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There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches.
The overhaul of nearly one-third of the league matches the previous high reached in 1978, 1997 and 2006.
The new crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches.
They take over varying situations with Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding situations in their first shots in charge.
The other coaches looking for success after previously getting fired are Jacksonville’s Doug Pedersen, New Orleans’ Dennis Allen and Houston’s Lovie Smith.
The other first-time coaches are Nathaniel Hackett in Denver, Mike McDaniel in Miami and Kevin O’Connor in Minnesota.
Teams with first-year coaches haven’t had great success in recent years as most stepped into poor situations. Eight of the 32 teams that started the past five seasons with a brand-new coach made the playoffs in their first year with a combined winning percentage with the group at .416.
In all in the Super Bowl era, four teams won the Super Bowl with a first-year coach with Denver the last to do it in 2015 under Gary Kubiak. Jon Gruden also did it with Tampa Bay in 2002, George Seifert in San Francisco in 1989 and the Colts with Don McCafferty in 1970.
Three other teams made it to the Super Bowl and lost with a first-year coach: Indianapolis in 2009 with Jim Caldwell, the Raiders in 2002 with Bill Callahan and Denver in 1977 with Red Miller.
OPENING THOUGHTS
No franchise can match the Cleveland Browns when it comes to starting off the season on the wrong note. The Browns are 0-16-1 in their past 17 openers since beating Baltimore 20-3 in 2004 with Jeff Garcia at quarterback.
No other team in NFL history has gone winless in Week 1 in more than nine straight seasons, with Washington (1959-67) and Philadelphia (1968-1976) doing that. The Browns look to break that streak at Carolina.
On the other side of the equation are the Chiefs, who have the longest active Week 1 winning streak at seven straight games. The last team to win at least eight straight openers was New England with 10 in a row from 2004-13.
TURNAROUND TEAMS
In 18 of the past 19 seasons, at least two teams that missed the playoffs the previous year ended up as division champs.
In all, 61 teams have done it, with Cincinnati and Dallas joining that group in 2021. That should give hope to plenty of teams, with 25 of those teams having gone from last to first in one year, including the 2021 Bengals.
At least one team has done it in 17 of the past 19 seasons. The teams looking to pull off that trick in 2021 are the Jets, Baltimore, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Denver, the Giants, Carolina, Detroit and Seattle.
For 32 straight years, at least four teams that missed the playoffs the previous year have made it to the postseason with seven teams pulling off the feat last year.
NO ROOKIES
One year after three rookie quarterbacks started in Week 1, there are none projected to start the opener this season with the only first-round pick — Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett — set to be behind Mitch Trubisky.
This would mark the first time since 2007 that no rookie quarterback started the first game of the season for their team. In all, 26 rookie QBs started in Week 1 the past 14 seasons.
QB TRAVELS
Carson Wentz will once again start a new season in a new home. After playing in Philadelphia in 2020 and Indianapolis last season, Wentz is now the starter in Washington.
He will become the fifth QB since at least 1950 to start the opener for three franchises in three seasons, joining Jim Harbaugh (1997-99), Kurt Warner (2003-05), Brett Favre (2007-09) and Donovan McNabb (2009-11).
Wentz has a ways to go to match Ryan Fitzpatrick’s record of starting the season opener for seven franchises.
AGELESS BRADY
Tom Brady is set to begin his 23rd season in the NFL at age 45. He will become the ninth player to appear in an NFL game at age 45 or older, and he’ll be the oldest player to start an NFL game since 1925 when Bobby Marshall started two games for the Duluth Kelleys.
Brady can join Hall of Famer George Blanda as the only players that old to throw a pass in the NFL. Blanda went 7 for 22 for 116 yards, two TDs and an interception at age 45 or older in the 1970s.
SCHEDULE ODDITIES
The Jets and Ravens have an unusual start to their schedules, each opening the season with four straight games against another division starting with their head-to-head matchup in Week 1.
Baltimore follows that up with three more games in a row against the AFC East, while New York does the same against the AFC North.
The only other teams to do that since league went to eight divisions in 2002 are the Giants in 2002 against the NFC West and New Orleans in 2004 against the NFC West.
Kansas City will open the season with eight straight teams that had a winning record last year, the first time a team has ever done that, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Progress Solar Solutions® www.progresssolarsolutions.com announces this week at the Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference & Expo in Durham, NC a new mobile solar EV charging model using its industry leading mobile solar platform. With several variants available including all solar and solar-hybrid models, this mobile equipment is a great new step in supporting the EV market's need to provide a clean charge to vehicles in more locations. The models charge EVs with a standard Level 2 EV charger that is powered from stored energy in a battery bank. The battery bank is charged with up to 3200 watts of solar and options for wind generation and backup generator. Progress Solar Solutions has the most compact, mobile, and largest energy producing off-grid mobile platform available.
Dan McKenzie, President of Progress Solar, said, "This new product shows our commitment to innovation and use of our mobile solar solutions to support the needs of the market. The cost avoidance of installation of grid powered EV stations and flexibility with its mobility is a great solution for many customers looking to add EV charging to their location or fleet."
Progress Solar Solutions® www.progresssolarsolutions.com of Raleigh, North Carolina was the first to introduce a commercial quality mobile solar light tower durable enough and powerful enough to address the rental equipment and military markets. Progress Solar® continues to offer the broadest product line of portable solar light towers, Solar/Wind, and Solar/Hybrid light towers and generators to industries interested in providing portable, clean and quiet outdoor lighting and power generation and storage applications. The Progress Solar® Light Tower resembles a traditional portable diesel light tower but is powered by solar energy giving it a much lower total cost of ownership.
Media Contacts:
Dan McKenzie
Progress Solar Solutions
P) 888-298-6657
Email: sales@progresssolarsolutions.com
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| 2022-08-30T21:46:21Z
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover Fueling Solutions ("DFS"), a part of Dover (NYSE: DOV) and a leading global provider of advanced customer-focused technologies, services and solutions in the fuel and convenience retail industries, today announced that it has expanded its agreement with Global Technical Services ("GTS") to include the provision of its DX Wetstock management services, an end-to-end fuel management solution, to the Egyptian markets.
"We are very excited to partner with GTS and bring our real-time wetstock management services to Egypt. As a licensee of DX Wetstock, GTS will be able to leverage the DFS team's in-depth experience of providing wetstock software and services, while maintaining the local presence and market understanding necessary to guarantee the best possible value from the service," said Andy Sullivan, General Manager and Senior Director Wetstock, DFS.
Based in Cairo, Egypt, GTS specializes in industrial automation solutions and is renowned in the fuel retail sector for selling fueling equipment and providing maintenance, design, engineering projects and consultancy services. GTS is a supplier of equipment and services to over 3,600 sites in Egypt, including the Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.
"DX Wetstock works seamlessly with our extensive install base of DFS automation solutions, and we are anticipating a high demand for the solution. This new service allows us to take our fuel management solutions to the next level, bringing our customers a level of visibility and actionable insight into the causes of fuel loss that they have never had before. We expect our customers to benefit greatly from these new services, minimizing their fuel losses, decreasing their operational costs, and transforming their fuel reconciliation processes. Our partnership with DFS has grown significantly in recent years and has proven to be very successful. We look forward to this exciting next chapter and to working with DFS for years to come," said Mahmoud Nasr, Smart Solutions Business Unit Director of GTS.
GTS has distributed Wayne Fueling Systems and ProGauge products for nearly four years, deploying DFS tank gauging equipment to over 3,000 sites throughout Egypt to date. The addition of DX Wetstock increases GTS' offering to its considerable customer base and further strengthens the position of both DFS and GTS in this market.
For more information on DX Wetstock visit: https://www.doverfuelingsolutions.com/dxwetstock.
About Dover Fueling Solutions:
Dover Fueling Solutions ("DFS"), part of Dover Corporation, comprises the product brands of ClearView, Fairbanks, OPW Fuel Management Systems, ProGauge, Tokheim, and Wayne Fueling Systems, and delivers advanced fuel dispensing equipment, electronic systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wetstock management solutions to customers worldwide. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, DFS has a significant manufacturing presence around the world, including facilities in Brazil, China, India, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information about DFS, visit www.doverfuelingsolutions.com.
About Dover:
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.
Dover Fueling Solutions Contact:
Jen Neale
+44 (0) 7391 865 815
jennifer.neale@doverfs.com
Dover Media Contact:
Adrian Sakowicz, VP, Communications
(630) 743-5039
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Dover Investor Contact:
Jack Dickens, Senior Director, Investor Relations
(630) 743-2566
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| 2022-04-16T06:59:07Z
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On its path to building a new regulated digital asset trading ecosystem, INX introduces a new app to facilitate cryptocurrency trading
TORONTO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The INX Digital Company, Inc. (INXS ATS: INX) (NEO: INXD), the broker-dealer, inter-dealer broker, and owner of digital asset trading platforms, announced today the official launch of its crypto app on the Apple App Store and Google Play app store. The INX crypto app is an essential milestone in the company's primary mission to create INX.ONE, a breakthrough regulated digital assets trading hub.
The app is designed to provide a smooth and secure alternative for crypto trading, using INX's . proprietary trading technology. The INX crypto app supports industry security standards for user data encryption and allows the listing and trading of cryptocurrencies with full regulatory compliance, fair trading policies, security protocols, and privacy procedures.
"The INX Crypto trading app is about actions, not distractions," says INX CEO Shy Datika. "It was designed to allow straightforward trading of cryptocurrencies on any mobile device. We are gradually establishing more avenues for accessing crypto and digital securities. Our mission is to bring communities together and empower them through financial innovation. This app offers a regulated, secure, and easy-to-use method for trading crypto."
INX operates on a fully regulated platform and is committed to adopting all regulatory requirements. Traders can buy and sell a wide range of digital assets on the new user-friendly app, not limited to specific blockchains.
The company is already working to include both crypto trading and digital securities on one platform to provide investment opportunities to crypto and digital securities traders 24/7, 365 days a year.
The company, which was the first to issue a SEC-registered security token IPO on the blockchain, is rapidly preparing to allow individuals, institutions, and issuers to raise capital and trade responsibly.
The INX Crypto app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play app store.
About The INX Digital Company, Inc.
The INX Digital Company owns INX Group (INX,), which operates regulated trading platforms for digital securities and cryptocurrencies that trade 24/7/365. Founded by Shy Datika in 2017, INX's vision is to be the preferred global regulated hub for all digital assets on the blockchain. INX is on a mission to help list companies as publicly-traded digital securities on the blockchain in a regulated environment with oversight from the SEC and FINRA. This journey started with the first-ever SEC-registered initial public offering of a security token on the blockchain – the INX Token – in which INX raised $83 million from more than 7,200 retail and institutional investors worldwide.
In addition to operating two regulated trading platforms for blockchain assets, the INX Digital Company's interdealer broker - I.L.S. Brokers – will soon offer non-deliverable cryptocurrency forwards to leading global banks. For more information about INX, please visit INX.co
For further information:
Carrie Rubinstein
Head of Content and Media
Email: carrie.rubinstein@inx.co
The INX Digital Company, Inc.
Investor Relations
+1 855 657 2314
Email: investorrelations@inx.co
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| 2022-06-13T14:38:15Z
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A truck drove off a Dutch dike and slammed into a neighborhood barbecue in a village Saturday evening, and police said two people were confirmed killed and multiple people were injured.
Police were trying to determine why the truck left the road in the village of Nieuw-Beijerland just south of Rotterdam and careered down the side of a dike.
They said in a statement said that the driver, a 46-year-old man from Spain, was arrested as part of the investigation and taken to a police station.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. “For the time being, we are keeping all scenarios about the facts open,” the police statement said.
Photos of the scene showed bunting hanging between trees and chairs scattered around trestle tables.
Police worked into the night around the truck before a crane and a tow truck hauled it back onto the road.
Local Mayor Charlie Aptroot visited the scene Saturday night.
“My condolences go out to the victims, their families, eyewitnesses and first responders,” he said in a statement.
He added that he had spoken to many of the people at the scene and expressed “appreciation for the way in which people are there for each other.”
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| 2022-08-28T18:47:29Z
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Reward offered for help in finding missing Bradenton woman
Published: Jun. 8, 2022 at 12:10 PM EDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Friends and family of a missing Bradenton woman are offering a $10,000 reward for information on her whereabouts.
Stephanie Shenefield, 38, was last seen June 3 in the 5300 block of 16th Street East.
The woman’s friends told ABC7 Wednesday they are hoping more donors will step up to increase the reward.
She has a medical condition and recently demonstrated behavior that has family and friends concerned. Stephanie is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 150 lbs.
Anyone with information on Shenefield’s whereabouts are asked to call the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011.
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| 2022-06-08T16:45:23Z
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for EFOI, DTIL, YMM, IVC, and BILI.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
- EFOI: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=EFOI&prnumber=060820222
- DTIL: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=DTIL&prnumber=060820222
- YMM: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=YMM&prnumber=060820222
- IVC: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=IVC&prnumber=060820222
- BILI: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=BILI&prnumber=060820222
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InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts are based on our proprietary scoring methodology. Each stock is evaluated based on short-term technical, long-term technical and fundamental factors. Each of those scores is then combined into an overall score that determines a stock's overall suitability for investment.
InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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| 2022-06-08T14:45:26Z
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Conducted by Influence Mobile, survey finds cash and/or point back incentives powerful for switching to a competitor brand
SEATTLE, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Think about the brands you are loyal to, do you prefer Uber or Lyft? Coca-Cola or Pepsi? Southwest or Delta? No matter your answer, how far does that allegiance extend? According to a new survey of 53,868 people conducted by Influence Mobile, only 3-in-100 consumers said yes they would stay loyal to their top brands, if offered cash and/or point back incentives for switching to a competitor.
Better understanding brand preferences
Conducted to better understand consumer brand preferences, the survey found that when asked what statement best describes their purchasing decisions, 60 percent buy based on price, rather than brand name. Leaving 25 percent responding that they buy many brands, rather than the same one and the remaining 15 percent responding that they tend to buy the same brands.
When given the statement "I am most loyal to specific brands when buying:" 28 percent answered food and groceries, 21 percent said household goods (e.g. cleaning supplies, toilet paper), 19 percent answered health and beauty products, 17 percent said electronics, and 15 percent answered clothing and shoes.
Awareness of rewards in the digital space
Rewarded shopping apps/websites allow consumers to earn cash and/or points back when shopping in a wide variety of categories and retailers. These companies have gained traction due to their ability to allow greater flexibility, choice, and ultimately more savings.
When asked, "Are you familiar with apps/websites where you can earn cash-back or points when you make purchases?" 79 percent said yes and only 21 percent said no.
View more survey results here.
What does this mean for retail brands?
With the popularity of rewards continuing to rise – it's time retail brands meet consumer demands. Shoppers get a clear deal out of rewards and retailers benefit in ways only just being explored.
"The emergence of rewarded shopping has changed the way consumers shop and save. Your customers no longer want to be tied to a single store or item, instead they desire a loyalty platform that is highly flexible," said Daniel Todd, founder and CEO of Influence Mobile. "That's why, we're excited to announce that we are expanding the types of activities our Rewarded Play community can complete. In just a few months, our users will now have the opportunity to try new brands for rewards."
About Influence Mobile
Founded in 2012, Influence Mobile specializes in rewarding people for everyday activities, so that everyone can live a Rewarded Life™. With its owned and operated apps, including Rewarded Play, Influence Mobile boasts a community of highly-engaged players that create ongoing value for its growing list of clients.
Contact:
Allie Razo
+1-419-349-2558
allie@influencemobile.com
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| 2022-06-27T19:10:26Z
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Amber Alert canceled after 1-year-old Georgia girl found safe
Published: Aug. 21, 2022 at 9:48 PM CDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray News) - Authorities canceled an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl from Georgia less than an hour after issuing the bulletin Sunday night.
Aurora Mobley-Miller has been found safe, and the suspect is in custody, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The 1-year-old was allegedly abducted by 50-year-old Felecia Elaine Horne in Thomasville, Georgia, according to the Amber Alert bulletin.
The abduction occurred around 4 p.m. Sunday, according to authorities.
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| 2022-08-22T03:56:47Z
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Kruse pleads not guilty to DUI charges, waives right to appear
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse’s attorney has entered a not guilty plea on charges of DUI.
As ABC7 reported Monday, Kruse’s attorney, Jeffrey Haynes, has waived his right to appear at pretrial conferences. The first hearing was held today but neither Kruse nor his attorney were in court.
The State Attorney’s Office charged Kruse with DUI in June in connection with a crash in April.
The single-vehicle crash occurred on April 20 on Greyhawk Boulevard in Bradenton when Kruse’s pickup truck hit a tree. A Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy on scene described Kruse immediately after the crash as “in an overall confused state.”
The police report noted Kruse’s vehicle collision alert system automatically called 911 after the impact and began recording conversations in the moments after the crash. Kruse’s wife, Jessica Kruse, arrived at the scene before deputies. In the 911 call recording, she is heard trying to get Kruse out of the vehicle. She refuses to give her location to 911 dispatchers and says, “We’re good” and that they don’t need deputies to respond.
“I reviewed the 911 chronology log and found that a male was in the vehicle immediately after the crash and sounded intoxicated. He was slurring his words and not responding at times,” the report said.
ABC7 obtained bodycam footage from the aftermath of the crash. Manatee County Sheriff’s Officials turned over the information to the State Attorney’s Office for further investigation.
The State Attorney’s Office will not be making any comments while this case is pending.
A spokesperson from Manatee County tells ABC7, " This is a matter for Commissioner Kruse. It is not a Manatee County Issue.”
Kruse’s next hearing will be held August 2.
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| 2022-07-19T20:35:56Z
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group, Inc. (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Kim Belanger to Vice President of Finance and Human Resources. As Vice President of Finance and Human Resources, Ms. Belanger will be responsible for overseeing the accounting operations of the company, producing financial reports, maintaining accounting records, interviewing and hiring staff, enforcing company policies and practices, and administering pay, benefits, and leave. In making this announcement, Dewaine Wilson, CDG's CFO, stated that, "Kim has been instrumental to CDG's success in her position as Assistant CFO, and we believe that as Vice President of Finance and Human Resources she will continue to help us develop our HR support tools and services and increase our financial health and preparedness."
Kim Belanger initially served as Controller at CDG from 2008-2010 and rejoined CDG in 2017 as Assistant CFO. Kim has extensive experience in financial accounting and auditing, budgeting, forecasting, and development of best financial practices.
About CDG: CDG has been providing scalable, accurate (B/OSS) billing and operational support solutions for voice, video, and data for retail and wholesale telecommunications carriers and service providers since 1970. Options include: BDS, Interconnect, CABS, Mediation, MBS Customer Care, Network / Plant, Trouble, Service Provisioning, E-Care, Task Management, CRM / Prospects, and third-party financial, accounting, mapping, and facilities management products. Service bureau, hosted, and licensed options are available. Visit our website at www.cdg.ws to learn more.
Contact: Ryan Travaille
Phone: 217 402-3445
ryant@cdg.ws
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| 2022-06-30T20:07:21Z
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SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission.
A document filed in Boston federal court on Tuesday said the two sides have agreed to dismiss the case brought last year by the “Borat” star.
The legal filing did not mention any settlement in the case. Emails seeking comment were sent Wednesday to lawyers for Baron Cohen and the dispensary, Somerset-based Solar Therapeutics Inc.
The billboard showed Baron Cohen posing as Borat with two thumbs up and the words “It’s nice!” — one of Borat’s catchphrases. The billboard along a Massachusetts interstate highway was taken down three days after Baron Cohen’s attorneys sent a cease-and-desist order to the dispensary, according to the suit.
His attorneys said in the complaint that the actor “never would participate in an advertising campaign for cannabis” and that the use of his image falsely conveyed to the public that he endorsed the company’s products.
Baron Cohen and his California-based company Please You Can Touch LLC were seeking $9 million in damages.
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| 2022-05-19T08:55:43Z
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VIDEO: Driver caught speeding attacks trooper to ‘avoid going to jail’
CHENOA, Ill. (WEEK/Gray News) - A state trooper in Illinois is recovering after being recently attacked by a driver during a traffic stop.
WEEK reports authorities released an 11-minute video that shows trooper Matthew Niehaus conducting a traffic stop involving a driver, later identified as Randy Turner, for speeding near Chenoa.
Turner was pulled over after Niehaus reported he was traveling 109 mph in a 70-mph zone.
In the video, Niehaus said to Turner that he wasn’t going to arrest him but would write him a ticket and call a tow truck since Turner’s license was expired.
“I’ll work with you,” Niehaus is heard saying in the video. “I even wrote your speed down a little bit so I wouldn’t have to take you to jail.”
Suddenly, Turner lunges at Niehaus and tackles the trooper, with the struggle lasting for about a minute, according to the video. Niehaus was hit in the face multiple times and then sprayed with his own pepper spray.
After radioing for help, a passerby stopped and came to Niehaus’ aid. Authorities said the passerby was armed and licensed to carry a concealed weapon.
Turner then tried to escape in the tow truck that was called to tow his vehicle, but he was eventually brought down and arrested.
According to a probable cause statement filed in court, Turner said in a recorded interview that he attacked the trooper because he didn’t want to go back to jail. He acknowledged he was told he wouldn’t go back to jail as part of the traffic stop but said: “things change.”
Investigators also said Turner told them he was trying to get the trooper’s gun because he wanted control of the situation.
Turner allegedly acknowledged if he had gotten the gun, he would’ve shot the trooper, probably in the leg. The probable cause statement continues with Turner saying he would’ve done whatever it took to escape.
Authorities said Turner is facing multiple charges stemming from the incident that includes disarming a police officer, aggravated battery and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
Turner’s bond was set as $2 million, with an arraignment scheduled for June 24.
Officials with the Illinois State Police said Niehaus was sent to the hospital but has since been released.
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| 2022-06-09T21:26:00Z
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MAUMEE, Ohio, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Many young children will be receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination following the Food and Drug Administration's authorization today of the Pfizer vaccine for children under five, a demographic which accounts for roughly 18 million of the country's population.
While the recent vaccine approval is great news for many families, others may already be anticipating the stress and anxiety that accompanies their child's fear of shots. James Huttner, MD, PhD, a pediatrician since 1981 and the medical director and vice president of product development for Bionix, shares his professional advice on how to help your child have the best experience possible when receiving the vaccine.
Alleviate Needle Anxiety with ShotBlocker
"I'm always trying to find solutions to improve the office visit experience for my patients. Getting shots can be scary, and I saw the anxiety they caused in my patients. I wanted to find a way to make getting shots less painful and improve their experience, so I invented the ShotBlocker," said Dr. Huttner.
The ShotBlocker is a simple piece of washable, reusable plastic. Patented since 2005, the ShotBlocker has been the subject of numerous efficacy studies. Clinical trials have demonstrated that it works 75 – 80% of the time by utilizing the Gate Theory of Pain.
The ShotBlocker works through the gate theory of pain, where pain impulses and sensory signals go through the same "gate" on their way to the brain. "When pressed onto the skin, the ShotBlocker's little nubs produce so much sensation that they overwhelm the gate preventing pain signals, such as those caused by a needle poke, from reaching the brain," said Dr. Huttner. The ShotBlocker provides children and adults with the opportunity to overcome their injection anxiety, thus benefitting millions of parents and families across the country.
Top Five Tips to Alleviate Needle Anxiety in Children:
Dr. Huttner offers the following tips:
- Bring the ShotBlocker to their appointment.
"When the ShotBlocker's little nubs are placed on the skin during an injection, the pain gate is overwhelmed by the sensory impulses, so pain from the needle doesn't get through to the brain," thereby reducing anxiety associated with needle pokes or shots.
- Keep calm. Practice deep breaths and a reassuring composure.
"The needle for the COVID-19 vaccine is fairly small and it is a quick shot. Most small children might cry for a minute, but it is over quickly."
- Bring their favorite items. Whether it's a blanket, book or stuffed animal, creating a safe environment is key.
"Making the environment comfortable is key. Reading the child a book, playing with a stuffed animal — even "giving" the animal a shot first can soothe any fears and normalize the situation."
- Create distractions. Try directing your child's attention to a toy, book or poster on the wall.
"Remember that the nurse administering the shot wants the best experience for your child too. Work with the nurse to distract the child and keep the atmosphere as calm as possible."
- Take it easy. Once it's over, continue with your day as normal. Keep an eye on any side effects and follow instruction given to you.
"There will be the same 15-minute post-vaccine waiting period as when older children and adults received their COVID-19 vaccine. This is a good time to color, read books and relax."
For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine, please visit: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines
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A trusted name in the healthcare industry for 37 years, Bionix® has continued to grow and evolve with the ever-changing healthcare industry – in the United States and in more than 75 countries world-wide. For more information, visit www.bionix.com.
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Officer shoots, kills man armed with hatchet during traffic stop, authorities say
CHICAGO (WLS) - A veteran police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly attacked him with a hatchet during a traffic stop on Friday.
The officer, a 22-year veteran of the Naperville Police Department, was not injured in the incident.
Authorities said investigators at the scene collected numerous bullet casings and a hatchet the suspect was reportedly carrying.
Police shared an image from the officer’s body-worn camera that showed the man holding the hatchet in his right hand.
“A man quickly exited the vehicle and charged at the officer with a hatchet in his hand,” said Naperville Police Department Chief Jason Arres.
Police said that’s when the officer opened fire, shooting the suspect, who was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The incident started with a traffic stop, according to Naperville police. A second car pulled up during that stop, and investigators are working to determine whether the man was somehow related to the person in the car that stopped.
Naperville police said state, county investigators and the FBI are investigating the incident.
“These agencies are working together and conducting an independent investigation,” Arres said.
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MIAMI (AP) — He grew up in Portland, basketball in his blood. Wasn’t exactly a big-time recruit before eventually playing some college ball in the West Coast Conference. Took a circuitous route into coaching, guided along the way by one of the game’s legendary sideline bosses. And last summer, he was part of the brain trust that helped USA Basketball win Olympic gold.
That is Erik Spoelstra’s story.
That is also Ime Udoka’s story.
There is enormous respect between those men, who have known one another for decades and have deep ties. Spoelstra coaches the Miami Heat, Udoka is in his first season coaching the Boston Celtics, and one of them will be representing the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. Game 1 of the East title series is Tuesday night, the top-seeded Heat playing host to the second-seeded Celtics.
“We have great respect for what they’ve done during the regular season, to develop the right habits,” said Spoelstra, now in his 14th season after taking over as Miami coach for Hall of Famer Pat Riley. “And like I said, this is the way it should be — the two teams that played most consistently at the top of the East for most of the year, and we’re meeting in the conference finals to figure it out.”
The Heat needed five games to get past Atlanta in Round 1, then six games to oust Philadelphia in the East semifinals. Boston swept Brooklyn in Round 1, then ended Milwaukee’s reign as NBA champions by finishing off a seven-game series win in the other East semi that ended Sunday.
It’s a rematch of the 2020 East finals, held in the restart bubble at Walt Disney World, when Miami topped Boston 4-2 to earn a berth in the NBA Finals. That was the third East finals loss in a four-year span for members of the Celtics — and many of the players from some of or all those defeats, like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart, are Boston’s core today.
“This is the group I feel like is poised enough to get it done,” Brown said. “I feel like everything that we’ve overcome — all these battles and challenges and adversity we’ve been through this season, as well as the challenge that we just had overcoming the defending champions — I think that we are prepared. I think we’re ready to take that next step. We’ve just got to go out and take it.”
For its part, Miami — seeking a seventh trip to the NBA Finals and what would be a sixth in the last 12 seasons — isn’t looking back at the bubble win or much of anything else, All-Star forward Jimmy Butler insisted.
“We just want to focus in on today, right now, the group of guys that we get to go to war with every single day,” Butler said.
So, players might not look back.
It’s a little different for the coaches.
Udoka remembers meeting Spoelstra when he was a kid — at 44, Udoka is seven years younger than Spoelstra — and watching him play in pro-am runs alongside other Portland basketball legends like Damon Stoudemire. Udoka played against Spoelstra-coached Heat teams four times before becoming a coach, spending the bulk of his years as an assistant under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio.
Hence, the Olympic ties they share: Popovich was USA Basketball’s coach in the last Olympic cycle, and asked Udoka and Spoelstra to be part of his circle of confidants for that journey.
“He’s always had success,” Udoka said of Spoelstra. “One of the best coaches in the league, in my opinion. It’ll be a task for us because he has his team well-prepared, hard-fought, Heat Culture mentality. I got to know him on a more personal level in that time spent in Tokyo in preparations for the Olympics, but I’ve known Erik for a while.”
They’ll know each other a little better after the next couple weeks.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Boston won the regular season series 2-1; the Celtics went 1-0 at Miami and the teams split two games at Boston.
Miami has won 13 of the 23 previous playoff games between the franchises.
NEW LOOK
Of the players Miami gave minutes to in the 2020 East finals, only four — Butler, Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson — remain on the roster. That doesn’t include Udonis Haslem, who didn’t play in that series.
Boston has six veterans of the 2020 series back — Tatum, Brown, Smart, Daniel Theis, Grant Williams and Robert Williams.
INJURIES
Heat point guard Kyle Lowry won’t be ready to start the series because of his balky hamstring, but Miami went 4-0 against Philadelphia without him (and 0-2 with him trying to play while still clearly laboring).
Smart has a mid-foot sprain and is questionable for Game 1.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Brown averaged 24.7 points in the regular season series between the clubs. Butler averaged 22 per game and Miami’s Max Strus — who has had an excellent postseason, his first as a starter — went 13 for 26 from 3-point range in his two appearances against the Celtics.
ODDS ARE
FanDuel Sportsbook says Miami is a 1.5-point favorite in Game 1, but also lists Boston as the favorite to win the series.
Golden State is FanDuel’s favorite to win the NBA title, followed by Boston, Miami and Dallas.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (NYSE: ACR) ("ACR" or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust that is primarily focused on originating, holding and managing commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property through direct ownership and joint ventures, today reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. ACR's GAAP net loss allocable to common shares was $2.8 million, or $(0.30) per share-diluted, during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
"By maintaining our focus on credit quality and proactive management of the portfolio, ACR is positioning itself to maximize earnings and augment shareholder book value," stated ACR's Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Fogel.
ACR issued a full, detailed presentation of its results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 that can be viewed at www.acresreit.com.
Earnings Call Details
ACR will host a live conference call on May 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2022 operating results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-800-926-9801 (U.S. domestic) or 1-212-231-2936 (International) with the passcode 22017480 or from the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.acresreit.com.
For those unable to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available on the Company's website and telephonically through May 19, 2022 by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (U.S. domestic) or 1-412-317-6671 (International), passcode 22017480.
About ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust that is primarily focused on originating, holding and managing commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate properties through direct ownership and joint ventures. The Company is externally managed by ACRES Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of ACRES Capital Corp., a private commercial real estate lender exclusively dedicated to nationwide middle market commercial real estate lending with a focus on multifamily, student housing, hospitality, industrial and office property in top U.S. markets. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.acresreit.com or contact investor relations at IR@acresreit.com.
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Electronic-sniffing dog helps in pedophilia arrest in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An unusual alliance of international activist groups, Mexican prosecutors and a dog trained to sniff out memory devices joined forces this month to catch a high-profile suspected pedophile in Mexico City.
First, Free a Girl, a Netherlands-based group that fights human trafficking, tipped off activists at the U.S.-based Operation Underground Railroad that Jason Maatman, a Dutch man who openly advocated sex with children, had gone to Mexico after fleeing pending court cases in the Netherlands.
Maatman apparently thought loose Mexican law enforcement would allow him to operate freely in Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of 21 million where most crimes go unpunished.
But he didn’t count on Hidu, a recent graduate of a dog academy that teaches canines to sniff out triphenylphosphine oxide, or TPPO, a chemical coating used in electronic devices like flash drives and memory cards.
“Three weeks ago, we learned that Nelson M. seemed to be active in Mexico, and was a serious danger to children,” said Evelien Hölsken, the director of Free a Girl. She said the group contacted Underground Railroad “and asked if they could start an investigation.”
Maatman was apparently so sure of himself he talked openly about his activities on the internet. But Mexican prosecutors were ready to work with the nongovernmental organizations.
Operation Underground Railroad, or OUR, quickly set up a plan to lure Maatman into a trap, using the chat rooms and social media spaces he was active on.
“We were able to confirm he was in Mexico and then talking to him in just different chat rooms. He said, ‘I’m in a really kind of dangerous rundown area. I don’t want to give you my address. I don’t want you guys to come see me, but you can come meet me at a gas station’,” said Matt Osborne, OUR director of global operations.
Mexico City prosecution detectives were waiting when Maatman showed up at a bus station — near a gas station — on the edge of the city’s main park on June 5.
Prosecutor Ernestina Godoy said Maatman was found to have a pistol and several doses of cocaine in his possession.
Maatman is being held at a Mexico City prison on charges of human trafficking and drug and weapons possession. He does not have an attorney of record nor could he be reached for comment.
“Our understanding was that he was entertaining offers from other people who wanted to go into business with him,” apparently to sell or monetize a trove of sexually explicit material involving young children, Osborne said. “He was talking that he needed money.”
The problem was that he has caught at a bus stop — not at his home — and nobody knew were he was living. Nobody knew where he could have stashed any child porn, which is usually held in digital form.
City prosecutors used a network of street surveillance cameras to trace Maatman’s movements back to a dingy apartment he was renting on the city’s rough east side. Tall and with reddish hair, the Dutchman stood out in that area.
Once police obtained a search warrant, that is where Hidu came in; a black lab, he had been trained by Todd Jordan at his Jordan Detection K9 academy in Indianapolis, Indiana.
TPPO is a chemical used in small, solid-state memory devices to avoid overheating. There is just enough of its distinctive odor for dogs to locate it.
Jordan started out by training “accelerant detection” dogs to look for evidence in possible arson cases in which an accelerant — things like gasoline — may have been used to start a blaze.
But the electronics detection dogs he’s trained — now 83 and counting — have come to be more in demand because criminals now use flash drives to store everything from contacts to cryptocurrencies used in drug deals.
“I think the electronics dogs have now surpassed the accelerant canines because of just the need of them, and just because of the way the world is right now,” said Jordan. “These dogs, I mean just everybody, every internet crimes task force could use one of these.”
Hidu was brand new at the work; he had graduated just two weeks before and this was his first case — In fact, it was the first overseas case that any of Jordan’s dogs had handled.
Operation Underground Railroad flew Hidu and his handler to Mexico City, where prosecutors were about to search the apartment.
“My understanding is there was a cellphone hidden in a laundry basket with just rancid total terrible laundry, you know, dirty clothes in one corner that no one would go into,” Osborne said. “The dog found that phone.”
Hidu found more child porn material taped to a wall beneath a painting, Osborne said. “The dog sniffed out a couple of the hard drives in a few places in his apartment that were difficult for humans to find, but the dog sniffed it out.”
Prosecutors said the drives and devices contained about 4 terabytes of child porn images.
Godoy, the prosecutor, credited Operation Underground Railroad and Hidu for their help in the bust.
“The message is clear for those who prey on a girl, a boy or an adolescent: In Mexico City there will be no room for impunity, and those that hurt or target them will be found, tried and sentenced,” Godoy said.
But questions remained. “Why was he (Maatman) not placed on an international wanted list?” by Dutch authorities, Hölsken said.
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Initial data readout supports the potential effectiveness of psilocybin and psilocybin-related compounds for the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder
SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tryp Therapeutics, Inc. (CSE: TRYP) (OTCQB: TRYPF) ("Tryp" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing psilocybin-based compounds for diseases with unmet medical needs, announced today the initial data readout for the first patient dosed in its Phase II S.T.O.P. (Study of the Treatment of Overeating utilizing Psilocybin) trial. In collaboration with the University of Florida. The STOP trial is evaluating TRP-8802 in patients with Binge Eating Disorder ("BED"). and represents the first use of psilocybin in conjunction with psychotherapy as a therapeutic intervention in patients with BED.
Beginning immediately following the post-dosing integration session with the trial's psychotherapists and persisting throughout the four-week time period post-dosing, the first patient in the STOP trial exhibited reduced overall anxiety; reduced anxiety around food; reduced compulsion to overeat; and improved self-image and confidence. These positive changes in behavior translated to significant weight loss at four weeks. The observed behavioral improvements are consistent with those described in other clinical studies examining the clinical benefit of psilocybin as a therapeutic intervention in neuro-psychiatric disorders. In addition, it is important to note there were no drug-related adverse events observed during the 4-week period following dosing of TRP-8802. Pursuant to the STOP trial protocol, patients will be monitored for an additional eight weeks post-dosing,
Jim Gilligan, Tryp's Interim CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, stated, "While we are mindful to not draw too many conclusions from the first patient at four weeks, we are excited with the results to date and look forward to the potential replication of these results in additional patients. Based on our understanding of psychotherapy in BED patients and our discussions with our colleagues at the University of Florida, we believe that the improvements witnessed in this patient following a single intervention with TRP-8802 in combination with tailored psychotherapy are on par with what might be possible in 12 months of extensive psychotherapy alone."
TRP-8802 is the predecessor to Tryp's lead psilocybin-based drug candidate, TRP-8803. TRP-8803 includes a unique formulation and delivery system and is designed to enhance the positive effects of psilocybin and psilocybin-related compounds, while markedly reducing the limitations of psilocybin dosed through other routes of administration. In combination with psychotherapy, TRP-8803 is intended to serve as a treatment for certain neuropsychiatric disorders including BED. Tryp is utilizing TRP-8802 to evaluate the use of psilocybin-related compounds in certain neuropsychiatric disorders in early-stage trials. If initial efficacy is shown, TRP-8803 will be studied in future trials.
About Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- BED is characterized by recurring episodes of eating large quantities of food and feeling unable to stop.
- Nearly 30% of people seeking weight loss treatments show signs of BED.
- Up to 3.5% of females and 2.0% of males will develop BED at some point in their lives - nearly 4 million women and 2 million men in the United States; treatments to date have not been effective.
About Tryp Therapeutics
Tryp Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing psilocybin-related molecules, including TRP-8803, for the treatment of diseases with unmet medical needs through accelerated regulatory pathways. Tryp's Psilocybin-For-Neuropsychiatric Disorders (PFN™) program is focused on the development of synthetic psilocybin-related molecules as a new class of drug for the treatment of binge eating, chronic pain, and other indications. The Company has begun enrolling patients in its Phase II trial for the treatment of binge eating disorder at the University of Florida and recently announced an upcoming Phase IIa clinical trial with the University of Michigan to evaluate TRP-8802 for fibromyalgia. TRP-8803 is a proprietary psilocybin-based product that uses a novel formulation and route of administration to potentially improve efficacy, safety and the patient experience. For more information, please visit www.tryptherapeutics.com.
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Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Tryp as of the date of this news release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of Tryp's final prospectus available at www.sedar.com. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Tryp; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and Tryp expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday.
The U.N. health agency said there were 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a 16% drop from the previous week. Deaths were also down by 13%, with about 13,500 fatalities. WHO said COVID-19 infections dropped everywhere in the world while deaths decreased everywhere except for Southeast Asia, where they climbed by 15% and in the Western Pacific, where they rose by 3%.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that with the coming onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the possible emergence of a more dangerous new COVID-19 variant, experts expect to see a spike in hospitalizations and deaths. Tedros said vaccination rates, even in rich countries, were still too low, noting that 30% of health workers and 20% of older people remain unimmunized.
“These vaccination gaps pose a risk to all of us,” he said. “Please get vaccinated if you are not and a booster if it’s recommended that you have one.”
In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration cleared its first update to COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Authorities said shots could begin within days.
Until now, COVID-19 vaccines have targeted the original coronavirus strain, even as wildly different mutants emerged. The new U.S. boosters are combination, or “bivalent,” shots. They contain half that original vaccine recipe and half protection against the newest omicron versions, called BA.4 and BA.5, which are considered the most contagious yet.
Earlier this month, Britain decided it would offer adults 50 and over a different booster option from Moderna, a combo shot targeting that initial BA.1 omicron strain.
On Friday, the European Medicines Agency will consider whether to authorize the combination COVID-19 vaccine including BA.1 made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Another version of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine incorporating the BA.5 subvariant of omicron is also under review by the EU regulator.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AtWork, a rapidly growing national staffing franchise announced today that they have once again been ranked as one of the largest staffing firms in the United States by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). The list, which has been issued annually for 27 years, ranks firms that have generated at least $100 million in U.S. staffing revenue. In 2021, despite the pandemic, AtWork performed well, being listed at number 87 of 223 qualifying firms.
"AtWork is excited to be recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts once again as one of the largest industrial staffing firms in the United States," said Jason Leverant, President and COO of AtWork Group. "Our growth is fueled by our mission, to be AtWork for You. This focus on service allows us to continually be recognized by our clients and job seekers for the outstanding experience that comes from working with our branches."
Founded in 1989, SIA is the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. SIA's proprietary research covers all categories of employed and non-employed work including temporary staffing, independent contracting, and other types of contingent labor. SIA's independent and objective analysis provides insights into the services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions ecosystem including staffing firms, managed service providers, recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/compliance firms, and talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing, and online work services.
To view the full list of Largest U.S. Staffing Firms, visit www.staffingindustry.com.
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Deal represents company's first major push into utility-scale O&M
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borrego, a leading EPC and O&M provider for large-scale solar and energy storage projects throughout the United States, has signed two solar O&M contracts with a leading renewable energy developer and operator for a pair of 50 MWac projects under construction in Ohio. The deals are Borrego's first utility-scale operations and maintenance contracts, and the two projects' combined total of 100 MWac is among some of the largest customer portfolios the team is managing.
Under the terms of the contracts, Borrego will provide preventative and corrective maintenance to the two projects, with an unlimited amount of vegetation maintenance as well as aerial thermal inspection services. Borrego has also included a 98% availability guarantee for five years in conjunction with these services.
As part of Borrego O&M's expansion into utility-scale projects, the company upgraded its Operations Center to be North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) compliant and will be able to register as a NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Generator Operator (CIP-GOP). In addition, Borrego O&M continues to bolster its team with a dedicated staff working on its growing utility-scale sector portfolio.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to operate and maintain these utility-scale projects in Ohio. Borrego's selection by one of the largest renewable IPPs in the world is a testament to the investments we have made in our O&M utility scale team and systems," said Mike Hall, chief executive officer of Borrego. "The deals also reflect the recognition by our partners of the benefits of thinking strategically about O&M early in the project life cycle."
The two Ohio projects are scheduled to reach their commercial operation dates in 2023, at which point Borrego O&M will begin operating the plants.
Borrego is a leader in third-party O&M services for distributed generation and utility-scale solar plants. The team currently manages the performance of over 1.6 GW and 1,050 solar operating assets, the majority of which were built by other EPCs.
About Borrego
Borrego, a leading EPC and O&M provider, accelerates the delivery and maintenance of large commercial, community solar, and utility-scale solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. Borrego offers a broad range of renewable energy services and has a track record of superior performance in the hundreds of large solar and energy storage projects it has designed, built, and maintains throughout the U.S. Established in 1980, it has regional offices in California, Massachusetts, and New York with a nationwide footprint. Borrego creates value by helping partners make better decisions at critical points in every project's life. Its team brings deep technical expertise to its mission of solving the world's energy problems. For more information, visit www.borregoenergy.com.
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Premier One recognized by GTP
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Premier One was recognized Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting from the Greater Topeka Partnership. The IT company has been in business since 1991 and is being celebrated for their recent expansion and completion of their remodeled location at 1130 SW Winding Road.
Premier One moved to their current location in 2016 and began remodeling right at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Dave McDermott is President and founder of Premier One and says he is proud to see his team’s hard work pay off.
“It is 30 years of painstaking work and everything that goes along with that,” said McDermott. “If I had to do it all over again I absolutely would do it. In the end, I have ended up with a team of just outstanding members and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
Premier One has clients from across the United States with an additional office in Ohio employing a total of 40 people. They provide technology services and consulting to their clients. McDermott hopes to see his company continue to grow while staying headquartered in Topeka.
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Dewayne Tunstall had aspirations of running a food truck and planned to name it "EBE," inspired by the phrase he lived his life by: "Everybody eats," his friend Marcus Cash told CNN affiliate WMC.
But in the early hours of Wednesday, Tunstall was shot and killed while visiting Cash's house -- becoming the first victim in a violent shooting spree that gripped the city of Memphis until the suspect was arrested later that night.
The shooting rampage came just days after the body of Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher who was kidnapped last Friday and murdered, was found. The string of deadly attacks across the city over the past week have elicited rage and fear from the city's leaders, who say the violence is unacceptable.
The suspect, 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly, is set to appear in court Friday to face a first-degree murder charge, though officials say several more felony charges are being considered.
Kelly, also known as "Zeek Huncho," is accused of shooting Tunstall before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, police said, before allegedly setting off on a series of other shootings across the city that later afternoon, which left four people dead and three others injured. The citywide search for him prompted a shelter-in-place order for part of the city and temporary suspension of bus and trolley services in the area.
Officers responded to the first afternoon shooting at 4:38 p.m. and found a man in his car with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Minutes later, police said they found a woman at a different location with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Kelly was allegedly streaming on Facebook Live when he opened fire inside a store more than an hour later, according to Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot and he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
According to police, officers then responded to three more locations, where they found a man and two women who had been shot. The man was brought to a hospital in non-critical condition, Davis said, but both women died. The gunman allegedly stole an SUV from one of the women, she said.
After learning that Kelly carjacked a person at gunpoint and took off in the victim's Dodge Challenger, the car was spotted within minutes on I-55, police said. After a high-speech car chase, Kelly was arrested and two weapons were visible in the car when he was taken into custody, Davis said.
While the motive in the attacks is still unclear, the city of Memphis must now recover from the violent rampage on several of its community members.
Tunstall's friends remember him as a young father who had ambitious dreams and a generous spirit.
"He was so sweet. He wanted to leave here. He wanted to make it. He wanted to make it in his music. He pushed all his friends to do better," Tunstall's friend Princess Onwubiko told CNN affiliate WHBQ.
Mayor decries suspect's early release from jail
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland shared his "deepest sympathy" for the victims and their loves and condemned the violent attacks in a statement Wednesday night, arguing that they could have been preventable if not for holes in the criminal justice system.
"I am angry for them, and I'm angry for our citizens who had to shelter in place for their own safety until this suspect was caught. This is no way for us to live and it is not acceptable," Strickland said.
Kelly was released from prison in March after serving 11 months of a three-year sentence for aggravated assault. He had initially faced more serious charges in a 2020 case in Shelby County, including attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and using a firearm with intent to commit a dangerous felony, court records show, but he only pleaded guilty to the lesser aggravated assault charge.
"If Mr. Kelly served his full 3-year sentence, he would still be in prison today and 4 of our fellow citizens would still be alive," Strickland said.
In his statement, the mayor urged that "these evil actions show why truth in sentencing is a must," referencing a new law in Tennessee that will require those convicted of some violent crimes to carry out their full prison sentence.
CNN has reached out to the Shelby County Public Defender for comment.
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NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Ironnet, Inc. ("Ironnet" or the "Company") (NYSE: IRNT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Ironnet investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between September 15, 2021 and December 15, 2021. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
IRNT investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) the Company had materially overstated its business and financial prospects; (ii) the Company was unable to predict the timing of significant customer opportunities which constituted a substantial portion of its publicly- issued FY 2022 financial guidance; (iii) the Company had not established effective disclosure controls and procedures to reasonably ensure its public disclosures were timely, accurate, complete, and not otherwise misleading; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false, misleading, and/or lacked any reasonable basis in fact at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Ironnet during the relevant time frame, you have until June 21, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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CHICAGO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
LEGAL NOTICE
Persons and entities who have paid an increased monthly surcharge for electric service in Ohio pursuant to HB 6.
A class action lawsuit may affect your rights.
A court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
A class action lawsuit styled Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-3755, is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (the "Court"), and a similar lawsuit styled Emmons v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., Case No. CV-20 935557, is pending in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiffs in the lawsuits, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated (the "Plaintiffs"), claim, among other matters, that some or all of Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., FirstEnergy Service Company, Ohio Edison Company ("Ohio Edison"), Toledo Edison Company ("Toledo Edison"), The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company ("Cleveland Electric"), Charles E. Jones, James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Michael J. Dowling ("FirstEnergy Settling Parties"), and Energy Harbor Corp., f/k/a FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. ("Energy Harbor") engaged in a racketeering scheme to pay more than $61 million in bribes in order to influence and obtain the votes to pass House Bill 6 ("HB 6"), which caused some Ohio residents to pay excessive charges for electricity. Defendants deny any wrongdoing.
Plaintiffs reached a settlement with the FirstEnergy Settling Parties on April 11, 2022, and with Energy Harbor on June 7, 2022 (collectively, the "Settlement"). The Settlement is on behalf of a Settlement Class and includes a monetary payment of $49,000,000 (the "Settlement Funds"). Members of the Settlement Class have the right to request exclusion from and give up all rights to receive a payment from the Settlement.
You may be a member of the Settlement Class if you paid to Toledo Edison, Cleveland Electric, or Ohio Edison any rates, charges, fees, tolls, or other costs pursuant to HB 6 or any recovery mechanism approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) pursuant to HB 6 from January 1, 2020 through June 22, 2022.
If you do nothing, you will be bound by the Court's decisions concerning the Settlement with the FirstEnergy Settling Parties, and you will be able to share in the benefits provided in the Settlement. You will be bound by all orders and judgments of the Court, and you will give up the right to sue the FirstEnergy Settling Parties as part of any other lawsuit for the claims and factual allegations that were or could have been raised in this case.
If you want to keep your right to sue one or more of the FirstEnergy Settling Parties regarding the claims in this case, you must exclude yourself from the Settlement Class in writing by October 5, 2022. Additional information on how to request exclusion is available on the case website at www.OhioElectricityLitigation.com.
You do not need to do anything to receive your share of the Settlement Funds. Your money will be sent to you automatically if the Court approves the Settlement unless you exclude yourself from the Settlement. If you have any questions or want to review documents that have been filed in this case, including the detailed Notice that describes how to request exclusion, object to the Settlement, or receive payment, and provides information regarding the Fairness Hearing, you may visit www.OhioElectricityLitigation.com. All dates are subject to change, and current dates are available on the website.
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Aims to increase headcount to 1,000 by end of 2022
SINGAPORE, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global digital-asset trading platform - Bitget, is slated to double its workforce to reach 1,000 headcounts in the next six months despite the current market downturn. Since the beginning of the second quarter of 2022, the overall crypto market has been on a downward trend, which cut short a lot of projects and initiatives. Amidst the volatility of the market, negative market sentiments also led to headcount reductions in various global crypto operators, spurred by rapidly changing economic conditions, as well as over-hiring and misplacement of resources.
For Bitget, the leading global derivatives exchange has been experiencing tremendous growth and generating strong and recurring cash flow despite uncertain market conditions. Such market sentiments have not deterred the platform from enhancing its offerings, and ensuring the rapidly increasing needs from users are met. In the beginning of 2021, Bitget had a small team of 150, and has since achieved a threefold increase in mid 2022. To cater to a burgeoning growth, Bitget will be accelerating its hiring plan to pave way for the new developments to come.
Managing Director of Bitget, Gracy Chen commented, "Earlier this year, we announced our derivatives trading volume had reached an all-time high of $8.69 billion in March 2022. In the last 12 months, our trading volume grew by over 10 times, a notable achievement unlocked, moreover, our user base also grew significantly to two million users worldwide."
She continued to add, "Of course, we were also eager to expand our team to cater to the rapidly growing market needs, however, we decided to adopt a more prudent approach right from the get-go. By scheduling frequent meetings with our global and regional teams to understand where resources are needed, we were able to systematically and effectively carry out strategic hires. As we continue to endure the crypto winter, it will be a perfect opportunity for us to attract talent in the market and strengthen our foundation, prioritise growth, and be prepared to welcome the next round of crypto adoption when the market regains strength."
Moving forward, Bitget aims to expand its global workforce to 1,000, equivalent to about 500 new hires by the end of the year, mostly in the product development and customer service fields.
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| 2022-06-23T05:34:14Z
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FBI: High school teacher arrested for distributing porn; students call it disgusting
HONOLULU (KHNL/KGMB/Gray News) - Authorities are investigating a teacher in Hawaii who has been charged with distributing child pornography.
KHNL/KGMB reports FBI agents arrested Alden Bunag on Wednesday at an Oahu high school, where he taught summer school.
Authorities said he distributed child pornography through an app called Telegram on his phone.
Former students said Bunag acted more like a friend than a teacher.
“It’s absolutely disgusting,” said Seth Daugherty, Bunag’s former student. “I wouldn’t put it past him just because he was an odd guy.”
According to court documents, Bunag exchanged nearly 3,400 messages with a Philadelphia private school teacher — who was arrested last October.
In the chats, Bunag claimed to have sex with a victim during his lunch break. Investigators said Bunag sent a video of himself having sex with a 13-year-old boy.
“He was definitely very friendly with all of the kids, especially the male students,” said Maiya Yamauchi, another former student.
According to Bunag’s social media page, he worked at Pearl City High School and showed many of the senior portraits he took. Some posted as recently as last week.
Yamauchi said Bunag would offer to take senior portraits for students free of charge.
The FBI said Bunag not only ran a photography business but worked at multiple schools and taught dance classes.
“I did see the students who [he] had rubbed the backs of and be way too friendly with. I stayed away from him,” Daugherty said.
Criminal Defense Attorney Victor Bakke said many people who are attracted to children or suffer from pedophilia seek out job positions or employment where they’re around children.
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LONDON (AP) — A man who got into the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow told police he wanted to “kill the queen,” prosecutors said during a court hearing Wednesday.
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, is charged under the Treason Act with intending to “injure the person of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, or to alarm her Majesty.” He has also been charged with threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon.
Chail was arrested at the royal residence west of London on Christmas Day 2021, when the queen was staying there.
Prosecutors allege the former supermarket worker from Southampton in southern England was wearing a hood and a mask and carrying a loaded crossbow with the safety catch off.
They say he told a police officer “I am here to kill the Queen,” before he was handcuffed and arrested.
Prosecutor Kathryn Selby said the Supersonic X-Bow weapon allegedly carried by Chail had the potential to cause “serious or fatal injuries.”
Prosecution lawyers maintain Chail wanted revenge on the British establishment for its treatment of Indians and sent a video to about 20 people claiming he was going to assassinate the queen.
To get close to the royal family, he had tried to join the British Army and the Ministry of Defense Police, prosecutors allege.
Chail appeared remotely for Wednesday’s hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court from Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital.
He was not asked to enter a plea, and was ordered detained until his next court appearance on Sept. 14.
The allegations against him are not being treated as a “terrorism offense,” Selby said.
Charges under the Treason Act of 1842 are rare. In 1981, Marcus Sarjeant was charged under the act after firing blank shots at the queen as she rode on horseback in the Trooping the Color parade in London. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.
The last person to be convicted under the separate and more serious Treason Act of 1351 was William Joyce, a World War II Nazi propaganda broadcaster known as Lord Haw-Haw. He was hanged for high treason in 1946.
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| 2022-08-17T23:37:14Z
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association Awards nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories including album of the year, female vocalist of the year and song of the year.
Wilson is only the fourth artist in the history of the CMAs to earn six nominations in her first year, following Glen Campbell, Brad Paisley and Kacey Musgraves. She’s also up for new artist of the year, music video and musical event.
“This is my first time being cordially invited to the CMA Awards and what a wonderful invitation it is,” Wilson said in a statement. “It has been such a challenging but beautiful journey up until this point and to see the country music community and the incredible fans be so receptive to me and my music is such a blessing. I’m so grateful for this moment.”
Other leading nominees include Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and writer-producer Shane McAnally, who all have nominations in five categories. The CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will air on Wednesday, Nov. 9 on ABC.
“There is a whole lot of love, respect and admiration between the artists in these categories. We do a good job of challenging one another and raising the bar, all while cheering each other on. We all work hard and do our best to perform our asses off. Thank you for recognizing our work, for listening and for loving country music,” McBryde said in a statement.
Wilson’s 2021 album “Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’” last year earned her critical accolades, spurred on by the success of her country radio No. 1 hit “Things a Man Oughta Know.” Her next album, “Bell Bottom Country,” is due out in October.
Reigning CMA entertainer of the year Luke Combs is back in the top category, alongside Miranda Lambert, Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen. This is Wallen’s first nomination in the category.
“Music has been the driving force of my life since I started chasing this dream as a 17 year old, and what I’ve learned since then is that people make the music mean what it it does. None of this matters without the songwriters who pour their hearts out alongside me, the co-producers who help give life to our words, and — most importantly — the fans who find themselves in those words,” Lambert said in a statement.
McBryde and Pearce share four nominations for their hit duet “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” which they co-wrote with McAnally. McBryde and Pearce also are in the running for female vocalist of the year, alongside Lambert, Underwood and Wilson.
Stapleton is nominated for single and song of the year for “You Should Probably Leave,” which he also co-produced with Dave Cobb. He’s also nominated alongside Taylor Swift, for joining in her music video for “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault).” Actor Blake Lively earned a nomination for directing the music video.
Lambert has extended her historic run as the most nominated female artist in CMA history, with now 61 nominations. She’s only behind George Strait and Alan Jackson for most nominations. She earned her 16th straight nomination for female vocalist, also a record. She’s also nominated for album of the year for “Palomino,” which she co-produced.
Alongside Lambert and Wilson in the album of the year category are Combs for his record “Growin’ Up,” Maren Morris for “Humble Quest” and Old Dominion for “Time, Tequila & Therapy.” Eric Church joins Combs, Stapleton, Wallen and Cody Johnson in the male vocalist of the year category.
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| 2022-09-07T16:55:51Z
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Named Chair
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez named Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell as the first chair of the organization's new Standing Committee on Technology and Innovation. The new committee will examine broadband deployment, cybersecurity, and city digital services, as well as promote best practices and help set the Conference's policy on these and other related issues.
The Committee's initial work in the coming months will prioritize a focus on broadband, especially accessing funding included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for infrastructure deployment and digital equity. Additionally, it will concentrate on the threat of cybersecurity attacks that continue to plague cities across the country. The Committee's purview will also include issues such as government procurement, the gig economy, disinformation on the internet, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, the metaverse, consumer privacy, smart cities, and data governance.
"With Mayor Harrell's leadership, this new standing committee will keep mayors and cities at the cutting-edge of what's possible in the market and in government," said Mayor Suarez. "Technology changes rapidly, and we want to ensure mayors and cities stay nimble and are the drivers of digital progress."
"I'm honored to lead this effort and committee at the U.S. Conference of Mayors," said Mayor Harrell. "Seattle is known for big, progress-driving ideas and an unyielding commitment to innovation. My goal is to bring forward that same spirit and work together with my fellow mayors to expand our embrace of technology and big ideas, delivering new opportunities and positive change from inside city hall to residents all across our communities."
The Conference has long been involved with the evolving impacts of technology and innovation on cities. A task force on technology and innovation was established in 2012 as an initial venue for discussion. However, given the increasing need for the organization to adopt policy on these issues, Task Force Chair Austin Mayor Steve Adler proposed the creation of the Technology and Innovation Standing Committee. Mayor Suarez and the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to establish the committee at USCM's Annual Meeting in Reno this past June. It joins the Conference's twelve other standing committees on topics such as health, housing, energy, and transportation.
"We thank Mayor Suarez and Mayor Adler for proposing, and the Executive Committee for establishing, this needed standing committee on technology and innovation," said Tom Cochran, USCM CEO and executive director. "The Conference is so pleased to have Mayor Harrell guide its work on new and emerging technologies. Broadband and cybersecurity are pressing issues for cities, especially as new federal dollars become available from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. With this standing committee, the Conference can help mayors continue to make cities hubs for innovation."
About the United States Conference of Mayors -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are more than 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER TODAY
LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, UMe announces the release of EP3 featuring four brand new tracks from Ringo Starr, to be released on September 16, 2022, pre-order HERE. These four new tracks were all recorded at Starr's Roccabella West studio just as he did for his Change The World and Zoom In EPs, featuring longtime collaborators Steve Lukather, Linda Perry, Dave Koz, José Antonio Rodriguez, and Bruce Sugar. Ringo's instantly recognizable vocals, feel-good lyrics, easy-breezy melodies, and frequent and new collaborators created songs that span the spectrum of pop, country, reggae and rock and roll. EP3 will be available September 16th digitally and on CD, and on 10" vinyl and as a limited edition translucent royal blue cassette on November 18, 2022.
"I am in my studio writing and recording every chance I get. It's what I have always done and will continue to do, and releasing EPs more frequently allows me to continue to be creative and give each song a little more love." - RINGO
- World Go Round
- Everyone and Everything
- Let's Be Friends
- Free Your Soul (feat. Dave Koz and José Antonio Rodriguez)
The upbeat rocker "World Go Round," written by Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams, continues to spread Ringo's positive message of hope and togetherness. The track features Ringo on vocals, drums, and percussion, Steve Lukather on guitar, Joseph Williams on keyboards, with background vocals provided by Joseph Willams, Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes.
Written by Linda Perry, "Everyone and Everything" captures the classic Ringo Starr sound and features Ringo on vocals, drums and percussion along with Linda Perry on guitar and percussion. Billy Mohler lays down bass and guitar, Damon Fox provides melotron, piano and wurly, with all background vocals by Linda Perry, Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes.
Featuring an infectious dance groove, "Let's Be Friends" was written by Ringo's longtime engineer Bruce Sugar along with Sam Hollander, with Ringo Starr handling vocal and drum duties, Nathan East on bass, Steve Lukather playing guitar, Bruce Sugar on keyboards, percussion and horn arrangement, handclaps and percussion by Sam Hollander, and Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes on background vocals.
Written by Ringo Starr and Bruce Sugar, the soothing, rhythmic sound of "Free Your Soul" transports the listener to an island beach on a clear warm night under a full moon. With Ringo on vocals, drums and handclaps, the song also features Dave Koz on tenor sax and José Antonio Rodriguez on nylon guitar, Nathan East on bass, Bruce Sugar on keyboards, percussion and horn arrangement, and Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes providing backing vocals.
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| 2022-07-29T13:31:06Z
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LONDON (AP) — The owners of the Chicago Cubs have laid out their vision for Chelsea should they succeed in their bid to buy the English club.
And it includes a pledge to never participate in a European Super League.
The Ricketts family released an eight-point plan for Chelsea’s future on Sunday, describing it as a “list of commitments that give fans a pivotal role in protecting” the club that has been put up for sale by its billionaire Russian owner, Roman Abramovich. Concerns have been raised by Chelsea supporters over the Ricketts’ candidacy because of historic offensive comments by Joe Ricketts, the father of the Cubs’ chairman.
The family has met with several Chelsea supporters’ groups in recent days and set out its “commitments” based on their feedback.
Among its pledges, the Ricketts family said “we will never participate in a European Super League and always protect the integrity and heritage of Chelsea FC.”
Chelsea was one of 12 clubs to launch a European breakaway competitionlast year. It was abandoned within days by Chelsea and the five other English clubs involved.
The family also said it would “put diversity and inclusion” at the heart of the club, and “make no change to the club’s name, badge and crest or Chelsea blue, without the consent of supporters.”
Final submissions by bidders are due on April 11.
Abramovich has been forced to sell the reigning world and European champions after he was sanctioned in Britain and his assets were frozen as part of a crackdown on oligarchs following Russia’s invasion in Ukraine.
Chelsea has won 21 trophies in 19 years of Abramovich’s ownership, relying on his lavish investment to become one of Europe’s most successful clubs.
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| 2022-04-03T23:40:17Z
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CINCINNATI, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rev. Betty Whitted Holley, Ph.D. made history last week. On June 14th, Dr. Holley was the first African American woman elected to serve as the Chair of the Board of the Commission on Accrediting at the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The honor humbles the Union Institute & University Ph.D. graduate.
"This opportunity to be the first African American woman elected as Chair of the Board of Commission on Accrediting for ATS is humbling. To have my gifts, skills, and talents in theological education recognized by such a great entity as ATS that serves schools across the U.S. and Canada, means that opportunities for underserved communities and people of color are broadening. To give an opportunity of this nature to someone from Payne Theological Seminary, where I serve as Academic Dean and a full-tenured professor of ecological theology, also speaks volumes and gives light to what we are doing in theological education as the oldest stand-alone Historically Black Seminary in the United States."
Dr. Whitted Holley credits her doctoral studies at Union with her ability to look at the world through an interdisciplinary lens that expanded and deepened her knowledge and expertise. "Union truly prepared me by offering a plethora of opportunities, especially in racial and social justice, which enabled me to pursue the field of Environmental Ethics and African American Religious Studies. My dissertation focused on 'Raising and Sustaining the Ecological Consciousness of the African American Community.'"
Dr. Whitted Holley expands on her Union education by explaining, "Because of Union, I am able to share, not only with my students here at Payne Theological Seminary [in Wilberforce, OH], the importance of understanding ecological theology and all of its ramifications but with my denomination, The African Methodist Episcopal Church. I helped in the development of our statement on 'Climate Change.' I also represent my denomination as a member of the Board of Directors for Creation Justice Ministries, which is part of the National Council of Churches. On this board, we develop policies related to racial and social justice issues. We just finished a resource for our many communions entitled, 'Faith Resilience and Climate Justice.'
"The interdisciplinary approach that Union used in my Ph.D. program was for such a time as this. Being able to look at world problems through an interdisciplinary lens is a major way to meet the needs of the people that you serve, especially in the African American community and people of color. The COVID crisis that we are still experiencing really brought to fruition the plethora of justice issues that our world, globally, are facing; especially issues around healthcare, climate justice, environmental racism, to name a few."
Dr. Whitted Holley is Academic Dean, Director of the Master of Divinity Degree Program, & Full Professor of Ecological Theology at Payne Theological Seminary. The seminary's mission is to prepare leaders for ministry in the African-American tradition of liberation, reconciliation, social justice, and the dignity of all humankind.
The Commission on Accrediting of ATS accredits institutions and approves degree programs offered by ATS accredited schools.
About Union Institute & University
Founded in 1964, Union Institute & University is a pioneer in educating adults through distance learning. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Union Institute & University offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs and certificates designed for adults seeking to make a difference in their own lives and within their communities. The university offers specialized online and low residency degree programs with high-touch faculty attention, designed for students regardless of where they live and work. Union's flexible delivery models emphasize relevant and transformative coursework taught by a national faculty of scholar-practitioners. Union graduates — including two dozen college presidents, in addition to other leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, members of the United States Congress, and the first female prime minister of Jamaica — promote Union's legacy of utilizing education to transform lives and communities. To learn more about Union Institute & University, visit www.myunion.edu or call 1-800-861-6400.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – There is nothing like a friend’s advice, but what if that advice is really coming from someone pretending to be one of your friends?
A Greenville, South Carolina, woman lost tens of thousands of dollars all because she thought some old friends were helping her apply for a government grant.
It turns out that scammers were impersonating them.
Fake friend, real scam
When you’ve been through a recent battle with cancer like Theresa Kraft of Greenville, it’s hard not to think about your legacy.
“It was just a contribution that I could leave behind me that would help people, and I thought this is a good way to use this money,” said Kraft.
At least that’s what she thought when not one, but two friends messaged her on Facebook to recommend she apply for a $1 million government grant, one they said they had just received.
“I’ve written grants before, I know what you have to do to get a grant, and you know, just ticking people off and passing the money is not the way to get it done,” she said.
And yet, the scammers got a total of $33,000 of her money in what they called fees. Nexstar’s WSPA asked her what made her do it.
“It was the second time I had heard about this; it was the second endorsement I got from people that I had no reason not to trust.”
Take Mike for instance. We won’t use his last name, since he’s a real high school friend of Kraft’s. The guy who actually was messaging her wasn’t Mike at all, but a scammer who had hacked into his page.
“He texted, he said, ‘You know this is real, I could never lead you to a bad program. I swear this is real and legitimate,'” explained Kraft.
Scammers “becoming … more elaborate and sophisticated”
Lieutenant Ryan Flood with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said it’s all too easy for scammers to impersonate not just government agencies but friends.
“What the scammers are doing is becoming much more elaborate and sophisticated with how they try to trick people,” said Flood. “They are making themselves sound very legitimate, like you mentioned, where they are playing the role of a friend. And so much information is out there on social media that they can use that against people and make themselves sound legitimate.”
“The people that are putting this stuff out there are devious enough to take you for everything you’ve got. And they don’t care,” said Kraft.
What Kraft didn’t know at the time was that you never have to pay to get a real government grant.
What’s worse, the scammers requested all of the $33,000 in gift cards.
They said it was to avoid tax, but the reality is that the $500 in funds on each of the 66 cards became virtually untraceable the moment Kraft gave them the numbers.
“You look back on it and say, ‘How did you not know? How did you not get this?'” she said.
The answers, she explained, was that “people that had done good things in my life, that had looked out for me and protected me were recommending this to me. And they were guaranteeing this with their personal experience.”
It wasn’t until Kraft called one of those two friends that she found out they had never messaged her about a grant.
Spotting the signs of a scam
Now, Kraft’s legacy may not be a large endowment, but perhaps her courage to speak up has more value, knowing those who heed her warning don’t have to suffer.
“I may not die wealthy but I’m going to be OK,” said Kraft.
The key to avoiding this type of scam is to spot the signs that either your friends or your own social media account has been hacked.
If you get a message from a friend telling you to use their new page because their other one is hacked, always verify that by calling them directly since that could be their deceptive way to get you to use their bogus account.
As for Kraft, she filed a report with the FBI and she has applied to a Department of Justice program that may be able to help victims of gift card scams.
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Sun Education Group Limited (the "Company" or "Golden Sun") (NASDAQ: GSUN), a provider of tutorial services in China, today announced its financial results for the first six months ended March 31, 2022.
First Half of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenues from our continuing operation in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 3% to approximately $7.2 million from approximately $7.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- Gross profit from our continuing operation in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 11% to approximately $4.0 million from approximately $4.5 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. Gross margin decreased to 55% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 60% in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- Net income in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 75% to approximately $0.4 million from approximately $1.6 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $0.6 million of cash, which represented a decrease of 48% from approximately $1.2 million as of September 30, 2021.
Mr. Xueyuan Weng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Sun, commented, "For the first half of fiscal year 2022, due to the larger costs and expenses related to expanding our market, our net profit decreased compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021. We are dedicated in our efforts to seize market opportunities to expand our business and provide high-quality services to our customers. Leveraging our extensive expertise in tutorial services, we believe we are well positioned to capture growth opportunities, expand market share, and achieve long-term development goals. At the same time, we are focused on strengthening relationships with our customers to further expand our customer base. Looking ahead, we expect to continue to invest in our business, improve our brand awareness, and build momentum towards our growth objectives."
First Half of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Revenue from our continuing operations consisted of: (i) tutorial services and (ii) logistic and consulting services. The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for the periods presented:
Revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 3% to approximately $7.2 million from approximately $7.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021, which was driven by a decrease of approximately $0.2 million from tutorial services revenue as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021.
Our tutorial services revenue in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 3%, to approximately $6.4 million from approximately $6.6 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. The total number of student enrollments in our tutorial programs in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 131 to an aggregate of 6,971 from an aggregate of 7,102 students in the same period of fiscal year 2021. Our average revenue recognized per student in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by $10 to $916 from $926 in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
Our logistic and consulting services revenue in each of the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $0.8 million.
Cost of revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2022 increased by 10% to approximately $3.3 million from approximately $2.9 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021, largely as a result of the additional costs incurred for new teachers hired and management fees for our non-English foreign languages tutorial program, due to the expansion of our non-English foreign languages tutorial program in fiscal year 2021.
Gross profit in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 11% to approximately $4.0 million from approximately $4.5 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.The decrease was primary due to the increased salaries to attract more teachers in the six months ended March 31, 2022.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 4% to approximately $3.0 million from approximately $3.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. The decrease was mainly due to less general and administrative expenses as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- Selling expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2022 increased by 19% to approximately $0.9 million from approximately $0.8 million in the same period of 2021. The increase in selling expenses was mainly due to higher contract acquisition costs related to the upfront fees paid to tutorial service agents to facilitate the related contracts with students for the tutorial service as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- General and administrative expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 11% to approximately $2.0 million from approximately $2.3 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses represented approximately 28% and 31% of revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease of general and administrative expenses was primarily due to less consulting fees and managerial expense incurred.
Income before income tax from our continuing operations in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 40% to approximately $0.9 million as compared to approximately $1.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
Net income from continuing operations was approximately $0.4 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022, compared to approximately $0.9 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021, due to the above mention reasons.
Net income from discontinued operations was $nil and approximately $0.6 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Net income was approximately $0.4 million and $1.6 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to an approximately $0.6 million decrease in net income from discontinued operations and an approximately $0.5 million decrease in net income from continuing operations.
Basic and diluted earnings per share in the six months ended March 31, 2022 were both $0.0255. In comparison, basic and diluted net income per ordinary share in the same period of fiscal year 2021 were both $0.1122.
Liquidity and capital resource
In assessing its liquidity, management monitors and analyzes the Company's cash on-hand, its ability to generate sufficient revenue sources in the future, and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. For the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded net income from continuing operation of approximately $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The Company had negative working capital of approximately $8.1 million as of March 31, 2022, which was largely attributed to unearned tuition advances of approximately $4.0 million. These deferred tuition payments will be recognized as revenue in the next fiscal year when the services are provided. The Company has historically funded its working capital needs primarily from operations, bank loans, borrowings from third parties, and advances from shareholders, and it intends to continue doing so in the near future.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash on hand of approximately $0.6 million and outstanding bank loans of approximately $2.2 million. Management expects that it would be able to renew all of its existing bank loans upon their maturity, based on past experience and the Company's credit history. On June 24, 2022, the Company completed its public offering ("IPO") of 5,060,000 Class A ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.0 per share. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of US$20,240,000 from the IPO, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses.
The Company believes that its cash on hand and internally generated cash flows will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.
Recent Developments
On March 27, 2022, the government of Shanghai City announced a lockdown of the city, in order to control the resurgence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Company temporarily closed its Shanghai facilities and started to provide online programs to students to minimize the lockdown impact. The lockdown in Shanghai did not impact the Company's operation results for the six months ended March 31, 2022, but, to some extent, adversely affected its results of operations for April and May 2022. Starting from June 1, 2022, Shanghai City began easing the lockdown restrictions and the Company reopened its Shanghai facilities.
On June 24, 2022, the Company completed its IPO of 5,060,000 Class A ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of US$20,240,000 from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses. The Class A ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 22, 2022 under the ticker symbol "GSUN." In connection with the IPO, the Company granted the underwriter warrants to purchase 379,500 Class A ordinary share at a price of $5.20 per share. On June 29, 2022, the underwriter exercised its warrants in full on a cashless basis to receive 295,491 Class A ordinary shares, which were subsequently issued to the underwriter on July 18, 2022. As of the date of this report, the Company has an aggregated 18,355,491 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 14,325,491 Class A ordinary shares and 4,030,000 Class B ordinary shares.
About Golden Sun Education Group Limited
Established in 1997 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, Golden Sun Education Group Limited is a provider of tutorial services in China focusing on the development of each of its student's strengths and potential, and the promotion of life-long skills and interests in learning. Golden Sun has three tutorial centers, one educational company that partners with high schools to offer language classes to its students, and one logistics company that provides logistic and consulting services. The tutorial centers of Golden Sun focus on different groups of targeted students by offering different tutorial programs. As for foreign language tutoring, Golden Sun offers English, Spanish, German, French and Japanese courses to students who intend to study abroad, individuals seeking jobs that require certain proficiency in these languages, and companies or organizations whose workers need to have certain proficiency in these languages. For more information, visit the Company's website at ir.jtyjyjt.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "approximates," "assesses," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and other filings with the SEC.
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Golden Sun Education Group Limited
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@cngsun.com
Ascent Investors Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
President
Phone: +1 917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
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MONTREAL and CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MIST), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative cardiovascular medicines, today announced that Milestone's Compensation Committee granted three new employees incentive stock options to purchase an aggregate of 92,000 common shares, at a per share exercise price of $5.48, the closing price of Milestone's common stock on May 16, 2022. The awards were made pursuant to the NASDAQ inducement grant exception as a component of the new hires' employment compensation. The inducement grants were approved by Milestone's Compensation Committee and are being made as an inducement material to each employee's acceptance of employment with the company in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The stock options each have a 10-year term and vest over four years, with 25% of the original number of shares vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable employee's new hire date and 2.0833% of the original number of shares vesting each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the employee's new hire date until fully vested, subject to the employee's continued service with the company through the applicable vesting dates.
About Milestone Pharmaceuticals
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MIST), is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative cardiovascular medicines. Milestone's lead product candidate etripamil is currently in a Phase 3 clinical-stage program for the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) and in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (AFib-RVR). Milestone Pharmaceuticals operates in Canada and the United States. For more information, visit www.milestonepharma.com and follow the Company on Twitter at @MilestonePharma.
Contact:
David Pitts
Argot Partners
212-600-1902
david@argotpartners.com
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Annual report highlights progress toward our commitments and customer-driven opportunities for the future
NEW ORLEANS, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy released its 2021 Integrated Report, an assessment of the company's environmental, social, governance and financial performance for the year. The report, titled "The future is on," provides all our stakeholders with a more complete picture of the value we place on our commitments, progress on our goals, and the opportunities we see in 2022 and beyond.
"Powering the lives of our customers and communities is an essential responsibility," said Leo Denault, chairman of the board and CEO of Entergy. "However, our job doesn't end there. We hold ourselves accountable to create meaningful value that endures for all our stakeholders. As we look forward in 2022 and beyond, the future is on. There is unmatched resilience and capability among our team of approximately 12,500 employees to address the significant and unique opportunities ahead."
Entergy is a leader in the utility industry on environmental, social and governance performance metrics. Key drivers of our sustainability strategy and 2021 performance include:
- Partnering with our customers. We're enhancing our ability to help our customers achieve their goals and aspirations. We stood up a new customer organization to partner with our customers and develop new solutions to meet their reliability, affordability and environmental goals. We also created a new Sustainable Planning, Development, and Operations organization to drive greater strategic direction and collaboration in addressing our customers' sustainability needs.
- Expanding our clean energy generation. We operate one of the cleanest large-scale utility generation fleets in the nation, including more than 5,000 megawatts of carbon-free nuclear power, a fleet of highly efficient gas resources and a fast-growing portfolio of renewable energy resources. We are expanding our renewable energy solutions to serve our customers and communities across the Gulf South region. We expect 11,000 megawatts of renewable capacity by the end of 2030, more than doubling our previous power supply plan estimate from just two years ago.
- Leading the way on environmental stewardship. We're progressing toward our commitment of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Our utility carbon emission rate has decreased approximately 39% since 2000. We anticipate we will achieve our interim 2030 goal of 50% reduction in utility emission rate years earlier than planned. We're also advancing our environmental stewardship work to protect our natural resources and biodiversity, conserve water use, and address climate issues, including the reduction of carbon emissions across our value chain.
- Delivering on our financial commitments. We delivered again last year on our financial commitments and finished with a strong financial foundation. Our 2021 adjusted earnings per share of $6.02 was in the top half of our guidance range for the sixth year in a row. This represents a 6.5% compound annual growth rate over the past five years. Additionally, we maintained solid liquidity throughout the year, and our reduced risk attributed to exiting the wholesale merchant business and improved funding status of our pension obligations, among other items, was acknowledged by Moody's Investor Services when it reduced our cash flow metric threshold.
- Cultivating a workforce that includes everyone. Building a diverse, inclusive workforce where every employee belongs and contributes is critical to our goal of reflecting the culture-rich communities we serve. Last year, we established a new Diversity and Workforce Strategies organization that aligned several teams to better execute our comprehensive diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy. And we've demonstrated a growing commitment to using diverse companies for products and services, spending $1.3 billion with diverse firms last year.
- Developing sustainability solutions and growth opportunities. Our large number of commercial and industrial customers provide a unique growth opportunity to partner with them to design and deliver effective solutions for their specific sustainability needs. Many of these customers have defined environmental and carbon reduction goals for their businesses. We estimate these goals will drive an additional 30 terawatt hours of annual electric load growth by the end of 2030.
- Working for all stakeholders. Our approximately 12,500 employees are dedicated to working for all our stakeholders. We continue to execute a fundamentally solid business plan, meeting challenges head-on and working tirelessly to deliver on our commitments. We have also been successful in creating value in our communities. Last year, our volunteers logged more than 100,000 hours of their time and we delivered more than $128 million in value to our communities through philanthropy, advocacy and volunteerism. Finally, despite last year's external challenges, we delivered on our financial commitments while achieving steady, predictable financial growth.
Entergy was the first U.S. electric utility to combine our annual shareholder report with our sustainability report in 2013. Today, we are one of only a few leading U.S. companies to consolidate these reports into a single integrated report that measures our advancements in energy delivery and innovation, financial performance, environmental stewardship, social responsibility, governance, workforce development and community investments. Our 2021 report relies on the guidance of the Global Reporting Initiative, the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework.
View our 2021 Integrated Report and learn how we power life for all stakeholders at integratedreport.entergy.com.
About Entergy
Entergy (NYSE: ETR), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, powers life for 3 million utility customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy is creating a cleaner, more resilient energy future for everyone with our diverse power generation portfolio, including increasingly carbon-free energy sources. With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years. Our approximately 12,500 employees are dedicated to powering life today and for future generations. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife
Forward-looking information
Entergy's statements concerning its environmental plans, goals, beliefs and expectations, including statements regarding its greenhouse gas reduction goals, and other statements of Entergy's plans, beliefs, or expectations included in this presentation are "forward-looking statements" which apply only as of the dates indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including, among other things, uncertainties associated with regulatory proceedings and other cost recovery mechanisms, operation and relicensing of nuclear facilities, major storms and other catastrophic events, risks associated with executing on our business strategies, effects of changes in laws, regulations or policies, the effects of technological change, including the costs, pace of development and commercialization of new and emerging technologies, uncertainties and other factors discussed in Entergy's most recent Annual Report or Form 10-K and subsequent reports and filings made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Former NFL player Marshawn Lynch accused of DUI in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported former NFL star Marshawn Lynch was arrested after he was accused of driving under the influence.
Officers stopped a vehicle at about 7:25 a.m. Tuesday because they suspected the driver, identified as Lynch by police, was impaired, KVVU reported.
Upon further investigation, Las Vegas police reported officers determined Lynch had been driving impaired.
According to police, Lynch was then arrested and taken to the Las Vegas City Jail where he was charged with DUI.
Lynch retired from the NFL after the 2019 season after playing for 13 seasons, according to ESPN. During his career, he played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders.
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The limited supply of monkeypox vaccines in the US has led to hours-long waits and lines that stretch for blocks, according to officials with state and local public health groups; some people with monkeypox symptoms have had to go without tests or treatments. And some have even crossed the border into Canada in search of help, the officials say.
They, along with leaders of some national LGBTQ organizations, are frustrated and angry at the federal government for its "lack of urgency" about the ongoing outbreak.
They say they feel abandoned by the government and want monkeypox to be declared a public health emergency now.
"We are, once again, in a moment where a lack of urgency and an inadequate response has left our community filled with fear, unanswered questions and valid outrage. A moment where we have been abandoned by inaction," Tyler TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, said Tuesday.
The clinic managed by his foundation has a waiting list of 10,000 people who are eligible for the monkeypox vaccine.
"This is unacceptable and completely preventible," TerMeer said. "Our community of resilient people have had to once again rise up in support of one another, to educate each other and to fight for access to the resources that they need and deserve."
Monkeypox can infect anyone, but the majority of cases in the US outbreak have been among men who have sex with men, including gay and bisexual men, and people who identify as transgender.
Since June, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it has made a concerted effort to do extensive education and outreach to the LGBTQ community.
The agency says it has worked with the umbrella organization for local Pride committees to raise awareness. It released educational videos, engaged with groups that work with health disparities and industries whose workers may be exposed to monkeypox, and created awareness campaigns on Instagram and on dating apps popular with the gay community like Scruff, Adam4Adam and Grindr. The agency is also planning to participate in listening sessions with LGBTQ community groups.
But those efforts have not shortened the lines for vaccines or eliminated the extensive paperwork necessary to get access to treatments.
In an effort to elevate their public health response, California, Illinois and New York state have declared public health emergencies, as has the World Health Organization. San Francisco became the first major US city to declare a local health emergency last week, and New York City did so Saturday.
The federal government is monitoring the response to monkeypox across the country and will use that to consider whether to declare its own public health emergency, US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said last week.
"We've made vaccines, tests and treatments well beyond the numbers that are currently needed, available to all jurisdictions who manage their public health systems," he said.
"We will weigh any decision on declaring a public health emergency based on the responses we're seeing throughout the country. Bottom line is, we need to stay ahead of it and be able to end this outbreak."
Torrian Baskerville, director of HIV and health equity at the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, said community members shouldn't have had to create their own online tracking systems to figure out when and where vaccines and treatments are available because of a lack of information from local government agencies.
"Our system is not set up to respond to these emergencies effectively, especially when it affects vulnerable and often marginalized populations," Baskerville said.
He has spoken with several members of the community who have not gotten the help they need to treat or prevent the sometimes extremely painful disease.
One man who had clear signs of monkeypox told Baskerville that he was turned away from his local health department, denied testing and treatment because there were no more appointments, even though he arrived during clinic hours.
Another man told Baskerville that he is facing eviction. Unable to work, in isolation with monkeypox symptoms for more than 25 days, he said he'd been denied medical leave three times and must spend at least five more days in isolation because he still has symptoms.
Another told him they had to lie about how many recent sex partners they've had because some state and local health departments have had to ration vaccines, giving them only to people who have had three or more partners in the past two weeks.
"The frustrations and concerns of gay and bisexual men and transgender men and women who are, at this moment, most impacted by [monkeypox] are very real and clear," Bakersville said.
Several public health experts have said the US missed its opportunity to contain the monkeypox virus because it has been too slow to act.
Access to vaccines has been a struggle since the outbreak reached the US two months ago. The CDC estimates that about 1.5 million people are eligible for the vaccine, but as of Thursday, the US Department of Health and Human Services said, more than 340,000 doses have been delivered.
As of Monday evening, the US has tallied at least 5,811 confirmed or probable monkeypox cases, a number that experts say is still a significant undercount.
With limited supply and growing awareness of the virus and its sometimes-painful effects, vaccination appointments are going fast.
David C. Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, said Tuesday that the organization invited public health clinic directors from across the country to a meeting with the Biden administration Monday where they talked about how this part of the monkeypox outbreak feels too familiar. Managing monkeypox is similar to the earliest days of HIV and Covid-19, he said.
"Program after program talked about the fear and stigma that gay men are experiencing in relation to [monkeypox], the shortages of vaccine, the burned-out staff, the shortages of funding to cover what has been an unanticipated public health emergency," he said.
Harvey said that his association was pleased that the White House named two monkeypox response leaders Tuesday, but the community needs the federal government to declare a state of emergency to bring in more money and staff.
He labeled the outbreak "out-of-control" and added that it's something many public health leaders warned would happen if the federal government didn't act with urgency.
Congress must also act quickly to approve the $21 billion Pandemic Preparedness Act, he said, because local health officials need more money and the country needs to reduce and eliminate barriers to testing, care, vaccines and grants.
Harvey was specifically critical of Becerra, who said at a news conference last week that "everybody's got to take the oar and row. Everybody's got to do their part" and that local jurisdictions need to "work with" HHS on data reporting about how they are using vaccines.
Becerra said communities need to work to prevent the spread of monkeypox and hand out vaccines. Without that work, more vaccines will be necessary.
"But if everyone does their work," he said, "can we not only stay ahead of the virus, but end this outbreak? Absolutely."
Harvey thinks local health leaders have been going above and beyond to do what they can with the resources they have.
"States and localities really have been left to respond to many aspects of this outbreak on their own. This is contrary to the comments made by Secretary Becerra last week, when he seemed to appear to blame the states and the cities for not responding adequately," he said. "Mr. Secretary, we are failing Americans today. And this is a public health failure that follows Covid and the various earliest days of HIV in this country. It is time for us to turn this situation around."
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Extended stay brand grows California presence with six additional properties on the way
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay Suites, a midscale extended stay brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), welcomed the largest hotel in its system with the opening of the MainStay Suites Orange County John Wayne Airport. Making its brand debut in the greater Los Angeles market, the 176-room hotel is one of several MainStay Suites opening in California, with properties planned in Beaumont, Fresno, Rancho Mirage, Oceanside, Riverside, and Victorville.
Located at 2701 Hotel Terrace Drive in Santa Ana, CA, the property places guests near Disneyland, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, and is a short drive to Downtown Los Angeles. Additional area attractions include Fasion Island, Balboa Island, The "Little American Business" LAB, the Lyon Air Museum, Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park, Heritage Museum of Orange County, Downtown Santa Ana Historic District, and Orange County Museum of Art. For business travelers, major companies nearby include an Amazon distribution center, Canon, Ricoh, Abbot Lab, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, FedEx, and Broadcom. The hotel is also minutes from John Wayne Airport and the University of California, Irvine.
"Our midscale MainStay Suites brand is thriving, with the largest hotel opening in the system making its official entrance into the Los Angeles market," said Anna Scozzafava, vice president and general manager, extended stay brands, Choice Hotels. "However, we're not stopping there as the brand continues to expand in California with future openings from Fresno to Oceanside. We look forward to welcoming guests to the MainStay Suites Orange County John Wayne Airport, so they can be near all the Hollywood action, whether staying for leisure, business, or a mix of both. At the same time, like all MainStay properties, this hotel was carefully curated to help guests maintain their lifestyles when they are on the road for days, weeks, or months."
The MainStay Suites Orange County John Wayne Airport, which includes a courtyard in the center of the property, was purposefully designed for longer-staying guests, featuring spacious, apartment-style suites with fully equipped kitchens. Hotel amenities also include a fitness room, business center and meeting rooms, on-site marketplace, and guest laundry facility.
Choice Hotels has operated in the extended stay segment since its infancy, currently featuring the newly refreshed Suburban Studios and WoodSpring Suites brands in economy extended stay and MainStay Suites and Everhome Suites in midscale extended stay. A leader in the segment, Choice has enhanced the extended stay operating model and offers best-in-class design, industry-leading tailored support and dedicated sales training.
For more information about Choice's extended stay development opportunities, visit choicehotelsdevelopment.com.
About MainStay Suites®
MainStay Suites is an extended-stay hotel option that allows guests to live like home whether they're away for a week or a month. Each property offers a unique and distinctive experience for customers at an affordable price. Travelers can maintain their lifestyle during their stay with attractive amenities including residential style suites, free high-speed internet access, free continental breakfast, fitness center and weekly housekeeping and guest laundry services. There are over 70 MainStay Suites properties open across the United States, with 140 currently in the pipeline. To learn more, visit www.choicehotels.com/mainstay.
About Choice Hotels®
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,000 hotels, representing nearly 600,000 rooms, in 35 countries and territories as of June 30, 2022, the Choice® family of hotel brands provides business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upscale, midscale, extended-stay and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" about future events, including anticipated hotel openings. Such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including construction delays, availability and cost of financing and the other "Risk Factors" described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any of which could cause actual results to be materially different from our expectations.
Addendum
This is not an offering. No offer or sale of a franchise will be made except by a Franchise Disclosure Document first filed and registered with applicable state authorities. A copy of the Franchise Disclosure Document can be obtained through contacting Choice Hotels International at 1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850, development@choicehotels.com.
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- Kristian Blummenfelt completes iron distance triathlon in the fastest men's time at 06:44:25
- Kat Matthews completes the distance in the fastest women's time at 07:31:54
- The Pho3nix Sub7 Sub8 Challenge, powered by Zwift aimed to encourage and inspire greater participation in sport among children all around the world
SINGAPORE, June 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- History was made in the Pho3nix Sub7 Sub8 Challenge when Kristian Blummenfelt became the first male to go under 7 hours and Kat Matthews became the first female to go under 8 hours in an iron distance triathlon. With the event encompassing a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km run consecutively, Blummenfelt finished in a remarkable time of 06:44:25 with Matthews finishing in a staggering 07:31:54. In doing so, Kristian and Kat write their names in the history books of sporting achievements.
The historic occasion was hosted at Germany's Dekra Lausitzring, with the swim taking place in the nearby Lake Seftenberg, chosen after an exhaustive global search for the fastest possible course which accounted for a multitude of factors including time zone, climate, wind, altitude, track surface and layout.
Speaking on his incredible accomplishment, Kristian Blummenfelt said:
"Today was about making history but also about proving that all goals – big and small – are worth chasing. This has been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember, and I couldn't have done it without the support of my incredible team – thank you."
Kat Matthews said after her outstanding achievement:
"The journey to get to this challenge has been tough and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the amazing team I'm surrounded by. But today was about much more than going Sub8. It was about showing the world that there's no such thing as 'impossible'."
Event organiser Mana CEO, Chris McCormack, said:
"I'm truly gobsmacked. The Pho3nix Sub7 Sub8 Challenge was about inspiring people and watching Kristian and Kat go Sub7 and Sub8 was to see them defy what many said was 'impossible'. I hope that everyone watching today feel inspired by these incredible athletes and now challenge themselves to defy their own impossible. Thank you to everyone involved. The athletes. The pacemakers. The team who made what we just witnessed happen. Today was extraordinary."
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Full race VNR can be found here.
More information about the Pho3nix Foundation is available at www.pho3nixfoundation.com.
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SALADO — Crouching down in the Texas heat, Mike Glover excavated a clump of dirt as he looked for any traces of metal.
Glover, a local metal detector hobbyist, repeated this series of actions many times last month along with his partner Randy Savell. The duo searched for any metal trinkets hidden just below the surface of a South Bell County home’s yard.
The home is part of the South Shore subdivision, one of many buildings hit by the Cedar Valley tornado in April.
After the tornado, Glover’s hobbyist group Lost and Found It has worked for free to help those affected find their lost possessions.
“That is our payment, just seeing that joy on somebody’s face,” Glover said.
Glover said he started his group last year, prior to the tornado, after helping a man in Andice find a ring he lost. He started to work with others, such as Savell, a connection made through the Longhorn Diggers of Central Texas club.
Since then, Glover and his fellow hobbyists worked to recover lost items, locate property corners for home owners and enjoy regular searches for artifacts when not helping others.
Since the storm, the group has focused mainly on searching through the South Shore yard and areas near Cedar Valley where the tornado hit.
Glover and Savell said their main goal at the South Shore home was to help find the owner’s wedding ring she lost in the tornado.
While both men have found many items at the property, they said they had yet to recover the ring. In their search, the duo has uncovered many pieces of costume jewelry, coins and bits of metal on top of other items.
The EF-3 tornado carved a destructive path through southern Bell County, injuring 25 and damaging dozens of homes, businesses and churches.
After the tornado, Glover said metal objects were easy to find and occasionally would not even be buried beneath the ground.
As the duo gathered more trinkets, finding anything significant became harder to do. Items have been pushed up to a couple inches below the ground due to the force of the tornado and the heavy machinery used to clean up the area.
“We have cleaned everything out, pretty much, that has been on the surface,” Glover said. “Now everything is just below the surface and you can’t physically see it.”
The two said they do look forward to any rainfall that could help when revisiting sites since it can clear away some dirt and make the search easier.
Savell said the reality of metal detecting is that you will never find everything no matter how much you look.
Savell also pointed out that, while the duo knows that nearby properties might have items from the house they were working at, getting permission from land owners was important.
Without permission to metal detect on a property, Savell said taking any finds could be seen as a form of looting.
Despite the challenge, the pair said they plan to keep canvassing the backyard, and other nearby areas where they have received permission to look, until they find the owner’s wedding ring or can no longer find anything.
Despite the conditions items are found in, the duo digs up objects of sentimental value to the owner, Savell said.
One such item, he said, was a damaged watch that looked like it belonged to a child. After digging up the watch, he said he originally thought it was trash but kept it anyways.
Later, Savell said the property owner identified the watch as the first one her mother gave her when she was young.
Reactions such as this prompted Glover and Savell to keep everything they dig up and not throw anything away.
“Most of these people think everything is lost forever,” Glover said. “Then we will pull that one thing out that means so much to them.”
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover Fueling Solutions ("DFS"), a part of Dover (NYSE: DOV) and a leading global provider of advanced customer-focused technologies, services and solutions in the fuel and convenience retail industry, today announced its collaboration with Bottomline, a Dutch supplier of software, planning and transport services in the oil and gas sector, to offer a complete, end-to-end fuel management solution.
Bottomline's fuel logistics software package and services enable customers to schedule, execute, administer, track and analyze the transportation of fuel from depot to fuel stations and end customers, helping to reduce logistical costs and strengthen the supply chain. DFS's wetstock management services collect data to measure and monitor fuel tanks, offering protection against instances of loss by rapidly identifying the source and providing real-time analysis. Together, DFS and Bottomline will offer customers one aggregated fuel management solution that can save retailers 5-10% in costs through automated operations and result in increased visibility into the fuel supply chain and optimized transportation routes.
"As fuel prices have risen, the cost associated with fuel loss has never been higher," said David Crouse, President at DFS. "This collaboration helps safeguard businesses by serving as the missing link to a fully optimized fuel management system. We're excited to offer customers increased transparency into transport logistics and on-site monitoring and provide them with the tools they need to measure performance, identify gaps and automate processes."
"This partnership is an ideal collaboration for Bottomline," said Léon van Rijswijk, CEO of Bottomline. "We've been looking to expand our business offering on a global scale and were drawn to Dover Fueling Solutions' forward-thinking vision of taking fuel and convenience retail to the next level. Together we can ensure fuel is transported safely and efficiently – from when it leaves the depot to when it's pumped into the customer's car."
Bottomline was founded in 1998 and facilitates safe, efficient and timely replenishment of fuel tanks that store products such as gasoline, diesel, propane, LNG and LPG. The Bottomline software suite operates via a five-part application:
- Scheduling – Forecasts fuel orders and automatically schedules onto available trucks.
- Execution – Showcases approved and scheduled trips on truck drivers' handheld devices.
- Confirmation – Reviews delivered fuel loads and forwards data to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for invoicing.
- Tracking – Provides real-time management of trip status and truck locations.
- Information – Measures and analyzes performance.
The Bottomline software suite is now available to DFS customers via the company's web portal interface.
For more information on DFS's collaboration with Bottomline to offer an end-to-end fuel management solution, visit www.doverfuelingsolutions.com/newsandevents. For more information on Bottomline, visit www.bottomline.eu.
About Dover Fueling Solutions:
Dover Fueling Solutions ("DFS"), part of Dover Corporation, comprises the product brands of ClearView, Fairbanks, OPW Fuel Management Systems, ProGauge, Tokheim, and Wayne Fueling Systems, and delivers advanced fuel dispensing equipment, electronic systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wetstock management solutions to customers worldwide. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, DFS has a significant manufacturing presence around the world, including facilities in Brazil, China, India, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information about DFS, visit www.doverfuelingsolutions.com.
About Dover:
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.
Dover Fueling Solutions Contact:
Amy Cearley
(512) 484-4259
amy.cearley@doverfs.com
Dover Media Contact:
Adrian Sakowicz, VP, Communications
(630) 743-5039
asakowicz@dovercorp.com
Dover Investor Contact:
Jack Dickens, Senior Director, Investor Relations
(630) 743-2566
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Things to do: Meyers Lake, 'Purple Rain,' Donna Summer show, Coleman Williams, Pink Floyd
Meyers Lake park exhibit
Free tickets are available for the April 23 opening of a Meyers Lake amusement park and ballroom exhibit at Alexander's Art House in downtown Canton.
A "Tribute to Meyers Lake Park and Moonlight Ballroom & Gardens" will feature memorabilia and original paintings.
Tickets are required to attend the 7 p.m. opening and can be picked up from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at Alexander's Art House, 2433 Fourth St. NW. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Tickets can be signed and brought to the opening to enter the raffle drawing.
Alex Minturn will be exhibiting a new series of acrylic paintings commemorating the amusement park and ballroom; artwork will be for sale.
Original items from the amusement park and ballroom also will be displayed, including folding chairs and two of the original outdoor lamps.
The exhibit will continue through May. For more information, visit www.aminturn.com/home
Purple Rain movie experience
A special "Purple Rain" movie experience will be featured Saturday at the Canton Palace Theatre.
Stage lighting will be featured during the film's concert scenes. A "Purple Rain" and Prince-inspired costume contest will include prizes and categories for best Prince outfit, best '80s costume and best prop.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The costume contest is at 7 p.m. and the movie starts at 7:30 p.m. The Rated R movie is nearly two hours.
General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at https://cantonpalacetheatre.org, or at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets also are available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the Palace Theatre box office at 605 Market Ave. N. The box office can be reached at 330-454-8172.
Coleman Williams at Buzzbin
Coleman Williams will perform Thursday at Buzzbin.
Buzzbin says it's the first time a direct descendant of the legendary Hank Williams has performed in Canton since the icon died on his way to perform at the Canton Memorial Auditorium in the early 1950s.
Coleman Williams, the great grandson of Hank Williams Sr. and grandson of Hank Williams Jr., performs with IV and The Strange Band. On the band's website, the younger Williams says he represents the fourth generation of country music's legendary family.
IV and The Strange Band combines Southern storytelling and country music textures with 100-watt guitar amps, the website says. The band plays acoustically, as well as with electric guitars while incorporating fiddles.
The band's album "Southern Circus" is scheduled for release on June 17.
Also on the bill are American sludge metal band Eyehategod and Fake Muslims. Tickets are available for the 8 p.m. show at https://buzzbincanton.com/calendar. Tickets are $18 presale until Wednesday and $25 on Thursday.
Buzzbin is at 331 Cleveland Ave. NW.
Donna Summer musical
"SUMMER" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center.
The musical pays tribute to legendary recording artist Donna Summer.
A news release describes the icon as a "girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva"
Tickets start at $57 and are available online at https://tuscpactickets.universitytickets.com/ or by calling the box office at 330-308-6400.
The musical's score features more than 20 of Summer's classic songs, including, “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff."
"SUMMER" features a book by Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo, Robert Cary and Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, with songs by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara and others.
The Performing Arts Center is on the campus of Kent State Tuscarawas, 330 University Dr. N.E. in New Philadelphia.
Billy Joel, Elton John tribute
The greatest hits of Billy Joel and Elton John will be featured on Saturday at La Pizzaria in Jackson Township.
The performance will be in the Stardust Dinner Theatre Crystal Room at La Pizzaria, 3656 Dressler Road NW. Tickets are $38, including a dinner with chicken parmesan, sides, salad, beverage and dessert. A cash bar also will be available.
Tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com or by calling the box office at 330-327-2087.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the one-night-only show. Dinner is at 6:45 p.m., and the performance begins at 7:45 p.m. Seating is assigned.
Pink Floyd tribute in Canton
A Pink Floyd tribute band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Auricle in downtown Canton.
The concert ensemble will feature professional musicians who share a passion for the iconic rock band Pink Floyd. A light show with lasers, projection and fog also will be featured.
Doors open at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on Saturday. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ticketweb.com.
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The deal includes exclusive rights over sales and distribution of "The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast" and the development of new audio and video content
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Daily Wire is expanding its streaming service with the launch of DailyWire+, an umbrella platform under which the company's growing catalog of video content will live. With the launch of the new platform, the company announced the addition of Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and an expansion of its existing deal with PragerU.
Peterson has signed a major multi-year deal with DailyWire+ that includes DailyWire+'s management of the sales and distribution of "The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast," exclusive bonus content on every episode, and the development of subscriber-only specials featuring Peterson and other special guests.
When asked why he was making the move to DailyWire+, Peterson responded, "Obviously, there's a huge shift in media technology from whatever was the legacy media in print, video, entertainment, and in the digital world, and clearly DailyWire+ is at the forefront of that. Partnering with a company that shares my own values for excellence and entrepreneurial vision is the natural next step for me. And," he added, "it's time for a new adventure."
Peterson's existing podcast and video library, which has amassed over a half-billion downloads and views since 2016, is now hosted at DailyWire+. The show will continue twice weekly. Additionally, DailyWire+ will produce a library of premium content featuring Peterson, the first of which is available now on the platform: "Dragons, Monsters and Men," a four-part series on men, masculinity and purpose. DailyWire+ will continue to distribute "The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast" on traditional podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify, and will bring all ad sales for the show in-house.
DailyWire+ has also expanded its existing deal with PragerU, the non-profit started by Dennis Prager and best known for its five-minute educational videos, which have pulled in over five billion views since the group's launch in 2009. DailyWire+ will be releasing exclusive content with PragerU, including a new series, "PragerU Master's Program with Dennis Prager," which is due out this fall.
The expansion of the media company is a significant move for the business. Co-founded in 2015 by Jeremy Boreing, Caleb Robinson, and Ben Shapiro, the company has grown to a current annual run rate of $200MM.
"The launch of DailyWire+ marks the beginning of an aggressive technological and content expansion for us," said co-CEO Jeremy Boreing. "The addition of Dr. Jordan Peterson, the pre-eminent public intellectual of our time, should indicate exactly how serious we are about bringing quality counter-cultural voices to the fore."
DailyWire+ is a subscription podcast and video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by The Daily Wire, LLC. The service is an umbrella platform that covers The Daily Wire + The World of Jordan Peterson + PragerU + Movies and, coming in 2023, a new kids' content offering. DailyWire+ distributes several of the top-ranked podcasts in America, including "The Ben Shapiro Show," "The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast," "Candace" with Candace Owens, "The Matt Walsh Show," "The Michael Knowles Show," and "Morning Wire."
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High Wind Warning issued April 4 at 2:58AM MDT until April 5 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
* WHAT…West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph
expected.
* WHERE…Jackson Hole and Star Valley.
* WHEN…From 3 PM this afternoon to 3 PM MDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into Hanmi Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS: HAFC).
On August 12, 2019, the Company disclosed that it was unable to file timely its Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2019, "because the Company and its auditor are evaluating the classification of a single $40.7 million credit relationship…as well as a possible internal control deficiency primarily relating to construction lending, which may affect prior periods." On August 22, 2019, the Company announced it had received a notice from NASDAQ that the Company was no longer in compliance with NASDAQ rules due to its untimely quarterly disclosure and was in danger of being delisted. Then, on October 4, 2019, the Company disclosed it had moved the entire $40.7 million loan relationship into nonaccrual status, lowered its rating, and would take a $15.7 million provision for loan and lease losses, which it ultimately increased to $25.2 million total.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit, charging them with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. Recently, the court presiding over that case denied the Company's motion to dismiss, allowing the case to move forward.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether Hanmi's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to its shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of Hanmi shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-hafc/ to learn more.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Contact:
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850
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Two-hundred-forty-seven years ago the Army Chaplain Corps was born and chaplains at Fort Hood recently celebrated the milestone along with other members of the Fort Hood community.
They began their celebration with a scavenger hunt at Miller Springs Nature Center in Belton where they were tasked with finding checkpoints with historical information about the Chaplain Corps.
Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Perticone, 15th Military Intelligence Battalion, enjoyed working with his teammates and overcoming the challenges of navigating the trails.
“Hanging out with the other UMT members, getting lost with other UMT members and just working as a team, a network, to try to figure our way through it,” he said of his favorite part about the scavenger hunt. “I think that was pretty fun.”
Afterwards everyone gathered at the Spirit of Fort Hood to enjoy lunch, hear some words from Chaplain (Col.) Darren Chester, garrison chaplain of U.S. Army Garrison – Fort Hood, and enjoy some celebratory cake.
“The cake … says, ‘24/7 for 247.’ The Chaplain Corps has been doing this for 247 years, just about one month shorter than our Army has been in existence,” Chester said. “At the request of Commander in Chief George Washington who went to the Continental Congress and said ‘I need chaplains.’ Washington understood the need to not only care for the soldier’s physical body (he) made sure they had the equipment to care for the soldiers’ souls as well.”
As a chaplain, Perticone loves caring for soldiers souls, but he said a chaplain’s job goes beyond that.
“I love the opportunity to make people’s lives better. Not only through the gospel, which I think is very important just sharing my faith and hopefully sharing my faith enough that other people would absorb it and make it their own faith, but also just helping people on a social, economic and mental health level as well,” he explained. “We’re very diverse with what we do. We’re not just religion, we help Soldiers within other aspects of their lives, and I think that’s awesome.”
Chester commented on the change that the Chaplain Corps has seen over the years, from having only chaplains representing Protestants to now having chaplains representing five other major religions – Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu.
“We’ve got quite a sampling or really a cross section of the Army here at Fort Hood. It’s really something to celebrate,” Chester said. “We’re the champions of religious freedom. Enabling our troops to practice their religion wherever they might be,” Chester said. “There are worship services to do. There are sacraments to provide. There are ordinances. There is religious education to provide. There’s all sorts of things that keep us busy doing that religious support mission that sustains the soul of those Soldiers.”
Perticone said celebrating the Chaplain Corps Anniversary highlights the important role that chaplains have in the Army both in the past and in the present.
“It just shows how important have a religious leader in the military ranks was back in the 1700’s at the beginning of our nation … and it’s still important today just having that person that could be a beacon of whether it’s faith or just hope,” he said. “Sometimes no matter what the situation is some people need hope in their lives. Just having that person, the chaplain and their religious affairs NCO or specialist to help them (and) be that beacon of hope – I think that’s why it’s so important to celebrate this day. To remember how valid our existence is in the Army, in this organization within the government. That we’re here for a purpose and our jobs are validated.”
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FAIRFAX, Va., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiber Creek Consulting, a technology solutions company, was awarded the Serco People's Choice Award during Shenandoah Valley Technology Council's Tech Nite 22.
Tiber Creek was nominated for their cybersecurity compliance platform, IntelliGRC®. Offered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, IntelliGRC streamlines the challenges of cybersecurity compliance for small to mid-size businesses in the defense industrial base (DIB) sector.
"We are honored to be recognized as the People's Choice," said Joshua Foster, Chief Operating Officer of IntelliGRC. "Our team has worked tirelessly to build IntelliGRC and address the complexities of compliance. And we are just getting started. We hope that we can inspire more businesses to make a conscious effort to look at their compliance posture and the impact they have within the supply chain."
Joshua Foster accepted the award on behalf of the team at the award ceremony. Tech Nite is hosted annually by the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council to highlight local tech innovation. IntelliGRC serves small and mid-size businesses in the Shenandoah Valley and across Virginia, working to improve their cyber posture and compliance with regulations, such as NIST SP 800-171.
"Tiber Creek created a solution to the daunting task of organizing the compliance process," said Joseph Brown, Cybersecurity Analyst at IntelliGRC. "From data collection to remediation, IntelliGRC exists to make assessment, evaluation, and attestation simple. We are proud to be Tech Nite 22's People's Choice recipient, because we believe IntelliGRC will be the people's choice for compliance."
IntelliGRC is the intelligent Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance platform. Using automation, IntelliGRC provides a holistic approach to information security compliance. IntelliGRC is a registered trademark of Tiber Creek Consulting, a technology solutions company.
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Critical Safety Advice from NYC's Premiere House-Call Vet Service
NEW YORK, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The beautiful white lily that adorns many an Easter table has come to symbolize purity and spring rebirth for people, but for cats the flower represents danger and possibly death. City Pet's Amy Attas, New York's premiere house-call veterinarian, warns that lilies are lethal for felines. The petals, the pollen, even the water in the vase can trigger kidney failure in a cat.
"They're beautiful and innocuous looking, and they're also incredibly inviting to cats," says Attas, who runs a uniquely personal veterinary practice. "This is one of those rare instances in which the entire plant--the stamen, the stem, the root, all parts of it-- are toxic to cats to the point where most of the time it's deadly. If we catch it early enough, we can treat it. But it requires intensive treatment for the kidneys, often involving dialysis just as we would use in a human who had had kidney failure."
Dr. Amy, as her doting NYC clients know her, notes that though signs of distress may take a day or two to show, "even if there are no symptoms, if there's evidence that the plant's been nibbled, it's an emergency. Go straight to the veterinarian's office. Typically, you'll see a decrease in appetite, greater thirst, lethargy, and then increased urination as the cat's kidneys go into failure. By that point, it's probably too late."
Her main advice: "If you have a cat simply don't buy lilies; choose another flower for your Easter arrangement."
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CINCINNATI, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the board of directors of First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2022.
About First Financial Bancorp.
First Financial Bancorp. is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $16.2 billion in assets, $9.4 billion in loans, $12.3 billion in deposits and $2.1 billion in shareholders' equity. The Company's subsidiary, First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its six lines of business: Commercial, Retail Banking, Investment Commercial Real Estate, Mortgage Banking, Commercial Finance and Wealth Management. These business units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients. Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $3.0 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022. The Company operated 135 full service banking centers as of June 30, 2022, primarily in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, while the Commercial Finance business lends into targeted industry verticals on a nationwide basis. Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations,
is available at www.bankatfirst.com.
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Burglary prompts Sarasota police to offer security tips
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 1:09 PM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - After burglars hit a home in the San Remo neighborhood in Sarasota, police are cautioning residents to be extra vigilant and cautious.
The burglary happened on the evening of Aug. 4 at a home on Tangier Way. Sarasota Police detectives think several people entered the home while the owners were away.
The suspects took expensive items, including jewelry.
Police are encouraging homeowners to always:
- Lock front, back, and side doors, and install additional locks if possible
- Install and use home security systems if possible
- Make sure garage doors are locked and lock the door within a garage that has access to a home
- Lock car doors and do not keep garage openers or keys inside
- Remain vigilant. Familiarize yourself with your community
- Exercise caution when answering the door
- Do not keep valuables and documents in plain sight. Try to find an unusual spot to keep expensive property
- If you see something suspicious, report it to law enforcement immediately.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Detective Steven Fergus at 941-263-6059 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com
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PITTSBURGH, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple way to facilitate dog washing procedures," said an inventor, from Tampa, Fla., "so I invented the WASH-A PUP. My design would reduce stress for a pet dog and pet owner."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved tub for washing a pet dog. In doing so, it eliminates the need for the dog to stand in a volume of water. As a result, it enhances comfort and safety and it helps to relieve anxiety and nervousness for pets. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for pet dog owners and pet grooming centers. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Tallahassee sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLS-150, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION, CERTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT CLASS,
AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT; (II) SETTLEMENT HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF
ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LITIGATION EXPENSES
TO: All persons who and entities that, during the period from February 27, 2017 through May 4, 2018, inclusive, purchased or otherwise acquired Gogo Inc. ("Gogo") common stock, and/or Gogo 3.75% convertible notes due March 1, 2020, and/or Gogo 12.5% senior secured notes due July 1, 2022, and/or publicly traded call options on Gogo common stock, and/or wrote publicly traded put options on Gogo common stock, and were injured thereby (the "Settlement Class"):
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, that the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has been certified as a class action on behalf of the Settlement Class, except for certain persons who and entities that are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the full printed Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action, Certification of Settlement Class, and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the "Notice").
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Lead Plaintiff in the Action has reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $17,300,000 in cash (the "Settlement"), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action.
A hearing will be held by videoconference on August 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso at the following call in number: 872-703-5321, access code: 349518911, to determine (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated April 12, 2022 (and in the Notice) should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (iv) whether Lead Counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses should be approved.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Settlement Fund. If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at Pierrelouis v. Gogo Inc., c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173069, Milwaukee, WI 53217, 1-877-316-0158. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the website maintained by the Claims Administrator, www.GogoSecuritiesLitigation.com.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form online or postmarked no later than September 29, 2022. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the net proceeds of the Settlement but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than August 9, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to share in the proceeds of the Settlement.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than August 9, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.
Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, Gogo, or its counsel regarding this notice. All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to Lead Counsel or the Claims Administrator.
Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:
Pierrelouis v. Gogo Inc.
c/o A.B. Data, Ltd.
P.O. Box 173069
Milwaukee, WI 53217
877-316-0158
www.GogoSecuritiesLitigation.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to Lead Counsel:
GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP
Casey E. Sadler, Esq.
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(888) 773-9224
settlements@glancylaw.com
-and-
LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP
Adam M. Apton, Esq.
1101 30th Street NW, Suite 115
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 524-4290
aapton@zlk.com
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Second Quarter Highlights
- Net premiums written increase of 10.4%*, with strong growth from each segment
- Rate increases(1) of 6.9% in Core Commercial, 8.0% in Specialty and 3.2% in Personal Lines
- Renewal price change(1) of 11.0% in Core Commercial, 12.0% in Specialty and 5.4% in Personal Lines
- Catastrophe losses of $77.4 million, or 6.0 points of the combined ratio, including favorable development on prior-year catastrophes
- Current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ("LAE") ratio, excluding catastrophes(2), of 60.1%, included improved loss ratios within Specialty and Core Commercial, which were more than offset by the impact of higher property severity in Personal Lines
- Net investment income of $70.5 million, below the prior-year quarter due to the elevated level of partnership income in the second quarter of 2021
- Book value per share of $72.20, down 9.3% from March 31, 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of fixed maturity investments due to the higher interest rate environment
WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today reported net income of $22.6 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $128.5 million, or $3.52 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Operating income(3) was $83.9 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022. This compared to operating income of $104.0 million, or $2.85 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. The difference between net and operating income in the second quarter of 2022 was primarily due to the after-tax decrease in the fair value of equity securities of $46.6 million, or $1.29 per fully diluted share, which is excluded from operating income.
"We are pleased to report another strong quarter – punctuated by an 11.1% operating return on equity(4) and operating earnings per share of $2.32, as well as double-digit premium growth," said John C. Roche, president and chief executive officer at The Hanover. "Year-to-date, we generated an operating ROE of 13.4% and a 24.0% increase in operating income per share to $5.58, reflecting our continued business momentum, and demonstrating our adeptness to navigate our business through the unprecedented complexities of the current economic environment.
"We remain focused on pricing and other levers to address the ongoing headwinds in Personal Lines, in particular in homeowners," said Roche. "At the same time, very strong performance and returns across our commercial businesses helped to largely offset these pressures, culminating in a consolidated ex-CAT combined ratio(5) of 90.2% in the second quarter. We are pleased with the impressive results within our Core Commercial and Specialty lines as they delivered improved profitability, significant renewal price increases of 11% and 12%, and net written premium growth of 7.7% and 14.0%, respectively. With the ongoing support of our robust agency relationships and talented team, we continue to have confidence in our ability to profitably grow our business and deliver superior returns to our valued shareholders."
"Our diversified book of business, proven insurance portfolio and analytical acumen are serving us exceptionally well in this dynamic environment, allowing us to produce consistent underwriting profit," said Jeffrey M. Farber, executive vice president and chief financial officer at The Hanover. "Additionally, our high-quality investment portfolio generated pre-tax net investment income of $70.5 million. Looking ahead, we expect the current rising interest rate environment to be a long-term positive as robust insurance cashflow and maturing assets are reinvested at higher yields.
"Given the continued elevated inflation and supply chain disruption, we are updating our full year outlook," said Farber. "We expect our ex-CAT combined ratio to be in the range of 90.5% to 91.5%, an increase of one point from our original 2022 outlook. The updated range incorporates our year-to-date performance and assumes no additional prior-year development. In addition, we expect pre-tax net investment income to be in the range of $280 to $285 million, up approximately 5% from our original expectations. While we anticipate some continuing near-term pressure within Personal Lines, we have full confidence in our ability to achieve our 14% long-term operating ROE target as we leverage our specialized capabilities and deliver substantial shareholder value."
Second Quarter Operating Highlights
Core Commercial
Core Commercial operating income before taxes was $66.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $69.9 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Core Commercial combined ratio was 92.6%, compared to 91.9% in the prior-year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2022 were $17.8 million, or 3.7 points of the combined ratio, which is net of $10.9 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development. This compared to catastrophe losses of $13.8 million, or 3.1 points, in the prior-year quarter, which was net of $8.7 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development.
Second quarter 2022 results included $2.8 million, or 0.6 points, of net favorable prior-year reserve development, excluding catastrophes, driven primarily by continued favorability in workers' compensation. This compared to net favorable prior-year reserve development of $4.6 million, or 1.0 point, in the second quarter of 2021.
Core Commercial current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased 0.3 points to 89.5% in the second quarter of 2022, from 89.8% in the prior-year quarter. The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased by 0.6 points to 57.0%, primarily driven by the benefit of rate increases earning in.
Net premiums written were $454.2 million in the quarter, up 7.7% from the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by strong growth of 10.5% in small commercial. Core Commercial average rate increased 6.9% in the second quarter, while renewal price change averaged 11.0%.
The following table summarizes premiums and the components of the combined ratio for Core Commercial:
Specialty
Specialty operating income before taxes was $45.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $34.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Specialty combined ratio was 89.4%, compared to 92.3% in the prior-year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2022 were $6.6 million, or 2.2 points of the combined ratio, which is net of $3.1 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development. This compared to catastrophe losses of $4.4 million, or 1.7 points, in the prior-year quarter, which was net of $3.3 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development.
Second quarter 2022 results included $1.2 million, or 0.4 points, of net favorable prior-year reserve development, excluding catastrophes. This compared to net favorable prior-year reserve development of $3.3 million, or 1.3 points, in the second quarter of 2021.
Specialty current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased 4.3 points to 87.6% in the second quarter of 2022, from 91.9% in the prior-year quarter. The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased by 4.7 points to 52.3%, due to the benefit of rate increases earning in, as well as the impact of a large property loss in the prior-year second quarter.
Net premiums written were $302.3 million in the quarter, up 14.0% from the prior-year quarter, driven primarily by rate and exposure increases. Specialty average rate increased 8.0% in the second quarter, while renewal price change averaged 12.0%.
The following table summarizes premiums and the components of the combined ratio for Specialty:
Personal Lines
Personal Lines operating income before taxes was $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $32.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Personal Lines combined ratio was 103.2%, compared to 97.6% in the prior-year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2022 were $53.0 million, or 10.2 points of the combined ratio, which includes $2.0 million of unfavorable prior-year catastrophe development. This compared to catastrophe losses of $58.6 million, or 12.3 points of the combined ratio, in the prior-year quarter, which was net of $3.0 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development.
Second quarter 2022 results included net favorable prior-year reserve development, excluding catastrophes, of $5.2 million, or 1.0 point, driven by both auto and homeowners. This compared to net favorable prior-year reserve development of $5.0 million, or 1.0 point, in the second quarter of 2021, driven by auto.
Personal Lines current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe losses, increased 7.7 points to 94.0% in the second quarter of 2022, from 86.3% in the prior-year quarter. The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding catastrophes, increased 9.2 points to 67.3%. The loss ratio increase in auto was attributable to increased property severity, and higher frequency as compared to the unusually low level of claims experienced in the second quarter of 2021. Loss frequency in auto remains below pre-pandemic levels. The increase in the homeowners loss ratio was primarily due to higher than usual large loss activity, and, to a lesser extent, non-CAT weather and continued inflationary pressures on claims costs.
The expense ratio(6) decreased by 1.5 points to 26.7% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the second quarter of 2021, primarily attributable to fixed cost leverage from premium growth and lower performance-based agency compensation.
Net premiums written were $576.3 million in the quarter, up 10.7% from the prior-year quarter, driven by strong retention. Personal Lines renewal price change averaged 5.4% in the second quarter of 2022, while average rate increases were 3.2%.
The following table summarizes premiums and components of the combined ratio for Personal Lines:
Investments
Net investment income was $70.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, below the prior-year quarter of $75.6 million, primarily due to elevated partnership income in the prior-year quarter, partially offset by the continued investment of operational cashflow. Total pre-tax earned yield on the investment portfolio for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was 3.19%, down from 3.65% in the prior-year quarter. The average pre-tax earned yield on fixed maturities was 2.97% and 3.02% for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Net realized and unrealized investment losses recognized in earnings were $77.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, primarily driven by the change in fair value of equity securities. This compared to net realized and unrealized investment gains recognized in earnings of $31.1 million in the second quarter of 2021.
The company held $8.6 billion in cash and invested assets on June 30, 2022. Fixed maturities and cash represented approximately 86% of the investment portfolio. Approximately 95% of the company's fixed maturity portfolio is rated investment grade. Net unrealized losses on the fixed maturity portfolio as of June 30, 2022, were $587.0 million before taxes, a decrease in fair value of $324.4 million since March 31, 2022, primarily due to higher interest rates.
Shareholders' Equity and Capital Actions
On June 30, 2022, book value per share was $72.20, down 9.3% from March 31, 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of fixed maturity investments. Book value per share, excluding net unrealized depreciation on fixed maturity investments(7), net of tax, remained flat compared to March 31, 2022, and increased 2.1% from December 31, 2021.
During the quarter, the company repurchased approximately 27,000 shares of common stock in the open market for $4.1 million. The company has approximately $341 million of remaining capacity under its existing share repurchase program.
Earnings Conference Call
The company will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter results on Wednesday, August 3, at 10:00 a.m. E.T. A PowerPoint slide presentation will accompany the prepared remarks and has been posted on The Hanover's website. Interested investors and others can listen to the call and access the presentation through The Hanover's website, located in the "Investors" section at www.hanover.com. Investors may access the conference call by dialing 1-844-413-3975 in the U.S. and 1-412-317-5458 internationally. Webcast participants should go to the website 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A re-broadcast of the conference call will be available on The Hanover's website approximately two hours after the call.
About The Hanover
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is the holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, which together constitute one of the largest insurance businesses in the United States. The company provides exceptional insurance solutions through a select group of independent agents and brokers. Together with its agent partners, the company offers standard and specialized insurance protection for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as for homes, automobiles, and other personal items. For more information, please visit hanover.com.
Contact Information
Definition of Reported Segments
Continuing operations include four operating segments: Core Commercial, Specialty, Personal Lines and Other. The Core Commercial segment includes commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile, workers' compensation and other commercial lines coverages provided to small and mid-sized businesses. The Specialty segment includes four divisions of business: professional and executive lines, specialty P&C, marine, and surety and other. Specialty P&C includes coverages such as program business (provides commercial insurance to markets with specialized coverage or risk management needs related to groups of similar businesses), specialty industrial and commercial property, and excess and surplus lines. The Personal Lines segment markets automobile, homeowners and ancillary coverages to individuals and families. The "Other" segment includes Opus Investment Management, Inc., which provides investment management services to institutions, pension funds and other organizations, the operations of the holding company, as well as a block of run-off voluntary property and casualty pools business in which the company has not actively participated since 1995.
Financial Supplement
The Hanover's second quarter news release and financial supplement are available in the "Investors" section of the company's website at hanover.com.
Condensed Financial Statements and Reconciliations
The following is a reconciliation from operating income to net income(8):
Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document and comments made by management may be "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "may," "projects," "projections," "plan," "likely," "potential," "targeted," "forecasts," "should," "could," "continue," "outlook," "guidance," "modeling," "moving forward" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. The company cautions investors that any such forward-looking statements are estimates, beliefs, expectations and/or projections that involve significant judgment, and that historical results, trends and forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated.
These statements include, but are not limited to, the company's statements regarding:
- The company's outlook and its ability to achieve components or the sum of the respective period guidance on its future results of operations including: the combined ratio, excluding catastrophe losses; catastrophe losses; net investment income; growth of net premiums written and/or net premiums earned in total or by line of business; expense ratio; operating return on equity; and/or the effective tax rate;
- The continued impacts of the global pandemic ("Pandemic") and related economic conditions on the company's operating and financial results, including, but not limited to, the impact on the company's investment portfolio, changes in claims frequency as a result of fluctuations in economic activity, severity from higher cost of repairs due to, among other things, supply chain disruptions, inflation, declines in premium as a result of, among other things, credits or returns to the company's customers, lower submissions, changes in renewals and policy endorsements, public health guidance, recession, and the impact of government orders and restrictions in the states and jurisdictions in which the company operates;
- Uses of capital for share repurchases, special or ordinary cash dividends, business investments or growth, or otherwise, and outstanding shares in future periods as a result of various share repurchase mechanisms, capital management framework, especially in the current environment, and overall comfort with liquidity and capital levels;
- Variability of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations, changes in weather patterns including climate change, wildfires, severe storms, hurricanes, terrorism, civil unrest, riots or other events, as well as the complexity in estimating losses from large catastrophe events due to delayed reporting of the existence, nature or extent of losses or where "demand surge," regulatory assessments, litigation, coverage and technical complexities or other factors may significantly impact the ultimate amount of such losses;
- Current accident year losses and loss selections ("picks"), excluding catastrophes, and prior accident year loss reserve development patterns, particularly in complex "longer-tail" liability lines, as well as the inherent variability in short-tail property and non-catastrophe weather losses;
- Changes in frequency and loss severity trends;
- Ability to manage the impact of inflationary pressures, as a result of the Pandemic, global market disruptions, geopolitical events or otherwise, including, but not limited to, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and increases in cost of goods, services, and materials;
- The confidence or concern that the current level of reserves is adequate and/or sufficient for future claim payments, whether due to losses that have been incurred but not reported, circumstances that delay the reporting of losses, business complexity, adverse judgments or developments with respect to case reserves, the difficulties and uncertainties inherent in projecting future losses from historical data, changes in replacement and medical costs, as well as complexities related to the Pandemic, including legislative, regulatory or judicial actions that expand the intended scope of coverages, or other factors;
- Characterization of some business as being "more profitable" in light of inherent uncertainty of ultimate losses incurred, especially for "longer-tail" liability businesses;
- Efforts to manage expenses, including the company's long-term expense savings targets, while allocating capital to business investment, which is at management's discretion;
- Risks and uncertainties with respect to our ability to retain profitable policies in force and attract profitable policies and to increase rates commensurate with, or in excess of, loss trends;
- Mix improvement, underwriting initiatives, coverage restrictions and pricing segmentation actions, among others, to grow businesses believed to be more profitable or reduce premiums attributable to products or lines of business believed to be less profitable; balance rate actions and retention; offset long-term and/or short-term loss trends due to increased frequency; increased "social inflation" from a more litigious environment and higher average cost of resolution, increased property replacement costs, and/or social movements;
- The ability to generate growth in targeted segments through new agency appointments; rate increases (as a result of its market position, agency relationships or otherwise), retention improvements or new business; expansion into new geographies; new product introductions; or otherwise; and
- Investment returns and the effect of macro-economic interest rate trends and overall security yields, including the macro-economic impact of the Pandemic, inflationary pressures and corresponding governmental and/or central banking initiatives taken in response thereto, and geopolitical circumstances on new money yields and overall investment returns.
Additional Risks and Uncertainties
Investors are further cautioned and should consider the risks and uncertainties in the company's business that may affect such estimates and future performance that are discussed in the company's most recently filed reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other documents filed by The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and that are also available at www.hanover.com under "Investors." These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
- The severity, duration and long-term impact related to the Pandemic, including, but not limited to, actual and possible government responses, legislative, regulatory and judicial actions, changes in frequency and severity of claims in Core Commercial, Specialty and/or Personal Lines, impacts to distributors (including agent partners), and the possibility of additional premium adjustments, including credits and returns, for the benefit of insureds;
- Changes in regulatory, legislative, economic, market and political conditions, particularly in response to COVID-19 and the Pandemic (such as legislative or regulatory actions that would retroactively require insurers to cover business interruption or other types of claims irrespective of terms, exclusions or other conditions included in the contractual terms of the policies that would otherwise preclude coverage, mandatory returns and other rate-related actions, as well as presumption legislation in regards to workers' compensation);
- Heightened volatility, fluctuations in interest rates (which have a significant impact on the market value of our investment portfolio and thus our book value), inflationary pressures, default rates and other factors that affect investment returns from the investment portfolio;
- Recessionary economic periods that may inhibit the company's ability to increase pricing or renew business;
- Data security incidents, including, but not limited to, those resulting from a malicious cyber security attack on the company or its business partners and service providers, or intrusions into the company's systems or data sources;
- Adverse claims experience, including those driven by large or increased frequency of catastrophe events (including those related to terrorism, riots and civil unrest), and severe weather;
- The uncertainty in estimating weather-related losses or the long-term impacts of the Pandemic, and the limitations and assumptions used to model other property and casualty losses (particularly with respect to products with longer-tail liability lines, such as casualty and bodily injury claims, or involving emerging issues related to losses incurred as the result of new lines of business, such as cyber or financial institutions coverage, or reinsurance contracts and reinsurance recoverables), leading to potential adverse development of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves;
- Changes in weather patterns, whether as a result of global climate change, or otherwise;
- Litigation and the possibility of adverse judicial decisions, including those which expand policy coverage beyond its intended scope and/or award "bad faith" or other non-contractual damages, and the impact of "social inflation" affecting judicial awards and settlements;
- The ability to increase or maintain insurance rates in line with anticipated loss costs and/or governmental action, including mandates by state departments of insurance to either raise or lower rates or provide credits or return premium to insureds;
- Investment impairments, which may be affected by, among other things, the company's ability and willingness to hold investment assets until they recover in value, as well as credit and interest rate risk, and general financial and economic conditions;
- Disruption of the independent agency channel, including the impact of competition and consolidation in the industry and among agents and brokers;
- Competition, particularly from competitors who have resource and capability advantages;
- The global macroeconomic environment, including actions taken in response to the Pandemic, inflation, global trade disputes, war, energy market disruptions, equity price risk, and interest rate fluctuations, which, among other things, could result in reductions in market values of fixed maturities and other investments;
- Adverse state and federal regulation, legislative and/or regulatory actions (including recent significant revisions to Michigan's automobile personal injury protection system and related litigation, and various regulations, orders and proposed legislation related to business interruption and workers' compensation coverages, premium grace periods and returns, and rate actions);
- Financial ratings actions, in particular, downgrades to the company's ratings;
- Operational and technology risks and evolving technological and product innovation, including risks created by remote work environments, and the risk of cyber-security attacks on or breaches of the company's systems and/or impacting our outsourcing relationships and third-party operations, or resulting in claim payments (including from products not intended to provide cyber coverage);
- Uncertainties in estimating indemnification liabilities recorded in conjunction with obligations undertaken in connection with the sale of various businesses and discontinued operations; and
- The ability to collect from reinsurers, reinsurance pricing, reinsurance terms and conditions, and the performance of the run-off voluntary property and casualty pools business (including those in the Other segment or in discontinued operations).
Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and should understand the risks and uncertainties inherent in or particular to the company's business. The company does not undertake the responsibility to update or revise such forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As discussed on page 37 of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, the company uses non-GAAP financial measures as important measures of its operating performance, including operating income, operating income before interest expense and income taxes, operating income per share, and components of the combined ratio, both excluding and/or including, catastrophe losses, prior-year reserve development and the expense ratio. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important indications of the company's operating performance. The definition of other non-GAAP financial measures and terms can be found in the 2021 Annual Report on pages 63-66.
Operating income and operating income per share are non-GAAP measures. They are defined as net income excluding the after-tax impact of net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses), gains and/or losses on the repayment of debt, other non-operating items, and results from discontinued operations. Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses), which include changes in the fair value of equity securities still held, are excluded for purposes of presenting operating income, as they are, to a certain extent, determined by interest rates, financial markets and the timing of sales. Operating income also excludes net gains and losses from disposals of businesses, gains and losses related to the repayment of debt, costs to acquire businesses, restructuring costs, the cumulative effect of accounting changes, and certain other items. Operating income is the sum of the segment income from: Core Commercial, Specialty, Personal Lines, and Other, after interest expense and income taxes. In reference to one of the company's four segments, "operating income" is the segment income before both interest expense and income taxes. The company also uses "operating income per share" (which is after both interest expense and income taxes). It is calculated by dividing operating income by the weighted average number of diluted shares of common stock. The company believes that metrics of operating income and operating income in relation to its four segments provide investors with a valuable measure of the performance of the company's continuing businesses because they highlight the portion of net income attributable to the core operations of the business. Income from continuing operations is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for operating income (and operating income before income taxes) and measures of operating income that exclude the effects of catastrophe losses and/or reserve development should not be misconstrued as substitutes for income from continuing operations or net income determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of operating income (loss) to income from continuing operations and net income for the relevant periods is included on page 10 of this news release and in the Financial Supplement.
Operating return on equity ("ROE") is a non-GAAP measure. See end note (4) for a detailed explanation of how this measure is calculated. Operating ROE is based on non-GAAP operating income. In addition, the portion of shareholder equity attributed to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on fixed maturity investments, net of tax, is excluded. The company believes this measure is helpful in that it provides insight to the capital used by, and results of, the continuing business exclusive of interest expense, income taxes, and other non-operating items. These measures should not be misconstrued as substitutes for GAAP ROE, which is based on net income and shareholders' equity of the entire company and without adjustments.
The company may also provide measures of operating income and combined ratios that exclude the impact of catastrophe losses (which in all respects include prior accident year catastrophe loss development). A catastrophe is a severe loss, resulting from natural or manmade events, including, but is not limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, severe winter weather, freeze events, fire, explosions, civil unrest and terrorism. Due to the unique characteristics of each catastrophe loss, there is an inherent inability to reasonably estimate the timing or loss amount in advance. The company believes a separate discussion excluding the effects of catastrophe losses is meaningful to understand the underlying trends and variability of earnings, loss and combined ratio results, among others.
Prior accident year reserve development, which can either be favorable or unfavorable, represents changes in the company's estimate of costs related to claims from prior years. Calendar year loss and loss adjustment expense ("LAE") ratios determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding prior accident year reserve development, are sometimes referred to as "current accident year loss ratios." The company believes a discussion of loss and combined ratios, excluding prior accident year reserve development, is helpful since it provides insight into both estimates of current accident year results and the accuracy of prior-year estimates.
The loss and combined ratios in accordance with GAAP are the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the loss and combined ratios calculated excluding the effects of catastrophe losses and/or reserve development. The presentation of loss and combined ratios calculated excluding the effects of catastrophe losses and/or reserve development should not be misconstrued as substitutes for the loss and/or combined ratios determined in accordance with GAAP.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clinician, a digital health innovator, has partnered with Northern Health to develop a patient registration and intake platform as part of the Statewide expansion of the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED). Through this service, patients can access non-critical emergency care on their own devices, in the comfort of their own homes. The Clinician's digital health platform (ZEDOC) has been configured to provide the VVED with a streamlined digital patient intake solution and clinical tracking dashboard for timely access to virtual emergency care.
The Clinician has been working with Northern Health to replace the VVED's original intake technology with an improved digital front door solution. Launched in April 2022, individuals seeking non-urgent medical care can now register their details and complete a digital health screening assessment on their own devices. Through ZEDOC's tracking dashboard, VVED staff can access intake results immediately for triage and follow up patients via video call.
Taking less than 8 weeks from ideation to implementation, The Clinician team worked with Northern Health to include important features such as a registration form available in 22 different languages as well as SMS verification, automated clinical tracking, and a streamlined integration with HealthDirect's telehealth service. Currently, the new solution is being used by more than 200 clinical and clerical staff, who can access it onsite or remotely. The VVED has quadrupled its capacity from 50-60 patients per day since the expansion commenced, to over 250 patients per day. The Clinician's ZEDOC solution is helping to manage this increase.
Loren Sher, Clinical Director of the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department, said:
"Working with The Clinician has been absolutely fantastic. They have taken the time to understand the problem and have produced a bespoke product that has exceeded our expectations in both quality and timely delivery. Their team are extremely professional and have been very easy to work with. I look forward to potential future collaborations."
The expansion of the VVED across the entire state of Victoria comes off the back of strong results from the program since its initial launch in 2020. That includes:
- Average wait times of 30 minutes to see a triage nurse via telehealth
- 80% discharge rate from the virtual ED with 40% directed to other services and 40% discharged outright
Tamaryn Hankinson, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder of The Clinician, said:
"Everyone can relate to the challenges of busy, in-person emergency departments, so our team is proud to be supporting Northern Health's VVED and enabling patients to access high quality care from home. We see this as a great example of how our platform can be flexibly configured to the unique digital health needs of hospitals and healthcare services and look forward to extending our digital transformation work with Northern Health into other exciting areas."
As part of The Clinician's ongoing collaboration with Northern Health, a patient-reported experience measure (PREM) has recently been added, and integrations with existing health information systems are being planned. Northern Health also plans to leverage The Clinician's solution to support Ambulatory and other Healthcare Professional services across the hospital.
About The Clinician
The Clinician is a global digital health innovator that is redefining how healthcare is measured and delivered. Our cloud-based health platform, ZEDOC, enables care teams to digitally monitor, inform and empower patients along their entire healthcare journey, from the comfort of their own homes. By supporting timely exchange of health outcomes, experiences and educational content between clinical visits, The Clinician provides both care teams and patients with real-time, actionable information to improve health outcomes while reducing costs and inefficiencies. To learn more, visit www.theclinician.com or follow us on LinkedIn
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About Northern Health
Northern Health is the key provider of public health care in Melbourne's northern region, one of the fastest growing communities in Australia. We care for our community by providing a wide range of health services across our four campuses, Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre and Craigieburn Centre. Northern Hospital Epping has the busiest emergency department in Victoria.
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A couple of dozen men, women and children are silently reading books in the shade of apple trees one sunny morning in beautiful little Bonners Ferry, Idaho. But this is a protest.
"We're having a read-in in support of the library," explains Billie Jo Klaniecki, a spry 70-something wearing a broad brimmed sun hat and a careworn white shirt buttoned at the cuffs. "We're here being very quiet and very polite."
And why does the library need their support? Because the trustees are facing a recall, because the library's director just resigned under the pressure, and because a vocal group of activists is demanding the banning of more than 400 books from the library's shelves. Many of the targeted books are about gender or sexuality. And currently, the library does not stock any of them.
"They've come into our community with their standards and their agenda and they're determined they're going to force it on us," says Klaniecki. "They carry guns to library board meetings and school board meetings. Carry guns! We don't need that. This country doesn't need that."
So, are the protesters under the apple trees in the library garden reading books from among the 400? "No," says Klaniecki, clutching a dog-eared paperback about a man of God who lives out his dying days in a native Alaskan community. "We're reading books that we like."
And who are these newcomers she speaks of? Well, we reached out to a number of the people pushing the recall and demanding that books be banned. None of them would talk to us.
But they have made their feelings known at library board meetings. "Things need to change," one man told the board at a meeting in late August. "Otherwise, you bring curses upon yourselves. Period. From the Most High."
And at a meeting in July, Donna Capurso, a local realtor, said this: "My job is to protect our kids from sexual deviants, who will be drawn to our library if inappropriate sexual material is on our library shelves." Capurso is an occasional contributor to a website called Redoubt News, which caters to a growing group here in northern Idaho of self-described, "God-Fearing, Liberty-Loving Patriots."
"The American Redoubt" is a term coined in 2011 by a Christian survivalist. The idea is that Christian patriots should retreat here from modern America to live their truth and defend themselves. The Redoubt is a large chunk of land encompassing all of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming as well as eastern slivers of Washington and Oregon. The boundaries are similar to those of the Whites-only homeland envisioned by the Aryan Nations, which was headquartered for years about 80 miles south of Bonners Ferry. The Redoubt movement does not espouse racial separation.
This northern panhandle of Idaho, home to Bonners Ferry, has long been seen as a refuge for "Off the Gridders" and militias. Ruby Ridge is just five miles away. Some realtors now cater specifically to that crowd. And property prices are rising as a result.
"In the last several years, there's been a big influx of people who are trying to come to this area to get away from urban settings," says Darrell Kerby, an avuncular well dressed white-haired former mayor of Bonners Ferry, where he was born and raised. Like most people around here, Kerby voted for former President Donald Trump. And would consider doing so again.
Just outside town a large billboard reads, "Welcome to Trump Country" in big, bold letters. And in a smaller font, "Go Badgers," in support of the Bonners Ferry school sports teams. Kerby is a conservative, but also firmly in support of the library trustees and their efforts to resist the would-be book banners.
"This isn't about Trump," he says. "This goes beyond any conservatism into almost Nazism, where they're trying to force their own ideas and religious concepts on everybody else. That's not America."
"What I hate to see is my community torn apart like this," says Lee Colson, who was also found reading a book in protest in the dappled light cast by those apple trees outside the library.
He's a recently retired forestry worker and a volunteer fireman for more than a quarter century. He sports a thick mustache, a wide smile and a very well-worn baseball cap. He voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. He's also one of the library board trustees now facing a recall. And standing up to those who want to ban all those books that are not on the shelves but are on that long list emailed to the library in the spring.
"The conflict is that I cannot say we will not get them," says Colson. "Because if we're a library, if the public comes and requests those books, we will get those books. That's what we do."
And what they do is in accordance with the Constitution. What he's going through has made Colson more politically aware, he says, and engaged. "The first part of the lesson is to pay attention to your community," he says. "Be involved. Last week I went to a school board meeting, which I've never really gone to before."
Kerby, the former mayor who also served as a city councilman, agrees this is not just about books. "Obviously it's not, because they don't exist. They're not here. It's more about, I think, control."
Under the apple trees, there is concern. Perhaps even anger. But also hope that things will work out.
"There are a group of people that want to change this community and there's a group of people that want it to stay the same," says Colson. "I'm sort of a notorious optimist, I think that free choice and freedom win in the end."
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Graham Motion always wondered what it would be like to show up at the Preakness with the Kentucky Derby winner, and when that happened in 2011 with Animal Kingdom it was all he was hoping for and then some.
“Nobody else can win the Triple Crown,” Motion said. “Everybody wants to see you win the Preakness, except for the nine other horses’ trainers and connections. Everybody wants to see a Triple Crown winner.”
There won’t be a Triple Crown winner for the 42nd time in the past 44 years after owner Rick Dawson changed direction andopted not to enter Rich Strike in the Preakness off an 80-1 upset victory in the Derby. That decision coming on the heels of several strange years without a Derby champion going for the second jewel in the Preakness has reignited the old debate that the three Triple Crown races should be spaced out further.
Dawson cited extra rest as the reason Rich Strike was not running in the 1 3/16-mile Preakness this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, a race now worth $1.65 million. Proponents of pushing back the Preakness — and, by extension, the Belmont Stakes that follows three weeks later — argue it’s better for modern thoroughbreds who aren’t used to racing on those short turnarounds and would produce stronger fields in Baltimore and New York.
Those in favor of the status quo point to the sport’s tradition and say it should be difficult to win the Triple Crown. They also are quick to say it was done twice recently with American Pharoah in 2015 and Justify in 2018.
“That’s what makes the Triple Crown interesting and makes it hard to do,” said trainer Saffie Joseph, who is saddling Skippylongstocking in the Preakness. “You want to make it easier just for a good horse to do it? You need a great horse to win the Triple Crown. I think it means a lot to have it the same way as it’s been.”
Down the shed row in the corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico, 86-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas doesn’t expect the current spacing of the races to change. They’ve followed the same schedule since 1969, except in 2020 when the pandemic disrupted the order of the Triple Crown.
But he isn’t totally against adding some extra time between such important races.
“(The Preakness) would probably fit Memorial Day or something like that, and then go Fourth of July for the Belmont,” said Lukas, who is aiming for a record-tying seventh Preakness victory with Kentucky Oaks-winning filly Secret Oath. “That makes all the sense in the world from a horse trainer’s standpoint.”
Four weeks each between the Derby, Preakness and Belmont is the proposal made by NBC Sports analyst Randy Moss, who believes the current rotation isn’t fulfilling its intended purpose of bringing the best 3-year-olds together on the track three times in the spring.
“The point was to beat the best of your generation in three consecutive races,” Moss said. “That’s the whole point, and it’s not happening. Many times, it’s not happening.”
Over the past 10 years, only 14 horses have run all three legs of the Triple Crown, and that includes three who won the first two. Now with Rich Strike’s absence, the virtual guarantee of the Preakness being run with a Triple Crown chance truly on the line has not happened since 2018: Medina Spirit ran last year after testing positive at the Derby for a substance not allowed on race day and was eventually disqualified; the races in 2020 happened out of order, with the Preakness last; and in 2018 neither DQ’ed winner Maximum Security nor elevated Country House went to Pimlico.
A representative of 1/ST Racing, which runs the Preakness, said officials have discussed internally the possibility of pushing the race back and plan to speak to Triple Crown partners about it.
President and CEO Dave O’Rourke said the New York Racing Association is always willing to have thoughtful conversation around important issues that will affect the future of racing and added any fundamental changes “would demand careful and deliberate consideration among all relevant parties.”
“To sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes requires an extraordinarily talented horse to perform heroically at three different racetracks over a period of just five weeks,” O’Rourke said. “This condensed schedule helps to sustain the excitement and enthusiasm that surrounds a Triple Crown quest and plays a role in the lasting success of each leg of the series.”
Moss is of the belief the Preakness is becoming a weak link in the series because so few horses run again two weeks after the Derby. This year’s field of nine has three returnees from the Derby that went off with 20 in the starting gate: Epicenter, Simplification, and Happy Jack.
Trainer Mark Casse, who started War of Will in all three Triple Crown races in 2019 — the colt won the Preakness and Sir Winston, also from his stable, took the Belmont — doesn’t want anything to change.
“You would take away everything the Triple Crown is by changing the timing,” Casse said. “It needs to stay the way it is. If you started spacing the races out, you take away the biggest tradition we have in horse racing in North America.”
Motion agrees with Casse on the grounds of tradition and the difficulty of keeping the public’s attention for a longer period of time. He also isn’t worried about another long Triple Crown drought like the one from Affirmed in 1978 to American Pharoah in 2015 and thinks horse racing should stand pat.
“It’s not meant to be easy, and a good horse is going to come around and do it again,” Motion said. “Maybe it takes a really good horse. Maybe it takes a year when there aren’t that many good horses so he can win the Triple Crown. But whatever it is, it’s going to happen again. There’s no doubt.”
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After Buffalo massacre, NY governor seeks action on guns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would require state police to seek court orders to keep guns away from people who might pose a threat to themselves or others under a package of executive orders and gun control bills touted Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul in the aftermath of a racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket.
The Democrat’s announcement came days after a white 18-year-old wearing military gear killed 10 Black shoppers and workers at the supermarket using a rifle purchased legally a few months ago.
New York is among states that have a so-called “red flag” law, which allows law enforcement officials to petition a court to take away someone’s firearms if they are potentially dangerous because of a mental health problem.
That law was in place last spring when state police questioned Gendron over comments he made as a senior at Susquehanna Valley High School about wanting to commit a murder-suicide. He was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation under a state mental health law, and released a day and a half later.
State Police did not, however, initiate the court process to temporarily take away Gendron’s access to guns following the incident.
Hochul said state police must now file for extreme risk protection orders under New York’s red flag law when they have probable cause to believe someone is a threat to themselves or others.
New York will also track and try to stop violent domestic extremism on social media through new units in the state police and the state’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
The new units will fund local threat assessment management teams, as well as track and intervene when people show signs of radicalization through their social media posts. New York will also train law enforcement, school and mental health professionals about the uptick in domestic and homegrown violent extremism and radicalization.
“We’re watching you now,” Hochul said. “We know what you’re up to. And we’ll be coming after you.”
The governor wants lawmakers to pass her bill to make more kinds of guns subject to the state’s firearm laws. Hochul, a Buffalo native, said the nation has almost become desensitized to the devastation of mass shootings and gun violence, and the spread of extremist ideology online.
“I hope to God this is the wake up call this country has needed,” Hochul said, speaking to reporters in New York City.
“We believe that together these steps are necessary to confront the stem of rising hatred, widespread extremism in our state,” Hochul later added.
Appearing with the governor, the Rev. Al Sharpton said racism and violence pose an “existential threat to this country,” and said he hopes Hochul’s executive orders will address the spread of white supremacy and online radicalization.
“Because there was a time our parents had been running from the Klan, Ku Klux Klan,” he said. “But the Klan wore hoods hiding them from the world. We’re living in a time where bigots livestream and show you who they are.”
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Published: Aug. 10, 2022 at 12:49 PM CDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
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The City noted the closures are expected to remain in place for about a week and the project should be finished in about two weeks.
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| 2022-08-10T18:49:27Z
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ROCKDALE — Services for Mary Geraldine McIrvin, 77, of Rockdale will be held in private at a later date.
Mrs. McIrvin died Thursday, April 14, at a Taylor hospital.
She was born May 7, 1944, in Central Falls, R.I., to John P. and Margaret C. Nesbit LaBerge. She married Elmer Archie McIrvin on June 28, 1968, in Norton, Mass. She worked as a beautician, bus driver and homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Aug. 24, 2020; and a son, James McIrvin.
Survivors include a son, Elmer Archie McIrvin Jr. of Rockdale; two daughters, Margaret Kerns and Tammy Barnett, both of Rockdale; 11 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale is in charge of arrangements.
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GOFFSTOWN, N.H., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMS Vault is on a mission to help protect children, faculty, and community members against the unwarranted acts of violence that are taking place in schools across the country. Kristen Tschida, Founder of AMS Vault, started her company with one thing in mind – to help save innocent lives.
"I was a middle school teacher. I am a survivor of violent crime. I started AMS vault because I found a product being manufactured that can protect people at school and at home," said Tschida. "Because I have seen violence first-hand, it is my mission to create protected places for anyone who is vulnerable."
AMS Vault is part of a larger movement of strong women who are doing their part to build safe spaces for when tragedy strikes. By having these life-saving shelters in place, schools can also show their commitment to protecting innocent lives and proactively take a stand to help end the crisis we're currently facing.
"Having a safe space on school grounds is crucial and the time to act is now before anyone else is hurt," Tschida said.
To integrate the shelters into schools, they are customized to match the school décor and teachers can use them the same way they use regular wall space. Most units have a fully integrated white board mounted it and it will blend in with normal classroom surroundings. The unit can also be used to join two classrooms, which will provide protection for two rooms.
To offer even more support and assistance to community members and those who share similar experiences, AMS Vault pledges 30% of their profits to be put aside and earmarked for shelters for survivors of domestic violence.
To learn more about how you can protect children and individuals in your community, please visit www.amsvault.com.
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Planet Fitness offers high school teens free workouts all summer
(WXIX/Gray News) - Planet Fitness is offering free workouts to high schoolers ages 14-19 this summer.
The offer is good at all of Planet Fitness’s 2,200 locations from May 16-Aug. 31.
Need more motivation? All participants who sign up starting May 16 are automatically entered into the Planet Fitness High School Summer Pass Sweepstakes.
Planet Fitness will award one $500 scholarship in each state (and the District of Columbia), and one grand prize $5,000 scholarship at the end of the summer.
These scholarships can be used for academic or athletic activities or programs.
It’s part of the High School Summer Pass initiative, formerly the Teen Summer Challenge, which was launched in 2019 and saw more than 900,000 teens sign up and complete more than 5.5 million workouts over the summer.
You can pre-register here.
Teens under 18 must register with a parent or guardian online or in-club.
A Planet Fitness spokesperson cites a study that says less than 15% of teens met the 60-minute daily physical activity recommendation during the pandemic.
A national study commissioned by Planet Fitness further found 93% of American teens want to stay healthy and active but lack motivation or access.
The High School Summer Pass is envisioned as a solution when school sports programs, gym classes and after-school activities wind down.
“As the leader in fitness, we believe we have a responsibility to provide a welcoming, safe, and Judgement Free environment for high school students to improve their physical and mental wellness, particularly given the challenges they have and continue to face in the wake of the pandemic,” said Chris Rondeau, chief executive officer at Planet Fitness.
“Our study found that nearly all (92%) high school students agreed that when they are regularly physically active, they feel much better mentally. Fitness is about feeling good, too, and our hope is that High School Summer Pass empowers teens to create life-long workout habits to help them succeed in every aspect of their lives.”
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| 2022-05-03T01:45:25Z
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From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable for many Americans the previous year. With the coronavirus in retreat, they ate hamburgers and watched fireworks over the National Mall.
Although the pandemic wasn’t over yet, Biden said, “we’re closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus.” Across the country, indoor masking requirements were falling as the number of infections and deaths plummeted.
Within weeks, even some of the president’s allies privately admitted that the speech had been premature. Soon the administration would learn that the delta variant could be transmitted by people who had already been vaccinated. Masks went back on, then came polarizing vaccination mandates. The even-more-contagious omicron variant would arrive months later, infecting millions and causing chaos during the holiday season.
“We were hoping to be free of the virus, and the virus had a lot more in store for us,” said Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The number of people in the United States who died from COVID-19 nearly doubled, from 605,000 to more than 1 million, over the past year.
That sunny speech one year ago marked a crossroads for Biden’s presidency. The pandemic appeared to be waning, the economy was booming, inflation wasn’t rising as quickly as today and public approval of his job performance was solid.
As Biden approaches his second Fourth of July in the White House, his standing couldn’t be more different. A series of miscalculations and unforeseen challenges have Biden struggling for footing as he faces a potentially damaging verdict from voters in the upcoming midterm elections. Even problems that weren’t Biden’s fault have been fuel for Republican efforts to retake control of Congress.
The pandemic’s resurgence was swiftly followed last summer by the debacle of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, when the Taliban seized control of the country faster than the administration expected as the U.S.-backed regime collapsed. Then, negotiations over Biden’s broader domestic agenda stalled, only to collapse altogether in December.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February caused a worldwide spike in gas prices, exacerbating inflation that reached a 40-year high. Another blow came last month, when the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion under Roe v. Wade and curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Suddenly a reactive president, Biden has been left trying to reclaim the initiative at every step, often with mixed results. The coronavirus is less of a threat than before and infections are far less likely to lead to death, but Congress is refusing to supply more money to deal with the pandemic.
He signed new gun restrictions into law after massacres in New York and Texas, and he’s leading a reinvestment in European security as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth month. But he has limited tools at his disposal to deal with other challenges, such as rising costs and eroding access to abortion.
“People are grouchy,” said Lindsay Chervinsky, a presidential historian.
The latest poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that his approval rating remains at 39%, the lowest since taking office and a steep slide from 59% one year ago. Only 14% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, down from 44%.
Douglas Brinkley, another historian, said Biden suffered from a case of presidential hubris after a largely successful run in his first five months in office, which included an overseas trip to meet with allies excited about welcoming a friendly face back to the international scene. He compared Biden’s Fourth of July speech last year to President George W. Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” moment during the second Iraq War.
“He was trying to deliver good news but it didn’t pan out for him,” Brinkley said. “Suddenly, Biden lost a lot of goodwill.”
White House officials reject the comparison, noting that Biden warned about the “powerful” delta variant in his 2021 speech. Chris Meagher, a spokesman, said deaths from the virus are at a record low now, reducing disruptions in workplaces and classrooms.
“Fighting inflation and lowering prices is the president’s number one economic priority, and he’s laser focused on doing everything he can to make sure the economy is working for the American people,” he said. “And we’re in a strong position to transition from our historic jobs recovery to stable and steady growth because of the work we’ve done to bring the pandemic under control. COVID is not the disruptive factor it has been for so long.”
The promise to competently address the COVID-19 pandemic is what helped put Biden in the Oval Office and send President Donald Trump to defeat. From the start of Biden’s tenure, his public pronouncements were sober and cautious, wary of following his predecessor in predictions that went unfulfilled. The nation’s vaccination program found its stride under Biden, and by April 19, 2021, all adults were eligible to be vaccinated.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, was an adviser to Biden’s transition team. But as the Fourth of July approached last year, he was worried and felt that the administration wasn’t heeding his warnings.
“Everyone was in this position of wanting to believe it was over with, and not fully understanding or appreciating the potential of the variants,” he said.
Even now, a full year later, Osterholm is reluctant to say what the future holds.
“I want answers too,” he said. “But I don’t know what the variants are going to bring us. I don’t know what human immunity is going to look like.”
Biden said the virus “has not been vanquished” in his Fourth of July speech, and he held another event two days later to talk about the delta variant.
“It seems to me that it should cause everybody to think twice,” he said as he appealed to people who had not yet been vaccinated.
Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University, said there’s more reason to be optimistic this year than last. Immunity from vaccines or previous infections is much more widespread, and antiviral treatments are effective at preventing hospitalization and death in vulnerable patients.
“It was premature to declare independence from COVID-19 last year,” she said. “But this year the country is in a totally different place, and in a much better place.”
But Wen said Biden might be wary, given how things went before.
“The administration is hesitant to make those proclamations now, when actually this is the time to do so,” she said.
Biden’s early strategy of underpromising and overdelivering on COVID-19 was part of a concerted strategy to rebuild the public’s trust in government. The resurgence of the virus eroded some of that trust and diminished confidence in Biden’s job performance.
Rebuilding that has proved difficult, especially as the country faces challenges, some, frustratingly for Biden, outside of his control.
“We expect the president to be all powerful and be able to fix every problem,” said Chervinsky, the presidential historian. “It’s a completely unrealistic expectation and, frankly, a dangerous one.”
President Bill Clinton stumbled through his first two years in office, then faced a wave of Republican victories in his first midterm elections. But he later became the first Democratic president to be reelected since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Chervinsky cautioned that today’s political polarization could make such a rebound more difficult for Biden.
A key question, she said: “Is our partisan system so inflexible that it won’t allow for him to go back?”
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Red Sox get 1st series victory in month, win 11-3 at Texas
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Baseball Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have their first series victory in a month. J.D. Martinez extended his career-best on-base streak to 31 games with a first-inning homer and 42-year-old Rich Hill pitched into the seventh inning for the Red Sox in an 11-3 win at Texas. Rafael Devers also homered for Boston, which has won the first two in the three-game series. Kiké Hernández drove in three runs. The Red Sox had gone 0-6-2 in their last eight series since taking two of three at Detroit from April 11-13. Martinez went deep off rookie Glenn Otto.
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5W Digital, the in-house full-service digital agency for 5WPR, announces today the expansion of their Paid Digital Services team, amplifying their e-commerce capabilities.
The 5W Digital Paid Media team strategizes and implements full-funnel digital marketing strategies for both startup and well-known e-commerce brands. The team has substantial experience in both search engine marketing (Google & Bing) and social media marketing (inclusive of Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat and Twitter). The team also works within various programmatic trade desks to tap into display, native and connected TV networks.
"Connecting with consumers remains essential," said 5W Digital Executive Vice President, Jonathan Mark. "As online purchase behavior continues to evolve, brands should be diversifying their budgets more than ever to ensure they're reaching consumers throughout the funnel and across multiple touchpoints, not relying on just one platform or medium".
5W Digital is comprised of specialists within specific areas of digital marketing, led by industry veterans, ensuring all digital programs share the same results-driven and hands-on client approach that defines 5W's award-winning campaigns. Whether working on highly focused campaigns, or integrating across platforms to build over-arching digital programs, the team combines the technical and creative expertise with the consumer-savvy and business acumen that clients have come to trust from 5W campaigns.
About 5W Digital
5W Digital, the dedicated digital marketing division of 5W Public Relations, is a full-service digital agency based out of NYC. The agency is known for creative and strategic services including social media, influencer marketing, paid media, and search engine optimization, encompassing the entire pipeline including content creation, paid support, strategic influencer campaigns, data & analytics, and more. 5W Digital produces award-winning work, recognized by multiple MarCom Awards as well as receiving industry recognition from the PR Platinum Awards.
About 5WPR
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues and ideas. With more than 250 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and Digital Marketing (Social Media, Influencer, Paid Media, SEO). 5W was awarded 2020 PR Agency of The Year and brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communication.
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| 2022-06-09T14:11:36Z
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LONDON (AP) — BP posted its highest quarterly profit in more than a decade thanks to surging oil and gas prices, renewing calls for a U.K. government tax on energy companies’ windfall earnings to help households struggling with rising energy bills.
The British energy giant said Tuesday that underlying replacement cost profit — the industry standard measure — more than doubled in the first three months of the year, to $6.2 billion from $2.6 billion in the same period last year.
After accounting for a write-off of its nearly 20% stake in Russian oil producer Rosneft in response to the Ukraine war, BP PLC said its net loss in the first quarter totaled $23 billion.
The company said it would pay a dividend of 5.46 cents per share and buy back another $2.5 billion in shares.
The earnings report is further evidence of BP’s rebound from a 2020 slump caused when the coronavirus pandemic shut down large chunks of the global economy.
Meanwhile, oil and gas prices have rocketed, partly because of uncertainty about supplies from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, contributing to a cost-of-living crisis.
Annual inflation in the United Kingdom is at 7%, its highest since 1992, part of a broader global trend. Prices are set to keep rising after Britain’s energy regulator approved a 54% increase in gas and electricity bills for millions of households that took effect in April.
BP’s latest numbers stoked more debate in the U.K. about whether the government should tax energy companies that make unexpectedly big profits to help people struggling to get by.
Opposition parties have called for a windfall tax, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has so far ruled it out. Nevertheless, finance chief Rishi Sunak last week raised the possibility for the first time, saying that he would consider it if companies don’t make investments in U.K. energy security.
Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour party, said BP’s profits show that a windfall tax is the right approach.
“I think those figures reinforce the case that we’ve been making, which is that, with so many people struggling to pay their energy bills, we should have a windfall tax on oil and gas companies in the North Sea who have made more profit than they were expecting,” Starmer told the BBC.
He proposed using the money to help the most needy pay their energy bills.
Johnson, however, dismissed the idea.
“If you put a windfall tax on the energy companies, what that means is that you discourage them from making the investments that we want to see that will, in the end, keep energy prices lower for everybody,” he told ITV.
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| 2022-05-03T16:46:35Z
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SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heath Mitts, chief financial officer at TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL), a global leader in connectors and sensors, will present at Citi's 2022 Global Technology Conference on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 1:00 p.m. EDT at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.
The event will be streamed live via webcast and will be available for replay on the investor portion of TE's website at investors.te.com.
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, enable advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With more than 85,000 employees, including over 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat and Twitter.
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GREENSBORO, N.C., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brooks Group announced it has been named to the Great Employers to Work for in North Carolina 2022 list by Best Companies Group, a BridgeTower Media Company. The Brooks Group ranked #2 in the small company category and was selected based on a detailed survey of its employees.
Best Companies Group's annual award program identifies and honors the best places of employment in North Carolina. The ranking is based on an anonymous employee survey and an analysis of their responses about corporate culture, training and development, salary and benefits, and overall employee satisfaction.
"The Brooks Group is fortunate to have wonderful employees and we have a very intentional effort to retain them by ensuring a positive and healthy workplace," said Gary Fly, CEO and President of The Brooks Group. "We strive to have a work environment that allows for personal and professional growth, individual and team success, alignment with our core values, and some fun. We take the idea of being a great place to work seriously, are humbled by the recognition, and recognize the fact that we must continue to innovate and refine what a great work environment looks like in today's world."
"These companies prioritize the needs of their employees and treat them as people, not numbers, earning them a place on our 2022 Great Employers to Work for in North Carolina list," said Jaime Raul Zepeda, executive vice president of Best Companies Group. "Our research proves this year's winners are committed to developing a highly-engaged workforce. Congratulations to all of 2022 Great Employers in North Carolina."
For the complete list of the Great Employers to Work for in North Carolina 2022, please visit https://bestcompaniesgroup.com/great-employers-to-work-for-in-north-carolina/winners
Founded in 1977, The Brooks Group is an award-winning B2B sales training company focused on bringing practical, straightforward solutions to your sales force selection and training challenges. The Brooks Group provides a suite of proven sales and sales management development programs, industry-leading reinforcement tools, and best-in-class sales hiring assessments.
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| 2022-06-24T18:23:08Z
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ATLANTA, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- hihotels by Hospitality International, a leader in economy lodging across the United States, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved INNcentive Instant Rewards program. INNcentive members will enjoy greater value when staying at a hihotels brand and now have access to thousands of discounts and special offers from nationally recognized companies.
Featuring five distinct brands – Scottish Inns, Red Carpet Inn, Master Hosts Inns, Downtowner Inns and Passport Inn – hihotels has a unique loyalty program that offers immediate benefits and discounts rather than requiring members to accumulate enough points for a reward.
The perks and deals include:
- 15% room discount during each stay*
- Early check-in**
- Late checkout**
- Access to thousands of discounts and special offers for dining, shopping, entertainment and travel
- Weekly emails with special offers for traveling and everyday activities
*based on availability
**up to 2 hours and based on each hotel's policy and availability
"Our frequent guest program has been popular with our customers because it is not based on points. I think everyone can relate to the frustration of joining a loyalty club and not getting anything out of it because it's too complicated, they don't travel often enough to take advantage of it or an unreasonable amount of points are needed for a reward. Our guests enjoy benefits as soon as they sign up, and now membership is even more valuable thanks to the thousands of additional discounts now available," said hihotels President & CEO Chris Guimbellot.
Guests can sign up for the INNcentive Instant Rewards program for free by visiting stayhihotels.com/inncentive-rewards or stopping by the front desk of any hihotels brand location.
Each hotel in the hihotels family of brands has a distinct and individual personality of its own. For a good night's sleep!®, our affordable rates will let you focus on the things that matter, whether it is your family vacation or your business meeting. Visit stayhihotels.com for reservations and locations.
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Bradenton church leader returned to Miami to face fraud charges
MIAMI (AP) — A Bradenton man accused of selling toxic industrial bleach as a coronavirus cure through his Manatee County-based church has been returned to the United States after being arrested in Colombia.
Mark Grenon, 64, made his initial court appearance Thursday in Miami federal court following his recent extradition, according to court records. Grenon and his three adult sons were indicted last year on one count each of conspiracy to commit fraud and two counts each of criminal contempt.
Grenon is the archbishop of the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, based in Bradenton. The church manufactured, promoted and sold chlorine dioxide as a “Miracle Mineral Solution,” officials said. The Grenons claim the solution can cure a vast variety of illnesses ranging from cancer to autism to malaria to COVID-19.
According to a federal indictment, the solution was being manufactured, marketed and sold by the Grenons. The indictment accuses the Grenon family of creating a nonreligious church in an “attempt to evade government regulation ... and shield themselves from prosecution.”
The federal Food and Drug Administration also filed an injunction in April of 2020 to stop brothers Joseph, Jordan and Jonathan Grenon, and their father, Mark, from selling the solution, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The FDA has urged the public to not purchase or drink chlorine dioxide products sold as medical treatments.
According to court documents, the trial is set to begin Sept. 6.
- Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Luxury resort invites guests to a weekend of epicurean experiences with celebrity chefs and world-class vintners
WAILEA, Hawaii , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaii's five-star, five-diamond Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has announced the return of the Four Seasons Maui Wine & Food Classic this Labor Day Weekend, September 2-4, 2022. Developed in collaboration with "wine therapist to the stars," Christian Navarro, president and principal of Wally's Wine & Spirits, the weekend festivities offer guests the opportunity to connect with an all-star lineup of vintners and celebrity chefs.
The premier wine and food event will feature a roster of superstar chefs, including some of the West Coast's most luminary culinary figures: two-Michelin-star Chef Wolfgang Puck of Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group and Spago Maui, two-Michelin-star Chef Josiah Citrin of Melisse, and "Godfather of LA Dining" Chef Joachim Splichal, Founder of Patina Restaurant Group. Also joining the event are renowned Chef Rashida Holmes of Bridgetown Roti, Maui's very own James Beard nominated Chef Sheldon Simeon of Tinroof, Wally's Executive Chef Ryan Kluver, and Four Seasons Resort Maui culinary duo Executive Chef Michael Patria and Executive Pastry Chef Alexandre Chersouly.
Navarro's list of winemakers, champagne houses, and spirits include powerhouses such as Opus One, Shafer Vineyards, Patrimony, Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Marciano Estate, DAOU "Soul of a Lion," Aleksander Wine, El Cristiano, and more—perfectly curated to pair with the weekend of culinary events.
The Resort, lauded as a wine and food destination in the middle of the Pacific, looks forward to welcoming the nationally acclaimed lineup to its sunny shores. "We're excited to welcome such culinary giants and remarkable wine and spirits producers to work alongside our talented team of chefs and sommeliers," says Four Seasons Maui General Manager Ben Shank of this year's event, which was named Robb Report's "Best of the Best New Wine Festival" in 2019.
EVENT SCHEDULE (details are subject to change):
Wally's Starlight Lounge
Friday and Saturday, September 2 and 3, 2022, 5:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Specialty cocktails, fine wine, and Wally's signature bites under Maui's starry skies. Navarro's handpicked lineup includes El Cristiano tequila, Marciano Estate, DAOU "Soul of a Lion," and Aleksander Wine.
Opening Night Gala
Friday, September 2, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
A grand tasting event on the Resort's spectacular Oceanfront Lawn featuring world-class wine, spirits, and the complete roster of visiting and Four Seasons Maui chefs. An intimate evening, guests and vintners will mix and mingle over extraordinary epicurean fare.
Lunch with Chef Rashida Holmes
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Caribbean charm meets Maui. Guests are invited to a seaside toes-in-the-sand pop-up lunch experience with Bridgetown Roti's acclaimed Chef-Owner, Rashida Holmes. Tapping into her family roots with eclectic and mouth-watering Caribbean flavors that she describes as "a love letter to West Indian street food" has drawn critical culinary acclaim from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bon Appetit, and the Los Angeles Times, to name a select few.
The Icons Wine Dinners
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
LA's most iconic chefs pair up with select wineries to present break-out dinners across the Resort's stunning venues. Guests will choose from the following exclusive options:
- Chef Wolfgang Puck featuring Opus One
- Chef Josiah Citrin featuring Patrimony
- Chef Joachim Splichal featuring Shafer Vineyards
Brunch & Bubbles
Sunday, September 4, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
An elegant al fresco Champagne brunch features Laurent-Perrier and Billecart-Salmon, paired with an indulgent menu of brunch classics with a local twist by Four Seasons Maui Executive Chef Michael Patria and Executive Pastry Chef Alexandre Chersouly.
Ticket and Accommodations Information
Tickets are available for the Opening Night Gala, The Icons Dinners, and Brunch & Bubbles. Wally's Starlight Lounge and Lunch with Chef Rashida Holmes are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Accommodations must be reserved separately. Visit fourseasons.com/mauiclassic for more information.
Sponsors for the Four Seasons Maui Wine & Food Classic include Lugano Diamonds, NetJets, and Big Green Egg.
About Four Seasons Resort Maui: Maui's iconic Forbes Five-Star resort is nestled on 15 acres of the breathtaking Wailea Coast. The 383-room oceanfront property is world-renowned for its comfortable opulence, impeccable service, luxurious amenities, and for living in harmony with its environment and community. The resort in Maui is also home to one of the nation's top-rated spas committed to wellness and three of Hawai'i's most acclaimed restaurants—Ferraro's Bar e Ristorante, Spago Maui and DUO Steak and Seafood. This sophisticated home away from home caters to the needs and interests of all generations—offering world-class activities and one-of-a-kind Unforgettable Experiences, a museum quality art collection, three pools overlooking the azure-blue Pacific Ocean including an adults-only Serenity Pool with exclusive Missoni-designed cabanas, and more. Four Seasons Resort Maui, a Hawaiian vacation destination geared to action adventurers, those guests wishing to practice the fine art of doing nothing at all, and everyone in between.
About Wally's Wine & Spirits
Since 1968, Wally's has been a landmark in the world of fine wine. Wally's has continued to trail blaze the wine, spirits, and culinary scene with Wally's Beverly Hills, Wally's Santa Monica and Wally's Las Vegas, a unique retail and restaurant experience combining an unrivalled selection of wine and spirits, delicious food, and first class service.
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LAKEWOOD, Colo., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company's annual report on Form 10-K has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may be viewed on the Electronic Document Gathering and Retrieval System ("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com, and on the Company's website at www.energyfuels.com. Unless noted otherwise, all dollar amounts are in U.S. dollars.
Highlights:
- At March 31, 2022, the Company had a robust balance sheet with $136.6 million of working capital, including $105.8 million of cash and marketable securities, $29.7 million of inventory, and no short term (or long term) debt. At current commodity prices, the Company's product inventory has a value of $50.3 million.
- The Company produced approximately 60 metric tonnes of mixed rare earth element ("REE") carbonate ("RE Carbonate"), containing 30 metric tonnes of total rare earth oxides ("TREO") during Q1-2022. Energy Fuels' RE Carbonate, which is roughly 32% - 34% NdPr, is the most advanced REE material being produced in the U.S. today.
- The Company is currently in active discussions with several sources of natural monazite sands around the world to significantly increase the supply of feed for its growing REE initiative.
- During Q1-2022, the Company began partial commercial separation of Lanthanum (La) on a small scale from its RE Carbonate, using an existing solvent extraction circuit at its White Mesa Mill (the "Mill"). This represents the first commercial level REE separation to occur in the U.S. in many years.
- The Company is planning to install a full separation circuit at the Mill to produce both "light" and "heavy" separated REE oxides in the coming years, subject to successful licensing, financing, and commissioning, and continued strong market conditions. The Company has hired Carester SAS ("Carester"), a global leader in producing separated REE oxides, to support these REE separation initiatives.
- Through May 31, 2022, the Company has sold approximately 150,000 pounds of FeV (roughly 230,000 pounds of V2O5) from its existing V2O5 inventory at a gross weighted average price of about $20.65 per pound of V contained in FeV (roughly $11.00 per pound V2O5), capitalizing on recent market strength. The Company expects to continue to sell vanadium with increasing prices and is evaluating the potential to resume vanadium recovery at the Mill, where its tailings pond solutions contain an additional 1.0 to 3.0 million recoverable pounds of V2O5.
Mark S. Chalmers, Energy Fuels' President and CEO, stated:
"Energy Fuels continues to benefit from increases in the prices for all of the critical elements and materials we produce. Though volatile, uranium prices have continued to exhibit strength and resilience, which we expect to continue as Russia's invasion in Ukraine continues. As a result of Russia's aggression, we believe domestic and global nuclear utilities are reducing ties with the Russian state-owned nuclear company. We also believe U.S. uranium and nuclear fuel suppliers may be seeing increased interest from U.S. utilities as a result of the $6 billion civil nuclear credit program, which prioritizes reactors that purchase nuclear fuel and uranium from U.S. suppliers, which would include Energy Fuels.
"We have also been selling some of our vanadium inventory over the past few months, as prices rose during the quarter. Similar to uranium, we believe Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a reason we are seeing strength in the vanadium market. Russia is a significant global supplier of vanadium, and we believe buyers see risk in obtaining vanadium supply from Russia. This quarter we have sold 150,000 pounds of vanadium as FeV at an average price of $20.65 per pound of V, which equates to about $11.00 per pound V2O5. Our vanadium inventory was carried on our balance sheet at a little under $5.40 per pound V2O5, so we have been able to capture some gross margin on these sales.
"Energy Fuels' rare earth production continues to proceed extremely well. Through our actions and accomplishments in this difficult industry, we believe we are making more progress, faster, than any other U.S. company. In March, we began the partial separation of lanthanum from our rare earth carbonate, using existing solvent extraction equipment at our White Mesa Mill. This is the first commercial-scale rare earth separation to occur in the U.S. in many years. As a result, we are producing a very high-purity rare earth carbonate, with most of the lanthanum removed, that contains about 32% - 34% NdPr. We are also continuing pilot-scale rare earth separation in the Mill's laboratory, where we are producing about two kilograms of high-purity NdPr oxide per day. It is early days, but with the outstanding achievements of our internal staff, complemented by our relationships with Neo Performance Materials ("Neo") and Carester, we are confident that we will restore U.S. rare earth separation capabilities in the coming years.
"I was particularly excited to announce that the Company hit a critical mineral 'trifecta' a few weeks ago, when we shipped three different containers of uranium, vanadium, and rare earth materials from the White Mesa Mill to customers or conversion facilities. To my knowledge, this is the first time in American history a company has achieved this feat. Energy Fuels is proud to have become one of the most important producers of critical materials in the U.S., which is particularly important in today's uncertain geopolitical environment. I look forward to providing updates on all fronts in the coming weeks and months."
Webcast at 4:00 pm EDT on May 18, 2022:
Energy Fuels will be hosting a video webcast on May 18, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDT (2:00 pm MDT) to discuss its Q1-2022 financial results, the outlook for 2022, uranium, rare earths, vanadium, and medical isotopes. To join the webcast and access the presentation and viewer-controlled webcast slides, please click on the link below:
If you would like to participate in the webcast and ask questions, please dial in to 1-888-664-6392 (toll free in the U.S. and Canada).
A link to a recorded version of the proceedings will be available on the Company's website shortly after the webcast by calling 1-888-390-0541 (toll free in the U.S. and Canada) and by entering the code 271887#. The recording will be available until June 1, 2022.
Selected Summary Financial Information:
Operations Update and Outlook for 2022:
Overview
The Company continues to believe that uranium supply and demand fundamentals point to higher sustained uranium prices in the future. In addition, Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine and the recent entry into the uranium market by financial entities purchasing uranium on the spot market to hold for the long-term has the potential to result in higher sustained spot and term prices and, perhaps, induce utilities to enter into more long-term contracts with non-Russian producers like Energy Fuels to ensure security of supply and more certain pricing. However, the Company has not yet entered into sufficient long-term supply agreements to justify commencing uranium production at the Company's mines and in-situ recovery ("ISR") facilities. As a result, the Company expects to maintain uranium recovery at reduced levels until such time when sustained increased market strength is observed, additional suitable term sales contracts can be procured, or the U.S. government buys uranium from the Company following the establishment of the proposed U.S. uranium reserve (the "U.S. Uranium Reserve"). The Company also holds significant uranium inventories and is evaluating selling all or a portion of these inventories on the spot market in response to future upside price volatility or for delivery into long-term supply contracts, if procured. The Company has also begun selling a portion of its vanadium inventory into strengthening markets.
The Company will also continue to seek new sources of revenue, including through its emerging REE business, as well as new sources of Alternate Feed Materials and new fee processing opportunities at the Mill that can be processed under existing market conditions (i.e., without reliance on current uranium sales prices). The Company is also seeking new sources of natural monazite sands for its emerging REE business, is evaluating the potential to recover radioisotopes for use in the development of targeted alpha therapy ("TAT") medical isotopes for the treatment of cancer, and continues its support of U.S. governmental activities to assist the U.S. uranium mining industry, including the proposed establishment of the U.S. Uranium Reserve.
Extraction and Recovery Activities Overview
During 2022, the Company plans to recover 100,000 to 120,000 pounds of uranium and approximately 650 to 1,000 tonnes of mixed RE Carbonate containing approximately 300 to 450 tonnes of TREO.
No vanadium production is currently planned during 2022, though the Company is currently selling some of its vanadium inventory into improved markets and evaluating potential vanadium production in 2022 or 2023 in light of recent market improvements in vanadium pricing.
The Company has strategically begun to pursue uranium sales commitments, with pricing expected to have both fixed and market-related components. The Company believes that recent price increases, volatility, and focus on security of supply in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have increased the potential for the Company to make spot sales, and the Company is actively seeking term sales contracts with utilities at pricing that sustains production and covers corporate overhead. Therefore, existing inventories may increase from 692,000 pounds of U3O8 to 792,000 to 812,000 pounds of U3O8 at year-end 2022 or may increase to a lesser extent, or be reduced, in the event the Company sells some inventory on the spot market or pursuant to term contracts, if procured, in 2022.
ISR Activities
The Company expects to produce insignificant quantities of U3O8 in the year ending December 31, 2022 from Nichols Ranch. Until such time when market conditions improve sufficiently, suitable term sales contracts can be procured, or the proposed U.S. Uranium Reserve is established, the Company expects to maintain the Nichols Ranch Project on standby and defer development of further wellfields and header houses. The Company currently holds 34 fully permitted, undeveloped wellfields at Nichols Ranch, including four additional wellfields at the Nichols Ranch wellfields, 22 wellfields at the adjacent Jane Dough wellfields, and eight wellfields at the Hank Project which is fully permitted to be constructed as a satellite facility to the Nichols Ranch Plant. The Company expects to continue to keep the Alta Mesa Project on standby until such time that market conditions improve sufficiently, suitable term sales contracts can be procured, or the proposed U.S. Uranium Reserve is established.
Conventional Activities
Conventional Extraction and Recovery Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Mill did not package any material quantities of U3O8, focusing instead on developing its REE recovery business. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Mill produced approximately 60 metric tonnes of RE Carbonate, containing approximately 30 metric tonnes of TREO. The Mill recovered small quantities of uranium in 2021 and during the 1st quarter of 2022, which were retained in circuit. During 2022, the Company expects to recover 100,000 to 120,000 pounds of uranium at the Mill as finished product. The Company expects to recover approximately 650 to 1,000 tonnes of mixed RE Carbonate containing approximately 300 to 450 tonnes of TREO at the Mill. The Company expects to sell all or a portion of its mixed RE Carbonate to Neo or other global separation facilities and/or to stockpile it for future production of separated REE oxides at the Mill or elsewhere. The Company is in advanced discussions with several sources of monazite sands, including the Company's existing supplier, to secure additional supplies of monazite sands, which if successful, would be expected to allow the Company to increase RE Carbonate production.
In addition to its 692,000 pounds of finished uranium inventories currently located at a North American conversion facility and at the Mill, the Company has approximately 389,000 pounds of U3O8 contained in stockpiled Alternate Feed Materials and ore inventory at the Mill that can be recovered relatively quickly in the future, as general market conditions may warrant (totaling about 1,081,000 pounds of U3O8 of total uranium inventory). The Company is also seeking to acquire additional ore inventory from 3rd party mine cleanup activities than can be recovered relatively quickly in the future. In addition, there remains approximately 1,397,000 pounds of V2O5 inventory in the form of immediately marketable product, and an estimated 1.0 to 3.0 million pounds of solubilized recoverable V2O5 inventory remaining in tailings solutions awaiting future recovery, as market conditions may warrant.
Conventional Standby, Permitting and Evaluation Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, standby and environmental compliance activities continued at our fully permitted and substantially developed Pinyon Plain Project (uranium) and fully permitted and developed La Sal Complex (uranium and vanadium). The Company plans to continue carrying out engineering, metallurgical testing, procurement and construction management activities at its Pinyon Plain Project. The timing of the Company's plans to extract and process mineralized materials from these projects will be based on sustained improvements in general market conditions, procurement of suitable sales contracts and/or the establishment of the proposed U.S. Uranium Reserve.
The Company is selectively advancing certain permits at its other major conventional uranium projects, such as the Roca Honda Project, which is a large, high-grade conventional project in New Mexico. The Company is also continuing to maintain required permits at its conventional projects, including the Sheep Mountain Project and Whirlwind Project. In addition, the Company will continue to evaluate the Bullfrog Project. Expenditures for certain of these projects have been adjusted to coincide with expected dates of price recoveries based on the Company's forecasts. All of these projects serve as important pipeline assets for the Company's future conventional production capabilities, as market conditions may warrant.
Uranium Sales
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company completed no sales of uranium, at its election, but is now actively engaged in pursuing selective long-term uranium sales contracts.
Vanadium Sales
As a result of strengthening vanadium markets, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company sold 150,000 pounds of FeV (converted from the Company's existing inventory of V2O5) at a gross weighted average price of $20.65 per pound V contained in FeV. The Company expects to sell its remaining finished vanadium product when justified into the metallurgical industry, as well as other markets that demand a higher purity product, including the aerospace, chemical, and potentially the vanadium battery industries. The Company may also retain vanadium product in inventory for future sale, depending on vanadium spot prices and general market conditions.
Rare Earth Sales
The Company commenced its ramp-up to commercial production of a mixed RE Carbonate in March 2021 and has shipped all of its RE Carbonate produced to-date to Neo's Silmet facility in Estonia ("Silmet"), where it is currently being fed into their separation process. All RE Carbonate produced at the Mill in 2022 is expected to be sold to Neo for separation at Silmet. Until such time as the Company expects to permit and construct its own separation circuits at the Mill, production in future years is expected to be sold to Neo for separation at Silmet and, potentially, to other REE separation facilities outside of the U.S. To the extent not sold, the Company expects to stockpile mixed RE Carbonate at the Mill for future separation and other downstream REE processing at the Mill or elsewhere.
As the Company continues to ramp up its mixed RE Carbonate production and additional funds are spent on process enhancements, improving recoveries, product quality and other optimization, profits from this initiative are expected to be minimal until such time when monazite throughput rates are increased and optimized. However, even at the current throughput rates, the Company is recovering most of its direct costs of this growing initiative, with the other costs associated with ramping up production, process enhancements and evaluating future separation capabilities at the Mill being expensed as development expenditures. Throughout this process, the Company is gaining important knowledge, experience and technical information, all of which will be valuable for current and future mixed RE Carbonate production and expected future production of separated REE oxides and other advanced REE materials at the Mill. As discussed above, the Company is evaluating installing a full separation circuit at the Mill to produce both "light" and "heavy" separated REE oxides in the coming years, subject to successful licensing, financing, and commissioning and continued strong market conditions, and has hired Carester to support these REE separation initiatives.
The Company also continues to pursue new sources of revenue, including additional Alternate Feed Materials and other sources of feed for the Mill.
Continued Efforts to Minimize Costs
Although the Company is pursuing two exciting new initiatives — its REE and TAT radioisotope initiatives — in addition to its existing uranium and vanadium lines of business, which will likely require the Company to grow certain of its operations, the Company will continue to seek ways to minimize the costs of all its operations where feasible, while maintaining its critical capabilities, manpower and properties.
About Energy Fuels: Energy Fuels is a leading U.S.-based uranium mining company, supplying U3O8 to major nuclear utilities. The Company also produces vanadium from certain of its projects, as market conditions warrant, and is ramping up to full commercial-scale production of RE Carbonate. Its corporate offices are in Lakewood, Colorado near Denver, and all its assets and employees are in the United States. Energy Fuels holds three of America's key uranium production centers: the White Mesa Mill in Utah, the Nichols Ranch ISR Project in Wyoming, and the Alta Mesa ISR Project in Texas. The White Mesa Mill is the only conventional uranium mill operating in the U.S. today, has a licensed capacity of over 8 million pounds of U3O8 per year, and has the ability to produce vanadium when market conditions warrant, as well as RE Carbonate from various uranium-bearing ores. The Nichols Ranch ISR Project is currently on standby and has a licensed capacity of 2 million pounds of U3O8 per year. The Alta Mesa ISR Project is also currently on standby and has a licensed capacity of 1.5 million pounds of U3O8 per year. In addition to the above production facilities, Energy Fuels also has one of the largest S-K 1300 and NI 43-101 compliant uranium resource portfolios in the U.S. and several uranium and uranium/vanadium mining projects on standby and in various stages of permitting and development. The primary trading market for Energy Fuels' common shares is the NYSE American under the trading symbol "UUUU," and the Company's common shares are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "EFR." Energy Fuels' website is www.energyfuels.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain "Forward Looking Information" and "Forward Looking Statements" within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities legislation, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: production and sales forecasts; costs of production; any expectation that the Company will continue to be ready to supply uranium into the proposed U.S. Uranium Reserve once it is established; scalability, and the Company's ability and readiness to re-start, expand or deploy any of its existing projects or capacity to respond to any improvements in uranium market conditions or in response to the proposed Uranium Reserve; any expectations as to future uranium, vanadium, RE Carbonate or REE sales; any expectation regarding any remaining dissolved vanadium in the Mill's tailings facility solutions or the ability of the Company to recover any such vanadium at acceptable costs or at all; the ability of the Company to secure any new sources of Alternate Feed Materials or other processing opportunities at the Mill; expected timelines for the permitting and development of projects; the Company's expectations as to longer term fundamentals in the market and price projections; any expectations as to the implications of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine on uranium, vanadium or other commodity markets; any expectation that the Company will maintain its position as a leading uranium company in the United States; any expectation that the proposed Uranium Reserve will be implemented and if implemented the manner in which it will be implemented and the timing of implementation; any expectation with respect to timelines to production; any expectation that the Mill will be successful in producing RE Carbonate on a full-scale commercial basis; any expectation that Neo will be successful in separating the Mill's RE Carbonate on a commercial basis; any expectation that Energy Fuels will be successful in developing U.S. separation, or other value-added U.S. REE production capabilities at the Mill, or otherwise; any expectation with respect to the future demand for REEs; any expectation with respect to the quantities of monazite sands to be acquired by Energy Fuels, the quantities of RE Carbonate to be produced by the Mill or the quantities of contained TREO in the Mill's RE Carbonate; any expectation that additional supplies of monazite sands will result in sufficient throughput at the Mill to reduce underutilized capacity production costs and allow the Company to realize its expected margins on a continuous basis; any expectation that the Company's evaluation of thorium and radium recovery at the Mill will be successful; any expectation that the potential recovery of medical isotopes from any thorium and radium recovered at the Mill will be feasible; any expectation that any thorium, radium and other isotopes can be recovered at the Mill and sold on a commercial basis; any expectation that the Company will be successful in completing one or more contracts for the sale of uranium to U.S. utilities; and any expectation that the Company will generate net income in future periods. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans," "expects," "does not expect," "is expected," "is likely," "budgets," "scheduled," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "anticipates," "does not anticipate," or "believes," or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may," "could," "would," "might" or "will be taken," "occur," "be achieved" or "have the potential to." All statements, other than statements of historical fact, herein are considered to be forward-looking statements. 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 express or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated with: commodity prices and price fluctuations; processing and mining difficulties, upsets and delays; permitting and licensing requirements and delays; changes to regulatory requirements; legal challenges; the availability of sources of Alternate Feed Materials and other feed sources for the Mill; competition from other producers; public opinion; government and political actions; the appropriations for the proposed Uranium Reserve not being allocated to that program and the Uranium Reserve not being implemented; the manner in which the proposed Uranium Reserve, if established, will be implemented; the Company not being successful in selling any uranium into the proposed Uranium Reserve at acceptable quantities or prices, or at all; available supplies of monazite sands; the ability of the Mill to produce RE Carbonate to meet commercial specifications on a commercial scale at acceptable costs; the ability of Neo to separate the RE Carbonate produced by the Mill to meet commercial specifications on a commercial scale at acceptable costs; market factors, including future demand for REEs; the ability of the Mill to be able to separate thorium and radium at reasonable costs or at all; the ability of the Company to be able to recover other isotopes from thorium and radium recovered at the Mill at reasonable costs or at all; market prices and demand for medical isotopes; and the other factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is available for review on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and on the Company's website at www.energyfuels.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law.
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It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy bags of concrete mix and sand on a construction site in downtown Singapore.
Temperatures had reached 34 degrees Celsius (94 degrees Fahrenheit), but Raj carried on despite the heat and soon developed a splitting headache. Within minutes, he collapsed to his knees and vomited.
"I felt very weak," Raj said. "My head was spinning and my legs (gave way)."
The 32-year-old father of two is among millions of migrant laborers in Asia working on construction sites, shipyards, mines, factories, farms and plantations, who experts say are left vulnerable due to their prolonged outdoor exposure to high heat and humidity.
"The heat scares me," said Raj, who is being identified by only his first name because he fears repercussions from his company as well as the Singapore authorities for speaking about his working conditions.
"I have no choice. I have to work to support my family."
For years, scientists warned that the climate crisis would amplify extreme weather, making it deadlier and more frequent. Now, many parts of the world are experiencing dangerous levels of heat -- with little relief in sight.
Countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France and China recently issued extreme heat alerts and scientists predict even higher temperatures to come.
"It's been troubling to see events unfold the way science has predicted," said Radhika Khosla, an associate professor at Oxford University's Smith School of Enterprise and Environment. "We are seeing fewer trees and more built up concrete areas that result in higher rates of heat stress, especially in vulnerable communities.
"We've clearly not listened and adapted."
Few places to escape the heat
During recent heat waves, governments and global bodies like the United Nations advised people to remain indoors and switch on air conditioning to prevent heat-related illnesses.
But that advice is all but impossible for migrant laborers and other workers who lack access to cooling technology.
"Migrant workers are too often excluded and forgotten from most global conversations about the climate crisis even though they are clearly one of the most vulnerable groups at risk," said British researcher and migrant worker rights specialist Andy Hall.
Hall highlighted concerns shared by many migrant workers on construction sites in countries like Singapore and Malaysia, who said that they were still being made to work outdoors despite extreme heat.
They said they were not permitted to enter most air-conditioned public spaces like shopping malls and other buildings because of rules by landlords and tenants prohibiting their entry and to avoid complaints being made by members of the public, Hall said.
Instead, they escape the heat by resting in parks or under trees, bridges and highways, he added.
"They are unable to benefit from these (cool air solutions) due to systemic restrictions as well as discrimination. It's disappointing," Hall said. "Their welfare in the ongoing heat crisis needs to be a bigger topic of discussion."
Prolonged heat exposure is also a problem in other Asian countries like India, which saw crop yields significantly reduced in May due to heat stress faced by farmers and workers, and Thailand -- where activists say sugarcane cutters reported severe heat exhaustion in April from working long periods in the fields.
Ahnaf, a laborer from Bangladesh, said he endures grueling 12-hour work days on an oil palm plantation in southern Malaysia, followed by hot, sleepless nights in an overcrowded and poorly ventilated dormitory room he shares with seven other men.
Like Raj, he is using only one name because he fears potential repercussions from his employer and the Malaysian government for complaining about his working conditions. "Working all day is tiring but it's also hard to sleep and rest at night when it is so crowded and hot," he said.
Jason Lee Kai Wei from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) said that the lack of access to convenient cooling systems like air conditioning was "a matter of life and death" for many migrant workers. "If their working and living conditions do not improve, they could end up paying a high price with their lives," he said.
Lee, also director at the NUS Heat Resilience and Performance Centre, said there were "solutions at hand," on the part of companies that employ migrant laborers, like enforcing proper breaks during the hottest time of the day to protect workers' health and safety. "But at the end of the day, employers must be convinced that the health and productivity (of migrant workers) can be achieved in tandem -- not one or the other," he said.
"The problem is many of these work sites do not offer these solutions to workers."
Leading Singaporean migrant worker rights activist Jolovan Wham said that the government had not imposed "stop work orders" for migrant workers during the recent hot spell. "So companies can still insist that their workers continue even when temperatures are higher than normal," Wham said.
Heat has always been an issue for migrant laborers, as well as domestic workers, in the city-state, he added. "They will not speak up about the terrible living and working conditions due to the heat because they are afraid," he said.
"They carry on because at the end of the day, their jobs are too important and they can't afford to lose work."
Li, the owner of a construction company in Singapore, told CNN that many of his migrant workers were "severely affected" by the heat. He said they were given appropriate rest breaks but were still bound by other official protocols such as wearing heavy safety gear like helmets and thick rubber boots that trap huge amounts of heat.
"It all adds up," said Li, who didn't want his full name published for fear of government repercussions. "The heat isn't dying down or going away and that affects overall productivity -- but we still have building projects to complete," he said.
In an official report addressing work place heat stress, Singapore's Manpower Ministry recommended measures including acclimatising workers to the local weather by adjusting workloads and monitoring workers for early signs of heat stress.
"Working in Singapore's hot and humid weather puts workers at an increased risk of heat injuries," the ministry said in the report. "Employers have a duty to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, necessary measures to ensure that the work environment is safe and without risk to their employees' safety and health."
A spokesperson for the ministry told CNN that companies employing migrant workers are required to make provisions during periods of excessive heat and would be "subjected to enforcement actions under the Workplace Safety and Health Act if they failed to comply."
Cooling gap between rich and poor
As the climate crisis causes global temperatures to increase, the gap between rich and poorer nations is set to widen, according to a 2021 study by the Climate Impact Lab global research initiative.
"Richer populations can protect themselves from the impacts of warming but the global poor don't have this luxury," said Solomon Hsiang, a co-author of the paper. He added that access to air conditioning and electric fans would still remain "out of reach for more than half of the global population" in the coming decades.
In a strongly worded recent report that addressed extreme heat, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on governments to act to protect vulnerable people from "current and foreseeable harms of extreme heat."
"Extreme heat exposure is a serious health hazard (and) certain people are exposed to far more heat than others such as those often doing low-paying work outdoors or in hot kitchens and warehouses," said HRW senior environment researcher Katharina Rall.
Scientists say increasing access to cooling technology for vulnerable people should be "immediate priorities" for governments around the world. "Air conditioned public spaces are go-to places during extreme heat," said Winston Chow, an associate professor at the College of Integrative Studies at Singapore Management University.
"Restricting access to cool spaces for vulnerable people like the elderly, disabled and migrant workers who spend a disproportionate amount of time outdoors working, would be the worst thing to do when heat waves are happening."
Oxford professor Khosla pointed to the tremendous amounts of energy consumed by standard air conditioners and said that cooling technology needs to shift towards long-term sustainability.
"Air conditioning is necessary given the rising levels of heat but it has to be much more energy efficient," she said. She added that replacing air conditioning units with more eco-friendly models would be financially costly but consuming less electricity and reducing carbon footprints would go a long way in helping the environment.
"High energy efficiency models without damaging refrigerant gases that run on fossil fuel-free electricity sources are our best options," she said.
After suffering signs of heat stress, Raj said he was taken to a hospital in Singapore near the construction site where he worked.
He waited for about an hour in an air-conditioned room before being examined by a doctor and given a clean bill of health. "It was very nice and cold and I felt better," he said. "The last time I had air conditioning was when I was on the plane to Singapore."
"I work outdoors every day and there is no air conditioning in the dormitory. We have ceiling fans but they are (adjusted) to low speed so my friends and I rotate our sleeping arrangements so we can sleep under the fans," he said.
"It's not much, but at least it's something."
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RHP Properties, the nation's largest private owner and operator of manufactured home communities, has announced a $10,000 donation to support Arturo Cambeiro Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contribution will be used to purchase educational materials and supplies through AdoptAClassroom.org, a national nonprofit that provides funding for Pre K-12 teachers and schools. It is the seventh school RHP Properties has adopted through the program, with a total of $70,000 of donations to date.
RHP Properties' adoption of the school will enable teachers and school administrators to access AdoptAClassroom.org's private ecommerce marketplace of nearly 30 school supply and school specialty vendors. Educators can use the donation to select specific materials they need for their classrooms, as well as access an online fundraising platform.
"We are so thankful for the generous donation RHP has provided to our school," said Chris Popek, Principal of Arturo Cambeiro Elementary. "Our teachers work extremely hard at making learning enjoyable and engaging and I am excited to see them put extra instructional resources to use that the donation will fund. We appreciate RHP choosing Arturo Cambeiro Elementary to help educate our students!"
Arturo Cambeiro Elementary serves approximately 518 children, grades Pre-K through 5 and about 120 of the students are residents at nearby RHP Properties manufactured home community Millennium Estates.
"Teachers at Arturo Cambeiro Elementary have told us how this donation will make a difference," said Ross Partrich, CEO, RHP Properties. "It will impact the quality of educational tools and books they can provide. It will help create an engaging learning environment. And it will help foster the love of learning that the school prides itself on. Our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org is one we are proud of, as is giving back to the community to prepare our youth for success."
"As inflation has continued to rise this year, back-to-school supply costs are more expensive than last school year and teachers need help stocking their classrooms more than ever," said Ann Pifer, executive director of AdoptAClassroom.org. "Thanks to RHP Properties' generous donation, we are able to help equip more teachers and classrooms with the tools needed for children to thrive in school, at a time when teachers and students' families need extra support."
Founded in 1988, RHP Properties is the nation's largest privately held owner and operator of manufactured home communities with managed assets of more than $6B, including 318 manufactured home communities nationwide, totaling about 74,353 homes in 30 states. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, RHP Properties employs more than 1,000 professionals. For more information visit www.rhp.com.
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SINGAPORE, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonanza Goldfields Corp. (OTC: BONZ) is pleased to announce that Marvion™️ will be investing 10% of the production budget for "Chungking Mansions", an upcoming zombie action thriller by Phoenix Waters Productions in co-production with AMM Global and Salon Films Japan, in return for DOT licensing rights to the film. The production budget is said to be a notable 8-figure US Dollar sum.
Touted as the biggest zombie film ever to be shot in Hong Kong, "Chungking Mansions" boasts an international all-star cast as reported by Deadline and Variety including Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Jeannie Chan and Selena Lee, Hong Kong singer Anson Lo, Korean "Single's Inferno" star Choi Si-Hun, Japanese action star Rina Takeda, and Singaporean actors Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim, with more announcements expected to be made soon. The film tells the story of a disparate group of people from across the globe who must climb the iconic Chungking Mansions building amidst a zombie outbreak in Hong Kong. Centered around an American seeking to rescue his pregnant wife, the action moves between people of all nationalities across the city who are undergoing their own journeys to survive.
Commenting on the investment into the film, Parkson Yip, Chief Investment Officer of Marvion™️ said, "We are always on the lookout for quality media and entertainment productions and "Chungking Mansions" caught our attention. Following the recent success in the sales of our hybrid-digital ownership tokens (h-DOTs) on Marvion's MetaStudio where we saw complete sellouts, we are buoyed and encouraged by the support shown from the community for tangible and intangible media assets. We certainly look forward to expanding the intellectual property of the film through the Metaverse and have the film's stills transferred to Marvion for DOT minting. This is the exact core intrinsic value of our DOT (NFT 2.0), where h-DOT holders own the legal ownership of the license and rights to the h-DOTs. We're sure an exciting and immersive experience await all fans of Chungking Mansions to come."
Bizhan Tong, producer and director of "Chungking Mansions", added "Having formed a fruitful collaboration with Marvion on the production of crime series "Forensic Psychologist" I am pleased to once again team up with them on "Chungking Mansions" as part of ambitious plans to expand its universe beyond the film. It is also a testament to the limitless possibilities of Hong Kong as a creative hub that we are able to make a film as grand and ambitious as "Chungking Mansions" in Hong Kong, of which no zombie movie of this scale has ever been shot in the city before, with the confidence of investors in the production and its IP".
For more information on Marvion™️ and its h-DOT offerings, please visit www.marvion.media.
About BONZ
Bonanza Goldfields Corporation is a Las Vegas based mining and mineral exploration company, exploring gold and silver properties located in Goldfield, Tonopah and Comstock Mining Districts of Nevada, and the Chloride Mining District of Arizona.
The group is building an ecosystem and a metaverse for the media and entertainment industry that implements and adopts blockchain and NFT technologies, through mergers and acquisitions.
About Marvion™️
Marvion is a metaverse technology company in the media and entertainment industry, focusing on movies, drama, animation, comics, music and games that provide content and entertainment to adults and children alike. Although most media and entertainment content are digital in nature today, they exists in the real world as intangible assets, such as intellectual property, licenses and contractual rights, with intrinsic value.
Marvion applies blockchain and NFT technologies as tools to disrupt and improve the existing media and entertainment industry and its current practices. The technology underpinning NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has multiple functional use cases, some of which have the power to transform our societies, and some of which may be subject to regulations. Marvion uses NFT technology solely to create a legally-binding digital ownership token (DOT) to both tangible and intangible media and entertainment assets, which our analysis suggests would functionally fall outside any regulatory perimeter.
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About Hybrid DOT (h-DOT)
A h-DOT is an integrated, best in class, digital ownership token (DOT) that contains a smart contract that can execute transactions and also contains the specific legal terms of the intellectual property ownership, license and/or rights. Each Hybrid DOT (h-DOT) contains the following:
- A copy of the SPA for the purchase of the master license.
- Evidence or warranty of ownership of the relevant intellectual property.
- Ownership of the sub-license detailing the rights of the h-DOT holder.
- Image/video/music or other file depending on what the asset is.
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QB Nick Foles reunites with Frank Reich, signs with Colts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Foles is reuniting with Frank Reich. That combination helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the 2017 NFL title. Reich now is head coach of Indianapolis, and the Colts signed free agent quarterback Foles on Monday to back up Matt Ryan. The Colts traded with Atlanta for Ryan earlier this offseason. Foles got a two-year deal after spending the past two seasons in Chicago, playing in only one game in 2021 despite the Bears still paying him under a four-year, $88 million contract he got from Jacksonville in 2019. The Bears released the 10-year veteran on May 1.
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NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 18, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Pegasystems Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in PEGA you have until July 18, 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 PEGA 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 PEGA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/pegasystems-inc-loss-submission-form?id=28802&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Canadian men busted with nearly 150 pounds of cocaine in semi-truck, authorities say
GILA BEND, Ariz. (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - Two Canadian men are in jail after a traffic stop led to a massive drug bust in Arizona last week.
On May 18, an Arizona Department of Public Safety sergeant reported he pulled over a semi-truck driven by Albi Naska, 36, with Victor Nikitin, 36, as a passenger on Interstate 8 just west of Gila Bend.
Arizona’s Family reports the sergeant noticed suspicious behavior from the men and had his K-9 sniff the trailer.
The K-9 picked up a positive alert, and the sergeant said he then searched the truck’s closet and sleep area. There, he found over 50 packages of cocaine, weighing a little more than 144 pounds.
According to authorities, Naska and Nikitin face several felony charges, including transportation, possession and sale of drugs. They were arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
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Partnership will meet growing demand for timely, accessible behavioral health services for new and expecting mothers
MIAMI, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brave Health, a virtual-first behavioral health provider focused on serving Medicaid populations, today announced a new partnership with The Doula Network (TDN), a Medicaid provider committed to improving access to doula care and expanding reimbursement for doula services. The collaboration seeks to address the maternal and mental health disparities that disproportionately affect women in underserved communities.
Postpartum depression and anxiety are the leading complication of pregnancy and childbirth, impacting one in five mothers nationwide. Yet, only 50 percent receive treatment. Untreated maternal mental health conditions cost the U.S. over $14 billion annually and increase the risk of adverse outcomes—particularly for women in underserved areas where it can be more difficult to access care.
Medicaid finances nearly 45 percent of all U.S. births, and an estimated 50-60 percent of pregnancies in rural areas. The population of women covered by Medicaid face many socio economic challenges that inhibit their ability to access high-quality maternal care. For many, Medicaid isn't just critical to physical health, but also mental health.
To support Medicaid members during and after pregnancy, TDN's partnership with Brave Health provides a full spectrum of behavioral health services, including individual, group, family, and couples therapy; psychiatry and medication management, which have been increasingly difficult to access locally as demand for mental health providers soars. TDN refers patients to Brave Health's virtual provider network, enabling immediate and convenient access to covered mental health services and resources. By combining virtual behavioral health services with a trusted network of community-based doulas, TDN and Brave Health can meet members where they are; giving new and expecting parents unrestricted access to high-quality in-person and remote care.
"This partnership serves as a critical safety net for the vulnerable population of women who struggle obtaining the care they need and so desperately deserve," said Elizabeth Simmons, MS, CD, founder and CEO of TDN. "Mental health services can be a lifeline for many of our members who often have limited support from friends and family or may be in difficult relationships. Together, interventions from TDN's doulas and Brave's mental health team can significantly improve outcomes for mothers and their babies, and diminish unnecessary risks and medical costs."
Dedicated to increasing access to insurance-covered doula services, TDN works with health systems and health plans throughout Florida and New Jersey to integrate birth doulas into the Medicaid system. Currently, TDN's provider network of 100 credentialed and certified doulas serve nearly 1,000 Medicaid members annually with intentions to incorporate more payers and broaden into other states.
The partnership with TDN is one of several that Brave Health has initiated to bring high-quality behavioral healthcare to the nation's most vulnerable. Earlier this year, Brave Health engaged with Circulo Health to provide mental health services to Medicaid members in Columbus, Ohio. Today, Brave Health serves more than 65M covered lives across 125 health plan contracts in 11 states.
"Mental health conditions that go untreated or undiagnosed can have devastating consequences for individuals and their families. This is especially true during times of change, both physically and emotionally. In these moments, it's critical for healthcare providers to work together to get the individual the care they need quickly" said Anna Lindow, CEO and co-founder of Brave Health. "By expanding integrated access to both doulas and behavioral health services, we can provide the physical, mental and emotional support that everyone deserves."
About Brave Health
Brave Health is a national, virtual-first behavioral health provider focused on serving people with Medicaid. The company offers outpatient services (therapy, psychiatry, case management, MAT) for mental health and addiction through its virtual behavioral health platform. Brave Health provides same-day assessments, reduces wait times to less than a week, and works closely with Medicaid case managers, providers and major Medicaid plans across the U.S. to increase patient engagement and lower overall costs of care. Today, Brave Health partners with 125 health plan contracts to cover more than 65M members across 11 states, including Florida, New York and Texas. For more information, visit www.bebravehealth.com.
About The Doula Network
The Doula Network's (TDN) mission is to create a foundational system of doula services that are integrated into maternal health care. By aligning with doulas, clients, health plans, communities, and technology, The Doula Network improves the maternal health experience, maternal and infant outcomes, and reduces healthcare cost. Founded in 2019, The Doula Network has created care networks in Florida and New Jersey with 13 Medicaid health plans. Our network of doulas are committed to providing culturally congruent, client centered, community based doula services. For more information, visit www.thedoulanetwork.com.
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Launched in 2020 as a first-of-its kind AI neural network technology, INSTINCT now boasts extra-layer fraud-mitigation defense for strengthening any first-line identity verification solution
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AU10TIX, a leading global provider of fully automated identity verification technology powered by cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), announced expanded capabilities to strengthen fraud mitigation defense through its award-winning fraud intelligence platform, INSTINCT.
INSTINCT, which uses traffic-level intelligence sourced from a global consortium of neural-network partners, now can deliver advanced-layer protection for stopping sophisticated fraud like swarm attacks, deep fakes and synthetic identities.
Among other new benefits, INSTINCT now seamlessly sits alongside an organization's native identity verification solution, or layers onto AU10TIX's core verification engine for a 2-in-1 defense. Additionally, the platform now offers risk management and mitigation.
"More than just 'a world first', INSTINCT is the only fraud intelligence platform of its kind. You can get automated fraud intelligence at scale with an emphasis on privacy protection to defend your business. We are proud to upgrade it based on feedback from our customers, and take fraud prevention to the next level," said Nir Stern, VP Product, AU10TIX.
AU10TIX has prevented $2 billion in fraud related losses to businesses since the start of 2022. INSTINCT alone has increased detection of synthetic fraud by over 200 percent this year. Likewise, the platform saw a 110 percent increase in all detected potential fraud against the previous six months.
The United States topped the list with 35 percent of all fraud detected, followed by Australia (7 percent), Vietnam (5 percent), United Kingdom (4 percent), and China (3 percent). Face recognition was the most effective type of link-analysis method to detect fraud in the past quarter.
Traditional identity verification solutions are essential, but alone they are not enough. What differentiates INSTINCT and makes it so effective is that it is powered by data signals from a group of leading global businesses, INSTINCT's upgraded fraud-mitigation capabilities include:
- More seamless, easy integration on top of any other existing identity verification solution provided by AU10TIX or any other vendor on the market.
- Manual as well as automatic triggers, either by a text query (name, phone or other personal information) or scanning an ID document.
- The ability to scan and neutralize fraud threats already lurking in an organization's system, even after front-line defenses are penetrated.
- Recognition and proactive allocation of 'trusted user' identity reputation scoring to legitimate customers and legitimately participating partner services.
"The way cybercriminals behave is not siloed; it's networked. How do we fight them in the same way? We're learning that businesses must be adaptive and collaborative to compete. Fraud is not a problem that any one organization, industry or government can tackle independently. It requires an ecosystem approach," said Carey O'Connor Kolaja, CEO, AU10TIX.
Since its inception, INSTINCT continues to see success by leveraging signals from one organization to detect similar patterns across all other organizations on the network. INSTINCT has been recognized as an outstanding technology product by The Business Intelligence Group's Innovation Awards.
Click to learn more about INSTINCT.
AU10TIX, a global identity intelligence leader headquartered in Israel, is on a mission to obliterate fraud and further a more secure and inclusive world. The company provides critical, modular solutions to verify and link physical and digital identities so businesses and their customers can confidently connect. Over the past decade, AU10TIX has become the preferred partner of major global brands for customer onboarding and customer verification automation – and continues to work on the edge of what's next for identity's role in society. AU10TIX's proprietary technology provides results in less than 8 seconds, enabling businesses to onboard customers faster while preventing fraud, meeting compliance mandates and, importantly, promoting trust and safety. AU10TIX is a subsidiary of ICTS International N.V. (OTCQB: ICTSF). For more information, visit AU10TIX.com.
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Reid expects Chiefs to be fully healthy for season-opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Chiefs are not listing any players with injury designations following Friday’s practice.
Defensive end Frank Clark, who the team said missed Thursday’s practice due to an illness, was a limited participant Friday.
The Chiefs clean bill of health heading into the season-opener comes following a preseason which saw wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster miss practices and two games with a sore knee. Clark told media members Friday he missed was away from the team following the final preseason game after testing positive for COVID.
Kansas City’s opponent hasn’t been quite as healthy. The Arizona Cardinals come into Sunday without suspended superstar wide receiver Deandre Hopkins. Second-year receiver Rondale Moore is dealing with a hamstring injury and tight end Zach Ertz is probable due to a calf issue. Defensive end J.J. Watt is also dealing with a calf issue.
READ MORE: It’s Red Friday, Kansas City! Get ready for the Chiefs’ 2022 campaign
During the Andy Reid tenure in Kansas City, the Chiefs are 8-1 in season-opening games. That 8-1 mark includes a 5-0 record in road openers. The Chiefs are six-point favorites and the over/under for the game is currently 54.
Kansas City’s opening game kicks off Sunday at 3:25 p.m. on KCTV5. CBS’ broadcast crew of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson will be in Glendale on the call.
A short turnaround follows the Chiefs’ first game as KC will take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Amazon Prime’s first “Thursday Night Football” broadcast Sept. 15.
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Tight Pennsylvania GOP Senate race still too close to call; Mastriano wins gov nod
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump’s preferred candidate in Pennsylvania’s Senate Republican primary was essentially tied with a more traditional rival, while his pick for governor notched a commanding victory Tuesday as the former president worked to expand his hold on the GOP.
Doug Mastriano was already surging in the governor’s race when Trump issued an endorsement over the weekend supporting the far-right state senator. But Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by Trump, was locked with former hedge fund manager David McCormick in a race that was too early to call Wednesday morning.
Pennsylvania law requires recounts when the margin between the top two candidates is 0.5 percentage points or less. With just a few hundred votes separating Oz and McCormick, the result may not be clear for several days.
Tuesday marked the busiest night of the nascent primary season, with contests also being waged in North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho. Both parties are choosing candidates to enter the fall general election, when control of Congress, governor’s mansions and key elections posts are up for grabs.
In the perennial battleground of Pennsylvania, Mastriano’s victory was notable for what it signaled about the direction of the GOP. With the future of abortion rights in question at the U.S. Supreme Court, Mastriano has said he supports banning the procedure from conception, with no exceptions.
He has also promoted Trump’s lies about nonexistent, widespread voter fraud costing him the 2020 election and was outside the U.S. Capitol when a mob overran it during the deadly 2021 insurrection. He’s also been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot following his efforts to name a slate of alternate Electoral College electors in Trump’s favor.
If Mastriano were to win in the fall, he would shape how elections are conducted in Pennsylvania — where the governor appoints the secretary of state, who oversees how elections are run. He has pledged to take the extraordinary step of requiring voters to “re-register” to vote, a move that would almost certainly encounter legal hurdles.
Such positions could repel critical moderate voters in the general election. But speaking to his supporters on Tuesday, Mastriano denied he was an extremist.
“They like to call people who stand on the Constitution far right and extreme. I repudiate that. That is crap. That is absolutely not true,” Mastriano said, adding that it was Democrats who have “gone extreme.”
Such rhetoric was appealing to some Republican voters. In the town of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Stacy Steinly, a 51-year-old school bus assistant, said she chose Mastriano because “he was sticking by President Trump and saying that everything was fraudulent.”
“Everything he was talking about was making sense,” said Steinly, who wore a black T-shirt that said “Biden is not my president (or anyone else’s) based on legal votes.”
Mastriano, a retired Army colonel, will face Democratic state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who was unopposed in his primary.
Trump scored an easier victory early in the night when U.S. Rep. Ted Budd clinched the GOP nomination for Senate in North Carolina. Trump’s surprise endorsement last year lifted Budd, a little known congressman, over better-known rivals, including a former governor. He quickly pivoted to a general election message focused on breaking Democratic control of Washington.
“Under Joe Biden, America is woke and broke,” he said at a victory rally. “We need to put the brakes on this agenda for the sake of hardworking North Carolinians.”
Budd voted against certifying of the results of the 2020 election. He will face Democratic former state supreme court justice Cheri Beasley, who is aiming to become North Carolina’s first Black senator. She declared at a victory party that “this is our moment.”
“We have the power to restore our values to our government in Washington,” she said. “In this moment, we have the power to protect our rights.”
In another of the night’s closely watched races, progressive John Fetterman easily won Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary, just days after a stroke sent him to the hospital.
The 52-year-old Fetterman is known for his hulking, 6-foot-8 stature and his tattoos that helped him build a political persona as an outsider. That, combined with his support of top progressive causes such as universal, government-funded health care, was key in his easily dispatching Democratic rival U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, a moderate in the mold of President Joe Biden.
“Fetterman’s victory shows that voters are fed up and want fighters. This should be a wake up call to the entire Democratic Party establishment to fight harder against the fascists and those who obstruct a popular agenda,” Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said in a statement.
Fetterman’s win was a positive for progressives after a series of losses in top races around the country. But Biden downplayed any coming squabbles between his party’s left flank and traditional establishment, tweeting that electing Fetterman to the Senate “would be a big step forward for Pennsylvania’s working people.”
Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, Fetterman could enter the general election campaign facing questions about his health. Following his stroke, he cast an emergency ballot from the hospital and tweeted Tuesday that he’d successfully undergone surgery to install a pacemaker. He said he was “on track for a full recovery.”
And Fetterman will likely face scrutiny over a 2013 incident when, shotgun in hand, he confronted a Black man because he suspected the man was involved in gunfire nearby. The man, Christopher Miyares, was unarmed and said in a TV interview that he had been jogging when Fetterman, who is white, pulled up in his pickup and pointed the shotgun at him. Fetterman has maintained he didn’t know Miyares’ race at the time of the pursuit, denied pointing the shotgun at him and said it wasn’t loaded.
Fetterman’s opponent in the fall wasn’t yet clear. Oz, the celebrity surgeon, and McCormick, who resigned in January as the CEO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, were in an exceptionally tight race. Commentator Kathy Barnette, who had appeared to be gaining late momentum in the race, was trailing.
“We’re not gonna have a result tonight,” Oz said shortly before midnight, before vowing to Trump, “I will make you proud.”
McCormick struck a similar tone, saying mail-in ballots have yet to be counted: “We’re not going to have resolution tonight.”
Barnette, meanwhile, may have had her rise blunted by criticism from Trump. In a statement going into the election, he said, “Kathy Barnette will never be able to win the general election against the radical left Democrats.’
Elsewhere, one setback for Trump came when North Carolina Republican incumbent Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who was dogged by a series of high-profile blunders, lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards. Trump posted this week that Cawthorn “made some foolish mistakes, which I don’t believe he’ll make again” and added, “let’s give Madison a second chance!”
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, whose bid to unseat Gov. Brad Little in that state’s Republican primary was backed by Trump, also faltered.
Trump-endorsed candidates have won most Republican primaries around the U.S., but the former president’s record is not perfect. In addition to Tuesday’s defeats, last week saw Trump’s choice for Nebraska governor, Charles Herbster, lose to traditional GOP establishment choice Jim Pillen.
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Associated Press writer Michael Rubinkam contributed from Hamburg, Pennsylvania.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkySlope, one of the real estate industry's most trusted transaction management platforms, has secured a partnership with Latter & Blum, one of the nation's most successful brokerage firms. The partnership, which follows the recent appointment of Lacey M. Conway as Latter & Blum CEO, will provide the firm's 3,500-plus agents with SkySlope's transaction management software.
SkySlope has long been a power player in the digital transaction management sphere, serving more than half of the top 20 largest brokerages in the U.S. SkySlope has repeatedly earned high marks for its user-friendly interface, dynamic, integrated product features, and award-winning 24/7 customer support.
For Latter & Blum, who was named a top 19 real estate firm by RISMedia in the news outlet's 2022 Power Broker Report, SkySlope will provide them with the opportunity to honor their heritage while evolving their technological capabilities to better suit their increasingly tech-savvy client base.
Founded in New Orleans in 1916, Latter & Blum is a renowned legacy brokerage. After a storied history in the Greater New Orleans region, the company expanded to the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in 1993. In 1995, C.J. Brown Realtors joined the Latter & Blum Family, transforming the firm into a regional powerhouse. Soon thereafter Latter & Blum was named the #1 real estate brokerage in the Gulf South.
Today, Latter & Blum has merged with more than 40 real estate companies and employs over 3,500 agents.
"There are so many exciting and innovative ways to buy and sell real estate, and we are embracing the ones, like SkySlope, that have been vetted and proven," says Latter & Blum CEO, Lacey M. Conway. "Being a legacy agency, our success stems from our past but also relies on having the right tools and people in place to address the current market needs. SkySlope will allow us to customize our agents' workflow to our brokerage, ensuring that our evolutionary path is in line with our history."
SkySlope was established in 2011 when then-real estate agent and now-CEO Tyler Smith found himself in search of a better way to manage real estate paperwork. He envisioned an all-in-one hub in which agents could manage transactions from contract to close, with all of the necessary paperwork — from forms to disclosures — digitally managed in a single system.
Currently, SkySlope is part of the Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF) family and services over 450,000 users. In addition to the core SkySlope platform that includes auditing capabilities, custom checklists, digital signature, and tailored onboarding and training, the SkySlope Suite has expanded to include numerous digital tools designed to further enhance the transaction experience.
SkySlope Forms, for instance, makes the most recent versions of state and association forms available to agents directly in SkySlope. Forms are pre-filled with property details pulled from the MLS, and dates and contacts are automatically populated in matching data fields. The tool allows agents to side-step redundant data entry and save time during every transaction.
"The way Realtors work today is changing as they take on more clients, adjust to market swings, and adopt more tech," says Buck Avey, VP of Product at SkySlope. "At SkySlope, we are driven to provide tools that make an immediate impact in our customers' lives which is why we designed SkySlope Suite to be simple, flexible, and user-friendly. We are excited to work with Latter & Blum to provide these benefits to all of their associates."
For more information about SkySlope Suite, visit the SkySlope website.
Established in 2011, SkySlope is the customer experience platform managing real estate transactions from contract to close. Serving over 450,000 real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada, SkySlope manages nearly 3 million transactions annually. SkySlope is on a mission to build solutions that reshape the real estate industry by creating the most powerful autonomous transaction platform. For more information, visit SkySlope.
Established in 1916, Latter & Blum Inc. (parent company) is the largest, independently owned real estate and home services company in Louisiana and the Gulf South with 3,500 agents in more than 32 offices. Today, our residential offices span Louisiana, Southern Mississippi & Houston Texas. We have a total of 25 residential branch offices. We are Louisiana's only $4 billion real estate and home services company and ranked among the top 20 real estate companies in the United States. Our guiding principle is "building stronger communities in the markets we serve."
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PHOENIX (AP) — An interviewer asked Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters to pick a “subversive thinker” whom people should know more about.
Masters gave it some thought and came up with a risky response for someone running for elected office.
He picked the Unabomber.
“I’ll probably get in trouble for saying this,” Masters responded. “How about, like, Theodore Kaczynski?”
Masters was careful to point out he doesn’t condone the bombings that killed three people and injured dozens between 1978 and 1995 and terrorized the nation until Kaczynski’s arrest in 1996. But Master’s March interview on an obscure podcast is emblematic of the provocative style that has helped the 35-year-old first-time candidate connect with the segment of Republican primary voters eager to confront Democrats, technology companies and other enemies of the right in the midterm elections.
Boosted by Donald Trump’s endorsement, Masters is gobbling up most of the attention in a primary defined above all else by fealty to the former president. The winner of Tuesday’s election will take on Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, one of the GOP’s top targets.
The primary does not fit easily into the Trump vs. GOP establishment pattern that has defined so many contests this year, including the race for Arizona governor. All the major candidates aggressively sought Trump’s imprimatur and have not been shy about advancing his false claims of election fraud from the 2020 presidential election. GOP Gov. Doug Ducey declined to run and the party’s mainstream has not coalesced around any particular candidate.
Masters faces businessman Jim Lamon, who founded and sold a solar energy company, and Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who started the race as the best-known candidate but has been weighed down by fierce criticism from Trump. Retired Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, the former head of the Arizona National Guard, and Justin Olson, a former lawmaker and member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, have struggled to gain traction.
As for the Unabomber, Masters said he doesn’t endorse all of Kaczynski’s views, but “there’s a lot of insight there.” Kaczynski’s 35,000-word manifesto, which blames technological progress for societal ills, has found a loyal following.
“He had a lot to say about the political left, about how they all have inferiority complexes and fundamentally hate anything like goodness, truth, beauty, justice,” Masters said.
Despite a venture capital career tied closely with Silicon Valley startups, Masters is running as a critic of Big Tech and is calling for regulating social media giants such as Facebook, which he says is unfair to conservatives.
It’s an interesting position for a candidate who owes virtually his entire professional career to Facebook’s first investor, billionaire Peter Thiel. Masters took a class from Thiel as a Stanford law student and formed an enduring bond. They wrote a book together, Masters worked for Thiel’s investment firm and foundation, and the billionaire is now bankrolling Masters’ run for Senate through a super political action committee to which he’s so far contributed $15 million.
Trump last week called Masters “a brilliant mind who truly supports the MAGA movement and America First.” MAGA refers to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” theme.
Masters was once a strident libertarian whose online posts as a college student have been fodder for his rivals. He called for unrestricted immigration and wrote that “the U.S. hasn’t been involved in a just war in over 140 years,” a period that notably excludes World War II. Masters later told Jewish Insider, which first reported on the comments, that he “went too far.” He’s been critical of his rivals and the media for dwelling on his writings as a teenager.
More recently, he’s an immigration hard-liner who espouses the “ great replacement theory,” accusing Democrats of trying to flood the nation with millions of immigrants “to change the demographics of our country.” He called Democratic leaders “psychopaths” and posed with a rifle declaring “this is designed to kill people,” saying the Second Amendment is not about hunting.
Trump’s support has been “great for my campaign,” Masters said, and he doesn’t plan to play down the endorsement if he’s nominated.
“Do you know how many independents I meet who say, like, ‘We’re sorry, we voted for Biden. Please bring back the mean tweets because we want $2 gas, we want a border,’” Masters said.
After trying hard but failing to get the Trump endorsement, Lamon says the former president got it wrong in Arizona. At a recent campaign stop in Tempe, he claimed Trump endorsed Masters because of business ties to Thiel.
“All of these writings Masters did about open borders, open free drug trade and blah, blah, blah — I don’t think President Trump knew that when he endorsed,” Lamon told a woman who wanted to know why Trump wasn’t supporting him. He later said he wasn’t worried about alienating the former president or his supporters, pointing to Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania as another example of Trump making a bad endorsement of a Republican Senate candidate.
“How’s Oz working out for us? Oz has got a boatload of experience compared to Masters,” Lamon said in an interview, noting polls that show Oz trailing Democrat John Fetterman.
Lamon, an Army veteran, is drawing from the fortune he built over a career in the energy sector.
“He would let the Border Patrol do their job,” said Bob Wallace, a 68-year-old retiree from Mesa, who is supporting Lamon. “Not play nursemaid to thousands and thousands of illegals. He would rather have them do their job, which is stopping them at the border.”
Brnovich, in his second term as attorney general, is the only major candidate with experience in elected office. But he’s seen his star fade since Trump soured on him because he did not deliver what Trump wanted most — indictments of election officials who he claims, without any evidence, illegally deprived him of a second term as president.
Brnovich initially vouched for the integrity of the 2020 election and sat alongside the governor and secretary of state as they certified the election results. More recently, he says he’s looking into discredited allegations of irregularities in Maricopa County.
At one recent debate, Brnovich was repeatedly heckled by the crowd as he tried to speak.
“Look, I’m respecting you, please respect me and let me finish my answer,” he eventually clapped back. “If the truth hurts, then just shut the hell up, all right? Let me just talk.”
Kelly will be a formidable opponent for whoever emerges from the GOP primary. A former astronaut and Navy pilot, Kelly is the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt. He has worked to build a profile as a moderate since he was elected in a 2020 special election to finish the term of the late Republican Sen. John McCain,
Kelly is a fundraising powerhouse and raised $52 million through the end of June for what is likely to be one of the most expensive campaigns in the country this year, with half of it still in his bank account. He’s using that fortune to bolster his image with a barrage of positive television ads as the Republicans remain focused on one another.
Republicans, meanwhile, have struggled mightily with fundraising. The candidates combined have raised less than half of Kelly’s haul, with much of that money coming from Lamon himself.
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LONDON, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 28, the rentable NFT standard "EIP-4907" submitted by the NFT rental marketplace Double Protocol, passed the final review by the Ethereum development team and became the 30th ERC standard with the status of "Final".
An extension of ERC-721, the standard ERC-4907 implements the time-limited role of 'user' and authorizes automatic expiration through the innovative 'expires' function. The addition of the 'expires' feature is integral to the process of NFT rentals, no longer requiring NFT owners to manually withdraw user rights – complicated by the multiple simultaneous leasing of NFT assets – resulting in reduced gas costs.
Why was a standard needed and what does it mean for users?
The surge in popularity of NFTs saw a demand for its acquisition, with the introduction of the metaverse and play-to-earn (P2E) establishing unprecedented functionality and utility of the assets. Gamefi, currently priced at $21 billion dollars in the $170+ billion gaming industry, requires unparalleled contributions from NFTs while in the metaverse, NFTs aid in the creation of virtual communities and digital economies, further increasing NFT usability.
However, exorbitant costs for purchase and hyperinflation decreased accessibility for the mainstream user. The evidence of asset value and usage value quickly made NFT rental platforms an inevitable necessity, having the additional ability to sway the liquidity of the NFT market.
The critical conflict to ensuring a risk-free seamless rental experience was the need for separation of ownership and usage rights of the NFT. Although various solutions existed, such as the use of collateral to protect lenders from NFT-loss, the lack of distribution of property rights made the models ineffective, and large mandatory deposits failed to increase access to NFTs.
Dual-Role, through ERC-4907 poised to become one of the most important token standards, proved itself to be the best architecture in separating the rights of the owner and user due to its easy implementation, security, and a high degree of composability. The 'user' role permits access to addresses, allowing usage within a period without being granted the right to transfer the NFT. The adoption of this model as the standard for NFT building will see faster innovation and growth in the NFT ecosystem.
Without the standard, Gamefi projects require long codes for the integration of Double Protocol. With ERC-4907, no coding is required and the timer feature allows for the elimination of yet another on-chain transaction.
ERC and EIP
Ethereum Request for Comment (ERC) is a specialized subtype of EIP - Ethereum Improvement Proposal, relating to application-level changes that do not affect the Ethereum protocol itself. Simply put, EIPs are drafts of ideas for new features or design functions put forward by any community member to be reviewed by stakeholders in the Ethereum ecosystem.
The life cycle of an EIP involves distinct stages. An 'idea' must first be 'drafted,' allowing the proposal to be put into the EIP repository by an EIP Editor. The proposal then enters the 'review' stage, during which an author requests a date for peer review. An Editor assigns the proposal a 'last-call' status at the end of which it must be granted a 'final' state, typically after 14 days.
Any EIP can be pushed into the 'stagnant' state if left without progression for six months. A high level of technical competence is required for an EIP to be submitted, and a successful ERC is one that has not only entered a state of 'final' but is also in use by projects.
Some of the most important standards currently already in use are ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, ERC-4626, and ERC-777.
ERC- 20 enables the implementation of all fungible tokens based on the Ethereum network.
ERC-721 allows for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) while ERC-1155 is the standard by which bundled trades of multiple token types (both fungible and non-fungible) can occur.
ERC-4626 is the Tokenized Vault standard with high composability, facilitating all yield-bearing tokens.
ERC-777 is an extension of ERC-20 and increases its functionality by describing the interface of token contracts and permitting the holder to reject tokens or ban them from addresses.
Double Protocol's objective
ERCs facilitate the realization of Ethereum's cross-platform portfolio. The launch of ERC-4907 will simplify collaboration between all applications under yet another unified standard.
Double Protocol is building the infrastructure of GameFi and metaverse. It has been their objective to give partners 0-code license-free access through continuous optimization of the partner access process. ERC-4907 enables smooth integration without the need for code, enhancing interactions between all partners adopting the standard.
For Double Protocol, the application of this latest ERC is feasible due to unfinished NFT contracts. However, projects that can not similarly upgrade their own contracts can utilize 'Wrapped Dual-Roles', a comparably sophisticated ERC-20-compliant resolution, where new NFTs are minted with the user information "wrapping over the original".
The approval of the rental NFT standard marks the beginning of further mainstream applications of the Ethereum network, with Double Protocol as a forerunner.
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YARDLEY, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 22 cents per share payable August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record as of August 11, 2022.
Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.crowncork.com.
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Kevin C. Clothier, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5281, or
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720
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SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The BXNG Club (BXNG), a revolutionary and long-time leader in combat sports and fitness announced today its new location in the heart of booming Rancho Bernardo. This will be the combat sports leader's fourth overall location with 16,000 sqft for signature programs and offerings with an opening date scheduled for early 2023. As Rancho Bernardo continues to be home to incredible corporations, schools, local businesses, wineries, and more - there is complete alignment for BXNG expansion in Rancho Bernardo.
Since 1999, The BXNG Club has had a reputation for distinctively combining authentic combat sports, expert coaching and luxury alongside winning multiple awards, such as San Diego's Best Gym in 2021 and record high enrollment numbers.
"This is what we have always been working so hard towards and it is another step forward towards - expansion. We've heard our members time and time again in regards to wanting San Diego to be a hub of strategically placed BXNG locations. We are confident that BXNG will bring untethered energy and spark a new wave of cutting-edge fitness in the canyons of RB and its families and businesses with programming tailored for beginner to advanced levels.", said CEO and owner of The BXNG Club, Artem Sharoshkin.
"Corporate headquarters such as Sony Electronics, HP, Microsoft, Amazon, and Northrup Grumman, to name a few provides confidence that Rancho Bernardo is a place for advancement and a place for BXNG. Business professionals find that The BXNG Club complements their lifestyle with top amenities, accessible and wide-ranged classes, and a like-minded community that is fun, supportive, and motivating. We are incredibly excited and grateful for the opportunity to border other innovative companies and their teams. The BXNG Club is appreciative to be in close proximity to various people such as working professionals and their families to elevate and deliberately evolve our brand.", said CEO, Artem Sharoshkin.
The new club will include more than 50 boxing heavy bags, professional full-size boxing rings, a grappling area, an indoor cycling studio, a functional training area, a specialized cardio deck & weight room, a recovery studio, locker rooms, saunas, and a members lounge. The BXNG Club offers a wide lineup of programs taught by world-class coaches ranging from boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu, yoga, strength training, cycling, high-intensity interval training, and more. With over 100 classes a week - unlimited classes is truly limitless.
The BXNG Club will be launching an exclusive pre-sale for founding members late Summer 2022 with a scheduled opening to follow in Winter 2022-2023.
The BXNG Club has been a combat sport and fitness leader since 1999. Known for creating award-winning locations with special attention to design and world-class instruction spanning from boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, strength training, yoga, and other fitness disciplines. The BXNG Club emphasizes premier fitness clubs with a focus on lifestyle, community and learning from former / current professional fighters.
CONTACT: Mackie Dideriksen, +16199972203, mackenna.d@thebxngclub.com
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PITTSBURGH, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GrapeCity, a global provider of award-winning enterprise software development tools, is thrilled to partner with Weavy, the in-app collaboration API and SDK, on its latest hackathon, Striking Balance 2022. Wijmo and Weavy believe that the experience and knowledge of developers using technology to come up with real-world solutions to modern problems enable them to create better products with fresh perspectives. Starting June 23, 2022, interested teams between 1 and 4 can enter the free three-part hackathon – the jury of industry experts and innovators will announce first to third place winners on August 27, 2022.
The Wijmo and Weavy teams are asking developers to create something inspirational that will help make a change where a change is needed using simple systems thinking methodologies. By picking single or multiple topics, the jury will supply teams with a few sources for data sets. Entrants will then build an application that visualizes the data collaboratively using Wijmo and Weavy, demonstrating the approach for solving the chosen topics. In the final phase, teams will pitch their project to the expert jury panel in a live-streamed event where first through third place winners will be crowned and badge of honor winners. Visit the website for more details on the event.
"Good hackathons are more than nice prizes," said Weavy Chief Community Officer, Kris Ledel. "They are an exchange of creativity, growth and iterations between different skillsets.
Together with Wijmo, I am looking forward to learning how our participants leverage our tools to utilize critical data, that hopefully can raise a wide awareness."
The partnership between Wijmo and Weavy is a fantastic opportunity for developers of all skill levels to become familiar with integrating collaboration and social features with data visualization components – two areas that are becoming increasingly important in the application development world. In addition to connecting with other developers and creating solutions to real-world issues, all winning team members will receive a prize of their choosing (team members must attend the live finals to be eligible). The Wijmo and Weavy teams hope participants find this hackathon fun, insightful, and a great way to demonstrate their skills. Visit the website for more details on the event.
"Wijmo and Weavy are two complimentary developer tools that jump-start application building," said Wijmo Global Product Manager, Chris Bannon. "I look forward to seeing some interesting projects from the participants. I can't wait to see some cool visualization with Wijmo and meaningful collaboration with Weavy."
The in-app collaboration API & SDK. Enable your users to engage each other to make faster, better decisions through contextual collaboration using in-app chat, activity feeds, and document collaboration. Weavy allows you to add collaboration features in minutes using their low-code backend tool. Visit the Weavy website for more company information.
A set of JavaScript UI components that save developers time when building applications, Wijmo offers datagrids, charts, and much more to help developers jump-start their enterprise applications. Wijmo is one of five product lines from GrapeCity, an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and one of the world's largest providers of developer components. The company has over 850 employees and hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. For over 30 years, GrapeCity has provided enterprises around the world with state-of-the-art developer tools and components, software services, and solutions. For more company information, visit the GrapeCity website.
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| 2022-07-12T12:02:37Z
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YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said Friday she plans to make a weekend visit to Armenia, where a cease-fire held for a second day after an outburst of fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan that killed more than 200 troops from both sides.
Pelosi told reporters in Berlin she would to travel to Armenia on Saturday with a delegation that includes Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., who is of Armenian descent. Pelosi declined to give further details about the trip, saying that traveling members of the Congress “don’t like to be a target.”
“In any case, it is all about human rights and the respecting the dignity and worth of every person,” she said.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said the situation on the border with Azerbaijan has remained quiet since the cease-fire took effect at 8 p.m. Wednesday, and no violations were reported. The cease-fire declaration followed two days of heavy fighting that marked the largest outbreak of hostilities in nearly two years.
Armenia and Azerbaijan traded blame for the shelling, with Armenian authorities accusing Baku of unprovoked aggression and Azerbaijani officials saying their country was responding to Armenian attacks.
Speaking in parliament Friday, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at least 135 Armenian troops were killed in the fighting. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Friday it had lost 77.
Edvard Asryan, the chief of the General Staff of the Armenian armed forces, told foreign ambassadors in Yerevan that Azerbaijani forces had forged 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) into Armenian territory near the town of Jermuk, a spa resort in southern Armenia.
Asryan said the Azerbaijani troops also went 1-2 kilometers (1 mile) into Armenian territory near the villages of Nerkin Hand in Syunik province and Shorja in Gegharkunik province. He noted that the Azerbaijani forces have remained in those areas.
The ex-Soviet countries have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is part of Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.
During a six-week war in 2020, Azerbaijan reclaimed broad swaths of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent territories held by Armenian forces. More than 6,700 people died in the fighting, which ended with a Russia-brokered peace agreement. Moscow deployed about 2,000 troops to the region to serve as peacekeepers.
Pashinyan said his government has asked Russia for military support amid the latest fighting under a friendship treaty, and also requested assistance from the Moscow-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization, which has sent a team of top officials to Armenia.
Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, said the government in Yerevan was dissatisfied with the security alliance’s response so far and expected it to offer “military and military-political assistance to protect Armenia’s sovereignty.”
Pashinyan called Russian President Vladimir Putin when the hostilities erupted, and they had another call Friday to discuss the situation.
Yerevan’s plea for help has put the Kremlin in a precarious position as it has sought to maintain close relations with both Armenia, which hosts a Russian military base, and energy-rich Azerbaijan.
Speaking Friday at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the Uzbekistan city of Samarkand, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Armenia of “a large-scale military provocation” that derailed efforts to negotiate a peace treaty.
“The Armenian provocation has dealt a heavy blow to the process of normalizing ties between our countries,” Aliyev said.
During a meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the summit, Aliyev thanked him for helping to halt the fighting and said “the most important thing now is to save the process of normalization of ties from collapse.” Putin voiced satisfaction that the cease-fire has held, but noted the situation remained tense.
Asked by reporters whether the latest hostilities became possible because Moscow has been too busy with Ukraine, Putin dismissed the claim, emphasizing that the cease-fire was brokered by Russia.
“Mostly thanks to Russia’s influence, this conflict has been localized,” he said.
Putin also held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country has strongly backed Azerbaijan, but neither of them mentioned the fighting in their opening remarks.
Pashinyan told lawmakers earlier this week that Armenia was ready to recognize Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity in a future peace treaty, provided that it relinquishes control of areas in Armenia its forces have seized.
The opposition saw that as a sign of Pashinyan’s readiness to submit to Azerbaijani demands and recognize Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh. Thousands of angry protesters have besieged the government’s headquarters and parliament during the past two days, accusing Pashinyan of treason. Protests were also held in other Armenian cities.
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EATONTON — Georgia 4-H has chosen 62 high-school students for the Georgia 4-H Ambassador program to represent the organization in the program areas of healthy living, STEM, tech, wildlife and pollinators around the state. Representing 42 Georgia counties, ambassadors were selected through a competitive application process and attended a comprehensive training weekend in June at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
After intensive subject training, during which ambassadors learn about and led within their chosen disciplines, the students will spend the 2022-23 academic year planning activities to share their knowledge with peers, younger children and adults.
Healthy Living ambassadors will focus on food and nutrition, food access and security, preparing budget-friendly meals and snacks, and general health and well-being.
Pollinator ambassadors teach about the importance of pollinators and easy conservation efforts, sharing activities to build awareness about pollinators and teaching how to take action to help preserve pollinator habitats.
Tech ambassadors work within their communities to increase digital literacy and grow digital skills. STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) ambassadors provide other students with opportunities to engage in hands-on STEM projects in their home counties and surrounding areas.
Wildlife ambassadors will become certified Project WILD educators through a national environmental education program coordinated by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Their goal is to teach people in their communities about the importance of wildlife conservation throughout Georgia.
The ambassador program, which launched in 2005 with more than 30 participants working in their communities “to make the best better,” has a rich history of success. Each key area is coordinated by specialists on the Georgia 4-H state staff and 4-H personnel from UGA Cooperative Extension county offices. These adults mentor the youth ambassadors, providing them with applicable and relevant subject knowledge and empowering them to educate others.
“The Georgia 4-H Ambassador program is unique in that youth get to learn specialized content through an in-depth training experience,” Kasey Bozeman, UGA Extension 4-H specialist for Georgia 4-H science programs and ambassador program coordinator, said. “Under the direction of their local 4-H leaders, student ambassadors continue to learn through interviews, tours and research, but they also get to teach others through exhibits, articles and workshops. I’m always amazed to see their creativity and passion shine.”
Tech ambassadors work within their communities to increase digital literacy and grow digital skills. STEM ambassadors provide other students with opportunities to engage in hands-on STEM projects in their home counties and surrounding areas.
Healthy Living ambassadors are Shannon Schlegel from Burke County; Dayleigh Beard, Brailyn Boyd, Khanijah Mitchell and Markaliyah Mitchell from Calhoun County; Isaiah Farrow from Cobb County; Anna Cook from Cook County; Jacob Bennett from Grady County; Lily Earle from Madison County; Maci Dawson from Mitchell County; Molly Hooker and Ryan Johnson from Pickens County; Carter Hewitt from Stephens County; Megan Miller from Tattnall County; Bethany Samuel from Tift County; Brittney Bryant and Grace Holt from Toombs County; Olivia Walker from Union County; Christopher Kuhbander from Ware County; and Lori Bell from Wayne County.
STEM ambassadors are Hannah Hunt and Erica McLocklin from Barrow County; Lucy Evans from Bartow County; Lee Jay from Ben Hill County; Madison Hudgins from Bryan County; James Schlegel from Burke County; Aarsheya Gunjal and Venya Gunjal from Cobb County; Kyra Burmeister from Liberty County; Rae McBride from Oglethorpe County; Micah Newton from Pickens County; Hailey Perez from Pulaski County; Carolyn Thomas from Putnam County; Leila D. Rimes from Tift County; and Bailey Hutchins from Toombs County.
Tech ambassadors are Quinn Stoy from Bulloch County; Chanthony Andrews Jr. from Glynn County; Hannah Jones from Gordon County; Jeremiah Florence from Mitchell County; Kingston Ryals from Toombs County; and Mary Laura Tippett and Tami Gonzalez from Toombs County.
Wildlife ambassadors are Katy Stinson and Kiwi Waller from Barrow County; Grant Shuman from Bryan County; Catherine Puchala from Bulloch County; Emmaline Cunningham and Tony Gray from Burke County; Presley Douglas from Candler County; Landon Fay from Cherokee County; Connor Watson from Oconee County; Reese Davis from Pickens County; and Addy Winchester from Pulaski County.
Pollinator ambassadors are Aubrianna Stewart from Bryan County; Agatha Grimes from Candler County; Lesley Nichols from Fayette County; Zoey Parks from Jasper County; Makayla Nash from Liberty County; Mia Burnett from Mitchell County; Sophia Scott from Pickens County; Esteban Contreras Jr. from Pulaski County; Nortrayvious Brown from Terrell County; Emma Barber from Ware County; and Landon McDonald from Toombs County.
For more information about the ambassador program and Georgia 4-H, contact a local UGA Extension office or visit georgia4h.org.
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Met Gala 2022: Everything you need to know about the ‘Gilded Glamour’ theme
Jacqui Palumbo
When celebrities take to the Met Gala red carpet on May 2, there will likely be no shortage of corset boning and bustles.
That’s because the dress code for this year’s event, hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, is “Gilded Glamour and White Tie,” referencing the lavish era of American fashion in the last decades of the 19th century, when industrialization rapidly amplified the country’s wealth gap.
This Met Gala accompanies the second part of the Costume Institute’s exhibition “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” which opened last September and guided the previous event’s attire. And while there’s seemingly always a degree of flexibility when A-list attendees interpret the theme (“What’s more American than a T-shirt head-to-toe?!” said Kim Kardashian, after she took to the red carpet in an all-black spectral Balenciaga look), this prompt will give guests the chance to indulge their most decadent aspirations.
“It is very embellished, very exaggerated, very structured,” fashion historian and curator Kate Strasdin said of Gilded Age style in a video interview. “It feels so upholstered compared to the way that we think about dress now.”
The Gilded Age was a 30-year period during which industrialists and real estate magnates saw their fortunes ascend to staggering heights thanks to the rapid expansion of trains, factories, and urban centers. Famous family names including Frick, Astor, Carnegie, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt shaped the country’s infrastructure, and the socialites of the era, including Caroline Schermerhorn Astor and Alva Vanderbilt, ruled New York society.
For the elite, fashion became maximal, with lace and crystal trimmings and even bird wings — milliners in the era used so many feathers, wings and stuffed dead birds in their hats that it caused the formation of the Audubon Society, for the protection of birds, in 1895, according to the organization. Under their derriere-enhancing gowns, American women wore complicated undergarments, including corsets, stuffed shoulder cushions, bustle pads, crinolines (a form of structured petticoat), and even steel springs to achieve the right shape, though the silhouettes were simplified by the end of the century. Menswear was highly formal too, with the newly popular tuxedo in the 1880s becoming standard dress for high-flying gentlemen.
With a focus on American designers at the gala, some of them will no doubt rise to the grandeur of the challenge, like Moschino’s Jeremy Scott, whose opulent takes on historical references have included sending 18th-century-inspired panniers down the runway. Celebrities may also call upon Christian Siriano or Pyer Moss for their over-the-top, highly structural couture pieces, or look back to vintage Alexander McQueen designs from across the pond that employed nod to the era, like caged crinolines. Corsets have already infiltrated the red carpet lately, with Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat and Dua Lipa all sporting them at the Grammys last month.
Status symbols
During the Gilded Age, you were what you wore, as Strasdin noted it was the period when branding from fashion houses was a novel concept. Many American women at the time bought their status-securing dresses from Paris from the pioneers of haute couture: Charles Worth, Jacques Doucet, Paul Poiret and Madame Jeanne Paquin, the latter of whom showed her innovative modern designs at the 1900s World Fair.
According to Strasdin, American dressmakers wouldn’t have their moment until World War I disrupted the supply of European goods to the US.
“American women are having to actually travel there, so that’s the first sign of enormous wealth — to actually get yourself there for the fittings,” she said. “So then it became like Instagram influencers now — (the women would) come back with dresses that people knew they’d bought in Paris.”
At a time when “old money” scoffed at “nouveau money,” like the Vanderbilts’ newly amassed railroad fortune, it was important to be well connected with European culture. When Alva Vanderbilt, hoping to be accepted into the top rungs of society, threw a 19th-century rager for her newly completed midtown mansion, dubbed the Petit Chateau, photographs show she wore an elaborate Venetian-style gown meant to mimic Renaissance-era fashions. Meanwhile, her sister-in-law, Alice, wore a showstopping gown known as the “electric light” dress from Charles Worth’s salon House of Worth. She paired the look with a handheld torch which she raised above her head in a posed picture to resemble the Statue of Liberty.
“The gown itself (had) all sorts of embellishments that were designed to catch the light,” Strasdin said. “And then she had an electric torch that was really cutting edge at the time. It’s gone down in history as one of the iconic garments of the period.”
Corset wars
But even as the fashion pendulum swung towards formal and elaborate, the underground Aesthetic Movement began encouraging women to dispose of their corsets in the 1870s, kicking back against industrial-age societal conventions. Its female bohemian members donned loose-fitting “artistic” dresses in public that were considered shocking for their association with undergarments. (The male Aesthetes, like Oscar Wilde, were also looked down upon for their so-called feminized sartorial statements.)
Though the movement didn’t change public dress codes widely for women, the silhouettes did somewhat catch on in the private homes of wealthy women. Enter the romantic leisurewear staple the “tea gown” — an elaborate precursor to 2020’s viral “nap dress” — though, according to Strasdin, many tea gowns still hid “a robust boned bodice” underneath the fabric. Several of such gowns from Adelaide Frick, the wife of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, reside at The Frick in Pittsburgh, which houses a number of Gilded Age designs.
The era’s rich sartorial history already earned some attention earlier this year through the series “The Gilded Age,” which debuted this past January on HBO (which is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery). The show follows two young women who become entangled in New York society life, navigating the changing landscape of old money and new. The show’s lead costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone, who outfitted actors Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton and Carrie Coon according to their different social backgrounds and aspirations, told Variety in January her team was “lucky” to bring the era to the screen.
“It’s very much a period that gives us a lot to experiment with, and lots to draw from and lots to play,” she said.
This year’s Met Gala attendees may not replicate the exact styles from a century and a half ago, but Strasdin finds the theme appropriate for its resonances today, including the impact of wealthy socialites (who make their fortunes off internet clout rather than steel factories) to the modernization of fashion houses.
“It’ll be great to see a nod to all the embellishment…and a celebration of that kind of exaggeration,” she said. “And the whole exuberance of color and shape.”
“And maybe some crazy hats.”
Top image: A still image from Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film “The Age of Innocence,” set during the Gilded Age.
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FELTHAM, England, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE: NOMD) today announced that Stefan Descheemaeker, Chief Executive Officer, Samy Zekhout, Chief Financial Officer, and Anthony Bucalo, Head of Investor Relations, will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference to be held in Boston, MA on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. ET. An audio webcast of the fireside chat will be made available on Nomad Foods' website at http://www.nomadfoods.com.
About Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods (NYSE: NOMD) is Europe's leading frozen food company. The Company's portfolio of iconic brands, which includes Birds Eye, Findus, iglo, Ledo and Frikom, have been a part of consumers' meals for generations, standing for great tasting food that is convenient, high quality and nutritious. Nomad Foods is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Additional information may be found at http://www.nomadfoods.com/
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schochor & Staton, P.A., a leading medical malpractice firm with offices in Maryland and Washington D.C., is pleased to announce two new additions to its legal team: Patrick Terrence Gaffney and Joshua Kahn.
"At Schochor & Staton, P.A., we're dedicated to growing our firm with the best and brightest talent in the profession," said Jonathan Schochor, founding partner and Chairman of Schochor & Staton, P.A.
Patrick Terrence Gaffney is a seasoned catastrophic medical malpractice and medical device trial attorney. He has substantial trial experience involving birth injuries, anesthesia catastrophes, failure to diagnose cancer, orthopedic malpractice, complex hematology issues, surgical errors, nursing negligence and a myriad of other issues. Gaffney has more than two decades of experience in catastrophic medical malpractice, as well as drug development and FDA regulatory matters. Throughout his career, Gaffney has managed hundreds of medical malpractice cases. He also has considerable trial experience in product liability cases, involving pharmaceuticals and tobacco. Mr. Gaffney has also been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. Gaffney is a graduate of John Carroll University and the Cleveland State University Marshall College of Law. Additionally, he holds a Certificate in Pharmacology from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and has worked as a critical care nurses' assistant.
Joshua Kahn specializes in tort law with an emphasis on cases involving catastrophic personal injuries. Prior to joining Schochor & Staton, P.A., Kahn practiced as a civil attorney for more than a decade, primarily at a preeminent Maryland law firm in downtown Baltimore, where he was elected partner in 2020. Kahn's former practice focused on representing clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Additionally, he has been involved in mass tort litigation, class action and qui tam cases pending in state and federal courts in Maryland, D.C., and beyond. Each year since 2015, Kahn was recognized as a Maryland Super Lawyers "Rising Star." Kahn earned two undergraduate degrees from the University of Maryland in College Park, where he graduated cum laude. He graduated cum laude again from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Following law school, Kahn served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Lawrence F. Rodowsky and the Honorable Charles E. Moylan, Jr., who were specially assigned cases on Maryland's highest and intermediate appellate courts. Kahn is co-chair of the American Bar Association's Mass Torts Subcommittee on Multi-District Litigation and Class Procedures. He also serves on the Judicial Selections Committee of the Bar Association of Baltimore City and on the board of directors of Capital Camps.
Since 1984, Schochor & Staton, P.A. has built one of the largest Plaintiffs' medical malpractice firms in the area. It has been recognized nationally and regionally, with more than 80 awards and honors for the firm and its lawyers. The Firm's resources include a team of full-time medical investigators and professional relationships with hundreds of Board-Certified medical experts throughout the United States.
The Firm has filed more medical negligence cases than any other lawyer or law firm in Maryland and has led the largest Class-Action settlement in Maryland state history regarding a single perpetrator sexual abuse case. Additionally, the Firm established an important precedent mandating a health care provider's duty to advise patients of a positive HIV status prior to surgery so that a patient could choose a different surgeon free of the disease. As well, the Court established a cause of action allowing monetary compensation for reasonable fear of a disease without actually contracting it. That new Maryland precedent was subsequently adopted by other states as well.
The Firm has recovered well over a billion dollars on behalf of its clients with an extraordinary success rate.
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Since 1984, the Firm has been committed to the preservation and pursuit of the rights of individuals and groups (class action litigation) who have been victimized by the wrongful acts of others, through medical malpractice and negligence. Among other honors, the firm, with offices in Baltimore and Washington, DC, carries an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is listed in the Bar Register for Preeminent Lawyers. Recovering well over a billion dollars on behalf of its clients, attorneys at Schochor & Staton, P.A. are consistently recognized for excellent representation of their clients, superior results and unwavering involvement in the community. Schochor & Staton, P.A. has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to individuals and organizations that make a difference. Some of those local and national non-profits include MADD, the American Cancer Society, The Kristin Rita Strouse Foundation, March of Dimes, and many others.
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Aquarius Designs & Marketing
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NAPLES, Fla., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JBM® is proud to announce the listing of The Pearl Founders Square – a 400-unit, Class A+ luxury multifamily community in Naples, Florida.
Amenities
The Pearl is comprised of five, four-story, concrete block, elevator serviced buildings. Average tenant income per unit exceeds $214K+. The Property features an unrivaled amenity package, including: an elegant, 20K+ square foot, two-story clubhouse with gourmet demonstration kitchen, numerous lounge areas, private offices and workstations; two resort-style pools with an expansive paver deck, sun shelf, day beds, and shaded cabanas; a two-story, state-of-the-art fitness center with cardio, resistance, spin, and free weights, along with an Echelon Reflect Touch Mirror, and a dedicated spin/yoga room; dedicated movie room with projector; golf simulator; 24/7 Luxer One package lockers; bike storage and repair shop; large dog park and pet wash station; car care center; and corridor attached garages with driveways, storage units, and two guest suites are available for rent.
Apartment Highlights
These ultra-luxury units feature modern, open concept floorplans; LVT flooring throughout; 10' ceilings; chef-inspired gourmet kitchens with white quartz countertops, custom 42" shaker-style cabinets with built-in wine racks; Frigidaire stainless steel appliances; undermount stainless steel sinks; LED under cabinet lighting; home intrusion alarms with optional monitoring; walk-in closets; double vanity sinks in master bedrooms with semi-frameless glass walk-in shower with designer tile surround and rainfall shower heads.
Location
Located on the corner of Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard, this brand new, 2022 construction, is in the upscale Founders Square area of Naples. Founders Square is a 55-acre, mixed-use development providing walkable access to notable tenants like Outback Steakhouse, ACE Hardware, Physician's Regional medical offices, Collier Urgent Care, and multiple dining and retail options. Across the street is Publix, CVS, Walgreens, multiple major banking institutions, and NCH Emergency Department. The Pearl is located in an "A" rated school district.
Developer
Davis Development is a vertically integrated, upscale multifamily housing developer based in Atlanta, Georgia who develops and manages luxury apartment communities. Davis Development has developed and managed over 75,000 units over the last 30+ years.
About JBM®
JBM® Institutional Multifamily Advisors is one of the top ranked brokerage firms in the country and has a 70%+ market share in Southwest Florida. JBM® is the #1 Ranked Boutique Brokerage Firm in the U.S.A.
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-- Despite maintaining relatively high overall screening rates, canceled well-child visits and incomplete screenings may impact early intervention --
PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that while autism screening rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic may not have dropped sharply, many routine screenings may have been missed due to routine well-child visits being canceled and postponed. The findings suggest that strategies for ensuring these children are caught up on routine screening are critical for early diagnosis and intervention. The findings were published today in the journal Academic Pediatrics.
Ongoing surveillance and routine screening for autism spectrum disorder at 18- and 24-month well-child visits are recommended to promote early detection and initiation of helpful treatment services. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of autism screening across the CHOP Care Network were high, with 91% of children screened at least once between 2011 and 2015. However, even before the pandemic began, there were disparities in who completed these screenings, with lower rates of at least one screening observed in children of Black, Asian, or multi-racial groups, as well as children from lower-income families.
Given that well-child care visits declined early in the pandemic as hospitals restricted appointments and parents avoided non-urgent healthcare visits, researchers wanted to assess the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on screening for autism as well as screening equity for children within a large pediatric network.
"While we maintained a high level of screening during this challenging time, we suspected some children could have been missed," said Kate E. Wallis, MD, MPH, a developmental behavioral pediatrician in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at CHOP, and lead author of the study. "With multiple studies stressing the importance of early intervention, we want to make sure that any children who were missed still complete these vital screenings."
The study compared 24,549 patients between 16 and 26 months old who came in for in-person well-child care between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021 (COVID-19 cohort) to a group of 26,779 patients who came in for well-child care between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020 (pre-COVID-19 cohort). The total number of eligible well-child visits decreased by 8.3% in the COVID-19 cohort, with a greater decline seen in Black and children whose families receive public insurance (17% and 10.5%, respectively). Additionally, significant declines in screening completion were seen across all socio-demographic groups except among Asian children, with the sharpest declines seen among non-Hispanic White children, which suggests that well-child visits declined the most among this group, or that the ASD screening portion of well-child visits may have been skipped.
Prior studies from CHOP have identified autism screening disparities, and while the pandemic impacted the number of well-child visits where many routine screenings take place, those disparities persisted after the pandemic began. Therefore, the authors suggest developing strategies to catch up with children who may not have completed screening during this time. One possible strategy could involve text messages to complete screening or reminding families to complete a screen questionnaire on a personal device while in their pediatrician's office. Another more population-based approach would be to send out screening questionnaires to all patients at 18 and 24 months, even those without a scheduled visit, and prioritizing scheduling patients for visits who screen positive.
Wallis et al, "Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Primary Care Network." Acad Pediatr. Online April 22, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.04.005.
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: A non-profit, charitable organization, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, the 595-bed hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. The institution has a well-established history of providing advanced pediatric care close to home through its CHOP Care Network, which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a new inpatient hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency department in King of Prussia. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.
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-Ninth consecutive quarters of transaction volume growth-
-Total Transaction Volume in Q2 2022 reached new record high of RMB41.5 billion-
SHANGHAI, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FinVolution Group ("FinVolution," or the "Company") (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Operational Highlights
Continued transition towards better-quality borrowers
- Total cumulative registered users5 reached 149.3 million as of June 30, 2022.
- Total number of unique borrowers6 for the second quarter of 2022 was 3.1 million.
- Total number of repeat borrowers7 for the second quarter of 2022 was 2.5 million.
Total Transaction Volume and outstanding loan balance continued consistent growth momentum
- Total transaction volume reached RMB41.5 billion for the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 24.3% compared to the same period of 2021.
- Transaction volume facilitated for repeat borrowers8 for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB36.7 billion, an increase of 39.5% compared to the same period of 2021.
- Total outstanding loan balance reached RMB56.4 billion as of June 30, 2022, an increase of 43.9% compared to June 30, 2021.
Small business owners' loans continued to scale up with steady growth
- Transaction volume facilitated for small business owners for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB10.4 billion, representing 25.1% of total transaction volume in the second quarter of 2022 and an increase of 67.7% compared to the same period of 2021.
- Total numbers of small business owners served for the second quarter of 2022 was 501 thousand, an increase of 22.8% compared to the same period of 2021.
International expansion continued to strengthen with transition to better-quality borrowers
- Transaction volume facilitated in the international markets for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB 0.91 billion, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same period of 2021.
- Outstanding loan balance for international markets4 as of June 30, 2022 was RMB0.48 billion, representing an increase of 60.0% from June 30, 2021.
More operational highlights
- 90 day+ delinquency ratio9 was 1.60% as of June 30, 2022, compared to 1.01% as of June 30, 2021.
- Average loan size10 was RMB6,978 for the second quarter of 2022, compared to RMB4,403 in the same period of 2021.
- Average loan tenor11 was 8.7 months for the second quarter of 2022, compared with 8.1 months in the same period of 2021.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- Net revenue was RMB2,666.0 million (US$398.0 million) for the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 11.8% from RMB2,384.1 million for the same period of 2021.
- Net profit was RMB585.2 million (US$87.4 million) for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 5.7% from RMB620.4 million for the same period of 2021.
- Non-GAAP adjusted operating income12, which excludes share-based compensation expenses before tax, was RMB681.5 million (US$101.7 million) for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 6.1% from RMB726.1 for the same period of 2021.
- Non-GAAP net profit attributable to FinVolution Group13 was RMB606.0 million (US$90.5 million) for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 6.5% from RMB647.8 for the same period of 2021.
- Diluted net profit per American depositary share ("ADS") was RMB1.98 (US$0.30) and diluted net profit per share was RMB0.40 (US$0.06), a decrease of 6.2% from the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP diluted net profit per ADS was RMB2.06 (US$0.31) and non-GAAP diluted net profit per share was RMB0.41 (US$0.06), a decrease of 5.1% from the same period of 2021. Each ADS of the Company represents five Class A ordinary shares of the Company.
Mr. Feng Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of FinVolution, commented, "Together with the Company's ongoing transition towards better quality borrowers in both domestic and international markets coupled with our long-term goal of financial inclusion, these advantages further contributed to our growth momentum in this challenging quarter. Encouragingly, our total transaction volume continuously increased for the ninth consecutive quarter, reaching RMB41.5 billion and representing a year-over-year increase of 24.3% and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 4.5%".
"We also remained committed towards supporting small business owners during this challenging period. During the second quarter, we served over 500 thousand small business owners across a variety of industries such as wholesale, retail and manufacturing, among others, representing an increase of 22.8% from the same period of 2021. Transaction volume for this business further increased 67.7% year-over-year to a new record high of RMB10.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022, contributing 25.1% of total transaction volume in the same period".
With Covid-19 policies easing in the Southeast Asia region, transaction volume in our international markets increased to RMB0.91 billion in the second quarter of 2022. More excitingly, outstanding loan balances for our international markets increased to RMB0.48 billion as of June 30, 2022, representing a year-over-year increase of 60.0% and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 33.3%.
"Last but not least, we continued to make strides in improving our ESG management practices and advancing our ESG initiatives during the quarter. Our recently distributed fourth annual ESG report of the Company, highlights our ESG policies and accomplishments in 2021 as well as our ongoing endeavors. We will continue to reinforce our ESG engagement and responsibilities at multiple levels," concluded Mr. Zhang.
Mr. Jiayuan Xu, FinVolution's Chief Financial Officer, continued, "Consistent improvements in numerous operational metrics across multiple market cycles clearly illustrate the effectiveness of our technological refinements. Bolstered by these strengths, our net revenues for the second quarter grew to RMB2.7 billion, an increase of 11.8% year-over-year."
"Even more encouragingly, we also delivered a strong non-GAAP adjusted operating income12 of RMB681.5 million and maintained a substantial balance sheet with RMB11.4 billion in total shareholders' equity as of June 30, 2022. Supported by a strong financial position, we are well prepared to capture both existing and new opportunities in the markets in which we operate," concluded Mr. Xu.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Net revenue for the second quarter of 2022 increased by 11.8% to RMB2,666.0 million (US$398.0 million) from RMB2,384.1 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in loan facilitation service fees and post facilitation service fees.
Loan facilitation service fees increased by 10.5% to RMB1,052.1 million (US$157.1 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB952.4 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increase in transaction volume, partially offset by the decrease in service fee rates.
Post-facilitation service fees increased by 61.1% to RMB482.8 million (US$72.1 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB299.6 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in outstanding loans served by the Company and the rolling impact of deferred transaction fees.
Guarantee income was RMB709.5 million (US$105.9 million) for the second quarter of 2022 compared to RMB665.7 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increased outstanding loan balance of off-balance sheet loans, partially offset by the improved asset quality. The fair value of quality assurance commitment upon loan origination is released as guarantee income systematically over the term of the loans subject to quality assurance commitment. As the Company transitioned its business towards better quality borrowers, the fair value of quality assurance commitment upon loan origination decreased due to better asset quality.
Net interest income decreased by 8.3% to RMB282.9 million (US$42.2 million) for the second quarter of 2022, from RMB308.5 million in the same period of 2021. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in interest rates, partially offset by the increase in the outstanding loan balance of on balance sheet loans.
Other revenue decreased by 12.2% to RMB138.6 million (US$20.7 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB157.9 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the decrease in customer referral fees from other third-party platforms.
Origination, servicing expenses and other costs of revenue increased by 16.4% to RMB529.7 million (US$79.1 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB455.0 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in employees' expenditures and fees paid to the third-party service providers as a result of the increase in loan origination volume.
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 30.9% to RMB327.1 million (US$48.8 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB473.2 million in the same period of 2021 as a result of the decreased investments in the acquisition of new borrowers on the Company's platform due to Covid-19 resurgence in China.
Research and development expenses increased by 10.9% to RMB116.0 million (US$17.3 million) for the second quarter of 2022, from RMB104.6 million in the same period of 2021, due to the increased investments in technology development.
General and administrative expenses decreased by 24.0% to RMB95.8 million (US$14.3 million) for the second quarter of 2022 compared to RMB126.1 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in operating efficiency.
Provision for accounts receivable and contract assets increased by 99.2% to RMB94.4 million (US$14.1 million) for the second quarter of 2022 compared to RMB47.4 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increase in outstanding loan balances, partially offset by a lower expected default rate as a result of the transition to better quality borrowers.
Provision for loans receivable was RMB59.1 million (US$8.8 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to RMB81.9 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a lower-than-expected default rate as a result of the transition to better quality borrowers, partially offset by the increase in outstanding loan balance of on balance sheet loans.
Credit losses for quality assurance commitment were RMB787.1 million (US$117.5 million) for the second quarter of 2022 compared to RMB391.1 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increase in outstanding loan balances, partially offset by lower expected default rate as a result of the transition to better quality borrowers.
Operating profit decreased by 6.8% to RMB656.7 million (US$98.0 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB704.7 million in the same period of 2021.
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income, which excludes share-based compensation expenses before tax, was RMB681.5 million (US$101.7 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of 6.1% from RMB726.1 million in the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP net profit attributable to FinVolution Group was RMB606.0 million (US$90.5 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of 6.5% from RMB647.8 for the same period of 2021.
Other income increased by 81.8% to RMB46.9 million (US$7.0 million) for the second quarter of 2022 from RMB25.8 million in the same period of 2021, mainly due to the increase in government subsidy and investment gains.
Income tax expense was RMB118.4 million (US$17.7 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to income tax expenses of RMB110.1 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was mainly due to a change in preferential tax rate for certain qualified subsidiaries, partially offset by the decline in pre-tax profit.
Net profit was RMB585.2 million (US$87.4 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to RMB620.4 million in the same period of 2021.
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company was RMB581.2 million (US$86.8 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to RMB626.4 million in the same period of 2021.
Diluted net profit per ADS was RMB1.98 (US$0.30) and diluted net profit per share was RMB0.40 (US$0.06), a decrease of 6.2 % year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted net profit per ADS was RMB2.06 (US$0.31) and non-GAAP diluted net profit per share was RMB0.41 (US$0.06), a decrease of 5.1% year-over-year. Each ADS represents five Class A ordinary shares of the Company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB4,277.3 million (US$638.6 million) and short-term investments mainly in wealth management products of RMB907.3 million (US$135.5 million).
The following table provides the delinquency rates for all outstanding loans on the Company's platform in China's Mainland as of the respective dates indicated.
The following chart and table display the historical cumulative 30-day plus past due delinquency rates by loan origination vintage in China's Mainland for all loan products facilitated through the Company's online platform as of June 30, 2022: Click here to view the chart.
Business Outlook
Given COVID-19's resurgence in China since the beginning of 2022, the Company will continue to closely monitor the pandemic situation and remain vigilant in its business operations. As such, the Company holds a cautious view of its operations and anticipates its transaction volume in the third quarter of 2022, to be in the range of RMB44.0 billion to RMB45.0 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.5% to 18.1%.
The above forecast is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company's current preliminary views and expectations on market and operational conditions and the regulatory and operating environment, as well as customer and institutional investor demands, all of which are subject to change.
Shares Repurchase Program Update
On August 21, 2022, the board of directors of the Company approved the expansion of the Company's existing share repurchase program from up to US$60 million to up to US$140 million and the extension for another twelve months from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, which allows the Company to repurchase its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs with an aggregate value of up to US$140 million until December 31, 2023. This share repurchase program was initially approved by the board of directors of the Company on August 24, 2020, and an extension of the term of this share repurchase program until December 31, 2022, was approved by the board of directors of the Company on November 17, 2021. The share repurchase program shall be subject to general business conditions, market conditions and applicable securities regulations.
As of July 31, 2022, in combination with the Company's historical and existing share repurchase programs, the Company had repurchased its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs with a total aggregate value of approximately US$158.0 million.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time on August 22, 2022 (8:30 AM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on August 23, 2022).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
Participants should dial-in at least five minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for "FinVolution Group."
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.finvgroup.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until August 29, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
About FinVolution Group
FinVolution Group is a leading fintech platform in China connecting underserved individual borrowers with financial institutions. Established in 2007, the Company is a pioneer in China's online consumer finance industry and has developed innovative technologies and has accumulated in-depth experience in the core areas of credit risk assessment, fraud detection, big data and artificial intelligence. The Company's platform, empowered by proprietary cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had over 149.3 million cumulative registered users.
For more information, please visit https://ir.finvgroup.com
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP net profit attributable to FinVolution Group,non-GAAP basic and diluted net profit per share and per ADS which are non-GAAP financial measures, in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in our business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses and expected discretionary measures. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.
Non-GAAP adjusted operating profit, non-GAAP basic and diluted net profit per share and per ADS are not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, cash flows or our liquidity, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for net income, cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operation and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
For more information on this non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the rate in effect as of June 30, 2022 as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "confident" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the Company's ability to attract and retain borrowers and investors on its marketplace, its ability to increase volume of loans facilitated through the Company's marketplace, its ability to introduce new loan products and platform enhancements, its ability to compete effectively, laws, regulations and governmental policies relating to the online consumer finance industry in China, general economic conditions in China, and the Company's ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the NYSE, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and FinVolution does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
FinVolution Group
Head of Investor Relations
Jimmy Tan
Tel: +86 (21) 8030-3200 Ext. 8601
E-mail: ir@xinye.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: finv@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: finv@tpg-ir.com
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NANJING, China, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited (2096.HK) announced its financial results for the first half of 2022. As of June 30, Simcere recorded operating revenue of RMB 2.7 billion for the first half of the year, with a year-over-year growth of 27.3%. The estimated net profit for the first half of 2022 after deducting non-recurring profits and losses would be RMB 390 million. Innovative drug revenue grew 44.8% year-over-year to RMB 1.767 billion, accounting for a record-high 65.4% of total revenue. Simcere has transformed into an innovative pharmaceutical company that relies on innovation and R&D for performance growth.
According to the report, Simcere Pharmaceutical currently has 6 branded innovative drug products on the market. In the two years since its launch, Sanbexin® (Edaravone and Dexborneol concentrated solution for injection), Simcere's innovative drug for stroke, has benefited 860,000 patients nation-wide, driving a 74.7% year-over-year revenue growth of the CNS portfolio and further improving Simcere's leading market position in this field. Moreover, revenue contribution from products such as Enweida® (Envafolimab injection), the world's first subcutaneous PD-(L) 1 antibody, further validated Simcere's business capabilities.
Under the R&D strategy of "focusing on more effective therapies and emphasizing differentiation", the company is currently fast-tracking nearly 60 innovative drug pipeline projects and conducting 20 registered clinical studies on 16 potential innovative drugs. 7 projects have entered Phase 3 clinical trials, including 2 highlighted candidates, Sanbexin sublingual tablets, and SIM0417, an investigational anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug.
The Sanbexin sublingual tablets (oral formulation of Edaravone and Dexborneol), an innovative drug currently being developed at phase 3 clinical study, offers anti-inflammatory and anti-free radical effects together with blood-brain barrier protection to minimize brain cell damage caused by stroke. The administration of sublingual tablet is not restricted by medical institution capabilities or patient compliance, making it suitable for various conditions of acute or chronic CNS diseases. It is expected to form a sequential regimen with Sanbexin® injection. At present, patient enrollment of 914 subjects have been completed for the product's pivotal Phase 3 trial within just 10 months ahead of schedule. Simcere is going to expedite its NDA in China in the near term. Market analysis revealed that the drug would quickly achieve peak sales after reaching the market owing to Simcere Pharmaceutical's long-standing CNS market share. The scarcity of innovative CNS drugs in China also increases Simcere's investment value.
SIM0417, another important product being developed by Simcere, is an anti-SARS-CoV-2 candidate that targets 3CL, a key protease essential for virus replication, and has shown good antiviral activity against a variety of strains. Preclinical studies have shown that some of the SIM0417 efficacy and safety metrics are better than those of molecules having similar biological targets currently on the market. As of the announcement date, Simcere Pharmaceutical has been conducting two Phase2/3 clinical trials of SIM0417 combined with Ritonavir versus placebo for antiviral treatment in COVID-19 patients, and for post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of individuals who test positive for COVID-19 throughout several provinces and cities in accordance with the clinical trial protocol approved by CDE(Center for Drug Evaluation). During the persistent epidemic and recurrent outbreaks, there is a significant unmet need for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 close contacts. As a small molecule drug and oral tablet, SIM0417 has inherent advantages in responding to the pandemic due to its convenience in storage, transportation, and administration.
As a result of Simcere's efforts combining in-house R&D with extensive R&D collaborations, the business development has contributed tremendously to the company's pipeline. On July 12, 2022, Simcere received conditioned approval for its first-in-class innovative drug Cosela® (Trilaciclib hydrochloride for injection), developed through licensing–in collaboration. Cosela® is the world's first myelo-protection drug that prevents damage of bone marrow stem cells from cytotoxic chemotherapy. The successful development of this drug took only 708 days from the date of license-in agreement signing till market approval in China. According to published industrial data, among the top 100 license-in products in China between 2019 and 2021 in terms of transaction amount, only 4 products are approved with new indications on the Chinese market. In this list, Trilaciclib takes the first place for fast development in China, nearly shortens the time frame by a year compared to the product ranked second.
As one of the first pharmaceutical companies in the industry to complete innovation transformation, the advantages of Simcere's differentiated R&D capabilities, manufacturing capacities benchmarked against international metrics, and leading business capabilities, are gradually emerging. The innovative drug R&D pipelines have started to pay off, allowing Simcere to launch more differentiated innovative drugs more efficiently and successfully while expanding its business capabilities.
Since the successful IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2020, Simcere Pharmaceutical's innovative drug business has become a major driver for the company's continued growth. According to the outlook section in the announcement, Simcere will fast-track its Sanbexin sublingual tablet R&D process to complete its pivotal phase 3 clinical trials, actively explore possible new indications of Cosela, and expedite the R&D of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug SIM0417.
As the national bulk-buy program bringing heavy impact to the pharmaceutical industry, Chinse companies are turning their focused on differentiated innovation. Simcere chooses a unique approach to innovation based on its continuous R&D investment, diversified and differentiated pipelines, and proven business capabilities. These efforts will provide driven force for future growth and development.
About Simcere
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited (2096.HK) is a pharmaceutical company driven by innovative R&D and committed to synergistic innovation. It has established the State Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Innovative Drug Development and currently boasts four R&D centers in Nanjing, Shanghai, Boston and Beijing. With the commitment to "providing today's patients with medicines of the future" the Company focuses on three therapeutic areas: oncology central nervous system diseases and autoimmune diseases while actively expanding its strategic presence in prospective disease areas with significant clinical needs in the future.
Simcere now has six global first-in-class innovative drugs and is holding leading market shares for its key products in China with its excellent R&D and commercialization capabilities. Its vigorous in-house R&D efforts and extensive R&D collaborations have made it a strategic cooperation partner with international and domestic leading innovative pharmaceutical enterprises medical institutions and research institutes.
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Commercially Owned Mission Supports Human Return to the Moon with Microwave-sized Spacecraft
WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that CAPSTONE – the spacecraft heading to the Moon for NASA - is healthy after successfully performing its first trajectory correction maneuver. This maneuver is a significant milestone for the mission as it represents the first of many maneuvers the spacecraft will conduct during the mission. The propulsion system is specifically optimized for precise maneuvers such as this. This maneuver is similar in size to the critical Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) Insertion Maneuver which will be conducted at the Moon on November 13th and thus serves as a test from which the team will learn to improve future operations. At time of execution, the spacecraft was approximately 465,000 km from the Earth (~13 times further than the GEO belt and ~81,000 km further than the Moon). The spacecraft had lost communications a couple of days ago, but the operations teams effectively and efficiently worked to resolve the issue and communication was restored approximately 43 hours after it was unexpectedly interrupted. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment or CAPSTONE, began its solo journey to the Moon on July 4th as the first launch supporting Artemis missions. Advanced Space leads the CAPSTONE mission for NASA and is the first commercial and privately-owned spacecraft mission to the Moon. The microwave-sized CubeSat will verify and demonstrate operations within a unique and groundbreaking cislunar orbit that will support NASA's Moon missions under Artemis. Further, the mission will demonstrate a novel spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation technology service called the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS) developed and implemented by Advanced Space.
The operations of the spacecraft are being conducted by the teams of Advanced Space and Terran Orbital in conjunction with NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN). Advanced Space is presently navigating the spacecraft – a combination of determining what trajectory the spacecraft is on and designing the maneuvers it will take to guide the spacecraft to the Moon.
"We are proud to lead CAPSTONE and the collaboration it represents with NASA and our industry partners," said Bradley Cheetham, Advanced Space chief executive officer and CAPSTONE principal investigator. "The work of the Advanced Space team is informing Gateway and future technology maturation efforts. Our team leverages these uniquely demonstrated capabilities and lessons learned to quickly and efficiently support other programs and priorities in cislunar space and throughout the solar system," Cheetham added.
CAPSTONE will be utilizing a highly efficient ballistic lunar transfer (BLT), which harnesses the gravity of the Sun to transfer to the Moon instead of fuel. It will take four months to reach the target orbit at the Moon, a NRHO.
"We have studied BLTs and innovative navigation technologies for over a decade. Now we are watching how these advancements have enabled a small spacecraft to push space exploration forward. It is so exciting to see all of the hard work pay off," said Dr. Jeffrey Parker, co-founder of Advanced Space, chief technology officer. "We are ready to pave the way for NASA's Gateway and to open new doors for future space exploration," added Parker.
CAPSTONE™ is owned and operated by Advanced Space on behalf of NASA.
CAPSTONE Press Kit – includes details of CAPSTONE critical partners
Advanced Space (https://advancedspace.com/) supports the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise to improve the fundamentals of spaceflight. Advanced Space is dedicated to improving flight dynamics technology development and expedited turn-key missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Learn more about what Advanced Space is creating; check out details on CAPSTONE.
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