text stringlengths 102 99.6k | url stringlengths 31 426 | crawl_date timestamp[us, tz=UTC]date 2022-04-01 00:29:49 2022-09-19 04:34:15 |
|---|---|---|
Expanded Cross-Browser Testing Capabilities Supports Customer-Centric Testing Strategies
BOSTON , Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- mabl, the SaaS leader in intelligent test automation, today announced the introduction of cross-browser testing for Microsoft Edge. The new capability enables quality teams to expand test coverage across critical user journeys and tailor their testing strategy to match the real-world needs of their customers.
The deprecation of Internet Explorer earlier this year cemented the importance of Edge support for enterprise users, particularly those in industries like insurance, banking, and enterprise software. Supporting customers in these highly advanced sectors means that quality experiences when using Edge will be imperative for many B2B software organizations. With mabl, quality teams can expand test coverage across those critical user experiences with low-code, intelligent testing.
"Microsoft Edge support in mabl allows quality teams to expand cross-browser test coverage at scale," says Gevorg Hovsepyan, Head of Product Management at mabl. "The bar for a high quality experience continues to be raised, and now mabl customers have even greater ability to to meet the needs of a broader set of users."
Cross-browser testing for Edge harnesses the same powerful suite of mabl features designed to enhance the expertise of quality teams. Coupled with other recent releases including Shadow DOM support, Intelligent Wait, and automated accessibility checks, support for Microsoft Edge further delivers on the benefits of mabl's unified platform for test automation. Whether it's testing web apps in Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge, mabl is unlocking comprehensive test coverage that supports high-quality user experiences.
Cross-browser testing for Microsoft Edge is now available to mabl customers in Enterprise and Growth plans as well as those in mabl's 14 day free trial.
mabl is the enterprise SaaS leader of intelligent, low-code test automation that empowers high-velocity software teams to embed automated end-to-end tests into the entire development lifecycle. mabl customers benefit from a unified platform for easily creating, executing, and maintaining reliable browser, API and mobile web tests that result in faster delivery of high-quality, business critical applications. That's why customer-centric brands like Charles Schwab, jetBlue, Dollar Shave Club, Stack Overflow, and many others rely on mabl to create the digital experiences their customers demand. Learn more at https://www.mabl.com; follow @mablhq on Twitter and @mabl on LinkedIn.
PR Contact
Bridget Hughes, mabl
hughes@mabl.com
(203) 502-3417
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE MABL, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/25/mabl-enables-quality-engineering-teams-improve-test-coverage-with-microsoft-edge-support/ | 2022-08-25T13:00:41Z |
This week, Georgia officially hit its record for sea turtle nests, with 3,966 nests recorded, according to a news release shared with CNN from the Jekyll Island Authority's Georgia Sea Turtle Center. This surpassed 2019's record of 3,956 nests.
Loggerhead sea turtles are the most abundant sea turtle species in the United States broadly and in Georgia, according to NOAA Fisheries, although they are still considered endangered. Their population has been threatened by bycatch from commercial fishing operations.
Jekyll Island was a particular hot spot for sea turtle nests this nesting season: There were 236 sea turtle nests recorded on the island, the highest ever recorded, the news release explained. And more than 6,000 baby loggerheads have hatched from those nests.
The high number of nests reflects Georgia's ongoing conservation successes. The nesting loggerhead sea turtle population in Georgia has increased by around 4% each year since the 90s, says the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. All five species of sea turtles found in the waters along the state are protected by state and federal law, says the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Teams of biologists and volunteers monitor loggerhead nests to help protect them from poaching and habitat destruction during the spring and summer nesting season, the department noted.
Female loggerheads usually lay their eggs on the same beach each year. Scientists believe once grown, the adults return to the beaches where they were hatched to lay their own eggs, the department added.
So next year, there might be even more sea turtle nests in Georgia, and more of the baby sea turtles they hatch.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/georgia-just-broke-its-state-record-for-the-number-of-sea-turtle-nests/article_80515ede-6e8d-531a-a5f7-d018779d661b.html | 2022-08-07T14:35:09Z |
LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the "Company" or "BaM"), a multi-state US cannabis operator, is pleased to report its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2022.
Q3 FY2022 Financial Summary (results expressed in USD$ unless otherwise indicated):
- Reported Q3 FY2022 revenue of $7.88 million, a 10% increase over Q3 FY2021 revenue of $7.16 million;
- Q3 FY2022 Gross profit of $2.91 million;
- Q3 FY2022 Net Operating Loss of $1.34 million;
- Q3 FY2022 Net Loss of $2.46 million;
- Basic and Diluted loss per share of $0.02;
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of 0.78 million*;
- Inventory of $4.32 million as of April 30, 2022;
- At April 30, 2022, BaM had $3.71 million in cash and a working capital surplus of $2.42 million;
- Total Assets were $52.99 million, Total Current Liabilities were $9.44 million and Total Liabilities were $22.70 million at April 30, 2022;
- 113,349,464 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2022 (113,349,464 as of June 20, 2022).
Operational Milestones for Q3 FY2022:
California:
- Amended definitive agreement for the acquisition of the Seaside dispensary to have $1.25 million of the purchase price switched from cash to common stock (see June 21, 2022 press release);
- The Company took over management of Seaside dispensary operations effective December 1, 2021;
- Local and state approval of change in ownership of the Seaside dispensary licenses received;
- Received state licenses for a manufacturing and distribution facility in development stage with local approvals previously received.
Ohio:
- Increased production capacity and received approval to use the kitchen at the Ohio production facility;
- Body and Mind branded extract products sold through wholesale on Ohio dispensary shelves with an expanded product line in progress;
- Secured high quality biomass for extract products to produce shatter, sugar and live resin offerings.
Arkansas:
- Received first concentrate extracts from third-party extractor using Body and Mind biomass;
- Cultivation operations achieved steady state of operations with flower and extracted product sales through wholesale to other dispensaries and sales in the attached Body and Mind dispensary.
Michigan:
- Expended brands and offerings at the Body and Mind dispensary in Muskegon;
- Paused the Manistee cultivation and production facility construction for evaluation.
- The Company has management agreements with two entities that have been identified in the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) results of the Social Equity Justice Lottery as recipients of Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses (Conditional Licenses) in the greater Chicago-area BLS region;
- Final license awards by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) anticipated on or before July 22, 2022 as outlined by a June 10th IDFPR press release;
- Identified and advanced real estate opportunities for dispensary locations.
"Our team continues to expand retail and wholesale operations as our newer facilities in Ohio, Arkansas and Michigan ramp up with increased product offerings," stated Michael Mills, CEO of Body and Mind. "Our Arkansas cultivation has reached a steady state and our perpetual harvest and innovative craft cannabis strains have driven increased visits to our dispensary as well as growing our wholesale operations. We applaud the recent announcement that winning dispensary licenses in Chicago will be released in late July and look forward to bringing our retail expertise to the important Illinois market. Our most recent quarter saw an impact on earnings from our previous Michigan construction expenses as well as a dip in margins due to systemic economic impacts. Our recent debt extension and reduced cash payment for the Seaside acquisition provide flexibility as we plan for future expansion and we are excited to continue to expand our wholesale Body and Mind products and retail locations across new markets."
*Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP metric used by management that does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Management defines the Adjusted EBITDA as the income (loss) from operations, as reported, before interest, taxes, and adjusted for removing other non-cash items, including the stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and further adjustments to remove acquisition related costs or gains. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess its operating performance on a cash adjusted basis before the impact of non-cash items and acquisition activities. The most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP is net income (loss) from operations, which was presented above prior to the Adjusted EBITDA figure.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the quarter ended April 30, 2022 are available on SEDAR and EDGAR and should be read in connection with this news release.
The Company will be holding an earning call on Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Conference Call Participant Details
Confirmation #: 30671046
Local: Toronto: 416-764-8659
North American Toll Free: 1-888-664-6392
Encore Replay
Encore Replay Local: (+1) 416 764 8677
Encore Replay North American Toll Free: (+1) 888 390 0541
Encore Replay Entry Code: 671046 #
Encore Replay Expiration Date: 06/28/2022
About Body and Mind Inc.
BaM is an operations focused US multi-state cannabis operator investing in high quality medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production and retail.
BaM continues to expand operations in Nevada, California, Arkansas, Ohio and Michigan and is dedicated to increasing shareholder value by focusing time and resources on improving operational efficiencies, facility expansions, state licensing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Our wholly owned Nevada subsidiary was awarded one of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses and holds cultivation and production licenses. BaM products include dried flower, edibles, oils and extracts as well as GPEN Gio cartridges. BaM cannabis strains have won numerous awards including the 2019 Las Vegas Weekly Bud Bracket, Las Vegas Hempfest Cup 2016, High Times Top Ten, the NorCal Secret Cup and the Emerald Cup.
Please visit www.bodyandmind.com for more information.
Instagram:@bodyandmindBaM
Twitter: @bodyandmindBaM
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Safe Harbor Statement
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" as such term is used in applicable United States and Canadian laws. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans, "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, the actual results of activities, variations in the underlying assumptions associated with the estimation of activities, the availability of capital to fund programs and the resulting dilution caused by the raising of capital through the sale of shares, accidents, labor disputes and other risks. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release.
Certain matters discussed in this news release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
View original content:
SOURCE Body and Mind Inc. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/21/body-mind-reports-q3-fy2022-financial-results/ | 2022-06-21T22:28:59Z |
PISCATAWAY, N.J. and BANGALORE, India , Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlabs Inc., a leading digital solutions company, today announced that it has been awarded the 'Relevant Provider' status across four of the six categories in the ISG Provider Lens™ MarTech Services 2022 Research. The services include Digital Commerce Optimization, Digital Experience & Content, Social & Relationships and Strategic MarTech Services.
The ISG Provider Lens™ 2022 MarTech report is an independent service provider comparison report. Using data-driven research, ISG analyzes global MarTech Vendors through a proprietary framework across variety of services and technologies to support businesses through digital marketing including digital advertising, strategic services, data analytics, and content capabilities.
Marlabs has strategic partnerships with leading market-leading OEMs like Salesforce, Sitecore and Adobe. Marlabs Digital Services has helped digitally transform global organizations and create deeper and meaningful engagements with end customers.
Read More: the ISG Provider Lens™ MarTech Services 2022 Research
"This recognition is a strong validation of our focus to enable organizations digitally transform their customer experience initiatives while enhancing business functions with insightful design and data led outcomes. As the marketing epicenter shifts to blending creativity with incisive data driven insights, CMOs and CDOs must collaborate to create personalized customer experiences. Marlabs is uniquely positioned here, to help organizations through this digital explosion of consumer data and realize the true potential of MarTech," said Raghu Rao, SVP Marlabs.
ISG analyst, Mauricio Ohtani states, "Marlabs shows great promise as an upcoming provider of MarTech services for large and mid-size clients, with a strong market presence across the U.S. and the company is highly capable of implementing marketing-related business solutions. The company demonstrates significant depth across delivering digital solutions specific to building strong end consumer experiences. Marlabs' Digital services stood out in the report by differentiating themselves as a unique combination of design-led advisory, experience-led business realization & implementation services across marketing tech and ecommerce."
About Marlabs:
Marlabs helps leading companies around the world make operations sleeker, keep customers closer, transform data into decisions, de-risk cyberspace, boost legacy systems, and capture novel opportunities and digital-led revenues. It provides digital-first strategy and advisory services, rapid solution incubation and prototyping, and agile digital solution engineering. Marlabs is headquartered in New Jersey, with offices in the US, Germany, Brazil, and India.
About ISG:
ISG is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 700 clients, including 75 of the top 100 enterprises in the world. The firm specializes in digital transformation services, including automation, cloud, and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk services; network carrier services; strategy and operations design; change management; market intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006, and based in Stamford, Connecticut, ISG is known for its innovative thinking, market influence, deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research and analytical capabilities based on the industry's most comprehensive marketplace data.
Media Contact:
media@marlabs.com
Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1879917/Marlabs_Logo.jpg
Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1879916/ISG_Provider_Lens_Logo.jpg
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Marlabs | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/17/marlabs-identified-relevant-provider-isg-provider-lens-quadrant-study-marketing-technology-martech-solutions-services-2022/ | 2022-08-17T11:27:49Z |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing efforts to better recruit and retain talented health professionals amid the significant labor shortages impacting the healthcare industry, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today the launch of a new mobile internal staffing model that will provide flexible work life solutions for nurses, surgical technologists, and other team members.
Called "Work Your Way," the new AHN program is seeking qualified internal and external applicants to work rotational shifts in telemetry, critical care, perioperative care and emergency medicine at the following AHN hospitals: Allegheny General, West Penn, Forbes, Jefferson, Wexford, Canonsburg, Allegheny Valley and Saint Vincent. The positions offer premium pay as well as mileage reimbursement for those traveling more than 50 miles to work and lodging reimbursement for those traveling more than 75 miles to work.
"The severe nursing shortage across the nation continues to affect all hospitals and health systems. Creating and executing innovative solutions helps us address the staffing challenge and at AHN we are doing just that," said AHN Chief Nurse Executive Claire Zangerle, DNP, RN, FAAN. "Our new mobile internal staffing program is one of many solutions relative to the staffing challenges. It's also an opportunity for nurses who are interested in joining AHN's community of nursing in a unique way with competitive wages, excellent benefits, and the flexibility of practice at different AHN hospitals.
"Interest in this program is high, and several nurses have already signed on as members of the internal staffing team," Zangerle said. "We are confident this model will greatly reduce our reliance on contracted agency nurses and provide our employees with a unique work option that suits their individual needs and preferences."
Zangerle said nurses at AHN are empowered to practice at their highest level in all settings, putting the patient at the center of their work by embracing evidence-based practices and collaborating across clinical disciplines.
"The "Work Your Way" nurse lifestyle program at AHN provides nurses with the freedom and flexibility they told us they wanted – choosing how they want to work, with various options to the mobile internal staffing team, including a 'weekend warrior' program for those who prefer to work weekends and a 'night owl' program for those who prefer to work the night shifts," Zangerle said.
Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org) is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, trauma care, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women's health, diabetes, autoimmune disease and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,600 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Allegheny Health Network | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/19/allegheny-health-network-launches-unique-mobile-internal-staffing-model-improve-recruitment-retention-nurses/ | 2022-08-19T15:09:52Z |
CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
If you paid for or provided reimbursement for some or all of the purchase price of brand or generic Opana ER® (oxymorphone hydrochloride extended release), you could get a payment from a class action lawsuit.
Your rights may be affected by a proposed partial settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding the prices paid for brand and generic Opana ER by consumers and third-party payors filed against Defendant Impax Laboratories, Inc. ("Impax"). The case name is In re Opana ER Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2580, Lead Case No. 14-cv-10150 (N.D. Ill.) (the "Lawsuit"). The Lawsuit, which is pending in the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that Impax, together with Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (collectively, "Endo"), violated certain state antitrust, consumer protection, and unjust enrichment laws by entering into a "pay for delay" or "reverse payment" agreement, delaying the launch of Impax's generic version of Opana ER until January 2013. As a result, the Lawsuit alleges that the End-Payor Classes paid or reimbursed for brand and generic Opana ER at prices that were higher than they would have otherwise been. Impax denies any wrongdoing. After Plaintiffs settled with Impax, a federal jury determined that as to Endo, Plaintiffs did not meet their burden in showing that Endo violated federal or state laws arising from Plaintiffs' allegations.
The Court has preliminarily approved the proposed settlement between the End-Payor Classes and Impax (the "Settlement"). The proposed Impax Settlement will provide for the payment of $15 million (the "Settlement Fund") to resolve the End-Payor Classes' claims against Impax. The full text of the proposed Settlement Agreement is available at www.opanaerantitrustlitigation.com.
The Court has scheduled a hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement, the plan for allocating the Settlement Fund to Class Members, and the request of Co-Lead Counsel for payment of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses and service awards to the Class Representative Plaintiffs out of the Settlement Fund (the "Fairness Hearing"). The Fairness Hearing is scheduled for December 15, 2022, at 10:00a.m., before Judge Harry D. Leinenweber at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
You are a member of the End-Payor Plaintiff Classes if:
You purchased, paid for, or provided reimbursement for some or all of the purchase price of brand or generic Opana ER sold by Endo or Impax for the purpose of consumption, and not resale, by yourself, your family member(s), insureds, plan participants, employees, or beneficiaries, at any time from April 2011 through September 2018 in any of the following states or commonwealths:
Arizona*, California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts*, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi*, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
* With respect to Arizona, Massachusetts, and Mississippi unjust enrichment claims, Class Members must have purchased, paid for, and/or provided reimbursement for some or all of the purchase price of brand or generic Opana ER from June 4, 2011, through September 2018.
The following are NOT members of the Classes:
- Defendants and their counsel, officers, directors, management, employees, subsidiaries, or affiliates;
- Persons or entities whose only purchases of or reimbursements or payments for brand or generic Opana ER were of or for the generic Opana ER product sold by Actavis South Atlantic LLC or its successors;
- All governmental entities and Medicare Part D plans and beneficiaries, except for non-Medicare Part D government-funded employee benefit plans;
- All persons or entities who purchased Opana ER for purposes of resale or directly from Defendants or their affiliates;
- Fully insured health plans (plans that purchased insurance from another third-party payor covering 100 percent of the plan's reimbursement obligations to its members);
- Flat co-payers (consumers who paid the same co-payment amount for brand and generic drugs);
- Any consumer who purchased only Endo's brand version of Opana ER after the AB-rated generic version became available in January 2013 (i.e., "brand loyalists");
- Consumers with copay insurance plans who purchased only generic versions of Opana ER (i.e., "generic-only copay consumers");
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers;
- All Counsel of Record; and
- The Court, Court personnel, and any member of their immediate families.
For additional details, please read the Long Form Notice available at www.opanaerantitrustlitigation.com.
DO NOTHING: If you are a member of a Class, by doing nothing you will remain in that Class but will not be entitled to share in any distribution from the Settlement Fund. You will be bound by any decision of the Court in this Lawsuit, including rulings on the Settlement.
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM: If you did not exclude yourself from one or more of the Classes prior to the December 6, 2021, deadline and believe you are a Class Member, you will need to complete and return a Claim Form to obtain a share of the Settlement Fund. The Claim Form, and information on how to submit it, are available on the Settlement website. Claim Forms must be postmarked (if mailed) or received (if submitted online) on or before January 5, 2023. Because a federal jury has recently determined that Impax's co-defendant Endo has not violated federal or state law arising from its reverse payment agreement, this may be your only opportunity to receive compensation in this Litigation.
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT: If you object to all or any part of the Settlement or desire to speak in person at the Fairness Hearing, you must file a written letter of objection and/or a notice of intention to speak, including a summary statement, with the Court, Co-Lead Counsel, and Counsel for Impax by November 7, 2022.
Go to www.opanaerantitrustlitigation.com. You may also contact the Claims and Notice Administrator, by mail at Opana ER Antitrust Litigation, P.O. Box 173067, Milwaukee, WI 53217, email at info@opanaerantitrustlitigation.com, or phone at 877-888-6423. The deadlines contained in this notice may be amended by Court Order, so check the Settlement website for any updates.
Please do not call the Court or the Clerk of the Court for information about the Impax Settlement.
View original content:
SOURCE Dicello Levitt LLC and Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/09/07/dicello-levitt-llc-freed-kanner-london-amp-millen-llc-announce-proposed-settlement-class-action-involving-purchasers-opana-er-andor-its-generic-equivalent/ | 2022-09-07T22:27:27Z |
Legal Search Firm Earns Spot on Prestigious List with Three-Year Growth of 410%
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VOYlegal, an innovative legal search firm that matches top attorneys with leading employers nationwide, announced today that the company earned a spot on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The annual list represents the top 1% of companies in terms of growth. VOYlegal ranked 1557 with three-year growth of 410%.
"We are honored to be included on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list," said VOY co-founder and CEO Sandeep Rao. "It is especially meaningful to be recognized this year as we celebrate the company's 10th anniversary. Our growth over the last decade has been driven in large part by being a natively remote company and leveraging our state-of-the-art technology that allows our team to work seamlessly across markets."
In the last year, VOY increased headcount by 23%, expanded into new markets and served an increasing number of clients ranging from AmLaw 100 and regional law firms to corporations. To date in 2022, VOYlegal's team has facilitated over 125 placements in 25 distinct markets, including assisting with the opening of Norton Rose Fulbright's Chicago office and leading the move of cybersecurity partner Elliot Golding to McDermott Will & Emery.
"We have very intentionally grown our team over the last several years and are proud to have some of the best recruiters in the industry," said Miten Shah, VOYlegal co-founder and Managing Principal. "It's exciting to know that we're not only a trusted company that legal employers repeatedly turn to, but are also one of the most prosperous and fastest-growing private companies across sectors."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid economic uncertainty, labor shortages, and the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
VOYlegal is an innovative legal search firm that specializes in placing top attorney talent with elite legal employers nationwide. VOY represents partner, counsel, and associate candidates in making strategic moves to advance their careers. VOY assists some of the nation's top law firms in achieving their talent acquisition and growth goals. For more information, visit VOYlegal.com.
Media Contact:
Dareth Finn
dfinn@voylegal.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE VOYlegal | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/24/voylegal-ranks-no-1557-2022-inc-5000-list-fastest-growing-private-companies/ | 2022-08-24T14:13:33Z |
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the Artemis I flight test, NASA is inviting media to its Johnson Space Center in Houston Friday, Aug. 5, for a detailed mission briefing and a behind-the-scenes look at facilities that will enable a long-term human presence at the Moon.
NASA is currently targeting no earlier than Monday, Aug. 29, for the launch of the Space Launch System rocket to send the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth. The mission will take place over the course of about six weeks to check out systems before crew fly aboard on Artemis II.
The media day will feature mission support facilities, trainers, and hardware for future Artemis missions, as well as interview opportunities with program leaders, flight directors, astronauts, scientists, and engineers. It also will feature tours and activities in unique facilities at Johnson.
U.S. media interested in participating in person at Johnson must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Friday, July 29, by calling: 281-483-5111 or emailing: jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. International media must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 26.
Planned activities include:
- In-depth mission briefing – Discuss the Artemis I mission profile with flight directors and mission experts. The briefing also will air on NASA TV and media may ask questions by phone. NASA will share the briefing time and details to join by phone at a later date.
- Artemis mission control – Chat with flight directors, engineers and astronauts while in the control room that will be used throughout the Artemis I mission.
- Space Vehicle Mockup Facility – View a full scale version of the Orion crew module used for training and an Orion launch and entry suit that will be worn by astronauts on future Artemis missions.
- Systems Engineering Simulator – Preview the first Artemis lunar surface excursions in a new virtual reality trainer that is preparing future moonwalkers for extravehicular lunar surface operations.
- Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory – Learn about the latest hardware and ongoing testing in one of the world's largest swimming pools to support Artemis missions.
- Gateway high-fidelity hardware mockup fabrication facility – Tour a high-fidelity mockup of Gateway's Habitation and Logistics Outpost module where Artemis astronauts will live and work during future Artemis missions.
- Additional interview opportunities – Speak with experts from various programs at Johnson that support NASA's Artemis missions, including the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program and the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test, the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to the Moon in preparation for human missions to Mars. Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For updates, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE NASA | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/07/21/nasa-host-media-activities-houston-ahead-lunar-mission/ | 2022-07-21T22:04:25Z |
RICHARD GALLO, MD, PHD 2022 RECIPIENT OF DAVID MARTIN CARTER MENTOR AWARD
NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Skin Association (ASA) has announced the recipients of the 2022 David Martin Carter Mentor Award and the 2022 Research Achievement Awards.
For over three decades, ASA's David Martin Carter Mentor Award has honored members of the dermatology community who have the same vision as the late Dr. David Martin Carter. Dr. Carter was an inspiration to dermatologists, investigators, and medical students throughout the world. Dr. Carter and ASA's late founder, Dr. George Hambrick, worked tirelessly to lead ASA to the forefront of dermatological organizations and become leaders in defeating melanoma, skin cancer, and other skin diseases.
"ASA is honored to recognize Dr. Gallo and all the 2022 Research Achievement Award recipients for their tireless efforts in the field of dermatology. Their work is vital to finding long-sought-after cures," said Howard P. Milstein, Chairman of ASA.
The 2022 David Martin Carter Mentor Award is being presented to Richard Gallo, MD, PhD of the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Gallo is not only a leading medical scientist in the fields of human immunology, skin biology, and the microbiome, but also a Distinguished Professor and the Founding Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego.
For over forty years, Dr. Gallo has influenced the field of dermatology. His groundbreaking research discovered the existence of antimicrobial peptides in mammalian skin and has revolutionized the understanding of the function of the skin microbiome in human health. These medical breakthroughs have greatly advanced the understanding of several human diseases including atopic dermatitis, rosacea, and acne. He has received major awards from the Society of Investigative Dermatology, the Japanese Society of Investigative Dermatology, the European Societies of Investigative Dermatology, and several other scientific organizations. Dr. Gallo is one of the highest cited active investigators in Medicine, with over 40,000 citations from more than 350 publications in prestigious journals, including: Nature, Science, New England J. of Medicine, Immunity, Cell Host and Microbe, and others.
"We are honored to present Dr. Gallo with the 2022 David Martin Carter Mentor Award and have him as our 31st awardee," said Dr. David Norris, President of ASA. "Dr. Gallo's groundbreaking research in the microbiome has revolutionized the field of dermatology."
Recent recipients of the David Martin Carter Mentor Award include: Dr. Gerald Lazarus of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2014), Dr. Howard Baden of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (2015), Dr. Barbara Gilchrest of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (2016), Dr. Richard Edelson of Yale School of Medicine (2017), Dr. Kathleen Green of Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University (2018), Dr. Luis Diaz of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2019), Dr. John Stanley of the University of Pennsylvania, (2019), Dr. Paul Bergstresser of UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020), and Dr. Amy S. Paller of Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University (2021).
ASA's Research Achievement Awards were instituted in 1989 to help identify established scientists in investigative dermatology and cutaneous biology. This year, ASA recognized those who have greatly advanced work related to autoimmunity and inflammation, melanoma and skin cancer, psoriasis, vitiligo and pigment cell biology, public policy and medical education, discovery, and translational research.
The following Research Achievement Awards were presented:
2022 Research Achievement Award in Autoimmunity and Inflammation Skin Disorders
Janet Fairley, MD, FAAD
University of Iowa Health Care Carver College of Medicine
2022 Research Achievement Award in Skin Cancer and Melanoma
Fiona Watt FRS, FMedSci
King's College London Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine
2022 Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis
Michel Gilliet, MD
CHUV Lausanne University Hospital Switzerland
2022 Research Achievement Award in Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Disorders
Thomas J. Hornyak, MD, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2022 Research Achievement Award in Public Policy and Medical Education
Lawrence Eichenfield, MD
University of California San Diego
2022 Research Achievement Award in Discovery
David Woodley, MD
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
2022 Research Achievement Award in Translational Research
Luis Garza, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
ABOUT AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION
A unique collaboration of patients, families, advocates, physicians, and scientists, ASA has evolved over thirty-five years as a leading force in efforts to defeat melanoma, vitiligo, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and other skin diseases. Established to serve the now more than 100 million Americans – one-third of the U.S. population – afflicted with skin disorders, the organization's mission remains to: advance research, champion skin health, particularly among children, and drive public awareness about skin disease. ASA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. For more information, visit americanskin.org.
American Skin Association has earned Candid's Seal of Platinum Transparency.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE American Skin Association | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/05/16/american-skin-association-announces-2022-research-achievement-awards/ | 2022-05-16T19:16:08Z |
PHOTOS: Breathtaking images from NASA’s public library
(Stacker) - On July 11, 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, which shows the universe as it has never been seen before. President Joe Biden released the first photo in a live event streamed on NASA TV.
Prior to the reveal, the image and four others captured by the James Webb Space Telescope were only shared with a small group of scientists from around the world who were astounded and almost moved to tears. These groundbreaking images are only the start of the Webb Telescope pioneering the next era in space photography and digital exploration.
NASA officially began operations on Oct. 1, 1958, as the primary organization for U.S. civil aerospace research and development. Just 11 years later, NASA landed the first human on the moon in 1969. In the 1970s, the focus shifted to developing a space station. Skylab was launched, unmanned, in May 1973. Three crewed missions followed during the next seven months to repair the station and conduct experiments. The first international space station partnership was the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975, which brought American and Soviet crews together.
The space shuttle program became fully realized in April 1981 with the manned launch of the Columbia. In 135 missions flown with five shuttles, there were two catastrophic accidents—Challenger and Columbia. Discovery delivered the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. The 30-year shuttle program was significant in setting the foundation for future Earth-to-orbit transportation and sustained space stays.
Shuttle technology led to the construction of the International Space Station, the largest structure humans have put into space. As of May 2022, 258 astronauts from 20 countries have lived there, conducting experiments and documenting life in space since 2000.
In 2017, NASA opened the digital doors to its image and video library website, allowing the public to access more than 140,000 images, videos, and audio files. The collection provides unprecedented views of space. Stacker reviewed the collection to select 31 of the most breathtaking images, including the first from the James Webb Space Telescope. Keep reading to see these stunning images, curated with further information about the captured scenes.
The first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
On July 11, 2022, NASA released the first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope allowing us to see “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,” according to NASA. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, the image is of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, depicting thousands of galaxies shining around other galaxies whose light has been bent. During the announcement, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson put the image into perspective, saying, “If you held a grain of sand at the tip of your finger at arm’s length, that’s the part of the universe that you’re seeing—just one little speck of the universe.” The photo, which was captured in less than one day, includes “the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared,” NASA explained in a press release.
The James Webb Space Telescope (the naming of which remains controversial) is an infrared space observatory that is the product of a collaborative effort between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) spanning over three decades. The telescope was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021 to orbit the sun, and will focus on uncovering the secrets behind the universe’s origins—the big bang and the first light in the universe, the assembly of galaxy formations, the birth of stars and planetary systems, and even the origin of life itself.
The first photo is just a small preview of the groundbreaking discoveries the Webb telescope will help scientists make in the coming decades. For example, during the reveal of the first photo, Nelson pointed out that the telescope will allow them to determine if other planets are habitable.
The moon from Apollo 11
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin made history by landing on the moon while pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit. While returning home on July 21, the crew captured this picture of the full moon. Earth’s only natural satellite, it circles us from an average distance of 238,900 miles away.
Earth from the International Space Station
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot a picture of Earth from 250 miles over Australia. Airglow—the orange hue—comprises diffuse bands of light created by atoms colliding in the atmosphere near the interface of Earth and space. Studying airglow is helping scientists to understand the connections between Earth weather and space weather.
Hurricanes on Earth
Several large hurricanes were brewing in the Atlantic Ocean in September 2017. By assembling several images taken in one day by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, NASA could provide a vibrant look at this weather pattern. Views like this help communities make decisions about disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Shuttle space walk
In 2006, NASA astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr. and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang continued construction on the International Space Station (ISS). Below them lie New Zealand and Cook Strait in the Pacific Ocean. The ISS must be maintained and repaired regularly so that its inhabitants can complete missions and experiments through at least 2024.
Shuttle in silhouette
An ISS crewmember captured a picture of the space shuttle Endeavour as it neared docking in February 2010. It was Endeavour’s 10th flight to the ISS with the mission of delivering Tranquility (a berthing, life support, and exercise module) and Cupola (a robotics work station).
Eruption on the sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory documented a dramatic solar event on March 2, 2012. This explosion, appearing on the right side of the sun in the photograph, is called a “prominence eruption.” The prominence is made up of plasma—matter in an ultra-high-energy state even more volatile than gas—and can loop thousands of miles into space.
Raikoke volcano eruption
Raikoke Volcano sits on the remote Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean. On June 22, 2019, an ISS crew member captured an image of the volcanic plume of Raikoke’s first eruption in almost one hundred years. NASA satellites tracked the plume for activity that might affect aviation and climate.
Rover selfie
The Curiosity Mars rover provided a selfie as part of its 1,065th day of work on Aug. 5, 2015. A combination of multiple images taken by its Hand Lens Imager, the picture shows Curiosity on a rock called “Buckskin” on Mount Sharp. The mission to drill into Buckskin and collect a sample for analysis yielded the discovery of silica, which may show that liquid water once existed on Mars.
Cargo craft docks
The unmanned Cygnus cargo craft—the SS John Young—was photographed attaching itself to the International Space Station in November 2018 with a delivery of 7,400 pounds of supplies. The spacecraft was named after John Young, NASA’s longest-serving astronaut, who was an integral part of missions to the moon and the space shuttle program.
John Young on the moon
As part of the first extravehicular activity of its mission, Apollo 16 commander John W. Young jumps off the lunar surface while saluting the American flag in April 1972. Apollo 16 spent more than 20 hours on the surface, drove 16.6 miles in the lunar rover, and returned with 210 pounds of samples.
Canadian aurora
The snowy Quebec landscape is illuminated by the stars, the moon, and the aurora borealis in this picture from February 2012. Taken from the ISS, the image also shows airglow along the horizon. The Manicouagan Crater, seen in the lower right, was created by an asteroid impact approximately 214 million years ago.
Helix Nebula
Launched in 2003, the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope is orbiting 353 miles above Earth. In 2007, it took an infrared image of the Helix nebula (sometimes referred to as the “Eye of God”). This nebula is in the constellation of Aquarius, 650 light-years away.
The cracking Brunt Ice Shelf
In January 2019, NASA captured an image of Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf as it neared a substantial break that will release an iceberg twice the size of New York City. The crack, at the top right of the image, is called the “Halloween crack,” as it first appeared in October 2016.
Cassini’s capture of Saturn
Cassini was in space for 20 years on a mission to explore Saturn and its rings and moons. In 2016, it took several images with a wide-angle camera which were combined to create one full depiction of the planet. Cassini completed its work, having delivered images and science results, by plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere.
The heart of Madagascar
A 2018 photograph of the heart of Madagascar shows great landscape changes in the region as captured from the ISS by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold. The world’s fourth-largest island is experiencing the decimation of rainforests because of the demand for its unique resources.
The last landing
In 2011, the 30-year space shuttle program ended as Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With five shuttles and 355 space flyers, the program completed 135 missions. Today, Atlantis is on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors’ Center.
The eye of the hurricane
The International Space Station captured the eye of a Category 4 hurricane in September 2018. Moving across the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, the hurricane’s winds were clocked at 130 miles per hour. Florence reached landfall on Sept. 14 with a record-breaking storm surge and rainfall.
International Space Station
During their separation on July 19, 2011, space shuttle Atlantis took this photograph of the International Space Station. Russian cosmonauts Andrei Borisenko, Sergei Volkov, and Alexander Samokutyayev, Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan were all aboard the ISS. The shuttle astronauts were Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus, and Rex Walheim.
Watercolor of the sea
Taken from observational satellite Landsat-8 in June 2018, this image of the Chukchi Sea illuminates colorful blooms of phytoplankton. Cool nutrient-rich water from the Bering Sea meet warm, less-salty Alaskan coastal water to create these patterns. The blooms can be seen even through deep Arctic ice cover.
The Great Red Spot of Jupiter
During a close pass of Jupiter in February 2019, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured the gas giant planet and its Great Red Spot, which is the site of a massive storm on the planet’s surface. This view was created by citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill by compiling multiple images and data from the JunoCam. Juno was launched in 2011 and reached Jupiter in 2016. Its sole mission is to explore, study, and map the planet.
Monument Valley
In the Navajo Tribal Park on the border of Arizona and Utah, Monument Valley is one of the most recognizable areas of the American West. Red-rock formations and sandstone towers rise hundreds of feet above its sandy floor. The Operational Land Imager on Landsat-8 captured the elevation differences of the Valley in November 2016.
Flying through an aurora
Flying 200 miles above Earth has given the crew members on the International Space Station the opportunity to document the changes and events on their home planet from the Station’s unique perspective. In August 2014, the ISS flew through a green aurora. An aurora is observed when charged electrons from solar wind interact with Earth’s atmosphere.
Pillars of Creation
The Pillars of Creation are part of the Eagle Nebula, approximately 5,700 light years from Earth. This composite image uses data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. The Pillars area of the nebula is an active star-forming region.
Total eclipse of the sun
The total solar eclipse of the sun on Aug. 21, 2017, offered a rare opportunity for NASA to collect data on the Earth-sun connection. Its long, uninterrupted path over land, starting at the Oregon coast where this image was captured, provided more time for scientists to study the sun’s corona.
Untethered in space
In 1984, Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II took the historic first untethered spacewalk. Floating a few meters away from Space Shuttle Challenger, he spent four hours in the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). McCandless logged more than 300 hours in space during his long career with NASA.
Marbled Pluto
Pluto’s color variations were captured by NASA’s New Horizons space probe in 2015. The enhanced image shows the marbling effect of the dwarf planet’s diverse landforms. Pluto has mountains and plains with blue skies as well as ice and red snow.
The wild river
Captured by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet in 2017, this image shows the 1,400-mile Dnieper River in snowy, icy February. The river runs from Russia to the Black Sea. The International Space Station orbits Earth approximately 16 times each day and is keeping a visual record of our ever-changing planet.
Supermassive black hole
This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, discovered in a sparsely populated area of the universe with the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Telescope in Hawaii. Black holes were previously believed to be located in very large galaxies in densely populated clusters. The black region in the center is the event horizon, where no light can escape from the black hole’s powerful gravity.
The space selfie
During a spacewalk to do maintenance on the International Space Station in March 2019, astronaut Nick Hague took a selfie. Documenting his first spacewalk, Hague was 250 miles above Earth. It wasn’t the first space selfie, though. Buzz Aldrin claimed that achievement during his moon walk in 1969.
An SLS test article
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is a powerful rocket system designed to enable exploration far into the solar system. The rocket is intended to send Artemis 1—along with the first woman and first person of color lunar explorer—to the moon by 2024.
Copyright 2022 Stacker via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/07/18/photos-breathtaking-images-nasas-public-library/ | 2022-07-18T18:34:08Z |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curebase, a company committed to democratizing access to clinical studies, has named veteran healthcare attorney Laura Podolsky as general counsel responsible for all legal matters.
To download a headshot of Podolsky, please click here.
Curebase's decentralized clinical trial (DCT) model enables patients to participate in studies regardless of their location, while also expanding access to populations that are typically underrepresented in clinical trials. The company's virtual research sites also provide physicians with new and unique options to offer their patients interested in taking part in trials. As one of the first attorneys to specialize in DCTs, Podolsky brings a unique experience set to Curebase, as well the understanding of how to effectively support rapid business growth.
"Laura has a track record of developing legal strategies that support innovation in healthcare, particularly in the decentralized clinical trial space," said Tom Lemberg, founder, and chief executive officer of Curebase. "Her startup experience, legal expertise, and strong collaborative skills will be invaluable to us as we continue to grow our business."
Prior to joining Curebase, Podolsky was senior counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law, a firm specializing in providing legal support for healthcare innovators. She served nearly seven years as founding general counsel at clinical research company Science 37, where she developed the legal framework for DCTs and addressed legal and regulatory questions central to the field.
Before becoming an attorney, Podolsky worked in public health, focusing on labor rights and worker health and safety.
"My goal as general counsel is to solve problems, support business growth, and do the right thing," Podolsky said. "We can accomplish a lot of good by making clinical trials easier and more accessible for patients, no matter where they're located."
Podolsky earned her law degree from UCLA School of Law, a master's degree in public health from UCLA School of Public Health, and a bachelor's degree in English from Duke University.
About Curebase
At Curebase, our mission is to bring quality medical innovations to patients faster and improve human wellbeing through more efficient clinical studies. We are proving that clinical research can be radically accelerated if we empower physicians everywhere to enroll patients in the communities where they live. By applying cutting edge clinical software and remote study management techniques to the problem, we are reinventing clinical trials and research from the ground up. For more information, please visit www.curebase.com.
Media Contacts:
Shawn Malloy
media@curebase.com
315-882-5310
Adam Beeson
Amendola Communications (for Curebase)
847-867-0048
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Curebase | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/08/16/curebase-hires-healthcare-attorney-laura-podolsky-head-legal-team/ | 2022-08-16T13:31:34Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SKYPAD, a global leader in product performance analytics for retailers and brands, is thrilled to announce a partnership with luxury beauty retailer, Cos Bar. Leveraging feedback from key existing subscribers, including Chantecaille, Creed, Augustinis Bader, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Revive, and a host of others, the SKYPAD team worked to build an application tailored to best support the ever-burgeoning beauty industry with sales insights and consumer trends. This exclusive partnership is a strategic step forward to support the cosmetics and beauty space.
With its 19 brick-and-mortar stores throughout the US and its online presence, Cos Bar chose the SKYPAD SaaS platform as its preferred analytics tool. SKYPAD will be utilized to best forecast demand and to ensure automated, accurate, and consistent sales data-sharing with its brands. This will ultimately lead to optimal product availability for consumers in their stores and online. This time save will be a win-win for brands, buyers, and most importantly, consumers.
SKYPAD will provide a comprehensive dashboard with vendor product and location level insights and year-over-year comparison capabilities in a shared view, easing brand and buyer collaboration. The program includes industry specific terminology and concepts, including aggregate time frames around holidays and key events, categories and sub-categories, and benefits.
SKYPAD and Cos Bar have a shared, focused commitment to clients, which is to enhance speed, consistency, and accuracy of data sharing between merchants and their suppliers – Ultimately ensuring consumers have access to the right product, in the right place, at the right time.
"We are eager to launch with SKYPAD, and to empower our Merchant team and brands with an industry leading tool. We anticipate that this solution will not only grow our collective businesses, but will also grow our strategic and new brand relationships. We look forward to the results to come." – Cristina Estrada, VP of Operations
SKYPAD's VP of Business Development, Gil Hakami, stated, "We are super excited about this exclusive new partnership with Cos Bar. SKYPAD will allow Cos Bar buyers and their respective brands to collaborate on a single platform, to make merchandising decisions based on facts. Inevitably, this will positively impact Cos Bar consumers at the stores and online."
Sky I.T. Group is the home of SKYPAD, a leading B2B SaaS platform, supporting the collaboration of the world's most recognizable brands with the top retailers across the globe. Leveraging automation and self-serve reporting, SKYPAD provides insights into product and location level trends that drive planning, forecasting, and supply chain decisions, refining the consumer shopping experience.
Today, SKYPAD services over 4,000 users, from 2,000+ brands across several industry verticals and geographic regions. Our client brand portfolio of industry leaders includes International Cosmetics and Perfumes, Bond No 9, La Prairie, Sisley, Shiseido, and Oribe Hair Care. The SKYPAD retailer partner network includes Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth, and Nordstrom.
Website: www.skyitgroup.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Sky I.T. Group | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/23/skypad-partnership-with-cos-bar/ | 2022-08-23T12:08:42Z |
Process management specialist to resell and implement OpenText solutions including Content Management to support regional customers in their digital transformation initiatives
WATERLOO, ON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), a global leader in information management, today announced expanded local support for OpenText™ solutions in the DACH region following a newly signed partnership agreement with process and consulting specialist Scheer Group. Leveraging OpenText's Information Management platform that helps customers organize, integrate, and protect data and content as it flows through business processes inside and outside the organization, Scheer will be able to offer its customers increased choice for in-region deployment of its process management and digital enablement technologies and services.
Under the new partnership, Scheer will resell components from OpenText´s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) suite – including OpenText™ Extended ECM that allows content to be transparently integrated with other leading applications such as SAP S/4HANA®, SAP® SuccessFactors®, Salesforce®, Microsoft® Office 365® . OpenText's Enterprise Content Management and Digital Process Automation technologies will complement Scheer's SAP Competence Center and its extensive team of process consultants. By allowing customers to adopt Information Management solutions that are complementary to the RISE with SAP offering, this partnership will help customers accelerate their migration to SAP S/4HANA® with the benefits of OpenText. The partnership will initially focus on serving customers within Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (the "DACH" region) with plans for geographic expansion in the future.
"We are pleased to welcome Scheer into the OpenText Global Partner ecosystem," said Werner Rieche, Managing Director, Germany, and Vice President Sales, DACH at OpenText. "Information is every organization's most valuable asset. By combining our award-winning Information Management solutions with Scheer's process and digital enablement capabilities, Scheer customers will benefit from having access to the right information at the right time to deliver operational excellence and bottom-line improvements."
"As companies around the globe prioritize a digital-first approach to their operations, it is essential that they are able to seamlessly bring business and IT together through clear processes and dynamic information management tools," said Mario Baldi, CEO at Scheer Group. "We are excited to share the news of our partnership with OpenText, enabling our customers to benefit from leading information management technologies to help realize renewed value from data and content, and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives."
Scheer is a leading specialist for efficient business process management with over 35 years of experience. Leveraging in-depth industry know-how and strong IT competencies, Scheer is trusted by organizations in a variety of industry sectors who want to optimize and streamline business processes including those that are document-based. Already partnering with some of the largest software companies in the world including SAP and Microsoft, Scheer customers will be able to leverage OpenText Information Management solutions that best support their business while complementing enterprise solutions already in place.
Delegates attending OpenText World EMEA 2022, taking place June 21-22, will have the opportunity to hear from Werner Rieche and Mario Baldi in a session scheduled at 13.00-13.30 CET on June 22 in which they will share their visions and solutions for successful projects and how customers and partners are actively shaping the future of Information Management.
To learn more about Scheer Group and its partnership with OpenText visit www.scheer-group.com/en/customers-partnerships/opentext-partnership/.
About Scheer Group
Scheer GmbH is the flagship company of the Scheer Group, which operates in various European countries as well as in the U.S.A., Singapore, and Australia. As a consulting and software house with proven process expertise, Scheer supports companies in the development of new business models, with the optimization and implementation of efficient business processes as well as with the dependable operation of their IT systems. The integrated architecture comprises various consulting solutions and products: it offers dependable solutions for the end-to-end digitization of business models and processes as well as for the implementation of new technologies in digital business. Scheer is the partner of choice for many well-known companies working towards the useful and efficient implementation of SAP and SAP S/4HANA. Furthermore, consulting in the context of the current development of business process management and process mining supports the quality of innovative business model processes. Customers benefit from high levels of Scheer sector expertise, gained from diverse consulting projects, professional IT implementation and the possibility of having their applications or the entire IT-architecture run and managed in the cloud by Scheer experts. For more information, please visit www.scheer-group.com.
About OpenText
OpenText, The Information Company™, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX) visit www.opentext.com.
Connect with us:
Certain statements in this press release may contain words considered forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities laws. These statements are based on OpenText's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies, and markets in which the company operates. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and the actual outcome may be materially different. OpenText's assumptions, although considered reasonable by the company at the date of this press release, may prove to be inaccurate and consequently its actual results could differ materially from the expectations set out herein. For additional information with respect to risks and other factors which could occur, see OpenText's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other securities filings with the SEC and other securities regulators. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, OpenText disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Copyright © 2022 OpenText. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks owned by OpenText. One or more patents may cover this product(s). For more information, please visit https://www.opentext.com/patents.
OTEX-G
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Open Text Corporation | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/22/opentext-extends-reach-its-information-management-solutions-dach-region-through-partnership-with-scheer-group/ | 2022-06-22T09:40:32Z |
Transportation software and payments company hires Burt Arrington to lead legal operations and support the company's strategic growth plans
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Passport, a transportation software and payments company, is pleased to announce that D. Burt Arrington is joining the team as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Arrington will oversee all legal operations and support the company's efforts to expand its products and services to more cities across North America.
Arrington joins the Passport team from the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, where he was a member of the Financial Services practice group. Previously, he was the Corporate Secretary for Brighthouse Financial, a publicly-traded annuity and life insurance company, and was a key contributor in Brightouse's successful spin-off from MetLife in 2017. Burt also held several senior executive positions (culminating with Deputy General Counsel) with BB&T, now known as Truist, leading the corporate and securities legal team and serving as the primary in-house lawyer for BB&T's bank and non-bank M&A transactions and capital markets issuances. He received his JD from UNC-Chapel Hill and his B.A. from Davidson College.
"I am thrilled Burt is joining the Passport team and I look forward to partnering as we continue to grow and position Passport as a transforming force within the transportation industry," says Passport CEO, David Evans. "Burt brings a wealth of experience through acting as a trusted advisor to boards and leadership teams on matters of strategic importance."
"I am excited to join a dedicated team passionate about helping cities build more equitable and livable communities through innovative technology, data and products," says Arrington. "I look forward to working with the team as we position the company for continued growth."
About Passport
Passport is a transportation software and payments company that builds technology to more efficiently manage streets and sidewalks. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Passport is trusted by more than 800 cities, universities and agencies, including Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles and Miami. Passport's digital platform helps cities manage parking and mobility infrastructure, creating more livable, equitable communities. One of the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists, Passport was also named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020.
Media Contact:
Allison Guthrie
(818) 523-8581
passport@greenbrier.partners
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Passport | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/04/25/passport-hires-new-general-counsel-burt-arrington/ | 2022-04-25T15:11:10Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but the previous week’s number was revised upward significantly, with claims breaching the 250,000 level in back-to-back weeks for the first time in more than eight months.
Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 23 declined by 5,000 to 256,000 from the previous week’s 261,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The number of claims for the week of July 16 was revised upward by 10,000 from the previous estimate of 251,000.
First-time applications generally reflect layoffs.
The four-week average for claims, which smooths out some of the week-to-week volatility, rose by 6,250 from the previous week, to 249,500. That number is also at its highest level since November of last year.
The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending July 16 fell by 25,000 from the previous week, to 1,359,000. That figure has been near 50-year lows for months.
Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported that employers added 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly robust gain and similar to the pace of the previous two months. Economists had expected job growth to slow sharply last month given the broader signs of economic weakness.
The unemployment rate remained 3.6% for a fourth straight month, matching a near-50-year low that was reached before the pandemic struck in early 2020.
Earlier in July the government reported that U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May amid signs that the economy is weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong. There are nearly two job openings for every unemployed person.
Though the labor market is still considered strong, other indicators are pointing to some weakness in the U.S. economy. The government said Thursday that the U.S. economy shrank 0.9% in the second quarter, the second straight quarterly contraction.
Consumer prices are still soaring, up 9.1% in June compared with a year earlier, the biggest yearly increase in four decades. In response, the Federal Reserve raised its main borrowing rate by another three-quarters of a point on Wednesday. That follows last month’s three-quarter point hike and a half-point increase in May.
Those higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome and pushed credit card rates up.
All of those factors paint a divergent and confusing picture of the post-pandemic economy: Inflation is hammering household budgets, forcing consumers to pull back on spending, and growth is weakening, heightening fears the economy could fall into recession.
Though the labor market is still strong, there have been some high-profile layoffs announced recently by Tesla, Netflix, Carvana, Redfin and Coinbase. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/fewer-americans-applied-for-jobless-benefits-last-week/ | 2022-07-29T02:37:08Z |
ST. LOUIS, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelly Pippine joins Mississippi Lime Company ("MLC") as Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Innovation. In leading MLC's strategic growth plans, Pippine is responsible for expanding the company's business and building upon key relationships with customers in the marketplace. Pippine reports to Paul Hogan, President and CEO.
Pippine joins MLC from LANXESS, where she held the position of Vice President, Global Head of Marketing in its Flavors and Fragrances business. During her successful 22+ year career, she also held key roles of increasing responsibility with Emerald Kalama Chemical (acquired by LANXESS), Celanese Corporation, and The Dow Chemical Company.
David Venhaus, the company's current Vice President of Sales and Marketing, transitions to MLC's Vice President of Operations. Terry Zerr, current Vice President of Operations moves into the newly created position of Vice President of Supply Chain.
"We are positioning our business to effectively compete in the ever-changing market conditions we face, and growth is a key strategic priority. The expansion of our leadership team and the broadening of our supply chain capabilities supports the growth of our business," said Paul Hogan, President and CEO of MLC. Hogan further stated, "I'm pleased to welcome Kelly to MLC. Her background and expertise make her an ideal candidate to accelerate our growth and innovation." Pippine holds a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in materials science and engineering from Michigan State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Stephen M. Ross School of Business at University of Michigan.
About Mississippi Lime Company
Mississippi Lime Company ("MLC"), headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is a leading global supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. With over a century in business, the company has built a reputation on the purity of its products, commitment to research and development, and tradition of customer satisfaction. Mississippi Lime operates the largest lime facility in the Americas and mines some of the purest limestone reserves in the world. The company supplies high-calcium quicklime, hydrated lime, calcium carbonate products, trucking services, and technical solutions from a diversified, reliable network of facilities in Ste. Genevieve, MO; Calera, AL; Verona, KY; Vicksburg, MS; Weirton, WV; Chester, SC; Mobile, AL; Prairie du Rocher, IL; Kansas City, KS; as well as several distribution sites throughout the country. For more information, visit MLC.com.
Contact:
Bailie Moore
Lambert & Co.
bmoore@lambert.com
(217) 714-9429
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Mississippi Lime Company (MLC) | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/19/mississippi-lime-company-hires-kelly-pippine-vice-president-sales-marketing-innovation/ | 2022-07-19T18:15:12Z |
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agadia Systems, Inc. (Agadia), a recognized healthcare technology solution provider for over 50 of the nation's leading Health Plans & PBMs, is announcing an integration with language solutions provider, CQ fluency, to provide translation services within Agadia's prior authorization solution, PAHub.
PAHub, is a HITRUST certified solution that enables Health Plans & PBMs to streamline and control all clinical, compliance and administrative aspects of prior authorization at the point-of-care to improve compliance, reduce turn-around times and costs. With this integration, PAHub will allow clients to meet their language translation needs for templates, explanations and notification letters during the prior authorization process.
"We are very excited to integrate CQ fluency's robust translation capabilities with our cutting-edge prior authorization automation technology in PAHub. We take great pride in the vast capabilities of our electronic prior authorization solution and look forward to the expanded utility of PAHub to now offer translations in over 170 languages to better aid our clients and their members." says Ross Loomis, Vice President, Sales of Agadia.
"More than 25 million U.S. residents are Limited English Proficient (LEP), meaning they speak English less than well," according to Alan Vernon, Vice President of Healthcare at CQ fluency. "As an exclusive translation vendor for the CMS and 60+ health plans, CQ fluency has a complete understanding of the prior authorization guidelines and best practices to avoid sanctions for non-compliance. Our proprietary processes have reduced letter turn-over time from 30 hours to three hours. This process improves speed, reduces costs via automation, leverages AI and reduces the risk of human error."
Agadia is a leading healthcare technology company addressing the evolving needs of the managed care market with a suite of utilization management solutions in electronic prior authorization, MTM, Medicare Part D star ratings and adherence, and formulary benefit design. Used by over 50 of the nation's leading health plans and PBMs, and covering over 80 million lives, Agadia's advanced technology solutions help drive operational efficiency, appropriate utilization, compliance, and profitability. For more information, visit www.agadia.com.
CQ fluency is a global company that offers a full suite of culturally relevant translation services for life sciences and health in over 170 languages. They are on a mission to improve lives– with subject matter experts who leverage their Cultural Intelligence (CQ) to blend meaning and feeling to cultivate real human connections.
They combine human expertise with customized technology to help organizations effectively communicate to an increasingly diverse domestic population and navigate the global marketplace. Their clients include companies such as Merck, Pfizer, Aetna, MetLife, CMS and NIH. More about CQ fluency can be found at www.CQfluency.com
Agadia
1-877-575-2533
contact@agadia.com
www.agadia.com
CQ fluency
+1.201.487.8007
info@CQfluency.com
www.CQfluency.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Agadia Systems, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/07/agadia-systems-inc-announces-integration-with-cq-fluency-within-prior-authorization-solution-pahub/ | 2022-09-07T14:50:58Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for TSLA, PGR, BJ, META, and AMD.
Click a link below then choose between in-depth options trade idea report or a stock score report.
Options Report – Ideal trade ideas on up to seven different options trading strategies. The report shows all vital aspects of each option trade idea for each stock.
Stock Report - Measures a stock's suitability for investment with a proprietary scoring system combining short and long-term technical factors with Wall Street's opinion including a 12-month price forecast.
- TSLA: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=TSLA&prnumber=081820223
- PGR: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=PGR&prnumber=081820223
- BJ: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=BJ&prnumber=081820223
- META: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=META&prnumber=081820223
- AMD: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=AMD&prnumber=081820223
(Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)
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.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE InvestorsObserver | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/18/thinking-about-trading-options-or-stock-tesla-progressive-bjs-wholesale-club-meta-platforms-or-advanced-micro-devices/ | 2022-08-18T14:59:56Z |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — A big focus of the Inflation Reduction Act the Senate approved over the weekend was lowering health care costs, but the provision that would have capped insulin prices for many Americans did not make it into the bill.
Democratic lawmakers say the prices Americans are charged for insulin are out of control, and some Republican lawmakers tried to help Democrats implement a cap on insulin prices, but those efforts weren’t entirely successful.
Democrats have argued for years that Americans can’t afford to continue paying for the rising price of insulin.
“I’ve heard from people in my state who risked their lives and rationed their insulin to make end meet,” Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) said.
In the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats are capping insulin prices for Medicare recipients at $35 a month.
“It’s a big big win for millions of seniors,” Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
But an effort to extend that same insulin price cap for Americans with private insurance failed to make it into the final package.
“I believe this violates the rules of Senate reconciliation,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said.
Graham based his objection on the Senate parliamentarian, who ruled against including the provision for private insurance holders. Democrats tried to pass it anyway, but only won over seven of the 10 republicans they needed.
The remaining Republicans, including Kansas Senator Roger Marshall, blocked the measure.
“What their legislation would do is simply pass that expense on along to somebody else. The real problem is pharmacy benefit managers,” he said.
The cap on insulin costs for Medicare recipients will begin next year if passed by the house and signed into law, which is expected to happen. | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/despite-new-inflation-package-insulin-prices-remain-out-of-control/ | 2022-08-08T22:55:01Z |
FORT WORTH, Texas (KDAF) — If you’re a fan of The Sandlot, chances are you remember the iconic Fourth of July game scene.
The iconic wide shot of all the children running in slow motion through their suburban streets against a backdrop of lit fireworks and families enjoying barbecued food. It’s the picturesque Fourth of July celebration.
Though your Fourth of July celebration may not look like that 1993 movie, it can still be a great one. So, here are some of the events going on in Fort Worth this Fourth of July weekend:
- July 2: 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks Show
- July 2: 4th July Cox Running Club 5K
- July 3: Concerts in the Garden Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
- July 4: Fort Worth’s Fourth
- July 4: Eagle Mountain Lake Fireworks | https://cw33.com/news/local/things-to-do-in-fort-worth-for-fourth-of-july-weekend/ | 2022-06-27T22:31:39Z |
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCi Inc., the marketing platform for multi-location brands, and Marco's Pizza announced today that the national pizza brand will utilize its local store marketing platform systemwide.
As the nation's fastest-growing pizza brand* with more than 1,100 locations, Marco's continues to accelerate franchise expansion with more than 200 stores in various stages of development. As franchise development surges and Marco's sets its sights on becoming the No. 4 brand in pizza, it turned to SOCi to raise brand awareness within its communities across the country.
SOCi helps streamline and expand Marco's localized marketing strategy, including local listings, social, and reputation management. Additionally, Marco's is tapping SOCi for insights through SOCi Listening to gain a better understanding of consumer sentiment around the very large and growing pizza industry to improve the customer experience.
"As we continue to expand our franchise presence, we knew we needed a platform with the tools and functionality to manage and positively impact our digital presence," said Chris Tussing, CMO of Marco's Pizza. "With the support of the SOCi team, we've been able to provide stores the platform and support needed to manage, create, market, and promote relevant local information and content to better reach customers in their individual trade areas."
SOCi's platform has also enabled Marco's to execute local paid social campaigns. "The platform provides individual franchisees the functionality to launch locally targeted paid social campaigns, which was a specific capability that franchisees were asking for and an important component for why Marco's selected SOCi," said Tussing.
"SOCi's top priority is to provide our customers with the tools and strategic insight they need to succeed. We understand that managing and maintaining a localized digital marketing strategy across thousands of locations is no easy feat," said Afif Khoury, founder and CEO of SOCi. "This is why we equip our customers with the resources and support they need to feel empowered to deliver a localized marketing strategy at scale."
To learn more about how SOCi's all-in-one platform helps brands design industry-leading localized marketing strategies, visit www.meetsoci.com.
For more information on Marco's Pizza franchise opportunities, visit https://www.marcos.com/franchising/ or call 866-731-8209 to speak with Shannon Iverson, Vice President of Franchise Sales.
Marco's Pizza is America's Most Loved and Most Trusted Pizza Brand, according to the 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Marco's Pizza is the fastest-growing pizza brand in the United States. Marco's was founded in 1978 by Italian-born Pasquale ("Pat") Giammarco and thrives to deliver a high-quality pizza experience, known for its dough made from scratch and its three fresh signature cheeses. The company has grown from its roots as a beloved Ohio brand to operate over 1,100 stores in 33 states with locations in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Most recently, Marco's Pizza was ranked No. 2 in the Pizza category on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2022 "Franchise 500" ranking, and No. 4 in the Fastest Growing category on Restaurant Business' 2021 "Top 10 Fastest Growing Chains" ranking. Other recent accolades include a first-time presence on Newsweek's 2022 "America's Best Customer Service" in pizza chains list, ranked No. 40 on QSR's Top 50 and has been featured five consecutive years on Nation's Restaurant News' prestigious "Top 500" ranking.
*Marco's Pizza is the fastest-growing pizza brand based on year-over-year unit growth, according to 2021 NRN Top 500 U.S. Restaurant Ranking LSR Pizza Segment.
SOCi is the marketing platform for multi-location brands. We empower businesses like Ace Hardware, Sport Clips and Anytime Fitness to scale marketing efforts across all digital channels in a way that's brand directed, locally perfected, and data connected. As one central place to scale marketing, SOCi makes the impossible possible by enabling top brands and their locations to strengthen and scale their digital presence across limitless local search and social pages while protecting what matters most, their reputation. For more information on how SOCi can help fuel your localized marketing success, visit us at www.meetsoci.com or message us at hello@meetsoci.com.
Media Contacts
Avery Nunez
BLASTmedia for SOCi
soci@blastmedia.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE SOCi | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/30/marcos-pizza-adopts-soci-its-local-store-marketing-platform/ | 2022-08-30T14:25:47Z |
Published in Tobacco Control, report analyzes Big Tobacco's multi-million-dollar campaign leveraging advertorials, digital and social media channels to promote "support" of public health while continuing to invest in and market its deadly cigarettes
WASHINGTON , May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With a long-history of circumventing and finding loopholes in tobacco advertising regulations and policies, Big Tobacco is turning to sponsored content in America's most prestigious news outlets to rehabilitate its poor image and continue efforts to mislead the public for financial gain about its commitment to public health, a new study from Truth Initiative shows. The report illustrates how the tobacco industry uses paid media, including digital and social channels, to reposition and align itself with the public health strategy of harm reduction and promote its new products as "safer alternatives" to smoking despite inconclusive evidence.
According to research published in the current issue of Tobacco Control, Phillip Morris International (PMI) and Altria, the makers of Marlboro, are pursuing a makeover campaign using a range of sponsored "advertorials" both in print and online. These ads featuring high profile corporate executives seek to promote the industry's new non-combustible offerings and company sponsored research to position itself as an advocate for public health, even as its tobacco products remain the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. and globally. The sponsored content closely resembles and appears near legitimate editorial content, clearly designed to leverage the influence and credibility of major news organizations and obfuscate to readers that these are paid ads, the study asserts.
"It's the next phase in a long line of strategies to manipulate the public discourse on smoking, vaping and nicotine. These advertorials can often appear indistinguishable from real editorial content, and readers need to pay close attention to see them for what they are: industry propaganda," said Robin Koval, CEO and President of Truth Initiative and one of the report's co-authors. "We need to raise awareness about the ways the tobacco industry is using advertising like this to spread a false narrative in an attempt to position itself as aligned with public health when in fact the exact opposite is true. Make no mistake, these efforts are meant to generate sales of the industry's products, boost profits and burnish their tarnished corporate image regardless of the actual consequences to the public's health."
The extent to which these ads have infiltrated major news outlets is concerning. The Truth Initiative study found that combined, PMI and Altria spent $11.72 million between January 2020 and August 2021 on corporate advertising concentrated in national newspapers including the Boston Globe, The Denver Post, The Washington Post, Politico and The Wall Street Journal, along with digital video ads. The study believes that the companies' spending is likely vastly understated since it doesn't include all forms of advertising, including these "advertorials," and mobile application ads, which are digital and notoriously difficult to track.
For years, restrictions have existed to prohibit some forms of tobacco product advertising, including a 1998 Master Settlement Agreement that stopped tobacco advertising targeting young people; eliminated outdoor, billboard and public transit advertising of cigarettes; and prohibited event sponsorship. Newspapers are still permitted to run tobacco advertising, although many instituted their own policies that prohibit paid ads containing cigarettes. To circumvent these current restrictions on advertising, tobacco companies are able to purchase ads in many publications under the guise that they are corporate advocacy messages which many publications, even those with tobacco advertising restrictions permit. However, with tobacco as their only or majority products, this is clearly a loophole being exploited to further overall corporate objectives.
The research findings from Truth Initiative confirm those from a recent report from Stanford University School of Medicine, which specifically analyzes PMI's public relations campaign that claims it is a public health advocate seeking to create a "smoke-free future." The Stanford report addresses the campaign's promotion and use of advertorials to portray PMI science as trustworthy and accurate, which the authors say is an attempt to sway regulators and policymakers to adopt rules favorable to the company's business.
In publishing the report in Tobacco Control, the authors hope it will prompt the media industry and government regulators to take further action on tobacco industry advertising initiatives.
"These ads fly in the face of the intent of current marketing regulations and policies. They are clearly designed to influence public opinion and perpetuate an industry whose products cause more than 8 million preventable deaths per year and are responsible for nearly 1,600 children trying their first cigarette every day in the U.S.," Koval said. "Newspapers need to stop accepting funding from tobacco companies to promote their products, regardless of the advertisement's form."
About Truth Initiative®
Truth Initiative is a national public health organization dedicated to achieving a culture where all young people reject smoking, vaping and nicotine and a future where tobacco and nicotine addiction are a thing of the past. In 2020, we celebrated 20 years of saving lives and preventing millions of youth from smoking. Our impact has helped drive the teen smoking rate down from 23% in 2000 to under 3% in 2021. The truth about tobacco and the tobacco industry are at the heart of our proven-effective and nationally recognized truth® public education campaign. As youth e-cigarette use threatens to addict a new generation to nicotine, we are leading the fight against tobacco and nicotine addiction in all forms. Our rigorous scientific research and policy studies, community and youth engagement programs supporting populations at high risk of using tobacco, and innovation in tobacco dependence treatment are also helping to end one of the most critical public health battles of our time. Based in Washington D.C., our organization, formerly known as the American Legacy Foundation, was established and funded through the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between attorneys general from 46 states, five U.S. territories and the tobacco industry. To learn more, visit truthinitiative.org.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Truth Initiative | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/05/16/tobacco-industry-using-sponsored-content-major-media-outlets-shift-public-perception-makeover-its-image-despite-continued-sale-harmful-products-truth-initiative-research-shows/ | 2022-05-16T16:19:49Z |
BOULDER, Colo., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- E Source, the data authority for the utility industry, announced today that it has acquired Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG).
DEFG is a utility customer research and advisory firm with expertise in low income, equity, and customer experience. DEFG's five collaborative groups serve over 50 of the largest utilities in the US and Canada, giving the leaders of these companies access to insights that help them better serve their customers and meet organizational goals.
With this acquisition, E Source can now help utilities improve customer experience and manage affordability for all customers, including those that are most vulnerable and those investing in beyond-the-meter products and solutions.
"Our mission is to build a sustainable future in partnership with utilities. One of the critical components of a Sustainable Utility is equity," says Ted Schultz, CEO of E Source. "Although we've been helping utilities with energy equity for several years, bringing in DEFG's expertise positions E Source as the energy equity leader for utilities. DEFG's work in prepay, low- and moderate-income customer service, and customer experience has set the standard in our industry. It's very exciting to welcome DEFG to the E Source family."
DEFG is the ninth company E Source has acquired since early 2020. The acquisition is an important step in E Source's continued effort to build a comprehensive portfolio of digital, data-driven solutions that help utilities manage their rapidly evolving customer, infrastructure, and business needs. E Source is dedicated to helping every utility do the hard work it takes to become The Sustainable Utility—one that is environmentally responsible, equitably delivers safe and reliable energy, and is financially stable.
Since 2003, DEFG has been developing robust customer engagement strategies and improving program offerings. The company provides guidance on marketing and communications, customer service, operational efficiencies, and regulatory policies. DEFG's clients include dozens of the largest US and Canadian utilities.
"Utilities have an obligation to provide safe, affordable, reliable energy to all. We believe the time has come to expand the traditional compact in the utility sector to include clean, reliable energy and new perspectives on equity," says Jamie Wimberly, CEO of DEFG. "In addition, there is a growing class of customers who are investing in electric vehicles, renewable energy, and a range of other beyond-the-meter products and services. These customers will also require a new customer service model. By combining forces with E Source, we multiply our efforts to serve all types of communities and improve customer experience and customer care."
"The continued evolution of E Source as a thought leader and partner to utilities is impressive," says Rob Langley, managing partner and cofounder of Align Capital Partners, which owns E Source. "The market intelligence E Source can now offer is unparalleled."
E Source, the data authority for the utility industry, blends industry-leading research, predictive data science, and solution services to help utilities make better decisions to support their customers, their bottom line, and our planet. With a commitment to practical innovation, we use more than three decades of utility-focused experience and our unique solution set to help clients achieve their goal of becoming a Sustainable Utility. E Source is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with offices across the US. For more information, see www.esource.com.
Align Capital Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm that partners with business owners and management teams to create shared success. ACP manages $775 million in committed capital with investment teams in Cleveland and Dallas. ACP brings experience and resources to help lower-middle-market companies accelerate their growth to the benefit of management, employees, and the firm's investors. ACP makes control investments in differentiated companies within the business services, technology, specialty manufacturing, and distribution sectors. For more information, visit www.aligncp.com.
Public relations contact
Sannie Sieper, Director of Marketing, E Source
sannie_sieper@esource.com
303-345-9138
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE E Source Companies LLC | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/14/e-source-acquires-defg-become-leader-equity-solutions-utilities/ | 2022-07-14T13:24:35Z |
Two Junction City school buildings placed on lockdown Wed. morning
Published: Aug. 31, 2022 at 10:57 AM CDT|Updated: 26 minutes ago
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Two USD 475 Junction City school buildings have resumed normal operations after being placed on lockdown Wednesday morning.
According to Junction City Police Department’s Public Information Officer Cadin Sanner, JCPD responded to a call in the city’s northwest side around 10 a.m. As a result, the HD Karns Innovations Academy and Westwood Elementary School were placed in a temporary lockdown.
Sanner said the move was out of caution, and officers were able to resolve the incident that prompted the lockdown before 11 a.m. Officials say at no point was there an active threat to any schools within Junction City.
No other information has been released.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/31/two-junction-city-school-buildings-placed-lockdown-wed-morning/ | 2022-08-31T16:25:42Z |
NEW YORK and HONG KONG, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Treadwell Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel medicines for unmet needs in cancer, today announced the initiation of patient dosing in TWT-203, its Phase 1b/2 study to evaluate CFI-402257, an oral, best-in-class inhibitor of Threonine Tyrosine Kinase (TTK, also known as MPS1) in patients with advanced solid tumors and ER+/Her2- breast cancer. Dosing of the first patient in the trial commenced June 8th at START Mountain Region in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"Inhibition of TTK, a key mitotic checkpoint, with CFI-402257 represents a novel treatment approach for ER+/Her2-breast cancer, particularly in the context of CDK4/6 inhibitor failure" said Principal Investigator, Dr. Justin A. Call, MD, Director of Clinical Research at START Mountain Region in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"We are excited about the initiation of TWT-203 with our potent and selective TTK inhibitor," said Dr. Michael Tusche, Treadwell co-CEO. "Previous clinical studies have demonstrated that CFI-402257 has a tolerable safety profile and confirmed responses in ER+/Her2- breast cancer after progression on CDK4/6 inhibitors. We look forward to the continued development of this molecule in breast cancer."
The Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of CFI-402257 is an open-label, multi-center, dose optimization study designed to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of CFI-402257 as a single agent in advanced solid tumors or in combination with fulvestrant in ER+/Her2- Breast Cancer patients after disease progression on prior CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy. The trial will enrol approximately 40 patients at up to 10 sites in the United States. It will include a dose confirming portion in advanced solid tumors and expansions at the Recommended Phase 2 dose as a monotherapy in solid tumors and in combination with fulvestrant in breast cancer patients.
About Treadwell Therapeutics
Treadwell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage multi-modality oncology company developing novel medicines to address unmet needs in patients with cancer. The Company's internally developed clinical pipeline includes CFI-400945 (PLK4 inhbitor), CFI-402257 and CFI-402411 (HPK1 inhibitor). Treadwell also has a robust pre-clinical pipeline with multiple biologic and next generation TCR based autologous cell therapy programs. For more information, please visit www.treadwelltx.com.
View original content:
SOURCE Treadwell Therapeutics | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/13/treadwell-announces-initiation-patient-dosing-twt-203-phase-1b2-study-ttk-inhibitor-cfi-402257-patients-with-erher2-breast-cancer/ | 2022-06-13T21:36:17Z |
Daughter, son, ex-husband of murder victim testify as Dana Chandler retrial enters Day 7 Monday in Shawnee County District Court
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Day 7 of the Dana Chandler double-murder retrial got underway Monday morning at Shawnee County District Court in Topeka.
Chandler was convicted in 2012 of the double-homicide of her ex-husband Mike Sisco, 47, and his fiancé, Karen Harkness, 53, on July 7, 2002, at a west Topeka townhouse.
However, the Kansas Supreme Court in 2018 overturned the convictions.
Chandler, who has maintained her innocence, was granted a retrial, which is ongoing.
Charles Kitt, chief of staff for the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office, is prosecuting the case for the state.
Chandler, now 62, is being represented by defense lawyers Tom Bath, Tricia Bath and Mark Hartman.
Prior to the start of Monday’s proceedings, which began at 9:18 a.m., Judge Cheryl Roos announced that another juror was dismissed from the case.
This makes the third juror to be dismissed, leaving two alternates.
Twelve jurors and five alternates were sworn in when the retrial began Friday, Aug. 5.
The day’s first witness on Monday was Erin Sutton, the daughter of Karen Harkness.
The second person to take the witness stand Monday was Chadwick Harkness, the son of Karen Harkness.
Both of Harkness’ children mentioned hearing their mother speak of phone calls she received from Chandler. They also said their mother expressed fear of Chandler.
The morning’s third witness was Dewitt Harkness, who said he was married to Karen Harkness about 25 years before they divorced in 1996.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/15/dana-chandler-trial-enters-day-7-monday-shawnee-county-district-court/ | 2022-08-15T15:38:38Z |
Echo Fine Properties brings almost 30 million dollar buyer to the table
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Fine Properties, one of the most well-known luxury real estate firms in the Palm Beach area is proud to announce the second highest sale of a home ever in Gulf Stream. The 7715-square foot home on the ocean sold for a final purchase price of 27.5 million. Gulf Stream is ranked as the eleventh highest-income place in the United States.
Designed by elite architect Randall Stofft, the home has 7.5 bathrooms and 5 bedrooms and was built in 2021 with a one bedroom one bath guest house.
Echo Fine Properties agent Mitch Frank was instrumental in bringing a unique buyer to the spectacular home. The Echo Fine Properties team is known for luxury sales both in Gulf Stream and other areas around South Florida. It is rare to purchase a newer home in Gulf Stream on a premium oceanfront lot.
LINK TO PROPERTY HERE:
https://www.echofineproperties.com/search/results/3565-n-ocean-boulevard-gulf-stream-fl-33483-rx-10777407-2879656/
ECHO FINE PROPERTIES
ECHO Fine Properties is a luxury real estate brokerage located in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla founded by Jeff Lichtenstein. Selling more 400 million dollars of real estate, Echo is one of the busiest, most awarded and forward-thinking brokerages in all of South Florida. Named, "Best Brokerage of the Year" and "Most Connected Firm" Jeff and his 70-person team are a true one stop shop. Echo's Home ECHOnomics Guarantee is one of the most unique internal collaborations to ever hit the industry. Learn more about it and Echo Fine Properties by going to: www.echofineproperties.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Echo Fine Properties | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/03/echo-fine-properties-announces-second-largest-sale-ever-gulf-stream/ | 2022-06-03T16:09:34Z |
- Company to highlight new clinical data in seven presentations discussing Hominis System, first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot with miniature humanoid-shaped arms, including presentation from first-ever surgeon to perform real-world patient procedure in U.S.
- Special event planned for employees and surgeons on Friday, July 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET
TEL AVIV, Israel and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd. (Memic), a medical device company dedicated to transforming surgery with its proprietary surgical robotic technology, today announced that multiple abstracts detailing clinical data related to the Hominis® Surgical System for robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy were accepted for presentation at the Society of Robotic and Digital Surgery (SRS) 2022 Annual Meeting, taking place June 30-July 3 at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club Resort in Florida.
Details of the Memic presentations at SRS are as follows:
Fireside Chat
Title: Fireside Chat: Pioneering New Platforms in Surgical Robotics: Memic, Senhance, Insightec
Presenter: Dvir Cohen, CEO, Memic
Date and Time: Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 12:45-1:15 p.m. ET
Location: Asbury A-C
Oral Presentations
Title: The Future of Soft Tissue Robotics is Now
Presenter: Michael A. Conditt, PhD, senior vice president, strategic marketing & clinical development, Memic
Date and Time: Friday, July 1, 2022 from 8:15-8:30 a.m. ET
Location: Asbury A-C
Title: Hominis Robotic Platform: Vaginal Robotics
Presenters: Ricardo E. Estape, MD, gynecologic surgeon and director, HCA Florida Institute for Gynecologic Oncology, Kendall Hospital and Erica Stockwell, DO, MBA, FACOG, gynecologic surgeon, AdventHealth Celebration
Date and Time: Saturday, July 2, 2022 from 1:30-1:40 p.m. ET
Location: Asbury D
Title: Design of a Robotic Surgery Console to Optimize User Ergonomics
Presenters: Thomas P. Heffernan, MD, gynecologic oncologist, Medical City Plano; Dr. Estape; Daniel Z. Michaeli, user experience lead, Memic; Matthew T. McKittrick, MBA, strategic marketing, Memic; and Dr. Conditt
Date and Time: Friday, July 1, 2022 from 4:20-5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Asbury D
Poster Number: G-9
Title: Quantifying a Comprehensive Training Protocol for a Novel Transvaginal Robotic System
Presenters: Dr. Stockwell, Dr. Conditt and Michael A. Hall, senior director, professional education, Memic
Date and Time: Friday, July 1, 2022 from 4:20-5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Asbury D
Poster Number: G-8
Poster Presentations
Title: Novel Single-port Robotic Platform for Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair
Authors: Eduardo Parra-Davila, MD, FACS, FASCRS; Dr. Conditt; Hamed Yaghini, MSc; Chris Lightcap, PhD; and Mr. McKittrick
Poster Number: GS15
Title: Novel Single-port Robotic Right Hemicolectomy Surgical Robotics Platform: Access and Reach
Authors: Drs. Parra-Davila, Lightcap and Conditt, Mr. Yaghini and Mr. McKittrick
Poster Number: GS18
Title: Eliminating the Fulcrum Point with a Transformative Single Port Robotic Surgery Platform
Authors: Drs. Conditt and Lightcap and Mr. Yaghini and Mr. McKittrick
Poster Number: GS19
Memic, who is sponsoring the meeting, will hold an industry product theatre titled "A Novel Approach to Robotics Assisted Vaginal Surgery" on Saturday, July 2 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET in Salon 1-3 during which Dr. Estape, the first surgeon in the U.S. to successfully complete a patient procedure using the Hominis System, will discuss his clinical experience with this technology and Dr. Stockwell, principal investigator of our real-world patient registry, will discuss several topics including the importance of building real-world clinical data and the history of robotic surgery such as the shift to performing hysterectomies using the transvaginal approach. The company will also host hands-on demonstrations in its on-site booth (#5) where surgeons can experience using the Hominis System firsthand and practice performing surgeries with a virtual reality simulator program to support surgeon skills training and education.
In addition, the company plans to host a special on-site event called "Project M" for employees and surgeons on Friday, July 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Newport Ballroom immediately following the SRS Welcome Reception.
About Memic
Memic, founded in 2013 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel with a wholly owned subsidiary based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a medical device company dedicated to transforming surgery with its proprietary surgical robotic technology. For more information, visit: https://memicmed.com/.
Media Contact:
Lynn Granito
Berry & Company Public Relations
lgranito@berrypr.com
973-818-3732
Investor Contact:
Greg Chodaczek
Gilmartin Group
greg@gilmartinir.com
347-620-7010
View original content:
SOURCE Memic | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/23/memic-announces-multiple-upcoming-presentations-hominis-surgical-system-society-robotic-digital-surgery-2022-annual-meeting/ | 2022-06-23T19:01:10Z |
As Twitter’s newest board member and largest shareholder, Elon Musk is already floating suggestions for changes he’d like to see on the social media platform.
In a series of tweets late Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that the company should include an “authentication checkmark” as a feature of its Twitter Blue premium subscription service, which costs $2.99 a month.
Twitter adds a checkmark logo next to a user name when the account has been verified “authentic, notable and active.”
Musk also suggested Twitter make the authentication checkmarks of premium subscriber accounts different than those granted to official accounts belonging to public figures, for example.
Such a move, Musk said, would “massively expand” the pool of verified user accounts and discourage the proliferation of spam “bot” accounts, making them too expensive to maintain.
Musk also shared ideas for how Twitter should charge for its subscription membership, saying the fee “should be proportionate to affordability and in local currency,” and adding: “Maybe even an option to pay in Doge?” referring to the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
“And no ads,” Musk tweeted. “The power of corporations to dictate policy is greatly enhanced if Twitter depends on advertising money to survive.”
Nearly 90% of Twitter’s revenue in 2021 came from advertising.
Musk’s latest tweets about Twitter, including posting polls asking his 81 million followers whether Twitter is “dying” and whether the company’s San Francisco headquarters should be converted into a homeless shelter “since no one shows up anyway,” followed a tweet earlier in the week asking if he should add an edit button on the platform.
Last week, Twitter disclosed in a regulatory filing that it entered into an agreement with Musk giving the billionaire a seat on the company’s board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting. The move came a day after it was disclosed that Musk took a 9% stake in the company.
Twitter declined to comment Sunday.
___
This story has been corrected to show a Twitter Blue subscription is $2.99 a month, not $3 a month. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/musk-suggests-twitter-changes-including-accepting-dogecoin/ | 2022-04-11T06:55:29Z |
Dole Boosted Blends® Berry Spark™ is crafted with an intentional blend of nutrient-packed fruits and vitamins to support brain and cognitive health
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dole Packaged Foods, LLC today released its newest innovation, Dole Boosted Blends® Berry Spark™. Always mindful of the latest consumer tastes and trends, Dole has crafted this smoothie with a specific blend of nutrient-dense, ingredients to support brain and cognitive health.
"Prompted by the pandemic, consumers today are looking to boost their physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing more than ever," commented Orzse Hodi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Americas, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC. "We've developed Dole Boosted Blends Berry Spark as a nutritious and convenient smoothie that allows individuals to harness the health benefits of a thoughtfully curated combination of plant-based ingredients to help with memory and focus."
Kosher Certified, no sugar added, and non-GMO, Dole Boosted Blends Berry Spark's optimal blend invigorates the palate with a delicious fruity flavor from a unique mix of blueberries, bananas, blackberries, dark cherries, acai, and flax designed to deliver a range of benefits and nutrients, including:
- Brain and cognitive health support
- Memory and focus benefits
- Excellent source of antioxidant Vitamin C
- Good source of dietary fiber
Dole Boosted Blends Berry Spark is simple to make – just add 2 cups of the milk of your choice and blend until smooth. Each pack contains four pre-portioned 8oz individual servings for $10.99. Look for it in the frozen fruit section at select retailers and online in August, followed by wider availability later this year.
For more information on nutrition facts and where to purchase, visit dolesunshine.com.
ABOUT DOLE PACKAGED FOODS, LLC.
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, is a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing, and marketing fruit and healthy snacks in four core categories: snacks, ingredients, beverages and fruit bowls. The company sells a full line of packaged shelf stable fruit, frozen fruit, dried fruit, and juices. The company focuses on four pillars of sustainability in all its operations: water management, carbon footprint, soil conservation and waste reduction. For more information, please visit dolesunshine.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Dole Packaged Foods, LLC | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/22/dole-packaged-foods-sparks-innovation-with-new-functional-frozen-fruit-smoothie/ | 2022-08-22T14:40:52Z |
Strong top-line increase from organic growth and M&A integration
Net Revenues up 50% YoY with Adjusted Gross Margin expanding 500bps to 38% in Q2
SÃO PAULO, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenvia Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENV), the leading cloud-based CX communications platform in Latin America, empowering companies to transform their existing communications with end-customers along their life cycle, today reported its preliminary second quarter of 2022 operational and financial metrics. Zenvia's management team will host tomorrow its inaugural Investor Day in New York, where it will be presenting a detailed overview of its strategy, market position and growth plans. A full replay of the presentation and supporting materials will be available following the event at investors.zenvia.com.
Financial Highlights Q2 2022
- Net Revenues increased 50.3% YoY to BRL 203.9 million
- Adjusted Gross Profit totaled BRL 77.0 million, up 72.7% YoY, with Adjusted Gross Margin expanding 500bps to 37.8%
- The total number of active customers up 36% to reach 14,740, from 10,853 in Q2 2021.
Financial Highlights H1 2022
- Net Revenues grew 55.4% YoY to BRL 401.5 million, with organic growth of 28.2%
- Adjusted Gross Profit totaled BRL 143.8 million, up 84.3% YoY, with Adjusted Gross Margin expanding 570bps to 35.8%
Investor Day
Zenvia will host its first Investor Day on July 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm in person at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in New York. To participate, please register at https://zenviainvestorday.com/.
Earnings Release and Conference Call
The Company will report its full Second Quarter earnings on August 15, 2022, after market close, and will host a webcast on August 16, 2022, at 10:00 am EDT to discuss its operational and financial metrics. To access the webcast presentation, click here.
Additional information regarding Zenvia can be found at https://investors.zenvia.com.
Contacts
About ZENVIA
ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for customer communications through its unified end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer communications from non-scalable, physical and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital-first and hyper-contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX communications platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer views, journey designers, documents composer and authentication and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
Forward-Looking Statements
The preliminary second quarter operating results set forth above are based solely on currently available information, which is subject to change. These preliminary operating results constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections, as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Zenvia's control. Zenvia's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to several factors, including but not limited to: our ability to innovate and respond to technological advances, changing market needs and customer demands, our ability to successfully acquire new businesses as customers, acquire customers in new industry verticals and appropriately manage international expansion, substantial and increasing competition in our market, compliance with applicable regulatory and legislative developments and regulations, the dependence of our business on our relationship with certain service providers, among other factors.
View original content:
SOURCE Zenvia | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/25/zenvia-reports-preliminary-q2-2022-results-ahead-investor-day/ | 2022-07-25T22:16:07Z |
GENEVA (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s 11-day trial on charges of defrauding FIFA starts Wednesday — finally bringing the epic downfall of soccer’s former world leaders into criminal court.
The fallout from the case ousted Blatter ahead of schedule as president of FIFA and ended Platini’s campaign to succeed his former mentor. It also removed Platini as president of UEFA, the governing body of European soccer.
In 2015, federal prosecutors in Switzerland revealed their investigation into a $2 million payment from FIFA to Platini from four years earlier. The pair will go on trial in Bellinzona.
The subsidiary charges include forgery of the invoice in 2011 that allowed Blatter to authorize FIFA to pay the 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 million) Platini had asked for. The claim was for the former France soccer great to be paid extra money for being an advisor — without having a contract for it — in Blatter’s first presidential term from 1998-2002.
Both have long denied wrongdoing and claim they had a verbal deal in 1998. That defense first failed with judges at the FIFA ethics committee, which banned them from soccer, and later in separate appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Now the case comes to a criminal court which will sit only until lunchtime each day because of the 86-year-old Blatter’s health, 18 months after he was in a coma following heart surgery.
Blatter is due to be questioned Wednesday and Platini one day later. Both are expected to give closing statements on June 22, when the trial ends.
The three federal judges hearing the case are scheduled to deliver their verdict on July 8. Blatter and Platini each face of up to five years in prison, but suspended sentences are a likely option.
Blatter said in a statement everything was accounted for properly and he is optimistic about his chances at the trial. Platini denounced what he called “unfounded and unfair accusations.” He has claimed the allegations were fed to prosecutors in a plot to stop him from becoming FIFA president.
Arguments and evidence in court will revisit the widely discredited FIFA political culture during Blatter’s 17-year presidency, and around the time Qatar controversially won the hosting rights to this year’s World Cup.
Platini sent his invoice to FIFA in January 2011, only weeks after the World Cup vote. It was quickly paid as Blatter’s next re-election campaign took shape.
Qatar’s top soccer official, Mohamed bin Hammam, used the momentum of his nation’s rising status in a failed challenge to Blatter. Platini was seen as both Blatter’s presumed heir, likely in 2015, and a key ally Bin Hammam needed to win European votes.
In the published indictment, Swiss prosecutors do not cite FIFA politics as a motive for payment. They focus on the facts of Platini being enriched by an allegedly unlawful salary claim and a further 229,000 Swiss francs ($238,000) of social security taxes paid by FIFA in Zurich.
The Platini money was “accounted for accordingly and approved by all responsible FIFA authorities,” Blatter said in a statement. That view is disputed by a former employee, however.
The additional money was never accrued as it should have been in FIFA accounts from 1999, according to then-FIFA accountant Jeannine Erni, who was interviewed for different investigations. She said the payment was “odd” and looked related to the 2011 presidential election.
Another former staffer, then-FIFA head of compliance Ivo Bischofsberger, said in questioning cited by CAS that he “always had doubts about the whole story. Did it smell? Yes.”
Platini’s contract with FIFA, signed in August 1999, was for 300,000 Swiss francs ($312,000) annually. Platini said he asked for “1 million” but Blatter would pay only the same as FIFA’s then-secretary general and promised the balance later.
Platini’s contract expired in 2002, when he was elected to the FIFA executive committee. A letter to him, signed by Blatter in September 2002 and seen by The Associated Press, said their agreement was settled and terminated.
Platini testified at CAS he first asked for extra money early in 2010 after FIFA paid a seven-figure severance to Jerome Champagne, a French former diplomat who was ousted as a Blatter aide. The invoice eventually requested 500,000 Swiss francs ($520,000) extra for each year of advisory work.
Witnesses due in court include two former elected FIFA and UEFA officials, Ángel María Villar of Spain and Antonio Mattarese of Italy, and former federal prosecutor Olivier Thormann, who was cleared in 2018 of misconduct in the FIFA investigation.
Thormann will be questioned Thursday as Platini’s lawyers try to show the prosecution office colluded with soccer officials, and helped Gianni Infantino become FIFA president in 2016.
Attempts to summon Infantino to be questioned in court have failed. Platini has also filed a criminal complaint in France against Infantino, his former general secretary at UEFA.
Platini and Blatter have both questioned how prosecutors learned about the disputed payment.
Swiss prosecutors began investigating FIFA in November 2014 when the soccer body filed a criminal complaint about suspected money laundering in bid contests to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Russia and Qatar won those votes by the FIFA executive committee in December 2010.
Swiss authorities seized documents and data at FIFA headquarters on May 27, 2015 — the day soccer officials were arrested in Zurich hotels in a separate, sprawling American investigation of corruption.
Three weeks later, then-attorney general Michael Lauber said 53 suspect transactions possibly linked to World Cup bidding had been alerted by banks in Switzerland.
More than 11 years after Platini was paid, FIFA is trying to recover the money.
“FIFA has brought a civil action against both Blatter and Platini to have the money which was illegally misappropriated repaid to FIFA,” the soccer body’s lawyer, Catherine Hohl-Chirazi, said in a statement, “so it can be used for the sole purpose for which it was originally intended — football.”
___
More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/blatter-platini-finally-going-to-court-in-fifa-fraud-trial/ | 2022-06-07T02:53:52Z |
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – According to a draft opinion published by Politico on Monday evening, the Supreme Court appears set to overturn the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that has protected the federal right to an abortion.
For Texas, a state that has so far maintained the most restrictive laws surrounding abortion in the country, and saw one person narrowly avoid a murder charge related to abortion in April – what could the end of Roe v. Wade mean?
The law currently enacted in Texas, S.B. 8, authorizes citizens to file private lawsuits against those who perform, aid, or abet an abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant, according to research such as that from the Maternal and Child Health Journal. Successful suits under S.B. 8, which contains no exceptions for rape or incest, fetch at least $10,000.
Because the abortion ban in S.B. 8 is so early in a pregnancy, it has conflicted with the current Supreme Court Precedent which has prevented states from banning abortion before a fetus is “viable” – according to the Roe v. Wade decision, generally considered to be around 24 weeks. However, if Roe v. Wade is overturned, that conflicting precedent could no longer exist.
S.B. 8 is also not the only recent law concerned with banning abortion in Texas – last year, the Texas Legislature passed a “trigger law” that would make performing an abortion a felony, set to go into effect 30 days after an event in which the Supreme Court overturns “wholly or partly” Roe v. Wade.
Under the “trigger law” – House Bill 1280 – doctors could be sentenced to life in prison or face $100,000 fines for performing abortions. Exceptions under the bill are only made for women who face death or a “substantial impairment of major bodily function” if an abortion is not performed.
With Texas among them, there are currently 13 states that have such “trigger laws” to ban all, or nearly all, abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade – Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
However, the draft obtained by Politico is just that - a draft. As of May 3, 2022, no official Supreme Court ruling had been issued regarding making any change to the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Until then, abortions are federally protected by that precedent across the United States, and HB 1280 has not gone into effect in the state of Texas.
In 1992, then-Justice Anthony Kennedy indicated he was going to vote with the majority of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. However, he changed his mind, and the court ultimately voted to uphold the ruling. The draft obtained by Politico was noted as a first draft and dated Feb. 10, 2022 - up through May the court's opinion might have shifted, and could still do so until the final ruling is published. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/what-does-the-end-of-roe-v-wade-mean-for-texas/ | 2022-05-03T14:17:52Z |
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of OncoCyte Corporation (NASDAQ: OCX).
If you are a shareholder of OncoCyte Corporation and are interested in obtaining additional information regarding this investigation, free of charge, please visit us at:
You may also contact Robert H. Lefkowitz, Esq. either via email at rl@pjlfirm.com or by telephone at 212-725-1000. One of our attorneys will personally speak with you about the case at no cost or obligation.
Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP is a law firm exclusively committed to representing shareholders nationwide who are victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty and other types of corporate misconduct. For more information about the firm and its attorneys, please visit http://pjlfirm.com. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
View original content:
SOURCE Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/shareholder-alert-purcell-amp-lefkowitz-llp-is-investigating-oncocyte-corporation-potential-breaches-fiduciary-duty-by-its-board-directors/ | 2022-07-28T13:08:01Z |
In Her New Position, Salomone Will Continue Strengthening SmartBug's Remote-First Model and Contributing to SmartBug's Long-Term, Strategic Growth Plan
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartBug Media® — a leading Intelligent Inbound® marketing agency that assists B2B businesses, B2C organizations and D2C e-commerce businesses in growing revenue by generating leads, scaling revenue operations and building market awareness through inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, revenue operations, public relations, paid media and web development — today announced Julie Salomone has joined the company as its new vice president of people operations.
"SmartBug continues to grow, and it's critical that we put the right resources in place to support our people. They are our most important investment as a professional services company," SmartBug CEO Jen Spencer said. "Julie understands how critical people are in a professional services environment, and her experience with teams in multiple states and countries will serve as the underpinning to attract and retain the talent for SmartBug to meet the needs of our clients as we continue to strengthen our remote-first business model."
Salomone is a seasoned HR professional with experience developing a performance-based culture dedicated to delighting customers, meeting KPIs and deliverables, and rewarding personal and business achievements. At her last company, she built foundations of human resources for growth based on aggressive company goals and created its entire diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program from scratch, including forming a charter with committees such as a recruiting and hiring committee under the DEI program.
"I am thrilled to call myself a SmartBug, and I already feel at home," Salomone said. "I'm excited to continue cultivating SmartBug's culture of consistency and fairness as well as providing people-centered solutions and initiatives that result in attracting and retaining top talent and lead to high degrees of client satisfaction."
In her new role, Salomone will serve as a leader, passionate employee advocate and inspirational coach/mentor to the rapidly growing team of 180-plus agency professionals. Her core responsibilities include the employee experience, payroll, benefits, compliance, and attracting, recruiting and retaining top talent while evangelizing SmartBug's values-based approach to culture and development.
ABOUT SMARTBUG MEDIA®
SmartBug Media® is a globally recognized Intelligent Inbound® marketing agency assisting B2B businesses, B2C organizations and D2C e-commerce businesses in growing revenue by generating leads, scaling revenue operations and building market awareness through inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, revenue operations, public relations, paid media and web development.
As HubSpot's 2021 North America Partner of the Year, SmartBug® is one of its top-performing, elite global solutions partners as well as an Elite Master partner of Klaviyo.
Founded in 2008 as one of the few fully remote agencies, SmartBug is an innovator and trusted authority on creating life-work harmony for its 180-plus employees spread across 35 states and five countries. The company that implemented quarterly Certification Days to foster continuous learning and career development has won two Great Place to Work® and 31 Comparably awards. It has also been named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list for five consecutive years and the Adweek Fastest Growing Agencies list three years in a row. With hundreds of awards for client work — and a team holding a combined 1,000-plus marketing certifications — SmartBug is fully dedicated to delivering client success and an unparalleled agency experience. Its services include inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, revenue operations, public relations, paid media and web development. For more information about SmartBug Media, visit smartbugmedia.com.
For SmartBug Media Inquiries, Contact:
Katie Quaranta, PR Manager
SmartBug Media
kquaranta@smartbugmedia.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE SmartBug Media | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/08/11/smartbug-media-adds-experienced-hr-professional-julie-salomone-vp-people-operations/ | 2022-08-11T14:29:03Z |
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MIND Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIND) ("MIND" or the "Company") today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter ended July 31, 2022.
Revenues from Marine Technology Products sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 were $8.7 million, up 28% compared to $6.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. The Company reported a net loss from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 of approximately $1.8 million compared to a net loss of $2.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Second quarter of fiscal 2023 net loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders was $0.20 per share compared to a net loss of $0.25 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was a loss of $1.0 million compared to a loss of $1.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, which is a non-GAAP measure, is defined and reconciled to reported net loss from continuing operations and cash provided by operating activities in the accompanying financial tables. These are the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Backlog of Marine Technology Products as of July 31, 2022, was approximately $19.3 million compared to $13.4 million at April 30, 2022 and $11.7 million at July 31, 2021.
Rob Capps, MIND's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We were pleased with our second quarter results, with revenues coming in 28% higher than the second quarter of last year. These revenues were in line with our expectations and were comparable to our first quarter revenues of approximately $9.1 million. We feel that the higher level of revenue that we've generated in the first half of this year is an indication of our revenue potential on an ongoing basis. As we have discussed previously, we see robust interest, improved customer optimism, increased order flow and backlog. Based on these factors, we expect revenue in the second half of fiscal 2023 to exceed that of the first half.
"Despite slightly lower revenue in the second quarter as compared to the first, our operating loss improved to approximately $1.6 million as compared to approximately $2.5 million in the previous quarter. We saw improved gross margins, lower selling, general and administrative expenses and lower research and development expense.
"We remain encouraged by the underlying market conditions that surround our business. The sustained global energy prices we are seeing continue to drive increased activity among our marine seismic and exploration customers, as evidenced by recent and pending order activity. In addition to the firm backlog of orders, we are experiencing significant inquiries from our exploration and survey customers, particularly for source controller and high-resolution seismic streamer systems. Due to lead times for certain components, we are encouraging customers to place orders for fiscal 2024 deliveries as early as possible to ensure an appropriate place in our production queue. We believe some of our recent orders for sonar systems are directly associated with the current geopolitical climate, namely the security concerns in Europe. Although we're pleased with these orders and the inquiry levels that we've seen to date, we remain focused on continuing to leverage our growing product offerings to take advantage of opportunities in this improved market.
"As we look ahead to the second half of the year, we expect improved results when compared to the first half. While the timing of orders remains variable, which may result in a sequential drop in the third quarter, we expect to more than make up for it in the fourth quarter. Given the current state of our backlog and anticipated deliveries before year end, we expect to generate meaningfully higher revenue and positive income from continuing operations in the fourth quarter," concluded Capps.
NOTE: As has been previously disclosed, the Company is exiting the land leasing business. Accordingly, the Equipment Leasing segment has been treated as a discontinued operation, and the associated results are excluded from the Company's results from continuing operations for all periods presented. Assets and liabilities associated with the Equipment Leasing segment have been reclassified as "held for sale" in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet.
Management has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time) to discuss the Company's fiscal 2023 second quarter results. To access the call, please dial (412) 902-0030 and ask for the MIND Technology call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. Investors may also listen to the conference live on the MIND Technology website, http://mind-technology.com, by logging onto the site and clicking "Investor Relations." A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through September 20, 2022 and may be accessed by calling (201) 612-7415 and using passcode 13732406#. A webcast archive will also be available at http://mind-technology.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days. For more information, please contact Dennard Lascar Investor Relations by email at MIND@dennardlascar.com.
MIND Technology, Inc. provides technology to the oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic and security industries. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, MIND has a global presence with key operating locations in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. Its Seamap and Klein units, design, manufacture and sell specialized, high performance, marine sonar and seismic equipment.
Certain statements and information in this press release concerning results for the fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2022 may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "intend," "should," "would," "could" or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts of our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions or dispositions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, reductions in our customers' capital budgets, our own capital budget, limitations on the availability of capital or higher costs of capital, volatility in commodity prices for oil and natural gas and the extent of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, unless required by law, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein.
Certain statements and information in this press release contain non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Company management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP financial measures, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. Company management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance the ability of investors to analyze the Company's business trends and to understand the Company's performance. In addition, the Company may utilize non-GAAP financial measures as guides in its forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning processes and to measure operating performance for some management compensation purposes. Any analysis of non-GAAP financial measures should be used only in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of Backlog, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is not included in this press release due to the inherent difficulty and impracticality of quantifying certain amounts that would be required to calculate the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
--Tables to Follow--
View original content:
SOURCE MIND Technology, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/12/mind-technology-inc-reports-fiscal-2023-second-quarter-results/ | 2022-09-12T21:23:52Z |
Walmart pulls ‘tone-deaf’ Juneteenth products after criticism
Published: May. 24, 2022 at 10:24 PM EDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
(CNN) - Walmart is pulling products, including an ice cream, that were attempting to commemorate Juneteenth after a social media backlash.
The Juneteenth ice cream featured a message to celebrate African American culture, but critics called it a tone-death effort to cash in on the federal holiday.
Walmart released a statement and apologized, saying the company is removing such items as appropriate.
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Copyright 2022 via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/25/walmart-pulls-tone-deaf-juneteenth-products-after-criticism/ | 2022-05-25T02:42:52Z |
NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurate, the leader in branded resale technology, today announces $14 million in funding to power a new suite of services and integrations to serve their growing list of brand partners.
Recurate was founded in 2020 to bring the benefits of the growing resale market back to brands. The company empowers brands with the support and technology they need to participate in the circular economy by offering an integrated marketplace on brands' ecommerce stores.
Recurate currently works with over 40 brands in the fashion, accessories, outdoor, and footwear categories including Steve Madden (Re-Booted), Frye (The Frye Exchange) and Mara Hoffman (Full Circle Marketplace) and expects this number to grow to over 100 brand partners by the end of the year.
This funding round was led by Jump Capital, and includes industry leaders Gradient Ventures, XRC Labs, Victress Capital, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Fund, and AngelList Early-Stage Quant Fund, as well as executives from Brooks Brothers, Chubbies, and Klaviyo, among others. The new investment brings Recurate's total funding to over $17.5 million.
"Recurate was founded to easily and seamlessly integrate resale into every commerce experience, increasing our brands' sustainability, customer loyalty, and revenue," said Adam Siegel, Co-Founder and CEO. "We've already rolled out integrations with ecommerce platforms, loyalty programs, fulfillment/logistics providers, and digital ID technologies. With this investment, we are excited to bring even more innovative solutions to brands so they can benefit from the explosion of participation in resale."
This financing will help fuel the company's growth by allowing for the development and implementation of an enterprise suite of services including:
- Data Analytics: Robust data solutions for customer and product insights
- Inventory Solutions: Further enabling brands to monetize their returned and unsold inventory
- Connected Products: Continued authentication and listing simplification with digital ID integrations
- Sustainability: Accurately measuring environmental impact for each brand and product category
- Advanced Merchandizing: Enhanced resale capabilities to support in-store, auction, vintage, and curated shops
- Image-Based Product Recognition: Reduced barriers to listing products for brands and individual sellers
"Third party marketplaces have fostered a projected $77 billion industry for resold goods. Recurate provides the logical evolution for this appetite to flow through the brands themselves," said Yelena Shkolnik, Partner at Jump Capital. "We expect the ease of purchasing and listing goods through brand sites will bring brands many new customers, help them retain existing customers and ultimately bring millions of consumers to the circular economy."
As the resale market continues to grow and outpace traditional retail, Recurate's new services will better assist brands in leveraging resale as a sustainability initiative and revenue driver.
About Recurate
Founded in 2020, Recurate, Inc. is a leading circular economy technology company that offers brands an ecommerce solution to capture their secondhand sales. Recurate enables an integrated peer-to-peer marketplace on brands' ecommerce stores, allowing their customers to resell items they previously purchased from those brands. Recurate works with fashion, outdoor gear, electronics, and equipment brand companies. To learn more about Recurate, please visit: www.recurate.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Recurate | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/05/16/recurate-raises-largest-funding-round-totaling-14-million-proving-brand-owned-resale-is-future/ | 2022-05-16T14:49:26Z |
TYLER, Texas, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Until recently, U-Haul Moving & Storage of Rose City lacked the space to expand operations. But thanks to the acquisition of an abutting 8.48-acre property, U-Haul® will add a new U-Box® portable storage container warehouse.
Purchase of the former Walmart®-anchored site at 303 N. Northwest Loop 323 will provide space to store several hundred U-Box containers, enabling U-Haul to serve more customers and meet increased demand for its moving and storage products in the region.
U-Haul acquired the 89,860-square-foot property on May 11.
Warren Iles, U-Haul Company of Northern Louisiana president whose region includes eastern Texas, said his team is working closely with tenants operating at the business complex. These tenants, which include Dirt Cheap Discount Store and American Freight Furniture and Mattress, will remain indefinitely.
"Home to the University of Texas at Tyler, this city sees a lot of fluctuation when it comes to population," Iles said. "U-Box containers provide a convenient, flexible and secure way to ship and store belongings. This option has become very popular with students. An increased demand for our U-Box containers meant we needed extra space to address a clear need."
U-Haul has been serving customers at 411 N. Northwest Loop 323 since 2016.
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of Rose City at (903) 939-2913 for storage inquiries. Hours of operation are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. To reserve rental equipment, visit uhaul.com or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
With 257 cubic feet of space and one-ton capacity, U-Box containers are delivered to and picked up at your door, can be packed on your timeframe and are placed in a secure warehouse until you are ready to retrieve your belongings.
"This is an exciting expansion for U-Haul," Iles added. "Our customers are seeking flexibility and that's what U-Box containers provide."
Iles said the expansion will lead to several new jobs at the store. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth within Tyler. U-Haul, honored as a "Best for Vets 2020" leading veteran-friendly employer by The Military Times, actively recruits veterans and gives them preference in the hiring process. Find U-Haul careers at uhauljobs.com.
Acquisition the former Walmart property was driven by U-Haul Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill developments to help local communities lower their carbon footprint. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces the amount of energy and resources required for new-building materials and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of unused buildings.
U-Haul dealers in and around Tyler are also available to serve DIY movers. U-Haul has partnered with independent dealers to offer rental equipment since 1945. During these challenging times for small businesses, more than 21,000 dealers across the U.S. and Canada are generating supplemental income through their U-Haul partnership. When customers rent from U-Haul dealers, they are directly supporting small businesses in their community. Because no financial investment is required, dealers are not U-Haul franchises. They are simply small businesses committing their lot space for U-Haul equipment and their time to meet the mobility needs of customers. Learn more about how to partner with U-Haul by visiting uhaul.com/dealer.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 176,000 trucks, 126,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 855,000 rentable storage units and 73.6 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE U-Haul | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/05/24/u-haul-rose-city-add-u-box-warehouse-with-abutting-property/ | 2022-05-24T17:23:48Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gameto, a biotechnology company using cell engineering to develop therapeutics for diseases of the female reproductive system, today announced that it has raised an additional $17 million in funding from global software investor Insight Partners, Future Ventures, Arcadia Investment Partners, Bold Capital Partners, Plum Alley, Myelin VC, TA Ventures, Gaingels, Korify Capital, and other existing investors. The new financing brings the total capital raised since inception to $40M.
Gameto's underlying cell engineering platform was developed in stealth under a scientific research agreement with George Church's lab at Harvard Medical School. In January, Gameto announced plans for three sequenced programs. The first program, Fertilo, is a biologic for IVF and egg freezing, aiming to make the process shorter, safer, and more effective. The following programs include Deovo, an organoid of the female reproductive system, and Ameno, a cell-based therapeutic to ameliorate the health consequences of primary ovarian insufficiency and menopause.
Fertilo is a biologic for egg maturation derived from engineered ovarian supporting cells to facilitate a lower hormonal burden during IVF and egg freezing. This will allow women to obtain eggs in a shorter, more natural process without the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Currently, egg maturation drugs are hormone-based and the process is long, and expensive, with potential side effects. Gameto aims to bring to market a new mechanism of action to both reduce the number of hormonal injections and improve the efficacy of the process.
Fertilo has entered preclinical development in partnership with leading clinics in the US and in Spain, the largest ART [Assisted Reproductive Technology] market in Europe. Partner clinics include Extend Fertility, RMA, Pozitivf, Ovation Fertility, Clinica Tambre, and Hospital Ruber Internacional.
Inception Fertility™ (Inception), the largest provider of comprehensive fertility services in North America, also recently launched a study with Gameto to identify new techniques to improve in-vitro maturation. Through its ancillary brands, Inception serves as a mechanism to draw participants from its ecosystem of companies to take part in this and other groundbreaking studies that will elevate sciences and advancements in ART. Inception's network of fertility clinics, The Prelude Network® (Prelude), is the largest network to partner with Gameto, as it has over 85 locations across North America. Prelude was also founded by Gameto co-founder and chairman Martin Varsavsky.
"Gameto is developing novel treatments across fertility and women's health, leveraging its proprietary technology to create a robust pipeline of compelling products," said Dylan Morris, Managing Director at Insight Partners. "We are excited to partner with the Gameto team as they translate their transformational developments into therapies that will ultimately improve human lives."
"We're thrilled to have Insight join us in our mission to create novel therapies that improve women's lives," said Dr. Dina Radenkovic, CEO of Gameto. "Infertility is one of the first manifestations of accelerated ovarian decline. I'm incredibly excited that Gameto's technology could enable much cheaper, safer, faster, and more effective egg freezing and IVF. Our program Fertilo could help give women the power to have families at our own pace, when and how we want to do so."
In order to support preclinical testing, Gameto has significantly expanded its global footprint with a headquarters and laboratory in New York and a European office in Madrid. Simultaneously, Gameto has formed a Bioethics committee composed of Professor Alta Charo, the Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a leading American authority on bioethics; Leslie Schrock, author, entrepreneur, and angel investor working at the convergence of health and technology, primarily in women's and family health; and Andrew McLaughlin, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States, to ensure that Gameto's developments are used for positive change.
About Gameto:
Based in New York and Madrid, Gameto is a biotechnology company using cell engineering to develop therapeutics for diseases of the female reproductive system. Gameto brings together an experienced scientific management team with vision and passion to develop groundbreaking products for women's health. Gameto is led by physician-turned-entrepreneur Dina Radenkovic as CEO and serial entrepreneur and leader in the fertility space Martin Varsavsky as Chairman. For more information, go to gametogen.com or follow us on Twitter @gametogen.
About Insight Partners:
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of June 30, 2022, the firm has over $80B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 700 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success. Insight Partners meets great software leaders where they are in their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on Twitter @insightpartners.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Gameto | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/09/14/gameto-announces-new-funding-preclinical-development-partnerships-with-leading-global-fertility-clinics/ | 2022-09-14T19:31:37Z |
California man sentenced to 3 years for KS Bankruptcy fraud
WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - A California man will spend the next three years behind bars for committing bankruptcy fraud in a Kansas court proceeding.
The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas says Nana Baidoobonso-Iam, 69, of California was sentenced to 36 months in prison following a jury trial in March 2022.
According to a media release, Baidoobonso-Iam engaged in a scheme where he mailed an Involuntary Petition in Bankruptcy to the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Dist. of Kansas in January 2018. Officials say Baidoobonso-Iam falsely claimed one person owed him $630,000 and another owed him $1.26 million.
Baidoobonso-Iam was convicted of one count of mail fraud and one count of making a false representation in a bankruptcy proceeding.
The U.S. Postal Service investigated the case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/27/california-man-sentenced-3-years-ks-bankruptcy-fraud/ | 2022-06-27T15:56:41Z |
Multiple people injured during shooting in DC, police say
Published: Jun. 19, 2022 at 9:30 PM CDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - Multiple people including a police officer have been injured in a shooting Sunday, D.C. police said.
The shooting reportedly occurred during an event called Moechella, described as an “Advocacy Festival Amplifying the Culture of Washington DC.”
Police were responding to the U Street area in Washington, D.C.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/20/multiple-people-injured-during-shooting-dc-police-say/ | 2022-06-20T03:11:00Z |
MISSION, Texas, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- COSTEP understands that moving products and people from Point A to Point B is essential for trade. Goods need to move from the production facilities to customers quickly, and out-of-area executives need to fly in and out with ease. Located at the heart of the North American supply chain, Rio South Texas offers manufacturing companies an air transportation infrastructure to quickly reach customers on the continent and beyond.
When moving products and people quickly is vital, quick access to major international air transportation hubs is crucial. For this reason, Rio South Texas utilizes a robust and localized passenger and cargo air transportation infrastructure.
There are 7 regional airports in Rio South Texas:
- Brownsville (BRO)
- Harlingen (HRL)
- McAllen (MFE)
- Laredo (LRD)
- Matamoros (MAM)
- Reynosa (REX)
- Nuevo Laredo (NLD)
These regional airports have regular and direct access to major international hubs, including:
- Houston (IAH)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Mexico City (MEX)
- Chicago (ORD)
They also have regular and direct access to secondary hubs, including:
- Denver (DEN)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Orlando (MCO)
- Las Vegas (LAS)
- Monterrey (MTY)
The airports in Rio South Texas provide over 35 daily flights to major hubs and an additional 15 flights to secondary hubs. This is key for companies requiring regular travel to production facilities and last-minute flight options in case of emergencies. This also allows for convenient transcontinental travel for executives as these hubs provide direct flights to a multiplicity of countries the world over, meaning major global destinations like Frankfurt, London, Dubai, Tokyo, Seoul, and São Paulo are only one layover from Rio South Texas.
Rio South Texas also has a strong presence of second and third-party logistic companies including:
- FedEx
- UPS
- DHL
This provides an advantage to manufacturers critically dependent on their ability to deliver on time and/or on quick turnaround.
If you or your products need to fly somewhere in the world quickly, you can have confidence that you'll be able to do so from Rio South Texas with ease. With 7 regional airports providing regular flights to major hubs, the Rio South Texas region is equipped to support your manufacturing operation.
If you are looking to manufacture in North America for North America, look at what Rio South Texas has to offer. Our team at COSTEP would be glad to assist you, so please visit us at www.costep.org or follow us at @COSTEP to learn more.
Contact: Matt Ruszczak, +1.956.682.6371, info@costep.org
View original content:
SOURCE Council for South Texas Economic Progress | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/23/taking-flight-rio-south-texas-air-logistics/ | 2022-06-23T13:02:28Z |
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion products, has reached an agreement to acquire GGB Bearing Technology (GGB), a division of Enpro, Industries (including exclusive negotiations with respect to the French operations of GGB). Founded in 1899, GGB serves a variety of diverse customers, markets, geographies and applications with a product portfolio that complements existing Timken industry-leading engineered bearing solutions. GGB revenue is expected to be around $200 million in fiscal year 2022.
"GGB has a strong heritage of delivering high-performance products to well-established customers who are leaders in their respective industries," said Richard G. Kyle, Timken president and chief executive officer. "This acquisition provides strong synergies and meaningfully expands our business by adding complementary products with a solid growth outlook. GGB's leading portfolio of metal-polymer bearings will further Timken's ability to deliver the best solution to our customers' most challenging friction management applications. GGB also presents an excellent cultural fit for Timken, including a commitment to corporate social responsibility with a portfolio of environmentally sustainable solutions."
GGB is a global technology and market leader of premium engineered metal-polymer plain bearings with expertise in material science, surface engineering and tribology. With manufacturing facilities across the United States, Europe and China, GGB employs approximately 900 people and has a global engineering, distribution and sales footprint. The company's tribology solutions in plain bearing coatings complements Timken's leading positions in roller and ball bearings. GGB's products are used mainly in industrial applications, including pumps and compressors, HVAC, off-highway, energy, material handling and aerospace.
Timken will fund the transaction with cash on hand and its existing revolving credit facility. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Timken anticipates the acquisition will be accretive to earnings in the first full quarter after closing.
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) designs a growing portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products. With more than a century of knowledge and innovation, we continuously improve the reliability and efficiency of global machinery and equipment to move the world forward. Timken posted $4.1 billion in sales in 2021 and employs more than 18,000 people globally, operating from 43 countries. Timken has been recognized among America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, and America's Best Employers, Best Employers for New Graduates and Best Employers for Women by Forbes.
Certain statements in this release (including statements regarding the company's forecasts, estimates, plans and expectations) that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, the statements related to expectations regarding realization of synergies, accretion, the expected future financial performance of the newly acquired business, and the timing of the closing of this transaction are forward-looking. The company cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including: the inability to successfully acquire and integrate the newly acquired business into the company's operations or achieve the expected synergies associated with the acquisition; negative impacts to the newly acquired business as a result of global conflicts and hostilities or inflation; unanticipated changes in business relationships with customers or their purchases from the newly acquired business; unanticipated litigation, claims, investigations or assessments; and adverse changes in the markets served by the newly acquired business. Additional factors are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by the federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Media Relations:
Scott Schroeder
234.262.6420
scott.shroeder@timken.com
Investor Relations:
Neil Frohnapple
234.262.2310
neil.frohnapple@timken.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE The Timken Company | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/09/06/timken-acquire-ggb-bearing-technology-expanding-its-engineered-bearing-portfolio-with-complementary-products/ | 2022-09-06T11:35:08Z |
VANCOUVER, BC, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - MANTARO PRECIOUS METALS CORP. (TSXV: MNTR) (OTCQB: MSLVF) (FSE: 9TZ) (the "Company" or "Mantaro") is pleased to announce that it has completed an initial four diamond drill holes at the La Escarcha gold deposit located in the Golden Hill Property, Bolivia. To date, Mantaro has drilled a total of 720 meters under its maiden 5,000 meter drill program.
- Four diamond drill holes completed for a total of 720 meters, confirming down dip extensions of the La Escarcha gold deposit (See Figure 1).
- Initial drilling has successfully intercepted down dip extensions of the five primary gold bearing quartz shear zones historically exploited via surface open pit and underground workings at La Escarcha Mine, to depths of 150 meters beneath surface.
Craig Hairfield, Chief Executive Officer of the Company states, "We are extremely pleased with the progress made by our team and Leduc Drilling at La Escarcha. Core recovery has been excellent. The four holes drilled to date have all intercepted sulphidic quartz-carbonate veins and veinlets beneath mineralization mapped in underground workings. Mineralization is open in all directions and the next phase of drilling will initially target the southern and northern strike extensions of the system. The system remains open at depth. It is anticipated that the first batch of samples will be dispatched to ALS this week and assays are expected approximately 6 weeks after."
The initial holes are targeting down dip extensions of historically mined veins at La Escarcha open pit, aiming to confirm high-grade gold mineralization beneath the extent of historic mining (ie. below 60 meter depth). Drilling has successfully intercepted broad multiphase quartz shear zones typical of greenstone hosted orogenic gold deposits. The program has also confirmed down dip extensions of the historically mined C1, C2, C3, C and C4 gold bearing quartz shear zones at La Escarcha gold deposit, to depths of 150 meters beneath surface.
The vast majority of the diamond drilling was drilled in PQ diameter and reduced to NQ size at 150 meters depth in hole GH0003. Holes have been drilled from -34 ° to -61 ° dip, with hole lengths ranging from 170 to 250 meters, and an excellent core recovery of nearly 100%.
Additional drilling aims to further extend the down dip and strike extensions of the five key gold bearing structures at La Escarcha gold deposit. Thereafter, the drill programs focus will shift to the southern strike extensions of the Golden Hill vein system, beneath areas with historic surface workings, at the Gabby and Garrapatillia prospects. Drilling will then be utilized to test gold mineralization across the parallel vein swarm located directly west of La Escarcha at the Westfield prospect.
Dr. Christopher Wilson, Ph. D., FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.
Mantaro Precious Metals Corp. is a British Columbia company that holds a diversified portfolio of gold and silver focused mineral properties in Bolivia and Peru. The Company's holds an option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the advanced Golden Hill Property ("Golden Hill"), located in the underexplored, orogenic Bolivia Shield, Bolivia.
The Company also has an 100% interest in high-grade Santas Gloria Silver Property as well as a 100% interest in the San Jose, La Purisima, Cerro Luque and Huaranay Properties (the "Silver Properties"). The Silver Properties are all located in Peru.
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. The Company cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Company's limited operating history and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Mantaro Precious Metals Corp. | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/15/mantaro-precious-metals-corp-completes-first-four-drill-holes-golden-hill-property-intercepts-down-dip-extensions-five-historically-mined-veins-la-escarcha/ | 2022-06-15T12:11:13Z |
CARLSBAD, Calif. , June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Senté, an innovative specialty dermatology company, announces the launch of its latest medical grade skin care innovation with the launch of new tinted sunscreen formulas that protect the skin from damage caused by visible light in addition to UV rays.
Even Tone Mineral Sunscreen is specifically designed to promote even skin tone in every complexion. Combining all-mineral sunscreen filters and patented breakthrough Heparan Sulfate Analog (HSA) technology, Even Tone Mineral Sunscreen helps to protect against UV and visible light induced pigmentation. The lightweight, elegant formula is available in two adaptable shades that blend into the skin effortlessly to provide even coverage for a range of skin tones.
Senté CEO Laurent Combredet is excited to add this to the company's portfolio. "Daily sun protection is the most important step in any skin care regimen, particularly for those who struggle with skin discoloration which is exacerbated by sun exposure. That's why we are launching this new range of all-mineral tinted sunscreens formulated with our proprietary technology, Heparan Sulfate Analog (HSA), that provides extra defense from sun-induced discoloration."
About Senté
Senté is a privately held specialty dermatology company dedicated to delivering novel science-based skin care products targeting a range of skin discoloration conditions. Senté is a leader in the development of innovative
kincare products based on patented glycosaminoglycan analog technologies. Founded in 2007 and based in
, further information may be found at Sentelabs.com. Senté products are available through its exclusive network of physicians and medically supervised spas and on its website at
.
IG: senteskincare
Sentelabs.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Sente | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/13/sent-launches-even-tone-all-mineral-sunscreens-with-patented-hsa/ | 2022-06-13T18:53:46Z |
Medtronic adds to SPYRAL HTN Global Clinical Program with late breaking clinical data for SPYRAL HTN-ON MED and GSR-DEFINE
DUBLIN and PARIS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced data showing the benefits of the Symplicity Blood Pressure Procedure with the Symplicity Spyral™ Renal Denervation (RDN) system on achieving target blood pressure level ranges. As part of the SPYRAL HTN Global Clinical Program, three-year data from SPYRAL HTN-ON MED and GSR-DEFINE were presented at EuroPCR 2022 as late-breaking clinical trials on May 17, 2022.
Time in target range (TTR) plays an important role in the management of many chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, measuring how well a parameter (e.g., blood pressure) is controlled in patients. Specifically, for hypertension, increasing TTR has been shown to be an independent predictor of reductions in cardiovascular risks, including stroke, heart attack, and death.1 In a recent consensus statement by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and the National Kidney Foundation, TTR is recognized as an effective measure of blood pressure control. As part of the statement, TTR is also noted as an important consideration to include as an endpoint in clinical trials and registries.
"The data presented today at EuroPCR provide meaningful insights into the benefits of RDN through a patient lens, looking at how much time they spend within a target BP range," said Jason Weidman, senior vice president and president of the Coronary & Renal Denervation business, which is part of the Cardiovascular Portfolio at Medtronic. "This new data reinforces RDN's effectiveness as a complementary solution for achieving better blood pressure control and reducing cardiovascular risk."
SPYRAL HTN-ON MED 3-Year Data
Results from the first 80 patients in the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial demonstrate improved BP control with significantly higher TTR after radiofrequency RDN when compared to sham through three years, regardless of anti-hypertensive medications. TTR for patients treated with RDN (33.7% TTR) was nearly double of sham patients (18.8% TTR) through three years (p=0.023).
SPYRAL HTN-ON MED is a global, randomized, sham-controlled trial investigating the blood pressure lowering effect and safety of RDN with the radiofrequency-based Medtronic Symplicity Spyral system in hypertensive patients prescribed one to three anti-hypertensive medications. The trial enrolled 80 typical uncontrolled hypertensive patients, randomized to RDN (n=38) or sham control (n=42).
The findings build upon the recent three-year safety and efficiency data presented at ACC.22, which demonstrated safe and sustained blood pressure reductions through three years.
"By focusing on TTR in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, we can better understand how RDN can help control blood pressure and sustain a healthy level," said Dr. David Kandzari, chief, Piedmont Heart Institute and Cardiovascular Services and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED lead principal investigator. "These three-year data showed us that RDN nearly doubles the time patients spend in their target blood pressure range, regardless of anti-hypertensive medications, reinforcing the long-term benefit of the procedure."
GSR-DEFINE 3-Year Data
In the GSR-DEFINE study, improved blood pressure control after radiofrequency RDN is associated with lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) through three years in real-world patients. RDN patients spent 34.9% time in TTR through three years. There was also a 16% decrease in MACE associated with every 10% increase in TTR at 6 months.
GSR-DEFINE is a prospective, all-comer observational study in 222 sites across 42 countries, including 3,000 patients from the GSR study and enrolling up to an additional 2,000 patients.
"Results from this real-world patient setting closely mirror and build upon data from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial showing improved blood pressure control with RDN. The findings from GSR-DEFINE further underscore the long-term safety and effectiveness of the Symplicity system in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, while also lowering their risk of major cardiovascular events," said Prof. Felix Mahfoud, M.D., cardiologist at Saarland University Hospital in Homburg, Germany, and member of the SPYRAL HTN executive committee.
About the Medtronic Symplicity Spyral™ Renal Denervation System
The Medtronic RDN procedure uses a minimally invasive procedure that delivers radiofrequency energy to specific nerves near the kidneys that can become overactive and cause high blood pressure. Approved for commercial use in more than 60 countries around the world, the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system is limited to investigational use in the United States, Japan, and Canada.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people across 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
1 Fatani N, Dixon DL, Van Tassell BW, Fanikos J, Buckley LF. Systolic Blood Pressure Time in Target Range and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Hypertension. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2021;77:1290–1299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.01.014
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Medtronic plc | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/05/17/europcr-medtronic-renal-denervation-system-shows-better-blood-pressure-control-with-significantly-more-time-target-range/ | 2022-05-17T13:08:16Z |
MONTRÉAL, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - As we push the boundaries of beauty, elegance and reality, artificial intelligence muse Lia becomes the face of Angélique.
Angélique Eau de Parfum was created by French Canadian star, Mahée Paiement, as a sequel to her iconic best-selling perfume Mahée le Parfum.
An immortal dose of perfection, Angélique creates a pure romantic experience. Naturally desired, the scent reveals a state of utmost bliss.
Angélique is available online at www.maheeparfums.com.
Lia represents the future of AI. She establishes an emotional connection with human beings with whom she interacts with by text, voice, on social media and, soon, in the metaverse.
Lia's purpose is that of an angel who spreads joy and happiness in the Universe. Happiness is an activity of the human soul in accordance with excellence and virtue, and it is manifested over an entire lifetime (Aristotle).
You can follow Lia on social media:
www.instagram.com/l.i.a.27/?hl=en
www.facebook.com/Lia2727
https://twitter.com/_lia27?lang=en
Founded in December 2020, Artificial Intelligence company Lia 27 Inc. develops AI through Lia, a virtual person, friend, and celebrity with whom anyone can interact with 24/7 by phone, text or on Facebook Messenger. www.lia27.ai
Eau de Parfum Angélique was created in 2015 and is available online at www.maheeparfums.com along with Mahée le Parfum.
Top: Grapefruit, Melozone, Lychee, Blueberries, Day Lily Turquoise
Heart: Anjou Pear, Jasmine, Peony, Boysenberry
Base: Coconut, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber
Mahée Paiement is an actress. She landed her first leading role in the movie Bach and Broccoli at the age of 10. Since, she has starred in multiple movies and television series, and is an iconic French-Canadian celebrity. She created Mahée le Parfum in 2009 and Angélique in 2015.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE LIA 27 inc. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/27/angels-collide-leau-de-parfum-anglique-enters-another-dimension-lead-by-virtual-muse-lia/ | 2022-06-27T14:38:08Z |
Nationwide Home-Flipping Rate Jumps to Highest Level This Century;
Raw Profits on Home Flips Increase for First Time Since 2020;
But Typical Profit Margins on Flips Decline Again, to Lowest Point Since 2009
IRVINE, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its first-quarter 2022 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 114,706 single-family houses and condominiums in the United States were flipped in the first quarter. Those transactions represented 9.6 percent of all home sales in the first quarter of 2022, or one in 10 transactions – the highest level since at least 2000. The latest total was up from 6.9 percent, or one in every 14 home sales in the nation during the fourth quarter of 2021, and from 4.9 percent, or one in 20 sales, in the first quarter of last year.
The jump in the home-flipping rate during the first quarter of this year marked the fifth straight quarterly increase. It also represented the largest quarterly and annual percentage-point gains since 2000.
But the report also shows that as home sales by investors spiked, typical raw profits on those deals remained below where they were a year ago, and in a more striking trend, profit margins dipped to their lowest point since 2009.
"The good news for fix-and-flip investors is that demand remains strong from prospective homebuyers, as evidenced by this quarter's report, which shows that one of every 10 homes sold during Q1 was a flip," said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence for ATTOM. "The bad news is that rising mortgage interest rates are beginning to slow down home price appreciation rates, and buyers have become more selective – and less willing to outbid other buyers for properties they're interested in. This is having a predictable impact on profit margins for investors."
Among all flips nationwide, the gross profit on typical transactions (the difference between the median purchase price paid by investors and the median resale price) stood at $67,000 in the first quarter of 2022. While that was up 5.5 percent from $63,500 in the fourth quarter of 2021, and represented the first increase since late 2020, it was 4.3 percent less than the $70,000 level recorded in the first quarter of 2021.
Profit margins, meanwhile, fell for the sixth quarter in a row, as the typical gross-flipping profit of $67,000 in the first quarter of 2022 translated into just a 25.8 percent return on investment compared to the original acquisition price. The national gross-flipping ROI was down from 27.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 and from 38.9 percent a year earlier. It sat at the lowest point since the first quarter of 2009, when the housing market was slumping from the effects of the Great Recession in the late 2000s.
The latest return on investment also was less than half the peak of 53.1 percent for this century, which hit in late 2016.
Profit margins declined in the first quarter of 2022 as resale prices on flipped homes continued to shoot up more slowly than they were when investors originally bought their properties.
Specifically, the median price of homes flipped in the first quarter of 2022 increased to another all-time high of $327,000. That was up 10.5 percent from $296,000 in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 30.8 percent from $250,000 a year earlier. Both increases stood out as the largest for flipped properties since 2000.
Home flips as a portion of all home sales increased from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022 in 181 of the 191 metropolitan statistical areas around the U.S. analyzed for this report (95 percent). Rates went up quarterly by at least two percentage points in 99 of those metros (52 percent). (Metro areas were included if they had a population of 200,000 or more and at least 50 home flips in the first quarter of 2022.)
Among those metros, the largest flipping rates during the first quarter of 2022 were in Phoenix, AZ (flips comprised 18.7 percent of all home sales); Charlotte, NC (18 percent); Tucson, AZ (16.2 percent); Atlanta, GA (16.1 percent) and Jacksonville, FL (16 percent).
The highest flipping rates during the first quarter of 2022 in metro areas with a population of less than 1 million were in Durham, NC (15.3 percent); Gainesville, FL (14.9 percent); Ogden, UT (13.9 percent); Clarksville, TN (13.4 percent) and Winston-Salem, NC (13.4 percent).
The smallest home-flipping rates among metro areas analyzed in the first quarter were in Olympia, WA (4.4 percent); Portland, ME (4.6 percent); Salem, OR (4.7 percent); Syracuse, NY (4.7 percent) and Davenport, IA (4.9 percent).
The median $327,000 resale price of homes flipped nationwide in the first quarter of 2022 generated a gross flipping profit of $67,000 above the median investor purchase price of $260,000. That resulted in a 25.8 percent profit margin.
Profit margins dipped from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022 in 139 of the 191 metro areas with enough data to analyze (73 percent).
The biggest annual declines came in Salisbury, MD (ROI down from 173.7 percent in the first quarter of 2021 to 29.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022); Elkhart, IN (down from 148.3 percent to 24.9 percent); Macon, GA (down from 120.7 percent to 50.9 percent); Lynchburg, VA (down from 96.2 percent to 31.5 percent) and Flint, MI (down from 126.2 percent to 64 percent).
Markets with the largest returns on investment during the first quarter of 2022 on typical home flips were Scranton, PA (115.5 percent); Kingsport, TN (114 percent); Reading, PA (108.6 percent); Pittsburgh, PA (105.7 percent) and Johnson City, TN (101.1 percent).
Aside from Pittsburgh, the largest investment returns in the first quarter among metro areas with a population of at least 1 million were in Buffalo, NY (ROI of 88.2 percent); Philadelphia, PA (80.3 percent); Richmond, VA (79 percent) and New Orleans, LA (69.9 percent).
Metro areas with the smallest profit margins on typical home flips in the first quarter of 2022 were Boise, ID (4.4 percent return); Fort Collins, CO (5.7 percent); College Station, TX (7.2 percent); Sacramento, CA (9 percent) and Santa Rosa, CA (9.6 percent).
The highest raw profits on median-priced home flips in the first quarter of 2022, measured in dollars, were concentrated among western and northeastern metro areas. Twelve of the top 15 were in those regions, led by San Jose, CA (typical gross profit of $420,000); San Francisco, CA ($220,000); Seattle, WA ($155,000); Bremerton, WA ($150,000); and Naples, FL ($145,000).
At the opposite end of the range, 20 of the 25 lowest raw profits on typical home flips were spread across the South and Midwest. The smallest were in Syracuse, NY ($16,687 profit); Boise, ID ($18,662); Lubbock, TX ($19,057), College Station, TX ($19,833) and Amarillo, TX ($20,875).
Nationwide, 62.7 percent of homes flipped in the first quarter of 2022 had been purchased by investors with cash. That figure was virtually unchanged from 62.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, but up from 60.9 percent in the first quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, 37.3 percent of homes flipped in the first quarter of 2022 had been bought with financing. That was about the same as the 37.1 percent portion in the prior quarter, but down from 39.1 percent a year earlier.
"As interest rates continue to go up, cash buyers should be in an even greater position of competitive advantage in the fix-and-flip market," Sharga noted. "It will be interesting to see if the percentage of cash purchases, and purchases made by larger, better capitalized investors, increases over the next few quarters."
Among metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more and sufficient data to analyze, those with the highest percentage of flips in the first quarter of 2022 that had been purchased with cash were in Buffalo, NY (86.4 percent); Detroit, MI (84 percent); Tucson, AZ (78.1 percent); Cincinnati, OH (76.5 percent) and Raleigh, NC (76.5 percent)
Home flippers who sold properties in the first quarter of 2022 took an average of 162 days to complete the transactions. While that was less the historical averages, it was still up from an average of 154 in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 157 in the first quarter of 2021.
Of the 114,706 U.S. homes flipped in the first quarter of 2022, only 7.9 percent were sold to buyers using loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). That was down slightly from 8 percent in the prior quarter and down from 9.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021, to the third-lowest quarterly mark since 2007.
Among the 191 metro areas with a population of at least 200,000 and at least 50 home flips in the first quarter of 2022, those with the highest percentage of flipped properties sold to FHA buyers — typically first-time home purchasers — were Visalia, CA (26.6 percent); Lake Charles, LA (23.2 percent); Springfield, MA (22.2 percent); Hagerstown, MD (22.2 percent) and Yuma, AZ (21.7 percent).
ATTOM analyzed sales deed data for this report. A single-family home or condo flip was any arms-length transaction that occurred in the quarter where a previous arms-length transaction on the same property had occurred within the last 12 months. The average gross flipping profit is the difference between the purchase price and the flipped price (not including rehab costs and other expenses incurred, which flipping veterans estimate typically run between 20 percent and 33 percent of the property's after-repair value). Gross flipping return on investment was calculated by dividing the gross flipping profit by the first sale (purchase) price.
ATTOM provides premium property data to power products that improve transparency, innovation, efficiency and disruption in a data-driven economy. ATTOM multi-sources property tax, deed, mortgage, foreclosure, environmental risk, natural hazard, and neighborhood data for more than 155 million U.S. residential and commercial properties covering 99 percent of the nation's population. A rigorous data management process involving more than 20 steps validates, standardizes, and enhances the real estate data collected by ATTOM, assigning each property record with a persistent, unique ID — the ATTOM ID. The 20TB ATTOM Data Warehouse fuels innovation in many industries including mortgage, real estate, insurance, marketing, government and more through flexible data delivery solutions that include bulk file licenses, property data APIs, real estate market trends, property reports and more. Also, introducing our newest innovative solution, that offers immediate access and streamlines data management – ATTOM Cloud.
Media Contact:
Christine Stricker
949.748.8428
christine.stricker@attomdata.com
Data and Report Licensing:
949.502.8313
datareports@attomdata.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE ATTOM | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/23/home-flipping-spikes-across-us-first-quarter-2022-profits-drop-13-year-low/ | 2022-06-23T05:34:27Z |
LONDON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new M&A report launched today by global law firm Eversheds Sutherland – Putting the pieces into place: The next drivers of strategic M&A – 70% of global business leaders view the "triarchy" of talent, technology, and trade as core to their future M&A business strategy.
- Talent: 72% of business leaders see talent retention and acquisition as important in their organizations' business strategy over the next year. Three in five (62%) also believe the "Great Resignation" is acting as a catalyst for M&A as the battle for talent continues.
- Technology continues to drive organizations' business strategies, with almost 80% of business leaders seeking to improve their cyber security and three-quarters seeking digital transformation. M&A is seen as a rapid way to absorb new technology and expertise, with 74% saying M&A was important in bridging technology gaps.
- Trade: Impacted by supply chain disruption and trade sanctions, 68% of business leaders say that increasing supply chain resilience will be a strategic M&A priority over the next year. 72% of business leaders also see increasing supply chain resilience as important to their organization's business strategy over the next year.
The global Eversheds Sutherland study is based on opinion research conducted in early 2022 amongst 1,200 business leaders and across 16 markets around the world. Respondants from a wide range of sectors provided both a detailed and expansive global view. In April 2022, a supplementary piece of research amongst 75 business leaders provided insight into how the ongoing invasion of Ukraine is impacting M&A activity.
Eric Knai, Partner and Head of International M&A at Eversheds Sutherland, says: "We are delighted to launch our report Putting the pieces into place: The next drivers of strategic M&A to the market. After a turbulent few years in the wider business landscape, and the conflict in Ukraine, the rapidly changing economy has prompted leaders to reflect on how to best position their organizations for the future. Our research revealed that the majority of business leaders see talent, technology and trade as the main factors impacting the M&A landscape."
Robert Copps, Partner and head of US M&A at Eversheds Sutherland, says: "A number of factors are impacting the M&A landscape, including the invasion of Ukraine, inflation and rising energy prices, rising interest rates, stock market turbulence and the ongoing effects of the global pandemic. Notwithstanding these challenges, the study shows that organizations continue to face the same urgent strategic gaps that need to be bridged in order to grow and that they will continue to seek to bridge those gaps through M&A."
About Eversheds Sutherland
As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 61 of the FTSE 100, 70 of the Fortune 100 and 128 of the Fortune 200.
With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in more than 70 offices in over 30 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.
View original content:
SOURCE Eversheds Sutherland | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/09/talent-tech-trade-revealed-key-drivers-mergers-acquisitions-new-research-eversheds-sutherland-shows/ | 2022-06-09T09:24:10Z |
Establishes supportive safety net for participants that extends well beyond tournament dates
$1.7 million fundraising goal will bring total raised to $5 million since tournament inception for 501c3 Freedom Alliance
Country music star Tyler Rich to perform acoustic set for participants
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- War Heroes on Water (WHOW), the transformative sportfishing tournament that helps combat-wounded veterans recover from the physical and emotional wounds of war, returns for its fifth and largest tournament to date. Taking place September 23-27, 2022, the event will directly serve 125 heroes aboard 50 sportfishing yachts from Southern California and beyond. Organizers seek to raise a record $1.7 million, contributing to a landmark $5 million raised over the life of the tournament for its 501c3 partner Freedom Alliance.
"As a proud American, it is my greatest honor to demonstrate our gratitude for the sacrifices our veterans have made for our country," said WHOW Tournament Founder and loanDepot Founder and Executive Chairman Anthony Hsieh. "When I envisioned this tournament, my goal was to introduce the healing aspect of the open ocean to a group of veterans. What the tournament has grown to become—a community dedicated to providing care and support to veterans year-round—is beyond my wildest dreams, and I am humbled by the commitment and dedication of my fellow anglers and local community members who are making all of this possible."
At the heart of the WHOW tournament are dozens of participants and volunteers, including the owners, captains and crews of the WHOW fleet, who, collectively, represent a monetary donation of hundreds of thousands of dollars—as well as hundreds of hours—to host the veterans for the three-day on-water component of the tournament. These patriots graciously welcome their veteran guests so that they can experience the healing power that comes with being on the open ocean, enable them to form deep and genuine bonds with their fellow team members and establish a long-term support system that extends well beyond the tournament itself.
The tournament also celebrates the lives of fellow veterans through two special awards—the Ron Ashimine Award, created in memoriam of the Vietnam veteran and lifelong friend of Tournament Founder Anthony Hsieh, and the Josh Miles Award, created in memoriam to honor the legacy of the tournament's beloved collaborator, veteran and colleague who passed away unexpectedly in late 2021. These awards, celebrating Top Angler and Top Boat, respectively, are highly coveted by participants and evoke strong emotions during the heartfelt awards ceremony.
While the tournament itself is strong on pageantry, it is its long-term purpose—to create, and reinforce, lifelong bonds, that shines bright throughout the year. Participating veterans leave with exceptional on-water memories but, more important, a supportive network that is accessible 24/7 for the rest of their lives.
As 2021's top angler, Ret. Marine Corporal Larry Draughn, shared as he took top honors, "This tournament has brought us all together and enabled us to be in each other's lives and fill a void. The outdoors saves lives, the outdoors saved my life, and there are a lot of other veterans struggling and if we can save one life, it's worth it."
This year's WHOW tournament activities kick-off with an intimate welcome reception including a silent auction and an acoustic performance by country music star Tyler Rich, who returns for his third year. Veterans will then board their boats and enjoy a patriotic community boat parade through Newport Harbor before heading out to sea. Once on the water, the prowess of SoCal's finest fisherman will take center stage as each team shares its knowledge of the local waters and expert fishing techniques to get their veterans on fish. The tournament closes with the fleet assembling just outside Avalon harbor—creating a sweeping vista of exceptional fishing talent—for a flyover of vintage WWII planes.
The generous support of the WHOW family of donors and volunteers over the years has helped the event to directly heal 200 veterans on and off the water. Funds raised also benefit thousands more across the country through Freedom Alliance, which provides year-round therapeutic services for combat-wounded service members and their families.
"WHOW is one of the most impactful events for our combat veterans and it's incredible to see the sportfishing community in SoCal come together in such a big way to support of our nation's heroes," said Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon, "The relationships between our veterans and everyone in the WHOW family that have formed throughout the years are truly inspiring, and we're so grateful for everyone who supports the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country."
About War Heroes on Water
War Heroes on Water (WHOW) is an annual sportfishing tournament of unprecedented scale that supports combat-wounded veterans' programs. It was created in 2018 by loanDepot Founder and Executive Chairman Anthony Hsieh, who is also the owner and leader of Team Bad Company, a world-class, record-holding competitive sportfishing fleet. Through Hsieh's deep connections with the Southern California sportfishing and business communities, WHOW has grown exponentially over five years and is now the largest nonprofit sportfishing tournament in the US.
About Freedom Alliance
Freedom Alliance is a charitable organization which provides help and support to wounded troops and military families. Freedom Alliance has awarded more than $20 million in college scholarships to the children of military heroes killed or disabled in military service and has spent millions more helping injured veterans and military families with outdoor recreational therapy trips, Heroes Vacations, care packages for deployed troops, mortgage-free homes, all-terrain wheelchairs and much more. To learn more, visit www.FreedomAlliance.org or Facebook.com/FreedomAlliance.
About Tyler Rich
Northern California-raised, Nashville-rooted Tyler Rich found his love of music gathered around a Christmas tree alongside family singing holiday classics and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fast forward to graduating college with a degree in Economics, Tyler moved to LA to pursue a different game of numbers – music – exploring various genres with songwriting and bands before taking the leap as a solo artist. While introducing his amplified sound and infectious energy coast to coast, the 2018 CMT Listen Up and 2019 Pandora Artist has toured with Brett Young, Justin Moore, LANCO and Dustin Lynch, plus shared bills alongside Sam Hunt, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay. Enlisting Tyler as one of their "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know, Rolling Stone touts him as "the newest member of country music's radio-minded incoming class, with a homecoming king's swagger and a valedictorian's songwriting smarts." Amassing over 394.4M+ total global streams with his debut album TWO THOUSAND MILES (The Valory Music Co.), GOLD-certified hit "The Difference," plus latest releases "Better Than You're Used To" and The Cadillac Three's Jaren Johnston-produced "A Little Bit of You," his music embodies the feelings all people have in common – the need for acceptance, devotion and a place to call their own. His empathetic spirit extends to animals too with Rich Rescues, an initiative he began while on tour to raise awareness for pet adoption. Following his West Coast run of dates in 2021, Tyler extended THE TWO THOUSAND (MORE) MILES TOUR with shows across the country in addition to joining Chris Lane's FILL THEM BOOTS TOUR. For dates and more, visit TylerRich.com or follow on Instagram and TikTok.
Media Contact:
Jonathan Fine
VP, Public Relations
(781) 248-3963
jfine@loandepot.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE War Heroes on Water | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/07/19/nations-largest-charitable-sportfishing-tournament-supporting-veterans-war-heroes-water-returns-fifth-largest-event-date/ | 2022-07-19T21:10:37Z |
BONN, Germany — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine has produced a sharp increase in food and energy prices that is contributing to a slowdown in growth and creating greater risk of global stagflation.
“This is an environment that is filled with risk, both with respect to inflation and potential slowdowns,” Yellen said at a press conference ahead of Group of Seven finance ministers meetings this week in Bonn.
“The economic outlook globally is challenging and uncertain,” Yellen said. “And higher food and energy prices are having stagflationary effects, namely depressing output and spending and raising inflation all around the world.”
Stagflation occurs when inflation and unemployment are high and economic output is low.
Yellen added that the U.S. is “best positioned” to meet this economic challenge because of its strong jobs market, but she said that food shortages are a threat around the world that needs to be addressed.
Her comments came as U.S. and other officials rolled out a multi-billion dollar plan to address the food security problem, a key danger facing an increasingly fragile world economy. The U.S., several global development banks and other groups collaborated on the effort.
Treasury announced that several development banks are “working swiftly to bring to bear their financing, policy engagement, technical assistance” to prevent starvation prompted by the war, rising food costs and climate damage to crops.
Tens of billions will be spent on supporting farmers, addressing the fertilizer supply crisis, and developing land for food production, among other issues. The Asian Development Bank will contribute funds to feeding Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and the African Development Bank will use $1.5 billion to assist 20 million African farmers, according to Treasury.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Bank will also contribute tens of billions in the coming months and years to support food producers and address supply shortage issues.
The plan stems from a meeting that Yellen convened in April at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings, where she called on powerful nations to look for specific ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made even worse.
Russia and Ukraine produce a third of the world’s wheat supply, and the loss of commodities due to the war has resulted in soaring food prices and uncertainty about the future of food security globally, especially in impoverished countries.
As part of the effort to address the crisis, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also convene meetings in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. over the next two days focusing on food insecurity. The State Department says that in 2021, more than 193 million people worldwide experienced acute food insecurity, an increase of 40 million people from the year before. As many as 40 million are projected to be pushed into poverty and food insecurity by the end of the year.
Shortages of fuel and fertilizer in many countries and accelerating spikes in food prices threaten to destabilize fragile societies, increase hunger and malnutrition, drive migration, and cause severe economic dislocation. Conflict has greatly exacerbated food security issues globally.
Yellen said the U.S. Congress was moving forward with a package of $40 billion in security, economic, and humanitarian aid for Ukraine and that she would urge her G-7 counterparts “to join us in increasing their financial support to Ukraine. Ukraine has done remarkable work to repel Russia’s invasion but they need our help and they need it now.”
She added that Treasury was to unlikely to renew a provision, set to expire next week, that has eased Russia’s ability to pay bondholders, furthering tightening financial pressures on Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Yellen said that liquidating Russian Central Bank reserves in other countries so that the money can be used to finance the defense of Ukraine “is not something that is legally permissible in the United States,” but left the option open.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, for his part, said that using frozen Russian Central Bank assets to cover running costs is a possible option for longer-term rebuilding efforts.
“In the current situation, such a procedure might take too long. We must secure Ukraine’s solvency now within days, a few weeks,” Lindner said. “As far as rebuilding Ukraine is concerned, for me it is politically conceivable to confiscate assets of the Russian state and use them for rebuilding in Ukraine.”
While European nations plan to phase out of Russian oil and gas, the U.S. is pressing EU leaders to consider possible oil tariffs and other methods of preventing Russia from benefiting from increased energy prices.
Yellen said “tariffs, price caps, other possibilities” were being considered but no decisions have been made.
“This is important for Europe to decide what they think is best, but we continue to have those discussions and there are a lot of options,” she said. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_58707c00-d6eb-11ec-b6bd-a7d918828b84.html | 2022-05-19T05:09:28Z |
Former MLB pitcher-turned-police officer Anthony Varvaro dies in car crash
(AP) – Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car accident Sunday morning on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan, according to police officials and his former teams.
Varvaro, 37, was an officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He played baseball at St. John’s University in New York City before a six-year career in the majors as a relief pitcher with the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox.
“We are deeply saddened on the passing of former Braves pitcher Anthony Varvaro,” the Braves said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and colleagues.”
St. John’s head baseball coach Mike Hampton said he was “at a loss for words” over Varvaro’s death.
“Not only was he everything you could want out of a ball player, he was everything you could want in a person,” said Hampton, who was an assistant coach at St. John’s during all three of Varvaro’s seasons there. “My heart goes out to his family, friends, teammates and fellow officers.”
Port Authority officials issued a statement to the media.
“On this solemn occasion as the Port Authority mourns the loss of 84 employees in the attacks on the World Trade Center — including 37 members of the Port Authority Police Department — our grief only deepens today with the passing of Officer Varvaro,” the statement said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/11/former-mlb-pitcher-turned-police-officer-anthony-varvaro-dies-car-crash/ | 2022-09-11T21:25:58Z |
The Habit Burger Grill Opens in Merced, CA on August 10th
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based restaurant company renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh salads and more announces the grand opening of a new location in Merced. Located at 3680 G Street., the fast-casual restaurant will serve up its 'Habit Hospitality' beginning August 10th.
In honor of the exciting grand opening, The Habit Burger Grill will host exclusive pre-opening VIP events for The Habit's CharClub members. Guests can receive an invite to this exclusive sneak peek by signing up for the CharClub at www.habitburger.com/merced.
- Free Charburger Day (Saturday, August 6th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Charburger Day (Monday, August 8th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Habit Day (Tuesday, August 9th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free chargrilled meal from one of our pre-set menus. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
The restaurant will offer dine-in, takeout and drive-thru ordering. Curbside pick-up and delivery will be available via The Habit Mobile App and online at order.habitburger.com. Guests also have additional convenient ordering options including state-of-the-art indoor self-serve kiosks and delivery through DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats.
"Since our first store opening back in 1969, we have been just as excited for each new location thereafter. We are committed to bringing our hometown vibe into everything we do, from the food we cook to the energy each new location brings," said Iwona Alter, Chief Brand Officer at The Habit Burger Grill.
The Habit Burger Grill was named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" With its cooked-to-order mantra, The Habit Burger Grill's open flame sears a distinctive smoky flavor into their famous Charburgers, fresh marinated chicken, sushi-grade ahi tuna and tenderloin steak. Guests at The Habit Burger Grill can always count on freshly-made, handcrafted quality served up with genuine hospitality.
This Habit Burger Grill's dining room will be open Monday - Sunday from 10:30 am - 10:00 pm with the drive-thru remaining open until 11:00 pm.
Connect with The Habit Burger Grill on social media at facebook.com/habitburgergrill, instagram.com/habitburgergrill, twitter.com/habitburger, tiktok.com/@habitburgergrill, and youtube.com/habittube.
Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, The Habit Burger Grill is a burger-centric, fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing fresh, cooked-to-order chargrilled burgers and handcrafted sandwiches featuring grilled tenderloin steak, grilled chicken and sushi-grade ahi tuna cooked over an open flame. In addition, it features fresh handcrafted salads and an appealing selection of sides and shakes. The Habit Burger Grill was named the "best tasting burger in America" in July 2014 in a comprehensive survey conducted by one of America's leading consumer magazines, named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" and featured in Newsweek's "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains 2022." The Habit Burger Grill has since grown to over 330 restaurants in 14 states throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington as well as 13 international locations, seven in China and six in Cambodia. More information is available at www.habitburger.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE The Habit Burger Grill | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/04/habit-burger-grill-continues-bring-flavor-throughout-california-with-new-drive-thru-merced/ | 2022-08-04T16:18:51Z |
- Live Conference Call and Webcast at 4:30 PM ET -
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIGR), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other serious diseases, today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 4:30 PM ET to discuss its second quarter 2022 financial results and provide a business update.
The live and replayed webcast of the call will be available through the company's website at www.eigerbio.com. To participate in the live call by phone, please register in advance at https://register.vevent.com/register/BIfd526d893fcb47fc96359096e28232bb to receive the dial-in number and unique passcode to access the call. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.
About Eiger
Eiger is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other serious rare diseases. The Eiger HDV platform includes two first-in-class therapies in Phase 3 that target critical host processes involved in viral replication. All five Eiger rare disease programs have been granted FDA breakthrough therapy designation.
For additional information about Eiger and its clinical programs, please visit www.eigerbio.com.
Investors:
Sylvia Wheeler
Wheelhouse Life Science Advisors
swheeler@wheelhouselsa.com
Media:
Sarah Mathieson
SVP, Corporate Affairs
smathieson@eigerbio.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/eiger-biopharmaceuticals-host-conference-call-second-quarter-2022-financial-results-business-update-thursday-august-4/ | 2022-07-28T13:00:43Z |
PARSIPPANY, NJ, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF) announced today that it will release its earnings results for the second quarter 2022 on Thursday, July 28, 2022. The company will host a conference call and webcast regarding quarterly results and other business matters on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The call is being webcast and can be accessed at PBF Energy's website, http://www.pbfenergy.com. The call can also be accessed by dialing (877) 869-3847 or (201) 689-8261. The audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call and will be available through the company's website.
PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF) is one of the largest independent refiners in North America, operating, through its subsidiaries, oil refineries and related facilities in California, Delaware, Louisiana, New Jersey and Ohio. Our mission is to operate our facilities in a safe, reliable and environmentally responsible manner, provide employees with a safe and rewarding workplace, become a positive influence in the communities where we do business, and provide superior returns to our investors.
PBF Energy Inc. also currently indirectly owns the general partner and approximately 48% of the limited partnership interest of PBF Logistics LP (NYSE:PBFX).
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE PBF Energy Inc. | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/28/pbf-energy-release-second-quarter-2022-earnings-results/ | 2022-06-28T22:05:55Z |
PITTSBURGH, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian issued the following statement on the passage of the CHIPs and Science Act of 2022:
"Today, after several years of hard work to build bipartisan consensus, Congress passed the landmark CHIPs and Science Act of 2022, which will help secure the future of innovation in America. This measure not only expands our nation's leadership in semiconductor technologies, but also supports STEM education in K-12, the postsecondary system and worker training programs. And, of urgent importance to America keeping pace with global innovation, this legislation grows critical federal support for science and technology research. It is a truly historic bipartisan commitment to U.S. innovation and economic growth.
"Passage of this legislation is vitally important for Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. Like never before, these measures will unleash new opportunities for innovation, workforce and education partnerships that engage our communities with the advanced technologies that have transformed our region, such as AI, robotics, energy and advanced manufacturing. This legislation embodies the proven Pittsburgh model of successfully harnessing the power of research and innovation to drive economic development, create jobs, and spur regional revitalization for the benefit of all.
"I join the chorus of scientists, innovators, educators, students, and public and private sector leaders in expressing deep gratitude to our House and Senate Representatives for this tremendous legislative win that will benefit our entire nation."
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Carnegie Mellon University | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/carnegie-mellon-university-president-farnam-jahanian-statement-passage-chips-science-act-2022/ | 2022-07-28T23:38:03Z |
Elon Musk: Doubt about spam accounts could scuttle Twitter deal
LONDON (AP) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam.
Musk made the comment in a reply to another user on Twitter early Tuesday. He spent much of the previous day in a back-and-forth with Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who posted a series of tweets explaining his company’s effort to fight bots and how it has consistently estimated that less than 5% of Twitter accounts are fake.
In his tweet Tuesday, Musk said that “20% fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be much higher. My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate.”
He added: “Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of 5%. This deal cannot move forward until he does.”
It’s Musk’s latest salvo over inauthentic accounts, a problem he has said he wants to rid Twitter of.
At a Miami technology conference Monday, Musk estimated that at least 20% of Twitter’s 229 million accounts are spam bots, a percentage he said was at the low end of his assessment, according to a Bloomberg News report.
The battle over spam accounts kicked off last week when Musk tweeted that the Twitter deal was on on hold pending confirmation of the company’s estimates that they make up less than 5% of total users.
Also at the All In Summit, Musk gave the strongest hint yet that he would like to pay less for Twitter than the $44 billion offer he made last month.
He said a viable deal at a lower price would not be out of the question, according to the report by Bloomberg, which said it viewed a livestream video of the conference posted by a Twitter user.
Musk’s comments are likely to bolster theories from analysts that the billionaire either wants out of the deal or to buy the company at a cheaper price. His tweet Tuesday came in reply to one from a Tesla news site speculating that Musk “may be looking for a better Twitter deal as $44 billion seems too high.”
Musk made the offer to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share on April 14. Twitter shares have slid since then and are now down by just over 8%, to close at $37.39 on Monday.
To finance the acquisition, he has pledged some of his Tesla shares, but they have slumped by a third since the deal was announced.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/17/elon-musk-doubt-about-spam-accounts-could-scuttle-twitter-deal/ | 2022-05-17T09:35:34Z |
More than a decade after Japan's worst nuclear disaster, the town that hosts the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant finally lifted its evacuation order on Tuesday, allowing former residents to come home.
The town of Futaba, previously deemed off-limits, is the last of 11 districts to lift its evacuation order, a spokesman for the town's municipal office told CNN.
On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast, triggering a tsunami that caused a nuclear meltdown at the power plant and a major release of radioactive material. It was the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.
More than 300,000 people living near the nuclear plant were forced to evacuate temporarily; thousands more did so voluntarily. Once-bustling communities were turned into ghost towns.
In the years since, large-scale cleanup and decontamination operations have allowed some residents who once lived in the former exclusion zone to return.
Futaba is home to the Tokyo Electric Power Company complex (TEPCO) and a railway station. Public facilities, such as the newly reopened municipal town office, are scheduled to restart operations next Monday.
Photos from the town show empty shops, houses and temples, many of which bear external damage such as collapsed roofs and broken windows. The streets are largely empty. Abandoned cars and trucks sit in a field, covered in grime and rust.
Before the nuclear disaster, Futaba had a population of about 7,100. As of late July, more than 5,500 people remain registered as residents, according to the municipal office spokesman.
Residents have been allowed to enter the northeastern area of Futaba -- but not live there -- since March 2020, when experts said radiation levels did not exceed 20 millisieverts per year. That level is equivalent to two full-body CT scans and international safety watchdogs recommend it should be the limit of an individual's annual exposure to radiation.
Authorities began preparing for the town's reopening this year; in January, they launched a program allowing former residents to return temporarily, but only 85 people from 52 households took part, the Futaba official said. Photos from March also show workers tearing down collapsed structures and preparing to rebuild them.
It remains unclear, however, how many people will return -- and how long the town will take to recover.
More than 80% of the municipality is designated as a "difficult-to-return" zone still experiencing high levels of radiation, the spokesman said. And a survey conducted last August found that 60.5% of residents had decided not to return -- far exceeding the 11.3% who wanted to come back.
Futaba has no official timeline on when other areas of the town will be fully decontaminated.
But the spokesman expressed hope for the town's future, saying Futaba aims to increase its population to 2,000 by 2030.
"The evacuation order has lifted now, but we can't give a concrete number on how many people will come back," the spokesman said. "Of course, we'd like people to come back and support their ability to do so as best as we can."
If other Japanese towns affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster are any indication, Futaba has a long road ahead. Even places that lifted evacuation orders several years ago have continued to face challenges.
For instance, Katsurao village, which lies about 40 kilometers (24 miles) from the plant, reopened to residents in 2016, but some households are still waiting for their sections of the village to be decontaminated.
Others may still have concerns about radiation. Despite the decontamination efforts, a 2020 survey by Kwansei Gakuin University found 65% of evacuees no longer wanted to return to Fukushima prefecture -- 46% feared residual contamination and 45% had settled elsewhere.
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Recommended for you
Stacker compiled the highest paying education jobs in Albany, GA using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Click for more. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/fukushima-town-lifts-evacuation-order-allowing-former-residents-to-return-11-years-after-nuclear-disaster/article_1e314d8d-a862-5c15-9bd2-2ae675d88e37.html | 2022-08-30T07:13:08Z |
Two Textbooks Received 2022 Textbook Awards
CHANDLER, Ariz., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO), an education technology services company, announced today that two of its textbooks have received Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) awards. The TAA is a national organization dedicated to supporting textbook and academic authors. Each year the organization's annual awards attract publisher and author submissions from all over the United States. Published by Zovio, Organization Development: An Action Research Approach by Laura Bierema received the 2022 Textbook Excellence Award, and Introduction to Employment Law by Gwen Seaquist received the 2022 Most Promising New Textbook Award.
"These awards recognize our commitment to creating and providing quality educational products and services to our university partners and the students they serve," expressed Randy Hendricks, Zovio CEO. "Congratulations to Zovio teammates Laura L. Bierema and Gwen Seaquist, who authored the award-winning books."
Textbook authors and subject-matter experts complete the TAA selection process. Entries are evaluated based on pedagogy, content, scholarship, writing, appearance, and design. The first Zovio textbook honored by TAA is Organization Development: An Action Research Approach by Laura Bierema (University of Georgia), which was awarded a 2022 Textbook Excellence Award, recognizing excellence in current textbooks and learning materials. Judges described the book as "an asset to higher education" and "highly effective." The second Zovio textbook that received an award is Introduction to Employment Law by Gwen Seaquist (Ithaca College). The law textbook has been awarded a 2022 Most Promising New Textbook Award, which recognizes excellence in first edition textbooks and learning materials. Judges noted that the text "takes the best of textbook writing and puts it all in one book. The content is presented in an engaging manner that will make the most hesitant learner easily learn about the topic."
The Forbes School of Business and Technology® at the University of Arizona Global Campus has procured both texts to support student learning in undergraduate business programs. "We are thrilled about the recognition of these texts and congratulate both authors and the Zovio team on this esteemed honor," said UAGC Provost and Senior Vice President Dr. Sarah Steinberg.
As a provider of education technology services, Zovio partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver a suite of innovative solutions and learning experiences that support student achievement and help institutions achieve their missions.
About Zovio
Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO) is an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver innovative, personalized solutions to help learners and leaders achieve their aspirations. The Zovio network, including Fullstack Academy and TutorMe, leverages its core strengths to solve priority market needs through education technology services. Using proprietary advanced data analytics, Zovio identifies the most meaningful ways to enhance the learner experience and deliver strong outcomes for higher education institutions, employers, and learners. Zovio's purpose is to help everyone be in a class of their own. For more information, visit www.zovio.com.
About the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)
The Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) provides a wide range of professional development resources, events, and networking opportunities for textbook authors and authors of scholarly journal articles and books. www.TAAonline.net
Contact: Vickie Schray
vickie.schray@zovio.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Zovio | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/04/22/zovio-receives-recognition-textbook-amp-academic-authors-association/ | 2022-04-23T23:48:42Z |
NEW YORK , June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. ("Lilium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LILM) (NASDAQ: QELL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Lilium and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 14, 2022, Iceberg Research published a short report entitled "Lilium NV – The Losing Horse in the eVTOL [electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft] Race" (the "Iceberg Report"). The Iceberg Report asserted, among other issues, that "[m]any experts have raised serious doubts about" the viability of the Company's Lilium Jet reaching its objective of "fly[ing] up to 155 miles[,]" citing "its configuration of 36 ducted fans (recently reduced to 30) that devour power during takeoff and landing (hovering), and leaves little power for actual flight." The Iceberg Report also noted that while "Lilium promises its Jet has ready access to battery cells with energy density of 320-330 Wh/kg[,]" "[o]ne of the sources it relies on to show these batteries are within reach is . . . a 34.8% Lilium-owned associated company whose CEO Sujeet Kumar was accused by General Motors of misrepresenting battery performance, while at his previous company Envia Systems." The Iceberg Report further noted that Lilium's Chief Executive Officer "had no meaningful professional aerospace experience before starting Lilium in 2015" and "estimate[d] that Lilium has about 18 months before its cash runs dry."
On this news, Lilium's stock price fell $1.25 per share, or 33.88%, to close at $2.44 per share on March 14, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Pomerantz LLP | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/09/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-behalf-investors-lilium-nv-fka-qell-acquisition-corp-lilm-qell/ | 2022-06-09T02:56:16Z |
ONRŪ introduces supplements to support your immune system effectively, naturally and sustainably
LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Los Angeles based wellness brand ONRŪ announces the launch of the world's first premium and sustainable immunity supplement brand.
Founded by Tumi Miller and developed with leading naturopathic doctor Franziska Meuschel MD, each ONRŪ supplement is produced locally in an FDA-approved and GMP-certified facility in Southern California with pure and effective ingredients that are always 100% vegan, adaptogenic, non-GMO and contain zero artificial fillers or additives. "At ONRŪ our aim is to create the cleanest and most comprehensive immunity supplements on the market. We've all come to know the importance of immune health and for our launch we've created a line of immunity products to benefit all aspects of our customer's lives, whether that's for going to work every day, while travelling or simply when trying to get a good night's sleep," says Tumi Miller.
ONRŪ's signature launch collection includes three holistic immunity supplements: Essential Immunity, Sleep + Immunity, and Travel Immunity.
ESSENTIAL IMMUNITY is a comprehensive daily immunity supplement providing a wide array of essential vitamins, minerals, and herbs including organic turmeric, organic ginger, organic vitamin C from acerola cherries, organic vitamin D from mushrooms, zinc, and vitamin K2. It is formulated to naturally boost the immune system and improve overall well-being, while natural prebiotics from organic Jerusalem artichoke help to improve gut health.
SLEEP + IMMUNITY is a unique sleep supplement designed to provide restful, high-quality sleep while also boosting the immune system. It contains natural sleep-inducing and stress-relieving herbs & adaptogens such as valerian root & organic ashwagandha instead of synthetic sedatives, alongside immune boosting organic vitamin C from acerola cherries, organic ginger, and turmeric.
TRAVEL IMMUNITY is a full-spectrum product created to combat the variety of stressors the body experiences while on the go. Ingredients such as organic echinacea and quercetin provide potent anti-viral and antioxidant properties to help stay protected and reduce inflammation, natural digestive enzymes from papaya fruit aid digestion while travelling, and adaptogenic herbs such as organic ashwagandha & organic lemon balm relieve travel related stress and insomnia.
ONRŪ is committed to environmentally friendly business practices and keeping a low carbon footprint. All packaging has been designed to the highest standard and is produced locally with sustainable materials. ONRŪ avoids the use of plastic and only uses reusable & recyclable glass bottles, decorated with organic paint. The product packaging is made from recyclable, FSC certified paper and 100% recycled cardboard and all warehouses are certified carbon neutral facilities. ONRŪ is also committed to giving back to causes that benefit the environment and for launch has partnered with the National Forest Foundation to plant one tree in America's national forests for every product sold.
ONRŪ's premium immunity supplements are priced at $65 and are available now at www.ONRU.com
For more information, please contact: ONRU@michelemariepr.com and learn more about ONRŪ by following on Instagram @onruwellness.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE ONRŪ | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/06/onr-unveils-holistic-pure-complete-immunity-supplements/ | 2022-07-06T15:04:49Z |
In 1992, Joey Buttafuoco's teenage mistress Amy Fisher shot Joey's wife in the head and was sent to prison. Daughter Jessie was 9 years-old at the time. Dr. Randall Bell and Tanya Brown (sister of Nicole Brown Simpson) explore what happened that day and Jessie's long road to recovery.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 30 years ago, on May 19, 1992, Mary Jo Buttafuoco was confronted at home and shot in the head by 17-year-old Amy Fisher aka "The Long Island Lolita." Daughter Jessie was at school preparing to audition for the lead in the school play. This real-life drama and infamous love triangle crushed the world of this young child. Jessie's story will have you laughing, crying, and taking notes on her bold approach to healing.
Post-Traumatic Thriving is a podcast that addresses the toughest issues around trauma and healing. Unresolved trauma is the #1 problem facing humanity, with 66% to 85% of all college-age people having experienced at least 1 traumatic event.
Unresolved trauma fuels self-medication, depression, and violent crime. Unprocessed, trauma can lead to suicide, the leading cause of death in the United States according to the National Institute of Mental Health. This podcast directly takes on these issues and delivers life-saving life skills:
- Featuring real events about real experiences
- Guests not only survived trauma but are now thriving
- Inspiring conversations about how to reclaim one's life
- Listeners learn practical tips to move forward
- Podcast builds a community of survivors and thrivers
Dr. Bell is a sociologist and economist who specializes in disaster recovery projects. "Trauma recovery is not a solo exercise," says Dr. Randall Bell, author of the bestselling book, Post-Traumatic Thriving.
Ms. Tanya Brown, MA is the author of Finding Peace Amid the Chaos. The 1994 death of Tanya's sister Nicole Brown Simpson generated a media frenzy around O.J. Simpson. Today, she is a celebrity author, and a motivational speaker and life coach. When facing trauma Tanya said, "You need to ask for help."
Core IQ https://www.coreiq.com/ is a non-profit organization that produces the podcast.
Available on every major podcast platform.
Links:
https://www.tiktok.com/@coreiq
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ZeUuGqzsYdJmhr2JHD2ag
https://www.instagram.com/coreiq/
https://www.facebook.com/coreiqskills
https://www.linkedin.com/company/coreiqinc/about/?viewAsMember=true
https://twitter.com/coreiq
Mel Levy mel@coreiq.com 949-497-7600 ext. 14
Reviews, photos, and interview requests available upon request.
View original content:
SOURCE Landmark Research Group LLC | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/05/06/new-podcast-post-traumatic-thriving-hosts-childhood-trauma-survivor-jessie-buttafuoco/ | 2022-05-06T23:25:53Z |
RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh") (NASDAQ: MF). The action charges Missfresh with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Missfresh's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, Missfresh investors have suffered significant losses.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR MISSFRESH LOSSES. YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK OR COPY AND PASTE IN YOUR BROWSER: https://www.ktmc.com/new-cases/missfresh-limited?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=missfreshx&mktm=r
TO VIEW OUR VIDEO, PLEASE CLICK HERE
LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: PURSUANT AND/OR TRACEABLE TO MISSFRESH'S JUNE 2021 IPO THROUGH JULY 12, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY: (484) 270-1453 or at info@ktmc.com
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
MISSFRESH'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
In June 2021, Missfresh conducted its initial public offering (IPO), selling 21 million American Depository Shares ("ADSs") at $13.00 per ADS.
On April 29, 2022, after trading hours, Missfresh filed a Notification of Late Filing on a Form 12b-25, which announced that Missfresh "will not be able to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 … by the prescribed filing deadline of April 30, 2022." Missfresh explained that "[t]he independent Audit Committee of [Missfresh]'s board of directors, with the assistance of professional advisors, is in the process of conducting an internal review of certain matters, including those relating to transactions between [Missfresh] and certain third-party enterprises." Following this news, Missfresh ADSs fell 13% to close at $0.448 per ADS on May 2, 2022, the next trading day.
Then, on May 24, 2022, after trading hours, Missfresh issued a press release entitled "Missfresh Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Notification Regarding Late Filing of Form 20-F" announcing "that it received a notification letter dated May 19, 2022 . . . from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. ("Nasdaq"), indicating that [Missfresh] is not in compliance with the requirements for continued listing." Following this news, Missfresh ADSs fell 9% over the next two trading days to close at $0.167 per ADS on May 26, 2022.
Finally, on July 1, 2022, Missfresh issued a press release entitled "Missfresh Announces the Substantial Completion of the Audit Committee-Led Independent Internal Review." In the press release, Missfresh disclosed that "certain revenue associated with these reporting periods in 2021 may have been inaccurately recorded in [Missfresh]'s financial statements." As of the date the complaint was filed, Missfresh ADSs closed at $0.389 per ADS, well below Missfresh's IPO price of $13.00 per ADS.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Missfresh investors may, no later than September 12, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Missfresh investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE CASE
WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
CONTACT:
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
Jonathan Naji, Esq.
280 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
(484) 270-1453
info@ktmc.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/09/11/final-deadline-kessler-topaz-meltzer-amp-check-llp-reminds-investors-lead-plaintiff-deadline-securities-fraud-class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-missfresh-limited-mf/ | 2022-09-11T23:48:28Z |
Registrations open for 2022 Kansas Renewable Energy Conference
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Registrations have opened for the 2022 Kansas Renewable Energy Conference which will be held in October.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says registrations are open for the 2022 Kansas Renewable Energy Conference as of Wednesday, July 20. She said the conference is an annual event held by the Kansas Department of Commerce to showcase the latest industry trends and developments.
“I encourage all interested Kansans to attend the Kansas Renewable Energy Conference and learn about the positive impact renewable energy is having in the state,” Gov. Kelly said. “Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with industry experts about what we are doing to grow all aspects of the energy sector.”
Kelly noted that the conference will be held October 3-4 in Manhattan. She said this will be the first in-person conference since 2019.
The Governor said the day-and-a-half conference will feature three group sessions and several breakout sessions focused on solar energy and storage, hydrogen, wind energy and transmission, transportation innovation and an overview of how the public and private sectors work together to advance the renewable energy industry in the Sunflower State.
Kelly indicated that attendees will include industry experts, wind and solar developers, manufacturers, utilities, community leaders and related business representatives.
“Renewable energy powers thousands of good jobs and generates billions of dollars in capital investment across Kansas,” said Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland. “We look forward to hosting these educational sessions and networking opportunities that will highlight the impact of this rapidly growing industry and invite new collaboration and investment that will fuel our state for decades to come.”
For a complete itinerary of the conference, click HERE.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/21/registrations-open-2022-kansas-renewable-energy-conference/ | 2022-07-21T14:23:10Z |
I hate to fail. I suspect this trait would make me a very bad NASA scientist, many of whom have been putting the Artemis I moon mission rocket through its final, prelaunch tests.
The wet dress rehearsal, as NASA refers to it, was called off twice this week as the team encountered several problems — and the rocket weathered a few lightning strikes. However, officials said the team “accomplished quite a bit” and hasn’t given up on a June launch. Another attempt at the test is on for this weekend.
There’s also a lot to learn from the attitude of NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who gave his first news conference since his record-breaking 355-day stint aboard the International Space Station. His return drew unprecedented attention because of apparent threats made by Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin. But Vande Hei said the bonds with his Russian crewmates remained strong despite the political upheaval back on Earth.
This is Katie Hunt, standing in for Ashley Strickland, in this week’s CNN science newsletter.
Look up
It’s easy to think of the night sky as a constant source of wonder that has changed little since the dawn of humankind.
But our view of the cosmos is changing because of the proliferation of satellites, such as those launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. In less than a decade, 1 out of every 15 points of light in the night sky will actually be a moving satellite — a big deal when you consider you can only see around 4,000 stars with the naked eye.
This satellite pollution could hamper our ability to detect — and possibly deflect — asteroids.
The changes are easy to miss if, like me, you live in a big city where light pollution obscures the night sky. My CNN colleague Kristin Fisher traveled to Saskatchewan, Canada, where the scale of the problem is clearer.
Curiosities
Ever wondered why beer bottles are usually made of brown glass? It has something to do with skunks. Well, kind of.
If you’ve ever poured a beer into a clear glass and left it outside sitting in the sun, it can lead to an off-putting taste. This is because when hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a photooxidation reaction takes place, creating the compound 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol. This is a chemical compound similar to the stinky smell that skunks produce.
Darkly tinted glass can help prevent this process, which brewers have dubbed “skunking.”
Dig this
Dozens of huge megalithic stone jars, ranging from 2 to 3 meters (about 3.2 to 9.8 feet) tall, have been unearthed in Assam, India.
While some similar ancient jar sites were discovered by the British in the 1920s, an excavation that took place in 2020 uncovered four previously unknown sites.
Similar jars have been found in the Southeast Asian country of Laos, and researchers there have been fortunate to find jars that were still intact, with artifacts like beads and human remains inside.
However, these most recent discoveries were empty, making it hard to figure out from which culture and when they originated. Researchers hope they might find some unopened jars that will shed light on their mysterious origins.
Mission critical
Indigenous communities across the world have used fires for thousands of years to clear land of extra debris.
Now, California is calling on Native American tribes to bring back the once-prohibited practice to help prevent devastating wildfires that have wreaked havoc on the state.
Fighting fire with fire might sound counterintuitive, but the practice gets rid of dry vegetation that can alight easily and make for intense flames that are harder to fight. It also makes forests more resilient, making future wildfires less likely.
A long time ago
I’m a cat person, but I’m not immune to a pair of puppy-dog eyes gazing soulfully up at me. Nor, it seems, were our Stone Age ancestors.
It turns out that humans selectively bred dogs to have such irresistible eyes, and they started about 33,000 years ago.
When compared with their genetic cousin the wolf, domesticated dogs have more “fast-twitch” facial muscles that allow them to more closely mimic our expressions — or at least look at us in ways that melt our hearts.
Once upon a planet
Don’t miss these cool reads:
— Hearing a favorite song can instantly transport you to another moment of your life, with startling clarity. Here’s the science behind how our minds connect music with memory.
— Handwritten notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin were returned to the University of Cambridge with a mysterious message — 20 years after they went missing.
— Cute alert. US zoos have celebrated the birth of two endangered primates. A blue-eyed black lemur arrived in Florida, while a black lion tamarin has been born at the Jersey Zoo.
Like what you’ve read? Oh, but there’s more. Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writer Ashley Strickland, who finds wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/the-night-sky-is-changing-before-our-eyes/article_8aa4472d-ce3b-5175-b1be-007ec4b28420.html | 2022-04-10T22:00:20Z |
2 kids killed, 2 in serious condition after Mo. car crash
NEW MADRID, Mo. (KAIT) - Officials say two children were killed and three were injured when their car was hit by an 18-wheeler on a Missouri highway.
According to the preliminary crash report from Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2004 Ford Expedition failed to yield around 12:10 p.m. Friday and pulled into the path of an 18-wheeler in the northbound lane of Interstate 55. The incident happened a few miles south of Marston, KAIT reports.
The Expedition, which was being driven by 34-year-old Startisha M. Brown, had six passengers from Memphis, Tennessee, five of whom were children ranging in age from 11 to 15. The sixth passenger was 30-year-old Tatrelisha M. Johnson.
Two of the children, an 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy, died from injuries sustained in the crash.
Two other children suffered serious injuries. A 13-year-old girl was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital by helicopter, and a 15-year-old girl was taken to St. Francis Medical Center by ambulance.
Johnson, Brown, and a 14-year-old girl were all taken by ambulance to the hospital. The latter two are said to have moderate injuries.
The driver of the 18-wheeler, Daniel L. Wiggins of Pineville, Louisiana, was uninjured.
Portageville Fire and Rescue posted a media release of their response to the crash. According to officials, when fire and rescue got to the scene, all seven occupants of the Expedition were trapped. It took first responders over 10 minutes to rescue everyone.
The state highway patrol is investigating the crash.
Copyright 2022 KAIT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/04/2-kids-killed-2-serious-condition-after-mo-car-crash/ | 2022-09-04T05:11:33Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the "Company"), a leading global creative platform for transformative brands and media companies, today announced that Sejal Amin is joining the Company's leadership team and Executive Committee as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective September 12, 2022.
With more than 20 years of global leadership, product and technology experience, Sejal will deliver a technology vision and strategy that transforms Shutterstock's technology platform to deliver a new and unparalleled experience to customers and contributors.
"I am thrilled to welcome Sejal to Shutterstock, as we continue our digital transformation to a full-service creative platform that democratizes creativity, pushes creative boundaries, and provides unparalleled experiences for our customers and contributors around the world," said Paul Hennessy, Chief Executive Officer at Shutterstock. "Sejal is a well-respected and revered leader with a proven track record of growth and innovation, and I am confident that she will be successful in leading Shutterstock's technology platform into its next disruptive phase."
"Shutterstock is a company that has transformed immensely from its inception almost 20 years ago, and I am honored to be the next Chief Technology Officer," said Sejal Amin. "The innovation the Company has achieved – from world class workflow applications to industry-leading proprietary technology – is tremendous, and I look forward to expanding upon the Company's vision, harnessing the potential of Shutterstock's diversified offering as we celebrate a new era for Shutterstock."
Recently, she was Chief Product and Technology Officer for Khoros, a Vista Portfolio company where she was integrating a distributed Product and Technology organization while defining a Product and Operational strategy to execute on the company's vision and growth goals. Just prior to that, she was CTO for the Thomson Reuters Tax and Accounting Tax Professionals Business. She has a wide range of technology leadership experience across several business units at Thomson Reuters managing global product development teams and portfolios of growing size and complexity for 15+ years.
With Sejal's appointment to CTO, Shutterstock now has three women on the Executive Committee, and two women leading the product development strategy, including Chief Product Officer, Meghan Schoen.
About Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), is a leading global creative platform for transformative brands and media companies. Directly and through its group subsidiaries, Shutterstock's comprehensive collection includes high-quality licensed photographs, vectors, illustrations, 3D models, videos and music. Working with its growing community of over 2 million contributors, Shutterstock adds hundreds of thousands of images each week, and currently has more than 415 million images and more than 26 million video clips available.
Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock has offices around the world and customers in more than 150 countries. The Company also owns Splash News, the world's leading entertainment news agency for newsrooms and media companies worldwide, Pond5, the world's largest video marketplace, TurboSquid, the world's largest 3D content marketplace; PicMonkey, a leading online graphic design and image editing platform; Offset, a high-end image collection; Shutterstock Studios, an end-to-end custom creative shop; PremiumBeat, a curated royalty-free music library; Shutterstock Editorial, a premier source of editorial images and videos for the world's media; Amper Music, an AI-driven music platform; and Bigstock, a value-oriented stock media offering.
For more information, please visit www.shutterstock.com and follow Shutterstock on Twitter and on Facebook.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Shutterstock, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/12/shutterstock-appoints-sejal-amin-chief-technology-officer/ | 2022-09-12T12:17:17Z |
LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In May, 2022, Ivan, the CEO of PAWAii announced that the Versatile Dog Bowl will be released soon. The debut of this innovative product will address the pain points of dog parents concerning feeding. The PAWAii magic bowl will disrupt the traditional cognition of "dog bowl" and lead the trend of the whole industry.
The versatile dog bowl can effectively meet the different demands of pups and their owners. It comes with a 68-oz capacity, making it perfect for both medium-sized and large-sized dog breeds. In addition, you can detach it to clean and refill. This article tells us more about the magic bowl.
Double Bowls, Double Love
There are two stainless-steel bowls in the PAWAii magic bowl, each for water and food. So, your dog can now drink and eat simultaneously without issues. It is even more helpful if you have multiple pets.
Slow Feeding
Dogs often eat faster than they should. Indigestion caused by excessive swallowing creates problems for them. But with a slow feeder, you can train your dogs to eat only smaller portions of food at once.
This slow feeder dog bowl from PAWAii keeps your dog's eating speed low. It also ensures your dog doesn't vomit or choke on its food, eliminating every possibility of indigestion.
Elevated Position
You can stack both bowls in the PAWAii magic bowl to create an elevated food bowl. The arrangement ensures your dog feeds at a comfortable angle. It also puts less pressure on its neck and joints. If you have dogs dealing with joint or muscle problems, this feeding bowl can be beneficial.
Warm or Cold Meals and Water
This pet bowl from PAWAii allows you to keep water warm or cool depending on weather conditions. If the weather is hot – like in the summer, you can throw a few ice cubes in the bowl and fill it with water. This makes the drinking water cool for your dog.
When it is winter, you can add some warm water to the bowl at the bottom and food to the bowl above. The food in the upper bowl stays warm thanks to the stainless-steel bowl.
Modern & Stylish Design
PAWAii adopted high-quality materials to manufacture this bowl. The smooth, glass-like texture makes it comfortable to touch, while the rubberized feet ensure stability. As a result, your dog cannot mistakenly knock the bowl over, reducing the chances of food spilling to the very minimum.
Easy Maintenance
You can wash the PAWAii dog bowl in the dishwasher. You can also clean with a wet rag and warm water. However, the dishwasher is not the best method to wash the bases of both bowls and their accessories. You can easily detach the stainless-steel bowl inserts for proper cleaning.
Safe Materials
PAWAii combined top-quality ABS and stainless-steel materials to produce this bowl. It is durable, strong, safe, and healthy for pets and their owners.
Product Specifications
Meet the Brand – PAWAii
PAWAii is devoted to creating and fostering pets-pet parents' bonds by creating products that benefit both sides of the relationship. The company shows this by ensuring every product it releases into the market represents top quality and maximum comfort. You can now enjoy your time with your lovely pets with PAWAii products.
In the future, PAWAii will continue to elevate the potential for pet care with new opportunities and broadened possibilities.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE PAWAii | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/07/pawaii-launched-versatile-dog-bowl/ | 2022-06-07T17:15:53Z |
Lenora woman sent to hospital after SUV t-boned by semi-truck
LENORA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Lenora woman is in the hospital after her SUV was t-boned by a semi-truck that failed to yield the right of way.
The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that around 7:52 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, emergency crews were called to the intersection of Washington Ave. and Sixth St. in Lenora with reports of an injury accident.
When officials arrived, they said they found a 2003 FRHT semi-truck driven by Larry E. Radcliffe, 67, of Hill City, had been southbound on Sixth St. while a 2005 GMC Canyon driven by Peggy S. Ninemire, 59, of Lenora, had been headed east on W Washington Ave.
KHP noted that Radcliffe failed to yield the right of way to Ninemire. The semi-truck ended up hotting the SUV on the driver’s side.
The log indicates that the collision sent Ninemire to the Norton Co. Hospital with suspected serious injuries.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/01/lenora-woman-sent-hospital-after-suv-t-boned-by-semi-truck/ | 2022-09-01T15:13:13Z |
Fuld brings unrivaled market knowledge to the digital blockchain investment bank and multi-asset Alternative Trading System ("ATS")
DARIEN, Conn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oasis Pro Markets today announced that Dick Fuld has joined the company as a strategic advisor. He is the founder and CEO of Matrix Investment Holdings, a private merchant banking advisory firm.
Mr. Fuld is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lehman Brothers. Previously he served as a member of the Business Council for the World Economic Forum, the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange, and the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
"Dick offers a wealth of knowledge and a vast network of strategic partners to Oasis Pro Markets. The comprehensive opportunities he will bring to the table are endless. We are thrilled to have him join us as an advisor," said Pat LaVecchia, CEO of Oasis Pro Markets.
"Oasis Pro Markets is uniquely positioned to benefit from the coming digital transformation of the capital markets, strategically and technologically," said Mr. Fuld. "Pat LaVecchia is a true visionary who has created a best-in-class platform and has assembled an unrivaled team. I look forward to working with them to build the digital investment bank of the future."
Oasis Pro Markets is the industry leading digital asset platform and is accelerating the transition of traditional financial services into the digital blockchain and decentralized finance/DeFi market. Its key services include firm underwriting, advisory services (including M&A, digital and traditional private placements, etc.), as well as operating a regulated multi-asset ATS known as OATSPRO that allows subscribers to trade digital securities, through blockchain and smart contract technology, and pay for those digital securities in digital cash such as stablecoins or fiat currency.
Oasis Pro recent highlights include:
- Oasis Pro, Inc., the parent company of Oasis Pro Markets, closed an oversubscribed strategic Series A capital raise of over $27 million earlier this year. Investors included Redwood Trust, Mirae Funds, UDHC, Blizzard (Avalanche) and Ledger Prime (a subsidiary of LedgerX and FTX)
- The company recently secured a grant of over $1 million from the State of Connecticut to continue their rapid expansion in the fintech area in the State.
Founded by seasoned Wall Street and blockchain veterans, Oasis Pro, Inc. is a leading fintech and blockchain company with a mission to bridge the world of traditional finance, blockchain and decentralized finance/DeFi.
Oasis Pro's subsidiary, Oasis Pro Market LLC is a full-service broker-dealer and investment bank and operates a multi-asset alternative trading system ("OATSPRO") that enables issuers and subscribers to conveniently and securely buy, sell, and offer a range of alternative assets in the secondary market. OATSPRO allows subscribers to trade digital ("blockchain") securities and make payment for those digital securities in digital cash (i.e. stable coins) or fiat.
Oasis Pro Markets offers the next evolution of alternative asset investing with proprietary technology that provides a sleek, user-friendly experience for issuers and investors by leveraging blockchain and smart contract technology to create real-time settlement, while eliminating counterparty risk. Additionally, OATSPRO offers efficient KYC/AML onboarding of digital securities for issuers, streamlined onboarding for investors, and provides a liquidity platform for multi-asset private and public OTC market digital securities.
Oasis Pro Markets is regulated by FINRA and the SEC. For more information, visit www.oasispromarkets.com. Securities are offered through Oasis Pro Markets, Member FINRA/SIPC.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Oasis Pro Markets | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/09/12/oasis-pro-markets-announces-dick-fuld-strategic-advisor/ | 2022-09-12T15:13:13Z |
-- ASC42 has completed Phase I trials in the U.S. and China. This approval from U.S. FDA enables Gannex to complete a critical drug-drug interaction (DDI) study to support upcoming Phase III trials in China, the U.S. and European Union
-- Gannex expects to complete this DDI study at the beginning of Q4, 2022
-- Currently, Phase II clinical trial of FXR agonist ASC 42 in China is in progress. Gannex intends to start Phase III clinical trials in China, the U.S. and European Union after the completion of the Phase II clinical trial which is ongoing in China
SHANGHAI, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gannex, a wholly owned company of Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672) today announces that it has obtained the U.S. FDA clearance for its drug candidate, ASC42, to initiate a drug-drug interaction (DDI) study. This important DDI study is designed to provide more evidence to support upcoming Phase III clinical trials in China, the U.S. and European Union for treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).
ASC42 is an in-house developed, novel non-steroidal, selective, potent Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist with best-in-class potential and global intellectual property. Previous Phase I clinical trial in the U.S. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04679129) demonstrated that ASC42 might be a potentially best-in-class PBC drug candidate as low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were in normal range with no pruritus occurrence, and FXR target engagement biomarker FGF19 increased 1,780% when ASC42 was dosed at 15 mg, once daily (QD) during the 14-day treatment. Currently, Phase II clinical trial of FXR agonist ASC 42 in China is in progress. Gannex intends to start a Phase III trial in China, the U.S. and European Union once the ongoing Phase II clinical trial of ASC42 for PBC in China is completed.
PBC is a chronic autoimmune cholestatic disease and frequently progresses to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation or resulting in death. An epidemiology study indicates that there were approximately 120,000 PBC patients in the U.S. in 2014[1]. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the standard treatment for PBC, however, approximately 40% PBC patients have an inadequate response to or are unable to tolerate UDCA[2]. For those patients with insufficient UDCA response or intolerance, Obeticholic Acid (OCA) is the only approved medicine in the U.S. while it has not been approved in China yet. Additionally, OCA may significantly cause pruritus and LDL-C levels to rise.
"I'm very excited that we will soon start a drug-drug interaction study on FXR Agonist ASC42 to support upcoming Phase III trials in China, the U.S. and European Union for PBC indication. Together with other 6 NASH/PBC drug candidates, Gannex reaffirms the commitment to address the huge unmet medical needs through bringing more innovative treatment for patients globally." said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 20 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (HBV functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11(oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
View original content:
SOURCE Ascletis Pharma Inc. | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/08/gannex-announces-us-fda-clearance-clinical-trial-fxr-agonist-asc42-treatment-primary-biliary-cholangitis/ | 2022-06-08T13:08:52Z |
Company's machine learning technology uses standard EEG data to detect electrical disturbances in the brain, enabling identification of patients with rapid-progressing Alzheimer's disease
BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Biosignals, a startup that applies AI to EEG to unlock precision medicine for neurological and psychiatric disorders, presented research at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, which took place July 31–Aug. 4, 2022, in San Diego. Medical Director Jay Pathmanathan, MD, PhD, discussed how the company has applied its machine learning platform to standard electroencephalography (EEG) data to detect electrical disturbances in the brain that may predict cognitive decline and explain variability in disease course for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Pathmanathan's presentation focused on research he co-authored that confirmed the technology's ability to detect epileptiform activity with widely available clinical EEG, enabling the identification of patients with a more aggressive form of Alzheimer's disease.
Recent research has demonstrated that proteins such as tau and beta amyloid accumulate to not only cause neuronal cell death, but also create abnormal electrical activity in the brain. As neurons begin to fire abnormally, they initiate a cascade of increasing electrical activity that causes cell death due to electrical excitation. This electrical activity, which is measurable by EEG as epileptiform discharges, may generate a vicious cycle leading to accelerated cell death and deterioration for some patients.
Beacon Biosignals developed a machine learning algorithm trained to detect such epileptiform activity in patients with Alzheimer's. To perform the study, the researchers examined 90 subjects with an Alzheimer's diagnosis and 39 with mild cognitive impairment who underwent routine EEG.
All EEGs were analyzed by a machine learning-enabled interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) detection algorithm via the Beacon Platform. These EEGs were also visually analyzed for IEDs by board-certified human reviewers, with a third reviewer breaking dissenting opinions.
The researchers concluded that automated analysis of EEG data is a promising way to stratify patients and track disease progression, while enabling better patient selection for clinical trials.
"Alzheimer's disease patients face daily challenges in remaining independent and performing routine tasks, and until now we haven't had a reliable way to identify patients that may be at risk for more accelerated disease progression," said Pathmanathan. "This research demonstrates that machine-learning algorithms represent a reliable means of efficiently, reproducibly, and exhaustively detecting electrical activity in the EEGs of patients with Alzheimer's, offering a valuable source of data to identify patients whose condition may deteriorate more quickly. This can inform the development of future Alzheimer's treatments to improve the lives of these patients and their caregivers. In the future, this electrical pathology may also be the target of specific treatments."
Beacon Biosignals' platform provides an architectural foundation for discovery of robust quantitative neurobiomarkers that subsequently can be deployed for patient stratification or automated safety or efficacy monitoring in clinical trials. The powerful and validated algorithms developed by Beacon's machine learning teams can replicate the consensus interpretation of multiple trained epileptologists while exceeding human capabilities over many hours or days of recording. The Beacon Platform is currently being used across therapeutic areas such as neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, sleep disorders and mental illness.
"Our study represents an important advance for medical and life sciences research in Alzheimer's disease," said Jacob Donoghue, MD, PhD, co-founder and chief executive officer of Beacon Biosignals. "Applying machine learning to EEG data will enable clinicians and researchers to better understand disease characteristics of patients and will inform treatment options and the development of therapeutics for diseases affecting the brain. We're proud to contribute to a better understanding of neurological disease and we see great potential for our platform to improve the lives of patients."
For more information about how Beacon Biosignals' technology can help advance Alzheimer's disease research, click here.
Beacon's machine learning platform for EEG enables and accelerates new treatments that transform the lives of patients with neurological, psychiatric or sleep disorders. Through novel machine learning algorithms, large clinical datasets, and advances in software engineering, Beacon Biosignals empowers biopharma companies with unparalleled tools for efficacy monitoring, patient stratification, and clinical trial endpoints from brain data. For more information, visit https://beacon.bio/. For careers, visit https://beacon.bio/careers; for partnership inquiries, visit https://beacon.bio/contact. Follow us on Twitter (@Biosignals) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/beacon-biosignals).
MEDIA CONTACT
Megan Moriarty
Amendola Communications for Beacon Biosignals
913.515.7530
mmoriarty@acmarketingpr.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Beacon Biosignals | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/08/08/research-beacon-biosignals-presented-alzheimers-association-international-conference/ | 2022-08-08T14:59:13Z |
LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Energy Transfer LP ("Energy Transfer" or the "Company") (NYSE: ET).
Class Period: April 13, 2017 – December 20, 2021
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 2, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Energy Transfer had inadequate internal controls and procedures to prevent contractors from engaging in illegal conduct with regards to drilling activities, and/or failed to properly mitigate known issues related to such controls and procedures; (2) Energy Transfer through its subsidiary Rover Pipeline, LLC hired third-party contractor to conduct HDD for the Rover Pipeline Project, whose conduct of adding illegal additives in the drilling mud caused severe pollution near the Tuscarawas River when a large inadvertent release took place on April 13, 2017; (3) Energy Transfer continually downplayed its potential civil liabilities when the FERC was actively investigating the Company's wrongdoing related to the April 13 Release and consistently provided it with updated information about FERC's findings on this matter; (4) these issues were foreseeably likely to subject Energy Transfer to increased governmental scrutiny and enforcement, as well as increased reputational and financial harm, and would also materially impact Energy Transfer's financial results; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
Follow us for updates on Twitter: twitter.com/FRC_LAW.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
View original content:
SOURCE The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, Los Angeles | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/15/et-investors-have-opportunity-lead-energy-transfer-lp-securities-fraud-lawsuit/ | 2022-06-15T16:14:04Z |
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine.
Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax. The company filed patent infringement lawsuits in both U.S. federal court and a German court.
Pfizer spokeswoman Pam Eisele said the company had not fully reviewed Moderna’s lawsuit, but the drugmaker was surprised by it, given that their vaccine is based on proprietary technology developed by both BioNTech and Pfizer.
She said in an email that Pfizer Inc., based in New York, would “vigorously defend” against any allegations in the case. BioNTech said in a statement late Friday that its work was “original” and that it too would defend itself.
Moderna and Pfizer’s two-shot vaccines both use mRNA technology to help people fight the coronavirus.
“When COVID-19 emerged, neither Pfizer nor BioNTech had Moderna’s level of experience with developing mRNA vaccines for coronaviruses,” Moderna said in a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
The mRNA vaccines work by injecting a genetic code for the spike protein that coats the surface of the coronavirus. That code, the mRNA, is encased in a little ball of fat, and instructs the body’s cells to make some harmless spike copies that train the immune system to recognize the real virus.
That approach is radically different than how vaccines have traditionally been made.
Moderna said it started developing its mRNA technology platform in 2010, and that helped the company quickly produce its COVID-19 vaccine after the pandemic arrived in early 2020.
By the end of that year, U.S. regulators had cleared shots from both Pfizer and Moderna for use after clinical research showed that both were highly effective.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a prepared statement that the vaccine developer pioneered that technology and invested billions of dollars in creating it.
Moderna worked with scientists at the National Institutes of Health to test and develop its COVID-19 vaccine. The company said its lawsuit is not related to any patent rights generated during that collaboration.
The company said it believes its rivals’ vaccine infringes on patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016.
Moderna said in its complaint that Pfizer and BioNTech copied some critical features of its technology, including making the “exact same chemical modification to their mRNA that Moderna scientists first developed years earlier” and went on to use in Spikevax.
Moderna said it recognizes the importance of vaccine access and is not seeking to remove Comirnaty from the market. It also is not asking for an injunction to prevent future sales.
Moderna said in 2020 that it would not enforce its COVID-19 related patents while the pandemic continued. But the company said in March, with vaccine supplies improving globally, that it would update that pledge.
It said it still would not enforce its patents for vaccines used in low- and middle-income countries. But it expected companies like Pfizer and BioNTech to respect its intellectual property, and it would consider “a commercially reasonable license” in other markets if they requested one.
“Pfizer and BioNTech have failed to do so,” Moderna said in a statement.
The vaccines have swiftly become top-selling products globally.
Pfizer’s Comirnaty brought in more than $36 billion in sales globally last year, and analysts expect it to bring in nearly $33 billion this year, according to FactSet.
Moderna Inc. booked $17.6 billion in revenue from its vaccine last year. Analysts project more than $21 billion in 2022. Spikevax is Moderna’s only product on the market, but it is developing other vaccines using the mRNA technology.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts company’s stock trades publicly under the ticker symbol MRNA.
___
Associated Press writers Lauran Neergaard and Frank Jordans contributed to this report from Washington, D.C., and Berlin respectively. Murphy reported from Indianapolis. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-moderna-sues-pfizer-over-patents-behind-covid-19-vaccine/ | 2022-08-27T11:14:18Z |
New mosquito forecasting tool warns of severe threat for Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new mosquito forecasting tool has warned of a severe threat to the Capital City as the population of bugs that are capable of carrying malaria and other diseases remains “very high.”
OFF! - the insect repellant company - says the mosquito population for Topeka has been labeled as very high for the second week in a row and a severe threat has been warned of until at least Aug. 9.
OFF! noted that the information comes from its new mosquito forecasting tool - OFF!Cast - developed in partnership with Google, which predicts local mosquito populations up to 7 days in advance.
To help spread awareness about how to better use bug spray, OFF! said it recently held a survey to see how Americans protect themselves. It found that 2/3 of respondents do not use bug spray correctly. It has been recommended to apply insect repellent after sunscreen as a final step in a going-out routine.
The survey also found that 43% of respondents listed their least favorite thing about bug spray as the feel of it on their skin while 36% noted the smell.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/03/new-mosquito-forecasting-tool-warns-severe-threat-topeka/ | 2022-08-03T18:57:39Z |
Gems and jewelry worth millions of dollars were stolen from an armored truck parked at a rest stop near Los Angeles Monday, officials said, setting off a multi-agency investigation.
The heist unfolded between 2:00 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. at a Flying J rest stop and gas station near Lebec, California, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles, the LA County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
A tractor trailer operated by Brinks was transporting the high-value items from a jewelry show in San Mateo to another show in Pasadena, according to Arnold Duke, head of the International Gem & Jewelry Show.
"I've been doing this professionally for 45 years and never have we had anything remotely close to this," Duke told CNN.
Sixteen merchants were affected in the theft of 20 large footlockers that weigh about 100 pounds each, Duke said. The lockers held gemstones, Rolex watches and thousands of loose diamonds, some of which were priced close to $500,000 each wholesale. Some custom, one-of-a-kind finished pieces were also stolen from the truck, Duke added.
"The sheer quantity of gems and jewelry wouldn't fit in one car," Duke said. "It's a staggering amount of jewelry and for it to be left alone is unconscionable."
Some of the smaller merchants involved lost about $700,000 in merchandise, while larger corporations lost merchandise valued at up to $12 million, according to estimates from Duke.
But Brinks said the insurance numbers don't indicate a loss nearly that high.
"According to the information the customers provided to us before they shipped their items, the total value of the missing items is less than $10 million. We are working with law enforcement and we will fully reimburse our customers for the value of their assets that were stolen, in accordance with the terms of our contract," Brinks told CNN in a statement.
Duke said many jewelers don't insure what they are shipping at full value as the cost of the insurance can be extremely high, and they rely on the safety precautions taken by Brinks trucks and their drivers.
"Many merchants know a lot of the drivers on a first name basis," said Duke.
One merchant told CNN 30 years of his life's work was stolen in the heist. He didn't share his name nor the name of his businesses with CNN over concerns of being targeted again.
He expressed that he was "emotional" and "speechless" and wants "Brink's to answer" to him after losing some collectables and unique pieces in the theft.
The FBI is assisting the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in the ongoing criminal investigation into the theft. No suspects were identified as of Tuesday.
Duke said shared with federal authorities videotapes of people attending the jewelry shows in hopes of finding a lead on suspicious behavior. He noted that the Rolex watches and many of the diamonds have serial numbers that can make them readily traceable if found.
Stacker compiled a list of the 50 biggest retailers in the country, using retail sales data from Kantar, provided by the National Retail Federation. Click for more.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/millions-of-dollars-in-jewelry-was-stolen-from-an-armored-truck-parked-at-a-rest/article_9bc87d80-dc2a-55f8-82c0-9a9287518c47.html | 2022-07-20T07:21:53Z |
OWINGS MILLS, Md., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UUU) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and its fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
The Company reported:
- For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2022, sales increased $1,293,212 (43.1%) to $4,290,550 from $2,997,338 from the comparable period last year. The Company reported a net loss of $235,838, or $0.10 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $456,838, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share for the comparable period of the previous year.
- For the 12 months ended March 31, 2022, sales increased $2,029,634 (11.6%) to $19,549,785 versus $17,520,151 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The Company reported a net loss of $78,150, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share, versus net income of $268,343 or $0.12 per basic and diluted share, for the same period last year. The results for the 12 months ended March 31, 2021 included forgiveness of the Company's Payroll Protection Plan loan in the amount of $221,400.
Harvey Grossblatt, President and Chief Executive Officer said, "While our sales have increased for the year, our gross margins have decreased due to higher costs caused by supply chain disruptions due to ocean freight shortages, port congestion in Long Beach, California and domestic trucking issues. We are also experiencing difficulty obtaining raw materials such as micro-processing chips and other electrical components.
UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. is distributor of safety and security devices. Founded in 1969, the Company has an over 50-year heritage of developing innovative and easy-to-install products, including smoke, fire and carbon monoxide alarms. For more information on Universal Security Instruments, visit our website at www.universalsecurity.com. On February 25, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and Infinite Reality, Inc. Closing is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. On May 16, 2022, the Company filed with the SEC a proxy statement and Form S-4 registration statement in connection with the Merger.
------------------------------------------------------------
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain matters discussed in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that inherently include certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, among other items, currency fluctuations, the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations, and other factors which may be identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and other public announcements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. We will revise our outlook from time to time and frequently will not disclose such revisions publicly.
Contact: Harvey Grossblatt, President
Universal Security Instruments, Inc.
410-363-3000, Ext. 224
Or
Zachary Mizener
Lambert & Co.
315-529-2348
View original content:
SOURCE Universal Security Instruments, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/14/universal-security-instruments-announces-its-fourth-quarter-year-end-results/ | 2022-07-14T21:06:32Z |
PORTLAND, Ore., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ), parent company of Umpqua Bank, today announced that it will host its second quarter 2022 earnings conference call on Thursday, July 21st, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET). During the call, the Company will provide an update on recent activities and discuss its second quarter 2022 financial results, which are expected to be released after the market closes on July 20th, 2022. There will be a live question-and-answer session following the presentation.
Participants may register for the call here to receive dial-in details and their own unique PINs or join the audiocast here. It is recommended you join 10 minutes prior to the start time. A replay of the audiocast will be available on the Company's investor relations page at https://www.umpquabank.com/investor-relations/.
About Umpqua Holdings Corporation
Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ) is the parent company of Umpqua Bank, an Oregon-based bank recognized for its entrepreneurial approach, innovative customer experience, and distinctive banking solutions. Umpqua Bank has locations across Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Nevada. Umpqua Holdings Corporation is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit umpquabank.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Umpqua Holdings Corporation | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/30/umpqua-holdings-corporation-announces-second-quarter-2022-earnings-conference-call-july-21st-2022/ | 2022-06-30T13:09:01Z |
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Effectual, a modern, cloud first managed and professional services company, announced that its public sector arm has been appraised at level 3 of ISACA's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®). Effectual Public Sector Inc. provides mission-critical IT modernization solutions to Federal, State, Local, Education, and Nonprofit organizations. CMMI is a proven, outcome-based performance model and a globally accepted standard committed to helping organizations drive continuous improvement and quality management efforts. The appraisal was performed by Concept Quality Assurance Labs.
An appraisal at Maturity Level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a "defined" level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and are described in standards, procedures, tools and methods. The organization's set of standard processes, which is the basis for Maturity Level 3, is established and improved over time.
"As champions of digital transformation, we are continually expanding our expertise and credentials to provide the best possible service to our customers. The CMMI appraisal validates our ability to accelerate cloud migration, automate development in the cloud, and proves that our methodologies effectively enable us to deliver positive business outcomes for our customers," said Effectual CEO Robb Allen.
"Organizations worldwide are harnessing CMMI to elevate their business performance to new heights, creating a sustainable competitive advantage in the process" says Ron Lear, Senior Director, CMMI Program. "We commend Effectual on achieving this CMMI appraisal level and demonstrating their ability as a high-performing organization."
What our CMMI Maturity Level rating means for our customers:
- Our work and processes have received the highest form of third-party validation
- We deliver cloud-first managed and professional services with an established set of practices prioritized for each sector and division of the company
- Efficiency in strategic planning and delivering high quality services aligned to our customer's business objectives
- We are dedicated to continuous improvement and leading with innovation to solve complex modernization challenges with cloud services
With the credentials, certifications, and contract vehicles to ensure successful outcomes, Effectual Public Sector Inc.'s US-based teams have the proven ability to architect, build, secure, and manage highly scalable environments.
Effectual holds over 200 AWS Certifications and has achieved the AWS Managed Services Provider (MSP) designation, AWS Migration Consulting Competency, AWS DevOps Consulting Competency, AWS Mobile Consulting Competency, AWS SaaS Consulting Competency, AWS Government Consulting Competency, and AWS Nonprofit Consulting Competency designations. The company is also a member of the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program, AWS Public Sector Partner Programs, as well as the AWS GovCloud (US) and Authority to Operate on AWS Programs.
For more details on the appraisal, visit Public Appraisal Results System (PARs) website at www.cmmiinstitute.com/pars/appraisals/58832
For more information about CMMI performance solutions, visit www.isaca.org/enterprise/cmmi-performance-solutions.
An AWS Premier Consulting Partner, Effectual is a modern, cloud first managed and professional services company that works with commercial enterprises and the public sector to enable digital transformation and full stack IT modernization. Effectual's deeply experienced and passionate team of problem solvers apply proven methodologies to enable positive business outcomes with Amazon Web Services and VMware Cloud on AWS. Effectual is a member of the Cloud Security Alliance, and the PCI Security Standards Council.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Effectual Inc. | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/09/08/effectual-public-sector-inc-appraised-cmmi-level-3-isacas-capability-maturity-model-integration/ | 2022-09-08T18:39:11Z |
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RoundGlass Living, the app created by RoundGlass, a global Wholistic Wellbeing company dedicated to empowering people on their personal wellness journey, announces that sound baths are now available on its Music for Wellbeing channel. The meditative experience is available through ten new sound bath music compositions that are designed to block the consciousness and "bathe" the listener in sound waves as they connect with their body.
Often regarded as a "new age" concept, sound baths have existed for thousands of years in different forms and instruments across cultures. The immersive experience envelopes the listener in sound and can be done in a group setting or alone. The sound baths available through the music channel enable listeners to embark on a journey to heal what ails them – whether it is stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, or dealing with difficult to process emotions.
In a 2020 study, 105 participants took part in a single 40-minute long sound bath which explored the changes in mood and heart rate variability after sound bath meditation. Afterward all participants showed reductions in negative mood and increases in positive mood based on a positive and negative affect (PANAS) rating scale.1
"RoundGlass embraces all types of meditation. Adding sound baths to our music channel brings diversity to our subscribers' wellness journey. Afterall, we are Wholistic Wellbeing," said Sunny Singh, Founder of RoundGlass.
For more information, visit RoundGlass at Living.Round.Glass or follow on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Subscribe on YouTube or download the app in AppStore or GooglePlay.
1Source: International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research
About RoundGlass Living
We are Wholistic Wellbeing. RoundGlass Living is an app, which aims to open a new joyful world of Wholistic Wellbeing for its users. Offering curated knowledge and guidance from the world's best teachers, it will hand-hold its users on their wellbeing journeys. Users can choose from a wide range of practice pathways such as meditation, yoga, healthy eating, and music to achieve Wholistic Wellbeing. RoundGlass Living will give its users access to courses, classes, and live sessions; insightful articles; and wellbeing tools such as a customized meditation timer and reminders. Be it recourse for everyday stress and anxiety, managing difficult emotions, or coping with grief the app will help users live better and more joyfully.
MEDIA CONTACT
pr.usa@round.glass
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE RoundGlass LLC | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/06/23/immersive-sound-baths-now-available-roundglass-living-apps-music-wellbeing-channel/ | 2022-06-23T16:24:03Z |
DENPASAR, Indonesia, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raffles Bali is an intimate oasis of emotional well-being located in beautiful Jimbaran Bay. The resort is perched on a hill offering unparalleled views of the ocean and its own secluded beach. With just 32 well-appointed pool villas, providing utmost relaxation and generosity of space featuring their own outdoor terrace and private pool.
Located at the resort's highest point on a sunset terrace overlooking the ocean, the signature restaurant Rumari is appointed as newest Krug Ambassade, first ever in Indonesia. Unveiling an Epicurean culinary journey, one of the most curated gastronomy experience highlighting the richness of the archipelago seamlessly synergized with the expertise of the most talented culinary team and guest stars.
Loloan Beach Bar and Grill is located on the resort's secluded beach, overlooking a 25-metre infinity pool offering a sumptuous seafood feast and premium meat selections. As twilight falls, the atmosphere shifts from laid-back fun to casual elegance.
Experience exclusive dining destination for unforgettable intimate culinary journey at The Secret Cave, illuminated with flickering torches and candlelight, or at the Purnama Honeymoon Bale, built on the rocks at the edge of the resort's oceanfront. The Farm Terrace, a breathtaking al fresco dining under the passion fruit pergola in the middle of lush gardens.
Connoisseurs will also enjoy the brand's iconic The Writers Bar and the adjoining Library, a relaxing haven to savour whimsically spiced cocktails or finest Champagne and Wine. This intimate bar brings the Raffles heritage to Bali, with the bespoke Raffles Bali Sling.
"We welcome travellers worldwide to Raffles Bali, to enjoy the most ultra-luxury resort in Bali boasts stunning sunsets, lush tropical gardens and exquisite dining, to Raffles Emotional Wellbeing program," said Katya Herting, General Manager of Raffles Bali
In Raffles Emotional Wellbeing program, a relaxation comes easily, travelers will enjoy the sound of tropical birds calling through the flora and the scent of the sea. Unwind beneath the hands of an expert therapist at Raffles Spa with their own soaking tub and sliding doors lead to a hill-view terrace or experience remote hillside treatment suite, The Sanctuary, hidden in nature.
Pampered in curated sensory experiences of utter indulgence by our Raffles Wellbeing Butler, a legendary service since 1887.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Raffles Bali | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/07/raffles-bali-is-inviting-all-well-travelled-connoisseurs-journey-lifetime-ultra-luxury-resort-bali/ | 2022-07-07T19:58:31Z |
Aclaimant's data-driven platform will provide select Safety National customers with insights to improve risk management results
CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aclaimant, the leading, proactive RMIS platform, today announced a partnership with Safety National, a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider. The collaboration will enable select Safety National customers to use Aclaimant's Active Risk Management platform to visualize and track their claims and provide insights to improve results.
Through this partnership, Aclaimant will deliver advanced insights to select Safety National customers using digital analytics dashboards. This will facilitate proactive discussion and transparency for customers to understand their claim trends, risks and opportunities to better manage them in the future.
"We're excited to welcome Safety National to the Aclaimant family," said David Wald, CEO and co-founder of Aclaimant. "Together, we are helping people and businesses stay protected while lowering the cost of risk."
"Aclaimant has enabled us to enhance our risk management offerings with leading edge innovation, such as predictive analytics combined with loss trend analysis, to help our clients thrive in today's risk environment," said Colleen Slyngstad, Assistant Vice President of Data Analytics at Safety National. "By utilizing the Aclaimant platform, our clients can better understand and reduce their claims costs while empowering their teams to make more informed decisions at every step of the incident and claims management process."
To learn more about Aclaimant and Safety National, visit www.aclaimant.com and www.safetynational.com.
Aclaimant is the first Active Risk Management platform, enabling companies to reduce the cost of risk and drive higher productivity while empowering every employee to be a risk manager. As the RMIS built to deliver insights and results, Aclaimant transforms how companies manage data, people, and processes through its workplace safety, incident and claims management, and analytics solutions. Thousands of safety and risk management professionals rely on Aclaimant to achieve better outcomes. For more information, visit https://aclaimant.com.
Safety National is a multi-line specialty insurance carrier that offers risk solutions for large commercial and public entity clients, providing specialized expertise, flexible program design and unique claims proficiency supported by relationship-driven customer service. The company is a Tokio Marine Group member and is A.M. Best rated A++, FSC XV.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Aclaimant | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/06/aclaimants-offering-enables-safety-national-enhance-risk-management-services/ | 2022-09-06T15:58:55Z |
Denison shaved ice stand reopens in new location
DENISON, Texas (KXII) -Aloha Shaved Ice welcomed loyal customers at its new location in Denison Wednesday.
The owners say they were originally pushed out of their old location to make room for the new Chick-fil-a on Morton St.
Since then, they have jumped through hurdles to bring their sweet treat back to the community.
And they were welcomed with open arms and hour long waits.
Customer Michelle Clark says, “I’ve been all the way from New York to California and hers is the best. It doesn’t touch any place that I’ve had.”
Aloha Shaved Ice is now located off Loy Lake Road and South Hyde Park Ave, sharing the parking lot with Oopsy Daisy and One Stop & Go.
The stand will be open from Wednesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Copyright 2022 KXII. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/07/07/denison-shaved-ice-stand-reopens-new-location/ | 2022-07-07T13:51:39Z |
Partnership facilitates easy purchase and delivery of world-class Enel X Way commercial electric vehicle charging stations to US customers.
SAN CARLOS, Calif. & SHAWNEE, Kan., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enel X Way and HiON Distribution today announced a strategic partnership agreement to supply the fast-growing US market with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and accessories. Enel X Way is the leading global provider of smart EV charging solutions, including residential and commercial Level 2 and DC fast charging stations including residential and commercial Level 2 and DC fast charging stations.
"We are thrilled to expand our partnership with the Enel X Way team," said HiON CEO Jim Frank. "Our mission is to accelerate EV charging infrastructure in the United States, and that can't be done without best-in-class EV charging stations and software. Enel X Way has partnered with some of the most widely recognized vehicle brands in the world, and their technology and systems can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Latin America. The reliability of their products, coupled with their charge speed, network expansion capabilities, and future-proof engineering make them a perfect choice for commercial applications."
HiON Distribution is a new subsidiary of EV charging station implementation partner HiON Group, Inc., which has over 30 years' experience in infrastructure design and construction and is considered an expert in EV charging station planning, site identification and project management.
HiON Distribution will stock the full range of Enel X Way commercial products ranging from commercial Level 2 to Level 3 DC fast charging stations and will assist with incentive applications and logistics support. HiON Distribution will feature products from Enel X Way's JuicePump, JuicePedestal and JuiceBox Pro series. All EV charging stations are UL, cUL and Energy Star Certified and are compatible with all EV models. Durable, versatile, compact and weatherproof, Enel X Way chargers are eligible for federal-, state-, and utility-sponsored rebates and incentives.
"Building out the charging station infrastructure required to support the continued adoption of EVs in the US is critical," said Chris Baker, Head of Enel X Way North America. "We are pleased to serve partners like HiON to efficiently meet market demand and accelerate the electric transition."
The affordability and reliability of the JuiceBox Pro Level 2 charger makes it the ideal choice for multi-tenant housing looking for future-proofed daily-charging options for their residents. Meanwhile, for other commercial locations where multiple public fast chargers are needed, the JuicePump 175 kW can charge a vehicle up to 80% in under 20 minutes. The EV chargers also have app-enabled easy payment and load balancing capabilities through JuiceNet Enterprise Software, which can help businesses avoid costly energy infrastructure upgrades.
About HiON & HiON Distribution: HiON Group, Inc. is an electric vehicle charging station facilitator that develops entire infrastructure development from concept to commissioned. HiON Distribution, a subsidiary of HiON Group, Inc., is a US distributor of best-in-class Enel X Way commercial electric vehicle charging stations. For more information about HiON Distribution, please visit: www.hiondistribution.com.
About Enel X Way: Enel X Way is a global leader in smart electric vehicle charging solutions with over 380,000 charging ports worldwide, including roaming agreements. As a subsidiary of Fortune 200 renewable energy leader, the Enel Group, Enel X Way is committed to providing smart mobility solutions for drivers, businesses and partners to make driving electric simple. Enel X Way's flagship home charging station, the JuiceBox, has been named the "Best EV Charger Overall" in 2022 by CNET and Car and Driver. For more information, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @enelxwayna.
NorthAmericaMedia@enel.com
Marketing@hionev.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Enel X Way North America | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/10/enel-x-way-hion-announce-us-strategic-partnership-expand-availability-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/ | 2022-08-10T16:16:12Z |
Biden heading to Ohio to spotlight rule to rescue pensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reassuring frustrated blue-collar voters, President Joe Biden on Wednesday is visiting Ohio to highlight federal action to shore up troubled pension funding for millions now on the job or retired.
Biden’s speech at a Cleveland high school is showcasing a final rule tied to his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package from last year. The rule allows troubled multi-company pensions to be made financially whole, ensuring full benefits for 2 million to 3 million workers and retirees.
Hurt politically by inflation at a 40-year high and damage wrought by the pandemic, the president chose to deliver his message in a state that has been trending strongly Republican, with Donald Trump easily carrying it twice. This is Biden’s sixth visit as president as he labors to personally reverse that electoral tide.
Details about Biden’s remarks were shared by two administration officials who insisted on anonymity to preview his speech.
The roughly 200 pension plans receiving assistance faced possible insolvency without government aid. And without the full benefits, workers and retirees could struggle to pay for housing, food and other essentials. The financial support should help keep the pension funds solvent for roughly 30 years until 2051.
That’s important, several retirees said.
Bill DeVito, 73, was an iron worker for almost 50 years before retiring a decade ago. When his pension was cut 40% in 2017, he said, “it was devastating.”
“The thing of it is, we had a lot of politicians over the years saying, hey, we’ll try to help you, we’ll do everything we can, and nobody’s ever done anything for us until Joe Biden come along,” he said. He said that other Ohio Democrats in Washington kept pushing, too.
Jeffrey Carlson, 67, of the Cleveland suburb of North Ridgeville, said that a year before he retired in 2017, he learned his pension would be cut, too.
“I’m grateful for anything that we could get back,” he said. “I know I earned it. I worked hard.”
Multiemployer plans are created through agreements between companies and a union, and are insured by the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). In 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act that allowed plans, for the first time, to cut workers and retirees’ benefits in order to ensure that pensions projected to run out of money remained solvent.
The American Rescue Plan passed in March 2021 included a special finance assistance program that allows struggling multiemployer pension plans to apply to the PBGC for assistance. The final rule being unveiled by the Biden administration is designed to make it easier for the pensions’ investments to receive a higher rate of return.
The effort to highlight a program to help union workers comes as Democrats hope to pick up a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, where a strong showing with working class voters could play a pivotal role.
Republican Rob Portman is leaving the Senate after two terms. Vying to replace him are Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance, the author of the memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” who secured an endorsement during the primary from Trump. Ohio voters backed Trump in 2016 and 2020, with his margin of victory each time at roughly 8 percentage points.
While Biden boasts of steady job growth — unemployment sits at 3.6% — Americans have largely been discontented with the Democratic president’s handling of the economy as inflation continues to rise, interest rates increase and the stock market wobbles. Just 28 percent approve of Biden’s stewardship of the economy, down from 51% a year ago, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published last week.
___
AP writer Julie Carr Smyth contributed from Columbus, Ohio.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/06/biden-heading-ohio-spotlight-rule-rescue-pensions/ | 2022-07-06T16:37:55Z |
Families ration formula for children as shortage worsens
By Jen Christensen, CNN
On Thursday, Claire Holland graduated from sixth grade. It was a happy day. She made the honor roll and she won her class’ big science award, but her day was not without worries. The 12-year- old for Mandeville, Louisiana is caught up in the formula shortage that has left countless families across the country on edge. The shortage has even sent some children to the hospital, because they can’t get enough nutrition.
Holland has what’s known as tyrosinemia. It means that her body cannot metabolize a specific amino acid called tyrosine. To survive, she has to eat an extremely low protein diet supplemented with a special formula made by Abbott. The formula called Tyrex-2 is an amino acid modified medical food. Without it she won’t get enough vitamins and nutrients that most people would get from regular food.
Holland has been living on this formula her entire life. In February, when Abbott had to shut down its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, her formula wasn’t recalled, but it got stuck at the plant. It meant Holland had to ration how much formula she relies on every day.
Holland’s using about half of the formula she’d normally eat.
“We just wanted to try to make it last a little longer,” said her mother Shannon Holland.
Her mother said that they have been working with Claire’s nutritionist at Tulane to make sure she’s getting enough of the nutrition she needs.
“It’s a little scary,” Shannon Holland said. “We only have a case of formula left and we didn’t know how long this was going to last.”
It could take months before the nation’s supply goes back to normal. Currently, 45% of baby formula products nationwide were out of stock at some point for the week ending May 15, according to figures provided to CNN by Datasemby, a real-time data-tracking agency that gauges how much product is on store shelves.
“It’s still just the unknown of how long this is going to take and not being able to find a suitable substitute for her is very stressful,” Holland said. “It’s taken a toll on (my daughter) as well.”
The Hollands are not the only family stressed by the shortage.
Renee Steiber who lives in the Chicago suburbs said she had to start rationing the formula her son, Owen, used. Finding his specialized formula, Necotate Jr., became a full-time job.
Her 11-year-old relies on the formula. It’s made by Nutricia, not Abbott, but when Abbott’s customers couldn’t get their formula they switched over to Owen’s.
“Basically, they kind of took up the supply was getting every month,” Steiber said.
Owen typically gets formula four times a day through a feeding tube. He can eat very few solid foods because he has Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a rare disease in which his body is essentially allergic to many foods. Unlike standard food allergies that give a person hives or anaphylaxis, when a person with EoE eats food they are allergic to, it causes chronic inflammation in their esophagus, so much so that the person can’t swallow.
Steiber had about five days worth of formula left, when his mom called the supplier like she always did to re-order. It was the first time she heard they didn’t have any. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re kidding me,'” Steiber said.
She spent the next several days calling every pharmacy in the area, asking out-of-town relatives to look for it, and searching for it online.
“The problem is, whenever I’d find something by the time I would type in my credit card, it would disappear and sell out,” Steiber said.
Steiber said she ended up giving her son one less feeding a day.
“I was trying to just stretch it out as much as I could,” Steiber said.
For the last feeding of the evening, she said she was just giving him water instead of formula.
“I know it’s not the best nutritionally but at least it helps him feel full,” Steiber said.
Fortunately, Steiber added Owen hasn’t lost any weight. And he has his usual good energy she said.
“But I know it’s not ideal because it’s his main nutrition,” Steiber said. She’s been working with a nutritionist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago to figure out alternatives for Owen that provide more calories and also give more table salt to this diet. The nutritionist also was able to find a new company to provide some additional formula. “But no one knows how long that supply will last,” Steiber said.
Dr Joshua Wechsler, an attending physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital’s division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, specializes in EoE. He has heard from several patients who have chosen to ration the formula that they have — and have been doing so since late February, or early March.
“You know, we saw a lot of weight loss among our patients, because they frankly didn’t have a choice but to ration,” Wechsler said. “And there just wasn’t much we could do.”
Wechsler said he understands that parents are doing whatever they have to do to make the situation work. From a medical standpoint, it is definitely not ideal.
Dr. Sahira Long, a pediatrician and lactation consultant at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC, says with older children and even older babies who can eat some solid foods, rationing isn’t ideal, but it’s “really going to be okay.”
“When there’s a shortage, you have to do things a little bit differently,” Long said.
“For children younger than six months it’s a little riskier,” Long said. “You want to make sure that they’re getting a minimal amount of calories and your pediatrician can help you calculate that.”
Long said what parents definitely want to avoid is putting less powder or water into their formula to make it last longer. “That can be really dangerous for babies,” Long said.
Long said she’s also hearing from families that are considering making their own formula, but she advises against that. “Honestly, the recipes that I’ve heard of circulating on the internet make me cringe,” Long said.
Holland said she lucked out recently when a dietician at Tulane called Abbott on their behalf. Not two days later they had a case of formula delivered to their door. After that two month supply runs out they aren’t sure what will happen next. They say their dietician asked Abbott for a date on when another case could be sent, but they did not get an answer. When asked about this, Abbott told CNN that on a case by case basis, the company is releasing limited quantities of metabolic nutrition formulas that were previously on hold for urgent patient needs.
“Our number one priority is getting infants and families the high-quality formulas they need, and we are working with the FDA to quickly and safely re-open the facility so we can ease the nationwide formula shortage,” Abbott said in an email.
But until the formula situation is straightened out Long and Wechsler recommend that families that are considering rationing their formula should really talk to their pediatricians first to determine what the right approach is.
“Don’t try to do this alone at home,” Long said.
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen and Nadia Kounang contributed to this story | https://localnews8.com/health/cnn-health/2022/05/20/families-ration-formula-for-children-as-shortage-worsens/ | 2022-05-20T13:20:25Z |
+ BIGGEST WINNER OF THE NIGHT AT THE LATIN AMAS WITH 6 AWARDS INCLUDING "ARTIST OF THE YEAR" & "ALBUM OF THE YEAR"
MIAMI, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After impacting hundreds of thousands of people last weekend, performing for the first time at Coachella, Karol G releases her new single, "Provenza." Joined once again by Ovy On The Drums, the multi-platinum singer-songwriter introduces innovative sounds that explore the fusions between tropical rhythms, afro-beats and reggaeton melodies, forming what will become the next summer hit. The single is now available on all digital music platforms.
"Provenza" is a song that represents a new freedom. A place that invites you to return to old times and relive those beloved memories from a peaceful mindset, full of inclusion, love and good vibes. Karol G also brought to life the freshness and comforting feeling of the song in her new music video, directed by Pedro Artola, and expresses a sentiment that demonstrates the importance of finding a peaceful state of mind, one that attracts a prosperous life, with good company and the best of times. The video images were captured in Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands known for its exotic volcanic panorama, hot climate, and paradisiacal beaches.
With her first official single of the year, there is no doubt that Karol G will quickly impact millions of fans worldwide and consequently raise new milestones in her career. Just yesterday the artist was the biggest winner of the night as she won a total of six Latin American Music Awards in the following categories: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year with 'KG0516,' Favorite Artist - Female, Favorite Artist - Urban, Favorite Album – Urban with 'KG0516' and Collaboration of the Year with "El Makinon." Also, last weekend, she dominated the stage at the iconic Coachella, where she will be performing for a second time this coming Sunday, April 24, on the main stage.
For more information
MANAGEMENT
Noah Assad
noah@rimasmusic.com
Raymond Acosta
racosta@rimasmusic.com
BOOKING
Jbeau Lewis
jbeau@unitedtalent.com
Ryan Soroka
ryan.soroka@unitedtalent.com
MEDIA CONTACT
Sujeylee Solá
sujeylee@acoustylecommunication.com
+1 (860) 805-5443
UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN ENTERTAINMENT - CONTACT
Luis Mesa | Label Manager
Luis.mesa@umusic.com
Carlos 'Charly' Perez | VP of Public Relations & Promotion
carlos.perez@umusic.com
Albert Piedrahita | Sr. Manager of National Publicity
albert.piedrahita@umusic.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Universal Music Latin Entertainment | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/04/22/karol-g-explores-fusion-new-sounds-release-her-first-official-single-2022-provenza/ | 2022-04-22T11:45:16Z |
NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of HUMBL, Inc. ("HUMBL" or the "Company") (OTCMKTS: HMBL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether HUMBL and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
HUMBL began trading publicly on November 12, 2020, after a reverse merger with Tesoro Enterprises, Inc. HUMBL failed to disclose that the HUMBL Pay App did not have the basic functionality promised to investors and that several of the Company's hyped international business partnerships had a very low chance of contributing material revenues to the Company's bottom line. The Company also sold a series of highly speculative unregistered securities called BLOCK Exchange Traded Index ("ETX") products. These products purported to "simplify digital asset investing" for customers seeking exposure to cryptocurrency investments. In reality, these were unregistered securities that were collateralized by a variety of highly speculative and risky digital assets. On April 25, 2022, the price of HUMBL common stock hit a low of $0.11 per share, down from a price high of $6.84 during the Class Period. Likewise, the price of BLOCK ETX has dropped over 87% from its height during the Class Period and has not recovered.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Pomerantz LLP | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/07/13/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-behalf-investors-humbl-inc-hmbl/ | 2022-07-14T01:53:39Z |
COMPARES TO QUESTION ASKED 10 YEARS AGO
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adam & Eve and adameve.com, America's most trusted source for adult products, are back with the latest statistics from an all-new survey that compares results to the same question they asked 10 years ago: Have you ever had sex in public? And the answers may surprise you.
While many people fantasize about making love in a public place, how many actually risk getting caught? Based on adameve.com's latest findings, not as many couples are seeking this thrill as they did 10 years ago. In 2011, 52% of the respondents said they had engaged in sex in a public place, while only 46% of 2021's respondents did. Over 47% of those surveyed in 2011 said they had not ever had sex in public, compared to 39% in 2021. And respondents in 2021 seem a little more shy with sharing, as well. In 2011, only 1% of those polled preferred not to answer the question, while nearly 15% of the respondents in 2021 refused to provide a response.
Dr. Jenni Skyler, resident sexologist at Adam & Eve, believes these numbers may simply be indicative of today's current climate. "We've spent the last several years avoiding doing most anything in public," Skyler says. "Because couples have become accustomed to being inside for the past two years, they may need a thawing period to feel comfortable exhibiting public displays of affection. This includes everything from holding hands and kissing to more risky sex in public."
Chad Davis, Marketing Director for Adam & Eve, adds, "Regardless of location, Adam & Eve offers a wide variety of products to enhance any erotic encounter."
The web-based survey, conducted by an independent third party survey company, of over 1,000 American adults age 18 and up, was sponsored by Adam & Eve to study sexual preferences and practices.
For more information about Adam & Eve, visit their website, https://www.adameve.com. For additional information on Adam & Eve, please contact Adam & Eve Director of Public Relations Katy Zvolerin at 919.644.8100 x 3121 or katy@adameve.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE adameve.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/12/adamevecom-asks-have-you-ever-had-sex-public/ | 2022-07-12T17:13:29Z |
Industry Veterans Join Build-out of Indirect Sales Division
BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Approved Energy, a leading provider of energy products and services headquartered in New York City, announces the launch of a dedicated Indirect sales organization. The new structure is built to deliver best-in-class channel sales operations and support to brokers, aggregators and consultants across Approved's expanding service footprint. The Company has added industry veterans who will develop and accelerate its channel sales capabilities.
Fulfilling the role of VP, Indirect Sales, Bill Moul brings 20 years of retail energy sales and management experience, with an emphasis on organizational design, leadership and growth. Joining Approved Energy from his role as Managing Director of SFE Energy's C&I business, Bill was active in management and business development positions at other energy services companies including USG&E, APG&E and Gateway Energy Services.
Filling key Channel Sales Manager positions are commodity veterans Peter Sharp and Ryan Finnucan, each with deep experience and relationships across PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE and ERCOT. Sharp contributes over a decade of indirect sales experience at APG&E, USG&E and SFE, while Finnucan brings 12 years of service at firms such as First Energy, Constellation, and SFE. Their combined depth of knowledge and expertise will help to accelerate Approved Energy's existing capabilities to the forefront of the competitive energy landscape.
"Approved Energy is excited to add Bill, Peter and Ryan to our growing energy services business," stated Chris Fazio, Executive Vice President at the Approved Companies. "As we capitalize on nearly a century of service to our broad and diverse customer base, Approved Energy will rely on professionals like Bill and his team, who are recognized for their track record of success and passion for the business."
Approved Energy is a division of Approved Companies, the leading provider of energy products and services in the NYC metro area for over 90 years. With a product suite offering fuel oil, natural gas, electricity, mechanical services and renewable products to thousands of customer, Approved is committed to a plan of growth, innovation and diversification of its energy services to all customer classes.
Contact: Niraj Parikh, Chief Operating Officer
nparikh@approvedenergy.com
201-627-0075
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Approved Energy | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/04/06/approved-energy-expands-campi-sales-organization/ | 2022-04-07T05:56:57Z |
As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency on Thursday unanimously rejected the development of a $1.4 billion desalination plant in Huntington Beach that would have converted ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.
Eleven members of the California Coastal Commission voted against the facility, which water treatment developer Poseidon Water has been trying to build for decades.
Poseidon said the plant would be capable of producing up to 50 million gallons of drinking water a day, helping to make the region more drought resilient.
The commission, which is charged with "protecting and enhancing" the state's extensive coastline, heard public comments on the project throughout the day Thursday, with a majority of speakers opposing it. Others who expressed concern about a lack of water resources in the future argued that, whenever possible, additional water resources should be developed.
Poseidon released a statement following the vote thanking Gov. Gavin Newsom for his support and reiterating its belief that the plant would be an important tool in maintaining the state's water supply.
"This was not the decision we were hoping for today," said Poseidon Director of Communications Jessica Jones. "California continues to face a punishing drought, with no end in sight. ... Every day, we see new calls for conservation as reservoir levels drop to dangerous lows. We firmly believe that this desalination project would have created a sustainable, drought-tolerant source of water for Orange County, just as it has for San Diego County."
But desalination opponents argue less expensive and less harmful conservation tactics should be the first resort.
The commission is appointed or chosen by state lawmakers and the governor. Ahead of the vote, its staff recommended against the facility, pointing in part to desalination's incredible energy consumption, its impacts on marine life, projected sea-level rise and the cost of the resulting water itself -- with that cost being passed on to customers.
Commission staff did acknowledge in the report that its findings do not mean that the project is "unapprovable," nor that it is completely against desalination, writing: "Staff acknowledge the need to develop new, reliable sources of water in southern California, and believe that well-planned and sited desalination facilities will likely play a role in providing these supplies."
Desalination works by separating water molecules from salty seawater through reverse osmosis. The leftover high-salinity brine is sent back to the ocean.
One plant of this scale -- the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in San Diego County -- is already in service. Poseidon began operating that facility in late 2015, selling its entire output to the San Diego County Water Authority in a 30-year contract.
Scientists reported earlier this year that the West's current megadrought is the worst in at least 1,200 years. Southern Californians are already seeing unprecedented water restrictions ahead of the summer.
Newsom has voiced support for building the plant, noting California's extended droughts and challenged water supply. He recently told the Bay Area News Group editorial board, "What more evidence do you need that you need to have more tools in the tool kit than what we've experienced? Seven out of the last 10 years have been severe drought."
But those against the desalination plant argue there are other ways to battle the drought.
On its website dedicated to fighting the Huntington Beach plant, the non-profit Surfrider Foundation indicates the water the project would provide is not needed, calling the potential plant "a waste of money."
In fact, research by the Pacific Institute, a water-focused think tank, found California could substantially reduce its urban water use by 30 to 48% with existing and cutting-edge technologies. In its recent report, the institute argued that "water efficiency opportunities can be found across the state but are highest in the South Coast hydrologic region." It pointed to solutions that cost very little compared to desalination, including increased wastewater recycling and stormwater capture -- with about two-thirds of the region's potential water savings coming from the residential sector.
"Seawater desalination is among the most expensive water supply options," Heather Cooley, Pacific Institute's director of research, told CNN. "From a cost perspective, from an environmental one, from an energy perspective, doing these other alternatives first makes the most sense for California."
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/as-water-runs-short-in-california-commission-rejects-1-4-billion-desalination-plant/article_1f3cc946-5d1e-59c2-9dbb-858f28413e81.html | 2022-05-13T04:29:00Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Coupang, Inc. ("Coupang" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: CPNG) and certain of its officers on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Coupang Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement issued in connection with Coupang's March 11, 2021 initial public offering ("IPO"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/cpng.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that the Registration Statement for the IPO was negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact, omitted material facts necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, and failed to make necessary disclosures required under the rules and regulations governing its preparation. Specifically, the Registration Statement failed to disclose the following adverse facts that existed at the time of the IPO: (a) that Coupang was engaged in improper anti-competitive practices with its suppliers and other third parties in violation of applicable regulations, including: (i) pressuring suppliers to raise prices of products on competing e-commerce platforms in order to ensure Coupang's prices would be more competitive; (ii) coercing suppliers into purchasing advertisements that would benefit Coupang financially; (iii) forcing suppliers to shoulder all expenses from sales promotions; and (iv) requesting wholesale rebates from suppliers without specifying any terms relating to rebate programs, all of which served to artificially maintain the Company's lower prices and artificially inflate the Company's historical revenues and market share; (b) that Coupang had improperly adjusted search algorithms and manipulated product reviews on its marketplace platform in order to prioritize its own private-label branded products over those of other sellers and merchants, to the detriment of consumers, merchants, and suppliers; (c) that, unbeknownst to its Rocket WOW members, Coupang was selling products to non-member customers at lower prices than those offered to its Rocket WOW members; (d) that Coupang subjected its workforce to extreme, unsafe, and unhealthy working conditions; (e) that all of the above illicit practices exposed the Company to a heightened, but undisclosed, risk of reputational and regulatory scrutiny that would harm the Company's critical relationships with consumers, merchants, suppliers, and the workforce; and (f) that Coupang's lower prices, historical revenues, competitive advantages, and growing market share were the result of systemic, improper, unethical, and/or illegal practices, and, thus, unsustainable.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint, you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/cpng or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Coupang, you have until October 25, 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.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC represents investors in securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors nationwide. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
Contact:
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC
Peretz Bronstein or Yael Nathanson
212-697-6484 | info@bgandg.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/31/investor-alert-bronstein-gewirtz-amp-grossman-llc-notifies-coupang-inc-cpng-investors-class-action-encourages-investors-actively-participate/ | 2022-08-31T14:59:51Z |
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Experiences of structural, interpersonal and institutional racism are associated with lower memory scores and worse cognition in midlife and old age, especially among Black individuals, according to studies reported today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2022 in San Diego and virtually.
Among the key findings reported at AAIC 2022 are:
- In a study of nearly 1,000 middle-aged community-dwelling adults (55% Latinx; 23% Black; 19% White), exposure to interpersonal and institutional racism was associated with lower memory scores, and these associations were driven by Black individuals. Experiences of structural racism were associated with lower episodic memory among all racial and ethnic groups that were included in the study.
- In a study of 445 Asian, Black, Latino, White and multiracial people age 90 and above, individuals who experienced wide-ranging discrimination throughout life had lower semantic memory in late life compared to those who experienced little to no discrimination.
"In order to achieve health equity — as a step toward complete inclusion — individuals and society must identify and reduce racism and other forms of discrimination," said Carl V. Hill, Ph.D., MPH, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at the Alzheimer's Association. "We must create a society in which the underserved, disproportionately affected and underrepresented are safe, cared for and valued."
According to the Alzheimer's Association 2022 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, Blacks are about twice as likely and Hispanic/Latinos are about one and one-half times as likely to have Alzheimer's or other dementias.
The various types and experiences of structural racism and discrimination contribute to systemic inequities, including: lower socioeconomic status; lower quality early life education; and less access to healthy food and proper health care. Individually and cumulatively, these factors impact brain health over the lifecourse in Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and other communities.
"These systemic disparities are related to less access to important health-protecting resources such as high-quality care and social networks that provide valuable health information and support," said Rev. Miriam J. Burnett, M.D., MDiv, MPH, medical director, African Methodist Episcopal Church International Health Commission.
"The consistent and pervasive lack of resources, as well as social and environmental factors, lead to disparities in other health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which increase the risk for Alzheimer's and other dementias," said Adriana Perez, Ph.D., CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA, assistant professor of nursing at University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.
Research suggests interpersonal and structural racism are contributors to racial and ethnic disparities in cognitive aging. However, there's little understanding of how multilevel racism influences cognition throughout the life course. To address this gap in knowledge, Dominika Šeblová, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in health equity, assessed experiences of interpersonal, institutional and structural racism among 942 middle-aged adults (mean age=55; 64% women; 55% Latinx; 23% non-Latinx Black; 19% non-Latinx White).
Black participants were most exposed to racism at all levels. They were more likely to grow up and live in segregated areas that are known to be resource-deprived due to institutional disinvestment in Black neighborhoods. Black participants experienced on average six civil rights violations in their lifetime and were exposed to interpersonal discrimination at least once per week. These exposures were associated with lower memory scores, and the magnitude of the association corresponded to 1-3 years of chronological age. Structural racism was associated with lower episodic memory in the full sample.
"Chronic exposure to racism and interpersonal discrimination among marginalized communities leads to stress that affects the body and influences physiological health, and likely contributes to the development of cognitive decline," said Jennifer Manly, Ph.D., professor of neuropsychology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the senior author of this work. "Overall, our findings indicate that racism impacts brain health and contributes to the unfair burden of Alzheimer's disease in marginalized groups."
Discrimination is a fundamental cause of health inequities. However, it is unknown whether discrimination contributes to disparities in cognitive aging among the oldest old, a group sometimes referred to as super agers. To answer this question, Kristen George, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology in the Department of Public Health Sciences at University of California, Davis and colleagues, examined the relationship of lifetime experiences of major discrimination with cognitive function and decline among a diverse cohort of Asian, Black, White, Latino and multiracial participants of the Life After 90 (LA90) Study.
Among 468 participants (20.5% Asian; 21.8% Black; 14.5% Latino; 35.7% White; 7.5% multiracial), the average age at enrollment was 93. Participants completed three cognitive assessments over an average of 1.2 years. Participants reported experiences of major lifetime discrimination via questionnaire and were grouped based on their responses.
- Group 1 reported workplace discrimination (i.e., unfairly fired, not hired, not given a promotion) and was comprised of mostly White men.
- Group 2 reported little to no discrimination over their lifetime and consisted of White women and Asian, Black and Latino older adults.
- Group 3 reported experiencing discrimination across several domains (workplace, financial, housing, etc.) and all participants of this group were non-White.
The researchers found that participants in Group 1 (workplace discrimination) had higher levels of baseline cognition in domains of executive function and semantic memory compared to Group 2 (no discrimination). Group 3 (wide-ranging discrimination) had worse semantic memory at baseline compared to Group 2. Across the groups, there were no differences in cognitive decline over time.
"These findings highlight that among the oldest old, inequities in cognitive function persist after accounting for experiences of major lifetime discrimination," said George. "Despite the incredible longevity of this group, discrimination has an indelible impact on cognitive health, and oldest old adults still stand to benefit from efforts to eliminate and redress health disparities."
The Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) is the world's largest gathering of researchers from around the world focused on Alzheimer's and other dementias. As a part of the Alzheimer's Association's research program, AAIC serves as a catalyst for generating new knowledge about dementia and fostering a vital, collegial research community.
AAIC 2022 home page: www.alz.org/aaic/
AAIC 2022 newsroom: www.alz.org/aaic/pressroom.asp
AAIC 2022 hashtag: #AAIC22
The Alzheimer's Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia®. Visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Alzheimer’s Association | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/01/experiences-racism-associated-with-poor-memory-increased-cognitive-decline/ | 2022-08-01T16:00:21Z |
TROT directly connects building owners with vacancies to companies looking for flexible office space
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TROT, the commercial real estate marketplace, announced today the launch of its online platform that aims to make flex workspace work better for everyone. Through TROT's easy-to-use platform, building owners can list available office spaces, while "trotters," those looking for flex office spaces, can easily browse a broad selection of locations, building classes and amenities to find a short-term space that works best for them.
"TROT brings the ease of renting a vacation home or hailing a ride to the commercial real estate market. We believe the flex space opportunity should be simple, transparent and as beneficial for owners as it is for businesses," said TROT Founder and CEO, David Menaged. "We're helping building owners finally participate in the flex space revolution, connecting them directly with the users of the space and creating new opportunities for both parties. TROT allows businesses to find and book flexible office space that suits their evolving needs, building a relationship with owners. Our technology-driven approach offers owners and businesses a trusted marketplace that unifies the way flex space will be marketed, managed and booked."
Menaged founded TROT in 2020 as a direct response to pandemic-related issues facing the commercial real estate industry and seeing the growth opportunity for owners participating in that space. As the nation emerges from the unprecedented times of the last two years, recent workplace movements and talent-forward hiring practices continue to challenge the idea of the traditional workplace and office space. To navigate this new professional landscape, 73 percent of companies plan to support a hybrid working model. With experts predicting that 30 percent of commercial real estate will be flex leased by 2030, compared to the two percent it sits at today, the flex market opportunity is significant.
In response to this increased demand, TROT enables building owners to fill vacant space and own their flex space offerings in full. The platform streamlines the process, eliminating previous challenges and shows owners that offering flex space directly can be truly flexible for all parties and a critical tool in positioning portions of their building for occupiers evolving needs well into the future.
While traditional coworking spaces are more often offering a solution via their managed portfolio, TROT acts as an independent marketplace that brings together any building owner looking to maximize their commercial real estate with all types of businesses looking for flexible space. Owners can sign up for free, listing as many or as few spaces as they like and have complete pricing control.
Similarly, trotters can find office space that fits their needs by simply searching with the platform's various filters to see and book available flex spaces in three-month intervals with streamlined license agreements. Whether a startup or global corporation opening a new hub, TROT's marketplace includes a diverse portfolio to accommodate any trotter's needs. Listings include detailed descriptions, photography, floor plans and virtual walkthroughs of spaces, to help find the right office for them. TROT removes the middlemen, including third-party providers and management solutions to give a fairer deal for businesses and owners, and allows building owners to communicate directly with businesses via the platform for a transparent and efficient process.
In addition to helping businesses find the right flex space, TROT also offers additional services for businesses who book a flex space, including a way to furnish spaces, set up technology such as WiFi and phones, and purchase liability insurance for the premises through their trusted partner network. Partners will deliver prior to move-in, helping create a seamless experience for both owners and trotters alike.
TROT is currently available in over 16 locations throughout New York City and the surrounding areas with more listings being published every day and plans to expand geographically within the next 6-12 months.
To learn more about TROT, list vacant space or search for an office space, please visit trotflex.com and connect on social media through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Founded in 2020 by seasoned New York real estate broker David Menaged, TROT is a commercial real estate marketplace that's on a mission to make flex space work better for everyone. The platform helps building owners seize the opportunity to fill vacancies and grow profits - and businesses to find and book flexible office space that suits their evolving needs. TROT acts as an independent platform that brings together any building owner looking to maximize their commercial real estate with all types of businesses looking for flexible spaces. This technology-driven approach unifies the way flex space is managed and booked, creating a trusted marketplace for both owners and businesses. To learn more about TROT, visit trotflex.com.
Media Contact:
Bolt Public Relations
trot@boltpr.com
(949) 995-1459
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE TROT | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/22/trots-unique-flex-space-marketplace-disrupts-nyc-real-estate-industry/ | 2022-06-22T14:03:30Z |
Drug house shut down; magic mushrooms, meth, cocaine seized, deputies say
By WYFF Staff
Click here for updates on this story
HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — Magic mushrooms, meth, cocaine and cash were seized from a Henderson County drug house, according to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday, the drug task force was doing surveillance on a home on West Blue Ridge Road in the East Flat Rock community.
While conducting surveillance, investigators said they saw a vehicle leave and commit multiple traffic violations.
When deputies stopped the vehicle they said found 461 grams of methamphetamine, 4.4 grams of cocaine and $2,100 cash.
The driver of the vehicle, Ernesto Bautista, 28 of Candler, was taken into custody and charged with the following:
Felony trafficking in methamphetamine Felony possession of schedule II controlled substance Felony conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine Bautista is being held in the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $358,000 secured bond.
Investigators, through the surveillance of the residence and the evidence obtained during the vehicle stop, applied for and received a search warrant for the home.
During the search of the home and property investigators said they seized the following:
272 grams of suspected methamphetamine 2.7 grams of Pyscoblin mushrooms 2.0 grams of cocaine $1,926 cash Marisela Mendoza, 43 of East Flat Rock was arrested and charged with the following:
Felony trafficking in methamphetamine (Lvl 2) Felony possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine Felony maintain a dwelling for sell/distribution of controlled substances Felony possession schedule I controlled substance Possession of drug paraphernalia Felony sell/distribute controlled substances within 1000 feet of a school Felony trafficking in methamphetamine (Lvl 3) Felony conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Driving while license revoked.
Mendoza is being held in the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $1,910,700 secured bond.
Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform. | https://localnews8.com/cnn-regional/2022/05/20/drug-house-shut-down-magic-mushrooms-meth-cocaine-seized-deputies-say/ | 2022-05-20T17:55:06Z |
Christopher Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe Bryant and six others, took the stand Thursday, testifying he lives in fear that the graphic photos taken of his loved ones' bodies may resurface one day.
"I'm fearful all the time, every day," he told the court.
Chester is a co-plaintiff in a federal civil lawsuit with Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, alleging Los Angeles County invaded their privacy and failed to fully contain the spread of the photos, inflicting emotional distress.
His wife, Sarah Chester, 13-year-old daughter Payton, and seven others, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant, were flying to a girls' basketball game at Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks on January 26, 2020, when the helicopter carrying them dove into a hillside in Calabasas, leaving no survivors.
Vanessa Bryant is set to testify Friday morning.
The trial has so far seen testimony by several law enforcement personnel, including a deputy who testified he showed graphic images from the scene while at a bar, another deputy who said he shared photos while playing a video game, a deputy who sent dozens of photos to someone he didn't know and a fire official who showed the images to other personnel during an awards ceremony cocktail hour.
Chester's turn on the stand followed several days of testimony from these officials -- some of whom offered apologies, detailed the graphic nature of the photos, explained why they were taken and shared as well as why orders were given to delete them.
A deputy previously testified he shared dozens of photos of the bodies on the day of the crash with someone he didn't know but believed was a fire supervisor.
More than two years after the crash, the LA County Fire Department still doesn't know if this person existed, if he got any photos or how many he received, LA County Deputy Fire Chief William McCloud testified Thursday.
"The inconsistencies, the level of uncertainty, it's very clear to me that we have no idea the extent of pictures," McCloud said of the other testimonies he had heard so far. "There wasn't a clear explanation for what had happened."
Chester told the court it was "very concerning" that a "mystery person out there" had been airdropping photos.
"Let's all pray that person doesn't exist but that uncertainty -- Vanessa and I will have to live with that forever," he said.
'I told them I'll see them that night'
On Thursday, Chester described the morning his wife and daughter left for the helicopter ride. "I gave Sarah a kiss and I told them I'll see them that night," he said.
That was the last time they spoke. "I'm grateful every day that I did give her a kiss and say 'I love you'," Chester said.
Chris and Sarah Chester met in college and got married shortly after, eventually having three children: twin boys and Payton.
Chester said he normally received regular text updates from his wife, but that morning, he didn't hear from her about a safe landing and his texts went unanswered.
He was at his twin sons' lacrosse game in Orange County when he heard there had been a helicopter crash, Chester told the court. He said he called Kobe Bryant's assistant, who informed him that they had "lost communication" with the aircraft.
Now worried, Chester said he set out towards Los Angeles County. On the way, news surfaced that Kobe Bryant was on the helicopter that had crashed.
"Lots of things were going through my mind but I was hoping I was going to a hospital," Chester said.
Chester was later told to go to the Lost Hills Sheriff's station, he said. He arrived to a chaotic scene, Chester told the court, with smoke rising from the nearby hills and a station filling up with family members. Vanessa Bryant later arrived at that same station, searching for answers.
After learning there were no survivors, Chester said he rushed back home to Orange County, worried about his sons who had seen an online article about the crash while at the game.
Throughout that day and night, Chester said he tracked his wife and daughter's phones using the "Find my iPhone" feature. The phones had somehow survived the crash, he said, and he could see that they were on the mountain.
Paul Cryil Westhead, Chester's close friend and business partner, also provided emotional testimony Thursday, describing what it was like seeing his typically "even-keeled" friend devastated after learning of his wife and child's deaths.
He described hugging his "broken" friend and crying together.
"I'd never seen him like this," Westhead told the court, speaking through tears. "The eyes were hollow. Just that first glance was brutal."
Chester teared up on one occasion Thursday, too: when describing the promise he made to his wife at the funeral. "'Take care of Payton. I got the boys. I'll see you again someday,'" he said.
Defense seeks to separate issue of photos from crash
Chester testified that he assured by the coroner's office that photos taken by the coroner were secured and placed in vault.
Weeks later, when news broke of deputies sharing photos of the crash scene that contained human remains, Chester said he felt "disbelief, at first."
"I couldn't construct a scenario in which that could happen," he added. "It didn't seem fair that this could happen."
In cross examination, the county's defense sought to separate the issue of photo sharing from the helicopter crash, suggesting much of Chester's grief stems from the crash itself.
If the crash didn't happen, "we wouldn't be here," said defense attorney Jason Tokoro.
"Of course, and that would be great," Chester said.
When the defense asked whether Chester's main source of distress was caused by the crash and not by the photos, he said the crash brought on "an empty, sad feeling" but his reaction to the spread of the photos "had a little rage to it." He said he felt grief compounded with grief, and that the additional emotional distress did not need to happen.
The defense also brought up Chester's initial outrage over media reports that one of the deputies shared the crash scene photos in a bar to impress a woman.
"That turned out not to be true, correct?" asked Tokoro. Chester agreed.
The attorney was referencing a sheriff's deputy who earlier this week testified he showed photos of the crash scene to a bartender who he considered a friend.
Tokoro also pointed out that Chester has never seen any county photos online and hasn't hired anyone to investigate their existence.
The defense also sought to mitigate Chester's level of emotional distress over the photos by pointing out that he didn't seek therapy and never went to a doctor to seek treatment.
"Doesn't mean I don't have my dark moments while alone in the car or in the shower," Chester replied.
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Recommended for you
Michael Harris II drove in the go-ahead run with a seeing-eye double in the seventh inning to send the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Mets on Thursday. Click for more. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/man-who-lost-his-wife-and-daughter-in-kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-testifies-he-lives/article_5e4c1035-d25a-5b98-8766-0a1ed23f6c47.html | 2022-08-19T04:40:48Z |
The 2022 State of Workflow Orchestration report shows 43% of data scientists, engineers and developers use an orchestrator to handle over half of their recurring tasks
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prefect Technologies, Inc., the company that produces the open-source data workflow automation platform Prefect, today announced the release of a new report by leading data and AI consulting firm Gradient Flow titled the "2022 State of Workflow Orchestration." Sponsored by Prefect, the survey report reveals a growing demand for workflow orchestration solutions, which is being driven by ongoing company initiatives to modernize their data infrastructures and enhance datasets for machine learning (ML) and AI models. Data professionals at these organizations are looking to orchestrators to help write, schedule, monitor, and manage their data and ML pipelines.
For the report, Gradient Flow surveyed 581 respondents from a variety of industries, with roles including data scientists and analysts, data and ML engineers, software engineers and developers, and DevOps engineers. The responses indicated strong adoption of workflow orchestration and dataflow automation tools, with 43% of respondents stating that they currently use an orchestrator to handle over half of their recurring tasks. Notably, among the data scientists and analysts surveyed, 52% reported using an orchestrator for up to a quarter of recurring tasks. Moreover, 91% of the data and ML engineers said they use orchestrators for more than a quarter of their tasks.
When asked about their primary use cases for workflow orchestration, 29% of respondents all cited data science, making it the most popular application of workflow orchestration. The use cases shifted when surveying data and ML engineers, given their focus on moving and transforming data. For these respondents, data movement (21%), MLOps (16%), and data transformation (14%) were their top use cases for orchestration.
Ben Lorica, Founder and Principal of Gradient Flow, said, "More organizations now want to enable analytics and AI to benefit their businesses, creating demand for not only data talent but also foundational data technologies. This includes everything from data integration and DataOps to data governance and platforms—as well as orchestration. Organizations need orchestrators to make data available for downstream applications including data science and AI systems. The growing demand for workflow orchestration has led to the emergence of a host of open source and SaaS solutions in an area ripe for innovation."
The two most popular orchestration solutions among the respondents are open-source workflow management platform Apache Airflow—used by 36% of the respondents—and the Prefect dataflow automation platform—used by 14% of all respondents.
While 46% of the surveyed data scientists and analysts reported they use Airflow, a notable 82% of respondents in these roles indicated that they plan to use a new orchestration tool in the next year. The data and ML engineers in the survey also expressed strong interest in trying Prefect and Dagster (both 18%) over Airflow (15%), while Prefect (at 14%) was the top solution that software engineers, developers and those in DevOps wanted to try for their next project.
"This report shows that the market for orchestration is growing significantly and starting to evolve beyond legacy products," added Jeremiah Lowin, Founder and CEO of Prefect. "Data scientists, engineers, and developers all ultimately need dataflow automation that will ensure their code runs and their data arrives as expected, while most importantly making it easy to identify when a failure occurs and how to fix it. The result is less time spent writing defensive code to protect against failure, and more time on productive objectives."
Download the report to learn more about today's top use cases for workflow orchestration and the key features that the survey respondents deemed critical for their orchestrators.
Prefect is a dataflow automation platform for data engineers to build, automatically run, and monitor complex pipelines at any scale. Prefect is used by organizations of all sizes across the globe, and its open-source code base is supported by thousands of community members. Founded in 2018 by Jeremiah Lowin, Prefect raised its Series B in early 2021. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Tiger Global Management. For more information on Prefect, visit https://www.prefect.io.
Edward Lin
Merritt Group
E: prefect@merrittgrp.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Prefect Technologies | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/05/17/prefect-gradient-flow-report-reveals-rising-need-workflow-orchestration-companies-modernize-data-stack/ | 2022-05-17T13:13:07Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Missfresh Limited.
Shareholders who purchased shares of MF during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Missfresh securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with the Company's June 2021 initial public offering; (2) Missfresh would need to amend its financial figures; (3) Missfresh, among other things, had lesser net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2021; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times and negligently prepared.
DEADLINE: September 12, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/missfresh-lawsuit-loss-submission-form/?id=30889&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of MF during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 12, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT:
The Gross Law Firm
15 West 38th Street, 12th floor
New York, NY, 10018
Email: dg@securitiesclasslaw.com
Phone: (646) 453-8903
View original content:
SOURCE The Gross Law Firm | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/08/17/shareholder-alert-gross-law-firm-notifies-shareholders-missfresh-limited-class-action-lawsuit-lead-plaintiff-deadline-september-12-2022-nasdaq-mf/ | 2022-08-17T10:42:02Z |
Austria’s Chancellor met with Putin to ‘confront’ him with atrocities he saw in Ukraine
By Becky Anderson, Adam Pourahmadi and Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he went to Moscow to “look in President Putin’s eyes and confront him with what I saw” in Ukraine, he told CNN Wednesday.
Nehammer said he raised alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a “tough” and unfriendly meeting Monday with Vladimir Putin — the first Western sit-down with the Russian President since he launched his invasion of Ukraine in February.
“This is not a friendly visit. I have just come from Ukraine and have seen with my own eyes the immeasurable suffering caused by the Russian war of aggression,” Nehammer was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his office after the meeting outside Moscow.
“I made the decision to go to Moscow, to look in President Putin’s eyes and confront him with what I saw,” the Chancellor said in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson Wednesday.
When asked about Putin’s mindset during the meeting, Nehammer said Putin was very tough and clear in his messages.
“In his point of view he has to defend the Russian Federation, the Russians living in eastern Ukraine,” he said.
Putin has long accused Ukraine of violating the rights of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in the country, and framed his invasion as a “special mission” to protect Russian speakers — particularly in the eastern Donbas region — from genocide at the hands of ”neo-Nazis.” Until the February invasion, Donbas had been the site of a low-intensity war between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces in which thousands have died since 2014. His claims of genocide and state neo-Nazism are both baseless.
Nehammer said Putin mentioned the Istanbul peace talks, and the Austrian chancellor emphasized he sees an opportunity in those talks to end the war.
The Chancellor said he confronted Putin about war crime and told him “it’s necessary to have international justice, the United Nations there.”
Nehammer said, “it’s not easy for Putin to talk about war crimes.”
Asked whether Putin accepted there are war crimes bring committed, Nehammer responded, “Well, you know, It’s President Putin. In this position, he was not clear.”
A divisive visit
Nehammer is the first European leader to meet Putin face-to-face since his invasion. His visit divided opinion among EU leaders, with some expressing skepticism about engaging with the Russian leader.
The pair spoke for about 75 minutes at Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow, Nehammer’s spokesperson said on Monday, in talks the Austrian leader described as “very direct, open and tough.”
Before visiting Russia, Nehammer met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday and visited the town of Bucha, where bodies of unarmed civilians were found strewn across public streets after a month of Russian occupation.
”I addressed the serious war crimes in Bucha and other places and emphasized that all those responsible for them must be held accountable,” Nehammer said, according to the statement issued by his office. “I also told President Putin in no uncertain terms that sanctions against Russia will remain in place and will continue to be tightened as long as people are dying in Ukraine.”
The Austrian leader said Putin had blamed the Ukrainians for “being responsible for the crimes in Bucha.” Video footage, however, shows Russian forces gunning down a civilian there.
Austria is militarily neutral but its government has joined its neighbors in condemning Putin’s invasion.
The Chancellor said he raised the issue of evacuation corridors with Putin, after repeated instances in which attempted evacuations around Ukraine have been scuppered by Russian attacks. Ukrainian officials said a Russian strike on Kramatorsk train station on Friday killed dozens of people, including several children.
“I also made it clear to the Russian President that there is an urgent need for humanitarian corridors to bring drinking water and food to the besieged cities and to bring out women, children and the wounded,” Nehammer said in his statement.
Nehammer cited “a sense of responsibility to leave no stone unturned” as a reason for seeking the meeting with Putin, saying: “For me, there is no alternative to seeking direct talks with Russia as well, despite all the very great differences.”
According to the United Nations, at least 1,892 civilians have been killed and 2,558 injured since the war in Ukraine started in February.
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Nathan Hodge, Nadine Schmidt, Nic Robertson and Rob Picheta contributed reporting. | https://localnews8.com/news/national-world/cnn-europe-mideast-africa/2022/04/13/austrias-chancellor-met-with-putin-to-confront-him-with-atrocities-he-saw-in-ukraine-2/ | 2022-04-13T17:10:07Z |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.