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Stolen dog reunited with her original family 5 years later
BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A dog stolen from her family has finally been reunited with them after five years.
The Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin recently announced the happy reunion between Ginger and her owner Barney, according to WMTV.
The agency said that Ginger was stolen from her family about five years ago.
Since then, her family did all they could to get her back and investigated any lost dog that resembled their own, only to be let down.
However, their luck changed when the Beloit Police Department posted a picture on Facebook of a stray dog they found in hopes of reuniting her with her owner.
The dog was taken to the Humane Society where they continued the search.
They reported Barney called a few days later, hoping the lost dog was his Ginger. When he came to the shelter to make sure it was her, the Humane Society reported there was no doubt.
The moment they were reunited, it was as if not a day had gone by.
“The excitement on the family’s faces, as well as Ginger’s, when they were finally reunited, was beyond memorable,” the Humane Society said in a statement.
The family took Ginger back home where she is making up for lost time and getting acclimated to the dogs they adopted while she was gone. She also discovered her human family grew a little with the birth of another child.
Copyright 2022 WMTV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/05/12/stolen-dog-reunited-with-her-original-family-5-years-later/ | 2022-05-12T18:57:10Z |
Wenyi Ding takes US Junior, first Chinese male USGA winner
BANDON, Ore. (AP) — Wenyi Ding became the first male Chinese winner in U.S. Golf Association history Saturday, beating Caleb Surratt 3 and 2 in the U.S. Junior Amateur final at Bandon Dunes. The 17-year-old Ding was 8-up with eight holes to play in the 36-hole match, lost five straight, then halved the 34th to finish off the 18-year-old Surratt. Ding, set to attend Arizona State in 2023, earned a spot in the 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club. The Tennessee-bound Surratt is from Indian Trail, North Carolina. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/30/wenyi-ding-takes-us-junior-first-chinese-male-usga-winner/ | 2022-07-31T09:50:19Z |
Officers find enough fentanyl to kill 4 million people in drug bust, officials say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - Authorities in Louisville are investigating a drug bust where officials said they found enough narcotics to wipe out the entire city of Los Angeles.
The Louisville Metro Police Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration report the agencies seized at least 8.5 kilograms of fentanyl and 20,000 to 30,000 suspected fentanyl pills from a Louisville-area storage unit on Monday following a long-term investigation.
According to the DEA, 2 milligrams of fentanyl is believed to be fatal, and a kilogram of the drug has the potential to kill 500,000 people, as reported by WAVE.
“While the investigation does remain ongoing, this serves as a reminder that the diligent work of officers saves lives every day,” the police department wrote on its social media page.
Copyright 2022 WAVE via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/05/18/officers-find-enough-fentanyl-kill-4-million-people-drug-bust-officials-say/ | 2022-05-18T21:18:47Z |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announced today that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Q. Reilly will discuss business performance, strategy and banking in a moderated discussion format at 9:45 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City.
The following will be accessible at www.pnc.com/investorevents: a link to the live webcast; related materials, including cautionary statements regarding forward-looking information, available prior to the start of the webcast; webcast replay available for 30 days.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet data
(AP) - Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla billionaire’s agreed-to $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, according to multiple news reports.
Lawyers involved in the deal would not confirm the data sharing agreement. Musk made no comment on Twitter, although he has previously been vocal about various aspects of the deal. Twitter declined to confirm the reports and pointed to a Monday statement in which the company said it is continuing to “cooperatively” share information with Musk.
Musk, who struck a legally binding agreement to buy Twitter in April, contends that the deal can’t proceed unless the company provides more information about the prevalence of fake accounts on its platform. He has argued, without presenting evidence, that Twitter has significantly underestimated the number of these “spam bots” -- automated accounts that typically promote scams and misinformation — on its service.
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also announced an investigation into Twitter for allegedly failing to disclose the extent of its spam bot and fake accounts, saying his office would look into “potential false reporting” of bots on Twitter.
The Washington Post first reported Twitter’s plan to provide Musk with full access to the firehose, citing a person familiar with the matter. Other reports suggested the billionaire might only receive partial access.
Twitter’s reported offer could blunt Musk’s attempts to use the spam bot issue to cast doubt on the deal’s future. This week, lawyers for Musk accused the company of refusing to surrender information about the true number of bot accounts on Twitter. Mike Ringler, the Palo Alto, California, attorney who signed that Monday letter, told the AP he was not at liberty to speak about the matter when reached Wednesday afternoon.
Fake social media accounts have been problematic for years. Advertisers rely on the number of users provided by social media platforms to determine where they will spend money. Spam bots are also used to amplify messages and spread disinformation.
The problem of fake accounts is well-known to Twitter and its investors. The company has disclosed its bot estimates to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for years, while also cautioning that its estimate might be too low.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has said that Twitter has consistently estimated that fewer than 5% of its accounts are spam. But Musk has disputed that figure, contending in a May tweet — without evidence — that 20% or more of Twitter’s accounts are bogus.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/06/08/reports-twitter-provide-musk-with-raw-daily-tweet-data/ | 2022-06-08T21:17:29Z |
- The partnership will connect StellarFi members to nonprofit credit counseling from certified credit counselors
- Americans will have new resources to attain financial literacy, improve credit scores and reach goals, such as buying a home
- StellarFi is currently in beta and set to launch publicly later this month
AUSTIN, Texas, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StellarFi, a public benefit corporation, today announced its partnership with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) in Washington, D.C., to connect members to free financial counseling. NFCC is the largest and longest-serving nonprofit financial counseling organization in the country. It boasts rigorous accreditation standards for its member agencies.
StellarFi, which plans to publicly launch later this month, is on a mission to disrupt the U.S. poverty cycle by opening access to credit to the 132 million Americans who currently have poor credit or no credit, improving financial literacy and empowering members to take control of their respective financial journeys and achieve their goals. The company enables members to dramatically increase their credit scores using their everyday bills and payments such as rent and utilities, which StellarFi reports directly to the three main credit bureaus—Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion—to help people build positive credit.
"StellarFi wants to disrupt the credit paradox and inspire financial inclusivity by bridging the gap between millions of Americans and top-notch financial resources," said Lamine Zarrad, StellarFi founder and CEO, who is a former U.S. Treasury Department bank examiner. "Our new NFCC partnership will help everyday citizens improve their financial literacy and their credit scores to, ultimately, strengthen their financial condition."
Four in seven Americans do not have the tools they need to grow their finances. StellarFi aims to improve this statistic through its financial education partnership with NFCC. Acquiring financial literacy improves the odds of achieving among the most common goals of all Americans: buying a home.
NFCC's research has indicated that many communities underserved by mainstream financial institutions are affected by a disproportionate lack of generational wealth-building, which is a primary benefit of homeownership. The organization's homebuyer-education programs help aspirational homeowners overcome real and perceived barriers that stand in the way of their goal.
NFCC's certified financial counselors are U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-certified and provide a range of support for prospective homebuyers — helping people move from renting to homeownership. NFCC counselors serve all 50 states and U.S. territories. StellarFi members will be able to connect with NFCC counselors through a link on the StellarFi app to set up counseling calls.
"We are passionate about helping people overcome financial impediments through financially responsible behavior education," said Bruce McClary, NFCC senior vice president, membership & communications. "We are excited to partner with StellarFi to reach more Americans who might be in financial distress, assist them to solve those problems and ensure they can live their best lives."
A key component of StellarFi's mission is providing financial educational tools to its members, via resources available on the StellarFi website on its blog, as well as through social media (e.g., Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook). StellarFi members will learn more about building credit, personal finance and credit and wealth equality. Information available to members include how to build credit to buy a house, the difference between secured and unsecured credit cards, how to stop spending money, when saving or paying off debt is the wiser move and how to protect against predatory lending. StellarFi blog articles have covered topics including how to build credit to buy a house, what credit score is needed to buy a house and what to do if you're turned down for a house.
To be one of the first to try the StellarFi app and get access to credit education resources, sign up for the StellarFi beta waitlist at www.stellarfi.com/beta.
Founded in Austin, Texas, as a public benefit corporation, StellarFi is on a mission to disrupt the U.S. poverty cycle by opening access to credit to the 132 million Americans who currently have poor credit or no credit. StellarFi empowers members to dramatically increase their credit scores using their everyday bills and payments such as rent and utilities, which StellarFi reports directly to the three main credit bureaus—Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Driven by his prior success in tackling complex financial problems, StellarFi founder and CEO Lamine Zarrad plans to expand financial equity nationwide and support millions in their journey toward financial security.
Founded in 1951, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) is the nation's first and largest nonprofit dedicated to improving people's financial well-being. With a national network of member offices serving all states and US territories, our NFCC® Certified Credit Counselors are financial advocates, empowering millions of consumers to take charge of their finances through one-on-one financial reviews that address credit card debt, student loans, housing decisions and overall money management. Make one of the best financial decisions of your life. For expert guidance and advice, call (800) 388-2227 or visit http://www.nfcc.org today.
Visit stellarfi.com for more information.
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SYDNEY and NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) ("IMTE" or the "Company"), announces today that on April 6, 2022 the Company's subsidiary Ace Corporation Limited ("Ace") has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Grown Up Group Investment Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited, HKSE: 1842 ("GUGIHL") to (i) enter into a business relationship to be co-content developers of Non-Fungible Tokens ("NFT") and other digital assets for trading on the Ouction platform; (ii) to have Ace's online digital assets exchange trading market place (called "Ouction") to be one of the partners in the metaverse to be set up by GUGIHL; and (iii) GUGIHL to establish a team for the development of a metaverse.
GUGIHL is initiating the development of a metaverse focusing on Asia and China culture and art. GUGIHL intends to build up a metaverse ("Metaverse") that can host events and exhibitions in the virtual world. A metaverse is a digital reality that combines aspects of social media, online gaming, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrencies to allow users to interact virtually. Augmented reality overlays visual elements, sound, and other sensory input onto real-world settings to enhance the user experience. In contrast, virtual reality is entirely virtual and enhances fictional realities. By using these new technologies, GUGIHL expects to be able to simulate historical cultural events in the virtual world.
The Company and GUGIHL ("Parties") agree to formalize the definitive agreement of the cooperation within 6 months from the signing of this MOU. The Parties expect the agreement will be formalized so that ACE shall have the right to supply and services GUGIHL's Metaverse, for a period of time. GUGIHL shall bear the costs of establishment and promoting the virtual galleries for a period of not less than six months from the date the Metaverse has such number of users to be agreed by the Parties. All proceeds derived/received, including advertising and gate receipts, from the virtual galleries shall be shared 50/50 between the Parties. The Parties will do best effort to find prospective themes and contents for virtual rooms in the Metaverse. Also, once GUGIHL has completed the development or acquisition of the Metaverse, Ace shall commence promoting on its Ouction platform and to its members to share/display their NFTs contents in the Metaverse. The Parties shall also find additional prospective content providers to promote the mutual interest of the Parties. The Parties will evaluate the Metaverse once available for testing and use for a reasonable test period no less than two (2) months; the evaluation will include consumer acceptance at the Metaverse, platform performance for effectiveness, and user experience in the Metaverse virtual world.
About Integrated Media Technology Limited ("IMTE")
IMTE is an Australian company engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of nano coated plates for filters, the manufacture and sale of electronic glass, Halal certification and distribution of Halal products, the operating of an online exchange platform for trading in digital assets and the provision of financial research. For more information, please visit www.imtechltd.com.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Dentsply Sirona, Inc. (NasdaqGS: XRAY), if they purchased the Company's shares between June 9, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until August 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nasdaqgs-xray/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
Kuznicki Law PLLC is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a Company lead to artificial inflation of the Company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Daniel Kuznicki, Esq.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two oil and gas companies have announced plans to invest $2.6 billion into developing a major oil field on Alaska’s North Slope.
Australia-based Santos and Spain-based Repsol made the announcement, which was lauded by state political leaders, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Santos has a 51% stake in the Pikka project, and the company said Tuesday that its investment will be $1.3 billion. Santos last year acquired Oil Search of Papua New Guinea, which had been working to advance the project.
Santos, in a statement, said the funds will cover the initial phase of development at the Pikka field, with 80,000 barrels of oil daily expected to begin flowing in 2026.
If developed, the field on state land east of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could significantly boost the flow of oil through the trans-Alaska pipeline system. Development could also generate billions of dollars in state and local tax revenue, primarily through royalties to the state.
Another major North Slope oil prospect, ConocoPhillips’ Willow project, has been delayed by litigation and a new environmental review.
Alaska U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan lauded the plans for the Pikka project. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said it “will continue the renaissance on Alaska’s North Slope.”
The companies said they would make efforts to offset and reduce fossil-fuel emissions, including through use of natural gas instead of diesel fuel during operations.
Fully developing the first phase will involve drilling 45 wells from a single well pad. Related infrastructure would include a production facility and pipelines, Repsol said in a statement. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/companies-plan-2-6b-investment-in-major-alaska-oil-project/ | 2022-08-17T23:34:55Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS expects to receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms.
As of April 8, the IRS had received more than 103 million returns for this tax season, and it had issued more than 63 million refunds worth more than $204 billion.
For comparison, last year more than 169 million people completed an income tax return by the end of the year. That probably leaves nearly 40% of this year’s taxpayers still unaccounted for, with many scrambling to submit their documents by Monday.
Nina Tross, executive director of the National Society of Tax Professionals, said that if people haven’t filed their taxes by now, “they’re better off filing an extension.”
But, she added, “People don’t realize that filing an extension has zero effect” as long as they have paid their income taxes by Tax Day.
“An extension is merely filing a return at a later date,” Tross said. “If you rush through a return to get it out the door, and you have to amend it later, you’re more likely to get a double look from the IRS.”
“You’re much better off extending than amending,” she said.
The IRS this year is facing its biggest backlog in history. At the end of the 2021 filing season, the agency had 35.3 million returns waiting for processing. One reason is that every paper document that goes into the IRS is processed by a human, according to the IRS.
Another is that the agency has administered massive coronavirus pandemic-related relief programs over the last several years — like the advanced Child Tax Credit.
And some forms are reviewed by IRS employees and treated as if submitted on paper even if they are e-filed.
This year will be one of the most challenging for the agency, with its record low staffing numbers. The IRS workforce is the same size it was in 1970, though the U.S. population has grown exponentially and tax laws have become increasingly complicated.
Lisa Greene-Lewis, a certified public accountant and a spokesperson at TurboTax, said that if people still intend to file a return by Tax Day, “I would gather all your documents in one place so you don’t leave anything out, like W-2s and 1099s.”
Important papers such as the “Letter 6419” that outlines the Child Tax Credit payments a taxpayer should have received this year and the “Letter 6475” for stimulus payments should also be on hand.
Greene-Lewis, who has been doing taxes for more than 20 years, said “you want to report the correct amount you received so you don’t have to have to make adjustments to your refund.”
Though the agency announced plans in March to hire at least 10,000 more workers to help process returns, administration officials say the IRS is in desperate need of more funding, as its budget has fallen over the last decade.
On a call with reporters, a senior Treasury official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the IRS backlog could be remedied with higher funding levels, as the IRS’ budget has decreased by more than 15% in real terms.
The IRS has put out some information and helpful links for last-minute filers — stressing that “taxpayers should be careful to file a complete and accurate tax return. If a return includes errors or is incomplete, it may require further review.
Keith Kahn, director/chair of the Delaware Society of CPAs, said he encourages everyone to file an electronic return.
When asked whether CPAs will accept clients on Tax Day, Kahn said it’s common for people to be turned away. But for those who can get an appointment, “make sure you have everything you could possibly provide to your CPA — there’s not a lot of time to hammer out strategy or to ask questions.” | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/on-tax-day-an-extension-may-be-better-than-rushing-a-return/ | 2022-04-18T10:48:25Z |
If every gardener grows a little extra and donates the food, it would go a long way towards helping reducing hunger in America
CORONA, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (Ticker: ACTX), in association with GP Solutions, is developing a new series of GrowPods for home and commercial use. The new systems, called "GrowPod Habitat™" are smaller-sized and will enable virtually anyone to grow their own food.
The units are being made for the consumer market, as well as for schools, churches, non-profits, plus commercial organizations and businesses that want the benefits of growing their own clean, nutritious food, but also want a smaller size unit and reduced cost-of-entry that better matches their needs and budgets.
According to a report by Market Research Future, the home gardening tool market is estimated to reach over $112.09 Billion by the end of 2027. The report further predicts the market will expand at a healthy CAGR of over 4.51% during the review timeframe.
The market "is quite appealing, and established, with consistent growth," the report states.
GrowPods are hydroponic modular farms that can be located almost anywhere, and feature an automated and controlled environment that is finely tuned to grow a wide variety of leafy greens, fruits and vegetables. GrowPods feature a filtered and enclosed environment that makes it possible for virtually anyone to grow healthy, robust, exceptionally clean food.
Douglas Heldoorn, CEO of Advanced Container Technologies, Inc, said the company plans to have GrowPods Habitat™ ready for market by 1st quarter.
"Developing this innovative smaller system allows us to enter an enormous new market with tremendous potential" Heldoorn said. "Additionally, this ground-breaking form factor will allow people to take control of their food, feed their families, start a new business, or help fight hunger," he added. "This could be a game-changer for society in many ways."
For more information on Advanced Container Technologies or GrowPods, call: (951) 381-2555 or visit: www.advancedcontainertechnologies.com or www.growpodsolutions.com.
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OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Human resources executive Craig Dukes joined Vitamix as Chief Human Resources Officer on Monday, bringing with him a wealth of experience built over more than three decades in the field.
Dukes was previously Senior Vice President and CHRO of Ohio-based outdoor products manufacturer MTD Products, Inc. When that company was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, he led the HR integration of the businesses as Vice President, Human Resources — Global Operations & Integration.
"Craig brings with him a successful track record leading People Strategy and Human Resource Policy in family-owned businesses," said Steve Laserson, CEO of the 100-year-old company known for manufacturing high-quality blending equipment. "We are fortunate to have found such a talented and seasoned people leader in the local community. Craig will be joining and leading our very talented HR team. I'm most excited about how he and the team are now positioned to further advance engagement, collaboration and innovation within our people."
Dukes has a long history in the region. Before his time with MTD, headquartered in Valley City, he was the Vice President, Human Resources of Owens-Illinois, headquartered just outside of Toledo. He spent the earlier part of his career with Chrysler LLC and DaimlerChrysler LLC in Auburn Hills, MI.
"I am honored to join this iconic brand where leaders and employees consider themselves part of a true family," Dukes said. "I am excited to continue in this tradition of care and collaboration as we support Vitamix's people in delivering superior experiences and products to household and commercial customers around the world."
The Vitamix family of companies is privately held and family owned. Founded in 1921, Vitamix manufactures high-performance blending equipment for home and commercial use. Millions of consumers around the world use Vitamix products to help achieve their personal health and culinary goals. The company's commercial customer list reads like a "Who's Who" of major restaurant chains, and gourmet chefs say their Vitamix machines are as important to them as their knives. The company developed the first true commercial blender in the early 1990s, which ignited the smoothie movement, and has been named the Best-in-Class Overall beverage blender for nine consecutive years by readers of Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine. Vitamix continues to win awards for its products, culture, and user experience, and is found in more than 130 countries. The company is headquartered in Olmsted Township, Ohio, near Cleveland. For more information, please visit www.vitamix.com.
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CMT Awards 2022: The winners list
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
The CMT Music Awards were held Monday in Nashville.
Marvel star Anthony Mackie co-hosted with singer Kelsea Ballerini, who carried out her duties from home after she tested positive for Covid-19.
It was a big night for Carrie Underwood, who won multiple awards, including video of the year with Jason Aldean for “If I Didn’t Love You.”
Underwood notched her tenth win in the category and earned her 25th award total at the fan-voted ceremony.
The following is the full list of nominees with the winners indicated in bold.
Video of the year
Cody Johnson — “‘Til You Can’t”
Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson — “Never Say Never”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood — “If I Didn’t Love You” – WINNER
Kane Brown — “One Mississippi”
Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney — “half of my hometown”
Luke Combs — “Forever After All”
Female video of the year
Brandi Carlile — “Right on Time”
Gabby Barrett — “Footprints on The Moon”
Kacey Musgraves — “justified”
Maren Morris — “Circles Around This Town”
Mickey Guyton — “Remember Her Name”
Miranda Lambert — “If I Was a Cowboy” – WINNER
Tenille Arts — “Back Then, Right Now”
Male video of the year
Cody Johnson — “‘Til You Can’t” – WINNER
Eric Church — “Heart on Fire”
Kane Brown — “One Mississippi”
Luke Bryan — “Waves”
Luke Combs — “Forever After All”
Thomas Rhett — “Country Again”
Walker Hayes — “Fancy Like”
Group/duo video of the year
Brothers Osborne — “I’m Not for Everyone”
Dan + Shay — “Steal My Love”
Maddie & Tae — “Woman You Got” – WINNER
Old Dominion — “I Was on a Boat That Day”
Parmalee — “Take My Name”
Zac Brown Band — “Same Boat”
Breakthrough video of the year
Breland — “Cross Country”
Caitlyn Smith feat. Old Dominion — “I Can’t”
Elvie Shane — “My Boy”
Parker McCollum — “To Be Loved by You” – WINNER
Priscilla Block — “Just About Over You”
Tenille Arts — “Back Then, Right Now”
Collaborative video of the year
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl”
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”
Nelly feat. Florida Georgia Line, “Lil Bit”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You” – WiNNER
Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley, “Freedom Was a Highway”
Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney, “Half of My Hometown”
CMT performance of the year
Brothers Osborne, “Muskrat Greene/Dead Man’s Curve” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
George Strait, “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone” (from CMT Giants: Charley Pride) – WINNER
H.E.R. & Chris Stapleton, “Hold On” (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)
Kane Brown, “Three Wooden Crosses” (from CMT Artist of the Year)
Kelsea Ballerini & Paul Klein, “I Quit Drinking” (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)
Mickey Guyton feat. Gladys Knight & Breland, “Friendship Train” (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)
Nelly feat. Kane Brown, Blanco Brown & Breland, “Ride Wit Me” (from CMT Crossroads)
CMT digital-first performance of the year
Brittney Spencer, “Sober & Skinny”
Carly Pearce, “Dear Miss Loretta”
Cody Johnson, “Dear Rodeo” – WINNER
Jon Pardi, “On the Other Hand”/”Forever and Ever, Amen”
Josh Turner, Live
Lainey Wilson, “Things a Man Oughta Know”
Trending comeback song of the year
Alan Jackson, “Freight Train”
Brooks & Dunn, “Neon Moon”
Dolly Parton, “9 to 5”
Reba McEntire, “I’m a Survivor”
Sara Evans, “Suds in the Bucket”
Shania Twain, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
Taylor Swift, “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” – WINNER
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DENVER, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study has reached its 10-year milestone – a decade of gathering data and biological samples to inform canine health studies for many years to come.
The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind ever undertaken in veterinary medicine. The longitudinal study, following the lives of more than 3,000 golden retrievers, is the largest study funded by the Foundation in its mission to improve the health and well-being of animals around the world.
"We're proud of the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study and how it is advancing canine health," said Tiffany Grunert, President/CEO. "It's taken an incredible amount of commitment from our Study families, partner veterinarians and, of course, our hero dogs. Without their dedication, this study simply would not be possible."
Owners and veterinarians fill out comprehensive questionnaires annually, and veterinarians also collect biological samples at each dog's annual visit. In addition, all dogs have been genotyped, contributing valuable data to better understand genetic associations with disease and health. The commitment from the Study's participants provides researchers with valuable data and samples, leading to expanded research opportunities in cancer and other areas, including:
- Identifying molecular signatures to detect lymphoma earlier
- Exploring variations in the microbiome of dogs with and without a cancer diagnosis
- Genetic factors that influence weight gain and obesity
- The association between DNA damage and canine lymphoma as relates to environmental chemical exposures
- Understanding human-to-dog transmission of COVID-19 in the cohort
Seven scientific papers have been published since the Study began, focusing on topics such as the structure of the Study and a closer look at the baseline demographics of the cohort. A 2019 paper from Embark Inc. used data from the Study to show the effect of inbreeding on fertility. Another paper investigated the relationship between timing of spay/neuter and the development of obesity and non-traumatic orthopedic injury. The most recent paper, published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, reports on environmental exposures and lymphoma risk in dogs using data from the Study.
Currently, cancer is the leading cause of death in Study dogs, accounting for 75% of all deaths. Of the primary cancer endpoints, the largest contributor to those deaths is hemangiosarcoma. Based on outcomes to date, Morris Animal Foundation will be funding future work to develop diagnostics and therapeutics, and to identify genetic contributors to hemangiosarcoma. Researchers will be able to use the samples collected from dogs diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma to potentially develop early screening and/or diagnostic tests as well as understand possible genetic links.
The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study team promotes collaborative research using Study data and samples with scientists from around the world to advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other major health conditions in dogs.
"The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is such a rich source of scientific data," said Grunert. "We're encouraged by what we have accomplished thus far but know it's the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we can learn."
Founded in 1948, Morris Animal Foundation is one of the largest nonprofit animal health research organizations in the world, funding more than $149 million in critical studies across a broad range of species. Learn more at morrisanimalfoundation.org.
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Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of waging ‘total war’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of waging “total war,” seeking to inflict as much death and destruction as possible as in three months of conflict, as fighting raged Tuesday in the eastern Donbas region.
Russian forces have intensified efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk and neighboring cities, the only part of the Donbas’ Luhansk region that remains under Ukrainian government control, British military authorities said.
That battle is only one part of the Russian campaign to take the Donbas, which is now the Kremlin’s focus after its forces failed to overrun Kyiv in the early weeks of the war and were forced to withdraw and pursue more a limited objective. But its troops have become bogged down again in the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
Russian forces have achieved “some localized successes” despite strong Ukrainian resistance along dug-in positions, the U.K. Defense Ministry said, but the fall of Sievierodonetsk and the area around it may cause logistical problems for the Russians.
“If the Donbas front line moves further west, this will extend Russian lines of communication and likely see its forces face further logistic resupply difficulties,” the ministry said.
On the eve of the three-month anniversary of the start of the war, Zelensky told Ukrainians that Russia is waging “total war, when the enemy tries to destroy as many people and infrastructure as possible.”
“Indeed, there has not been such a war on the European continent for 77 years,” he said in his address Thursday night.
He pointed to a missile attack that killed 87 people last week in the town of Desna, 55 kilometers (35 miles) north of Kyiv, one of the deadliest single strikes in the war.
“And it was only four missiles,” he said, noting the many hundreds of such strikes since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24.
In its effort to secure a victory in the Donbas, Moscow has withdrawn some forces from around Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv.
There, residents lined up for rations of tea, sugar, pasta and cereal, holding out plastic bags to receive cups of flour and other supplies.
Meanwhile, a Russian-installed official in Ukraine’s Kherson region said the pro-Kremlin administration will ask Moscow to set up a military base there.
“It is vitally important and will become a security guarantee for the region and its residents,” said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the administration.
Ukrainian officials have speculated Russia plans to stage a referendum in the region to declare its independence, similar to ones held years ago in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Donbas. Moscow recognized the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics two days before invading Ukraine, using that as a pretext to send troops to its ex-Soviet neighbor.
Instead, Stremousov said the region would ask the Kremlin to make it part of Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said it is up to the people of Kherson to decide how and where they want to live.
Meeting in Tokyo with fellow leaders in the Indo-Pacific security coalition known as the Quad, President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Russia’s war in Ukraine had brought a “dark hour in our shared history.”
Global defense leaders on Monday agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a Harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.
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Becatoros reported from Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Andrea Rosa in Kharkiv, Danica Kirka in London and other AP staffers around the world contributed.
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8-year-old boy found in sewer after missing for more than a week
Published: Jun. 30, 2022 at 5:25 PM CDT|Updated: 53 minutes ago
BERLIN (AP) - Police say there are no signs of foul play in the case of an 8-year-old boy who was found in a rainwater sewer more than a week after going missing in northern Germany.
The boy disappeared on June 17 in the town of Oldenburg.
Search parties spent days looking for him until somebody heard whimpering from beneath a manhole cover about 330 yards from the boy’s home on June 25.
Rescuers found the boy naked, chilled and dehydrated inside the sewer, but otherwise unharmed.
Oldenburg police said Tuesday that their investigation concluded the boy likely climbed into a drain near his home and then lost inside the narrow tunnels.
The boy is still in the hospital.
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BURLINGAME, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today unitQ, the leading platform empowering companies to take a user-centric, data-driven approach to improving product quality, has announced a new tool — Impact Analysis. Impact Analysis is a first-of-its-kind tool utilizing machine learning enabling organizations to surface critical product quality issues and determine the impact of fixing them.
"Impact Analysis provides our customers with new capabilities to reduce churn rates, make for happier customers and to enhance revenue streams," says Christian Wiklund, Founder and CEO at unitQ. "Our customers improve their product quality by over 20% after using unitQ for just a month, and with every new tool we build, including Impact Analysis, we should continue to see that number rise."
The Impact Analysis tool is cross-functionally built to work across different teams — from support, to product, to engineering and marketing. Impact Analysis surfaces relevant user feedback parsed through proprietary artificial intelligence to identify issues blemishing the customer experience. With Impact Analysis, teams can learn what impacts fixing an issue might have on KPIs like one star reviews, support tickets, brand sentiment and more before taking action.
In addition, Impact Analysis calculates how much an organization's unitQ Score and Internal unitQ Score could be boosted by fixing customer-surfaced issues. A unitQ Score allows companies to measure product quality against other organizations in the same industry with Apple App Store and the Google Play Store reviews. An Internal unitQ Score, meanwhile, includes the same user feedback as well as additional user feedback from social media such as Twitter, Reddit, internal support applications and a host of other sources.
The team at unitQ is excited to continue to build with security top of mind. You can read more about today's news on the unitQ blog here.
Leading technology companies including Spotify, Klarna, Pandora, and Strava rely on unitQ for product quality. unitQ has raised $41M in funding from Accel, Creandum and Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund. The company is based out of Burlingame, California and is founded by Christian Wiklund and Niklas Lindstrom, entrepreneurs who previously founded Skout, a social app with over 50 million users that was acquired by The Meet Group in 2016. Learn more at https://www.unitQ.com.
For more information, reach out to unitQ at david@unitQ.com.
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: April 30, 2021 to August 31, 2021
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: June 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in ABBV:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that AbbVie Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) safety concerns about Pfizer Inc.'s drug Xeljanz extended to Abbvie's drug Rinvoq and to other Janus kinase enzyme inhibitor drugs; (2) as a result, it was likely that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would require additional safety warnings for Rinvoq and would delay the approval of additional treatment indications for Rinvoq; and (3) therefore, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in AbbVie you have until June 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased AbbVie securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the ABBV lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/abbvie-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=28115&from=4.
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J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Rotoplas S.A.B. de C.V. ("Rotoplas", "the Company" or "the Group") (BMV: AGUA*), the leading provider of water-solutions in the Americas, announces to the investing public that, as of today, and in line with its sustainability commitments, it has decided to increase its efforts and execute the Group's ESG Strategy as a joint responsibility between the Vice-Presidency of Sustainability and Human Capital led by José Luis Mantecón and the Vice-Presidency of Administration and Finance led by Mario Romero.
By making sustainability a joint responsibility between two of the six vice presidencies at the Group level, the Company seeks to increase the scope and pace of execution to keep Rotoplas at the forefront as a best-in-class company on sustainability topics.
The team promoting the development of the Sustainability Strategy is made up of seven members with experience in environmental, social and governance issues, as well as those responsible for sustainable investments and capital allocation.
This multidisciplinary team will work along with the Sustainability Committee, which is in charge of reporting the most relevant ESG issues to the Corporate Practices and Strategy Committee. Likewise, this Committee is a direct line to the Board of Directors to monitor the fulfillment of the 2025 goals in terms of people, planet, and economic benefit.
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Grupo Rotoplas S.A.B. de C.V. is America's leading provider of water solutions, including products and services for storing, piping, improving, treating and recycling water. With over 40 years of experience in the industry and 19 plants throughout the Americas, Rotoplas is present in 14 countries and has a portfolio that includes 27 product lines, a services platform and an e-commerce business. Grupo Rotoplas has been listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) under the ticker "AGUA" since December 10, 2014.
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Thursday forecast: Hot today, low chance of rain tonight
The heat remains strong for a while
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The big weather story will be the heat for the next 8 days with low chances for rain. The only uncertainty is whether or not a particular area will be more in the mid-upper 90s or stay in the low-mid 90s.
The uncertainty on how hot it will be is due to cloud cover lingering longer than expected due to rain chances some areas could receive for the next several nights. There are also some indications of some cooler air on a few days that could also lead to slightly cooler days.
Humidity wise, it’s not looking to get too out of control for the next several days but it is expected to increase. Heat indices in general will range from 96-107 through Sunday.
Today: Monitoring a few showers near the Nebraska border this morning otherwise sunny. Highs in the mid-upper 90s. Winds S 5-15, gusts up to 20 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds. Slight chance of showers/storms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Winds S 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: Decreasing Clouds. Highs in the mid-upper 90s. Winds S 10-20, gusts up to 25 mph.
Will keep a low chance of rain Friday night but confidence is low on anything developing during this time. Despite more clouds expected Saturday, it’ll mainly be dry with highs in the mid 90s. The best chance for rain for the next week may be Saturday night with one model indicating the rain continuing through the day Sunday. Will keep Sunday dry for now with mostly sunny skies but it will be something to monitor.
The ‘unsettled weather pattern’ of low chances for rain through the weekend shuts down for much of next work week with highs in the 90s and 100s. Monday and/or Wednesday may end up being the ‘coolest’ days of the week so if you want to make any plans where there will be a slight break in the extreme heat that’ll be the day.
Taking Action:
- Stay cool by limiting outdoor exposure and hydrating with plenty of water. Additional heat safety tips here.
- Rain chances will be slim the next several days and will mainly fall at night for those that are going to be lucky enough to receive anything. With any storms that do develop in the next couple days, lightning and locally heavy rain will be the hazards.
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Which Intel processor is best?
The central processing unit is one of the most crucial components of a computer. It tells all the other PC bits and pieces how and when to execute instructions. It works with the RAM and graphics card to keep the device running smoothly.
The CPU fits into the motherboard, and gamers generally choose Intel or AMD. If you prefer the former, then the Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores is an excellent choice. It has 10 cores with a maximum clock speed of 5.3 gigahertz.
What to know before you buy an Intel processor
Compatibility with your motherboard
The motherboard in a computer is the base to which all the components connect. The CPU slots into a dedicated space and must therefore be compatible. For example, Intel CPUs will only work when placed into an Intel-compatible motherboard. It is impossible to use an Intel CPU with an AMD-compatible motherboard as the pins and sockets of the CPU are different.
Correct chipset
You must make sure that you use an Intel motherboard with an Intel CPU, but another crucial aspect is the chipset. As technology evolves, CPUs and motherboards use different connection points that aren’t backward compatible. So, for example, you can’t use an Intel 300 Series CPU on a 200 Series motherboard.
Number of cores for what you need
There’s an extensive range of Intel CPUs to choose from, so you must get the right one for your needs. For example, for playing video games or creating digital content, more cores are great for a smoother experience. But you don’t need many cores for general browsing or streaming. The more cores a CPU has, the faster and harder it can work. At the top of Intel’s range are the X-Series and the i9 with 18 and eight cores, respectively.
What to look for in a quality Intel processor
The clock speed is everything
The most straightforward measure of a processor’s performance is clock speed. Measured in gigahertz, it is the equivalent of a vehicle’s top speed measured in miles per hour. The higher the clock speed, the faster it can execute multiple instructions. A clock speed between 4.8 gigahertz and 5.3 gigahertz is more than enough for gaming and content creation.
Hyper-threading
If overclocking is too daunting for you, look for a good-quality Intel processor that features hyper-threading. The technology lets single cores in the CPU handle two or more tasks simultaneously. Hyper-threading is great for multitasking, as it splits physical cores into several virtual ones, taking the load off the entire system.
Overclocking
While some CPUs already have blazingly fast clock speeds, there is always the potential to squeeze a little more out of their processing power. For example, you can overclock a CPU to work faster than Intel recommends through special software. However, it won’t harm the processor if done correctly, and some CPU makers even consider it a selling point.
How much you can expect to spend on an Intel processor
The average price of an Intel processor will depend on the number of cores and the clock speed. Core i7 or i5 chips can retail for $200-$250, while faster and more powerful Core i9 chips can retail for $400-$500.
Intel processor FAQ
Can you put an Intel PC processor in a laptop?
A. No, as the component are vastly different. For example, a CPU for a laptop is much thinner and smaller than a desktop CPU, and the motherboard sockets are incompatible.
Is thermal paste essential?
A. Yes, as without it, the CPU will burn out in minutes. Thermal paste is a thin layer of heat-resistant liquid filling the air gaps between the CPU and the heatsink. The paste squeezes the air out, which would otherwise prevent the CPU from cooling.
What’s the best Intel processor to buy?
Top Intel processor
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores
What you need to know: Few Intel processors can keep up with the 10900K, as it uses some of the latest available technology.
What you’ll love: What makes this CPU so powerful is that it has a maximum clock speed 5.3 gigahertz through 10 cores. It is compatible with Intel 400 Series chipsets and uses the LGA 1200 socket type. It employs Intel’s Hyper-threading technology to make things run smoother and access files faster with compatible Intel Optane memory.
What you should consider: The base clock speed is set to 3.7 gigahertz, and you can only reach the 5.3 gigahertz through overclocking software.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Intel processor for the money
Intel Core i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores
What you need to know: This CPU is perfect if you want to balance an affordable component with power and speed.
What you’ll love: With eight cores able to handle 16 tasks simultaneously, this i7 CPU has a base clock speed of 2.9 gigahertz. If you need extra computing power, it can be overclocked to 4.8 gigahertz. It is compatible with Intel 400 series chipset motherboards and includes a cooler.
What you should consider: The CPU can only be used with an external graphics card, as it doesn’t have graphical capabilities.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Intel Core i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores
What you need to know: This CPU divides the workload between Performance and Efficient cores to get the most out of processes.
What you’ll love: Compatible with 600 Series motherboards, this CPU has a maximum clock speed of 5.0 gigahertz when overclocked from the base speed of 3.8 gigahertz. In addition, it is compatible with DDR5 memory and has eight Performance cores for light working and execution. Furthermore, it engages the four efficient cores for hyper-threading when more power is needed.
What you should consider: The price tag might be a bit steep, but it is excellent value for money.
Where to buy: Sold by B&H Photo
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California's high cannabis taxes, as much as $90 per ounce, are hurting farmers and businesses while the illicit market captures two-thirds of cannabis sales.
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California could increase legal cannabis sales and bring in 123% more in total monthly cannabis-related tax revenue by 2024 by eliminating its cultivation tax, according to a new study by Reason Foundation, Good Farmers Great Neighbors, and Precision Advocacy.
"High taxes are undermining California's legal cannabis market," says Geoffrey Lawrence, director of drug policy at Reason Foundation. "California could double monthly cannabis tax revenues by 2024 by eliminating the cultivation tax. Without the cultivation tax, our data show lower cannabis prices would increase sales of legal products, increasing the state government's general sales tax revenue and more than replacing losses from the eliminated cultivation tax."
Due to high taxes, California's legal cannabis market has failed to meet expectations and is just one-third the size expected based on its population and adult usage rates. Nearly two-thirds of cannabis sales in California are still taking place on the illicit market, the study estimates.
California's state and local taxes on legal cannabis are as high as $90 per ounce, or $1,441 per pound. By comparison, cannabis taxes average $340 per pound in Oregon and $526 a pound in Colorado. Due to lower taxes and greater access to legal products, residents in Oregon spend 378% more per capita on legal cannabis and residents of Colorado spend 335% more per capita on legal cannabis than Californians spend, the report shows.
"We are experiencing first-hand a serious price compression in the California supply-chain in part as a result of the illegal market, high taxes and fees and a patchwork of inconsistent local taxes driving legal operators to the brink of a financial cliff," says Amy O'Gorman Jenkins, president of Precision Advocacy and legislative advocate of the California Cannabis Industry Association. "We cannot allow the largest cannabis market in the world to fail. This study provides a roadmap of tax policy solutions for the governor and state legislative leaders to consider immediately."
"California's cannabis farmers are experiencing the biggest challenges of their time. Many farmers are considering going fallow this year. Busy Bee Organics, one of the first woman-owned, sun-grown farmers in Santa Barbara, has already declared she's not planting this year," warns Sam Rodriguez, policy director of Good Farmers Great Neighbors. "California's cultivation tax is regressive and has only contributed to uncertainty about the future of the state's cannabis farmland economy and whether it can survive. The immediate elimination of the cultivation tax would be a first step in addressing critical issues impacting the state's legal cannabis market from seed to sale."
The study also recommends reducing retail excise taxes and encourages policies that could incentivize California's local governments to stop banning the sale of legal cannabis products. Oregon has one legal cannabis retailer for every 6,145 residents and Colorado has one legal retailer for every 13,838 residents while California has just one legal cannabis retailer for every 29,292 residents, the study finds.
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Emotional and mental health advocate, Kyli Santiago receives the June 2022 Literary Titan Gold Award for her poetry book, Healing Yesterday's Tears
ATLANTA, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyli Santiago's award-winning collection Healing Yesterday's Tears aims to raise awareness and show women that by using the healing power of poetry, they can overcome emotional trauma and reclaim their strength.
No stranger to the struggles of womanhood, the poet passionately states, "From the time we're little girls, women are taught to adhere to societal conditions that program us to stay small, weak, and submissive. This horrible state of mind leaves us predisposed to a vicious cycle of low self-esteem and low self-worth. My mission is to help women everywhere break the invisible chains that bond them and use poetry to find their voices, value their worth, and reclaim their power."
Creatively rich and introspective, Healing Yesterday's Tears addresses painful topics like depression, emotional abuse, domestic violence, rape, low self-worth, and single motherhood, while skillfully interweaving themes of self-love, empowerment, inner strength, and healing. This powerful book is an invaluable self-esteem building resource that no woman braving this challenging world should be without!
"Santiago always leaves readers feeling strengthened and emboldened to meet obstacles head-on. I highly recommend Santiago's work to anyone looking for the inspiration to love themselves again." – Literary Titan
"Being in abusive relationships destroys one's self-esteem. Through these poems, Kyli aims to help [women] discover self-love and encourages them to practice self-preservation. If you're looking for some moving introspective poetry to delve into, I highly recommend Healing Yesterday's Tears." – Pikasho Deka, Readers' Favorite
"Use the words of this book to motivate you to keep moving forward. Love yourself. Get rid of the negative and the toxic. Realize your worth." - Philip Van Heusen, Readers' Favorite
Winner of the June 2022 Literary Titan Gold Book Award Healing Yesterday's Tears is available in Paperback and eBook on Amazon, and wherever books are sold.
To learn more, visit: https://kylisantiago.com/
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kyli Santiago is a poet, performer, and emotional wellbeing and mental health advocate. Using poetry, performance, and alternative healing techniques, she healed herself from depression without conventional medicine. For details about her mission to raise awareness about the healing power of poetry, visit: https://healingpowerofpoetry.org.
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UK: Russia likely to step up Ukraine civilian target attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Prosecutors in an area of Ukraine where Russian forces recently retreated in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive are accusing Russia of torturing civilians in one village that was recently freed.
In an online statement, prosecutors in the Kharkiv region said they found a basement where Russian forces allegedly tortured prisoners in the village of Kozacha Lopan, near the border with Russia.
In images they released, they showed a Russian military TA-57 telephone with additional wires and alligator clips attached to it. Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of using the Soviet-era radio telephones as a power source to electrocute prisoners during interrogation.
Russian shelling hit cities and towns across a wide stretch of Ukraine during the night, officials said Sunday, while the British defense ministry warned that Russia is likely to increase its attacks on civilian targets as it suffers battlefield defeats.
“In the last seven days, Russia has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure even where it probably perceives no immediate military effect,” the ministry said in an online briefing. “As it faces setbacks on the front lines, Russia has likely extended the locations it is prepared to strike in an attempt to directly undermine the morale of the Ukrainian people and government.”
Russian fire killed four medics attempting to evacuate a psychiatric hospital in the Kharkiv region on Saturday, said governor Oleh Syniehubov. Two patients were wounded in the attack in the village of Strelecha, he said.
Overnight shelling also hit a hospital in the city of Mykolaiv, a significant Black Sea port, regional governor Vitaliy Kim said. He said there was also shelling in other parts of the region, and two people were wounded.
Three people were wounded in nighttime shelling of the city of Nikopol, which is across the river from Europe’s largest nuclear power station, said regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko.
The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was captured by Russian forces in March, but is operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off a week ago after repeated power failures because shelling put crucial safety systems at risk.
Near the city of Zaporizhzhia, Vatican Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and his convoy came under fire on Saturday, the Vatican news service reported, forcing them to seek cover while unloading supplies.
“For the first time in my life, I didn’t know where to run. Because it is not enough to run, you have to know where to go,” said the Polish-born cardinal, whose position makes charitable contributions in the name of the pope.
Five people have died over the past day in Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, one of two Ukrainian regions that Russia recognizes as sovereign states, governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said.
The separatist forces that control much of Donetsk on Sunday claimed that Ukrainian shelling of a prisoner-of-war colony in Olenivka killed one prisoner and injured four.
More than 50 POWs were reported killed in a July attack on the Olenivka prison that Russian and Ukrainian authorities blame on each other.
A Washington-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War, said Russian forces in Donetsk continue to conduct “meaningless operations” on villages as opposed to reinforcing the front line.
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BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ: SOHU) ("Sohu" or the "Company"), China's leading online media, video, and game business group, today reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter Highlights
- Total revenues were US$195 million[1], down 5% year-over-year and up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- Brand advertising revenues were US$25 million, down 32% year-over-year and up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- Online game revenues were US$157 million, up 4% year-over-year and flat quarter-over-quarter.
- GAAP net income[2] attributable to Sohu.com Limited was US$9 million, compared with net income of US$22 million in the second quarter of 2021 and net income of US$3 million in the first quarter of 2022.
- Non-GAAP[3] net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited was US$12 million, compared with net income of US$25million in the second quarter of 2021 and net income of US$9 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Dr. Charles Zhang, Chairman and CEO of Sohu.com Limited, commented, "In the second quarter of 2022, COVID-19 and related prevention measures disrupted normal economic activity nationwide. We met the challenge proactively, by refining our products and technology and exploring a range of monetization opportunities. Our brand advertising revenue met the high end of our previous guidance during the quarter. Thanks to the solid performance of our online game business, our profitability exceeded guidance. For Sohu Media Portal and Sohu Video, we continued to generate and distribute reliable news and premium content, reinforcing our competitiveness and credibility as a mainstream media platform. Leveraging the differentiated advantages of the Sohu product matrix, we extended our live broadcasting to a greater number of scientific fields and to various online and offline events. For online games, our performance was stable during the quarter, with revenues in line with our guidance."
Second Quarter Financial Results
Revenues
Total revenues were US$195 million, down 5% year-over-year and up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
Brand advertising revenues were US$25 million, down 32% year-over-year and up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
Online game revenues were US$157 million, up 4% year-over-year and flat quarter-over-quarter.
Gross Margin
Both GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin were 73%, compared with 76% in the second quarter of 2021 and 75% in the first quarter of 2022.
GAAP gross margin for the brand advertising business was 4%, compared with 27% in the second quarter of 2021 and 2% in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin for the brand advertising business was 4%, compared with 28% in the second quarter of 2021 and 2% in the first quarter of 2022. The margin decrease was mainly due to the decrease in brand advertising revenues.
Both GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin for online games were 84%, compared with 89% in the second quarter of 2021 and 86% in the first quarter of 2022.
Operating Expenses
GAAP operating expenses were US$132 million, up 1% year-over-year and flat quarter-over-quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses were US$130 million, up 2% year-over-year and flat quarter-over-quarter.
Operating Profit
GAAP operating profit was US$10 million, compared with an operating profit of US$25 million in the second quarter of 2021 and an operating profit of US$13 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP operating profit was US$11 million, compared with an operating profit of US$28 million in the second quarter of 2021 and an operating profit of US$14 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Income Tax Expense
GAAP income tax expense was US$17 million, compared with income tax expense of US$11 million in the second quarter of 2021 and income tax expense of US$17 million in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP income tax expense was US$16 million, compared with income tax expense of US$9 million in the second quarter of 2021 and income tax expense of US$17 million in the first quarter of 2022. Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2021 included a one-time tax benefit of US$9 million recognized after final settlement of income tax due for 2020.
Net Income
GAAP net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited was US$9 million, or net income of US$0.25 per fully-diluted ADS, compared with net income of US$22 million in the second quarter of 2021 and net income of US$3 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited was US$12 million, or net income of US$0.36 per fully-diluted ADS, compared with net income of US$25 million in the second quarter of 2021 and net income of US$9 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term time deposits totaled approximately US$1.46 billion.
Supplementary Information for Changyou Results[4]
Second Quarter 2022 Operating Results
- For PC games, total average monthly active user accounts[5] (MAU) were 2.3 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year and 13% quarter-over-quarter. Total quarterly aggregate active paying accounts[6] (APA) were 1.0 million, an increase of 15% year-over-year and 6% quarter-over-quarter. The increases in both MAU and APA were mainly from TLBB Vintage, which was launched on the WeGame platform during the quarter.
- For mobile games, total average MAU were 2.0 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year and a decrease of 14% quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year increase was mainly from games launched during recent quarters, including Little Raccoon: Heroes and Bright Stars. The quarter-over-quarter decrease mainly resulted from the natural decline of Bright Stars. Total quarterly APA were 0.4 million, a decrease of 13% year-over-year and 20% quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to the natural decline of older games, including TLBB Honor and Legacy TLBB Mobile. The quarter-over-quarter decrease was mainly from Bright Stars.
Second Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
Total revenues were US$159 million, an increase of 3% year-over-year and flat quarter-over-quarter. Online game revenues were US$157 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year and flat quarter-over-quarter. Online advertising revenues were US$2 million, a decrease of 30% year-over-year and 2% quarter-over-quarter.
GAAP and non-GAAP gross profit were both US$133 million, a decrease of 2% year-over-year and 3% quarter-over-quarter.
GAAP operating expenses were US$49 million, a decrease of 23% year-over-year and 10% quarter-over-quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses were US$48 million, a decrease of 23% year-over-year and 10% quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease in marketing and promotional spending for online games, as well as a decrease in bonus expenses. The quarter-over-quarter decrease was mainly due to a decrease in outsourcing and licensing fees related to product development.
GAAP operating profit was US$84 million, compared with an operating profit of US$73 million for the second quarter of 2021 and US$83 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP operating profit was US$85 million, compared with a non-GAAP operating profit of US$75 million for the second quarter of 2021 and US$85 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Business Outlook
For the third quarter of 2022, Sohu estimates:
- Brand advertising revenues to be between US$25 million and US$28 million; this implies an annual decrease of 17% to 26%, and a sequential increase of nil to 12%.
- Online game revenues to be between US$138 million and US$148 million; this implies an annual decrease of 11% to 17%, and a sequential decrease of 6% to 12%.
- Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Sohu.com Limited to be between US$35 million and US$25 million; and GAAP net loss attributable to Sohu.com Limited to be between US$38 million and US$28 million.
For the third quarter 2022 guidance, the Company has adopted a presumed exchange rate of RMB6.75=US$1.00, as compared with the actual exchange rate of approximately RMB6.47=US$1.00 for the third quarter of 2021, and RMB6.61=US$1.00 for the second quarter of 2022.
This forecast reflects Sohu's management's current and preliminary view, which is subject to substantial uncertainty, particularly in view of the potential ongoing impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, which remains difficult to predict.
Non-GAAP Disclosure
To supplement the unaudited consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), Sohu's management uses non-GAAP measures of gross profit, operating profit, net income, net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited and diluted net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited per ADS, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense; changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values; an impairment charge recognized for an investment unrelated to the Company's core businesses; and interest expense recognized in connection with the Toll Charge imposed by the U.S. TCJA. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.
Sohu's management believes excluding share-based compensation expense; changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values; the impairment charge recognized for an investment unrelated to the Company's core businesses; and interest expense recognized in connection with the Toll Charge from its non-GAAP financial measure is useful for itself and investors. Further, the impact of share-based compensation expense; changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values; the impairment charge recognized for an investment unrelated to the Company's core businesses; and interest expense recognized in connection with the Toll Charge cannot be anticipated by management and business line leaders and these expenses were not built into the annual budgets and quarterly forecasts that have been the basis for information Sohu provides to analysts and investors as guidance for future operating performance. As the impact of share-based compensation expense, changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values, and the impairment charge recognized for an investment unrelated to the Company's core businesses does not involve subsequent cash outflow or is reflected in the cash flows at the equity transaction level, Sohu does not factor this impact in when evaluating and approving expenditures or when determining the allocation of its resources to its business segments. As a result, in general, the monthly financial results for internal reporting and any performance measures for commissions and bonuses are based on non-GAAP financial measures that exclude share-based compensation expense, changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values, and the impairment charge recognized for an investment unrelated to the Company's core businesses, and also excluded the interest expense recognized in connection with the Toll Charge.
The non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of Sohu's current financial performance and prospects for the future. A limitation of using non-GAAP gross profit, operating profit, net income, net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited and diluted net income attributable to Sohu.com Limited per ADS excluding share-based compensation expense; changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values; and interest expense recognized in connection with the Toll Charge is that these excluded items have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in Sohu's business for the foreseeable future and similar impairment charges may also recur. In order to mitigate these limitations Sohu has provided specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables include details on the reconciliation between the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures that have been presented.
Notes to Financial Information
Financial information in this press release other than the information indicated as being non-GAAP is derived from Sohu's unaudited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. It is currently expected that the Business Outlook will not be updated until release of Sohu's next quarterly earnings announcement; however, Sohu reserves right to update its Business Outlook at any time for any reason. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sohu's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, instability in global financial and credit markets and its potential impact on the Chinese economy; exchange rate fluctuations, including their potential impact on the Chinese economy and on Sohu's reported U.S. dollar results; recent slow-downs in the growth of the Chinese economy; the uncertain regulatory landscape in the People's Republic of China; fluctuations in Sohu's quarterly operating results; the possibilities that Sohu will be unable to recoup its investment in video content and will be unable to develop a series of successful games for mobile platforms or successfully monetize mobile games it develops or acquires; Sohu's reliance on online advertising sales and online games for its revenues; the impact of the U.S. TCJA; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy in China in general and on Sohu's business in particular; and the possibility that, unless an accommodation is reached between the SEC and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and rules of the SEC thereunder may cause the SEC to prohibit trading of Sohu's ADSs on Nasdaq, any other U.S. stock exchange, or the U.S. over-the-counter markets beginning in 2024 or, if currently pending legislation becomes law, 2023. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Sohu's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other filings with and information furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Conference Call and Webcast
Sohu's management team will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, August 8, 2022 (7:30 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time, August 8, 2022) following the quarterly results announcement. Participants can register for the conference call by clicking here, which will lead them to the conference registration website. Upon registration, participants will receive details for the conference call, including the dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.
The live Webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Sohu's Website at http://investors.sohu.com/.
About Sohu.com
Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ: SOHU) was established by Dr. Charles Zhang, one of China's internet pioneers, in the 1990s. As a mainstream media platform in China, Sohu is indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of web properties and community based products which continually offer a broad array of choices regarding information, entertainment and communication to the vast number of Sohu users. Sohu has built one of the most comprehensive matrices of Chinese language web properties, consisting of the leading online media destinations Sohu News App, mobile news portal m.sohu.com, PC portal www.sohu.com; online video website tv.sohu.com; and the online games platform www.changyou.com/en/.
Sohu provides online brand advertising services as well as multiple news, information and content services on its matrix of websites and also on its mobile platforms. Sohu's online game business, conducted by its subsidiary Changyou, develops and operates a diverse portfolio of PC and mobile games, such as Tian Long Ba Bu ("TLBB"), one of the most popular PC games in China. Changyou also owns and operates the 17173.com Website, a game information portal in China.
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[1] On a constant currency (non-GAAP) basis, if the exchange rate in the second quarter of 2022 had been the same as it was in the second quarter of 2021, or RMB6.46=US$1.00, US$ total revenues in the second quarter of 2022 would have been US$199 million, or US$4 million more than GAAP total revenues, and down 3% year-over-year.
[2] Following the completion on September 23, 2021 of the transaction with Tencent related to Sogou, Sohu no longer has any ownership interest in Sogou. Unless indicated otherwise, results presented in this release exclude results from Sogou operations. For historical statements, the results of operations of Sogou and the gain from its disposal are presented in separate line items as discontinued operations.
[3] Non-GAAP results exclude share-based compensation expense; changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations with respect to equity investments with readily determinable fair values; an impairment charge recognized for an investment unrelated to the Company's core businesses; and interest expense recognized in connection with the one-time transition tax (the "Toll Charge") imposed by the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the "U.S. TCJA"). Explanation of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures and related reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are included in the accompanying "Non-GAAP Disclosure" and "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Results of Operation Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures."
[4] "Changyou Results" consist of the results of Changyou's online game business and its 17173.com Website.
[5] Monthly active user accounts refers to the number of registered accounts that are logged in to these games at least once during the month.
[6] Quarterly aggregate active paying accounts refers to the number of accounts from which game points are utilized at least once during the quarter.
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Hernández hits go-ahead 3-run HR, Blue Jays beat Tigers 5-3
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored twice and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, Toronto’s 11th win in 14 games. Guerrero stayed in the game after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch from Detroit right-hander Derek Law in Toronto’s four–run sixth. Guerrero went down in pain after being hit and stayed down while receiving treatment before taking first base. Blue Jays right-hander Trevor Richards got two outs to earn the win. Yimi Garcia pitched 1 2/3 innings and Jordan Romano finished for his AL-leading 23rd save in 26 chances. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/07/30/hernandez-hits-go-ahead-3-run-hr-blue-jays-beat-tigers-5-3/ | 2022-07-31T02:58:13Z |
Hodgson’s Watford relegated after losing at Crystal Palace
LONDON (AP) — Watford is the second team to be relegated from the English Premier League after losing at Crystal Palace 1-0. Even if Roy Hodgson’s team won at Selhurst Park, it was still highly likely to go down. But survival is no longer mathematically possible after Wilfried Zaha’s match-clinching penalty in the 30th minute. The 74-year-old Hodgson will leave Watford having failed in his short-term mission to prevent the club making an immediate return to the Championship. The former England manager was hired in January after the club having dropped into the bottom three and it is in next-to-last place, 12 points from safety with only three games remaining. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/07/hodgsons-watford-relegated-after-losing-at-crystal-palace/ | 2022-05-07T17:06:42Z |
Seekr will leverage the power of DMS' toolset to maximize advertising results and scale its global user reach
VIENNA, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seekr, an internet technology and content evaluation company, and Digital Media Solutions, Inc.(NYSE: DMS), a leading provider of digital performance advertising solutions,today announced a multi-year agreement to support Seekr's media strategy, revenue and advertising operations across its global search advertising platform and vertical content sponsorships. The alliance will accelerate the build out and monetization of new Seekr verticals in concert with expanding its global audience and reach.
Seekr prioritizes transparency and empowers users with choice and control by streamlining access to reliable information. Powered by AI and machine learning, Seekr offers the first fully transparent search engine that reimagines what web results can look like when they are free of bias or manipulation. Seekr plans to increase consumer engagement across its platforms and scale audience engagement by leveraging the power of the award-winning DMS toolset, inclusive of the DMS first-party data, expansive media reach and proprietary technologies. Global omnichannel audience engagement campaigns are currently underway with a monetization strategy set to begin in early Q4.
"DMS has the expertise to support our advertising needs and the proven ability to innovate and expand, making them the perfect partner for Seekr," said Pat Condo, Seekr founder and CEO. "The partnership represents an important step forward in Seekr's vision to provide an online experience with tools that support information transparency, connecting people with what they seek, rather than what they are served."
The partnership combines Seekr Search data with DMS brand-direct and marketplace offerings to create a targeted ad experience that offers consumers relevant content, while significantly reducing friction in the advertising ecosystem. The partnership's foundational objective is to foster a digital experience that delivers the right message to the right user at the right time, based on where they are spending their time. Seekr potentially gains access to more than 9,000 enterprise and SMB customers through the insurance, consumer finance, e-commerce and education solutions, among others, within DMS.
"Seekr's mission to provide transparency and empower user choice by streamlining access to reliable information for everyone is aligned with our goal at DMS to create intent-driven meaningful engagements between consumers and advertisers during a product or service discovery and consideration process," said DMS CEO Joe Marinucci. "DMS is excited to partner with a company that is committed to a future driven by the relevancy of a customer-driven journey."
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and are made in reliance upon the protections provided by such acts for forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, DMS's expectations with respect to its future performance and its ability to implement its strategy, and are based on the beliefs and expectations of our management team from the information available at the time such statements are made. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside DMS's control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the COVID-19 pandemic or other public health crises; (2) changes in client demand for our services and our ability to adapt to such changes; (3) the entry of new competitors in the market; (4) the ability to maintain and attract consumers and advertisers in the face of changing economic or competitive conditions; (5) the ability to maintain, grow and protect the data DMS obtains from consumers and advertisers; (6) the performance of DMS's technology infrastructure; (7) the ability to protect DMS's intellectual property rights; (8) the ability to successfully source and complete acquisitions and to integrate the operations of companies DMS acquires, including Traverse Data, Inc., the assets of Crisp Marketing, LLC and Aimtell, Inc., PushPros, Inc. and Aramis Interactive; (9) the ability to improve and maintain adequate internal controls over financial and management systems, and remediate the identified material weakness; (10) changes in applicable laws or regulations and the ability to maintain compliance; (11) our substantial levels of indebtedness; (12) volatility in the trading price on the NYSE of our common stock and warrants; (13) fluctuations in value of our private placement warrants; and (14) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in DMS's filings with the SEC, including those under "Risk Factors" in DMS's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent filings with the SEC. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown, and it is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. DMS cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. DMS cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. DMS does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
About Seekr Technologies Inc .
Seekr is an internet technology and content evaluation company that prioritizes transparency and empowers users with choice and control by streamlining access to reliable information. Powered by AI, Seekr offers the first fully transparent search engine that reimagines what web results can look like when they remove both bias and misinformation. Seekr utilizes an independent search index, sophisticated data science, and rigorous journalistic standards to determine the quality of news articles and their political lean — giving everyone access to technology that makes it easy to find trustworthy content in context.
About DMS
Digital Media Solutions, Inc . (NYSE: DMS) is a leading provider of technology-enabled digital performance advertising solutions connecting consumers and advertisers within the auto, home, health, and life insurance, plus a long list of top consumer verticals. The DMS first-party data asset, proprietary advertising technology, significant proprietary media distribution, and data-driven processes help digital advertising clients de-risk their advertising spend while scaling their customer bases. Learn more at https://digitalmediasolutions.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, Dallas Independent School District students grades 6th-12th will be required to use clear or mesh backpacks. Any other bag will no longer be allowed for students.
This news was released by district officials this Monday, July 18, via a news release on the district’s website.
“We acknowledge that clear or mesh backpacks alone will not eliminate safety concerns. This is merely one of several steps in the district’s comprehensive plan to better ensure student and staff safety,” officials said in the news release.
Officials say their decision comes from feedback from students, parents and the community; and from safety recommendations made by their Safety Task Force and Internal Task Force.
Parents will not have to worry about covering the cost of this new backpack, as officials said the district has purchased clear backpacks that will be distributed to students before the academic year begins.
Backpacks that do not comply with the district’s guidelines will be collected and kept in an office where parents and guardians can pick them up.
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Solution Creates Predictable Revenue, Expedites Reimbursement, and Allows Clients to Spend More Time Focused on Clinicians, Caregivers and Patients
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Complia Health, a leading home health and hospice technology provider, and HealthRev Partners, a provider of revenue cycle management services, announced today their partnership to help clients streamline clinical documentation and revenue operations.
"Top of mind for our clients is providing the best experience they can for their clinicians and their consumers. It is difficult to do that if they are mired in billing issues," explained Complia Health CEO Rich Berner. "We are pleased to have found a partner who meets our expectations of excellence in service delivery. Combining our collective expertise empowers clients to focus on what is most important to them: their staff and their customers," he added.
"We are excited to partner with Complia Health. The number one concern with all healthcare providers is ensuring their patients receive the highest quality of care, but right after that, is making sure they get paid correctly. Our two companies are focused on leveraging automation and providing state of the art analytics to help home health and hospice agencies be as efficient as possible from both a patient care and a scalability perspective," explained Michael Greenlee, HealthRev Partners CEO. "Problem solving and technology will continue to evolve as automation becomes more prevalent. The more we can create a path of predictable revenue, the better agencies can forecast their payment schedule and plan for growth," he concluded.
As part of the partnership, Complia Health will integrate Velocity, HealthRev Partners' analytics platform. Velocity analyzes clinical documentation, providing insight and real-time analytics that allow agencies to transform the patient experience and improve their financial performance while reducing operating expenses. Velocity was designed so owners and leaders can quickly see the health of their organization through advanced reporting of revenue, ROI, ageing, and staff productivity. These reports make it simple for agencies to implement process changes, adjust workflows, and pinpoint where training and development is needed by analyzing a group or drilling down into a specific clinician's performance. Additionally, Complia Health clients can take advantage of HealthRev's coding and billing services.
"As we work with clients to help them solve their problems, it often takes a combination of technology and services that can be provided on demand at scale. This partnership will empower our clients to outsource revenue cycle management and benefit from industry leading analytics and revenue cycle expertise to help improve billing key performance indicators," added Paul Minton, SVP of Product Management at Complia Health.
About HealthRev Partners
HealthRev Partners provides tech-enabled coding, OASIS Review, and billing services for home health and hospice agencies nationwide. Through unmatched clinical documentation intelligence, transparency, and real-time analytics, clients experience measurably higher results by maximizing reimbursement, driving faster turnaround, ensuring accuracy, and uncovering hidden areas for improvement that can lead to better financial performance. To learn more, visit https://healthrevpartners.com/.
About Complia Health
Complia Health develops powerful, scalable, enterprise solutions that simplify processes and create efficiencies across clinical, financial, and back-office operations for healthcare agencies that deliver pre- and post-acute care. From supporting the widest range of payer models to simplifying the most complex billing scenarios, Complia Health addresses the entire continuum of care in one integrated platform. To learn more, visit http://www.compliahealth.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased the publicly traded securities of Co-Dx during the period of May 12, 2022 through the close of the market on August 11, 2022 (4:00 p.m. ET).
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 17, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Co-Diagnostics, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) demand for the Company's Logix Smart™ COVID-19 test had plummeted throughout the quarter ended June 30, 2022, and (ii) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the demand for its Logix Smart™ COVID-19 test lacked a reasonable basis.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental, Social, and Governance or ESG is the latest iteration of GRC. This humanization of the compliance world has been on the rise over the past few years. As a result, an organization's ESG performance has become critical to its ability to attract customers and investors.
Today's ESG policies are designed to protect employees and the environment but can also overwhelm an organization. The GRI and SASB standards include disclosure requirements used for ESG reporting. Although they share this similarity, each uniquely presents its requirements. GRI standards consist of three Universal Standards applicable to all GRI reporting and separate Sector and Topic Standards to be chosen as needed by each organization. SASB creates industry-specific standards. Meanwhile, many ISO standards that contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals also include requirements that address the creation and maintenance of internal controls. That's a lot of deconfliction for potentially overlapping rule sets.
As GRC trends shift, it's important to know that there is help. Unified Compliance's (UC) AI and machine learning assist compliance professionals in managing risks more efficiently and less intrusively. With UC's developments in GRC technology, they can have more control over their data and more insight into their risks while expending less effort.
Unified Compliance, the industry leader assisting businesses with GRC processes and auditing, is actively mapping SASB, GRI, and ISO reporting standards into its already successful Common Controls Hub. When asked about the growing policy emphasis on changing social norms and a new focus on climate change, Vicki McEwen, program manager for UC's mapping department, stated, "It's exciting and rewarding to be involved with humanizing GRC and helping our clients meet their goals around social and environmental responsibility." For examples of UC's currently mapped ESG documents, try the links below.
theucf.info/GRI1
theucf.info/GRI3
theucf.info/InternetMediaSASB
theucf.info/SoftwareITSASB
theucf.info/TelecomSASB
theucf.info/ISO37000
Unified Compliance (UC) provides the world's most vetted compliance framework to the Global 2000. Their Unified Compliance Framework® (UCF®) is the world's most extensive library of interdependent regulatory compliance documents and the only commercially accessible compliance framework. AWS, Verizon, Google, JPMorgan, NASA, US Treasury, and hundreds of other organizations across industries rely on UC's patented processes and APIs. The UCF incorporates artificial and augmented intelligence to simplify compliance processes, ensuring greater ease of attestation and success. It helps compliance professionals gather the evidence they need to prove compliance in the most cost-efficient method available. Detailed information is at unifiedcompliance.com.
Contact: Jody Mack, jody@moxyllc.com
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds put slumping first baseman Joey Votto on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, making the move before a game against Milwaukee.
Manager David Bell said Votto hasn’t tested positive for the virus.
“We’re precautionary as far as being able to put him on that COVID IL, which is really a day-to-day thing until we know more,” Bell told Cincinnati reporters.
Votto was in the original starting lineup to face the Brewers, but showed symptoms.
The six-time All-Star is hitting just .122 with no home runs and three RBIs, and had played in all 22 Cincinnati games this season. He has struck out 29 times in 74 at-bats.
Cincinnati is struggling with the worst record in the major leagues at 3-19. The Reds had lost six in a row and 17 of 18 going into the series opener against the Brewers.
The 38-year-old Votto tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2021.
On Monday, Votto linked to a blog post on Fangraphs.com that carried this headline: “Is This the End for Joey Votto?” On his Twitter account, he posted: “Five months to go. Enjoy the show.”
He didn’t offer any explanation about his tweet.
The Reds are scheduled to hold a Star Wars Joey Votto bobblehead giveaway at Great American Ball Park on Saturday night when they play Pittsburgh.
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- New facility to manufacture the company's Hi-Flow™ Plus lateral flow membrane used in rapid diagnostic test kit manufacturing, including Covid-19
- Facility made possible by USD 136.7 million U.S. Government contract award
- Supports strategy to add physical capacity and expand regional network in the United States
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today broke ground at its Sheboygan, Wisconsin site, for the company's first lateral flow membrane production facility in the United States. Lateral flow membranes are a key component in rapid diagnostic test kits for a variety of applications, including Covid-19 testing. The new facility is supported by a USD 136.7 million contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Our purpose is to positively impact life and health with science, and today's ground-breaking exemplifies this commitment by adding physical capacity and expanding our regional network to meet the growing needs of our customers and ensure supply chain security," said Matthias Heinzel, Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and CEO Life Science. "This new, state-of-the-art facility will support the surge in demand experienced by our global in-vitro diagnostic manufacturing customers."
"From COVID-19 rapid testing to cancer therapies, the work MilliporeSigma does helps promote the health and safety of our families and communities while creating good jobs for hardworking Wisconsinites, and I am glad to be celebrating their success today," said Gov. Evers. "In addition to creating 60 new jobs in Sheboygan, this new facility will provide a major step forward in expanding domestic diagnostic testing as the company's first lateral flow membrane production facility in the U.S., ensuring our state and country are ready to tackle any public health crisis that comes our way now and into the future."
Once built, the lateral flow membrane facility will be MilliporeSigma's first facility in the United States capable of producing diagnostic-grade membrane. Its location further supports the company's competitive market advantage with improved supply security and reduced lead times for global customers. The lateral flow membrane production line in Sheboygan complements the global capacity network of the Life Science business sector of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, by adding redundant capabilities to its two production lines in Cork, Ireland, thereby mitigating supply chain risks.
"This new facility will expand much-needed access of critical raw materials to the world's most sophisticated diagnostic manufacturers. Our best-in-class lateral flow membranes provide the quality and consistency necessary as manufacturers prepare for new regulations for in-vitro diagnostics and medical devices," said Jean-Charles Wirth, head of Science and Lab Solutions, Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Hi-Flow Plus™ Lateral flow membrane enables reproducible results due to its consistent quality and optimized properties. The rapid point-of-care test kits developed by the company's customers are used for a variety of applications, including infectious disease testing (e.g., Covid-19, HIV, influenza, malaria), as well as in pregnancy testing, biomarker detection, drug testing, food safety and animal health.
The Life Science business sector of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is continuing to invest in products and technologies across its portfolio that are key to manufacturing novel therapies, vaccines and diagnostics. All expansions and investments are part of an ambitious, multi-year program to increase the industrial capacity and capabilities of the Life Science business sector to support the growing global demand for lifesaving medications and to make significant contributions to public health. Recent announcements have been made in Verona, Wisconsin, USA; Jaffrey, New Hampshire, USA; and Danvers, Massachusetts, USA; Carlsbad, California, USA; Cork, Ireland: Wuxi, China; Darmstadt, Germany; Buchs, Switzerland; Molsheim, France.
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About the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada, has more than 26,000 employees and 55 manufacturing and testing sites worldwide, with a portfolio of more than 300,000 products focused on scientific discovery, biomanufacturing and testing services. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, operates across healthcare, life science and electronics.
More than 60,000 employees work to make a positive difference to millions of people's lives every day by creating more joyful and sustainable ways to live. From advancing gene-editing technologies and discovering unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases to enabling the intelligence of devices – the company is everywhere. In 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany generated sales of € 19.7 billion in 66 countries.
The company holds the global rights to the name and trademark "Merck" internationally. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the business sectors of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operate as EMD Serono in healthcare, MilliporeSigma in life science, and EMD Electronics. Since its founding in 1668, scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship have been key to the company's technological and scientific advances. To this day, the founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed company. For more information about Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, visit www.emdgroup.com.
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LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The historic California law (SB 826) requiring all public companies headquartered in the state to have women members on their boards of directors has been held to be unconstitutional by a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge. After an extensive court trial, despite testimony from witnesses who presented compelling facts and evidence supporting its constitutionality, the judge ruled in favor of a challenge brought by Judicial Watch, a conservative, right-wing organization based in Washington, D.C.
"Supporters, including business and community leaders and women and men of all backgrounds will continue the fight to uphold this law," said former State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, author of SB 826. "The law recognizes that women have been significantly discriminated against for decades as potential candidates for corporate boards of directors. Government officials and agencies, including CalPERS and CalSTRS, the state's powerful institutional investors, have been urging companies for years to open their boardrooms to add women, with little success until SB 826 became law," added Jackson.
According to research by the nonprofit 50/50 Women on Boards™, the law has achieved impressive results. The number of board seats in California held by women has doubled since the law was enacted in 2018. At that point in time, women held only 16% of board seats among California's public companies in the Russell 3000. As a result of the law, as of year-end 2021, women now occupy 32% of those seats which is higher than the national average of 27%.
"Such progress would not have happened without SB 826. However, today among the 522 CA corporations in the Russell 3000, there are still 26% (135) that have failed to comply with the law." said Jackson.
Responding to the trial court judge's decision, Jackson said, "This decision is only a temporary setback for women on boards and represents just the first phase of a long fight ahead. It is a serious mistake to invalidate this historic law which not only corrects generations of discrimination against more than half the population of our state and nation, but also brings major benefits to businesses and the economy overall. We are confident this decision will be appealed by the State of California, and that SB 826 will ultimately prevail in the state's appellate courts."
Amber Wallace, statewide president of the National Association of Women Business Owners-California which sponsored SB 826, indicates that "Women business owners are experts at growing companies and building relationships for business development. We know from the first-hand experience of our members that companies led and managed by women are profitable and productive, which parallels research findings indicating corporate boards benefit from having women directors. We started this campaign ten years ago, and we will continue to educate the business community and the public about the value that women bring to the economy--as business owners and as directors on boards."
"Today, shareholders and consumers have more influence and play a more visible role in corporate board decisions, and there is growing recognition, supported by independent research, that companies with women directors are more profitable, more productive and the workforce more engaged," explains Heather Spilsbury, COO of 50/50 Women on Corporate Boards.
"We at 50/50 Women on Boards are extremely disappointed with this decision challenging SB 826," concludes Spilsbury. "We call upon the business community, along with all women and men, to continue this fight proactively, in the media, in courts and in boardrooms, to ultimately achieve gender-balance and diversity on corporate boards of directors."
About California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (retired)
Hannah-Beth Jackson, author of SB 826, served in the California legislature for 14 years before leaving office as a member of the State Senate in December 2020, due to term limits.
To reach Sen. Jackson, www.hbjackson.com
About National Association of Women Business Owners-California
NAWBO-California represents the issues and interests of 1.55 Million women business owners in CA across 11 chapters, propelling women business owners into greater economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide. In 2018, NAWBO-CA made history with the passing of Senate Bill 826 that requires the addition of women directors to all publicly-held corporate boards headquartered in California. www.NAWBOCA.org
About 50/50 Women on Boards (50/50WOB)
50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB) is the leading nonprofit 501(c)3 education and advocacy campaign driving the movement toward gender balance and diversity on corporate boards. For more information, visit www.5050wob.com.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Inotiv, Inc. ("Inotiv" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NOTV) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Inotiv investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between September 21, 2021 and June 13, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NOTV investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Inotiv during the relevant time frame, you have until August 22, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
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Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
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55 Broadway, 10th Floor
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- Hundreds of Aspen Dental offices to open doors for annual Day of Service, honoring veterans
- Veterans and their families can call 1-844-277-3646 to schedule an appointment
CHICAGO, May 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 11, participating Aspen Dental locations nationwide will open their doors to provide free care to military veterans across the country. Now in its 8th year, the Aspen Dental Day of Service provides much-needed dental care for veterans and their families at no cost to honor their service and break down barriers to health care.
Appointments are still available for veterans in Massachusetts, at the following Aspen Dental locations:
- Auburn, Massachusetts
- Brockton, Massachusetts
- Chelmsford, Massachusetts
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Hadley, Massachusetts
- Hanover, Massachusetts
- Haverhill, Massachusetts
- North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- Peabody, Massachusetts
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- Raynham, Massachusetts
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- Wareham, Massachusetts
Veterans and their families can call 1-844-277-3646 (1-844-ASPENHMM) to find a participating Aspen Dental office in their community and schedule an appointment. Advance appointments are required. During the Day of Service, Aspen Dental doctors and their teams focus on treating the most urgent dental needs for veterans and their families - with a focus on getting them out of pain, from fillings and extractions to dental hygiene and basic denture repairs.
Millions of Americans struggle to access dental care every year, and veterans are no exception. In fact, U.S. veterans are ineligible for dental benefits through the Veterans Administration unless they're 100% disabled, have a service-related mouth injury, or were a prisoner of war.
Visit www.HealthyMouthMovement.com to learn more.
Aspen Dental was founded in 1998 in New York by Bob Fontana with a simple goal in mind: to break down the barriers that doctors and patients face when it comes to dental care. Today, more than 20 years later, with nearly 1,000 Aspen Dental locations nationwide, the mission of the company remains the same – to bring better care to more people. Aspen Dental is the largest group of branded dental offices in the world. For more information, visit aspendental.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
TAG – The Aspen Group was built on the simple idea of bringing better health care to more people. TAG and the independent health care practices it supports operate more than 1,100 locations in 45 states through its four health care support companies: Aspen Dental®, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers®, WellNow Urgent Care® and Chapter Aesthetic StudioSM. Combined, the companies serve more than 35,000 patients a day and more than 8 million patients each year. TAG is headquartered at 800 W. Fulton Market in Chicago. For more information, visit teamtag.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Middle-schoolers go behind the camera at Alliance's media camp
ALLIANCE – A group of middle schoolers stood behind large production cameras in Alliance High School's media arts classroom. They donned headsets as they prepared for their mock newscast to begin.
"Slate," one of the students behind the cameras said, referring to the black-and-white clapper commonly used in film and video productions.
"Got it," another boy replied as he stepped in front of the news anchor's desk and snapped the clapper.
Six middle school students from Stark County participated in Alliance High School's media arts film camp this week. The three-day program teaches students about various aspects of media production, including stop-motion videos, drones and three-camera productions.
The campers also get an opportunity to film a video segment at the Alliance business Hot Pots, where they also do crafts on the final day of camp.
"It introduces students to career options," media arts teacher Chelsea Shar said.
Shar said the camp was created roughly 10 years ago by Spectrum Channel 1022 Director Kyle Schwarz. Its purpose is to teach prospective media arts students about the high school's program and give them a sense of the career opportunities available in the media industry.
Spectrum Channel 1022 staff members assisted with the program. Shar said it typically brings attracts between five and 12 middle school students from Alliance and other school districts in the county.
Freshmen and sophomores at Alliance High School can take an introductory course that teaches them about the industry and then enroll in the media arts career program during their junior or senior year.
Shar said several students over the years have enrolled in the media arts program after participating in the summer camp.
"This year's group is really interested and engaged in the process," she said.
Eleven-year-old participants Jarrett and Ethan Deuble heard about the summer camp from their aunt, who works for Alliance City Schools.
The boys will be entering sixth grade at Perry Local Schools in the fall. They said they have always been interested in cameras and frequently watch YouTube videos about camera work.
Both said they were "really excited" to learn about video production. Some of their favorite parts were filming a fake broadcast and making stop motion videos.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/06/09/middle-schoolers-gain-video-experience-alliances-media-camp/7534566001/ | 2022-06-09T11:58:15Z |
BELTON — Services for Joseph “Joe” Willoughby Sr., 59, of Belton will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Crotty Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Belton with the Rev. H.K. Ballard officiating.
Mr. Willoughby died Saturday, July 9, in Temple.
He was born Sept. 8, 1962, in Germany to Clarence and Alice Willoughby. He worked as a truck driver for more than 20 years and retired in 2010. He married Deloris Spiller on Aug. 15, 1998, in Belton.
Survivors include his wife of Belton; five children, Wendi Bowels of Austin, Joseph “J.W.” Willoughby Jr. of Odessa, Breanna Willoughby and Tarell “T.C.” Willoughby, both of Belton, and Christopher Willoughby of Rogers; four brothers, Jimmy Willoughby of Gatesville, Danni Willoughby and Ricky Willoughby, both of Temple, and Jay Willoughby of Troy; three sister, Linda Culp of Florida, Mary Willoughby of Temple and Judy Beene of Morgan’s Point Resort; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_d2894ff0-023b-11ed-8b08-a71b0fb5b66e.html | 2022-07-13T08:17:00Z |
LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosm, a global leader in experiential media and immersive technology, announced today that its fulldome production and distribution division, Cosm Studios, will distribute Felix & Paul Studios' production of Space Explorers: Artemis Ascending, a first-of-its-kind immersive live feed of the Artemis I mission launch, livestreaming to planetariums worldwide.
Partnering with Emmy Award-winning Felix & Paul Studios, the launch will be captured in 8K, livestreamed in 360-degree direct to dome, and will be distributed to partner planetariums free of charge. The immersive feed will also be livestreamed to the Cosm Experience Center in Salt Lake City, Utah for a groundbreaking viewing experience on DomeX, a 20-meter 8K LED dome driven by Digistar and the Cosm Experience Engine, for pixel perfect control and content delivery.
Wherever the livestream is viewed, audiences around the globe will have a unique and up-close look into humanity's next ambitious foray into space.
"At Cosm, we are redefining the way the world experiences content. We deliver extraordinary immersive experiences that transport and entertain people. By partnering with Felix and Paul Studios and our planetarium clients, we give audiences unprecedented LIVE immersive access to this historic event," said Jeb Terry, Cosm's CEO and President. "Space exploration captivates the world's imagination and has inspired generations of innovators, thinkers, and dreamers. We are proud to participate in the next chapter of this journey. It has always been the "new frontier," and Cosm is bringing this era of exploration to life like never before making Space the "now frontier".
The Artemis I mission launch will feature the Space Launch System Rocket (SLS), which is the most powerful rocket flown to date. Five separate cameras will be used to capture the historic take-off, including high speed cameras surrounding the launchpad, all of which will be showcased during the livestreaming event.
"Cosm is synonymous with providing high quality premium dome content to our network of planetariums," said Neil Carty, Cosm's Head of Cosm Studios. "We're also thrilled to partner with Felix & Paul Studios whose reputation for delivering cinematic VR is industry leading. Together, we look forward to delivering the incredible opportunity for audiences to witness humanity's return to the moon in a groundbreaking way."
"The first Apollo missions were televised in black and white, but this Artemis generation can experience the upcoming Moon missions, as well as future Mars missions, in an immersive and experiential way," said Felix Lajeunesse, Felix & Paul Studios' Co-founder and Creative Director. "This first immersive livestreaming is part of our ongoing mission to bring the public along for the ride on humanity's next giant leap in space exploration."
To ensure more people can experience this momentous event and learn about the Artemis I mission launch, the footage will be available to planetariums as a free content license package for several months following the event. Felix & Paul Studios will also make available the first chapter of Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the largest production ever filmed in space.
Cosm is committed to bringing innovative immersive experiences to audiences around the world with more than 600 active planetariums running Digistar, the world's most advanced planetarium system.
Planetariums looking to bring this historic event to its guests, live and/or on-demand should visit https://www.cosm.com/work/artemis/.
Cosm, based in Los Angeles, California, is the leading experiential media and immersive technology company redefining the way the world experiences content. With over 125 combined years of experience, the company creates the richest immersive experiences around the globe with proprietary technology and state-of-the-art venues that seamlessly bridge the gap between virtual and physical realities, expanding the realm of what's possible. For more information, visit http://www.cosm.com/newsroom and follow @ExperienceCosm.
Felix & Paul Studios is an EMMY® Award-winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, creating unparalleled, highly engaging, presence-based experiences for the next generation of technology-enabled devices and venues, including the touring life-scale immersive exhibit, Space Explorers : The Infinite. It is also the leading Space and only media company recognized as an "Official Implementation Partner" by the ISS U.S. National Laboratory. To learn more about Felix & Paul Studios, visit https://www.felixandpaul.com/.
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Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The SBC’s statement gave few details about the investigation, but indicated it dealt with sexual abuse. The SBC, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., has been plagued by problems related to clergy sex abuse in recent years.
“Individually and collectively each SBC entity is resolved to fully and completely cooperate with the investigation,” the statement said. “While we continue to grieve and lament past mistakes related to sexual abuse, current leaders across the SBC have demonstrated a firm conviction to address those issues of the past and are implementing measures to ensure they are never repeated in the future.”
Earlier this year, an SBC task force released a blistering 288-page report from outside consultant, Guidepost Solutions. The firm’s seven-month independent investigation found disturbing details about how denominational leaders mishandled sex abuse claims and mistreated victims.
There was no immediate comment from the Justice Department about the investigation.
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Enhanced, personalized cleansing provides independence and advanced hygiene options
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bemis Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of toilet and bidet seats, has launched a Personal Wash Bidet™ attachment available exclusively for use with the Clean Shield raised toilet seat.
The non-electric Personal Wash Bidet operates simply, allowing users to cleanse themselves independently and maintain their dignity. It is ideal for active adults who plan to age in place; users with mobility issues; and caregivers who assist individuals with bathing, grooming and other personal care activities.
The bidet is designed with an easy twist function, with each click increasing water flow. Its Comfort Stream wash features two independent valves that allow users to easily change water stream, while the adjustable t-valve controls the incoming water pressure. The handle also features a user-operated function that cleanses the nozzle after use.
"The Personal Wash Bidet can be operated easily and independently, giving users enhanced personal hygiene and the ability to remain independent in their own home," said T.J. Stiefvater, director of marketing for Bemis. "Our Clean Shield seat is trusted because it will not loosen with use, and adding the Personal Wash Bidet provides the best of hygiene and toilet safety combined."
The Clean Shield seat itself features a reverse funnel design that keeps waste directed toward the bowl, along with hinges that allow the ring and cover to be placed upright and remain there for easy cleaning. The seat and ring have a glossy surface that is simple to wipe clean, and the seat's residential design blends into any bathroom.
The Clean Shield 3" Raised Toilet Seat with Personal Wash Bidet is packaged in a bundle that includes Support Arms. These arms, designed specifically for the Clean Shield, are tested to 350 pounds on each side, are fully weight bearing, and will not shift during use. The Clean Shield seat itself is tested to 1000 pounds, making it secure for a variety of users. The bundle is available on Amazon, and other online retailers.
Bemis Manufacturing Company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. As a leading global manufacturer of toilet seats and other home products, the company distributes its products under the Bemis, Bio Bidet by Bemis, FLOW by Bemis and Mayfair by Bemis brands through retail and wholesale channels. Bemis is also one of North America's top non-automotive producers of contract plastic components serving consumer, commercial, medical and industrial markets worldwide. For more information visit toiletseats.com or Bemis Manufacturing Company.
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HOUSTON, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prince International Corporation, a portfolio company of American Securities LLC, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Ferro Corporation, which was previously announced on May 11, 2021. Prince paid $22.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.1 billion.
In conjunction with the closing of the transaction, the company will also combine with Chromaflo Technologies, a premier global provider of colorant technology solutions and also an American Securities portfolio company. The new company, renamed Vibrantz Technologies Inc., will be headquartered in Houston, Texas, and will be a global, diversified technology leader in advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings with sales of approximately $2 billion. The newly combined company employs approximately 5,400 people and operates 63 manufacturing sites across six continents.
"I want to thank our employees who have worked so hard to get to this momentous occasion," said D. Michael Wilson, president and chief executive officer at Vibrantz Technologies. "By combining Prince, Ferro and Chromaflo – all leaders in their own right – we have leading positions in highly attractive markets. We will be a company with strong material science and technology expertise to drive faster innovation, and our greater scale broadens our global footprint, enhancing our customer reach and giving us greater operational resilience. We have pulled leadership talent from all three companies to form a highly qualified management team."
Vibrantz Technologies will operate in three business segments:
- Advanced Materials: specialty mineral and chemical additives for end-uses such as alkaline and lithium-ion batteries, electronic components, building and construction, agriculture and animal nutrition, and foundries.
- Color Solutions: dry powder pigments, pigment dispersions and liquid colorants for the paints and coatings, thermoset plastics and thermoplastics, and construction markets.
- Performance Coatings: high-performance glass coatings and porcelain enamel solutions for coatings, glass and other manufacturers.
"Today, we also launch and celebrate the Vibrantz Technologies brand and logo," said Wilson. "The new name speaks to who we are – to our energy and boldness – and what we do, which is innovating to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life in countless products across a broad array of end markets, and the design of our logo reflects the global nature of our company."
Wilson commented further that the company remains committed to ensuring customers continue to receive excellent performance in quality products and services and to making its integration process as seamless to customers as possible.
Barclays and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as financial advisors for Prince and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel. Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, served as financial advisor for Ferro and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel.
About Vibrantz Technologies
The purpose behind Vibrantz Technologies is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life. The company is a global leader in color solutions, performance coatings and advanced materials. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company employs approximately 5,400 people and operates 63 manufacturing sites across six continents.
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MILFORD, Conn., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Splash Car Wash, headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, announced today the acquisition of Wash Boss, an express wash located in Rensseleaer, New York. Wash Boss marks Splash's 33rd wash in New York and its initial entry into the Albany market. Wash Boss was developed and operated by Jim, Kim and Peter Enzien, who opened the wash in 2020.
"We are so pleased to acquire this great wash. Moreover, we're excited to add Jim and Kim to our team," Stated Mark Curtis, CEO of Splash. "The Enziens are clearly great developers, and we look to continue to develop new washes with their help."
Jim Enzien, co-owner of Wash Boss, added, "It was great working with the Splash Team to get this transaction done. We're confident that our employees will mesh with Splash's awarding winning culture and be treated well after the sale. This combination with Splash provides our team with even greater career opportunities in the larger Splash network."
In other news, Splash also announced zoning approval for two new express wash sites in Shelburne, VT and Newburgh, NY. Both sites are expected to begin construction this summer with open dates set in early 2023. Splash's newest express site, located in East Haven, is set to open this month.
ABOUT SPLASH CAR WASH, INC
Splash Car Wash was started in 1981 by Mark Curtis and Chris Fisher with a single location in Greenwich, Connecticut. Since that time, Curtis & Fisher, along with their experienced team and partners, have developed over 45 locations, and currently operate carwash tunnels in Connecticut, Vermont, and New York. Many sites include detailing operations, six locations provide oil change services, and one location has a laundromat.
Splash has been named "Best Carwash" by numerous publications over 40 times and has been recognized as a "Top Workplace in Connecticut" this year by Hearst Publications. Four General Managers employed by Splash have been recognized as "Most Valuable Carwasher" by Professional Carwash & Detailing Magazine. Splash has been awarded the US Chambers of Commerce prestigious "Blue Chip Enterprise Award" and has been inducted into the Connecticut Business Hall of Fame.
ABOUT PALLADIN CONSUMER RETAIL PARTNERS (PCRP)
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners is a private equity firm with extensive experience investing in and building leading consumer brands. Founded in 1998, the firm prides itself on working closely with management teams to create value through strategic and operational initiatives. Its principals have previously held CEO and other senior executive roles at several wholesale, retail, and financial services companies, and have invested in, financed, or managed over 100 public and private companies. Palladin partnered with Splash in 2018. Other current and former investments include Tailwind Hospitality, Leapfrog Brands, Decowraps, PB Metro, KT Tape, Nic+Zoe, InMotion Entertainment, J. McLaughlin, Things Remembered, Restoration Hardware, Spencer Gifts, Jamba Juice, Worldlynx, Multi-Flow, and Kwik-Tek.
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mark@splash1.org
203-324-5400 ext. 7011
Patricia Donnelly
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Babysitter charged with murder after child in her care dies, authorities say
CORINTH, Miss. (WMC/Gray News) - Authorities in Mississippi say a babysitter has been arrested in the death of a 2-year-old boy.
According to the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Makallie Durham is facing charges that include capital murder and felony child abuse.
WMC reports deputies were called to a home on County Road 380 in Corinth on Tuesday evening where a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive and an injured 11-month-old girl.
The sheriff’s office said both children were taken to the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. However, the boy died, and the girl remained hospitalized.
Investigators found that the two children were in the care of a babysitter, later identified as Durham.
Deputies said Durham also had a misdemeanor warrant out of Corinth.
The sheriff’s office didn’t immediately release the details of what led up to the child’s death that evening.
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Change of habit leads North Carolina man to $1 million lottery win
ARDEN, N.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – A man in North Carolina decided to mix things up when he bought his most recent lottery ticket.
Yamir Bryant almost went to his regular store to buy a lottery ticket, but changed his habit, went to a different store and bought a chance of fortune with a $1 million prize.
“I always say I’m going to win a million dollars,” Bryant told the NC Education Lottery. “I like to get a $30 ticket once in a blue moon.”
Bryant waited a few hours, then scratched the ticket with his wife. They saw the big win and started celebrating.
“I ran around the house screaming like a little girl,” Bryant laughed. “I thought I was hallucinating.”
Bryant, a chef, plans to pay off his wife’s car, move and prepare for his son’s athletic expenses for next school year.
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Madrid wins again despite Benzema’s missed penalty kicks
By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) — Not even a bad day for Karim Benzema was enough to keep Real Madrid from moving closer to clinching the Spanish league title. Benzema missed two penalty kicks seven minutes apart in the second half but Madrid went on to earn a 3-1 win at Osasuna to open a 17-point lead over Atletico Madrid with five rounds to go. Barcelona is 18 points back but has seven games left to play, meaning it still has a theoretical chance to catch Madrid. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/20/madrid-wins-again-despite-benzemas-missed-penalty-kicks/ | 2022-04-20T23:30:01Z |
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNC Broach Tool™ LLC has created a Broach G-Code Generator which can reduce your programming time from hours down to minutes. Programming a broaching cycle for your CNC Lathe or Mill is now as easy as entering 7-10 inputs and pressing a button. The web application will export up to 2000 lines of g-code program which the user can then copy and paste into their CNC program.
Programming a broach tool to cut in a CNC machine can be time consuming. This is because linear broaching in a CNC requires multiple passes which take small amounts of material, usually between .0006" - .0020", per pass. A keyway which has a radial depth of .400" and a depth of cut of .001" per pass, for example, would require 400 passes. When creating a long hand Lathe or Mill program, each pass requires a minimum of 4 lines of G-code. The general layout for each complete pass is as follows:
- Position/Reposition on X,Y, Z
- Feed in on Z axis
- Retract out on X axis
- Retract out on Z axis
The example above which has 400 passes would require 1600 lines of g-code. Sometimes the length of the program can be condensed by using a sub-program with incremental moves and multiple calls. This generally works unless you have limited clearance behind the tool. For example: Let's say you have a Ø.750 bore and are using our T6MML tool which fits a Ø.745 min bore. An incremental program with a .150" retract for every pass, will crash after the first pass when it retracts out of the cut on X. In this case, you will need to write a long hand program and set your retract point for each pass to an absolute position of Ø.745 instead of using an incremental position.
To use The CNC Broach Tool Program Generator:
- Choose your machine type: Lathe or Mill.
- Select the type of program you want to export: Long format or Sub Program
- Select which tool you'd like to use
- Enter the Bore Diameter, Keyway Width, Radial Depth, Z axis start & end points, Depth of Cut, & IPM
- For milling machines enter the feed axis and feed direction
- Accept the Terms & Conditions
- Copy the code (Ctrl C) and paste (Ctrl P) it into your program
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Kansas City woman pleads guilty to $1.1 million embezzlement scheme
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A Kansas City woman could face jail time after pleading guilty to embezzling over $1.1 million from the Johnson Co. District Court.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Kansas says on Tuesday, April 19, Dawna Kellogg, 61, of Williamsburg, pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The crimes related to a scheme to embezzle money from the Johnson Co. District Court in Olathe.
Court documents indicate that while Kellogg was employed in the accounting department at the District Court, she stole at least $776,691.50 in cash between January 2010 and June 2017. At the time, her legal name was Dawna Brandt.
As the Accounting Supervisor, the Office said Kellogg managed the department, collected funds from each separate county system, recorded funds collected, processed daily reports and deposited the collected funds into the Court’s bank account. The Court used the case management system Justice Information Management System which had an accounting function to maintain financial transactions.
Court records note Kellogg stole cash the Court received, like bail bond payments, and either spent or deposited the embezzled funds into her personal accounts. She concealed the stolen cash two ways - through the manipulation of an unclaimed property account and through the creation of an open payable in the JIMS system and then issuing a check that was both drawn on and deposited into the Court’s bank account. It said this created a corresponding debit and credit thus no increase or decrease in the amount under deposit.
The Office said Kellogg pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return. As part of her plea agreement, she agreed to no contest the total loss which resulted from the scheme to defraud was $1,135,988.13 which consists of $359,296.63 from 2007 through 2009 and $776,691.50 from 2010 through 2017.
“The defendant knowingly defrauded the public for personal financial gain over a prolonged period of time. When someone in a position of public trust redirects incoming cash payments for city bonds, fines and court costs to their personal bank account it threatens the very core of our government institutions. Today’s agreement underscores the importance of holding those whose criminal actions degrade the public’s trust accountable,” said Special Agent in Charge Charles Dayoub, FBI Kansas City.
A federal district court judge will decide Kellogg’s sentence after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing has been set for 9 a.m. on Aug. 16, before U.S. District Judge Holly L. Teeter.
“Ms. Kellogg’s attempt to conceal her embezzlement by making fraudulent accounting entries and filing false tax returns was no match for IRS Criminal Investigation,” said Tyler Hatcher, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation. “IRS-CI will aggressively pursue those who threaten to defraud the very court system which provides justice to all.”
The Office said the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case while Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan J. Huschka and D. Christopher Oakley prosecuted.
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WILLMAR, Minn., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jennie-O® brand, category leader and trusted brand for turkey products, is launching its "Queen of Protein" campaign to showcase the protein that reigns supreme — turkey. Throughout the campaign, JENNIE-O® turkey rules the "Queendom of Protein" where turkey is the elite protein.
The campaign personifies the fun that can accompany mealtimes — from celebrating daily life to special occasions — and encourages home cooks to win with turkey at every event from grilling to appetizers to meal prepping and more! JENNIE-O® turkey is more than just food, it's the protein-rich fuel that elevates any situation.
"This campaign represents our brand today in a fun and meaningful way," said Nicole Behne, vice president of marketing at Jennie-O Turkey Store. "As a trusted provider of quality turkey and a source of expertise for many years, we help consumers elevate their meals, but we also enjoy the moment, celebrating everyday meals and special occasions alike."
Additionally, the campaign launch comes with updated packaging and new recipes, like curried turkey tacos and southwestern sliders. For "Queen of Protein" recipes, go to JennieO.com/Live-Well/.
For more information about JENNIE-O® turkey products, including recipes, nutritional information and where to buy, visit JennieO.com or follow the brand on social media at Facebook.com/JennieOTurkey, Instagram.com/JennieO, TikTok.com/@jennieobrand and Twitter.com/JennieO.
For over 80 years, the JENNIE-O® brand has been helping consumers live well by eating well. As the category leader, JENNIE-O® turkey is the trusted brand for quality turkey and a source of expertise. We provide a full portfolio of delicious, nutritious turkey proteins and inspiration for everyday meals or special occasions. Known for our bright green awning evoking the nostalgia of a local farmer stand, our round logo with a touch of yellow and our distinct name from our founders' daughter Jennifer, the JENNIE-O® turkey brand has the right amount of small-town friendliness paired with leading company expertise and quality.
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Dick Vermeil rocketed to Super Bowl win with Kurt Warner, but 'Jaws' launched him toward Canton
If they hadn't found each other in St. Louis, Dick Vermeil and Kurt Warner might not be roommates in Canton.
But their time together, albeit helping them reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was so short. Warner didn't become Vermeil's starting quarterback until 1999. Vermeil left after the season.
Call Warner the sizzle on Vermeil's resume. "Jaws" was the foundation.
Ron Jaworski's original nickname, "The Polish Rifle," materialized as he came out of Youngstown State in the 1973 draft. A Philadelphia basketball player, Doug Collins, dubbed Jaworski "Jaws" several years later.
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Vermeil entered his second season as Eagles head coach when he traded for Jaworski in 1977. For the next six years after, "Jaws" kept a vise grip on the quarterback job.
It was a proud time for Youngstown State. The only two Penguins drafted in the top 100 in the last 70 years were Jaworski at No. 37 in 1973 (Rams) and defensive end Derek Rivers at No. 83 in 2017 (Patriots).
"I was a young assistant on the Rams staff when Ron was drafted," Vermeil said in a recent interview in Canton. "I watched him and I liked him, although I was only with him for one season before going to UCLA as head coach.
"Still, in that one season, I spent way more time with him than NFL coaches are allowed to now. I liked Ron all the way around, on the physical, mental and emotional levels.
"I thought he would be a fit in the Philadelphia community. He was a Youngstown kid, a hard-working, blue-collar type kid.
"We traded an All-Pro tight end, Charlie Young, to get him. I grew with Ron, and he grew with me, and we ended up in a Super Bowl."
Jaworski's senior year at Youngstown State, 1972, marked Dwight Beede's 35th and final season as Penguins head coach. Jaworski recalls that Beede "let me do what I wanted to do ... throw the football."
"Jaws" ran track in high school and was athletic enough as a pro. He ran for five touchdowns in his first season with Vermeil. "The Polish Rifle" aspect certainly applied.
"If he were playing today, he'd be All-Pro," Vermeil said. "His passing numbers would be a lot better, because it's a lot easier to be a great wide receiver today."
Pennsylvania's NFL teams were opposites through most the 1970s. The Steelers won Super Bowls. The Eagles were 4-10 in the two years before Jaworski checked in.
The Vermeil-Jaworski partnership set a new tone. Jaworski kept improving.
In 1978, he ranked ninth in the league in passer rating, one spot behind Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw. By 1980, he was up to No. 2, trailing only NFL MVP Brian Sipe of the Browns. And it was close: Sipe 91.4, Jaworski 91.0.
They might have met in the Super Bowl. The Browns were convinced they would have gone on to be AFC champions had they not blown a playoff game against the Raiders.
The 1980 Eagles went 12-4 and beat Dallas in the NFC Championship Game.
Vermeil never forgot the set-up season of 1979.
"Pittsburgh came in for the fourth game of the season," he said. "The Steelers won the world championship the year before, and they were a dominating, undefeated team ... Bradshaw and the crew.
"We beat them in a major upset. Ron and (tight end) Keith Krepfle had a big day together. John Bunting returned an interception to the 1.
"That game told us we were doing the right things."
Later that season, as the Browns were becoming "The Kardiac Kids," the Eagles lost a 19-10 fourth-quarter lead and fell to Cleveland 24-19. From there Jaworski led the team on a 5-1 hot streak, and the Eagles reached the postseason for the fist time since 1960.
From 1979-81, Vermeil went 42-22 with Jaworski as his starting QB.
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Jaworski went on to be an iconic broadcaster who, incidentally, is a big fan of a coach with Philadelphia roots, Kevin Stefanski.
After Vermeil was elected to the Hall of Fame, Jaworski told Eagles Insider what he remembers most about his old coach.
"Often in today's NFL, the attitude is, 'I care about you as a football player, and the minute I don't need you, I'll bring in someone else,'" Jaworski said. "Coach Vermeil was more important to the guys when they left the game.
"He was a compassionate coach who cared more about players as people."
Vermeil and Jaworski stayed in touch. In 2016, they were part of a group that attempted to introduce pro football to China.
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COVID-19 variant BA.5 causing more reinfections, according to CDC
(CNN) - As the latest wave of COVID-19 causes a surge of infections across the United States, more people are catching it for the second or even third time.
The rapidly spreading BA.5 subvariant is now causing about 80% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of reinfections has almost doubled compared to previous waves.
Researchers blame a mix of factors for the jump, including waning immunity and mutations that have caused this variant to sneak past the body’s defenses.
Thankfully, reinfections do not seem to be happening back to back.
Researchers say that on average, people getting reinfected now last had COVID-19 about nine months ago.
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Program will Help Reduce Financial Barriers and Benefit Students Across 10 U.S. Cities
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frito-Lay today announced a partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that will further enable Black and Hispanic students across 10 U.S. cities to attend college. The snack leader is investing $500,000 in need-based scholarships to help reduce the financial barriers of attending and graduating college. Students are encouraged to apply beginning now and until submissions close September 29.
The scholarship will be accessible to students in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Each scholarship will provide assistance of up to $5,000 each to 100 Black and Hispanic students.
"Investing in these students means investing in tomorrow's success. It's a privilege to play a role in their futures," said Steven Williams, CEO PepsiCo Foods North America. "At Frito-Lay, we're proud to celebrate diversity at every level of our organization and remain committed to supporting future generations through resources that enable them to continue their education journey and achieve long-term success."
This is one of the largest scholarships in Frito-Lay history and an extension of Frito-Lay's commitment to the PepsiCo Racial Equality Journey initiative, which will contribute $570 million to address issues of inequality over the next five years. This also represents the first partnership between Frito-Lay and UNCF, which has a 75-year legacy of helping to provide equal access to education for all Americans.
"We're thrilled to partner with Frito-Lay to support underrepresented groups in the communities that we call home," said Maurice E. Jenkins, Jr., executive vice president and chief development officer, UNCF. "This partnership helps us to further act on our vision of a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers and engaged citizenship."
The eligibility for scholarship selection requires that a student be Black or Hispanic and be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college. To view the full list of criteria and to apply, click here.
About Frito-Lay North America
Frito-Lay North America is the $19 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Frito-Lay snacks include Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips and branded dips, SunChips multigrain snacks and Fritos corn chips. The company operates 30+ manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Canada, more than 200 distribution centers and services 315,000 retail customers per week through its direct-store-delivery model. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, www.fritolay.com, on Twitter (@fritolay), on Instagram (@fritolay) and on Facebook (Frito-Lay).
About UNCF
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students' education and development through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness. While totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 13% of bachelor's degrees, 5% of master's degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 24% of all STEM degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized trademark, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."® Learn more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news, follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.
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Ex-WNBA guard pleads not guilty to strangling former partner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former WNBA player Shoni Schimmel has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a former partner on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeastern Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Schimmel has been charged with assault by strangulation of an intimate dating partner and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. The incident allegedly happened June 13, 2021. Schimmel was first arrested on June 14 last year and was held in the Umatilla County jail on charges including felony assault and criminal mischief. Schimmel was arrested by federal authorities Friday and pleaded not guilty at an initial appearance in federal court. Schimmel was released pending a two-day jury trial scheduled to begin in June. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/15/ex-wnba-guard-pleads-not-guilty-to-strangling-former-partner/ | 2022-04-16T04:20:27Z |
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MONTRÉAL, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) has achieved a platinum rating from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance, placing it in the top 1% of companies in the computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry category.
The EcoVadis platinum rating reflects CGI's ongoing implementation and integration of measurable and traceable initiatives in the categories of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement practices. The previous four years, CGI received the gold sustainability rating, representing the top 5% of companies.
"Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in our core values and in our partnership with clients to help them advance their own sustainability initiatives while we collectively work to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the communities where we all live and work," said George D. Schindler, CGI President & Chief Executive Officer. "CGI is proud to earn EcoVadis' highest rating in recognition of our disciplined and proven approach to embedding sustainability in our day-to-day business practices around the world."
As the world's leading provider of business sustainability ratings, EcoVadis has assessed more than 95,000 companies globally. The evaluation methodology is based on a framework of 21 sustainability criteria mapped to global standards and guided by an international scientific community.
CGI is committed to achieving net zero by 2030 and has made a number of measurable commitments related to diversity, equity and inclusion and community impact. CGI aligns its environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and with other reporting requirements such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the United Nations Global Compact. To learn more about CGI's priorities and measures, download the 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is C$12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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One of the last Greatest Generation WWII Veteran’s was laid to rest
LYNDON, Kan. (WIBW) - One of the last of ‘The Greatest Generation,’ World War II Veteran Raymond Goldsmith was laid to rest Monday.
Raymond’s family says his friends and family will never forget him as a humble giant.
After 95 years in this world, Raymond Clyde Goldsmith will never be forgotten.
“I hope people will remember a lot of things that he never bragged about it. Can you imagine an 18-year-old farm kid ends up on Okinawa in 1944, caring a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), that’s kind of a target on your back?” said Raymond’s nephew, Jack Bowen.
“All that Kamikaze planes coming in and all and I said, ‘were you scared? He said, you bet I was scared all the time,” said Bowen.
Jack Bowen says Raymond was a star football athlete at Lyndon High School. Though, his senior year was interrupted when he entered the us army in 1944.
Bowen says the memories goldsmith told him stick with him to this day, “he goes first deployment over to Okinawa.”
“He told me, ‘Kamikaze planes are coming in crashing and even to the island. He said at night, doing guard duty, it’s dark and all these noises around you,” Bowen explained. “You’re 18 years old, you only ever lived around here and he said he was frightened but you know he did is that his duty.”
Bowen says that Raymond never gave up in the toughest times in farming. When it came to him, Bowen says specifically, he was a man of such high integrity, morals, and ethics.
After serving in the army, he continued his work in the farm.
“He was a very kind and generous. He had an impact, a lot of unpublicized things on a lot of peoples lives. That’s why so many people around here will be grieving, but also celebrating today,” said Bowen.
Bowen emphasized that Raymond’s life was very successful in his farming business, but more importantly he became extremely successful in his life.
There are many things that family and friends will remember about Raymond, “if there were a title for the day. It would be: Everybody loves Raymond,” he said.
Bowen says Raymond wanted to be laid to rest with his wife, “he told me that he’d live a great life and I’m ready to go. He said no he was ready to go be with his wife again.”
Bowen says Raymond’s hospice care made it possible for him to accomplish his final goal to pass away comfortably in his own bed... in his own home... on his own farm...
Bowen says that any memorial contributions can be made ti the Honor Flight Program at Lyndon High School. It pays to fly veterans to D.C. to be honored for their service.
Bowen says nearly $900 has been donated. The program flew Raymond Goldsmith to D.C. several years ago.
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All-girls private school welcoming anyone who identifies as female
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A Nashville all-girls private school is welcoming transgender students.
Harpeth Hall School, a private, college-preparatory school for girls, says anyone who identifies as female can apply to the school.
This week, school officials shared a statement that “Harpeth Hall is a girls school” and “any student who identifies as a girl may apply to our school.”
“To be one of the first single-sex schools to take a stance on it, you’re going to draw a lot of attention from that,” Courtney Vick, a 2008 graduate of Harpeth Hall, said.
WSMV reports the school is taking a step to include transgender individuals, which Vick supports.
“I do hope that some students who previously didn’t feel comfortable apply to Harpeth Hall now,” Vick said.
A spokesperson with Harpeth Hall said the school’s application process would remain the same, and it receives many applications each year for a limited number of openings.
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Teen graduates from college before graduating high school
TRUMBULL COUNTY, Ohio (Gray News) – Students across the country are celebrating the end of the school year with a graduation ceremony – whether it be from pre-school, high school or college.
Abbie Campana, however, is celebrating double. She is the first student at Lakeview Local Schools in Ohio to graduate from both college and high school in the same year.
In fact, she technically earned an associate degree from college before even getting her high school diploma.
According to Lakeview Local Schools, Abbie, 17, has been taking classes at Youngstown State University since her sophomore year of high school.
After getting the first year under her belt, Abbie mapped out a plan to obtain her associate degree by the time she would graduate high school.
Abbie has been taking college classes full-time for the past two years, earning 80 credit hours and graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
Lakeview Local Schools said all the credits she earned at YSU also counted for her high school diploma.
Just days after graduating with an associate degree in business administration from YSU, Abbie graduated from Lakeview High School as valedictorian.
She plans to attend Bowling Green State University in the fall as a “freshman,” but will start the year taking junior-level classes and could obtain a bachelor’s degree in two years.
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COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2020, Universities Space Research Association scientists and their team, using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), announced they had discovered water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. Now, they've confirmed it – and found even more. The findings were published in Geophysical Research Letters.
The team of researchers led by Casey Honniball, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, found molecular water in the Moretus Crater region, located near the Moon's Clavius Crater, where the original finding took place. This confirmation that water is indeed present outside of Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon's southern hemisphere allowed the researchers to begin decoding where this water comes from. Additionally, with the new observations, the researchers were able to create a map of the water abundances in the crater, which they could not do for the Clavius Crater due to insufficient data. Because the Moretus study included a much larger number of observations, the map helped determine that the abundance of water on the Moon varies with both temperature and latitude – in particular, there is more water at the poles and at lower temperatures.
"Water on the Moon is exciting because it allows us to study the processes that occur not only on the Moon, but also on other airless bodies. It is of extreme importance as a resource for human exploration," said Honniball. "If you can find [sufficiently] large concentrations of water on the surface of the Moon – and learn how it's being stored and what form it's in – you can learn how to extract it and use it for breathable oxygen or rocket fuel for a more sustainable presence."
When looking at the Moon, it is, in general, difficult to differentiate between water and hydroxyl – a molecule composed of oxygen bound to a single hydrogen atom (OH), as opposed to water's two hydrogen atoms (H2O). With its Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST), SOFIA can look at 6.1-micron emission features from the Moon, a wavelength of emission unique to water. And by flying above 99% of the water vapor in Earth's atmosphere, SOFIA can see what ground-based telescopes cannot.
Because SOFIA is capable of distinguishing water from hydroxyl, the astronomers found evidence for a theory about how water came to be on the Moon in the first place, ruling out several previous hypotheses.
"The Moon is constantly being bombarded by solar wind, which is delivering hydrogen to the lunar surface," Honniball said. "This hydrogen interacts with oxygen on the lunar surface to create hydroxyl."
Then, when the Moon is hit by micrometeorites – which happens surprisingly often – the high temperature of the impact causes two hydroxyl molecules to combine, leaving behind a water molecule and an extra oxygen atom. A lot of this water is likely lost to space, while some is trapped within glass formed on the Moon's surface by the impact.
More SOFIA data about lunar water is forthcoming: The group made additional observations to understand how water varies with the Moon's latitude, composition, and temperature to corroborate the strong indications of increased water toward the poles in the current work.
NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will arrive on the South Pole of the Moon in late 2024 to map water in different forms and other volatiles. The SOFIA observations provide an idea of how one form of water is distributed in sunlit regions, helping to place VIPER's future measurements into a broader context.
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SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR. DLR provides the telescope, scheduled aircraft maintenance, and other support for the mission. NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley manages the SOFIA program, science, and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association, headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, and the German SOFIA Institute at the University of Stuttgart. The aircraft is maintained and operated by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703, in Palmdale, California. SOFIA achieved full operational capability in 2014, and the mission will conclude no later than Sept. 30, 2022. SOFIA will continue its regular operations until then.
Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology, and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the preeminent privately owned financial planning and wealth management firms in the Northeast, Summit Financial announced that Joseph Spada, CFP® was named the firm's 2021 Leading Financial Advisor.
The award recognizes Mr. Spada as head of Summit Financial's most productive wealth management practice for a record 24 consecutive years.
A financial advisor for over 35 years, Joe specializes in providing clients with a range of services, including investment management, retirement, insurance, tax and estate planning. Integrating his client's wealth with their life goals along with reducing their income/estate taxes are at the core of his advisory services.
Spada's enduring success as the firm's front-runner goes hand-in-hand with his unflagging passion for continuous innovation of the Summit platform to enhance the client experience. Joe is also fiercely committed to mentorship and collaboration with the firm's next-generation talent. Eager to teach and learn with equal enthusiasm, Spada commands the respect of his peers and stokes the firm-wide drive for excellence that has come to define the Summit client experience.
"Joe is the heart and soul of our business," said Summit CEO Stan Gregor. "His leadership and the hard work and dedication of the entire Summit team are directly responsible for Summit's* phenomenal growth over the past year, in which our assets under advisement nearly doubled to $7.8 billion."
Mr. Spada is also Chairman of the Tri-County Scholarship Fund. His insights and personal financial advice have been featured in The New York Times, Worth, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and other national publications. He resides in Mendham, NJ with his wife Tamara and four sons.
With 55 advisors across 19 locations (as of March 31), Summit has grown considerably in the last five years, strategically adding talent and resources to support the firm's growing advisor and client base.
Summit is committed to ongoing collaboration among its advisors, building on a 40-year legacy of client-first service and a modern, comprehensive planning experience. "We are thrilled to celebrate our milestone 40th anniversary this year," Gregor added. "Our history affords us a strong foundation so we can be nimble in the ever-evolving financial services industry. We leverage our homegrown insights - specifically through our top advisors - while paving a clear path forward, powered by the technology, solutions and resources advisors need to drive success for our clients."
Summit Financial Holdings, LLC's ("Summit Financial" or "Summit") affiliated firms include, but are not limited to, Summit Financial, LLC*, Summit Risk Management, LLC, Summit Advisory Services, LLC, Summit Services IT, LLC, and Summit Growth Partners, LLC.
As an independent financial services firm for 40 years through its predecessors Summit Equities, Inc., and Summit Financial Resources, Inc., Summit and its affiliates are proud to continue their legacy of guiding clients toward financial success by aligning extensive experience with a forward-thinking philosophy, adapting to industry changes for the sake of best serving our clients now and well into the future. With customized, holistic and hands-on advice, we turn life's aspirations into success stories. Our financial advice focuses on individual needs and values, not industry norms. To learn more about our firms, please visit our website at www.SummitFinancial.com.
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BEIJING, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new vlog series of China Factory Story, Fenjiu, Soul of Chinese Liquor, has recently been released. This is the seventh piece of this 10-episode vlog series, which is jointly produced by the National Brand Project Office of Xinhua News Agency, China Economic Information Service and Fenjiu Group.
The 10 episodes tell Fenjiu's liquor-making stories, from raw grain in green production base, a bottle of fragrant Fenjiu on the table, clear karstic water sources 800 meters underground, to modern workshops adopting time-honored techniques, which all speak of Fenjiu's craftsmanship, pursuit for excellence with a pragmatic approach, and spirits of staying true to tradition and innovation in brewing mild aromatic Baijiu.
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Dad shot in mouth protecting daughter from robber
PARKLAND, Wash. (KIRO) – A father in Washington is out of the hospital after being shot in the mouth defending his daughter from an attempted armed robbery.
Matthew Phillips said he was taking her to day care Friday when it happened.
“But you know what, I’d do it again in a heartbeat to protect my daughter,” he said Saturday. “Because that’s all there is to it. It’s for her. Anything.”
His sister, Chelsea Logan, said it has been an emotional time for the family.
“We got married in February and he was the ‘flower girl’ in Vegas. That’s my brother and mine’s relationship,” she said. “And if I would have lost him, a chunk of me would have went with him.”
Phillips described the incident he said he will never forget.
“As soon as I cut this corner, he came out from the back of this RV and was holding a rifle to the back window, which is where my daughter was sitting,” he said.
He says the man asked for his money and his truck. Once the man came to the driver-side door to take the money, Phillips acted and was able to get the gun away from him.
The man came back with another gun.
“And by the time I had it in gear, he was in front of me,” Phillips said. “He told me to stop. I put it in reverse, he then fired at the truck. Three rounds. One hit me and I took one to the mouth.”
Logan said if the bullet had not ricocheted, her brother likely would not be with them.
Even after being shot, Phillips wasn’t giving up.
“All I could think of was my daughter,” he said. “You’re not getting up. You’re not taking this gun.”
KIRO reported the father was able to pin the man down, and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was called.
“I hope that Bailey grows up and knows that her dad would give his life for her,” Logan said.
With help of neighbors, they were able to hold the attacker off until law enforcement arrived. A female accomplice also had a weapon and pointed it at deputies when they arrived, the department said in a news release.
Deputies ordered her to drop the gun and she complied, they said. Both were taken into custody.
“And to have somebody rush and come help me when I needed it, that was awesome. (My neighbor) was a good guy,” Phillips said.
Phillips said he was thankful for the help and the help of the sheriff’s department.
“My teeth will come back. My tongue will be OK,” he said.
And he was especially happy to spend Father’s Day with the one he loves most.
“I am very thankful that my daughter is still here,” he said.
Phillips will be seeing a dental specialist following the attack. Though he is likely to make a full recovery, he and his family are planning to move after the violent incident.
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Formerly known as Cloud 20/20™, Unisys' annual flagship event in India connects industry and academia, fostering new technology and ideas
BENGALURU, India and BLUE BELL, Pa., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has announced the winners of the Unisys Innovation Program (UIP), the company's annual flagship technical project competition for engineering students in India. This year's contest received more than 200 project submissions from nearly 200 colleges and universities across the country.
The winning submissions were:
- First Place: Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College
- Second Place: Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering
- Third Place: Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology
From the more than 200 project submissions, Unisys subject matter experts selected and mentored 89 student teams through the UIP. Six of those teams were invited to present their projects — focused on topics including blockchain, IoT, 5G and cloud — for the final round of evaluations at India's recent Tech Confluence virtual event, where a panel of judges identified the winners based on feasibility, viability, originality, sustainability and technical approach. The top three teams were awarded cash prizes ranging from INR 1.00 lakhs to INR 2.00 lakhs, totaling about $5,500 USD.
"We received a record number of registrations this year with more than 6,000 student participants from across the country. This indicates students and career starters in India are thinking creatively to succeed in today's competitive job market," said Sumed Marwaha, managing director for Unisys in India. "Our aim is to bring together the country's top technical talent, hone their knowledge with practical experience and provide them with a head start as they enter the professional world so they are truly industry-ready."
"It is an honor to recognize students who will be the changemakers of tomorrow," said Dwayne Allen, chief technology officer and senior vice president, Solution Innovation and Architecture at Unisys, who addressed students at the event. "Innovation is at the core of our business and we're building a pipeline of talent by encouraging experiential learning, innovation and collaboration through this program."
Established in 2009 and formerly known as Cloud 20/20™, UIP is Unisys' annual flagship technical project competition for engineering students across India. The program enables research, pre-final, final-year and post-graduate students to develop career-ready technical and soft skills by applying theoretical knowledge of the latest technologies to solve real-world problems. The program brings in industry perspectives via interactive sessions and provides learning and networking opportunities to participants.
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new study, Storm & Sanitary Sewer Pipe, demand for storm sewer pipe is anticipated to grow 4.3% per year to $5.5 billion in 2026. Gains will be driven by:
- increased spending on sewer infrastructure
- increased spending on the construction and repair of highways, which tends to coincide with storm sewer and drainage pipe installation or replacement, as pipe is required to drain water from roads and is less costly to install while roads are being built
- improvement and repair activity on buildings, which will support gains for drainage pipe, especially in the commercial segment where drainage pipe is needed to prevent water accumulation in parking lots
Plastic was the leading pipe material used in storm sewer applications, accounting for 44% of demand in 2021:
- Plastic has increased its lead over concrete – particularly in small and medium diameters – due to performance advantages such as light weight, ease of handling, and moderate cost.
- Growth in demand for corrugated HDPE accounts for the majority of these gains.
- Other plastics such as PVC and polypropylene also see use in this segment on a more limited basis.
Advances for concrete pipe will be supported by ongoing use of concrete pipe in culverts and other applications where large diameters are required.
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Child drowns in pond in western Kansas
Published: Jun. 19, 2022 at 7:42 PM CDT|Updated: 15 hours ago
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Hamilton County Kansas Sheriff’s Office confirmed via its Facebook page that one child drowned after swimming at Sam’s Pond near Syracuse, Kansas, Friday evening.
The sheriff’s office received a 911 call for a possible drowning of two children at Sam’s Pond. Hamilton County EMS, City of Syracuse Fire Dept., and Scuba Ventures Liberal Kansas recovered one child.
That child was then transported to a nearby hospital. The other child remained missing, but their body was later recovered from the pond.
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Laser light shows are back at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
Published: May. 26, 2022 at 7:31 PM EDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
Bradenton, Fla. (WWSB) - The shows were stopped for two decades after a fire that destroyed the planetarium. After rebuilding it took time to get the laser equipment used for the shows.
The museum will be five times a week at seven and nine at night. The first two weeks are booked up, but popular shows will be replayed at the end of the summer.
“These laser shows are kind of an updated version of what you may have seen 20 years ago,” said Ashley Waite Director of Museum experience.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.
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CANNES, France (AP) — Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, giving Ostlund one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time.
Ostlund, whose art-world send-up “The Square” took the Palme in 2017, pulled off the rare feat of winning Cannes’ top award for back-to-back films. “Triangle of Sadness,” featuring Woody Harrelson as a Marxist yacht captain and a climactic scene with rampant vomiting, pushes the satire even further.
“We wanted after the screening (for people) to go out together and have something to talk about,” said Ostlund. “All of us agree that the unique thing with cinema is that we’re watching together. So we have to save something to talk about but we should also have fun and be entertained.”
The awards were selected by a nine-member jury headed by French actor Vincent Lindon and presented Saturday in a closing ceremony inside Cannes’ Grand Lumière Theater.
The jury’s second prize, the Grand Prix, was shared between the Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s tender boyhood drama “Close,” about two 13-year-old boys whose bond is tragically separated after their intimacy is mocked by schoolmates; and French filmmaking legend Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon,” a Denis Johnson adaptation starring Margaret Qualley as a journalist in Nicaragua.
The directing prize went to South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy,” “The Handmaiden”) for his twisty noir “Decision to Leave,” a romance fused with a police procedural.
Korean star Song Kang Ho was named best actor for his performance in Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film “Broker,” about a Korean family seeking a home for an abandoned baby.
“I’d like to thank all those who appreciate Korean cinema,” said Song, who also starred in Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or winning film “Parasite” in Cannes three years ago.
Best actress went to Zar Amir Ebrahimi for her performance as a journalist in Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider,” a true-crime thriller about a serial killer targeting sex workers in the Iranian religious city of Mashhad. Violent and graphic, “Holy Spider” wasn’t permitted to shoot in Iran and instead was made in Jordan. Accepting the award, Ebrahimi said the film depicts “everything that’s impossible to show in Iran.”
The jury prize was split between the friendship tale “The Eight Mountains,” by Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen, and Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s “EO,” about a donkey’s journey across a pitiless modern Europe.
“I would like to thank my donkeys,” said Skolimowski, who proceeded to thank all six donkeys used in the film by name.
The jury also awarded a special award for the 75th Cannes to Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two-time Palme-winners and long a regular presence at the festival, for their immigrant drama “Tori and Lokita.” Swedish-Egyptian filmmaker Tarik Saleh took best screenplay at Cannes for “Boy From Heaven,” a thriller set in Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque.
The award for best first film, the Camera d’Or, went to Riley Keough and Gina Gammell for “War Pony,” a drama about the Pine Ridge Reservation made in collaboration with Oglala Lakota and Sicangu Lakota citizens.
Saturday’s closing ceremony brought to a close a Cannes that attempted to fully resuscitate the annual France extravaganza that was canceled in 2020 by the pandemic and saw modest crowds last year. This year’s festival also unspooled against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, which sparked red-carpet protests and a dialogue about the purpose of cinema in wartime.
Last year, the French body horror thriller “Titane” took the top prize at Cannes, making director Julia Decournau only the second female filmmaker ever to win the Palme. In 2019, Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” triumphed in Cannes before doing the same at the Academy Awards.
This year, the biggest Hollywood films at Cannes — “Elvis,”“Top Gun: Maverick,”“Three Thousand Years of Longing” — played outside Cannes’ competition lineup of 21 films. But their presence helped restore some of Cannes’ glamour after the pandemic scaled down the festival for the last two years.
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Wasabi positioned as the next-gen cloud storage provider for M&E through key technology partnerships, award-winning features, and A-list use cases on display at NAB Show 2022
BOSTON and LAS VEGAS, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NAB SHOW Booth # N6631 -- Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, has capped off tremendous momentum in the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry with a new technology alliance partnership with Signiant, the market leader in intelligent file transfer software, to enable accelerated transfer of media assets and associated metadata from customer locations into and out of Wasabi hot cloud storage.
Few industries generate as much data as M&E, given the sheer amount of digital content being produced at higher resolutions than ever before. In sports, there is an unprecedented amount of game day footage being captured along with graphics, pre-recorded segments and analytics, all of which must be delivered as fast as possible to maximize fan engagement. The rise of remote production teams driven by the COVID pandemic also requires ultra-fast media delivery on a global scale speeds with best-in-class.
By leveraging the power of Wasabi hot cloud storage and Signiant intelligent file transfer, joint users can rapidly ingest content files of any size into low-cost cloud storage and distribute content out to stakeholders located anywhere in the world with the least delay and complete reliability. Signiant's patented file acceleration technology practically eliminates latency, taking advantage of all available bandwidth without restrictions while Wasabi eliminates the complexity and expense of other cloud storage services by not charging for data egress, API calls and other data management actions. Wasabi is further expanding its strategic relationship with Signiant beyond supporting Media Shuttle to now include support for Signiant Jet for automated rapid transfer and syncing of media files between supply chain endpoints and Wasabi.
"As the M&E industry leverages the cloud to meet these modern challenges head on, it's critical to control project costs while also giving production teams a high-performance, flexible, and secure solution to get the job done," said Greg Baumhover, Direct of Global Partnerships at Signiant. "Not only does Wasabi deliver fast write and read performance, its simple and transparent pricing allows M&E companies to do more with less and now with Signiant Jet teams can move assets to the cloud at blazing speeds."
Wasabi is purpose-built for M&E
Media workflows have gone through tremendous transformation with traditional infrastructure and processes giving way to virtualized operations and remote collaboration using cloud infrastructure. Wasabi offers a hot cloud storage service that is 1/5th the cost of Amazon S3, with no fees for egress or API requests and no vendor lock-in. With Wasabi, M&E organizations can affordably store all their content in the cloud, from raw footage to finished product, with everything immediately accessible without friction or added expense. Additionally, the award-winning feature Object Lock delivers a new level of data protection for the industry, which is at increased risk for ransomware attacks due to its highly-coveted and valuable digital assets as well as other data-related catastrophes that can happen in fast-paced industries.
Wasabi has expanded globally to meet the exploding need for cloud storage and has recently opened its 11th global storage location in Toronto to accommodate the region's booming production industry. In addition, the company has teamed up with many iconic global brands including Liverpool Football Club, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Bruins.
"As our data needs continue to evolve, from player analytics, IoT, digital assets and even security, this presents an enormous learning opportunity for the organization," said Red Sox SVP and CTO Brian Shield. "Wasabi provides a cost-effective cloud-based solution that enables us to retrieve content quickly and improve the level of video analysis and production we do here at the Red Sox. We could not be more excited to welcome Wasabi onboard."
"Media and Entertainment has become one of Wasabi's most important lines of business due to the sheer amount of content that needs to be stored and made instantly available to the new workflows that have emerged in the COVID world. Addressing these new realities should not be cost prohibitive, and that is where Wasabi is changing the game," said Whit Jackson, VP, Media & Entertainment, Wasabi Technologies. "Through our technology partnership with Signiant and our disruptively simple pricing, M&E companies benefit from the industry's fastest file movement and best cloud storage to keep production projects on schedule and under budget."
Connect with Wasabi at NAB Show 2022
Wasabi will be exhibiting at the 2022 NAB Show April 24-27, 2022 in Las Vegas. Visit booth #N6631 to speak with our M&E experts, see high-impact use cases come to life, and hear directly from technology partners. For more details on our NAB Show schedule or to set up a meeting, visit https://wasabi.com/nab-2022/.
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For more information about Wasabi for sports, media, and entertainment, please visit https://wasabi.com/media-and-entertainment/.
About Wasabi Technologies
Wasabi provides simple, predictable and affordable hot cloud storage for businesses all over the world. It enables organizations to store and instantly access an unlimited amount of data at 1/5th the price of the competition with no complex tiers or unpredictable egress fees. Trusted by tens of thousands of customers worldwide, Wasabi has been recognized as one of technology's fastest-growing and most visionary companies. Created by Carbonite co-founders and cloud storage pioneers David Friend and Jeff Flowers, Wasabi has secured nearly $275 million in funding to date and is a privately held company based in Boston. Wasabi is a Proud Partner of the Boston Red Sox, and the Official Cloud Storage Partner of Liverpool Football Club and the Boston Bruins.
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RedTeam: Leading construction software provider and top accounting solution partner to enhance efficiency and results for commercial general contractors.
ORLANDO, Fla. , Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RedTeam, a leading construction management software platform provider, is pleased to announce an integration partnership with Sage Intacct, the market leader for cloud-based integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems.
RedTeam has partnered with Sage for many years, supporting contractors throughout North America using Sage 100 Contractor and Sage 300 CRE. Integration with Sage Intacct and designation as a Sage Marketplace Partner enables RedTeam to serve the Sage user community better and expand its presence in the market with a superior combined offering - RedTeam and Sage.
RedTeam complements traditional accounting solutions by tracking every aspect of the creation, negotiation, and execution of contractual agreements, then archiving complete sets of documents along with comprehensive digital audit trails for each. RedTeam engages every member of construction business organizations — field, front office, back office — with enterprise-wide workflows to facilitate broad situational awareness, support data-driven decision-making, and ensure optimal operating efficiency.
Where most construction platforms heavily favor the field, RedTeam's founder, Michael Wright, explains, "It's not all about the office or the field. Our contracting roots taught us that teams must be in sync. Connecting the entire team is RedTeam's strength."
RedTeam and Sage worked closely to deliver integrations with all three of Sage's construction accounting solutions, designed to leverage the unique functionality of each. "We are excited about our expanded partnership with RedTeam and the new integration capabilities, as it enables our customers to utilize RedTeam's best-in-class features for creating and managing contracts and commitments," said Dustin Stephens, Vice President of Construction and Real Estate at Sage. The new integration facilitates interoperability allowing Sage users to choose the accounting platform that best meets their current business needs while providing flexibility to adapt to future demands without the risk of disrupting jobs in progress.
"RedTeam and Sage's commitment is to deliver real-world solutions for their clients," said Jim Atkinson, CEO of RedTeam. "RedTeam's comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions delivers the powerful tools general contractors need to enhance efficiency and collaboration throughout all project stages. Supporting project teams with the right information at the right time is essential to drive successful project outcomes and protect profits. RedTeam's integration with Sage Intacct is a critical step to make a meaningful impact on the people who create our built environment."
RedTeam's suite of construction solutions features products ranging from field-management software to enterprise-level workflow and management solutions. RedTeam appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the United States in 2020 and 2021. Over 1,000 general contractors and over 100,000 users manage a collective $25 billion of commercial construction work with RedTeam.
About RedTeam
RedTeam is committed to construction management excellence. We built our software from hands-on experience to help contractors face the day-to-day challenges of commercial construction. RedTeam clients experience seamless management of projects on and off the field with real-time collaboration, expedited contracting, compliance, and change management. RedTeam is construction management software built by contractors who understand construction. For more information, visit https://www.redteam.com.
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NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Butterfly Network, Inc. f/k/a Longview Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: BFLY) (a) between February 16, 2021 and November 15, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), and/or (b) all holders of Butterfly common stock as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on February 12, 2021 to consider approval of the merger between Longview and Butterfly (the "Merger") and entitled to vote on the Merger, of the important April 18, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Butterfly securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the Proxy was negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing its preparation. Additionally, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the Proxy and defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Butterfly had overstated its post-Merger business and financial prospects; (2) notwithstanding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Butterfly's financial projections failed to take into account the pandemic's broad consequences, which included healthcare logistical challenges, and medical personnel fatigue; (3) accordingly, Butterfly's gross margin levels and revenue projections were less sustainable than the Company had represented; (4) all the foregoing was reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on Butterfly's business and financial condition; and (5) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain.
In his nightly address Tuesday, Zelenskyy said the result is the threat of famine in countries dependent on the grain and could create a new migration crisis. He charges that “this is something the Russian leadership clearly seeks.”
Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of “deliberately creating this problem so that the whole of Europe struggles and so that Ukraine doesn’t earn billions of dollars from its exports.”
He calls Russia’s claims that sanctions don’t allow it to export more of its food “cynical” and a lie.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in key city
— EU leaders divided over Russia oil embargo, spy a solution
— War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa
— Russia offers foreign debt payment system similar to gas one
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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian president says a total of 32 media workers have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Mondaythat the number includes French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff.
The French news broadcaster BFM TV says Leclerc-Imhoff was hit by shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation.
In his talk, Zelenskyy said: “A little more than a month ago I gave an interview to this very TV channel. It was my first interview to the French media during the full-fledged war. My sincere condolences to colleagues and family of Frédéric.”
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Russian state gas giant Gazprom confirmed on Monday it will halt gas supplies to a Dutch gas trader starting Tuesday due to its refusal to pay for deliveries in rubles, a requirement to European nations Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward earlier this year.
GasTerra, based in the northern Dutch city of Groningen, announced the shutoff Monday. It said the move means Gazprom will not deliver some 2 billion cubic meters of gas through Oct. 1, the date the supply contract ends.
In its statement cited by the Russian state news agency Tass, Gazprom said that GasTerra has not paid for the gas supplied in April.
The Dutch trader said it has bought gas from other providers in anticipation of a possible Gazprom shutoff and Dutch Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten said in a statement that the government understands the cutoff will “have no effect on the physical delivery of gas to Dutch households.”
GasTerra is a private company that is owned by the Dutch arms of energy giants Shell and Esso and the Dutch government.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked France not to succumb to Russian “blackmail” over food supplies at a meeting with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
Zelenskyy’s office says in its summary of the Monday talks that Russia is using food security issues in an attempt to have international sanctions eased. Ukraine has accused Russia of looting grain and farm equipment from regions its troops hold in Ukraine and of obstructing Ukraine’s exports of grain.
Zelenskyy’s office says he and Colonna discussed sanctions, weapons supplies and Ukrainian aspirations to join the European Union.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says it’s important Colonna also visited Bucha, the sight of Russian atrocities.
Moscow has pressed the West to lift sanctions against it over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis worsened by Kyiv’s inability to ship grain while under attack. Britain has accused Russia of “trying to hold the world to ransom,” insisting there would be no sanctions relief.
Ukraine says it’s grateful to France for supporting strong sanctions.
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PARIS — A French news broadcaster says a 32-year-old French journalist has been killed in Ukraine while “covering a humanitarian operation.”
BFM TV says the journalist was fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering the Ukrainian evacuation operation on Monday. The broadcaster says Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was in an armored vehicle near Sievierodonetsk, a key city in the Donbas region.
French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to Leclerc-Imhoff. Macron tweeted the journalist “was in Ukraine to show the reality of the war.” Macron says, “Aboard a humanitarian bus, alongside civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was fatally shot.”
Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko says another French journalist was wounded along with a Ukrainian woman who was accompanying them.
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MOSCOW — The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken on the phone to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed the situation in Ukraine, among other things.
According to the Kremlin’s readout of the Monday call, “the emphasis was placed on the issues of ensuring safe navigation in the Black and Azov Seas, eliminating the mine threat in their waters.”
The readout says Putin “noted the readiness of the Russian side to facilitate the unimpeded maritime transit of goods in coordination with Turkish partners.” It says, “This also applies to the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.”
Ukraine has accused Russia of looting grain and farm equipment from regions its troops hold in Ukraine and of obstructing Ukraine’s exports of grain.
The Kremlin says Putin “confirmed” to Erdogan that Russia can export “significant amounts of fertilizers and agricultural products” if sanctions against it are lifted.
Moscow has pressed the West to lift sanctions against it over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis worsened by Kyiv’s inability to ship grain while under attack. Britain has accused Russia of “trying to hold the world to ransom,” insisting there would be no sanctions relief.
A top U.S. diplomat has blasted the “barbarity,” “cruelty” and “lawlessness” of Russia’s invasion.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is suggesting that there are no plans for the U.S. to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, amid reports that the move is being considered.
Biden told reporters outside the White House on Monday that “we are not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia.”
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, said that it was a “reasonable” decision.
He said that “otherwise, if our cities come under attack, the Russian armed forces would fulfill (their) threat and strike the centers where such criminal decisions are made.”
Medvedev added that “some of them aren’t in Kyiv.” And he said that “there is no need for a further explanation.”
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BRUSSELS — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is welcoming a proposal for the European Union to slap an embargo on Russian oil transported by ship and to exempt oil pumped overland through Ukraine to his country.
Orban says the idea is a “good approach.” But he wants guarantees that “in the case of an accident with the pipeline” Hungary would “have the right to get Russian oil from other sources.”
Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria rely on Russian oil and are reluctant to impose sweeping sanctions on crude. Russia supplies more than 60% of Hungary’s oil.
Orban’s remarks came Monday at an extraordinary EU summit focused on helping Ukraine, with sanctions a clear focus of attention.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala also says that a ban on “sea-transported oil has our support.”
Fiala says his country “simply cannot afford a situation when we’d lack some oil products.”
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BRUSSELS — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s confident that a “good solution” to a standoff over a proposed European Union embargo on Russian oil will be found “sooner or later.”
Scholz said as he arrived at an EU summit Monday that Europe’s unity so far in the face of Russia’s attack on Ukraine sends a good signal “and I am very confident that we will do so in the future too.”
Divisions have emerged over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions, with Hungary leading objections. But Scholz said he saw talks being conducted “with a will to reach an agreement.”
He didn’t address details of a possible solution but said the EU’s strength lies in solving problems together and he is “firmly convinced that we can continue discussing a good solution with each other today and tomorrow.”
Scholz said: “No one can predict whether this will actually be the case, but everything I hear sounds as though there could be a consensus, and sooner or later there will be one.”
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lawmakers from NATO countries are calling for a solution to transport grain and other products from Ukraine to get around a Russian blockade of Black Sea ports.
Spanish lawmaker Zaida Cantera said that “Africa and the Middle East import around 50% of these products” and that, based on U.N. data, “Africa will face famine.” Cantera said that ”could lead to more migrants arriving in the southern parts of Europe.”
She spoke at the NATO parliamentary assembly, which was moved to the Lithuanian capital after originally being slated for Kyiv.
At the end of their one-day gathering, the NATO lawmakers approved a resolution calling for stronger sanctions against Russia and an increased supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, said during the meeting that his country will not accept any “land for peace” deals with Russia.
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BARCELONA, Spain — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says next month’s summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Speaking at a gala in Madrid to mark Spain’s 40th year as a NATO member, Stoltenberg said he looked forward to welcoming Sweden and Finland at the summit on June 29-30.
He said that “at the Madrid summit we will chart the way ahead for the next decade.” He added that “we will also be joined by Finland and Sweden, who have just made historic applications to join our alliance.”
But the leader of the 30-member alliance didn’t address Turkey’s reluctance to opening the doors to Sweden and Finland.
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MOSCOW — Russia says it may use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign debts.
The Vedomosti business daily on Monday quoted Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as saying that Russia will offer the holders of its Eurobond obligations a payment system bypassing Western financial infrastructure.
Russia previously has offered natural gas customers to establish an account in dollars or euros at Gazprombank, then a second account in rubles. The importer would pay the gas bill in euros or dollars and direct the bank to exchange the money for rubles.
The system aims to avoid a risk of payments for gas being frozen as part of Western sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine.
Siluanov told Vedomosti that a similar mechanism will be set for Eurobond holders, with an offer to open foreign currency and ruble accounts at a Russian bank.
“In payments for gas, we are credited with foreign currency and it’s converted into rubles,” Siluanov was quoted as saying. “The Eurobond settlement mechanism will work in the same way, just in the other direction.”
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LVIV, Ukraine — The mayor of a Ukrainian city at the epicenter of the Russian offensive says that fierce street battles are going on there.
Sievierodonetsk Mayor Oleksandr Striuk told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Monday that “Russian troops have entered the city and street fighting is going on.” He added that the Ukrainian defenders were fighting to push the Russians out.
Striuk added that “the Russian troops have advanced a few blocks toward the city center.”
He said that “we have no power and no communications. The city has been completely ruined.”
The mayor said that 12,000-13,000 civilians left in the city are sheltering in basements and bunkers to escape relentless Russian bombardment. He said that “the number of victims is rising every hour, but we are unable to count the dead and the wounded amid the street fighting.”
Striuk said that 1,500 residents of the city have died since the start of the war.
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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian band that won the Eurovision Song Contest says it has sold the trophy at auction to raise funds to buy equipment for the Ukrainian military.
Kalush Orchestra said on social media that the trophy was sold in the online auction late Sunday for $900,000 to a cryptocurrency group during a live-streamed fundraising event.
“Friends, you are unreal!,” Kalush Orchestra said in an Instagram post. “Thanks to everyone who donated.”
Serhiy Prytula, a Ukrainian TV presenter who hosted the auction, said on Twitter that a further 11 million hryvnia ($370,000) was raised in an online raffle for the pink bucket hat which Kalush Orchestra frontman Oleh Psiuk wore during the Eurovision performance. He said the hat was won by a man in the Czech Republic. Prytula said the funds would be used to buy a drone.
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MOSCOW — Pro-Russian authorities in southern Ukraine say that two civilians were wounded by an explosion that they blamed on Ukraine.
Halyna Danylchenko, who was appointed mayor of the city of Melitopol after its takeover by Russian troops, said that Monday’s explosion wounded two local volunteers who were involved in deliveries of humanitarian assistance to city residents. She said that they were hospitalized.
No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which Danylchenko blamed on Ukraine and denounced as a “cynical terror attack by the Kyiv regime” in remarks broadcast by Russian state television.
Melitopol was captured by Russian forces early in the campaign.
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MOSCOW — Authorities in a Russia-backed separatist region in eastern Ukraine say at least five civilians have been killed in new Ukrainian shelling.
The separatist authorities said those killed during the shelling of the city of Donetsk included a 13-year old boy. They said another 13 civilians have been wounded in shelling Monday that damaged three schools in the city.
Donetsk Mayor Alexei Kulemzin said that the Ukrainian forces apparently used U.S.-supplied artillery systems in the attack.
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An official installed by Russia in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine says grain from the area is being sent to Russia.
Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the Russia-backed administration for the Kherson region, told Russia’s Tass state news agency on Monday that grain from last year’s harvest was being delivered to Russian buyers.
“There is space for storing (the next crop) although obviously there is a lot of grain here,” Stremousov was quoted as saying. “Now people are partially exporting, having reached agreements with those who are buying from the (Russian) side.”
Tass also reported that Stremousov said sunflower seeds could be sent to Russian processing plants to make sunflower oil.
Ukraine has accused Russia of looting grain and farm equipment from territories held by its forces and the U.S. has alleged Russia is jeopardizing global food supplies by preventing Ukraine from exporting its harvest.
Russian troops overran most of the Kherson region in the early weeks of the war and have tightened their grip on the area since. Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin visited the region earlier this month and suggested it could become part of “our Russian family.”
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MOSCOW — The Russian military says it has struck a shipbuilding factory in Ukraine’s south.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Monday that a Russian artillery strike on the shipyard in the port of Mykolaiv destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles parked on its territory.
Konashenkov said that Russian artillery hit 593 areas of concentration of Ukrainian troops and equipment and 55 artillery batteries over the last 24 hours.
He added that the Russian air force hit three command posts and 67 troop locations.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A regional governor says an intense battle is going on for the key city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said that that Russian forces have entered the outskirts and were pushing toward nearby Lysychansk. He said Monday that two civilians were killed and another five were wounded in the latest Russian shelling.
The Ukrainian military also said that Russian forces were reinforcing their positions on northeastern and southeastern outskirts of Sievierodonetsk and bringing additional equipment and ammunition into the area to press their offensive.
Sievierodonetsk has been a key target of the Russian offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas industrial heartland. The city has served as the administrative center for the Luhansk region, which makes up Donbas together with the neighboring Donetsk region.
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BERLIN — Germany’s governing parties and the main opposition party have reached a deal to move ahead with a big increase in defense spending that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced three months ago.
Scholz told German lawmakers three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started that the country would commit 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to a special fund for its military and raise its defense spending above 2% of GDP — a measure on which it had long lagged.
Scholz wanted to anchor the special fund in the constitution. That requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament, meaning that the chancellor needed support from the center-right opposition Union bloc.
Talks on the issue became mired in details, but the two sides reached an agreement Sunday night that clears the way to bring the fund to parliament. Among other things, funding for cyberdefense and support for partner countries will come from Germany’s regular budget, not the special fund.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia’s war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea.
Some countries like Somalia get more than 90% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine. That’s forcing many people to substitute wheat for other grains. But the United Nations is warning that the price hikes are coming as many parts of Africa are facing drought and hunger.
The U.N. already had warned that an estimated 13 million people were already facing severe hunger in the wider Horn of Africa region as a result of a persistent drought. The World Food Program chief say’s Russia’s war on Ukraine is “piling catastrophe on top of catastrophe” for the world’s poor. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/live-updates-ukraine-intense-battle-going-on-for-key-city/ | 2022-05-31T08:00:06Z |
New Pen Tests Offerings Provides a Full-Spectrum Suite to meet Virtually Every Customer Need
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bugcrowd, the leader in crowdsourced security, today announced a significant expansion of its Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) product line to include new offerings—Basic Pen Test and Standard Pen Test—purpose built for today's digital business where continuous testing must keep pace with continuous and agile development. These strategic additions expand the use cases covered by Bugcrowd's PTaaS suite to cover the gamut of customer needs, from basic assurance for simple web apps and networks to continuous, crowd-powered testing of complex apps, cloud services, mobile apps, APIs, and IoT devices for maximum risk reduction.
Most pen test providers today offer cumbersome, ad hoc consulting offerings that do not identify all risks and are hard to execute at scale in a consistent and configurable way for buyers as well as pentesters themselves. PTaaS solutions have emerged to address these issues, but most don't go far enough—only Bugcrowd delivers a modern, platform-powered approach, enabling organizations to keep innovating without compromising security.
With Bugcrowd's expanded PTaaS product line, pen test buyers now have an option for meeting every requirement, and for every asset type:
- Basic Pen Tests for rapid, basic vulnerability discovery and reporting
- Standard Pen Tests for easy-to-launch, compliance-driven testing packaged to meet most customer requirements for common use cases for simple web apps, APIs and networks
- Plus Pen Tests for meeting special needs around targets, testing times, geographic requirements, etc.
- Max Pen Tests for continuous, maximum risk reduction
"We have a diverse set of use cases for pen testing, ranging from basic vulnerability discovery for very simple web apps to intensive and continuous risk reduction for business-critical ones," said Jason Frost, Manager, Security Assessment, Paychex. "These new additions to the Bugcrowd PTaaS product line fulfill all our needs in one platform."
The Bugcrowd Security Knowledge Platform™ enables pen tests to run alongside Bugcrowd's managed bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure programs, and other solutions as a fully integrated and orchestrated experience blending data, technology, and human intelligence, with all findings flowing directly into the software development lifecycle. Bugcrowd's PTaaS suite allows customers to:
- Activate precisely the right crowd at the right time leveraging the platform's CrowdMatch ML technology, delivering a 2x increase in high-impact findings versus manual matching methods
- Launch tests in days instead of weeks and continually get fresh eyes-on-target from Bugcrowd's broad and diverse crowd
- Utilize historical information to create standardized tests that reduce the need for contracted SOW discussions, while getting the intelligence of the aggregated experience of the platform, customer needs, and researchers to conduct the most relevant pen test scope
- Get high-impact results that go beyond compliance checkboxes
- See prioritized results and methodology progress in real-time via a rich PTaaS Dashboard experience
"Traditional penetration testing often delivers noisy, low-impact results, often takes weeks or even months to produce results, and offers no visibility into test progress," said Ashish Gupta, CEO, Bugcrowd. "We provide real-time visibility into pen testing results and vulnerabilities being found that allow our customers to continuously reduce risk and secure their environments, helping them stay ahead of a breach with solutions tailored to meet their needs."
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Bugcrowd is the leading provider of crowdsourced cybersecurity solutions purpose-built to secure the digitally connected world. Today's enterprise demands an offensive approach to cybersecurity—and Bugcrowd offers the only solution that orchestrates data, technology, and human intelligence to expose blind spots. The Bugcrowd Security Knowledge Platform™ enables businesses to do everything proactively possible to protect their organization, reputation, and customers with products like Bug Bounty, Penetration Testing-as-a-Service, and more. Trusted by organizations across the globe, Bugcrowd uncovers and remediates vulnerabilities before they interrupt business by leveraging expert ingenuity and the knowledge of world-class security researchers. Based in San Francisco, Bugcrowd is backed by Blackbird Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Industry Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Rally Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Triangle Peak Partners. Learn more at www.bugcrowd.com.
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BEIJING, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seraphim Energy Group Co., Ltd. (Seraphim), a leading global solar product manufacturer, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Resolar, a Luxembourg-based energy company in early July, with an aim to deepen cooperation in the EU solar market.
Under the MoU, Seraphim will supply up to 1GW of PV modules to Resolar in 2023, which will be used in the latter's projects to be built in 2023.
The MoU came under the European Union (EU)'s new REPowerEU plan, which was unveiled on March 8 to accelerate clean energy transition.
In the first quarter of this year, the EU imported 16.7 GW of PV modules from China, up 145 percent year on year, according to official data.
"Resolar regards Seraphim as a long-term partner," said Luis López Martínez, CEO of Resolar, adding that he looks forward to further global collaboration with Seraphim.
Polaris Li, president of Seraphim, said that with the goal of carbon neutrality in place, European countries are pushing forward energy transition, whose urgency has been stressed by new REPowerEU plan.
Li added that Seraphim has always attached great importance to the EU market, hoping to contribute to the global green transition with the company's advanced PV technology and quality PV products.
Seraphim has long been specialized in research, development, production, innovation and sales of PV products since its foundation in 2011. To date, more than 14GW Seraphim's products have been installed in over 40 countries worldwide.
Resolar is an investor, developer and also EPC of renewable projects globally. It was created from the collaboration at the international level with more than 21 years' experience in solar energy.
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Food safety expert shares tips on protecting school lunches from foodborne illnesses
(CNN) - Everyone knows healthy meals are important, but as students return to school and lunches are being packed, parents need to protect against foodborne illnesses.
Many times, lunchboxes sit around for hours at school before kids eat.
A healthy meal is well balanced with members of all the food groups, but even a good lunch can go bad if it’s not properly packed.
“These children’s lunches aren’t going to be in a refrigerator,” said Karen Hunter, a U.S. Department of Agriculture food safety expert. “They won’t be able to pull them out right before they eat.”
Hunter said two of the most important back-to-school items you can buy are an insulated lunchbox and something to keep your child’s lunch cold.
She also recommended having two cold sources packed.
“One of those can be a re-freezable gel pack that you can use every day. And a second option would be to freeze their juice box or water bottle and put that in in the morning,” she said. “And that way, by the time lunchtime comes around that beverage is ready to drink, but it’s also served the purpose of keeping those lunch contents below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.”
As you prepare lunches, keep hands and surfaces clean to avoid cross-contamination.
If you pack lunches the night before, it’s recommended to leave the tops open when you put them in the refrigerator to allow the cold air to circulate and then add gel packs in the morning.
Make sure your child doesn’t open the insulated bag before lunch when items need to stay cold, or after lunch to eat things they didn’t finish.
“For example, if you have a meat sandwich that was cold at lunchtime, it probably won’t still be cold and in that safe temperature range by the time after school comes around,” Hunter said.
The USDA said if parents aren’t sure whether their child’s food is cold enough, they should do a trial run on the weekend. They can pack the bag as if it’s for a school day, place an appliance thermometer into the lunchbox and check it at lunchtime
For more information on temperatures to keep different foods safe, you can also check out foodsafety.gov.
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NINGBO, China, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Located in downtown Sofia, the China Cultural Center is a distinctive Chinese symbol in Bulgaria. The Center was jointly built by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Ningbo Municipal People's Government. Officially inaugurated in November 2017, it is the first cultural center established by China in Central and Eastern Europe. Over the past four years, the Sofia China Cultural Center has organized a number of exhibitions, performances and Chinese culture promotion activities; it has also become a platform for promoting Ningbo culture internationally.
At the same time, the Chinese language is gaining popularity in Bulgaria. Aksinia Koleva, Director of the Confucius Institute in Sofia, said that as the first Confucius Institute in Eastern Europe, the Confucius Institute in Sofia was established in cooperation with Beijing Foreign Studies University on June 9, 2006. This Institute serves as a "Chinese bridge" for cultural exchanges around the world, especially in countries along the Belt and Road. As a Bulgarian with a strong interest in Chinese language and literature, Aksinia admitted that "nowadays, the Confucius Institute in Sofia has become a leading educational and cultural center in Bulgaria, presenting Chinese language and culture to the Bulgarian people."
As a matter of fact, Ningbo has maintained close cooperation with Bulgaria and other CEECs in science, education, culture, people-to-people exchanges and many other fields. In 2017, the first Belt and Road Alliance for Industry and Education Collaboration and the Silk Road Business School Alliance were established in Ningbo. The Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics and other Chinese educational institutions have actively advanced joint learning programs with CEE schools at all levels. The city of Ningbo offers special scholarships for CEE students. So far, 56 CEE students have won the scholarships, reaching a total amount of over 800,000 yuan. In the field of education alone, 18 cooperation agreements have been signed between Ningbo and CEECs.
"The Belt and Road Initiative offers a valuable solution to the global division of labor", said Zahari Zahariev, Chairman of Bulgaria National Association for the Belt and Road. He added that "Bulgaria is probably the first European country to establish a national association for the Belt and Road. As a public institution and an NGO, the Association is also committed to attracting talented individuals, outstanding businesses, and cultural representatives."
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The first LGBTQ+ wellness and behavioral health app to launch Q1 2023
DENVER, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- You:Flourish, the first wellness and behavioral health smartphone application designed specifically for the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, has launched its equity crowdfunding campaign to the public on Wefunder, empowering people to take action and address the significant mental health crisis among the LGBTQ+ community. The app is slated to launch in the first quarter of 2023.
You:Flourish's Community Round of investment is open to anyone from traditional investors to individuals making their first impact investment. For as little as $100, individuals can do their part to participate in the company's core mission and support the LGBTQ+ community.
It has been a record year for anti-LGBTQ+ bills. According to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills had been proposed in state legislatures by April 2022.
"We need champions who will step up for the LGBTQ+ community," said David Kendall (he/him), a lead investor in You:Flourish's equity crowdfunding campaign and founder of Bold Legal LLC, which represents You:Flourish. "We talk about the rising numbers of LGBTQ+ youth attempting suicide, and we read the stories of transgender individuals who are denied health care. No matter where you live or who you know in the LGBTQ+ community, now is the time when we can make a significant impact and take action against wrongdoing."
Modeled on a behavior change framework, You:Flourish is designed by public health, wellness and behavioral health professionals and provides access to vetted, LGBTQ+-affirming behavioral health support.
The You:Flourish platform allows users to customize a peer support community with shared intersectional identities, establish wellness goals, track daily habits and earn rewards for engagement. In addition to a library of resources and interactive content, You:Flourish offers a directory of vetted mental health professionals who are trained to provide culturally relevant and LGBTQ+-affirming behavioral health interventions.
Mental health professionals who don't have LGBTQ+ behavioral health training and want to serve this community can receive training through You:Flourish's partner Envision:You. A nonprofit, Envision:You addresses gaps in behavioral health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals. Through its multiphase Behavioral Health Provider Training Program, Envision:You works with mental health professionals across the United States to address biases that exist in the field and to train providers to deliver culturally relevant and affirming care.
According to Gallup, the proportion of U.S. adults who consider themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has grown at a faster pace over the past year than in prior years. Roughly 21% of Generation Z Americans who have reached adulthood — those born between 1997 and 2003 — identify as LGBT.
"Seeing your identity and who you are as a person splashed across headlines and demonized by political leaders undermines the mental health and well-being of a community that's already at risk," said You:Flourish Founder and CEO Steven Haden (he/him). "At the end of the day, this is about saving lives, creating meaningful and life-affirming connections, and providing hope for people who have lost it."
You:Flourish is a public benefit corporation balancing purpose and profit to bring wellness and affirming resources to members of the LGBTQ+ community. The You:Flourish smartphone application is created, curated and supported by Envision:You, a nonprofit organization that seeks to close gaps in behavioral health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals through co-created community programming, advocacy engagement, public awareness campaigns and evidence-based training. CoPeace, an ESG holding company that invests in growing companies demonstrating social and environmental impact, is offering services including fractional C-suite support to You:Flourish. AppIt Ventures is leading the app's development. Visit www.you-flourish.com for more information.
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PITTSBURGH, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a pool technician and I wanted to prevent stings and bites associated with reaching into a skimmer basket full of trapped insects and animals," said an inventor, from Greenville, N.C., "so I invented the BUG SOCK. My design enables you to safely view the contents of the skimmer basket and it offers a way for trapped insects to escape."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved skimmer basket lid for swimming pools. In doing so, the lid allows the basket to be clearly viewed before opening and it enables insects and animals to escape. As a result, it enhances safety, convenience and efficiency. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for pool owners and operators. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Durham sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DHM-619, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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US Army soldier killed in bear attack on Alaska base
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A U.S. Army soldier has died following a bear attack that occurred during a training exercise at Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
JBER Spokesperson Erin Eaton wrote in a press release that while training in an area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill, a soldier was attacked by a bear and died from the injuries, KTUU reports.
The 673d Security Forces Squadron initially responded to the incident, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers are still searching for the bear involved in the attack.
JBER officials say more information about the incident will be announced as it becomes available, and the name of the soldier who died will be released pending next-of-kin notification.
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SAN DIEGO, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing proprietary genetic engineering platform technologies to create cell and gene therapeutics with the capacity to cure, today announced that its virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. PT.
The Annual Meeting will be held through a live webcast. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2022, are entitled to vote in the Annual Meeting.
As provided in the Company's proxy materials, an online portal is available to stockholders at www.proxydocs.com/PSTX where stockholders can view and download the Company's proxy materials and 2021 Annual Report and vote their shares in advance of the Annual Meeting. Stockholders may also submit questions and vote their shares prior to the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the Annual Meeting website.
To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, stockholders must register by 8:00 p.m. PT on June 14, 2022 at www.proxydocs.com/PSTX. To register, stockholders must enter the control number found on the proxy card in the materials sent to stockholders. After registration is complete, further instructions including a unique link to access the virtual Annual Meeting will be emailed. Poseida encourages stockholders to access the Annual Meeting prior to the start time in order to allow ample time for check-in procedures.
Below are additional details on how stockholders can participate in the virtual Annual Meeting:
- Access the Annual Meeting website beginning at 12:45 p.m. PT on June 16, 2022.
- Vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the Annual Meeting website.
- Submit a question in advance of the meeting by visiting the Annual Meeting website and entering the stockholder's control number.
Whether or not a stockholder plans to attend the virtual-only Annual Meeting, Poseida Therapeutics urges each stockholder to vote and submit their proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials.
About Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
Poseida Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to utilizing our proprietary genetic engineering platform technologies to create next generation cell and gene therapeutics with the capacity to cure. We have discovered and are developing a broad portfolio of product candidates in a variety of indications based on our core proprietary platforms, including our non-viral piggyBac® DNA Delivery System, Cas-CLOVER™ Site-specific Gene Editing System and nanoparticle- and AAV-based gene delivery technologies. Our core platform technologies have utility, either alone or in combination, across many cell and gene therapeutic modalities and enable us to engineer our portfolio of product candidates that are designed to overcome the primary limitations of current generation cell and gene therapeutics. To learn more, visit www.poseida.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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New investment builds on recent acquisition of PatientBond to springboard company to meet surging demand for market-leading patient engagement and access solutions
CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient engagement and access platform Upfront today announced an additional $10.5 million in funding to accelerate its growth and product development initiatives. The Series C financing was co-led by Baird Capital, Echo Health Ventures and First Trust Capital Partners, with additional participation from existing investors including LRVHealth, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and Nashville Capital Network.
As market demand surges for patient engagement solutions, the investment bolsters Upfront's trajectory of market leadership through accelerated product innovation. Today's announcement included the rollout of significant advancements to the platform including deeper integrations, proprietary psychographic-driven content as well as enhanced microsite functionality and user experience.
This comes on the heels of Upfront's strategic acquisition of PatientBond. Since Upfront raised its $11.5 million Series B funding round in November 2020, the company has driven over 40 million digital engagements with patients through its market-leading digital platform at more than 4,000 healthcare locations. The sustained organic growth of the business stands out given recent trends in digital health funding.
"We are very excited to increase our investment in Upfront and partner with the company's leadership team as they continue to drive innovation and enhanced patient experience for their client partners," said Jim Pavlik, Partner with Baird Capital. "Given Upfront's deep healthcare expertise, strong product differentiation, and proven approach, we believe the company is extremely well-positioned to capture increased market share and expand its positive impact on patient access and care delivery over the coming years."
Upfront CEO and co-founder Ben Albert explains what differentiates Upfront from competitors is its ability to deliver next-generation patient engagement and access within a single enterprise platform. "Patients will not only receive necessary care but also be guided between visits while building lasting relationships with their health system," Albert said. "Upfront's next generation platform with omnichannel personalization has the power to transform health care and improve outcomes."
"Other digital health players in this space paint a broad brush around patient engagement while Upfront's deep health care expertise combined with its integration capabilities, advanced analytics, and psychographics implementation means no one can compete," said Echo Health Ventures CEO Rob Coppedge. "Upfront's unique digital infrastructure and ability to intelligently support an organization's operational and strategic business goals will help both Upfront and its provider partners to pursue their full potential."
Founded in 2015, Upfront's platform ensures every patient is navigated to necessary care, enabling provider organizations to adopt a single solution to acquire and keep their patients. Upfront's technology influences positive patient behaviors — driving visit adherence, care gap closure, referral navigation, payment completion, reduced readmissions, and more.
"We were instantly drawn to Upfront's mission to help health systems lift the burdens of navigating patients to the right care," said First Trust Managing Director Jon Phillips. "Upfront moves beyond 'treating' patients – they curate the patients' experience across their care journey. This deep understanding of healthcare consumers differentiates Upfront in the market, and is just one of many reasons we're so confident. While other digital health startups are struggling to gain traction and investment, Upfront is quickly gaining ground."
With its continued success, Upfront is experiencing dynamic growth across the company. In addition to expanding the company's board of directors, Upfront is recruiting top talent from diverse backgrounds to round out its best-in-class healthcare technology team. The company was named a Top 50 Employer in Modern Healthcare's "Best Places to Work" program in 2021 and a finalist in Crain's Best Places to Work 2022.
Upfront is a mission-driven healthcare company delivering tangible outcomes to leading healthcare systems and provider groups. Its patient engagement and access platform makes each patient feel seen, guiding their care experience through personalized outreach. The backbone of the Upfront experience is its data engine, which analyzes clinical, sociodemographic, and patient-reported data. These insights, along with its advanced psychographic segmentation model, allow Upfront to individually activate patients to get the care they need while building a meaningful relationship between the patient and their health system. Upfront is rooted in partnership, leveraging best-in-class health care expertise to maximize the impact of technology and deliver a next-generation patient experience. To learn more, visit www.upfronthealthcare.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MF) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Missfresh investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. 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. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
MF investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (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.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Missfresh during the relevant time frame, you have until September 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Poster presentation details lead compounds demonstrating activity against EGFR variants that are resistant to all approved EGFR inhibitors
Nomination of development candidate expected in Q3 2022; IND expected in 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) (Theseus or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of cancer patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of transformative targeted therapies, today announced preclinical data characterizing next-generation pan-variant EGFR inhibitors that will be detailed in a live poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2022 Annual Meeting, being held April 8-13, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The poster highlights advanced lead compounds for use in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that have been observed to potently inhibit the kinase activity, both in vitro and in vivo, of all major single-, double-, and triple-mutant EGFR variants, including T790M and C797S, with selectivity over wild-type EGFR and the ability to penetrate the central nervous system (CNS).
"Up to half of all non-small cell lung cancer tumors are driven by activating mutations (single-mutants) in EGFR and up to 90 percent of those mutations are found in exons 19 and 21. Furthermore, as patients progress through lines of treatment, a substantial percentage of patients' tumors may develop one or more additional EGFR mutations (double- and triple-mutants) that cause resistance to treatment," said William Shakespeare, Ph.D., President of Research and Development at Theseus. "At Theseus, we have developed a series of potent and selective, single molecule, fourth-generation EGFR inhibitors that are designed to inhibit all major classes of EGFR activating and resistance mutations that contribute to later-line clonal heterogeneity in patients who have been failed by current approved therapies. We are finalizing preclinical studies to characterize our lead compounds and look forward to designating a development candidate in the third quarter of this year."
The preclinical data presented at AACR demonstrates that pan-variant EGFR inhibition of all major single-, double-, and triple-mutants, including T790M and C797S, with selectivity over wild-type, is achievable with a single molecule. Detailed findings show that:
- Theseus' lead compounds potently inhibited all major single-, double-, and triple-mutant EGFR variants in vitro, demonstrating cellular IC50 values between 2-12 nM.
- Lead compounds displayed favorable selectivity over wild-type EGFR, with ratios between 11- to 88-fold.
- An advanced lead compound demonstrated tumor regressions in mice against variants associated with both 1st and 2nd line osimertinib clinical failure – i.e., C797S double- and triple-mutants – at well-tolerated doses.
Studies to further characterize lead compounds are under way, with additional data expected to be presented at a scientific conference in the second half of 2022.
Presentation details:
Poster Number: 3342
Presenter: Wei-Sheng Huang, Ph.D., Vice President of Chemistry
Session Date and Time: Live presentation on Tuesday, April 12TH, 1:30pm - 5pm CT
About NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of lung cancer, accounting for approximately 85 percent of the estimated 2.2 million cases of lung cancer diagnosed in 2020. Up to half of NSCLC patients have tumors that are driven by activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and up to 90 percent of those mutations are found in exons 19 and 21. [Most] patients' tumors, in response to treatment, develop one or more additional EGFR mutations, causing resistance and rendering current therapies ineffective.
About Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Theseus is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of cancer patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of transformative targeted therapies. Theseus is working to outsmart cancer resistance by developing pan-variant tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) to target all known classes of cancer-causing and resistance mutations that lead to variants in a particular protein in a given type of cancer. Theseus' lead product candidate, THE-630, is a pan-variant KIT inhibitor for the treatment of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), whose cancer has developed resistance to earlier lines of kinase inhibitor therapy. Theseus is also developing a fourth-generation, selective epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor for C797S-mediated resistance to first- or later-line osimertinib treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). For more information, visit www.theseusrx.com.
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Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, such as those described from time to time in the reports Theseus files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Theseus' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022. However, new risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the current expectations of Theseus' management team and speak only as of the date hereof, and Theseus specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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BEIJING, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ucommune International Ltd. (NASDAQ: UK) ("Ucommune" or the "Company"), a leading agile office space manager and provider in China, today announced that at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held at 10 A.M. on April 21, 2022, Beijing time (10 P.M. on April 20, 2022, U.S. Eastern time) (the "Meeting"), its shareholders approved a share consolidation of 20 ordinary shares with par value of US$0.0001 each in the Company's issued and unissued share capital into one ordinary share with par value of US$0.002 (the "Share Consolidation"). As a result of the Share Consolidation, each 20 pre-split ordinary shares outstanding will automatically combine and convert to one issued and outstanding ordinary share without any action on the part of the shareholders, and the terms of the outstanding warrants, unit purchase options, senior convertible debentures and awards under share incentive plans of the Company will be adjusted automatically without any action on the part of the holders of those warrants, unit purchase options, senior convertible debentures and awards under share incentive plans.
The Share Consolidation will be effective at 5 P.M. on April 21, 2022, U.S. Eastern time. Beginning with the opening of trading on April 22, 2022, U.S. Eastern time, the Company's Class A ordinary shares will begin trading on a post-Share Consolidation basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol "UK" but under a new CUSIP number of G9449A 209. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Share Consolidation. All fractional shares will be rounded up to the whole number of shares. Immediately following the Share Consolidation, the authorized share capital of the Company will be US$50,000.00 divided into 25,000,000 ordinary shares of par value of US$0.002 each, comprising (a) 20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.002 each and (b) 5,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.002 each.
About Ucommune International Ltd
Ucommune is China's leading agile office space manager and provider. Founded in 2015, Ucommune has created a large-scale intelligent agile office ecosystem covering economically vibrant regions throughout China to empower its members with flexible and cost-efficient office space solutions. Ucommune's various offline agile office space services include self-operated models, such as U Space, U Studio, and U Design, as well as asset-light models, such as U Brand and U Partner. By utilizing its expertise in the real estate and retail industries, Ucommune operates its agile office spaces with high efficiency and engages in the urban transformation of older and under-utilized buildings to redefine commercial real estate in China.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- State authorities authorized a policy on May 24, 2022, to reduce water use in California by 10 to 20%, which includes a blanket prohibition on watering decorative lawns in subdivision common areas and on all commercial premises.
On Tuesday, the California State Water Resources Control Board declared emergency restrictions to decrease water consumption by 10 to 20% this year, prompting local water providers to apply their own measures to make this a reality. Moreover, as Laurel Firestone, a member of the California State Water Resources Control Board, cautioned during the board meeting on Tuesday, some cities may be forced to make difficult judgments about what is "needed in this new normal."
In most houses across the country, outdoor irrigation accounts for 50-70 percent of household water use. Each year, it takes around 685 gallons of water to apply one inch of water over 1,000 square feet of lawn to keep it green. It puts a significant burden on the local freshwater supply just to keep the lawn green. What choices do you have for making a difference? By replacing your natural lawn with SYNLawn artificial grass, you may save up to 70% on your water cost. By switching to SYNLawn, you not only get a beautiful, low-maintenance lawn all year, but you also help to minimize your carbon footprint.
SYNLawn is southern California's first provider of plant-based artificial grass. Our environmentally responsible products make it easy to conserve valuable resources such as water in hard times such as these. Our low-maintenance products do not require consistent watering to maintain their luxurious green glow and resist fading, even in harsh sunlight. As a result, we are able to save substantial amounts of water yearly as well as money on consumer water bills. SYNLawn artificial grass is backed by our unmatched limited lifetime warranty with financing options available.
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Which Blue’s Clues toy is best?
Since its initial release in 1995, “Blue’s Clues” has had three different hosts and a spinoff series closely titled “Blue’s Clues & You!” The series follows the cute and lovable Blue, a preschool pup who finds clues with her friend Josh to solve problems.
Hugely successful, there have been many “Blue’s Clues” toys made, and deciding which one to get might seem impossible with so many to pick from. If you use your mind and take a step at a time, you’ll find some great choices, like the Blue’s Clues & You! Peek-A-Blue Interactive Stuffed Animal.
What to know before you buy a Blue’s Clues toy
Toy type
Interactive: Interactive toys are considered interactive because of the way in which a child engages with them. These toys require your child’s attention and efforts to work correctly. Interactive toys include pads and tablets and most play sets.
Passive: Passive toys are simple toys for babies and toddlers that introduce them to development through play. These toys include blocks and musical instruments.
Plushies: Plushies work well for imaginative play or for sleeping and cuddling with. A soft plush of your child’s favorite character can provide them comfort when feeling tired or sad.
Education vs. enjoyment
Toys are for providing entertainment, education or a mix of the two. Some of those that overlap tend to lean closer to one side than the other. The toy that you pick depends on your goal. Toys aimed at developing skills like fine motor control or problem-solving typically indicate this on their packaging. Remember that play is a form of learning in itself.
Age range
Because there are such a wide range of “Blue’s Clues” toys out there, something important to consider is your child’s age. The idea behind age-appropriate play is to maximize the development of a sense of self, other and the environment. A child playing with a toy outside their capabilities can lead to frustration and is not optimal for their development.
What to look for in a quality Blue’s Clues toy
Replayability
The best toys are those designed to keep kids coming back to use over again. Imagination-based toys are a go-to for this, because the way in which they’re played with is entirely up to the child. Even toys that have limited features can be engaging enough for kids to revisit.
Sounds and music
Music can be a great educational tool, as children use songs to learn basic lessons and remember new things. “Blue’s Clues” is full of characters that have their own songs and fun taglines, and reproducing them in a toy can help keep your child engaged.
Design
Since these toys are specifically designed for kids, design tends to focus on helping develop fine and gross motor skills. This includes practice in holding a pen, turning knobs, pressing buttons and flipping pages. Every child develops at a different rate, so it’s important to know what actions your child excels at or still struggles with.
How much you can expect to spend on a Blue’s Clues toy
Coloring sets, handy dandy notebooks, bath toys and some “Blue’s Clues” plushies cost from about $5-$25. Other plushies, instruments, puzzles and play sets typically cost about $20-$40. “Blue’s Clues” themed bikes and play tents can cost up to $50.
Blue’s Clues toy FAQ
How do I decide which type of Blue’s Clues toy is best for my child?
A. Because there are so many options, making a decision can feel overwhelming. The best place to start is by considering what modes of play your child enjoys the most. Simple toys with instructions are good for kids who enjoy imagination-based play. More complex toys with different features work well for children who prefer a structure for their play.
What are the benefits of interactive toys?
A. In short, they help make learning a fun experience. Interactive toys improve problem-solving skills and concentration, and encourage creativity, social and emotional development.
What’s the best Blue’s Clues toy to buy?
Top Blue’s Clues toy
Blue’s Clues & You! Peek-A-Blue Interactive Stuffed Animal
What you need to know: This cuddly Blue plushie barks and plays peek-a-boo with you when you squeeze her belly.
What you’ll love: Not including the ears, this plush sits at 10 inches tall and is made of a super-soft fabric. It looks and sounds just like the real Blue and includes her signature paw print. It requires AAA batteries, which are included.
What you should consider: Some reviewers say their plush came stained or dirty.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Blue’s Clues toy for the money
LeapFrog Blue’s Clues & You! Clue Into Words
What you need to know: This 10-page pad features bright colors and interactive play as your child helps Blue and Josh search for clues to help Blue decide what book she wants to read.
What you’ll love: Each page includes touch-sensitive interaction that introduces 32 words across four learning categories and plays Blue-inspired music and sounds. Your child can interact with other characters like Josh, Magenta, the Shaker Family and Mailbox as they help Blue look for clues.
What you should consider: It comes with two AA batteries meant for demo purposes only; they should quickly be replaced.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
Blue’s Clues & You! Mail Time with Mailbox
What you need to know: This set includes the lovable Mailbox with a slot and a raisable mail flag, six letters and one create-your-own letter that children can write on using the included crayon.
What you’ll love: Always cracking jokes, dropping a letter into Mailbox’s slot causes him to deliver a special message or phrase from the show. The customizable letter allows kids to write or draw their own message using the blue crayon that looks just like Josh’s.
What you should consider: Some reviewers were disappointed that it doesn’t sing the Mailtime song.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
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PARIS (AP) — France faced an ecstatic Marine Le Pen on Monday after her party’s far-right candidates sent shockwaves through the political establishment and helped deny President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance a majority in parliament.
The surprising breakthrough for the far right — alongside a surge in support for hard-left candidates — undercuts Macron’s leadership, threatens his plans to raise the country’s retirement age and cut taxes, and reshapes France’s political landscape.
Le Pen’s National Rally party didn’t win the two-round parliamentary election that ended Sunday. But it secured more than 10 times the seats it won five years ago.
It’s an outcome she’s long dreamed of, the result of more than a decade of grassroots work to woo disillusioned working class voters and scrub her party of its racist, antisemitic image so that it’s seen as a party like any other. One, she hopes, that could rule France one day.
It was only in April that Le Pen lost the presidential election to Macron. But now it was her turn to gloat, since she knows she can use the seats in the National Assembly to thwart Macron’s domestic agenda and even trigger a no-confidence vote.
Beaming with pride, she called the outcome a “historic victory” and a “seismic event” in French politics. Antiracism groups quickly sounded the alarm over her anti-immigration, anti-Muslim agenda.
Le Pen’s National Rally got 89 seats in the 577-member parliament, up from a previous total of eight. On the other side of the political spectrum, the leftist Nupes coalition, led by hard-liner Jean-Luc Mélenchon, won 131 seats to become the main opposition force.
Macron’s alliance Together! won 245 seats — but fell 44 seats short of a majority in the National Assembly, France’s most powerful house of parliament.
The strong support for political extremes reflects a frustration with Macron’s leadership that first erupted in 2018 with the yellow vest movement against perceived economic injustice, and has periodically resurfaced among those who see him as too pro-business, arrogant or tone-deaf to everyday concerns.
The strong performance of both Le Pen’s National Rally and Mélenchon’s coalition — composed of his hard-left France Unbowed party as well as the Socialists, Greens and Communists — will make it harder for Macron to implement the agenda he was reelected on in May, including tax cuts and raising France’s retirement age from 62 to 65.
“Macron is a minority president now,” a beaming Le Pen declared Monday in Hénin-Beaumont, her stronghold in northern France. “His retirement reform plan is buried.”
She said the National Rally will seek to chair the parliament’s powerful finance committee.
The National Rally, previously known as the National Front, has been a political force in France for decades. But the two-round voting system had until now prevented it from achieving big scores in parliamentary elections.
Political analyst Brice Teinturier, deputy director-general of Ipsos polling institute, said on France Inter radio that Sunday’s result “means that the National Rally is ‘institutionalizing’ itself.”
Le Pen lost to Macron in April with 41.5% of the votes against 58.5% — her highest-ever level of support in her three attempts to become France’s leader.
Since taking over the party in 2011, Le Pen has worked to remove the stigma attached to the National Front under the leadership of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, convicted repeatedly of racism and antisemitism. By softening some of her views and rhetoric, she sought to make the party move from a protest movement to an opposition force perceived as being able to govern. She even changed the party’s name, which critics call a ruse to gloss over its dark past.
Le Pen’s National Rally now has a sufficient number of legislators to constitute a formal group at the National Assembly and request seats in parliamentary committees, including those focusing on defense and foreign policy.
In addition, the National Rally party now has enough seats — more than 58 — to trigger a censure motion against the government that can lead to a no-confidence vote.
The new Assembly will start working next week.
Meanwhile, France is heading toward a government reshuffle. Three ministers — out of 15 who were running — have lost the election and will need to resign under rules set by Macron.
The president could also use the reshuffle to offer some jobs in the government to new potential allies.
Macron himself hasn’t commented on the election results yet.
His government will still have the ability to rule, but only by bargaining with legislators. The centrists could try to negotiate on a case-by-case basis with lawmakers from the center-left and from the conservative party, with the goal of preventing opposition lawmakers from being numerous enough to reject the proposed measures.
The government could also occasionally use a special measure provided by the French Constitution to adopt a law without a vote.
Macron’s diplomatic policies aren’t expected to be affected in an immediate future, including France’s strong support for Ukraine. In line with the French Constitution, Macron keeps substantial powers over foreign policy, European affairs and defense no matter what difficulties his alliance may face in parliament.
Teinturier, the political analyst, said the new composition of the National Assembly echoes “the desire of the French people to rebalance” the results of the presidential election.
“There was clearly the will to not give all the powers and a straight majority to Emmanuel Macron and to impose on him some constraints, some kind of placement under supervision,” he said.
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Surk reported from Nice. Alexander Turnbull and Catherine Gaschka in Paris contributed to this report.
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RADNOR, Pa., June 8, 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 Oscar Health, Inc. (Oscar) (NYSE: OSCR). The action charges Oscar 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 Oscar's materially misleading statements to the public, Oscar investors have suffered significant losses.
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OSCAR'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
In March, 2021, Oscar conducted its IPO, selling 36,391,946 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $39.00 per share. Oscar received net proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion from the IPO.
On August 12, 2021, Oscar disclosed that its Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) for the second quarter of 2021 was 82.4%, an increase of 2170 basis points year-over year, claiming that the increase was primarily driven by meaningfully lower utilization in 2Q20 as a result of COVID-19, as well as higher COVID-19 testing and treatment costs. Oscar also disclosed that its net loss for the quarter was $73.1 million, an increase of $32.1 million year-over-year.
Then, on November 10, 2021, Oscar disclosed that its third quarter 2021 MLR increased 920 basis points year-over-year, to 99.7%. Oscar claimed, again, that the MLR increase was primarily driven by higher net COVID costs, as well as several other purported reasons. Oscar also disclosed that its net loss for the quarter was $212.7 million, an increase of $133.6 million year-over-year.
Following this news, Oscar's share price fell $4.05 per share, or 24.5%, to close at $12.47 per share on November 11, 2021. At the time of the filing of the complaint, Oscar stock has traded as low as $5.76 per share, a more than 85% decline from the $39.00 per share IPO price.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Oscar investors may, no later than July 11, 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 Oscar investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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49ers must exhibit patience with no 1st round pick
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Pro Football Writer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five years under general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan with top 10 picks four times and multiple first-rounders twice. That’s what will make this year’s opening night of the draft so unusual for the Niners, who won’t have an opening-round pick for the first time since 1996 after trading it last March to move up to take Trey Lance third overall to be their quarterback of the future. San Francisco’s first pick next week will be 61st overall in the second round, barring a trade. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/22/49ers-must-exhibit-patience-with-no-1st-round-pick/ | 2022-04-22T23:26:02Z |
Four people have been arrested and charged after 53 migrants died in what one Homeland Security Investigations agent called the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history.
The migrants were found in sweltering conditions inside a semitruck in San Antonio on Monday after an employee at a nearby building heard cries for help. More than a dozen people were found alive inside the tractor-trailer and hospitalized for heat-related conditions, according to San Antonio authorities.
Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, who is originally from Brownsville but resides in Pasadena, Texas, was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges related to alleged involvement in human smuggling resulting in death, according to a US Department of Justice news release. Zamorano has a lengthy criminal record dating back to the 1990s, public records show.
Christian Martinez, 28, who was arrested on Tuesday in Palestine, Texas, was charged with one count of conspiracy to transport undocumented migrants resulting in death, the DOJ said.
If convicted, both Zamorano and Martinez could face up to life in prison or could face the death penalty. CNN has been unable to determine if Zamorano or Martinez has an attorney.
When police arrived on scene Monday, they discovered multiple people inside the tractor-trailer, some on the ground and in nearby brush, "many of them deceased and some of them incapacitated," according to the DOJ release.
"SAPD officers were led to the location of an individual, later identified as Zamorano, who was observed hiding in the brush after attempting to abscond. Zamorano was detained by SAPD officers," the release said.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol also provided Homeland Security Investigations agents with surveillance footage that showed the tractor-trailer crossing through an immigration checkpoint, according to the release. The driver could be seen wearing a black shirt with stripes and a hat.
"HSI agents confirmed Zamorano matched the individual from the surveillance footage and was wearing the same clothing," the release read.
An investigation revealed that communications occurred between Zamorano and Martinez concerning the smuggling event, according to the release.
Two other individuals, Juan Claudio D'Luna-Mendez and Juan Francisco D'Luna-Bilbao, have been charged with "possession of a weapon by an alien illegally in the United States," according to criminal complaints filed Monday. Authorities were able to locate the men after responding to the semi-truck incident, according to the affidavit.
The attorney for D'Luna-Mendez said he does not comment on pending cases. CNN has reached out to the D'Luna-Bilbao's attorney and has not heard back.
No water or working AC inside trailer, fire chief said
The refrigerated semitractor-trailer had no visible working air conditioning unit and there was no sign of water inside, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters Monday. It's not clear how long people inside the truck had been dead, he said.
High temperatures Monday in the San Antonio area ranged from the high 90s to low 100s, according to the National Weather Service.
"None of these people were able to extricate themselves out of the truck," Hood said. "So they were still in there, awaiting help, when we arrived ... meaning just being too weak -- weakened state -- to actually get out and help themselves."
Craig Larrabee, Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio acting special agent in charge, described it as "the worst human-smuggling event in the United States."
"In the past, smuggling organizations were mom and pop. Now they are organized and tied in with the cartels. So you have a criminal organization who has no regard for the safety of the migrants. They are treated like commodities rather than people," Larrabee told CNN in a phone interview.
The discovery came as US federal authorities launched what they described as an "unprecedented" operation to disrupt human smuggling networks amid an influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border.
Business owners in the area where the trailer was found told CNN they were in shock.
"They were human beings, it was terrible," said Israel Martinez, 68, co-owner of USA Auto Parts. "We (migrants) come to this country for a better life and yesterday reminded many of us that sadly, some of us achieve it but many others don't do it."
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NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) ("Bit Digital" or the "Company"), a digital asset mining company headquartered in New York, announced its unaudited bitcoin and Ethereum production and corporate updates for the month of July 2022.
Corporate Highlights for July 2022
- In July 2022, the Company earned 142.5 bitcoins, an 111% increase compared to the prior month. The Company earned 0.5 ETH during July 2022 compared to 0.0 in the month ending June 30, 2022.
- Treasury holdings of BTC and ETH were 889.1 and 2,176.9, with a fair market value of approximately $20.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, on July 31, 2022.
- The Company owned 38,135 bitcoin miners and 731 Ethereum miners as of July 31, 2022, with an estimated maximum total hash rate of 2.7 Exahash ("EH/s") and 0.3 Terahash ("TH/s), respectively.
- During the month, the Company finalized an agreement for 5 megawatts of hosting capacity in Canada. The facility utilizes an energy source that is primarily hydroelectric.
Miner Deployments
During the month of July, the Company continued to work with hosting partners to deploy miners. 31% of its currently-owned fleet, or 12,044 bitcoin miners and 6 ETH miners representing 1.09 EH/s and 0.0 TH/s, respectively, was deployed in North America as of July 31, 2022.
About Bit Digital
Bit Digital, Inc. is a bitcoin mining company headquartered in New York City. Our mining operations are located in North America. For additional information, please contact ir@bit-digital.com or visit our website at www.bit-digital.com.
Investor Notice
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and forward-looking statements described under "Risk Factors" in Item 3.D of our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. If any material risk was to occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our securities could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment. The risks and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. In addition, our past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results in the future. Future changes in the network-wide mining difficulty rate or bitcoin hash rate may also materially affect the future performance of Bit Digital's production of bitcoin. Actual operating results will vary depending on many factors including network difficulty rate, total hash rate of the network, the operations of our facilities, the status of our miners, and other factors. Additionally, all discussions of financial metrics assume mining difficulty rates as of July 2022. See "Safe Harbor Statement" below.
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This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of Bit Digital, Inc., and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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(The Hill) – Twitter’s former security chief, who alleged the company has major security deficiencies in a bombshell whistleblower disclosure, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September, the committee said Wednesday.
The whistleblower, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, will participate in a hearing aimed at examining the allegations of security failures at Twitter.
“Mr. Zatko’s allegations of widespread security failures and foreign state actor interference at Twitter raise serious concerns. If these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy and security risks for Twitter users around the world,” Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a joint statement.
“The Senate Judiciary Committee will investigate this issue further with a full Committee hearing this work period, and take further steps as needed to get to the bottom of these alarming allegations,” the senators added.
In an 84-page disclosure, published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, Zatko alleged Twitter has not been complying with a 2011 consent order from the Federal Trade Commission that called for the company to create and maintain a security program designed to protect privacy and nonpublic consumer information.
Zatko also alleged the platform is vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments.
Twitter has pushed back strongly on Zatko’s allegations.
“What we’ve seen so far is a false narrative about Twitter and our privacy and data security practices that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lacks important context,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. “Mr. Zatko’s allegations and opportunistic timing appear designed to capture attention and inflict harm on Twitter, its customers and its shareholders.”
The complaint in part references a back-and-forth between Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO who is trying to back out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion.
Musk has accused Twitter of not providing information about the number of spam bots on the platform, an accusation the platform has pushed back on.
Zatko accused the Twitter CEO of misleading Musk and the public about the number of spam accounts on the platform and how the platform counts them. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/twitter-whistleblower-to-testify-at-senate-hearing/ | 2022-08-25T00:44:32Z |
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kleiner Device Labs today announced that its new KG™2 Surge™ flow-thru interbody system was used in its first surgical procedure. Dr. Anders Cohen performed a single-level TLIF, fusing L5-S1 at The Brooklyn Hospital Center on July 19, 2022. Utilizing the new device, bone graft delivered through the KG 2 conduit was more than three times the volume of the void of the collapsed disk space.
Noted Dr. Cohen post-surgery, "I was honored to perform the inaugural KG 2 Surge spinal fusion procedure. The system worked flawlessly, allowing precision placement of the interbody cage and fusion graft in a seamless sequential manner. The integrated fusion delivery system enabled a quick, maximum delivery of the graft material to the re-expanded disc space. The system is intuitive and reduces the number of steps usually needed to perform this procedure. There is minimal learning curve for the physician and our team."
The KG2 Surge flow-thru interbody system is a single-patient-use bone graft delivery tool coupled with a 3D-printed titanium I-Beam fusion implant. The implant has no lateral walls and serves as a conduit for unimpeded flow of a broad spectrum of bone graft materials through the pre-attached, rectangular insertion tool. The rectangular cannula maximizes the cross-sectional area available for graft material flow and eliminates the challenge of trying to apply bone graft after cage insertion. Since the system comes pre-assembled and sterilized in a single use tray, there is minimal scrub tech training and no implant tray re-processing/sterilization -- an ideal system for an ASC or hospital. Also, the implant is directly inserted—it is not touched or pre-packed. The KG2 system allows for a single insertion process to take the place of the multi-step, multi-instrument pass practice that is typical of current spinal fusion procedures. The surgical procedure with KG2 Surge spares contusion of delicate nerve tissue and reduces the risk of surgical site infection. Because the system comes pre-sterilized and pre-assembled, it also eliminates the back table "fiddle factor."
For KG2 videos, technical specifications, instructions for use, or clinical efficacy information, please go to the company's web site.
Kleiner Device Labs is creating new instruments and devices to advance minimally invasive spine surgery and improve outcomes and costs. Kleiner Device Labs is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada.
The Division of Neurosurgery is one of the hospital's centers of excellence. Led by Dr. Anders Cohen, a nationally recognized expert in minimally invasive spine surgery, the Division offers preventive care, rehabilitation, medical care and effective surgical procedures for multiple conditions of the spine and brain. For more information or to make an appointment, please call 718-250-8103 or visit tbh.org/BrooklynSpine.
KG and Surge are trademarks of Kleiner Device Labs.
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Mother, grandmother charged after child was found dead on motel room floor, police say
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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WYFF) — A mother and grandmother are charged after a young child was found dead on an Asheville motel room floor Monday afternoon, according to police.
Asheville police said they were called to the Rodeway Inn and Suites on Crowell Road around 3:10 p.m. on Monday for a welfare check.
When officers entered the room, they found a small child lying deceased on the floor, police said.
Police said the child was 3 years old.
They said Inga Torrence Matthews, 50, and Chantarica Nasha Matthews, 29, were in the room and taken into custody.
Detectives said they believe that they had been residing at the hotel intermittently for some time.
CID investigators say that the child appeared to be extremely malnourished and arrested the two females on the following charges:
First-Degree Murder Felony Child Abuse Concealment of Death Both were taken to the Buncombe County Detention Facility for booking, and each has a $95,000 secured bond on the felony child abuse and concealment of death charges; no bond on the first-degree murder charge.
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The report cites Prevalent's comprehensive platform and combined assessments and risk ratings as key strengths
PHOENIX, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevalent, Inc., the company that takes the pain out of third-party risk management (TPRM), today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the first IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management Software (Doc #US48295522, September 2022). The IDC MarketScape evaluated 12 TPRM providers and highlights Prevalent's managed services, risk rating and tool kit as the key differentiators contributing to its position as a Leader.
The Prevalent Third-Party Risk Management Platform is a SaaS solution that enables companies to automate the critical tasks required to onboard, assess, manage, continuously monitor and remediate third-party security, privacy, compliance, operational, and procurement-related risks across every stage of the vendor lifecycle. The IDC MarketScape's assessment highlights what Prevalent considers to be its strengths.
According to the MarketScape:
"The Prevalent platform is designed to support client TPRM needs from vendor assessments and onboarding through vendor termination. With the expansion into non-IT risk domains, the Prevalent platform became significantly more comprehensive."
"Prevalent's strengths stem from thoughtful design of the solution and from their unique in-house capabilities including managed services and ratings. As discussed, by offering managed services internally, Prevalent customers are able to deftly move back and forth between a managed service offering and independently running the platform. This opens a door for clients to bring in the extra support as needed without a sense of long-term commitment. This flexibility is a key differentiator of the Prevalent offering."
"The managed services component is also enhanced with Prevalent's in-house rating capabilities. Prevalent differentiates by combining assessments and ratings to provide a complete vendor profile. Prevalent customers have access to 10,000+shared third-party security, privacy and business resilience risk assessments which they can leverage and customize by applying multipliers, adjust by region, and augment with specific questions. In-house intelligence is also supplemented with partner feeds including Modern Slavery statements, Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scores, Health & Safety events, and ESG scorings and EPA eco violations database."
"This leadership positioning in the first ever third-party risk management IDC MarketScape is a huge testament to the investments we made to benefit customers in innovation, customer success, and managed services," said Kevin Hickey, CEO of Prevalent. "With the onslaught of third-party data breaches, supply chain disruptions and new regulatory requirements, third-party risk management solutions must evolve rapidly. Prevalent customers not only identify risks faster but dramatically reduce manual work with the most comprehensive and the only unified TPRM solution available."
To learn more, please read the latest Prevalent blog and register to access a complimentary copy of the IDC MarketScape excerpt.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.
About Prevalent
Prevalent takes the pain out of third-party risk management (TPRM). Companies use our software and services to eliminate the security and compliance exposures that come from working with vendors and suppliers and throughout the third-party risk management lifecycle. Our customers benefit from a flexible, hybrid approach to TPRM, where they not only gain solutions tailored to their needs, but also realize a rapid return on investment. Regardless of where they start, we help our customers stop the pain, make informed decisions, and adapt and mature their TPRM programs over time.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tact.ai, the customer engagement company for life sciences, announced today that former Novartis Pharma Global CIO and SVP, Andreas Müller, has joined the company as an Advisor. His role will focus on working with commercial and medical leaders to accelerate successful hybrid customer engagement that support new and more agile go-to-market models.
Founded by former Salesforce.com executive, Chuck Ganapathi, Tact.ai helps pharma companies work more effectively with health care professionals (HCPs) to deliver innovative medicines to patients faster.
Tact's customer engagement platform is used by pharma organizations taking a more holistic, outcome-centric approach to how they engage customers across all channels: face-to-face, phone, email, video, chat, and self-service. The platform innovations in mobile, artificial intelligence (AI) and user experience – which have been awarded six patents – enable field teams to boost productivity, personalize every interaction, allow HCPs to engage them on-demand and deliver a total experience to employees and customers.
"Andreas' brilliance and track record helping pharma organizations outpace their competition made him the ideal industry leader to help Tact customers leverage best-in-class technologies to accelerate strategic imperatives that advance innovate medicines," said Chuck Ganapathi, founder, and CEO of Tact.ai. "Andreas' strong commitment to our mission to help nurture more meaningful customer engagement, along with his global expertise, makes him an excellent addition and asset to Tact."
Now supporting a third of the global top 15 pharma companies, Tact.ai has brought on Andreas to deepen collaboration and partnerships across life science and technology companies and grow the ecosystem of integrations for Tact's customer engagement platform. Andreas will also chair Tact.ai's Customer Advisory Board to ensure continuous learning and innovation remain a key part of the platform. Prior to his role with Tact.ai, Andreas was the Global Pharma CIO and SVP for Novartis where he directed all commercial and medical technology investments for Novartis' Pharma, Oncology and Sandoz businesses. Prior to Novartis, he also served in leadership roles at Roche and other emerging companies.
"What got us here, won't get us there. It's a unique period for pharma not only re-imagining stakeholder engagement but also developing new business models with partners in health care, tech and data-enabled companies," said Andreas Müller, Advisor and Chair of the Tact.ai Customer Advisory Board. "Being focused on the experience, giving customers more choice and flexibility, paired with the nimbleness needed to adapt to changing market requirements is in the DNA of Tact.ai and its leading engagement platform. I'm very excited to join and chair the advisory board to help drive innovation at scale, continuing to add to its already impressive growth journey helping accelerate access for patients to life impacting medicines."
See Andreas speak about Evolving Engagement at the NEXT Pharma Summit on May 18 at 3 pm CET. In March 2022, Tact.ai received a new investment from Hikma -- the fourth life sciences industry investment in the past six months -- following its $33 million USD fundraise last year from Novartis (dRx Capital), Lilly and McKesson Ventures at the end of 2021.
The Customer Engagement Company for Life Sciences
Tact.ai is on a mission to help life science organizations nurture meaningful customer engagement through our human-friendly software. Our AI-powered engagement platform empowers field teams to work with their customers in new ways to drive better outcomes. Tact.ai is headquartered in Silicon Valley and is backed by some of the world's leading firms in venture capital, technology, and healthcare and life sciences, including Microsoft's venture fund M12, Salesforce Ventures, Novartis, Lilly, and McKesson Ventures. Visit us at: https://www.tact.ai/
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Kid Cudi said a new song on Pusha T's upcoming album will be his last collaboration with Kanye West, his former friend.
Kid Cudi said his upcoming feature on Pusha T's album will mark his last time working with Kanye West, his former friend and collaborator.
Reports of the tracklist for Pusha T's upcoming album showed that Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, and West, who now goes by Ye, would appear together on the track "Rock N Roll." But Cudi let fans know shortly afterward that he's no longer friends with the award-winning rapper.
"I did this song a year ago when I was still cool w Kanye," Cudi tweeted on Tuesday. "I am not cool w that man. He's not my friend and I only cleared the song for Pusha cuz thats [sic] my guy.
"This is the last song u will hear me on w Kanye," he said, signing his first name.
Cudi had previously been signed to the West-founded label GOOD Music and appeared on several of the "Stronger" rapper's albums. The two released the collaborative record "Kids See Ghosts" in 2018. They have since ended their friendship in relation to several Instagram posts Ye shared earlier this year.
West was set to headline Coachella but dropped out from the festival earlier this month. His scheduled performance at the 2022 Grammys was canceled due to "concerning online behavior," sources close to West told CNN in March. Earlier that month, he'd been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours for using a racial slur directed at comedian Trevor Noah.
Cudi is scheduled to appear at New York's Governors Ball music festival in June. He also recently announced he'd be directing, writing and starring in a film for Netflix.
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Katelyn McClure pleaded guilty to one count of theft by deception in the second degree. On Thursday, she was sentenced and ordered to pay restitution and to serve three years of supervised release, according to court documents.
In 2017, McClure claimed she ran out of gas and was stranded on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. The homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., supposedly saw her and gave her his last $20 for gas.
McClure and her then-boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, posted about the "good deed" on social media, including a picture of her with Bobbitt on a highway ramp. They also started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the homeless veteran, saying they wanted to pay it forward to the good Samaritan and get him off the streets.
The story went viral and made national headlines, with over 14,000 donors contributing. The scammers netted around $367,000 after fees.
Prosecutors said the then-couple spent the money on a BMW, a New Year's trip to Las Vegas, gambling in casinos, Louis Vuitton handbags, and other items. Bobbitt, who received $75,000 from the fundraiser, according to prosecutors, took civil action against D'Amico and McClure and the scam soon became public.
The investigation revealed the real story. According to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, the couple first met Bobbit at an off-ramp near a casino at least a month before the GoFundMe campaign went live. Investigators reviewed texts the couple sent discussing the scam and their money troubles, including one McClure sent to a friend that read, "Okay so wait the gas part is completely made up, but the guy isn't. I had to make something up to make people feel bad."
Bobbitt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft by deception in 2019 and was sentenced to a five-year special probation period that includes drug treatment. D'Amico also pleaded guilty and agreed to a five-year term in New Jersey state prison, as well as restitution of GoFundMe and the donors, in 2019.
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My husband and I had the wonderful experience of adopting a dog from an APAC adoption event. What special people the members of this group are! They take in and foster dogs from the Temple Animal Shelter, get them examined by a vet where they are checked for heart worms, given their shots, are spayed or neutered, if not already, and microchipped.
By looking at the website (myhappytail.org) we were able to read what foster parents said about each dog, and pick one out, knowing she was good with cats, housebroken and friendly. The members we met were all so nice and genuinely loved the animals. We are so lucky to have this group of caring people in our community to support our shelter and help adopt out animals.
A special thank you to Kathy Myers, who fostered our sweet dog!
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NEW YORK , June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for ADN, CCL, AERC, DAL, and CVE.
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Arasan, a leading provider of semiconductor IP for all things mobile, including automobiles announces its 2'nd generation of CAN IP
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arasan announces the immediate availability of its 2'nd generation of CAN IP for the CAN 2.0 and CAN FD Specifications. The controllers have been rearchitected and upgraded to lower power consumption and area, which make them suitable for FPGA applications in addition to Arasan's primary ASIC IP market. Although automobiles do not have stringent power requirements like mobile phones, Arasan's power saving techniques implemented on these controllers help conserve battery power which automobiles also rely on. Use of FPGA's is prevalent in the automotive and industrial sectors, so optimizing area was another criterion that was set for these next gen controllers.
Arasan's 2nd Gen CAN IP controller core performs serial communication as per CAN2.0 and CAN FD specifications. It supports CAN 2.0A and CAN 2.0B protocols, TT-CAN, CAN-FD (ISO 11898-1.2015, plus earlier ISO, and Non-ISO Bosch specifications). It is fully programmable up to 1 Mbps for CAN 2.0 and multiple devices. Our 2nd Gen CAN IP is designed to increase reliability, faster error reporting, features advanced Error management unit, prevents data loss during transmission and prevents message collisions.
Arasan's 2nd Gen CAN IP controller cores can be easily integrated with the host processor using standard AMBA AHB/AXI interfaces. Our highly configurable controller core supports programmable Interrupts, data and baud rates, acceptance filters & flexible buffering schemes allows it to be fine-tuned to the specific need for the application.
Arasan's 2nd Gen CAN IP is 100% architected and designed by Arasan in-house team with engineering support direct from the designers. Further, the IP has been designed in the USA enabling us to support projects requiring US security clearance for support personnel. The defense and aerospace sectors in addition to automotive are a major target market for Arasan's fault tolerant CAN IP.
Arasan's CAN IP has passed compliance through multiple licensees and ASIL requirements.
For more information https://www.arasan.com/products/can-fd/
About Arasan
Arasan is at the forefront of this evolution of "Mobile" with its standards-based IP at the heart of Mobile SoCs. Arasan's high-quality, silicon-proven, Total IP Solutions include digital IP, AMS PHY IP, Verification IP, HDK, and Software. Arasan has a focused product portfolio targeting mobile SoCs to Automobiles, Drones, and IoT. Arasan Chip Systems, a contributing member of the MIPI Association since 2005 for mobile storage and mobile connectivity interfaces with over a billion chips shipped with our MIPI IP.
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Dr. Sam Beal
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