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SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) will report financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022, ended June 30, 2022, after the market close on August 10, 2022. Management will host a conference call to review the results at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day.
The conference call dial-in numbers are (833) 316-0563 (USA) or (412) 317-5747 (International). In addition, a dial up replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour after the call's conclusion for one week. The replay number is (877) 344-7529 (USA), or (412) 317-0088 (International), Conference ID: 4554339.
A live webcast of the call will also be available from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at investors.accuray.com. A webcast replay can be accessed on the website and will remain available until Accuray announces its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.
About Accuray
Accuray is committed to expanding the powerful potential of radiation therapy to improve as many lives as possible. We invent unique, market-changing solutions designed to deliver radiation treatments for even the most complex cases—while making commonly treatable cases even easier—to meet the full spectrum of patient needs. We are dedicated to continuous innovation in radiation therapy for oncology, neuro-radiosurgery, and beyond, as we partner with clinicians and administrators, empowering them to help patients get back to their lives, faster. Accuray is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with facilities worldwide. To learn more, visit www.accuray.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
Investor Contact
Aman Patel, CFA
Investor Relations, ICR-Westwicke
+1 (443) 450-4191
aman.patel@westwicke.com
Media Contact
Beth Kaplan
Public Relations Director, Accuray
+1 (408) 789-4426
bkaplan@accuray.com
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Company provides net revenue guidance in the range of $40 million for fiscal year 2022
LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless X Inc., (OTCQB: BLAB) ("the Company"), a creative and empowering lifestyle agency, today announced that it anticipates strong preliminary sales and earnings in the current fiscal year 2022. Limitless X recently acquired public company Bio Lab Naturals, bringing together a strong management team within the health and wellness industry. The new management will be led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jas Mathur, a successful entrepreneur, investor, and venture capitalist. Mr. Mathur has strong expertise is in ecommerce and product development and has created multiple brands in the marketing, health and wellness spaces generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year. Mr. Mathur has invested approximately $5.1 million into Limitless X and has converted the loan into preferred stock to remove debt from the Company, leaving the Company with zero debt on its balance sheet. Additionally Mr. Mathur will be taking a nominal cash salary for his duties as Chairman and CEO of the Company.
As part of the Company's growth strategy, Limitless plans to generate organic growth while also seeking to target industry relevant companies for acquisitions to further expand its product line and operational footprint domestically and eventually internationally.
Limitless X's Chief Financial Officer, Benjamin Chung, with significant public company experience and formerly a partner at BDO and with prior experience at PwC and Ernst & Young, has reported that the Company anticipates net revenues in the range of $40 million for fiscal year 2022 with a strong product gross profits. The Company maintains a positive outlook for future and continued earnings.
About Jas Mathur
Jas Mathur is an investor and entrepreneur who has developed multiple brands in the marketing, health and wellness spaces generating tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year. The digital marketing and branding firm he founded, Limitless, has launched numerous industry-leading products in the dietary and CBD supplement sectors. He is a trendsetter with more than 7 million Instagram followers and frequently collaborates with leaders in the sports and entertainment industries.
Jas' passion is helping accelerate the achievement of people's health, wellness and business goals, inspired by his personal transformation story of losing over 250lbs in his twenties. Now a sought-after expert in developing fitness and training programs, he's helped many high-profile figures embark on their own health journeys and seeks to do the same for today's youth. Suitably, he recently partnered with Dr. Oz's nonprofit, Healthcorps, to jumpstart health and wellness programs targeted at teens and young adults.
As Jas transformed his life and body, he applied his newfound passion for health and wellness to launch Limitless. Prospective services he is blueprinting for the company include personality development, life coaching and educational platforms, in addition to the brand portfolio.
About Limitless X
Limitless X is a creative and empowering lifestyle agency specializing in the full spectrum of digital advertising and marketing. The Company has global eco-system with three verticals and a series of unique product and service-oriented businesses within each, focused on the Health & Wellness, Beauty & Skincare, and CBD Industry.
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UPDATE: Sept. 13, 2022, at 8:56 p.m.
According to the Coconino Sheriff’s Office Public Information Office Jon Paxton, deputies responded to a report of a missing aircraft north of Seligman.
When deputies could not reach the area, an Arizona DPS helicopter was called and located the crash scene and confirmed the two fatalities around 1:30 p.m., Arizona time.
Friends of Chad and Brandi Wilson tell Texoma’s Homepage the two did not survive.
There had been very bad storms in the area and Paxton says the helicopter had to leave the scene as more storms moved in.
Wichita County Sheriff David Duke says his office was called Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13, by people the Wilsons were going to meet before a deputy made contact with a member of the Wilson family at their home.
The Wilsons were owners of Wilson Contracting.
SELIGMAN, Arizona (KFDX/KJTL) — A well-known Wichita Falls contractor and his wife have died in a plane crash in a remote area north of Seligman, Arizona.
According to multiple family friends, the victims were identified as Chad and Brandi Wilson, owners of Wilson Contracting of Wichita Falls.
According to Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, around 11:48 a.m. (Arizona time) on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the sheriff’s deputies out of the Williams/Grand Canyon Substation responded to an area north of Seligman about a report of a missing aircraft. Deputies notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a plane that had gone off radar between Kingman and Flagstaff.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue was called to help in the search.
Around 1:30 p.m., Arizona DPS found the plane had crashed. They landed at the scene and reported two fatalities.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was notified of the crash and was called to investigate. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/plane-crash-takes-lives-of-wichita-falls-business-owners/ | 2022-09-15T15:06:11Z |
Justices to hear Oklahoma appeal in tribal jurisdiction case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Oklahoma’s ongoing battle with Native American tribes over the state’s authority to prosecute people accused of crimes on Native American lands, following a 2020 Supreme Court decision.
The court agreed earlier this year to consider limiting its 2020 McGirt decision, a ruling that the state says has produced chaos in its courts.
The state’s appeal is in the case of Victor Castro-Huerta, who was charged with malnourishment of his 5-year-old stepdaughter and has since pleaded guilty to a federal child neglect charge and is awaiting sentencing.
He was initially convicted in state court, but that conviction and his sentence were overturned because of the way the state courts interpreted the law in the aftermath of the McGirt ruling. The state appealed with the strong support of Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, and it is the latest strain on his relationship with tribal leaders in the state.
In the 2020 case, the Supreme Court ruled that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation. The ruling applied to the Muscogee reservation, but led to similar lower court rulings upholding the historic reservations of several other Native American tribes in Oklahoma, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Quapaw and Seminole nations that cover nearly the entire eastern half of the state.
The decision, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, meant that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal cases against American Indian defendants in parts of Oklahoma that include most of Tulsa, the state’s second-largest city with a population of about 413,000.
Stitt said during his State of the State speech in February that “Oklahoma has been robbed of the authority to prosecute crimes.”
The Supreme Court does not typically reconsider its decisions so soon. But the state argued that crimes are going uninvestigated and unprosecuted because federal authorities — who can bring criminal cases on tribal land — are overwhelmed.
“The state will argue that it has the right to protect Indian victims in front of the Supreme Court this week,” his spokesperson, Carly Atchison said.
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation, the state’s most populous tribe with about 261,000 citizens, said he believes Stitt is trying to take away tribal sovereignty after the Supreme Court in January rejected the state’s request to overturn McGirt.
“I think his goal now is to whittle away at McGirt,” Hoskin said, calling it a 19th century mindset toward the treatment of Native Americans.
Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton agreed, calling the state’s appeal and Stitt’s support of the action an attack on tribal sovereignty.
“It’s put a strain on our relationship. ... I would like to think it’s a lack of education rather than a lack of understanding” of treaties between two sovereign governments, the United States and the Choctaw Nation, Batton said.
“It’s becoming harder and harder the more he’s not accepting history and what the United States agreed to do and who we are as a Choctaw Nation,” Batton said.
The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, made up of leaders of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole nations last fall rescinded a 2019 resolution commending and congratulating Stitt, a member of the Cherokee Nation, on his election as governor.
Stitt and tribal leaders previously clashed over Stitt’s desire to renegotiate tribal gambling compacts that he claimed were expiring. Federal and state courts ruled against Stitt in lawsuits over the gambling question.
Last year, Stitt decided to not renew hunting and fishing license compacts with the Cherokee and Choctaw nations as part of an ongoing dispute between the tribes and the Republican governor.
Stitt has lost support among Native American voters due to his actions, according to Hoskin.
“He absolutely has. In my opinion he’s the most anti-Native American governor in state history,” Hoskin said. “I think his defeat (for reelection) would be met with applause by many tribal leaders, certainly by me.”
Donelle Harder, manager of Stitt’s reelection campaign said Stitt has had disagreements “with a small number of top officials of the tribes,” but has good relations with tribal citizens he meets during his travels in the state.
“I think every Oklahoman knows this is a critical conversation that must be had and no one group or organization should dictate the future of all 4 million Oklahomans,” Harder said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/27/justices-hear-oklahoma-appeal-tribal-jurisdiction-case/ | 2022-04-27T11:39:59Z |
NEW YORK, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA).
To receive updates on the lawsuit, fill out the form:
https://claimyourloss.com/securities/okta-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=29830&from=4
The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Okta between March 5, 2021 and March 22, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 19, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Okta, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (ii) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (iii) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (iv) Okta initially did not disclose and subsequently downplayed the severity of the data breach; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AXSM) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Axsome investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AXSM investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Axsome during the relevant time frame, you have until July 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
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Cashless Casino Leverages Acres' Foundation Technology to Accelerate Cashless Gaming Adoption
LAS VEGAS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With a focus on driving an easier and quicker implementation of cashless gaming functionality, Acres Manufacturing Company ("Acres") announced today the introduction of Cashless Casino, a new application that enables casino operators to deploy the industry's best-of-breed cashless gaming and loyalty solution within 15 weeks of order. Cashless Casino is powered by Acres' Foundation technology, the industry's only solution capable of processing both real-time gaming data and conducting cashless transfers to and from any slot machine or table game. Acres' efforts to innovate solutions that enable a more intuitive adoption of cashless gaming technology will help set the stage for the option of a completely cashless casino gaming floor within a few years which will eliminate cash handling expenses and drive a better overall player experience.
"Early deployments of Foundation cashless gaming have proven that cashless players increase their play and visitation. As a result, casino operators are increasingly expressing wide-scale interest in deploying cashless gaming technology. However, implementing cashless gaming quickly becomes a burdensome, do-it-yourself project for operators, as they struggle through the limitations of decades-old legacy casino management systems ("CMS") technologies to integrate a payment processor and user interface while solving for dispute resolution and regulatory compliance," said Noah Acres. "These issues have dramatically slowed industry adaptation of cashless gaming. Cashless Casino addresses this challenge by making the rollout incredibly easy and intuitive, as it enables operators to focus on player education and the gaming entertainment experience. We can implement Cashless Casino within about 15 weeks of receiving an operator's order."
Cashless Casino works on any slot machine or table game, including those connected to casino management systems from Aristocrat, IGT, Konami and Light & Wonder. These legacy CMS solutions continue to account for play and loyalty data, while Foundation processes the entire machine event stream in real-time, resulting in over a thousand times more data being provided to the casino. Over time, casinos can migrate all CMS functionality to Foundation and remove the legacy CMS without any disruption to their loyalty, reporting or analytics programs, resulting in millions of dollars saved annually in hardware and maintenance fees.
Deploying Cashless Casino is simple, as casinos only need to pick a payment processor and provide a mobile app. The casino's app becomes the user interface, ensuring that branding is fully compatible with the rest of the operator's player-facing options. Players using Cashless Casino use the mobile app to virtually "card in" and start a rated play session. During play, point balances accrue in real-time and players are incentivized to continue playing when a new tier status is approaching. The payment processor of choice provides for the free flow of player funds between their funding source and the app's wallet. Behind the scenes, Foundation allows the player's funds, as well as accrued points which can be converted to free play, to move between the app's wallet and the game.
Casinos can select one or more payment providers, including Everi, Fabicash, Flexia, Koin, Sightline Payments and Trustly. An interface to Marker Trax, a casino marker solution, is also included. Furthermore, Cashless Casino satisfies all regulatory requirements by providing audit reports and dispute resolution tools and can serve as the required system of record.
"Cashless Casino allows gaming operators to position themselves for an entirely cashless future in which casinos transition away from physical player cards, kiosks, and direct mail," added Noah Acres. "These legacy technologies and practices are quickly being abandoned by other industries and by implementing Cashless Casino, operators can engage with their customers more easily in the mediums they prefer while also benefiting from operating efficiencies.
"Driving higher loyalty engagement is the core value proposition of our Foundation technology," concluded Noah Acres, "and incorporating innovative player loyalty features into Cashless Casino is a key differentiator in the player experience. Cashless Casino enables casino operators to significantly improve their connection and engagement with their players."
About Acres Manufacturing Company
Acres Manufacturing Company (AMC) is a leading casino loyalty and technology expert and the creator of Foundation™, the first-of-its-kind casino management system. Foundation provides casinos with real-time data from slot machines and a direct interface to the credit meter on any slot machine. AMC was founded by John Acres, the inventor of casino systems technology. For more information on Acres Manufacturing Company and Foundation, visit acresmanufacturing.com.
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Lumen will provide CBP with mission-critical communications support
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently selected Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) to provide the mission-critical communications, internet connectivity and network services that support the law enforcement agency's systems and facilities across the nation and abroad.
- Lumen will provide CBP with a mix of secure, resilient communications services that enable the agency to carry out its essential mission at ports of entry, airports, borders and other facilities in the U.S. and around the world.
- The company is serving as a trusted provider of modern network services to the hundreds of CBP locations that support thousands of CBP workers across the globe via Lumen's edge compute platform.
- Lumen will support CBP's mission readiness by enhancing the design, engineering, provisioning, management, transition, maintenance and evolution of the agency's communications services.
- The company will also help CBP with IT modernization efforts by working with the agency to adopt a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution.
"Customs and Border Protection's 24/7 mission to protect the American people, safeguard borders and enhance the nation's economic prosperity means they need a proven network provider that can deliver fast, secure and steadfast connectivity," said Zain Ahmed, senior vice president, Lumen public sector. "CBP put its trust in Lumen to enable next-gen applications and data-driven operations in a world where the reliability and availability of the agency's network and IT infrastructure must be always on."
- The 11-year task order, which has an initial one-year term with 10 one-year options, is worth $137 million.
- It was awarded to Lumen under the General Services Administration's 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program.
- Lumen is honored to support government agencies with innovative adaptive networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration services using the company's platform for advanced application delivery solutions.
- The company provides a platform for IT modernization that delivers the security and reliability agencies need to carry out their important missions.
- Learn more about our recent U.S. Department of Agriculture $1.2 billion network services award: https://news.lumen.com/2022-01-20-U-S-Department-of-Agriculture-awards-Lumen-1-2-billion-network-services-contract
- Learn more about our U.S. Department of the Interior $1.6 billion network services award: https://news.lumen.com/2020-01-16-U-S-Dept-of-the-Interior-Awards-CenturyLink-1-6-Billion-EIS-Network-Services-Win
- Learn more about how Lumen is supporting the public sector here:
https://www.lumen.com/public-sector.html
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 500,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Learn more about Lumen's public sector capabilities on Twitter at @lumengov and on LinkedIn at @lumenpublicsector. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks in the United States.
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Justice Department details threats against election workers
(AP) - The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election, a top official told U.S. senators Wednesday.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite said one charge has led to a conviction so far through a task force launched last year as reports of threats to election officials, workers and volunteers raised concerns about safety and the security of future elections.
Overall, the department has investigated more than 1,000 harassing and threatening messages directed at election workers. Roughly 100 of those have risen to the level of potential prosecution. Polite estimated at least three more people have been charged for such threats at the state level.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee that those numbers likely do not account for countless more incidents nationwide, including election workers accosted on the street, that are not referred to federal prosecutors.
“We have thousands and thousands of election workers all throughout our country, and yes there has been a rise in all kinds of threats,” Hirono said. “So the thousand referrals sounds like a very small number.”
Polite said the department has tried to encourage election staff to come forward with any kind of harassing or offensive communication. As an example of one case, he detailed the charge against a Texas man who threatened to kill government officials in Georgia after the 2020 election.
“He said he was threatening to end the lives of these traitors and take back our country by force, threatened to exterminate these people, and he threatened to put a bullet behind their ears,” Polite said.
Polite said prosecutors have had to balance safeguarding free speech rights with the onslaught of troubling phone calls, emails and social media posts targeting election workers. The intimidation efforts have especially targeted election officials in the battleground states where Donald Trump contested his loss to President Joe Biden.
Michigan’s secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, recalled for committee when dozens of protesters were outside her own home in December 2020, shouting “obscenities and graphic threats.”
“As a result, there is an omnipresent feeling of anxiety and dread that permeates our daily lives and those of our families,” said Benson, a Democrat.
She said too many election officials feel unsafe and fear for the safety of their colleagues and the security of future elections. State lawmakers have failed to set aside enough money for election security, she said.
“We are threatened with arrest for simply doing our jobs, for educating citizens about the right to vote. Or we are inundated with burdensome and often nonsensical, unnecessary demands for information and access to secure election equipment,” Benson said.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has had talks with Democrats about potential voting legislation, asked Polite if he supports increased penalties for people found guilty of threats against election workers. Tillis noted that he has received two voicemails in recent days from a man who threatened to kill him.
“Any leverage that we can gain in terms of increasing the potential deterrence value of charges of enforcement actions here is absolutely critical,” Polite said.
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would double the federal penalties to up to two years in prison for those who threaten election workers, poll watchers, voters or candidates.
“Legal action is the last line of defense,” said New Mexico’s secretary of state, Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who spoke about receiving death threats during the 2020 election that forced her leave her home. “We will not stop such threats until the lies stop, the rhetoric gets racheted down and elected officials, the media, political parties and others find better ways to come together and educate the public about the realities of how elections are conducted.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/03/justice-department-details-threats-against-election-workers/ | 2022-08-03T20:30:49Z |
Highclere Castle Gin is excited to join forces with The Queen's Commonwealth Trust and support young entrepreneurs
ESSEX, Conn., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highclere Castle Gin is proud to announce a partnership with The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (QCT), appointing QCT as their official charity partner. Highclere Castle Gin will work in tandem with QCT to support young leaders throughout the Commonwealth with flexible funding, practical tools and support, and a vibrant network to help them transform their communities.
To honor the Platinum Jubilee year, and to kickstart this campaign, Highclere Castle Gin will donate a portion of bottle proceeds sold globally during the month of August to QCT. QCT aims for a world where youth-led projects receive increased support and investment, putting young leaders at the center of decision making so that they can affect positive change for themselves, and their wider communities.
Highclere Castle Gin launched in 2019 and quickly spread throughout the US, UK and Europe, with e-commerce serving 40 US states and 27 EU countries. The brand is featured in many of the world's most exclusive restaurants and hotels and has garnered 68 international awards for flavor & design, with multiple 96+ score ratings. QCT was launched in 2018 with Her Majesty The Queen's patronage and has successfully funded projects in over 31 countries.
Highclere Castle Spirits, an Anglo-American company with roots from the globally recognized Highclere Castle, was formed in partnership with the Earl & Countess of Carnarvon – global tastemakers and NY Times bestsellers who own and live in the castle – along with American spirits entrepreneur, Adam von Gootkin, whose family history in distilling spirits goes back to the 1800s. Highclere Castle is one of the most famous British country homes, serving as the site of the Emmy Award winning television series, and motion pictures, "Downton Abbey".
"We have been looking for the right charity partner and QCT has a powerful vision, along with prudent financial management and a great team. Both Highclere Castle and Highclere Castle Gin support many charities in the UK & the US, and QCT fits squarely with our mission of positivity. I am particularly excited to offer support to young, budding entrepreneurs, who very much are the reality coders of tomorrow," said Adam von Gootkin, Co-Founder and CEO of Highclere Castle Spirits.
Highclere Castle Spirits and QCT will be partnering on events in London and New York City in the months ahead to bring awareness to this special cause and contribute wherever possible to this very special mission.
QCT launched on April 21, 2018, in recognition of Her Majesty The Queen's lifetime of service to others and her love for the Commonwealth and its young people. The Commonwealth is a global family of 56 countries, home to 2.4 billion people, of which 60% are under the age of 30. We put young Commonwealth leaders at the center of everything we do, and provide their organizations with flexible funding, practical tools and support, and a vibrant network to help them transform their communities, across the areas of agriculture & food, education & employability, environment, health, and inclusion. Less than 0.1% of international aid goes to leaders like them, the ones most affected by the challenges and with solutions that work. Their collective potential is enormous. With your support, we can unlock it. To learn more about the QCT, please visit, https://www.queenscommonwealthtrust.org.
Highclere Castle Spirits was formed in 2017 with a goal to produce the finest gin in the world. Using botanicals grown on the Highclere Castle estate, the super-premium gin was created to celebrate Highclere's reputation for entertaining, it's commitment to agriculture, and to honor its storied traditions. The recipe was crafted over the course of two years together with the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, the owners of Highclere Castle who manage the gardens and the estate along with American spirits entrepreneur, Adam von Gootkin. Highclere Castle Gin has won 68 prestigious international awards since launched in 2019. The company is focused on delivering The Perfect Gin to consumers with the goal to become the most awarded gin in the world. To buy a bottle, learn more or discover our favorite cocktail recipes, visit www.HighclereCastleGin.com.
Highclere Castle is a 5,000-acre estate in Hampshire, England and has been the country seat of the Earl of Carnarvon since 1679. One of the world's most famous homes, it rose to international fame as the main filming location for the Emmy award-winning period drama, Downton Abbey, and the motion picture with the sequel released in March 2022. [Has it been released already?]
Through the centuries Highclere Castle has hosted royalty, celebrities, statesmen and prominent artists and Lord and Lady Carnarvon continue to do so today. Having served gin at the castle to welcome guests for over 100 years, Highclere Castle Gin was created using botanicals from the Victorian gardens to liquify the "true spirit" of Highclere Castle and share it with the world. Highclere Castle has been renowned for its entertaining and house parties featuring gin cocktails through the years.
The 5th Earl sponsored and accompanied archaeologist Howard Carter for the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 and Highclere currently hosts an educational museum exhibit around the discovery. Highclere Castle hosts more than 135,000 visitors annually. The current Lady Carnarvon has released multiple New York Times Bestsellers, including At Home: Entertaining at the Real Downton Abbey and her recent book just released, "Seasons at Highclere". To learn more about Highclere Castle, please visit, www.highclerecastle.co.uk.
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THOMASVILLE – Thomasville's Cherokee Park, one of the largest parks owned and maintained by the city, has many beautiful features, including a playground, walking trail and rose garden. Now, residents can add a fit trail to the list of features.
A local Eagle Scout recently completed the installation of a 10-station fit trail, adding another amenity to this park for the community to enjoy.
The idea of a fit trail originated a few years ago when Brookwood student Christopher Watt was researching service project ideas to become an Eagle Scout. He came up with the idea of a trail, installing five exercise stations around Cherokee Lake.
"The stations are constructed of wood and include simple exercises like sit-ups, stretches and pull-ups," city Parks/Recreation & Golf Manager Mike Owens said in a news release. "This system provides another opportunity for exercise at our parks."
Years later, Simon Hilson, a rising Senior at Brookwood School, was looking for a service project to complete and remembered Watt's original project. Hilson discovered that the fit trail system actually consisted of 10 stations instead of just five. He contacted the city of Thomasville for permission to add five more stations and started his installation project earlier this year. In addition to installation, Hilson cleaned and repaired the existing stations and updated signage to ensure the flow of the stations was in sync with the natural flow of traffic for the Cherokee Lake walking path.
The project was completed in April 2022 and helped Hilson meet his requirements to become an Eagle Scout.
"I appreciate our Parks and Recreation Department's relationships with local organizations like the Boy Scouts," Owens said. "They've completed projects at additional parks throughout Thomasville, so it's great to have organizations willing to better our parks for the community.
Located at 330 Covington Ave., Cherokee Park comprises 54.8 acres and is owned by the city of Thomasville. For more information about any of Thomasville’s parks, contact (229) 227-4073.
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CINCINNATI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLB) today released unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Operating Results
- For the second quarter, net income was $41 million and return on average equity (ROE) was 3.38 percent. This compares to net income of $0.3 million and ROE of 0.03 percent for the same period of 2021. For the first six months of 2022, net income was $57 million and ROE was 2.48 percent, compared to net income of $19 million and ROE of 0.97 percent for the same period of 2021.
- Net income increased in both comparison periods primarily because of lower premium amortization and higher average Advance balances. Premium amortization declined because of lower volumes of mortgage refinance activity given the rise in mortgage rates. The increase in profitability in the year-to-date comparison period was partially offset by unrealized losses on certain derivatives and other financial instruments carried at fair value.
Balance Sheet Highlights
- Total assets at June 30, 2022 were $103.1 billion, an increase of $42.4 billion (70 percent) from year-end 2021.
- Mission Assets and Activities – comprising major activities with members including Advances, Letters of Credit (off-balance sheet), and the Mortgage Purchase Program – were $100.3 billion at June 30, 2022, an increase of $35.1 billion (54 percent) from year-end 2021. The growth in Mission Assets and Activities was driven by a $33.0 billion increase in Advance balances. The increase in Advances was primarily due to members' higher demand for liquidity, especially short-term Advances, in light of the increasing interest rate environment and uncertainties in the financial markets.
- Total investments at June 30, 2022 were $36.5 billion, an increase of $7.1 billion (24 percent) from year-end 2021, which was primarily driven by higher liquidity investments. Total investments included $13.4 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $23.1 billion of liquidity investments. A higher amount of liquidity investments were held in the first six months of 2022 in light of the increased Advance demand. The FHLB uses its liquidity portfolio to ensure it can meet the borrowing needs of members and to meet all current and anticipated financial commitments.
- The FHLB exceeded all minimum regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. On June 30, 2022, GAAP capital was $5.7 billion, an increase of $1.9 billion (50 percent) from year-end 2021, which was driven by purchases of capital stock by members to support Advance growth. The GAAP and regulatory capital-to-assets ratios were 5.53 percent and 5.58 percent, respectively, at June 30, 2022. Retained earnings were $1.3 billion at June 30, 2022, an increase of two percent from year-end 2021.
Dividend
- The FHLB paid its stockholders a cash dividend on June 16, 2022 at a 3.00 percent annualized rate, which is 2.26 percentage points above second quarter average overnight interest rates. The FHLB computes average overnight interest rates as a blend of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and Federal funds effective rate.
Housing and Community Investment
- The FHLB annually sets aside a portion of its profits for grants supporting affordable housing. These funds assist members in serving very low-, low-, and moderate-income households and community economic development. The FHLB's net income for the first six months of 2022 resulted in an accrual of $6 million to the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) pool of funds available to members. Since the inception of the AHP in 1990, the FHLB has awarded over $829 million in subsidies towards the creation of more than 103,000 units of affordable housing.
- In addition to the required AHP assessment, the FHLB disbursed nearly $1.6 million in the first six months of 2022 through two voluntary housing programs. These programs provide grants to cover accessibility rehabilitation and emergency repairs for special needs and elderly homeowners, and for the replacement or repair of homes damaged or destroyed by natural disasters within the Fifth District.
The FHLB expects to file its second quarter 2022 Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 9, 2022.
About the FHLB
The FHLB is a AA+ rated wholesale cooperative bank owned by 617 member financial institutions, including commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, insurance companies and community development financial institutions in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The FHLB provides members access to products and services (primarily Advances, which are a readily available, low-cost source of funds, purchases of certain mortgage loans from members, and issuance of Letters of Credit to members) and a competitive return through quarterly dividends on their capital investment in the FHLB. The FHLB funds these products and services by raising private-sector capital from member-stockholders and, with the other Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) in the FHLBank System, issuing high-quality debt in the global capital markets. The FHLB also funds community investment programs that help its members create affordable housing and promote community economic development.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could affect the FHLB's financial condition and results of operations. These include, but are not limited to: the effects of economic, financial, and market conditions, including the discontinuation of the London InterBank Offered Rate; legislative or regulatory developments concerning the FHLBank System; financial pressures affecting other FHLBanks; the current COVID-19 global pandemic; competitive forces; and other risks detailed from time to time in the FHLB's annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results or developments could differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and the FHLB undertakes no obligation to update any such statements.
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- First Landsea Homes development on East Coast completely sold out
- Enclave of 183 high-quality, LEED certified homes with waterfront views and amenities
WEEHAWKEN, N.J., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landsea Homes Corporation (Nasdaq: LSEA) ("Landsea Homes" or the "Company"), a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced today that its' luxury waterfront community, Avora, Landsea Homes' first residential community on the East Coast, has officially closed its last home.
"Avora is a special project for Landsea Homes and it's exciting to celebrate this milestone. The opening of Avora in 2018 marked Landsea Homes' foray into the East Coast housing market and it was also one of the company's very first development projects," said Mike Forsum, President and Chief Operating Officer, Landsea Homes. "The homes at Avora were uniquely designed to provide luxury living with a coveted waterfront setting, sophisticated amenities and access to all the prime dining, shopping and entertainment the region has to offer. The sellout of Avora is a testament to the great demand for our homes and we're thrilled knowing Avora residents will be "Living in their Element" for years to come."
Located in the Port Imperial neighborhood of New Jersey's Gold Coast, the homes at Avora were priced from $650K to $4M and include open floor plans with one to four bedrooms and flexible layouts designed for modern living. Each home features gourmet kitchens, chef-grade appliances, high ceilings and an outdoor terrace for enjoying the stunning views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline.
Many homes also included flexible living space options through Landsea Homes' LiveFlex® program, which allows buyers to transform spaces for their lifestyle, from a work-from-home office to personal gym or remote schooling study zone.
Avora boasts a prime location directly next to the NY Waterways Ferry and the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, which was a major draw for buyers.
Residents enjoy resort-style amenities, including a contemporary lounge, children's playroom, private screening room, virtual golf and game room, fitness center, expansive sun deck with an outdoor swimming pool and dining terraces, on-site pet grooming and private parking, as well as a concierge service.
Current Avora residents Angie and Meric and their 13-year old daughter bought and moved into their three-bedroom home at the end of 2020 and have been thrilled with their decision ever since.
"Avora has everything we were looking for in our new home – and more," said Angie. "The unique architecture originally drew us in, but it was the modern interiors, amazing city and water views, and family-friendly amenities including the fitness center, outdoor pool, and personalized lifestyle concierge that really sold us. We also love the location right on the waterfront and that it is walking distance to everything we need, including the ferry."
Landsea Homes is currently selling at two other East Coast communities in Manhattan, including Förena, a distinctive collection of 50 serene residences featuring a lush outdoor Zen Garden as well as 212W93, an exclusive collection of 20 luxury homes on the Upper West Side featuring a landscaped rooftop terrace with skyline views.
For more information about Landsea Homes, please visit: https://landseahomes.com/.
About Landsea Homes Corporation
Landsea Homes Corporation (Nasdaq: LSEA) is a publicly traded residential homebuilder based in Newport Beach, CA that designs and builds best-in-class homes and sustainable master-planned communities in some of the nation's most desirable markets. The company has developed homes and communities in New York, Boston, New Jersey, Arizona, Florida, Texas and throughout California in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Orange County. Landsea Homes was named the 2022 winner of the prestigious Builder of the Year award, presented by BUILDER magazine, in recognition of a historical year of transformation.
An award-winning homebuilder that builds suburban, single-family detached and attached homes, mid-and high-rise properties, and master-planned communities, Landsea Homes is known for creating inspired places that reflect modern living and provides homebuyers the opportunity to "Live in Your Element." Our homes allow people to live where they want to live, how they want to live – in a home created especially for them.
Driven by a pioneering commitment to sustainability, Landsea Homes' High Performance Homes are responsibly designed to take advantage of the latest innovations with home automation technology supported by Apple®. Homes include features that make life easier and provide energy savings that allow for more comfortable living at a lower cost through sustainability features that contribute to healthier living for both homeowners and the planet.
Led by a veteran team of industry professionals who boast years of worldwide experience and deep local expertise, Landsea Homes is committed to positively enhancing the lives of our homebuyers, employees, and stakeholders by creating an unparalleled lifestyle experience that is unmatched.
For more information on Landsea Homes, visit: https://landseahomes.com/.
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Scholars will discuss the impact of the Russian invasion on higher education and the role of religious communities in peacebuilding and aiding internally displaced persons
CLAREMONT, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: Claremont McKenna College professors will join Ukrainian scholars, administrators, clergy, and students to discuss:
- The Crisis in Higher Education during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: The impact of the war in Ukraine on higher education teaching, student learning, recruitment, and survival in a period of national crises. (Day 1, May 25)
- Religious Communities in Peacebuilding, Social Service Work, and in Aiding Internally Displaced Persons: The role of Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslims, and NGO and other leaders in peacebuilding, social service work, and aiding internally displaced persons. (Day 2, May 26)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26, 9:30 to 11:30 AM PDT, both days.
WHO: Claremont McKenna College Prof. Gastón Espinosa and Ukrainian Scholars Sergiy Makovsky, Denys Kuzmin, and Volodymyr Dalsky will lead discussions on the impact of the Russian invasion on higher education and the role of religious communities in peacebuilding and aiding internally displaced people.
The two-day event builds on more than a decade of research and visits made by Espinosa to Ukraine, where he has carried out interviews, given university lectures, and organized a major conference in 2020 on the role of religion in the Ukrainian struggle for independence, democracy, and society and on the growing influence of Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim, and Protestant Evangelical and Charismatic churches in Ukrainian politics and society.
Claremont McKenna College Dean Shana Levin, Kopiika Valeriy of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and Viktor Glebov of I.I. Mechnikov National University of Odesa will offer opening remarks at both symposia on May 25 and 26.
REGISTRATION: Both events will be on zoom. Registration is required to participate
- May 25: Crisis in Higher Education during the Russian Invasion: Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsB-dwVB3F1xOyI6mRHIi8mhibPgKRsIX-MNVYO_AhaXWX_g/viewform
Symposium Zoom link: https://cmc-its.zoom.us/j/85779455757
- May 26: Role of Religion in Peacebuilding, Social Service Work, and Aiding Internally Displaced Persons: Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nZ-Dm3MmzqNf-pmC5nQnsxd_AormwQIfJbOY_e3owno/edit
Symposium Zoom link: https://cmc-its.zoom.us/j/83338249660
MEDIA: Media RSVP is required and online registration is required. Please contact Gilien Silsby 213-500-8673.
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. (""or the "Company") (NYSE: FHS). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether FHS and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around March 11, 2021, FHS conducted its initial public offering ("IPO") of 7.5 million American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") priced at $10.00 per share. Soon after the IPO, media reports stated that Chinese policymakers had proposed stricter regulations to rein in the for-profit education industry, such as regulations aimed at enhancing teacher quality, limiting fee scams, reducing market abuse, and reducing the stress that for-profit educational companies had placed on students in the Chinese educational system.
On May 12, 2021, news reports revealed that the impending government crackdown on for-profit educational companies in China would be much more drastic and far reaching than previously publicly known. Sources stated that anticipated rules would include measures such as banning on-campus tutoring classes, prohibiting tutoring services during weekend hours, and the imposition of industry-wide fee limitations.
On May 14, 2021, China's state council announced that it would further tighten regulations on compulsory education and training institutions with new rules set to take effect on September 1, 2021.
On July 23, 2021, China unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its education sector, banning companies that teach the school curriculum from making profits, raising capital or going public. These drastic measures effectively ended any potential growth in the for-profit tutoring sector in China.
On July 26, 2021, FHS issued a press release announcing that the Company "will follow the spirit of the Opinion and comply with all relevant rules and regulations in providing high school education services."
In a series of disclosures beginning on September 28, 2021, FHS reported, among other things, disappointing financial and operating results due to the impact of the regulatory crackdown on China's for-profit education sector; the resignation of the Company's Chief Financial Officer; the dismissal of the Company's auditor, KPMG Huazhen LLP; the receipt of a letter from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") stating that the Company was in non-compliance with the NYSE's listing requirements because its total market capitalization and stockholders' equity had fallen below compliance standards; and that the Company would be unable to timely filed its annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
By May 10, 2022, FHS ADSs closed below $1.00 per share, representing a decline of more than 90% from the offering price.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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LONDON, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. has made monumental design history, winning three of the highest awards from The A'Design Awards, the world's most prestigious and influential design competition. Last year, The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. made history with its first entry, The Devil's Keep, winning Gold for Packaging and becoming the only whiskey ever to win such a prestigious award. This year the company made history again with Gold, Platinum, and a rare Limited Series Award; becoming the only company in the award's history to win all four entries with a 100% success rate across subsequent years, when the judging becomes more challenging as you are considered against your previous entries.
These wins cement the reputation of Tiago Russo, The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.'s Chief Design Officer, as the world's #1 luxury designer.
The A'Design Awards judge an entry against previous products, looking for innovation and an elevation of design, so winning in subsequent competitions becomes increasingly difficult. In 2021, The Devil's Keep became the highest scoring spirit of all time, achieving Gold and scoring just 0.1 points short of Platinum. Yet in 2022, the technological innovation of The Aodh, the beauty of The Emerald Isle, and the experiential design of The Taoscán meant the company not only equalled its 2021 win, but added two extraordinary accolades:
The Emerald Isle: Platinum A' Design Award Winner for Packaging Design
The Emerald Isle was a collaboration with Fabergé and included the world's first Celtic Egg. This bespoke collection already holds the record as the world's most expensive whiskey and has now achieved the maximum score possible to win Platinum, becoming the #1 design of the year, and the highest scoring luxury product of all time.
The Taoscán: Gold A' Design Award Winner for Packaging Design
The Taoscán is the company's first release to be available on its website and by the glass in Michelin-starred and upscale bars and restaurants and was designed to offer the perfect single serve to the connoisseur. This concept of an elevated whiskey experience in one design has never been attempted before with any spirit, and a sought-after Gold award is testament to the innovative design.
The Aodh; Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Limited Edition and Custom Design
Winning Bronze in this rare category places The Aodh in the history books as one of just 35 products and the only whiskey in the award's 13 years of registration to win such an honour. No Platinum or Gold awards were given so The Aodh claims the title as one of the top three ultimate designs of 2022. With thousands of entries from across the world, this is an exceptional achievement for the company's fifth release which has yet to be launched to the public and is currently only available to The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. and Whiskey & Wealth Club clients.
Commenting after the monumental win, Tiago Russo, Chief Design Officer at The Craft Irish Whiskey Co., said: "This is one of the highlights of my career so far. Winning three A' Design Awards makes this one of the proudest moments any designer can imagine. But ultimately, it is winning Platinum to make The Emerald Isle the number one design in the world and with it, gaining the title of the world-leading luxury product/packaging designer.
This is the culmination of over a decade of work dedicated to the luxury product design field. Of course, that celebration is always accompanied by the vision of reinventing myself and my work so that both continue to grow, achieve and transform the world of design for years to come."
Jay Bradley, Founder and CEO of The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. said:
"These sensational wins have confirmed to the world that The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. and Tiago Russo are an unstoppable force. Together we're creating whiskeys and experiences that are officially the world's #1 and cement Tiago as the world's #1 luxury designer, giving inherent value to these products. The Emerald Isle was awarded maximum points to become the highest scoring product of all time. For any company, these wins would be unprecedented. But for a company just a few years old, it's an undeniable validation of the groundbreaking designs and obsessive pursuit of perfection that drive The Craft Irish Whiskey Co."
Click here for supporting imagery of Jay Bradley (Founder & CEO of The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.) & Tiago Russo (Chief Design Officer) and The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. product portfolio.
Interviews with Jay Bradley and Tiago Russo available on request.
Notes to Editors:
The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.: The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. is on a mission to reinvent Irish whiskey, elevating its potential as a luxury product and restoring Ireland's reputation for crafting the finest whiskeys in the world.
Formed in 2018 by entrepreneur Jay Bradley, The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. was born from a desire to return Irish whiskey to the heights it once enjoyed. To achieve this goal has taken a reimagining of the craft; honouring tradition but questioning convention and adding science to reinvent the maturation of the whiskey. No expense is spared, no corners cut. The whiskeys are accompanied by skilfully designed and scientifically-perfected accessories that deliver an experience worthy of the liquid.
In 2021, The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. became the most awarded new company of the year amassing seventeen awards across Taste and Design for its ultra-rare whiskey releases. Its inaugural release, The Devil's Keep, was judged World's Best Irish Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2022, while its second, The Emerald Isle, became the world's most expensive whiskey when it sold in 2021 for $2,000,000.
The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. is the exclusive Michelin Plaque Distribution Partner for The Michelin Guide Star Revelation Great Britain and Ireland 2022.
For more information visit www.craftirishwhiskey.com.
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of AMZN 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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https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form-2/?id=30251&from=4
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
DEADLINE: September 6, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form-2/?id=30251&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of AMZN during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 6, 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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Email: dg@securitiesclasslaw.com
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Navigating the 13 Weather App
Published: Apr. 25, 2022 at 6:12 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - This demonstration video uses an iPhone and shows how to adjust your notification settings and location.
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Equifax Accelerate Applications Now Open to U.S. Software Developers Looking to Create Transformative Solutions With Powerful Suite of Equifax Cloud™ Enabled APIs
ATLANTA, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) announced that applications are open for its second annual developer challenge and accelerator program in partnership with 1871, a Chicago-based business incubator that supports early stage tech start-ups, growth stage tech leaders and corporate innovators. Following the success of the inaugural Equifax Accelerate in 2021, Equifax is continuing the program to challenge U.S.-based software developers to create transformative solutions designed to foster financial inclusion and improve access to services with the powerful suite of Equifax Cloud™-enabled Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
"Data, analytics and technology provide a powerful force in addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the world around us," said Bryson Koehler, Chief Product, Data & Analytics and Technology Officer at Equifax. "Equifax is committed to accelerating innovation across the developer ecosystem to bring more consumers into the mainstream credit economy. We look forward to working with the 2022 Equifax Accelerate program cohorts in building data-driven solutions that help tackle the challenges of consumer financial inclusion and small business access to capital."
Equifax Accelerate program participants will have simplified access to data assets and API products so that developers can easily explore and access technical documentation, create apps, experiment, and innovate faster than ever before. These data assets will include APIs available from the Equifax for Developers API Portal as well as data assets available on AWS Data Exchange and Snowflake Data Marketplace.
"In our data-driven world, it's never been more important for businesses to have access to the technological resources and mentorship they need to thrive," said Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871. "We're proud to work side-by-side with Equifax to continue to expand the Equifax Accelerate product studio, which empowers the innovators and leaders that are disrupting their industries with new and necessary solutions."
The top 50 2022 Equifax Accelerate entries will be accepted into a Design Sprint Challenge in August. All Design Sprint Challenge participants will receive mentorship from both Equifax and 1871 subject matter experts to assist in the creation of prototype solutions. They will also compete for a chance to access the 12-week Product Studio, a custom accelerator program powered by Equifax and 1871.
This year's Design Sprint Challenge will be judged by Equifax executive leadership and a panel of experts, including: Noah Schwartz, General Manager, AWS Data Exchange at Amazon Web Services (AWS); Amit Maheshwari, Senior Vice President, Business Development at Tekion Corp.; and Laura Ritz, Chief Operating Officer at numo, a PNC company.
Participants chosen by the panel of judges to participate in the Product Studio will receive unlimited access to all 1871 products and services, including dozens of workshops, 300+ mentors, and 400+ other tech founders from idea stage companies to series C+. They will also have an opportunity to present their prototype to an audience of leaders from Equifax, including digital and fintech partners, at the Product Showcase. Qualifying participants will also be eligible for up to $5,000 in AWS Activate credits, which can be applied to more than 200 AWS services.
The deadline to apply for Equifax Accelerate is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 28, 2022. Guidelines for the event can be found at Equifax.com. Applications are available at 1871.com.
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 13,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 25 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com.
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The manufacturing and industrial sector is slowly realizing that 5G Private Networks are essential for automation, robotics, and Augmented reality
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Network upgrades can underpin the efforts of manufacturers to automate quality assurance (QA) processes, deploy Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) inside the facility, and upskill employees with the use of Augmented Reality. Lower latency and support for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) afforded by a 5G network can further enable wireless process automation for robotics use cases and increase bandwidth support for data-heavy applications, such as video analytics. According to new research from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, in 2030, manufacturing and industrial firms worldwide will have more than 49 million 5G connections inside their facilities, which will generate US$2.4 billion in global connections revenue for suppliers.
"Progressive advancements to network performance (from Wi-Fi to Long Term Evolution (LTE), and from LTE to 5G) can underpin improvements to customers' operations. But to maximize the benefits to their operations, customers will need to invest in ancillary technologies, such as edge networking, data management, and data analytics, to accelerate data collection and create a digital thread," says Michael Larner, Industrial and Manufacturing Research Director at ABI Research.
However, a lack of 5G industrial devices has stalled manufacturers' interest in 5G private wireless. In turn, the lack of enthusiasm has discouraged hardware suppliers from creating the necessary devices. As a result of the state of flux, equipment vendors, such as Nokia, have launched converged devices supporting Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G connectivity.
Suppliers need to showcase the attributes of a 5G network and prove how a 5G network can upgrade operations. "The lack of 5G devices is a genuine drag on adoption, but suppliers (telcos such as Nokia, Ericsson, NTT), Information Technology (IT) providers (HPE, DXC, Dell Technologies), Operational Technology (OT) specialists (Bosch, Siemens, Honeywell) and System Integrators (SIs) such as Accenture and Deloitte) should be working with prospective customers to educate them today about 5G's potential," Larner concludes.
These findings are from ABI Research's 5G Private Wireless in Manufacturing market update report. This report is part of the company's Industrial and Manufacturing research service, which includes research, data, and ABI Insights. Depicted in a PowerPoint format, the Market Update provides a snapshot into current and future market opportunities and threats for a specific technology as well as focusing on a selected key market and associated trends.
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ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Tyler Reddick needed a little longer than expected to win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
The circumstances of his triumph made it worth the wait.
Reddick won Sunday at Road America by outdueling Chase Elliott, the defending champion on the course and the current points leader. The victory came in the 92nd start of his Cup career, which has included five second-place finishes.
“It was just a huge sense of relief,” Reddick said.
The Richard Childress Racing driver won by 3.304 seconds over Elliott, who had the pole position and led for 36 of the 62 laps. Elliott was seeking his eighth career Cup road-course win to tie Tony Stewart for second place — one behind Jeff Gordon’s record.
“He’s been the guy that’s won more road courses the last couple of years than anybody,” Reddick said.
Kyle Larson was third, followed by Ross Chastain and Daniel Suárez.
Elliott and Reddick were both well ahead of the field before making pit stops with about 20 laps remaining. Elliott had a narrow lead over Reddick as they came out of the pits, but Reddick eventually pulled ahead of him as they headed back toward the front of the pack.
Reddick took over the lead for good on the 47th lap once all the cars that had been ahead of him made their pit stops.
“I just let him stay close enough to pressure me there while we had decent tires and never could get enough of a gap,” Elliott said. “Made a couple mistakes. I was gaining a gap there a couple times and made a couple mistakes and let him get back close enough to get me out of sync, and then after that just started struggling.”
Elliott had the pole position and led for much of the day as he attempted to follow his victory last week at Nashville with another. He was chasing his third win of the season.
Nobody has won more than two races through the first 18 events, the first time there hasn’t been at least a three-time winner this late in the season.
Instead, Reddick became the fifth first-time winner this year.
Each of the first three road-course races this year has had a first-time winner, with Reddick breaking through at Road America after Chastain won at the Circuit of the Americas and Suárez at Sonoma.
The other first-time winners were Austin Cindric at Daytona and Chase Briscoe at Phoenix.
Reddick, who won the Xfinity Series in 2018 and 2019, seemed on the verge of getting his elusive first victory a number of times before Sunday.
Perhaps the most notable example came at Bristol in April. Reddick and Chase Briscoe were dueling for the lead that night when the two cars spun out of control, enabling Kyle Busch to slip past them for the victory. Reddick also led for 90 laps at Fontana earlier this year but ended up 24th after William Byron ran him into wall.
“This year’s been one mistake away from greatness all year long,” Reddick said. “We finally did it today.”
Team owner Richard Childress sensed the breakthrough was coming and made that clear during a Sunday morning pep talk with the driver.
“I told him this morning, ‘You’re going to win this race. We just can’t beat ourselves and (have to) be solid,’ ” Childress said.
Reddick made sure his boss’ prediction came true.
UP NEXT
The Cup Series heads to the Atlanta Motor Speedway next Sunday. Kurt Busch won last year.
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10,000 lucky passholders will enjoy 50% off footlongs in September
MILFORD, Conn. , Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, Subway launched the Footlong Pass, the first-ever sandwich monthlong subscription. Subway fans across the country ate up all 10,000 passes available for sale in six hours.
Created exclusively for its MyWay Rewards program members, Footlong Passholders can buy Subway's iconic menu item – the footlong – for 50% off on the Subway App or Subway.com, once per day, throughout the month of September for a one-time fee of $15.
Subway Footlong Passes went on sale on Wednesday, August 24. While the initial release was limited to 10,000, Subway fans and MyWay Rewards members are encouraged to stay tuned for more opportunities to participate in the industry's first monthlong sandwich subscription.
"Subway has some of the most passionate and dedicated fans, who have been with us every step of the way on our journey to becoming a better Subway. We created the Footlong Pass to thank them for their loyalty as summer winds down and the pace of life picks back up," said Barb Millette, Senior Director, Loyalty and Gift Cards for Subway. "We look forward to unveiling even more exciting surprises and exclusive perks for our MyWay Rewards members very soon."
Subway's MyWay® Rewards Program launched in 2018 and is available in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to earning tokens that can be redeemed for cash rewards on future orders, members also receive exclusive discounts and bonus offers.
To learn more about Subway's MyWay® Rewards program or sign up as a new member and earn triple tokens during your first week of membership, visit Subway.com.
As one of the world's largest quick service restaurant brands, Subway serves freshly made-to-order sandwiches, wraps, salads and bowls to millions of guests, across more than 100 countries in more than 37,000 restaurants every day. Subway restaurants are owned and operated by Subway® franchisees – a network that includes more than 20,000 dedicated entrepreneurs and small business owners – who are committed to delivering the best guest experience possible in their local communities.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, baked beans, corn (of any capacity) and many other sides are constantly battling it out in the minds of barbecue consumers from around the U.S. and especially in the great state of Texas.
Do you have a go-to side or sides that go with your favorite plate of BBQ? If you don’t have a strong-rooted answer, you’re in luck, and if you do, maybe trying something new could change your mind.
Travel Texas wants you to do just that, broaden your horizons and plan out a Texas BBQ trip to settle the argument of sides. “There are many sides to the “best BBQ in the world” argument, and they all belong on a tray with some Texas-smoked ribs! Start cooking up some Texas BBQ travel plans here: https://bit.ly/3Ovxh3K #LetsTexasBBQ“
They even toss a shout out to Dallas’ Cattleack Barbecue as one of the top BBQ joints in Texas!
They want visitors of the Lone Star State and those that reside within it to experience Texas BBQ as it’s, “…more than just a meal. It’s a mindset.”
“Texas is the epicenter of the BBQ world. There are thousands of BBQ joints sprinkled across the state like a perfectly applied dry rub. But it’s not just the quantity of locations that sets our BBQ apart. No, no—our obsession runs much deeper.” Check out more from Travel Texas here. | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/whats-your-go-to-side-for-texas-bbq-travel-texas-wants-to-help-you-explore-the-state-for-your-answer/ | 2022-05-20T18:17:42Z |
Power Sustainable Lios welcomes a select group of institutional investors to its inaugural fund dedicated to supporting the transformation of our food system
MONTREAL, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Power Sustainable, a global multi-platform alternative asset manager investing in sustainable strategies, today announced that it has closed an initial $210 million of aggregate capital commitments for Lios Fund I, its inaugural agri-food private equity fund. Initial investors include The Canada Life Assurance Company, Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Fonds de solidarité FTQ, BMO Capital Partners and CIBC. The fund targets total capital commitments of $300 million and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.
Power Sustainable Lios invests in mid-market companies operating across the food value chain in North America, partnering with owners and operators to accelerate growth. Through majority or meaningful minority ownership participation, the fund aims to support companies who are well positioned to prioritize and improve sustainability across our food system, addressing changing consumer behaviours, constrained natural resources, and building greater resilience.
"We are thrilled to welcome an initial group of limited partners who also see sustainability as a powerful driver of value creation," said Olivier Desmarais, Chairman and CEO of Power Sustainable. "We will support the next generation of North American companies leading the transformation of the food system while addressing consumers' growing demand for more sustainable options, creating value for our clients, our portfolio companies and society."
"As specialized agri-food investors, we believe our operating insights across the industry and deep sector experience position us as a partner of choice for agri-food companies, said Jonathan Belair, Managing Partner of Power Sustainable Lios. "Our primary objective is to support companies with our extensive sector knowledge and connectivity across North America to deliver strategic value well beyond capital, in support of accelerating sustainable growth and transformative change. We are delighted to welcome like-minded institutional partners into Lios Fund I."
"FCC serves as a catalyst for Canada's agriculture and food industry," said Rebbecca Clarke, Vice-President and Treasurer at FCC. "This investment demonstrates our long-term commitment to promoting sustainability throughout the food value chain, which is vital to the success of our customers, the industry and our planet."
"We are pleased to support Power Sustainable Lios on the creation of its private equity platform empowered to invest in medium-sized businesses innovating in the sustainable agri-food sector," said Carl Burlock, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, EDC. "From a trade perspective, agricultural exports are a significant contributor to our economy, and EDC is focused on enabling growth and investment into Canadian agri-food exporters in collaboration with partners like Power Sustainable Lios. Through these collaborations we can collectively meet the rising global demand for food while developing more sustainable ways to export food products around the world."
"Our support of Lios Fund I is in direct alignment with the mission of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, enabling economic growth and development in the agri-food sector. This fund will help agri-food companies innovating in the face of current challenges, building on our historical investments of nearly $1.3 billion in the sector," added Dany Pelletier, Senior Vice-President, Private Equity and Impact Investments of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ.
Power Sustainable Lios is the latest investment platform of Power Sustainable, along with its energy infrastructure equity and sustainable China public equity platforms. For more information on Power Sustainable Lios, visit www.powersustainablelios.com.
Power Sustainable is a global sustainable investment manager with offices in Canada, China, and the United States. We invest in companies and projects with the potential to deliver returns while contributing to decarbonization, social progress and quality growth. With approximately CAD $4.2B of assets under management, Power Sustainable deploys patient and purposeful capital in infrastructure, private equity, and public equities. For more information, visit www.powersustainable.com.
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Police: Remains of missing man found in ‘makeshift tomb’; woman arrested
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Gray News) - Authorities in California have arrested a woman after investigators made a disturbing discovery at a home late last month.
The San Bernardino Police Department reports officers were called to a property on Aug. 23 after receiving a tip about possible human remains at the residence.
Police said they gathered enough information for a search warrant and found what appeared to be a “makeshift tomb” on the property.
According to the department, investigators found human remains inside the tomb that were identified as Eric Mercado, a person who was reported missing by his family in 2014.
Police said Mercado had previously lived at the property with another person, Trista Spicer. An arrest warrant was issued for Spicer’s arrest after homicide detectives said evidence found her responsible for his death.
On Sept. 2, investigators located and arrested Spicer in the city of Yucaipa. She was booked on the charge of murder.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Moore, Judith Livingston, Matthew Gaier, and Carmine Rubino of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM), have been included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Thomas A. Moore has been recognized since 1989 in the areas of:
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Judith A. Livingston has been recognized since 1993 in the areas of:
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Matthew Gaier has been recognized since 2016 in the areas of:
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Carmine A. Rubino has been recognized since 2016 in the areas of:
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Congratulations to Mr. Moore, Ms. Livingston, Mr. Gaier, and Mr. Rubino, for their continued excellence and recognition in The Best Lawyers in America©.
To learn more about the lawyers at KDLM, click here.
Best Lawyers is universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence, providing directories of top attorneys in over 75 countries. The Best Lawyers in America© lists are divided by geographic region and practice areas to help individuals find the top lawyers in their area. Lawyers are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are in current practice and in good standing with their local bar.
Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) is consistently recognized for its success, and year after year is recognized as one of the top law firms in New York representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. Together, the KDLM personal injury lawyers have obtained more than 100 verdicts of over $1 million and negotiated settlements on behalf of clients in excess of $1 billion. Two out of the three highest medical malpractice verdicts ever awarded in New York history were achieved by our firm. To learn more, go to: www.kdlm.com.
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LEADING OFF: White Sox OF Eloy Jiménez injured again
By The Associated Press
The Chicago White Sox likely will have an update on Eloy Jiménez after the slugging outfielder hurt his right hamstring during Saturday’s 9-2 loss at Minnesota. But he is expected to be out for a while after he also missed much of last year with a ruptured left pectoral tendon. The Cincinnati Reds have lost 11 straight for the first time since 2016, and next up is St. Louis right-hander Adam Wainwright in the finale of their weekend series against the visiting Cardinals. Orioles lefty John Means needs Tommy John surgery, ending the season for Baltimore’s opening-day starter. Means announced the news a day before his 29th birthday. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/04/23/leading-off-white-sox-of-eloy-jimenez-injured-again/ | 2022-04-24T04:48:32Z |
Yardi Breeze and Yardi Matrix are sponsoring and exhibiting at the SSA 2022 Fall Conference & Trade Show, Sept. 6-9 in Las Vegas
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Self Storage Association (SSA) is hosting its biggest event of the year Sept. 6-9 in Las Vegas. The SSA 2022 Fall Conference & Trade Show is the ideal time for facility operators to network, discover new technology platforms and learn how to improve operations to meet shifting customer demands.
Jeff Bailey, regional manager for Yardi Breeze®, will be hosting a roundtable on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 4:15-5:30 p.m. PDT to discuss what investors want from storage operators. Facility values are at an all-time high and investors are flocking to the industry, making this a crucial moment to learn how to optimize investor communications.
Another speaker not to miss at the conference is Jeff Adler, vice president of Yardi Matrix®. Adler will speak Thursday, Sept. 8, from 3:15-4 p.m. PDT on the significance of the rising demand for recreational vehicle and boat storage. Find out what the future looks like and how to gain traction in this growing specialty market.
Yardi Breeze is an Ambassador Partner sponsor of the event. Both Yardi Breeze and Yardi Matrix representatives will be available to answer questions and demo our facility management software and market research solutions at booth 213.
Attending SSA 2022 Fall? Stop by the Yardi booth or schedule an appointment to meet with a Yardi expert while at the show.
About Yardi
Yardi® develops and supports industry-leading investment and property management software for all types and sizes of real estate companies. With 8,000 employees, Yardi is working with clients globally to drive significant innovation in the real estate industry. For more information on how Yardi is Energized for Tomorrow, visit yardi.com.
About SSA
The Self Storage Association (SSA) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization formed in 1975 under Section 501-c-6 of the Internal Revenue Code. For over 40 years, SSA has served as the official trade organization and voice of the U.S. and international self storage industry. Visit selfstorage.org to learn more.
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Sherman man sentenced to 35 years for drugging and raping a child
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - A local man knows his fate, now that his sentence has been handed down for raping a child.
Judge Jim Fallon on the 15th District Court accepted the plea and sentenced Randall Dean Cooper to 35 years in prison Monday morning.
Randall Dean Cooper ,28, from Sherman, confessed to drugging a 14-year-old girl with methamphetamine before sexually assaulting her last year.
As part of a plea agreement, Cooper pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and a third count of retaliation.
Assistant District Attorney Nathan Young said he met with the victim and her family, and they decided not to push for a trial so the victim wouldn’t have to testify.
Young said it happened at a Denison motel last June, the victim was a runaway and was found by family members several days later.
The victim spoke with advocates and lead investigators to Cooper.
Police then caught up with him after that, and he confessed.
“One of the things that is really great here is that we have the resources in this county like the Children’s advocacy center who is able to be a part of this investigation as well as the Denison police department did a really really great job to see the justice was delivered here,” Young said.
Cooper will have to serve at least half of the 35 years in prison, before he is even eligible parole.
He will also have to register as a sex offender, and he is ordered to stay away from the victim and their family forever.
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ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart and liver failure, announced today the commencement of a proposed public offering of $100 million of its shares of common stock. All of the shares will be offered by TransMedics. TransMedics also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares of its common stock in an amount of up to 15% of the number of shares sold in the offering.
J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Cowen are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Canaccord Genuity is acting as lead manager for the proposed offering.
The securities described above are being offered by TransMedics pursuant to its automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 3, 2022. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and related preliminary prospectus supplement that TransMedics will file with the SEC for more complete information about TransMedics and this offering. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may also be obtained, when available, by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov or from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone, at (866) 803-9204; from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014; or from Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, by telephone at (833) 297-2926, or by email at PostSaleManualRequests@broadridge.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About TransMedics Group, Inc.
TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, including statements about the completion, timing and size of the proposed public offering of our common stock. Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include those related to market conditions and satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed public offering. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the public offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. Applicable risks also include those identified under the heading "Risk Factors" and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, or under the heading "Risk Factors" included in the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering to be filed with the SEC and in any subsequent filings with the SEC. Additional information will be made available by our annual and quarterly reports and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
Investor Contact:
Brian Johnston
631-807-1986
Investors@transmedics.com
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Celina rolls into region semifinals with Liberty-Eylau
Published: May. 25, 2022 at 11:21 PM CDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
CELINA, Texas (KXII) - The Celina Bobcats are on to the regional semifinals where they will face Liberty-Eylau at Chisum High School.
The Bobcats are battle tested, and they are ready for the next challenge.
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Scattered snow with gusty winds for Tuesday
MONDAY NIGHT: Scattered snow and rain with a few thunderstorms. Lows into the mid to lower 20's with winds at 15-25 MPH, gusts 30-40 MPH. We could see a some spots in the Snake River Plain accumulate a couple of inches of snowfall.
TUESDAY: Scattered snow showers with highs into the mid 30's. Winds at 15-25 MPH, with gusts at 20-30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and cold with gusty winds. Highs into the upper 30's with winds at 10-20 MPH.
THURSDAY: A chance of snow with mostly cloudy skies, highs into the lower 40's.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with highs into the mid 40's.
Special Weather Statement, National Weather Service Pocatello ID:
Rain and Snow Possible Along With Strong Winds.
Rain and snow will continue into this afternoon and early evening. Snow levels will drop to valley floors with a cold front in the next few hours. Lower elevations should see generally less than 1 inch, with locally higher amounts on benches. With the cold front, strong winds gusting to near 50 mph may produce near whiteout conditions and a brief burst of heavier snow. Snow showers and gusty winds will persist overnight.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY…
- WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 4 inches in lower elevations, and 5 to 9 inches on ridge tops and elevations above passes. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph, especially with frontal passage into this evening.
- WHERE…Grace, Soda Springs, Henry Bone, Wayan, Swan Valley, Big Holes including Pine Creek Pass, Victor, Dubois, Monida Pass, and Island Park.
- WHEN…From noon Monday to 6 AM MDT Tuesday.
- IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Near white out conditions with frontal passage in the late afternoon into early evening. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the evening commute. | https://localnews8.com/weather/local-forecast/2022/04/11/scattered-snow-with-gusty-winds-for-tuesday/ | 2022-04-11T23:42:33Z |
The following statement is attributed to FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D., and Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs Judith McMeekin, Pharm.D.
SILVER SPRING, Md., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration prioritizes the health and safety of American consumers and patients as well as animals and uses a variety of tools for the appropriate oversight of FDA-regulated products and establishments. With manufacturers and supply chains dispersed around the world, the FDA works to help ensure that only products that meet our rigorous standards reach the U.S. marketplace.
Similar to the industries we regulate, we continually seek ways to use advanced tools, including technology, to meet our regulatory mission and assess compliance with federal laws. Enhancing our oversight approaches helps us increase the speed of information that comes to the agency and improves the efficiency of how we operate, furthering our mission to protect the public health. As the world continues to move into the digital era, the integration of remote technologies with in-person activity provides a means for the interaction between the FDA and regulated industries to become more efficient so that the agency can have confidence in its assessments and the industry can implement innovations and quality systems in a more rapid and effective manner.
Today, the FDA is releasing a draft guidance on the expanded use of remote regulatory assessments (RRAs) and how the FDA generally intends this tool, once finalized, to be incorporated consistently across all FDA-regulated products beyond the current COVID-19 public health emergency. These remote assessments of an FDA-regulated establishment and/or its records can help determine compliance with applicable FDA requirements, inform regulatory decisions and verify information submitted to the agency. They have also been a valuable tool in the nation's response to the public health emergency, as we've fast-tracked their wider use to help get critical medical products to the front lines in the fight against the pandemic while keeping normal business operations moving.
Importantly, RRAs are an additional regulatory tool that does not replace inspections or other established means of obtaining information necessary for the FDA to accomplish its public health mission. Today's draft guidance lays out how we intend to leverage this tool to advance our mission as we further incorporate modernized approaches to protecting public health.
Over the last two years, we've performed more than 1,470 domestic and more than 600 foreign entity establishment RRAs. As a result of these RRAs, we've identified unreported adverse events, gathered information to add products that appear to be violative to import alerts, evaluated the status of companies correcting issues from a previous inspection and helped the agency make regulatory decisions for product premarket submissions. RRAs are effective in getting essential information to regulators, enabling the FDA to intervene when needed and use agency resources more efficiently to do so.
The draft guidance, "Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments Questions and Answers," is intended to provide transparency to stakeholders about how RRAs may be used and to promote consistency in the way RRAs are conducted. The draft guidance covers voluntary and statutorily authorized RRAs but does not change the core requirements of inspections and pre- and post-market authorities. Except for RRAs for establishments required to comply with the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) regulation, an RRA does not function as an inspection.
We intend to continue to use RRAs, as appropriate, according to a risk-based approach that best protects public health. For example, when we are unable to deploy in-person staff due to travel restrictions, we may determine that a RRA is an appropriate tool. RRAs may also be used to efficiently assess establishments identified in product applications when these establishments have a prior history of compliance. Where appropriate, RRAs allow the FDA to review information such as livestreams and records provided by a company without going on-site, which can make better use of limited agency resources and give industry more scheduling flexibility.
As part of the FDA's Fiscal Year 2023 budget request, the agency has requested additional authorities to expand the ability to use remote regulatory tools across all commodities. The agency currently relies on voluntary cooperation for the use of these tools for non-drug establishments or when the RRA does not involve assessing a food importer's compliance with FSVP.
Using advanced tools like RRAs can help improve the efficiency of our work, strengthens the nation's ability to respond to future public health emergencies and promotes consistent, data-driven and risk-based oversight for FDA-regulated products.
These modernization efforts will continue to help shape the way we perform our vital regulatory role as we optimize emerging tools and apply them consistently across FDA-regulated products. Implementing smarter technology and business processes like RRAs helps us advance our public health mission and provide the robust oversight needed to protect patients and consumers.
Media Contact: Audra Harrison, 301-908-6101
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
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Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old Texas girl
(Gray News) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old Texas girl.
Lincy Guitry was last seen on Sunday at around 2:00 a.m. at her parents’ apartment complex in the 12800 block of North Borough Drive, Houston, Texas, according to the alert.
Lincy is described as having black hair and brown eyes, and is 3-feet tall. She was last seen wearing purple pajamas.
Authorities have identified the suspect as 50-year-old Holman Hernandez, according to the alert. He has black hair, brown eyes and is 5-feet, four-inches tall.
The Houston Police Department tweeted that the suspect was believed to be in a 2007 gray Nissan Xterra with Texas license plate number NKD7882.
Houston TV station KPRC reports that Hernandez’s vehicle has been located in Houston, though Lincy and Hernandez have yet to be found.
Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to immediately call the Houston Police Department at 713-308-3600 or dial 911.
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Potential homebuyers and agents are invited to tour the builder's Lapis plan!
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is pleased to announce the grand opening of an exceptional new model home at Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge (RichmondAmerican.com/SeasonsAtWarmSpringRidge) in Chambersburg.
The two-story Lapis model is fully furnished and boasts airy 9' main-floor ceilings, quartz countertops, a study, a versatile loft and a tranquil covered patio. The notable neighborhood also offers six additional ranch and two-story floor plans with the open main-floor layouts and designer details today's homebuyers are seeking.
Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge is Richmond American's first community in Chambersburg.
Model Home Tours (RichmondAmerican.com/TourSeasonsAtWarmSpringRidge)
Prospective homebuyers and area agents are encouraged to stop by Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17, to explore the brand-new model and learn about other available floor plans at the community.
Community highlights:
- New single-family homes from the $300s
- Seven ranch and two-story floor plans
- 2 to 7 bedrooms, approx. 1,790 to 2,520 sq. ft.
- 9' main-floor ceilings, granite kitchen countertops and quartz bathroom countertops included
- Half-acre+ and wooded homesites available
- Prime location near I-81
- Easy access to Hagerstown, Frederick and Harrisburg
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at this community will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge is located at the intersection of Falcon Lane and Nighthawk Lane and the model home is located at 1470 Finch Drive, both in Chambersburg. Call 717.746.2010 or visit RichmondAmerican.com for more information. View health and safety updates at RichmondAmerican.com/COVID-19.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 220,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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Sadie Magdeline (Blevins) Drake
Sadie Magdeline (Blevins) Drake, age 84 of Temple, went to be with her beloved Lord and loved ones on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Moffat Cemetery with Billy Borho officiating.
Sadie was born on December 25, 1937, to the late Luther Smith Blevins and Charity Brooks Blevins in Cleghorn Valley, Virginia. In 1961, Sadie moved to Temple, Texas. She was co-owner of Lois’ Floral. Floral design was a passion of hers. Sadie loved her grandchildren and enjoyed playing games with them. Her other simple pleasures in life were gardening, bingo, junk food, sewing, decorating, camping, traveling, collecting dolls and scratch offs, which she was very lucky at. She was definitely a free spirit. Sadie was a very nurturing lady, taking in friends, neighbors, and family members for extended periods of time, nurturing them back to health. She was always putting others before herself. Her specialty was potato soup. It magically made anyone feel better. Sadie loved God and enjoyed online worship. She was a Baptist.
Sadie is preceded in death by her parents, Charity Brooks Blevins, and Luther Smith Blevins; husband, Wesley Lee Lundy, Sr.; husband, Wilburn Butch Drake; brothers, Virgil, Jim, and Herbert Blevins; and sisters, Rhoda Marion, Zella Dove, and Lucille Roland.
Those left to honor and cherish her memory are her brothers, JD Blevins, and Larry Blevins; son, Wesley Lee Lundy, Jr. and wife, Brenda; daughters, Pamela Sue Bridges and husband, Ken, Rhoda Beatrice Roberts and husband, Rhichard, and Angel Darlene Oliver and husband, Joe J.; grandchildren, Jeffrey Smith, Brooke Simmons, Sherry Jo Roberts, Wesley Lundy, Brandy Simpson, Charity Holman, Savannah White, and Sage White; and great grandchildren, Quinn Smith, Landry Lundy, Autumn White, Sonny Lundy, Bren Lundy, Wyatt Holman, Nik Lundy, Leyton Simmons, Tate Simpson, KK Simmons, and Kyliegh Klaus.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Cornerstone Gardens and Baylor Scott & White Hospice.
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed Friday night after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena.
The tipoff was pushed back nearly an hour while police investigated the package. Three gates were closed while security personnel made sure there was no danger.
The package was found near the stairwell that provides access to a MARTA subway station at the arena.
The game finally began shortly before 8 p.m., but many fans in the sellout crowd were still in long lines outside the arena, plodding through security checkpoints that are in place for all games.
“Out of an abundance of caution, Gates 1, 2 and 3 were temporarily closed by the Atlanta Police Department while the police department, K-9 units and arena security worked to clear the arena and investigate the contents,” the arena said in a statement. “The contents of the package were found not to be explosive, and the package was removed safely by the Atlanta Bomb Squad.”
The Heat were leading the best-of-seven series after winning the first two games in Miami. Games 3 and 4 are in Atlanta.
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MIAMI, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChenMed, a leading provider of primary care to underserved seniors, recognized Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month during May with activities for team members. The celebration is part of the company's diversity and inclusion efforts and honors the contributions by people of Asian American and Pacific Islander American decent.
Each week during the month of May, team members engage in companywide scavenger hunts that empower them to learn about important figures in AAPI history. Team members are also provided with educational resources that inspire them to dive into AAPI culture, which include a list of movies, such as Shang-Chi and Queen; books including If They Come For Us and Cora Cooks Panict; geographic locations such as Thailand and Cambodia; and food representative of Asian American and Pacific Islander American culture highlighting chefs Kevin Tien, David Kuo, Samantha Fore, Yia Vang, Jocelyn Law-Yone and Preeti Mistry.
Additionally, Dr. Neha Sangwan, CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, internal medicine physician, international speaker, and corporate communication expert delivered two educational sessions for more than 725 team members, focused on "Empowered Communications for Leaders and Teams."
ChenMed is also spotlighting employees of Asian American and Pacific Islander American decent in its social media. For example, Vicky Durkin, director of brand experience and special projects, was recently highlighted. With family heritage stemming from the Philippines, Ms. Durkin leads marketing campaigns and works with a group of "extraordinary designers, writers and marketing professionals" in the company's creative strategy department. One of the best pieces of advice given to Ms. Durkin is "Be strong – you never know who you are inspiring." She hopes others can find inspiration from this as well.
"At ChenMed, we believe in building a culture of inclusion. One way we can demonstrate this is by honoring AAPI heritage month," said Stephanie Chen, chief legal and culture officer at ChenMed. "The celebration of AAPI heritage month also aligns with our mission to unite ChenMed by advocating for racial equality and social justice in the workplace, and the communities we serve through education and outreach. More broadly, this celebration supports our desire to improve the lives of patients and team members and make a difference in this world."
Dr. Neha Sangwan, a first-generation American, whose parents moved to the United States from India in search of higher education and better opportunities for their family shared, "I want to commend you ChenMed for investing in your people. For investing in the most precious resource (education) that there is, not only for your company, but for society."
ChenMed, headquartered in Miami, is a privately owned medical, management and technology company that delivers the high-touch and personalized primary care Medicare-eligible seniors need to enjoy better health. The company operates nearly 100 senior medical centers in 12 states. Named a Fortune 2020 "Change the World" company, a "Most Loved Workplace" by Newsweek Magazine, and a certified Best Place to Work® by the Best Place to Work Institute, ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations. ChenMed brands include Chen Senior Medical Center, Dedicated Senior Medical Center and JenCare Senior Medical Center. Thanks to its nimble and growing software entity, Curity, ChenMed also was recently named "A Best Place to Work in IT" by IDG's Insider Pro and ComputerWorld.
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- McCain's second Farms of the Future site will focus on innovation in agriculture to help the business more effectively tackle the impacts of climate change
- The project will include testing cutting-edge technology to improve soil health, biodiversity, and reduce water use and greenhouse gas emissions across the country
- McCain CEO Max Koeune has warned the global food system is 'under threat' and says overhauling agriculture is central to cutting carbon emissions and ensuring supply chains are resilient and sustainable
TORONTO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCain Foods Limited has unveiled plans for a second Farms of the Future in South Africa, as part of its drive to cut carbon emissions and tackle the impacts of climate change.
McCain has identified two South African locations totalling 465 ha irrigation and 90 ha dryland on which McCain will grow 125 ha potatoes for use across the country, per year. The farm will focus on enhancing productivity, while prioritising soil health, water efficiency, the reduction of agro-chemical impacts and the introduction and preservation of biodiversity. This comes after last year's announcement of the first Farm of the Future location in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.
McCain plans to open three Farms of the Future in different growing regions around the world by 2025. It is all part of a global commitment to implement regenerative agriculture across 100 per cent of its potato acreage by 2030.
McCain CEO Max Koeune said the Farms of the Future project is vital in trying to make the global food system more sustainable: "This is a critical moment. The strain that global supply chains are under right now is shining a stark light on how exposed we are, with a food system that requires a radical transformation to address the challenges of our century."
"If we don't change the way we farm, feeding the world in 30 years will require an 87 per cent increase in carbon emissions. The implications of that are bleak – and we cannot allow it to happen. Farmers are on the front line here – they see the impacts every day, with extreme weather wreaking havoc on the growing season. Working collaboratively, we believe this transformation will ensure both McCain and our farmers will have a business for generations to come."
At Farm of the Future Africa, the potential to grow multiple crops per year, innovate with irrigation technology in a water-scarce region as well as the challenges arising from the presence of soil-borne pests and diseases make it the ideal location for transferring learning to other parts of the world, including China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.
All of the potatoes grown on Farm of the Future Africa will be made into French fries and other frozen potato products, servicing consumers across Africa.
Farm of the Future Canada in Florenceville, New Brunswick has already seen strong yields after just one year in operation, and fertilizer application at the site is already down by more than 16 per cent compared to typical McCain growers in the area. The reduction is mainly in nitrogen and phosphorous, a cut that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 2 per cent compared to grower historical average.
Charlie Angelakos, Vice President, Global External Affairs and Sustainability at McCain Foods, said: "The potential of the Farms of the Future project is enormous. It allows us to test and learn in different climates and geographies and to discover how best to leverage rapidly developing technology and agricultural practices – all in close collaboration with farmers to ensure it is economically viable and scalable for them."
Read more about McCain's Farms of the Future and the company's commitment to sustainable agriculture at mccain.com.
For more information, please visit mccain.ca. Follow McCain on Twitter @mccainfoods and Instagram @mccaincanada and Like it on Facebook at /mccaincanada.
McCain Foods Limited is a family-owned business founded in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick. Today, the company is the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and a global leader in appetizers and snacks. Its products can be found in restaurants and retail stores in more than 160 countries around the world. The company has major production, retail and corporate operations across North America. Globally, McCain employs approximately 22,000 people, operates 49 production facilities on six continents, partners with 3,500 farmers and generates annual sales in excess of CDN $11 billion.
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Man convicted of sending truck through family’s home in racial attack
STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) - A conviction is bringing comfort to a Minnesota family after racism drove hate directly into their home.
This week, a jury found a man guilty of tormenting a family in Cold Spring because of the color of their skin.
Just over a year after the Robinsons’ Ring doorbell caught a truck crashing through their home, a jury validated what the family knew. They were racially targeted.
“It’s incredibly hard to accept - we are a multi-racial family - that someone would want to harm my husband and my kids or me for simply being married to a Black man, that that level of hate exists,” said Andrea Robinson.
A jury found Benton Beyer guilty of stealing the truck, putting granite on the accelerator and letting it go with a teddy bear hanging from a noose inside.
It was the culmination of 80-plus days of stalking and harassment. Andrea Robinson had a restraining order against him.
“The experience has not only changed my life and my husband’s life, but it’s significantly impacted the lives of my children,” she said.
A year ago, her husband Philippe said, “How am I supposed to feel safe? My wife, my children don’t want to stay here, I understand ...”
But they did stay here, and Andrea Robinson said while they live with the trauma of what happened, now there is also relief.
“A year ago, we didn’t know we were supported and safe, but now we have a full neighborhood and community that has really stood behind us,” she said.
Andrea Robinson said her family wants to move forward while Beyer faces his punishment.
“I hope that whatever underlying issues Mr. Beyer has that he’s able to address those, and I hope the sentence gives him a long time to think about what he did,” she said.
Beyer will stay in custody at the Stearns County Jail until he is sentenced in mid-November.
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Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Thundering gas-powered muscle cars, for decades a fixture of American culture, will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with super-fast cars that run on batteries.
Stellantis’ Dodge brand, long the performance flag-bearer of the company formerly known as Fiat Chrysler, is officially moving toward electricity. On Wednesday night, Dodge unveiled a battery-powered Charger Daytona SRT concept car, which is close to one that will be produced in 2024 as the sun sets on some petroleum models.
Stellantis says it will stop making gasoline versions of the Dodge Challenger and Charger muscle cars and the Chrysler 300 large car by the end of next year. The Canadian factory that makes them will be converted to electric vehicles. Other automakers are moving — or have moved — in the same direction.
General Motors has said it will build an all-electric Chevrolet Corvette. Tesla says its Model S Plaid version is the fastest production vehicle made, able to go from zero to 60 mph (97 kilometers per hour) in under 2 seconds. Audi, Mercedes, Porsche and other European automakers already have high-performance electric models on sale. And Polestar, an electric-performance spinoff from Volvo, just announced a new Polestar 6 roadster for 2026.
One reason for the industry shift is that electric vehicles are simply faster off the starting line. Their handling is typically better, too, because their heavy batteries create a low center of gravity.
Stricter government pollution requirements are another factor, too. As automakers in the U.S. face more stringent fuel-economy requirements adopted by the Biden administration and produce a broader range of EV vehicles, they will have to jettison some of their gas-fueled muscle-car models.
Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Dodge brand, said the possibly of government fines for not meeting gas-mileage requirements hastened the shift to the electric Charger. “Compliance fines and things like that associated with a big cast-iron supercharged V8, yes, it’s tough,” he said.
Still, it will take a few years for the gas-powered classics to go away.
“Over the next several years, I think we’ll continue to have some internal combustion stuff, probably through most of the decade,” said Sam Abuelsamid, a research analyst at Guidehouse Insights. “But increasingly, the focus is going to be on the electric ones.”
Under new gas-mileage standards that were unveiled in April, the fleet of new vehicles will have to average around 40 miles per gallon in 2026, up from 25.4 mpg now, the EPA says. The standards are likely to become even stronger in the future, a trend that will compel U.S.-based automakers to shed some gasoline muscle cars if they are to avoid fines.
Of all major automakers, the EPA says, Stellantis had the lowest average fuel economy — 21.3 miles per gallon — and the highest average carbon dioxide emissions. So the company likely will have to eliminate some models to avoid fines. Its limited-edition Charger SRT Widebody, with a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi Hellcat V-8, for instance, gets only 12 mpg in city driving and 21 mpg on the highway.
To many gearheads, the thought of a muscle car without noise and smells is heresy. But Kuniskis says Dodge is working hard to make the electric experience match internal combustion. The Charger, he said, will generate its own air flow to make an exhaust noise that rivals gas performance cars. And the transmission will shift gears.
When the electric Charger was driven through a garage door and entered a building Wednesday night at a racetrack in Pontiac, Michigan, it roared just like a gas muscle car.
Electric vehicles, Kuniskis said, have the potential to perform better than gas muscle cars with fast acceleration. But he said they are kind of sterile. “It doesn’t have the emotion. It doesn’t have the drama. It doesn’t have the kind of dangerous feeling that ICE (an internal combustion engine) has when it’s loud and rumbling and shifting and moving the car around.”
Kuniskis wouldn’t say how fast the electric Charger will go from zero to 60 mph, but said it would be faster than the company’s current petroleum performance cars. He also wouldn’t say the range-per-charge for the new Challenger, but added that range isn’t as important as making it a true muscle car.
Rick Nelson, the owner of Musclecar Restoration & Design in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, near Springfield, cautioned that switching from loud fuel-burning engines to quiet electricity may be a hard sell to old-timers who grew up with the sounds and smells of racing.
Nelson, 61, said he restored his first car while a teenager and spent hours at drag strips. He acknowledged that the switch to electricity is inevitable and is needed to attract a new generation that has become used to quiet speed. Still, he said, electric muscle cars won’t have manual shifters, and he’ll miss the smell of racing fuel at the track.
Already, Nelson said, businesses are cropping up to put electric powertrains in classic muscle cars. He has been in touch with an engineer at Tesla about retrofitting batteries and electric motors into some classics.
“Guys like me are just going to frown on it and laugh at it,” Nelson said of electric muscle cars. “But this isn’t about my generation.”
Kuniskis says the shift to electricity doesn’t mean the end of the muscle car. It’s just a new era.
“It’ s OK,” he said. “Let us show you what the future looks like.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/08/18/gas-powered-muscle-cars-drive-into-sunset-turn-electric/ | 2022-08-18T14:59:31Z |
Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.
The report Wednesday by the Democratic-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis also sheds new light on the role that television personalities played in bringing hydroxychloroquine to the attention of top White House officials. Investigators highlighted an email from Fox News’ Laura Ingraham and others from Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who had a daytime TV show and is now the Republican Senate nominee in Pennsylvania. Ingraham attended an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, who himself took the anti-malaria drug.
The FDA originally authorized use of hydroxychloroquine in late March 2020 based on small studies suggesting it could have some effectiveness against the coronavirus. At that time, many researchers hoped that existing antiviral drugs could be used to fight the virus. But by June, FDA officials had concluded the drug was likely ineffective and could cause potentially dangerous heart complications, revoking its emergency use.
Efforts by the Trump administration to control the release of COVID-19 guidance and install political operatives at public health agencies have been well documented.
The report by the House subcommittee investigating the government’s COVID-19 response focused on pressure at the FDA, which serves as gatekeeper for the drugs, vaccines and other countermeasures against the virus.
Much of the information comes from an interview with the agency’s former commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, who was picked for the job by Trump in late 2019. Frustrated by the pace of FDA’s medical reviews, Trump repeatedly accused Hahn -- without evidence -- of delaying decisions on COVID-19 drugs and vaccines “for political reasons.”
Although FDA commissioners are politically appointed, the agency’s scientists are expected to conduct their reviews free from outside influence. Indeed, the FDA’s credibility largely stems from its reputation for scientific independence.
But Hahn told investigators that he felt pressure due to the “persistence” of Trump aide Peter Navarro’s calls to reauthorize hydroxychloroquine after the FDA’s decision to pull its emergency use.
“We took a different stance at the FDA,” Hahn told investigators. “So that disagreement, which of course ultimately became somewhat public, was a source of pressure.”
Much of the report focuses on actions taken by Navarro and Dr. Steven Hatfill, a virologist and outside adviser described by the subcommittee as a “full-time volunteer” on COVID-19 for the White House.
“Dr. Hatfill and Mr. Navarro devised multiple pressure schemes targeting FDA and federal officials who they contended were wrongly impeding widespread access to hydroxychloroquine,” according to the report.
In his response, Hatfill said: “We never wrongly pressured anyone. We simply followed the science and the overwhelming evidence as detailed in several studies available at the time.”
Navarro, in an emailed statement, said the subcommittee was “wrongly” perpetuating that hydroxychloroquine “was somehow dangerous.” He also said he has chronicled his battles with the FDA in his White House memoir.
Importantly, there’s no evidence that White House efforts ultimately changed the FDA’s decisions on hydroxychloroquine or any other therapies.
Investigators also cited a March 28, 2020, email from Oz to Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, stating that the drug “appears safe and results are better than expected.”
Birx forwarded the email to Hahn within the hour, saying “we should talk.”
A cancer specialist with no prior political experience, Hahn was widely criticized during the early COVID-19 response for decisions that appeared to cave to White House officials.
According to emails obtained by the committee, Hatfill described “constant fighting with (Dr. Anthony) Fauci and Dr. Hahn” over access to hydroxychloroquine during the summer. Fauci is the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
During this period Hatfill also urged Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to request a federal investigation into the handling of hydroxychloroquine, according to a letter submitted for the Congressional Record.
There’s no indication such a request was made. But in mid-August, Johnson and fellow Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas wrote the FDA seeking an explanation for the denial to reinstate hydroxychloroquine’s authorization. Johnson also chaired a Senate committee hearing in November 2020 on treatment options and complained that doctors who prescribed hydroxychloroquine for COVID had been “scorned.”
In the fall of 2020, the focus of both FDA and White House officials turned to the upcoming authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
As previously reported, the White House objected to an FDA requirement that vaccine makers gather two months of safety data before filing their applications, contending that condition would delay the launch of the shots. Trump had repeatedly stated the shots would be authorized before Election Day, despite government scientists signaling that timeline was unlikely.
The committee report suggested that the FDA’s guidance for vaccine manufacturers was delayed more than three weeks — from mid-September until early October — due to White House concerns.
Hahn told investigators the agency faced “pushback about the issue” from multiple officials, including Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who told the FDA commissioner on Sept. 23, 2020, that the White House would not sign off on the two-month requirement.
On Oct. 6, the FDA quietly published its vaccine guidelines as part of a larger set of documents for drugmakers. After the materials posted online, Hahn said Meadows called him to indicate that the FDA guidelines were approved.
The online publication drew fury from the president on Twitter.
“New FDA rules make it more difficult for them to speed up vaccines for approval before Election Day. Just another political hit job!” Trump tweeted at his FDA commissioner.
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New menu item available on the BurgerFi app and at all locations
MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BurgerFi - one of the nation's fastest-growing, premium fast-casual concepts - has added the Juicy Lucy, a new crave-worthy, limited-time only menu item to its award-winning, chef-inspired menu. Available now through September 19, the Juicy Lucy features two Natural Angus Beef patties sandwiching White Cheddar, American, and Pepper Jack cheeses, and topped with Sweet Tomato Relish and BurgerFi's signature Fi sauce.
To further enhance their menu offerings, BurgerFi has partnered with well-known industry Chef Cliff Pleau. "Just one bite of the new Juicy Lucy and you'll fall in love with the flavor," said Chef Cliff. "This is the blend of All-Natural Angus Beef and indulgent cheesy goodness done right."
BurgerFi's Juicy Lucy is an interpretation of the popular 'Jucy Lucy' staple and was inspired by it's a-Grade Angus Beef, a key differentiator. In 2021, Consumer Report's Chain Reaction Report praised BurgerFi for serving "no antibiotic beef" across all its restaurants, and Consumer Reports awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating for the third consecutive year.
"BurgerFi is putting a new spin on a fan favorite," said Patrick Renna, President of BurgerFi. "We're leading the charge in offering even more variety and innovation with new menu items ideal for anyone who wants to reward themselves with a better burger."
From its certified Angus Beef Burgers, chef crafted VegeFi® Burger, and specialty items like The CEO made with a premium American Wagyu Beef blend, there's a burger option ideal for every individual who wants to reward themselves with a better burger.
The Juicy Lucy and can be ordered in restaurants or through the BurgerFi App or BurgerFi.com for pick-up or delivery from August 16 through September 19.
For more information and to find the nearest location, visit burgerfi.com and download the BurgerFi app to receive free fries on your first order.
Established in 2011, BurgerFi is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets, and acquires fast-casual and premium-casual dining restaurant concepts around the world, including corporate-owned stores and franchises. BurgerFi is among the nation's fastest-growing better burger concepts with 124 BurgerFi restaurants (97 franchised and 27 corporate-owned). As of March 31, 2022, BurgerFi is the owner and franchisor of the two following brands with a combined 185 locations. BurgerFi is chef-founded and committed to serving fresh, all-natural and quality food at all locations, online and via first-party and third-party deliveries. BurgerFi uses 100% American Angus Beef with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or additives. BurgerFi's menu also includes high quality wagyu beef, antibiotic and cage-free chicken offerings, fresh, hand-cut sides, and custard shakes and concretes. BurgerFi was named "Best Fast Casual Restaurant" in USA Today's 10Best 2022 Readers Choice Awards for the second consecutive year, QSR Magazine's Breakout Brand of 2020, Fast Casual's 2021 #1 Brand of the Year and included in Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies List. In 2021, Consumer Report's Chain Reaction Report praised BurgerFi for serving "no antibiotic beef" across all its restaurants, and Consumer Reports awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating for the third consecutive year. In May 2022, BurgerFi ranked #1 in Eat This, Not That!'s list of top fast-casual chains that use high-quality beef products. To learn more about BurgerFi or to find a full list of locations, please visit www.burgerfi.com. Download the BurgerFi App on iOS or Android devices for rewards and 'Like' or follow @BurgerFi on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. BurgerFi® is a Registered Trademark of BurgerFi IP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BurgerFi.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until July 12, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in securities class action lawsuits against Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS: UPST), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). These actions are pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Upstart investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-upst/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Upstart and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On May 9, 2022, post-market, the Company revealed its 1Q2022 financial results, disclosing a reduction to its fiscal 2022 guidance, expecting revenue of approximately $1.25 billion and contribution margin of 48% due to "rising interest rates and rising consumer delinquencies [as] putting downward pressure on conversion."
On this news, shares of Upstart fell $43.52, or 56%, to close at $33.61 per share on May 10, 2022.
The first-filed case is Ward v. Upstart Holdings, Inc., No. 22-cv-02856.
ClaimsFiler has a single mission: to serve as the information source to help retail investors recover their share of billions of dollars from securities class action settlements. At ClaimsFiler.com, investors can: (1) register for free to gain access to information and settlement websites for various securities class action cases so they can timely submit their own claims; (2) upload their portfolio transactional data to be notified about relevant securities cases in which they may have a financial interest; and (3) submit inquiries to the Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC law firm for free case evaluations.
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This development's new 24,000 SF clinic space will offer a new primary care, retail pharmacy and walk-in clinic that will provide expanded health services to an area of Billings that is experiencing significant growth.
BILLINGS, Mont., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PMB along with SCL Health Medical Group, now Intermountain Healthcare, will officially kick off construction of a new two-story 63,000 square foot medical building on the West End at a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, July 25, 2022. The development's new 24,000 square foot clinic space located at 602 Henry Chapple St., Billings, MT 59102 will offer a new primary care, retail pharmacy and walk-in clinic that will provide expanded healthcare services to an area of Billings that is experiencing significant growth.
"Our mission is to bring primary and specialty care to Montanans when and where they need it," said Lee Syphus, Vice President of SCL Health Medical Group in Montana. "That's why we're growing our Medical Group practice across the state, and we're excited to provide this growing community with easier access to care."
The new clinic will offer primary care services by appointment on weekdays, plus walk-in care open 365 days a year with no appointment necessary. Roughly five family medicine providers, five walk-in providers and three internal medicine specialists will make up the full-time medical staff to start, with a total of 10 internal medicine specialists planned. The clinic space will also offer a convenient retail pharmacy, a one-stop shop where patients can access care and pick up prescriptions at the same time.
Additionally, SCL Health uses patient-friendly tools that allow online scheduling and check-in, which makes it easy to get care when needed, whether it's planned or unplanned.
"West End is the fastest-growing area of Billings, and we're proud to be a part of building out essential services for this community," said Jake Dinnen, Senior Vice President for healthcare developer PMB.
"It's also the area of town with the least access to primary care services," said Syphus. "Identifying and addressing these gaps in care is core to our mission and our promise to deliver high-quality, comprehensive care close to home."
San Diego-based PMB is the developer, the design was created by Billings-based Collaborative Design, and the contractor is Billings-based Hardy Construction.
PMB is a purpose-driven healthcare real estate developer with a mission to improve healthcare delivery, effect change, and positively impact communities. Our company is 100 percent focused on healthcare real estate across the continuum of care including behavioral health, life sciences, ambulatory care centers, medical office buildings, inpatient hospitals, post-acute hospitals, senior living facilities, and parking structures. PMB has developed over 115 facilities to date representing approximately 6 million square feet. The firm owns and manages 70 medical facilities comprising over 5.2 million square feet. For more information, please visit our website at www.pmbllc.com or our blog at https://pmbllc.com/pmb-scl-health-medical-group-break-ground-on-a-63000-sf-medical-office-building-in-billings-mont
SCL Health Medical Group is now part of Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit health system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics and more than 3,800 physicians and advanced care providers across seven states in the Rocky Mountain west. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in adopting evidence-based practices to deliver consistent high-quality outcomes at sustainable cost. Within that system, SCL Medical Group comprises more than 830 providers and 160 primary and specialty care clinics in Colorado, Montana and Northern Wyoming.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague is investigating securities fraud allegations on behalf of investors who purchased the securities Pegasystems, Inc. ("Pegasystems" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PEGA) between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022 (the "Class Period").
If you purchased the securities of Pegasystems during the Class Period, would like to discuss Berger Montague's investigation, or have questions concerning your rights or interests, please contact attorneys Andrew Abramowitz at aabramowitz@bm.net or (215) 875-3015, or Michael Dell'Angelo at mdellangelo@bm.net or (215) 875-3080 or visit: https://investigations.bergermontague.com/pegasystems-inc/
Whistleblowers: Anyone with non-public information regarding Pegasystems is encouraged to confidentially assist Berger Montague's investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under this program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to thirty percent (30%) of recoveries obtained by the SEC. For more information, contact us.
According to the complaint, Pegasystems failed to disclose to investors that it had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian Corp. and that it had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets.
The truth regarding the Company's fraudulent conduct was revealed on May 9, 2022, when Pegasystems announced that a jury had awarded Appian – which had sued the Company for stealing trade secrets – more than $2 billion. In response to this news, Pegasystems' stock price fell 21%, from a closing price of $65.93 per share on May 9, 2022, to a closing price of $52.25 on May 10, 2022.
Berger Montague, with offices in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and San Diego, has been a pioneer in securities class action litigation since its founding in 1970. Berger Montague has represented individual and institutional investors for over five decades and serves as lead counsel in courts throughout the United States.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OrgVitals, a company that provides cutting-edge technology of continuous employee feedback, delivers predictive insights and enhanced analyses to organizations to ensure that their organizational culture thrives. This is further strengthened through their partnership with Incipio Workforce Solutions, a company that is locating, hiring, and retaining top talent across multiple industries through combined employer branding, human resources, and applicant recruiting efforts. Together, they are helping companies overcome their pain points and helping each client find the healthiest way to improve their company culture. We asked Charley Miller, the CEO of OrgVitals, what some of these pain points are. He said, "sustainable high performance for individuals and organizational efficiency, developing a remarkable culture for a recruiting advantage, and holding on to highly skilled & top talent."
This partnership initially addresses and continuously assesses the culture of your organization to understand how work stress impacts employee well-being and undermines sustainable performance. Mark Handley, The Navigator of Incipio, said, "Before you can put together a plan to improve an organization's culture, you need accurate and timely data that will allow you to assess the strengths and opportunities inherent in the culture that currently exists. This is exactly what OrgVitals allows us to do. In addition to the extremely effective diagnostics that their employee feedback tools provide, the flexibility and rapid deployability enables Incipio, and our clients, to track the progress and impact of our solutions and efforts."
You must continuously work toward maintaining a healthy culture, focusing on the needs of each person and creating a ripple effect of positive impacts within your organization! Feedback is critical from every process, task, person, relationship, and system present on this planet. Feedback, and the information it provides, allow us to determine what an organization needs, both initially and long-term. Mark says, "The data and information that OrgVitals provides is a critical initial and ongoing measure of the health of the organization's culture, people, and processes." Improve and maintain the health of your company culture with OrgVitals and Incipio Workforce Solutions.
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TSX: SIL | NYSE American: SILV
VANCOUVER, BC, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SilverCrest Metals Inc. ("SilverCrest" or the "Company") is pleased to report the first pour of silver and gold at the Company's Las Chispas Mine ("Las Chispas" or the "Mine") located in Sonora, Mexico. The first precious metal pour was completed on June 30, 2022 and consisted of 312 kilograms of dore with approximately 9,200 ounces of silver and 100 ounces of gold.
N. Eric Fier, CEO commented, "This marks another significant milestone in progressing towards commercial production in Q4, 2022. It is with great pride that I acknowledge the hard work of our team and thank everyone who has contributed to the completion of construction of Las Chispas, ahead of schedule and under budget, and all of those dedicated to commissioning the Mine".
Pierre Beaudoin, COO comments, "We are pleased with the initial trajectory of the plant commissioning. While it is still early days in the plant ramp-up, we are encouraged by some of the operating indicators. Underground mining rates and our knowledge of the deposit continue to increase, which will be key data, along with plant performance, to incorporate in our updated technical report (including resources, reserves, mine plan, revised costs and economics), expected to be released in H1, 2023".
Underground mining rates have increased during the quarter with production from stoping and in-vein development in a number of veins. Mining is active using two mining methods. As outlined in the Company's Feasibility Study*, the processing plant is expected to utilize low-grade historic stockpiles through the ramp-up, reducing the reliance on underground mine production at the start of the operation.
Overall, the plant commissioning is tracking in-line with our objective to reach nameplate capacity of 1,250 tonnes per day. The plant started in late May 2022 and milled an estimated 12,700 tonnes of low-grade ore during June 2022. Metallurgical recoveries are expected to reach Feasibility Study* parameters in 2023 and results observed to date are tracking toward these objectives.
The Company expects to provide further updates on the commissioning and ramp-up of operations later in Q3, 2022.
Photos of the first pour at Las Chispas Mine are attached.
* NI 43-101 Technical Report & Feasibility Study on The Las Chispas Project dated January 4, 2021 ("Feasibility Study")
The Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for this news release is N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, and CEO for SilverCrest, who has reviewed and approved its contents.
ABOUT SILVERCREST METALS INC.
SilverCrest is a Canadian precious metals exploration and development company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, that is focused on new discoveries, value-added acquisitions and near-term production in Mexico's historic precious metal districts. The Company's top priority is on the high-grade, historic Las Chispas mining district in Sonora, Mexico, where it has completed construction of its Las Chispas Project and is proceeding with commissioning. SilverCrest is the first company to successfully drill-test the historic Las Chispas Property resulting in numerous high-grade precious metal discoveries. The Company is led by a proven management team in all aspects of the precious metal mining sector, including taking projects through discovery, finance, on time and on budget construction, and production.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. These include, without limitation, statements with respect to: the timing and expectations of the Company completing commissioning and ramp up and achieving commercial production in Q4, 2022, reaching nameplate capacity of the plant of 1,250 tonnes per day, reaching Feasibility Study metallurgical recoveries parameters in 2023 and completing a technical report update by the end of H1, 2023. Such forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the reliability of mineralization estimates, mining and development costs, the conditions in general economic and financial markets; availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of expenditures related to rehabilitation and drilling programs; and effects of regulation by governmental agencies. The actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors including: uncertainty as to the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the timing and content of work programs; results of exploration activities; the interpretation of drilling results and other geological data; receipt, maintenance and security of permits and mineral property titles; environmental and other regulatory risks; project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses; and general market and industry conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng
Chief Executive Officer
SilverCrest Metals Inc.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — If you’ve been in North Texas for a while, you may recognize the name Abel Gonzales.
He’s made several television appearances including A&E’s Deep Fried Dynasty and the Kelly Clarkson show, impressing fair attendees and celebrities with his deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
But did you know this celebrity chef has his own restaurant in Dallas? That’s right; it’s called Texican. Located at 7101 Harry Hines Blvd., this restaurant offers signature dishes from Gonzales’ brilliant culinary mind, including breakfast, donuts and burgers.
If that all sounds tasty to you, they are open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. To learn more about them, visit agtexican.com.
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FBI investigating assassination plot against George W. Bush, reports say
(Gray News) - Court documents show the FBI is investigating an alleged plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, according to multiple reports.
CNN reported Shihab Ahmed Shihab, an Iraqi national, entered the U.S. in September 2020, and the FBI requested a search warrant for his phone records. The FBI stated in the documents it believes he wanted to smuggle people into the country to kill Bush, and he allegedly went to Dallas to conduct surveillance on the former president’s home, NBC News stated.
The affidavit was filed under seal March 23.
Shibab is in custody and has been charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder of a former U.S. official, as well as with an immigration crime for his alleged attempt to illegally bring foreign nationals into the country.
The FBI foiled the plot through the use of confidential informants, CNN said. One informant reported that Shibab said he wanted to kill Bush because he blamed him for the deaths of many Iraqis and for “breaking apart the entire country.”
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NEW YORK, June 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA) between February 26, 2020 and April 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 27, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Natera 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 Natera class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3115 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 June 27, 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) Panorama was not reliable and resulted in high rates of false positives; (2) 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 Natera's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Natera class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3115 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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Ex-Kansas City Chiefs coach pleads guilty in DWI crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Britt Reid, a former Kansas City Chiefs coach and the son of head coach Andy Reid, has taken a plea deal in a driving while intoxicated case that left a young girl with traumatic injuries.
Britt Reid was charged with DWI causing serious physical injury in the Feb. 4, 2021, crash that left 5-year-old Ariel Young with traumatic brain injuries. A 4-year-old also suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
He took a plea deal Monday with a maximum four-year sentence.
KCTV reports the sentence could be 120 days in prison with the remainder of the time being served as probation, if he qualifies for good behavior. It is possible and likely Britt Reid and his legal team will ask for less.
Ariel’s family said they did not believe the plea deal was right. Mother Felicia Miller, who briefly let the judge know she did not approve, and other family members wore shirts with “Justice for Ariel” written on them.
Attorney Tom Porto, who represents the victims of the crash, released the following statement:
“The five victims of this crime are outraged the prosecuting attorney is not seeking the maximum sentence allowable by law. The defendant is a prior offender whose actions caused a five-year-old girl to be in a coma and seriously injured three others.”
Britt Reid apologized during Monday morning’s court appearance.
“I regret what I did. I made a huge mistake. I apologize to the family. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone,” he said.
Britt Reid did not address where he drank alcohol the night of the crash. He said he was trying to merge between two semi-trucks. He also acknowledged that he was speeding and lighting was poor prior to the crash.
The former Chiefs coach said he called 911 after the crash. He did not address if he made other phone calls afterward.
The night of the crash, a Chevrolet Impala ran out of gas near I-435 and Stadium Drive. The driver called a relative, who pulled up to the scene to help. That’s when a Ram pickup truck struck both vehicles. Britt Reid was identified as the driver.
Following the crash, an officer reported that Britt Reid smelled of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot. When asked if he had been drinking, the officer said Britt Reid told him he had two or three drinks and that he was on Adderall.
According to court records, the officer conducted several sobriety tests, and Britt Reid showed signs of impairment.
Ariel suffered a traumatic brain injury and was hospitalized for weeks. In November, the girl’s family and the Chiefs announced they had reached a care plan for the child.
Britt Reid underwent emergency surgery for a groin injury after the crash. The Chiefs placed him on administrative leave, and his job with the team ended after his contract was allowed to expire.
This is not the first legal issue for Britt Reid, who graduated from a drug treatment program in Pennsylvania in 2009 after a series of run-ins with law enforcement.
His sentencing hearing will take place on Oct. 28.
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SARASOTA, Fla., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FCCI Insurance Group launches the first of six new videos which highlight the Company, its values, and why current and prospective agents and policyholders should partner with FCCI for their commercial insurance needs. In the first release, "This is FCCI," the video provides an overview of its history, its teammates and how the Company helps businesses thrive, manage risks and face the future with confidence.
Expect five more videos later this summer, including a business-owner-focused video, a Claim Handling video, a Risk Control video, a TeamWorksSM video, and a Recruitment video. These videos will enable FCCI's current and prospective teammates, agents and policyholders, along with the communities where FCCI does business, to learn more about this insurance carrier.
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For more about FCCI, go to www.fcci-group.com or call (800) 226-3224.
About FCCI – Distributing exclusively through independent agents in 20 states, plus Washington, D.C., FCCI provides commercial property and casualty insurance coverage, services and commercial and contract surety across more than a third of the U.S. Established in 1959, FCCI celebrates more than 60 years of keeping promises. FCCI is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, with regional and branch offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia. For more information, contact us at 800-226-3224 or visit www.fcci-group.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OrionVM®, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider and cloud computing pioneer, announced today the addition of technology partner Blaize®, the artificial intelligence (AI) computing innovator revolutionizing edge and automotive computing solutions, to create a new AI as a service (AIaaS) offering. This first-of-its-kind partnership will empower organizations across multiple industries to launch their AI solutions more quickly and efficiently, including machine learning across vast data sets. Under the agreement, both companies' global sales teams will sell Blaize's AI applications, enabled and powered by OrionVM's optimized cloud platform.
The Blaize AIaaS solutions can be utilized in three possible scenarios:
- Blaize's unique Graph Streaming Processor (GSP®) chips for edge AI and sensor fusion applications cards can now be virtualized on the OrionVM cloud platform.
- Dedicated AI environments for clients can be easily created with virtualized GSPs. For example, they can be integrated into video surveillance technology on the edge providing sophisticated and constantly-updated analysis of events.
- The latest version of Blaize AI Studio is now available on the OrionVM cloud platform, allowing for the development of AI applications that can quickly be set up to perform workloads without needing to purchase and configure complex hardware environments.
"Before the availability of next-gen cloud solutions like ours, AI was cost-prohibitive owing to steep infrastructure spend and a shortage of qualified programmers. Now, companies do not need to build their clouds, or rely on inflexible and expensive public clouds to build, test, and utilize their artificial intelligence systems. They can now take advantage of data insights through AIaaS without expensive up-front investments. This allows them to harness the power of machine learning at significantly lower costs," said Daniel Pfeiffer, COO and VP Partnerships for OrionVM. "We are excited to see offerings like Blaize's AIaaS provide cloud advantages such as enterprise security and the ability to instantly deploy and scale."
Blaize's AI applications are now available on OrionVM's resilient, secure, high-performing infrastructure, enabling customers to run Blaize AI solutions on the industry's most efficient, flexible cloud platform. Customers will be able to deploy combined offerings to solve industry challenges in several verticals, including:
- Security and Video Surveillance
- Smart Retail
- Smart City and Transportation Services
- Life Sciences and Healthcare
"We built our AI solutions with a deep understanding of where AI technology began and where it can go. Our innovative approach has helped companies across various industries because we address their need for products purpose-built for the requirements of edge AI," said Dinakar Munagala, Blaize Co-founder and CEO. "Our solutions allow customers flexibility by programming AI solutions to fit their specific requirements. Our advanced code-free AI software also uniquely implements "edge-aware" transfer learning and optimizations for higher accuracy post-model compression. The possibilities are almost limitless."
The AI industry has seen significant growth in the last few years, particularly during the pandemic, and this upward trend is expected to continue. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide spending on AI will increase from $50.1 billion in 2020 to more than $110 billion by 2024. Digital healthcare, manufacturing and retail businesses are likely to expand their use of edge computing by 2028, according to the Linux Foundation's State of the Edge report. These sectors have already demonstrated interest in AI technology's ability to improve response times and save bandwidth, while enabling less constrained data analysis.
As businesses of various industries increasingly need to process large sets of data and harness the power of AI, they will seek out efficient and cost effective ways to bring AI technology into the fold. For more information on the OrionVM and Blaize AI offerings, please visit https://www.orionvm.com/BlaizeAI. For more information on Blaize, please visit https://www.blaize.com.
OrionVM has developed a proprietary suite of cloud infrastructure "building blocks" that form a new blueprint for the delivery and monetization of cloud-based technology solutions. The core architecture for these building blocks, categorized as Infrastructure as a Service ("IaaS"), has already been used in many industries, with proven traction from leading managed services providers (MSPs), tier 1 telcos and Fortune 500 companies. The OrionVM Cloud Platform supports private, public, hybrid & bare-metal cloud deployments and is built either for internal consumption or resale. OrionVM's purpose-built stack uses InfiniBand and is benchmarked to outperform the incumbent clouds, at a lower price point due to the extreme efficiency and reduced cost of goods sold. Self-service web portals allow clients to quickly launch their own enterprise-grade cloud services with zero capital expenditure. Resale partners have full control – from a complete white-label re-brand, to billing integration and flexible account management. OrionVM's cloud technology also uniquely supports the deployment of highly-customized private cloud solutions as well as the 'cloudification' of existing IT businesses: moving from legacy hardware models to cloud-first "as-a-service" environments. More information can be found at https://orionvm.com. Follow OrionVM on Twitter (@orionvm) and Facebook (https://facebook.com/orionvm) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/orionvm).
Blaize is a leading provider of a proprietary purpose-built, full-stack hardware architecture and low-code/no-code software platform that enables edge AI processing solutions at the network's edge for computing in multiple large and rapidly-growing markets — automotive, mobility, retail, security, industrial automation, medical devices, and many others. Blaize's novel solution solves the technical problem that edge AI processing requires across those verticals — very low latency and high thermal and power efficiency — which previously relied on retrofitting sub-optimized AI solutions designed more for data centers and the cloud. Blaize has previously raised over $180MM from strategic investors such as DENSO, Daimler, Magna, and Samsung, and financial investors such as Franklin Templeton, Temasek, GGV, and others. With headquarters in El Dorado Hills (CA), Blaize has teams in San Jose (CA) and subsidiaries in Hyderabad (India), Manila (Philippines), and Leeds and Kings Langley (UK) with 300+ employees worldwide. www.blaize.com. Follow Blaize on Twitter (@blaizeinc) (https://twitter.com/blaizeinc) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/blaize-ai/).
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced that, effective on June 1, 2022, the Compensation Committee of Blueprint Medicines' Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 47,587 shares of its common stock and an aggregate of 23,787 restricted stock units (RSUs) to twenty-seven new employees under Blueprint Medicines' 2020 Inducement Plan.
The 2020 Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Blueprint Medicines, as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with Blueprint Medicines, pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.
The options have an exercise price of $56.04 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Blueprint Medicines' common stock on June 1, 2022. Each option will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying such option on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 1/48th of the shares underlying the option monthly thereafter, in each case, subject to each such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. Each RSU will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying the RSU award on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 25% of the shares underlying the RSU award annually thereafter, subject to each such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. The options and RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of Blueprint Medicines' 2020 Inducement Plan, and the terms and conditions of the stock option and RSU agreement covering the grant.
About Blueprint Medicines
Blueprint Medicines is a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing therapies for people with cancer and blood disorders. Applying an approach that is both precise and agile, we create medicines that selectively target genetic drivers, with the goal of staying one step ahead across stages of disease. Since 2011, we have leveraged our research platform, including expertise in molecular targeting and world-class drug design capabilities, to rapidly and reproducibly translate science into a broad pipeline of precision therapies. Today, we are delivering approved medicines directly to patients in the United States and Europe, and we are globally advancing multiple programs for systemic mastocytosis, lung cancer and other genomically defined cancers, and cancer immunotherapy. For more information, visit www.BlueprintMedicines.com and follow us on Twitter (@BlueprintMeds) and LinkedIn.
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30-Minute Weekend Program Launches Saturday, October 1, Hosted by Actor / Comedian Craig Robinson
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters return to broadcast network television in an exclusive partnership with Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), on the premiere of Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward.
The 30-minute weekly series, debuting Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m. ET (times may vary; check local listings) on NBC's "The More You Know" programming block, marks a return of the Harlem Globetrotters in a weekly television show after more than 40 years. The educational/informational series will also be available on NBC.com and NBC VOD, with repeat airings on Telemundo, and will be hosted by actor/comedian Craig Robinson, best known for his roles in The Office, The Masked Dancer, The Cleveland Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Killing It on Peacock and numerous hit feature films.
"Many of us grew up watching and admiring the Globetrotters," said Frank Biancuzzo, HMPG president."They are magicians on the basketball court and true role models in the community. We'll bring that compassion, energy and excitement to the new weekly series."
Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward will showcase the players' achievements both on and off the court as ambassadors of goodwill. Each episode will focus on true inspirations and interests of many of the Harlem Globetrotters including space exploration with NASA, financial responsibility and literacy, urban farming, female empowerment, digital technology, innovations that the Harlem Globetrotters brought to the game of basketball, and much more. In recent years the team's initiatives have included the anti-bullying campaign T.E.A.M. Up, for Talk, Empathize, Ask, and Mobilize; and Hoops for the Troops performances at military bases. For the new series, in each city they visit the players will explore ways to help the community through volunteerism, fund raising, and one-on-one connections.
"The Harlem Globetrotters have been entertaining fans and spreading Goodwill around the world for almost 100 years," said Keith Dawkins, President of Harlem Globetrotters & Herschend Entertainment Studios. "Our return to network television, via our partnership with Hearst Media Production Group and NBC, marks a critical step in the evolution of our brand and in realizing our desire to expand our reach with a new generation of fans."
The Globetrotters were founded in 1926 by sports agent-turned coach Abe Saperstein as the Chicago Globetrotters, becoming the Harlem Globetrotters in 1929. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are the backbone of the brand's DNA and were created as an answer to African American basketball players who struggled to find acceptance and inclusion in many professional touring leagues across the country. Legendary Globetrotters over the decades have included Fred "Curly" Neal, who is memorialized in the team's 2022 tour; Meadowlark Lemon; and legendary NBA great Wilt Chamberlain. Today's roster welcomes male and female players from all over the country. The team made history in 1985 when they selected Lynette Woodard, captain of the gold-medal-winning 1984 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, as their first female player. The Harlem Globetrotters continue to make strides and break down barriers, finding and showcasing the very best in all of its players.
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), a business unit of Hearst Television, is an independent producer and distributor of original programming for TV stations, broadcast and cable networks and streaming services. HMPG produces hundreds of hours of programming annually across linear, streaming, digital and social media platforms for domestic and international distribution in nearly 100 countries. Its popular shows include "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien," America's #1 nationally syndicated public affairs news magazine; the Emmy Award-winning educational/informational (E/I) programming blocks airing weekends nationwide including "Weekend Adventure," on ABC stations; "CBS Dream Team," on the CBS Network; "The More You Know," on the NBC Network; "One Magnificent Morning," on The CW Network; "Mi Telemundo" on the Telemundo Network and "Go Time!" on independent stations. HMPG also distributes a diverse slate of other programming and content including "Law&Crime Daily," "Prime Crime," "Consumer Reports TV," and the company's dedicated FAST channels "Xplore" and "The Jack Hanna Channel," available on some of the most popular smart TVs and streaming platforms.
The World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters are THE originators of basketball style, captured by dynamic athletes with unmatched skills and influencers of today's game. The team has showcased their iconic brand of basketball in over 124 countries and territories across six continents since 1926. Proud inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, their mission continues to advance the game of basketball and deliver exciting and interactive entertainment to the world. If you have ever seen a jump shot, slam dunk or a half-court hook shot, you have witnessed the creative moves made famous by the Globetrotters.The Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Herschend Enterprises, the largest family-owned themed entertainment company in the U.S.
For six decades, Herschend has operated with the purpose of bringing families closer together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating®. The organization is comprised of a family of companies across North America including Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest privately-held themed attractions entity in the US, entertaining more than 14 million guests annually at 26 properties across North America (Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City®, Kentucky Kingdom®, Wild Adventures®, Vancouver Aquarium®, Adventure Aquarium®, and Newport Aquarium®); Herschend Entertainment Studios (Harlem Globetrotters®, Splash & Bubbles® and Chuggington®); and Herschend Adventure Holdings, LLC. (Pink Adventure Tours®). For more information, visit www.herschendenterprises.com.
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NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Digital Turbine, Inc. ("Digital Turbine") (NASDAQ: APPS) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between August 9, 2021 and May 17, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Digital Turbine, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Digital Turbine includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's recent acquisitions, AdColony and Fyber, act as agents in certain of their respective product lines; (2) as a result, revenues for those product lines must be reported net of license fees and revenue share, rather than on a gross basis; (3) the Company's internal control over financial reporting as to revenue recognition was deficient; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's net revenues was overstated throughout fiscal 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
Aggrieved Digital Turbine investors only have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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WHEATLAND, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain, and Urijah Faber's A1 Combat set the stage for Urijah Faber's A1 Combat #5 Reed VS Cannon Saturday September 3 in the newly finished HARD ROCK LIVE music and entertainment venue. The UFC Hall of Fame inductee launched his new fight promotion May 1 with great success and has grown into the new state of the art venue HARD ROCK LIVE.
"It's an incredible opportunity to bring our high-level fighters into this beautiful venue to be showcased worldwide on UFC Fight Pass. This is going to be a great Saturday night at the fights." says UFC Hall of Famer and promoter Urijah Faber.
Faber's comments were followed up by Randy Maddocks, Director of Entertainment for HARD ROCK LIVE "After three successful fights in our ballroom earlier this year, we're excited to host the next A1 Combat event in HARD ROCK LIVE. Our new event center is built for live MMA fights. There isn't a better venue in the region and Urijah and his team are going to make it a knock-out success."
Tickets are available at Eventbrite.com and a1combat.com
Doors will open at 4:00PM Saturday September 3 with preliminary bouts at 5:00PM and the Main card on UFC Fight Pass at 7:00PM
UFC FIGHT PASS will broadcast the event Live worldwide in 194 countries and territories to 100's of thousands of avid MMA fans.
About UFC FIGHT PASS is a digital streaming service giving fans access to thousands of hours of content and live events from around the world. FIGHT PASS is available 24/7, 365-days a year and features behind the scenes, exclusive, and original content that can't be found anywhere else.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain features the latest in live music and entertainment, hospitality, world-class gaming, and exceptional cuisine. The property is Hard Rock's first Vegas-style casino in California and offers a hotel with multiple suite options, a large gaming facility with 1,600 slot machines and 60 table games, along with an outdoor pool and deck area, large meeting space and five unparalleled restaurants.
The HARD ROCK LIVE is a 2,500-seat state-of-the-art music and multi-event space situated in Yuba County, California, 35 miles north of Sacramento.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today reported results for the second quarter 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Sales outperformed global industry production by six percentage points, reflecting growth over market in both Seating and E-Systems
- Sales increased 7% to $5.1 billion, compared to $4.8 billion in the second quarter of 2021
- Net income of $69 million and adjusted net income of $107 million, compared to $175 million and $148 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2021
- Core operating earnings of $187 million, compared to $233 million in the second quarter of 2021
- Earnings per share of $1.14 and adjusted earnings per share of $1.79, compared to $2.89 and $2.45, respectively, in the second quarter of 2021
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $11 million and free cash flow of $(161) million, compared to $260 million and $120 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2021
- Entered into a definitive agreement to acquire I.G. Bauerhin (IGB) to further expand our capabilities in thermal comfort solutions
- Acquired Thagora Technology SRL, a company specializing in material utilization hardware and software technologies
- Received Quality First award from Stellantis for achievements and commitment to industrial development and production
- Released 2021 Sustainability Report, featuring progress on Lear's renewable energy strategy, innovative green products, supplier sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts
- Returned $96 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends
- Cash and cash equivalents of $828 million and total available liquidity of $2.8 billion at quarter end
"In a quarter marked with continued industry supply chain disruptions, including significant COVID-related production shutdowns in China, and increased commodity costs, Lear recorded solid financial results in the second quarter," said Ray Scott, Lear's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are proactively taking steps to reduce costs and improve our manufacturing flexibility to position the Company to succeed in multiple industry volume scenarios. The IGB acquisition we announced in the quarter will further strengthen Lear's position as the leading supplier of automotive seating. Our increased emphasis on thermal comfort will create value for our customers through innovative and efficient products that improve quality, performance, weight, and cost. The strategic actions we are taking are designed to increase earnings and cash flow, and support increased cash returns to shareholders."
In the second quarter, global vehicle production increased by 1% compared to a year ago, with North America up 12%, Europe down 5%, and China down 3%. Global production increased on a Lear sales-weighted basis(2) by approximately 2%.
Sales in the second quarter increased 7% to $5.1 billion compared to a year ago. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, commodities and acquisitions, sales were up 8%, reflecting the addition of new business in both business segments and increased production on key Lear platforms. Sales growth over market in the second quarter was six percentage points, driven primarily by the impact of new business in both segments.
Core operating earnings were $187 million, or 3.7% of sales, compared to $233 million, or 4.9% of sales, in 2021. The decrease in earnings resulted primarily from higher commodity costs and the impact of foreign exchange, which were partially offset by the addition of new business and higher production on key Lear platforms. In the Seating segment, margins and adjusted margins were 5.5% and 6.0% of sales, respectively. In the E-Systems segment, margins and adjusted margins were 0.2% and 2.0% of sales, respectively.
Earnings per share were $1.14. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.79, down from $2.45 in 2021, primarily reflecting lower operating earnings.
In the second quarter of 2022, net cash provided by operating activities was $11 million, and free cash flow(1) was $(161) million.
(1) For more information regarding our non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Financial Information" below.
(2) The production change on a Lear sales-weighted basis is calculated using Lear's prior year regional sales mix and second quarter fiscal calendar. Management believes this provides a more meaningful comparison of the Company's global revenue growth relative to global vehicle production.
IGB Acquisition
On May 20, 2022, Lear announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IGB, a German-based supplier of automotive seat heating, ventilation, active cooling, steering wheel heating, seat sensors, and electronic control modules. This acquisition will expand Lear's product capabilities into active cooling and complement existing offerings in specialized thermal comfort seating solutions that improve vehicle performance and packaging. Under the terms of the agreement, Lear will acquire IGB for €140 million, on a cash and debt free basis. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and adjustments.
Share Repurchases
During the second quarter of 2022, we repurchased 380,220 shares of our common stock for a total of $50.2 million. At the end of the second quarter, we had a remaining share repurchase authorization of approximately $1.3 billion, which expires on December 31, 2024, and reflects approximately 14% of our total market capitalization at current market prices.
Since initiating the share repurchase program in 2011, we have repurchased 52.8 million shares of our common stock for a total of $4.8 billion at an average price of $91.27 per share. This represents a reduction of approximately 50% of our shares outstanding since the time we began the program.
2022 Financial Outlook
Compared to our prior financial outlook, we have narrowed the ranges, but the midpoint of the range for net sales and core operating earnings are unchanged. Our 2022 financial outlook is summarized below:
The industry volume assumptions underlying Lear's 2022 financial outlook are derived from several sources, including internal estimates, customer production schedules and the most recent S&P Global Mobility production estimates for Lear's vehicle platforms.
The financial outlook is based on a full year average exchange rate of $1.06/Euro and 6.60 RMB/$.
Certain of the forward-looking financial measures above are provided on a non-GAAP basis. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of such forward-looking measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP because to do so would be potentially misleading and not practical given the difficulty of projecting event-driven transactional and other non-core operating items in any future period. The magnitude of these items, however, may be significant.
Second Quarter 2022 Conference Call and Webcast Information
A conference call and webcast will be held to discuss Lear's second quarter 2022 financial results and related matters on August 2, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The webcast link for the conference call will be available through Lear's investor relations webpage at ir.lear.com. In addition, the conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-883-0383 (domestic) or 1-412-902-6506 (international) with Conference I.D. 5082523. The webcast replay will be available two hours following the call.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) included throughout this press release, the Company has provided information regarding "pretax income before equity income, interest, other (income) expense, restructuring costs and other special items" (core operating earnings or adjusted segment earnings), "pretax income before equity income, interest, other (income) expense, depreciation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring costs and other special items" (adjusted EBITDA), "adjusted depreciation and amortization," "adjusted net income attributable to Lear" (adjusted net income), "adjusted diluted net income per share attributable to Lear" (adjusted earnings per share) and "free cash flow" (each, a non-GAAP financial measure). Other (income) expense includes, among other things, non-income related taxes, foreign exchange gains and losses, gains and losses related to certain derivative instruments and hedging activities, gains and losses on the disposal of fixed assets and the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost. Adjusted depreciation and amortization represents depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets adjusted for intangible asset impairment charges. Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share represent net income attributable to Lear and diluted net income per share attributable to Lear, respectively, adjusted for restructuring costs and other special items, including the tax effect thereon. Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.
Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company's financial position and results of operations. In particular, management believes that core operating earnings, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted depreciation and amortization, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are useful measures in assessing the Company's financial performance by excluding certain items that are not indicative of the Company's core operating performance or that may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company's continuing operating activities. Management also believes that these measures provide improved comparability between fiscal periods. Management believes that free cash flow is useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company's ability to service and repay its debt. Further, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for planning and forecasting future periods.
Core operating earnings, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted depreciation and amortization, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income attributable to Lear, diluted net income per share attributable to Lear, cash provided by operating activities or other income statement or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. In addition, the calculation of free cash flow does not reflect cash used to service debt and, therefore, does not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. Also, these non-GAAP financial measures, as determined and presented by the Company, may not be comparable to related or similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding anticipated financial results and liquidity. The words "will," "may," "designed to," "outlook," "believes," "should," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates," "forecasts" and similar expressions identify certain of these forward-looking statements. The Company also may provide forward-looking statements in oral statements or other written materials released to the public. All statements contained or incorporated in this press release or in any other public statements that address operating performance, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022, and its other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Future operating results will be based on various factors, including actual industry production volumes, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war on the Company's business and the global economy, supply chain disruptions, commodity prices, the impact of restructuring actions and the Company's success in implementing its operating strategy.
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About Lear Corporation
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear's diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks 186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or on Twitter @LearCorporation.
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LAVAL, QUÉBEC, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. ("Neptune" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NEPT) (TSX: NEPT), a diversified and fully integrated health and wellness company focused on plant-based, sustainable and purpose-driven lifestyle brands, today announced that Michael Cammarata, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in an exclusive interview at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on April 21, 2022.
To schedule a one-on-one investor meeting with Neptune's management team, please contact a conference representative or KCSA Strategic Communications by emailing Neptune@KCSA.com.
Headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Neptune is a diversified health and wellness company with a mission to redefine health and wellness. Neptune is focused on building a portfolio of high quality, affordable consumer products in response to long-term secular trends and market demand for natural, plant-based, sustainable and purpose-driven lifestyle brands. The Company utilizes a highly flexible, cost-efficient manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure that can be scaled to quickly adapt to consumer demand and bring new products to market through its mass retail partners and e-commerce channels. For additional information, please visit: https://neptunewellness.com/.
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The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, renowned for being the premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America, returns for another edition, recharged with an impressive list of speakers. Check out the full lineup here.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Science and technology nonprofit First Street Foundation and Compass Inc., today announced a partnership to integrate Risk Factor - property specific, climate risk intelligence - into Compass listings. Risk Factor was designed to improve the agent and client experience by enhancing the understanding of property climate risk for homes across the United States. Compass, the largest residential real estate brokerage in the country, will integrate climate risk analytics as part of the home buying and selling process for both agents and clients.
Using the Compass platform, Compass agents will be able to view property-specific, climate-adjusted data to understand the 30-year risk profile for more than 140 million homes covered by RiskFactor.com The partnership provides Compass agents with valuable information while working with homebuyers and sellers who are interested in better understanding the impact of environmental changes when making long-term purchasing decisions.
"Compass exists to help our agents grow their businesses, serve more clients, and stand out as trusted, professional, advisors in real estate transactions," said Joseph Sirosh, Chief Technology Officer at Compass. "Integrating Risk Factor will give our agents access to insight from the world's leading climate modelers, allowing them to factor-in potential environmental risks when advising their clients. We're excited to be able to provide yet another tool that assists our agents and their clients in navigating the ever-changing housing market."
Compass selected Risk Factor after a thorough market search to find an accurate and intelligent physical climate risk provider in direct response to agent and client requests. The integration will initially include Flood Factor and Fire Factor data for all properties on Compass.com and will be added to with subsequent Risk Factor data launches.
"We applaud Compass for integrating physical climate risk data for both agents and clients" said Matthew Eby, Founder and CEO of First Street Foundation "This integration will engender trust and place Compass at the forefront of the industry as it confronts the challenges of a changing climate."
First Street Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) research and technology group working to define America's climate risk. The Foundation uses transparent, peer-reviewed methodologies to calculate the past, present, and future climate risk of individual homes and commercial properties across the United States. The Foundation's data addresses an asymmetry of information in the U.S., empowering Americans to protect themselves from increasing climate risk.
Founded in 2012, Compass is the largest residential real estate brokerage in the United States. The technology-enabled brokerage provides an end-to-end platform that empowers its residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. The platform includes an integrated suite of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, marketing, client service, brokerage services and other critical functionality, all custom-built for the real estate industry. Compass agents utilize the platform to grow their business, save time and manage their business more effectively. For more information on how Compass empowers real estate agents, one of the largest groups of small business owners in the country, please visit www.compass.com.
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MEXICO CITY, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chedraui is pleased to invite you to discuss our Q2'22 results.
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First Alert Traffic: Crash slowing traffic at U.S. 41 and 53rd Avenue West
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A crash at the intersection of U.S. 41 and 53rd Avenue West is slowing traffic in the area. EMS is on scene. One lane of 53rd Avenue West is blocked.
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OSLO, Norway, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 9, 2022, Asieris Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of innovative drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumors and other major diseases, announced that the multinational Phase III Clinical Trial of APL-1702 (Cevira®), a novel non-surgical treatment of cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), has successfully enrolled 402 patients in the study two months ahead of schedule. Additionally, Photocure received a $1 million milestone payment from Asieris related to the ongoing clinical development of Cevira.
APRICITY is a multicenter, prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled Phase III study further evaluating the efficacy and safety of the integrated drug-and light-delivery device Cevira® in the treatment of HSIL. The clinical trial was approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in July 2020 and was conducted simultaneously at 65 sites in 8 countries including China, Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands. The first patient was dosed in November 2020.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide1. In 2020, 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths worldwide were attributed to cervical cancer.1,2 Current treatments of HSIL of the cervix are based on invasive surgical interventions, compromising cervical competence and functionality. Currently, no non-surgical approach is available for the treatment of precancerous cervical lesions.
Read Asieris' full press release here: https://asieris.com/asieris-multinational-phase-iii-clinical-trial-for-the-non-surgical-treatment-of-hsil-has-completed-enrollment/
1. Cervical cancer. Available from: https://www.who.int/health-topics/cervical-cancer
2. Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Laversanne M, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209-49
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Cevira is a breakthrough photodynamic drug-device combination product that is being developed for non-surgical treatment of high-grade precancerous lesions of the cervix. Cevira holds the potential to serve the high unmet medical need for non-invasive treatment options for patients with HSIL in an outpatient setting, especially for young women of reproductive age. Asieris Pharmaceuticals entered into a license agreement with Photocure ASA (Photocure, PHO: OSE) to obtain the worldwide development and commercialization of Cevira in July 2019. Cevira® is a registered trademark of Photocure ASA, based in Oslo, Norway.
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Photocure: The Bladder Cancer Company delivers transformative solutions to improve the lives of bladder cancer patients. Our unique technology, making cancer cells glow bright pink, has led to better health outcomes for patients worldwide. Photocure is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: PHO). For more information, please visit us at www.photocure.com, www.hexvix.com, www.cysview.com
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion.
Possibly setting a single-day record for North Korean ballistic launches, eight missiles were fired in succession over 35 minutes from at least four different locations, including from western and eastern coastal areas and two inland areas north of and near the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
It said the missiles flew 110 to 670 kilometers (68 to 416 miles) at maximum altitudes of 25 to 80 kilometers (15 to 56 miles).
Hours later, Japan and the United States conducted a joint ballistic missile exercise aimed at showing their “rapid response capability” and “strong determination” to counter threats, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Won In-Choul held a video conference with Gen. Paul LaCamera, an American general who heads the South Korea-U.S. combined forces command in Seoul, and they reaffirmed the allies’ joint defense posture, according to the military in Seoul.
Sung Kim, U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea, also discussed the launches with South Korean officials while on a visit to Seoul. They expressed “deep regret” that North Korea was continuing weapons development despite grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak at home, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said.
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said none of the missiles fell inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The launches came a day after the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan concluded a three-day naval drill with South Korea in the Philippine Sea, apparently their first joint drill involving a carrier since November 2017, as the countries move to upgrade their defense exercises in the face of North Korean threats.
North Korea has long condemned the allies’ combined military exercises as invasion rehearsals and often countered with its own missile drills, including short-range launches in 2016 and 2017 that simulated nuclear attacks on South Korean ports and U.S. military facilities in Japan.
Discussing the launches with his national security officials, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lamented that North Korea was firing missiles at a pace of once every nine days this year. He vowed to strengthen the country’s defense in cooperation with the United States, according to his office.
The launches marked North Korea’s 18th round of missile tests in 2022 alone — a streak that has included the country’s first demonstrations of intercontinental ballistic missiles in nearly five years.
Experts say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to force the United States to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and negotiate economic and security concessions from a position of strength.
South Korean and U.S. officials say there are signs that North Korea is also pressing ahead with preparations at its nuclear testing ground in the northeastern town of Punggye-ri. The North’s next nuclear test would be its seventh since 2006 and the first since September 2017, when it claimed to have detonated a thermonuclear bomb to fit on its ICBMs.
On Friday, Sung Kim, the U.S. envoy, said Washington is “preparing for all contingencies” in close coordination with its Asian allies. The United States has vowed to push for additional international sanctions if North Korea conducts a new nuclear test, but the prospects for further U.N. Security Council measures appear dim.
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution that would have imposed additional sanctions on North Korea over its latest ballistic tests on May 25, which South Korea’s military said involved an ICBM on a medium-range trajectory and two short-range weapons. Those tests came as Biden wrapped up his trip to South Korea and Japan, where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend both allies.
North Korea in March launched an ICBM almost straight up at a full-range and saw it fly higher and longer than any weapon it had ever tested, demonstrating the potential to reach the entirety of the U.S. mainland.
While Kim’s ICBMs have garnered much international attention, he has also spent the past three years expanding his arsenal of shorter range solid-fuel missiles threatening South Korea and Japan. He has punctuated his tests with repeated comments that the North would use its nuclear weapons proactively when threatened or provoked, which experts say portend an escalatory nuclear doctrine that may create greater concerns for neighbors.
Nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled since 2019 over disagreements in exchanging the release of crippling U.S.-led sanctions for the North’s disarmament steps.
Despite deepening economic woes, Kim has shown no willingness to fully surrender an arsenal he sees as his strongest guarantee of survival and is clearly trying to convert the dormant denuclearization talks into a mutual arms reduction negotiation with the United States, experts say.
Kim’s pressure campaign comes as the country deals with a deadly COVID-19 outbreak across his largely unvaccinated autocracy that lacks public health tools.
GAVI, the nonprofit that runs the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program, said Friday it understands that North Korea has accepted an offer of vaccines from ally China and has started to administer doses. It isn’t immediately clear how many doses of which vaccines the North received or how the country was rolling them out.
___ Asssociated Press writer Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to the report. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/north-korea-test-fires-missile-amid-signs-of-nuclear-test/ | 2022-06-05T19:45:58Z |
Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer
Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. It’s becoming the nation’s unwanted weather guest and meteorologists said the West’s megadrought won’t go away until La Nina does.
The current double-dip La Nina set a record for strength last month and is forecast to likely be around for a rare but not quite unprecedented third straight winter. And it’s not just this one. Scientists are noticing that in the past 25 years the world seems to be getting more La Ninas than it used to and that is just the opposite of what their best computer model simulations say should be happening with human-caused climate change.
“They (La Ninas) don’t know when to leave,” said Michelle L’Heureux, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast office for La Nina and its more famous flip side, El Nino.
An Associated Press statistical analysis of winter La Ninas show that they used to happen about 28% of the time from 1950 to 1999, but in the past 25 winters, they’ve been brewing nearly half the time. There’s a small chance that this effect could be random, but if the La Nina sticks around this winter, as forecast, that would push the trend over the statistically significant line, which is key in science, said L’Heureux. Her own analysis shows that La Nina-like conditions are occurring more often in the last 40 years. Other new studies are showing similar patterns.
What’s bothering many scientists is that their go-to climate simulation models that tend to get conditions right over the rest of the globe predict more El Ninos, not La Ninas, and that’s causing contention in the climate community about what to believe, according to Columbia University climate scientist Richard Seager and MIT hurricane scientist Kerry Emanuel.
What Seager and other scientists said is happening is that the eastern equatorial Atlantic is not warming as fast as the western equatorial Atlantic or even the rest of the world with climate change. And it’s not the amount of warming that matters but the difference between the west and east. The more the difference, the more likely a La Nina, the less the difference, the more likely an El Nino. Scientists speculate it could be related to another natural cycle, called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or it could be caused by human-caused climate change or both.
“At this point we just don’t know,” L’Heureux said. “Scientists are watching and I know, are actively studying. But it’s really important because of regional conditions. We need to get this right.”
La Nina is a natural and cyclical cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide, as opposed to El Nino’s warming. Often leading to more Atlantic hurricanes, less rain and more wildfires in the West and agricultural losses in the middle of the country, studies have shown La Nina is more expensive to the United States than the El Nino. Together El Nino, La Nina and the neutral condition are called ENSO, which stands for El Nino Southern Oscillation, and they have one of the largest natural effects on climate, at times augmenting and other times dampening the big effects of human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, scientists said.
“They really have a very, very strong” effect, said research scientist Azhar Ehsan, who heads Columbia University’s El Nino/La Nina forecasting. “So a third consecutive La Nina is not at all a welcome thing.”
He said the dangerous heat in India and Pakistan this month and in April is connected to La Nina.
The current La Nina formed in the late summer of 2020 when the Atlantic set a record for the number of named storms. It strengthened in the winter when the West’s drought worsened and in the early summer of 2021 it weakened enough that NOAA said conditions were neutral. But that pause only lasted a few months and by early fall 2021 La Nina was back, making it a double dip.
Normally second years of La Nina tend to be weaker, but in April this La Nina surprised meteorologists by setting a record for intensity in April, which is based on sea surface temperatures, Ehsan said.
“These are very impressive values for April,” L’Heureux said. Still, because La Ninas historically weaken over summer and there are slight signs that this one may be easing a bit, there’s the small but increasing chance that this La Nina could warm just enough to be considered neutral in late summer.
La Nina has its biggest effect in the winter and that’s when it is a problem for the West because it’s the rainy season that is supposed to recharge areas reservoirs. But the West is in a 22-year megadrought, about the same time period of increasing La Nina frequency.
Three factors — ENSO, climate change and randomness — are biggest when it comes to the drought, which is itself a huge trigger for massive wildfires, said UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. Without climate change, La Nina and bad luck could have made the drought the worst in 300 years but with climate change it’s the worst in at least 1,200 years, said UCLA climate hydrologist Park Williams.
La Nina “is a pretty important player; it may be the dominant player,” said Swain, who has a blog on Western weather. “It could be responsible for one-third, maybe one-half of the given conditions if it is pronounced enough.”
“It’s much less likely that the Southwest will see at least even a partial recovery from the megadrought during La Nina,” Swain said.
La Nina “amps up your Atlantic storms” but decreases them in the Pacific, said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.
It’s all about winds 6 to 7 miles (10 to 12 kilometers) above the water surface. One of the key factors in storm development is whether there is wind shear, which are changes in wind from high to low elevations. Wind shear can decapitate or tip over hurricanes, making them hard to strengthen and at times even stick around. Wind shear can also let dry air into hurricanes that chokes them.
When there’s an El Nino, there’s lots of Atlantic wind shear and it’s hard for hurricanes to get going. But La Nina means little wind shear in the Atlantic, making it easier for storms to intensify and do it quickly, said University of Albany hurricane researcher Kristen Corbosiero.
“That’s a really huge factor,” Corbosiero said.
“Whatever is the cause, the increasing incidence of La Ninas may be behind the increasing hurricanes,” MIT’s Emanuel said.
Some areas like eastern Australia and the arid Sahel region of Africa do better with more rain during La Nina. India and Pakistan, even though they get extra spring heat, also receive more needed rain in La Ninas, Columbia’s Ehsan said.
A 1999 economic study found that drought from La Nina cost the United States agriculture between $2.2 billion to $6.5 billion, which is far more than the $1.5 billion cost of El Nino. A neutral ENSO is best for agriculture.
Columbia’s Seager said even though there may be some chance and some natural cycles behind the changes in La Nina, because there’s likely a climate change factor he thinks there will probably be more of them.
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MILAN (AP) — An Italian tugboat with six people aboard capsized and sank in the Adriatic Sea, leaving five crew members missing, Italian authorities said Thursday.
The Coast Guard and other authorities were searching for four Italians and one Tunisian sailor. Authorities said the search was complicated by high winds.
Just the captain survived, rescued from the sea by a Croatian boat that was in the area.
The tugboat, Franco P, alerted port authorities Wednesday night that it was sinking about 50 miles off the coast of the southern Italian city of Bari as it was pulling a pontoon from the Italian ports of Ancona to Dures.
The pontoon, with 11 people on board, remained adrift and was being rescued.
It was not immediately clear what caused the tugboat to capsize. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/italian-tugboat-sinks-in-the-adriatic-sea-5-crew-missing/ | 2022-05-20T02:31:12Z |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Joe Biden’s administration has not yet made a decision about extending the pause on federal student loan debt nor about whether some of that debt will be canceled, but his education secretary is promising some sort of action before the end of the month.
“The American people will hear directly from us because we recognize this is an important issue across the country,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said.
He appeared Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and CBS’s “Face the Nation” to discuss the matter. He said his team is in daily talks with the White House.
“We’re not slowing down,” Cardona said. “We want to make sure that college is more accessible and more affordable for Americans across the country.”
The White House has said it is considering canceling up to $10,000 per borrower, but progressives are pressuring Biden for more — $50,000. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the House Progressive Caucus, tweeted Monday that it would be a “great day to cancel student loan debt and deliver relief for millions of borrowers across the country.”
Many Republicans are opposed to the idea.
“I think it just seems inherently unfair,” Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., said, saying canceling debt now after many have already paid off their loans is wrong and won’t fix the underlying problem of the cost of education. “I think the better thing would be to look at why is college tuition over the last several decades increased at twice the rate of inflation? Why is that? Why is college education far more expensive than buying a car on an annual basis for a four-year education?”
The president’s schedule for the week does not so far indicate an announcement but that could change. Biden, who is on vacation, is expected back at the White House Wednesday. | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/education-secretary-action-soon-on-student-loan-debt/ | 2022-08-23T01:10:41Z |
NEW YORK, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) will replace Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASD:SAFM) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 27. Cargill and Continental Grain acquired Sanderson Farms in a deal that closed today.
Following is a summary of the change that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:
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NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of CareDx, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of CDNA 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 or entities who purchased CareDx common stock between February 24, 2021, and May 5, 2022.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants had engaged in a variety of improper and illegal schemes to inflate testing services revenue and demand, including pushing a surveillance protocol through inaccurate marketing materials, offering extravagant inducements or kickbacks to physicians and other providers, and improperly bundling expensive testing services with other blood tests as part of the Company's RemoTraC service for remote, home-based, blood-drawing; (2) these practices, and others, subjected CareDx to an undisclosed risk of regulatory scrutiny; (3) these practices rendered the Company's testing services revenue reported throughout the class period artificially inflated; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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IFS will provide solution for long-term planning and scheduling optimization, as well as driving sustainability for the energy giant
LINKÖPING, Sweden, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcel Energy, a leading US-based energy provider, is partnering with IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, to undertake a gas and electric distribution end-to-end scheduling transformation. As a part of the transformation, Xcel Energy will utilize mobile workforce management (MWM) and planning and scheduling optimization (PSO) software from IFS, with an integration to SAP via an add-on component (AOC).
Jesse Seering, Director of Scheduling at Xcel Energy, commented, "Planning, scheduling, and dispatching are manual processes for our teams today. We are excited on behalf of our customers and employees to digitize, streamline, and simplify our process."
Marne Martin, President, SMBU, IFS, said: "As energy providers rise to meet changing consumer demands, their digital transformation journeys are a priority. To continue exceeding customer and stakeholder expectations, companies are adapting their business models to focus on connected assets, projects, and service, as they are ultimately the key to empowering companies to stay ahead of the competition.
"Xcel Energy is an ambitious energy provider focused on dynamic growth and driving efficiencies across their business. It is great news that they have chosen IFS and our software to help deliver this vision for them. We look forward to working in close partnership over the coming years to ensure their strategic goals are realized, and to enable them to deliver their Moment of Service ™ to their customers."
About Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and producing and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources at competitive prices.
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About IFS
IFS develops and delivers cloud enterprise software for companies around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. Within our single platform, our industry specific products are innately connected to a single data model and use embedded digital innovation so that our customers can be their best when it really matters to their customers-at the Moment of Service™. The industry expertise of our people and of our growing ecosystem, together with a commitment to deliver value at every single step, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,500 employees every day live our values of agility, trustworthiness and collaboration in how we support our 10,000+ customers. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.
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EnerNOC founder and ex-J.P. Morgan executive bring their expertise to expand Amperon's platform and be a major player in the energy transition.
HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amperon Holdings, Inc., the leader in AI-powered grid forecasts, today announced Tim Healy and Catherine Flax as the newest members to join the board of directors and help position Amperon as the grid analytics platform for the energy transition.
"Tim and Catherine are established titans in their spaces and we are excited to have their advice and experience as Amperon grows into a global company," said Sean Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Amperon. "To have Tim, the pioneer in demand-response technology, and Catherine, a dominant figure in global commodities, join our board only solidifies the important work Amperon is doing."
Tim, who founded and helmed EnerNOC, brings the know-how of scaling a cleantech company to the global level. "Grids are more volatile than ever, and the energy industry needs a trusted source of insights to manage risk and prevent blackouts. Amperon is that information hub for the energy transition," said Tim. "The company is at an exciting stage to shape the market to ensure the energy transition happens correctly."
Catherine, former executive at J.P. Morgan and current board member of the regional transmission organization ISO New England, Inc, knows the importance of accurate data in this space. "The energy industry has underinvested in advanced technologies for decades. Amperon is this perfect blend of Silicon Valley meets Houston meets Wall Street to bring modern AI to the energy industry," said Catherine. "Better information creates much better outcomes for everyone – for the whole industry, down to the end users."
Both Tim and Catherine see Amperon as a major player in the energy transition. With increasing rolling blackouts, extended price spikes, heavy renewables and EV penetrations, and extreme weather events, energy market participants of all stripes rely heavily on Amperon to guide their operational decisions. As Catherine said, "Not having tools like Amperon for market participants is like having your hands tied behind your back."
Catherine and Tim are the latest additions to Amperon's board, rounding out a highly experienced team that includes Michael D'Aurizio, Investment Director at HSBC Climate Tech Venture Fund, as well as founders Abraham Stanway and Sean Kelly.
Tim Healy is an experienced executive chairman, CEO, and entrepreneur, with a demonstrated history working in the information technology, energy and managed services industries. Tim co-founded EnerNOC in 2001 and served as its Chairman and CEO until its sale to Enel in 2017 for over $300M. Since EnerNOC, Tim has dedicated his time to changing the way the world uses energy. Under his leadership, 35 of his employees have gone on to become CEOs of their own companies. He is also on the board of several growth companies including Powin and Micatu, as well as the New England Aquarium.
Catherine Flax is an accomplished leader and mentor in the energy, fintech and commodities sectors. She is currently President of X Machina Capital Strategies, an energy-focused private equity firm, and is on the advisory board for ISO New England, Inc. She served multiple roles at J.P. Morgan, first as CEO of Global Commodities EMEA and subsequently as Chief Marketing Officer. Afterward, she went on to serve as Managing Director at BNP Paribas. In 2011, Catherine was named the "Most Influential Woman in European Financial Markets'' and she continues to focus on making the world a better place through the highly skilled people she mentors and her innovative insights.
Amperon Holdings, Inc. is a technology company based out of Houston that builds AI-powered electricity analytics for energy market participants. Founded in 2018 by a seasoned data engineer and a veteran energy trader, Amperon serves electricity retailers, energy traders, grid operators, and utilities worldwide. Its mission is to bring AI to global grids in the service of grid reliability, risk management, and sustainability.
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BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai, China's leading trade and shipping hub, remains the third place in the top 20 international shipping centre (ISC20) ranking for 2022 as shown in the 2022 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report (Xinhua-Baltic ISCDI Report) just unveiled on Monday.
Shanghai is positioned after Singapore and London, and is followed by Hong Kong and Dubai, the 2022 ranking shows.
It is noted that the Xinhua-Baltic ISCDI incorporates three primary dimensions and 16 secondary indicators to evaluate the comprehensive performance of 43 cities worldwide during a given period of time thus concludes its annual list of ISC20.
Specifically, complete ISC20 names such 20 cities as Singapore, London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Rotterdam, Hamburg, New York-New Jersey, Athens-Piraeus, Ningbo Zhoushan, Tokyo, Houston, Guangzhou, Antwerp-Bruges, Qingdao, Busan, Shenzhen, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Melbourne, for the top 20 for 2022.
When looked at geographically, ten out of the top 20 are in Asia, six in Europe, three in America and one in Oceania.
The report notes no significant changes compared with last year's ranking due to the stable developemnt of the listed cities in terms of resource agglomeration and allocation capability.
Also, experts' insights on port digitalization and decarbonization, which pose both opportunities and challenges to global shipping industry today, are penned as highlights for this year's report.
In line with the report release ceremony in Shanghai, an online seminar was held with worldwide participance.
Li Jin, Chief Accountant with Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA), a member of China's COSCO Shipping group, and Ilias Salpeas, Managing Director of the Development Organisation of the Municipality of Piraeus, shared their insights on global shipping industry development during the seminar.
Jointly launched by China Economic Information Service and Baltic Exchange in 2014, the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index has become a significant and increasingly influential index to evaluate the development of major shipping centres worldwide.
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PRAGUE (AP) — European Union nations were divided Tuesday over whether to slap a broad visa ban on Russian citizens, torn between a desire to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin and concern about punishing people who may not even support his war on Ukraine.
The 27-nation EU already tightened visa restrictions on Russian officials and businesspeople in May, but calls have mounted from, notably, Poland and the Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — for a broader ban on tourists.
“There must be more restrictions on travel for Russian citizens,” Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said.
“We cannot simply give bonuses to people which are supporting such presidents as Putin,” he told reporters in Czech capital Prague, where EU defense and foreign ministers are meeting.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who is chairing the talks, has said that a visa ban on all Russian citizens is unlikely to be agreed on. Germany and France are leading a push to tighten visa restrictions, rather than impose an outright ban.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed support for suspending more parts of the 2007 EU agreement with Russia, and to halt the issuing of multiple-entry or multi-year visas.
But Baerbock said it’s important “that we don’t deprive ourselves of what made it possible for us to allow persecuted people in Russia to leave very quickly.”
“We should not punish those who have the courage to stand up against this regime,” Baerbock said at a Cabinet gathering north of Berlin, from where she is due to travel to Prague on Wednesday.
Finland’s foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, said his country is worried about a kind of Russian “tourist route” through Helsinki airport. He said Finland will unilaterally slash the granting of tourist visas to Russians to 10% of their usual number from Sept. 1.
As of Thursday, Finland, which has the longest border with Russia of all EU countries, will only allow Russian citizens to apply for tourist visas on one day a week, and only in four cities in Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Moscow was closely following the EU visa discussions and described them as part of Western moves against Russia that are “irrational and bordering on madness.” He warned that Moscow will retaliate if Russian citizens are targeted.
In talks earlier Tuesday, EU defense ministers weighed the possibility of setting up a training mission for Ukraine’s beleaguered armed forces, but the bloc’s countries disagree over what added value such an effort might bring.
Ukraine has provided the EU with a list of short- and long-term requirements, ranging from basic military training and organizing resistance to high-level instruction on the use of equipment or defending against nuclear and chemical weapons.
Several countries already provide military training on a bilateral basis, but some feel that it’s important to throw the EU’s combined weight behind the effort. The Netherlands highlighted new demining training that it’s providing with Germany.
Others fear that an EU effort of 27 countries might be too unwieldy.
“It’s not maybe the quickest way. I’m not so convinced,” Luxembourg Defense Minister Francois Bausch said. Austria was also cool on the idea. Pabriks said that Latvia stands ready to help, but that such an EU-wide mission “must be practical.”
In the end, Borrell said, the ministers agreed “on launching the work necessary to define the parameters” of what such a mission might look like, meaning that little movement is likely at the EU level for some time.
The ministers also discussed ways of pooling military resources and material, and using their collective weight to jointly purchase defense equipment and help European industry “to ramp up production capacities,” Borrell said.
“We are depleting our stocks. We are providing so many capacities to Ukraine that we have to refill our stocks,” he said.
Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad sought help from EU partners to “backfill” his country’s national defense needs so that it can be free to send more military equipment to Ukraine, including Mig-29 fighter jets.
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Geir Moulson in Berlin, and Jari Tanner in Helsinki, contributed to this report.
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Celebrations include a tower lighting ceremony with daughter Lorna Luft and Rufus Wainwright, a special musical performance and exclusive fragrance sold only at the Empire State Building Observatory
NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Empire State Building (ESB) commenced plans to mark the 100th birthday of Judy Garland in partnership with Judy's family and the Stonewall Gives Back Initiative. Themed celebrations included a tower lighting ceremony and musical performance of "Over the Rainbow" by her daughter Lorna Luft and Grammy-nominated singer Rufus Wainwright; and a limited-edition fragrance sold only at the Empire State Building Observatory.
"The Empire State Building has long been considered an authentic symbol of hope and endless possibilities," said Jean-Yves Ghazi, president of the Empire State Building Observatory. "Judy Garland's legacy is built on resilience amid hardship and hope for a kinder, gentler world. We are honored to celebrate this legacy and sentiment through one-of-a-kind experiences for our fans in the heart of New York City."
"[My mother] said 'in Hollywood, I have to be Judy Garland, but in New York, I can just be Judy,'" said Lorna Luft, in remarks at the lighting ceremony. "I am honored to be able to light this incredible, iconic, legendary building for an iconic, legendary woman."
- Rainbow Bright – On June 7, the Empire State Building hosted a special lighting ceremony to celebrate Judy's 100th birthday with her daughter Lorna Luft and Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and composer Rufus Wainwright, who flipped the famous switch. The Empire State Building will shine in rainbow on June 10, what would have been Judy's 100th birthday.
- Ode to Judy – After the ceremony, for only the third time ever, Lorna Luft – joined by Rufus Wainwright and the Broadway Inspirational Voices – performed a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" on the building's grand staircase (video here).
- Signature Scent – From June 10-12, a limited edition ESB x Judy Garland scent will be sold at the Empire State Building Observatory. Developed by Cosmetic Chemist Vincenzo Spinnato and Judy's children Lorna, Joey, and Liza, the unisex fragrance showcases a hint of the official Judy Garland Rose with the addition of dark orchid, coriander, and a medley of gourmand and spice notes.
The Empire State Building Observatory's celebration of Judy Garland was joined by The Garland Estate and the Stonewall Gives Back Initiative.
The Empire State Building Observatory Experience recently underwent a top-to-bottom reimagination that added a dedicated guest entrance, a digital and tactile museum that celebrates the icon from the moment it was conceived to its current place in pop culture, and a completely re-imagined 102nd Floor Observatory. More information about the Empire State Building and its Observatory Experience can be found at www.esbnyc.com.
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About the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building, the "World's Most Famous Building," owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT: NYSE), soars 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan from base to antenna. The $165 million reimagination of the Empire State Building Observatory Experience creates an all-new experience with a dedicated guest entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned 102nd Floor Observatory with floor-to-ceiling windows. The journey to the world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, the only 360-degree, open-air observatory with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors for their entire New York City experience and covers everything from the building's iconic history to its current place in pop-culture. Learn more at www.esbnyc.com. Declared "America's Favorite Building" by the American Institute of Architects, as well as the world's most popular travel destination by Uber and the #1 New York City attraction by Lonely Planet, it welcomes more than 4 million annual visitors from around the world.
Since 2011, the building has been fully powered by renewable wind electricity, and its many floors primarily house a diverse array of office tenants such as LinkedIn and Shutterstock, as well as retail options like STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi, and Starbucks. For more information and Observatory Experience tickets visit esbnyc.com or follow the building's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, YouTube, or TikTok.
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TAIPEI, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Taipei AMPA and AutoTronics Taipei will take place at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 from April 20-23, and will feature 560 automotive industry corporations with 1,300 exhibition booths. Additionally, with the digital transformation taking place in the world nowadays, the new virtual show concept AMPA DigitalGo will also feature 190 exhibitors online from April 11-24, presenting the automotive industry in a new and unique format.
Hybrid Platform to Showcase Products – 3D Images, Online Catalogues, Videos… and More.
In the current trend, an online-offline hybrid show has become the normal, and as a result, Taipei AMPA created the newest AMPA DigitalGo digital show concept. This new concept provides exhibitors a platform to showcase online catalogues, promotional videos, 3D product images, and other methods to display company and product information to the buyers. Built-in chat functions with translation service, and virtual business card exchanging also offer opportunities for exhibitors and visitors to interact with each other without borders, language barriers, and time zones, enhancing the experience for everyone on the AMPA DigitalGo platform. Visitors can browse AMPA DigitalGo from April 20 to 24 on www.ampaonline.com.tw/en/
One of the Largest Automotive Trade Shows in Asia.
Even though the digital concept creates a new way to do business, the physical exhibition is also the attraction of Taipei AMPA, which will continue to take place this year. As one of the largest automotive trade shows in Asia, Taipei AMPA has been the epitome of the industry, attract large groups of buyers and showcasing the latest products and services. With the usual parts and accessories, there will be many electric vehicles and green energy exhibits this year, promoting the biggest Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) issues surrounding the world today.
In addition, forums, new product unboxing episodes, a live tour, and other events will gather even more experts to Taipei AMPA and present the industry from a different perspective that will showcase Taiwan's superior automotive industry.
11 Exhibit Areas in Taipei AMPA – All You Need Is Here.
- Parts & Components
- Automotive Lighting
- Customizing & Accessories
- Diagnostics & Maintenance
- Car care
- EV & Peripherals
- Intelligent Transportation System & Solution
- Motorcycle Parts & Accessories
- Motorcyclists' Accessories
- Automobile Electronic Products
- Automobile Electronic Components & Parts
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https://www.taipeiampa.com.tw/en/news/1666FAA5857B0753/list-info.html - Taipei AMPA 2022 will take place on April 20 to 23 physically at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall 1, and the online show will begin from April 11 to 24 on www.ampaonline.com.tw/en/
About Taipei AMPA
Began in 1984, Taipei AMPA has become Asia's 2nd largest automotive trade show, and also the only show in Asia that connects automobile and motorcycle industry in one place.
AMPA presents the trends of C.A.S.E with the latest IoV, EV, 5G applications and solution, such as vehicle control units (VCU), battery management systems (BMS), motor control units (MCU), advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment systems, that keeps you ahead of the curve in 2022.
Where you can also meet the strongest industries in Taiwan - automotive lighting, automobile electronic and auto parts aftermarket (AM) all at the show ground.
AMPA is the pioneering automotive hybrid trade fair in ASIA, which brings a satisfying purchase experience with no boundary, no time difference, ONSITE and ONLINE.
- Following AMPA official website and social media for more updated
Official website: www.taipeiampa.com.tw/en/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TaipeiAMPA
AMPA TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAATasbI8TiR6mptGQOvlPg
EV and E-mobility Future Trends Roundtable: https://youtu.be/-EveGlgCzCQ
Intelligent Connected Vehicles Roundtable: https://youtu.be/okc4Uyo6CNU
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its community outreach program, Radians®, a Memphis-based PPE manufacturer, recently made meaningful donations to four Memphis nonprofits, including Memphis Youth Villages, Lisieux Community, Les Passees, and Dress for Success.
"Partnering with these organizations allows Radians to advocate for positive, long-term change, enhancing the quality of life for children, women, families, and young people in Memphis," said Radians CEO, Mike Tutor. "All of these organizations help others overcome challenges, bringing hope and healing to our community, so we are excited that we could help with such worthy causes."
The Radians Tickets for Charity program is an online auction format that allows its employees to bid upon and purchase name-brand entertainment at the FedEx® Forum and the Live at the Garden concert series, which is held at the Radians Amphitheater in the Memphis Botanic Garden. The ticket price paid by the employee is then matched by Radians and donated to local charities selected by the employees.
In addition to its Tickets for Charity donations, Radians sponsors other programs and organizations that make Memphis a better place, including the Radians Amphitheater, the Live at The Garden concert series, Stax Music Academy, and the Church Health Center.
For more information about Radians, visit www.radians.com or call toll-free 1-877-723-4267.
Radians® is a Memphis, TN-based top-tier manufacturer of quality PPE, including safety eyewear, Radwear® high visibility apparel, rainwear, hearing protection, hand protection, head gear, cooling products, heated jackets, AR/FR workwear, eyewash stations, N95 respirators, face masks/gaiters, retractable tool tethers, and lens cleaning systems. Radians has partnered with highly respected companies including DSM Dyneema, DEWALT®, STANLEY®, and BLACK+DECKER™ to provide high performance personal protection products. Brands include Bellingham® Glove, Crossfire® by Radians, Neese, VolCore™, Arctic Radwear®, Nordic Blaze®, and VisionAid®. An ISO 9001:2008 certified leader in the PPE industry, the company has additional facilities in Reno, NV, Thomasville, NC, Bellingham, WA, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.Radians.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), informs investors that KSF continues its investigation into 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD).
On March 1, 2021, the Company disclosed that the filing of its 10-K annual report would be delayed, due primarily to "the presentation of cash flows associated with the divestiture process for its Cimatron and GibbsCam software businesses." On March 5, 2021, when the Form 10-K was finally filed, the Company disclosed internal control problems relating to "non-standard contracts and non-standard contract terms" and "the review of internally prepared reports and analyses utilized in the financial closing process," among other disappointing news.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit for failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws, which remains ongoing.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether 3D's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to 3D's shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of 3D shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-ddd/ to learn more.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Contact:
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850
1100 Poydras St., Suite 3200
New Orleans, LA 70163
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PHOENIX, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluum, known as North America's leading education technology solutions provider, today announced that Senior Vice President of Sales Terra Norine was named to the "CRN 2022 Power 70 Solution Providers" list, an elite subset of honorees chosen from the annual "CRN Women of the Channel" list. CRN celebrates these women for their constant dedication to channel excellence, strong business acumen, innovation, strategic thinking and supporting their solution provider businesses and customers with exceptional leadership.
The CRN editorial team chooses the annual "Power 70 Solution Provider" honorees based on their expertise and contributions to building strong solution provider businesses. This exclusive list features elite industry professionals who drive success daily through leadership and a deep dedication to their organizations and the entire IT channel.
Norine's accomplishments include managing the implementation of the company's new CRM, sales portal, developing a sales training program, hiring a new client engagement team and nurturing new vendor relationships. Last year, Norine earned a place on the "2021 CRN's Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders" list.
"It is amazing to see Terra recognized for her contributions as Bluum's Senior VP of Sales," Bluum CEO Erez Pikar said. "Terra's dedication and endless energy drive our sales organization. She brings incredible leadership experience and an infectious commitment to customer service, which is our most valuable asset. Rare professionals like Terra are a credit to Bluum and the channel, and I do not doubt that we will celebrate many more of her accomplishments in the future."
In addition to Norine capturing the "Power 70" honor, CRN also named Bluum Logistics Manager Christine Bristow, Vice President of Sales Administration Melissa Curtis, Vice President of Marketing & Communications Diane Mitchell, and Account Executive Heather Rose to its annual "2022 Women of the Channel" list. The June issue of CRN Magazine and the online version at www.CRN.com/WOTC feature the "CRN 2022 Women of the Channel" and "Power 70" lists.
About Bluum
Bluum empowers educators with technology solutions that improve learning and make it more accessible, assisting more than 26 million students grow and flourish. Cultivate possibility with us at bluum.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Oscar Health, Inc. ("Oscar" or the "Company") (NYSE: OSCR) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Oscar investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Oscar Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's March 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
OSCR 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) Oscar was experiencing growing COVID-19 testing and treatment costs; (2) Oscar was experiencing growing net COVID costs; (3) Oscar would be negatively impacted by an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation result relating to 2019 and 2020; (4) Oscar was on track to be negatively impacted by significant SEP membership growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Oscar during the relevant time frame, you have until July 11, 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.
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CAESAREA, Israel , June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Max Stock Limited (TASE: MAXO) (the "Company") today announced that the Company is participating in the Oppenheimer Consumer Growth and E-Commerce Conference being held virtually June 14 – 15, 2022. Max Stock's presentation is scheduled for June 15, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. IL and can be accessed via a live webcast at https://ir.maxstock.co.il/en/event-en/. Max Stock is also hosting virtual meetings during the conference. Please contact your Oppenheimer representative if you are interested in a meeting.
The Company is also participating virtually in the Jefferies 2022 Global Consumer Conference being held June 21 – 22, 2022 in Nantucket, MA. A pre-recorded presentation will be available via webcast beginning June 20, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. IL. Please visit https://ir.maxstock.co.il/en/event-en/ to access the link. The recording will be available for 90 days.
About Max Stock
Max Stock is Israel's leading extreme value retailer, currently present in 55 locations throughout Israel. We offer a broad assortment of quality products for customers' everyday needs at affordable prices, helping customers "Dream Big, Pay Small". For more information, please visit https://ir.maxstock.co.il
Company Contacts:
Talia Sessler,
Chief Corporate Development and IR Officer
talia@maxstock.co.il
Ifat Nir Katz,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
ifat@maxstock.co.il
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CAIRO, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J&T Express ("J&T"), an international express logistics company, announced today that it has officially launched its network in Egypt. This is another major step in J&T's expansion in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, following the Company's launch of the network in the UAE and Saudi Arabia and announcement of establishing a smart logistics park in Riyadh. This latest expansion brings J&T Express' global network coverage to a total of thirteen countries, expanding its global delivery network to Africa markets beyond Asia and Latin America.
E-commerce in the MENA region is fast catching up with global powerhouses. Egypt, as the most populous Arabic country, represents one of the most diversified economies in the MENA region. The total revenue of ecommerce in Egypt reportedly reached $5 billion in 2021. In line with the National e-Commerce Strategy, Egypt aspires to harness the power of e-commerce to help catalyze innovation, growth, and social prosperity in the digital economy. The rapidly growing e-commerce market presents significant opportunities for the express logistics industry. J&T Express has established one sorting center and 10 distribution centers, with its distribution network covering the full country except the North Sinai military command area. Following the company's entry into Latin America earlier this year, it is an important step for the company to continue to further cultivate emerging markets and expand its strategic global footprint.
Charles Hou, Group Vice President of J&T Express, said, "J&T is an independent e-commerce enabler, offering express delivery solutions to leading e-commerce platforms. By leveraging our expertise of providing efficient and convenient services through our growing global operation network, J&T Express is set to contribute to the faster development of e-commerce in the MENA market and the launch in Egypt bears testament to our commitment to the region."
Patrick Chen, Head of J&T Express Egypt, said, "In view of rapidly increasing internet penetration, the Egyptian market is well-positioned to tap on existing opportunities to further e-commerce development. J&T Express is excited to establish a refined service network in Egypt and offer an efficient, convenient and quality logistics experience to local retailers and customers."
With its network launch in Egypt, J&T Express' network now spans thirteen countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, China, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Mexico, Brazil and Egypt, and serves over 2.5 billion people.
About J&T Express
J&T Express is a global logistics service provider with leading express delivery businesses in Southeast Asia and China, the largest and fastest-growing market in the world. Founded in 2015, J&T Express' network spans thirteen countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, China, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Mexico, Brazil and Egypt. Adhering to its "customer-oriented and efficiency-based" mission, J&T Express is committed to providing customers with integrated logistics solutions through intelligent infrastructure and digital logistics network, as part of its global strategy to connect the world with greater efficiency and bring logistical benefits to all.
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement by Jen Judson President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the LIV golf tournament taking place this weekend in Bedminster, N.J.
"We are revolted by the way the Saudi-funded LIV enterprise has followed the fist bump in the desert by shoving themselves onto golf courses and television screens. We call on all Americans to see this unsavory attempt to minimize the grisly bone-saw attack on Washington Post opinion writer Jamal Khashoggi for what it is – an attempt to sweep under the rug a brutal state-sponsored murder. We call on people of conscience to reject this tournament. Do not attend. Do not watch it on television. Let it fail.
"That the tournament is being held at a course owned by former President Trump is, if possible, even more revolting. It reminds us that the former President bragged of distracting Congress from the murder, delaying the release of the final U.S. government report that concluded MBS, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (and recipient of the fist-bump from President Biden) was most likely involved in planning and approving Jamal's murder. And the tournament on the Trump course reminds us how Saudi Arabia finds ways to personally enrich Trump and his family – including $2 billion to his son in law.
"We note that at one of LIV's first news conferences their officials shouted down a question from an AP reporter and escorted him from the room saying that he was being rude. That is how the LIV episode started. They silenced the press. Again.
"Finally, we note that LIV is currently seeking representation by a public relations firm to make the slaughter of a journalist more acceptable to the American public through golf. We call on public relations firms, many of whom employ former journalists, to reject this blood money. We understand that clients need representation, but it seems reasonable to draw the line at clients that use a bone saw on a journalist. We hope the prospective PR firm thinks very carefully before agreeing to work for LIV. Their association with LIV will define who they are and damage their carefully developed reputation. This will not be good for their other clients or their business. We suggest they stay on the fairway."
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. With 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization, the Club is a leading voice for press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement.
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club
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- Hometown Revitalization grants provide $25,000 in funding for 20 local microgrant programs statewide
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Energy Foundation today distributed $500,000 in grants to help small businesses across North Carolina – from restaurants to retailers – continue their ongoing recovery from economic challenges initially triggered by the pandemic. This is the second year Duke Energy has provided targeted grants in support of downtowns throughout the state.
Today's $25,000 grants were awarded to 20 nonprofits, each representing one community. That organization will establish a small-business support microgrant program and deploy the funding within their local community by January 2023. The microgrants may range from $500 to $2,500 per individual business.
"Local storefronts and businesses are the heartbeat of towns across our service territory," said Stephen De May, Duke Energy's North Carolina president. "Last year's inaugural Hometown Revitalization grants showed us the difference that strategic grants can make for towns throughout North Carolina. We're honored to partner with local nonprofits and businesses to help build more vibrant communities."
The Hometown Revitalization grants were awarded to the following 20 community organizations – quotes from each on the impact of the grants can be found here.
The Hometown Revitalization grant program was inspired by a successful collaboration between the Downtown Raleigh Alliance and Duke Energy that provided nearly 100 grants to downtown Raleigh storefronts. Last year, Duke Energy broadened that impact to small towns and rural communities across the state with its inaugural Hometown Revitalization grants. The grants allowed downtown storefronts the opportunity to create outdoor seating and serving opportunities, develop e-commerce websites, repair window fronts, and upgrade health and safety elements.
Aaron Nelson, president and CEO of The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro and executive director of the Partnership for a Sustainable Community, hopes to see a similar impact in his community.
"Many small businesses in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro are still hurting," said Nelson. "The Duke Energy Foundation Hometown Revitalization grant program will enable our local businesses to brighten their storefronts, boost their workforce and expand their capacity, and all of this will attract more visitors and help our community thrive."
Tony Holloway, board chair of Downtown Morehead City Inc., shared more perspective on the hurdles the grant will help his community overcome.
"This generous investment in our downtown will benefit and strengthen our small businesses whose owners have faced several years of difficult challenges – from hurricanes to the pandemic, and the impact left by both," said Holloway.
Lori Bailey, executive director of the Nantahala Health Foundation, says the grants are timely for Dillsboro.
"Coming on the heels of the challenges of the past two years, this is the perfect time to invest in this historic gem of a town," said Bailey. "As an organization focused on improving health outcomes, we understand that strengthening the places we live, learn, work and play will ultimately enhance well-being for all. We are pleased to partner with Duke Energy Foundation and the Town of Dillsboro to facilitate revitalization efforts for the small businesses that contribute to the town's vitality, and we are excited to see how the projects positively impact the downtown area and ultimately Refresh Dillsboro."
Small businesses interested in learning about how the program will be rolled out in their communities should inquire with the local nonprofit administering the microgrants.
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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First national brand advertising campaign in nearly a decade highlights recent actions dedicated to customer service, diversity and sustainability and captures the optimism fueling United's future ambitions
Employees play a starring role, with more than 60 featured in the 150 pieces of advertising creative
Launch coincides with new era of commercial travel and historic uptick in demand leading into summer travel season
CHICAGO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today launched a new, national campaign – "Good Leads The Way" – that tells the story of United's leadership in areas like customer service, diversity and sustainability, and captures the optimism fueling the airline's large ambitions at a time of unprecedented demand in air travel.
"In the past few years, United has emerged as a force for good and an industry leader," said United CEO Scott Kirby. "We're taking actions that inspire pride among our employees and customers – everything from historic investments to fight climate change and training more women and people of color to become pilots to getting rid of change fees and upgrading our fleet with 500 new planes. This campaign serves not only as an exclamation point on our recent actions, but also as a commitment to how United Airlines intends to show up in the future."
The national campaign is United's first, fully integrated, national brand advertising campaign in nearly a decade and was developed in partnership with creative agency of record 72andSunny. It includes more than 150 different pieces of video, digital, social and out-of-home content and features more than 60 real-life employees, the most ever featured in a single United content series.
Starting this week, people can see Good Leads The Way content onboard United aircraft and in airport terminals as well as in television spots, streaming platforms, billboards, across social media and through unique, contextually relevant and unexpected spaces. This launch coincides with the kickoff of the summer travel season and a historic increase in demand – United's April seat fill in was the highest ever for a non-summer month, with 88 percent of seats occupied.
The Campaign
Each distinct piece across the integrated creative campaign represents a page in United's brand identity story, and aims to deliver inspiring ads with engaging storytelling around customer, employee and community benefits. No two pieces are the same, from anthemic film to dynamic live billboards counting the number of connections saved on United.
"At the heart of everything we do and say at United – every decision – is doing the right thing. That's why, even at the depths of the pandemic, we didn't dodge the tough questions facing our business. We confronted them head-on with optimism and a determination to be a force for good for our customers and the communities we serve," said United chief communications officer Josh Earnest. "As the industry emerges from the pandemic, we are entering a historic new era of commercial travel, which makes it the right time to unveil our ambitious 'Good Leads The Way' campaign."
Creative highlights include:
- Anthem Film: In its hero video, United puts an emotional stake in the ground around the intention and impact of Good Leads The Way. The film features a patchwork of employee and passenger-sourced photos and videos, as well inspirational scenes shot for the campaign, as a narrator tells the true story of an airline on a mission to be a force for good on their planes and in the world. It will be featured within a national broadcast campaign and on broadcast in local hub markets.
- Out of Home: While the anthem tells the full story, each piece of out of home represents a different chapter, from major milestone actions to small, impactful moments with passengers. The imagery includes a mix of inspirational moments to authentically document United employees and passengers. The out of home campaign includes large-format outdoor and in-airport placements within United hub markets.
- Digital/Social: Leveraging a social-first approach to truly engage audiences where they are, the storytelling continues via bite-size content, like social videos and a pithy Twitter thread. Additionally, employees get their own custom Instagram sticker to showcase their pride. The social campaign will live on owned and paid social and digital channels.
How Good Leads The Way at United
For Employees
- Careers, not just jobs: United offers competitive pay and benefits, the chance to grow, and flight privileges to see the world
- Only major U.S, airline with its own pilot training school: United Aviate Academy
- New, state-of-the-art inflight training center opening this year in Houston
- World's largest flight training center in Denver
- Surprised active employees with a special award of $1,000 each last fall
- First major U.S. airline to roll out an employee COVID-19 vaccination program
For Customers
- 500+ new aircraft - and hundreds of plane upgrades – by 2026, with features like larger overhead bins, screens in every seatback, Bluetooth connectivity and fast Wi-Fi
- First major global U.S. airline to eliminate change fees on most tickets
- Helped more than 288,000 customers and counting make their connecting flight this year via United's exclusive ConnectionSaver technology
- This summer, United will serve more transatlantic destinations than every other U.S. carrier combined and be the largest airline across the Atlantic
- The award-winning United app brings ease to customers, through features that allow you shop by map, get the latest trip details, plan trips with friends and makes travel easier for people with visual disabilities.
For Our Communities
- Hiring more than 50,000 people in the next five years, providing unionized, well-paying careers as pilots, flight attendants, agents, technicians, and dispatchers
- Will aim to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030 through the United Aviate Academy, with the goal that at least half will be women and people of color
- Invested more in sustainable aviation fuel production than any other airline in the world
- In 2021, United donated more than $10 million in cash and in-kind contributions to non-profits across the country and worked with its customers to donate another 100+ million miles to charities that depend on travel
- Industry-leading investments in electric aircraft designed to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
- Committing to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050, without relying on traditional carbon offsets
For more information, visit united.com/goodleadstheway and download media assets here.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World." From our U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers. United is bringing back our customers' favorite destinations and adding new ones on its way to becoming the world's best airline. For more about how to join the United team, please visit www.united.com/careers and more information about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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Acuant's Integration delivers superior customer experiences, premier global coverage and real-time risk detection with speed and scalability
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acuant, a GBG company and leading identity verification provider, today announced an integration with ServiceNow Financial Services Operations, providing customers with seamless online identity verification, Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory compliance in one solution.
In the digital world, financial institutions must balance customer experience with compliance while also reducing fraud risk. It's imperative to build trust with customers from the start. This partnership offers businesses a streamlined way to automate, accelerate and scale onboarding, while maintaining regulatory compliance and reducing risk.
"Navigating the complexities of regulatory compliance while delivering an experience that meets customers' expectations and rivals the competition is no easy task," said Christina Luttrell, Chief Executive Officer, GBG Americas (Acuant and IDology). "Through this integration, we're helping financial institutions deliver the best digital experience possible, from start to finish, and succeed in an environment of increasing fraud, regulation and competition."
Via ServiceNow's Financial Services Operations offering companies can get up and running quickly to deliver best-in-class solutions from Acuant's Trusted Identity Platform:
- A Risk-Based Approach to Automated KYC and KYB. Acuant's risk-based approach is favored by regulators and has helped a range of companies not only comply with regulations but provide a customer journey that removes unnecessary friction and reduces financial crime. The platform's orchestration layer and workflow features automate verification ensuring high-risk customers are screened against global sanctions lists and, if necessary, subject to additional due diligence checks. Friction is only applied to suspicious identities, delivering a fast, seamless experience to trusted identities and safeguarding against fraud, terrorism, human trafficking and other forms of corruption.
Using global data sources, Acuant verifies businesses (KYB) with a high degree of accuracy and performs proper consumer due diligence on Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) while also ensuring financial institutions aren't dealing with sanctioned entities. Risk assessments are automated and standardized by evaluating the type of business, legal entity structure, category of business and more with relevant data available through a single platform.
Acuant's sanctions screening leverages over 400 sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) lists that are continuously updated and apply a wide array of algorithms to reduce false positives. Automated screening is applied with superior tools, including rule configurability, for case and queue management.
- Real-Time Risk Detection with Graph Intelligence and Machine Learning. Acuant addresses continuous monitoring with patented technology that validates and assesses the risk of identities and businesses over time following the onboarding stage to monitor identities, reputations and transactions to assess and quantify risk over time and throughout their lifecycle. Its industry-leading digital identity technology utilizes AI machine learning and graph intelligence to provide highly accurate risk signals in real time. Supervised machine learning algorithms are trained to identify identity graphs that are likely risky and therefore need to be evaluated. These algorithms can be informed by the specifics of your business through the integration of tags that represent your specific risk.
- Superior, Inclusive Global Coverage. Acuant believes that all customers should have the ability to be verified in order to transact with any business. This includes underbanked, credit invisible, thin-file individuals and those who may be new-to-country. Acuant's technology provides multiple ways to verify identities based on attributes that customers are able to present to a business (whether personal data points, identity documents or biometrics). Acuant provides superior global coverage and holds the industry's largest, continuously updated identity document library with over 6,000 global documents covering over 200 countries and territories.
Acuant, a GBG company, powers trust in the digital world. Acuant's Trusted Identity Platform improves every customer journey (onboarding, monitoring, re-using and sharing digital identities) allowing businesses and governments to fight fraud and manage risk in one place. Omnichannel, AI-powered identity verification and KYC/AML solutions deliver actionable insights and operational efficiency. Built to be privacy minded and inclusive, Acuant technology is accessible to all demographics globally and has the industry's largest identity document library. Facilitating millions of transactions in over 200 countries and territories daily, Acuant is trusted by industry leaders in finance, crypto, retail, healthcare, gaming, hospitality and more.
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Kathy Berardi
Carabiner Communications
678.644.4122
kberardi@carabinercomms.com
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HGC has partnered with another leading SFC licence applicant for operating an STO trading platform in Hong Kong
XIAMEN, China, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HGC (BVI) Info Tech Ltd. ("HGC"), the issuer of Trucpal Tokens ("Trucpal"), announces its partnership with Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange Limited ("HKVAX"), which has become the other partner in HGC's Global Partnership Program. Trucpal has been offered globally on July 25, 2022 through INX Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA/SIPC in the United States. Each Trucpal represents an entitlement to a portion of the qualifying revenue of HGC.
HGC is a leading digital SaaS service provider serving the Chinese freight market. HGC maintains its strengths and position through continuous business innovation and an open system. With an annual output value of US$1.5 trillion in 2020 and annual transportation volume of 52.1 billion tons in 2021 in the Chinese freight market, HGC believes that China is the world's most promising digital freight market.
HKVAX is a Hong Kong-based virtual asset exchange that provides professional virtual assets trading and customized services for institutions and professional investors looking to invest in the virtual assets and financial technology sectors. HKVAX is presently in the process of applying for Type 1 & 7 licenses with the Hong Kong SFC.
HGC aims to cooperate with all compliant trading platforms to list Trucpal globally. Based on that, HGC announced the Global Partnership Program. It is expected that Trucpal will become one of the first security tokens that can be traded in multiple securities trading platforms and markets worldwide.
This collaboration between HGC and HKVAX will bring the parties to work together to coordinate compliance solutions, to seek regulatory approvals and to meet relevant registration requirements in both the United States and Hong Kong. The collaboration will also allow HGC and HKVAX to jointly develop technical solutions that comply with the digital securities regulations and regional legal requirements and seize market opportunities together.
Wendong Zhang, Founder of HGC commented: "We are very excited to enter into a partnership with HKVAX. In fact, since HGC announced our global partner program, we have been contacted by several digital currency trading platforms from around the world. HKVAX, as the other digital asset trading platform we have partnered with in Hong Kong, will further facilitate the process of opening up Trucpal for trading in the region. We believe, the cooperation between HGC and HKVAX will also encourage both parties to explore the future of digital securities together."
Dr. Anthony Ng, CEO of HKVAX: "We are excited to partner with HGC, as they are the first STO from China that is issued under the US law, and we look forward to having them distribute in Hong Kong. We believe this partnership will further enhance our position as a leading regulated solution provider in the virtual asset sector. This collaboration will also bolster the development of blockchain-based fintech offerings in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the US."
About HGC
HGC operates a blockchain based freight service SaaS platform in China. HGC believes that China is the world's most promising digital freight market. HGC maintains its strengths and position through continuous business innovation and an open system. The HGC/Trucpal Team has been developing and operating in the field of freight and crypto for many years. Since its official launch in February 1, 2021, the cumulative total transaction value within the Trucpal app is $ 68million. Over 9,076 registered entities have selected the Trucpal service and 7 million Trucpoints have been awarded to users. (August 25, 2022)
Trucpal Security Token Offering https://business.inx.co/trucpal
About HKVAX
HKVAX is a Hong Kong-based virtual asset exchange that provides professional virtual assets trading and customized services for institutions and professional investors looking to invest in the virtual assets and financial technology sectors. HKVAX is presently in the process of applying for Type 1 & 7 licenses with the Hong Kong SFC.
HKVAX website: https://www.hkvax.com/
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VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today announced changes to the investment advisory arrangements of Vanguard Global Equity Fund. Two additional investment advisors were added to the fund: Wellington Management Company, LLP and Pzena Investment Management, LLC. They will manage the portion of the fund formerly advised by Marathon Asset Management, which will no longer serve as an advisor to the fund.
Vanguard's portfolio oversight function conducts ongoing reviews of the firm's investment advisors, looking beyond short-term performance to focus on the drivers of long-term success for investors. As part of this review process, Vanguard determined that changes to the advisory structure would best serve current and future shareholders of the fund.
Vanguard has long advocated for a multi-manager approach on certain investment strategies, setting advisor allocations based on long-term, strategic targets. Following the transition, the target manager allocations for the $7 billion Global Equity Fund will be as follows: Baillie Gifford, 50%; Wellington Management, 25%; and Pzena, 25%. The investment objective, philosophy, and primary investment strategy of the fund will remain the same, and the expense ratio is not expected to change because of the advisor changes.
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to individual investors, institutions, and financial professionals. Vanguard operates under a unique, investor-owned structure where Vanguard fund shareholders own the funds, which in turn own Vanguard. As such, Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success. For more information, visit vanguard.com.
All figures as of June 30, 2022, unless stated otherwise.
For more information about Vanguard funds, visit vanguard.com to obtain a prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information are contained in the prospectus; read and consider it carefully before investing.
All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest.
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AHEAD Medicine's AI platform removes bottlenecks in drug discovery, clinical trials, and patient treatment, increasing speed, accuracy, and reproducibility.
TAIPEI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AHEAD Medicine, a UC Berkeley SkyDeck-backed company has launched a new AI-enabled cell immuno-profiling analysis platform. The platform unlocks the cell-level data critical to vaccine, therapeutic research & development, patient diagnosis, and the safety of next generation treatments like cell therapy, the company will be showcasing its technology at US bio 2022.
Your 37 trillion cells hold secrets to your health. Hospitals and labs use machines called flow cytometers to investigate your cells size, shape, age and protein expression. Currently, turning this cell-level data into actionable clinical insights is manual, requiring highly trained humans to visually interpret millions of data points at a time. As a result, it is an expensive, error prone bottleneck in advanced healthcare markets and simply unavailable in emerging markets.
AHEAD's AI platform delivers instant results, improves interpretation accuracy and repeatability at substantial cost savings.
Andrea Wang, CEO and co-founder of AHEAD Medicine, a cancer survivor with graduate experience in cancer research and data science, has always had a keen interest in applying AI to medicine.
Speaking about the company's core technology, Wang shares, "we have developed a fully-automated analysis software platform where physicians or researchers simply upload raw cell analysis data from flow cytometry instruments. Our software instantly analyzes multiple specimens simultaneously, delivering actionable insights in seconds."
Roots in STEM haven Taiwan
Taiwan boasts of a sizable pool of high-quality STEM talent, extensive expertise and a productive environment for conducting clinical trials, advanced bio-ICT capacity, and active government-industry-academia cooperation in medical research.
AHEAD is a product of this system. Research teams from National Taiwan University Hospital and National Tsing Hua University with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), developed and eventually spun off the technology behind AHEAD Medicine and its Taiwanese R&D subsidiary AHEAD Intelligence. The startup boasts a broad patent portfolio based on this collaboration.
From Taiwan to the rest of the world
AHEAD Medicine is currently expanding globally, with a new US Headquarters opened in California, and it's first RUO product available for acute leukemia and lymphoma. With easy-to-use software that improves the efficiently, accuracy and reproducibility of cellular analysis, AHEAD is on its way to bringing next generation science and treatment to everyone.
AHEAD Medicine Disrupting cell analysis with AI to help accelerate disease diagnostics and cell therapy worldwide
To learn more, visit https://www.aheadmedicine.com
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LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Numerade, a video-based learning platform, today announced it will be offering free online bootcamps in 18 STEM subjects for students who want to further their learning over summer break. The bootcamps are designed for students at the middle school, high school and college levels, and students can sign up now.
For the third year in a row, Numerade's summer bootcamps will be free to use, giving students the resources to get ahead in school or catch up in areas where they need improvement. Each online bootcamp provides the equivalent of a semester-long course. In addition to STEM courses, Numerade also offers standardized test prep bootcamps for the SAT and ACT exams. Enrollment is ongoing, and because the bootcamps consist of short-form video lessons created by top educators, students can learn at their own pace and select relevant videos to focus only on the topics where they need help most.
Unlike traditional tutoring or educational camps, Numerade's summer bootcamps are free of charge and give students 24/7 access to video lessons, making them ideal for students who want to learn concepts in short periods of time rather than committing to long-term camps or classes. The bootcamps are broken up into topic-based modules, and each topic consists of multiple video lectures in which expert STEM educators take students through the concepts in step-by-step, whiteboard-style explainers.
"Numerade is proud to give students free access to online bootcamps created by some of the best educators in the world," said Nhon Ma, CEO and founder of Numerade. "With 18 subject-specific bootcamps, including introductory-level and advanced courses, students can learn the basics and master more advanced concepts in their chosen areas of study. This makes our bootcamps the perfect tool for students who need to catch up in school, as well as those who want to get ahead and take their education to the next level."
Numerade also provides additional resources for students, including the largest online library of STEM video solutions and its social test prep app StudyParty, where users can study with other students.
Numerade was founded in Los Angeles in 2018 with the goal of making the knowledge and skills of world-class STEM educators widely accessible and affordable to students of all backgrounds. Today, more than 50,000 educators have created content on Numerade and 60 million students have used the platform.
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Touchstone Ultra Short Income ETF pursues income with a multi-sector, lower-duration approach.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchstone Investments, known for its Distinctively Active® mutual funds, announced the launch of its fourth actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF), the Touchstone Ultra Short Income ETF (TUSI: Cboe BZX). The ETFs mark the natural expansion of Touchstone's Distinctively Active investment philosophy through an ETF structure, providing shareholders with more investment options.
Each of the four ETFs has a corresponding Touchstone mutual fund that shares a similar core investment strategy. The four that have launched over the last few weeks are:
- Touchstone Strategic Income Opportunities ETF (SIO: NYSE Arca) -- The expanded opportunity set of this multi-sector bond strategy provides the flexibility to invest effectively in a variety of different markets and is focused on providing a high and consistent level of income and total return. (Inception: July 21, 2022)
- Touchstone US Large Cap Focused ETF (LCF: Cboe BZX) -- This Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in U.S.-listed equity securities that have a market capitalization at the time of purchase above $5 billion and focuses on investing in companies with reasonable valuations combined with distinctive barriers to entry in their respective markets. (Inception: July 27, 2022)
- Touchstone Dividend Select ETF (DVND: NYSE Arca) -- This Fund seeks a high level of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of dividend-paying, large-capitalization equities which have the potential to support reliable, growing dividends along with reasonable valuations. (Inception: August 2, 2022)
- Touchstone Ultra Short Income ETF (TUSI: Cboe BZX) -- This Fund seeks maximum total return consistent with the preservation of capital by primarily investing in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed income securities; its portfolio is managed to maintain an effective duration of one year or less under normal market conditions. (Inception: August 4, 2022)
Touchstone's ETFs have the potential to provide excess returns and complement most investment portfolios; seek to reduce unintended risks and offer the flexibility to capture upside potential and limit downside risk relative to an index; and provide the potential for a more tax-efficient, cost competitive and transparent way to access Touchstone investment strategies with no investment minimum.
Distinctively Active management has long been the hallmark of Touchstone's investment philosophy, so extending its Distinctively Active approach into ETFs is a natural expansion of Touchstone's core competencies. Touchstone's commitment to being Distinctively Active means executing a fully integrated and rigorous process for identifying and collaborating with best-in-class asset managers to sub-advise the firm's funds. The four new Touchstone ETFs are sub-advised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors, a long-time sub-advisor of the Touchstone Funds.
For more information about these Touchstone ETF offerings, please visit: Touchstone ETFs
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Fixed-income securities can lose their value as interest rates rise and are subject to credit risk which is the risk of deterioration in the financial condition of an issuer and/or general economic conditions that can cause the issuer to not make timely payments of principal and interest also causing the securities to decline in value and an investor can lose principal. When interest rates rise, the price of debt securities generally falls. Longer-term securities are generally more volatile. Investment grade debt securities may be downgraded by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) to below investment grade status. Non-investment grade debt securities, which are considered speculative with respect to the issuers' ability to make timely payments of interest and principal, may lack liquidity and can have more frequent and larger price changes than other debt securities.
Equities are subject to market volatility and loss. Large-cap companies which may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges. There is no guarantee that dividend-paying companies will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time. Securities that pay dividends may be sensitive to changes in interest rates, and as interest rates rise or fall, the prices of such securities may fall. Mid-cap companies may be subject to more erratic market movements than stocks of larger, more established companies. Funds that focus their investments in specific sectors may have greater risk that adverse circumstances will have greater impact on a fund that does not do so. A fund which is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a limited number of issuers, may be subject to greater risks.
Touchstone exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETFs are bought and sold through an exchange at the then current market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV when traded on an exchange. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. There can be no guarantee that an active market for ETFs will develop or be maintained, or that the ETFs' listing will continue or remain unchanged.
Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and the summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. To obtain a prospectus or a summary prospectus, contact your financial professional or download and/or request one at TouchstoneInvestments.com/resources or call Touchstone at 800-638-8194. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
Investment return and principal value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate so that investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Touchstone's commitment to being Distinctively Active has purposeful intent. Recognizing that not all fund companies are created equal, we actively apply an integrated and rigorous approach for identifying and partnering with highly-skilled asset managers who act in a sub-advisory capacity. Their expertise, disciplined investment processes and employment of active management provide the differentiation required for robust portfolio construction. Touchstone offers a full breadth of investment options across styles and asset classes, including U.S. equity, international equity, income and multi-asset funds. The Touchstone Funds are advised by Touchstone Advisors, Inc., a registered investment adviser, and are distributed nationally through intermediaries including broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, institutions and others by Touchstone Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. Touchstone, Touchstone Funds and Touchstone Investments are federal service mark registrations and applications owned by IFS Financial Services, Inc. Touchstone Securities, Inc., Touchstone Advisors, Inc., and IFS Financial Services, Inc., are members of Western & Southern Financial Group. For more information, please visit TouchstoneInvestments.com.
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. (Fort Washington) is a diversified asset management firm offering a wide range of investment solutions to a diverse set of clients and valued partners, including insurance companies, endowments, foundations, religious orders, not-for-profits, public employee retirement systems, Taft-Hartley entities, corporations operating in numerous industries, as well as individuals and families. The firm applies well-defined investment values across the diverse lineup of strategies that we offer covering asset classes and solutions within both public and private equity, cash and short duration fixed income, investment grade fixed income, asset-liability management, leveraged credit, multi-sector fixed income, private placements, private debt, midstream energy, securitized credit, and others. For more information, please visit FortWashington.com.
Founded in Cincinnati in 1888 as The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is the parent company of a group of diversified financial services businesses. Its assets owned ($66 billion) and managed ($35 billion) totaled $101 billion as of June 30, 2022. Western & Southern is one of the strongest life insurance groups in the world. Its seven life insurance subsidiaries (The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western-Southern Life Assurance Company, Columbus Life Insurance Company, Gerber Life Insurance Company, Integrity Life Insurance Company, The Lafayette Life Insurance Company, and National Integrity Life Insurance Company) maintain very strong financial ratings. Other member companies include Eagle Realty Group, LLC; Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.;1 IFS Financial Services, Inc.; Touchstone Advisors, Inc.;1 Touchstone Securities, Inc.;2 W&S Brokerage Services, Inc.;1,2 and W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc. Western & Southern is the title sponsor of seven major community events every year, including the Western & Southern Open, a premier event in the U.S. Open Series played each August by the world's top-ranked professional male and female tennis players. Review our current financial ratings.
Touchstone ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, Inc.*
*A registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA.
Touchstone and Fort Washington are members of Western & Southern Financial Group.
Not FDIC Insured | No Bank Guarantee | May Lose Value
ETF-3339-2208
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MONTEREY, Calif., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the beginning of the new school year, Retro Stage, a popular vintage fashion brand, is excited to announce the launch of its Homecoming Collection. This collection features a wide range of stylish and comfortable clothing options that are perfect for the back-to-school season. By offering exclusive discounts, Retro Stage hopes to help students start the school year off confidently.
"We look forward to our back-to-school-themed releases every year because they're a meaningful way for us to interact with and get back to the guests we serve," said the Retro Stage team. "Through this tradition, we have the chance to participate in the students' academic year, encouraging them to embrace life and show off their inherent beauty and confidence. We also want to provide students with a variety of options. This is a great opportunity for us."
Retro Stage is committed to providing high-quality, affordable fashion. The Homecoming Collection, which features dresses in various materials and styles, including solid colors, lace, sequins, and velvet, is a shining example of this commitment. With avant-garde designs and trendy colorways, it is perfect for the back-to-school season. In addition, this year's student discount makes the Homecoming Collection more affordable than ever, giving students access to vintage fashion at the best prices. If students are looking to add a touch of vintage glamour to their school wardrobe, be sure to stop by the Retro Stage website and take advantage of their back-to-school promotion.
When it comes to homecoming dances, dressing up is the perfect way to get in the mood for a night of fun. Retro Stage has designed a range of solid-colored dresses for those who prefer simpler attire, from classic black to angelic white, from bold red to elegant green, and even playful, lovely pink. For those who like monochromatic clothing, the unique cuts and silhouettes of these dresses are enough to make the wearer stand out from the crowd.
Other people may prefer a simple but not monochromatic design. Retro Stage's designers have kept this in mind. They combine different prints with soft and delicate lace to create elegant and romantic dresses, allowing people to show off their beauty with ease. One example is the White Daisy Dreamer Vintage Dress, in which the delicate and lifelike daisy print is full of vitality, making it seem as if the wearer is surrounded by the fragrance and elegance of flowers. Similarly, on the Sky Blue Butterfly Swing Dress and Purple Butterfly Lace Swing Dress, colorful butterflies give the wearer an endless sense of wonder as well as a real feeling of being in nature.
In this back-to-school collection, there will also be no shortage of glittery gowns that will grab other students' attention right away. For those who want to try a cute style, wearing a Pink Strawberry Swing Dress or a Pink Star Sequin Swing Dress is an excellent way to express a lively and lovely character; for those who want to highlight their sexy charm, they can start with an Orange Halter Pencil Dress or a Strapless Sequin Dress. The striking colors and delicate designs in these pieces can make the wearer move confidently, whether in ballroom dancing or spinning Charleston.
In addition, there are also dresses made from high-quality velvet and flocked fabric. The velvet dress was once a symbol of nobility that stood out on any occasion. As seen in the Wine Red Velvet Bodycon Vintage Dress, the red velvet, evoking the ancient trends of the Middle Ages, is a declaration of classicism and aristocracy. For a dress that will make the wearer feel like a campus star, look no further than the velvet dress. A dress made from flocked fabric is often more luxurious. As the 1960s Green Floral Vintage Dress and 1950s Heart Mesh Sling Dress show, they have raised, textured surfaces and beautiful, three-dimensional looks, allowing the wearer to be outstanding enough to make a statement confidently at the homecoming dance.
For more information, visit https://www.retro-stage.com/ to browse the Homecoming Dress Collection. Customers can use the discount code STU10 at checkout to receive 10% off on one dress, and they can use STU15 to receive 15% off on two dresses.
About Retro Stage
Retro Stage is a popular vintage fashion brand featuring classic clothing and accessories inspired by the 1920s, 1950s, and 1960s. As a vintage style pioneer, Retro Stage is more than a brand; it's also a way of life that helps every customer explore the history of fashion with chic and glamorous retro style. "Beauty never fades," the Retro Stage team said, "All we want to do is encourage women to seek out a better life for themselves and confidently embrace their natural beauty."
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Last week, Texans were asked twice to voluntarily conserve energy at home as record demand put stress on the power grid.
These conservation requests don’t mean that power outages are imminent — instead, it’s one of the many tools that Texas’ Electricity Reliability Council uses to prevent mass power outages. At the same time, some residents across the state lost power in outages that ERCOT says weren’t related to the power grid. It’s easy for Texans, still wary after February’s 2021 winter outage that caused many Texans to lose power for days, to confuse local outages with statewide issues with the grid.
So how can you tell the difference between a local outage and a grid outage?
When ERCOT calls for a rotating outage, the information will be available through several sources, a spokesperson said. This can include reports in local media, on ERCOT’s Facebook and Twitter, through the ERCOT app and through emergency email alerts that residents can sign up for here.
Rotating outages also affect the entire ERCOT region, which covers most of Texas. When individual towns are experiencing an outage, the problem is much more likely to be local, according to an ERCOT spokesperson.
The Texas Department of Public Safety also works with ERCOT and other grid operators in Texas to put out power outage alerts when one of the grid operators believes it doesn’t have enough power supply to meet demand for the state or a particular region. The power outage alert program supplies Texas broadcasters with information and updates about outages to distribute to the public.
Texans who are experiencing an outage but don’t see any announcements from ERCOT should check with their local utility company instead. Many local utilities offer updates on their website and text alerts for outages, including:
+CenterPoint Energy, which services the greater Houston area
+Austin Energy
+Oncor, which services North Texas
+AEP Texas, which services dozens of counties including large swaths of south, central and west Texas
+Texas-New Mexico Power, which operates in portions of west, east and north Texas
Outages are also tracked nationwide at poweroutage.us, which offers information on where outages are happening and how many customers are affected.
What causes a local outage?
Local outages are outages that aren’t called for by ERCOT. There are a number of things that can cause a local outage — an extreme weather event knocking out power, lightning striking or even a car accidentally driving into an electric pole.
In winter 2022, Texas’ power grid avoided widespread blackouts due to cold weather. However, some Texans were still impacted by local outages that were unrelated to ERCOT’s direction and the statewide grid system. Texans experiencing local outages should check with their local utility company for an estimate for when power might be restored.
What about the statewide power grid — what factors put stress on the grid?
Stress on the grid can be caused by a variety of expected and unexpected factors. ERCOT monitors forecasts for weather and energy demand ahead of time to try to predict when grid stress might call for energy conservation, a spokesperson for the operator said.
Some of the factors that can cause grid stress include higher-than-expected outages at natural gas- and coal-fired power plants, low winds that reduce wind turbine output, increased cloud coverage that hinders solar power generation and extremely high temperatures that increase demand.
Texas’ power grid relies on several different forms of electricity generation: natural gas, coal, nuclear power, wind power and solar energy. In February 2021, the grid failed when all sources of electricity struggled in the extreme winter weather.
What is an energy conservation request?
An energy conservation request is one of ERCOT’s early tools to reduce stress on the grid long before it results in power outages.
During an energy conservation request, ERCOT asks residents to voluntarily reduce their energy consumption as part of the grid operator’s efforts to lower stress on the grid. This can include turning off unnecessary lights, unplugging big appliances and turning up your thermostat. Energy conservation requests apply only to those who can do so safely, so Texans who rely on energy for medical devices should not attempt to conserve energy in a way that endangers their health.
Energy conservation is one of the factors that can help prevent the need for ERCOT to declare an energy emergency. ERCOT has called for voluntary energy conservation over 50 times since 2008, according to the grid operator.
What is an energy emergency?
An energy emergency occurs when the amount of stress on the grid means that ERCOT can’t balance electricity supply and demand using normal procedures. Declaring an energy emergency means the grid operator will start using special resources to prevent outages.
There are three levels of energy emergencies, which the grid operator calls EEA1, EEA2 and EEA3.
During EEA1, ERCOT may call on all available power supplies, such as tapping into power from other neighboring grids. Under EEA2, the grid operator can reduce power to large industrial customers, such as manufacturing facilities, refineries and cryptocurrency miners, among others. EEA3, the most critical form of energy emergency, is the only time when residential customers may begin to experience outages.
Energy conservation requests are separate from energy emergencies. If ERCOT has put out an energy conservation alert, it means the operator hasn’t yet moved into EEA1 conditions, but may do so in the future. If an energy emergency is called, consumers are asked to continue conserving as much energy as possible if they’re able to safely.
The three levels of energy emergencies are meant to help ERCOT prevent an uncontrolled systemwide outage before it occurs, which almost happened in February 2021 when extremely cold weather shut down power plants across the state and drove up energy demand as residents turned up the heat.
When do rotating outages happen?
Rotating outages, also known as rolling blackouts, occur only in ERCOT’s most severe level of emergency conditions, what it calls EEA3. The power grid operator considers service interruptions to customers a last-resort option.
During a rotating outage, ERCOT contacts local power utility companies and asks them to reduce their demand on the power grid. Local utility companies decide how to decrease demand and typically implement rotating outages in which different areas experience temporary interruptions. In extreme circumstances, the outages may become longer.
ERCOT has resorted to asking for controlled outages only five times: once in 1989, once in 2006, once in 2011, once in 2014 (only in the Rio Grande Valley), and once during the winter storm in February 2021. However in February 2021, ERCOT lost control of the grid as large amounts of power generation went offline even after ERCOT had requested outages. As a result, the rotating outages ERCOT had asked for could not be rotated, and instead many Texans lost power for days.
Are rotating outages expected to come this summer?
In May 2022, Brad Jones, ERCOT’s interim CEO, said he was cautious but not concerned about the grid’s reliability this summer. Of the five past times that ERCOT has ordered controlled outages, none have occurred during the summer.
If outages do occur, they would likely be much shorter than they were during the winter storm of 2021, an ERCOT spokesperson said.
An outage would likely last only during the afternoon, when energy demand reaches its peak, though the exact duration of any outage depends on what the conditions are at the time.
However, Jones also told the Houston Chronicle that ERCOT did not forecast this summer being this hot. Since May, 30 peak energy demand records have been broken, including monthly records, weekend records and all-time records, a spokesperson for the grid operator told the Tribune. The record-setting heat has led to high demand for energy, which — combined with other factors — has led ERCOT to request voluntary energy conservation several times this summer. A spokesperson for the grid operator said ERCOT would continue to call for conservation in the future when it determines the measure is necessary to maintain grid reliability.
What’s being done to prevent future conservation requests and outages?
Since the 2021 winter storm, ERCOT has been making changes to prioritize grid reliability, Public Utility Commission chair Peter Lake told the Tribune. For example, the grid operator asks power plants to be online and available all the time in case they’re needed, instead of going online or offline based on market demand.
The changes, along with other factors, have led to skyrocketing energy bills for Texans. Brad Jones also told the Houston Chronicle that some machines are older and may suffer reliability issues, though outage rates have been low so far.
Energy experts told the Tribune that the most glaring issue is weatherizing natural gas production facilities, which fuel the largest percentage of Texas’ power generation. During the winter storm, natural gas production plummeted due to the freezing conditions and power outages.
The Public Utility Commission, which regulates ERCOT, and the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the natural gas industry, have both made efforts to make sure power generators can withstand winter weather though experts said holes in both agencies’ policies leave wiggle room to avoid weatherization.
In January 2022, the Railroad Commission said that 98% of the natural gas facilities the commission’s inspectors had visited were winterized, though the inspectors hadn’t visited every facility in the state. The Railroad Commission has still not implemented weatherization standards for natural gas companies.
A spokesperson for ERCOT said the grid operator is working with the Public Utility Commission on expanding the amount of energy available in batteries that ERCOT could call upon when demand requires it.
This story was first published at www.texastribune.org by The Texas Tribune. This story has been edited for length. The Texas Tribune is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_2bc00acc-0931-11ed-815a-cb7c26883a3e.html | 2022-07-21T22:17:08Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: AMPE) between December 29, 2020 and August 3, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 17, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Ampio 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 Ampio class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8201 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 October 17, 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) defendants inflated Ampio's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application for Ampion, the Company's lead product purportedly to treat individuals with inflammatory conditions including, but not limited to, severe osteoarthritis of the knee; (2) defendants inflated the results of the AP-013 study of Ampion and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about Ampio'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 Ampio class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8201 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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Innovation and inclusion are at the heart of RadarFirst's new and improved privacy incident management solutions.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RadarFirst, the global innovator in privacy incident management, unveils new branding and platform features that focus on efficiency and scalability for maturing privacy programs. Updates include:
- New solution release: RadarFirst's Playbooks tool complements the recently released Incident Dimensions solution and allows users to create customizable workflows to bring consistency to and streamline incident management
- Improved integration functionality with IT service management and security incident response partner ServiceNow
- A reimagined brand identity that embodies RadarFirst's vision to be the most accessible and innovative company in the privacy industry
"It's inspiring to be part of a company that continues to follow an exciting innovation roadmap, based entirely on the evolving needs of privacy professionals. RadarFirst continues to be the most practical, efficient, and accessible solution for organizations that manage regulated data." - Alan Knepfer, Chief Sales Officer at RadarFirst.
Alan continued, "With improved efficiency and the assurance that teams follow organizational best practices, Playbooks makes RadarFirst an accessible platform for growing privacy programs in need of scalability without compromise."
Playbooks complement RadarFirst's recently released Incident Dimensions capability. Together, an incident's components (e.g., privacy, compliance, security, records management) can be addressed by different teams in a collaborative, repeatable, and compliant manner.
With Playbooks, organizations have the ability to define and enforce a consistent approach for each unique situation (e.g., misdirected email, lost/stolen computer, phishing attack), to help privacy teams engage and collaborate with the right stakeholders at each stage of the incident response and prove due diligence to internal leaders and regulators.
"For organizations seeking to mature their privacy programs, Playbooks in RadarFirst reduce the time spent by incident leads to investigate and close out incidents through well-documented, repeatable processes while improving compliance, which is important for company leadership," says Greg Sikes, Vice President of Product at RadarFirst. "In the past, teams would have to rely on external documentation; with Playbooks, we help our customers ensure a repeatable, audit-compliant approach."
For an incident in RadarFirst that is associated with an incident in ServiceNow (either an IT Service Management ticket (ITSM) or Security Incident Response ticket (SIR), improvements have been made to expand the technology integration between ServiceNow and RadarFirst. Customers using this integration experience tight collaboration and coordination between IT, Security, and Privacy teams resolving an incident.
Updates include new user functionality to map additional incident data, including custom fields, and the ability to send attachments from ServiceNow to RadarFirst such as relevant incident profiling information helpful in identifying privacy concerns associated with the event.
RadarFirst is committed to being the most innovative privacy solution for organizations of all sizes. With the opportunity to reflect on its position within the privacy space, RadarFirst has evolved its brand identity to better align with its current corporate values:
- Integrity and empathy
- Inclusion and innovation
- Respect and candor
The new RadarFirst brand takes flight, reflecting who we are -- the global privacy management innovation leader helping privacy teams of all sizes leverage the digital transformation of privacy processes to streamline incident management and build trust with consumers whose personal information is managed.
CEO of RadarFirst, Don India says, "Data Privacy has taken center stage around the globe. Across industries, the time to prioritize privacy processes is now. With the support of our customers and team, RadarFirst expects to see continued growth in all sectors. As more and more catalysts adopt our solution, RadarFirst will continue to make our name known as an innovator for privacy."
In today's world of increasingly complex and changing privacy regulations, RadarFirst offers innovative software solutions to data privacy challenges. With RadarFirst, the patented SaaS-based incident response management platform, organizations make consistent, defensible breach notification decisions in half the time. The Radar Breach Guidance Engine™ profiles and scores data privacy incidents and generates incident-specific notification recommendations to help ensure compliance with data breach laws as well as contractual notification obligations. Privacy leaders around the globe rely on RadarFirst for an efficient, consistent, and defensible solution for privacy incident response. Learn more at radarfirst.com.
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Boy, 13, attacked after coming face-to-face with shark
OVIEDO, Fla. (WKMG) - A 13-year-old boy and his family faced a terrifying experience while vacationing in Florida when a shark attacked the teenager, biting his lip.
Lobstering in the Florida Keys is tradition for the Hricko family. Fischer Hricko, 13, his dad and the rest of his family took their boat out on the water July 27 with the goal of catching as many of the crustaceans as they could.
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On the prowl with his net in hand, Fischer says he snagged a lobster underwater.
“On my way up, I felt a little nudge on the back of my leg, so I turned around, thinking it was someone or something like that,” he said.
But what the 13-year-old saw wasn’t at all what he expected.
“I turned around, and there’s a shark, like, right here,” he said.
The shark that Fischer says was right in front of his face instantly latched onto his mouth, biting his lip.
“It was scary. I tried getting away, but it was so fast,” the teenager said.
Fischer says he grabbed the shark and pulled it from his face.
“Then, I just swam as fast as I could back to the boat, screaming,” he said.
It was a terrifying moment for both Fischer and his parents.
“I started swimming back to him as quickly as I could,” said his father, Kent Hricko. “When I’m approaching him, I’m just seeing blood gushing out of his face, and at that point, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh. What happened?’”
In a team effort, Fischer’s family got him back on the boat and rushed to shore. They drove him to an urgent care clinic, where he got at least 10 stitches on his upper lip.
“He was definitely scared, definitely shocked, a little bit of crying but not much. He was being tough,” Kent Hricko said.
After just one night spent recovering, Fischer was ready for more, refusing to let the scary experience ruin his family trip.
“You gotta always stay positive,” he said.
But instead of catching lobsters, he had his eyes set on using a hook to catch a shark. He managed to get a hook in a shark that was at least 4 feet long, but he was unable to reel it in. Regardless, he believes it was a good way to end his family trip.
“Fischer’s going to have a cool story to tell when he goes back to school,” Kent Hricko said.
For now, Fischer can’t go back in the water while his lip is healing, but the 13-year-old says that as soon as he recovers, he plans to do so.
It’s believed the shark that bit Fischer was a nurse shark, a species that’s usually known to be docile and not a threat to humans.
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CUPERTINO, Calif., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on epigenetic regulation to develop treatments for acute organ injury and chronic liver diseases, today announced the appointment of Timothy M. Papp as its Chief Financial Officer. In this new role, Mr. Papp will direct and oversee all financial and capital markets activities including accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, financial strategy, and investor relations.
"We are excited to welcome Tim to our executive leadership team, as he brings his deep understanding of corporate finance and corporate value drivers to DURECT," stated James E. Brown, D.V.M., President and Chief Executive Officer of DURECT.
Mr. Papp brings over 25 years of corporate finance experience to DURECT, including 15 years in the Biopharma sector. He joins DURECT from RBC Capital Markets, where he was a Managing Director of Healthcare Investment Banking. Previously, he served as a Managing Director of Healthcare Investment Banking at Stifel, and he also served in Investment Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions roles at Cowen, Keybanc Capital Markets, and Rodman & Renshaw. Mr. Papp graduated cum laude from Duke University with a B.S. in Economics and earned an MBA from The Wharton School of Business with a concentration in Finance.
Mr. Papp commented, "I believe that larsucosterol is an underappreciated asset that has the potential to transform the treatment of alcohol-associated hepatitis as well as other indications. I am excited to join the DURECT team at this important juncture of its corporate development."
About DURECT Corporation
DURECT is a biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the treatment of acute organ injury and chronic liver diseases by advancing novel and potentially lifesaving therapies based on its endogenous epigenetic regulator program. Larsucosterol (also known as DUR-928), DURECT's lead drug candidate, binds to and inhibits the activity of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), epigenetic enzymes which are elevated and associated with hypermethylation found in alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) patients. Larsucosterol is in clinical development for the potential treatment of AH, for which FDA has granted a Fast Track Designation; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is also being explored. In addition, POSIMIR® (bupivacaine solution) for infiltration use, a non-opioid analgesic utilizing the innovative SABER® platform technology, is FDA-approved and has been exclusively licensed to Innocoll Pharmaceuticals for development and commercialization in the United States. For more information about DURECT, please visit www.durect.com and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DURECTCorp.
DURECT Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the clinical development of larsucosterol (DUR-928) for potential treatment of AH, the potential to develop larsucosterol for NASH or other indications, the expected commercial launch of POSIMIR by Innocoll and potential future payments we may receive from Innocoll. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions, expectations and projections disclosed in the forward-looking statements. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the risk that the AHFIRM (Alcohol-associated Hepatitis to evaluate saFety and effIcacy of laRsucosterol treatMent) trial takes longer to conduct than anticipated due to COVID-19 or other factors, the risk that ongoing and future clinical trials of larsucosterol do not confirm the results from earlier clinical or pre-clinical trials, or do not demonstrate the safety or efficacy or the life-saving potential of larsucosterol in a statistically significant manner, the risk that Innocoll may not commercialize POSIMIR successfully, if at all, and risks related to our ability to obtain capital to fund operations and expenses, and other risks described in the "Risk Factors" section of DURECT's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 5, 2022, and in other filings filed from time to time with the SEC. DURECT does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. The 10-Q and other public filings are available on our website www.durect.com under the "Investors" tab.
NOTE: POSIMIR® is a trademark of Innocoll Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. in the U.S. and a trademark of DURECT Corporation outside of the U.S. SABER® is a trademark of DURECT Corporation. Other referenced trademarks belong to their respective owners. Larsucosterol (DUR-928) is an investigational drug candidate under development and has not been approved for commercialization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or other health authorities for any indication.
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Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest
By MEAD GRUVER
Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Tesla electric vehicle and SpaceX rocket company developer is bankrolling a $100 million XPRIZE competition for the most promising ways to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by grabbing the gas out of the air. The 15 initial “milestone round” winners of the contest announced Friday will get $1 million each, helping the teams to carry on with and scale up their work. Winning ideas range from restoring rain forests by farming algae on cleared lands to producing a sort of artificial limestone with a process mimicking ocean chemistry. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-wyoming/2022/04/22/algae-a-winner-in-elon-musk-funded-greenhouse-gas-contest/ | 2022-04-22T13:56:32Z |
ATLANTA (AP) — Police are searching for at least one armed suspect in connection with the killing of the owner of a gun range in Georgia and his wife and grandson, authorities said Saturday.
The Grantville Police Department said via Facebook that the robbery occurred Friday evening. When officers arrived at the scene around 8 p.m., they discovered the bodies of the owner of Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range, along with his wife and grandson.
According to WSB-TV,Grantville Police identified the victims as the gun range owner, Thomas Hawk, 75; his wife, Evelyn, 75; and their grandson, Luke, 17.
Police Chief Steve Whitlock said the Hawk family was well-known and well-respected in their small, tight-knit community. The Hawks had operated Lock Stock & Barrel for nearly 30 years. Their grandson was on spring break, helping his grandparents at the shop.
“This is just a shock to everybody in the community,” Whitlock told The Associated Press. “We’re trying to do the best that we can to figure this out.”
Whitlock said investigators believe the robbery and shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Friday, which is when the range normally closes. He said Hawk’s son, Richard, came by the business and was the person who found the victims.
There are no suspects as of early Saturday, and no arrests have been made, he said. Investigators said that as many as 40 guns and the range’s surveillance camera were also stolen.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating, but when contacted Saturday referred all inquiries to Grantville Police. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was also called in due to the amount of weapons taken. Whitlock said he’s grateful for the help from other law enforcement agencies in the investigation.
“We’re just a small town, 12 officers. I’ve been here eight years and have never had to investigate anything like this. It’s been kind of hard on us. The crime rate is really, really low,” he said.
A reward of $15,000 has been posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers in the case, according to the ATF Atlanta office’s Twitter feed.
“ATF and our law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to bring the killer(s) to justice,” ATF Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge Benjamin P. Gibbons said in a statement. “The brutality of these senseless murders along with the fact that these killer(s) have acquired additional firearms makes solving this case our top priority.”
A message left with the ATF office in Atlanta was not immediately returned.
Police are asking any witnesses to come forward. Whitlock said they don’t have any video evidence to work with right now.
“Anyone having driven by the shooting range during the time frame of 530pm to 630 pm that may have seen vehicles other than a white Ford dually truck and a black Ford expedition are asked to contact the police department,” Grantville police said in their Facebook statement.
The shooting range is in rural Coweta County, about 50 miles (about 80 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta.
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Associated Press writer Chevel Johnson reported from New Orleans. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/police-three-dead-in-shooting-at-georgia-gun-range/ | 2022-04-09T19:05:11Z |
Conference call to discuss financial and operational results scheduled for Thursday, August 11, at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time
HENDERSON, Nevada, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced financial results and a business update for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Volition management will host a conference call tomorrow, August 11 at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time to discuss these results. Conference call details can be found below.
"I am delighted with the progress we are making, and in particular could not be prouder of the team's achievement in securing a CE Mark for Nu.Q® NETs in Europe and in announcing new clinical studies for NETosis, or NETs, in the U.S. with both MD Anderson and with Diagnostic Oncology CRO LLC, or DXOCRO. As the only analytically validated test for NETs currently available, we believe that there is enormous potential for Nu.Q® NETs to support clinical decision-making, enabling physicians to act quickly, and improve patient outcomes," commented Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition.
"Following the execution of our global licensing and supply agreement for the Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Screening Test with Heska Corporation, the team has been hard at work with the technology transfer program and launch preparation. We also continue to make good progress with other potential licensing and supply partners. Finally, we have recently executed a number of contracts for Nu.Q® Discover."
Company Highlights
Financial
- Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022, totaled approximately $16.7 million compared with $20.6 million as of December 31, 2021.
- Subsequent to quarter end, Volition received approximately $6.4 million net of underwriter's fees and expenses in cash through an underwritten public offering of its common stock that closed on August 2.
- Secured a further $1.5 million in non-dilutive funding from Namur Invest Capital Risk in Belgium to fund an early access program for Volition's Nu.Q® product portfolio at key sites across the EU, UK, and U.S.
- Continued to manage expenditures carefully with net cash used in operating activities averaging approximately $2.1 million per month in the quarter.
Personnel/ Operational
- Appointed Sharon Ballesteros as U.S. Head of Quality and Development Process to spearhead Volition's clinical product development program in the U.S. and expanded her team and operations in California.
Nu.Q® NETs
- Nu.Q® NETs test has been CE marked for the detection and evaluation of NETosis, enabling clinical use in Europe in both ELISA (enzyme-linked immunoassay) and automated ChLIA (ChemiLuminescence ImmunoAssay) formats.
- Announced a sponsored research agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to evaluate the role of NETS in cancer patients with sepsis.
- Appointed DXOCRO to undertake development and clinical validation studies for Volition's Nu.Q® product portfolio in the United States.
- In collaboration with researchers at the University of Namur and QUALIblood in Belgium, published:
- Subsequent to quarter end, sponsored a GenomeWeb webinar titled 'The Promise of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) as Biomarkers in Inflammatory Disease'. To watch on demand, visit the GenomeWeb website.
- Commenced a Market Access Program with European Key Opinion Leaders and early adopters.
Volition Veterinary
- Following the execution of a global licensing and supply agreement with one of the industry's leading companies, Heska Corporation, started the technology transfer and launch preparations with Heska.
- SAGE Healthcare launched the Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Test in Singapore.
- Advanced negotiations with other potential licensing and supply partners in efforts to make Nu.Q® Vet products as accessible as possible worldwide and anticipate further announcements in 2022.
- Expanded product claims with the presentation of new clinical data at:
- Expanded access to a larger clinical research laboratory at Texas A&M University and appointed a veterinary emergency criticalist to commence work in non-cancer indications in addition to developing our clinical research network in Europe.
Nu.Q® Capture
- Nu.Q® Capture, when used in combination with either sequencing, mass spectrometry and/or Volition's Nu.Q® assays could potentially aid diagnosis, treatment selection, and both treatment and disease monitoring in addition to aiding biomarker discovery.
- The Nu.Q® Capture program now has several strands of technology which:
- Sponsored a GenomeWeb webinar entitled "Novel Proteomics Approach to Epigenetic Profiling of Circulating Nucleosomes" featuring Professor Axel Imhof. To watch on demand, visit the GenomeWeb website.
Nu.Q® Discover
- Progressing projects with a range of customers.
- Recently signed contracts with three bio-pharmaceutical companies who are accessing our assay portfolio for rapid epigenetic profiling of their drugs in development.
Upcoming Priorities
- Drive near term revenue in the following key areas:
- Continue to progress the research program for the use of Nu.Q® NETs, in monitoring disease progression of COVID-19, sepsis, and potentially other diseases and as a possible companion diagnostic for the treatment of sepsis.
- Continue to advance its previously announced large-scale blood, lung, and colorectal cancer trials in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
- Publish several abstracts and peer-reviewed scientific papers with clinical results showing the robustness and utility of its Nu.Q® platform.
- Advance the development of Nu.Q® Capture.
- Continue to file patents to expand and extend its intellectual property portfolio.
Event: VolitionRx Limited Second Quarter 2022 Earnings and Business Update Conference Call
Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022
Time: 08:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time
U.S. & Canada Dial-in: 1-877-407-9716 (toll free)
U.K. Dial-in: 0 800 756 3429 (toll free)
Toll/International: 1-201-493-6779
Conference ID: 13732149
Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition, will host the call along with Terig Hughes, Chief Financial Officer of Volition, Dr. Tom Butera, Chief Executive Officer of Volition Veterinary Diagnostics Development LLC, and Scott Powell, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations of Volition. The call will provide an update on important events which have taken place in the second quarter of 2022 and upcoming milestones.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of Volition's corporate website at http://ir.volition.com. In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available until August 25, 2022. The replay dial-in numbers are 1-844-512-2921 (toll-free) in the U.S. and Canada and 1-412-317-6671 (toll) internationally. Please use replay pin number 13732149.
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national epigenetics company that applies its Nucleosomics™ platform through its subsidiaries to develop simple, easy to use, cost effective blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of life-altering diseases including some cancers and diseases associated with NETosis such as sepsis and COVID-19. Early diagnosis and monitoring have the potential to not only prolong the life of patients, but also to improve their quality of life. The tests are based on the science of Nucleosomics™, which is the practice of identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the bloodstream or other bodily fluid – an indication that disease is present. Volition is primarily focused on human diagnostics and monitoring but also has a subsidiary focused on animal diagnostics and monitoring.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in Belgium, with an innovation laboratory and office in the U.S. and additional offices in London and Singapore.
For more information about Volition, visit Volition's website volition.com
The contents found at Volition's website address or any other website link or address are not incorporated by reference into this document and should not be considered part of this document. Website addresses and links are included in this document as inactive textual references only.
Media Enquiries:
Louise Batchelor/Debra Daglish, Volition, mediarelations@volition.com +44 (0)7557 774620
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that concern matters that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or projected in the forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "aims," "targets," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "optimizing," "potential," "goal," "suggests," "could," "would," "should," "may," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other topics, Volition's expectations related to the launch of product sales with Heska, the success of negotiations and the timing, completion and execution of term sheets and/or agreements with third parties regarding the licensing and distribution of Volition's products, the timing, completion and delivery of data from clinical studies, the potential uses, benefits and effectiveness of its Nucleosomics™ technology platform, including the Nu.Q® NETs test, and the timing and execution of Volition's strategy with the FDA. Volition's actual results may differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements due to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, results of studies testing the efficacy of its tests, a failure by the marketplace to accept Volition's Nu.Q® NETs test or other products based on its Nucleosomics™ platform; Volition's failure to secure adequate intellectual property protection; Volition's failure to obtain necessary regulatory clearances or approvals to distribute and market future products; Volition will face fierce competition and its intended products may become obsolete due to the highly competitive nature of the diagnostics and disease monitoring markets and their rapid technological change; downturns in domestic and foreign economies; and other risks, including those identified in Volition's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents that Volition files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For instance, if Volition fails to develop and commercialize diagnostic, prognostic or disease monitoring products, it may be unable to execute its plan of operations. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Volition's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as required by law, Volition does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
Nucleosomics™ and Nu.Q® and their respective logos are trademarks and/or service marks of VolitionRx Limited and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this press release are the property of their respective owners. Additionally, unless otherwise specified, all references to "$" refer to the legal currency of the United States of America.
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