edition Tasting Menu that will include delicious treats created by Jasmine, Felicia, and Ashleigh, using their favorite Talenti Gelato. The limited-edition recipes can be found at each of their establishments from July 18th to August 14th.
"At Talenti, we are so inspired by the work Maya-Camille, Jasmine, Felicia and Ashleigh are doing in their communities and sharing their love of food and giving back in meaningful ways," said Russel Lilly, General Manager, North American Ice Cream at Unilever. "We are proud to continue supporting local businesses and celebrating the successes of the Black culinary community, while giving them a platform and resources to amplify their voices and expand their culinary reach."
Talenti is celebrating Maya-Camille's impact with a video that highlights her background, personal story and contributions to the culinary world. Read more on Maya-Camille on OprahDaily.com as part of Oprah Winfrey's "The Life You Want" program.
More on the Culinary Creator Honorees and their recipes:
- Jasmine Macon from Charlotte, NC is paving her own culinary path and chasing her dream of opening her own donut shop, Beyond Amazing Donuts (B.A.D.), this summer. Jasmine created a Mango Donut with Basil Caramel and Ginger Crumb with Talenti Alphonso Mango Sorbetto. Available at Hex Coffee (1824 Statesville Ave. 101, Charlotte, NC 28206), every Saturday from July 23 to August 13 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Felicia Mayden, executive pastry chef at The Emily Hotel in Chicago, IL, participates in #BakersAgainstRacism, which connects Bakers across the globe to fight against racism, amongst other community outreach and fundraisers. Felicia's recipe incorporates Talenti Madagascan Vanilla Bean Gelato in a Banana Pudding Ice Cream Sandwich. Available at The Emily Hotel (311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607).
- Ashleigh Pearson, of Petite Soeur in Washington D.C., has taken her background in science and turned it into a business that delivers on her belief that luxury chocolate should be more accessible without sacrificing quality. Ashleigh created a Coconut Lime Brownie Pop with Talenti Caribbean Coconut Gelato. Available at Petite Soeur (1332 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007).
"We are so thankful for our ongoing partnership with Talenti, a brand that shares our vision for supporting and lifting up Black culinary creators," said Clay Williams and Colleen Vincent, founders of Black Food Folks. "The grants from Talenti will allow these four women to continue the incredible work they are doing in their communities and invest in their growing culinary endeavors."
Learn more about the Culinary Creators and their recipes at TalentiGelato.com.
About Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto
Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto is crafted for taste – using only the highest quality ingredients sourced from around the world, and using a slow-cooking process that's so unmistakable – it's "Clearly Talenti." It's with this unique focus on real ingredients and craftsmanship that the brand has grown from a small gelateria in 2003 to the best-selling gelato in the United States. Packaged in recyclable and reusable containers, Talenti is not only the difference you can see, but the one you can taste.
For a full list of Talenti products and to find retail locations that sell Talenti, please visit www.TalentiGelato.com. To keep up with Talenti news, visit Talenti on Facebook, Instagram or follow us on Twitter.
About Unilever North America
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 148,000 employees and generated sales of €52.4 billion in 2021. Over half of our footprint is in developing and emerging markets. We have around 400 brands found in homes all over the world – including iconic brands like Dove, Knorr, Hellmann's, Magnum, Axe, Ben & Jerry's, Degree, Seventh Generation, St. Ives, Suave, TRESemmé, and Vaseline.
Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance. We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the world's first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap, more than 100 years ago, and it's at the heart of how we run our company today.
The Unilever Compass, our sustainable business strategy, is set out to help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and responsible growth, while:
- improving the health of the planet;
- improving people's health, confidence and wellbeing; and
- contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.
While there is still more to do, in the past year we're proud to have achieved sector leadership in S&P's Dow Jones Sustainability Index, 'Triple A' status in CDP's Climate, Water and Forest benchmarks, and to be named as the top ranked company in the GlobeScan/SustainAbility Sustainability Leaders survey for the eleventh consecutive year.
For more information on Unilever U.S. and its brands visit: www.unileverusa.com
For more information on Unilever Canada and its brands visit: www.unilever.ca
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Caroline Seelen
Caroline.Seelen@Edible-Inc.com
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Xebra Brands Ltd. ("Xebra") (CSE: XBRA) (OTCQB: XBRAF) (FSE: 9YC), a cannabis company, provides the following corporate update.
Xebra's business model is driven by the view that ultimately, as more countries legalize, industrial scale cultivation of cannabis and cannabis product manufacturing, will occur in countries where quality products can be produced and exported at the lowest cost. While the legal framework hasn't been established yet for imports and exports in many countries where cannabis is presently legal or in the process of legalizing, Xebra believes that business planning should be predicated on longer term views, rather than what is possible today.
Since its founding in 2019, Xebra has been committed to obtaining dominant positions in emerging markets where cannabis can be cultivated, and cannabis products manufactured, at low-cost, and eventually exported to developing and maturing markets, where Xebra can introduce its unique branded products. With these objectives in-mind, and considering ongoing bearish head-winds in capital markets, Xebra has completed a thorough strategic analysis of the four markets it has a presence in: Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Colombia, with an objective to focusing its resources in jurisdictions where it can add the most shareholder value. As a result, Xebra management has resolved to exit Colombia and the Netherlands and prioritize activities in Mexico where it has an outright first mover advantage, and in Canada, where it has developed truly unique beverage brands and formulations.
Xebra is launching its Vicious Citrus brand of cannabis infused lemonades nationally in Canada this summer. Vicious Citrus been presented to provincial cannabis boards across the country with accepted sales listings in major markets including the Province of Ontario where approximately 1,100 retail cannabis store licences have been issued. National sales coverage is in place to support the rollout, as well as ongoing consumer education and marketing efforts for cannabis retailers. This summer, Vicious Citrus "OG" Lemonade will be the first of three SKUs to hit the shelves, combining 10mg of THC with 2mg of CBN (Cannabinol). Vicious Citrus "OG" is one of only a few beverages in Canada containing CBN, a unique cannabinoid that has peaked industry and consumer interest across North America. The launch of additional SKUs in the coming months will further the Vicious Citrus brand focus of delivering unique cannabinoid formulations to discerning and engaged cannabis consumers.
Xebra announced on December 2nd, 2021, that the Mexican Supreme Court granted Xebra an irrevocable cannabis injunction, through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, Desart MX, SA de CV ("Xebra Mexico"). On March 24th, 2022, Xebra announced that the Supreme Court issued and recorded the official final written resolution supporting the injunction, and directed the Federal Circuit Court to enforce the Supreme Court decision. Xebra is awaiting the formal cannabis authorizations to be issued by the Mexican Health Regulatory Agency (COFEPRIS), with the aim of commencing commercial cannabis activities this 2022 calendar year.
Xebra is presently evaluating several opportunities to partner in cannabis cultivation, processing and manufacturing. Xebra Mexico's injunction applies specifically to cannabis with low-levels of THC (under 1%), therefore, in practical terms, to hemp cultivation and processing, and to the manufacture and sale of mainly CBD, CBG and CBN products, such as tinctures, oils, topicals, edibles, beverages, concentrates, distillates, emulsions, and biomass etc., and certain uses of the cannabis flower.
Xebra believes Mexico has the potential to be one of the largest near-term country cannabis consumer markets in the world. Mexico is also within the North American free trade zone (USMCA), allowing it to benefit from its considerable cultivation and product manufacturing cost advantages over Canada and the United States. Xebra is of the opinion that there is sufficient precedent with many agricultural crops and manufactured products, to suggest that there is a possibility that ultimately much of North American industrial scale cannabis production activity will occur in Mexico.
The Colombian cannabis landscape is saturated with hundreds of cannabis licences, making it in Xebra's opinion very difficult to gain a competitive edge, or to create a profitable business model with scale, even in the longer term. In the Netherlands, Xebra harvested and delivered its first cannabis crop in March in a competitive pilot trial for an exclusive government contract to supply medicinal cannabis. The selection process includes among other things, the submission of samples from three cannabis trial crops by March 2023, evaluated for certain criteria, including consistency and technical parameters. Xebra's first crop was marginally near the desired ideal THC and CBD target ratios, which if successfully contested could be adjusted under a second crop to achieve the desired outcome, however it became evident from the expenditures associated with performing the first trial, that the costs of cultivation in the Netherlands are far too high, and that operating there would be contradictory to Xebra's objective of being a lowest cost producer and exporter of cannabis products. Xebra will endeavour to recover costs by selling any equipment of value in the Netherlands and Colombia.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Jay Garnett
CEO
Certain information contained in this press release constitutes forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, these include, without limitation, statements regarding Xebra Brands Ltd.'s expectations in respect of its ability to successfully execute its business plan or business model; its ability to provide economic, environmental, social, or any benefits of any type, in the communities it operates in or may operate it in the future; its ability to be a first mover in a country, or to obtain or retain government licenses, permits or authorizations in general, or specifically in Mexico, Colombia, Canada, the Netherlands, or elsewhere; its ability to successfully apply for and obtain trademarks and other intellectual property in any jurisdiction; its ability to be cost competitive; its ability to commercialize, cultivate, grow, or process hemp or cannabis in Mexico, Colombia, Canada, the Netherlands, or elsewhere and related plans and timing; financial, operational, or any other term or statement relating to the Company's participation in the Dutch medicinal cannabis cultivation pilot trial, including guaranteed revenue projections and any deliverable timelines; its ability to manufacture cannabis beverages, wellness products, or other products; its ability to commercialize or sell cannabis beverages, wellness products, or other products, in Mexico, Colombia, Canada, the Netherlands, or elsewhere; its ability to launch, commercialize or to sell Vicious Citrus Lemonade in 2022 or at any time, in any jurisdiction, and its related plans and claims, including market interest; its ability to commercialize or to sell Elements wellness products in any jurisdiction at any time; its ability to create wellness products that have a therapeutic effect or benefit; plans for future growth and the direction of the business; financial projections including expected revenues, gross profits, and EBITDA (which is a non-GAAP financial measure); plans to increase product volumes, the capacity of existing facilities, supplies from third party growers and contractors; expected growth of the cannabis industry generally; management's expectations, beliefs and assumptions in general, including manufacturing costs, production activity and market potential in Mexico or any jurisdiction; events or developments that XEBRA expects to take place in the future; general economic conditions; and other risk factors described in the prospectus of the Company dated September 30, 2021. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking information and statements. The words "aim", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "contemplate", "target", "intends", "continue", "plans", "budget", "estimate", "may", "will", and similar expressions identify forward-looking information and statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by XEBRA as of the dates of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the inability of XEBRA to generate sufficient revenues or to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plan; changes in government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in various countries; risks associated with agriculture and cultivation activities generally, including inclement weather, access to supply of seeds, poor crop yields, and spoilage; compliance with import and export laws of various countries; significant fluctuations in cannabis prices and transportation costs; the risk of obtaining necessary licenses and permits; inability to identify, negotiate and complete a potential acquisition for any reason; the ability to retain key employees; dependence on third parties for services and supplies; non-performance by contractual counter-parties; general economic conditions; and the continued growth in global demand for cannabis products and the continued increase in jurisdictions legalizing cannabis; the impact of DTC eligibility, or lack of, on the liquidity of the shares of XEBRA and the timely receipt of regulatory approval for license applications. In addition, there is no assurance Xebra will: be a low-cost producer or exporter; obtain a dominant market position in any jurisdiction; have products that will be unique; launch Vicious Citrus "OG" or other Vicious Citrus SKUs; or monetize any asset sales from its Colombian and Dutch subsidiaries. The foregoing list is not exhaustive and XEBRA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of the foregoing except as required by law. Many of these uncertainties and contingencies could affect XEBRA's actual performance and cause its actual performance to differ materially from what has been expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, XEBRA. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those set out in such statements.
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Winner Receives $5k Scholarship and Free Wings for a Year
PLANTATION, Fla., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smokey Bones' virtual brand The Wing Experience is in search of its College Wingman (or Wingwoman) of the Year. The online-only wings restaurant is looking at universities near restaurants in all 16 states it operates for its Wingman. The winner will be crowned on October 17 and receive a $5k scholarship, 52 orders of free 8-piece wings, a $250 catered wing tailgate party, and swag.
Just like a great wingman always has you covered, whether it's reminding you when you have your next exam, making sure the playlist is perfectly crafted for gameday, or maybe even introducing you to your significant other, The Wing Experience also has your cravings covered with your choice of 50 different flavors, more than any brand. Wings are available three ways: jumbo bone-in served traditional style or smoked, and crispy boneless wings. Guests can choose the level of heat from mild, medium, hot and extreme. Unique flavors include hot cinnamon candy apple, garlic parmesan, strawberry chipotle, and many more.
"We know that having a trusted wingman can make a huge difference during college, so it's only fitting that we recognize a College Wingman (or Wingwoman) of the Year to help celebrate our brand on campus and remind people that we, too, can be your wingman for any occasion – from game days to late night cravings," said Cole Robillard, CMO of Smokey Bones, parent company of The Wing Experience. "Whether you're picking up wings for your tailgate or having them delivered to the comfort of your couch, we want The Wing Experience to be the wingman of your college experience."
Students can post on social media to nominate their favorite college student friend who has always had their back (and why) for Wingman of the Year. Students should take a video of their wingman or woman and tag @thewingx using the hashtag #thewingxman. The deadline to enter is September 20.
The first 100 entries on September 8 will receive a promo code for free wings available for pick-up. Each week over the following four weeks. The Wing Experience will post the top 20, 15, 10 and then five wingmen and women in the running. Of the final five, the student with the most likes will be named Wingman or Wingwoman of the Year. During the year of their reign, the winner will serve as the brand's big wingman on campus and will post about The Wing Experience to their social media channels.
The Wing Experience was created in 2019 and operates out of existing Smokey Bones' kitchens. The Wing Experience is available for pick up or delivery through The Wing Experience website. Guests can also view the menu and order from Uber Eats and DoorDash.
The Wing Experience is a delivery- and pick up-only brand from Smokey Bones, with 62 locations across 16 states. The Wing Experience has 50 unique flavors.
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Investment Supports McWilliams & Son's Rapid Expansion Through Organic Growth and Strategic Acquisitions in the Growing, Resilient and Highly Fragmented Residential Services Market
SAN FRANCISCO and LUFKIN, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Percheron Capital ("Percheron"), a private equity firm focused on partnering with high-quality essential services businesses, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in McWilliams & Son ("McWilliams" or the "Company"), a leading residential HVAC and plumbing services platform. Following the transaction, McWilliams' Chief Executive Officer, Trey McWilliams, will remain a significant investor and continue to lead the Company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1974 in Texas by the McWilliams family, McWilliams & Son offers residential HVAC and plumbing maintenance, repair and replacement services with a reputation for outstanding quality and customer service. The Company's people-first values focused on service, trust and reliability have resulted in industry-leading customer satisfaction scores and consistent growth for over 45 years. McWilliams' commitment to providing advanced training programs, innovative technology and equipment to its technicians has made the Company an employer of choice in the markets it operates.
Under Trey McWilliams' leadership, the Company has successfully expanded its reach through strong organic growth, new branch openings and acquisitions of high-quality, partnership-focused residential HVAC and plumbing businesses. With Percheron's strategic support and operational resources, McWilliams is well-positioned to further accelerate its growth in new and existing markets.
Trey McWilliams said, "I am proud of our exceptional team and the strong business we have built together. We attribute our success to our people-centric approach and unwavering commitment to our customers, team members and community. Percheron embodies our values and brings significant experience and a strong track record supporting high-growth, acquisitive services businesses. I am excited about the significant opportunities our partnership with Percheron creates for our team members as we continue executing on our vision of building the premier provider of residential HVAC and plumbing services in the country."
Chris Lawler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Percheron, commented, "The residential HVAC and plumbing services market has been a thematic investment priority for Percheron given the industry's large size, non-discretionary services, strong and resilient growth and high fragmentation. We are thrilled to partner with Trey McWilliams and his team, who have built a rare platform with best-in-class operational and performance metrics, including leading customer service scores, technician productivity and retention. The Company is supported by advanced technology, systems and processes, and has a strong track record of growth through both organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions. We look forward to leveraging Percheron's deep operational capabilities to support the next phase of McWilliams' rapid growth."
McWilliams & Son is a leading HVAC and plumbing services business founded in 1974 in Texas by the McWilliams family. For over 45 years, McWilliams & Son has proudly served customers with a reputation for outstanding quality and customer service. A hometown company with hometown values, McWilliams & Son puts its customers, employees and community first. McWilliams & Son invests heavily in its team members, including providing industry-leading training programs and advanced technology and equipment, to enable team members to achieve their full potential and better serve our valued customers. For more information, please visit www.mcwilliamsandson.com.
Percheron Capital is a private equity firm focused on partnering with exceptional teams to build market-leading services businesses. The firm's purpose is to help high-quality businesses accelerate growth and enhance long-term value. Percheron has over $1 billion in assets under management and focuses on investing in strong services businesses in resilient end markets, including animal health, automotive, education, food & beverage, healthcare & wellness, and residential. For more information, please visit www.percheroncapital.com.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in what marked the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children.
A city worker heard a cry for help from the truck shortly before 6 p.m. Monday and discovered the gruesome scene, Police Chief William McManus said. Hours later, body bags lay spread on the ground near the trailer as a grim symbol of the calamity.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the 46 who died had “families who were likely trying to find a better life.”
“This is nothing short of a horrific human tragedy,” Nirenberg said.
It’s among the deadliest tragedies to have claimed thousands of lives of people attempting to cross the U.S. border from Mexico in recent decades. Ten migrants died in 2017 after being trapped inside a truck that was parked at a Walmart in San Antonio. In 2003, 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio.
The home countries of the immigrants and how long they were abandoned on the side of the road was not immediately known.
South Texas has long been the busiest area for illegal border crossings. Migrants ride in vehicles though Border Patrol checkpoints to San Antonio, the closest major city, from which point they disperse across the United States.
A city worker at the scene on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio was alerted to the situation by a cry for help shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Police Chief William McManus said. Officers arrived to find a body on the ground outside the trailer and a partially opened gate to the trailer, he said.
Hours later, body bags lay spread on the ground near the trailer as a grim symbol of the calamity. Bodies still remained inside.
Of the 16 taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses, 12 were adults and four were children, said Fire Chief Charles Hood. The patients were hot to the touch and dehydrated, and no water was found in the trailer, he said.
“They were suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion,” Hood said. “It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer, but there was no visible working AC unit on that rig.”
Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States, and the investigation was being led by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, McManus said.
Three people were taken into custody, but it was unclear if they were definitively connected with human trafficking, McManus said.
Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s amid a surge in U.S. border enforcement in San Diego and El Paso, Texas, which were then the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
Before that, people paid small fees to mom-and-pop operators to get them across a largely unguarded border. As crossing became exponentially more difficult after the 2001 terror attacks in the U.S., migrants were led through more perilous terrain and paid thousands of dollars more.
Heat poses a serious danger, particularly when temperatures can rise severely inside vehicles. Weather in the San Antonio area was mostly cloudy Monday, but temperatures approached 100 degrees.
Some advocates drew a link to the Biden administration’s border policies. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director at the American Immigration Council, wrote that he had been dreading such a tragedy for months.
“With the border shut as tightly as it is today for migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, people have been pushed into more and more dangerous routes. Truck smuggling is a way up,” he wrote on Twitter.
Stephen Miller, a chief architect of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, said, “Human smugglers and traffickers are wicked and evil” and that the administration’s approach to border security rewards their actions.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican running for reelection, was blunt in a tweet about the Democratic president: “These deaths are on Biden. They are a result of his deadly open border policies.”
Migrants — largely from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — have been expelled more than 2 million times under a pandemic-era rule in effect since March 2020 that denies them a chance to seek asylum but encourages repeat attempts because there are no legal consequences for getting caught. People from other countries, notably Cuba, Nicaragua and Colombia, are subject to Title 42 authority less frequently due to higher costs of sending them home, strained diplomatic relations and other considerations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 557 deaths on the southwest border in the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, more than double the 247 deaths reported in the previous year and the highest since it began keeping track in 1998. Most are related to heat exposure.
CBP has not published a death tally for this year but said that the Border Patrol performed 14,278 “search-and-rescue missions” in a seven-month period through May, exceeding the 12,833 missions performed during the previous 12-month period and up from 5,071 the year before.
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Spagat reported from San Diego. Reporter Terry Wallace contributed from Dallas. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-source-at-least-40-found-dead-in-back-of-tractor-trailer/ | 2022-06-28T08:23:05Z |
Topeka Rescue Mission reports 12 people quarantined for COVID
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A dozen guests at the Topeka Rescue Mission are being quarantined after they tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
The individuals include 11 men at the mission’s main shelter, 600 N. Kansas Ave.
In addition, one person at the mission’s Hope Center, for women and families, located at 116 N.W. Curtis, also tested positive for COVID and is being quarantined.
La Manda Broyles, the mission’s executive director, told 13 NEWS late Thursday morning that none of the cases appeared to be severe at this time and that no one had required hospital treatment at that time.
Most of the symptoms included fevers and running noses. Respiratory problems weren’t reported.
The cases had been reported as of Tuesday night.
Additional details weren’t immediately available.
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Hundreds wait in line as Las Vegas nonprofit gives away free baby formula
By Dani Masten
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LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Hundreds of people were lined up eager to get free baby formula from the non-profit organization Baby’s Bounty Wednesday.
Organizers said they have never seen the lines this long before and parents said today’s giveaway was a huge help.
“What I’m going to do,” said Las Vegas resident Bobby Parker. “What I am going to do for my son. He was just born. I am glad they came through for us because I don’t have much milk left.”
“They come every week and have different locations, so it does really help,” said Las Vegas resident Noelle Cherry.
Families lined up waiting to grab baby formula, something that is so scarce all across the country and with Las Vegas having the worst shortage in the country, Baby’s Bounty stepped up to help.
“We are doing our part here to solve the formula shortage in southern Nevada,” said executive director Kelly Maxwell. “Formula is one of the most in-demand items in the country right now. Everyone who comes up to the desk is asking for brands of formula and we are really blessed to have it for our clients today.”
More than 500 people registered for today’s giveaway. They were expecting upwards of 700.
The problem was organizers only had a total of 274 cans of formula to give out. That meant one can per family.
But those cans of gold were all gone shortly after 10 a.m. The event started at 9 a.m.
“When I pulled up here this morning at 8′o clock, we started at 9 and I saw over 100 people in line,” said Maxwell. “My heart was breaking for them because although we can solve this need today, these folks are faced with an ongoing challenge until those formulas get back on the shelves.”
Baby’s Bounty received its baby formula from Three Square Food Bank.
“They kind of keep a pulse on the need and we work real closely with them,” said chief operating officer for Three Square food bank Larry Scott.
“This was a big help for us,” said Parker.
Baby’s Bounty will have another giveaway next month on June 8 in North Las Vegas and again at the Desert Inn location on June 15.
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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frigo® Cheese Heads® is launching a new integrated campaign, "We Are All Cheese Heads™," featuring a cast of animated characters. The campaign aims to celebrate and encourage tweens and teens to embrace their individuality and creativity.
The idea for the campaign stems from the ongoing debate about the best way to eat string cheese, creating social media fodder by pitting different eating styles against one another. Rather than taking sides, the Cheese Heads® brand is reimagining how tweens and teens think of string cheese and how they eat it: biting, chomping, nibbling, peeling, twisting or any other way they choose to enjoy the snack.
"There's an infinite number of ways to eat Cheese Heads®, just like there's an infinite number of ways for kids to be themselves," said David Cherrie, Saputo Dairy USA vice president, marketing and innovation. "We see great opportunity for this campaign to entertain tweens and teens and inspire them to be themselves and embrace their creativity in a fun and relatable way while also appealing to their parents."
To bring this campaign idea to life, Saputo Dairy USA and agency of record Carmichael Lynch partnered with London-based director/animator Laura Jayne Hodkin and her team at Strange Beast to create a cast of characters that showcase the creative ways Cheese Heads® snacks can look. Each with its own unique personality and style, the Cheese Heads® characters are an embodiment of self-expression and creativity.
The new national campaign, which launches this month in the United States, will include digital videos, programmatic display, custom media integrations, paid social, influencer partnerships, public relations and more that resonate with tweens. In one of the first spots to run, "Fridge," the audience is introduced to the cast of characters and the home in which they live.
See more from the campaign at FrigoCheeseHeads.com and follow along on Facebook and Instagram @FrigoCheeseHeads.
The Frigo® Cheese Heads® brand features a variety of delicious, fun on-the-go snacks that encourage creative snacking and self-expression. Chomp, peel, twist, rip, nibble or tie into a braid; the only wrong way to eat Cheese Heads® is to not eat them at all. With everyday snacking options like regular or light string cheese, as well as cheese and meat combo packs, Cheese Heads® are a good source of calcium and protein in a convenient individually wrapped, tasty snack. Learn more at FrigoCheeseHeads.com.
Saputo Dairy USA (SDUSA) is part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world. Through the Dairy Division (USA), Saputo produces, markets and distributes a vast assortment of cheeses. Furthermore, the Company converts, markets and sells a broad range of specialty cheeses and holds an important portfolio of import licences for specialty cheeses manufactured abroad. SDUSA also produces a variety of dairy and non-dairy extended shelf-life products. Additionally, Saputo produces, markets and distributes in the USA, and on the international market, dairy ingredients. Products are sold under a variety of the Company's brand names, as well as under customer brand names. SDUSA is among the top mozzarella, string cheese, and domestic blue and goat cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products in this region.
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Provides Flexibility in Expansion Plans
LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the "Company" or "BaM"), a multi-state US cannabis operator, is pleased to provide an update on the extension and amendments to its loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement") entered into between the Company, DEP Nevada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, the guarantors as set forth in the Loan Agreement, FG Agency Lending LLC (the "Agent") and Bomind Holdings LLC (the "Lender"), dated July 19, 2021, as amended on November 30, 2021.
The Company has entered into a second amendment to the Loan Agreement ("Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement") to extend the maturity date by one year to July 19, 2026. Additionally, Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement allows the outside date for the Company to draw on the delayed draw term loan of US$4.44 million to be extended from June 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, whereby US$4 million in funds will be advanced to the Company. The ability of the Company to draw on the delayed draw term loan is subject to compliance with certain provisions in Loan Agreement including provision of a satisfactory budget approved at the sole discretion of the Lender. The Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement increases the interest rate on the advanced funds from 13% to 15% per annum, which additional 2% interest may be paid in kind, with the interest being payable on the first day of each month. Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement provides for an exit fee equal to 1.5% of the principal balance, which is due and payable upon any payment, in part or in full, of the initial term loan and the delayed draw term loan.
As partial consideration for Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement, the Company has issued 1,000,000 common stock purchase warrants (each, a "Warrant") to the Lender. Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire shares of common stock (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of US$0.16 per Warrant Share until June 14, 2027.
Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement contains additional features and requirements and the material terms will be described in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on or about June 17, 2022.
"The extension of our current loan facility aligns with our development program and provides flexibility around future opportunities," stated Michael Mills, CEO of Body and Mind. "As we continue with our expansion plans, this opportunity to amend the loan facility provides the Company with optionality to pursue opportunities."
BaM is an operations focused US multi-state cannabis operator investing in high quality medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production and retail.
BaM continues to expand operations in Nevada, California, Arkansas, Ohio and Michigan and is dedicated to increasing shareholder value by focusing time and resources on improving operational efficiencies, facility expansions, state licensing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Our wholly owned Nevada subsidiary was awarded one of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses and holds cultivation and production licenses. BaM products include dried flower, edibles, oils and extracts as well as GPEN Gio cartridges. BaM cannabis strains have won numerous awards including the 2019 Las Vegas Weekly Bud Bracket, Las Vegas Hempfest Cup 2016, High Times Top Ten, the NorCal Secret Cup and the Emerald Cup.
Please visit www.bodyandmind.com for more information.
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Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" as such term is used in applicable United States and Canadian laws. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans, "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, the actual results of activities, variations in the underlying assumptions associated with the estimation of activities, the availability of capital to fund programs and the resulting dilution caused by the raising of capital through the sale of shares, accidents, labor disputes and other risks. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release.
Certain matters discussed in this news release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
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Art imitates life — on stage and in science books.
Temple Civic Theatre’s current Main Stage production of “Inherit the Wind,” playing this Thursday through Sunday, is a fictionalized account of the true-life trial dubbed the “Scopes monkey trial.”
In the play, a political candidate with eyes on the presidency pits his bombastic rhetoric against a famous progressive lawyer hired to defend a schoolteacher who dared teach about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The play debuted in 1955 as a response to the McCarthy red-scare hearings, when people were accused of being communists without evidence.
In real life, Lula Pace (1868-1925) defied religious zealots by standing up for academic freedom — far away from stage lights. Pace wanted to be a science trailblazer, not the flamethrower in a holy war. When a firebrand preacher pound-ed his pulpit, sparks flew all the way into her classroom. That’s when Pace stood her ground.
The issue: Charles Darwin versus the book of Genesis.
What resulted was a contentious struggle for academic freedom. Pace didn’t intend to become a cause célèbre; it just turned out that way.
Born in Mississippi, Pace grew up in Temple. By the late 1880s, she enrolled in Baylor Female College (later the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor) shortly after the school moved from Independence.
Pace’s love of learning and curiosity about the natural world pushed her to more studies. When she graduated in 1890 with a bachelor of science degree, she began teaching in Temple public schools while she enrolled in summer courses at the University of Chicago. By 1902, she earned a master of science degree.
The next year, she accepted a position as assistant professor of biology at Baylor University, where she was the only woman professor in the science department and one of only five female faculty members.
She found her niche teaching biology, botany and geology, while she continued at the University of Chicago, receiving a doctorate in biology in 1907. At the time, Texas had fewer than 10 women with Ph.D. science degrees. She was the first woman faculty member at Baylor to hold a Ph.D. She eventually became the first woman to chair the school’s Department of Botany and Geology. Pace mentored many students, especially encouraging women to enter science professions.
Adversity did not deter her from what she knew was the right course of action. Former student Irene Marschall King (1893-1980) recalled, “Early in life, Lula Pace knew that she wanted something definite, commanding; she decided what it was, then put all her efforts in that direction. … She seemed to know where she was and where she was going. That was her contribution to her students.”
Pace maintained strict academic standards in her classes, with her botany courses including the work of Charles Darwin and evolution theory. Her goal was to prepare well-rounded students with an understanding of all scientific theories. Her papers and writings reveal “the life work of a woman who followed her passions in spite of what society’s norms dictated,” said Thomas DeShong, archival assistant at Baylor’s Texas Collection.
That inflamed the Rev. J. Frank Norris (1877-1952), fiery fundamentalist Baptist preacher and pastor of Fort Worth’s First Baptist Church with a hefty list of ultra-conservative supporters.
Norris launched a relentless campaign openly criticizing his brethren, church publications and church-supported schools for what he called “modernism, evolution and infidelity.”
Baylor’s science professors — Pace in particular — bore the brunt of his condemnation.
Two Baylor professors resigned, but Pace and another science professor held their ground.
While adamant they were committed Christians, they insisted the Genesis account used “allegorical and figurative language.”
Baylor president Samuel Palmer Brooks (1863-1931) staunchly defended Pace and her department. Adding his endorsement was Baylor Female College president John Crumpton Hardy (1864-1938). The controversy spilled over into Waco, as hundreds marched from downtown to the Baylor campus in support of the two professors.
Brooks resolutely announced Baylor’s stance to faculty and staff. His statement was reprinted in the state’s major newspapers. “While Baylor teachers do not teach as a fact Darwinian evolution, wherein it is supposed that man came from some monkey or other species, they do acquaint the students with all theories in all subjects,” he said, adding that Pace and her science faculty “believe that God made the world and everything that is or was. … ”
“They are not afraid to look into a microscope for any fact or supposed fact. … But let no one forget that they reverently believe that God is the maker of the world as stated in the Bible,” he said.
Even the Belton Journal jumped into the fray. “Robust Christianity, real Christian faith, is not afraid of discussion,” the paper said in a 1922 editorial.
Finally, Norris’ Baptist brethren had enough of his sensational, inflammatory accusations dividing members. The Baptist General Convention of Texas refused to seat Norris at the 1923 state convention and, two years later, permanently barred him. His influence dimmed and his congregation became marginalized.
With the debate somewhat quelled, Pace took leave from the university in 1924 because of illness and died the following year. She is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in North Temple, just a few yards from the former site Williamson Branch School house where she spent her early girlhood.
The “Scopes monkey trial” began three weeks after her death.
At the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual gathering that same year, members resolved, “We believe that man was created in holiness under the law of his maker.” A proposal to add the words “and not by evolution” was narrowly rejected.
Throughout the following decades, reality seemed to take second stage to art.
“Inherit the Wind” co-playwright Jerome Lawrence explained in 1996 that his play defends intellectual freedom. “We used the teaching of evolution as a parable, a metaphor for any kind of mind control. ... It’s not about science versus religion. It’s about the right to think.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_b321cfbe-b3cd-11ec-9d6f-abd39b1fa44d.html | 2022-04-04T05:02:11Z |
BUFFALO, N.Y., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 billion of common stock, $0.50 par value per share, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The authorization replaces the prior $800 million share repurchase program authorized by the Board in January 2021 and reauthorized in February 2022.
Darren King, M&T's Chief Financial Officer, noted, "This action by the Board supports our ability to manage our shareholders' capital in a prudent manner, consistent with our long-standing approach. Our highest priority in allocating capital is to support customers in the communities that we serve while continuing to invest in our businesses. Our earnings and strong capital position provide the flexibility to achieve these important goals while returning excess capital to our investors."
The exact number of shares, timing for such purchases, and the price and terms at and on which such purchases are to be made will be at the discretion of M&T and will comply with all applicable regulatory limitations.
M&T also announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3515625 per share on its Perpetual Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H ("Series H Preferred Stock") (NYSE: MTBPrH). The dividend will be payable September 15, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022.
M&T is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the northeastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
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SmartMouth Kids eliminates and prevents bad breath for 24 hours with just two rinses a day and features a kid-friendly grape flavor to encourage good hygiene and promote oral health among children
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartMouth – a leading provider of innovative oral-care products – continues to expand its product line with the introduction of SmartMouth Kids – the only kids' mouthwash scientifically proven to eliminate and prevent bad breath for 24 hours with just two rinses per day. SmartMouth Kids is available in a 10-ounce dual-chamber bottle on smartmouth.com and Amazon at a suggested retail price of $6.99.
Dentist-recommended SmartMouth Kids is designed to encourage sound oral-hygiene practices and help kids maintain a healthier mouth. SmartMouth Kids' zinc-activated formula promotes oral health and boosts immunity, and its grape flavor was designed with kids in mind to help encourage regular oral-hygiene habits.
"No one likes bad breath, and that includes kids. But let's face it – kids don't always have the best oral-hygiene habits. That's why we created SmartMouth Kids," said SmartMouth CEO Jim Scheetz. "SmartMouth Kids eliminates and prevents bad breath just like our original activated mouthwash, but with a flavor that kids love and are more likely to use every day. And doing so will help kids maintain a healthier mouth."
Similar to other products in the SmartMouth activated mouthwash line, SmartMouth Kids employs two powerful liquids to fight bad breath. Its Sulfur Eliminating Solution destroys the root cause of bad breath: sulfur gases in the mouth. When added to its zinc ion Activating Solution, the combined solution instantly activates to release billions of zinc ions that bond to the germs in the mouth, stopping the return of bad breath for 24 hours with just two rinses a day.
A leading innovator in the long-term prevention of bad breath, SmartMouth also has developed a mild Zinc Ion Toothpaste kids love, a Clinical Activated Oral Rinse combining zinc ion technology with anti-plaque and anti-gingivitis benefits to prevent bleeding gums for optimal oral health, a Mouth Sore Rinse which helps alleviate oral pain and irritation, and a Dry Mouth Mouthwash designed to relieve dry mouth while preventing bad breath. SmartMouth also offers Dry Mouth Dual-Action Mints with zinc and xylitol to provide additional dry mouth relief throughout the day.
Founded in 1993 by Dr. Marvin Cohen, SmartMouth Oral Health Laboratories is a leading innovator in providing long-lasting solutions to bad breath. SmartMouth products utilize a patented zinc-ion-activated technology to eliminate the root cause of bad breath: the mouth's natural production of sulfur gas. The SmartMouth line of homecare oral-hygiene products includes SmartMouth Original Activated Mouthwash, Clinical Activated Mouthwash, Dry Mouth Activated Mouthwash, Dry Mouth Mints and Premium Zinc Ion Toothpaste. For more information about SmartMouth products, visit smartmouth.com.
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Desperate families turn to hospitals when their hunt for formula comes up dry
By Brenda Goodman and Nadia Kounang
Three-year-old Alexis Tyler survives on Gerber Lil Crunchies cheese puffs and the chocolate flavor of a specialty nutritional formula called Neocate. Her mother hasn’t been able to buy that formula for her since March.
In the next few days, doctors will start the process of admitting Alexis to the hospital to surgically implant a tube into her stomach so her parents can feed her something else.
The baby formula shortage in the United States has meant major stress, inconvenience, and expense for millions of families, but for some children, the hunt for formula has led to the hospital when their families can’t consistently find the kind they need.
The problem doesn’t seem to be common. According to interviews with children’s hospitals around the nation, most infants and children—even those on specialty formulas—have been able to work with nutritionists to find acceptable substitutes. But some haven’t yet found something that works for them, or their families can’t find it consistently.
Alexis has autism spectrum disorder and refuses to eat any other foods. The formula provides all her nutrition.
“We’ve had to keep her on formula. She’s been on it her whole life,” says her mother, Nicole Tyler, who lives in Clinton, Massachusetts.
Alexis normally drinks three sippy cups of the Neocate formula a day. But with her stash of cans dwindling—her mom says she has just two left–Nicole has been more careful about giving it to her.
“If I could tell she’s in a mood, like ‘I don’t want to take this right now’ I just wouldn’t make one,” Nicole says. “I’ve been trying to ration it a little bit.”
Alexis was holding her own on the growth charts, but in the past few weeks, she’s lost three pounds, which is 10 percent of her body weight.
Alexis is working with therapists to try to expand the range of foods she’ll eat. But so far, she will just play with other foods with utensils. She won’t eat them.
“Probably half the day she’ll just sit with me and just want to lay down. She doesn’t really want to play,” says Nicole.
“She’s hungry all the time,” Nicole says. She doesn’t have as much energy as she used to.
Alexis’s doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center have grown so concerned that they could admit her as soon as tomorrow to start the process of surgically implanting a tube into her stomach so her family can feed her.
“When we’re bypassing taste, it allows us to pick another option that’s available and similar to what she needs,” Nicole said.
Nicole says she is heartbroken that they have to take such a drastic step to help their daughter. She says they were trying to get by until the formula was back in stock.
“But at this point, there’s no date that it’s going to come back into stock. So I was left with no choice but to consider surgery because I have no other way to feed her.”
Outrage and distress
There’s no way to know exactly how many children have run out of formula options. No one is keeping track.
“I’m sure there are little stories like this going on all over the country,” said Dr. Jenifer Lightdale, the pediatric gastroenterologist who is treating Alexis.
In addition to children who need to be admitted to be fed, Lightdale says they are seeing desperate families come to the emergency room when they run out of formula and can’t find any more.
“I think most of us have been sort of outraged, I would say, and distressed,” she says. “It’s like a daily experience right now.”
“In terms of numbers, it’s hard to say but we certainly, you know, basically having a couple at least every day or two showing up,” she says.
Kathy Merrill, a nurse that works with Lightdale, says that even when their families are able switch to a different formula, that switch sometimes has consequences for kids with very specific dietary needs.
She says in about 25 percent of cases they’ve had to add medications to help with new symptoms caused by the change, such as acid reflux or constipation.
Some children haven’t been able to find anything else that works for them.
‘What times are we living in?’
Clover Wheatley was tiny when she was born, just 5 pounds. But now, nearly three months later, she’s had such a hard time feeding that she only weighs 7 pounds, when she should weigh closer to 10.
She has medical problems that have prevented her from breastfeeding. She was also born with allergies to dairy and soy.
Even when her mom eliminated those foods from her diet, Clover wasn’t doing well on her pumped breastmilk, “she just wasn’t tolerating it,” Savannah said.
The pediatric gastroenterologist who treated Clover at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital suggested Neocate, an easily digestible amino acid-based formula that is also hypoallergenic. It doesn’t contain dairy or soy.
“They wouldn’t send us home with any from the hospital because of the shortage,” Savannah said, and after a couple of days, when her family couldn’t find any, Clovers doctors tried to switch her to a different formula, called Nutramigen, but the baby couldn’t tolerate it.
So Savannah has been spending hours each day scrolling through every Facebook group for families seeking Neocate and the family has friends across the country looking for them. They’ve driven to drugstores 45 minutes away from their home, even after they’ve called first, just to be sure the store is really out.
“No stores sell it. It’s like impossible to find people who do sell it. They don’t have it in stock,” Savannah says.
For a while, they were able to buy it directly from Nutricia, the manufacturer, but the company has run out of stock, though a message on their website says it will be in stock soon.
Nutricia did not immediately respond to CNN’s telephone inquiry to find out more about their supply issues.
The family has just a few cans left. Clover was recently admitted to the hospital for the third time with a viral infection and a diagnosis of failure to thrive, because she just isn’t eating enough. After all the formula switches, her mom says she’s just refusing to eat.
Savannah says she doesn’t know if they’d be in the hospital right now if they could find enough formula for their daughter.
“A lot of the recommendations that we’ve been giving to families [to get through the shortage] work for most, but not all,” says Dr. Elizabeth Mack, chief of pediatric critical care at Shawn Jenkins. “Children that have significant malabsorption issues requiring extensively hydrolyzed or amino acid-based formulas… there’s no store brand for that,” Mack says.
Two days ago, Clover had a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube, surgically placed directly into her stomach so her parents could feed her more easily.
“We were kind of pushed by doctors to do a G-tube to basically help her get the nutrition that she can’t take by mouth, or just to give her more nutrition in general,” Savannah says.
Now they have a prescription for formula, which is a relief, but the company that will supply it to them can’t guarantee they’ll be able to get Neocate. They’ve only promised to supply one of three possible options.
“Neocate is the only formula that she’s consistently taken,” Savannah says. “Our biggest thing right now is really not knowing what to do if we go home and don’t have the Neocate.”
She says they don’t know if she’ll be able to tolerate other formulas. The G-tube will help, but they’re worried that if they can’t consistently get the same kind of formula, Clover won’t learn to bottle feed well, which will just prolong her feeding difficulties.
“What times are we living in right now?” she says. “It feels very bizarre to be honest.”
A continuing crisis
A doctor at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, says he admitted two young patients — a toddler and a preschooler — because the specialty formula they need is out of stock and they haven’t been able to tolerate any replacements.
The toddler, who had been in the hospital for about a week, was discharged Tuesday. The preschooler, who was admitted in April, remains in the hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson.
“It’s been a crisis since February of shifting and trying to sift through and figure something else to work,” Dr. Mark Corkins, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the hospital who is treating the patients, told CNN in a telephone interview.
Corkins specializes in treating problems with digestion and absorption. He says he has between 15 and 20 patients that his team is working closely with to find solutions to the formula shortage.
Both of the children hospitalized in Memphis have short bowel syndrome and can’t absorb full-size proteins. The condition is rare, affecting about 25 out of every 100,000 newborns.
They rely on a formula made of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. These broken-down proteins don’t have to be digested; they can just be absorbed by the gut.
Formula maker Abbott produced about 80% of the specialty formula they need, a brand called EleCare. When its Sturgis, Michigan, production plant shut down in February, patients on that formula were switched to those made by smaller suppliers, and now those stocks have run out too, Corkins said.
He said they tried to use other kinds of formulas, made with chopped-up proteins, but it didn’t work. The kids couldn’t tolerate them and became dehydrated.
“In the hospital, we give them IV fluids, and the other thing we give them is IV nutrition. That’s not ideal,” he said. The doctors want to feed these children by mouth so they can use their gut. The more they use their gut, the more it develops.
Corkins says both children are otherwise healthy enough to be at home. They were hospitalized so they could be fed.
Calling for long term solutions
“While all U.S. hospitals use infant formula and accessories, especially those with birthing and pediatric units, children’s hospitals are more likely to use specialty formulas that meet the unique nutritional needs of the sickest infants and children. Many of these families must go to the hospital as a last resort for their child to be fed intravenously,” the Children’s Hospital Association said in a written statement.
The problem has become so serious that on Wednesday, President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to compel companies that make ingredients for baby formula to prioritize delivery of those supplies to formula manufacturers. The administration also plans to use government contracted cargo planes to fly formula in from other countries.
The Children’s Hospital Association said they were encouraged by these steps and were cautiously optimistic that these efforts will ease the crisis and ensure the safe feeding of the nation’s children.
“We also need long term solutions to avoid future crises. We continue to work with the FDA and manufacturers to identify and employ strategies to avoid future shortages and to ensure that the most vulnerable patients receive the critical nutritional supplements necessary to their treatment,” the statement said.
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The Biden Administration is calling on Congress to restore Roe vs. Wade
“Congress can act to restore Roe,” said Jen Klein, the White House Gender Policy Council Co-Chair.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - There’s a wide range of emotions to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade. Outside the high court, large crowds of protesters are making their voices heard.
At The White House, the administration is calling on lawmakers to take action.
“Congress can act to restore Roe,” said Jen Klein, the White House Gender Policy Council Co-Chair.
Friday’s ruling will mean access to legal abortion may be more difficult for Americans living in states that want to regulate or ban abortion.
The decision comes after the Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act last month.
Gray Washington News Bureau asked Klein what the administration’s next step will be to respond to the ruling.
“The only body that can restore this right no amount of executive action can counteract a fundamental right that has been taken away by the Supreme Court is Congress,” said Klein.
The ruling was written by Justice Samuel Alito.
His argument declares that abortion is not a right protected by the constitution—and that the decision should return to the states.
In opposition, Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan argued that this will have far-reaching impacts on women’s rights—with the decision still allowing for bans on abortion.
Thirteen states have already passed laws aimed at further restricting legal access to abortion as early as conception. Some ban abortion even in cases of incest or rape.
Democrats on Capitol Hill are promising legislative action to federally protect the right to an abortion, but they would need Republican support in the Senate.
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TROY, Mich., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASE, one of the nation's oldest and largest employer associations providing people-management information and services to Michigan employers, released the results of the organization's 2022 Michigan Compensation Survey. It is the 70th year that ASE has published annual wage and salary data.
Low unemployment, sluggish labor participation, and unprecedented employee turnover appear to have accelerated the wages and salaries of local employers. Data from the most recent ASE compensation survey shows that overall wage growth, based on a matched sample of companies (referred to as a constant sample) was 4.0% compared to just 2.1% in 2021.
Mary E. Corrado, ASE President and CEO, announced the survey release. "Our data, collected directly from local employers, suggests that employers responded to their recruitment and retention challenges by increasing wages this past year," stated Corrado. "The data shows that at least a third of all employers increased salaries for all or some portion of their workforce in direct responses to labor conditions," added Corrado.
Some job families experienced growth higher than the overall 4% average increase. Specifically, this year's data shows that many of the low skill and low wage jobs witnessed increases above the overall constant sample, including Material Handling (6.7%) and Assembly/Production (4.6%).
Additional Highlights from the 2022 ASE Michigan Compensation Survey:
- Actual wage increases from 2021 to 2022, based on a constant sample of companies, for the metro Detroit area increased 3.7% year over year. The constant sample represents companies who reported data in both 2021 and 2022.
- Slightly more than four of ten companies increased their starting salaries for all or some of employee groups.
- Total salary increases, as a percent of overall payroll, averaged 3.8% for 2021. Projections for 2022 increases are approximately 3.5%.
Employers of all sizes should take steps now to evaluate their wages and salaries. They are still contending with the lingering effects of the pandemic, specifically a lack of available workers.
"It is likely that the conditions many employers face now, namely a lack of available talent, will persist. Our data suggest that it will be necessary for employers to evaluate their compensation to compete effectively," added Corrado.
A total of 314 companies participated in the survey. 71% of the participants are in the metro Detroit region. The survey was distributed to human resource professionals in January 2022. Nearly 40% of the respondents are classified as automotive suppliers, and 471 jobs were reported on. Slightly more than 70% of the organizations that responded have 1-500 employees.
To request to purchase a copy of the 2022 Michigan Compensation Survey results, click here. ASE member participants can access the data at no cost.
ASE is Michigan's trusted HR partner. ASE is a non-profit, membership organization – everything we do is based on the needs of members and to drive the success of their organizations and help them THRIVE. ASE strengthens organization's HR departments by offering member benefits and discounted services that span the entire employee lifecycle including recruitment, development, and retention while minimizing compliance risk. We provide our members guidance through new legislation and workplace issues such as those currently occurring with the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about ASE at www.aseonline.org.
Media Contact: Heather Nezich, ASE, 248.223.8040, hnezich@aseonline.org
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NEW YORK and PETALUMA, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightstar Capital Partners ("Brightstar"), a private equity firm focused on partnering with families, founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to invest in WindsorONE ("the Company"), a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of highly-crafted trim boards, molding, shiplap and other fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications. The Company's products primarily serve the rapidly growing repair and remodel market.
Under the agreement, Brightstar will partner with Craig Flynn, owner and CEO of WindsorONE, to grow and expand the Company's operations. Flynn and his senior management team will continue to lead WindsorONE moving forward. Terms of the private transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, were not disclosed.
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Petaluma, California, WindsorONE is a family-owned business that serves as a leading manufacturer of craftsman primed wood trim boards, moldings, shiplap, and other fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications. The Company manufactures 100 percent of its products in the U.S. through its facilities in Willits, CA and Surry, VA, and utilizes a vertically integrated model to source its raw materials. WindsorONE stands proudly behind its high-quality products, providing industry-leading warranties to its customers.
"We are impressed by WindsorONE's culture of safety and quality, dedicated employee base, and reputation in the millwork industry for manufacturing finely crafted products, "said Roger Bulloch, Partner at Brightstar. "Brightstar loves to partner with family owned, well-managed companies like WindsorONE. We look forward to working with CEO Craig Flynn and his team to strengthen the Company's market position and execute on numerous growth opportunities."
"I am confident that WindsorONE's next chapter will bring additional opportunities for our customers, management team and dedicated employees," said Mr. Flynn. "We continue to see strong demand for our premium quality wood trim boards as the repair and remodel market expands. We made the decision to partner with Brightstar because their strategic expertise, operational experience and capital investment will allow us to increase our supply capacity, enhance our suite of products, and solidify our standing in this growing industry."
WindsorONE was advised by legal advisor Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP and financial advisor Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. Brightstar was advised by legal advisor Kirkland & Ellis LLP and financial advisor Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Petaluma, California, WindsorONE is a second-generation family-owned business that serves as a leading manufacturer of craftsman primed wood trim boards, moldings, shiplap, and other fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications. Its products primarily serve the consistent and rapidly growing repair and remodel market. Using proprietary protective technologies and patented primers, the Company manufactures 100 percent of its products in the U.S. through its facilities in Willits, CA and Surry, VA, and utilizes a vertically integrated model to source its raw materials. For more information, please visit https://windsorone.com.
Brightstar Capital Partners is a middle market private equity firm focused on investing in closely held family, founder, or entrepreneur-owned businesses where Brightstar believes it can drive significant value with respect to the management, operations, and strategic direction of the business. Brightstar employs an operationally intensive "Us & Us" approach that leverages its extensive experience and relationship network to help companies reach their full potential. For more information, please visit www.brightstarcp.com.
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Leadership North Texas Builds Regional Stewards through Graduate-Level Program
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Texas Commission, a public-private partnership dedicated to advancing the vibrancy of the North Texas region, has selected the members of Leadership North Texas Class 14. Leadership North Texas is a graduate-level, regional leadership program that recruits, develops and supports stewards of our region. Oncor is the presenting sponsor for the program.
Class 14 is made up of 32 leaders from across North Texas in a variety of industry sectors including elected officials, municipal leaders, education leaders and the business community.
Since the program launched in 2008, Leadership North Texas has graduated over 400 leaders including a state representative, numerous mayors and city council members, a county commissioner, business and non-profit executives and higher education leaders.
"Leadership North Texas continues to be the region's top professional development program for management level executives proving that regionalism is a must in North Texas," said Chris Wallace, President and CEO of the North Texas Commission and an alumnus of the program. "Convening public and private sector leaders together to address our region's greatest challenges is the bedrock of the Commission. LNT participants have a long track record of becoming regionalists who work together to ensure that we improve our region's sustainability and inclusivity to further grow our economy."
Leadership North Texas meets nine times and covers topics such as regionalism, the North Texas economy, education and workforce, racial inequity, the cost of incarceration, and transportation and sustainability.
Jerod Anderson, City of Coppell
Amy Arnold, City of White Settlement
Jeannette Benefee, DFW International Airport
Kervin Campbell, Dunaway
Councilman Don Carroll, City of Coppell
Camilo Carvajal, MEMCO
Thuy Cobb, DFW International Airport
Dr. Jasmine Collier, Year Up
Cristina Criado, Criado & Associates, Inc.
Martha Fernandez, Dallas College
Janet Foreman, The Ascend Institute - Dallas College
Andrew Fortune, City of Plano
Joshua Griffith, Hillwood
Hon. Clyde C. Hairston, City of Lancaster
Sadaf Haq, Be In Health Foundation
Fraser Hay, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
John Heerwagen, Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Shannon Hicks, Town of Addison
June Jenkins, Noir Lifestyles of Collin County
Dr. LaJuanda Jones, Dallas College
Councilmember Jennifer Justice, City of Richardson
Dana MacDonald, Quest Employment Services
Rob Matwick, Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Shanee' Moore, Dallas College North Lake Campus
Trent Newell, Fidelity Investments
Andjelka Pavlovic, The Cooper Institute
Dylan Rafaty, North Texas Disability Chamber
Catherine Riggle, Children's Health
Mary Rosenbleeth, Town of Addison
Jane Santa Cruz, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Megan Stoub, Oncor
Alexandria Woodward, City of Mesquite
Established in 1971, the North Texas Commission is a unique public-private partnership that drives large impactful projects and legislative issues benefiting a robust 13-county region, and tackles the region's greatest challenges with board and staff subject matter experts who provide resources to market the region and educate future leaders. The Commission also manages the region's unified advocacy voice at the state and federal levels.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption — and resulting climate-related pollution. But the transition known as “the merge” is not going to do the trick by itself.
With the change enacted late Wednesday, ethereum — the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency after bitcoin — has effectively eliminated the energy-intensive task of “mining” new coins on its blockchain. Mining requires enormous computing power, which translates to huge energy consumption and, in many areas, greater greenhouse gas emissions at older power plants.
By itself, however, the ethereum change won’t eliminate crypto’s expected environmental impact, although it’s expected to help a great deal. The backers of bitcoin have so far shown little interest in doing away with mining.
BACK UP A SECOND. WHAT IS CRYPTOCURRENCY?
Cryptocurrency is a type of digital money secured via encryption in a publicly viewable and purportedly unalterable way. Using these currencies, people can make direct financial transactions without any need for a bank or other financial intermediaries.
They run on constructs called blockchains, which consist of digitally signed transaction records that document every time a crypto coin is transferred or spent. Blockchains are also known as distributed ledgers because synchronized copies are stored on computers around the world; these copies also make it extremely difficult to alter, insert or destroy blockchain records.
IS CRYPTO BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
Researchers who have studied cryptocurrency are alarmed by its enormous energy usage. A recent report by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy cited research findings that as of August 2022, annual electricity consumption for cryptocurrency exceeded that of individual nations such as Argentina or Australia.
This problem, however, isn’t inherent to cryptocurrency. Most of that energy is used for mining, a computationally intensive process for verifying blockchain transactions that also distributes new coins as rewards for competing miners. Crypto mining favors well-resourced groups that can put together a lot of specialized computers and supply them with electricity as cheaply as possible.
That can have unexpected external effects. Prior to the plunge in cryptocurrency values earlier this year, demand for computer graphics cards soared, pushing up prices and emptying store shelves — much to the chagrin of gamers. Such cards turned out to be ideal for crypto mining rigs. Cities and states in the U.S. have also pushed back against crypto firms’ plans to build mining sites in their jurisdictions, citing not only power usage but noise.
SO WHAT DOES THE ETHEREUM CHANGE DO?
Primarily, the software update eliminates the need for miners. Where ethereum previously set miners against each other to solve complex cryptographic puzzles and win new coin as rewards, it now requires parties who want to help validate transactions to put some skin in the game by “staking” a certain amount of ether, the ethereum coin.
Parties from this pool are randomly chosen to validate a block of transactions; a wider group of ether holders will then check their work. Successful validators get paid a reward in ether that is generally proportional to the size of their stake and the length of time they’ve held it.
WILL THAT HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
The ethereum merge many not sound like much, but it could have dramatic effects. Alex de Vries, an economist and founder of the Digiconomist consultancy that focuses on the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies, calculates the shift will result in energy savings of between 99% and 99.99% for ethereum. (De Vries emphasizes that his work has not yet been peer reviewed.)
“It’s a really small change to the code that’s going to have a very big impact on environmental sustainability,” he said. Prior to the merge, ethereum was doing up to 900 billion calculations per second that are now not needed anymore.
According to his calculations, ethereum was responsible for about 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. If he’s correct, these will now be drastically reduced.
On the other hand, bitcoin’s energy usage and greenhouse gas emission is significantly larger than ethereum’s — and there doesn’t seem to be much enthusiasm for moving away from bitcoin mining.
Ethereum’s merge was long planned and involved years of preparation by its developer teams, said Lena Klaassen, co-founder of the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute, a German company that specializes in measuring crypto environmental impacts. “Such ambitions never existed for Bitcoin and thus I don’t expect that Bitcoin will transition” away from mining any time soon, she said.
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The role provides new opportunities for Dr. Quammen to advocate for veterinarians and encourage industry-wide progress
AUSTIN, Texas, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today announced the election of Jennifer Quammen, DVM, MPH, as the organization's Vice President. The two-year volunteer position will focus on solidifying AVMA's relationship with higher education faculty and staff responsible for educating veterinary students.
Dr. Quammen also serves as Chief Veterinary Officer at TeleVet, where she helps ensure the company's offerings meet the needs of veterinarians. Both roles provide opportunities to advocate for veterinarians and encourage industry-wide progress.
"A few themes drive every facet of what I do: How do we move this profession forward? How do we encourage wellness? How do we deliver better veterinary care? How do we help more patients?" Dr. Quammen said. "That's true in my position at TeleVet, my volunteer work with AVMA, and everything else I do."
In addition to her work with TeleVet and AVMA, Dr. Quammen continues to practice as a relief veterinarian and is a co-founder of a veterinary coaching organization. Her experience in these roles has empowered her to provide valuable industry insights as TeleVet develops software solutions aimed at simplifying client communication and workflow management in veterinary clinics.
"Dr. Quammen's expertise has been invaluable in helping us develop solutions that reduce complexity, save time on routine tasks, and improve communications for vet clinics and pet parents," said Zeynep Young, CEO of TeleVet.
Flow — TeleVet's flagship solution — streamlines appointment scheduling, pre- and post-appointment instructions, patient check-in, digital form collection, billing, and more, so veterinary teams can focus on improving patient outcomes and growing revenue.
TeleVet is a leading provider of technology solutions that increase team productivity, reduce staff burnout, improve the client experience, and ultimately allow veterinary teams to focus on what they are most passionate about – providing great care. Flow, the company's flagship product, automates routine tasks and simplifies communications, scheduling, and payments. TeleVet, founded in 2017, currently automates over one million tasks per year for thousands of veterinary teams nationwide.
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Fresh food retailer offering contests, deals, and exclusive, limited-edition products
GREENSBORO, N.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fresh Market, Inc. is kicking off the best summer celebration ever and marking a milestone in the company's history. The company will commemorate its 40th anniversary beginning on July 1 with an array of special deals, a 4th of July meal, and exclusive products for its guests – including a chance to win the golden ticket and a $40 gift card through two anniversary chocolate bars!
The retailer is selling a curated collection of exclusive items created in partnership with its vendors that can only be found at The Fresh Market for a limited time. Those include:
- Special Anniversary Wine: Exit 92 Anniversary Edition
- Special Anniversary Ruby Red Bouquet
- Poppy Popcorn Pimento Cheese Hot Honey
- Homestead Raspberry Lemonade
- TFM Celebration Crunch Snack Mix
- Anniversary Elevated Bacon Cheddar Burger
- Le Fermier Lavender Yogurt
- Killer Brownie Cookies and Cream special edition
- Pimento Cheese Panini
- Thomas Sauce kabobs
"Our goal at The Fresh Market is to make every season special for our guests, and our 40th anniversary is one we want to make especially memorable!" said CEO Jason Potter. "Our team has curated these one-of-a-kind commemorative products and offers that not only embody the origins of our brand, but more importantly, we know guests will really enjoy."
A complete list of all 40th anniversary products, including recipes and a history of the company, can be found in The Fresh Market Magazine's special July edition.
Beginning July 5 and while supplies last, The Fresh Market will also introduce two Anniversary Chocolate Bars in Dark Chocolate Himalayan Sea Salt and Toffee Pretzel Sea Salt flavors. Guests have a chance to win a $40 TFM gift card if their package has a golden ticket inside! There is a 1:24 chance of winning and supplies are limited.
The Fresh Market also recently introduced its first loyalty program, the Ultimate Loyalty Experience, where guests can save even more during on items throughout the store with special loyalty pricing that's only available for members. Sign up is free and takes seconds!
Voted as the "Best Supermarket in America" by USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards 2022 and 2021, "America's Best Customer Service 2021" by Newsweek and Statista and a top 5 most trusted grocery retail brand for specialty and natural/organic foods in the 2022 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, The Fresh Market helps guests discover the best with time-saving meal solutions, unique ingredients, and delicious food for any occasion. From fresh produce and exceptional meat and seafood to signature baked goods and thousands of organic options, the specialty grocer has something to please every palate. The Fresh Market currently operates 160 stores in 22 states across the U.S., inspiring guests to discover new flavors and cook with confidence. For more information, please visit www.thefreshmarket.com or follow the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) will participate in two upcoming investor events.
On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Mike Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer, and Lauren Tengler, vice president, Investor Relations, will participate in a 30-minute fireside chat with the host analyst at the Wells Fargo 2022 Healthcare Conference. The session will begin at approximately 3:10 p.m. EDT.
On Sunday, September 18, the company will host an investor event and live webcast from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT at the 34th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Joe Fitzgerald, executive vice president and president, Cardiology, Dr. Ian Meredith, executive vice president and global chief medical officer, Jim Cassidy, vice president and general manager, Watchman, and Lance Bates, senior vice president and president, Interventional Cardiology Therapies, will present a business update and answer questions from investors.
A live webcast and replay for each event will be accessible at investors.bostonscientific.com. The replays will be available beginning approximately one hour following the completion of each event.
About Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. For more information, visit www.bostonscientific.com and connect on Twitter and Facebook.
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$28,000 grant to support corporate and military spouse fellowship programs on behalf of Transurban North America
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Veterans Group (AVG), a social impact investment bank and Wall Street's first and only public benefit corporation, has provided a grant to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes Fellowship Program. Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) connects military service members, military spouses, and veterans with American businesses to help them find meaningful employment.
The $28,000 gift from American Veterans Group will be used to support the non-profit's corporate and military spouse fellowship programs. The funds will be used to support the operating costs of facilitating learning opportunities for five active-duty service members and four military spouses in the National Capital Region. The fellowships will be awarded to populations with the greatest need, including enlisted service members, women, and persons of color.
American Veterans Group is a service-disabled, veteran-owned investment bank that dedicates 25% of its earnings to support veterans' causes. The gift to Hiring Our Heroes was made possible by Transurban North America's appointment of AVG as a co-manager on a recent Commonwealth of Virginia bond issue. The global transportation company is developing and operating a growing network of dynamically-tolled Express Lanes in the Greater Washington Area in partnership with government – including along I-95, I-395, and I-495. AVG was co-manager for a $638 million series 2022 senior lien revenue refunding bond issuance by the Commonwealth of Virginia Small Business Financing Authority on behalf of 95 Express Lanes, LLC, operated by Transurban.
"Supporting Hiring Our Heroes aligns perfectly with our corporate social mission to help veterans make the often-difficult transition from military to civilian life," said Ben Biles, co-founder and chief executive officer of American Veterans Group. "Fellowship programs like Hiring Our Heroes forge strong relationships between veterans and military spouses and key business decision makers who are invested in fostering their success. We wholeheartedly support the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in this important work and share Transurban's commitment to making a difference for veterans in the D.C. area."
Hiring Our Heroes fellowships are designed to provide workforce development programs that place highly skilled and educated service members, veterans, military spouses, and military caregivers with employers who are committed to hiring them. Service members receive experiential work opportunities prior to their departure from the military, creating direct pathways to employment.
"It's support from partners such as American Veterans Group that makes our work possible," said Eric Eversole, president of Hiring Our Heroes and vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "Thanks to their generosity and belief in our mission, we're able to deliver best-in-class solutions to connect diverse military talent with American businesses regardless of their location in the world. Through our engagement of the business community, we have worked with our partners to help more than 600,000 veterans and military spouses find meaningful careers."
"At Transurban, our mission is to strengthen communities through transport and that means investing in the communities we serve," said Michael Discenza, chief financial officer of Transurban North America. "We thank American Veterans Group for their partnership and dedication to the meaningful investments they bring forward to serve communities. We are honored Hiring our Heroes is using this donation to support our military and their spouses who have made invaluable contributions to serve and defend our country."
About American Veterans Group
American Veterans Group, PBC, is a military veteran-owned, social impact-focused broker dealer that delivers value to institutional clients while providing meaningful philanthropic support to the military veteran community. The company reinvests 25% of its earnings in national and local military veteran non-profit organizations that provide worthy services and support to one of America's most vulnerable, at-risk populations. As Wall Street's only public benefit corporation, American Veterans Group empowers institutional clients to partner in its social mission while enabling them to remain focused on key business objectives and goals. To learn more about American Veterans Group, visit their website at www.americanvetsgroup.com.
About the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF)
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce dedicated to strengthening America's long-term competitiveness by addressing developments that affect our nation, our economy and the global business environment.
About Hiring Our Heroes
Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) is a 501(c)(3) organization under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The non-profit launched in March 2011 as a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment. Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's vast network of state and local chambers and other strategic partners from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Hiring Our Heroes has helped hundreds of thousands of veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment through its comprehensive training and hiring events, fellowship programs, and online tools. HOH programs and services are available in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and on military installations around the world. For more information on programming and initiatives: HiringOurHeroes.org; @HiringOurHeroes on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Transurban North America
Transurban is one of the world's largest toll-road operators and developers, working to get people where they want to go, as quickly and safely as possible. By embracing collaboration with government, our public-private partnerships are delivering transformative infrastructure solutions across five markets. In fiscal year 2021, our global customers saved 376,000 hours on average each workday across two million trips on our roads with faster, more predictable travel options. With a leading market share of transportation P3 investment in North America, we are pioneering travel solutions like dynamically tolled Express Lanes and are partnering with government to think about the policies, technology and infrastructure that will get you home today and 10 years from now. Learn more about Transurban North America at: Transurban.com | Expresslanes.com | A25.com
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New survey shows utilities costs rising
Home energy audit, managing thermostat could help reduce bills
InvestigateTV - A recent energy industry survey by SaveOnEnergy revealed 85% of homeowners saw price increases in at least one utility bill with electricity being the most reported increase.
According to the survey, water, gas, cable and internet price increases rounded out the top five categories.
“Higher electricity prices are going to remain with us for quite some time now, I think definitely for the rest of the summer, if not for the rest of the year,” energy expert Saltanat Berdikeeva said,
As a result of these increases, 87% of Americans surveyed said they have taken measures to reduce home energy costs over the past year.
The report noted those hit hardest by the larger bills are families earning less than $40,000. These families and those struggling with utility bills may qualify for state or federal programs to the help.
If you are interested in assistance, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is one available program. They link to additional state resources on their site. You can also search for “energy assistance programs” online to find state and local resources.
Berdikeeva said a good way to cut costs is to conduct a home energy audit. This will show you where you are losing energy and wasting money.
Other tips from Berdikeeva included:
- Weatherize your home for each season, which includes insulating your doors and windows.
- Use energy efficient appliances
- Turn off the lights in rooms when you leave
- Take shorter showers to save on hot waters costs.
- Turn off your air conditioner when you aren’t using it
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE American: AXU) (TSX: AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") announces the results of matters voted upon at its Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of shareholders held earlier today.
A total of 80,882,091 votes were cast, representing 49.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares as of the record date for the Meeting. All nominated directors were elected with voting results tabulated as follows:
Shareholders also voted 96.0% in favour of the approval of certain amendments to the Corporation's stock option plan (the "Plan") and all unallocated awards under the Plan and 98.9% in favour to set the number of directors at six. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were re-appointed as auditors with 99.1% voting support.
Alexco is a Canadian primary silver company that owns and operates the majority of the historic Keno Hill Silver District, in Canada's Yukon Territory, one of the highest-grade silver mines in the world. Alexco started concentrate production and shipments in 2021 and is currently advancing Keno Hill toward steady state production. Upon reaching commercial production, Keno Hill is expected to produce an average of approximately 4.4 million ounces of silver per year contained in high quality lead/silver and zinc concentrates. Keno Hill retains significant potential to grow and Alexco has a long history of expanding the operation's mineral resources through successful exploration.
Please visit the Alexco website at www.alexcoresource.com
Some statements ("forward-looking statements") in this news release contain forward-looking information concerning the Company's anticipated results and developments in the Company's operations in future periods, made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the timing of activities and reports. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time they are made. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL
TC forced into elimination game at regional tourney
WEATHERFORD — Temple College fell to McLennan 9-0 on Saturday afternoon in a semifinal at the NJCAA Region V North tournament.
The loss pushed the Lady Leopards into an elimination game against Weatherford later Saturday, with the winner earning a spot in today’s championship game.
UMHB eliminated at ASC tourney
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Mary Hardin-Baylor mustered only three hits, committed three errors and fell to Hardin-Simmons 4-2 on Saturday in an elimination game at the American Southwest Conference tournament.
Izzy Gutierrez had all three hits and drove in the only two runs for UMHB (32-11). Lady Crusaders starter Bayleigh Grogan allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
TC closes season with pair of wins
VERNON — Temple College pounded out 27 hits over the course of two games, and the Leopards wrapped up their season with victories of 10-3 and 13-3 over Vernon on Saturday.
In the opener, Joseph Redfield was 4-for-4 with a home run and Travis Chestnut also homered for the Leopards (33-21, 15-17 Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference).
Temple scored seven runs over the final two innings to make a winner of Dash Albus, who pitched two hitless innings of relief after starter Davis Pratt gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks through the first five frames.
Chestnut, Kyle Gates and Zane Spinn all went 2-for-3 in the finale, and Chris Morrow drove in three runs. Mason Brandenberger picked up the win, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
Loss sends UMHB to elimination game at ASC tourney
MARSHALL — East Texas Baptist’s Sayers Collins threw a two-hitter, and the Tigers shut out Mary Hardin-Baylor 2-0 on Saturday at the American Southwest Conference tournament.
UMHB starter Rahul Champaneri lasted just 1 2/3 innings. He gave up seven runs on five hits and a walk for the Crusaders (24-18), who faced McMurry in an elimination game Saturday night. | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_1222af5c-ce6c-11ec-ae1b-536e911f4b79.html | 2022-05-08T04:16:07Z |
Future-proofed IoT connectivity platform puts customers firmly in control of global IoT deployments, adapting and scaling as deployments evolve
GUILDFORD, England, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eseye, a pioneer of leading-edge IoT connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of its next generation 'mission control' IoT connectivity platform, Infinity™. The Eseye Infinity IoT Platform™ delivers a single, customisable and scalable network for both today's and tomorrow's global IoT deployments.
Until now, IoT has been hampered by its complexity with devices, global connectivity and security challenges. Now Eseye's new platform enables customers to easily scale and evolve their IoT deployment to suit their needs, empowering them to make the right carrier choices, wherever they are in the world.
With Infinity, organisations can right-size, change and optimise connectivity as their requirements, the market and technology evolve. Single pane-of-glass visibility and centralised reporting ensure the platform captures and manages everything, utilising analytics and AI which in turn reduces service overheads across global IoT estates, significantly cutting the total cost of ownership (TCO).
An IoT Platform of Platforms
Uniquely, Infinity's 'all in one place' single IoT platform approach means that customers can manage existing legacy SIMs, as well as Eseye AnyNet+ SIMs, and emerging iSIM solutions.
"Eseye provides customers a single platform for easily deploying devices around the world, choosing and switching providers, and implementing policies from a single pane of glass. Eseye claims it can remove complexity from connectivity, while increasing flexibility and delivering better results. It serves enterprises across many verticals and use cases. Past projects have included Amazon's network of Lockers, Shell Recharge Solutions' network of electric vehicle chargers and Itron's smart meters," comments John Gole, Research Director, IoT, IDC.
With Infinity, organisations can connect anywhere, giving them the widest choice of mobile networks and platform integrations. Direct multiple MNO interconnects mean that customers can connect to a wide range of operators to deliver a blend of localised and roaming connectivity, as well as integrating with existing provider platforms including Jasper, Vodafone GDSP, Ericsson DCP and many more. Today, Eseye has the largest selection of network localisation options available, including Verizon, MTN and Telstra, to help customers deploy IoT around the world and eliminate the risks associated with permanent roaming.
BYOC – Delivering Commercial Flexibility
Additionally, Infinity's 'Bring Your Own Contract (BYOC)' capabilities enable customers to import existing MNO contracts into the platform. This puts organisations in complete control of commercial decision making and enables them to customise network connectivity options to meet their requirements, while at the same time allowing them to bring negotiated rates from their existing carriers.
Additionally, organisations can fill any connectivity gaps via Eseye's AnyNet Federation, which provides access to over 700 networks around the world.
Next gen platform built to last
Infinity is built on decades of deep IoT hardware and connectivity expertise, giving customers fine-grain control over their IoT business policy. Organisations can define IoT policy centrally, then automatically deploy to the edge, while optimising connectivity, quality of service and price, device-by-device.
The Infinity Platform's Software Defined Network (SDN) enables fast onboarding of new MNOs, while connectivity and network optimisation deliver dynamic network switching-as-a-service. The platform also provides new connectivity options, which protects the business's IoT investment by enabling the addition of private 5G/LTE networks and other wireless technologies as the market evolves.
Making IoT secure and compliant
IoT security is an issue that many enterprises grapple with and Infinity delivers reliable, low-latency device-to-cloud connectivity, security, and routing. Customers also benefit from support for GDPR, data sovereignty and other regulatory requirements. Built-in enterprise policy control and management to the edge provides API integrations with security and other enterprise applications, such as Armis for asset visibility and agentless security.
"We've witnessed strong demand from enterprises who need to be better equipped to reduce the complexity of their global IoT deployments. This has been one of the biggest barriers to large-scale project rollouts. Our next gen Infinity Platform simplifies global connectivity on a game-changing scale, elegantly solving the problems of carrier lock-in, connectivity and security in a single solution," comments Nick Earle, CEO, Eseye. "The platform is designed to deliver any flavour of IoT connectivity, so customers have total flexibility as the shape and scale of their deployment evolves. We've also made sure that we future proof our customer's investment with a rapid method to integrate other wireless IoT technologies, such as private 5G/LTE and satellite."
A platform that enables true scalability
The Infinity IoT Platform and service comes in two versions. Infinity Flex is designed for companies with mid-size deployments and is perfect for those customers who need to get started quickly and have pre-defined pricing and support. Infinity Enterprise is suited to global or multi-regional enterprise IoT projects, or those with more complex deployment, hardware or deployment needs.
In the last 12 months, Eseye has experienced tremendous momentum, in response to the rapidly growing demand for enterprise-grade IoT solutions delivering ubiquitous global connectivity. Thanks to Eseye's AnyNet connectivity managed service, customers around the world are now benefitting. For example, Instavolt, the provider of the UK's largest owner-operated rapid EV charging network, has seen utilisation grow exponentially post-COVID. InstaVolt chose Eseye's reliable connectivity to power its growing estate of EV fast-charge points which are embedded with Eseye AnyNet+ SIMs designed to operate in the field for up to 30 years.
"The AnyNet+ SIM embedded in our charge points offers the ability to network, manage and effectively switch connectivity to another provider, if needed. This ensures our chargers have high uptime wherever they are located, and our customers can simply tap, charge, and drive," adds Gary Kirkland, CTO, InstaVolt.
To meet this rapidly growing demand, Eseye has trebled its roster of proven, senior industry leaders, to focus on providing best-in-class, reliable managed IoT services to support complex worldwide IoT deployments. Now with the launch of its next gen Infinity IoT Platform, Eseye will accelerate its growth plans, helping customers build solutions that are future-proofed enabling IoT deployments that deliver both today and in 20 years' time.
You can find more information about the Infinity IoT Platform™ here.
About Eseye
We unlock the full potential of IoT, free from the complexities of global cellular connectivity.
We have everything you need to move from initial concept to global deployment. We do this through seamless IoT connectivity, technical device services and versatile hardware, backed by round-the-clock support. All with an intense focus on enabling our customers to drive business value, deploy differentiated experiences, and disrupt their markets – without limits.
Together, our AnyNet+ eSIM technology, Infinity IoT Connectivity Platform™ and partner ecosystem connect millions of devices across 190 countries. We bring together over 700 networks for 100% global coverage – and our flexible technology platform means our customers are ready for whatever else the future holds. Global brands that trust us to deliver including Costa Express, Bosch, Amazon, Siemens and Philips. Find out more at www.eseye.com.
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Officials canvass neighborhoods to address ‘quality of life’ issues
By Audrey Russo
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Leaders in New Haven have a better idea of how to tackle quality of life issues in one section of the city.
They canvassed the neighborhood streets themselves on Friday morning.
“It’s not us against them, it’s a community effort,” said Regina Rush-Kittle, chief administrative officer, City of New Haven.
It’s hard to downplay a problem in a community when it’s seen up close.
That’s how New Haven City leaders spent the morning. They walked the Dixwell and Beaver Hills neighborhoods to look for blight problems that could turn into something more dangerous.
“Shoddy repair,” said Mark Stroud, housing code inspector. “It’s a violation.”
“It could potentially save a life,” said Mayor Justin Elicker, New Haven. “Often times we’ll knock on the door, talk to the tenant and the tenant will identify that there’s no smoke detectors, things like that.”
While Elicker said most of the issues were things that the landlord or property owner could fix, the sweeps also looked out for things that the city can address like trees that could overgrow.
“Having all the different departments on site allows them to quickly identify who takes the lead on an issue and solve a lot of issues at once,” Elicker said.
Police, fire, health, building and public works officials usually tag along, and they split up into four teams throughout the selected neighborhood.
“I go out with one team and identify maybe 30 issues,” Elicker said.
Seeing the problems up close is only half the equation, the group said.
The sweeps also allow city officials to hear about safety hazards too, from tenants they meet face-to face.
They can advocate for tenants by addressing landlords directly instead of waiting for a complaint to come in over the phone.
“We may end up making a citation to the landlord,” Elicker said.
“When we are made aware of it, we take action,” Rush-Kittle said.
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Second body recovered after three children went missing in Mississippi River
By Amanda Watts, CNN
The body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the Mississippi River, the second body recovered after three children went missing in the water last month, according to the New Orleans mayor.
“Last night’s tragic news on the recovery of the body of 14-year-old Brandy Wilson from the Mississippi River breaks my heart,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Friday in a statement.
Wilson, 15-year-old Kevin Poole Jr., and an unidentified 8-year old were last seen April 23 when they wound up in the river near the Crescent City Connection bridge in New Orleans.
Kevin’s body was recovered on Monday.
It’s unclear how the children got into the water. CNN affiliate WDSU reported it appears the three were playing when one of the girls fell in, and the other two tried to save her.
The US Coast Guard suspended its active search for the three on April 25 after rescue teams searched more than 90 miles along the Mississippi River.
“I will continue to pray for the families of these young souls,” Cantrell said. “They have endured a level of grief that I could never imagine as parent, and I send a plea to the people of this community to rally around them as they will need continuous love and support from all of us.”
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Lay’s is a chip brand that has all sorts of incredibly tasty flavors for you to buy from so many stores across the world, and they’re known for also getting creatively wacky with some of their flavor combos. For example, who would’ve thought chicken & waffles could’ve been an amazing flavor of chips?
Now, they’re diving into a flavor mash-up like no other as they’re teaming up with iconic chips, Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos and Funyons.
Summer might be ending soon, even though it feels like it just began, but not before these soon-to-be iconic chip flavors from Lay’s are released:
- LAY’S KETTLE COOKED FRITOS CHILI CHEESE Flavor: How could the delicious pairing of chili and cheese get any better? By throwing it on a crunchy perfection of Lay’s Kettle Cooked, that’s how.
- LAY’S CHEETOS Flavor: What happens when the cheesiness of Cheetos snacks meets the delicious crispiness of Lay’s chips? Open the bag and find out.
- LAY’S DORITOS COOL RANCH® Flavor: Ever wondered what Doritos Cool Ranch flavor would taste like on Lay’s chips? Saddle up, because Lay’s put this iconic Doritos flavor on its iconic potato chips.
- LAY’S WAVY FUNYUNS ONION Flavor: Who said you needed rings to have fun? Get the flavor of Funyuns rings now on Lay’s Wavy potato chips.
It’s true what they say, imagination can truly make the world a better place, and when it comes to food, especially snack food, that could never be any more true.
“What makes the Lay’s Flavor Swap lineup so much fun is the combination of flavors our fans know and love to create a new-but-familiar snacking experience,” said Stacy Taffet, senior vice president of brand marketing, Frito-Lay North America. “This year’s newest addition combines our Kettle Cooked variety and the popular Fritos Chili Cheese flavor to make a powerful addition to an already stacked lineup. We’re excited to re-release these iconic swaps after last year’s success and to continue delivering the flavor experience our fans are looking and asking for.”
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LAS VEGAS, May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In our continuing goal of providing luxurious and exclusive real-world utility to Kanpai Panda holders, the Kanpai Panda team has secured executive box suite E2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas FOR 15 YEARS! Kanpai Panda holders will have tickets to all Raiders preseason, regular season, and playoffs games and will also have the first right of refusal on all other events held throughout the upcoming season. This includes access to concerts, basketball games, UFC, WWE, and more! A full list of upcoming events can be found here: https://www.allegiantstadium.com/events. Kanpai Panda holders will have access to these home Raiders games in the upcoming 2022/2023 football season:
Arizona Cardinals (Week 2, September 18th)
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Los Angeles Chargers (Week 13, December 4)
New England Patriots (Week 15, December 18)
San Fransisco 49ers (Week 17, January 1st)
Kansas City Chiefs (Week 18, January 7/8 TBD)
The Kanpai Panda suite will be one of only 128 total suites at Allegiant Stadium. Kanpai Panda holders will be amongst the likes of MGM, Wynn, Caesars, Coca-Cola, and other conglomerates who have also secured their executive suits for the upcoming season. Amenities include unlimited gourmet food and alcohol, premium parking, and access to multiple club spaces inside Allegiant Stadium. Kanpai Panda holders will have the opportunity to indulge in elite experiences whilst collaborating and networking with giants in the crypto space and the real world.
Kanpai Pandas gives you a membership pass into an exclusive club that offers access to high-end events such as private parties, tickets to sporting events, concerts, and other sought-after entertainment events. The Kanpai Panda executive suite at Allegiant Stadium is one of many exclusive events the Kanpai Panda has delivered and will continue to deliver for Kanpai Panda holders. Kanpai Pandas is building a family of like-minded people across the globe, creating a network effect where holders can build, collaborate, and learn together in the journey to making NFT history. Kanpai Pandas believe in building a sustainable long-term foundation through providing real-world utility and on-chain innovation.
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The "Batgirl" film that was set to bring the DC Comics character to the big screen will no longer be released by Warner Bros., according to the studio.
"The decision to not release 'Batgirl' reflects our leadership's strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max," a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. (CNN is part of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
The movie was set to star "In the Heights" star Leslie Grace in the title role.
The studio also announced that their film "Scoob!: Holiday Haunt" will also be pulled.
"Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance," the statement added. "We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of 'Batgirl' and 'Scoob! Holiday Haunt' and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future."
The film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, was due out later this year on the streaming service HBO Max.
Aside from Grace, the film starred Michael Keaton as Batman, J.K. Simmons and Brendan Fraser.
The announcement of scrapping plans for the two films comes amid Warner Bros. Discovery trying to cut costs, a whopping $3 billion, in the wake of their merger in April.
J.J. Abrams' "Demimonde" for HBO was pulled last month. Networks within Warner Bros. Discovery -- like TNT and TBS -- have also seen cuts, including Samantha Bee's "Full Frontal" after seven seasons.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a punching bag that would make every workout count by providing instant and visual feedback," said an inventor, from Weston, Fla., "so I invented the FIT SMART GEAR. My design enables you to track performance statistics like calories, heart rate, force, speed and knockout hits in real time and track the length of each training session without having to stop to look at another device."
The patent-pending invention provides a smart design for a traditional heavy bag, but revolutionized. In doing so, it offers a more interactive and visual workout. As a result, it enables the user to track workout data and session length in real time while syncing statistics to a smart device application and it allows the user to easily listen to music or audible workout instructions. The invention features an effective design that is easy to use so it is ideal for fitness enthusiasts, gyms, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HAD-185, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Local pastor leaves Saturday for Poland
Updated: 27 minutes ago
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - A local pastor left on his journey Saturday to help Ukranian refugees in Poland.
Reverend Doctor Jim Bowden, former pastor at Waples Memorial in Denison, said he felt called to help however he can when Russia began its attacks in February.
Bowden said he is flying into the capital city of Warsaw, where hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled to for safety and a sense of compassion. Something he said he’s ready to give.
He’ll be in Poland until mid November.
You can follow him in his ministry in Poland on his website www.revdrjimbowden.com.
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Datavault® and Red Eight Gallery to Transform the Art World with Industry Leading Metaverse Art Valuation and AI Driven Yield Management
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Vault Holdings, Inc., leading the way in tokenomics and metaverse data visualization, valuation, and monetization, today announced that it has partnered with Red Eight Gallery to revolutionize digital art asset valuation using the Datavault® patented technology. The initiative is based out of Red Eight Gallery located in London's historic Royal Exchange. The objective is to reactivate the Royal Exchange's trading legacy around digital art and antiquities priced, marketed and exchanged through the Datavault® patented technology. The ability to convert artworks of all types from gallery displayed art in London into NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and securely manage the inventory towards maximizing the financial yield for artists and the Red Eight Gallery. Datavault® will use patented ADIO® crypto anchors to provide unique physical, digital security and watermarking technology that preserves ownership details while also providing the gallery with marketing capability for artists within their network.
"Red Eight is excited to partner with Datavault® and bring our artworks into the digital realm through NFTs. In addition, the ADIO® technology will give us an exciting way to present our art collection in a whole new dimension and allow buyers from around the world to learn more about each piece. Together with Datavault®, we look forward to helping artists create additional income through digital sales while also bringing new and exciting artworks to a wider audience," said Julian Usher, CEO of Red Eight Gallery.
Featured artist Nick Bultman added, "My passion for art has always been centered around experimentation and pushing boundaries. In the digital realm, NFTs offer a truly unique medium through which artists can convert their original artwork from the physical to the digital world. I'm excited to work with Datavault® on what comes next."
Datavault® co-founder and CEO, Nathaniel Bradley commented on the partnership, "Fractional interest in artworks and other unique offerings are at the forefront of our work with Red Eight Gallery. In tandem with ADIO®, our patented crypto anchor technology for security and marketing, we will be selling art in all markets - including those that previously may have found it unaffordable."
The partnership between Datavault® and Red Eight Gallery will ultimately allow artists to unlock the value of their digital art among a wide audience of potential buyers. This is further bolstered by the Datavault® mission to empower businesses and individuals through data transformation. In addition,Datavault®'s ADIO® audio packet technology directs viewers of NFTs to landing pages with additional information about the piece or artist, creating an immersive experience for viewers while also providing a way for galleries like Red Eight Gallery to sell their artworks online. The Datavault® Information Data Exchange® (IDE®) will also be used to showcase the dynamic pricing of NFTs in real-time. The NFTs themselves will be created using the Datavault® platform and will use the Datavault® patented blockchain technology to further protect both the artists and buyers involved in sales transactions.
The Datavault® collaboration with Red Eight Gallery will ultimately tap into the power of both companies' platforms to mint meaningful digital artwork that can then be sold online. Given the success of Red Eight Gallery in selling artworks by renowned artists like Banksy and Peter Blake, this partnership between Datavault® and Red Eight Gallery has great potential not only for these two companies but also for artists looking to unlock the value of their digital art among a wider audience - helping to bring new technologies like NFTs and blockchain further into mainstream awareness in the art world.
Red Eight Gallery is a private art gallery located in The Royal Exchange, London. The company features artwork from some of today's leading artists, including Banksy and Peter Blake among many others. Since its establishment in 2013 by Julian Usher, Red Eight has become one of Europe's top pop-up galleries for selling original works created by world-renowned modern artists - both established names and up-and-comers alike. Learn more about Red Eight here.
Data Vault Holdings Inc. is a technology holding company that provides a proprietary, cloud-based platform, Datavault®, for the delivery of branded data-backed cryptocurrencies. Data Vault Holdings Inc. provides businesses with the tools to monetize data assets securely over its Information Data Exchange® (IDE®). The company is in the process of finalizing the consolidation of its affiliates Data Donate Technologies, Inc., ADIO LLC, and Datavault® Inc. as wholly owned subsidiaries under one corporate structure. Learn more about Data Vault Holdings Inc. here.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, BitDegree, a leading blockchain-powered online education platform, announced the launch of the first-ever crypto-native learning metaverse, the Learnoverse. The metaverse project has so far raised $1M USD from Japan/Singapore-based Mistletoe VC. To bring the Learnoverse to the market, BitDegree is now partnering with the Blockchain Centre, a Web3 launchpad and consultancy, part of the Animoca Brands companies' network.
Blockchain Centre will act as a gateway to partnerships with industry-leading Web3 companies, accelerating user acquisition, content partnerships and overall traction of the Learnoverse. By working together, both companies hope to bring radically different Web3 learning experience that combines Learn & Earn model, NFTs and the metaverse to millions of learners who want to join and master blockchain-related topics.
Established in 2017, BitDegree is a leading blockchain-powered e-learning platform with over 1 million users, connecting educators, students and employers into one single ecosystem centered around blockchain education.
Tadas Maurukas, the Co-Founder & CEO of the Blockchain Centre, says:
"Blockchain Centre is eager to work with such a powerhouse in the blockchain education space like BitDegree. Making online education more accessible, engaging and rewarding is a grand challenge. The whole concept of a learning metaverse will revolutionize the way we understand education."
Danielius Stasiulis, the Co-Founder & CEO of the BitDegree, says:
"2021 was a pivotal year for us as we came to realize that crypto education is finally a viable market. As the global crypto community tripled to reach 300 million people, we became overwhelmed with the demand for crypto education. Crypto community focus has finally enabled us to use the advanced crypto tools and concepts and combine them into what we call crypto-native education. And from that, the Learnoverse was born"
By launching The Learnoverse, BitDegree aims to gamify the learning experience with token and NFT incentives as well the metaverse for social interaction, ensuring even higher engagement rates and course completion levels across existing and new students. The Learnoverse will allow students to roam through its virtual world districts and discover topics they want to know more about by taking courses and assessments created by a decentralized body of instructors.
About BitDegree:
Since 2017 BitDegree has been developing various blockchain applications for education, such as blockchain credentials, peer-to-peer blockchain scholarships, and different incentive-based products, including platform gamification. The company was named the Global Champion in SDG 4 - for improving education through ICT - by the United Nations' World Summit Awards in 2020.
Learnoverse: https://www.bitdegree.org/learnoverse
Community: https://discord.gg/v8yFdbpQAx
About Blockchain Centre:
Founded in 2017, Blockchain Centre is a network-based organization of high-achieving leaders, innovators, and experts who assist companies and products in stepping into the Web3 space. It provides services, guidance, and strategic partnerships for companies looking to bring their products and services to the blockchain via token and/or NFT sales.
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For $4.99 a month, DashPass for Students members can enjoy a new level of convenience and savings from their favorite merchants at a price that is so worth it
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) today announced the launch of DashPass for Students, the new membership plan for college students that unlocks the best of the local community both on and off campus. For just $4.99 a month, DashPass for Students is the ultimate tool and most convenient and wallet-friendly option for students to get whatever they need on DoorDash delivered on-demand, from thousands of eligible restaurants, convenience and grocery stores, and local and national retailers.
At half the price of a standard monthly DashPass membership, DashPass for Students members will enjoy access to always-on benefits and perks including unlimited $0 delivery fees on eligible orders over the minimum subtotal plus 10% off order subtotals year-round from reduced service fees, 5% DoorDash credits back on every eligible Pickup order, and members-only promotions and DashPass exclusive menu items. The DashPass for Students membership is eligible for all undergraduate and graduate students at accredited colleges and universities in the US.
"Access to convenient, fast, and affordable ways to get everything you need is key for busy students on the go," said Kofi Amoo-Gottfried, CMO at DoorDash. "With the launch of DashPass for Students, we're excited to change the game for students with a plan that's designed specifically for them and provides access to everything from late night study snacks and grocery items to school supplies and dorm essentials."
In celebration of the launch, Buffalo Wild Wings' new Doritos® Flamin' Hot Nacho Wings will be available for delivery for a limited time, exclusively for all DashPass members*. The wings are tossed in the new Doritos® Flamin' Hot Nacho flavored sauce and topped with Doritos® Flamin' Hot Nacho chip crumbles. Whether looking to satisfy a late night craving or fueling up before a study session, these are sure to be a sought-after menu item.
DoorDash also launched a multi-platform marketing campaign to celebrate the launch of the DashPass for Students membership titled "So Worth It". The creative will span digital, social, and on-campus activations. To capture the essence of the membership, the commercials were shot entirely by a student director, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate student Julie Piscina.
With over 10 million members globally and growing, DashPass is the industry-leading membership program that more and more consumers are using to unlock the best of their neighborhood delivered for less on DoorDash.
To sign up for a DashPass for Students membership plan and to learn more about eligibility requirements, visit the website here. New, first-time DashPass members can enjoy a free 30-day trial**. If students want to save even more, they can choose the Annual Student Plan option for $48 a year.
About DoorDash
DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is a technology company that connects consumers with their favorite businesses across the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Germany. Founded in 2013, DoorDash enables local businesses to address consumers' expectations of ease and immediacy and thrive in today's convenience economy. By building the logistics infrastructure for local commerce, DoorDash is bringing communities closer, one doorstep at a time.
*TERMS & CONDITIONS: Offer valid for DashPass subscribers only while supplies last. All deliveries subject to availability. Must have or create a valid DoorDash account with a valid form of accepted payment on file. Offer can only be redeemed on DoorDash.com or on the DoorDash app with the latest version, and within DoorDash service areas and delivery hours. Non-transferable. DoorDash reserves the right to modify or cancel offer at any time.
**Must be a current student at an accredited college or university in the US to enroll in DashPass Student Plan. Free 30-day trial offer valid for first-time DashPass subscribers only until 12/31/22. Free trial offer valid for 30 days from day on which it is initiated. DashPass benefits apply only on eligible orders from DashPass merchants that meet the minimum subtotal requirement. Subtotal minimums will be identified for each DashPass merchant on DoorDash. After free trial ends, you will be automatically charged the then-current rate ($4.99/month or $48/year depending on the specific DashPass Student Plan selected – prices subject to change) on a recurring basis until you cancel or your DashPass Student Plan membership is terminated. Other fees, including service fees, taxes & gratuity may apply. Orders subject to availability. Must have or create a valid DoorDash account with a valid form of accepted payment on file. See full terms: doordash.com/terms.
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Dive team recovers body of man who drowned in lake on 4th of July
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Dive team members recovered the body of a 19-year-old who drowned at Lake Caroline in Mississippi on the Fourth of July.
According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Jelani Porter jumped off the back of a boat and never resurfaced.
Dive teams from several agencies responded to the lake that afternoon to search for Porter. The search was called off due to inclement weather Monday evening but resumed Tuesday morning, WLBT reported.
The sheriff’s office said Porter was found about 30 yards from the shore using sonar and other imaging equipment.
“Basically, we’ve got a tragic accident where this young man, unfortunately, lost his life in the line of having fun,” Sheriff Randy Tucker said.
Tucker said Porter could swim and did not know why he succumbed. It is unclear if alcohol was involved.
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NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Riskified Ltd. ("Riskified Ltd.") (NYSE: RSKD) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Riskified Class A ordinary shares in or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Riskified Ltd., contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Riskified Ltd. includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries; (ii) Riskified had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud – including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business – in which Riskified had limited experience and that this expansion has negatively impacted the effectiveness of Riskified's machine learning platform; (iii) as a result, Riskified was suffering from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and (iv) thus, the representations in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering regarding Riskified's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of Riskified prior to and at the time of the July 2021 initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis.
DEADLINE: July 1, 2022
Aggrieved Riskified Ltd. investors only have until July 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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DALLAS (AP) — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics.
Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to the league a decade ago after stints as athletic director at Stanford, Iowa and Northern Iowa.
The background for Yormark isn’t in college athletics, but could play an interesting role for a conference bracing for challenges in revenue with the impending departures of Oklahoma and Texas while adjusting to athletes cashing in on use of their celebrity.
Yormark is expected to start Aug. 1, but will be likely to make his first public appearance at Big 12 football media days in the Dallas area July 13-14.
“I’m here to listen, learn, find ways to add value, add resources and try to help shine a light on the importance of college athletics,” Yormark said. “I look forward to leveraging my experience and network alongside our presidents, chancellors and athletic directors to shape the future of the Big 12 brand and emphasize our collective strengths.”
The hiring of Yormark is similar to the Pac-12′s choice for commissioner last year — former MGM Resorts International executive George Kliavkoff, who also had an extensive background in digital media.
The biggest issue looming for Yormark is a new media rights deal without the powerful brands of the Sooners and Longhorns in the mix. The multibillion-dollar TV deal with ESPN and Fox Sports expires after the 2024-25 academic year, when Oklahoma and Texas will join the Southeastern Conference if they haven’t already moved before then.
Within weeks of OU and Texas accepting invitations from the SEC, the Big 12 expanded by adding BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston. It could be a 14-team league for two years if the Sooners and Longhorns don’t leave early.
Yormark joined Jay-Z’s marketing agency in 2019 as co-CEO of Roc Nation Unified, which handles licensing and branding. The 55-year-old was promoted to the company’s overall chief operating officer in January.
Before Roc Nation, Yormark spent almost 15 years with the Nets, overseeing the club’s move from New Jersey and construction of the Barclays Center. Yormark left the Nets after Joseph Tsai bought controlling interesting in 2019.
Yormark was with NASCAR before the Nets, overseeing the $750 million agreement with Nextel Communications for naming rights to the circuit’s top racing series.
“Brett is one of the most skilled and knowledgeable executives in sports and entertainment,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “His decades of operational experience, relentless work ethic and strong industry relationships will be of enormous value to the Big 12, its schools and fans.”
Yormark joins the Big 12 in a period of uncertainty, although not one as dire as when Bowlsby took over. The 70-year-old Bowlsby is retiring but planning to transition into an interim role until his contract expires in 2025.
The league in 2012 was coming off a two-year period when it lost four schools to three other conferences and at times appeared on the brink of collapse. The Big 12 eventually settled as a 10-team league with the additions of TCU and West Virginia, and secured the lucrative media deal not long after hiring Bowlsby.
The Big 12 enjoyed almost a decade of relative stability before the stunner from Oklahoma and Texas last summer. Now the conference has to battle the perception that the loss of the Sooners and Longhorns has dropped it a notch below the other Power Five conferences
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Guardians’ Josh Naylor out with unusual right ankle injury
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Guardians breakout slugger Josh Naylor was held out of Cleveland’s game Saturday after experiencing numbness in the same right ankle he severely injured in June of 2021. Naylor was scratched from the lineup before a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, and manager Terry Francona said he will be evaluated when the team returns home after Sunday’s series finale. In a game on June 27, 2021, in Minnesota, Naylor was in right field and chasing a shallow flyball when he collided with second baseman Ernie Clement on Jorge Polanco’s single. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/30/guardians-josh-naylor-out-with-unusual-right-ankle-injury/ | 2022-07-31T03:02:57Z |
BANGKOK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From the crunchy yellow flesh of the jackfruit, that weighs as much as 25 kilograms and can be eaten fresh or cooked as a meat substitute, to the natural coconut water enjoying growing popularity due to its health benefits and innovative packaging that preserve freshness while making it easy to drink, Thailand's diversified exotic fruit exports are gaining ground among health-conscious consumers around the world, data shows.
The country's total fruit exports increased 48% in value in 2021 to some 6.2 billion U.S. dollars, making Thailand the world's 7th largest fruit exporter, according to Global Trade Atlas data.
Global consumption of fruits and fruit juices has risen in recent years due to push for a healthier diet, a trend that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization declared 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, calling them "dietary essentials".
Thailand's fruit output, which peaks for most varieties between March and July, also comprises the Durian, the so-called "King of Fruits" and a leading fruit export, loved around Asia for its strong smell often compared to cheese and its sweet taste; the delicately fragrant white pulp of the mangosteen, or "Queen of Fruits", which resembles a little present in it's dark purple shell; the dozens varieties of Mangoes eaten ripe or unripe; the Longan with its grape-like white flesh and a hint of musk in the flavour; and the Tamarind, enjoyed dry as a snack for its sweet and sour flesh, rich in essential nutrients, and digestive qualities, or used as the magic main ingredient in the famous Pad Thai noodles.
"Our policy has been to inform Japanese consumers about the variety of fruits Thailand offers," said Pimjai Matsumoto, Managing Director of P.K. Siam Co., Ltd., one of the leading Thai fruit importers in Japan. "We started years ago with one type of mangoes, and over the years we added more mangoes, and now other Thai fruits, such as our coconuts, durian, mangosteen, pomelo, and tamarind. Tamarind is doing very well this year and its now available in many department stores."
While fresh fruits represent the largest share of Thailand's fruit exports, with Asia as the main market, the country also exports worldwide canned fruits, frozen fruits, ice creams, dried fruits, and drinks, such as pineapple, mango, guava, and orange juice, as well as coconut water. Thailand was the eighth largest global exporter of fruit juice in 2021, with exports worth 630 million dollars, up 13% from the previous year.
The market in the United States and European countries has seen higher demand for organic fruit juices, and a rising popularity for other healthy features, such as low sugar and low calories, or the addition of healthy substances including vitamin and prebiotic.
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Celtics’ White to miss Game 2, heads home for child’s birth
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Marcus Smart is hoping to play. Al Horford is trying to come back as well. And Derrick White headed home early for a good reason. The Boston Celtics were hoping to have at least one of their missing starters back for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Miami on Thursday. Smart’s mid-foot sprain has improved to the point where the Celtics are expecting he can play. Horford remained in the NBA’s health and safety protocols with more test results pending. And White left Miami early because of the looming birth of a child. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/19/celtics-white-to-miss-game-2-heads-home-for-childs-birth/ | 2022-05-19T17:32:13Z |
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries, drawing concern from city residents over the sudden policy announcement and its impact on their daily lives.
The health app that shows a person’s latest PCR test results has been updated to make it easier to also access their vaccination status, according to Li Ang, a spokesperson for Beijing’s municipal health commission.
The list of public places requiring vaccination does not include restaurants and offices. The mandate will go into effect on Monday, with exceptions available only to those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons.
“In the normalization of COVID-19 pandemic controls, getting vaccinated is still the most effective measure at controlling the spread of COVID-19,” Li said in an announcement on Wednesday.
More than 23 million people in Beijing have been vaccinated, Li said, which if accurate would cover the city’s entire population and more. A 2020 census found that Beijing was home to some 22 million long-term residents. It is unclear what makes up the discrepancy in the numbers. The Beijing government did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment on the new measures.
Li said that more than 3.6 million people over 60 years old have been vaccinated. He did not say if they received two shots or three.
A vaccine mandate is not unusual and some major cities in the U.S. required proof of vaccination for entry into restaurants and bars at some point during the pandemic.
However, those mandates did not include spaces like libraries. Few places in the U.S. now actively require proof of vaccination to enter. Most U.S. cities have also rolled back social distancing measures that were implemented in the first year of the pandemic. Certain spaces, like hospitals, still mandate proof of vaccination.
Many countries around the world still require proof of vaccination for arrivals. However, vaccine mandates in daily life have been largely rolled back internationally as countries seek to live with the virus.
In Beijing and other cities across China, many government facilities already require people to show proof of vaccination before entry.
Online, the announcement drew some anger and pointed questions. Social media users questioned how to obtain a certificate showing one was unsuitable for vaccination, whether the unvaccinated could ride the subway and other logistics of the new requirement.
Chen Yumei, a 48-year-old Beijing resident, said she hasn’t been vaccinated yet because she suffered from hives that doctors had said made her unsuitable.
“A lot of doctors told me I couldn’t, but who’s going to give me the certification for an exception? No one dares to give you this certification,” she said.
“Something like this is too unreasonable,” Chen said. “We’ve already been cooperating with the PCR tests, no matter how hot it is or how long the line is.”
Another Beijing resident, Leo Zhang, said he was confused whether the new policy meant he needed to get a booster or if two doses were enough. He is planning to get a booster shot as a result.
“At least for me, it doesn’t have a big impact, it’s just getting a booster,” said Zhang, who regularly visits the gym.
Others on social media shared an article from last year from Xinhua, an official state media outlet, that quoted National Health Commission officials forbidding local governments from putting forward policies that prevent people from entering places like supermarkets without proof of vaccination.
It is unclear how Beijing’s new directive will be implemented given the national policy. Additional requirements are already in effect for medical workers, delivery workers and public transportation employees, who are all required to be fully vaccinated.
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Associated Press news assistant Caroline Chen and researcher Yu Bing contributed to this report from Beijing. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/beijing-mandates-covid-vaccines-to-enter-some-public-spaces/ | 2022-07-08T07:12:00Z |
TRAPPE, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An amenity-filled new home community called Lakeside at Trappe is currently in development, with new homes set to deliver this fall. Purchasing opportunities from homebuilder Brookfield Residential will be available later this summer, but leases can be secured now by working with the Lakeside Run lease team.
Lakeside at Trappe is a new community ideally located along Maryland's Eastern Shore, just south of Easton. With Route 50 immediately accessible, the region's top destinations are within easy reach — from the Bay Bridge to the Delaware beaches.
Future community residents can expect an environment where they can work, live and play at Lakeside at Trappe. Planned amenities include sports courts, walking trails, green spaces, a pool, clubhouse, retail space and a complete lakeside experience. The community will also be equipped with high-speed internet throughout. It's an exciting lifestyle that lets both lessees and homeowners spend more time enjoying the things they love.
The homes in the community offer incredible variety. From traditional two-story single-family homes to main-level living designs, future residents will be able to find their perfect fit at Lakeside at Trappe. Multi-generational floorplans, spacious enough to accommodate generations of family under one roof, are also available.
Interested parties have already begun submitting applications for the leasing opportunities at Lakeside Run, which offers a unique alternative for living, promising residents less pressure and more financial security. "In life, things happen, and the flexibility of leasing allows residents to remain nimble," remarked Bob Turner of Allen & Rocks.
New homes for purchase will be available soon. Sales appointments are expected to open this summer, allowing future homeowners to select homesites, finishes and more. "Lakeside at Trappe is reimagining what a community can be, responding to a societal shift and delivering on how people want to live today," noted Gregg Hughes, Senior Vice President at Brookfield Residential.
Allen & Rocks and Brookfield Residential have partnered to reinvent modern community living that lets residents maximize their daily lives at Lakeside at Trappe. Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. is a leading land developer and homebuilder in North America, creating master-planned communities and selling lots to third-party builders. Allen & Rocks is an award-winning property management team committed to exceptional services throughout communities in Maryland & Virginia. They will professionally manage Lakeside Run, the collection of new homes for lease at Lakeside at Trappe.
Contact: Monica Leon
Phone: 703.270.1432
Email: Monica.Leon@brookfieldrp.com
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NEW YORK, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of investors that purchased or otherwise acquired Rivian common stock pursuant and/or traceable to Rivian's initial public offering on November 10, 2021 and/or between November 10, 2021, and March 10, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until May 6, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
Documents issued in connection with the initial public offering contained representations that were materially inaccurate, misleading, and/or incomplete because they failed to disclose, among other things, that the R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV were underpriced to such a degree that Rivian would have to raise prices shortly after the IPO and that these price increases would tarnish Rivian's reputation as a trustworthy and transparent company and would put a significant number of the existing backlog of 55,400 preorders, along with future preorders, in jeopardy of cancellation.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ensemble Stars!! Music, produced by Happy Elements, is proud to announce that its English version is now officially available on Android and iOS. Starting from June 16, 2022, players from Canada, US, UK, Australia and other 10 more countries can now download the game for free from Google Play and App Store for a chance to receive fabulous rewards.
- Celebratory In-game Activities and Updates:
- Guaranteed Gacha: A 5-star guaranteed card pool is now available.
- Lives & New Songs: A new song will be added to the song list every date with a higher Drop Rate of items during the release celebration period.
- Story: Main Story Chapter 1, 2 and 3 are available for a more fancy journey with idols.
- Shop: Beginner Package, Monthly Cards, Diamond Up for the first time top-up in the game
- Special Event: "Sparkling Start Dash Mission" to help Subaru become more sparkling. 5-star fully-uncapped [More Sparkling!] Subaru Akehoshi, Sparkling 10-Scout Ticket, and other rewards are waiting for you when all missions on the map are completed.
For more information, please check the official website: https://www.ensemblestars.com/
To celebrate and share the joy to more fans, Ensemble Stars!! Music reveals a video ads of the game on the huge screen of the famous Times Square in New York City during June 15 to 21 local time. Cosers who love the game will appear on-site to witness this essential moment. The interaction with the cosers in the real world in front of the lifelike gaming video will definitely bring fans a special cross-barrier experience between the virtual anime world and the reality.
As one of the most popular music idol training mobile games with more that 10 million players in Asia, Ensemble Stars!! Music has been honored with a series of highly acclaimed awards, including "User's Choice Game of 2021", the "Best Pick Up & Play "on Google Play, and the "Best Music Game" from Sensor Tower APAC Awards 2021 worldwide. Since the announcement of the availability of its English version, the game has already attracted over 200,000 players to pre-register on its official site, which proved the enormous popularity of the game across regions.
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Sustainably grown cannabis aids actor's quality of life and performance.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Family Farms (BFF) today announces the release of the bespoke strain "The Phonzie," created in collaboration with P-Valley star J. Alphonse Nicholson. After being introduced to BFF products, Nicholson found they aided in calming his anxiety, allowing him to remain focused on his acting. The new strain, named for the actor and musician, was exclusively pheno-hunted to incorporate terpenes limonene and caryophyllene, which are associated with calm and relaxation, aimed at easing anxiety and stress. The Phonzie will hit California retail stores later this month.
"I'm a huge fan of sativa-dominate hybrids that still have a slight indica feel. Chris and his team cultivated exactly what I wanted," says J. Alphonse Nicholson. "From the nose to the structure The Phonzie is truly a beautiful strain. Its smooth taste gives you an excellent high that allows you to move throughout your day calm and relaxed, feeling energized and not heavy."
In recent years anxiety has been on the rise, as has prescription abuse, driving some to seek non-traditional forms of stress relief. Nicholson, who has dealt with anxiety his entire life, found respite from the day-to-day grind in Ball Family Farms' terpene-rich cannabis. The Phonzie, a cross between Bruce Leroy and Laura Charles, tastes like Skittles and cream and smells like a fruit basket. This strain gives off relaxed, calm vibes with a bit of energy, allowing you to move throughout your day feeling good. It's very soothing, light, and smooth like the Fonz.
"Without terpenes, you're smoking air," says Chris Ball, CEO of Ball Family Farms. "The terpenes, flavonoids, and cannabinoids; each element is going to give you a different experience. We try and focus on that here at BFF because the entourage effect is more essential than THC alone for a top-tier product."
The family-owned indoor farm is focused on the wellness impact of the plant. The hand-crafted flower is cultivated with meticulous attention to detail with the best possible mix of terpenes and produced in-house to the most precise standards. Its 100% organic cultivation program, recycled natural soil, and sustainable closed-loop system never include synthetics or pesticides.
The Phonzie was crafted with calming anxiety in mind. Still, each person's natural endocannabinoid system is different and will react to cannabis strains differently. Please consume responsibly.
Ball Family Farms ("BFF") is the first vertically integrated, black-owned, commercial indoor grow facility in Los Angeles. Entrepreneur and social equity license recipient Chris Ball founded the company in 2018, after a Federal indictment, to create unmatched premium cannabis products. BFF's first commercial strain, Daniel Larusso, quickly became one of the most popular strains in licensed cannabis retail stores. As a tribute to its activism and commitment to excellence, the company embraces its motto and tagline, "Cultivating the culture, from the ground up!" Connect with us at www.ballfamilyfarms.com or follow us on Instagram.
J. Alphonse Nicholson is a father, husband, percussionist, and actor, most notably known for his iconic role as "Lil' Murda" on the hit TV series P-VALLEY." J. Alphonse has always had a love for cannabis. He is a firm believer in the medicinal properties of the plant. From dealing with anxiety to insomnia, cannabis has become a part of J.Alphonse's daily routine. In 2020 he was named the first and only Brand Ambassador for Ball Family Farms. Notable credits include TV/FILM: Series Regular on "P-Valley" (STARZ), "Just Mercy" (Warner Brothers), and "Self Made: Inspired by the Madame CJ Walker story" (Netflix). Connect with him on IMDb, Instagram, or Twitter.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Tuya American Depositary Shares in or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 11, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in TUYA:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Tuya Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (b) prior to the initial public offering, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (c) as a result of (a) and (b) above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (d) as a result of (a)-(c) above, the registration statement's representations regarding Tuya's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities and expected growth did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, financial results, and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and such statements were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Tuya you have until October 11, 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 Tuya 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 TUYA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/tuya-class-action-submission-form?id=31350&from=4.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- equipifi, a fintech company providing banks and credit unions with a white label Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution, announced that Colleen Shannon will be joining as its Chief Financial Officer.
Shannon will be responsible for overseeing finance and operations at equipifi, playing a key role in determining growth and hiring strategy, back-office infrastructure, and new partnerships as the company scales.
Shannon is an accomplished financial executive with extensive experience in SaaS, high growth startups, and venture and private equity backed companies. Most recently, she was the CFO of CampusLogic, Inc. which was acquired in April 2022 by Ellucian, a Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners portfolio company. At CampusLogic, she was responsible for the accounting, finance, business operations, people operations, and legal functions. Shannon is also an exceptional operational leader with experience in mergers and acquisitions. Prior to CampusLogic, Shannon also served as the CFO of Remarkable Health and Lumension Security.
"I'm thrilled to be a part of such an outstanding team that is building a market leading BNPL solution," said Colleen Shannon. "As costs of goods and services continue to increase nationwide, consumers want increased financial flexibility more than ever before. equipifi is partnering with financial institutions to provide that in a way that centers consumer financial health."
"Colleen is a perfect fit for the equipifi team," said Bryce Deeney, CEO and co-founder of equipifi. "Not only does she see tremendous potential for equipifi, but she also brings the industry experience and leadership needed to scale our company in a way that meets the growth and appetite for BNPL we are seeing in the marketplace."
equipifi is a fintech SaaS powering banks and credit unions with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions that align with their customers' financial goals. The equipifi platform seamlessly integrates with financial institutions to help them deepen customer engagement, grow market share, increase revenue, and provide a single place to view, accept, and manage BNPL plans on their existing digital banking app.
equipifi's investors include Curql Collective, PHX Ventures, SixThirty Ventures, Rise of the Rest, New Stack Ventures, SaaS Ventures, Baleon Capital, and several notable angel investors including Hamid Shojaee and Atomic CEO Jordan Wright. For more information, please visit www.equipifi.com.
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- The Corporation recorded revenues of $4.6 million in Q1 2022, a 65% increase from Q1 2021, and a 28% increase from Q4 2021
- Record revenue in medical cannabis of over $2.6 million in Q1 2022, a 470% increase from the prior year and 32% increase from Q4 2021
- Gross profit before fair value adjustments grew to $2.1 million, up 96% from Q1 2021, driven primarily by its 75% gross margin medical cannabis business, compared to 49% in Q4 2021.
- In Q1 2022, Europe (the UK and Germany) represented 53% of all medical cannabis revenue, compared to 10% in Q1 2021.
- The net change in cash and cash equivalents of -$3.3 million, compared to -$8.6 million in Q1 2022, ending Q1 2022 with $5.1 million in cash
TORONTO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Khiron Life Sciences Corp. ("Khiron" or the "Corporation") (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX: KHRNF) (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), a global leader in medical cannabis throughout Latin America and Europe, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, reporting record revenue in the medical cannabis business. These filings are available for review on the Corporation's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. All financial information in this press release is reported in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Summary of Key Financial Results:
Q1 2022 operating highlights and subsequent events:
- Khiron's unique patient-focused medical cannabis segment posted 7th quarter of consecutive revenue growth in Q1 2022, and now represents 57% of the Corporation´s revenue and 92% of its total gross profits. In the month of March 2022, Khiron had surpassed $1 million in monthly revenues in medical cannabis alone.
- Khiron's unique business model is already beginning to yield positive financial results during Q1 2022. ILANS SAS (Khiron's health service business in Colombia) has been instrumental in driving higher gross margin medical cannabis and clinical services.
- Both Khiron's European expansion and continued growth in Colombia, is driving the medical cannabis segment growth in Q1 2022. In Q1 2022, Khiron surpassed $1 million in medical cannabis revenues in the United Kingdom.
- In Colombia, Khiron continues to be a market leader in medical cannabis with its unique vertically integrated approach and leverage of insurance coverage on its clinics. Over 82% of sales were sold through insurance coverage, and over 84% of the sales were sold to returning patients, who are now purchasing up to 1.8 bottles per month.
- At the end of Q1 2022, the Corporation had $37.6 million in total assets (excluding goodwill), with more than $9.4 million in land and buildings, high-quality medical cannabis inventory of $8.1 million, healthy Accounts Receivables with credit-worthy clients in Colombia and Europe of $4.4 million and $0.8 million in financial debt.
- The Corporation's cash used in operating activities for Q1 2022 was $2.8 million, compared to -$8.2 million in Q1 2021 and approximately -$5.4 million in Q4 2021, resulting in net cash of $5.1 million at the end of Q1 2022. This is a result of actively managing the working capital cycle, improving collection times for the Corporation´s Accounts Receivable, and extending payment terms on its Accounts Payables while reducing overall general and administrative costs and increasing its high gross margin medical cannabis business.
Management commentary:
Alvaro Torres, Khiron CEO and Director, comments, "Khiron is the top-selling medical cannabis brand in Latin America and one of the top-selling brands in the United Kingdom. Our unique approach will continue to generate double-digit revenue and gross profits quarter over quarter in markets poised to become significant in the coming years. Our focus is to leverage the infrastructure we have built to continue driving sales in our target markets while maintaining discipline in our expenses so we can achieve profitability in the near future, and then continue to look for more growth opportunities in Latin America and Europe."
Mr. Torres added, "The results of Q1 2022 continue to showcase the success of Khiron's global expansion and the Corporation's unique "patient-first" strategy.
Webcast Details:
Khiron invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend the Corporation's First Quarter 2022 Conference Call, followed by a Q&A session.
DATE: Tuesday, May 31th, 2022
TIME: 10:00am ET
PRESENTERS: Alvaro Torres, Khiron Chief Executive Officer and Director, Swapan Kakumanu, Khiron Chief Financial Officer, and Franziska Katterbach, President of Khiron Europe.
FORMAT: Live 45 minute presentation & Q&A session
REGISTER LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VVgAryILSl-W9at7iftkCQ
About Khiron Life Sciences Corp.
Khiron is a leading vertically integrated international medical cannabis corporation with core operations in Latin America and Europe. Leveraging medical health clinics and proprietary telemedicine platforms, Khiron combines a patient-oriented approach, physician education programs, scientific, product innovation, and cannabis operations expertise to drive prescriptions and brand loyalty with patients worldwide. The Corporation has a sales presence in Colombia, Peru, Germany, United Kingdom, and Brazil and is positioned to commence sales in Mexico. The Corporation is led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alvaro Torres, together with an experienced and diverse executive team and board of directors.
Visit Khiron online at https://investors.khiron.ca.
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/khiron-life-sciences-corp/
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, which is a financial measure that does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net loss before tax as reported under IFRS and adding back share-based compensation expense, transaction fees, unrealized gain on changes in fair value of biological assets, depreciation and non-recurring items. Adjusted EBITDA provides an indication of the results generated by the Corporation's principal business activities prior to how these activities and assets are financed (including mark-to-market movements of the warrant value), depreciated and amortized or how the results are taxed in various jurisdictions, impairment of property, plant, and equipment, impairment of intangible assets, changes in fair value of inventory, unrealized changes in fair value of biological assets, prior to the effect of foreign exchange, other income and expenses, and non-cash share-based payment expense. The term Adjusted EBITDA does not have any standardized meaning and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. The Corporation believes Adjusted EBITDA not only provides management with comparable financial data for internal financial analysis but also provides meaningful supplemental information to investors. In particular, management believes that this financial measure can provide information useful to its shareholders in understanding the performance of the Corporation and may assist in the evaluation of its business relative to that of its peers. Investors are cautioned that this non-IFRS measure should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to the measurements of performance calculated in accordance with IFRS as, given the non-standardized meaning, it may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Existing Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily predictive of the Corporation's future performance or the Adjusted EBITDA of the Corporation as at any future date.
Calculation and Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All information contained herein that is not historical in nature constitutes forward-looking information. Forward-looking information contained in this news release include, without limitation, statements pertaining to the Corporation's business plans and goals, including its goal of achieving profitability in the near future and improving revenue collections, reducing cash outflows, and leveraging the Corporation's assets to generate more working capital. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release reflect management's current beliefs and is based on information currently available and on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, assumptions regarding the future regulatory developments and economic conditions, the Corporation's ability to continue its growth and reduce costs.
Although management believes that its expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, forward-looking information is always subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of management, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following: risks relating to general economic conditions and capital markets; risks relating to the availability of financing on satisfactory terms; risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic or other health crises; risks relating to regulatory, legislative, competitive and political conditions; as well as those other risk factors discussed in Khiron's most recent annual information form which is available on Khiron's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
As a result of the foregoing and other risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information contained in this press release. Readers are further cautioned that the foregoing risks and uncertainties is not exhaustive, and there may be other risks and uncertainties, presently unknown to management of the Corporation, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Khiron disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information disclosed herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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(The Hill) — The tug of war between Jan. 6 investigators and the Secret Service will hit a critical point on Tuesday when the panel examining the Capitol riot expects to receive a trove of agency text messages that could lend new insights into former President Donald Trump’s actions that day.
The transfer, if it materializes, follows several days of confusion and finger-pointing surrounding the elusive messages, which a government watchdog told the committee “were erased” by the Secret Service — only to have the agency deny the charge outright.
The accusation led the House select committee to subpoena the Secret Service for the texts late Friday night, just hours after the panel met with Joseph Cuffari, the inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security.
Cuffari, a Trump appointee, had sent the committee a letter earlier in the week saying the agency had expunged text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, “as part of a device-replacement program.” The erasure came “after OIG [Office of Inspector General] requested records of electronic communications” from the agency, Cuffari wrote.
The Jan. 6 investigators have accused Trump of inciting the Capitol attack in an effort to cling to power after his election defeat, and they’re eager to learn if the “erased” messages might reveal new details about Trump’s actions and intentions surrounding the insurrection.
The focus on the Secret Service has gained new urgency since last month, when a former top West Wing aide testified about a confrontation between Trump and his security detail on Jan. 6, after the president was informed he would not be driven to the Capitol to join the protest there. The aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, delivered that explosive account secondhand, and some of the agents involved have since disputed it, albeit not directly.
Given the discrepancies, the select committee is aiming to cast a wide net when it comes to the Secret Service, which on Jan. 6 was protecting not only Trump but also his vice president, Mike Pence, who was a key target of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.
Their subpoena gave the agency until Tuesday morning to deliver the disputed communications.
“There was a statement made by the spokesperson for the department saying that it wasn’t true, it wasn’t fair and that they, in fact, had pertinent texts,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said in a Sunday appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” referring to the agency’s rebuttal of Cuffari’s account. “And we go, ‘Fine, if you have them, we need them.’ ”
“And we expect to get them by this Tuesday. So we’ll see,” added Lofgren, a member of the House Jan. 6 committee.
On the heels of Friday’s summons, Tuesday’s deadline is the fastest turnaround the panel has demanded from one of its subpoena targets, a sign lawmakers have little patience for resolving the mystery over the messages as the public hearing phase of the investigation winds down.
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service, said the agency will comply with the 10 a.m. Tuesday deadline but that much of what it has to turn over will replicate what it has already shared with the committee.
He denied the existence of any “hidden messages” the agency was concealing or anything else officials are “holding out” from the panel.
“We’re going to respond to all five sections of the subpoena in thorough detail,” Guglielmi told The Hill Monday, running through a list of what has been provided to investigators.
“We additionally provided almost 800,000 documents, emails, radio transmissions, planning records, operational plans, Microsoft Teams chat messages — we provided all that stuff. We are going to provide all of that. We’re going to answer every single response to the committee’s subpoena as best as we physically can.”
The Secret Service last week said the accusations from Cuffari were categorically false and described the loss of data as part of a “pre-planned, three-month system migration.”
“In that process, data resident on some phones was lost,” the agency said at the time.
Guglielmi said Secret Service agents were advised to upload data from their phones, but because the agency avoids text messages for security concerns, there were few to share.
“It’s hard for people to understand, but we do not communicate via text message. It is in policy that you do not conduct business via text message,” he said.
“There’s no reason for us to say the texts were lost. I mean, how do you know that those people texted? They were told to upload their official records, and they did. So this is partly what we’re going to communicate to the committee, all of the data that we have. People say texts were lost. How do you know texts were sent?”
During Friday’s closed-door meeting, Cuffari maintained that messages were lost and expressed optimism there may be some way to reconstruct them using various forensic tools, according to The Guardian.
As lawmakers on the committee made the rounds on Sunday talk shows, many stressed that the Secret Service could be in violation of federal records laws if they were unable to preserve data, let alone at such a critical point in time.
“That’s what we have to get to the bottom of,” Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“There’s a requirement for federal agencies to maintain records,” she continued. “An agency that was such a key part of a critical event in our history — one would assume they have done everything possible to preserve those records, to analyze them, to determine what kind of things went right or went wrong that day.”
Lofgren said the committee simply needs “all the texts from the 5th and the 6th.”
“I was shocked to hear that they didn’t back up their data before they reset their iPhones. That’s crazy. I don’t know why that would be,” she said.
“But we need to get this information to get the full picture.”
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), another member of the committee, also expressed disbelief that the Secret Service would have erased any communications surrounding Jan. 6, blasting the agency for what he characterized as “conflicting” explanations.
“In the very least, it is quite crazy that the Secret Service would actually end up deleting anything related to one of the more infamous days in American history,” he said on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “Particularly when it comes to the role of the Secret Service.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/secret-service-set-to-turn-over-erased-jan-6-texts/ | 2022-07-19T13:31:09Z |
Severe weather, tornado in Texas injures 23
SALADO, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - The severe weather and tornado that struck in the Salado area Tuesday evening leveled buildings, downed power lines, uprooted trees and injured at least 23 people, Bell County Judge David Blackburn said.
Of those injured, 12 required hospitalization and one appears to be in critical condition, Blackburn said.
According to the county judge, the first call regarding a tornado was received at about 5:37 p.m. Tuesday. Dozens of calls soon followed after the tornado crossed from northern Williamson County into the Salado area in southern Bell County, KWTX reported.
Blackburn said search and rescue crews have done multiple walkthroughs and, as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, believe everyone in the storm-ravaged area is accounted for.
“Buildings were reduced to rubble and power lines are scattered all over the place,” Blackburn said, “The damage is extensive and, at this time, to not have any fatalities is very significant.”
Blackburn said the county is ready to provide an emergency shelter to those affected, but homeowners afflicted by the storm turned down help Tuesday evening.
The focus will now turn to cleaning up the debris from damaged homes and restoring downed power lines in the area.
“There will be many, many days of cleanup after this,” the county judge warned.
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VIDEO: Elementary school principal fired, charged after dragging student through hallway
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – An elementary school principal in Tennessee was fired Thursday after she was charged for an incident that happened in 2019.
In a video from 2019 obtained by WSMV from police, Walter Hill Elementary principal Helen Campbell and special education teacher Bonnie Marlar can be seen dragging a 10-year-old student by his feet through the school, injuring his head.
On Thursday, at a Rutherford County School Board meeting, new images from the incident were shown. A vote was taken, and the board decided to terminate Campbell.
During the board meeting, one of the district’s special needs student administrators said she did not see any behavior by the student that would constitute Campbell’s actions.
“Dragging the student from the front to the back of the building to the common room, almost two football fields, is not a CPI [Crisis Prevention Intervention] technique and is not proper restraint,” an administrator said.
Campbell was reportedly terminated and charged with child abuse and tampering with evidence. It’s unclear if Marlar is facing punishment.
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ATLANTA, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Witherite Law Group, 1-800-TruckWreck, V-103-FM The People's Station and The SWAGG Shop, are joining together to provide free haircuts to Atlanta youth returning to school this fall. Witherite Law Group will sponsor more than 160 students to receive a free haircut, valued at approximately $30 each. The free haircuts will be provided to students up to age 18. This inaugural event is an effort to offset the costs associated with going back to school. The event is free and open to the public.
Witherite Law Group will take over two SWAGG Shop locations where the first 80 children at each location will receive a free haircut just in time for the first day of school.
Details are as follows:
Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
Date: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022
Locations:
- The SWAGG Shop, 365 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
- The SWAGG Shop, 3461 Roosevelt Hwy, STE 16, Atlanta, GA 30349
Studies have shown that self-esteem is directly correlated with school performance, and proper grooming increases confidence and academic success. However, many families only have the financial resources for their basic needs.
"As students prepare to the return to the classroom, they will be faced with higher prices for supplies like shoes, clothes and backpacks because of inflation," said Amy Witherite, founder of Witherite Law Group and 1-800-TruckWreck. "With the 'Barbershop Takeover,' we hope to offer some financial relief to families and help students look and feel good on the first day of school."
Witherite Law Group recently partnered with Walmart to host the "Cash Register Takeover" where they gave away over $10,000 in gift cards to help offset the costs of school supplies. Lead by Amy Witherite, Witherite Law Group and 1-800-TruckWreck are committed to putting people first, investing in the communities it serves and building bridges of opportunity that create stronger communities.
Witherite Law Group is a personal injury law firm founded in 2001 with offices in Atlanta (also serving Columbus and Macon), Dallas, and Fort Worth. The firm's attorneys specialize in helping those injured in a car or truck accident and can be reached by calling 1-800-TruckWreck or 1-800-CarWreck, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The following spokespeople are available for pre-event and/or onsite interviews:
- Amy Witherite - founder, Witherite Law Group
- Adewale Odetunde – associate attorney, Witherite Law Group
- Big Tigger – famed morning show host, V-103 FM
- Select barbershop customers
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WitheriteLaw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/witheritelaw/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WitheriteLaw
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1800TruckWreck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1800truckwreck/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1800truckwreck
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONO PHARMA USA, INC. (President and CEO, Kunihiko Ito, "OPUS") announces its organization and leadership team expansion to advance its clinical development, research alliance, licensing activities, as well as future commercialization opportunities for the upcoming products in the U.S.
Since April 2021 when OPUS opened its new US headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., OPUS has successfully enhanced its R&D infrastructure and momentum by recruiting a number of senior leaders to bolster its global clinical development, research alliance and licensing. In addition, OPUS continues to make progress in building out its commercial organization. OPUS has recently appointed senior leadership roles in Business Operations, Legal, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Sales & Marketing to enhance the future activities in the U.S.
"Our leadership team fully embraces our core value that - The greater the challenge, the more passionately Ono will rise to meet it. We will work side by side and deliver on our commitment to bring the positive impacts of our pioneering treatments to patients. As one team, we continue to challenge ourselves to fulfil the unmet medical needs for patients suffering from difficult-to-treat diseases," said Kunihiko Ito, President and CEO of OPUS.
For more information about OPUS senior leadership members, please visit leadership introduction page on the official website. (https://www.ono-usa.com/about/leadership).
ONO PHARMA USA, INC. ("OPUS"), established in 1998 as the U.S. subsidiary of Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Ono"), is pursuing the clinical development of new drug candidates and aiming to establish its operation from the clinical development until the regulatory approval of products for commercialization in the U.S. In addition, OPUS has been engaged in promotion of the discovery alliances and licensing activities to expand Ono's development pipeline and to pursue the commercialization opportunities in the U.S. For more information, please visit the company's website at https://www.ono-usa.com/.
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New features to increase engagement among users and drive value among population health and provider clients
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Brain, an applied, integrative neuroscience company, today announced the launch of several new features to enhance Total Brain product functionality for population health and provider clients and the consumers, employees, and patients they serve. These innovative product updates include Mood Meter, a new tool that gives users the ability to easily track their mood and what causes it to change over time; HRV stand-alone measurement; and improved HRV measurement metrics.
"These latest product enhancements reflect Total Brain's commitment to enriching our in-the-moment intervention tools to complement our overall measurement and self-care capabilities," said Matthew Mund, CEO, Total Brain. "Ongoing innovation is essential to increasing engagement among our users and driving more value for our population health and provider clients. Mood Meter and improved HRV functionality meets those critical objectives."
New Product Features
- Mood Meter - Available to all Total Brain users, Mood Meter provides a quick and efficient way to identify and tag a user's current mood. By rating their mood, users can better understand the impact of certain activities on their state of mind, along with other notable mood changes they may experience throughout the day.
- HRV stand-alone measurement - Previously, Total Brain's HRV measurement tool was available only through the Resonant Breathing exercise. Now, users can take a single reading whenever they choose and use tags to help better identify trending data related to stress. HRV measurement is currently only available to iOS users.
- Improved HRV measurement metrics – Users have access to two new sections under the Insights tab ̶ Your Stress and Your Mood. These new features combine metrics from HRV measurements and the Mood Meter to give the user a more holistic view of stress levels and stressors over time. HRV Measurement is currently only available to iOS users, but data will be available through both web and mobile applications.
These new features are available by updating the Total Brain app. No other actions are necessary to start benefiting from these new features. Learn more about Total Brain.
About Total Brain Limited (ASX: TTB)
Total Brain Limited is a San Francisco and Sydney-based applied, integrative neuroscience company that has developed and offers Total Brain, a SaaS-based mental health platform powered by the world's largest standardized brain database.
Its SaaS platform has helped more than one million registered users to-date scientifically measure and optimize their brain capacities while managing the risk of common mental conditions. Benefits for providers include improved patient outcomes, tracking of evidence-based outcomes across the continuum of care, and a reduction in clinician fatigue. Benefits for employers and payers include better mental healthcare access, lower costs, and higher productivity. For more information, please visit www.totalbrain.com and follow on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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Mom charged with first-degree murder in death of 5-month-old baby
GLENDALE, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) – A Mississippi mother was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 5-month-old daughter.
According to the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office, the baby was found unresponsive in a bathtub on Sunday at a home in Glendale. Investigators said two other children were also in the home at the time.
The child’s mother, 23-year-old Brittney Brady, was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of felony child neglect.
Brady made her first court appearance Wednesday afternoon. Her bond was set at $625,000.
In court, deputies said Brady admitted to drug use at the time of the child’s death.
The baby’s father, 32-year-old Steven Busha Jr., was also arrested and charged with three counts of felony child neglect.
Busha is the biological father of the 5-month-old girl and of the two other children involved in the investigation.
Busha will remain at the Forrest County Adult Detention Center until his first court appearance on Friday.
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COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MLG Attorneys at Law is proud to present the winners of its annual "Never Stop Learning" scholarship, to assist Orange County high school seniors with their journey into higher education. First place winner, Febronia Genidy, will receive $1,000 for college, a year-long mentorship with MLG principal Jonathan Michaels and the opportunity to attend a civil jury trial. Second place winner, Ava Mendoza, will receive a $500 scholarship. Third place winner, Luke Goldade will receive a $250 scholarship.
Febronia, Ava, and Luke showed a passion for the pursuit of justice, provided evidence for the injustices they identified and solutions that suggest a real commitment to change the system. At MLG, we designed the scholarship to challenge young adults to push their thinking into areas not previously examined and seek solutions. We were delighted that so many applicants did just that and congratulate all who entered.
"Education is the cornerstone of success, and we are proud to support our winners as they have demonstrated a desire to change the inequalities in our society," said Jonathan Michaels. "I am particularly excited to mentor Febronia, as it will help her develop leadership skills and gain a broader understanding of the legal system."
You can read their complete essays and learn more about the MLG Scholarship program at www.mlgaplc.com/scholarship.
Located in Orange County, California, MLG's team of trial lawyers represent the legal interests of those in the automotive industry. MLG fights for car accident victims where vehicle defects result in serious personal injury or death. Follow DefectAttorney on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Visit https://mlgaplc.com/ to learn more about MLG Attorneys at Law.
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Police: Couple facing murder charge after 8-week-old son dies with broken ribs, skull fracture
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Police in Louisiana are investigating a couple who has been arrested for the death of their infant son.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said John Noel and his wife, Analise Noehl, are facing charges of first-degree murder after their 8-week-old son was unresponsive and rushed to a hospital in critical condition on May 24.
According to an arrest warrant, the baby died three days after being admitted, and a homicide detective was called to the hospital, as reported by WAFB.
The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy earlier this week on the infant. The medical examiner reported the baby had a 5-inch skull fracture on the right side of his head and two broken ribs on his left side.
According to the arrest documents, John Noehl said he was outside playing with his baby and another toddler before putting him in a portable bouncing baby rocker. The father then briefly went outside, and when he returned, he told police that’s when he noticed his baby was gasping for air and becoming unresponsive.
Noehl also reportedly told investigators that the baby had fallen out of the rocker three to four weeks earlier but was not taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
According to the report, hospital staff noted that the baby sustained a skull fracture, internal bleeding, fixed pupils, intracranial hemorrhaging, rib fractures, and visible bruising was seen on his lower back.
Staff also stated that the baby’s ribs showed signs of healing, and the injuries had probably happened about 14 to 28 days prior.
According to the medical staff, the baby’s injuries were consistent with trauma that wasn’t accidental.
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5 houses, 2 garages, 12 vehicles go up in flames in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - The Cleveland Fire Department confirmed five houses, two garages, and 12 vehicles went up in flames on the east side of the city Wednesday.
The initial call was for a single house on fire in the 1800 block of Mannering Road, but the wind-driven flames quickly spread to the neighboring structures, according to Cleveland Fire Chief Angelo Calvillo, “It was a wind-driven fire. Whenever you get a lot of wind like this and you have a working structure fire it really intensifies it.”
Eighty Cleveland firefighters from 17 different fire companies were called in to battle the primary fire, that was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived, and led to the home almost immediately collapsing.
Tayshawna Wright never heard warning knocks on her door. The Cleveland woman was asleep in an upstairs bedroom of a neighboring home, and only woke up to the danger that spread to her apartment when she started feeling the heat, “I woke up my boyfriend got the dogs out of the cage, tried to grab cell phones, but that didn’t work out. My dogs ran back upstairs and I was really scared for them.”
Firefighters tackled the flames and the rushed inside saving pups Chico and Fabio. “I was happy, I was happy,” Wright said.
But Wright and neighbors in 5 structures lost their homes, cars and all of their belongings, but fortunately walked away with their lives.
Firefighters also thankful because the massive fire could have been far worse, because along with strong winds, there were not enough hydrants to supply the massive mounts of water needed, “We had to actually do a relay operation to catch the water, the water supply off of Euclid in addition to the street here,” Chief Calvillo said.
Cleveland Fire Chief Angelo Calvillo confirmed no one was injured, and firefighters rescued two dogs and a cat.
However, the fire displaced a total of 14 adults and two children, Cleveland Fire said.
The Red Cross was called to the scene to assist the victims with shelter, clothing and food.
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NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AXSM, NIO, VEON, UAL, and CLVS.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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- UAL: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=UAL&prnumber=063020222
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Arena's opportunistic credit fund exceeds target, follows strong performance of Fund I
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Investors, LP ("Arena"), a global institutional asset manager specializing in opportunistic, asset and yield oriented investments, today announced the final close of Arena Special Opportunities Partners II, LP and Arena Special Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II, LP ("Fund," "Fund II"). The Fund is oversubscribed at approximately $930 million of committed capital, including separately managed accounts investing alongside the Fund. The close exceeds the $750 million target that was set for Fund II, which was launched on July 1, 2021.
Arena's latest Fund invests in asset-backed, credit-oriented investments that either were not the beneficiaries of the increased liquidity environment headed into 2022, or that are now in need of liquidity based on the more recent retrenchment of such liquidity, and the corresponding market volatility that has resulted.
"With an investment strategy grounded in over 25 years of experience investing globally across divergent economic downturns, we believe Arena is well-positioned to find value in all economic environments," said Dan Zwirn, Arena Investors Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. "The COVID-19 pandemic caused newfound disruption to the global economy, and expedited trends we were already seeing five to ten years sooner than expected. While much has changed, Arena's flexible approach has allowed us to adjust quickly and continually identify attractive opportunities to deliver value to our investors. We are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, regardless of potential market uncertainty."
Arena's opportunistic special-situations approach has enabled the firm to provide investors with access to diverse investments across market cycles, with Arena's Fund I (Arena Special Opportunities Partners I, LP and Arena Special Opportunities Partners (Cayman) I, LP) thus far achieving an estimated net MOIC of 1.44x from March 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022, with additional upside to the targeted returns coming in the form of embedded optionality, which Arena seeks to structure into its bespoke investments. In addition to several new investors, all investors in Fund I made commitments into Fund II.
Arena Investors, LP is an institutional asset manager founded in partnership with The Westaim Corporation (TSXV: WED). With nearly $4 billion of invested and committed assets under management as of August 1, 2022, and a team of over 100 employees in offices globally, Arena provides creative solutions for those seeking capital in special situations. The firm has individuals with decades of experience, a track record of comfort with complexity, the ability to deliver within time constraints, and the flexibility to engage in transactions that cannot be addressed by banks and other conventional financial institutions. See www.arenaco.com for more information.
All returns are calculated net of annual management fees of 2% and an incentive fee of 20%, which represent the standard fees charged to the Fund investors. The returns are inclusive of a 0.5% asset servicing expense. All returns are based on the reinvestment of principal, interest and dividends. The returns presented are as of June 30, 2022, with final returns through May 31. 2022 and estimates results for June 2022. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Actual results may vary.
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Chargers select Baylor safety JT Woods in third round
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers addressed their need for depth in the secondary during the second day of the NFL draft, selecting Baylor safety JT Woods in the third round. Woods’ six interceptions last season were tied for the most in the Football Bowl Subdivision. His 40-yard dash time of 4.36 seconds at the NFL scouting combine was tied for second-quickest among safeties. Woods would likely be paired with Nasir Adderley to play as deep safeties with Derwin James playing closer to the line of scrimmage. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/29/chargers-select-baylor-safety-jt-woods-in-third-round/ | 2022-04-30T05:44:14Z |
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A globally renowned scientist, entrepreneur, and inventor who has revolutionized the 3D printing industry is joining Incoming President Robyn Hannigan, also a known academic innovator, in shaping the future of Ursinus College.
Joseph M. DeSimone has been elected as chair of the Ursinus College Board of Trustees, effective July 1. DeSimone has long been touted for his advances in polymer science, as well as his achievements in developing and commercializing advanced technologies in several cutting-edge fields such as 3D printing, precision medicine, nanoparticle fabrication, and green chemistry. He is the co-founder and former CEO of California-based 3D printing company Carbon and still serves on its board of directors.
One of just 25 people elected to all three branches of the U.S. National Academies—Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine—DeSimone received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama in 2016. He is currently the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, where he holds appointments in the departments of radiology and chemical engineering, and he serves on the board of directors of Blue Current, a solid-state battery company that he co-founded.
"Joe is a fierce advocate and champion of Ursinus College. His own professional trajectory illustrates how the liberal arts can transform—in a very sustainable way—emerging fields as diverse as technology and healthcare," says Hannigan.
Hannigan, an environmental scientist noted for her advances in medical application technologies, will become Ursinus's 19th president on July 1. Following near-concurrent paths to Ursinus leadership, Hannigan and DeSimone are poised to blend entrepreneurial thinking with the foundational elements of Ursinus's residential liberal arts education and its Quest "open questions" core curriculum.
"My experience as a student at Ursinus has defined my approach to scientific inquiry, invention, teaching, mentorship, and entrepreneurship in my career," reflects DeSimone, "and I am incredibly honored to help lead our institution forward."
One of the nation's "Colleges that Change Lives," Ursinus College is a highly selective, residential college with 1,500 students that is widely recognized for its Common Intellectual Experience and its Quest: Open Questions Open Minds inquiry-based core curriculum. Ursinus is noted for its undergraduate teaching and within the state for its career outcomes.
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The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection has told Rep. Jim Jordan it still expects him to comply with its subpoena and for him to do so by June 11.
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection has told Rep. Jim Jordan it still expects him to comply with its subpoena and for him to do so by June 11, according to a letter sent to the Ohio Republican on Tuesday from the panel's chairman Bennie Thompson.
The committee initially set a May 27 deadline for Jordan to comply with the subpoena but is now giving him more time.
Last week, Jordan responded to the committee's subpoena by contesting its constitutionality and outlining a list of demands the panel must meet in order for him to even consider moving forward.
But in its letter Tuesday, the committee warned Jordan he must appear for a deposition no later than June 11, and calls his arguments pushing back on the validity of its subpoena "misplaced."
The committee also notes that cooperation with its investigation could give Jordan an opportunity to "resolve, on the record, inconsistencies in your public statements about the events of January 6."
"For instance, you have offered inconsistent public statements regarding when and how many times you spoke with President Trump on January 6. You have also claimed you 'never said the election was stolen,' despite numerous public statements to the contrary," the letter reads.
Jordan is one of five House Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, that the committee subpoenaed earlier this month as part of its investigation. Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Mo Brooks of Alabama have also been subpoenaed. All have deposition dates scheduled over the next two weeks.
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Diaz disputes feds on gender identity, sexual orientation
TALLAHASSEE — Saying federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on such things as gender identity would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. told school officials Thursday to ignore the guidelines.
Title IX is a federal law that was enacted more than 50 years ago to prohibit sex-based discrimination in educational institutions. The U.S. Department of Education last month released a proposal that it said would “provide greater clarity regarding the scope” of sex discrimination.
The guidelines would extend protections under the law to include schools’ “obligations not to discriminate based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Diaz took issue with the interpretation of Title IX to include sexual orientation and gender identity. He sent letters Thursday to superintendents, school boards, private-school owners and charter-school governing boards that said guidance documents from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture “are not binding law” and asking school officials to refuse to change their practices.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is involved in such things as school-lunch programs, in May similarly announced it would begin interpreting Title IX “to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Diaz warned against schools making certain accommodations for transgender students.
“Specifically, for example, nothing in these guidance documents requires you to give biological males who identify as female access to female bathrooms, locker rooms, or dorms; to assign biological males who identify as female to female rooms on school field trips; or to allow biological males who identify as female to compete on female sports teams,” Diaz wrote.
But in a news release last month, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said the guidelines, in part, will “ensure all our nation’s students — no matter where they live, who they are or whom they love — can learn, grow and thrive in school.
Diaz’s letter was an extension of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to bar what he calls “woke gender ideology” from classrooms.
The governor during a news conference Wednesday suggested that school systems in other states have included instruction that would encourage students to question their genders.
“And basically, this would be for elementary school kids, where they’re instructed to tell them, ‘Well, you may have been born a boy, that may have been what you said, but maybe you’re really a girl.’ That’s wrong. That has no place in school. So, that is happening in our country. Anyone that tells you it’s not happening is lying to you,” DeSantis said during an appearance in Tampa.
DeSantis this year signed a controversial bill that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. The measure, which critics derided as the “don’t say gay” bill, has drawn federal-court challenges.
Also, DeSantis in 2021 signed legislation that barred transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls’ and college women’s sports teams.
Diaz’s letter also took aim at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, accusing it of communicating with schools and “suggesting that they should comply” with the U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance.
The state department is led by Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat who is running for governor this year and frequently clashes with DeSantis.
Diaz also advised schools to disregard what he characterized as “any suggestion” from the state agriculture department that schools post an “And Justice for All” poster, which would indicate participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service program.
According to the federal agriculture agency, the posters are the “primary method utilized to inform customers of their rights that displays information relevant” to federally assisted programs.
The News Service of Florida contacted the U.S. Department of Education and the state agriculture department on Thursday for comment but did not immediately receive responses.
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Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office K9 receives body-armor donation
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, July 18, shared a Facebook post with a photo of its K9, Riggs, sporting new gear from a charitable donation. The nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided Riggs with a bullet-and-stab-protective vest.
The sheriff’s office said Ruth Ciaramella of Glen Rock, NJ sponsored Riggs’ vest and on it, embroidered the words, “In Memory of Captain Anthony Ciaramella GRPD. Captain Caramella served on the Glenn Rocks Police Department for 33 years and lived in Glenn Rocks for 56 years before his death in February 2009, information from the GRPD shows.
The Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office provided background information on Vested Interest in K9s and specs for Rigg’ new gear.
“Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., established in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States,” the sheriff’s office explained. “This potentially lifesaving body armor for four-legged K9 officers is U.S. made, custom fitted, and NIJ certified. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has provided over 4,714 vests to K9s in all 50 states at a value of $6.9 million, made possible by both private and corporate donations. The program is open to U.S. dogs that are at least 20 months old and actively employed and certified with law enforcement or related agencies. K9s with expired vests are also eligible to participate. There are an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. accepts tax-deductible contributions in any amount, while a single donation of $960 will sponsor one vest. Each vest has a value of $1,744-$2,283, weighs an average of 4-5 lb., and comes with a five-year warranty.”
You can learn more about Vested Interests in K9s or donate to the cause on the organization’s website.
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This year’s NFL draft has the chance to be unlike any other in recent years with a possible long wait before any of the players who throw, catch or run with the ball coming off the board.
With no sure-fire quarterback prospects in the draft and several good-but-not-elite receiving prospects, the offensive linemen and defensive players should dominate the early picks with the top skill position player on The Athletic’s composite big boardof 70 draft analysts being Ohio State receiver Garrett Wilson at No. 10.
There has never been a draft that didn’t have a quarterback, receiver, running back or tight end taken in the top 10 picks in the history of the NFL, with a player from those positions going in the top five in all but one of the past 24 drafts.
The only year in that span where it didn’t happen came in 2013 when four offensive linemen led by tackles Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel went in the top seven and the first skill position player taken was receiver Tavon Austin at No. 8 by the Rams.
The only other times in the common draft era starting in 1967 that a skill position player didn’t go in the top five were 1997 (Ike Hilliard, seventh), 1991 (Herman Moore, 10th), 1988 (Tim Brown, sixth), 1985 (Al Toon, 10th) and 1968 (Larry Csonka, eighth).
Quarterbacks have dominated the top of the draft in recent years with the past four No. 1 picks playing the position and at least two QBs going in the top six in each of those seasons.
The only time in the past 21 drafts that a quarterback didn’t go in the top three came in 2013 when E.J. Manuel was the first taken at No. 16 by Buffalo. That was one of 11 times in the common draft era that no QB went in the top 10.
Three of those drafts featured star QBs taken after round one with Hall of Famers Ken Stabler and Brett Favre going in the second round in 1968 and 1991, and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady going in the sixth round in 2000.
This also could be the rare year without a running back going in the first round — something that has happened only once in the common draft era when Bishop Sankey was the first back taken at 54th overall by Tennessee in 2014.
While it remains to be seen how high the top receiver goes, several are expected to be taken in round one. The record for receivers in the first round is seven in 2004 with seven other years having six taken, most recently in 2000.
NO. 1 BREAKDOWN
The betting oddshave Georgia defensive end Travon Walker and Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson as the favorites to be taken No. 1 overall by Jacksonville.
That would mark the 12th time a defensive end was taken first in the common draft era starting in 1967, second only to the 26 quarterbacks.
There have been four defensive ends to go first since 2000 with Cleveland taking Courtney Brown in 2000 and Myles Garrett in 2017, and Houston taking Mario Williams in 2006 and Jadeveon Clowney in 2014.
After QBs and defensive ends, the most popular positions for No. 1 picks are running backs (seven), tackles (four), defensive tackles (three), linebackers (two) and receivers (two). No secondary players or tight ends have been picked first.
COLLEGE RANKINGS
Since the start of the common draft era, Ohio State and Southern California have produced the most top 10 picks with 72 apiece. That tie could be broken if one of the three star receivers from the two schools goes in the top 10 with the Buckeyes’ Wilson and Chris Olave, and the Trojans’ Drake London possibilities.
Georgia has a shot at some other records when it comes to colleges and the draft with seven players mentioned as possibilities in the first round. The contenders for the Bulldogs are defensive linemen Walker, Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt; linebackers Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker; receiver George Pickens; and safety Lewis Cine.
The record for first-rounders from a school in a single draft is six held by Miami (2004) and Alabama (2021). With Walker, Davis and Wyatt the most likely to go in round one. The Bulldogs should join Clemson from 2019 as the only schools with three defensive linemen to go in the first round. The Tigers had Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence go that year.
If LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. cracks the top 10, the Tigers will join Texas and Ohio State as the only colleges with five top 10 defensive backs in the common draft era.
TRADING POST
Teams have given up first-round picks at a record pace with the eight teams without a pick in the opening round the most in the common draft era. The previous record was seven, done in 1973, 2000, 2019 and 2020.
The eight teams with multiple picks in round one is also a record, topping the six most recently done in 2020.
In all, 20 picks in the first two rounds have already changed hands through trades with more possibilities to come during the draft.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I had a lot of brush and pine needles in my yard that needed to be cleared for landscaping," said the inventor from Prineville, Ore. "I thought of this idea to help reduce the amount of manual labor it takes to cleanup leaves, grass clippings, pine needles, weeds and brush from my property out in the country."
He invented MY POWER RAKE, patent-pending, that eliminates the need to manually rake or displace loose yard debris. This device could help reduce physical strain on the body and help save time. It could be utilized to rake leaves, grass clippings, and even move objects such as soil or gravel for ranch, farms, ATV, horse and grooming trailers. Additionally, this could be utilized by homeowners, professional landscapers, and even forest firefighters.
The original design was submitted to the Portland sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-POO-426, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Leader in insurance solutions opens new location in Austin, Texas
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CCIG, a leader in Risk Management and Insurance solutions for business and individual clients nationwide, is expanding its services to the Southwest with the opening of a new location in Austin, Texas.
CCIG specializes in construction and real estate insurance protection. Their Insurance Program Design Team and their Risk Management Team help clients secure the right insurance protection, reduce risk exposures and manage the claims that do occur.
"It's a full package for the client. Businesses and individuals face an ever-changing landscape of exposures and risk, and CCIG is in the best position to help them address those challenges," said Brook Mahoney, Founder and CEO of CCIG. "Businesses and families throughout the Southwest now have easy access to our Risk Management Team, our insurance networks and Advisors who will help them minimize potential losses at a competitive price. We look forward to introducing our services to the families and businesses of Texas out of our new office in Austin."
Recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S., CCIG's evolving landscape creates an opportunity for them to transform not only how buyers receive and understand their healthcare, but how they use and pay for that care.
"We recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to insurance or employee benefits," said Andrew Mahoney, President of CCIG. "We are the curious broker because we fully engage with clients helping them identify exactly what they need and how to apply a wide array of employee benefit solutions. With an office in Austin, we can offer hands-on care to more individuals who need assistance in navigating the healthcare space."
For more information about CCIG, please visit https://thinkccig.com/.
Since 1985, CCIG is a fiercely independent, rapidly growing insurance brokerage, delivering risk management and insurance solutions to their clients. They represent clients nationally and have offices in Denver, CO and Austin, TX. Living up to their "curious broker" philosophy, their Advisors are relentlessly focused on understanding the needs and evolving landscape within their respective industry verticals. CCIG has an award-winning culture, being named Max Performer of the Year and a "Best Practices" Insurance Broker by The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. CCIG lives by the acronym of RISE: Relationships, Innovation, Strategy, Excellence and this is the foundation on which all decisions are made.
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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA).
Class Period: March 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 11, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Tuya investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (2) that, prior to the IPO, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (3) that, as a result of above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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At least 32 people have died since Friday in flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoonal rains in two of India's northern states.
The rainfall has overwhelmed villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews race to evacuate survivors.
Twenty-seven were killed in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh and, as of Monday, six people were still missing, the state government said, adding that many of the deaths were caused by homes collapsing and other accidents.
It's just the latest in a mounting death toll related to heavy rainfall in the state since the start of monsoon at the end of June. At least 244 people have died in Himachal Pradesh since the onset of the season, according to the state report.
In Uttarakhand state, five people died and 12 are still missing, according to Ranjit Kumar Sinha, an official with the state disaster management authority.
"Search and rescue for the missing people is still underway and we are hoping to find them," Sinha said.
Earlier this month the federal weather office had predicted that India was likely to receive an average amount of rain in August and September.
"We have deployed choppers to rescue people who are stuck in remote areas due to rain related incidents. The rescue operation is happening on full swing," said Sinha, according to Reuters.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Well Texas, it’s getting hot outside again as it usually does as the winter and spring months come to an end and the Texas sun beats down during the summertime; one thing that will always be here to accompany that, is hot spots to eat at in Dallas-Fort Worth.
We checked out Gayot’s list of the 10 Hot Spots for dining in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, some might be a surprise, while others serve as a staple for DFW.
- Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine
- Il Cane Rosso
- Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House
- Fearing’s
- Katy Trail Ice House
- Knife
- The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
- Rock & Brews
- Salum
- Savor
Gayot also gave some insight on what to get at these restaurants as well, and if you’re getting hungry like we are writing this story, get up and go get a plate or two or three!
At Bonnell’s, you may want to try out the mini-tacos filled with elk and green chile grits, grilled Texas quail over parmesan-jalapeno spinach and more. At Cane Rosso, keep it simple and get a pizza with the toppings to your liking. Over at Chamberlain’s you can’t go wrong with a cut of steak and a glass of wine.
If you’re looking for a certified good time with some certified good drinks and great food, don’t miss out on Katy Trail Ice House and try the Man vs Food burger. For more of Gayot’s suggestions on the hottest spots for dining in DFW, click here. | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/its-getting-hot-outside-so-heres-a-look-at-the-10-hottest-spots-to-eat-at-around-dfw/ | 2022-06-08T20:45:48Z |
‘I set my mind to it’: Diving 358 feet in less than 3 minutes, swimmer breaks national record
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A diver from Hawaii has broken the USA Men’s National Freediving Record.
During the International Association for the Development of Apnea (AIDA) depth championships in the Philippines last week, Kurt Chambers completed a self-powered dive to 358 feet on a single breath of air.
The record dive took two minutes and 54 seconds.
The Kailua-Kona native is now the deepest competitive free diver in all of North America.
“At some point I went ahead and set my mind on it, even if it was kind of an ambitious goal to reach those numbers based on where I was at,” Chambers said. “I set my mind to it and ended up being successful.”
Chambers teaches freediving courses in Hawaii.
He holds 10 national records.
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- Customers Would Receive Immediate Liquidity and the Option to Signup with FTX
- Voyager Debtors Can Continue to Pursue Three Arrows Capital for Additional Recoveries
NASSAU, Bahamas, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FTX Trading Ltd. ("FTX"), owner and operator of FTX.com, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a joint offer with West Realm Shires Inc., the owner and operator of FTX US, and Alameda Ventures Ltd, to provide early liquidity to customers of Voyager Digital, LLC ("Voyager"), which filed for bankruptcy in New York earlier this month.
Under the joint proposal, customers of Voyager would have the opportunity to start a new account with FTX with an opening cash balance funded by an early distribution on a portion of their bankruptcy claims. Customers would be able to withdraw their cash immediately, or use it to purchase digital assets on the FTX platform. No customer is required to participate, and participation in the joint proposal is fully voluntary.
FTX hopes to close the transaction as promptly as possible, preferably in early August, subject to the requirements of the Chapter 11 process and the need for court approval.
Neither FTX nor other participants in the joint proposal would be acquiring Voyager's loans to Three Arrows Capital or related litigation claims. The joint proposal anticipates that Voyager would pursue its rights with respect to Three Arrows Capital matters and any recoveries would be available to fund supplemental distributions to customers, whether or not such customers open accounts with FTX.
"Voyager's customers did not choose to be bankruptcy investors holding unsecured claims," says Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX. "The goal of our joint proposal is to help establish a better way to resolve an insolvent crypto business – a way that allows customers to obtain early liquidity and reclaim a portion of their assets without forcing them to speculate on bankruptcy outcomes and take one-sided risks."
The details of the offer are explained in a letter to Voyager available at https://help.ftx.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/7994471857044/FTX_Joint_Proposal_to_Voyager_Customers.pdf. The offer is currently non-binding, has not been accepted by Voyager and is subject to the execution of definitive documentation, court approval, and other conditions.
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CLEVELAND, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Foundation has partnered with The Urban League of Greater Cleveland (ULGC) to develop and launch an innovative new Construction Accelerator Program (CAP) with the goal of driving long-term growth and success for Northeast Ohio minority-owned businesses.
"The Sherwin-Williams Foundation is pleased to partner with the Urban League of Greater Cleveland to positively impact the greater Cleveland community and support minority-owned business growth through fostering economic inclusion for minority-owned construction companies," said John G. Morikis, President of the Foundation, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW). "The CAP aligns well with our Company's commitment to create jobs and to positively impact the broader Cleveland and Northeast Ohio community, and we are excited to be on the ground floor of an instrumental program designed to accelerate the growth of minority-owned construction businesses for many years to come."
Over the next three years, Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in the paint and coatings industry, will make a significant financial commitment by investing a minimum of $600 million in its Building Our Future (BOF) global headquarters and R&D Center project, which includes meeting or exceeding robust economic inclusion requirements.
Through the pilot program, officially known as Construction Accelerator Program Powered by Sherwin-Williams, the Urban League will provide eligible minority-owned businesses with access to capital, mentorship, education on the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) process, construction management best practices and an opportunity to build capacity. The program will also focus on intense technical and human capital enhancement, enabling participating businesses to qualify for a working capital loan through UBIZ Venture Capital operated through the Urban League's Entrepreneurship Center.
"The Urban League is extremely excited to partner with The Sherwin-Williams Foundation on the Construction Accelerator Program because it directly supports our goals of economic inclusion and opens opportunities and access that will help reduce historical barriers that minority-owned businesses experience in the construction industry and across the board," said Marsha Mockabee, ULGC President and Chief Executive Officer.
The Construction Accelerator Program is targeting MBE-certified businesses in the construction industry who are in the growth or expansion phase, in business for at least three years, and meet a pre-determined minimum annual revenue threshold, in addition to other criteria.
Participating business owners will move through ULGC's UBIZ Accelerator Curriculum, helping to transform their business infrastructure and operations for success and sustainable growth. Upon completion of the program curriculum, graduates of the CAP program will be eligible to apply for the Access to Capital and Credit Enhancement Plan, a working capital loan through UBIZ Venture Capital or its investment partners.
"Cleveland needs programs that ensure opportunities for employment of its residents, as well as growth opportunities for its minority and female-owned enterprises," commented Tyson Mitchell, recently named Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) for the City of Cleveland. "We commend The Sherwin-Williams Foundation and ULGC for joining forces to establish this new program. Their joint initiative is strongly aligned with the City and the OEO's mission, and we're encouraged by the workforce pipeline the CAP creates for projects today and into the future."
The CAP is designed to incorporate strategies that will strengthen, accelerate and position businesses for next-level engagement in construction projects.
For CAP registration information, prospective applicants should email UBIZVentures@ulcleveland.org.
Details about the Building Our Future project including the Company's commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity as well as its community engagement process and the Our Community video profiles can be found on the Building Our Future website.
For more information about the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, visit ulcleveland.org.
ABOUT THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. The Company manufactures products under well-known brands such as Sherwin-Williams®, Valspar®, HGTV HOME® by Sherwin-Williams, Dutch Boy®, Krylon®, Minwax®, Thompson's® WaterSeal®, Cabot® and many more. With global headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, Sherwin-Williams® branded products are sold exclusively through a chain of more than 5,000 Company-operated stores and facilities, while the Company's other brands are sold through leading mass merchandisers, home centers, independent paint dealers, hardware stores, automotive retailers, and industrial distributors. The Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group supplies a broad range of highly-engineered solutions for the construction, industrial, packaging and transportation markets in more than 120 countries around the world. Sherwin-Williams shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: SHW). For more information, visit www.sherwin.com.
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GREENSBORO, N.C., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There's no debate that our world could use a little change, and the students at Greensboro Academy weren't shy about sharing their ideas in the form of art for a contest held by the school's booster program.
The Greensboro Academy Boosters' arts competition is called "Create It" and this year's theme was "I will change the world by…" Students submitted 49 pieces of artwork, writing, photography, and musical compositions to be judged.
Although the GA Boosters are not a member of the National Parent Teacher Association, they base their arts competition on the NPTA's competition called "Reflections," which was established in 1969 by Mary Lou Anderson to emphasize the importance of an arts education.
"I was amazed by all the entries and their creativity," Kindergarten Teacher Anne Shaw said. "We had work from every grade level. I feel great leaving this earth to the next generation."
Judging was done by teachers within the building including the art and music teachers. Several students entered pieces in multiple categories with ideas such as "Going Green," planting more trees, and adding more electric cars. Much of the artwork focused on paintings of the earth with people interacting by playing music, planting trees, and helping others.
Students at Greensboro Academy are taught with an emphasis on moral focus each school day. Virtues such as respect, perseverance, and compassion are essential parts of their learning. They see the importance of making good decisions and doing the right things in life.
"This is an opportunity for our students to take all they have learned academically as well as through Moral Focus and apply that knowledge in a tangible way," Dean Tara Chandler said.
One piece, written by first-grader Wynonna Shepherd, was entitled "My Better World."
"I will explore new planets,
Will always choose love over hate,
Change unfair rules,
The ocean will be cleaner,
World is at peace,
By working together as a team."
So simple and honest, like change should be.
Greensboro Charter Academy is part of National Heritage Academies, a charter school management company in Grand Rapids, Mich. with 98 tuition-free, public charter schools across nine states, serving more than 60,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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10-year-old sworn in as junior officer to nearly 400 law enforcement agencies
HOUSTON (Gray News) – A 10-year-old battling terminal cancer passed up the chance of going to Walt Disney World to become the youngest officer to be sworn into U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Devarjaye Daniel is now a sworn officer of nearly 400 law enforcement agencies, far surpassing his wish of being sworn into 100.
“This is right up his alley,” Theodis Daniel, Devarjaye’s father told CBP. “He turned down a trip to Disney World because law enforcement is all he wants to do.”
“It was my distinct pleasure to welcome ‘DJ’ into the CBP family,” said CBP Port Director Shawn Polley after administering the oath.
DJ went through training and was introduced to intellectual property rights violations where he questioned a fake purse.
The 10-year-old worked with K-9 teams and got to open a package of undeclared currency where he found three large stacks of bills, putting a smile on his face.
CBP said the boy’s keen eye even led to the seizure of apples from a traveler from El Salvador, as they are prohibited to prevent foreign pest and plant diseases.
DJ wrapped up his first day on the job with hugs, handshakes and spreading joy.
He has been sworn in as a junior officer 388 times.
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NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (""Verrica or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VRCA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Verrica and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
In December 2020, Verrica submitted its New Drug Application ("NDA") to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") seeking regulatory approval of VP-102 for the treatment of molluscum. Then, on September 20, 2021, after the market closed, Verrica announced receipt of a Complete Response Letter ("CRL") due to deficiencies at a facility of Verrica's contract manufacturer in connection with the Company's NDA.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $1.00 per share, or 8.3%, to close at $11.03 per share on September 21, 2021.
In November 2021, Verrica resubmitted the NDA for VP -102, claiming "[t]he resubmission addresses the successful resolution of inspection deficiencies" at the manufacturing facility. Finally, on May 24, 2022, after the market closed, Verrica announced receipt of another Complete Response Letter regarding the VP-102 NDA citing "deficiencies identified during a general reinspection of Sterling Pharmaceuticals Services, LLC (Sterling), the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) that manufacture's Verrica's bulk solution drug product."
On this news, Verrica's stock price fell $3.55 per share, or 63.8%, to close at $2.01 per share on May 25, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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This romance novelist is on trial in her husband’s killing. It’s like a plot twist from one of her books
By Faith Karimi, CNN
Nancy Crampton-Brophy wrote steamy romance novels with muscular, often shirtless, men on their covers and titles like “The Wrong Husband.” Some carried a tagline that said, “wrong never felt so right.”
But for Crampton-Brophy, life with her husband of almost two decades appeared anything but wrong. She and Daniel Brophy lived in a quiet suburb of Portland, Oregon, where he was a chef at a culinary school. Crampton-Brophy said her husband raised turkeys and chickens in their backyard, tended a vegetable garden and liked to whip up lavish meals for her.
The day she realized he was Mr. Right, she wrote on her author’s website, he was making her hors d’oeuvres while she took a bath.
“Can you imagine spending the rest of your life without a man like that?” she asked.
Then came a plot twist that could have been ripped from one of her books.
On the morning of June 2, 2018, someone shot Daniel Brophy in the kitchen of the Oregon Culinary Institute, where he taught cooking. Three months later, Portland police arrested Crampton-Brophy and charged her with her husband’s murder.
And now, the woman who once published an infamous blog post titled, “How to Murder Your Husband,” is on trial in an Oregon courtroom. Crampton-Brophy, 71, is charged with a single count of murder and has pleaded not guilty.
The trial is expected to last six weeks.
Her husband was shot twice at the cooking school where he worked
On the morning Daniel Brophy was killed, students arrived for class and found him bleeding on the kitchen floor.
In court documents, prosecutors said the 63-year-old man had been shot twice — once in the back as he stood at a sink filling ice and water buckets for the students, and then a second time in the chest at close range. The bullets penetrated his spine and pierced his heart. Brophy’s wallet with cash and credit cards was found with him, and there were no signs of robbery or forced entry.
The next day, Crampton-Brophy posted a message on Facebook.
“My husband and best friend, Chef Dan Brophy was killed yesterday morning,” it said. “For those of you who are close to me and feel this deserved a phone call, you are right, but I’m struggling to make sense of everything right now.”
The slaying remained a public mystery for months. Then came Crampton-Brophy’s arrest in September 2018 — and suddenly the image of the couple’s happy marriage collapsed.
Prosecutors allege in court documents that the Brophys were facing financial difficulties and had drained their retirement account two years prior to the shooting. Crampton-Brophy, whose books were not financially lucrative, hatched the plan to kill her husband to collect more than $1.5 million from multiple life insurance policies and other assets, prosecutors said.
“Dan Brophy was content in his simplistic lifestyle, but Nancy Brophy wanted something more,” prosecutors said in court documents. “As Nancy Brophy became more financially desperate and her writing career was floundering, she was left with few options ….
“Dan Brophy was worth almost $1.5 million to Nancy Brophy if he was dead and he was worth a life of financial hardship if he stayed alive. Nancy Brophy planned and carried out what she believed was the perfect murder. A murder that she believed would free her from the grips of financial despair.”
Prosecutors said a search of the couple’s computers revealed they had a joint iTunes account with a bookmarked article titled, “10 Ways to Cover Up a Murder.”
But Crampton-Brophy’s attorney argued at the trial this week that she loved her husband and had nothing to do with the killing.
“The state will present a circumstantial case that begs you to cast a blind eye to the most important circumstance … love,” defense attorney Lisa Maxfield said Monday in her opening statement. “Nancy Crampton-Brophy has always been thoroughly, madly, crazy in love with Daniel Brophy, and she still is to this day. For Nancy Brophy, he was perfect.”
The couple had taken several romantic getaways in the months before Brophy’s death and were planning a summer trip to Mount Rushmore, the defense attorney said.
The slaying drew new attention to Crampton-Brophy’s writings
News of the slaying stunned the Portland community and made headlines everywhere — partly due to something Crampton-Brophy wrote seven years before her husband’s death.
In 2011, she published a blog post titled, “How to Murder Your Husband.”
“As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure,” the 700-word post began. It was published on a blog called “See Jane Publish” that has since been made private. The essay was split into sections detailing the pros and cons of killing a villainous husband.
“If the murder is supposed to set me free, I certainly don’t want to spend any time in jail,” Crampton-Brophy wrote. “And let me say clearly for the record, I don’t like jumpsuits and orange isn’t my color.”
But the trial judge ruled Monday that the essay would not be permitted as evidence because it was written years ago as part of a writing seminar and could unfairly prejudice the jury.
Crampton-Brophy’s novels do not appear to have brought her riches or literary acclaim. But they were consistent in their packaging and subject matter.
Her books were tales of attempted murder, infidelity, crime, lust and general debauchery — all common themes for romantic suspense novels. In “The Wrong Husband,” a woman tries to escape her abusive husband by hiding in Spain during their anniversary trip.
“My stories are about pretty men and strong women, about families that don’t always work and about the joy of finding love and the difficulty of making it stay,” she wrote on her website. “In writing fiction, you dig deep and unearth portions of your own life that you’ve long forgotten or had purposely buried deep. Granted, sometimes it is smarter to change the ending.”
Her author bio also offered glimpses of how Crampton-Brophy saw life with her husband.
“Like all marriages, we’ve had our ups and downs, more good times than bad,” she wrote.
Prosecutors say she researched ‘ghost guns’
Brophy’s body was found by his culinary students. At the time of his death, he was alone at the school, prosecutors said.
The school had no security cameras, but nearby traffic cameras showed Crampton-Brophy’s Toyota minivan on city streets near the institute around the time of the shooting, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said they believe Crampton-Brophy followed her husband to work and shot him with a Glock 9mm handgun she’d bought at a Portland gun show. Investigators found two 9mm shell casings at the scene.
She had also bought a “ghost gun” assembly kit that investigators later found at a storage facility. “Ghost guns” are unregistered and untraceable firearms.
Crampton-Brophy’s attorney told jurors Monday she was researching “ghost gun” kits for a book she was working on and bought the handgun with her husband’s knowledge because mass shootings in the US made her feel unsafe.
Prosecutors allege that to cover her tracks, Crampton-Brophy swapped the slide and barrel of the Glock 9mm with an identical mechanism she bought on eBay and used that to shoot her husband. She then allegedly took out the new slide and barrel and replaced it with the original, “thus being able to present a new, fully intact firearm to police that would not be a match to the shell casings,” prosecutors said in court documents..
Detectives have not recovered the slide and barrel purchased on eBay, meaning forensic experts have been unable to match the spent bullets with the gun, prosecutors said.
She was the sole beneficiary in several life insurance policies
Investigators discovered that Crampton-Brophy was the beneficiary of “numerous” life insurance policies taken out on her husband, prosecutors said in court documents.
Despite the couple’s financial woes, Crampton-Brophy was spending over $1,000 a month on life insurance premiums, prosecutors said.
Three days after her husband’s death, she called the lead detective in the case and asked for a letter stating she was not a suspect so she could give it to insurance companies, prosecutors said. Detectives declined to provide the letter.
In explaining why she had taken out the life insurance policies on her husband, the defense argued that Crampton-Brophy was a salesperson for several insurance companies and had bought the policies to show her belief in the product and earn a commission.
Her husband was also younger than her and eligible for some life insurance policies that she did not qualify for, Maxfield said.
Maxfield told jurors that the Brophys were in decent shape financially in June 2018 and that prosecutors’ characterization of them being in desperate financial straits are overblown. Crampton-Brophy did not collect an insurance windfall after the killing, Maxfield said.
“Nancy Brophy and Dan Brophy had an unusually healthy and vibrant and marriage, right up until the very end,” she told jurors. “After you’ve heard all the evidence in this case we are certain that you will understand that Nancy Brophy did not kill her husband.”
Crampton-Brophy is expected to take the stand during the trial.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — You’ve probably heard the term “The Great Resignation”, referring to the mass movement of people leaving their places of employment for something better.
The incentives of changing jobs can be more than money. People are leaving for jobs in better locations, with better schedules and a better work environment.
In the spirit of science, WalletHub looked at which states have the highest job resignation rates.
So where does the Lone Star State rank? Relatively well. Texas ranked 29th in the nation, meaning they had a lower job resignation rate than at least half of the country, ranking as the 23rd lowest rate in the nation.
The study says the job resignation rate in Texas over the past 12 months was 3.13% with a rate of 2.8% in the latest month.
Here are the states with the highest resignation rate:
- Alaska
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Florida
- Georgia
- Vermont
- Idaho
- Mississippi
- Arizona
- Tennessee
Here are the states with the lowest resignation rate:
- Washington D.C.
- Massachusetts
- New York
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Washington
- Maine
- Maryland
- Rhode Island
- Minnesota
For the full report, visit WalletHub. | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-where-does-texas-rank-among-states-with-highest-job-resignation-rates/ | 2022-07-20T19:27:42Z |
- Ted Cavan Joins Runway As Managing Director, Technology; Adds a Decade of Experience Funding High Growth Technology Companies -
WOODSIDE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Runway Growth Capital LLC ("Runway" or the "Company"), a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, announced today that it has hired Ted Cavan as Managing Director, Technology.
Cavan will operate out of Boston and report directly to Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer, David Spreng. As a member of Runway's origination team, Cavan will engage with a broad array of late and growth-stage technology companies, focusing on enterprise software. He brings to Runway a decade of experience helping businesses advance their goals using venture and growth debt.
"Ted is well connected in the technology and venture communities, particularly in the Northeast. His background working with banks and specialty finance lenders will be invaluable, as he aims to leverage his network to originate new deals among late and growth-stage companies," said Spreng. "Ted has proven to be exceptional in Runway's sweet spot, working with management teams from later-stage companies to strategically deploy capital."
"I am very impressed with the Runway team and platform; the team is very thoughtful, collaborative, disciplined, and highly professional. I look forward to joining such a terrific group and helping build out their already top-notch platform," explained Cavan. "With such a robust ecosystem of universities, research institutions, and venture capital, the Northeast is an incredible market for the type of strategic capital Runway provides. Non-bank lenders can be an attractive alternative to traditional capital sources - offering borrowers flexible terms and larger loan amounts, without the governance strings associated with equity financing or the strict credit guidelines of a bank. Runway has the team, experience, and approach to help late and growth-stage businesses achieve their most critical goals."
Cavan most recently held the position of Senior Vice President at Stifel, where he led the Boston area technology practice of its Venture Banking and Lending Group. In his role, Cavan was responsible for sourcing promising investment opportunities, building relationships with management teams, crafting deal terms, and actively managing a portfolio of senior debt investments ranging from $1M – $50M. He previously worked for TriplePoint Capital as a Vice President, where he became Principal and was part of a two-person team responsible for launching TriplePoint's East Coast efforts in 2015. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Square 1 Bank, responsible for origination, due diligence, deal execution, and portfolio management of more than $150M of loans ranging from $250K – $20M.
Cavan completed his undergraduate degree at Skidmore College, before receiving his Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.
Runway Growth Capital LLC is the investment advisor to investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY), a business development company, and other private funds, which are lenders of growth capital to companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Led by industry veteran David Spreng, these funds provide senior term loans of $10 million to $75 million to fast-growing companies based in the United States and Canada. For more information on Runway Growth Capital LLC and its platform, please visit our website at www.runwaygrowth.com.
Statements included herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance, condition, or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in Runway Growth's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Runway Growth undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
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Donations to fund the Veterinary Hope Foundation's specially designed support groups for veterinarians
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week, the Veterinary Hope Foundation (VHF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is announcing its partnership with Greenline Pet, a veterinary software company, and Bader Rutter, a full-service advertising agency specializing in the veterinary channel, to bring the first-ever client donation payment system to veterinary clinics. Donations made through the Greenline system will go toward funding the Veterinary Hope Foundation's mission of improving veterinary team mental health by building small communities of support. Donations will help to fund the delivery of six-week professionally facilitated peer support groups that help veterinary professionals better handle the unique stressors of their profession.
"With too many veterinarians reducing their hours or leaving clinical practice altogether, we knew we had to do something to help this profession in dire need of support," said Nick Meurrier, Greenline Pet. "Aligning with the Veterinary Hope Foundation was a natural choice for us as they look to directly support mental wellness in the veterinary community through their peer support groups. All of us at Greenline look forward to seeing the impact this donation system can have in bringing much-needed help to a profession we care deeply about."
Each of Greenline's network of 10,000 veterinary clinics will have the chance to opt into this donation program. Once enrolled, veterinary clinics will offer their clients the opportunity to donate an amount of their choosing to the Veterinary Hope Foundation at checkout. All donations made to the Veterinary Hope Foundation are tax deductible and will be billed as a separate line item. For every dollar donated, 98 cents will directly fund the foundation.
"We're thrilled to have Greenline's support in delivering our mission to bring the veterinary community education and connection programs," said Dr. Blair McConnel, Veterinary Hope Foundation. "With donations made through this program, we will be able to provide many veterinary professionals with specialized training, resources and community to better handle the challenges unique to our profession, including convenience euthanasia, highly emotional client interactions, long hours, high student debt loads and more."
Upon enrollment in the donation program, participating clinics will receive materials to help educate their clients about these tough issues. As the agency of record for the Veterinary Hope Foundation, Bader Rutter was responsible for bringing this launch to life, while also developing a client-facing education campaign to support these veterinary clinics and the foundation as a whole.
"We've worked with veterinarians and their teams for over 20 years. At this point, veterinarians are more than our partners, allies and advisers. They're our friends," said David Jordan, president, Bader Rutter. "We are a founding sponsor of the Veterinary Hope Foundation because we believe we can help to raise awareness of these issues and promote healthy dialogue. Pet owners want to help. They want to participate. With this launch, they'll have an opportunity to do so."
To learn more about the Veterinary Hope Foundation's support groups, please visit: https://veterinaryhope.org/support-groups/. If you're a Greenline clinic looking to get involved, please watch the Greenline portal for next steps.
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Founded in May 2021, the Veterinary Hope Foundation (VHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on early prevention, education and connection programs tailored for the animal care community. Built on the belief that there's hope for veterinarians in crisis, the VHF provides veterinarians with the preventive tools and support they need to navigate the common stressors unique to their profession. Governed by a board of directors and advisory panel composed of mental health experts, practicing veterinarians and animal lovers, the VHF is uniquely positioned to impact the future of the veterinarian profession. To learn more about the VHF, please visit VeterinaryHope.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Founded in April 2013, Greenline is the industry leader and preferred digital platform for easing clinic workload related to coupon and rebate redemption. Greenline not only digitally processes manufacturer coupons and rebates but also supports loyalty and wellness programs. Our software saves clinics time, improves the pet owner experience, drives compliance, increases doses and revenue, prevents lost reimbursements, and is an environmentally friendly alternative to paper-based submissions.
Greenline already supports over 10,000 veterinary clinics and provides best-in-class customer service to our clients and clinics with a dedicated Customer Experience team located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bader Rutter is a full-service advertising and marketing agency with offices in Milwaukee and Chicago. It is the largest agricultural marketing agency and the leading B2B marcom agency in the country, as well as the leading B2B marcom agency in the world with global agency partner BBN International. With around 245 full-time employees in 13 states, Bader Rutter offers a full array of advertising, digital and social media, public relations, business consulting, and design capabilities. The employee-owned agency's expertise includes core work in agriculture, the food production system, pet care and animal health, manufacturing, insurance and financial services.
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ROCKDALE — Services for Dennis John Carney, 74, of Rockdale will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Rockdale.
Mr. Carney died Thursday, March 31, at his residence.
He was born in 1947 in Pittsburgh to John Regis and Mary Ellen Cline Carney. He graduated from Baldwin High School and later earned a degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He married Beverly Anne Parrish in 1968. He began working for the Aluminum Company of America in 1969, working many senior leadership positions in Washington, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Australia before moving to Rockdale and retiring in 2003. After retirement, he partnered with his son and started an orchard business in Cashmere, Wash. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2020.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis Carney Jr. of Utah and Kevin Carney of Washington; three daughters, Stacy Vickrey of Utah, Kimberly Secrist of Round Rock and Melanie Moody of Cameron; two brothers, Dale Carney of Florida and John “Jack” Carney of Pennsylvania; a sister, Joyce Morris of Pennsylvania; a stepfather, Joseph Drysdale of Dallas; and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_bb0dad5a-b491-11ec-b1aa-df9bcf3f071a.html | 2022-04-05T07:34:03Z |
Right at home: South Korean Im grabs Masters lead on Day 1
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — With all eyes on Tiger Woods, Sungjae Im quietly turned in the round of the day at Augusta National. Not a surprise, really. The 24-year-old South Korean feels right at home. Im was a runner-up 17 months ago in his Masters debut. In the opening round of this year’s tournament, Im posted a 5-under 67 to grab the lead all to himself. Still a long way to go, but there’s obviously something about this course that suits Im’s game. He feels he can play well every time he takes the course, even though this is only his third Masters. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/07/right-at-home-south-korean-im-grabs-masters-lead-on-day-1/ | 2022-04-08T05:32:38Z |
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU), which offers the world's #1 e-signature solution as part of the DocuSign agreement platform, today announced results for its fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2022.
"We delivered solid Q2 results, with a strong finish to the first half of the year. These results reflect the focus and dedication of our team on execution during this transition period, with a stronger foundation in place to deliver in the second half of the year. We enter this next phase with a clear set of vital few deliverables for our people initiatives and product roadmap, while driving sustainable and profitable growth at scale," said Maggie Wilderotter, DocuSign's Interim CEO and Board Chair. "We have a $50 billion market opportunity, an industry leading digital agreement platform, strong market position, and an experienced leadership team. I have total confidence our team will successfully deliver for all stakeholders."
Second Quarter Financial Highlights
- Total revenue was $622.2 million, an increase of 22% year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $605.2 million, an increase of 23% year-over-year. Professional services and other revenue was $17.0 million, a decrease of 11% year-over-year.
- Billings were $647.7 million, an increase of 9% year-over-year.
- GAAP gross margin was 78% for both periods. Non-GAAP gross margin was 82% for both periods.
- GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.22 on 201 million shares outstanding compared to $0.13 on 196 million shares outstanding in the same period last year.
- Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.44 on 206 million shares outstanding compared to $0.47 on 208 million shares outstanding in the same period last year.
- Net cash provided by operating activities was $120.9 million compared to $177.7 million in the same period last year.
- Free cash flow was $105.5 million compared to $161.7 million in the same period last year.
- Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments were $1,129.6 million at the end of the quarter.
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics."
Operational and Other Financial Highlights
DocuSign Agreement Cloud 2022 Product Release 2. DocuSign announced new product capabilities, including:
- DocuSign eSignature. Introduced Shared Access, which allows a user to be granted permission to send or manage envelopes on another user's behalf, and announced enhancements to Bulk Send and Agreement Actions.
- DocuSign eSignature App for Stripe. A new integration that allows account, finance and support teams to view eSignature agreements and Stripe payments side-by-side and launch new agreements right from their Stripe dashboards. Stripe users no longer need to go between the two platforms to complete transactions, support customers, or review transactions.
- DocuSign CLM. Introduced a new CLM Integration within Slack that enables customers to collaborate and move their agreements forward in a more streamlined way. CLM for Slack allows users to navigate the full agreement processes from redlining, to reviews and approvals, using our leading CLM solution without ever leaving the Slack platform. Other CLM enhancements include CLM AI-assisted data capture and a new integration with DocuSign CLM Connector for Coupa.
- DocuSign Notary. Introduced support for notaries seated in two additional U.S. states, New Jersey and Oregon, bringing the total number of states supported by DocuSign Notary to 25.
Outlook
The company currently expects the following guidance:
The company has not reconciled its guidance of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures because stock-based compensation expense cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Accordingly, a reconciliation has not been provided.
Webcast Conference Call Information
The company will host a conference call on September 8, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss its financial results. A live webcast of the event will be available on the DocuSign Investor Relations website at investor.docusign.com. A live dial-in will be available domestically at 877-407-0784 or internationally at 201-689-8560. A replay will be available domestically at 844-512-2921 or internationally at 412-317-6671 until midnight (ET) September 22, 2022 using the passcode 13732324.
About DocuSign
DocuSign helps organizations connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements. As part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, DocuSign offers eSignature, the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. Today, over 1.2 million customers and more than a billion users in over 180 countries use the DocuSign Agreement Cloud to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people's lives.
For more information, visit www.docusign.com, call +1-877-720-2040, or follow @DocuSign on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management, and which statements involve substantial risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, among other things, statements under "Outlook" above and any other statements about expected financial metrics, such as revenue, billings, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, and non-financial metrics, such as customer growth, as well as statements related to our expectations regarding our growth. They also include statements about our future operating results and financial position, our business strategy and plans, market growth and trends, and our objectives for future operations. These statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to our expectations regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (the "COVID-19 pandemic"), including the easing of related regulations and measures as the pandemic and its related effects begin to abate or have abated, on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and future profitability and growth; our expectations regarding the impact of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic on the businesses of our customers, partners and suppliers, and the economy, as well as the macro- and micro-effects of the pandemic and differing levels of demand for our products as our customers' priorities, resources, financial conditions and economic outlook change; global macro-economic conditions, including the effects of inflation, rising interest rates and market volatility on the global economy; our ability to estimate the size of our total addressable market, and the development of the market for our products, which is new and evolving; our ability to effectively sustain and manage our growth and future expenses, achieve and maintain future profitability, attract new customers and maintain and expand our existing customer base; our ability to scale and update our platform to respond to customers' needs and rapid technological change; the effects of increased competition in our market and our ability to compete effectively; our ability to expand use cases within existing customers and vertical solutions; our ability to expand our operations and increase adoption of our platform internationally; our ability to strengthen and foster our relationships with developers; our ability to expand our direct sales force, customer success team and strategic partnerships around the world; the impact of any data breaches, cyberattacks or other malicious activity on our technology systems; our ability to identify targets for and execute potential acquisitions; our ability to successfully integrate the operations of businesses we may acquire, and to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand; the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and capital resources to satisfy our liquidity needs; limitations on us due to obligations we have under our credit facility or other indebtedness; our failure or the failure of our software to comply with applicable industry standards, laws and regulations; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property; our ability to successfully defend litigation against us; our ability to attract large organizations as users; our ability to maintain our corporate culture; our ability to offer high-quality customer support; our ability to hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including executive level management; our ability to successfully manage and integrate executive management transitions; our ability to estimate the size and potential growth of our target market; uncertainties regarding the impact of general economic and market conditions, including as a result of regional and global conflicts or related government sanctions; our ability to successfully implement and maintain new and existing information technology systems, including our ERP system; and our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results are included in the sections titled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022 filed on March 25, 2022, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, which we expect to file on September 8, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly-titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors' overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by our management for financial and operational decision-making. We present these non-GAAP measures to assist investors in seeing our financial performance using a management view, and because we believe that these measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry. However, these non-GAAP measures are not intended to be considered in isolation from, a substitute for, or superior to our GAAP results.
Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as the respective GAAP measures, excluding expenses related to stock-based compensation, employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, acquisition-related expenses, fair value adjustments to strategic investments, executive transition costs, lease-related impairment and lease-related charges, as these costs are not reflective of ongoing operations and, as applicable, other special items. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on our stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business. When evaluating the performance of our business and making operating plans, we do not consider these items (for example, when considering the impact of equity award grants, we place a greater emphasis on overall stockholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with such grants). We believe it is useful to exclude these expenses in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies and over multiple periods. In addition to these exclusions, we subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to calculate non-GAAP net income. We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2023, we determined the projected non-GAAP tax rate to be 20% tax rate.
Free cash flow: We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available (if any), after purchases of property and equipment, for operational expenses, investment in our business, and to make acquisitions. Free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash in excess of our capital investments in property and equipment. Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth.
Billings: We define billings as total revenues plus the change in our contract liabilities and refund liability less contract assets and unbilled accounts receivable in a given period. Billings reflects sales to new customers plus subscription renewals and additional sales to existing customers. Only amounts invoiced to a customer in a given period are included in billings. We believe billings is a key metric to measure our periodic performance. Given that most of our customers pay in annual installments one year in advance, but we typically recognize a majority of the related revenue ratably over time, we use billings to measure and monitor our ability to provide our business with the working capital generated by upfront payments from our customers.
For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
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With deficit falling, Biden highlights fiscal responsibility
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in remarks Wednesday at the White House, noting that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years.
Biden will emphasize how strong job gains have increased total incomes and led to additional tax revenues that have improved the government’s balance sheet, said a White House official who previewed the speech on condition of anonymity.
Besides the quarterly reduction in the national debt, the Treasury Department estimates that this fiscal year’s budget deficit will decline $1.5 trillion. That decrease marks an improvement from initial forecasts and would likely put the annual deficit below $1.3 trillion.
The Democratic president has placed renewed emphasis on deficit reduction going into the midterm election, with administration officials saying that the burst of $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief approved in 2021 has already paid off in the form of faster growth that now makes it easier to stabilize government finances.
Deficit reduction also matches a priority of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the key Democratic vote in the evenly split Senate who blocked the passage of Biden’s domestic and environmental agenda in December. The reduction also occurs amid rising interest rates on U.S. Treasury notes, a consequence of inflation running at a 40-year peak and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to reduce price pressures.
It is unclear if greater fiscal responsibility can deliver politically for Biden as Democrats try to defend control of Congress. His two most recent Democratic predecessors, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, also cut budget deficits, only to leave office and see their Republican successors use the savings on tax cuts.
Still, Biden hopes to draw a sharp contrast with former President Donald Trump, whom he beat in 2020. Trump, among a multitude of promises, pledged to lower the national debt yet failed to do so during any financial quarter of his presidency. Biden has repeatedly taken aim at that broken promise.
When unveiling his budget plan in March, Biden said that after his Republican predecessor’s “fiscal mismanagement” his administration is “reducing the Trump deficits and returning our fiscal house to order.”
One of the challenges for Biden is that voters have largely shrugged off deficit increases and seldom rewarded deficit cuts. Voters might discuss the idea of reducing deficits with pollsters, yet health care, incomes and inflation are often top of mind when casting their ballots.
Norman Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, noted that deficits are often “abstract” for voters. The recent low interest rates have also muted any potential economic drags from higher deficits, which have risen following the COVID-19 pandemic and, separately, the 2008 financial crisis, to help the economy recover.
“They’re more likely to respond to things that are in their wheelhouse or that they believe will have a more direct effect on their lives,” Ornstein said. Deficits are “a step removed for most voters, and we’ve been through periods where we’ve had the big deficits and debt and it’s not like it devastated directly people’s lives.”
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CHICAGO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - For the seventh consecutive year, BMO Harris Bank has received a score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (DEI) and was named among the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion.
"At BMO, our Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life drives our commitment for a thriving economy, sustainable future, and inclusive society. Our values of integrity, empathy, inclusion, and responsibility enable everyone to feel respected, valued, and heard," said Tracie Morris, U.S. Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer, BMO Financial Group. "We are proud to have scored 100 on the DEI benchmarking tool for the seventh consecutive year. BMO is dedicated to eliminating barriers to inclusion by fostering a diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace culture."
The 2022 DEI measured: Culture & Leadership (30 points); Enterprise-Wide Access (10 points); Employment Practices (40 points); Community Engagement (10 points); Supplier Diversity (10 points); and Non-U.S. Operations (not weighted). A total of 415 corporations, including 69 Fortune 100, 188 Fortune 500, and 227 Fortune 1000 firms, utilized the DEI to benchmark their disability inclusion efforts.
"Across industries and sectors, we see more companies moving from accommodating people with disabilities to embracing inclusion as a corporate ESG value," said Jill Houghton, President and CEO, Disability:IN. "Our data suggests the future of inclusion lies in reconfiguring corporate strategy to foster universal belonging."
For more information on the DEI report, or to download a free copy of the report, please visit: https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/2022companies/
About BMO Harris Bank
BMO Harris Bank provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through more than 500 branches and fee-free access to over 40,000 ATMs across the United States. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the United States. For more information about BMO Harris Bank, visit the company fact sheet. Accounts are subject to approval. BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a highly diversified financial services provider with total assets of CDN$1.04 trillion as of April 30, 2022.
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DOCK215 and DOCK222 deliver Thunderbolt 3 speed, 8K resolution, dual-monitor support, and a compact form factor to keep creatives connected, powered, and productive
ANAHEIM, Calif., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Targus®, a leader in laptop cases and mobile computing accessories, today announced the availability of two new Thunderbolt™ 3 docks, equipped with Thunderbolt speed for high-resolution graphics to meet the powerful demands of creative professionals and studios.
"We've designed our DOCK215 and DOCK222 to meet the demanding needs of professional content creators," says David Dorantes, director of product marketing, Targus. "With features like Thunderbolt 3 speed, up to 8K resolution, dual-monitor support, and a compact design, both docks enable creatives to stay connected, powered, and productive."
The Thunderbolt 3 DV4K Docking Station with 85W Power Delivery (DOCK215USZ) connects a laptop to dual 4K UHD monitors at 60hz or a single 8K HDR monitor at 30hz. Packed with ports, it comes with two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports, as well as two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, and one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port to accommodate workspace peripherals like a mouse and keyboard, hard drive, and more. Its compact design also ensures it won't take up precious desk space for working essentials. It even comes equipped with a VESA® bracket mounting provision, which allows for use of the Targus VESA Mount Bracket (ACX003GLZ – sold separately) to hold the dock behind the display for even greater space savings. DOCK215 retails for $287.99.
For even greater power delivery and more ports, the Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station with 96W Power Delivery (DOCK222USZ) is equipped with Thunderbolt speed, high-resolution graphics, and multiple ports to meet the most demanding requirements of today's professional content creators and studios. It connects to dual 4K UHD monitors at 60hz or a single 8K HDR monitor at 30hz. It also offers multiple ports — two USB-C® ports (one front-facing USB 3.2 Gen 2 and one rear-facing Thunderbolt 3 downstream port), five USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports (one which is fast-charging), and one SD Card port — to accommodate essential workspace peripherals like a mouse, keyboard, hard drive, and more. The DOCK222 ships with a Targus USB-C to DisplayPort® Alternate Mode Adapter (ACA968GLX) to connect a second external DisplayPort monitor to MacBooks not supporting MST. It is also equipped with a VESA bracket mounting provision, allowing use of the Targus VESA Mount Bracket (ACX003GLZ – sold separately) to hold the dock behind the display for even greater space savings. DOCK222 retails for $402.99.
Both docks are now available for sale on Targus.com and through participating retailers.
About Targus
For more than 35 years, Targus has been revolutionizing mobile computing accessories for large enterprises and consumers alike — connecting people and technology in meaningful ways. From laptop bags to tablet cases to peripherals and universal docking stations, we persistently conceive, design, and produce innovative, productivity-boosting solutions that make the complex, simple; and seamlessly integrate into the lifestyles of mobile professionals wherever they work – at home, in the office, or wherever they go. We cross categories, regions, industries, and lifestyles with a breadth and depth of products that provide you with the solutions you need to live, dream, and do.
Headquartered in Anaheim, California, Targus has global operations in more than 24 offices and distribution in more than 100 countries. Learn more about us at Targus.com, like or follow us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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Taylor Swift tells grads to embrace cringe in NYU commencement speech
By Leah Asmelash, CNN
Taylor Swift famously sang about “feeling 22.” A decade later, she’s celebrating it — the class of ’22, that is.
The prolific pop singer received an honorary doctorate of fine arts on Wednesday from New York University, and also delivered this year’s commencement speech at Yankee Stadium.
“I’m 90% sure the main reason I’m here is because I have a song called ’22’,” she joked.
Despite not receiving a four-year college experience, Swift used her almost 20-minute speech to give the recent graduates “life hacks” on navigating post-graduate and early career life, including “life can be heavy,” to “learn to live alongside cringe.”
“Hard things will happen to us. We will recover. We will learn from it. We will grow more resilient because of it. As long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out,” she said. “And I’m a doctor now, so I know how breathing works.”
Swift was first announced as the commencement speaker for NYU back in March to mass excitement from fans of the 11-time Grammy winner. Some even tried to buy tickets to the ceremony from graduating students.
Prior to the graduation, NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music also featured an entire course on Taylor Swift this year, taught by Rolling Stone writer Brittany Spanos. The course covered Swift’s rise to pop stardom, as well as her public persona.
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Darlene Noci, A.L.M. promoted to Chief Development Officer
Benjamin Lane, Ph.D. promoted to Senior Vice President, Technical Operations
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvalent, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer, today announced two leadership team promotions. Darlene Noci, A.L.M. has been promoted to Chief Development Officer and will continue to oversee all global Product Development and Regulatory Affairs activities. Benjamin Lane, Ph.D. has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Technical Operations and will continue to oversee all Pharmaceutical Development and Quality Assurance activities.
Ms. Noci joined Nuvalent in 2021 as Senior Vice President, Product Development and Regulatory Affairs, bringing over 20 years of experience as an accomplished product development leader specializing in global regulatory affairs and strategic oversight of early and late-stage programs in oncology and rare diseases. At Nuvalent, Ms. Noci has driven the parallel design and execution of global development and regulatory strategies for its two lead programs, NVL-520 and NVL-655, leading to the successful and expedient submission of two INDs and initiation of two ongoing Phase 1/2 studies all within one year. Prior to joining Nuvalent, Ms. Noci held various regulatory, quality assurance and global development team leadership positions with increasing responsibility at X4 Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono, Infinity, Sanofi, and Genzyme. Throughout her career, Ms. Noci contributed to several successful drug approvals, including Fabrazyme®, Mozobil®, Clolar®, and Bavencio®. Ms. Noci received her Master's in Government from Harvard University.
Dr. Lane joined Nuvalent in 2020 as Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development, bringing over 17 years of experience in process chemistry and the development of pre-clinical through commercial programs at both large and small biotech companies. At Nuvalent, Dr. Lane has built high-performing and integrated pharmaceutical development and quality assurance teams, which have seamlessly delivered clinical supply for two parallel lead programs while navigating the complexities of an evolving global supply-chain. Prior to joining Nuvalent, Dr. Lane has held various roles of increasing responsibility at Agios, Infinity, and Biogen and contributed to the development, scale up, and transition to commercial manufacturing of small molecule therapeutics in hematology, oncology, and neurology including Copiktra®, Tibsovo®, and Pyrukynd®. Dr. Lane earned his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and held a postdoctoral position at Columbia University.
"These promotions reflect the significant contributions made by Darlene and Ben in establishing Nuvalent as a clinical-stage company with strong expertise in the development of novel oncology therapies," said James Porter, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at Nuvalent. "We are pleased to recognize their talent and dedication and look forward to their continued leadership in advancing our mission to discover, develop, and deliver a pipeline of precisely targeted therapies for patients with cancer."
About Nuvalent
Nuvalent, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVL) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for patients with cancer, designed to overcome the limitations of existing therapies for clinically proven kinase targets. Leveraging deep expertise in chemistry and structure-based drug design, we develop innovative small molecules that have the potential to overcome resistance, minimize adverse events, address brain metastases, and drive more durable responses. Nuvalent is advancing a robust pipeline with parallel lead programs in ROS1-positive and ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), along with multiple discovery-stage research programs. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at www.nuvalent.com. Follow us on Twitter (@nuvalent) and LinkedIn.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, implied and express statements regarding Nuvalent's strategy, business plans, and focus; the clinical development programs for NVL-520 and NVL-655 and the timing thereof; the potential clinical effect of NVL-520 and NVL-655; the design and enrollment of the ARROS-1 and ALKOVE-1 studies and the timing thereof; the potential of Nuvalent's pipeline programs, including NVL-520 and NVL-655; Nuvalent's research and development programs for the treatment of cancer; risks and uncertainties associated with drug development; and capital allocation. The words "may," "might," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "aim," "goal," "intend," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "seek," "predict," "future," "project," "potential," "continue," "target" or the negative of these terms and similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Drug development and commercialization involve a high degree of risk, and only a small number of research and development programs result in commercialization of a product. You should not place undue reliance on these statements or the scientific data presented. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation: risks that Nuvalent may not fully enroll the ARROS-1 or ALKOVE-1 studies or that enrollment will take longer than expected; unexpected concerns that may arise from additional data, analysis, or results obtained during clinical trials; the occurrence of adverse safety events; risks of unexpected costs, delays, or other unexpected hurdles; risks that Nuvalent may not be able to nominate drug candidates from its HER2 Exon 20 and ALK IXDN programs; the direct or indirect impact of COVID-19 or other global geopolitical circumstances on the timing and anticipated timing and results of Nuvalent's clinical trials, strategy, and future operations, including the ARROS-1 and ALKOVE-1 studies; the timing and outcome of Nuvalent's planned interactions with regulatory authorities; and obtaining, maintaining, and protecting its intellectual property. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as any subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Nuvalent's views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Nuvalent explicitly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Fabrazyme® is a registered trademark of Genzyme Therapeutic Products Limited Partnership.
Mozobil® and Clolar® are registered trademarks of Genzyme Corporation.
Bavencio® is a registered trademark of Merck KGAA.
Copiktra® is a registered trademark of Secura Bio, Inc.
Tibsovo® is a registered trademark of Servier Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Pyrukynd® is a registered trademark of Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Protesters broke into the Sri Lankan prime minister’s private residence and set it on fire, hours after he said he would resign when a new government is formed, in the biggest day of angry demonstrations on Saturday that also saw crowds storming the president’s home and office.
The office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the protesters forced their way into his Colombo home on Saturday evening. It wasn’t immediately clear if he was inside at the time of the attack.
Wickremesinghe said earlier that he will resign only when all parties have agreed on a new government.
He was responding to a call by leaders of political parties represented in Parliament that he and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa quit, after tens of thousands of people trooped to the capital to vent their fury at the leaders they hold responsible for the nation’s worst economic and political crisis.
“Today in this country we have a fuel crisis, a food shortage, we have the head of the World Food Program coming here and we have several matters to discuss with the IMF. Therefore, if this government leaves there should be another government,” Wickremesinghe said in a voice statement.
But he made it clear he will not step down before a new government is formed, angering crowds that moved near his home to force him to leave office immediately.
Wickremesinghe said he suggested to the president to have an all-party government, but didn’t say anything about Rajapaksa’s whereabouts. Opposition parties in Parliament were currently discussing the formation of a new government.
Rajapaksa appointed Wickremesinghe as prime minister in May in the hope that the career politician would use his diplomacy and contacts to resuscitate a collapsed economy. But people’s patience wore thin as shortages of fuel, medicine and cooking gas only increased and oil reserves ran dry.
Many protesters accuse Wickremesinghe of trying to save Rajapaksa when he came under pressure to resign and every other member of his powerful political dynasty quit the Cabinet.
Privately-owned Sirasa Television reported that at least six of their staff members including four reporters were hospitalized after they were beaten by police while covering the protest near Wickremesinghe’s home.
Sri Lanka Medical Council, the country’s top professional body, warned that the country’s hospitals were running with minimum resources and will not be able to handle any mass casualties from the unrest.
The association said that the president, prime minister and the government would be held responsible if people died or were maimed. It urged the leaders to heed the cry of the people, resign and hand over the reins to an all-party government.
The crowds earlier Saturday broke into Rajapaksa fortified residence. Footage showed people in a jubilant mood taking a dip in the garden pool of the residence. Some lay on beds, others made tea and drank, and made “statements” from the conference room that Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe must immediately quit.
It was not clear if Rajapaksa was inside his residence when it was stormed. A government spokesman, Mohan Samaranayake, said he had no information about his movements.
Leaders of political parties in Parliament met later and decided to request Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe to step down, opposition lawmaker Rauff Hakeem said on Twitter. He said a consensus was reached that the parliamentary speaker should take over as temporary president and work on an interim government.
Sri Lanka’s economy is in a state of collapse, relying on aid from India and other countries as its leaders try to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund. The economic meltdown has led to severe shortages of essential items, leaving people struggling to buy food, fuel and other necessities.
The turmoil has led to months of protests, which have nearly dismantled the Rajapaksa political dynasty that has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the past two decades.
The president’s older brother resigned as prime minister in May after violent protests saw him seek safety at a naval base. Much of the public ire has been pointed at the Rajapaksa family, with protesters blaming them for dragging Sri Lanka into chaos with poor management and allegations of corruption.
At the president’s seaside office, security personnel tried to stop demonstrators who pushed through fences to run across the lawns and inside the colonial-era building.
At least 34 people including two police officers were wounded in scuffles as protesters tried to enter the residence. Two of the injured are in critical condition while others sustained minor injuries, said an official at the Colombo National Hospital who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Thousands of protesters entered the capital from the suburbs after police lifted an overnight curfew. With fuel supplies scarce, many crowded onto buses and trains to come to the city to protest, while others made their way on bicycles and on foot.
Protest and religious leaders called on Rajapaksa to step down, saying he has lost the people’s mandate.
“His claim that he was voted in by the Sinhala Buddhists is not valid now,” said Ven. Omalpe Sobitha, a prominent Buddhist leader. He urged Parliament to convene immediately to select an interim president but said that Wickremesinghe did not enjoy the people’s support.
Last month, Wickremesinghe said the country’s economy has collapsed. He said that the negotiations with the IMF have been complex because Sri Lanka was now a bankrupt state.
In April, Sri Lanka announced it is suspending repaying foreign loans due to a foreign currency shortage. Its total foreign debt amounts to $51 billion of which it must repay $28 billion by the end of 2027.
Police had imposed a curfew in Colombo and several other main urban areas on Friday night but withdrew it Saturday morning amid objections by lawyers and opposition politicians who called it illegal.
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung on Friday asked people to protest peacefully and called for the military and police “to grant peaceful protesters the space and security to do so.”
“Chaos & force will not fix the economy or bring the political stability that Sri Lankans need right now,” Chung said in a tweet.
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Associated Press writers Bharatha Mallawarachi in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Krutika Pathi in New Delhi contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/sri-lanka-protesters-storm-presidents-residence-office/ | 2022-07-09T16:29:36Z |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Persefoni and IBM Japan have established a business and service provision agreement to accelerate efforts to achieve Net-Zero Emissions
TOKYO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC", President and CEO: Makoto Takashima), Persefoni AI, Inc. ("Persefoni", CEO: Kentaro Kawamori), and IBM Japan, Ltd. ("IBM Japan", GM and President: Akio Yamaguchi, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) announced today that they have entered into a strategic collaboration that will provide Persefoni's leading Climate Management and Accounting Platform, IBM Japan's deep systems integration experience, and SMBC's unprecedented leadership position to high profile companies throughout Japan. This collaboration enables customers to analyze and support their global carbon footprint management. In addition to this collaboration, SMBC is also announcing that it is the first multinational financial institution in Japan to sign a multi-year contract with Persefoni to use the Persefoni CMAP for SMBC's own operations.
1. Background
The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Information Disclosure (TCFD), which provides the international climate change disclosure framework, represents guidelines which requires for companies to disclose their action plan towards decarbonization. Since April, some Tokyo Stock Exchange listed companies have been required to disclose information substantially in line with the TCFD. On the other hand, the TCFD requires the calculation of direct GHG emissions from the combustion of fuel by the business itself as defined in Scope 1, indirect emissions from the use of energy supplied by other companies as defined in Scope 2 and the fifteen upstream and downstream supply chain categories defined as Scope 3 requires a large amount of data collection, sophisticated calculations and formulas. For this reason, there is a growing need for a digitally enabled service to meet regulatory and investor compliance requirements.
2. Strengths in service offerings
Persefoni provides a Climate Management and Accounting Platform (CMAP) which incorporates emission factors globally available and specific to each region and can calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions in accordance with the GHG Protocol and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting and Financials (PCAF). The CMAP has strengths in the calculation, especially for Category 11 (emissions from the use of sold products and services) and Category 15 (emissions from operation of investments and loans) of Scope 3. The CMAP also includes the Climate Trajectory Modeling module that provides SBT-compliant target-setting management and helps customers create digital models to assist in calculating net-zero plans. Through the agreement, the CMAP will be delivered to the Japanese marketplace with speed, where the demand for an automated carbon accounting solution is rapidly increasing.
IBM provides a tool, developed by data scientists through application of the IBM Garage methodology, to support the automatization of the data input process into Persefoni and the emission calculation output and reporting processes. This tool is developed on an integrated one-stop data application infrastructure that supports the large amount of data gathering and processing required for emissions calculation, which usually require a large amount of resources from the companies.
Since the spring of 2022, SMBC and IBM Japan have been providing climate change risk and opportunity analysis services to support corporate climate change disclosure while collaborating with The Climate Service, Inc. Through the strategic collaboration with Persefoni, SMBC and IBM Japan will be able to deliver a comprehensive decarbonization solution which includes from carbon footprint management to climate change risk and opportunity analysis for customers
3. Introduction of Persefoni platform in SMBC
Critical to SMBC's selection of Persefoni's CMAP, the Persefoni platform enables the emission management in Japan domestically as well as globally. SMBC is confident that the Persefoni platform is the best software to tackle the challenges about emission management, such as significantly complicated calculation, various emission factors, and comprehensive emission control on a global basis that multinational companies like SMBC are facing. SMBC's "SMBC Group GREEN Innovator" program will facilitate to support customers in resolving management issues related to various sustainability initiatives and SMBC will continue to contribute to the realization of sustainability in order to realize a decarbonized society.
About Persefoni
Persefoni's Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) provides businesses, financial institutions, and governmental agencies the software fabric for managing their organization's climate related data and performance with the same level of confidence as their financial reporting systems. The company's software solutions enable users to calculate their carbon footprint, perform climate trajectory modeling aligned to temperature rise scenarios set forth by the Paris agreement, and benchmark their impact by region, sector, or peer groups.
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About IBM Japan
IBM Japan is the Japanese entity of IBM Corporation, which is operating in more than 175 countries around the world. It supports clients' business transformation and digital transformation through a full range of services, from basic research and business consulting to IT system development and maintenance. For more information, visit https://www.ibm.com/jp-ja.
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About SMBC
SMBC Group, including SMBC, is committed to achieving net-zero GHG by SMBC Group's own GHG emissions by 2030, also entire investment and loan portfolio by 2050, SMBC has strengths in one of the largest operating bases in Japan, speed of strategy implementation, and the ability to provide financial services through a leading group company. Using those strengths, we diligently support our customer's challenges towards decarbonization.
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(KTLA) – The suspect in the church shooting that killed one person and wounded five others in Laguna Woods, California, was identified Monday as a 68-year-old Las Vegas man.
David Chou was booked on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder in connection with the Sunday afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The FBI said they opened a federal hate crimes investigation into the incident, which Sheriff Don Barnes described as being “politically motivated.”
“Based on preliminary information in the investigation is believed the suspect involved was upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan,” the sheriff said in a Monday news conference.
The attack happened during a lunch banquet after the morning service at Geneva Presbyterian, where dozens of people were gathered. The gunman entered the church and opened fire, striking multiple people.
One man was shot and killed. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.
Five other people were wounded, including an 86-year-old woman and four men aged 66, 92, 82 and 75, officials said.
The shooting came to an end when, in an act of “extraordinary heroism,” the church’s congregants overpowered the suspect and hogtied him with an extension cord until first responders arrived, authorities said.
A churchgoer told the Los Angeles Times that the pastor hit the gunman with a chair as he was reloading his gun and other churchgoers tackled him.
“I think it’s safe to say, had people not intervened, it could’ve been a lot worse,” Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said Sunday. “There were 30 to 40 people inside.”
After the deadly shooting, investigators reported finding two handguns at the scene. Since the guns were serialized, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives placed an “urgent trace” on the firearms to determine who bought them, officials said.
The shooting in Orange County came just one day after a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people.
“It is horrifying to be grieving yet another tragic shooting in just 72 hours – another weekend in America defined by senseless violence,” Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff said in a statement.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office released a statement Sunday afternoon, saying they were monitoring the shooting and working closely with local law enforcement.
“No one should have to fear going to their place of worship. Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event,” the statement read. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/suspect-in-california-church-shooting-idd-as-68-year-old-vegas-man/ | 2022-05-21T15:48:03Z |
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