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During an appearance on SiriusXM's "Basic!" podcast, which was recorded in late July soon after the announcement that the Showtime late-night talk show was being canceled, Mero said he and Desus "had discussed pursuing separate interests for over a year prior to the show coming to an end."
"That conversation solidified us in signing overall agreements that recognized our intent to operate independent of one another," Mero said. "As far back as June of last year we were both pitching or looking to join existing projects as individuals."
"It wasn't like I'm breaking up with my girlfriend on the phone, yo," he joked. "You know what I mean? It was a strategy and it was one that we all agreed on.
A report by Puck News cited their manager Victor Lopez as the cause of a schism between Desus and Mero, which ultimately led to the show ending.
A source close to the co-hosts confirmed to CNN that their relationship with Lopez contributed to the two hosts parting ways.
Mero didn't touch on that, but did credit Lopez with helping his professional rise, which went from popular Twitter commentary to writing music reviews to he and Desus doing the "Bodega Boys" podcast, hosting their show on Viceland and ultimately the Showtime series.
Mero talked to "Basic" cohosts Doug Herzog and Jen Chaney about the love fans had for the show, which held a unique place of diversity in late night TV with him being Dominican and Desus being Jamaican.
He shared stories of viewers expressing how much the pair has meant to them, but reiterated they were ready to move on as individuals.
"If you have to force a partnership that's coming to a natural end, it's not going to be the same," he said. "The intent was to go our separate ways in a way that was supportive of each other," he added.
CNN has reached out to Lopez and Desus for comment.
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- Termination results in anticipated cash savings of $33.1 million
- Removes last of legacy contracts associated with former plasma-derived therapeutics business
LAVAL, QC and CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Liminal BioSciences Inc. (Nasdaq: LMNL) ("Liminal BioSciences" or the "Company"), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that, effective immediately, its long-term legacy Master Services Agreement, entered into in May 2015 as amended, relating to its previously owned plasma-derived therapeutics business ("CDMO Agreement"), was terminated by mutual agreement between the parties. The Company had previously sent an early five-year termination notice to terminate the CDMO Agreement in August 2021. The CDMO Agreement included a minimum purchase commitment of $9 million per year for the remainder of the contract.
This termination of the CDMO Agreement is part of the Company's previously disclosed objective to streamline its business, divest its non-core assets and eliminate contracts associated with its previously owned plasma-derived therapeutics business.
The Termination Agreement results in the termination of the CDMO Agreement effective immediately, and all obligations of the Company associated therewith, including any annual minimum purchase commitments. Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, Liminal BioSciences will pay a total of $18 million, of which $11.2 million was paid upon execution of the Termination Agreement and covers past sums due to the date of termination. The Company will make two further payments of which $3.4 million will be payable in the first quarter of 2023 and the remaining $3.4 million will be payable in the first quarter of 2024. The Termination Agreement contains customary releases.
"We are very pleased to have reached this agreement, which results in anticipated cash savings of approximately $33.1 million, and significantly reduces the last of our financial commitments relating to our previously owned plasma-derived therapeutics business", stated Bruce Pritchard, Chief Executive Officer of Liminal BioSciences.
Liminal BioSciences is a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing distinctive novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammatory, fibrotic, and metabolic diseases using our drug discovery platform with a data driven approach. The Company is currently developing GPR84 antagonists and OXER1 antagonists. In addition to these programs, the Company continues to explore other development opportunities to add to its pipeline.
Liminal BioSciences has active business operations in Canada and the United Kingdom.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words. Statements that are not historical in nature, including the words "anticipate," "expect," "suggest," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "target," "project," "should," "could," "would," "may," "will," "forecast" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to Liminal BioSciences' objectives, strategies and businesses that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward–looking information includes statements concerning, among other things: the potential financial and other benefits of terminating the CDMO Agreement, the Company's ability to streamline its business, divest its non-core assets and eliminate contracts associated with its previously owned plasma-derived therapeutics business, ability to achieve cash savings, advancement of Liminal Biosciences' product candidates, the outcome of anticipated clinical trials; the analysis of our clinical trial data; the potential development of Liminal Biosciences' R&D programs; the properties of our drug candidates; the timing of initiation or nature of preclinical and clinical trials and potential therapeutic areas.
These statements are "forward-looking" because they are based on our current expectations about the markets we operate in and on various estimates and assumptions. Actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements if known or unknown risks affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions turn out to be inaccurate. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: the Company's ability to develop, manufacture, and successfully commercialize product candidates, if ever; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's workforce, business operations, clinical development, regulatory activities and financial and other corporate impacts; the availability of funds and resources to pursue R&D projects, manufacturing operations or commercialization activities; the successful and timely initiation or completion of clinical trials; the ability to take advantage of financing opportunities or business opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry; the Company's ability to resolve the Nasdaq listing deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules; uncertainties associated generally with research and development, clinical trials and related regulatory reviews and approvals; and general changes in economic conditions. You will find a more detailed assessment of these risks, uncertainties and other risks that could cause actual events or results to materially differ from our current expectations in the filings and reports the Company makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian Securities Administrators, including in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as other filings and reports Liminal Biosciences' may make from time to time. Such risks may be amplified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any related impacts on Liminal BioSciences' business and the global economy. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any given forward-looking statement will materialize. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and estimates, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release even if new information becomes available, as a result of future events or for any other reason, unless required by applicable securities laws and regulations.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: 2 teens jump officers at subway station
NEW YORK (WCBS) – Two teenage boys in New York are facing charges of assaulting an officer after a violent incident at a subway station.
Cell phone video caught part of the incident, showing the fight between two New York Police Department officers and two 16-year-olds.
At one point in the video, the boy punches an officer before wrestling him to the ground and putting him in a chokehold.
Eventually, with the help of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) worker, the cops were able to put the two teens in handcuffs.
The fight occurred around 6 p.m. on July 23 at the 125th Street and Lexington Avenue subway station. The Staten Island Borough president released the video.
Police said the altercation started when officers saw the two teenagers jump the turnstile and were told to leave the station. One of the teens began arguing with the officers, so they tried to put him into custody, which is where the events in the video pick up.
MTA Chairman Janno Liber asked the NYPD to crack down on fare beaters because the problem has tripled in recent years.
“I was outraged. Here’s a cop who is doing what we asked of the NYPD to try to deter and cut down on fare evasion,” he said. “We want people to feel comfortable and safe. When they see people smoking or open drug use or fare evasion, people get worried that person might do something else.”
NYPD Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox said there had been an increase in assaults on MTA employees and police.
“We have seen an over 55% increase in assaults on police officers this year,” he said. “The majority of these assaults began as officers were engaging persons who had committed fare evasion and or other quality of life violations.”
The two teens were arrested for assaulting the officer and may face additional charges. They were arraigned in family court and released without bail until their next appearance.
One of the teens has two prior arrests this year for robbery and for possession of a loaded gun.
In a statement, the police union president said in part, “Cops are putting ourselves on the line to make the subways safer, but we are feeling abandoned by a justice system that won’t back us up.”
One of the officers received treatment for swelling. Both were expected to recover.
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Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide proof of a negative Covid test to enter public venues in a major escalation of restrictions as a five-day holiday gets underway.
The Labor Day holiday, which started on Saturday this year, has traditionally been a busy time for mass travel and gatherings in China. But there is little holiday spirit this year, as the Chinese government doubles down on its zero-Covid policy to fight the country's worst outbreak since Wuhan.
Many local governments have ordered residents not to leave their cities unless absolutely necessary and have imposed lengthy quarantine requirements for people coming from areas where Covid cases have been reported. The Chinese Transport Ministry expects 100 million journeys to be made over the holiday -- a 62 percent plunge from last year.
As a month-long lockdown continues in the financial hub of Shanghai, the Chinese capital of Beijing is grappling with a new Omicron outbreak that has put officials and residents on edge.
Many Beijing residents have rushed to stock up on food and daily necessities over the past week, fearing a Shanghai-style lockdown could cause shortages.
Beijing authorities have already rolled out several rounds of mass testing, locked down dozens of residential communities and suspended schools, but restrictions were tightened further at the start of the holiday.
On Saturday, Beijing officials announced that dining-in services at restaurants would be suspended during the holiday period.
After the holiday, workers and students will be required to present a negative Covid test -- taken within the previous 48 hours -- to return to work or school. And starting from May 5, residents must provide a negative Covid test -- taken within the previous seven days -- to enter all public venues, including taking public transport. All residents are required to take a Covid test at least once a week, according to officials.
On Sunday, Universal Beijing Resort said its Universal Studios theme park and CityWalk shopping zone would be closed immediately after receiving "guidance" from disease control authorities. It did not say when the park would reopen.
Beijing reported 59 local infections on Sunday, the highest number of daily cases in its current outbreak. The city has reported more than 300 cases since April 20.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai, officials said Sunday that community transmission in the city had been "effectively controlled," following more than a month of stringent lockdown that confined most of its 25 million residents to their homes.
Shanghai reported 7,872 local cases Sunday, continuing a general downward trend since April 13, officials said at a news conference. The city also reported 38 new deaths, bringing the total death toll of the current outbreak to 422.
Over the past two weeks, the city has stepped up efforts to send all cases to government quarantine sites.
Many senior Shanghai citizens, some with severe underlying diseases who cannot take care of themselves, were hauled off to makeshift quarantine facilities, prompting a public outcry. The government also installed metal fences outside apartment buildings where there had been recent cases to prevent people from leaving, sparking further anger.
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As Head of Stores for Scrubs & Beyond, Mahoney Strengthens Leadership Team and Customer Experience
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kindthread, a leader in the healthcare apparel industry with a strong commitment to providing transformative change in the lives of healthcare professionals, today announced that Angela Mahoney has joined the company as Head of Stores for Scrubs & Beyond, which was recently acquired under the Kindthread portfolio. In that role she will be responsible for leading store and field operations, focusing on driving customer-obsessed retail strategies, and delivering world class experiences throughout the stores.
"I am thrilled to join the Kindthread team, and to bring my unwavering commitment to unforgettable experiences, talent and brand development to Scrubs & Beyond," said Mahoney. "I am energized by the Kindthread mission and purpose, providing exceptional products and experiences to healthcare professionals. I believe there is tremendous upside in this underserved category and look forward to being part of the modernization of the brand."
Kindthread recently announced its acquisition of Landau, White Cross, Chefwear, and Scrubs & Beyond, squarely placing Kindthread in a category of its own. The focus of the company is to deliver innovative products and memorable experiences to healthcare and services professionals around the world, while driving positive community impact. Mahoney's addition is one of a series of key hires that will reinforce the company and its teams to increase its focus on customers, enhance product and retail experience, scale store operations and build an omni-channel experience that is connective and serves the healthcare community in a unique and supportive way.
Kindthread is expanding upon its leadership team, bringing significant expertise across supply chain, retail, sales, design, apparel, and workwear. Together at the enterprise level, this group will reinvigorate the portfolio's pioneering brands whose historical product and service innovations are synonymous with the healthcare industry today. The company plans to cultivate talent and capabilities within the organization and further invest in new talent, reaching outside the apparel industry to acquire best-in-class executives across retail, marketing, digital, creative services, and community impact.
"Attracting and developing key talent is critical in supporting and driving Kindthread's goals and continued transformation. As we shape our future success, we couldn't be more thrilled that Angela has joined our team. We believe she will be a key contributor to our company growth and we look forward to integrating her experience with our mission," said David Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of Kindthread.
Mahoney's retail expertise is outstanding and she brings over 25 years' experience of leading strategy and store expansion to the company. Prior to joining Kindthread, she worked as VP of Stores at Bath & Body Works and White Barn, where she oversaw retail operations within their fleet. During her tenure there, which spanned 21 years, Mahoney successfully fostered a quality-centric work environment, excelled at translating roadmaps into action plans, and cultivated an inclusive environment for teams to excel.
Kindthread is dedicated to serving and transforming the healthcare apparel industry while driving positive community impact. Kindthread's mission-driven ethos is dedicated to delivering significant impact through awareness, advocacy, and action within the communities it operates. The company's global ecosystem of trusted brands and highly coveted products creates an unprecedented retail experience for healthcare professionals around the world. The Kindthread portfolio of brands includes Landau, White Cross, Chefwear, and leading omnichannel retailer Scrubs & Beyond.
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For over 20 years, Scrubs & Beyond has offered fashion-forward products and outstanding customer service. Seeing an opportunity to raise the bar and provide a transformative experience catering to discerning healthcare professionals, Scrubs & Beyond has grown its business to become the largest retailer of healthcare apparel and accessories in the country. With the acquisition of Uniform City and Life Uniform companies in 2013, Scrubs & Beyond currently operates 113 stores in 30 states nationwide and is one of the largest scrubs-based ecommerce businesses with a relentless focus on customer experience. www.scrubsandbeyond.com
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Alliance named finalist for All-America City Award
ALLIANCE – The city is a finalist for an All-America City Award.
The National Civic League and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on Thursday released a list of 20 cities across the U.S. that were chosen based on their dedication to early school success and equitable learning recovery.
Along with Alliance, honorees included cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Omaha.
Barberton was only other city in the Buckeye State to receive the distinction.
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The All-America City Award recognizes communities that use civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to address issues in the area.
This year's theme is “Housing as a Platform to Promote Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery.”
The selection committee evaluated factors such as digital equity, relation support systems, out-of-school learning opportunities, transforming non-school spaces into learning environments, promoting school readiness and parent involvement in its decision-making process.
The awards event and competition will be held virtually from July 19 to 21.
Residents, nonprofits, businesses and government leaders will present their efforts and discuss how they represent this year's theme during the event.
Other finalists include:
• Des Moines, Iowa
• El Paso, Texas
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Louisville, Kentucky
• New Haven, Connecticut
• Palacios, Texas
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Portland, Maine
• Roanoke, Virginia
• Sacramento, California
• San Antonio, Texas
• Springfield, Massachusetts
• Suncoast, Florida
• Tarpon Springs, Florida
The All-America City Award has been given annually to 10 cities across the country since 1949.
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Indonesia, Malaysia sign accord to protect migrant workers
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Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Malaysia signed an agreement on the placement and protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. The memorandum of understanding was signed Friday during Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta. The memorandum outlines the One Channel System, which regulates the entire process of recruiting, placing and repatriating Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. Indonesia’s population of over 270 million has contributed to a surplus of workforces. Malaysia is one of the main destination countries for Indonesian migrant workers. In 2019, more than 79,000 Indonesian migrant workers recorded work assignments in Malaysia. The number decreased in 2020 and 2021. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/01/indonesia-malaysia-sign-accord-to-protect-migrant-workers/ | 2022-04-01T12:03:26Z |
Lightning strike near White House leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who were critically injured in a lightning strike outside the White House have died, police said Friday. Two others remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The two other people, a man and a woman, were in critical condition, the police department said. Their identities were not immediately released.
Authorities did not reveal how the people were injured, other than to say they were critically hurt in the lightning strike.
Officers with the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police witnessed the lightning strike Thursday night and ran over to render first aid, officials said.
Emergency medical crews were called to the scene just before 7 p.m. and had transported all of the victims to the hospital with “critical, life-threatening injures,” fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo said.
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39 million Americans expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend
Published: May. 24, 2022 at 9:14 AM CDT|Updated: 29 minutes ago
(CNN) - If you are heading out of town for the Memorial Day weekend, you are going to have lots of company.
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and AAA estimates that 39.2 million people will be traveling this weekend. That is up 8.3% over 2021.
It is especially good news for the airline industry with estimates that air travel will be up by 25% over last year, which is pretty close to what it was in 2019.
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Latest Innovation Solves Pharma Brands' and Agencies' Long-standing Need for Transparent, Data-driven DTC Audience Creation and Campaign Planning
NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepIntent, the leading healthcare advertising technology company built to influence patient health and business outcomes, today announced the launch of Patient Planner, a game-changing innovation that unlocks the power of healthcare data in a HIPAA-compliant way, giving advertisers the control and transparency they need to activate successful patient audiences and programmatic campaigns.
Patient Planner is the only tool that unifies medical and pharmacy claims within a healthcare demand side platform (DSP) for on-demand patient audience creation and real-time campaign planning. Only with DeepIntent can healthcare marketers explore patient populations, project addressable audiences, and forecast cross-channel reach in real-time based on their brand objectives.
Patient Planner also features a first-of-its-kind TV planning tool that provides instant insight into incremental audience reach and overlap across linear and connected TV. The tool combines automated content recognition (ACR) viewership data with clinical data so marketers can make informed decisions that improve clinically-relevant reach and efficiency for their TV campaigns.
"Patient Planner solves a long-standing challenge for all healthcare marketers, one I experienced myself on the agency side. Until now, brands and agencies had no way of truly understanding their patient populations or the predicted reach against their target audiences in real-time," said Jen Werther, Chief Strategy Officer of DeepIntent. "With Patient Planner, media and programmatic teams finally have hands-on access to the data and tools needed to create smarter, faster, and fully-transparent patient audiences and campaigns."
Key features & benefits for pharma brands and agencies include:
- On-demand custom audience creation: explore and segment patient populations in real-time based on campaign-specific claims codes, demographics, media consumption habits, and more. Tap into our next gen Patient Modeled Audiences, now with more powerful predictive algorithms that improve audience quality by up to 7X.
- Real-time audience analysis: maximize clinically-relevant reach and eliminate waste by understanding overlap and incrementality of custom-built and third-party audiences, based on verified patient data
- Instant insight into CTV: quantify potential patient reach on linear and connected TV and understand the incremental reach that can be gained with CTV
- Real-time forecasting and scenario planning: project addressable audience size, reach, and spend across channels and devices and project outcomes before spending, so investment can be focused on media strategies that work best
- Faster addressability: send HIPAA-compliant audiences directly to DeepIntent's healthcare DSP for activation
- Save time and money: maximize resources with simplified, streamlined workflows at no additional cost with no fees or minimums to use Patient Planner
"Patient Planner unlocks data-driven insight and planning that can drive strategy and investment in completely new ways," said Ari Shenkman, Director of Programmatic at Havas Media, North America. "I'm excited to expand our use of the tool and get it into the hands of more of our strategists and traders."
Patient Planner has been in beta testing with leading agencies, including Havas Media Group North America, Klick Health, Fingerpaint, and Matterkind since May and is now available to all advertisers for immediate use.
For more information about Patient Planner, visit www.deepintent.com/patient-planner.
DeepIntent is leading the healthcare advertising industry with data-driven solutions built for the future. Built purposefully for healthcare marketers, DeepIntent's platform is proven to drive higher audience quality and script performance. It enables marketers to plan, activate, measure, and optimize their campaigns all within a single platform. Conceived by former Memorial Sloan Kettering data scientists, DeepIntent empowers nine of the top ten pharmaceutical companies and the leading healthcare advertising agencies to improve patient outcomes through the artful use of advertising, data science, and real-world health data. For more information, visit DeepIntent.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTIA / HTIBP) ("HTI") announced today that it intends to continue to pay dividends on a quarterly basis on its 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") at an annualized rate of $1.84375 per share or $0.4609375 per share on a quarterly basis. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable in arrears to Series A Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on the applicable record date and payable on the 15th day of the first month of each fiscal quarter (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day).
Accordingly, HTI declared a dividend of $0.4609375 per share of Series A Preferred Stock payable on July 15, 2022 to Series A Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on July 5, 2022.
In addition, HTI announced today that it intends to continue to pay dividends on a quarterly basis on its 7.125% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") at an annualized rate of $1.78125 per share or $0.4453125 per share on a quarterly basis. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are payable in arrears to Series B Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on the applicable record date and payable on the 15th day of the first month of each fiscal quarter (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day).
Accordingly, HTI declared a dividend of $0.4453125 per share of Series B Preferred Stock payable on July 15, 2022 to Series B Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on July 5, 2022.
Healthcare Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTIA/HTIBP) is a publicly registered real estate investment trust focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on seniors housing and medical office buildings, located in the United States. Additional information about HTI can be found on its website at www.healthcaretrustinc.com.
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to be materially different. The words "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of HTI's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include (a) the potential adverse effects of (i) the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, and (ii) the geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including related sanctions and other penalties imposed by the U.S. and European Union, and other countries, as well as other public and private actors and companies, on HTI, HTI's tenants, HTI's operators and the global economy and financial markets, and (b) that any potential future acquisition is subject to market conditions and capital availability and may not be identified or completed on favorable terms, or at all, as well as those risks and uncertainties set forth in the Risk Factors section of HTI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 18, 2022, and all other filings with the SEC after that date, as such risks, uncertainties and other important factors may be updated from time to time in HTI's subsequent reports. Further, forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and HTI undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results, unless required to do so by law.
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China cites pandemic and withdraws as host of 2023 Asian Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — China has withdrawn as host of soccer’s 2023 Asian Cup. It’s the latest cancellation of the country’s sports hosting duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation praises Chinese soccer officials for making “this very difficult but necessary decision in the collective interests of the AFC Asian Cup.” The 24-nation tournament was due to be played in 10 cities in mostly newly built stadiums in June and July next year. China’s withdrawal could let Qatar or Saudi Arabia step up as hosts while both are bidding in a contest to host the 2027 edition. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/14/china-cites-pandemic-and-withdraws-as-host-of-2023-asian-cup/ | 2022-05-14T11:08:40Z |
Kelly Ballard, blogger behind City Girl Meets Farm Boy, will receive the $5,000 cash grand prize in the home DIY contest
AVON, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The votes have been tallied and the winner of the FrogTape® Paintover Challenge® is in! Kelly Ballard of Draper, Utah, and DIYer behind City Girl Meets Farm Boy, will receive the $5,000 cash grand prize. During the contest, participating influencers were challenged to create five unique projects, one for each of the five 2022 FrogTape® Design Trends – which were identified in partnership with professional designer Taniya Nayak. Nayak then selected the top five projects – one for each trend – and the public voted to determine the winner. All of the finalists impressed with a variety of projects, but the public selected Ballard as the winner for her outstanding and easy-to-execute patio furniture upcycle.
In addition to the grand prize, FrogTape® will donate $10,000 to Ballard's charity of choice, Kenya Keys, an organization committed to providing students in rural Kenya with educational opportunities and life experiences. Ballard also will receive funds and supplies to design and execute an interior project for the nonprofit, valued at $2,500.
"Participating in the Paintover Challenge® was a fun and rewarding way for me to put my design skills to work," said Ballard. "However, I am most excited that my project has resulted in a donation to Kenya Keys and that I will be able complete a project that will benefit the organization."
The 'Gather' trend, one of the five 2022 FrogTape® Design Trends, is all about post-pandemic get togethers with loved ones. Inspired by the trend, Ballard created an outdoor space for welcoming and entertaining guests. Perfectly encapsulating 'Gather's' palette of dark and rich colors, Ballard added deep pops of black to the wood tone top of the fire pit. She created perfect stripes with crisp edges using FrogTape® Delicate Surface Painter's Tape, a low adhesion, premium painter's tape that can be applied to fresh paint. When the paint dried, she completed the space with comfortable seating and decorative pillows.
"This year's finalists demonstrated that adding paint to one element can completely elevate the overall look and feel of an entire space," said Allison Shagovac, influencer marketing manager, Shurtape Technologies, LLC, which markets FrogTape® brand products. "They've also shown how just a few simple tools – like a great painter's tape and some paint – can make a huge impact on a space, at any skill level or budget range."
During this year's challenge, Nayak judged the projects on criteria including workmanship, originality, use of paint, use of FrogTape® brand painter's tape and use of design trends to determine the top five.
The finalists of the 2022 FrogTape® Paintover Challenge® in each trend category were:
- Embrace Trend: Geometric Shape Corner by Material Curls
- Rise Trend: Stripe Bathroom Makeover by Discovery of Design
- Gather Trend: Patio Furniture Upcycle by City Girl Meets Farm Boy
- Revive Trend: Playhouse Renovation by Making It With Abby
- Shine Trend: Sunrise Mural by Pocketful of Paint
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‘I’m just glad it wasn’t my apartment’: Police capture turkey breaking and entering
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - A wild turkey broke through a second-story window at a Wisconsin apartment Friday, causing the police to come to rescue the bird and re-release it.
Doris Madden lives at City Walk Apartments in Wausau. She told WSAW she was suspicious Friday when she noticed the broken window.
“We had no idea what had caused it or if anybody was even home,” Madden said.
She called the apartment manager, who got maintenance to investigate.
“When he opened the door, there’s the turkey. And he thought, ‘I’m not going to try to catch that thing.’ So, he called the police station for animal control,” Madden said.
Wausau Police Department Patrol Captain Todd Baeten said they have just one humane officer, so most of the time, even for animal calls, patrol officers are first on the scene.
“They just have to try to do the best they can with the information that they have and the equipment available to them,” he said.
Baeten says he’s proud of how the officers handled the situation, showing how adaptable the department is. Police said they also did their best to keep the bird from any harm by using long gloves and a fishing net to capture the wild bird.
“It really underscores the unpredictable nature of the job that our officers are asked to do at any given time,” Baeten said.
Madden said it has the whole building ‘talking turkey’ after the incident.
“I think it’s kind of funny. I’m just glad it wasn’t my apartment,” Madden said.
Police sais they released the turkey unharmed outside after the capture.
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Texoma Music Festival raises money for tornado victims
MEAD, Okla. (KXII) - People from all over gathered near Lake Texoma on Saturday to hear live music and raise money for the victims of the march tornado in southern Oklahoma.
Its been about a month and a half since the march tornado that left communities across Marshall County devastated and support for those victims hasn’t slowed down in that time with the latest display coming on Saturday at the Willow Springs marina.
The tornado came through towns like Kingston on March 21 and two days later Chris Witherspoon with Backstage promotions held the first meeting to plan the Texoma music festival.
“A lot of people thought we were crazy for trying to put this together in 6 weeks,” said Witherspoon. “But anytime Texoma has a disaster Texoman’s are just so quick to unite and help each other that we thought it was possible to put it together in such a short amount of time.” (Chris)
6 weeks of working, planning, and coordinating came together on Saturday at the Texoma Music Festival.
“Eight straight hours of live music, 7 duo acoustic sets 6 full bands taking the main stage this evening,” said Witherspoon.
Musicians including Jason Meadows and Ty England were just a couple of the many performers and crew members who donated their time and talent to help raise money for those affected by the recent tornado.
The festival attracted people from all over the area who wanted to enjoy the music and show support for their neighbors.
“We have people from Durant and I’m sure there’s people driving from all over,” said festival attendee Kendall Cordell. “I think it just shows unity between the lake Texoma area.”
The event charged $5 for entry and $25 to bring in a cooler.
Those charges alongside support from sponsors resulted in thousands of dollars being raised for tornado victims.
“Its just a blessing and it goes back to Texoman’s helping out Texoman’s in their time of need,” said Witherspoon. “So I’m blessed to live in this community and be a part of it and help out as much as I can.”
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) has awarded a $250,000 research grant to The City College of New York to fund new Alzheimer's research which could potentially lead to the development of new medications to treat the disease. The project aims to learn more about the role that disrupting the amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays in causing Alzheimer's.
"Scientists have been working hard and making progress, but there is still more we need to learn and discover about Alzheimer's disease," said AFA Founder and Board Chair Bert E. Brodsky. "We are pleased to support CCNY's research and are hopeful that it will lead to the breakthrough all of us are hoping and praying for."
"Every dollar invested in Alzheimer's research is an investment in hope," said AFA President & CEO Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. "CCNY's research has the potential to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding Alzheimer's disease and hopefully facilitate new treatments, which would be a game-changer in the fight against Alzheimer's. AFA is proud to support their efforts."
The APP gene family is essential for viability in mammals, but its function is unclear. Mutations in the genes for APP and in the enzymes that interact with APP have been found in familial Alzheimer's disease (a form of Alzheimer's disease which is linked to genes and affects at least two generations of a family), suggesting that disruption of APP can lead to Alzheimer's disease.
Led by Christine Li, Principal Investigator and a professor in CCNY's Department of Biology, the project aims to identify the role that APP plays in brain health and Alzheimer's disease using the C. elegans model system. This research can then be translated into discoveries in mammals that could potentially lead to the development of new medications to treat Alzheimer's that do not interfere with APP function.
"We are immensely grateful to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and its donors for their support of our research," said Li. "Alzheimer's is a devastating disease not only to the individual, but to the family. All different avenues of research must be pursued to identify possible therapies to alleviate symptoms and, ultimately, to find a cure."
"An estimated six million Americas are living with Alzheimer's disease and that number is estimated to almost double within the next few decades. This grant from the Alzheimer's Foundation of America will support the important research being led by Professor Li and her research team," said City College President Vincent Boudreau. "We are grateful to AFA's Board Chairman, Bert Brodsky, CCNY class of 1964, Charles Fuschillo, Jr., AFA's President and CEO and the AFA Board for their support and partnership, which we hope will further the important scientific work being done on our campus and around the world."
AFA is able to award research grants such as this through the generosity of individuals and organizations. To make a donation to support AFA's research efforts, as well as programs and services for families affected by Alzheimer's disease, click here or call AFA at 866-232-8484.
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (NASDAQ: XRAY) resulting from allegations that Dentsply Sirona may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Dentsply Sirona securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6111 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On April 19, 2022, before market hours, Dentsply Sirona announced that the Company's Chief Executive Officer had been terminated, effective immediately, and will "cease to serve as a member of the Company's Board."
On this news, Dentsply Sirona's stock fell $6.52, or 13%, to close at $42.20 per share on April 19, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume, damaging investors.
Then, on May 10, 2022, before market hours, the Company stated that it could not timely file its first quarter 2022 quarterly report due to "an internal investigation of allegations regarding certain financial reporting matters." Specifically, the investigation concerned "the Company's use of incentives to sell products to distributors in the third and fourth quarters of 2021 and whether those incentives were appropriately accounted for and the impact of those sales was adequately disclosed."
On this news, Dentsply Sirona's stock price fell $2.87 per share, or 7%, to close at $36.38 per share on May 10, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume, further damaging investors.
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MARQUETTE and SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN), a provider of fiber optic-based telecommunications and Next Generation 911 services throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and 123NET, a provider of fiber internet, colocation, and voice services in Michigan, today announced their partnership on the middle mile fiber-optic network from Bay City to Southfield. This privately funded, multi-million-dollar project spans approximately 130 miles adding much needed middle-mile capacity to Michigan's telecommunications infrastructure.
"This additional 130-mile Bay City to Southfield route creates easy and affordable connection opportunities for municipalities and businesses in that region that want the benefits offered by advanced fiber service," said Dan Irvin, President and CEO at 123NET. "We're pleased to develop this network with partners like PFN who share our commitment to Michigan's overall connectivity and to providing exceptional service to each customer along the way."
While PFN has its roots in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and 123NET is based in Metro-Detroit, the new north-south fiber route will have immediate benefits to the local communities along the route. It will also provide overall connectivity between SE Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, extending into Wisconsin and Minnesota. This partnership further supports 123NET's mission of building network to make Michigan the best connected.
Scott Randall, General Manager of Peninsula Fiber Network, stated "Partnering with 123NET offers a win-win for both companies and perhaps more importantly for the businesses and consumers in the state. We hope this joint investment is the first of many between our companies, as we work to increase broadband capacity and available broadband service in the State of Michigan."
Construction on the network has begun and will be completed in sections over 18 months. The new high-capacity fiber is being installed along the I-75 corridor bringing state-of-the-art fiber connectivity into communities including, Southfield, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Pontiac, Waterford, Clarkston, Davisburg, Holly, Fenton, Grand Blanc, Flint, Clio, Birch Run, Bridgeport, Saginaw, and Bay City.
"Michigan's economic development runs on high-speed fiber broadband lines. This joint broadband investment adds undisputed value to our region as we look to attract businesses and employees. PFN's and 123NET's middle mile investment is a welcome addition to our region and a positive point of collaboration with our neighboring counties." Senator Ken Horn, Michigan's 32nd Senate District; Chair, Senate Economic and Small Business Development Committee.
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LONDON , June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Warwick Investment Group has acquired two freehold buildings on Green Street to increase its footprint in Mayfair and further expand the size of its rental portfolio across Central London.
This completes a very busy 12 months for the US private equity firm as they continue to consolidate unbroken freehold investment blocks across the golden post codes of Prime Central London.
With a rental portfolio across 21 buildings, under its emerging rental brand, Warwick is now a key private landlord across Mayfair and Belgravia with the goal of becoming a top 10 private landlord in the UK capital.
The Green Street portfolio is comprised of two Victorian red brick freehold buildings in the heart of Mayfair and marks the first time the buildings have ever traded. The two buildings total almost 10,000 square feet of residential accommodation ranging from one to three-bedroom multifamily apartments.
The purchase is highly strategic to Warwick given its proximity to their recent off-market purchase of the historic multi-family building at 13/13A North Audley Street.
The acquisition strategy is consistent with consolidating clusters of great buildings in core neighbourhoods to create a diversified portfolio of scale across Central London.
We identified the Green Street portfolio as a key target following our acquisition of North Audley Street. The Green Street assets represent a great addition to both our Mayfair holdings and to our wider portfolio. We have a healthy pipeline of over £100 million and continue to target complementary additions to the portfolio.
In Prime Central London, the recent increase in demand is taking place against the background of a remarkably inelastic supply of homes in total. We continue to see robust tenant demand, combined with supply constraints, as a positive context for the trajectory of rental values in Central London multifamily homes, even in the context of a challenging macro environment.
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MONTREAL, July 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report released by the Global Fund today at the 24th International AIDS Conference unveils key findings of the activities supported by the Global Fund's Breaking Down Barriers initiative, a groundbreaking program launched in 2017 to provide intensive financial and technical support to 20 countries* to address stigma and discrimination, criminalization and other human rights-related obstacles that continue to threaten progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria.
"One of the most powerful lessons from the history of the fight against HIV is that success in confronting such a formidable disease cannot be achieved through biomedical interventions alone," said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. "We must also confront the injustices that make some people especially vulnerable to the disease and unable to access the health services they need. The same is true for TB, malaria, and other diseases, including COVID-19."
In the context of HIV and TB, men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who inject drugs, people living with HIV, and people in prisons and other closed settings are socially marginalized, often criminalized and face a range of human rights abuses that increase their vulnerability to the diseases and undermine their access to health services.
The key findings of the midterm assessments, which were conducted between 2019 and end 2021, reveal all countries involved in the Breaking Down Barriers initiative saw progress in removing human rights–related barriers to HIV services, with a mean increase of 0.9 points from baseline on the 0-5 scale. However, even the top five scoring countries (Ukraine 3.7, Jamaica 3.5, Botswana 3.3, Senegal 3.1 and Kenya 3.1) are falling short of the scores that would represent a comprehensive response at a national level (above 4.0). Sierra Leone (+1.7), Jamaica (+1.6), Cameroon (+1.3) and Mozambique (+1.3) showed the greatest increase in scores.
All countries surveyed also showed progress on TB programming. The TB scores at midterm ranged from Ghana (2.8) to Sierra Leone (0.2), with an average increase from baseline of 0.6. For many countries, addressing human rights barriers to TB services entailed the development of new interventions, and the progress reported in the midterm assessment reflects a rapid expansion. The greatest increase was seen in Ukraine (+1.1) and Côte d'Ivoire (+1.5).
However, the assessments also show that COVID-19 slowed the progress of the Breaking Down Barriers initiative in many countries. But they also chronicle the ways in which human rights-related work on HIV contributed to rights-based approaches to COVID-19. In a few countries, support was provided to community-based paralegals to address human rights violations that occurred during lockdowns. Many innovative measures were undertaken to ensure that key populations would continue to receive services despite lockdowns or quarantines. In several countries, community awareness-raising focused on prevention of gender-based violence during lockdown periods.
Another round of evaluations, planned for late 2022 and the first six months of 2023, will capture up to five years of activity and provide further insights into the results and impact achieved in the countries involved in the Breaking Down Barriers initiative.
Global Fund human rights funding is unprecedented. In the 20 countries of the Breaking Down Barriers initiative, Global Fund investments in programs to reduce human rights-related barriers have increased more than 10-fold – from slightly over US$10 million to now over US$130 million. Never has there been this much funding to support the implementation of comprehensive programs to remove human rights-related barriers to health services.
"The Breaking Down Barriers experience demonstrates that, where there is sufficient funding and technical support, multiple stakeholders can be energized to combine and strengthen their efforts, and as a result, can make real progress in removing long-standing barriers," concluded Sands. "This is critical to defeating HIV, TB and malaria, building truly inclusive systems for health that leave no one behind, and enabling everyone, everywhere to realizing their right to health and well-being."
The Global Fund provides 30% of all international financing for HIV programs (12% of all available resources) and has invested US$22.7 billion in programs to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV and AIDS and US$3.8 billion in TB/HIV programs as of June 2021. In countries where the Global Fund invests, total AIDS-related deaths have dropped by 65% over the last 20 years.
The U.S. will host the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Pledging Conference in New York City on 19-21 September 2022. With a Replenishment of at least US$18 billion, the Global Fund, together with partners, could reduce (from 2020 to 2026) new HIV infections by 68%, from 1.1 million to 348,000; AIDS-related deaths by 59%, from 579,000 to 239,000; incidence and mortality rates by 71% and 63% respectively; HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in most affected countries by 72%; and provide antiretroviral therapy to 28 million people in 2026 to reach 91% treatment coverage in 2026.
* The 20 countries involved in the Breaking Down Barriers initiative are Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda and Ukraine.
The Global Fund is a worldwide partnership to defeat HIV, TB and malaria and ensure a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all. We raise and invest more than US$4 billion a year to fight the deadliest infectious diseases, challenge the injustice which fuels them and strengthen health systems in more than 100 of the hardest hit countries. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have invested an additional US$4.3 billion to fight the new pandemic and reinforce systems for health. We unite world leaders, communities, civil society, health workers and the private sector to find solutions that have the most impact, and we take them to scale worldwide. Since 2002, the Global Fund partnership has saved 44 million lives.
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DOVER, Del. , May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At their meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock from $0.48 per share to $0.535 per share. The Board's action raises the 2022 annualized dividend by $0.22 from $1.92 to $2.14 per share, an 11.5 percent increase. The $0.535 per share dividend will be payable July 5, 2022 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2022.
"Despite the lingering global pandemic and market challenges throughout 2021, our teams executed exceptionally well and delivered our 15th consecutive year of earnings growth," commented Jeff Householder, president and CEO. "Our strong financial results are a testament to our proven growth strategy and prudent approach to capital allocation. As we look ahead, we remain focused on achieving our earnings and capital expenditure targets by growing our underlying businesses and investing in new opportunities – especially those that position Chesapeake Utilities to play an increasing role in the country's continuing energy transition.
"Along with these growth objectives, we remain well positioned to return capital to our shareholders through consistent and increasing quarterly dividends. Today's decision by our Board to raise the Company's annualized dividend rate to $2.14 per share represents an 11.5 percent increase, which aligns well with our recent earnings growth. We remain focused on growing our dividend in line with earnings growth to further increase shareholder value," concluded Householder.
Chesapeake has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for 61 years and has increased its annualized dividend every year since 2004.
About Chesapeake Utilities Corporation:
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation offers sustainable energy solutions through its natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions, and other businesses. For more information, visit www.chpk.com.
Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has no affiliation with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division recently named Game Warden First Class Brock Hoyt, who is assigned to Fulton County, as the 2022 Game Warden of the Year.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division recently named Game Warden First Class Brock Hoyt, who is assigned to Fulton County, as the 2022 Game Warden of the Year.
SOCIAL CIRCLE – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division recently named Game Warden First Class Brock Hoyt, who is assigned to Fulton County, as the 2022 Game Warden of the Year.
Crpl. Dean Gibson from Talbot County received the James R. Darnell Award as the runner-up to the Game Warden of the Year.
"These officers have proven themselves as leaders among their peers this past year," Col. Thomas Barnard, director of the DNR Law Enforcement Division, said. "Their hard work every day to enforce the conservation laws of the state and to ensure public safety is a great asset to Georgia citizens, and I am grateful for their contributions."
Hoyt, who moved to Georgia from Durham, Conn., in 2018 to become a game warden, is known for his attention to detail, community involvement, and his excellent investigative skills. Fulton County, where he is assigned, is 527 square miles and includes Atlanta, which has a population of more than 1 million.
In this challenging environment, Hoyt has demonstrated great success as a game warden, state officials say. Last year, he documented 439 violator contacts and checked 847 fishing licenses and 216 hunting licenses. He also focused his efforts on trespass complaints, which yielded 42 hunting without permission and 23 fishing without permission cases. In his most significant case of the year, which is still ongoing, he has spent well over 100 hours taking on a large-scale poaching ring that consists of 20 hunters in multiple counties.
Gibson is recognized by Law Enforcement Division personnel as a hard-working Game Warden, pursuing the mission of the division and leading by example. He has been with the division only since 2018 but has already shown great leadership potential and a strong work ethic. He is focused on conservation law enforcement, and his numbers prove it. This year, he checked 398 hunting licenses, 218 fishing licenses, conducted 26 boating patrols, 54 patrols on Wildlife Management Areas, and 11 state park patrols.
Gibson also logged 183 violator contacts, including five arrests for BUI, and the apprehension of 10 waterfowl violators and three subjects for hunting turkey over bait. His most notable case this past year was the apprehension of a notorious poacher in Harris County who had eluded game wardens for the last 15-20 years.
This is Gibson’s second time receiving the Darnell Award.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The last stockpiles of a deadly chemical agent in the U.S. have been safely eliminated, according to Kentucky officials in charge of destroying the Cold War-era weapons.
The final M55 rocket containing VX nerve agent was destroyed Tuesday at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent plant. Officials at the Kentucky plant began disassembling about 18,000 of the rockets and draining the VX agent in July, according to a news release from plant officials.
Candace Coyle, the plant’s project manager, said Wednesday the nation’s entire stockpile of VX nerve agent “is now completely destroyed.”
VX is considered the deadliest of the chemical agents that was produced by the U.S., much of it in the 1960s. It has a consistency similar to motor oil and even a tiny amount causes victims’ bodies to flood with fluids, producing a feeling of drowning before death. Officials in 2017 declared that assassins used VX agent to kill the brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a Malaysian airport.
The Kentucky Army depot still has 277 tons of other chemical agents left to be destroyed, after beginning with more than 520 tons of VX, GB and mustard agent that was in storage for decades. Officials said it all should be gone by next year after it began eliminating its mustard agent stockpiles in 2019.
“After more than a half century of chemical weapons storage in central Kentucky, the final chapter at Blue Grass Army Depot will soon begin,” said Col. Stephen Dorris, commander of the depot in central Kentucky, where the plant is located.
The mustard agent campaign finished in September. The plant also destroyed 4,000 projectiles with GB nerve agent in the first half of 2020. Another 13,000 155mm projectiles with VX agent were destroyed from January to May 2021.
The military had planned decades ago to destroy the weapons in Kentucky by burning them, but after concerns from residents and environmental groups, a plan was settled on to use water and chemicals to neutralize the agents.
There are also chemical weapons being destroyed at an Army facility in Pueblo, Colorado. The stockpiles at the two sites accounted for the last 10% of an original stockpile of more than 30,000 tons of chemical weapons in the U.S. The Army used incineration methods to destroy the weapons at other sites. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/last-us-stockpile-of-deadly-vx-agent-destroyed-in-kentucky/ | 2022-04-21T04:21:11Z |
NEW YORK, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR)'s sale of Cedar and of its assets in a series of related all-cash transactions. If you are a Cedar shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
First Horizon Corporation (NYSE: FHN)'s sale to TD Bank Group for $25.00 per share. If you are a First Horizon shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR)'s merger with Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. If you are a Healthcare Realty shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR)'s sale to Cummins Inc. for $36.50 per share in cash. If you are a Meritor shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: SAVE)'s sale to Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. for 1.9126 shares of Frontier plus $2.13 in cash for each Spirit share. If you are a Spirit shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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DAM Resellers Now Offer LinkrUI with Microsoft Office Compatibility
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Cruz Software, a global leader in software development for cross media content publishing, today announced a new version of their DAM connector LinkrUI will now enable Digital Asset Manager (DAM) syncing for three Microsoft Office applications. Currently available only via DAM reselling partners, Microsoft Office functionality with LinkrUI is now compatible for applications Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel.
Visit here to learn more about LinkrUI.
LinkrUI enables direct searching, opening, placing and synchronizing of digital assets stored in a DAM system or other storage services, such as Box and Dropbox. The new version of LinkrUI automatically synchronizes assets between Microsoft Office applications and the DAM or storage service to ensure that everyone in an organization can find and work on the latest version.
LinkrUI started as a best-in-class extension to Adobe applications, providing an in-app panel link between popular creative applications and the DAM or cloud storage service. Santa Cruz Software recently began offering a version of LinkrUI completely free — guaranteed version control at no cost — which is compatible with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign and Adobe Illustrator. The premium version of LinkrUI adds compatibility for Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects and includes additional features like live filtering and Smart-Linkr, which finds and fixes broken asset links automatically. Microsoft Office compatibility is only available in the premium version.
A recent survey by Santa Cruz Software found that 83% of creative professionals said they spend time each week finding lost assets. In fact, 11% do it hourly. Over half of designers spend at least three hours per week managing versions and a staggering 15% are spending over six hours. LinkrUI solves this problem by automatically syncing the current asset with the DAM.
"LinkrUI creates a more profitable and productive workflow within companies by managing asset versions, resulting in professionals having access to shared files that the entire team is working on," said Mark Hilton, CEO of Santa Cruz Software. "Adding support for Microsoft Office provides an additional level of connectivity among teams, making it easier to collaborate on shared projects across a variety of applications. Along with the rest of our offering, this addition enables creatives to be significantly more efficient with their work, benefiting everyone involved."
LinkrUI for Microsoft Office is currently only available from resellers. A retail version will be announced at a later date. Please visit our LinkrUI webpage to see a list of current DAM vendors.
Santa Cruz Software offers a suite of tools to connect Adobe applications to other Cloud Services, enabling teams to collaborate seamlessly on projects without ever leaving their applications. Enjoy simplified version control, easy asset search, and seamless connection between your shared team assets. Santa Cruz Software features are designed to streamline brand compliance, empower collaboration between teams, and increase productivity. Solutions range from integratable Dynamic Templates based upon Adobe InDesign (PrintUI), DAM connectors for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Microsoft Office 365 (LinkrUI), and turnkey collateral/campaign portals (BrandingUI). For more information, visit the Santa Cruz Software website.
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TSX: GPR | NYSE American: GPL
VANCOUVER, BC, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Great Panther Mining Limited (TSX: GPR) (NYSE-A: GPL) ("Great Panther" or the "Company"), a growth-oriented precious metals producer focused on the Americas, reports the filing of the "Technical Report on the 2021 Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources of the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapá State, Brazil" (the "Technical Report"). The Technical Report has an effective date of July 31, 2021.
The Technical Report has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.greatpanther.com , and will be filed on EDGAR as soon as practicable at www.sec.gov. The Technical Report supports the information regarding mineral reserve and resource estimates at the Tucano Gold Mine presented in a news release dated April 26, 2022, which is also available on SEDAR, EDGAR and the Company's website.
ABOUT GREAT PANTHER
Great Panther is a growth-oriented precious metals producer focused on the Americas. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of assets in Brazil, Mexico and Peru that includes three gold and silver mines, an advanced development project, and a large land package with district-scale potential. Great Panther is focused on creating long-term stakeholder value through safe and sustainable production, reinvesting into exploration and pursuing acquisition opportunities to complement its existing portfolio. Great Panther trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GPR and on the NYSE American under the symbol GPL.
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Stark County Diaper Bank participates in World's Largest Diaper Drive, May 2-7
CANTON – Stark County Diaper Bank, along with diaper banks and organizations from across Ohio and Minnesota, have joined for the World’s Largest Diaper Drive in an effort to collect two million diapers in one week, May 2-7, to help those most in need.
“Every single day throughout Ohio, thousands of mothers must use (and re-use) diapers because they cannot afford to purchase enough diapers to keep their child clean, dry, and healthy,” said Shannon Hexamer, founder of Stark County Diaper Bank. “Federal assistance such as WIC and Food Stamps, do not cover the purchase of diapers. In Ohio, diapers are taxed creating more challenges for families.”
Stark County Diaper Bank provides emergency diaper support to families experiencing diaper need through Community Distribution Partners and Client Distribution Partners in Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Wayne and Medina counties. The nonprofit organization exists to help strengthen low-income families, secure an adequate monthly supply of fresh diapers for their children, and ensure that these babies get a healthier start in life. Since June of 2019, when the bank started, it has supplied its partners with 450,000 diapers. The organization has 20 distribution partners.
Stark County Diaper Bank especially needs sizes 4, 5, 6 and pullups.
More information is at www.starkcountydiaperbank.org, Facebook.com/StarkCountyDiaperBank, or www.worldslargestdiaperdrive.org.
Businesses and organizations collecting diapers for Stark County Diaper Bank are:
- Once Upon A Child: 4641 Dressler Rd NW, Jackson Township, 330-493-8668
- Love Beautiful Skin: 7327 Wales Ave NW, Jackson Township, 330-323-7049
- Bridge Point Community Services: 309 45th St. SW, Canton Township, 330-484-2061
- Canal Fulton Speakeasy: 128 N. Canal St., Canal Fulton, 330-408-7667
- Carroll County General Health District: 301 Moody Ave. SW, Carrollton, 330-627-4866
- Community Action Wayne / Medina: 905 Pittsburgh Ave., Wooster, 330-264-8677
- Crossroads UMC: 120 Cleveland Ave SW, Canton, 330-455-0153
- Greater Stark County Urban League: 1400 Sherrick Rd. SE, Canton, 330-754-1576
- Lake Township Fish - Food Pantry: 934 W. Maple St., Hartville, 330-877-1845
- Louisville Church Of Christ: 1520 California Ave. NE, Louisville, 330-875-1673
- Pleasant Outreach: 821 O’Jay’s Parkway NE, Canton, 330-754-6429
- Salvation Army Alliance: 57 W. Main St., Alliance, 330-823-5188
- Salvation Army Canton: 420 Market Ave. S, Canton, 330-453-0158
- Salvation Army Dover/ New Philadelphia: 809 Emmet Ave. NW, New Philadelphia, 330-364-3811
- Salvation Army Massillon: 315 Sixth St. NE, Massillon, 330-833-6473
- Stark County Community Action Agency: 1366 Market Ave. N, Canton, 330-454-1676
- Towpath Trail YMCA/Fairless Salvation Army: 1226 Market St. NE, Navarre, 330-879-0800 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/04/26/stark-county-diaper-bank-participates-worlds-largest-diaper-drive/9537950002/ | 2022-04-26T19:25:40Z |
Accomplished Marketing Professional Continues Leading Safelite's Brand and Customer Experience Strategies
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Safelite, the nation's leading vehicle glass services and recalibration company, today announced the appointment of Christina Pletnewski to Chief Marketing Officer.
"Christina's journey since joining our business in 2016 as Vice President of Marketing demonstrates her vast talent and ability to manage multiple key areas of our business successfully," said Renee Cacchillo, Safelite's President and CEO.
As Vice President, Pletnewski led TV creative and media, market research, B2B marketing, corporate communications, internal creative and ancillary products and services. Under her leadership, Safelite experienced substantial growth in top-of-mind awareness, brand visibility and brand recognition.
Pletnewski expanded her role by building a new customer experience team in 2020, focusing on creating meaningful experiences for customers, clients and associates, resulting in additional business value and results.
Cacchillo added, "Christina is a seasoned marketer, and through her new role as CMO, she will continue to lead Safelite's marketing vision through new and innovative brand and customer experience strategies."
Before joining Safelite, Pletnewski held marketing leadership roles for leading companies, including Abbott, Nestle, SC Johnson and L Brands. She earned her bachelor's degree in business administration and MBA at The Ohio State University.
Safelite is a multi-faceted vehicle glass and claims management service organization based in Columbus, Ohio, and operating company-owned facilities in 50 states. The company, which has been in business since 1947, is comprised of two major business operations: Safelite AutoGlass®, a vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration services provider and Safelite® Solutions, which offers fleet and insurance claims management services for vehicle glass and other claims. The company employs nearly 16,000 people throughout the United States. Safelite is a subsidiary of Belron®. Safelite AutoGlass is the largest vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration company under one brand in the world.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- James McBride, author of Deacon King Kong, has won The 21st Thurber Prize for American Humor – a coveted national award in American humor writing named after American author and humorist James Thurber.
"James McBride's New York Times bestseller Deacon King Kong was selected by a panel of national judges for its storytelling mastery and wit. In addition to winning The Thurber Prize, Deacon King Kong has been named one of the top ten books of the year by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and TIME Magazine," said Laurie Lathan, Thurber House Executive Director. "Like many other Thurber Prize winners and James Thurber himself, Mr. McBride is a journalist – having worked at The Boston Globe, People Magazine and The Washington Post. We are beyond thrilled to give James this distinguished award."
McBride was at The Thurber Prize award show at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus to accept The Thurber Prize in-person. The other two finalists – Mike Birbiglia, The New One, and Alexandra Petri, Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why – were in attendance, as well.
The Thurber Prize recognizes the best humor writing published over the past year. Past winners include The Daily Show hosts Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah, New Yorker staff writers Calvin Trillin and Ian Frazier, and humorists Simon Rich, Patricia Lockwood, Harrison Scott Key, Julie Schumacher and Alan Zweibel.
The 21st annual Thurber Prize comes with bragging rights for Mr. McBride and a $10,000 cash prize. It honors the legacy of James Thurber – a prolific and beloved humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright and journalist known for his quirky and relatable characters and themes and whose work was prominently featured in The New Yorker. Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio and Central Ohio is thrilled to once again host this major literary event.
The Thurber House is currently receiving submissions for The 22nd Annual Thurber Prize for American Humor here. The deadline is 11:55 pm EST on May 31, 2022.
ABOUT THURBER HOUSE:
Founded in 1984, Thurber House is a nonprofit literary arts center, James Thurber Museum, historic landmark, and gathering place for readers, writers, and artists of all ages. We are based in the restored 1873 home of humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright, and journalist James Thurber, widely considered one of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century. Thurber House programs include The Thurber Prize for American Humor, author events featuring nationally bestselling authors and local authors, writing workshops for children and adults, writer residencies, and more.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPIL Holding (the "Company") (OTC:HPIL) Announces the Hire of seasoned executive Mr. Rizwan Alikhan as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Operations for Europe, to develop business opportunities and partnerships in the European market, as well as to help with operational improvements at HPIL Holding Worldwide.
"I am extremely pleased to announce the hiring seasoned executive Mr. Riz Alikhan (Riz) to help with the next stage of growth at HPIL," said Stephen Brown CEO. "Riz has a tremendous resume as a financier and corporate leader in several attractive global markets that he will bring to his role at HPIL Holding to help us to grow into an internationally recognizable brand".
Rizwan Alikhan: was born in London, educated at KCS, Wimbledon, receiving a Batchelor of Science degree from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States in 1986. He returned to London in 1988 to embark on a career as a Lloyds Broker, specializing in global reinsurance risks. He then moved into a career in finance beginning in1990 in Canada, moving into the United States and finally into Australia where he worked predominantly as a financial and corporate advisor. He has been in the investment industry for 25 years in North America, Europe and Australia. He has held senior executive roles and board positions in several publicly listed companies in Canada and in the United States. He has 20+ years' experience in M&A and corporate restructure, specializing in the Finance, Energy, High Tech and Industrial sectors throughout Europe, North America and Eastern Europe. He took over the team at AAIB in 2015 to expand on the company's reach and foster growth and founded Safecrest Ltd (Takaful) in 2017. Mr. Alikhan is now pleased to join the team at HPIL Holding and to help develop, expand, and move forward the vision that HPIL has set in the various fields such as Gaming, AI and Blockchain in the global world of music.
On June 2, 2022, the Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stephen Brown, presented a letter of termination to Mr. Lord Ferrox Tutinean due to Mr. Tutinean's failure to adhere to Mr. Tutinean's employment agreement and HPIL's policies. Further, the employment of Mr. Micheal Torrey was terminated on the same day due to Mr. Torrey's failure to adhere to his employment agreement and HPIL's policies. Both Mr. Tutinean and Mr. Torrey have acted in manners against the Company and against the interests of the Company's shareholders. The Company is in communication with its counsel regarding the outlandish behaviour and misappropriation of company assets and will act in an aggressive manor to secure its properties at hand.
Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (The "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "pleased," "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, general acceptance of the
Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filing.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wishpond Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: WISH) (OTCQX: WPNDF) (the "Company" or "Wishpond"), a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions, is pleased to announce that it expects to release its First Quarter Financial Statements and corresponding management's discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022, before market open on Thursday, May 26th, 2022.
The Company will also host a conference call to discuss the results on the same day at 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET). The call will be hosted by Ali Tajskandar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Pais, Chief Financial Officer, and Pardeep S. Sangha, Head of Investor Relations.
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WISHPOND TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
"Ali Tajskandar"
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Wishpond is a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions. Wishpond's vision is to become the leading provider of digital marketing solutions that empower entrepreneurs to achieve success online. The Company offers an "all-in-one" marketing suite that provides companies with marketing, promotion, lead generation, and sales conversion capabilities on one integrated platform. Wishpond replaces disparate marketing solutions with an easy-to-use product, for a fraction of the cost. Wishpond serves over 3,700 customers who are primarily small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a wide variety of industries. The Company has developed cutting-edge marketing technology solutions and continues to add new features and applications with great velocity. The Company employs a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model where substantially all the Company's revenue is subscription-based recurring revenue which provides excellent revenue predictability and cash flow visibility. Wishpond is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker "WISH", and on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker "WPNDF". For further information, visit: www.wishpond.com.
While the Company expects to release its financial results for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2022 on May 26, 2022 and host a conference call on the same day, such statements may represent forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to meet such disclosed timelines, however, extenuating circumstances such as delays in accounting review, the availability of employees and consultants, and other pressing business or regulatory requirements which may divert management attention from the preparation of the financial statements and attendance of the conference, among other factors, may cause the Company to not be able to meet such deadlines. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and are made as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention and has no obligation or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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$315 Million in Medicine and Medical Supplies, $14.7 Million in Direct Financial Assistance Provided in First Three Months of War
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the three months since Russian forces began their invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Direct Relief has been one of the largest charitable providers of medical aid to Ukraine, delivering more than 650 tons (1.3 million pounds) of medicines and supplies with a wholesale value of more than $315 million.
The medical aid includes 101 million defined daily doses of medicine, including antibiotics, insulin, mental health medicines, cancer treatments, chemical weapons antidotes, COVID-19 treatment and more.
Direct Relief has also provided over $14.7 million in direct financial assistance to other organizations in the region. The cash assistance has included direct payments for Ukrainian refugees in Poland to cover prescription medication copays, as well as operating funds for health facilities providing care in Ukraine.
"Direct Relief's three-month report on humanitarian assistance to Ukraine reflects the generosity of an extensive private coalition of individuals and businesses globally," said Direct Relief President and CEO Thomas Tighe.
As the war continues, Direct Relief is approaching the response along two parallel tracks – supporting people experiencing the conflict inside Ukraine, and for who have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries.
Direct Relief last week published a report detailing the medicine, supplies and financial assistance donated, as well as a summary of financial contributions received from individuals, corporations and others.
As of May 24, Direct Relief has received 117,611 Ukraine-designated financial contributions totaling $79,624,504 from individuals, foundations, businesses, and organizations located in 79 countries (including Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and Belarus as well as all U.S. states and territories). The contributions came from 91,822 donors, some of which were aggregations of donations from countless individuals. For example, millions of individuals who play Fortnite contributed to these efforts through in-game purchases and subscriptions, which were aggregated and donated to Direct Relief by Epic Games.
Consistent with Direct Relief's Donation Policies, 100 percent of funds received for specific emergency situations are devoted entirely to those situations, and none of these funds are used for fundraising.
Thus far, of the total Ukraine-designated cash contributions received to date, Direct Relief has expended or committed $21.1 million to improve the health and lives of people affected by the war. Among the uses of funds are $14.7 million in financial assistance to organizations supporting Ukrainians and Ukrainian refugees (including $10 million for prescription medication costs for refugees in Poland) and $2.4 million on procurement of oxygen concentrators, emergency medic packs, and other supplies.
When the war erupted, Direct Relief quickly established contact with the Ministries of Health of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia, as well as nonprofits in these countries, in order to provide support for the health-related needs of refugee populations.
Direct Relief expects it will take years for Ukraine's health systems and its people to recover from the war's destruction, and the organization is planning for a multi-year response.
"Direct Relief will continue to provide assistance to the Ukrainian people, both those who remain in Ukraine as well as those who have fled the country and may be unable to return for years to come," Tighe said.
Corporate Support
Direct Relief's ability to furnish a large portion of the extensive medical material support without the expenditure of donor funds was due to the in-kind donations from healthcare manufacturers and distributors, many of which Direct Relief works with on an ongoing basis.
Healthcare company donors responded expansively to requests for their participation. Included among them are 3M, Abbott, AbbVie, Accord Healthcare, Ajanta Pharma, Alvogen, Amgen, Apotex, AstraZeneca, Baxter International, Bayer, Becton Dickerson, Boehringer Ingelheim Cares, Covidien, Eli Lilly & Company, GSK, Hikma, ICU Medical, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, LifeScan, McKesson Medical-Surgical, Medtronic, Merck & Co., Merck KGaA, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Unilever, and Viatris.
In addition, the State of California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) donated seven Field Hospital Content Kits. Each kit contains the equipment needed to set up a 50-bed field hospital, and the hospitals have been deployed to high conflict areas.
Information Assistance
In addition to the provision of medical material and financial aid in response to the crisis, Direct Relief has been a critical supplier of information. Within Ukraine, Direct Relief assisted with crowdsource data collection on the needs of internally displaced persons, including their origins and destinations, and access to key services and goods including health care, food, water, shelter, and livelihoods.
At the same time, Direct Relief has also collected data on the needs and goods availability of over 950 private pharmacies throughout Ukraine over the past 2.5 months, including many located in areas of significant conflict. The pharmacy data has been incorporated into the cross-validation of MOH needs lists. Important insights were shared with first responders, healthcare partners, and Ukrainian health officials, as well as with United Nations agencies and international assistance organizations to help them determine how to best prioritize and deploy their respective resources. Key analysis sharing partners include the World Bank, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, the Health Cluster, Mercy Corps, and others.
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"Empowering Leaders" Demonstrates Paycor's Commitment to Supporting Frontline Leaders
CINCINNATI, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paycor HCM, Inc. ("Paycor") (Nasdaq: PYCR) today unveiled a new mission-driven tagline that aligns to their focus on supporting HR and business leaders. Paycor recognizes the disproportionate impact leaders have on employee engagement and retention. The company's mission, offerings, and business model are designed to empower leaders to develop winning teams. Paycor is now enhancing its messaging to better encompass the company's mission and what business leaders need now more than ever.
In Paycor's recent survey, HR in 2023: Insights & Predictions, retention was the primary priority amongst company and business leaders, with many struggling to address this concern. The workforce has undergone tumultuous times, with nearly 33% of employees in the U.S. considering quitting their jobs. Additionally, expectations of work and definitions of culture have all dramatically changed since 2020. Now more than ever, leaders are desperate for tools and information on how to attract and retain talent, which continues to be top of mind as we enter bear market territory.
In response to these market needs, Paycor has been focused on their mission of setting up companies for future success and empowering front-line leaders with insights, solutions, and tools purpose-built to improve employee engagement and retention. Paycor is adopting a new tagline to better align with their mission and offerings.
"By introducing our new Empowering Leaders tagline, our mission is clearer than ever before," said Raul Villar Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Paycor. "As we continue to evolve to meet the ever-changing business needs, we are committed to helping empower frontline leaders to be more effective so they can deliver enhanced business results for their organizations."
The new tagline debut follows Paycor's recognition as a Nacha Certified status for a second consecutive year. Additionally, the thriving company was named a winner of the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Top Workplaces 2022 Award in February.
About Paycor
Paycor's human capital management (HCM) platform modernizes every aspect of people management, from recruiting, onboarding and payroll to career development and retention, but what really sets us apart is our focus on leaders. For more than 30 years we've been listening to and partnering with leaders, so we know what they need: a unified HR platform, easy integration with third party apps, powerful analytics, talent development software, and configurable technology that supports specific industry needs. That's why more than 29,000 customers trust Paycor to help them solve problems and achieve their goals.
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Blue Water is evaluating affordability of all properties to combat rising gas prices
OCEAN CITY, Md., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean City, Md.-based outdoor hospitality specialist, Blue Water, announces that due to rising gas prices in the United States, they are enacting the Stay More Save More discount program for many of their properties across the country. To further combat ever rising fuel prices, all property rates in Blue Water's portfolio are being further evaluated to maintain the affordability of summer vacation travel.
The Stay More Save More program incentivizes guests to stay longer by offering multiple promotional price levels based on lengths of stay. Guests that stay three nights will receive a 15% discount, through the promo code 22GETAWAY upon registration. Guests staying five nights can enjoy 20% off with promo code 22ROADTRIP, while guests that stay an entire week can cash in on a 25% discount with the promo code 22VACATION. All coupon codes must be entered when reserving accommodations at each property, and cannot be used at check-in. In addition, active duty first responders and military personnel already enjoy a 20% discount at all Blue Water properties.
"As gas prices continue to skyrocket, we want to sincerely thank our loyal customers by offering these travel deals and continuing to re-evaluate rates throughout the season," said Todd Burgage, CEO of Blue Water. "We understand the financial uncertainty so many of you are facing, so it is our mission to make sure our RV camping and resort level experiences maintain a family-friendly price tag. Our campers deserve nothing less!"
With the Stay More Save More deals, available at most Blue Water properties, guests can enjoy a wide variety of affordable vacation accommodations, including RV, cottages, tent and glamping sites in their highly amenitized and pet-friendly resorts. Properties offering the program include, but are not limited to: Sun Outdoors Frontier Town in Berlin, MD, Sun Outdoors Ocean City Gateway in Whaleyville, MD, Jellystone Park™ at Delaware Beaches in Lincoln, DE, Jellystone Park™ Chincoteague Island in Chincoteague, VA, Sun Outdoors Chesapeake Bay in Temperanceville, VA and Outer Banks West KOA in Coinjock, NC.
Founded in 2002, Blue Water specializes in investing, developing, and managing RV resorts, campgrounds, hotels, and attractions. Blue Water's integrated approach to marketing, revenue management, and operations has quickly established itself as a hospitality industry leader. With dozens of resort-area properties in East Coast states from Maine to Florida, and new additions out west in Texas, Montana, and Oregon, the Blue Water family is committed to creating elite assets, delivering exceptional guest experiences, and enhancing the communities we serve. To learn more, visit BWDC.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-water-development-corp/ | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlueWaterDev
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BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BSM Partners, the leading full-service pet care research and consulting firm, announces 15-year-old Ava Dorsey as the first participant in their Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Program. Dorsey is the founder and Chief Pet Officer of Ava's Pet Palace, a line of USDA Organic-certified and all-natural dog and cat treats and pet accessories. All packaging for Ava's Pet Palace products is made from sustainable recycled products.
"Having already accomplished so much at such a young age, Ava is the perfect first mentee to kickstart our Young Entrepreneur Mentorship program," said Dr. Frank Niles, Principal of BSM's Business Transformation practice and startup services group lead. "Our startup services team has been thrilled to be guiding and assisting Ava through her company's growth, and we look forward to helping other young entrepreneurs break into and flourish in the industry."
BSM Partners' Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Program guides emerging young business leaders within the pet industry, providing advice and support on matters such as product innovation, formula development, marketing, business development, employee development, organizational development, executive coaching, and more.
"It's been a great and very productive relationship since meeting everyone on the BSM team," said Dorsey. "The team members are so caring and provide help and guidance that any startup could benefit from across all areas of business. I'm really looking forward to the future of the pet industry that includes the youth this program seeks to help. And I'm so happy they are being active change agents for the future of the industry. Growing and scaling a business can sometimes feel scary, but I now feel very confident and super excited about the future of Ava's Pet Palace!"
Ava's Pet Palace is a line of organic and all-natural dog and cat treats and pet accessories and are sold online at www.avaspetpalace.com, in independent retailers throughout the nation and in all PetPeople and Pet Food Express locations.
BSM Partners is the leading full-service pet care research, consulting, and strategy-to-shelf product innovation firm. BSM Partners collaborates with hundreds of clients, ranging from the largest companies to individual entrepreneurs, to provide both technical and business solutions. The firm's startup services group helps early-stage pet care entrepreneurs build the foundation necessary to scale their business. From ideation to execution and everything in-between, BSM accelerates the growth of promising new businesses in the pet food industry. To learn more, go to www.bsmpartners.net.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — DNA from a coyote that bit a girl on Southern California’s Huntington Beach last week matched samples from one of two coyotes shot and killed following the attack, authorities said Monday.
The 2-year-old child was hospitalized with bites to her head and face that were not considered life-threatening after she was attacked near the Huntington Beach Pier last Thursday night.
Huntington Beach police responded and shot two coyotes found in the coastal area south of Los Angeles, police Lt. Shawn Randell said.
Samples taken from the girl’s wounds were used to confirm that the animal that bit her had been killed, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt. Patrick Foy said.
The girl was with her mother on the sand when she wandered “a mere few feet” and was attacked, Foy said last week.
The coyote came out of the dark, hit and knocked over the girl and attacked her for 12 seconds before her cry alerted adults and the animal ran off, Foy said.
However, it stayed around, pacing, before finally fleeing, Foy said.
The family did nothing to antagonize the coyote, he added.
Coyotes are found almost everywhere in California, including cities, and authorities have long warned that small children and pets can be at risk. Last year, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife began workshops to help communities deal with coyotes because of an increase in the number conflicts with people.
Foy said coyotes usually are shy and try to avoid humans. He estimated there are only about 10 to 12 attacks per year around the state, mostly involving smaller children but full-grown adults were attacked in a few cases. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/dna-confirms-coyote-that-attacked-2-year-old-is-dead/ | 2022-05-03T11:11:33Z |
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) has recently established the Standards Activities Sub-Division (SASD) under its Technical Activities (TA) Division. In collaboration with IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), IEEE CASS SASD provides an open, inclusive, and transparent environment for voluntary consensus standardization and other industry consensus activities in the areas related to Circuits and Systems.
The following members have been nominated and elected for the IEEE CASS SASD committee for the 2022-2023 term:
Vice President - Technical Activities: Xinmiao Zhang
Chair: Kiran Gunnam
Chair-Elect: Yongfu Li
Voting Members:
Shashikant Patil,
Wen-Hsiao Peng,
Yu Lu,
Yuanjin Zheng
The IEEE CASS SASD has identified four key strategic areas to provide core standards for the benefit of the industry and academic research and formed four Standards Committees with several industry and academic experts, namely
(1) IC Design and Test for Emerging Circuits and Systems. Chair: Vahid Vahidfar, Apple.
(2) Emerging Processor Systems. Chair: Travis Anderson, Office of Naval Research.
(3) Domain-Specific Accelerators. Chair: Mehran Nekuii, Google.
(4) Flexible and Wearable Circuits and Systems. Chair: Yong Lian,York University, Canada
Dr. Kiran Gunnam, Chair of IEEE CASS SASD and Industry Member of IEEE CASS Board of Governors indicated that the SASD committee has done significant work in recruiting more than 50 experts as part of IEEE CASS SASD Standards Committees and study groups. These Standards Committees will co-sponsor new as well as on-going Working Groups. For instance, IEEE CASS Standards Committee on Domain-Specific Accelerators will co-sponsor on-going IEEE P3109 Standard Working Group for Arithmetic For Machine Learning which already attracted more than 30 experts from organizations like Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Western Digital, Seagate, ARM, Cerebras, D-Matrix, University of California at Berkeley, National University of Singapore, INESC-ID, CEA-LETI, UTSA, Ens-Lyon and University of Pisa. Professionals and ad hoc industry groups engaged in standardization activities related to CASS should consider bringing their activities under the IEEE CASS SASD to take advantage of the broader impacts of IEEE Standards.
The series of outreach events will be held either in-person or hybrid in our IEEE CASS flagship conferences. Event details will soon be posted at the SASD page.
Professionals interested in participating in IEEE CASS SASD activities can join the SASD mailing list.
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White House seeks $13.7 billion more for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide $13.7 billion in emergency dollars for Ukraine as U.S. aid to the war-torn country is running out.
The request, which comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington, is part of a larger $47.1 billion emergency spending package the White House is proposing to pay for the COVID-19 response, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. Congress will have to extend current financing for federal agencies before it runs out on Sept. 30.
The money for Ukraine would be on top of $40 billion that was approved earlier this year. Administration officials said that roughly three-quarters of that military and budgetary support has been disbursed or committed.
The new billions would include money for equipment, intelligence support and direct budgetary support for Ukraine. It would also include $1.5 billion for uranium to fuel U.S. nuclear reactors as the Russian supply could potentially decrease. The officials requested anonymity to discuss the request ahead of its announcement.
For COVID-19, the White House is seeking $7.1 billion to procure additional vaccines and replenish personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile, among other protective measures. It is also seeking $2 billion to continue testing programs, including an initiative to distribute free at-home tests that ended on Friday. The administration officials said they have some tests left in the stockpile, but not enough to provide free tests if there is a surge in cases this fall.
The administration is also asking for $4.5 billion to bolster its efforts to fight monkeypox. Officials said they have already depleted significant reserves from the national stockpile to provide over 1.1 million vials of vaccine.
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Juneteenth celebrations emphasize ending racial disparities
DALLAS (AP) — After Opal Lee led hundreds in a walk through her Texas hometown to celebrate Juneteenth, the 95-year-old Black woman who helped successfully push for the holiday to get national recognition said it’s important that people learn the history behind it.
“We need to know so people can heal from it and never let it happen again,” said Lee, whose 2 1/2-mile (4-kilometer) walk through Fort Worth symbolizes the 2 1/2 years it took after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the Southern states for the enslaved people in Texas to be freed.
A year after President Joe Biden signed legislation making June 19 the nation’s 12th federal holiday, Americans across the country gathered at events filled with music, food and fireworks. Celebrations also included an emphasis on learning about history and addressing racial disparities. Many people celebrated the day just as they did before any formal recognition.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to order freedom for the enslaved people of the state — two months after the Confederacy had surrendered in the Civil War.
“Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “They confront them to grow stronger. And that is what this great nation must continue to do.”
A Gallup Poll found that Americans are more familiar with Juneteenth than they were last year, with 59% saying they knew “a lot” or “some” about the holiday compared with 37% a year ago in May. The poll also found that support for making Juneteenth part of school history lessons increased from 49% to 63%.
Yet many states have been slow to designate it as an official holiday. Lawmakers in Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and elsewhere failed to advance proposals this year that would have closed state offices and given most of their public employees paid time off.
Celebrations in Texas included one at a Houston park created 150 years ago by a group of formerly enslaved men who bought the land. At times, it was the only public park available in the area to Blacks, according to the conservancy’s website.
“They wanted a place that they could not only have their celebration, but they could do things other things during the year as a community,” said Jacqueline Bostic, vice chairwoman of the board for the Emancipation Park Conservancy and the great-granddaughter of one of the park’s founders, the Rev. Jack Yates.
This weekend’s celebration included performances from The Isley Brothers and Kool & The Gang. In the weeks leading up to Juneteenth, the park hosted discussions on topics ranging from health care to policing in communities of color to the role of green spaces.
Participants included Robert Stanton, the first African American to serve as director of the National Park Service, and Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, who grew up in the historically Black neighborhood where the park is located and whose killing by a Minneapolis police officer two years ago sparked protests worldwide.
As more people learn about Juneteenth, “we want to harness that and use this moment as a tool to educate people about history and not just African American history but American history,” said Ramon Manning, chairman of the board for the Emancipation Park Conservancy.
In Fort Worth, celebrations included the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, named for the Black cowboy who is credited with introducing bulldogging, or steer wrestling. The rodeo’s president and CEO, Valeria Howard Cunningham, said children often express surprise that there are real Black cowboys and cowgirls.
More young people have become involved in planning Juneteenth events, said Torrina Harris, program director for the Nia Cultural Center in Galveston, the holiday’s birthplace.
Juneteenth provides an opportunity to reflect on “the different practices or norms that are contradicting the values of freedom” and consider how to challenge those things, Harris said.
Some of the largest celebrations in the U.S. not only touch on the history of slavery in America, but celebrate Black culture, businesses and food.
In Phoenix, hundreds of people gathered for an annual event at Eastlake Park, which has been a focal point for civil rights in Arizona. The recently crowned Miss Juneteenth Arizona used her platform to speak about how she felt empowered along with her fellow Black women during the state pageant, which is part of a nationwide competition that showcases and celebrates the academic and artistic achievements of Black women.
It’s a “moment to build up sisterhood, it’s not about competing against each other for a crown, it’s about celebrating Black women’s intelligence and staying true to ourselves,” said Shaundrea Norman, 17, whose family is from Texas and grew up knowing about Juneteenth.
Kendall McCollun, 15-year-old Teen Miss Juneteenth Arizona, said the holiday is about the fight for social justice.
“We have to fight twice as hard to have the same freedoms that our ancestors fought for hundreds of years ago,” she said. “It’s important we continue to fight for my generation, and this day is important to celebrate how far we’ve come.”
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Associated Press writer Kimberlee Kruesi in Nashville, Tennessee, contributed to this report. Mumphrey reported from Phoenix and is a member of The Associated Press’ Race and Ethnicity team. Follow her at https://twitter.com/cheymumph.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/06/19/juneteenth-celebrations-emphasize-ending-racial-disparities/ | 2022-06-19T20:34:57Z |
Disney and Starlight Host a Spidey-Themed Delivery Event and Early Premiere Screening of Season Two of 'Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends' at Texas Children's Hospital
Cast Member Armen Taylor (Voice of Hulk) Surprised Patients With a Special Appearance
HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney and the nonprofit Starlight Children's Foundation teamed up at Texas Children's Hospital to host a Spidey-themed delivery event to celebrate the launch of "Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends," season two. A highlight of the celebration was the opportunity for hospitalized patients and their families to be among the first in the United States to enjoy a pre-screening of the first episode of the hit series' new season, which officially launches Aug. 19 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Cast member Armen Taylor (voice of Hulk) made a special appearance at the event to meet with patients and their families.
In addition, the group distributed "Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends"-themed toys, activity packs and books. Patients took photos with their families, physicians and nurses in front of a large backdrop featuring characters from "Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends" to commemorate the special day.
"Today was a different experience versus our normal hospital visits," said Brenna Stelly, whose child, Everly, enjoyed the Disney experience. "This opportunity allowed her to see that hospitals can be fun. It's not always about her diagnosis, it can be about her happiness as well."
"We're incredibly grateful for the longstanding relationship with Disney and the generous donation of 'Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends'-themed products," said Adam Garone, CEO of Starlight Children's Foundation. "Delivering fun experiences like this today help hospitalized kids forget about their illnesses for just a moment and rediscover the joy of childhood."
"At Starlight, transforming the hospital stay is core to our mission of delivering happiness to seriously ill kids and their families. Thank you to Disney and Texas Children's Hospital for the support in creating this positive experience that patients will carry with them long after they leave the hospital," Garone added.
"Our Texas Children's physicians and staff were delighted to watch the joy and excitement on the faces of our hospitalized patients as they reveled in this unique Disney visit," said Tabitha Rice, executive vice president of Texas Children's Hospital. "Thanks to Texas Children's established relationship with Disney and support from Starlight Children's Foundation, our patients and their families experienced pure Disney joy — a most welcome reprieve from the many stresses that can accompany a child's hospital stay.
The event was part of Disney's 2018 commitment of $100 million to help children's hospitals reimagine the patient experience and deliver joy when it's needed most. In 2018, Disney chose Texas Children's as the very first children's hospital in the nation to pilot its pediatric hospital initiative, created to help reimagine the patient and family experience. This special program helps ease the fear and anxiety of a hospital stay by bringing the wonder of Disney stories to patients and families through the transformation of hospital spaces with imaginative installations such as interactive murals and digital displays; creating personalized moments by delivering Disney-themed Starlight Hospital Wear, care packages and products; and providing complimentary access to Disney+ and special screenings of newly released movies. Texas Children's staff also receive colorful employee badges featuring beloved Disney characters with the goal of providing joy and comfort to patients and their families during appointments. To help transform patients' hospital stays into memorable Disney-inspired experiences, Texas Children's team members also receive in-person training.
This Summer, Disney teamed up with Starlight Children's Foundation to deliver packages filled with a variety of "Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends" products, including books, toys and activity packs, to children's hospitals across the country.
According to Garone, the child life team at partner hospitals provide Starlight's state-of-the-art programs as distraction tools to help young patients get through the pain and stress of serious illnesses and hospitalization. Starlight offers its programs — including Starlight Gaming, Starlight Hospital Wear and Starlight Deliveries of toys and games — free of charge to over 800 hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S.
Community members can also play a part in transforming hospital moments for seriously ill children. To learn more, visit starlight.org/disney.
"Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends" — which recently was picked up for a third season and is the No. 1 most-watched new preschool series among boys aged 2-5 — has amassed over 383 million views across Disney Junior and Marvel HQ YouTube channels since its August 2021 launch.
Starlight Children's Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that delivers happiness to seriously ill or injured children and their families. Since 1982, Starlight's ground-breaking and innovative programs, like Starlight Virtual Reality, Starlight Hospital Wear, and Starlight Gaming, have impacted 21 million kids at more than 800 children's hospitals across the U.S.
To learn more and to help Starlight deliver happiness to seriously ill kids, visit www.starlight.org and follow Starlight on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Texas Children's Hospital, a not-for-profit health care organization, is committed to creating a healthier future for children and women throughout the global community by leading in patient care, education and research. Consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation, Texas Children's has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthroughs in pediatric and women's health. The hospital includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Tower for Pediatric Research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. The organization also created Texas Children's Health Plan, the nation's first HMO for children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that's channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. For more information, go to www.texaschildrens.org. Get the latest news by visiting the online newsroom and Twitter at twitter.com/texaschildrens.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Harris II and Travis d’Arnaud each had three hits and homered for the second straight game, and the Atlanta Braves connected five times in their 13th straight win, 10-4 over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Atlanta hit back-to-back homers for the third straight game, this time doing it twice. D’Arnaud and Marcell Ozuna went deep in the third inning, and Orlando Arcia and Harris followed in the sixth.
Dansby Swanson also homered for the Braves, who have clubbed 10 home runs in two games and 32 during the winning streak, the longest in the majors this season.
“It’s a good feeling,” Harris said of the streak. “You feel like you’re on top of the world, honestly. Keep winning every night. Just doing what we need to on the field.”
It’s Atlanta’s best stretch since it won 14 consecutive games from July 26 to Aug. 9, 2013.
Braves starter Max Fried (7-2) struck out the first five Washington batters. He went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out six and walking one. Jackson Stephens pitched the final three innings for his second save.
Harris, who began his rookie campaign just four games before the streak began, extended his hitting streak to seven games and raised his average to .317 while finishing a triple shy of the cycle. The lefty homered to left center for the second straight night.
“I’ve been very impressed. Just the instinct. That ball he hit to left field was getting it,” manager Brian Snitker said. “Just to see that bat speed and the strength and all is pretty impressive. He’s done a fine job of competing up here.”
Earlier in the day, Atlanta placed second baseman Ozzie Albies (fractured left foot) on the 60-day injured list and Washington placed right-hander Stephen Strasburg (stress reaction of the ribs) on the 15-day injured list.
Ehire Adrianza had two hits for the Nationals, who have lost three straight.
Jackson Tetreault (0-1), called up from Triple-A Rochester to make the start in place of Strasburg, allowed seven runs on nine hits over four innings in his major league debut.
“He’s got good stuff. I think he was a little bit amped up,” manager Dave Martinez said. “He put together some pretty good at-bats. They fouled off a lot of pitches. Next outing will be much better because I think he’ll settle down a little bit.”
Swanson homered with one out in the first, his second in two games and the 11th of his career at Nationals Park.
D’Arnaud’s line-drive, three-run shot made it 5-0 in the third and Ozuna followed with his second homer in two days, a shot into the Braves bullpen in left center.
After the Nationals closed to 7-3, Arcia and Harris provided some breathing room.
“It’s kind of our identity,” Snitker said. “We’re not a team that bunches hits. We hit homers. We are what we are.”
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
The Braves have won a franchise-record 10 straight games at Nationals Park, the final eight in 2021 and the first two this season. Overall, the Braves have won 17 of their last 20 in Washington.
ROSTER MOVES
In addition to Tetreault, the Nationals called up right-hander Reed Garrett and left-hander Francisco Perez from Triple-A Rochester. Garrett pitched two scoreless innings in his first Major League outing since 2019 with the Tigers. Washington designated infielder/outfielder Dee Strange-Gordon for assignment.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: Albies, who left Monday’s game in the fifth inning, was being evaluated on Tuesday. “Hopefully he heals quick and we get him taken care of,” Snitker said.
Nationals: Martinez said Strasburg’s injury is related to the surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome he had last summer. … RF Juan Soto was given a day off after slipping and banging his right knee against the corner of the dugout bench Monday night. Martinez said an X-ray of the knee was clean.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Spencer Strider (2-2, 2.35 ERA) faces the Nationals for the second time this season after allowing one run in 3 1/3 innings of relief on April 11.
Nationals: RHP Erick Fedde (4-4, 4.87 ERA) is 0-4 with a 10.80 ERA in eight games – seven starts – against the Braves.
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Mosquito spraying planned Monday for Navarre, Hills and Dales
The Repository
The Stark County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes Monday in Navarre and in Hills and Dales. Makeup date for both villages will be Tuesday.
Spraying will take place after 8 p.m. In case of rain, high winds or cold temperatures, spraying will be postponed. People who suffer from respiratory ailments may vacate the area. Beekeepers should take the necessary precautions to protect their hives. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/09/16/mosquito-spraying-planned-monday-for-navarre-hills-and-dales/69497247007/ | 2022-09-16T17:58:45Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite turned convicted sex trafficker, is off to Florida to serve a 20-year federal prison sentence for helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls — returning to the same state, but a far cry from the posh lifestyle, where she committed some of her crimes.
Maxwell, 60, was moved last week to FCI Tallahassee, a low-security federal prison in Florida’s capital, from the Brooklyn federal jail where she’d spent the last two years under close watch in light of Epstein’s 2019 jail suicide, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
It wasn’t clear whether Maxwell would be held in restrictive housing or under other special precautions, given her notoriety and long-standing concerns about her well-being behind bars.
Maxwell, who was convicted last December in Manhattan and sentenced in June, repeatedly complained about her treatment at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, her home since her July 2020 arrest.
Maxwell and her lawyers complained that jail officers were flashing a light into her cell every 15 minutes, interrupting her sleep, and subjecting her to hundreds of searches and pat-downs. She also claimed that a guard at the Brooklyn facility physically abused her and that she was punished for complaining about it.
A message seeking comment was left with Maxwell’s lawyers.
Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires as the daughter of a British publishing magnate, was convicted of luring teenage girls for Epstein to abuse.
Her monthlong trial featured sordid accounts of the sexual exploitation of girls as young as 14, told by four women who described being abused as teens in the 1990s and early 2000s at Epstein’s palatial homes in Florida, New York and New Mexico.
Maxwell’s new home, FCI Tallahassee, is about 360 miles from Epstein’s since-demolished mansion in glitzy Palm Beach where prosecutors say some of the abuse occurred.
The prison, opened in 1938, has about 820 male and female inmates. According to an inmate handbook, people locked up at the facility have access to a wide range of classes and activities, including painting, leather, art and ceramics, musical instruments, and team sports such as softball, basketball, and volleyball.
The prison also offers yoga, Pilates, movies, and an inmate talent show, according to prison consulting firm Zoukis Consulting Group.
Maxwell is joining a short list of notable people who’ve served time at FCI Tallahassee, including Maria Butina, the Russian secret agent who tried to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups, and Colleen LaRose, known as “Jihad Jane” for providing material support to terrorists. Butina was released in 2019 and deported to Russia. LaRose was released in 2018.
Like many federal prisons, as The Associated Press has reported, FCI Tallahassee has had its share of employees committing crimes in recent years — including sexual abuse of inmates.
In March, former FCI Tallahassee recreation specialist Jimmy Lee Highsmith was sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing an inmate between March 2014 and September 2018.
In August 2021, former FCI Tallahassee food service foreman Phillip Golightly was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing an inmate in November 2019.
In 2006, a correctional officer and a federal agent were killed in a gun battle on the prison’s grounds. The officer opened fire as agents attempted to arrest him and several other officers on charges they gave contraband to female inmates in exchange for sex, officials said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/ghislaine-maxwell-moved-to-florida-prison-known-for-yoga-music/ | 2022-07-25T23:22:39Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FoxyAI, a B2B PropTech leader in real estate visualization and property intelligence, today announced the launch of its Specialized Property Intelligence Tools for Municipal Tax Appraisers. FoxyAI's tools help municipalities and tax assessing entities to automate property quality classifications, generate efficiencies, reduce cost, and improve quality assurance.
In its latest use case, FoxyAI teamed up with the Williamson County, TX ("Wilco"), Central Appraisal District to help this District automate the reviewing, grading, and recording of its entire county's residential property to reassess taxes. Using existing photos of homes labeled with the "Quality Class" assigned by Wilco County assessors, Wilco's Central Appraisal office used the "FoxyAI Quality Score" model to verify the accuracy of assessor-scored quality classes on photos of over 160,000 parcels in the county.
On employing the FoxyAI tools, Alvin Lankford, Chief Appraiser, Williamson Central Appraisal District, said, "The use of FoxyAI made reviewing large groups of properties faster, avoided over $900,000 in expense, and saved over 36,000 hours of physical driving and review time. And, FoxyAI's Models have allowed us to provide a more equitable and fair roll."
By analyzing and extracting data from existing images of properties, FoxyAI enables government entities and affiliated agencies to drive efficiency and accuracy across valuations, risk, underwriting, and revenue collection activities. FoxyAI excels in its ability to allow government agencies and affiliated agencies to enhance their processes and proprietary scoring methodologies by using FoxyAI's industry-leading computer vision models supercharging a tax assessment team's efforts.
"We are proud of our work with tax assessors and are excited to launch our specialized property intelligence tools to help even more of these crucial professionals," said Vin Vomero, co-founder and CEO of FoxyAI. "In many states, property taxes provide the largest source of money for local schools, streets, roads, police, fire protection, and many other services. It's imperative that assessors are supported and empowered with the right technology to take on this vital task."
For more information on FoxyAI's Visual Intelligence Tools for Tax Assessors, please contact Vin Vomero at vin@foxyai.com.
Founded in 2018, FoxyAI is a leading B2B proptech in real estate visualization and property intelligence. The company utilizes cutting-edge artificial intelligence and computer vision to convert everyday real estate photos into actionable data. FoxyAI's suite of Property Intelligence tools, all available through its API, can instantly compute quality and condition, renovation costs, detect objects and materials, and more. For more information on FoxyAI, visit https://foxyai.com/.
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- 91,000 visitors in-person at the Porte de Versailles expo venue
- 300,000 online visits
- 146 nationalities
- 400 million people reached by the event on social networks
- 4.3 million viewers of VivaTech News, the event's broadcast news channel
- 3 billion views on social networks
PARIS, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVA TECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL TECH HUB
More than 350 speakers were present, among them Evan Spiegel (Snap), Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), CZ (Changpeng Zhao) (Binance), Bret Taylor (Salesforce), Sumbul Desai (Apple) or Ryan Roslansky (LinkedIn). As well as Christel Heydemann (Orange), Bernard Arnault (LVMH), Renaud Dumora (BNP Paribas), Elliot Grant (Google X), Jonas Prising (ManpowerGroup), Cristiano Amon (Qualcomm), Luca De Meo (Renault), , Nicolas Hieronimus (L'Oréal), Yann Le Cun (Meta), Eric Schmidt (Schmidt Future), Garry Kasparov (ambassadeur Avast), Michael Kassan (MediaLink), Jérémy Zimmer (United Talent Agency), Kevin Mayer (Candle media), Thierry Breton (Commission européenne), Stanislas Niox-Chateau (Doctolib), Olivier Storch (Geopost/DPD Group), Marc Pritchard (P&G), Sébastien Borget (The Sandbox), Tami Bhaumik (Roblox), Audrey Azoulay (UNESCO), Alexandre Prot (Qonto), Fleur Pellerin (Korelya), Frédéric Mazzella (Blablacar). In addition, as every year, French President Emmanuel Macron was also present and took the time to meet with many young entrepreneurs from startups in all sectors.
The VivaTech audience was filled with emotion as President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the tech and startup industries to support Ukraine. The call was broadcast in the form of a hologram in seven European countries with the participation of Gayle King, Amanda Holden, Peter Gabriel and Bernard-Henri Lévy.
MORE THAN EVER THE ESSENTIAL RENDEZ-VOUS FOR BUSINESS
This edition of Viva Technology has once again given the technology sector privileged access to international customers, major investors and new markets. More than 2,000 exhibitors – which included 1,800 startups, 45% of them international, and 700 investment funds – met during three days dedicated to professionals. More than 161,000 business connections were made, 71% of which were international interactions on the digital platform. According to the startups present, more than 25% of their annual business leads were made during these three days.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE: CTRA) ("Coterra" or the "Company") today announced current and pending retirements of three executive officers of the Company, along with the promotions of three individuals into executive leadership roles. Effective September 30, 2022, Steven W. Lindeman, Senior Vice President – Production and Operations, and Phillip L. Stalnaker, Senior Vice President – Marcellus Business Unit, will be retiring from their roles. Francis B. Barron, Senior Vice President and General Counsel has also indicated his intention to retire in the first quarter of 2023 and will transition out of his current role also effective September 30, 2022.
Mr. Lindeman spent his entire 40-year professional career with the Company. His career path took him from field operations in Pennsylvania, Texas and Oklahoma to leadership roles over Engineering, Business Units, EHS and Operations. Mr. Stalnaker spent the final 22 years of his career with the Company, beginning in 2000 in Denver and then, in 2009, moving to Pittsburgh to oversee development in the Marcellus. Mr. Stalnaker led the Marcellus Business Unit from its start-up with 30 Mmcf per day of production to its peak of over 3.0 Bcf per day of production.
Tom Jorden, Chief Executive Officer and President shared, "I want to thank both Steve and Phil for their tremendous contributions to the success of our overall organization and the integration of the two businesses in our recent merger." Dan Dinges, Executive Chairman of the Board added, "Their technical acumen and thoughtful nature have been instrumental on many fronts during their lengthy tenures in the organization. They have had a lasting impact on the success of Coterra and we wish them both the very best in retirement."
Mr. Barron has been leading the Coterra legal department as Senior Vice President and General Counsel since the closing of the merger with Cimarex Energy Co., where Mr. Barron served in the same role since 2013. "Mr. Barron brought a thoughtful, strategic approach to his legal advice as well as offering sound business advice to both organizations. I want to personally thank Francis for being my partner and confidant for nearly the last decade," commented Mr. Jorden. "I also want to acknowledge Francis's tremendous contribution and leadership to the merger and helping to build Coterra for the future." Mr. Barron will serve as Senior Counsel from October 1, 2022 until his retirement.
Blake Sirgo has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Operations effective October 1, 2022, replacing Mr. Lindeman. Mr. Sirgo has been with the Company since 2008, most recently serving as Vice President – Operations. In his new role he will be responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), Marketing, Production, and aspects of Operations. Mr. Sirgo is a graduate of The University of Texas with a petroleum engineering degree.
Gary Hlavinka has been promoted to Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit, to replace Mr. Stalnaker. Mr. Hlavinka has a 33-year career with Company, the last 13 of which were served in the Marcellus Business Unit, most recently as Operations Manager. In that role Hlavinka was in charge of Engineering, Production and the day-to-day relationship with the Williams Companies, which gathers Coterra's natural gas in the Marcellus. Mr. Hlavinka is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a chemical engineering degree.
Additionally, Adam Vela has been promoted to Vice President – General Counsel effective October 1, 2022, replacing Mr. Barron. Mr. Vela has a 17-year career with the Company and has previously served as Assistant General Counsel primarily responsible for litigation and advising business units on legal matters related to operations, leasing, royalties, safety and other matters. Mr. Vela is a graduate of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver.
"It is with great pride that these three promotions are announced," stated Mr. Jorden. "I am always pleased when we have the opportunity to promote key leaders from within Coterra into larger, more visible roles and I have the utmost confidence they will serve Coterra well in their new roles."
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the estimates and opinions of management at the time the statements are made. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Coterra does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberLogitec, the leading provider of maritime, port/terminal, and logistics operations technologies and subsidiary of EUSU Holdings announced that Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) had selected terminal operating system(TOS) by CyberLogitec for its fully automated Busan New Port terminal.
Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) Consortium was selected as an operating company for West Container harbor in Busan New Port in 2021, and it will be on a 30-years operation contract from July 2023, which is the 2nd to 5th operation phase of the west container harbor. The operating company will operate the terminal with six berths by integrating the 2nd to 5rh phase, 2nd to 6th phase, and feeder harbors, and it is a targeted smart port to provide cutting-edge stevedore service by applying automated equipment which Busan Port Authority orders.
The project ordered by Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) Consortium and Dongwon Enterprise is targeted to initiate implementation in April 2022 and go live for the 2nd to 5th phase terminal by July 2023, and go live for the 2nd to 6th terminal by 2026. Especially for CyberLogitec, is a significant project since it is the first fully automated terminal operating system project utilizing automatic transfer equipment in the Republic of Korea.
CyberLogitec introduced AI, IoT, Big Data, Hyper Automation, and Digital Twin, the latest technology required for smart ports. Implementing a smart automated terminal operating system in Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) is expected to adopt the latest IT technology, including IoT and Big Data, and several years' knowledge and experience.
Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT), designed as the first fully automated terminal in the Republic of Korea, pursued the low-cost and high-efficiency terminal operation process. Considering the circumstance that required differentiated technology and project methodology comparing the previous domestic terminal operation system, it is expected to CyberLogitec will enhance the operation efficiency in Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) by implementing an optimized operation process suitable for the fully automated terminal with the adoption of advanced functions in productivity and simulation.
"CyberLogitec has been selected for the project of the first fully automated terminal operating system in Korea. We dedicate to the port/terminal logistics IT service technology capability and improve automated terminal operation technology in Korea through this project," said Jeong Min Son, Head of the Port Department.
Meanwhile, CyberLogitec, completed its transition of the 1st vertical automated terminal in Korea in BNCT (Busan New Port harbor no.2 and 3), and it has been seeking various types of technical cooperation with automated terminals being built.
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Which life jacket is best?
Water recreation is a favorite pastime of millions of Americans. No matter how you enjoy the water, safety is a top priority. Life jackets are legally required to protect you from drowning in the event of an accident. Even strong swimmers need life jackets against powerful undercurrents. The Onyx MoveVent Dynamic Paddle Sports Life Jacket is the best life jacket for recreational water sports and approved by the United States Coast Guard.
What to know before you buy a life jacket
Find a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket
Life jackets are considered personal flotation devices and are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. They must be tested in a U.S. Coast Guard-recognized laboratory. This is the gold standard for certifying the jacket will hold up under adverse conditions and perform as promised.
Find the right size of life jacket
Life jackets should fit snugly. A life jacket that is too big will push up against your face, making it difficult to breathe. If the jacket is too small, it won’t be able to keep you afloat. The fit should be tight but allow room for movement. There should be no excess room under your arms which will keep the jacket from riding up over your face.
Find the right type of life jacket
There are five types of life jackets based on their ability to provide buoyancy.
- Type I is an offshore life jacket. They are designed for the roughest waters and can keep an unconscious person upright. They are used by cruise and freight ships and ocean fishing boats.
- Type II are near-shore vests. They are meant for quick rescue situations in calm waters.
- Type III are commonly used for recreational sports like water skiing, canoeing and kayaking. They are lightweight with a minimum buoyancy of 15.5 pounds but likely wouldn’t keep an unconscious person face up.
- Type IV are not worn but kept near the water in the case of an emergency. They are thrown into the water to someone needing to keep their head above water. Ring buoys and floating cushions fall into this category.
- Type V are not used by the public. They are used by Coast Guard rescue teams.
What to look for in a quality life jacket
Material
Life jackets are made from nylon or neoprene. Nylon is lightweight and durable. It is comfortable and less expensive. It is used for paddle or reel sports.
Neoprene is more expensive but fits better than nylon and has greater buoyancy. It is used for water sports because it makes it easy to move. Neoprene also traps body heat which keeps you warm in cold water.
Reflective colors
Bright colored life jackets aid rescue workers, especially at night. Some lightly colored life jackets have reflective patches to improve being spotted.
Pockets
Most life jackets have pockets that can hold small personal items like fishing gear or a compass. Look for pockets that have zippered closures that will keep items contained in the event you fall into the water. Heavy objects should be kept out of pockets to maintain maximum buoyancy.
Whistle
Emergency whistles are available to clip on to life jackets as an additional safety precaution. The whistle can immediately alert others of an emergency and your location.
How much you can expect to spend on a life jacket
Life jackets have a wide range of prices based on the size, type of jacket and material.
- Type I jackets cost $12-$150.
- Type II jackets cost $25-$125.
- Type III are typically the most expensive because they are used recreationally and have the most comfort. Their price ranges from $40-$150.
Life jacket FAQ
Do you have to wear a life jacket while on the water?
A. Federal law requires that there is an approved life jacket stowed on the boat for each rider. Anyone 13 years old or younger must wear a life jacket while on the water.
How do you clean a life jacket?
A. Spray down a life jacket with clean water to wash off dirt, mud and salt water. It should be air dried and never put in a dryer.
What is the best life jacket to buy?
Top life jacket
Onyx MoveVent Dynamic Paddle Sports Life Jacket
What you need to know: This Type III life jacket fits snugly and has expandable zippered pockets. It is perfect for kayakers and rafters.
What you’ll love: Made from reflective nylon, this life jacket is easy to see and has mesh backing that fits high back seats. The shoulders are adjustable with neoprene pads for comfort. It includes an attached whistle.
What you should consider: It traps heat and may be too hot for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top life jacket for the money
Stearns Adult Classic Series Vest
What you need to know: This U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket is designed for all water activities.
What you’ll love: This jacket has a universal fit for adults over 90 pounds. Two adjustable straps and open sides improve the fit. Made from nylon with a three-buckle design, it is durable and easy to put on.
What you should consider: Some felt the sizing ran small and fit too tightly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Airhead Type II Keyhole Life Jacket
What you need to know: This basic life jacket is designed for people needing to float face up in calm waters.
What you’ll love: The jacket is U.S. Coast Guard approved. It is bright orange for easy spotting. Made from heavy-duty nylon, the jacket is lightweight and easily stored. The keyhole entry fits adults over 90 pounds.
What you should consider: It is only rated for minimal buoyancy and not active waters.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Closed-End Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: MEGI) has announced the sources of its monthly distribution of $0.1083 per share paid to all shareholders as of record date May 16, 2022, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution policy.
The following table sets forth the estimated sources of income of the current distribution, and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. All amounts are expressed on a per share of common stock basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.
The Fund has adopted a managed distribution policy (the "Distribution Policy"), pursuant to a Securities and Exchange Commission exemptive order, with the goal of providing shareholders with a consistent, although not guaranteed, monthly distribution. The Fund's monthly distribution is set by its Board of Trustees. The Board reviews the Fund's distribution on a quarterly basis in view of its net investment income, realized and unrealized gains, and other net unrealized appreciation or income expected during the remainder of the year. The Fund strives to establish a level monthly distribution that, over the course of the year, will serve to distribute an amount closely approximating the Fund's net investment income and net realized capital gains during the year. There is no assurance the Fund will continue to pay regular monthly distributions or that it will do so at a particular rate.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Distribution Policy.
Please note: The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this 19(a) Notice are only estimated and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of income of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund is a closed-end fund, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and invests primarily in income-producing equity securities issued by infrastructure companies. Holdings are subject to change. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
The Fund's daily New York Stock Exchange closing prices, net asset values per share, as well as other information are available by clicking here or by calling the Fund's shareholder servicing agent (855) 456-9683.
Before considering an investment in the Fund, you should understand that you could lose money. There are risks inherent in all investments. The Fund's risks include:
New Fund Risk: The Fund is a new fund which may result in additional risk. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to an economically viable size, in which case the Fund may cease operations. In such an event, investors may be required to liquidate or transfer their investments at an inopportune time.
No Operating History Risk: The Fund is a recently organized, non-diversified, closed end management investment company with no operating history. It is designed for long term investing and not as a vehicle for trading. Shares of closed end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their NAV. This risk may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period of time after completion of the public offering.
Limited Term Risk: Unless action is otherwise taken by the Board in accordance with the Declaration of Trust, the Fund will commence the process of liquidation and dissolution at the close of business on December 15, 2033 (the "Termination Date"). The Fund will not seek to return an initial investment in common shares by an investor on the Termination Date. Instead, the Fund will distribute an amount equal to the Fund's NAV at that time, which may be greater or less than an investor's initial investment.
Infrastructure Industry Risk: The Fund is particularly exposed to adverse economic, regulatory, political, legal, geographical, and other changes affecting the issuers of infrastructure related securities. Infrastructure related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connect ion with capital construction programs, difficulties in obtaining financing for construction programs, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies, changes in market sentiment and other factors. Additionally, infrastructure related companies may be subject to regulation by various governmental authorities, may also be affected by governmental regulation of rates charged to customers, service interruption, and/or legal challenges due to environmental, operational, the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies, and accounting standards. There is also the risk that corruption may negatively affect infrastructure projects, resulting in delays and cost overruns.
Leverage Risk: The use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. Leverage is a speculative technique that exposes the Fund to greater risk, and increased costs. Leverage may cause greater changes in the Fund's NAV. The Fund will also have to pay interest on its borrowings, if any, which may reduce the Fund's return.
Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities prices have historically experienced periods of significant volatility, particularly during recessions or other periods of financial stress. Common stock prices, like other equity securities may be affected by macroeconomics and other factors affecting the stock market in general, including financial or political conditions that m ay affect particular industries, or the economy in general. Preferred stocks are subject to issuer specific risks, in addition to the general equity risks, and unlike common stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited.
Foreign Securities Risk: Foreign securities can be subject to greater risks than U.S. investments, including currency fluctuations, less liquid trading markets, greater price volatility, political and economic instability, less publicly available information, and changes in tax or currency laws or monetary policy. These risks are likely to be greater for emerging markets than in developed markets.
Convertible Securities Risk: The value of a convertible security, which is a form of hybrid security (i.e., a security with both debt and equity characteristics), typically increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the market risks of stocks, and its price may be as volatile as that of the underlying stock, when the underlying stock's price is high relative to the conversion price, and a convertible security is subject to the market risks of debt securities, and is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates, when the underlying stock 's price is low relative to the conversion price. The general market risks of debt securities that are common to convertible securities include, but are not limited to, interest rate risk and credit risk, they are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest or dividends when due; and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of the issuer's creditworthiness.
Debt Securities Risk: The risks involved with investing in debt securities include (without limitation) Credit risk the risk that an issuer, guarantor, or liquidity provider of a debt security may be unable or unwilling, or may be perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.
Maturity Risk: Maturity is the average expected repayment date of the Fund's portfolio, taking into account the expected final repayment dates of the securities in the portfolio. A debt security with a longer maturity may fluctuate in value more than a debt security with a shorter maturity. Therefore, the NAV of the Fund that holds debt securities with a longer average maturity may fluctuate in value more than the NAV of the Fund that holds debt securities with a shorter average maturity.
Investment and Market Discount Risk: An investment in the Fund's Common Shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. As with any stock, the price of the Fund's Common Shares will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. At any point in time an investment in the Fund's Common Shares may be worth less than the original amount invested, even after taking into account distributions paid by the Fund. The Fund uses leverage, which will magnify the Fund's investment, market, and certain other risks.
Dividend Paying Securities Risk: Dividends the Fund receives on common stocks are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of an issuer's board of directors. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the securities held by the Fund will declare dividends in the future or that, if dividends are declared, they will remain at their current levels or increase over time. The Fund's emphasis on dividend paying securities could cause the Fund to underperform versus similar funds that invest without consideration of a company's track record of paying dividends or ability to pay dividends in the future. Dividend paying securities may not participate in a broad market advance to the same degree as other securities, and a sharp rise in interest rates or an economic downturn could cause a company to unexpectedly reduce or eliminate its dividend.
Discount from Net Asset Value Risk: Shares of closed end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund's NAV per Common Share could decrease as a result of its investment activities and may be greater for investors expecting to sell their Common Shares in a relatively short period of time following completion of this offering. The net asset value per Common Share will be reduced immediately following this offering as a result of the payment of certain offering costs. Although the value of the Fund's net assets is generally considered by market participants in determining whether to purchase or sell Common Shares, whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the Common Shares will depend entirely upon whether the market price of the Common Shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor's purchase price for the Common Shares. Because the market price of the Common Shares will be determined by factors such as net asset value, dividend and distribution levels and their stability (which will in turn be affected by levels of dividend and interest payments by the Fund's portfolio holdings, the timing and success of the Fund's investment strategies, regulations affecting the timing and character of Fund distributions, Fund expenses and other factors), supply of and demand for the Common Shares, trading volume of the Common Shares, general market, interest rate and economic conditions and other factors that may be beyond the control of the Fund, the Fund cannot predict whether the Common Shares will trade at, below or above net asset value or at, below or above the initial public offering price.
Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments (or exposure to foreign investments) are usually much greater when they are made in (or result in exposure to) emerging markets. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. They are more likely to experience high rates of inflation and currency devaluations, which may adversely affect returns. In addition, many emerging markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets, may be more likely to suffer sharp and frequent price changes or long-term price depression due to possible adverse publicity, investor perceptions, or the actions of a few large investors. Also, there may, be less publicly available information about issuers in emerging markets, and such issuers may not be subject to accounting, auditing, recordkeeping, and financial reporting standards and requirements comparable to those of companies in developed markets.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund's prospectus, which contains this and other information about the Fund, should be read carefully before investing. A copy of the final prospectus relating to this Fund may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor, or by calling 800-624-6782.
About New York Life Investments
With over $700 billion in Assets Under Management* as of December 31, 2021, New York Life Investments is comprised of the affiliated global asset management businesses of its parent company, New York Life Insurance Company (New York Life), and offers clients access to specialized, independent investment teams through its family of affiliated boutiques. New York Life Investments remains committed to clients through a combination of the diverse perspectives of its boutiques and a long-lasting focus on sustainable relationships.
*AUM includes assets of Investment Advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2021. AUM for Candriam and Ausbil is reported at the spot rate.
"New York Life Investments" is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company.
About CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC is the listed real assets arm of CBRE Investment Management, a leading global real assets investment management firm, with $146.8 billion in assets under management* as of March 31, 2022, operating in more than 30 offices and 20 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, people and communities thrive.
CBRE Investment Management is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2021 revenue). CBRE has more than 105,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE Investment Management harnesses CBRE's data and market insights, investment sourcing and other resources for the benefit of its clients. For more information about CBRE Investment Management, please visit www.cbreim.com
*Assets under management (AUM) refers to the fair market value of real assets-related investments with respect to which CBRE Investment Management provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice and which generally consist of investments in real assets; equity in funds and joint ventures; securities portfolios; operating companies and real assets-related loans. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Investment Management's presence in the global real assets market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers and from its calculation of regulatory assets under management for purposes of certain regulatory filings.
A registration statement relating to the Fund's common shares has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release is not an offer to sell securities and is not a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor will there be any sales of securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
New York Life Investment Management LLC engages the services of SEC-registered advisors. CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets (CBRE Investment Management) is unaffiliated with New York Life Investments. The MainStay Funds® are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC and distributed by NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.
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Honorees represent partner firms in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanctuary Wealth, home to the next generation of elite advisors, proudly announces that nine of its advisor partners have been named to the Forbes 2022 List of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. This year almost 35,000 advisors applied to be considered for the annual ranking which narrows down to approximately 6,500 advisors managing a collective $10 trillion who are researched, interviewed, and assigned a ranking based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative criteria.
The nine honored Sanctuary Wealth advisors are:
- Brian F. Cooke, CIMA® — Partner, Cooke Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
- J. Chris Cooke, CIMA® — Partner, Cooke Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
- Elizabeth E. Evans, CFP® — Managing Partner, Evans May Wealth, Carmel, IN
- George Georgiades, CIMA®, CEPA® — CEO, G Squared Private Wealth, College Station, TX
- Robert G. Gilliland, CRPC®, CEPA® — Managing Director and Senior Wealth Advisor, Concenture Wealth Management, Houston, TX
- Emily Hill, CFP® — CEO, Founding Partner, Bowersock Capital Partners, Lawrence, KS
- Brooke May, CFP® — Managing Partner, Evans May Wealth, Carmel, IN
- J. Patrick Poling, CFP®, CRPC®, CEPA®, CPFA® — Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Southern Oak Wealth Group, Brentwood, TN
- Kirill Vorobeychik, CPFA® — CEO, Founding Partner, Ketoret Capital, Wood Dale, IL
"As Sanctuary Wealth continues our dynamic growth, the number of our advisors honored by Forbes and other highly-respected authorities gets larger every year," said Jim Dickson, CEO and Founder of Sanctuary Wealth. "It certainly reinforces the idea that Sanctuary Wealth and our model of partnered independence is attracting more and more of the best advisors. We couldn't be prouder of our partners receiving this well-deserved recognition and offer a heartfelt salute to their many accomplishments."
Previously Brian and Chris Cooke were named to the Forbes list of America's Top Wealth Advisors 2021, as well as the Forbes Best-In-State lists for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Elizabeth Evans was named to both Forbes America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 and Forbes America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State for 2019, 2021, and 2022. This year, she was ranked as the top female advisor in Indiana in the Forbes Best-In-State Women Wealth Advisors list. Brooke May was named to both the Forbes Best-In-State and Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State in 2018 and 2019, as well as being named one of Working Mother's Top Wealth Advisor Moms in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
George Georgiades was named to the Forbes Best-In-State list in 2018, 2019, and 2021. In addition, Robert Gilliland was named to the Forbes Best-In-State list in 2019 and 2020. Patrick Poling was also named to the Forbes Best-In-State list in 2019 and 2021.
This year, Emily Hill was named to both the Forbes Best-In-State list, as well as the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State. She had previously been named to the Top Women Wealth Advisors list in 2017. The current listing represents the first such honor for Kirill Vorobeychik.
"It's really gratifying to see so many advisors from the Sanctuary Wealth network recognized by such respected authorities as Forbes and SHOOK Research," said Vince Fertitta, President, Wealth Management, Sanctuary Wealth. "Personally, and on behalf of my team I want to congratulate them on this recognition. It's really just a reflection of the excellence that they, and all of our advisors, bring to their clients every day."
The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, gained through telephone, virtual and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience, and those that encompass best practices in their approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and a lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings.
Sanctuary Wealth (sanctuarywealth.com/) is the advanced platform for the next generation of elite advisors, who have the entrepreneurial spirit to build and own their own practices and desire the freedom to deliver the tailored service their clients deserve. Sanctuary's ecosystem of partnered independence provides a complete technology and operations platform, as well as support from a community of like-minded advisors and the resources of invaluable affiliated businesses. Currently, the Sanctuary Wealth network includes partner firms across 23 states with over $20.0 billion in assets under advisement. The Sanctuary Wealth Group includes the fully owned subsidiaries Sanctuary Advisors, a registered investment adviser, and the broker-dealer Sanctuary Securities, as well as Sanctuary Asset Management, Sanctuary Insurance Solutions, Sanctuary Global, and Sanctuary Global Tax and Family Office.
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SEATTLE, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ScanlanKemperBard (SKB), along with its capital partner, RGA ReCap Incorporated (ReCap Real Estate Investments) on behalf of RGA, announced it has successfully closed a $36.46 million refinancing of its Original Rainier Brewery project at 5900 Airport Way, Seattle, Washington.
"Ownership is pleased to be partnering with the UBS team on the debt for Original Rainier Brewery. This new loan provides the time and financial terms we were seeking to assist in completing the renovation and lease up of the project. Great work by everyone getting this deal over the finish line" – SKB Executive Vice President, James Paul.
Situated on the east end of Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, the 191,409 square foot urban-industrial project consists of four buildings that cater to a unique variety of tenant sizes and uses that is unmatched within the market.
Tom Wilson and Zach Kersten, with the JLL Debt Advisory team helped secure the refinancing loan.
About ScanlanKemperBard
SKB is an established real estate developer and operator based in Portland, Oregon. Since its inception in 1993, SKB has originated total portfolio activity of $5.1 billion, comprised of 32.4 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space and 2,154 residential units. With longstanding relationships in each of its markets, SKB has the ability to source, structure and execute value creation across a wide spectrum of real estate opportunities. Visit SKB online at www.skbcos.com to learn more.
About ReCap Real Estate Investments
ReCap Real Estate Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGA, is a commercial mortgage lender and real estate equity investor with the strength of a global reinsurer and the spirit of an entrepreneur. ReCap originates and manages a diverse portfolio of loans, with strong relative value and an emphasis on transactions between $3 million and $30 million. In addition, ReCap directly deploys capital across a diverse network of real estate equity investments with 46 active investments and nearly $800 million in active investments to date. Visit ReCap Real Estate Investments online at rgare.com/recap to learn more.
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HOUSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Natural Resources Corp. (OTC: HNRC) ("HNR or the Company") announced today that it will be acquiring additional wastewater treatment facilities to continue to develop a network of wastewater treatment facilities. The transaction is expected to close during the month of June.
The company being acquired is a water well services and drilling company with historical recurring customer/service revenue of 68% and a projected go forward recurring customer/service revenue of 80%.They specialize in municipal, mining, industrial, and agricultural water wells and pump systems and have been in business for 7 years. They are primarily a services and hold contractor licenses in the US Western Region and have a fleet of small and large drilling rigs and support equipment in addition to three Saltwater Disposal Units.
Revenues and EBITDA for 2021 were approximately $7.2 million and $500,000. Revenues and EBITDA for 2022 are estimated to be $8.5 million and $1.0 million. Revenues and EBITDA for 2023 are estimated to be $11 million and $1.5m. The equipment appraised at $13 million dollars will be part of an increase of $10 million in the company's assets.
The company has received financing commitments for the transaction which will be a combination of cash and securities. The company intends to continue to acquire additional wastewater treatment facilities and technologies to provide for a nationwide network of wastewater treatment plants.
About Houston Natural Resources Corp
Houston Natural Resources Corp (www.hnrcholdings.com) (OTC:HNRC). The company is a diversified holding company with business operations and investments. The portfolio companies include investments in energy, information technology and healthcare.
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Spirit partnered with inflight connectivity solution leader, Thales, to provide Guests with fast video streaming capabilities so Guests enjoy a next generation, true broadband experience in the air
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MIRAMAR, Fla., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) has completed yet another groundbreaking investment in the Guest experience. Guests can now binge their favorite shows via Spirit Wi-Fi on flights operated by its Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The major milestone marks the first time a U.S.-based ultra-low fare airline has offered high-speed Wi-Fi.
Spirit partnered with Thales to install the high-speed connectivity solution FlytLIVE to cover Spirit's network across the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. This state-of-the-art system offers access to internet services. Guests can enjoy an at-home level of experience in the air while viewing video from their streaming services, playing games and connecting on social media with their personal devices. As another major milestone, Spirit expects to provide the fastest Wi-Fi service of any U.S.-based airline when all FlytLIVE-enabled planes are connected to the new, very high-throughput SES-17 satellite by September 2022.
"This is a real groundbreaking moment in the industry as Spirit adds in-flight amenities and product options that have previously not been available on ultra-low fare carriers," said Matt Klein, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Spirit Airlines. "We're continuing to deliver the best value in the sky by providing options that are important to our Guests, like our high-speed Wi-Fi service, while keeping our focus on affordable fares to provide our Guests with More Go."
"At Thales, we are proud to partner with Spirit Airlines in their mission to enhance the Guest experience and are truly excited to have 100% of their A320 & A321 fleet equipped with FlytLIVE. The system's reliability and performance is getting rave reviews from Spirit's passengers who can now stream to their heart's content," said TK Kallenbach, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience.
Spirit is the leader in providing customizable travel options that allow Guests to pay only for the options they choose like bags, seat assignments, refreshments, and now, Wi-Fi service will be part of this À La Smarte approach to travel. In addition to purchasing Wi-Fi on the flight, Guests can pre-purchase Wi-Fi at the time of booking on spirit.com effective July 13, 2022, and on the mobile app effective August 10, 2022, for flights on or after August 24, 2022. The voucher codes received from the pre-purchase option are for entry in the online Wi-Fi portal on the plane.
- Browsing: browse the web and stay in touch via email, chat, and social media starting at $2.99
- Streaming: stream, browse, and chat on board with high-speed internet that's 20x faster than our browsing option starting at $5.99
- Turn on your device's Wi-Fi and choose "Spirit_WiFi"
- Open your web browser and visit SpiritWiFi.com
- Choose the plan, enter your payment or voucher code information, and enjoy Spirit Wi-Fi
- The most advanced Ka-band high-throughput connectivity
- FlytLIVE uses SES & Hughes next-generation aviation satellite network and technology
- SES-17 satellite built to serve routes across the Americas and Atlantic with Ka-band coverage
- SES-17 is SES's first satellite to have a totally digital payload, powered by a Thales advanced digital transparent processor (DTP), enabling greater flexibility and efficiency than previously available. Using Thales' FlytLIVE and SES-17, Spirit expects to offer the best availability in the Americas and will be faster than other airlines based on published data.
In total, more than 80 percent of Spirit's fleet has Wi-Fi capability with system installations completed on Spirit's existing A320 and A321 sub-fleets. The expansion of Wi-Fi functionality to Spirit's existing A319 sub-fleet will be determined at a later date. Spirit plans to gain 24 brand new A320neo planes in 2022 for a projected fleet-wide total of 197 by the end of the year, and 33 more new planes projected for delivery in 2023.
The price of the Wi-Fi options is based on the duration of the flight. While inflight, Guests can enjoy complimentary access to Spirit.com—check your flight status on connecting flights, access your mobile boarding pass, and join Free Spirit to earn points from your flight. More information may be found on spirit.com/wifi.
Spirit continues to garner recognition for innovation in the Guest experience and its commitment to operational excellence. The carrier won "Best Airport Innovation" in the 2021 APEX/IFSA Awards for its groundbreaking self-bag drop system with biometric photo matching, which speeds up the check-in process and reduces face-to-face contact. Additionally, Spirit was recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity in 2022. Spirit also received the FAA's "Aviation Maintenance Technician Diamond Award of Excellence" for the fourth consecutive year.
Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) is committed to delivering the best value in the sky. We are the leader in providing customizable travel options starting with an unbundled fare. This allows our Guests to pay only for the options they choose — like bags, seat assignments and refreshments — something we call À La Smarte®. We make it possible for our Guests to venture further and discover more than ever before. Our Fit Fleet® is one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient in the U.S. We serve destinations throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and are dedicated to giving back and improving those communities. Come save with us at spirit.com.
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and "deep tech" innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers – businesses, organisations and governments – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind all decisions.
Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2021, the Group generated sales of €16.2 billion.
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A Broadway classic about the haves and have-nots in 1920s New York comes to the DC stage this fall
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced today the cast of its new production of Philip Barry's Holiday, a classic romantic comedy about the haves, have-nots, and pursuing a life worth living. The 1928 Broadway hit play was famously adapted into a 1938 motion picture directed by George Cukor and starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.
Written by Philip Barry (The Joyous Season, The Philadelphia Story), Holiday follows Johnny Case, an up-and-coming Wall Street lawyer from a working-class family who aspires to quit work and enjoy life once he's made enough money to do so. This prospect doesn't thrill his wealthy, well-born fiancée Julia, but excites her more unconventional sister Linda. Can his dreams survive his soon-to-be bride's narrow view of affluence?
Arena's own Director of Community Engagement/Senior Artistic Advisor Anita Maynard-Losh (Catch Me If You Can, Disney's Newsies) will direct the in-the-round production on Arena's Fichandler Stage. "I fell in love with Holiday when I was 15 years old, and still have the copy I bought from a used bookstore in San Francisco at the time," says Maynard-Losh. "I am delighted that Molly Smith asked me to direct it here at Arena Stage so many years later!"
Though nearly a century old, Holiday remains a timely commentary on opposing societal hierarchies, differing views of success, and ultimately, how to pursue a life worth living.
"At its heart, I think it asks the questions, 'What is our responsibility to ourselves to follow our dreams and create the life we want to live? And what are we willing to sacrifice in order to be true to ourselves?'," explains Maynard-Losh. "In a way it's a subversive anti-capitalist play in the trappings of a romantic comedy — although it definitely is a comedy, and it is romantic, Holiday also has a message about the freedom to decide how to live one's best life, and whether money is a tool or a trophy."
Holiday will run October 7 – November 6, 2022, in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage, continuing Arena Stage's 2022/23 Season, which is driven by the theme of "surviving and thriving." Press Night for Holiday will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 8 p.m.
Returning to Arena Stage are cast members John Austin (Right to Be Forgotten, Kleptocracy), Rachel Felstein (Right to Be Forgotten), Todd Scofield (The City of Conversation, Sovereignty), and Jamie Smithson (Disney's Newsies, Fiddler on the Roof).
Joining the cast in their Arena Stage debuts are Regina Aquino (Kennedy Center's Where Words Once Were), Claire Blackwelder (Shakespeare Theatre's The Merchant of Venice), Peter Boyer (Metro Stage's A Broadway Christmas Carol), Baize Buzan (Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird), Bowen Fox (Studio Theatre's John Proctor is the Villain), Olivia Hebert (Lincoln Center's The Hard Problem), Ahmad Kamal (Marin Theatre's Hotter Than Egypt), Emily King Brown (Classic Stage's Antony and Cleopatra), Andrés F. Roa (Silver Spring Stage's Sweat), and Sean Wiberg (Victory Gardens' Truth and Reconciliation).
The creative team for Holiday also includes Set Designer Misha Kachman, Costume Designer Ivania Stack, Lighting Designer Pablo Santiago, Sound Designer Daniel Erdberg, Original Music by Daniel Erdberg and Ursula Kwong-Brown, Hair and Wig Designer Charles G. LaPointe, Voice and Dialect Coach Lisa Nathans, Dramaturg Otis Ramsey-Zöe, Casting Director Joseph Pinzon, New York Casting JZ Casting/Geoff Josselson, C.S.A. and Katja Zarolinski, C.S.A., Stage Manager Christi B. Spann, and Assistant Stage Managers Emily Ann Mellon and Leigh Robinette.
Regina Aquino (Susan Potter), she/her, is a DMV native Filipinx artist and activist who is thrilled to be making her Arena Stage debut. Nominated for multiple Helen Hayes Awards over 19 years, she was the first Filipino to have earned a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Performer for her work in The Events at Theater Alliance. One of Washingtonian magazine's "10 Biggest Theater Stars DC," she advocates for equity in the industry and was co-chair of the theatreWashington 2021 Summit on anti-oppression. Selected DC credits include We're Gonna Die (Round House Theatre), Vietgone, Red Light Winter (Studio Theatre), Describe the Night, The Arsonists (Woolly Mammoth), The Merry Wives of Windsor, Nell Gwynn (Folger Theatre), Tiger Style! (Olney), Birds of North America, Eureka Day (Mosaic Theater). Off-Broadway: Where Words Once Were (Lincoln Center & Kennedy Center TYA). She's starring as a Filipino mother in the upcoming world premiere of The Mortification of Fovea Munson at the Kennedy Center this winter. For Riana and Mal, always. Instagram: @regina.r.aquino www.ReginaAquino.com
John Austin (Ned Seton) previously appeared at Arena Stage as Derril Lark in Right to Be Forgotten and various roles in Kleptocracy. Other DC area credits include Oslo (Round House), Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes (Signature), and Melancholy Play (Constellation, Helen Award, Outstanding Production). John recently closed the national tour of Me, Myself, & Shirley starring Cindy Williams of the hit television show Laverne & Shirley. In his hometown of Austin, Texas, John won the B. Iden Payne Award for his portrayal of Young Zeus in Zeus in Therapy. He holds a BFA from Boston University (Summa Cum Laude, Dean's Award, Bette Davis Scholarship, Bette Davis Prize) as well as a Certificate in Classical Acting from LAMDA. Thank you for everything you've given to American theater, Molly Smith! johnaustinactor.com
Claire Blackwelder (Delia / u/s Linda Seton/Susan Potter) is thrilled to be making her Arena Stage debut. Regional theater credits include The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Theatre Co.), Disposable Necessities (Rogue Machine, world premiere), IT (Rockwell Table & Stage), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Theatricum Botanicum), and The Brat Pack (For The Record Live). TV and film credits include Hillhead, Her Worst Nightmare, and two seasons of Power Rangers Dino Charge on Nickelodeon. Claire is a professional vocalist who has performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Soho House. She recently received her MFA from the Academy for Classical Acting at GWU. Instagram: @claiblackwelder
Peter Boyer (Henry / u/s Edward Seton) has performed on stages across the country and in the DC area, including Ford's Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Imagination Stage, Olney Theatre, Rep Stage, Bay Theatre, Alliance for New Music Theatre, and Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Notable roles include Ebenezer Scrooge in A Broadway Christmas Carol at MetroStage, Groucho Marx in Groucho: A Life in Revue at Wayside Theatre, Captain Hook in Tinkerbell and Captain Braidbeard in How I Became a Pirate at Adventure Theatre, and Charles Dickens in Discord and Mr. Praed in Mrs. Warren's Profession at Washington Stage Guild. His one-person play Captain Hook: My Story, or How I Clawed My Way to the Top was produced in August at Spotlighters Theatre in collaboration with the Baltimore Playwrights Festival. www.petersbrain.art
Baize Buzan (Linda Seton) is a New York-based actress across theater, film, and television. She was most recently seen as Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway. Other select theater includes work with New York Stage and Film, Victory Gardens Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf, and Jackalope Theatre Company. Film and television credits include Being the Ricardos, the 2021 SXSW Narrative Competition selection Our Father, NBC's Chicago Fire, and the upcoming indie feature Nobody's Home. She is a graduate of Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama.
Rachel Felstein (u/s Julia Seton/Laura Cram/Delia) is delighted to be back at Arena Stage, where she was previously seen in the world premiere of Right to Be Forgotten. DC credits include Mrs. Warren's Profession and Summerland (Washington Stage Guild), Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World (Mosaic Theater Company of DC), Antigonick (Taffety Punk), and two self-produced pandemic projects, both DC Metro Theater Arts 2021 Staff Picks — Twelfth Night (Her Majesty & Sons) and Night@Newcastle. New York credits: This American Life - As Seen on Radio (BAM), productions with Ensemble Studio Theatre, and wRETCH - the final concert (Fresh Fruit Festival). Regional credits: Fun Home (Virginia Stage Company), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare Theatre NJ), and Man of La Mancha (National Tour). Instagram: @rfelsie www.rachelfelstein.com
Bowen Fox (Charles / u/s Johnny Case/Ned Seton) is thrilled to be making his professional DC debut with Arena. He recently understudied with Studio Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company this past year while completing his MFA through The Academy at STC and GWU. Bowen is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors and an Equity Membership Candidate. He would like to thank his family for all the love and support they continually give; he cannot imagine where he'd be without them. BFA: Savannah College of Art and Design. www.bowenfox.com
Olivia Hebert (Julia Seton) is so joyful to be making her Arena Stage debut. Her New York theater credits include The Hard Problem (Lincoln Center Theater) and Boy Gets Violent (Ars Nova). Other recent credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (Cape Playhouse), Rat Jaw (Stomping Ground), and Nothing Can Stop What is Coming (GreenHouse Theatre Project). She obtained her MFA from NYU where she performed roles in Henry V, An American Daughter, Thyestes, An Ideal Husband, The Big Knife, among others. She holds a BS from University of Evansville. Instagram: @ohlivialoraine
Ahmad Kamal (Nick Potter) is thrilled to be making his debut at Arena Stage! Regional credits include Shakespeare Theatre Company, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Mosaic Theater Company, Olney Theatre Center, ACT Seattle, and Marin Theatre Company, among others. Ahmad is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Instagram: @king_o_egypt.
Emily King Brown (Laura Cram), a native of Richmond, Virginia, is thrilled to be making her Arena debut! Highlights include: Original Cast of the re-imagined Footloose for Norwegian Creative, Antony and Cleopatra at NYC's Classic Stage (with Bard City), West Coast regional premiere of Shrek the Musical at 3-D Theatricals, national tour of Anne of Green Gables, and originating the title character in Kentucky Madam, an immersive theatrical experience. Starring roles in film and TV include The Re-Renaissance, Kaleidoscope, and the long-running hit, A Haunting. EKB is the CCO of the boutique production company Aging Millennial Productions, which first caught traction with the all-female sketch comedy group LibTarts (TikTok: @libtarts), where she also serves as a writer. Training: BFA / Shenandoah Conservatory, Advanced Acting Certificate / MxAT. www.emilykingbrown.com
Andrés F. Roa (u/s Seton Cram/Nick Potter/Henry/Charles) is thrilled to make his DC debut with Arena Stage. His most recent theater credits include Sweat (Silver Spring Stage), Much Ado About Nothing (Hope Summer Repertory Theatre), As You Like It and Julius Caesar (Houston Shakespeare Festival), and Coriolanus (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey). Andrés is a queer, Colombian-American artist and educator who teaches Acting Basics at Montgomery College, and has taught actors of varying ages and experiences with Young Artists of America, Moonlit Wings, and the University of Houston. He is a proud graduate of the University of Houston's Professional Actor Training Program (MFA, 2019). www.andresfroa.com
Todd Scofield (Edward Seton) Arena Stage: The City of Conversation and Sovereignty. Also in DC, Todd has done numerous shows at Shakespeare (Our Town, Richard III, others), Folger (Tempest, Hamlet, others), and Round House Theatres (Book of Will, Oslo, others), as well as shows at Studio, Theater J, Ford's, Olney, Adventure Theatre, and Imagination Stage. Outside of DC, Todd has worked at Everyman Theatre, Arden Theatre, PlayMakers, Charlotte Rep, and four seasons at North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. Television: Recurring role in seasons 3 and 5 of The Wire.
Jamie Smithson (Seton Cram) has appeared at Arena Stage as Teddy Roosevelt/Nunzio in Disney's Newsies and Avram in Fiddler on the Roof. DC credits include: Sense and Sensibility with Bedlam at Folger Theatre (Helen Hayes nomination - Best Actor), Cake Off (Signature Theatre), The Wanderers (Theater J), Boeing Boeing (No Rules), Twist Your Dickens (The Kennedy Center, The Second City), and Fly By Night (1st Stage, Helen Hayes nomination - Best Actor). He has also performed in DC with Shakespeare Theatre Company, Ford's Theatre, Imagination Stage, and Round House Theatre. Regional theaters include: Everyman Theatre, The Guthrie, ART, Portland Center Stage, and with The Acting Company, among others. Recently he appeared Off-Broadway in Bedlam's world premiere of Persuasion. Jamie received his MFA in acting at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.
Sean Wiberg (Johnny Case) is a New York City-based artist. He recently graduated from The Juilliard School with his MFA in Acting. He's appeared in plays and television including HBO's Search Party and Chicago P.D. Before moving to New York, he cut his teeth in the exciting storefront theater scene of Chicago. Some of those credits include Truth and Reconciliation at Victory Gardens Theater and the Joseph Jefferson Award-winning Posh at Steep Theater.
For full company biographies, please visit arenastage.org/holiday.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Holiday
By Philip Barry
Directed by Anita Maynard-Losh
In the Fichandler Stage I October 7 – November 6, 2022
ABOUT: An up-and-coming Wall Street lawyer from a working-class family aspires to quit his job and enjoy life once he's made enough money to do so. The prospect doesn't thrill his wealthy, well-born fiancée, but excites her more unconventional sister. Can his dreams survive his soon-to-be bride's narrow view of affluence? Opposing societal hierarchies and differing views of success confront each other in this classic romantic comedy set in the 1920s, which became a beloved 1938 film starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, and which is still a timely commentary on how to pursue a life worth living.
CAST:
Susan Potter: Regina Aquino*
Ned Seton: John Austin*
Delia / u/s Linda Seton/Susan Potter: Claire Blackwelder*
Henry / u/s Edward Seton: Peter Boyer*
Linda Seton: Baize Buzan*
u/s Julia Seton/Laura Cram/Delia: Rachel Felstein*
Charles / u/s Johnny Case/Ned Seton: Bowen Fox
Julia Seton: Olivia Hebert*
Nick Potter: Ahmad Kamal*
Laura Cram: Emily King Brown*
u/s Seton Cram/Nick Potter/Henry/Charles: Andrés F. Roa
Edward Seton: Todd Scofield*
Seton Cram: Jamie Smithson*
Johnny Case: Sean Wiberg*
CREATIVE TEAM:
Playwright: Philip Barry
Director: Anita Maynard-Losh
Set Designer: Misha Kachman
Costume Designer: Ivania Stack
Lighting Designer: Pablo Santiago
Sound Designer: Daniel Erdberg
Original Music: Daniel Erdberg and Ursula Kwong-Brown
Hair and Wig Designer: Charles G. LaPointe
Voice and Dialect Coach: Lisa Nathans
Dramaturg: Otis Ramsey-Zöe
Casting Director: Joseph Pinzon
New York Casting: JZ Casting/Geoff Josselson, C.S.A., Katja Zarolinski, C.S.A.
Stage Manager: Christi B. Spann*
Assistant Stage Managers: Emily Ann Mellon*, Leigh Robinette*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
Support for Holiday is provided by Clark Construction Group and GEICO.
TICKETS: Tickets for Holiday are $56-$95, subject to change and based on availability, plus applicable fees. For information on savings programs, such as pay-your-age tickets, student discounts, Southwest Nights, and heroes discounts, visit arenastage.org/savings-programs.
Tickets may be purchased online at arenastage.org, by phone at 202-488-3300 (Tuesday – Sunday, 12:00-8:00 p.m.), or in person at the Sales Office at 1101 Sixth Street, SW, D.C. (only on performance days, and only starting 90 minutes prior until curtain).
Sales Office/Subscriptions: 202-488-3300
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Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Weekday matinees at noon on Wednesday, October 19; Thursday, October 27; and Wednesday, November 2
Early Curtain: Sunday, October 23 at 6:00 p.m.
Southwest Nights: Tuesday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Closed Captioning: GalaPro begins Friday, October 14
Full Calendar: arenastage.org/tickets/calendar
SAFETY: Arena Stage requires that patrons, staff, and volunteers wear facial masks inside the Mead Center, unless actively eating or drinking, regardless of vaccination status. These conditions are subject to change, and Arena continues to consult with medical professionals, monitor government best practice recommendations, and engage in industry trainings to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, artists, and staff. For up-to-date information, visit arenastage.org/safety.
TRAVEL: Limited parking is available in Arena Stage's on-site garage and the Public Parking Garage at 1101 Fourth Street, SW, one block from the Mead Center for American Theater, and ranges from $18-27. Please visit arenastage.org/transportation for information on transportation to and parking around the Mead Center, and call 202-488-3300 to purchase parking in advance.
For complete 2022/23 Season details, visit arenastage.org/season.
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US resumes limited visa processing in Cuba after 4 years
Published: May. 4, 2022 at 7:11 PM EDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Havana has resumed processing visas for Cubans, though on a limited basis, more than four years after stopping consular services on the island amid a hardening of relations.
The resumption comes as the number of Cubans trying to emigrate illegally to United States surges.
A State Department official said that for the time being U.S. officials in Havana will only process visa requests from Cubans who are the parents of U.S. citizens, under a category known as IR-5, and that the Biden administration in the future will evaluate expanding the services to others.
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BENSALEM, Pa., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Dentsply Sirona Inc. ("Dentsply" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: XRAY) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws.
On April 19, 2022, Dentsply stated that the Company's Chief Executive Officer had been terminated, effective immediately, and will "cease to serve as a member of the Company's Board."
On this news, Dentsply's stock fell $6.52, or 13.4%, to close at $42.20 per share on April 19, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
Then, on May 10, 2022, the Company stated that it could not timely file its first quarter 2022 quarterly report due to "an internal investigation of allegations regarding certain financial reporting matters." Specifically, the investigation concerned "the Company's use of incentives to sell products to distributors in the third and fourth quarters of 2021 and whether those incentives were appropriately accounted for and the impact of those sales was adequately disclosed."
On this news, Dentsply's stock fell $2.87, or 7.3%, to close at $36.38 on May 10, 2022, thereby injuring investors further.
If you purchased Dentsply securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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COMMEMORATIVE SEPTEMBER ISSUE FEATURES DEBUT OF REFRESHED LOOK
FOUR COVERS FEATURE CAKE RECIPES FROM CULINARY ICONS INA GARTEN, CARLA HALL, PADMA LAKSHMI AND JACQUES PÉPIN
NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the longest continuously published magazines in America, Dotdash Meredith's Better Homes & Gardens celebrates 100 years as the leading authority on home, garden, and lifestyle. This brand milestone will be commemorated in a special September double issue, on newsstands on August 12.
Launched in 1922, BHG has continuously evolved over the last century, and this year is no exception with enhancements and new brand initiatives across channels. The September issue marks the debut of a refreshed editorial design and logo, as well as an elevated print product with a larger trim size and upgraded paper. Today, the iconic media brand reaches a monthly audience of over 43 million* with a robust, multi-platform presence across print, digital and social as well as highly successful licensing partnerships and a newly-launched podcast.
BHG's Editor in Chief Stephen Orr said, "Since our very first issue in 1922, BHG has been helping our audience make their homes and lives better. While the brand and the magazine have continued to evolve, we have always remained true to our brand's original mission of 'inspiring better living.' We're honored to have been a part of our audience's lives throughout a century of change, and we look forward to continuing to inform and inspire for another 100 years."
The September issue reflects on the evolution of home and garden trends from the last century and looks ahead to the future with the "BHG 100," a list of the people, ideas, and products moving us forward in the 21st century. To celebrate this milestone, BHG enlisted culinary icons and friends of the brand Ina Garten, Carla Hall, Padma Lakshmi and Jacques Pépin to share their favorite special occasion cake recipes, which are featured on four separate covers of the September issue.
Mélanie Berliet, SVP & Group GM of Home & Design at Dotdash Meredith said, "This year has been an extraordinary one for BHG. With the introduction of our new podcast "The Better Buy," our incredible June cover with Harry Styles, thriving licensing partnerships with Walmart and Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, and the release of a special anniversary edition of the iconic 'New Cook Book' later this year, the brand continues to adapt and meet our audience wherever they are."
To find out more about the September covers, including recipes for all four cakes, visit BHG.com/100Years. The September issue of Better Homes & Gardens hits newsstands on Friday, August 12 and all four covers will be available for purchase on Magazines.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crewman who stabbed to death his supervisor on a container ship heading to Los Angeles pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge that carries a potential life sentence, prosecutors said.
Michael Dequito Monegro, 43, of the Philippines, entered a plea to committing an act of violence against someone aboard a ship that is likely to endanger the vessel’s safe navigation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
Monegro was working on the MSC Ravenna on a two-week run from Shanghai to Los Angeles in September 2020 when he stabbed the man as the vessel was about 92 miles (148 kilometers) off the Southern California coast, according to his plea agreement.
Monegro attacked his supervisor in a hallway outside a locker room, prosecutors said.
The two men struggled and fell down. Monegro got on top of his victim, stabbed him, pulled a second knife from his supervisor’s coveralls and attacked him with both knives despite other crewmembers trying to stop him, including throwing a trash can at him, prosecutors said.
“Monegro admitted that he only stopped stabbing the victim when he became too tired to continue,” a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The ship’s captain, chief mate and chief engineer arrived and the captain finally convinced Monegro to get off the victim, who died on the ship, the statement said.
It didn’t indicate a motive for the attack or name the victim.
Monegro was arrested a week later when the ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/man-pleads-guilty-in-crewmember-killing-on-la-bound-ship/ | 2022-05-03T11:12:21Z |
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The next speaker of the U.S. House could very well hail from California — not Nancy Pelosi’s slice of the Golden State, but the other California, Donald Trump’s California.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is a son of the Central Valley, a farming and oil-pumping heartland that eagerly embraced the former president. A swath of rural conservatism amid California’s progressive politics, it’s where residents often feel ostracized, resented and left behind by their liberal neighbors in San Francisco to the north and Los Angeles to the south.
“We’re the forgotten valley,” said retired insurance salesman Chuck Hall at a Republican Party dinner last week in Fresno.
It’s here where McCarthy launched his political rise, from a young entrepreneur who set up a sandwich counter inside his uncle’s frozen yogurt shop to one of the more powerful Republicans in state and national politics. His career took off during the Trump era, when McCarthy was an early backer who understood the magnetic pull of Trump’s grievance-laden populism in drawing working-class people away from Democrats and into the Republican fold.
But this past week, McCarthy’s future as the party’s leader in the House was thrown into jeopardyafter audio was released of him telling fellow Republicans in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that Trump should resign.
As McCarthy relies on Trump to help Republicans win control of the House in the November elections and seize the speaker’s gavel from San Francisco Democrat Pelosi, the year-old comments raised new questions about their relationship and McCarthy’s ability to lead a party still beholden to Trump.
“I don’t have to have the job,” McCarthy told The Associated Press in an interview last week in his district in the days before The New York Times released the audio of his 2021 remarks.
“You know, I’ve done what I’m going do. Now, it’s really what is the legacy you leave?”
McCarthy’s career in many ways reflects the arc of Republican politics, coming of age in the heady optimism of Ronald Reagan’s presidency and then shifting to align with Trump’s more hard-edged criticism of the status quo and Democratic policies.
But McCarthy’s handling of the Capitol attack, especially as the House’s Jan. 6 committee investigates his conversations with Trump that day, will emerge as a defining chapter of his time in Congress and, perhaps, his future as a leader. McCarthy had been critical of Trump immediately after the siege, which he called “un-American” and said was one of the saddest days of his career, before dashing to visit Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to patch things up.
“He still has the bruises from that,” said Dave Noerr, the long-serving mayor of nearby Taft, a historic oil-drilling town. “He will wear those bruises for perpetuity. So that was a very tough lesson.”
The Trump years seem to have created a hangover in the Central Valley, where residents said they are tired of the politics and the fighting in Washington, and just want some relief from the stresses in their daily lives.
Inflation has sent gas prices sky-high, at nearly $6 a gallon, pushing the price of a fill up into triple digits for some. Crime remains a problem as the region struggles with population fluctuations and income inequality. The coronavirus crisishangs over the community as it does elsewhere as the nation emerges from the pandemic.
Families watching kids at a weeknight Little League game held mixed views, with some believing McCarthy is part of the problem in Washington and others seeing him as a potential solution.
Garrilynn Dickerson, a respiratory therapist and mother of two who treated COVID-19 patients at a local hospital, said she just wants Republicans and Democrats to work together.
“Honestly, I just want unity,” said the independent voter who said she likes libertarian leaning Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., but also wants to see McCarthy reach out more to Democrats. “I don’t like the mudslinging.”
Despite its conservative roots, the place that’s often called the Texas of the West is also changing. The once predominantly white population is fading as Latinos and other demographic groups gain in numbers. The Bakersfield City Council is working on new district lines to incorporate the growing Punjabi population.
Christian Romo, chairman of the Kern County Democrats, said the birthplace of the farm workers movement and the home to civil rights labor leader Cesar Chavez is coming into its own. As second- and third-generation immigrants become eligible to vote, their party allegiance is highly sought after by Democrats and Republicans working to boost numbers and turnout.
“We’re a red dot in a very blue county, but I keep telling people the blue wave is cracking through that red wall,” he said.
To prepare for the November elections, McCarthy is reaching back to the tools of another former Republican speaker, Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who won control in the 1994 election after presenting voters with the “Contract with America” list of GOP priorities.
McCarthy has tasked his rank and file with assembling its own list of prioritiesto present to the public this summer. He acknowledged his ideas are not being embraced by the other GOP leader in Congress, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has said the election will be a referendum on President Joe Biden and Democratic policies.
“This is where Mitch and I disagree,” McCarthy said. “I think we have to lay out to the American public what you’re going to do ahead of time, because when the people go to vote, they vote for the agenda.”
Longtime Kern County Republican Party leader Cathy Abernathy, who first hired McCarthy as a young congressional intern a generation ago, said she is not convinced that Republicans will be able to win control this fall, despite outside analysis suggesting the election is theirs to lose.
“I don’t take it for granted,” she said.
It’s not the first time McCarthy has reached for the speaker’s gavel, having dropped out of a race abruptly in 2015 when it was clear he did not have support from hard-right lawmakers.
Yet it’s not at clear that this time he will be able to do much better. The past several Republican speakers, including Gingrich and Reps. John Boehner of Ohio and Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, have all abandoned the job, chased out of town by restive rank-and-file lawmakers in their own party.
“Do I want to be speaker? Yes. But I don’t have to be speaker,” McCarthy said. “My life will be fine one way or another.” | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/mccarthys-second-shot-at-first-time-speaker-relies-on-trump/ | 2022-04-23T17:31:33Z |
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AIP Publishing, a leading not-for-profit scholarly publisher in the physical sciences, is delighted to announce it has signed the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), a far-reaching initiative to overhaul and enhance the ways in which scholarly research outputs are evaluated.
DORA branches out beyond the physical sciences, engaging with stakeholders — including researchers, editors, publishers, institutions, and professional societies — across all scholarly disciplines. It was founded in the belief that creating new, better methods for assessing the value of research will help facilitate change throughout academic culture to, according to the DORA program, "ensure hiring, promotion, and funding decisions focus on the qualities of research that are most desirable — insight, impact, reliability, and reusability — rather than focus on questionable proxies."
By raising awareness about the need for research assessment reform and working directly with stakeholders at every stage of scholarly research publication, DORA intends to facilitate the development and broad utilization of more consistent, less opaque methods of research evaluation.
"I warmly welcome the decision of AIP Publishing to sign DORA," said Dr. Stephen Curry, DORA Chair. "It sends a clear signal of support for the growing desire to promote responsible research assessment practices. I look forward to seeing how AIP Publishing implements the DORA recommendations."
"AIP Publishing is pleased to support the goals of DORA, particularly the need to assess research outputs in more accurate, nuanced, and equitable ways," said Penelope Lewis, AIP Publishing's Chief Publishing Officer. "AIP Publishing and the DORA community share a broader commitment to help advance research by improving representation and the transparency with which research is valued."
"The very nature of scholarly research is the growth and development of our understanding of the world," she added. "That same sense of discovery and improvement should also apply to the ways in which we determine the value of that research."
AIP Publishing's mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity by breaking barriers to open, equitable research communication and empowering researchers to accelerate global progress. AIP Publishing is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and supports the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes of AIP through scholarly publishing activities on its behalf and on behalf of our publishing partners.
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First time entrant recognized: "Quantexa has differentiated KYC and CDD and transaction monitoring development roadmap plans…"
LONDON and NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantexa, a leading global provider of Contextual Decision Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced that it has been named a 'Strong Performer' in The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money-Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022.
Based on Forrester's 26-criterion evaluation, the report is aimed at helping financial institutions and government departments find the right solutions to meet their needs. Quantexa was identified as one of the 15 most significant AML solution providers in the market today.
According to the report, "[Quantexa] has differentiated KYC and CDD and transaction monitoring development roadmap plans as well as a robust product development, sales, support, professional services staffing, and system integrator partner ecosystem." It also notes, "Quantexa excels at WLM source configurations and scale… [and] uses a user interface and low code approach to allow admins to bring in multiple sources of data. The solution allows data scientists to use external models (Python, R, etc.) in the Quantexa scoring pipeline."
The Forrester Wave™ goes on to explain that Quantexa "currently offers an excellent productized watchlist, politically exposed persons (PEP) list integration, and productized sanctions list sources integrations." It notes, "Quantexa is a good fit for organizations looking for a KYC-first AML that integrates with an already deployed case management solution from another vendor."
Dan Higgins, Chief Product Officer at Quantexa, comments: "Chief Data Officers and AML professionals across the globe are relying on vendors in this space to help them run more effective and efficient investigations and monitoring to aid in reducing the impact of money laundering and fraud activities which present a growing major threat worldwide. We believe that the placement as a strong performer in Forrester's Wave is evidence that our approach to understanding risk as informed by contextualized data is an emerging best practice. We remain dedicated to providing our clients with a flexible solution, able to support all internal and external data sources, with an open architecture that easily integrates into a customer's existing IT environment."
To learn more about Quantexa's AML solutions, please visit: https://www.quantexa.com/solutions/anti-money-laundering/
Quantexa is a data and analytics software company pioneering Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI) that empowers organizations to make trusted operational decisions by making data meaningful. Using the latest advancements in big data and AI, Quantexa's platform uncovers hidden risk and new opportunities by providing a contextual, connected view of internal and external data in a single place. It solves major challenges across data management, financial crime, customer intelligence, credit risk, fraud and throughout the customer lifecycle.
The Quantexa platform enhances operational performance with over 90% more accuracy and 60 times faster analytical model resolution than traditional approaches. Founded in 2016, Quantexa now has over 500 employees and thousands of users working with billions of transactions and data points across the world. The company has offices in London, New York, Boston, Brussels, Toronto, Singapore, Melbourne, and Sydney.
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Here’s how you can get free fries for ‘Fry Week’
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:35 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ATLANTA (CNN) – Wednesday is National French Fry Day, and you can score some this week at no cost.
McDonald’s and Wendy’s are giving customers a free order of fries all week long.
No purchase is necessary at McDonald’s, but you do need to order your fries through the app.
Likewise, you have to order your food through the Wendy’s app, but you’ll get your free fries with specific purchases that change each day.
The promotion runs all week at both fast-food chains.
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White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.
The new variants, labeled BA.4 and BA.5, are offshoots of the omicron strain that has been been responsible for nearly all of the virus spread in the U.S. and are even more contagious than their predecessors. White House doctors stressed the importance of getting booster doses, even if you have recently been infected.
“Currently, many Americans are under vaccinated, meaning they are not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Staying up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines provides the best protection against severe outcomes.”
Walensky said the U.S. has seen a doubling in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since April, reflecting the spread of the new subvariants, though deaths have remain steady around 300 per day.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said while the new variants are concerning, with boosters, indoor masking and treatments the country has the tools to keep them from being disruptive.
“We should not let it disrupt our lives,” he said, “but we cannot deny that it is a reality that we need to deal with.”
He added that even if someone recently had COVID-19, they should get a booster.
“Immunity wanes, so it is critical to stay up to date with COVID 19 vaccines,” he said.
All Americans age 5 and over should get a booster five months after their initial primary series, according to the CDC, and those aged 50 and over — or who are immunocompromised — should get second booster four months after their first. According to CDC, tens of millions of eligible Americans haven’t received their first booster, and of those over 50 who got their first booster, only 28% have received their second.
“If you’re over 50 and you haven’t gotten the shot this year, you should go get a shot,” said White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha. “It’s going to save your life.”
Jha and Fauci said the U.S. is regularly discussing expanding eligibility for a second booster shot to all adults, but that no decision has been made yet.
“It’s a regulatory decision on the part of the FDA,” Fauci said.
Jha pressed said people who are eligible for a booster but haven’t received one shouldn’t wait for forthcoming vaccines targeted at the omicron strain in addition to the original form of the coronavirus. The U.S. has ordered 105 million of those updated shots that studies show provide better protection against omicron variants, but they won’t be available until the fall.
“Let me be clear, if you get vaccinated today, you’re not going to be ineligible to get the variants specific vaccine, as we get into the later part of fall and winter,” Jha said. “So, this is not a trade off, we’ve got plenty. It’s a great way to protect yourself.”
Added Fauci: “The threat to you is now.”
Walensky noted that CDC data shows that about a third of Americans are living in areas the agency classifies as experiencing a high level of COVID spread, where the agency recommends people wear masks in public indoor spaces. Another 41% live in the CDC’s ‘medium’ level, where it recommends that people consider their own individual risk and consider masking.
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HOUSTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation recently awarded several grants to promote community resilience in its operating areas.
As part of the overall disaster resilience and relief strategy for CITGO, several of our community grants coincide with the upcoming hurricane season. In Lake Charles, La., CITGO is donating $25,000 to the United Way to help create a pre-screening system to facilitate assistance more quickly for those in need affected by storms. In Corpus Christi, Texas, CITGO is donating $25,000 to the United Way's resilience quick release funds, which assist partner organizations prior to and immediately after storms.
"The communities we call home demonstrate tremendous resilience, especially during storm season — and they do so by coming together. We're proud to regularly join in this effort, both through grants to our nonprofit partners and through TeamCITGO volunteer activities," said Michael Rosen, CITGO General Manager of Government and Public Affairs. "Together, we've lent a helping hand both immediately following a natural disaster and in the long-term by helping communities rebuild and better prepare for future storms. These grants in particular support projects to help communities increase their resiliency and be better prepared."
To further support resiliency in other regions of our operations, CITGO will donate $25,000 to Will County Habitat for Humanity in Joliet, Ill. to assist vulnerable families in Lockport, Ill. with housing needs.
In the Houston area, CITGO awarded $25,000 to Operation Impact. Funds will support the distribution of a week's worth of shelf-stable meals to seniors through Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston's Meals on Wheels program in the greater Houston area.
CITGO will also donate $50,000 to the Gulf of Mexico Alliance to support its green design project. As a way to increase the environmental resilience of the Gulf Coast and reduce water pollution, these green design practices can reduce flooding, improve water quality and increase storm protection, while also providing increased wildlife habitat.
"In one way or another, all of our community programs at CITGO aim to create greater resiliency —whether through education, disaster relief, community assistance, or environmental protection. They all go hand in hand," continued Rosen. "CITGO is part of these communities, and when they are healthy and thriving, we're succeeding."
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry with a well-known brand. CITGO operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, La.; Lemont, Ill.; and Corpus Christi, Texas, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO is ranked as the fifth-largest, and one of the most complex independent refiners in the United States. CITGO transports and markets transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products and supplies a network of approximately 4,400 locally owned and operated branded retail outlets, all located east of the Rocky Mountains. CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned by CITGO Holding, Inc.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY).
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These reports contain a compete overview of the commercial modular construction industry—both permanent and relocatable—and includes exclusive data from member companies around the world.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Modular Building Institute (MBI)—the world's largest trade association for the commercial modular construction industry—is excited to announce the release of its 2022 annual industry reports. These reports cover the two main portions of the commercial modular building industry: Permanent Modular Construction and Relocatable Buildings.
For these reports, MBI gathered statistical information about the size and growth of the commercial modular construction industry. These reports have become the leading source of information on the industry and are used worldwide by investment firms, banks, the media, researchers, consultants, and students. Contents include General Industry Descriptions, Floors Shipped, Gross Sales, Sales by Market Segment, Dealer Gross Revenue, Lease Fleet Composition, Sale of Used Units, Industry Manufacturing Data, Industry Estimates, and Visuals of Contemporary Modular Buildings.
These newly-released reports include detailing findings and analysis, including:
- Key North American Markets, featuring detailed regional breakdowns of the United States and Canada;
- Revenue & Market Share;
- Overviews of the international modular construction market; and
- Case studies from award-winning modular projects around the world.
"These annual reports have long been one of MBI's most valuable member benefits," said Tom Hardiman, Executive Director of the Modular Building Institute. "Considering the challenges—and successes—of the industry during the last couple of years, it's exciting to release these reports and help the industry further leverage all the great data and experience we've accumulated."
In addition to the release of the 2022 reports, MBI has also just made available—free of charge—its annual reports from 2021. MBI's annual reports from 2020 are also available, providing a detailed three-year overview of the entire construction industry featuring data that isn't available anywhere else.
The complete 2022, 2021, and 2020 industry reports are available now at https://www.modular.org/industry-analysis/
About the Modular Building Institute: Founded in 1983, the Modular Building Institute (MBI) is the international non-profit trade association serving modular construction. With nearly 500 member companies around the world, MBI has grown to represent architects, engineers, owner/developers, builders, general contractors, suppliers, and more. As the Voice of Commercial Modular ConstructionTM, it is MBI's mission to expand the use of offsite construction through innovative construction practices, outreach and education to the construction community and customers, and recognition of high-quality modular designs and facilities. To learn more, visit www.modular.org.
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‘This is a devastating time’: Britney Spears announces she has lost her baby
Published: May. 14, 2022 at 5:04 PM EDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
(Gray News) - Britney Spears announced that she has lost her baby in a statement she shared on her Instagram account Saturday.
The 40-year-old pop superstar said last month that she was expecting a child with fiancé Sam Asghari.
However, on Saturday, Spears updated her pregnancy by writing it is with the “deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy.”
Thousands of Spears’ fans have already responded to her social media post, sending their condolences.
Spears’ Saturday statement continued, stating the couple “will continue trying to expand our beautiful family.”
She also thanked everyone for showing their support during this difficult time.
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Largest Number of Students Selected in Point Foundation History for Scholarships and Support
LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This June, Point Foundation is breaking its own record for the most students they will support in the forthcoming academic year. Overall, Point plans to award 539 scholarships and grants in the 2022-23 academic year ahead. Of this cohort, there are 42 new Point Flagship Scholars, the four-year college and graduate school scholarship program, 80 new students in the Community College Scholarship Program, 106 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Scholarship students, and another 101 students will receive short-term Opportunity Grants. These newly awarded students join 74 current Scholars in Point programming, and Point is planning to select an additional 274 BIPOC Scholarship students in 2023.
This cohort marks the first group of students who are part of Point's $1 million commitment to fight oppression. The commitment is an effort to combat hate legislation around the country through increased funds for students in fields such as law and political science, as well as filmmaking, the arts, education, and journalism. Eighteen students selected this summer will receive the earmarked funds to continue their education and efforts to advocate for LGBTQ rights and culture.
"While we were able to select more students than ever to receive essential support in higher ed, we also saw record-breaking need," said Margaux Cowden, Chief Program Officer at Point. "I'm so grateful for what we're able to accomplish in terms of student support, thanks to donor generosity. But it's clear we have even more opportunity to grow and help more LGBTQ students access and succeed in college."
This year's awards are made possible because of the generosity of lead supporters which include (in alphabetical order): Ascential Corp, CBRE, Coach Foundation Dream it Real, The Coca-Cola Foundation, Creative Artists Agency, Ernst & Young, FedEx, JCPenney, Lands' End, MacKenzie Scott, PGIM, Parametric, Synchrony Bank, Toyota, Victoria's Secret & Company, Wells Fargo, and more.
Point Foundation empowers promising LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society. Since 2002, Point has awarded more than 400 scholarships, making it the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit. Point Foundation promotes change through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development and community service training.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3M Board of Directors (NYSE:MMM) today declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.49 per share for the third quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable Sept. 12, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 22, 2022.
3M has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for more than 100 years.
As of June 30, 2022, 3M had 569,603,928 common shares outstanding and 64,391 shareholders of record.
About 3M
3M (NYSE: MMM) believes science helps create a brighter world for everyone. By unlocking the power of people, ideas and science to reimagine what's possible, our global team uniquely addresses the opportunities and challenges of our customers, communities, and planet. Learn how we're working to improve lives and make what's next at 3M.com/news or on Twitter at @3M or @3MNews.
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ALBANY -- Georgia Farm Bureau is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. The organization began when a group of farmers from seven counties in northwest Georgia met at the Bartow County courthouse on June 17, 1937.
Farmers attended the meeting organized by Robert M. Stiles, a Bartow County farmer, because they needed a farmer-led organization to represent them. A second meeting, attended by 50 farmers from 25 counties, was held in Atlanta on July 31, 1937. During this meeting, the farmers formed the United Georgia Farmers and elected Stiles president of the organization.
In 1939, the United Georgia Farmers affiliated with the American Farm Bureau Federation and two years later changed their name to the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation.
Since 1937, Farm Bureau’s mission has been to give farmers a united voice in the legislative arena, promote farm markets and provide leadership to Georgia's agricultural community. Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, voluntary membership organization that is local, state, national, and international in its scope and influence.
“Georgia Farm Bureau has been, and will continue to be, a grassroots organization that represents farmers in Atlanta and D.C. based on policy positions our members determine,” GFB President Tom McCall said. “Georgia Farm Bureau has grown through the years as it started offering services and benefits requested by our members, such as insurance, but our core mission -- to be the voice of Georgia’s farmers -- hasn’t changed.”
The first issues GFB advocated for on behalf of Georgia’s farmers included expanding electricity across rural Georgia and improving farm-to-market roads. Today, Farm Bureau continues to advocate for farmers on the county, state and national levels on issues including zoning, water, environmental regulations, labor, taxes and transportation.
Every position that GFB takes on any issue is based on policy approved by Farm Bureau members during the organization’s annual policy development process.
In 1944, the GFB home office moved to Macon. After being housed in four different buildings in Macon between 1944 and 1988, GFB relocated to its current home office in Bibb County in 1988.
The Dougherty County Farm Bureau was established in 1941.The first office was located at 1153 Gillionville Road. It moved to its current address at 315 Eva St. in 1999.
In 1958, insurance services were not readily available to rural Georgians, so GFB members voted to establish their own insurance company.
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Biden turns his focus from Ukraine war to kitchen table issues at home as midterms loom
By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN
President Joe Biden and his aides are actively working to refocus on the litany of domestic issues threatening Democrats’ prospects in the midterm elections following weeks of the President’s days being consumed by the war in Ukraine.
Since Biden returned from a last-minute diplomatic outing to Europe last month, he’s held no scheduled events about Russia’s invasion — a stark contrast to the previous weeks, when the President emerged regularly to update Americans on new sanctions, intelligence and Western military assistance.
Even as the atrocities of Bucha played out on television screens across the world this week — including in the West Wing, where an outraged Biden and his team watched with horror — there were no specific events to address the grim footage.
Instead, Biden’s focus has been squarely at home. From the cost of health care to supply chain bottlenecks to prices at the pump and a robust economic recovery — one that officials believe simply hasn’t broken through — Biden’s public focus has lately been guided entirely by domestic issues.
The shift comes as Biden and his team assess a concerning political landscape complicated by the ripple effect of severe economic sanctions imposed on Moscow. Other recent developments — including a decision to lift pandemic-era restrictions on the border — have contributed to growing unease among Democrats about November’s elections. And a recent surge of Covid-19 cases among Biden’s circle has acted as a reminder of the virus’ continued presence.
Biden’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has done little to boost his sagging political standing, despite generating unprecedented unity among Western allies. As the White House settles in for what officials believe will be a prolonged conflict, there has been a clear effort to try and break through wall-to-wall war coverage with Biden’s domestic priorities.
“We can do more than one thing at a time,” a senior administration official told CNN. “We have a story to tell at home and it’s only natural that we would focus on that as much as possible.”
It’s a move in line with a seemingly simple piece of advice from President Barack Obama to Democrats this week.
Obama, making a triumphant return to the White House to celebrate his signature health care law alongside his former No. 2, offered a prescription for Democrats fatalistically anticipating a drubbing in this year’s midterm elections.
“We’ve got a story to tell,” the former President said. said matter-of-factly as he departed the East Room. “We’ve just got to tell it.”
Yet how to tell the story of economic revival amid a grinding war that’s roiled the global economy and preoccupied the administration’s time has become a defining challenge for Biden, as he warns the conflict in Ukraine won’t end anytime soon.
A pivot to focusing on the homefront, but Ukraine remains top of mind
The shift is intentional, according to White House officials, and in direct response to uneasy congressional Democrats eying midterm elections at a moment when Biden’s approval ratings sit at the lowest point of his presidency.
The new-found attention to domestic issues is unlikely to change in the near term, one official said, with Biden tentatively scheduled to hit the road at a regular clip over the course of the next several weeks to highlight the issues that have been central to White House messaging efforts over the last two weeks.
Yet that was the plan weeks ago after Biden delivered his State of the Union address, a speech that was heavily revised to include a 12-minute opening section on the crisis in Ukraine. Biden visited Duluth, Minnesota, and Fort Worth, Texas — but plans for a more robust sales-tour became overwhelmed by events overseas.
When Biden spoke to a building trades group in a Washington hotel this week, he began his remarks by decrying “major war crimes” underway in Ukraine. But he didn’t carve out time for a dedicated event to the suite of sanctions he was unveiling that day, choosing instead to announce them to the builders.
“This war could continue for a long time, but the United States will continue to stand with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in the fight for freedom. And I just want you to know that,” Biden told the crowd of unionized trade workers, adding an aside as he transitioned into a speech about the economy: “By the way, if I got to go to war, I’m going with you guys.”
Behind the scenes, aides say much of Biden’s daily schedule remains consumed by the events unfolding in Eastern Europe, including briefings from aides and secure telephone calls to foreign leaders. A longtime foreign policy hand, Biden has engaged intimately with the crisis and conceived of last month’s in-person summits in Brussels himself, deciding it was important to meet with his counterparts face to face.
A new round of sanctions, the result of intense negotiations and coordination with G7 and European Union allies, were deployed this week. New lethal aid is arriving each day, with Biden moving to fulfill a direct Ukrainian request for $100 million in new Javelin anti-armor systems this week.
Yet it has mostly been Biden’s top Cabinet officials and deputies who have become the face of the US response in news conferences and briefings. That has left Biden to focus almost entirely on his domestic agenda.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, briefed reporters with the latest US intelligence assessment about Russia’s shifting military objectives and a clear message to allies that what appears to be a protracted crisis necessitates a lasting united front.
“The images from Bucha so powerfully reinforce now is not the time for complacency. The Ukrainians are defending their homeland courageously, and the United States will continue to back them with military assistance, humanitarian aid and economic support,” Sullivan told reporters on Monday.
The Biden administration, Sullivan added, is “working around the clock” to fulfill security assistance requests from Ukraine, detailing US and allied response so far and hinting at forthcoming “additional military assistance in the coming days.”
Biden himself did not schedule an appearance to discuss Russia on Monday. Instead, he delivered an impromptu, minute-long statement to reporters as he arrived back in Washington from a weekend in Delaware.
“I have one comment to make before I start the day,” he said, making clear he wasn’t interested in an extensive back-and-forth on Russia. “You may remember I got criticized for calling Putin a war criminal. Well, the truth of the matter — you saw what happened in Bucha. This warrants him — he is a war criminal.”
Kitchen table issues rise to the top following European trip
The attempt to limit Biden’s public focus on Russia is not by accident, aides say.
While the American public has shown wide-ranging approval for supporting Ukraine, their primary focus remains on the pocketbook issues they are feeling at home. And while Biden enjoyed a small rise in his approval ratings in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion, the bump vanished after a few weeks as Americans returned their attention to issues at home.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week showed 30% of Americans said inflation was the most urgent issue facing the country. Less than half that number named the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Other polls have shown rising prices and inflation are overwhelmingly at the top of Americans’ minds and not the conflict in Ukraine.
Upon his return to Washington from Warsaw, Biden’s public schedule has reflected that reality, with events ranging from a budget rollout carefully calibrated to try and unlock key components of his agenda to remarks highlighting the achievements from his first year, including the bipartisan infrastructure law and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
The lone event with a direct tie to the Ukraine crisis was tailored for a domestic audience: The announcement of an historic release of one million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the next six months.
The move was in direct response to market instability driven by one of the world’s largest oil producers launching a war against a Western ally. In his remarks, Biden used the phrase “Putin’s price hike” four times.
“Our prices are rising because of Putin’s actions — there isn’t enough supply,” Biden said. “And the bottom line is: If we want lower gas prices, we need to have more oil supply right now.”
Biden’s monthly remarks on the jobs report last week highlighted an economic recovery that is still humming, despite headwinds coming from inflation at 40-year highs and the market effects of Russia’s actions.
There was an event highlighting the administration’s efforts to support the trucking industry, with Biden’s podium ringed by big rigs on the South Lawn.
And then there was Obama’s first return to the White House since the day Donald Trump was inaugurated to highlight a myriad of Biden efforts to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. The event was conceived by Biden’s advisers to herald the now-popular health law while also bringing in a popular ex-President to inject a spark into the White House’s messaging.
It was billed by White House officials as a “celebration” of the law, but it conspicuously was not tied to any particular date or anniversary. The event marked 12 years and 13 days from the time Obama’s cornerstone legislative achievement was signed into law.
The war in Ukraine didn’t arise once — despite both men’s complex histories with the crisis.
As Biden was leaving the East Room following the reunion with his former boss, he tried to stay on message. Asked when the war crimes might be labeled a genocide, he demurred.
“Let’s talk about health care,” he said before exiting.
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LUND, Sweden, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Desmet, part of the Desmet Ballestra Group, a world leader in engineering and supplying processing plants and technologies for edible oils and biofuel sectors. The acquisition will strengthen Alfa Laval's position in the renewable energy arena and complement its offering within edible oils.
Desmet will strengthen Alfa Laval's position in the market by adding know-how and expertise to accelerate future innovations within food, feed and biofuels – and support Alfa Laval's transformation towards renewable fuels. The business acquired includes the operational units and brands of Rosedowns and Stolz, and had a turnover of approx. EUR 300 million in 2021 – and will operate as a stand-alone entity within the Food & Water Division of Alfa Laval.
About Desmet
Founded in Belgium in 1946, Desmet is a specialist in the supply of plants and equipment for the oilseeds & grains industry and the oils & derivatives industry with sales & execution locations across the world. Its innovative, tailor-made plants for grain handling, oilseed preparation & pressing, oilseed extraction, feed milling, oil refining & modification, biofuels and oleochemicals are well known for reliability, low operating costs, and high-quality outputs.
This is Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, and is active in the areas of Energy, Marine, and Food & Water, offering its expertise, products, and service to a wide range of industries in some 100 countries. The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets.
Alfa Laval's innovative technologies are dedicated to purifying, refining, and reusing materials, promoting more responsible use of natural resources. They contribute to improved energy efficiency and heat recovery, better water treatment, and reduced emissions. Thereby, Alfa Laval is not only accelerating success for its customers, but also for people and the planet. Making the world better, every day.
Alfa Laval has 17,900 employees. Annual sales in 2021 were SEK 40.9 billion (approx. EUR 4 billion). The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Customs seized over $10 million worth of counterfeit Rolex watches
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
It might be time to check the authenticity of your new luxury watch.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments of counterfeit Rolex watches on April 27 and 29. The fake luxury watches would have had a total value of $10.1 million if real, according to a news release from CBP.
Both shipments had originated in Hong Kong and were destined for Brooklyn, New York, the CBP said. The agency was tipped off by intelligence gathering and a history of fraudulent shipments from the same vendor — which triggered them to detain and inspect the two April shipments, the CBP said.
The April 27 shipment contained 300 counterfeit Rolex watches and the April 29 shipment had 160 counterfeit Rolex watches, according to the news release.
“No one buys a luxury brand watch expecting it to fail or fall apart,” LaFonda Sutton-Burke, CBP’s Chicago director of field operations, said in the news release.
“As consumers increasingly purchase from online or third party vendors, our officers are at the frontline to guard against defrauders expecting to make money selling fake merchandise.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A journalist and former aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a book coming out this fall, one of the first announced releases about Zelenskyy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
One Signal Publishers announced Wednesday that it had acquired Iuliia Mendel’s “The Fight of Our Lives.” Mendel served as Zelenskyy’s press secretary and spokesperson from 2019-2021 and has been sending dispatches about the war to the Washington Post. According to One Signal, a Simon & Schuster imprint, Mendel will write about everything from Zelenskyy’s meetings with Soviet leader Vladimir Putin to the phone calls with then-President Donald Trump that led to his impeachment for trying to pressure Zelenskyy into investigating Joe Biden.
Mendel also will write on the “massive economic problems facing Ukraine, entrenched corrupt oligarchs in league with Russia, and — in shades of the United States’ recent federal election — the Kremlin’s repeated attacks to discredit Zelenskyy through disinformation and an army of bots and trolls,” One Signal’s announcement reads in part.
Mendel, 35, has written for the Post and The New York Times among others.
“I’ve dreamed all my life of telling the story of Ukraine. It’s a triumphant one.” Mendel said in a statement. “A story not of victims, but of heroes in defense of freedom. Now, as Ukraine, the largest of the post-Soviet republics, stands up for democracy against the Russian army for all to see, I can finally share that story with the world.” | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/former-zelenskyy-aide-iuliia-mendel-has-book-out-this-fall/ | 2022-04-07T06:21:29Z |
Headmaster, Daniel Gibson, taking the reins of new school effective immediately
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of parents and community members in Columbus, Ohio plan to open Columbus Classical Academy (CCA), a private classical school in Columbus, Ohio, in the fall of 2023.
As a Hillsdale College Curriculum School, CCA plans to open as a K-8 tuition-based private school, adding one grade annually, until it serves all grades K-12. The school will focus on K-8 instruction that is rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, offers a firm grounding in civic virtue, and cultivates moral character.
Hillsdale College has worked with, and has been integral in the starting of, dozens of classical public charter schools throughout the U.S., and, in recent years, has expanded operations by supporting the opening and continued operation of private classical schools, like CCA. Through its affiliation with Hillsdale College, the CCA Board of Directors receives support from Hillsdale in the form of its world-class, K-12 curriculum and access to model bylaws and best practices for school administration. Long term, CCA intends to pursue an even more robust relationship with Hillsdale College that could provide ongoing board training, assistance with hiring needs, and regular pedagogical and curricular training for faculty.
"Today, there is an urgent need to return to time-tested principles in the education of our children, while teaching them to be model citizens in contemporary America. We believe that a classical liberal arts curriculum is the best way to achieve the true purpose of K-12 education, which is to develop virtuous citizens capable of personal and political achievement and self-governance and devoted to what is eternally good," said Mike Gross, President of the Columbus Classical Academy founding group. "Nearly all education in America was classical until recent generations, and it served our nation and our children well. CCA will offer an option that restores education to its original purpose, methods, and subject matter, and we believe that parents in Columbus will embrace it."
CCA will faithfully implement the Hillsdale College curriculum to provide a content-rich course of study with emphasis upon the four core disciplines of math, science, literature, and history, an attention to music, art, physical education, and foreign languages, and the strong conviction that classical and civic virtues are necessary in the formation of the American citizen.
The Hillsdale College K-12 initiative was started because, although there are numerous educational options available to families, very few are grounded in the classical model that emphasizes liberal arts learning and personal virtue. Hillsdale has created an exceptional curriculum that soon will be available to families in Central Ohio.
In addition, CCA has tapped Daniel Gibson to serve as the founding headmaster of the school. Gibson, a graduate of Davidson College and Stanford Law School, was a partner at the Columbus law firm, Bricker & Eckler LLP, and left his position at the firm to take on the role of headmaster at CCA.
"I am so blessed to be part of the founding of Columbus Classical Academy," said Gibson. "I truly believe in the mission of a classical education to instill in students the knowledge and virtue upon which independent, responsible, and joyful lives are built and am grateful to the CCA board for entrusting me with the leadership of this good and necessary work."
CCA is in the process of finalizing a location for the school.
To learn more, visit https://columbusclassical.org.
About Columbus Classical Academy
Columbus Classical Academy is a classical K-8 private school located in Columbus, Ohio. As a Hillsdale College Curriculum School, CCA instills in students, through a genuine and rigorous classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, the knowledge and virtue upon which independent, responsible, and joyful lives are built, in the firm belief that such lives are the foundation of a free and flourishing republic. CCA plans to serve students in grades K-8, starting in the Fall of 2023, and to add one grade each year until it includes grades K-12. Learn more at https://columbusclassical.org.
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Following record-breaking direct-to-consumer growth and disruption of the body care category, MAËLYS' best-selling, clinically-proven products are now available in all stores and online at the nation's largest beauty retailer.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MAËLYS, the leading prestige body care brand best known for its unparalleled approach to bringing groundbreaking clinically-proven solutions, announces its exclusive retail partnership with Ulta Beauty. This marks the brand's kickoff of an omnichannel expansion after proven success with its direct-to-consumer business. This is the first strategic move for the company to evolve in key markets where its direct-to-consumer business and customer demand have proven to be highly successful.
MAËLYS' rapid success, driven by its unique and proprietary marketing-data platform, and its tech-meets-body care solutions, has resulted in a 100% growth year-over-year, and revealed market demand for advanced body care solutions beyond the company's direct-to-consumer channel. Ulta Beauty's national audience of engaged beauty lovers with a desire for products that boost their skincare regimen and target head-to-toe concerns makes for an ideal match.
"As one of the fastest growing DTC beauty brands in the US, we saw a huge demand for our products to be available on other channels - it became clear that now is the time to also focus on our retail expansion," said Rom Ginzburg, CEO of MAËLYS. "Ulta Beauty is a world-class retailer with a national presence, incredible omnichannel retail experiences, and a brand ethos that mirrors our customer's profile incredibly well. Our goal is to enrich the customer experience by making it easier for them to shop in the places they love, thereby enabling them to conveniently find products that provide exceptional results and bare-it-all confidence. As body skinification continues to rule in the body care category, with MAËLYS at the forefront, there is limitless opportunity for our partnership with Ulta Beauty."
This retail expansion arms Ulta Beauty customers with the tools they need to tighten, firm, tone and become the best version of themselves. Customers can find MAËLYS within the new Skincare We're Loving section of Ulta Beauty, a dedicated space for category heroes and emerging brand discovery. Customers can shop seven of MAËLYS' best-selling body reshaping products in stores nationwide and on Ulta.com, including:
- B-TIGHT Lift & Firm Booty Mask
- B-FLAT Belly Firming Cream
- B-THICC Booty Enhancing Mask
- B-FLEX Lift & Firm Arm Cream
- B-PERKY Lift & Firm Breast Mask
- GET-CHEEKY Enriched Cellulite Oil
- GET-SPRUNG Enriched Stretch Mark Oil
"We're thrilled to evolve our partnership with MAËLYS as our guests continue to seek innovative skin solutions," said Penny Coy, Vice President Merchandising, Ulta Beauty. "Our highly engaged beauty enthusiasts, scale and unmatched omnichannel retail environment offers this unique, fun brand endless possibilities to further disrupt the body care category - and we can't wait!"
To shop for MAËLYS products at Ulta Beauty, please visit: www.ulta.com/brand/maelys-cosmetics
MAЁLYS is breaking the mold of the body care category by using a unique combination of data, marketing, and product innovation to create targeted solutions for specific skin concerns. Our power-packed, clinically tested formulas deliver real results, allowing women to shape, tone, and tighten their way to the body they deserve. We empower an international community of women to never apologize for wanting to look hot, and to have the confidence to wear those short shorts, rock that bikini, and feel damn good about it.
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Magicbox Semi Trailer Transforms into LED Volume in Minutes
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In what has been lauded as a revolutionary development in virtual production, Brian T. Nowac, CEO of Magicbox, will introduce the world's first-ever mobile virtual production Superstudio at an exclusive launch event hosted by Stargate Studios in South Pasadena on August 19.
According to Nowac, the mission of the Magicbox is to make motion picture technology accessible to any content producer. The patent pending design is a semi trailer that transforms into an LED volume and computer control center in minutes.
"Our goal at Magicbox is to democratize technology, by building a platform of affordable solutions and making them accessible to everyone," Nowac said. "The Magicbox prototype will revolutionize motion picture and video productions by making it easier for them to produce more creative content, faster, cheaper, and safer than ever possible before."
Nowac and his team have spent the last two years working with virtual production experts, including industry pioneer Sam Nicholson, CEO of Stargate Studios, to analyze modern virtual production and the ways in which it can be utilized more effectively by content producers.
Modern virtual production, inside LED volumes, has disrupted the entertainment industry by making productions faster, less expensive, and safer by providing content producers with more control of the production process.
Sam Nicholson, calls Magicbox a high-tech origami that unfolds in a parking lot. "Magicbox is the only virtual production system that I have worked with that can set up, shoot, and strike in a 12-hour day," he continued.
The Magicbox launch event will take place on Friday, August 19, from 6pm to 10pm.
For more information about Magicbox, please contact Brian T. Nowac at brian@magicbox.ninja.
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Nationwide Mortgage Lender Appears on Prominent List for First Time
TUSTIN, Calif., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationwide mortgage company New American Funding is thrilled to announce that it has been honored for the first time as one of Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2022. In fact, the company ranked as one of the nation's top 20 workplaces in its first appearance on this prestigious list.
New American Funding ranked #18 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2022, which is based on employee feedback about their workplace.
The 100 Best Companies to Work For® is determined by a nationwide survey conducted by Great Place to Work® and is based on analysis of over 870,000 confidential survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million U.S. employees. Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
In the survey, 93% of New American Funding employees stated that it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.
Receiving this honor is the culmination of a decades-long effort to build a supportive and compassionate company where differences are embraced, and all employees are treated with respect. This spirit is embodied by the company's culture initiative, entitled "NAF360," which ensures that all employees feel valued and balanced in their work and their lives.
This effort has led to the company also being named a Best Workplace for Parents, Best Workplace in Financial Services & Insurance, Best Workplace for Women, and a Best Workplace for Millennials by Fortune and Great Place to Work® in the last year alone.
"From the moment this company was founded nearly 20 years ago, our employees have always been our most valuable resource. They are the backbone of this company and the primary reason we have become one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders," Co-Founder and CEO Rick Arvielo said. "We are committed to ensuring they feel supported and nurtured, which is why receiving this recognition is such a tremendous honor. It signifies that our employees care about our company as much as we care about them, which is how it will always be at New American Funding."
To learn more joining New American Funding, visit our careers page today.
New American Funding is an independent mortgage lender with a servicing portfolio of over 231,000 loans for approximately $61.2 billion, 165 nationwide locations, and about 4,200 employees. The company is a 2021 Mortgage Professional America 5-Star Retail Lender and has made Inc. 5000's list of Fastest-Growing Companies in America seven times. It offers state-of-the-art career training and provides its branch Loan Officers with innovative technologies to streamline the mortgage process.
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New technology will prepare leaders to help their teams navigate change in an ever-evolving industry
MARIETTA, Ga., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellstar Health System is shaping the future of leadership training and development through an initial training program with Moth+Flame, an award-winning virtual reality (VR) provider and technology studio.
On May 18-19, 2022, Catalyst by Wellstar, the health system's global digital health and innovation center, along with Wellstar Leadership Development and Moth+Flame hosted the health system's first-ever VR-based leadership development training, focused on emotional intelligence. Across the two days, more than 100 Wellstar leaders participated in an immersive, VR-powered learning experience to prepare them to lead their teams through ongoing change in the healthcare industry.
"Partnering with Moth+Flame is an opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding of how virtual reality can impact the way we care for and engage with our patients, consumers and each other," said Hank Capps, M.D., FAAFP, Wellstar's executive vice president and chief information and digital officer. "Our team members are essential in creating curated healthcare experiences, and we hope this initial training will showcase how VR technology can help our team be even more effective, compassionate and culturally competent leaders."
Studies show virtual reality learners learn four times faster than traditional methods and are 275 percent more confident to act on their training. This initial training aims to validate these numbers with a select group of Wellstar's clinical and leadership teams to elevate the organization's leadership development programming. At the end of the two-day training, Wellstar measured an increase in levels of confidence in the material learned and 97 percent of participants reported they would recommend this training.
"We've seen that investment in high quality training can improve retention across all industries," said Kevin Cornish, Founder and CEO of Moth+Flame. "By training in a simulated life-like environment, our product offers employees immersive training that helps them feel more confident. The metrics in Wellstar's launch show a continued trend that virtual reality is proving to be one of the most effective tools for professional development."
"Virtual reality and other technologies can open the door for us to take our leadership and team development to the next level," said Laura Dannels, Wellstar's chief talent officer. "These outcomes show us what's possible when we think outside of the box and embrace solutions from across industries. Our goal is to support our leaders as they guide their teams in creating exceptional consumer and team member experiences."
Unlike most typical VR experiences, Moth+Flame leverages real people instead of virtual avatars, which helps provide a more profound, meaningful experience for the end users. During the session, Wellstar leaders used headsets and iPads to immerse themselves in scenarios designed to prepare them to guide their teams through moments of change.
This video describes more about the training: https://vimeo.com/711264470/959a7f0e05
"This 30-minute VR training on emotional intelligence was more effective and comprehensible than two full days of in-person training," said Michael Collins, Wellstar team member and participant.
Catalyst by Wellstar and Moth+Flame were connected through Engage, a first-of-its-kind collaborative innovation and corporate venture platform. Engage brings together industry-leading corporations, enterprise startups and universities with the shared mission of elevating Atlanta and the Southeast as a leading technology and innovation hub. Wellstar is proud to be the only healthcare organization to partner with Engage as the health system works to create new solutions to transform health and well-being.
At Wellstar, people are at the center of everything we do. By listening actively to what people want, need and expect from their healthcare, Wellstar is able to provide "More than Healthcare. PeopleCare." — at every age and stage. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our personal, high-quality care, inclusive culture, and exceptional doctors and team members, Wellstar provides access to compassionate, high-quality care through our: 10 hospitals; 300+ medical office locations; 9 cancer centers; 74 rehabilitation centers; 3 hospice facilities; 1 retirement village; 34 imaging centers; 17 urgent care locations; and 5 health parks. As one of the largest and most integrated healthcare systems in Georgia, Wellstar is growing our services, footprint, capabilities, and ability to meet evolving patient needs. Our passion for people extends into the communities we serve. As a not-for-profit health system, we thoughtfully reinvest annually in prevention and wellness programs, as well as charity care for eligible patients. Our Wellstar Foundation also supports our mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve with funding for equipment, services, and programs that provide more than healthcare. To learn more about how Wellstar is always listening, learning, and tailoring care to meet patients' individual needs, visit Wellstar.org.
Catalyst by Wellstar is the first-of-its-kind global digital health and innovation center. Catalyst is partnering with consumers, along with the best and brightest across industries, to re-think, re-imagine, re-whatever-needs-re-ing to create big, bold leaps in delivering better healthcare. Visit Catalyst.wellstar.org to learn more.
Moth+Flame is an award-winning virtual reality (VR) communication technology developer, and we're pioneering the next decade of immersive VR learning designed for workforce development. Led by experts from tech and entertainment, our company combines artistic prowess with engineering excellence through state-of-the-art facilities. The company's PromiseVR and READY VR platforms, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP), offer innovative, adaptive learning programs for mastering technical and cognitive skills. We partner with leading content developers and subject matter experts to harness the best VR experiences, supported by photo-realism and the best live-action, true-to-life reenactment scenarios. Moth+Flame's marketplace provides Hollywood-grade content, enterprise-grade scalability, and military-grade security to redefine workplace learning and education. Learn More at mothandflamevr.com.
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Unilever PLC.
Shareholders who purchased shares of UL during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Unilever American Depositary Receipts between September 2, 2020 and July 21, 2021, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: a) in July 2020, the board of Ben & Jerry's, one of Unilever's marquee brands, passed a resolution to end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" ; and b) this boycott decision risked adverse governmental actions for violations of laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel adopted by 35 U.S. states.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/unilever-plc-loss-submission-form/?id=28887&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of UL during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 15, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Milestone birthday: Twin sisters celebrate turning 102 years old
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) - A set of twins reached a rare milestone birthday.
Elouise Lyons and her twin sister recently celebrated turning 102 years old. And people came together at Glenwood Village in Overland Park to throw a party.
Her son, Paul Lyons, said the key to his mom’s longevity is positivity and a daily shot of whiskey.
“That’s something she’s been doing for years and years,” Paul Lyons said.
Elouise Lyons calls Missouri home these days while her sister is in California. She said they both have apparently done something right to get to 102.
Their generation has probably seen more changes in the world than just about anyone.
“When she was born, they had just started flying airplanes. I can’t imagine that,” Paul Lyons said.
And though the sisters currently live apart, the two said they plan to meet virtually on Zoom over the weekend.
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A spin-off of the iconic Stanton Social, a past NYC Lower East Side staple, Stanton Social Prime will join high-profile list of celebrity chef-led restaurants at the Las Vegas Strip Resort
LAS VEGAS, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Entertainment and Tao Group Hospitality will introduce a new dining concept at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Stanton Social Prime, from Chef Chris Santos. Stanton Social Prime is set to open this winter and will be located adjacent to OMNIA Nightclub, Tao Group's mega club at the resort. Stanton Social Prime is hiring for management positions, and candidates may apply online at caesars.com/careers.
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"Chef Chris Santos continues to redefine the dining scene with his creative cuisine and innovative dishes," said Sean McBurney, Regional President of Caesars Entertainment. "We are eager to continue our partnership with Tao Group Hospitality and welcome Stanton Social Prime to our culinary empire at Caesars Palace."
This new concept will feature iconic menu items from the original Stanton Social restaurant in New York's Lower East Side, which marked Santos' first restaurant project and was known for its spectacular sharable dishes featuring prime meats.
"We are thrilled to build on our existing relationship with Caesars Entertainment while delivering another Tao Hospitality Group dining destination from Chef Chris Santos to Las Vegas," said Jason Strauss, Co-CEO of Tao Group Hospitality.
"Caesars Palace boasts incredible restaurant offerings, and we are looking forward to adding Stanton Social Prime to its culinary collection," said Ralph Scamardella, Chief Culinary Officer of Tao Group Hospitality.
Stanton Social Prime joins several impressive epicurean destinations at Caesars Palace including Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Gordon Ramsay HELL'S KITCHEN, Nobu Restaurant & Lounge, Restaurant Guy Savoy and more.
Tao Group Hospitality delivers distinctive culinary and premium entertainment experiences through its portfolio of restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, and daylife venues. Tao Group Hospitality acquired Hakkasan Group in April 2021. The combined company operates more than 60 entertainment dining and nightlife venues in over 20 markets across five continents and features a collection of widely recognized hospitality brands. These include TAO, Hakkasan, OMNIA, Marquee, LAVO, Beauty & Essex, Yauatcha, Cathédrale, Ling Ling, Wet Republic, Little Sister, The Highlight Room, Jewel, and more. Tao Group Hospitality is part of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) (NYSE: MSGE), a leader in live experiences.
World-renowned Las Vegas resort and a Top 10 "Best U.S. Casino" by USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice, Caesars Palace features 3,980 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the renovated Palace Tower featuring 10 luxury villas, the newly redesigned 182-room Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace and Forbes Star Award-winning The Laurel Collection by Caesars Palace. The 85-acre resort offers diverse dining options from the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet to celebrity chef-branded restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay HELL'S KITCHEN, Pronto by Giada, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden by restauranteur and television star Lisa Vanderpump, one of Nobu Matsuhisa's largest Nobu Restaurant and Lounge, Restaurant Guy Savoy, Old Homestead Steakhouse, MR CHOW, award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel's first Las Vegas bakery (set to open in 2022), legendary New York Steak House Peter Luger (set to open in 2022), Stanton Social Prime (set to open in 2023) and more. For the best in cocktails, destination lounges include Montecristo Cigar Bar, Alto Bar, VISTA Cocktail Lounge and Stadia Bar. The resort also features nearly 130,000 square feet of casino space, the Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Caesars Palace with a 143-foot HD LED screen and state-of-the-art sound, a five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, the luxurious Qua Baths & Spa, Hairdreams by Michael Boychuck, five wedding chapels and gardens, and the 75,000-square-foot OMNIA Nightclub with the top DJs such as Steve Aoki. The 4,300-seat Colosseum, Billboard Magazine's "Venue of the Decade: 2000 – 2009" and the top venue of its size 2010 - 2019," spotlights world-class entertainers including Sting, Keith Urban, Rod Stewart and Jerry Seinfeld. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace showcases more than 160 boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit caesarspalace.com or the Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas media room. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-522-4700 ©2021, Caesars License Company, LLC.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Enochian BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOB) between January 17, 2018 and June 27, 2022, both dates inclusive, (the "Class Period"), including common stock issued by Enochian in a private placement offering on or about February 16, 2018, of the important September 26, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Enochian BioSciences securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Enochian BioSciences class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6517 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 26, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) co-founder and inventor, Serhat Gumrukcu, was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to Enochian lacked a reasonable basis; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Enochian had overstated its commercial prospects; (5) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Enochian's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Enochian BioSciences class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6517 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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‘We had no idea’: Valley West Mall businesses shocked to hear shopping center in foreclosure
By Lauren Johnson
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Some of the stores inside Valley West Mall had no idea the mall was facing foreclosure.
“We don’t know if we’ll be able to stay here for a long time or what’s going to happen so we’re going to stay here and stay open and stay operating for as long as we can,” said Laura Johnson with the Des Moines Children’s Museum in the Valley West Mall.
She says she was never told the mall was in foreclosure.
The children’s museum has been open since 2017 and joins many other businesses that are now in jeopardy.
Johnson anticipates they will see 60,000 customers this year.
This announcement may encourage them to seek a new space so they can grow.
“We need more space in the long term and we’re just exploring our options and how to do that. And we’ve widened our search even more now it’s less stable what’s going to happen with the mall,” Johnson said.
U.S. Bank notified the mall owners in April of their default on the loan and says the entire loan, along with other fees, need to be paid in full.
Court records show the total amount owed is more than $41 million.
KCCI reached out to the mall for more on the claims and didn’t hear back.
Last year, the city of West Des Moines announced plans to revamp the mall — but the foreclosure brings that project to a halt.
Once a bustling shopping center now full of empty stores — those who still dwell in there hope their windows won’t shutter as well.
“We would love to stay here, our initial plan would be to grow here and then move into a larger space,” Johnson said.
U.S. Bank could sell the mall once a judge rules on the foreclosure.
The mall’s owners, Watson Centers which is based out of Minneapolis, is able to delay that sale for up to two months.
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RESTON, Va., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, announced today that the Defense Enclave Services (DES) contract awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) was upheld by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) after a thorough and disciplined review. The single-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract was initially awarded in February 2022 and holds a total estimated value of $11.5 billion if all options are exercised. It includes a four-year base period of performance followed by three two-year option periods.
"We are pleased the Government Accountability Office has affirmed the Defense Information Systems Agency's award," said Gerry Fasano, Leidos Defense Group President. "Leidos is deeply committed to DISA's critical mission, and never stopped preparing for the program's success. Our robust and continuous preparation has positioned us to start delivering benefits to the user base on or ahead of the current planned schedule, and we look forward to leveraging our decades of technological expertise to support mission success."
Through the DES contract, Leidos will support DISA's mission by consolidating enterprise IT services at a global scale and by providing standardized, responsive and cost-effective solutions. The program involves a wide range of IT services for more than 370,000 users spanning 22 Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and field activities with over 500 sites both in the U.S. and abroad. This work will focus on mission value and user experience, while improving cybersecurity, network availability, and reliability for Fourth Estate agencies.
DISA is headquartered at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland and supports joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations with information sharing capabilities, command and control solutions and global enterprise infrastructure.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. Leidos' 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.leidos.com.
Certain statements in this announcement constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, further delays in our performance under the DES contract, including due to protests at the United States Court of Federal Claims, costs associated with intervening in and defending against further protests and any delays associated with such protests or any resulting corrective action, loss of the DES contract award, further award delays, including due to protests at the United States Court of Federal Claims, costs associated with defending against protests and any associated delays, loss of the contract award, and the "Risk Factors" set forth in Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and other such filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Leidos does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements were made.
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LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and heralds the reign of King Charles III.
The long-established 10-day plan, code-named Operation London Bridge, has been adapted to the specific circumstances of the queen’s death in Scotland, and some details have not been publicly confirmed.
Here is a look at what will happen in the coming days.
Friday, Sept. 9
— King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, traveled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London.
— At noon, church bells rang at Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and across the country in honor of the queen.
— Also at noon, Parliament held a special session so lawmakers can pay tribute to the queen.
— A 1 p.m., gun salutes were fired in London’s Hyde Park and at military sites around the country, one round for reach of the 96 years of the queen’s life.
— Afternoon — The king meets with new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
— 6 p.m. — The king makes a televised address to the nation.
— 6 p.m. — A service of remembrance is held at St. Paul’s Cathedral for the queen.
Saturday, Sept. 10
— 10 a.m. — Charles meets at St. James’s Palace with senior officials known as the Accession Council and is officially proclaimed king.
— 11 a.m. — An official reads the proclamation aloud from a balcony at St. James’s Palace. It is also read out in other locations across the U.K.
— 1 p.m. — Parliament holds a second day of tributes to the queen.
Subsequent days:
— The queen’s body is moved from Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh, where the coffin is likely to rest at Holyrood Palace before being moved to St. Giles’ Cathedral so members of the public can pay their respects.
— The coffin will be transported by train or plane to London.
— The queen will then lie in state for several days in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the public will again be able to pay their respects.
— A state funeral at Westminster Abbey will be attended by leaders and dignitaries from around the world.
— The period of national mourning will end the day after the queen’s funeral.
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This is Wealth Enhancement Group's Seventh Acquisition of 2022, Expanding Its Northern California Presence to Eight Offices
MINNEAPOLIS, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent wealth management firm, with over $54 billion in total client assets today announced the acquisition of Titus Wealth Management, ("Titus Wealth"), a hybrid RIA with three offices in San Mateo, Larkspur and Folsom, California. Titus Wealth's team of eight advisors and five support staff, led by President and Founder Eric Aanes, ChFC®, AIF, oversee more than $776 million in client assets*. This partnership furthers Wealth Enhancement Group's growth strategy in key markets, such as Northern California.
Jeff Dekko, Chief Executive Officer of Wealth Enhancement Group, said, "Eric built an impressive firm in nearly two decades providing asset management and financial planning services for pre-retirees and retirees. An estimated 75 million people are expected to retire in the coming years and the addition of Titus Wealth means Wealth Enhancement Group will continue to be well-positioned to help these individuals make the transition. We are excited to have Eric and his team join our firm."
Prior to Mr. Aanes founding Titus Wealth Management in 2005, he held senior management positions at Nationwide Financial, Security Benefit and GE Capital. This is Wealth Enhancement Group's seventh closed acquisition in 2022.
Mr. Aanes said, "Titus Wealth Management provides its clients with realistic and sustainable financial plans to support them as they approach and move into retirement. This honest and direct approach fueled our rapid growth. As we considered the right partner to help us continue our trajectory, Wealth Enhancement Group was clearly the right firm for our clients and our team. We are extremely pleased to be aligned with one of the fastest-growing RIAs in the country."
Jim Cahn, Wealth Enhancement Group's Chief Investments & Business Development Officer, said, "We are thrilled to welcome the Titus Wealth team to Wealth Enhancement Group. By joining forces, Titus Wealth can accelerate their growth by leveraging our powerful resources and capabilities, in addition to our centralized portfolio management offerings."
About Wealth Enhancement Group
Wealth Enhancement Group is a Greater Minneapolis-based independent wealth management firm offering comprehensive and customized financial planning and investment management services. Founded in 1997, Wealth Enhancement Group serves clients nationwide. Wealth Enhancement Group specializes in providing retail clients with the team-based knowledge and resources they need to simplify their financial life. For more information, please visit www.wealthenhancement.com.
Advisory services offered through Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC (WEAS), a registered investment advisor. Certain, but not all, investment advisor representatives (IARs) of WEAS are also registered representatives of and offer securities through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealth Enhancement Group and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services are separate entities from LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Group is a registered trademark of Wealth Enhancement Group, LLC.
Wealth Enhancement Group and its Registered Investment Advisor, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, had $53.7 billion in client brokerage and advisory assets as of 5/31/2022. Titus Wealth Management had over $776 million in client brokerage and advisory assets as of 4/30/2022. With the addition of previously announced acquisitions and the acquisition of Titus Wealth Management, Wealth Enhancement Group has over $54 billion in client brokerage, advisory and trust assets as of July 1, 2022.
* Of the $776 million in client assets $202 million are brokerage assets held at LPL Financial as of 12/31/21.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — “Pokémon, gotta catch ’em all!”
That’s exactly what U.S. Customs and Border Protection did while inspecting some cargo at DFW Airport on Wednesday! Director of Field Operations Jud Murdock shared a great victory on Twitter involving some counterfeit Pokémon figures trying to make their way into Dallas.
“Counterfeit Pokémon figures were discovered by @CBP officers while inspecting cargo @DFWAirport. The packages arrived from China & #CBP officers seized the goods. On a typical day in FY2021 #CBP seized $9M worth of products w/IPR violations,” Murdock said.
Of course, DFW Airport had to have some fun this on social media:
“‣A wild FORGERY appeared!‣@CBP used Inspect!
‣It’s super effective!
‣FORGERY fainted!”
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International Children's Gym Gives Back to Customers with a National Birthday Party Giveaway
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Little Gym, the world's premier enrichment and physical development center for children ages four months through 12, is giving one lucky family the ultimate birthday present this summer – a free party. The brand has launched a national contest to give back to customers for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind birthday bash for one lucky child and their group of friends. Birthday parties at The Little Gym are the perfect mix of free-flowing fun and planned activities to celebrate your child's big day.
The contest is now live and runs until Sunday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Entries can be submitted at https://www.thelittlegym.com/birthday-contest/ and there's one entry per person. The Little Gym will announce the winner of the Birthday Bash giveaway August 3 via email and on Instagram.
"With the world opening back up, we thought it would be the perfect time to kick off the summer season with a giveaway that anyone can enter to socialize our children and give them a chance to have a party of a lifetime," said Nancy Bigley, Brand President and CEO. "We love surprising our customers with giveaways to fully express our gratitude and love that we have for our community!"
The birthday kid and up to 14 of their friends will receive access to The Little Gym's entire facility with instructor-led games, music and activities created especially for maximum fun. The Little Gym activities and trained instructors will keep the kids entertained while stretching their body, imagination and social skills. The winner will also have the option to choose from one of The Little Gym's Birthday Bash themes for their party, including:
- Royal Princess
- Spectacular Superhero
- Llama Llama
- Very Hungry Caterpillar
With a party at The Little Gym, parents don't have to worry about planning, activities, setup or cleanup – the trained staff takes care of everything so you can enjoy your child's big day – making it stress free and hassle free. To book your child's birthday party, please visit the booking link at https://www.thelittlegym.com/parties-camps.
The Little Gym prides itself on providing support to children in all areas of development. From motor and language development to social and emotional development, parents continue to bring their children to The Little Gym to hone the skills they may not learn elsewhere through three-dimensional learning.
With nearly 400 locations across 31 countries, The Little Gym teaches kids social and physical skills appropriate to each stage of childhood by creating opportunities to experience achievement and build self-confidence. At the core of the international franchise's mission is becoming the foundation of a child's development that will set them up for success. Through three-dimensional learning including physical activities, cognitive skills and social and emotional learning, the core teaching methods create opportunities for children to experience achievement and build self-confidence.
For more information about The Little Gym, class schedules, events, parties and to find your nearest location, please visit www.TheLittleGym.com. Also connect with The Little Gym on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About The Little Gym International
The Little Gym is an internationally recognized program that helps children build the developmental skills and confidence needed at each stage of childhood. The Little Gym's first location was established in 1976 by Robin Wes, an innovative educator with a genuine love for children. The Little Gym International, LLC., headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., was formed in 1992 to franchise The Little Gym concept. The brand is part of Unleashed Brands, a global growth-focused platform company that curates and expands franchise brands that help kids learn, play and grow, including Snapology, Urban Air Adventure Park, Premier Martial Arts, Class 101 and XP League. The Little Gym International has nearly 400 locations in over 31 countries including the U.S., Canada, China, the United Kingdom, Thailand and more. For more information, visit The Little Gym at www.TheLittleGym.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced that Salesforce has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in its 2022 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs. Salesforce was evaluated for its Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
"In today's digital-first world, customers expect personalized experiences from companies at every touch point," said Lidiane Jones, EVP & GM, Salesforce Digital Experiences. "Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows marketers to know their customers, humanize every moment, and optimize outcomes — building trusted relationships at scale."
According to Gartner, "The multichannel marketing hub (MMH) [is] a technology that orchestrates a company's communications with and offers to customer segments across multiple channels. These include websites, mobile, social, direct mail, call centers, paid media and email. MMH capabilities also may extend to integrating marketing offers/leads with sales for execution in both B2B and B2C environments."
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a leading digital marketing solution. With Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Customer 360, marketers can know more about their customers with powerful data management and analytics, personalize every customer engagement with Einstein and create real-time marketing campaigns across email, mobile, social, digital advertising and more.
Additional Information
- Gartner 2022 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs is available here
- To learn more about Salesforce Marketing Cloud, please visit: https://www.salesforce.com/products/marketing-cloud/overview/
Connect with Salesforce
- Follow @salesforce and @marketingcloud on Twitter
- Like Marketing Cloud on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketingCloud/
- *Source: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs, Mike McGuire, Benjamin Bloom, Tia Smart, Michaela McCune, Ryan Brady, Rob Brosnan 18 July 2022.
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Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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NASA’s Artemis mega moon rocket’s crucial test is underway
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
The third attempt at a final prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket is underway.
The mission team is fueling the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, albeit with some delays.
If you’re watching the live view of the rocket, you may see venting during this fueling process.
The crucial test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, simulates every stage of launch without the rocket actually leaving the launchpad. This includes loading propellant, going through a full countdown simulating launch, resetting the countdown clock and draining the rocket tanks.
The process has been adjusted in response to an issue encountered over the weekend during preparations for this attempt.
“Any new rocket that comes forward in a new program like this kind of goes through these updates and understanding how the rocket is performing,” said Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development at NASA Headquarters, during a news conference Monday. “And that’s the type of thing that we’re going through right now.”
The expected time for the two countdowns to begin is 3:57 p.m. ET, but that could change due to delays.
A modified test
The issue engineers identified over the weekend is a malfunctioning helium check valve. Helium is used to purge the engine before loading supercold propellant — the wet in wet dress rehearsal — during fueling. Check valves allow gas or liquid to flow in one direction to prevent backflow. In this case, the part that isn’t working is about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) long and keeps helium from flowing back out of the rocket.
The valve is difficult to reach while the rocket sits on the launchpad, but it can be replaced or fixed after the run-through is complete. The modified version of the wet dress rehearsal is still necessary, however, to ensure the safety of the rocket’s flight hardware.
The modified test will take the strain off of the valve and the upper rocket stage with minimal propellant operations. Previously, the team had planned to fully fuel the core and upper stages of the rocket, but the valve issue prevents that step from taking place during this test. Assessments will be made to see whether further tests are needed.
The rocket and spacecraft were powered up Wednesday night, and the team conducted a meeting at 6 a.m. ET Thursday to assess the weather and review the status of operations. The team extended a hold, which was expected to last an hour and a half to two hours, after experiencing “an issue with an outage at an off-site vendor of gaseous nitrogen used inside the rocket before propellant loading,” according to an update from NASA officials. This issue is similar to one experienced during a previous attempt on April 4.
The gaseous nitrogen is used to purge oxygen from the rocket prior to fueling, and it’s a safety measure. The team was able to reestablish the supply of gaseous nitrogen and begin fueling after 8 a.m. ET.
Fueling begins with chilling liquid oxygen lines for the core stage of the rocket. Then, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fill the core stage through these lines, getting topped off and replenished as some of the supercold propellant boils off, according to the agency. The team will chill propellant lines for the rocket’s upper stage as well, but not release any propellant due to the existing valve issue.
The Artemis rocket core stage can hold 198,000 gallons (900,126 liters) of liquid oxygen that is cooled to negative 297 degrees Fahrenheit (negative 182 degrees Celsius). A total of 537,000 gallons of propellant will be loaded into the rocket today.
Loading of the liquid oxygen was temporarily halted because temperature readings of the propellant showed it was warmer than expected, but the process has now resumed, according to an update from the agency.
Learning valuable lessons
Once this test is complete, the Artemis I rocket will be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the space center.
The previous attempts at the wet dress rehearsal have already provided valuable insight, officials said, even as the team has worked through various issues.
“We have completed a lot of the test requirements that we needed to get out of wet dress activity,” Whitmeyer said. “We have a few more that we’re going to get to on Thursday. The mega moon rocket is in great shape and we’re treating it very carefully.”
While the exact issues identified during the test attempts weren’t anticipated, it’s part of the process when testing out a new rocket.
“I can say that these will probably not be the last challenges we’ll encounter,” said Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager at NASA Headquarters, during the conference. “But I’m confident that we have the right team in place and the ability to rally around those problems and overcome them is something that that we take pride in.”
The results of the wet dress rehearsal will determine when the uncrewed Artemis I will launch on a mission that goes beyond the moon and returns to Earth. This mission will kick off NASA’s Artemis program, which is expected to return humans to the moon and land the first woman and the first person of color on the lunar surface by 2025.
The current launch window possibilities include June 6 through June 16, June 29 through July 17 and July 26 through August 9, Sarafin said.
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Eighty-one percent of respondents had a coverage limit under $600,000 – below last year's median ransomware demand
WATERLOO, ON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB) (TSX: BB) and Corvus Insurance today released the BlackBerry Cyber Insurance Coverage study, showing businesses are increasingly concerned about how they will meet ransomware demands. Only 19 percent of those surveyed have ransomware coverage limits above $600,000, while over half (59 percent) hoped the government would cover damages when future attacks are linked to other nation-states.
Small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) – who have become a favorite criminal target – are especially feeling the heat. Of businesses with under 1,500 employees, only 14 percent have a coverage limit in excess of $600,000. A recent Forrester report estimated that a typical data breach would cost the average organization $2.4 million to investigate and recover. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 50 percent of SMB respondents hoped the government would increase financial aid in all ransomware incidents.
"Not only are there more ransomware threats than ever, but the criminals are more ruthless. They will iterate threats and wait patiently in order to extract maximum damage," said Shishir Singh, Executive Vice President and CTO, Cybersecurity at BlackBerry. "For uninsured and underinsured organizations, this potentially puts them in extreme jeopardy. The cyber underground is increasingly sharing learnings and partnering to make threats as efficient as possible. It's vital businesses strengthen their security posture against these threats by supplementing insurance with a prevention-first software approach that lowers their overall risk."
Many businesses reported cybersecurity coverages that are poorly tailored to their current situation. Over one-third (37 percent) of respondents aren't currently covered for any ransomware payment demands, while 43 percent aren't covered for auxiliary costs such as court fees or employee downtime.
At the same time, cyberinsurance has become harder to get, due to increased software requirements placed by insurance brokers. Over one-third (34 percent) of respondents have been denied coverage due to not meeting specific Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) software requirements. These increased requirements however may be having a real impact on reducing ransom payouts.
"Though it might sound counterintuitive, continuing to adhere to software requirements is one of the best ways to fight the ransomware industry," said Vincent Weafer, CTO at Corvus. "In our portfolio alone, we've seen a 50 percent reduction in the ratio of ransom demands that end up being paid. Better software adoption is a critical element in better positioning organizations to stand up to attackers."
For additional information on the BlackBerry Cyber Insurance Coverage study, please visit the BlackBerry blog.
BlackBerry commissioned TEAM LEWIS Research to run an online survey of 450 business decision makers for IT / security solutions in the United States and Canada. The fieldwork took place between July 15 and July 22, 2022.
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) (TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 215M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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More than 65 organizations across the world join CNCF's 800+ members to drive cloud native innovation across industries
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced today that over 65 organizations from France, Germany, Israel, Korea, and the United States, among others, have joined the Foundation.
"The fact that we are still seeing so many new organizations of all sizes, industries, and geographies joining CNCF is a testament that cloud native technology is resonating far and wide," said Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. "We continue to see the positive impact organizations are experiencing from cloud native innovation and are thrilled that our community has only gained in momentum. We welcome the new members this quarter and look forward to collaborating and innovating together."
About the newest Silver Members:
- Aarna Networks solves enterprise edge and private 5G management complexity through zero-touch edge infrastructure, applications, and network services orchestration at scale.
- Acorn Labs develops containerized application packaging frameworks that simplifies deployments on Kubernetes.
- AIM, founded 2015, helps teams and organizations to increase productivity and adaptability with innovative development tools and consulting in order to deliver customer benefits faster
- amazee.io is the ZeroOps application delivery platform designed to increase developer productivity
- Amberflo.io provides Cloud Metering and Usage-Based Pricing and Billing platform for businesses to delight customers with flexible, usage-based pricing and metered billing.
- Asserts automatically identifies the root cause of application problems by analyzing your Prometheus metrics.
- AtomicJar is on a mission of enabling Developer-First Testing, allowing developers to write better integration tests and making them more productive, the software they write more resilient and the organizations they work for more agile with widely adopted project Testcontainers and its SaaS version Testcontainers Cloud.
- Authzed are the creators of SpiceDB, the open source permissions database inspired by Google Zanzibar.
- Beijing Teamsun Technology Co. is an outstanding integrated IT service provider in China, holding about 10 years of IT service experience, belonging to the first company to put forward IT product service in China.
- Cerbos is open source, decoupled access control for your software.
- Chainguard is the first developer platform for software supply chain security that is focused on building products that help developers and their organizations adopt a culture of secure software from build to production.
- Chaitin Tech provides high quality and innovative cyber security services.
- Claion is professional company leading the next IT trend through powerful drive
- Cloudthread makes it easy for engineering teams to be efficient with cloud spend and allows cloud finance teams to maintain end-to-end cost accountability
- CNO is a Multi-Cloud operation center for Kubernetes, in few clics Onboard teams and projects in minutes, Deploy faster applications with Blue/Green, Canary and A/B Testing, Centralize the management of your Kubernetes clusters, implement easily multi-cloud IAM for Kubernetes, secure workloads and meet your regulatory compliance and security requirements
- Control Plane is a hybrid platform enabling you to combine the services, regions, and computing power of AWS, GCP, Azure, and any other public or private cloud to create flexible yet unbreakable cloud infrastructure.
- Coredge is building a revolutionary cloud and edge platform to address the orchestration and management requirements driven by new-age applications/use cases that require low latency and hyper-automated delivery.
- Daekyo CNS provides comprehensive IT services to create high added value such as ITO/solution/platform/consulting.
- Data on Kubernetes Community is where end users go to learn about running data workloads on Kubernetes. Our mission is to assist in the emergence and development of techniques for the use of Kubernetes for data.
- DatenLord is an open source geo-distributed storage system, which empowers enterprises to access data across multiple clouds world-wide with high performance and security.
- Datree is a policy management solution that prevents misconfigurations in Kubernetes.
- Didim365 provides cloud construction and analysis consulting, operation management, migration, architecture check, and integrated operation management support services. Based on multi-cloud, we support digital transformation, efficient IT infrastructure management, and professional cloud management services tailored to various corporate and public institution environments.
- Honeycomb is a fast analysis tool that reveals the truth about how users experience your code in complex and unpredictable environments.
- Humanitec is the Platform Orchestrator at the core of your Internal Developer Platform that enables platform teams to build golden paths for developers.
- InfinyOn, a real-time event streaming company, has architected a programmable platform for data in motion that is built on Rust and enables continuous intelligence for connected apps.
- Inigo is a purpose-built GraphQL Security and Management platform designed to address GraphQL's attack surfaces and provide all functional building blocks—helping developers easily adopt GraphQL and scale confidently.
- Kubiya is an advanced Virtual Assistant using conversational AI to extend DevOps capabilities by providing end-users secure, on-demand access to cloud resources, operational workflows, and organizational knowledge.
- Legit Security secures your software supply chain environment with automated discovery and analysis of your SDLC combined with risk scoring across CI/CD pipelines, SDLC systems, product lines, code and teams.
- LTI is a global technology consulting and digital solutions Company helping more than 495 clients succeed in a converging world
- MaibornWolff with over 800 employees is providing services for success-critical projects; We offer assistance for digital design, enterprise architecture, DevOps, cloud-native environments, IoT platforms, IT replatforming as well as machine learning related projects where custom fit solutions and excellent software quality are our commitment to the customer.
- MATRIXX Software is redefining the next era of digital commerce by transforming how network infrastructure providers package, deliver and monetize products and services.
- Nanjing Pengyun Network takes the lead in the development of large-scale commercial software-defined storage products in China, and has built a full-stack product service system covering full lifecycle data management, software-defined storage, industry solutions and ecosystem services.
- Nethopper.io is pioneering KAOps, a Kubernetes Application Operations software as a service platform for DevOps, with the mission of making Cloud Native applications easy to operate across hybrid, edge, and multiple clusters and clouds.
- New Black, the creators of EVA: EVA is _the_ Unified Commerce Platform that makes brands and retails adaptive to change. Built on the promise of "Best of Technology" we support open cloud initiatives and use them as a foundation of our infrastructure
- NextGen Tek Consulting provides a variety of services to help your business succeed and excel like never before.
- OKESTRO leads the innovation in the construction and operation of multi-hybrid clouds, and is an intelligent cloud provider.
- OpsLevel is the developer portal that lets teams own, operate, and understand their production infrastructure in minutes.
- Orkes provides a cloud native software orchestration platform that lets you assemble and deploy scalable visualized workflows composed of APIs, functions, containers, webhooks and messaging events.
- Paladin Cloud is a leading open source, cloud security company with a Security-as-Code platform that helps developers and security teams significantly reduce risks in cloud environments to protect their applications and data.
- PantaRei Design Limited is a Hong Kong based commercial open source software company started on 2010, providing products, services and technical support for the open source Drupal.
- Percona delivers enterprise-class products, support and services for a range of open source databases including MySQL®, MariaDB®, MongoDB®, and PostgreSQL across traditional deployments, cloud-based platforms and hybrid IT environments.
- Permit.io is a full-stack permissions framework that enables developers to bake permissions and access-control into any product in minutes.
- Pipekit provides cloud-native data infrastructure-as-service to enterprises, scaling data pipelines in days instead of months, while also reducing cloud spend.
- Profian is a security company that unlocks the capability to combine and analyze sensitive data sets within a trusted execution environment (TEE) using cryptographic assurances for cloud-native deployments which are language, cloud and vendor-neutral.
- Qiming Information is a leading domestic provider of DX products and services for the manufacturing industry. It is dedicated to R&D and innovation of digital products to provide enterprises with digital products and services integrating cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, blockchain, big data and AI.
- QualitySoft Corporation is Japan's leading IT asset management solution provider
- Qualys, Inc. is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100.
- Raftt saves Developers the time, money, and frustration from configuring, managing, and sharing development envs on local machines.
- RapidFort is the first Attack Surface Reduction company where our product automatically reduces ~80% of s/w attack surface and removes ~80% of vulnerabilities without the need to expend additional time & resources or change existing dev processes
- ReleaseHub is a service that provides on-demand, full-stack, production-like test environments to enable developers to get features live faster.
- RisingWave Lab is an early-stage startup that innovates the next-generation database systems. The company develops RisingWave, a cloud-native SQL streaming database for modern real-time applications.
- Roadie offers hosted Backstage developer portals with a catalog that enables discoverability, templates that simplify onboarding, and insights that improve governance.
- Robusta.dev is the end of monitoring. Engineers have had enough and don't want to be woken up at 3AM anymore. Alerts need to investigate and fix themselves.
- Saltware is a group of experts in IaaS, from hardware-based infrastructure services to the cloud. In addition, we are attracting various customers through continuous service development to become a leader in digital transformation such as AI, Big Data, Metaverse, and NFT, which are technologies of the 4th industrial revolution.
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Brand Reveals Bold Science-Backed Food Equivalencies, Debuts Revolutionary Product Innovation to Address Nutrient Absorption & Invites Public to Immersive Three-Day Pop-Up Experience in New York City
SALT LAKE CITY, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solaray, one of the original pioneers in supplement health and wellness, today announced its new brand campaign: Food Is Not Enough. In an era highlighted by growing food shortages and lack of access to nutrient-dense food sources, mounting scientific evidence reveals many Americans are not getting adequate nutrition from food alone, and that even those who strive to eat a wholesome diet can be deficient in key nutrients needed for overall well-being. With a reputation and legacy built on longstanding education efforts and award-winning innovation over nearly half a century, Solaray seeks to engage the public through its thought-provoking campaign work and strategic activations that reinforce the importance of healthy eating combined with the need for targeted use of high-quality dietary supplements to achieve proper nutritional balance. Designed to share the science of nutritional wellness with consumers everywhere, Food Is Not Enough celebrates the 'and'—how both food and Solaray supplements work best in concert to help adults of all ages access the quantity and variety of vitamins and minerals needed to support a healthy mind and body.
The latest multi-faceted creative campaign is punctuated with the market introduction of Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins: four clean, high-potency formulations that, thanks to proprietary technology, are designed to deliver quick and enhanced absorption to help consumers get far more out of their multivitamins than ever before.† Containing 100% liposomal nutrients and made with only the highest- quality ingredients, the Solaray Liposomal Multivitamin line promotes whole-body wellness, while also offering a targeted mix of immune system, bone health, antioxidant, and beauty support.*
On a mission to help everyone, everywhere Live Brighter and embrace the moments that matter most, Solaray supports people at every stage of their wellness journey—from every background and walk of life—in realizing their healthiest selves and creating the freedom to do what they love with the ones they love. By opening a thoughtful dialogue on common nutritional misconceptions, Solaray invites the public to come learn and discover at the brand's eye-opening Food Is Not Enough activation, a hosted pop-up experience in New York City June 16-18. Details include:
- Where: The Plaza at 17th and Broadway, adjacent to Union Square Greenmarket
- When: Thursday, June 16, 1pm - 6pm; Friday, June 17, 10am – 6pm; Saturday, June 18, 9am – 5pm
- What: Hyper-interactive experiences will engage, surprise, and inspire passersby, including a collection of unique visual installations that allow guests to learn about food-supplement-equivalencies alongside dynamic activities and challenges. Participants and winners will be rewarded onsite with brand prizing.
Because Food Is Not Enough
Curated to start a thoughtful dialogue around common nutritional misconceptions and to help people work through how to best create the wellness balance they seek, Solaray's Food Is Not Enough campaign showcases how much of a particular food one would have to consume in order to receive the equivalent nutritional value that's in a Solaray supplement serving. At a particular time when food scarcity is becoming more of a concern and more scientific data points to growing nutrient degradation, it relays the foundational message that Solaray vitamins work in tandem with food—not instead of—to better supplement nutrition gaps and help bodies reach peak performance. Highlights include:
- You would need to eat 50 cups of kale (or 61 figs, or 5 cups of red quinoa) to get the same relaxation, bone, and muscle support packed into one serving of Solaray Magnesium Glycinate.*
- You would need to eat one dozen oranges (or 133 strawberries) to achieve the same daily immune support found in one capsule of Solaray's timed-release Vitamin C 1000mg formula.*
- You would need to eat 50 cups of Greek yogurt to reach the same level of digestive support available in one capsule of Solaray Mycrobiome Women's Probiotic formula.*
"Most Americans are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals. Contributing factors including some systemic issues can impact and frankly threaten a person's overall nutritional health, like soil degradation, food scarcity or limited access to nutrient-dense food sources, as well as common mineral deficiencies across the U.S. and the underlying issue of sup-optimal nutrient absorption that impacts nearly all of us," said Chef Abbie Gellman, MS RD CDN and Solaray Science Advisory Team member. "Solaray gets to the heart of this with Food Is Not Enough, expertly marrying the aggregate power of science and nature to ignite a conversation about the truths of supplements."
Through validation, research and education, Solaray equips anyone with the freedom to advance their wellness through informed, self-aware decision making. Impactful at all stages of one's health journey, Solaray's vast product roster is designed to augment balanced diets by helping fill the naturally occurring nutritional gaps commonly found in the Standard American Diet (SAD). Learn more about Solaray's Food Is Not Enough initiative and the campaign's featured products and food equivalencies here.
Solaray Introduces Industry-First Liposomal Multivitamins in Powdered/Capsule Form
Inspired by the Food Is Not Enough campaign to help solve the underlying issues of nutrient availability and absorption, Solaray has announced what indeed may be a game-changing innovation: Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins.
- The industry's first liposomal multivitamins in powdered/capsule form are now available at Solaray.com and across participating health food retailers.
- The new line includes four formulations: Universal, Women's, Women's 50+ and Men's.
- Each high-potency formulation offers at least 30 different nutrients, with 18 or more vitamins and minerals at or over 100% of the Daily Value, to help bodies keep feeling and performing at their best.
Dr. Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, and Head of the Solaray Science Advisory Team, explains: "The fact that people absorb far less nutrients than they realize is an often-overlooked truth. Even the most purposeful, curated, 'healthy' food diets will have naturally occurring nutritional gaps. Arguably Solaray's most significant product launch to date, Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins are one of the industry's first solutions to address the challenge of sufficient nutrient absorption—offering a high-quality, efficacious product from one of the original supplement pioneers. The technology harnessed by Solaray experts is a paradigm shift for the supplement space, and will help people finally receive the level of nutrition they expect from their vitamins. Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins deliver on the brand's consistent track record of award-winning innovation for nearly 50 years and running—and there's more to come."
The nutrients in Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins are encased by liposomes, which, based on clinically studied liposomal Vitamin C and B-12, are believed to protect and carry the vitamins more effectively to absorption sites (aka cells).† Indeed, research with Vitamin C and B-12 suggests liposomal delivery offers more absorption than regular USP Vitamin C and B-12 tablets.† Like all Solaray products, every raw material in these new formulas is quality tested to the most stringent standards, from start to finish, to ensure the identity, potency and purity (lack of contaminants) of the ingredients on their own and the final product before it heads to consumers. Thanks to its rigorous testing and safe manufacturing practices, Solaray offers some of the cleanest, highest-quality supplements in the industry. To learn more, visit Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins.
As part of the Food Is Not Enough NYC activation, a limited run of Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins will be on-hand and made available to select recipients to take home ahead of the full rollout of this key innovation.
†Absorption based on clinical studies on Vitamin C and B12 by Cellg8® (a registered trademark of CELLg8®).
*These statements have not been reviewed by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
About the Food Is Not Enough Campaign
Food Is Not Enough is the latest campaign installment and expanded concept from Solaray's ongoing Live Brighter ethos, starting with the initial campaign shot in 16mm film as well as The Light House, created at NYC's iconic Waverly Inn. Launched last year to mark a first-of-its-kind rebrand effort since the company's founding in 1973, Live Brighter represents Solaray's longstanding objective to help people everywhere realize their healthiest selves—to give themselves the freedom to do what they love with the ones they love. Food Is Not Enough video and imagery assets were created in partnership with the renowned MATTE Projects, one of today's leading creative agencies responsible for campaigns from some of the world's most recognizable brands. Solaray and MATTE also partnered to produce a short feature film to mark the Solaray Liposomal Multivitamin launch, as one of the inaugural episodes of Solaray's new Illuminate video series that aims to share knowledge of supplement health and wellness with the wider public.
Michael Crooks, vice president of marketing at Solaray, comments, "We live in an imperfect world where foods are not grown like they once were, and modern cooking practices mean that food is rarely prepared in a way that preserves its nutritional density. Furthermore, current food shortages and lesser-known absorption issues continue to impact nutritional intake for an increasing number of people. Simply put, Americans are not getting enough nutrients from food alone, regardless of their sex, age and life stage or what diet and exercise regimen they follow."
Crooks adds, "More than an eye-catching tagline, Solaray's Food Is Not Enough campaign puts action against these realities to spur a thought-provoking and education-oriented conversation around nutritional wellness and the role supplements serve alongside a balanced diet. As a strategic extension of our Live Brighter work, this effort connects the independent thinking intrinsic to our founding vision nearly 50 years ago and our rich heritage that continues to guide our innovative advancement of the lifestyle supplement space today. At the heart of all of this is our longstanding desire to simply help people live their healthiest lives: Solaray is here to help everyone work through creating the nutritional balance that's best for them, regardless of where they are in their wellness journey."
Live Brighter, Everywhere: Helping Our Communities & Planet Earth
As part of the Food Is Not Enough campaign, Solaray will provide financial and product donations to support Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance and disaster relief in the United States and internationally to those who need it most. For upcoming donation and partnership updates, follow along on Field Notes, Solaray's content and media hub.
About Solaray
Founded in 1973, Solaray, Inc. is one of the pioneering vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplement brands within the natural products industry, helping establish the category. Part of The Better Being Co. (formerly Nutraceutical), Solaray aims to help people Live Brighter and become their healthiest selves through its commitment to award-winning product innovation, stringent testing protocols, wide-scale education on supplement health and wellness, and comprehensive sustainability programs that give back to the environment and communities therein. Solaray offers a full line of vitamins, minerals, herbs and herbal extracts that help consumers everywhere pursue a healthy lifestyle, with more than 900 product solutions to meet a wide spectrum of needs. For more information and to purchase products, please visit Solaray online at Solaray.com, or on Facebook and Instagram.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Natera, Inc. ("Natera" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NTRA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Natera investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Natera common stock between February 26, 2020, and April 19, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NTRA 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) the Company's non-invasive prenatal test, Panorama, was not reliable and resulted in high rates of false positives; (2) the Company's screening test for kidney transplant failure, Prospera, did not have superior precision compared to competing tests; (3) as a result of defendants' false and misleading claims about Natera's technology, the Company was exposed to substantial legal and regulatory risks; (4) Natera relied upon deceptive sales and billing practices to drive its revenue growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Natera during the relevant time frame, you have until June 27, 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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-- Nielsen data shows growth in local news telecasts nationwide over 10-year period --
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast television stations significantly increased the number of local news telecasts and hours of news content they aired over a 10-year period, according to an analysis of Nielsen data conducted by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).
NAB examined the number of programs classified by Nielsen as "local news" as well as the hours of local news aired across the country, comparing data from the same month (November) in 2011, 2016 and 2021.
NAB's findings show that 154,445 local news telecasts aired in November 2021, an increase of nearly 16% from November 2016 and 35% from November 2011. In addition, more than 107,000 hours of local television news content aired in November 2021 across the country, an increase of more than 16% from November 2016 and over 40% from November 2011.
The analysis, conducted by NAB Vice President of Research Dan McDonald, found that the number of Spanish-language local news telecasts more than doubled from 2011 to 2021, with nearly 8,300 Spanish-language newscasts representing approximately 4,600 hours airing in November 2021. Broadcast TV stations aired a little more than 4,000 Spanish-language newscasts representing approximately 2,200 hours in November 2011.
"Despite almost unlimited sources of news and information, Americans continue to turn to their local broadcasters for reliable, trustworthy reporting about the events shaping their lives," said NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt. "Over the past 10 years, broadcasters have invested significantly in their news operations to deliver more fact-based journalism, public affairs programming and emergency information to meet the needs of their communities. This public service is more critical than ever as misinformation and disinformation runs rampant online."
Even as broadcasters increase their investments in local news telecasts, the big tech platforms are becoming more dominant in today's media marketplace. A 2021 study found that local broadcasters lose an estimated $2 billion annually when their content is accessed through Google and Facebook. These digital platforms are becoming an increasingly dominant power of the local advertising market, which provides the financial foundation for broadcasters' local news operations. They also serve as gatekeepers for broadcasters' online content and dictate how broadcasters may monetize their content.
"In the face of ongoing threats to the economics of local journalism, broadcasters have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering vital local news every day in communities across the country," said LeGeyt. "Yet, outdated laws and regulations force broadcasters to compete with one arm tied behind their back for advertising dollars and audience. It is imperative that lawmakers act to ensure that broadcasters can continue serving as a trusted source of local news in their communities."
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
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Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
Associated Press
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country. Later this year, that number will dwindle to only two, both in West Virginia. It’s been a long slide for greyhound racing, which reached its peak in the 1980s when there were more than 50 tracks scattered across 19 states. Since then, increased concerns about how the dogs are treated along with an explosion of gambling options has nearly killed the sport. Steve Sarras, president of the West Virginia Kennel Owners Association, says he’s confident racing will continue in that state thanks to support from legislators. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/02/greyhound-racing-nearing-its-end-in-the-us-after-long-slide-2/ | 2022-05-02T11:07:42Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said Wednesday.
The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week.
A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.
The CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it is its “continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health.”
It remained unclear whether the Biden administration would ask the appeals court to grant an emergency stay to immediately reimpose the mask mandate on public transit. An emergency stay of the lower court’s ruling would be a whiplash moment for travelers and transit workers. Most airlines and airports, many public transit systems and even ride-sharing company Uber lifted their mask-wearing requirements in the hours following Monday’s ruling.
A federal judge in Florida had struck down the national mask mandate for mass transit on Monday, leading airlines and airports to swiftly repeal their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement.
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases. But the court ruling Monday had put that decision on hold.
The CDC said it will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine if a mandate would remain necessary. It said it believes the mandate is “a lawful order, well within CDC’s legal authority to protect public health.”
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Wednesday night that the department was filing the appeal “in light of today’s assessment by the CDC that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health.”
Biden’s administration has offered mixed messages in the wake of the Monday ruling. While officials said Americans should heed the CDC’s guidance even if it was no longer a requirement, Biden himself suggested they had more flexibility on masking-up during transit.
“That’s up to them,” Biden declared during a Tuesday visit to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The White House nonetheless continues to require face coverings for those traveling with him on Air Force One, citing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that Biden still is encouraging Americans to wear masks when traveling and that he had been “answering the question quite literally” a day before.
“People are not legally bound to wear masks,” she said, after the court order. “So, it is a point in time where it is up to people — it is their choice, in that regard.
After a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant that prompted record hospitalizations, the U.S. has seen a significant drop in virus spread in recent months, leading most states and cities to drop mask mandates.
But several Northeast cities have seen a rise in hospitalizations in recent weeks, leading Philadelphia to bring back its mask mandate.
The appeal drew criticism from the U.S. Travel Association, which along with other industry groups had been pressuring the Biden administration for months to end the mask mandate for travel.
“Masks were critically important during the height of the pandemic,” said Tori Emerson Barnes, the group’s executive vice president of public affairs and policy, “but with low hospitalization rates and multiple effective health tools now widely available, from boosters to therapies to high-quality air ventilation aboard aircraft, required masking on public transportation is simply out of step with the current public health landscape.” | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/justice-dept-to-appeal-order-voiding-travel-mask-mandate/ | 2022-04-21T04:19:41Z |
Idaho experts predict water shortages in southern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than half of Idaho is in a severe drought, and an Idaho water expert says that’s likely to worsen in the coming months. Idaho Department of Water Resources hydrologist David Hoekema told the Idaho Water Resource Board at a meeting last week that water shortages are expected in every basin in southern Idaho. Hoekema says a wet fall and record-breaking snowfall in December has been followed by three months of little precipitation and a declining snowpack. Streamflow forecasts range from 20% to 70% below average. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map shows the bottom two-thirds of the state in a drought. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-idaho/2022/04/06/idaho-experts-predict-water-shortages-in-southern-idaho/ | 2022-04-06T21:13:42Z |
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