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ACT™, an attorney opinion letter, offers similar protection as a title insurance policy—yet costs much less
CANONSBURG, Pa., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SingleSource Property Solutions, a leading provider of property services supporting the U.S. housing industry, has launched the SingleSource Attorney Conclusion of Title (ACT™), a standardized attorney opinion letter that will save mortgage borrowers and lenders significant costs while providing comparable coverage to a more costly title insurance policy.
Although the concept of using legal opinions to confirm the marketability of title has been around for as long as property transfers have been documented, ACT™ is a new iteration that makes these opinions scalable, affordable, and widely available – and GSE approved. Under the authority of the supreme court of the state where the property is located, attorneys who issue an ACT™ will be protected by a comprehensive liability wrapper – enabling SingleSource to provide comparable coverage as a title insurance policy at a much lower cost to the consumer.
The SingleSource ACT™ is being offered through a collaboration with Voxtur, a technology company creating a more transparent and accessible real estate lending ecosystem.
"Lenders and consumers finally have a new option when it comes to title insurance," SingleSource Property Solutions COO Ed Austin said. "ACT™ applies the strength of a legal opinion to abstracted title evidence. As a nationwide title company, SingleSource is thrilled to offer an alternative that provides major cost and time savings for consumers nationwide."
"We're excited to collaborate with SingleSource on its ACT™ offering," said Jim Albertelli, Voxtur CEO. "This is an opportunity for us to lower the cost of purchasing a home, and to make home ownership a reality for more Americans."
Generating an ACT™ starts with a data-driven decision report followed by a preliminary opinion. Once the closing is complete, the final ACT™ is issued and delivered to the lender and borrower.
Available through a direct integration with the originator's loan origination system, the SingleSource ACT™ works with existing settlement processes and can be produced in the same amount of time as a traditional title policy.
ACTs™ are available on loans up to $1 million. Each ACT™ is backed by a Mortgage Service Providers Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance policy issued by carriers that are A-rated by AM Best. The policies cover the full value of the loan for the life of the loan and are fully transferrable in the secondary market. Both SingleSource and law firms issuing ACTs™ are covered by the policies as service providers, with the lender named as a third-party beneficiary.
The SingleSource ACT™ is currently available nationwide. Read more about ACT™ at https://www.singlesourceproperty.com/act/
About SingleSource
SingleSource is a leading provider of property services supporting the U.S. housing industry. Founded in 2000, the company offers nationwide solutions in valuations, title & settlement, property preservation, REO asset management, and document management. SingleSource supports a broad cross-section of clients in the financial services industry including servicers, originators, banks, credit unions, investment banks, and hedge funds. The company has completed more than 5 million home valuations, facilitated over $4 billion in REO sales, and currently supports 40,000 closings a year and 250,000 field services units a year. The company stands apart for its superior experienced staff, sophisticated technology, and vibrant corporate culture that fosters diverse ideas in good times and bad. SingleSource is based Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. For more information visit www.singlesourceproperty.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Social UGC, Influencer Marketing, and Ratings & Reviews company Pixlee TurnTo today announced new Instagram Reels functionality that enables brands to collect, curate and publish user-generated Instagram Reels within the Pixlee TurnTo Social UGC platform.
This new feature expands on the company's existing feature set that enables brands to harness user-generated content from Instagram for marketing and ecommerce channels. With the widespread adoption of user-generated video by brands and social channels, this development sets the stage for brands to feature more impactful, community-powered video content across the customer journey.
Pixlee TurnTo users are now able to automatically and retroactively populate content albums with Reels – and publish Instagram Reels across various marketing channels, including product pages and website galleries.
"As one of the first software providers to partner with Instagram, we're thrilled to continue to enable brands to do more with social video through this new Instagram Reels feature." – Kyle Wong, Pixlee TurnTo Co-Founder
As with all other forms of Social UGC collected through the platform, Pixlee TurnTo allows Reels to be tagged with individual brand products, making these videos fully shoppable. As social commerce remains at the forefront of marketing, shoppable social posts are an increasingly valuable asset for brands to pave a clear path to purchase on the foundation of social proof.
"Our clients are often the earliest adopters of new social media functionality and are at the forefront of community-driven marketing. As Instagram Reels continue to gain traction with content creators, influencers and brands alike, Pixlee TurnTo is committed to creating new and exciting ways to leverage that content across the buyer journey." – Tahima Begum, VP of Customer Success, Pixlee TurnTo
Brands like Alo Yoga, Lamps Plus, and Nixon already leverage Pixlee TurnTo's tools for Instagram user-generated content collection and publication to create conversion-driven website displays featuring content from influencers and members of their brand communities. Lamps Plus saw a 586% increase in average number of site visits as a direct result of diverse user-generated content showcased on-site.
Pixlee TurnTo enables brands to amplify word-of-mouth marketing across their online channels at scale. As social video remains a foundational element of a successful marketing strategy, the platform's streamlined solution for Instagram Reels will continue to promote growth in the realm of digital commerce.
For more information on collection of Instagram Reels through Pixlee TurnTo please contact, press@pixleeteam.com.
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Which high-waisted leggings are best?
High-waisted leggings are an enduring style of athleisure wear that’s considered universally flattering. They feature thick waistbands that give the wearer both tummy control and coverage.
Whether you’re wearing them to a yoga class or to brunch, you want a pair that fits perfectly, so they’re comfortable but don’t slide down. For a slimming pair, Skechers Gowalk Skinny Leggings are the top choice.
What to know before you buy high-waisted leggings
Uses
High-waisted leggings are versatile and can be worn as loungewear around the house or as athletic wear. Leggings are also now an acceptable form of casual wear, so feel free to pair them with a sweatshirt and head out to the grocery store.
Material
Some leggings are better for exercise than others, and this is largely determined by the material. If you’re wearing leggings for working out, look for a thick pair that resists breaking under tension.
High-waisted leggings that stretch with your body for yoga are also called yoga pants. These are made from nylon-elastane or nylon-Lycra blends that are breathable and won’t lose their shape when stretching. More budget-friendly pairs are made from polyester blends that have decent stretch but aren’t as breathable. You’ll see rayon, cotton or spandex included in these blends.
Leggings that contain a high percentage of cotton, a natural fiber, are the most comfortable but may not be suitable for working out, since they can lose their shape. They may be better for hanging out. Cotton blends are highly breathable, but are not moisture wicking like synthetic materials.
Waist
High-waisted leggings are defined by their high rise. The waistband extends up above the belly button, offering ample coverage. The measurement between the crotch inseam and waist is between 10 and 12 inches for a true high rise. Some pairs, however, have a shorter rise and extend just up to the belly button.
Waistbands on high-waisted leggings are thick — between 3 and 5 inches — and may provide a compressive panel for tummy control.
Size
Because of the popularity of high-waisted leggings, you can find them in an inclusive range of women’s sizes from XXS to 6X. Not all brands, however, offer extended sizes, and sizing can vary from brand to brand. Be sure to check the sizing guide and compare it to your own measurements for an accurate fit.
What to look for in quality high-waisted leggings
Length
It’s important to check leggings’ length before you buy because they can be difficult and costly to hem. Select a length that you feel comfortable in and consider what activities you’ll be engaging in. High-waisted styles come in a variety of lengths: capri, cropped, seven-eighths and full length. Look for petite and tall sizes if you’re short or tall, respectively.
Pockets
If you have separation anxiety from your phone, many pairs of leggings offer side pockets that can fit a smartphone. Just be sure it can accommodate your model of phone. Not all consumers like the look of these external pockets, but you can also find pairs with a hidden pocket in the waistband that can fit small items such as a key or folded up cash.
Color
Leggings come in every color imaginable, from neutral to bright hues. Black leggings are widely available and hide sweat stains the best. Dark colors such as charcoal, navy, purple, olive and burgundy are also popular for this reason. They are also less likely to be see-through. Still, light colors including shades of pink, beige and gray are popular as well.
Patterns
While solid colors are easy to find, you can also find leggings with patterns. Space dye is popular and has a subtle multi-colored blurred pattern. You can also make more of a statement with leopard print, bold floral prints, camo or marbled leggings. You can pair patterned bottoms with a matching sports bra, if offered, or a solid-colored top.
How much you can expect to spend on high-waisted leggings
High-rise leggings cost between $13-$98.
High-waisted leggings FAQ
What is the ‘squat test’?
A. Some leggings can be sheer, but that can’t be determined unless you try them on in front of a mirror. Squat and bend over to see if the material in the rear stretches too thin and reveals your underwear.
Can I put leggings in the dryer?
A. While the majority of leggings are machine-washable, not all can be tumble dried. This is especially true of high-performance athletic leggings, which need to be air dried. Check the care instructions before washing and drying your leggings.
What are the best high-waisted leggings to buy?
Top high-waisted leggings
Skechers Gowalk Skinny Leggings
What you need to know: These leggings are so comfortable for working out that you’ll end up wearing them all day.
What you’ll love: The very high waist keeps everything in place and is slimming. Many consumers say these are their go-to leggings for the gym and the best pair they’ve ever had. The high-rise style comes in six muted colors that are easy to match.
What you should consider: They run slightly small.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s and Amazon
Top high-waisted leggings for the money
What you need to know: If you don’t want to break the bank on athleisure wear, these high-waisted leggings are buttery soft and highly functional.
What you’ll love: The quality and fit is comparable to luxury yoga pants. The high rise is truly high and stays up. The material is very soft, passes the squat test and comes in over two dozen colors.
What you should consider: These full-length leggings may be too long for shorter wearers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
The Gym People Thick High-Waisted Yoga Leggings
What you need to know: These popular yoga pants feature highly rated pockets that securely hold your phone and cards.
What you’ll love: They come in both full-length and capri styles, and every color and pattern you can imagine. The tummy panel provides compression, and these leggings stay snug and, most importantly, up.
What you should consider: The waistband can cut into skin uncomfortably.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Tickets on sale now in both English and Spanish through Fathom Events
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new feature film SLAVES AND KINGS produced by the Claretians and Stellarum Films, directed by Pablo Moreno (Luz de Soledad, Poveda) and starring Antonio Reyes (The Ministry of Time, Gran Hotel), Alba Recondo (La Brujas de E'lente), and Carlos Canas (Luz de Soledad, Drug Squad), is set to premiere in movie theaters nationwide via Fathom Events and Bosco Films on August 22 (English) and August 23 (Spanish). Watch the official trailer here.
This is the first time that Fathom Events has released a full-length Catholic feature film through its distribution platform.
"We've seen notable success with other Catholic-based content – which has so far been in documentary format," said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events. "Distributing this full-length feature film about such a prominent figure in history and the life of Catholicism is a watershed moment for us and our ability to connect with Catholic audiences and beyond."
SLAVES AND KINGS, set in the 1800s, is a Spanish produced film that brings to the screen the compelling story of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, a Spanish Roman Catholic Archbishop, writer and publisher, missionary, and confessor to Queen Isabella II of Spain. Declared a saint in 1950, Claret is the founder of the religious congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, known as the Claretians.
"We are thrilled to bring another inspiring story of faith to American film audiences and to be the first Catholic feature to be released by Fathom is historic!" said Lucía González-Barandiarán, founder of Bosco Films. "SLAVES AND KINGS presents a Catholic hero, a special friend of slaves and kings, who was unwavering despite persecution and whose story is largely unknown. It's important for us to look to those who exemplify heroic virtue and show us the way of faith amid trials. We are so grateful to Fathom Events for this opportunity to bring powerful stories to American audiences."
"Saint Anthony Mary Claret is a man for our times," said Pablo Moreno, director of SLAVES AND KINGS. "Claret gave everything he had to defend the truth - he is an apostle, an intellectual, a missionary and a saint."
As part of the Fathom Events experience, filmmakers have included bonus content to enable audiences to go behind the scenes with the missionary Catholic saint who was a congregation founder, reformer, queen's chaplain, writer, publisher and archbishop.
"Do not leave after the feature!" said Lucía González-Barandiarán. "We wanted to take the opportunity to expand on the film and go behind the scenes of this powerhouse Saint with bonus commentary on his influence that reached the Canary Islands, Cuba, Madrid, and Paris, and the Catholic press worldwide."
SLAVES & KINGS coming to theaters is a powerful opportunity to come face to face with a hero of Catholicism, a saint whose life of faith teaches Christians how to follow Christ in and out of season. Parishes and groups are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance and use the film and its message in ministry settings.
Tickets for SLAVES & KINGS can be purchased at Fathom Events or participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
For interviews and/or film stills, please contact: Alexis Walkenstein, President of AWE PR at walkensteina@gmail.com, (561) 445-5409. Fathom Events' contact is Colette Carey, ccarey@fathomevents.com, (720) 815-6800.
In 1930, the writer and intellectual Azorín discovered a hoax that had been propagated for almost 60 years: the life and works of the Spanish archbishop Antonio María Claret, founder of the Claretian Missionaries, had been adulterated. SLAVES AND KINGS, based on real events, uncovers the route of this investigation that leads to the history, thoughts and authentic facts that led to the action of the man who was archbishop of Cuba and later, confessor to Queen Isabel II.
The Claretians are an international, Roman Catholic religious Congregation of 3,500 priests, brothers, and seminarians serving in 65 countries around the world. Like our founder St. Claret, we are committed to the teachings of Jesus Christ and strive to respond to the most urgent needs of God's people in ways that are timely and effective. The varied ministries include education, inner city outreach, preaching, media, and immediate services to the poor and marginalized. For more information, visit claretiansusa.org
Based in the historic town of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain), Stellarum Films was born in 2006, and became a reference in film production at an international level. Since then, director Pablo Moreno and his team have produced numerous short films, shows, plays, video games, documentaries and advertising campaigns of great quality. Their work has been recognized with the prestigious international award Mirabile Dictu, their co-production with San Pablo Editorial, Paul of Tarsus, the Last Journey, was nominated for best film at the XII International Festival Religion Today in Trento (Italy). In co-production with Claretians, he made the feature film A Forbidden God and Claret also called Slaves and Kings. Among his other cinematographic works are Red de Libertad, Luz de Soledad, and Proveda.
BOSCO FILMS is a company born in 2017 with the idea of bringing fresh air to the film industry. BOSCO FILMS seeks films of high artistic quality, with stories that defend human values. Its interest is cinema that invites you to grow and bring out the best in everyone, cinema that leaves a mark on the viewer like the most robust of trees: fresh, alive and at the same time remains firm in the face of the passage of time. For more information, visit boscofilms.es
Fathom Events is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in North America. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences in all the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For more information, visit FathomEvents.com.
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ALBANY – Officials at Albany Technical College announced Monday that the school's president, Anthony O. Parker, had passed away in the early hours of Monday morning. Parker served the college and southwest Georgia as ATC president for 27 years.
From his first day as an instructor at Augusta Technical Institute in 1980, Parker dedicated his professional life to technical education, serving in vice president roles at Southeastern Technical Institute and Aiken Technical College, and as assistant commissioner for Adult Education at TCSG before assuming the role of president at Albany Technical College.
Parker pushed for of collaboration with the Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany to support the nation’s defense systems as well as working with regional business and industry. He also was a leader in Adult Education by helping graduating GED students transition into a technical college program to gain post-secondary training.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Metallis Resources Inc. (TSXV: MTS) (OTCQB: MTLFF) (FSE: 0CVM) (the "Company" or "Metallis") is pleased to release its initial 3-dimensional (or "3D") geological model, providing breakthrough insights into both the mineralized porphyry and enriched-gold zones at the Cliff-Miles Porphyry Corridor (or "Cliff-Miles") lying within Metallis' 100%-owned Kirkham Property (the "Property"), situated in the prolific Eskay Camp of the Golden Triangle, northwestern British Columbia. It is located approximately 30 km west of Seabridge's world class KSM porphyry deposits, and Newcrest Mining's producing Brucejack gold mine. The Golden Triangle is a district known worldwide for the past producing Eskay Creek and Snip gold mines.
Nickolas Dudek, Metallis' Chief Geologist, stated "It is incredibly rewarding for the Company to achieve this critical milestone in the continued development of the Cliff-Miles porphyry corridor. Through this geological 3D Model, the team is finally able to highlight the true scale of the system and demonstrate the dominant controls on grade within the well-mineralized Medium-Grained Porphyry ("MP") and the later gold-enriched zones. We are now also able to explain most of the copper/gold distribution at Cliff-Miles". He went on to add "This year, the goal of the technical team is to evaluate and refine this updated geological model and utilize the information to guide us, through drilling, to increasing the average grade of the system."
- Metallis geologists have built a 3D model for each of the porphyry phases and gold-enriched zones at the Cliff-Miles to help demonstrate the distribution of high-grade intercepts;
- The highest porphyry grades can be tied to a semi-continuous Medium-Grained Porphyry ("MP") composed of a single dike-like feeder (or "trunk") and two sill-like branches. These grades are found in the Southern end of the Cliff target (See Schematic Figure 1 Below); and
- The best gold-enrichment grades have a North-South trending and steeply dipping tabular form that runs along the East margin of the well-mineralized MP.
The current distribution of gold and copper mineralization is divisible into porphyry-related and late-gold related allotments.
The MP porphyry phase, composed of feeders (dikes) and sill-like bodies, can be further subdivided into well-mineralized and poorly mineralized MP variants based on respective copper, molybdenum, and vein content (See Figure 2 Below).
The feeder of the well-mineralized MP variant ranges between 20 meters ("m") and 150 m thick, has only been tested as deep as 660 m below surface, and can be semi-continuously traced 2,500 m from far-south holes at Cliff all the way to the North end of Miles. Representative intercepts are listed below to show the dimensions of this very lengthy mineralized zone (See Figure 3 Below).
- Far-south Cliff example intercepts include 0.8 g/t AuEq* over 118 m in KH18-16; and
- Far-north Miles example intercepts include 0.34 g/t AuEq over 84.5 m in KH19-27 (located 2500 m to the north of Cliff)
The sub-horizontal sill-like geometries are most apparent between holes KH20-34 and MD09-05 and occur in two bodies:
- A semi-continuous shallow sill tracked over approximately 950 m from North to South and which is highly variable in thickness (70 m to 250 m thick). It is still open to the South (beyond KH18-13), to the East, and potentially to the North beyond MD09-03
- A deeper sill tracked over 720 m from North to South, that pinches (>40 m) and swells (<170 m) along its length and is still open to the North (beyond KH21-42), South (beyond KH20-36), and to the East.
Petrographic, geochemical, and geostatistical reviews are currently underway to establish new strategies to help the geological team distinguish this new well-mineralized MP variant in-field as well as to further refine the model. A simplified view of the grade-bearing MP model and how it fits with the gold-equivalent ("AuEq") distribution can be seen in Figures 2 and 3. All the zones are still considered open to the North and South with multiple infill and extension opportunities situated near surface as well as at depth. All analytical data was completed at independent certified laboratories and have previously been reported.
Though challenging to identify texturally, the gold-enrichment event can be empirically identified from high Gold-to-Copper ratios along with silicification and can be traced along the dominant structures of Cliff-Miles (Adam Fault and block faulting) (See Metallis News from February 1st, 2022).
The 3D model shows a North-South ribbon-like feeder, approximately 2,400 m long, present on the East margin of the newly identified grade-bearing MP and which extends across the Adam Fault (380 m to 830 m deep) into the graphitic siltstone footwall. Example intercepts include:
- North-South feeder example intercepts include 1.24 g/t AuEq over 32 m in KH20-37 and 0.33 g/t AuEq over 27 m in KH18-16
Alongside, loosely constrained, are the fault-bound Northwest-Southeast feeders.
- Northwest-Southeast feeder example intercepts include 0.63 g/t AuEq over 30 m in KH21-42
Additionally, two dominant stratabound mineralized zones can be partially traced from Miles South to Cliff.
- Stratabound mineralized zones identified at Miles include 1.05 g/t AuEq over 43 m in KH21-45 and 1.24 g/t AuEq in KH20-37; and
- At Cliff with 0.82 g/t AuEq over 32.4 m in KH21-40
*Gold equivalent ("AuEq") grades are for comparative purposes only. Calculations use metal prices of US$1,700/oz gold, US$20/oz silver, US$3.0/lb. copper, and US$9.0/lb. Molybdenum. **Lengths are meters of downhole drilled core lengths. Drilling data to date is insufficient to determine true width of mineralization. Intervals are calculated using a notional cut-off of 0.20 g/t AuEq, a maximum of ten meters of internal dilution for porphyry-style mineralization and no top cut is applied. Recovery is assumed to be 100% as no metallurgical data is available.
In addition to a better understanding of the grade-bearing MP, 3D models of the other MP variants, two phases of Course-Grained Porphyry (or "CP"), and multiple feldspar porphyry sills have been produced. The Company's planned drilling this upcoming 2022 exploration season will focus on targeting the grade-bearing MP variant and gold-enriched mineralization with systematic step outs and undercuts, with a view to constraining geology and orientations, and avoiding the now identified and historically-poorly mineralized CP phases.
Future news will pull all the latest results together to guide the geological team and help evaluate and prioritize the Company's targets for 2022 field work and drilling.
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David Dupre, P.Geo, Vice President - Exploration and the Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed, and approved the technical information contained in this release.
The wholly owned 106 sq. km Kirkham Property is located about 65 km north of Stewart, B.C., in the heart of the Golden Triangle's prolific Eskay (Sulphurets) Camp. The Property is prospective for multiple mineral deposit types and is located along a strategic geological boundary – the "Red-line" exposed on the Western margin of the Eskay Rift system in the Golden Triangle, Northwestern British Columbia.
The Kirkham Property is contiguous to Garibaldi Resources Corp.'s E&L Nickel Mountain Project in the North and Eskay Mining Corp. to the East. The property is within 12 km of the Eskay Creek mine while the Eastern border is within 12 – 20 km of Seabridge Gold's KSM deposits and Pretium Resources' Brucejack mine.
Metallis Resources Inc. is a Vancouver-based company focused on the exploration of gold, copper, nickel, and silver at its 100%-owned Kirkham Property situated in northwest British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Metallis trades under the symbols MTS on the TSX Venture Exchange, MTLFF on the OTCQB Exchange, and 0CVM on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Company currently has 52,839,878 common shares issued and outstanding.
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Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director
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PHOENIX, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital mental health company, Bezyl, Inc. is collaborating with Ukrainian-based developer, Sigma Software for a world-wide release of the latest version of the Bezyl app, which builds mental strength and provides resources for assistance. The app will offer digital avenues for Ukrainians to build personal networks of support and find access to much needed humanitarian relief.
In response to the recent ruthless Russian attack on Ukraine and the resulting 10 million Ukrainian citizens being displaced from their homes who are now coping with extraordinary loss, both mentally and physically, Bezyl and Sigma collaborated on the development of a Ukrainian specific version of the Bezyl app to help Ukrainians get the help they need from each other and their global network of supporters.
Esther Howard, President and CEO, founded Bezyl in 2020 in response to the growing mental health crisis in the United States among military Veterans and first-responders suffering from PTSD. Ms. Howard, who has over 20 years in the clinical research industry, also adapted the app earlier this year to support cancer patients suffering from Cancer Related Depression (CRD), drawing upon her extensive career experience to address this issue, and giving clinical trial participants a digital platform to get the help they need and ultimately improve their mental strength as they navigate their health journey.
Howard comments, "The original plan was to globalize the company in 2023, but when the war started and Bezyl's entire development team was displaced from their homes, the right thing to do was get the app translated into Ukrainian and available in every country possible."
"After traveling to Ukraine last November to work with the Sigma team and build the 2022 product roadmap, we were able to witness firsthand, not only the beauty of Ukraine, but even more so, the genuinely friendly and passionate Ukrainian people."
"Helping and supporting Ukraine to keep their economy stabilized is just as important as their ability to win the war. Aside from government support for the military, everyone can support Ukraine by continuing to do business with the country and finding ways to expand scope of work, thus injecting money into the Ukrainian economy."
Bezyl's collaboration with Sigma expands their development and global outreach capabilities and taps into Sigma's broad expertise in design and business knowledge. Bezyl's goal is to be the leading digital mental health company—a game-changing tool with a secure communication platform, enabling easier access to mental help. It's a simple solution with massive potential for ending the mental health pandemic in our world.
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FRISCO (KDAF) — Do you have the magic password? No? Well, it seems like Fun on the Run’s Yolonda Williams does!
With that password, you can enter the secret exterior entrance of Rare books Bar in Frisco! Yolonda did us all a favor and partook in some of the speakeasy’s menu items so that you might have an idea what you should try when you head out there!
Known for their whiskey, Rare Books Bar can sling you a couple of cool old fashioned or even make you a Honeymoon Shaker. They also serve some unique vodka, gin, tequila, and even coffee cocktails.
Interested for more? Be sure to watch the full segment to get a feel for Rare Books Bar and remember, if you’re in need of a fun night with some cocktails in music and a new venue, head out to Frisco, as long as you have the password! | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/check-out-this-library-with-a-hidden-speakeasy-in-frisco/ | 2022-07-14T16:13:12Z |
ALBANY – While it may be vacation time for people during the summer, it appears viruses are on the job year around, as health officials report seeing an increase in COVID infections that caused a significant bump in hospitalizations.
And there are some lingering influenza cases as well.
On Friday, 27 patients were hospitalized at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany and an additional six in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus. That’s up from 13 the previous Friday.
“It’s going up by onesies and twosies,” Dr. James Black, director of emergency medicine in Albany, said. “It’s incrementally going up, so we’re very mindful.”
The uptick has been going on for some time, but it has not been as obvious due to the relatively low number of hospitalizations and low number of people who are getting seriously ill.
During the last area COVID task force call on June 9, the rate of spread was at 11%, above the 5% threshold when the disease is considered to be relatively under control, Albany Mayor Bo Dorough said.
During that call, Dr. Charles Ruis, the Southwest Health District director, told participants that the numbers do not reflect the true infection rate because many people are now using home tests, Dorough said. Many individuals who have a positive home test likely self-isolate and do not get a confirmation test, so those infections are not included in those gathered by the city of Albany.
For Albany City Commissioner Jon Howard, the impact was more personal. A few days after returning from a family reunion in Florida, he learned that three people who were there tested positive for the coronavirus. His test was negative, however.
Black said he believes some of the increase in infections likely is due to the gatherings during the Memorial Day weekend, which raises the concern of how the long 4th of July celebrations and associated travel will impact numbers.
The hospital is seeing positive cases for primary cases, where patients with symptoms come in for testing, as well as secondary cases, those identified when a patient comes in for another medical issue such as an orthopedic visit and tests positive.
“There’s a fair amount of concern, especially approaching the holiday weekend,” Black said. “We’re just mindful of it. I don’t want to be someone who invokes fear, but the numbers are going up. This is the first big holiday that comes when kids are out of school.
“Again, seeing an uptick ahead of the holiday gives an added level of concern that we could see an increase in the numbers of infection. We’ve been watching the trend.”
In recent weeks, patients who test positive may exhibit symptoms such as shortness of breath, but in some cases that is not the case.
“We’re seeing a lot of people who have little or no symptoms,” Black said. “I think the availability of home testing has allowed people the luxury to be tested at home, but not everybody who tests positive comes in for treatment.”
With the increase occurring during the summer, the medical community is watching and noting how this could affect numbers during the fall and winter when people are congregating indoors more than is the case during the warm months.
Some of those who are infected are still getting seriously ill.
Unfortunately, Black said, COVID appears to be here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future.
“We’re always concerned about how the disease changes and how we change,” he said. “I think people are somewhat wanting to relax their approach to protection. People are still getting infected and getting ill. If I was being realistic, I would say this is something that’s going to be around.
“It’s still prevalent. It still kills thousands of people a year.”
During the course of the pandemic, doctors also have observed “long-COVID,” that can cause long-term effects, including shortness of breath and heart problems.
It’s not always possible to conclude that COVID is the cause, but Black noted that those who exhibit long-term effects include college athletes in the prime of health who had no underlying health conditions at the time they were infected.
To decrease the chance of infection, or for someone unknowingly infected to pass the disease along to others, Black said the same recommendations still hold true: practice social distancing, hand-washing and wear a mask.
Black, who was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at the time of the phone interview, traveling for business, said he was one of very few who were wearing a mask while traveling.
“Influenza is still out there, too,” he said. “There’s a good reason for us to recommend and maintain the good health practices.” | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/phoebe-sees-covid-hospitalizations-nearly-triple-in-a-week/article_d1d3897e-fa32-11ec-9858-1779b0710cfe.html | 2022-07-02T20:33:51Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5WPR, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the U.S., announced today the continued expansion of their wellness practice with the announcement of a specialty fertility group. As a recognized leader in the health and wellness public relations industry, 5WPR possesses unrivaled expertise in consumer health and innovative sciences. The division is made up of professionals across the health and wellness practice.
"Fertility looks different for everyone – it's a journey that can be incredibly confusing and overwhelming for so many," said 5WPR CEO, Dara A. Busch. "We are proud of the work the team executes alongside our client partners to educate and share resources with everyone trying to conceive. We strive to help patients at many different parts of their fertility journey better understand their options and connect them with our clients that can guide and support them."
PR services offered to fertility clients include messaging and positioning, media relations, influencer relations, product launches, new market expansion campaigns, fundraising announcements, content creation, sponsorships/partnerships, digital media campaigns, thought leadership and speaking opportunities.
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues and ideas. With more than 275 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and Digital Marketing (Social Media, Influencer, Paid Media, SEO). 5W was named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022 list, awarded 2020 PR Agency of The Year, and brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communication. Chairman Ronn Torossian was named 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year by the American Business Awards.
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Event focuses on real-world use cases for new technologies, including quantum, poised to improve health and the life sciences
TOKYO, July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QunaSys, a global leader in the development of innovative quantum algorithms in chemistry and a Pistoia Alliance member company, will co-host the Pistoia Alliance Global Knowledge-Sharing event held on July 7, which will bring together scientific, business and government leaders from Japan and around the world to improve innovation in health and the life sciences.
The Pistoia Alliance is a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life science and healthcare R&D. The Alliance has organized these webinars to provide specific examples of where its pre-competitive collaboration model of shared-risk and shared-reward can bring value and support to improve life sciences and health through science and innovation.
Quantum computing is one of the technologies that is positioned to make dramatic improvements in the fields of health and the life sciences, particularly in the field of pharma.
QunaSys CEO and co-founder Tennin Yan will discuss emerging use cases and how quantum is poised to impact the future of pharma R&D. He will participate on the future of pharma R&D panel discussion, which will be facilitated by John Bolger, CEO of Matador, a Pistoia Alliance member company, along with industry experts from Daiichi Sankyo, Preferred Networks and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation and the Pistoia Alliance.
Hiroki Oka, of QunaSys, will join a panel discussion on the future of pharma R&D / pre-competitive open innovation and the role of emerging science and technology.
The event will also feature keynote sessions from prominent scientists, government officials and business leaders.
The keynote sessions are:
- Government Perspective on Emerging Science & Technology in Japan Life Sciences - Kenkichi Sakoda, Planning Director for Integrated Strategy, Secretariat of S&T and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office / Director, Office for Quantum Science and Technology
- Emerging Science & Technology in Japan Life Sciences, a Japan-based Pistoia Alliance member company perspective - Hisafumi Yamada, Executive Vice President, Research and Translational Research, Chugai
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https://www.pistoiaalliance.org/eventdetails/global-knowledge-sharing-japan-july-2022/
About QunaSys Inc.
QunaSys is the world's leading developer of innovative algorithms in chemistry focused on accelerating the development of quantum technology applicability. QunaSys enables maximization of the power of quantum computing through its advanced joint research that addresses cutting-edge technologies providing Qamuy™, the most powerful quantum chemical calculation cloud software; fostering development of collaboration through QPARC industry consortium; and working with research institutions from academia and government. QunaSys software runs on multiple technology platforms with applicability in all chemical related industries to boost quantum computing adoption.
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CONMEBOL pledges to beef up sanctions for racist incidents
By MAURICIO SAVARESE
AP Sports Writer
SAO PAULO (AP) — CONMEBOL says it will beef up sanctions for clubs and fans who get involved in racist incidents during its matches, without disclosing more details. Fans of Argentine giants River Plate, Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata, Paraguay’s Olimpia, Colombia’s Millionarios, and Chile’s Universidad Catolica have used racial slurs against supporters of Brazilian rivals this year. All clubs involved criticized racist fans on social media, and forbid those who were identified from attending their matches. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/29/conmebol-pledges-to-beef-up-sanctions-for-racist-incidents/ | 2022-04-29T21:12:13Z |
SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Verlander became the major leagues’ first 13-game winner, striking out nine and topping 99 mph in his final inning to lead the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Saturday.
Verlander (13-3) allowed four hits in seven innings to win his fifth straight start and lower his ERA to 1.86, second in the American League to Shane McClanahan’s 1.71 for Tampa Bay.
A 39-year-old right-hander who missed last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Verlander averaged 96.3 mph with his fastball, 1.4 mph above his season average coming in.
“I feel like I haven’t been able to let it go like that in a long time,” Verlander said.
He said he was throwing the ball recently on an off day and tried a different arm path. He saw positive results in his last start before the All-Star break.
‘It was a solid one tick up,” he said. “I was able to do that again today and a lot more times, so I’m definitely happy and a bit surprised. Surprise is the wrong word — I was hopeful that this this could happen.”
Verlander retired 15 straight between Adam Frazier’s second-inning single and Carlos Santana’s ninth home run, which cut the lead to 2-1 in the seventh. Seattle loaded the bases on walks by Eugenio Suárez and pinch-hitter Kyle Lewis around Frazier’s single, and Verlander struck out No. 9 hitter Sam Haggerty on his 101st and final pitch, clocked at 97.4 mph.
Verlander has allowed one earned run or fewer in seven of his last eight starts.
“I remember the greats, Bob Gibson and (Tom) Seaver, and I told him, ‘You know, when they were in trouble, they knew how to pitch out of trouble,’” Houston manager Dusty Baker said. “The mark of a good pitcher is figuring out how to get either a double play or a popup or a strikeout, and I tell you, that one that was great. I mean, we needed that. He needed it. We’re operating on fumes today, so I’ll say that was a great victory.”
Kyle Tucker and Yuli Gurriel hit RBI doubles in the fourth to help the Astros to their fourth consecutive win and send Seattle to its second straight loss after a 14-game winning streak.
Houston is 27-9 since June 12 and ended the Mariners’ streak of eight consecutive winning series.
Logan Gilbert (10-4) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. He struck out his first four batters, but gave up back-to-back doubles to Gurriel and Tucker with two outs in the fourth after his only walk, to Yordan Álvarez.
Jose Altuve scored on Ryan Boruki’s wild pitch in the eighth.
Bryan Abreu got three straight outs to finish the four-hitter for his second big league save, his first since May 26 last year.
“We haven’t lost a series in a while,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We’ve played so well. We’ve been getting all those big hits in those big moments. It just hasn’t happened the last couple of nights.”
SANTANA
Santana has nine homers against Verlander, a two-time Cy Young Award winner.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: Closer Ryan Pressly could return to an overused bullpen Sunday from paternity leave. … RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (right forearm strain) made a rehab start Friday for Double-A Corpus Christi, striking out three over two innings. He threw 40 pitches, allowing a run. McCullers has missed the entire season. “I heard he had good velocity,” Baker said. “I heard he threw the ball well, and I’ve heard he’s very happy with his performance, especially the first time out. I’m sure he was a little nervous. But I’m waiting to hear today from our trainers to see if he has the aftereffects.”
Mariners: Servais said All-Star rookie Julio Rodríguez remains day to day after missing a second day due to a left wrist strain. The center fielder was not available off the bench Saturday, and Servais said he would remain out of the lineup until there was no soreness. Servais wasn’t sure when Rodríguez injured the wrist. He jammed it against the Rangers last Sunday sliding into second, but told Servais he wasn’t hurt afterward and appeared to participate in the Home Run Derby without issue. “If anybody’s ever been involved in an event like that — not many of us have — but the adrenaline rush just has to be out of this world, you know, with everybody on their feet and you’re doing your thing and you’re 21 years old,” Servais said. “And I’m guessing he felt that the next day after or something like that.”
UP NEXT
Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (8-4, 2.66 ERA) returns to the mound for the first time following his All-Star Game win. He struck out 10 over six scoreless innings during his last start, a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on July 14.
Mariners: LHP Robbie Ray (8-6, 3.54) is 4-0 in his last eight starts, matching his season high with 12 strikeouts at Texas on July 15.
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack subpoenaed the Secret Service on Friday night for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said in a statement that the committee is seeking “the relevant text messages, as well as any after action reports that have been issued in any and all divisions of the USSS pertaining or relating in any way to the events of January 6, 2021.”
The subpoenas come hours after the nine-member panel received a closed briefing from the watchdog for Department of Homeland Security. The committee had originally sought the electronic records in mid-January and made an official request in March for all communications received or sent from DHS employees between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7, 2021.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday briefed all nine members of the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack about his finding that the Secret Service deleted texts from around Jan. 6, according to two people familiar with the matter.
While lawmakers were tight-lipped about what they heard, the closed-door briefing with the inspector general, Joseph Cuffari, came two days after his office sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees stating that Secret Service agents erased messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 “as part of a device-replacement program.” The deletion came after the watchdog office requested records from the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack, the letter said.
For the Jan. 6 panel, the watchdog’s finding raised the startling prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on Donald Trump’s actions during the insurrection.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the House Jan. 6 panel, told the Associated Press on Friday that the committee is taking a deeper look at whether records may have been lost. “There have been some conflicting positions on the matter,” the Mississippi lawmaker said.
The private briefing was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss it.
The Secret Service insists proper procedures were followed. Agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, “The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false. In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the OIG in every respect — whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts.”
He said the Secret Service had started to reset its mobile devices to factory settings in January 2021 “as part of a pre-planned, three-month system migration.” In that process, some data was lost.
The inspector general has first requested the electronic communications on Feb. 26, “after the migration was well under way,” Guglielmi said.
The Secret Service said it has provided a substantial number of emails and chat messages that included conversations and details related to Jan. 6 to the inspector general. It also said text messages from the Capitol Police requesting assistance on Jan. 6 were preserved and provided to the inspector general’s office.
The Senate Homeland committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service, is also expecting a briefing from the inspector general about the letter, according to a person familiar with the committee’s discussions who was not authorized to discuss them publicly.
The Jan. 6 committee has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who recalled what she heard about former President Donald Trump’s actions the day of the insurrection.
Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.
Some details of that account were quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
With evidence still emerging, the House Jan. 6 committee on Friday officials scheduled its next hearing to take place Thursday in primetime. The 8 p.m. hearing, which is the eighth in a series that began in early June, will take a deeper look into the three-hour-plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob of supporters stormed the Capitol.
It will be the first hearing in prime time since June 9, the first on the committee’s findings. It was viewed by 20 million people.
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Associated Press writer Gary Fields contributed.
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Opening Day primer: What you need to know for the Royals’ first game of the year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Royals take on the Cleveland Guardians Thursday at 3:10 p.m., the first game of the 2022 regular season.
Returning as the Opening Day starter for the Royals is Zack Greinke, the 38-year-old right-hander who was drafted in 2002 and pitched in seven seasons for Kansas City.
Top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. will make his major league debut at play third base after a scorching Spring Training.
The game will also be a first for the Royals’ opponents. The Cleveland Guardians have taken on a new name during the offseason and Thursday’s game will be the first time they play with the new branding.
Speaking of branding, the Royals have unveiled a new initiative to go along with their “Forever Royals” slogan. The organization has promoted a “Bring out the Blue” campaign in hopes of getting Kansas City reenergized about the Royals.
Among the additions added to Kauffman Stadium this season are sensory rooms, two located in the lower level of the stadium.
The Royals told KCTV5 that tickets are still available for Opening Day and throughout the weekend. Kansas City continues its series against Cleveland on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Fans are encouraged to purchase parking before heading to Kauffman Stadium. All parking is via mobile ticketing. Gates will open well before the 3:10 first pitch, although a specific time has not yet been given.
The Royals say an unopened bottle of water or sports drink is still allowed to be brought inside the stadium, and a juice box for kids. Food is also allowed in 2022, which aligns with pre-pandemic protocols.
The game will be broadcast for TV on Bally Sports Kansas City, and for radio on 610 Sports Radio - KCSP.
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SILICON VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Winston & Strawn LLP has elevated intellectual property Partner Kelly Hunsaker to Office Managing Partner of the firm's Silicon Valley office. Kelly replaces former Winston Partner Kathi Vidal, who was recently sworn in as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Kelly maintains a national patent and IP litigation and trial practice. Her patent litigation work covers a wide range of technologies and industries, especially in high-tech fields involving computer software and hardware, consumer electronics, cloud computing, and networking technologies. Kelly has also handled cases in other areas of commercial and IP litigation, including trademark, trade secret, copyright, and technology-licensing disputes. She counsels clients on patent and IP strategy, pre-suit investigations and due diligence, and proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and International Trade Commission.
"I am honored to assume the leadership role of an office that provides legal and business solutions to today's most cutting-edge technology companies," said Kelly. "Our Silicon Valley team offers critical services to a wide range of clients whose innovations truly power the global economy."
"Kelly is the right person to lead our firm's Silicon Valley office," said Winston Chairman Tom Fitzgerald. "Her in-depth knowledge of patent and other IP issues and her record of advocacy on behalf of companies at the vanguard of technology and law have prepared her well for stepping into this highly visible role."
Kelly is the Silicon Valley chair of Winston's Women's Leadership Initiative, and she is part of the firm's Disruptive Technologies and Waco Watch groups. She received her J.D. from UC Hastings Law and her B.B.A. from the University of Texas.
Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with 16 offices in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. More information about the firm is available at www.winston.com.
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Published in JMIR Publications, Study Finds Wearable Brain-Sensing Program for Neurofeedback Leads to Positive Outcomes in Mental Care
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Myndlift, the leading provider of therapist-guided remote neurotherapy, published data from its groundbreaking study demonstrating the efficacy of a remote neurofeedback system in improving mental health amongst adolescents and adults aged 13-71.
The results of the study, which was published in JMIR Publications, confirm that therapist-guided, remote neurofeedback training leads to a meaningful reduction in symptoms of ADHD, depression, and anxiety, as well as improvement in attention, cognitive performance, and executive function for patients.
The study retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of Myndlift's model, which consists of a brain health assessment, personalized brain training, and remote professional supervision with 560 subjects presenting with elevated symptoms of ADHD, anxiety, and/or depression.
Their symptom status and mental health was measured from pre- to post intervention of in-app assessments that included:
- Validated symptom questionnaires
- A cognitive test of attention and executive function
- Resting electroencephalography (EEG) markers
Key findings were:
- Largest improvements seen in participants with abnormal anxiety scores: 69% of participants reduced their anxiety symptoms towards the healthy range
- Over 50% of the participants presenting with symptoms (ie, abnormal scores) demonstrated clinically significant improvement after the intervention for all symptom questionnaires; even the majority of healthy participants showed significant positive change
- 61% of participants scoring in the abnormal ranges moved to the healthy results group after an average of 53 NFT sessions or over an approximately 3-month period
- Overall improved ADHD scores and performance on a cognitive (ie, response inhibition) task for both adult and child participants following neurofeedback aimed at improving attention and executive function
- Improved brain activity (ie, reduced delta/alpha ratio) following neurofeedback training in adults with ADHD
Thirty to 180 days after the initial assessment, when 20 or more neurofeedback sessions had been completed, an analysis of improvement was performed. The preliminary findings demonstrate the efficacy of therapist-guided remote neurofeedback in improving mental health, particularly for individuals with symptoms of ADHD and anxiety.
Results also surpassed those seen in other in-app mental health services (e.g., mobile-enabled text psychotherapy, app-based CBT), which was particularly impressive. Over the course of an average of three months, the majority (61%) of participants scoring in the abnormal ranges transitioned to the healthy participant group.
Around 50 million people in the United States alone struggle with mental health disorders, but only a fraction receive the evidence-based care they need to alleviate their symptoms. With affordable access to remote neurofeedback, clinics can scale their offering to help patients in all 50 states as well as anywhere else in the world.
According to the WHO, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide. The CDC reports that over 6 million children in the United States alone have been diagnosed with ADHD. On a global scale, 300 million adults and 129 million children worldwide are affected by ADHD. That's why, in 2020, Myndlift expanded their offering to include digital behavioral therapy tools to complement neurofeedback training and provide a holistic approach to improved well-being.
To deliver on its mission, Myndlift partners with leaders in the neurotherapy and behavioral therapy fields. Recently, they collaborated with top researchers in the field of Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) to develop app-based therapeutic content to help parents of children with ADHD, which is currently undergoing clinical trials in collaboration with NYU.
"Traditionally, neurofeedback was seen as an inaccessible luxury that only a few could afford."
said Mr. Aziz Kaddan, co-founder and CEO of Myndlift. "We envisioned a world where anyone could access this modality and, with the help of our clinical providers worldwide, it's becoming a reality. With this new study, we're proving that making neurofeedback remote not only makes it more accessible, but is also proven to yield very positive outcomes."
The study can be found at JMIR Publications.
To learn more about Myndlift, visit www.myndlift.com
Myndlift is the leading provider of therapist-guided neurotherapy. It was founded with the vision of offering better, holistic, and digital mental health, while empowering clinicians worldwide.
To date, Myndlift has partnered with over 1,000 clinical providers, and delivered over half a million sessions of remote neurotherapy. It continues to expand with the mission of making neurotherapy accessible and affordable without compromising on quality, clinician-led, and science-backed care.
For more information, please visit: www.myndlift.com
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* Response to Changing Business Practices in a Post-Covid Era. Helps Clients Reach Career Goals at Higher Levels *
RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Executive Coach Robert Paulson launched a new business SOLUTIONS today to meet the needs of executives in this changing business world.
"Many businessmen and women are experiencing a pervasive post-Covid stagnation. There are twists and turns in how professionals are navigating the global business market with new variables like managing and motivating remote workers, re-vamping employee evaluations, or keeping up with field-related technology," said Paulson. He added, "Now is the time to invest in how you manage, empowering yourself to be a more effective leader in this morphing business landscape."
Having been a successful executive coach for more than a decade, Robert Paulson offers comprehensive Conversational Feedback Plans for his clients, which includes an in-depth 360-leadership training module for middle to higher level managers, vice presidents, senior vice presidents, executive vice presidents, CEOs and COOs.
"I work with each client one-on-one, listening and sharing peer feedback to create an exclusive plan for you to move forward in your career," added Paulson.
Dan Ritchie Learning-Development Manager of H2M Architects said, "I had no idea on what to expect from Robert when I first decided to pursue executive coaching with him. Robert made some suggestions that nudged me out of my comfort zone and made a great impact on my life. I will be recommending Robert as a secret weapon to my corporate executives who need a personal business coach."
Robert Paulson, international executive coach, specializes in active listening and a results-oriented communication style developed on the tenets of Dale Carnegie's Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) modalities, and Marshall Goldsmith's leadership methodologies. Robert Paulson's dynamic hands-on coaching through Conversational Feedback Plans produces effective leaders who experience more success and maintain top positions within their respective fields.
After a professional loss in the financial arena that left Robert searching for a more meaningful path, Robert Paulson enrolled in Dale Carnegie training. Based on Dale Carnegie's inter-personal relationship principles, this philosophy provides an ethical practice on how positive thinking helps people feel—and therefore become successful. Together with his own perceptions and experiences, Robert infuses his unique modalities to develop beneficial solutions.
Robert Paulson is available as a resource for business content writers, journalists, podcasters and influencers to discuss management styles, changing business paradigms and what makes a good leader among other topics on how people perceive how they interact with others.
"I want to help other executives avoid losing out on career-changing opportunities that will improve their lives," said Paulson. Robert Paulson can be found at www.RobertPaulson.com.
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Active learning, accelerated data labeling, new knowledge models and auto-generation of extraction rules drives scalability and efficiency of natural language AI
BOSTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Expert.ai (EXAI: IM), a leading company in artificial intelligence (AI) for language understanding, today announced new features have been added to its natural language (NL) platform, enabling applications to be put into production faster, with the highest accuracy possible and at scale. New capabilities include enhanced active learning to further improve data labeling; pre-trained knowledge models to both accelerate the delivery of NL applications as well as proactively select and quickly validate the desired outputs; and expanded extraction functionalities based on auto-generation rules for extraction.
Companies want to scale their use of AI but struggle to measure its value and fill the gap between technical promise and business reality. Typically, within NL, there are challenges attributed to the lack of suitable or sufficient documents for training a model. With a machine learning-only approach, tasks such as annotation and data labeling are onerous. Annotation is a human-led activity dependent on subject matter experts that determines the overall project scalability and success. The problem is that the manual selection and labeling of the right business documents is tedious as it requires extensive resources and is very time-consuming.
"Putting AI in production, scaling it across the business and measuring its true ROI remains a challenge for many organizations," said Luca Scagliarini, chief product officer at expert.ai. "When it comes to natural language applications and content, the solution lies in embedding technology and knowledge that complements language intensive processes that typically require a human to read and comprehend content. These expert.ai Platform enhancements prioritize the need organizations have to develop AI that can work quickly and efficiently in real-world enterprise scenarios."
Recently named a Strong Performer for text analytics platforms by Forrester, expert.ai provides the most effective mix of NL tools and techniques for seamlessly scale business use cases. This is because the platform is purpose-built to handle the complexity of unstructured language data. Today, the company unveiled additional Platform enhancements including the following features:
- Active learning to accelerate and improve the efficiency of data labeling. The output of annotation activities can be enhanced by learning a concept with fewer examples, both propagating annotations across multiple documents with the click of a button. It also automatically suggests which documents to annotate for the greatest impact on overall model accuracy.
- Original document view to improve annotation and extraction confidence by seeing, and making, annotations with the context of the original document file format.
- Auto-generation of extraction rules leverage machine learning to enable users to automatically generate rule-based models for entity or concept extraction use cases.
- New "smarter from the start" knowledge models deliver natural language applications to production faster with higher levels of domain-specific business accuracy. Users can access customizable pre-built rules-based models to classify documents and extract entities, insights and relationships specific to a vertical domain or use case. New knowledge models include banking email classification, temporal information extraction, a finance knowledge graph extension (providing full understanding of events, organizations, markets, tickers and indices), hate speech detection, corporate crime identification for intelligence and operational risk mitigation.
- Enhanced taxonomy management increases effectiveness and productivity when building reusable enterprise-wide content taxonomies. As the platform is purpose-built for low code natural language workflow, it can be leveraged as a single, end-to-end solution for document classification, terminology-driven taxonomy indexing, metadata enrichment and knowledge base creation and maintenance.
- Expanded language support to create expert.ai projects in Dutch, Russian and Portuguese.
The enhanced platform release further includes a new document data extraction engine (beta version) that requires less post-extraction processing while ensuring a higher quality. This converts native PDFs and returning text, titles, headers, footers and tables with relevant metadata such as bounding box, reading order and document information.
Expert.ai will showcase the new expert.ai Platform features and benefits -- with a particular focus on successful data discovery with taxonomies and semantic analysis -- in a webinar session on August 2, 2022 at 11:00 am ET. Register here.
Expert.ai (EXAI: IM) is a leading company in AI-based natural language software. Organizations in insurance, banking and finance, publishing, media and defense all rely on expert.ai to turn language into data, analyze and understand complex documents, accelerate intelligent process automation and improve decision making. Expert.ai's purpose-built natural language platform pairs simple and powerful tools with a proven hybrid AI approach that combines symbolic and machine learning to solve real-world problems and enhance business operations at speed and scale. With offices in Europe and North America, expert.ai serves global businesses such as AXA XL, Zurich Insurance Group, Generali, The Associated Press, Bloomberg INDG, BNP Paribas, Rabobank, Gannett and EBSCO. For more information, visit https://www.expert.ai
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Latest Rio Tinto Offer Remains Disappointing to Minority Shareholders
HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SailingStone Capital Partners LLC does not support Rio Tinto's revised offer to acquire the minority stake in Turquoise Hill for C$43/share. The proposal does not adequately compensate minorities for their economic interest in Oyu Tolgoi and is consistent with Rio's opportunistic attempts to take advantage of a situation that is of its own creation. The facts are clear: Rio Tinto holds its interest in Turquoise Hill on the Rio balance sheet at US$41/share, the equivalent of C$56/share at current exchange rates and a more than 30% premium to the revised offer. This should be the bare minimum for any attempt at price discovery. Furthermore, the independent directors (effectively appointed by Rio Tinto) continue their pattern of acquiescing to Rio Tinto at the expense of minority shareholders, agreeing to support a proposal at the low end of a deeply flawed valuation range. As large, long-term holders of Turquoise Hill, we are not interested in selling our stake at a massive discount to intrinsic value as we sit on the precipice of a wall of free cash flow.
SailingStone Capital Partners, a division of Pickering Energy Partners, provides investment solutions in the global natural resource space with a specific focus on the industrial businesses, commodities and infrastructure assets which will enable the energy transition. SailingStone manages concentrated, public and private equity strategies for institutional investors.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newmark Group, Inc. ("Newmark") is ranked #1 on LinkedIn's 2022 'Top Companies in Real Estate' list. The list is part of LinkedIn's 'Top Companies: Industry Edition', ranking the 25 top companies at which to grow a career in nine major U.S. industries.
"Investing in opportunities for the long-term success of our talented, industry-leading professionals is, and always will be, a top priority for Newmark," said Newmark Chief Executive Officer Barry Gosin. "As Newmark continues its growth trajectory—both nationally and internationally—the leadership and support of our people is truly a driver of opportunity in all markets."
Other honorees—all Fortune 500 companies—that took the number one spot in LinkedIn's 'Top Companies: Industry Edition' lists include Amazon (Retail), Blackstone (Financial Services), Expedia Group (Travel & Hospitality), Google (Technology and Information), PepsiCo (Consumer Goods) and The Walt Disney Company (Media and Entertainment).
Rankings are based on LinkedIn's seven data-backed career-progression pillars—ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and educational background.
Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries ("Newmark"), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark's comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform's global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. Newmark generated revenues of nearly $3.1 billion for the twelve months ending March 31, 2022. Newmark's company-owned offices, together with its business partners, operate from approximately 170 offices with 6,300 professionals around the world. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark.
Statements in this document regarding Newmark that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, Newmark undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Newmark's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
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NEW YORK, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for ALNA, LEVI, ZOM, EVFM, and FFIE.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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YOKNEAM, Israel, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InMode Ltd. (NASDAQ: INMD), a leading global provider of innovative medical technologies, today announced that senior management including Moshe Mizrahy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Yair Malca, Chief Financial Officer, will participate at the 7th Annual Needham Virtual Med Tech & Diagnostics one-on-one Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022.
The company will hold one-on-one investor meetings that same day. To schedule a meeting, please contact your Needham representative.
For more information about the event, visit InMode's investor relations site here.
About InMode
InMode is a leading global provider of innovative medical technologies. InMode develops, manufactures, and markets devices harnessing novel radiofrequency ("RF") technology. InMode strives to enable new emerging surgical procedures as well as improve existing treatments. InMode has leveraged its medically accepted minimally invasive RF technologies to offer a comprehensive line of products across several categories for plastic surgery, gynecology, dermatology, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology. For more information about InMode, please visit www.inmodemd.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE American: TGB) (LSE: TKO) (the "Company") will release its second quarter 2022 financial results after market close on Monday, August 8, 2022.
The Company will host a telephone conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific) to discuss these results. After opening remarks by management, there will be a question and answer session open to analysts and investors.
The conference call may be accessed by dialing 647-484-0258 in Toronto, 800-289-0720 toll free in North America, 0800 279 6877 in the United Kingdom, or online at tasekomines.com/investors/events and using the entry code 8913919.
The conference call will be archived for later playback until August 23, 2022 and can be accessed by dialing 647-436-0148 in Toronto, 888-203-1112 toll free in North America, or online at tasekomines.com/investors/events and using the entry code 8913919.
Stuart McDonald
President and CEO
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release.
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Epson Robots to Showcase Automation Solutions for Automotive and Electronics Manufacturing Industries at The Battery Show 2022
Published: Sep. 8, 2022 at 3:15 AM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
Epson to Showcase Live Demo of Easy-to-Use Robot Solutions to Automate Battery Assembly Operations
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
About Epson Robots
Epson Robots is a global leader in PC-controlled precision factory automation, with well over 150,000 units sold worldwide1 and a product line of hundreds of models of easy-to-use SCARA and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC-based platform. Building on a four-decade heritage, Epson Robots today delivers robots for precision assembly and material handling applications in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, biotechnology, consumer product, electronics, food processing, medical device, pharmaceutical, plastics, semiconductor, and telecommunication industries. For more information, visit www.epsonrobots.com, or follow our Spotlight page on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/epson-america-robots-/)
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson's goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/
EPSON and Epson RC+ are registered trademarks and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. Copyright 2022 Epson America, Inc.
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN).
To receive updates on the lawsuit, fill out the form:
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. between June 15, 2020 and April 6, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 5, 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, Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Mullen overstates its ability and timeline regarding production; (2) Mullen overstates its deals with business partners, including Qiantu; (3) Mullen overstates its battery technology and capabilities; (4) Mullen overstates its ability to sell its branded products; (5) Net Element did not conduct proper due diligence into Mullen Technologies; (6) the Dragonfly K50, a luxury sports car, was not (solely) delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or 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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BENSALEM, Pa., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Lucid Group, Inc. ("Lucid" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LCID).
Class Period: November 15, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 31, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Lucid investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants overstated Lucid's production capabilities while concealing that "extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges" were hampering the Company's operations from the start of the Class Period.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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Goldschmidt homers, Woodruff hurt, Cards beat Brewers 4-2
By DAVID SOLOMON
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games and lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. Dakota Hudson was pulled after 4 2/3 innings with the bases loaded in the fifth, after allowing five hits and four walks. Milwaukee loaded the bases in the third before Andrew McCutchen grounded into an inning-ending double play. Drew VerHagen got McCutchen to ground into a forceout that ended the fifth. Génesis Cabrera allowed one hit over two innings, Kodi Whitley gave up Keston Hiura’s two-run homer in the ninth and Ryan Helsley got his third save. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/27/goldschmidt-homers-woodruff-hurt-cards-beat-brewers-4-2/ | 2022-05-28T05:42:08Z |
SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS vaccine to allow healthcare providers to use the vaccine by intradermal injection for individuals 18 years of age and older who are determined to be at high risk for monkeypox infection. This will increase the total number of doses available for use by up to five-fold. The EUA also allows for use of the vaccine in individuals younger than 18 years of age determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection; in these individuals JYNNEOS is administered by subcutaneous injection.
"In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand," said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. "The FDA quickly explored other scientifically appropriate options to facilitate access to the vaccine for all impacted individuals. By increasing the number of available doses, more individuals who want to be vaccinated against monkeypox will now have the opportunity to do so."
JYNNEOS, the Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine, was approved in 2019 for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk for smallpox or monkeypox infection. JYNNEOS is administered beneath the skin (subcutaneously) as two doses, four weeks (28 days) apart. For individuals 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection, the EUA now allows for a fraction of the JYNNEOS dose to be administered between the layers of the skin (intradermally). Two doses of the vaccine given four weeks (28 days) apart will still be needed. There are no data available to indicate that one dose of JYNNEOS will provide long-lasting protection, which will be needed to control the current monkeypox outbreak.
Data from a 2015 clinical study of the MVA vaccine evaluated a two-dose series given intradermally compared to subcutaneously. Individuals who received the vaccine intradermally received a lower volume (one fifth) than individuals who received the vaccine subcutaneously. The results of this study demonstrated that intradermal administration produced a similar immune response to subcutaneous administration, meaning individuals in both groups responded to vaccination in a similar way. Administration by the intradermal route resulted in more redness, firmness, itchiness and swelling at the injection site, but less pain, and these side effects were manageable. The FDA has determined that the known and potential benefits of JYNNEOS outweigh the known and potential risks for the authorized uses.
To support the FDA's authorization of two doses of JYNNEOS administered by the subcutaneous route of administration in individuals younger than 18 years of age, the FDA considered the available JYNNEOS safety and immune response data in adults as well as the historical data with use of live vaccinia virus smallpox vaccine in pediatric populations.
JYNNEOS has been tested in individuals with immunocompromising conditions and has been found to be safe and effective in the trials that were performed to support approval. It was initially developed specifically as an alternative for use in immunocompromised individuals in the event of a smallpox outbreak.
On the basis of the determination by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 9, 2022, that there is a public health emergency, or the significant potential for a public health emergency, that has a significant potential to affect national security or the health and security of United States citizens living abroad, and the declaration on Aug. 9, 2022, that circumstances exist justifying the emergency use of vaccines, the FDA may issue an EUA to allow emergency use of unapproved vaccines or unapproved uses of approved vaccines.
The FDA will provide updates as developments occur and will continue to work with federal public health partners and industry to ensure timely access to all available medical countermeasures. More information can be found on the agency's monkeypox webpage.
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So now suck-up Lindsay Graham is threatening riots if (when) Trump is indicted. Ever notice how Democrats threaten to take the streets when there is INjustice, whereas Republicans threaten to take to the streets when there IS justice. Signed, Yours Truly
Here's a novel concept for you Herald Democrats: If you don't like Michael Reagan's columns, don't read them. I don't read lefty loons like Steve Roberts and others, but I don't care if the Herald carries them. I just solved your problem.
I agree with Michael Reagan that we are in dire need of some real Republican leadership, but as long as we allow Trump to approve or disapprove who can be nominated, we will not get it.
For years, having wondered what old shoe leather tasted like to those starving in the Depression era who had to eat it, the question is solved having bought Sunday baked chicken at a local marketplace. Needs salt.
Michael Reagan's column is much appreciated in our Albany Herald. He writes honest, down-to-earth, commonsense articles that a lot of area readers enjoy. If you cannot enjoy it like us, then just move on. Avid Herald Fan.
Absolutely right, Fletcher. Now that these old codgers and neo-Nazis on the Supreme Court have been politicized by the Trumpsters, they're preparing to start chipping away at all the freedoms our country was founded upon. They're one of -- if not the -- biggest threats to America's future as a democracy.
A car wash must be a lucrative business. Albany gets more and more. The government and environmentalists hassle farmers about the water they use to grow crops. No one seems concerned about the water withdrawn from our aquifer to wash cars.
Communist China is buying U.S. businesses: General Electric, Smithfield Foods, IBM, Tesla and more. They also purchased large acreage in Texas near a U.S. Air Force base.
Not getting COVID vaccines was risky. Not getting kids vaccinated against deadly and crippling diseases is child abuse. These kids should be taken away from the parents who are willing to sacrifice them to prove some meaningless point.
Who paid for Abrams to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland? Read what the WEF stands for and you will know what Abrams stands for. World central government controlling food, banking, health, energy production and population. Watch "1984" and you will see what I mean. You will own nothing and be happy.
Mr. Editor, you know this is truth, not fiction. Democrats plan to scam future elections by first dumping illegal immigrants in red states, then loading them up with free taxpayer money and benefits while registering them all to vote lefty illegally. The Patriot
These anti-vaxxers base their "religious right" not to protect their kids from horrible diseases on a phony report linking vaccines to autism that has not only been disproved, the author admitted he made the story up. Save America's children from these conspiracy theorists.
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Mercedes-Benz and parent automaker Daimler didn’t walk away from World War II unscathed. It was then-Daimler Chairman Wilhelm Haspel’s idea to take the Mercedes-Benz division back to motorsports in an effort to begin rebuilding the storied company.
Foremost, Mercedes needed a race car.
Enter the W194. The brand’s first new sports car after the war, the W194 coupe finished second in its first race the Mille Miglia. It then went on to win the Bern Sports Car Prize, the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Carrera Panamericana. While the W194 quickly became a decorated machine, it was not the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.
Instead, a prominent New York-based importer of European luxury vehicles named Max Hoffman suggested Mercedes-Benz needed to create a limited run of cars in the spirit of the W194. A year after the W194 took the world by surprise in motorsport, Mercedes-Benz’s General Director Fritz Konecke gave the order for 1,000 sports cars. Thus the 300 SL was born.
In 1954, Mercedes-Benz revealed the W198-generation 300 SL at the International Motor Sport Show in New York. While an auto debut in New York isn’t strange today, it marked a shift for Mercedes-Benz. Typically, the German company revealed its cars at home or at the Geneva motor show. However, Hoffman convinced the luxury automaker it would be a grand idea to woo American buyers with a New York debut.
They concurred, and suddenly, Mercedes-Benz had a hit on its hands. The 300 SL bowed as a coupe with a 3.0-liter overhead cam inline-6 engine. Yet, the 300 SL wasn’t only a sports car to change perceptions, it was a technological marvel.
The engine ditched carburetors in favor of a Bosch-developed direct-fuel injection system. Recall, fuel injection was rare at the time and higher pressure direct injection wouldn’t become the standard for decades to come. The system helped boost power well over the W194 to 215 hp at the 300 SL’s launch. The race car made do with 175 hp. An upgraded camshaft option boosted output to 240 hp. The top speed could top 160 mph, making the 300 SL the fastest production car in the world.
Mercedes built the 300 SL on a spaceframe or “birdcage” chassis. It featured a separate welded steel body, but the firewall, hood, doors, trunk lid, rocker panels, and floor and belly pans were aluminum.
These advances, combined with radical “gullwing” doors and curvaceous body lines, helped turn the page for Mercedes-Benz. The company not only made stately luxury vehicles, but it was also capable of producing incredible performance machines.
A total of 1,400 300 SL coupes were built from 1954 to 1957, and 29 of them were lightweight models with all-aluminum bodies that helped shave 187 lb. The 300 SL coupe gave rise to the 300 SL roadster in 1957, which remained in production in its first generation until 1963. Its successor still exists today and is now in its seventh generation, sold as the Mercedes-AMG SL.
Like so many areas of the auto industry, some of the best things came from motorsport. Without a renewed commitment to racing following WWII, we may never have received a car like the 300 SL. And without the 300 SL, there may not be such a lineage of world-beating sports cars from Mercedes-Benz.
—Senior Editor Kirk Bell contributed to this story
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The global event series is throwing the doors wide open one night for one epic party in East Nashville. Tickets on sale now!
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For those with a thirst to celebrate, Red Bull Unlocked is the key. In city after city, the most exciting bars, clubs, mixologists, performing artists and more take over a local landmark building to showcase their signature ambiance while also collaborating for a must-see mashup. And now it's Music City's turn to seize the spotlight, as the event brings 10 bars together in East Nashville's Five Points neighborhood.
Red Bull Unlocked celebrates all things local, where music and flavor come to life in a way that only Nashville can curate. Now, nightlife lovers won't have to cross-cross the city or drive in the wake of Music City's beloved transportainment to find and enjoy its favorite local gems; including DJs, musicians and entertainers.
Forget the "Sunday scaries" as Rosemary & Beauty Queen and surrounding properties transform into a celebration of Nashville nightlife. Local favorites including Pearl Diver, Tin Roof, Lipstick Lounge, White Limozeen and more will join forces for one epic night. Full list of bars and partners below:
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Pearl Diver
Play Dance Bar
Rosemary & Beauty Queen
The Stage
Tin Roof
Whiskey Jam
White Limozeen
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Eleven Eleven - Opening 2023!
From the vibes, to the design, to the custom cocktails and eclectic entertainers, Red Bull Unlocked is full of surprises. In short – the fear of missing out is real.
The best of Nashville's entertainment scene will put on a show with a pop-up Whiskey Jam, DJ sets presented by Deep Tropics, Sparkle City Disco, Boom Bap, Whiskey Disco, special performances by Woolworth Theater and more. Be sure to follow #RedBullUnlocked as additional talent is announced!
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Date: August 21, 2022
Time: 6 PM – 11PM CT
Location: 1102 Forrest Ave, Nashville, TN 37206
Age: 21+
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Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) — The search continues for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba’s capital and left more than a dozen missing amid the rubble. Crews worked through a second night at the Hotel Saratoga, a luxury 96-room hotel in Old Havana, that was finishing renovations when an apparent gas leak produced a massive explosion. Just steps from Cuba’s capitol, the Saratoga’s façade was sheared off by Friday’s blast, burying workers inside and apparently passersby outside under concrete and twisted metal. The explosion came at late morning when the streets and plaza in front of the stately hotel would have been full of pedestrians. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/07/crews-work-through-2nd-night-after-cuba-hotel-blast-kills-27/ | 2022-05-08T05:07:22Z |
Internet search traffic on abortion medication surged 162% higher than expected and reached a record high in the days after a draft of the US Supreme Court's abortion decision was leaked in May, according to new research.
The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Wednesday, found that there was higher than expected search traffic for each of the 72 hours after the leak.
Medication abortion, also known as abortion with pills or medical abortion, is a method to end a pregnancy by taking two pills, rather than having a surgical procedure. A February study from the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights think tank, found that an estimated 54% of US abortions used this method in 2020.
For the study, researchers from Bryn Mawr and University of California, San Diego studied Google search trends, including the words "abortion pill" and the names of the actual abortion medications -- mifepristone/mifeprex, misoprostol/Cytotec. They looked at data from January 1, 2004, when Google started collecting the information, through May 8, 2022.
The period following the leak "corresponded with the greatest number of Google searches for abortion medication in the US," with about 350,000 internet searches for the week of May 1 to May 8.
States with highly restrictive abortion laws saw a bigger spike in searches. Nebraska had the highest cumulative search traffic in the 72 hours after the decision leak, followed by Iowa and Missouri.
The study cannot confirm whether someone tried to secure the pills or if they were just trying to educate themselves about the pills. The researchers noted the pills require a prescription and their use is restricted in some states, but "internet searches may reflect people exploring the safety and effectiveness of these medicines, how to obtain them, or stockpiling in anticipation of curtailed access."
"Elevated interest in abortion medications should alert physicians that many of their patients may pursue this option with or without them," the study said. "It is imperative that information on where women can legally and safely obtain abortion medications be accessible online; including telemedicine consultations with health care professionals."
Since the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, some organizations that provide the medications say they've already seen increased demand for them. This week, US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pledged to protect access to reproductive health care, including possible steps to increase access to medication abortion.
Becerra's announcement on Tuesday included few concrete steps to change the abortion access landscape now that abortion rights are no longer guaranteed at the federal level, but he insisted his department is aiming to do more.
"To every American who's impacted, my apologies that, as I said, we can't tell you there's a silver bullet. But what I am saying to you is that the more we dig, we will do everything we can with what we find to make sure we are protecting women's reproductive health care services," he said.
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Covid-19 vaccine boosters might look a little different by the end of this year.
US regulators advised manufacturers last week to update the Covid-19 vaccine in time for the fall booster program with new formulas that would better protect against the more infectious Omicron subvariants, which are dominating coronavirus transmissions in the United States.
"We have advised manufacturers seeking to update their COVID-19 vaccines that they should develop modified vaccines that add an omicron BA.4/5 spike protein component to the current vaccine composition... so that the modified vaccines can potentially be used starting in early to mid-fall 2022," Dr. Peter Marks, director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said last Thursday. The FDA has not advised manufacturers to change the primary vaccine for those who still have not gotten the Covid-19 vaccination.
On the same day, the Biden administration announced that it had agreed to purchase 105 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for delivery later this year. "This may include adult Omicron-adapted Covid-19 vaccines, subject to authorization," Pfizer said in a statement.
While current vaccines have been providing strong protection against severe disease since they were rolled out at the end of 2020, Omicron's BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are better able to evade immunity from vaccines and previous infections, Jen Christensen reports.
BA.4/5 have been linked to soaring cases in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany and France. And the rise in infections comes as a pre-print study -- based on the health records of more than 5.6 million people treated in the Veterans Affairs health system -- found that repeatedly catching Covid-19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection.
As cases rise, some in the US are asking when the younger population will receive another jab. Marks said last Tuesday that there will be a conversation going forward to determine who needs another booster and what that booster will look like. At the moment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only recommends the fourth dose to those over 50 years old and the immunocompromised.
In the meantime, vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax have already been testing updated versions of their vaccines, including some bivalent vaccines that target Omicron variants.
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"A different injection site is used -- for example, the Covid-19 shot in one leg and another vaccine in another leg," she says, but she stresses the importance of children being "up to date with other immunizations to prevent other infectious diseases."
If they aren't, she suggests checking with your pediatrician to see if they are due for other vaccines, too. As a mother of two children under five, Wen got her kids vaccinated as soon as they were able to be, and said the experience was akin to any vaccination appointment.
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North Korea claims Covid outbreak is from 'unusual items' near South Korean border
As with past outbreaks of disease in North Korea, one of the biggest concerns surrounding the country's Covid outbreak is that Pyongyang's penchant for secrecy makes it hard to accurately gauge its severity, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo report.
International NGOs and most foreign embassies have long vacated the country and tightly sealed borders mean access is impossible.
The impoverished nation publicly acknowledged the virus had breached its borders for the first time in May. At the time, its leader, Kim Jong Un, described the outbreak as the "greatest turmoil" ever to befall the country. Two months and millions of suspected cases later, he claimed a "shining success" in stopping the disease in its tracks.
Last week, North Korean authorities blamed the outbreak on "unusual items" a couple of residents had come in contact with near the South Korean border, according to state media outlet KCNA. The South Korean government denied the possibility of Covid-19 spreading through leaflets sent from the South, quoting local and international health experts on the low risk of people being infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects.
Fauci says his Covid rebounded after Paxlovid
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, recently revealed he is experiencing a rebound of his Covid-19 infection after taking the antiviral medication Paxlovid. So far, Paxlovid rebound cases have been limited to small studies and experiences shared on social media.
Fauci described the "interesting course" his own infection had taken during an appearance at Foreign Policy's Global Health Forum last week, saying he tested positive with "very minimal symptoms." When they increased, given his age, he "went on Paxlovid for five days." Fauci, 81, credited the drug with keeping him out of the hospital, Brenda Goodman and Virginia Langmaid report.
After five days on the drug, he tested negative. He had three consecutive days of negative tests. On the fourth day he tested positive again -- only, this time, his symptoms were worse, experiencing what people call a "Paxlovid rebound," Fauci said.
Pfizer -- the company that makes Paxlovid -- has said its studies show rebounds are rare and happen with both people who took the drug and those who took a placebo pill. Because of this variation, the company doesn't believe the rebound is tied to the drug.
A 14-year-old tiger died after contracting Covid in an Ohio zoo
A tiger at an Ohio zoo died of health complications caused by Covid-19, officials said last week.
The 14-year-old Amur tiger, Jupiter, died on June 26 after developing pneumonia caused by the virus, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said in a statement. Jupiter was undergoing long-term treatment for chronic underlying illnesses that made him more susceptible to Covid, the zoo said.
Earlier this year, an 11-year-old snow leopard at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois died after contracting the virus. The leopard, Rilu, also developed pneumonia before death, zoo officials said.
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Vitamin D is not a cure-all
If you have been a staunch believer that vitamin D is a Covid-19 miracle cure, think again. Taking too much can lead to an overdose due to a toxic buildup of calcium in the blood, causing confusion, disorientation and problems with heart rhythm, among other afflictions.
Last week, the journal BMJ Case Reports published a paper about a British man who was hospitalized after overdosing on vitamin D.
The man began taking more than 20 over-the-counter supplements every day, including 50,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D three times a day, after a visit with a private nutritionist. That's a dose "375 times the recommended amount" in the UK, said the report's coauthor and endocrinologist at William Harvey Hospital, Dr. Alamin Alkundi. Within a month, the man began suffering from nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and repeated bouts of vomiting, along with cramping in the legs and ringing in the ears.
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Recipe: Easy Thai Noodle Salad that's perfect for summer
During the summer months, the last thing I want to do is heat up my oven and spend an hour of my time in the kitchen.
So this month’s Thai noodle salad Test Kitchen recipe is perfect. It’s quick, it features lots of fresh veggies, and the only use of the oven required is a burner. The salad is not unlike a Buddha bowl, except that pasta replaces the rice or quinoa.
The most complicated part of this recipe was finding the ingredients I needed. I went with soba noodles, which are a thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat.
I used the recommended veggies in the recipe (cabbage, carrots, edamame, pepper), and I think this bowl also would be delicious with the addition of some avocado or even chicken for an extra punch of protein.
Things got a little wonky when I tried to mix the veggies into the noodles, as the noodles were pretty sticky. I had rinsed them under cold water, but I think I let them sit a little too long while I chopped up everything else, so I ended up having to mix everything with my hand to get it incorporated well.
However, I then realized that from a purely aesthetic lens, mixing the veggies in ahead of time and coating them with the brown peanut sauce is not the most appetizing look, though it was how I wanted to eat the noodle salad. I would suggest holding back a few veggies to decorate the top of the bowl or wedge in the sides to avoid this.
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For me, the peanut sauce was the star of the dish. I’ve seen other peanut sauce recipes that call for a lot of heavy ingredients, such as coconut milk, and I liked this one because it let the peanut butter flavor shine, with hints of rice vinegar and lime.
I used one tablespoon of maple syrup and did not add any toasted sesame oil, so I dumped in four tablespoons of pasta water to thin it out. I had worried the addition of the red pepper flakes would make it too spicy for my relatively weak palate, but it had just the right amount of heat for me.
I ate my bowl with the peanut sauce, but my husband just used soy sauce and said it still was good.
Easy Thai Noodle Salad Recipe
Ingredients for the salad:
12 ounces dry noodles (rice, soba, etc.)
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 cups shredded purple cabbage
2 cups shredded/grated carrot
4 scallions sliced
1 cup edamame defrosted
1 batch peanut sauce
About 1/2 cup chopped cilantro for garnish
Optional: 1/2 cup crushed peanuts
Ingredients for the sauce:
3/4 cup peanut butter made with just peanuts + salt
3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or tamari
1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, omit if you don’t want any sesame flavor
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup warm water to thin or more, as needed
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 small cloves garlic finely minced
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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Directions for the salad:
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
2. Cook noodles according to package instructions.
3. Wash your veggies and slice them into long, thin strips. I like to use a mandoline for the cabbage to make it easier. For the carrot, you can use a grater, but I like to chop it up and pulse a few times in a food processor to make life easier.
4. When the pasta is done cooking, rinse it with cold water and add it into a large serving bowl.
5. Add in the veggies, and stir together.
6. Pour half the sauce over the pasta, and mix together. Keep adding sauce until it reaches your desired sauciness (a real word!). I ended up using almost all of the sauce, but you may want less, depending on preference. The sauce stores well in the fridge so don’t feel like you need to use it all.
7. Top with fresh cilantro, scallions, peanuts and sesame seeds.
Directions for the sauce:
1. Finely mince the garlic (I suggest using a garlic press so you don’t have any large chunks), and add to a large mixing bowl.
2. Add all ingredients aside from the water, and whisk together until smooth.
3. Slowly pour in the water until your desired consistency is reached. Start with 1/2 cup and add more as needed. I usually add more for a dressing and a bit less for a sauce.
4. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
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Arizona WR Marquise Brown arrested after driving 126 mph on highway, troopers say
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say current NFL player Marquise Brown has been arrested for criminal speeding.
Arizona’s Family reports a trooper spotted a white vehicle traveling westbound on Arizona State Route 101 at a high rate of speed at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
According to court documents, the Arizona trooper clocked the vehicle at 126 mph, nearly double the posted speed limit of 65 mph.
The trooper eventually caught up to the vehicle and arrested the driver, who was later identified as Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, criminal speeding is defined as going 20 mph over the posted speed limit. Brown was booked into the Maricopa County jail.
Brown has been reportedly dealing with an injured hamstring leading up to the upcoming NFL season but was activated on Monday and expected to start participating in practice.
The Cardinals released the following statement after Brown’s arrest:
“We are aware of the situation regarding Hollywood Brown and have reported it to the NFL office as required. We will comment further as appropriate.”
The Baltimore Ravens drafted Brown in the 2019 NFL Draft before he was traded to the Cardinals in April.
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Canton's Relient K reflects on fame: 'The story got crazier and crazier'
Matt Thiessen's voice filled with energy as he recalled the rise of Relient K from a band playing small gigs in his hometown to slots on major music festivals and appearances on late night television shows.
"Growing up in Ohio, it's such a special place," said the 41-year-old frontman of the pop punk band. "When we were starting out, there wasn't a ton of bands, but there was about five or six really cool bands full of buddies, and we could all play shows together, and those are some of the best times you could remember."
More than a decade has passed since timing and circumstances converged to launch Relient K from obscurity to mainstream chart success, a slot on the Vans Warped Tour and impressive record sales, all while transcending the Christian music scene where the band started.
"And it just created a momentum that we just got to ride, and then, yeah, the story got crazier and crazier," Thiessen added.
"The Alive Festival ... playing things like that, and for the first time, someone wants your autograph, and (I thought), 'What is my autograph?' and that sort of thing. And yeah, we think about that stuff all the time, and it's pretty crazy how it changed our lives."
Thiessen took time to chat by phone a few days prior to Relient K's concert at the House of Blues in Cleveland late last month. Fellow Stark County native and co-founding band member Matthew Hoopes chimed in via email on Monday.
Thiessen spoke with the insight and maturity of a musician who knows thousands of bands don't make it, and even many who do fade out without the ability to consistently tour or make music.
Hoopes, 41, said the band and its fans have aged together.
"We had so much fun playing together," he said of the recently concluded tour. "It’s been about five years since our last show, and honestly, I wasn’t sure if we would ever get back to this. I think there is a certain sense of gratitude and joy that is present now in our live shows. I think a lot of our fans weren’t sure if we would ever tour again, either, so I think it’s part of the reason for the excitement and overall good vibes."
Asked how long he thinks Relient K will last, Thiessen didn't flinch: "Matt and I always said the band will always exist as long as we're having fun.
Reflecting on the tour, he sounded at ease: "It's not too hard to have fun."
Rounding out the band during the tour were Jonathan Schneck, guitar and vocals; Ethan Luck, bass and vocals; and Dave Douglas, drums and vocals.
Relient K released its last studio album in 2016, "Air for Free." A live album came out in 2020.
Thiessen lives in Nashville and Hoopes calls Florida home.
"We do have ... a goal of making another album someday," said Thiessen, who co-produced Owl City's No. 1 song "Fireflies" in 2009 and still writes new music regularly. "Logistics in this band have become a little difficult. ... It's just about getting together, and it's about figuring out where and what and when and how, but it will happen — I have faith that it will."
Touring re-energized the band, Hoopes observed.
"I’m excited about what we can make ... and how we can make music that feels important to us after all these years," the guitarist wrote. "I don’t really think about hanging it up at a certain point. I think that Relient K will always kind of change into whatever form it needs to be for us, and that’s a pretty cool place to be.
"I don’t think we are too concerned with retiring or doing a farewell tour, but hey, you never know. The future is undetermined, but that’s what makes it exciting."
Edited for brevity and clarity, the rest of the conversation and email exchange follow.
Making it in the music business
"I'm sure a lot of bands think their story is special and miraculous, but that's the way we look at ours, too," Thiessen said. "There's just so many little factors of, 'If this hadn't happened, nothing would have happened,' this sort of thing.
"We were so fortunate to have Mark Lee Townsend produce our albums, and he lived in Canton, and he had connections. He played in this band DC Talk, and if we wouldn't have met him at 16 years old, we would have never made a demo, and TobyMac would have never heard this demo and signed us, and if we never got signed, then we wouldn't have ever been able to go on a tour.
"I was like putting the gas to the floor trying to write a new record, and that's when 'Sadie Hawkins Dance' got created. ... And it's kind of like just that butterfly effect."
Playing the popular songs, "Be My Escape" and "Sadie Hawkins Dance" so many years later
"That song ('Be My Escape') has existed for a long time for us, so I can play it with my eyes closed sort of thing," said Thiessen, a GlenOak High School graduate. "That's half the fun ... that I can just play it and ... kind of look at everyone singing along and just kind of vibe off of that.
"The goose bump moments actually come in less expected places, and it changes from night to night – certain crowds react differently to different songs, and that makes it really fun. After the show, we can all sit around and talk about it, (and how) I can't believe they were singing along so loud to a song called 'Empty House' or something, and the (opening act Semler) back stage saying it gave her chills, and that's cool.
"... It's actually come full circle," he said of performing 'Sadie Hawkins Dance.' "There was probably a time in our career when it felt a little foolish to be playing that song. We're out on tour with Good Charlotte and Simple Plan, and I just wanted to play what I thought were our cool songs, and every night we still have to play 'Sadie Hawkins,' and it still goes over well.
"And now I think back and I say that song was alright, and it's just fun and silly, and that person who wrote that song is still inside of me somewhere, and it's great to harness that inner child or inner 20-year-old and enjoy it every night."
Would you like to play the Alive Festival again?
"We'd love to, absolutely," Thiessen said. "I remember attending it before the band even existed. A funny story was always that there was three of us. Our old bass player Brian Pittman still lives in Canton. And it was Matt Hoopes, Brian Pittman and I, and we all went to an Alive Festival ... and we all got to see this ska band called (The O.C. Supertones), and after seeing it, Matt and Brian were convinced Relient K should be a ska band.
"We were very early in writing stuff, but I was set on being a pop punk band, and I think for a moment I got kicked out of Relient K, but I was also the songwriter, so they, without even telling me, I was brought back into Relient K.
"And then we got to start playing the Alive Festival, and yes, of course, we would love to come back and do it if they would want us to come."
Still Ohio proud
"It's definitely the people," Thiessen said. "You know, Ohioans are unlike anybody else. I miss the vibe. I still get back to Ohio all the time. My sister ... lives down in Columbus, Sunbury, Ohio, and my mom ended up moving down to Apple Valley, which is kind of in between Canton and Columbus. I'm always there, and it's a very similar vibe to where we grew up, and I don't know, I feel more relaxed, I feel kind of more at home when I visit Ohio more than anywhere else.
"But ... it was always a thing in pop punk culture to kind of diss your hometown and be like, 'I got to get out of here, I need to go on the road and see the world.' We were joking about that the other day, and you go on the road and you end up seeing the back alley behind the same venue in every city ... and that's where you hang out – it's funny."
Hoopes said Ohio helped shape the band.
"I think we’ve always held on to a little bit of a blue-collar/DIY approach that feels uniquely (Northeast) Ohio. I notice that kind of, I don’t know, gritty approach in myself in other things, too, like running my guitar pedal business — 1981 Inventions. I think so many pop punk bands that came out in the early 2000s were from the coasts (California, New Jersey, etc.) We weren’t quite cool enough to be lumped in as Midwest emo. Part of it is wearing our roots proudly on our sleeves, and part is explaining where we are coming from and why we are the way we are."
Watching the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA championship in 2016
"So one really cool thing about living in Nashville is there's a lot of people from Ohio, and a lot of close friends that have moved down there, not just for music, but it's because Nashville's a cool place to be, too," Thiessen said. "So I ended up buying a real long cable for my TV and putting it out, and we all watched the Cavs win in the swimming pool.
"So that was good, and yeah, we had a couple of guys who broke down in tears and stuff. It was pretty cool; it was a special moment. I was happy. I didn't quite get there and cry."
Visiting Stark County
"It always feels smaller when I come home, closer together than I remember," said Hoopes, a 1999 McKinley High School graduate. It "feels safe and simple, but in a nice way. It does feel slow paced in comparison to other places, but not in a bad way. I do love coming home to my parents' house and going back to our favorite places like Milk and Honey or even Swensons."
The joys of touring
"One of my favorite things about this tour is Semler, the opener," Thiessen said. "She's just really great, and she's just got this cool stage presence, and I don't know, (but) she makes me feel good every day when I get to see her perform. Honestly, I think she makes me cry a little bit when I watch her set because it's so emotional and what not. I don't know why she agreed to do this tour, but we're just really glad she did."
What if you didn't make it in rock and roll?
"I went to Kent Stark, and I was just going to get some gen eds," Thiessen recalled. " ... But (entertainment writing) is really fun. I would have loved to get into journalism. I love the radio. I love like marketing, but creative marketing. ... Whoever gets to make those Geico commercials ... I always thought I would gravitate towards that type of thing. (But) I haven't had to do it yet."
Hoopes, meanwhile, runs a successful guitar pedal business.
"I think the band really helped me start out doing pedals, as most people who follow us are at least mildly aware that I am obsessed with guitar gear and pedals, especially. I honestly just love it. But it’s been an incredible experience to see the pedal stand on its own. I’d guess that most people who follow 1981 Inventions are not aware (of) Relient K, and that’s kind of cool in a way."
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Senate committee will continue its hearing on school security and gun safety in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Committee Chair Sen. Robert Nichols and the rest of the group will hear both invited and public testimony on mental health and firearm safety, said a public notice of the meeting.
Public testimony will be limited to two minutes per person, and if people want to submit written testimony, they should bring 20 copies of it for the committee members to have.
Follow live updates from Nexstar Austin Bureau Reporter Monica Madden:
On Tuesday, the committee heard from the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Steven McCraw, who called law enforcement response during the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary “an abject failure.” Nineteen children and two teachers were killed that day.
The Texas DPS chief testified Tuesday there were enough armed officers to stop the gunman as soon as three minutes after he entered the school building. He also said there was no evidence showing officers tried to unlock the door to the classroom were the shooter was located.
“I have great reasons to believe [the classroom door] was never secured,” McCraw said.
Instead, armed officers with rifles waited outside the classroom for over an hour before breaking in and killing the gunman.
The Senate committee was formed by Gov. Greg Abbott as part of his response to the shooting.
Coverage of the Tuesday hearings
- ‘An abject failure’: Texas DPS head says of police response to Uvalde shooting
- DPS Director: Officers spent 40 mins. looking for key of unlocked Uvalde classroom
- Uvalde CISD required teachers to lock doors, but doors didn’t lock from inside
- Why did Uvalde CISD police chief testify in secret, escorted through a back door?
KXAN will stream Wednesday’s hearing in this story, on Facebook and on the KXAN News app. | https://cw33.com/news/texas-politics/texas-senate-committee-continues-hearing-on-uvalde-school-shooting/ | 2022-06-22T16:18:23Z |
Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
Job fair Tuesday in Alliance
ALLIANCE – The city of Alliance and OhioMeansJobs Stark County are hosting a hybrid job fair, with job seekers being able to attend in person or virtually.
The job fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Alliance Area Senior Center, 602 W. Vine St. Those unable to attend in person can attend virtually. Registration for attendees for the virtual job fair can be completed at https://pvapi.premiervirtual.com/s/862648.
The event will feature local employers representing a variety of industries. Each employer will have both an in-person and virtual booth featuring their current job openings at varying levels of experience.
The following employers will participate: A.R.E.; Akins Land Surveying; Alliance Family Health Center; Alliance YMCA; Allstaff Inc.; Astoria; Aultman Health Foundation; Bel-Air Senior Living Community; Canterbury Villa; Central Coated Products; Checkpoint Systems; City of Alliance; Coastal Pet Products Inc.; Consumer’s National Bank; Copeland Oaks Retirement Community; CorTech LLC; Crandall Medical Center; First Baptist Preschool & Childcare Center; Grinders Above & Beyond; Heart & Home Health Care; HydroChemPSC; KMI Companies; MAC Trailer Enterprises; Men’s Challenge of Alliance; Ohio State Highway Patrol; Powell Electrical Systems; PSI Industrial Solutions; PTC Alliance; QCS Cleaning Solutions; Re/Max Edge Realty; Robertson Heating Supply Co.; Sebring Mansion Inn & Spa; Stark County Community Action Agency; Stark County Community Action Head Start; Stark County Park District; Trilogy Plastics Inc.; U.S. Army Recruiting; VXI Global Solutions; We’re Rolling; and Winkle Industries.
Alliance Orchestra sets concert
ALLIANCE – The Alliance Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert will be from 3 to 5 p.m. April 24 at Brush Auditorium at the University of Mount Union.
Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors or veterans; students are free, but tickets are required. Seating is general admission, but space is limited. There is no handling fee. Go to mountunion.edu/boxoffice.
Silent auction at library
ALLIANCE– The Friends of Rodman Public Library will host a silent auction of surplus furniture and equipment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The public can browse the items up for auction in the Main Library Auditorium and make bids. The winning bids will be determined April 25, and the winners will be notified. Those with winning bids will have until April 28 to pick up their items from the library. Payment will be made at time of pickup. Only cash or check will be accepted.
Mount Union Wind Ensemble
ALLIANCE –The University of Mount Union Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Lori Burse, will present a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Brush Performance Hall in the Giese Center for the Performing Arts. The event is free and open to the public
Environmentalist to speak
ALLIANCE – Author and environmentalist Ken Ilgunas will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Giese Center for the Performing Arts Gallaher Theatre at the University of Mount Union as part of its Earth Month programming.
Ilgunas will present "Trespassing across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and sort of Illegal) Hike along the Keystone XL Pipeline," featuring stories from his 2016 book of the same name. He is also the author of "Walden on Wheels" and "This Land is Our Land."
The event is free and open to the public. For more details, go to: mountunion.edu/events.
'Snow White' ballet at the Palace
CANTON – "Snow White," a full-length ballet choreographed by Angelo Lemmo, will be performed at 2 p.m. April 24 at the Canton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N. Tickets range from $10 to $28; visit www.cantonballet.com.
Jazz concert at Tozzi’s
CANTON TWP. – Savoy Big Band will play a jazz show from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Tozzi's on 12th, 4210 12th St. NW. Admission is $15 at the door. Included with your paid admission is a $5 discount on a dinner entree. Reservations are suggested; call 330-477-7515.
Festival at Centennial Plaza
CANTON – A Clean Living Festival, presented by the City of Canton, will take place at Centennial Plaza on Saturday in honor of Earth Day.
The kickoff event will be the Canton Earth Day 5k starting at 9 a.m. There will be guided yoga sessions, healthy and organic food vendors, holistic practices, planting demonstrations, vintage vendors and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fashion show and dinner auction set
CANTON – Silly Saxophone Entertainment will present "Boujee on a Budget" Fashion Show and Dinner Auction at 4 p.m. May 7 at The Mothership FBL Connection Hall, 1120 Cleveland Ave. SW. Tickets and dinner are $40.
Carolyn Fite will host the event with comedian Marcus Martin and "auctioneer" Chris Smith. The event will include live jazz entertainment featuring saxophonist Tim Tolber. Catering will be by Jimbo's Restaurant.
Local creators and designers and the sponsorships of Encore and Goodwill stores will provide clothing and accessories to be auctioned. For more information, tickets, auction entry, and interested designers and models, call 330-412-6767. Tickets also are available at Meraki Nails, Fite Barber Lounge and Encore on Cleveland Avenue N.
Proceeds will be used as seed money for Silly Saxophone's brick and mortar, and 10% of proceeds raised will be donated to the ArtsinStark annual campaign to help support small entertainment businesses in the downtown area.
Poetry Night at Magic Mugs
DOVER – The Dover Library will celebrate National Poetry Month at Magic Mugs, 237 W. Third St., on Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Friends of the Library has partnered with the coffee shop to give poets and poetry lovers an opportunity to enjoy a special evening together. People are invited to share an original poem, read a favorite poem or just listen. Register online at www.doverlibrary.org or call the library at 330-343-6123.
Stories from the border
DOVER – Belinda Lentz, director of Christian Education at St. John’s United Church of Christ, will share her experiences at the southern border at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St.
Lentz will show images and talk about what life is like on the U.S.-Mexico border for migrants and the relief workers who are ministering to them.
Lentz has traveled to the border for the past nine years. Every year, Lentz joins members of the Green Valley Samaritans from the Good Shepherd UCC in Sahuarita, Arizona.
The program will be held in the community room. To register, call the library at 330-343-6123 or register online at www.doverlibrary.org.
Writers group meets at Dover library
DOVER – The Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St., hosts a writers critique group that meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library's Community Room.
Members of the public are invited to meet with other writers to critique each other's work and to receive support and encouragement. Participants are asked to bring a short story, poem or sample of one's current project. For more information, contact the Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123.
MAPS pancake breakfast is April 24
GREEN – The MAPS Spring Pancake Breakfast will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24 at the MAPS Air Museum, 2260 International Parkway. Breakfast is $10 for adults, $6 for children younger than 12.
The price includes museum admission, parking and food. For more information, visit www.mapsairmuseum.org.
Outdoorsman show in Hartville
HARTVILLE –The Great Outdoorsman Show will be at the Hartville Marketplace and Flea Market, 1289 Edison St. NW, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30.
The new event will feature hunting, firearms and fishing vendors, along with camping and outdoor gear exhibitors.
Knights of Columbus offers dinner
MASSILLON – The Massillon Knights of Columbus, 988 Cherry Road NW, will have a to-go meatloaf dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The cost is $10 and the meal features meatloaf, salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread/butter and dessert. The reservation deadline is noon Monday. Call 330-837-9101; if no one answers, leave your name, phone number and number of dinners. Pickup will be at the front door under the canopy.
Book club to meet
MASSILLON – The Massillon Public Library, 208 Lincoln Way E, will host The Page Turners Book Club at 1 p.m. April 25 in the library’s auditorium.
The book for this month is "Poet Warrior" by Joy Harjo. The club meets on the fourth Monday of each month. No registration is required. For more information, contact Miranda Greathouse at greatmi@massillonlibrary.org or 330-832-9831, ext. 304.
Massillon Museum offers textile workshop
MASSILLON – Artist Allison Smith will lead the "Connecting Threads: An Introduction to Textiles" workshop from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E.
To register, visit MassMu.org/tickets or call 330-833-4061. The fee, $25 ($20 for Massillon Museum members) per person, includes all supplies.
The workshop is offered as an accompaniment to the themes in Massillon Museum’s 2022 NEA Big Read book selection, "An American Sunrise" by Muscogee author Joy Harjo, U.S. poet laureate. The workshop also complements the "Threads Moving Backward and Forward: Contemporary Textile Artworks from Ohio" exhibition in Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery through May 18.
Earth Day Open House at Sippo
PERRY TWP. – Stark County Parks District will hold an Earth Day Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Wildlife Conservation Center atrium at Sippo Lake Park West, 800 Genoa Ave. NW.
Guests are invited to visit with live animals and learn why the center does what it does. Special guest Ohio Ocean Foundation will join the free open house for activities.
Earth Day at The Wilderness Center
SUGAR CREEK TWP. – In celebration of Earth Day, The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. SW, will offer activities from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The Run Wild! Spring Trail Run will offer an opportunity to celebrate Earth Day with an early morning run/walk. The 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk is at 8 a.m.; timed 5K Run/Walk is at 9 a.m.; and timed 10K Run is at 10:30 a.m. Participants can also partake in a free yoga flow provided by Flex Yoga Studios at 10:15 a.m.
Registration fees support conservation and nature education efforts in the community. Registration is through Mid Ohio Race Management at https://registration.midohiorm.com/events/run-wild-twc-trail-race-01042022743. Registrants receive a race T-shirt (one per participant), after-event snacks and drink, as well as a chance at awards.
There also will be Earth Day activities for the family. Local artists will be on site making art with recycled materials. Other family-friendly events include science experiments and a spring flower walk led by a naturalist.
At 10 a.m., the Center will begin the annual Tree of Life tree plantings. Throughout the year, donors give Tree of Life gifts in memory of loved ones, in honor of special achievement, or to celebrate life’s monumental occasions. The funds support a conservation project, and this year, the Center will continue working to reforest an old farm field on Alabama Avenue. Anyone who gave to the Tree of Life program or was honored with a Tree of Life gift for themselves or a loved one is invited to participate in the planting.
All of these events (besides race registration) are free and open to the public. For more information, visit WildernessCenter.org. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/04/17/stark-county-roundup-news-around-canton-region/9513460002/ | 2022-04-17T14:02:18Z |
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While the vehicle traffic management industry is still recovering from reduced government spending during the pandemic, it is set for solid and structural growth in the next years, reaching system revenues of US$4.9 billion in 2026, according to a new report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.
"Despite congestion levels reaching historical lows during COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the need for effective urban traffic management ensuring smooth vehicle flow across city intersections is here to stay," says Dominique Bonte, VP End Markets and Verticals at ABI Research. "However, the traffic management industry is facing transformational challenges in terms of monitoring the increasing complexity of road-based mobility and transport characterized by micro-mobility, autonomous last-mile delivery and freight, the extension into curbside management, and most importantly the expansion into people flow management."
A range of new technology solutions is enabling these new traffic management paradigms. These include LiDAR sensors for granular 3D road and smart spaces intelligence; dynamic/mandatory routing algorithms; Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based edge compute enabling immediate, local, and automated response solutions such as (cooperative) adaptive traffic lights and pedestrian alerts; and V2X and 5G connectivity driving new traffic prioritization services such as premium vehicle preemption for delivery and logistics providers.
The benefits of traffic monitoring, management, and modeling/simulation extend far beyond the primary traffic flow and safety objectives. They include operational efficiencies and support for urban planning, enabling more attractive transit and, ultimately, better sustainability by reducing emissions and air quality improvement. Investing in traffic management technology is becoming an integral part of a holistic urban asset management strategy for city governments.
While the vehicle traffic management ecosystem is still highly fragmented, consolidation is ongoing with the recently announced merger between Econolite (traffic controllers) and PTV Group (traffic modeling) as a good example. Most acquisition strategies of legacy vendors like Kapsch TrafficCom, Swarco, Teledyne FLIR, and Yunex Traffic (formerly Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems) are similarly aimed at controlling the end-to-end traffic management value chain, from the underlying sensors and hardware like traffic controllers to the overall systems and services. New entrants typically develop specific sensor solutions such as LiDAR (Seoul Robotics, Ouster, Quanergy, Cepton Technologies, AEye, Velodyne) or target new paradigms such as curbside management (Flowbird).
These findings are from ABI Research's Urban Vehicle Traffic and People Flow Management application analysis report. This report is part of the company's Smart Cities and Smart Spaces research service, which includes research, data, and analyst insights. Based on extensive primary interviews, Application Analysis reports present in-depth analysis on key market trends and factors for a specific application, which could focus on an individual market or geography.
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Keeping your body and brain fit has long been a prescription for better mental health as you age. A new study has now revealed that women's mental processing speed may actually benefit more than men from a boost of exercise, such as brisk walking or biking for at least 15 minutes a week.
A delay in the brain's processing speed is one of the key aspects of cognitive aging. Being able to think more quickly helps with planning, problem-solving, staying focused on tasks and the ability to easily engage in conversations with others.
"We found that greater physical activity was associated with greater thinking speed reserve in women, but not in men," said study author Judy Pa, a professor of neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, in a statement.
Mental processing speed in both sexes also benefited from cognitive activities such as playing card games and reading, according to the study, which Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, published Wednesday.
"Taking part in more mental activities was associated with greater thinking speed reserve for both men and women," said Pa, who is co-director of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study at UC San Diego.
However, any positive association between cognitive activities and memory reserve only applied to women, the study found.
"Any woman reading this story can feel empowered to take control of their brain health today by staying physically active and cognitively engaged," said Dr. Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic in the Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine. He was not involved in the study.
"In this study, a twofold increase in physical activity was equivalent to about 2.75 fewer years of processing speed aging in women," Isaacson said. "Further, each extra cognitive activity corresponded to 13 fewer years of processing speed aging on average between women and men."
Processing speed, not memory
The study asked 758 people with an average age of 76 about their weekly physical and mental activities. Participants earned points for each of three categories of cognitive engagement: taking classes on various subjects; playing cards, games or bingo; and reading magazines, newspapers or books.
Each person in the study underwent a brain scan and took thinking speed and memory tests: Some people showed signs of cognitive impairment and dementia while others had no thinking or memory problems. The researchers then compared those test results with brain scans of the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with dementia.
Each additional mental activity, such as playing cards or reading, lessened the aging of that person's mental processing speed by an average of 13 years -- 17 years among men and 10 years among women, the study found.
"As we have arguably few-to-no effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease, prevention is crucial. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment," Pa said. "To know that people could potentially improve their cognitive reserve by taking simple steps such as going to classes at the community center, playing bingo with their friends or spending more time walking or gardening is very exciting."
However, the study did not find any significant impact on memory. For example, greater physical activity was not associated with additional memory reserve in men or women. Why? That's a complicated question, said Isaacson, who also serves as a trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, which focuses on cognitive aging research and education.
"Was the memory test being used sensitive enough to detect change? Were the people in the study exercising enough to really move the needle?" Isaacson asked.
"In our work, we have found that certain people need to really commit to their exercise program to demonstrate effects on the memory domain," he said. "For example, people with one or more copies of the APOE4 genetic variant need to participate in more intense cardiovascular exercise programs, such as high-intensity interval training on a regular basis, to show positive effects."
A genetic risk for Alzheimer's
People who carry at least one copy of a gene called APOE4 have a greater risk of developing the characteristic beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles of Alzheimer's as they age.
Women in the new study carrying an APOE4 gene did not see the same benefits to their cognitive reserve from additional physical and mental activities.
"The most interesting aspect of the study is that APOE4 differentiated women from men," said Rudy Tanzi, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and director of the genetics and aging research unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
"It's possible that APOE4 either increases amyloid burden in women more than men. Or, perhaps, once amyloid accumulates, it leads to a fast cascade of pathology and neurodegenration in women versus men," said Tanzi, who was not involved in the study.
"The study also implies that women who carry the APOE4 risk (gene varient) for Alzhiemer's may need to be extra diligent about practicing a more brain-healthy lifestyle," he added.
The study had limitations: Participants self-reported physical and mental activity, so people may not have remembered correctly. Nor did the study control for other factors, such as education, that impact how well a person's brain ages.
"While exercise and staying mentally engaged shined through in this study, a comprehensive approach toward reducing Alzheimer's risk factors is the best recipe for success," Isaacson said.
"Any prevention plan should also include regular follow-up with a primary care physician, management of vascular risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, avoiding smoking, minimizing alcohol use, prioritizing sleep, managing stress, and following a Mediterranean-style diet, among many other suggestions," he said.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Advisor Jim Petrizzo, founder of Petrizzo Financial in Boulder City, NV, has partnered with Independent Financial Group, LLC (IFG), an independent broker-dealer based in San Diego, CA.
Based in Boulder City, NV, Jim Petrizzo operates his family firm with his wife, Michelle Petrizzo, and daughter, Chelsea Petrizzo. Jim and Chelsea are registered financial advisors, and Michelle's role covers administrative support. Petrizzo Financial is located inside the Boulder Dam Credit Union. The firm's motto is "Our family helping your family build your financial future."
Jim Petrizzo started his firm after witnessing his aging parents' experience with exploitation at the hands of their financial advisor. "My parents were just coming into retirement age, and I was concerned that they were being taken advantage of, financially," he recalls, adding, "I wanted to go into this business to help people and treat them the way my mom and dad should have been treated." Jim had no prior experience in finance before founding Petrizzo Financial in 1991, and recently celebrated 31 years in business. "We don't do anything short-term," he said.
Petrizzo Financial joined with IFG on March 24, 2022. "We were seeking a broker-dealer that offered true independence, because we've been stuck with other firms before that tried to fit our business into a mold," said Jim. "We are thrilled to welcome Petrizzo Financial to the IFG family," said David Fischer, IFG co-founder. "We believe in helping small family firms realize their unique vision of success."
Jim Petrizzo has been in business as a financial advisor since 1991; Petrizzo Financial, his family financial advisory firm, opened in Boulder City, NV in 2011. Petrizzo Financial is licensed to operate in 17 states, and currently serves over 1500 client accounts, most of which are families and retirees. To learn more about Petrizzo Financial, please contact Michelle Petrizzo at mpetrizzo@ifgrr.com
Independent Financial Group, LLC (IFG) is a privately held independent broker-dealer based in San Diego, California. Founded in 2003, IFG provides an array of business solutions supporting more than 640 independent financial professionals across 389 offices nationwide. IFG was named among the "Fastest Growing Private Companies in the US" by Inc. 5000 in 2020 for the eighth time since 2010. San Diego Business Journal ranked IFG "#12 Among the Largest Private Companies in San Diego" in 2020. To learn more about IFG, visit ifgsd.com.
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Cannes Film Festival Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at the Cannes Film Festival, held every year in Cannes, France.
May 17-28, 2022 – The 75th Cannes International Film Festival is scheduled to take place.
July 6-17, 2021 – Postponed from May, the 74th Cannes Film Festival takes place. “Titane,” directed by Julia Ducornau wins the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize.
Other Facts
The correct pronunciation of the city is “can.”
The Marché du Film is a parallel portion of the film festival that is a meeting place for film professionals to view, buy and sell films from around the world.
The festival lasts for approximately two weeks.
The top award at the festival is the Palme d’Or, the prize for best film. It was first presented in 1955, replacing another “Grand Prix” prize.
The top award for a first film is the Camera d’Or, presented by an independent jury. It was first presented in 1978.
There are also parallel sections which are not part of the official Cannes festival but run at the same time:
- La Semaine de la Critique (International Critics’ Week)
- The Directors’ Fortnight
- Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution (ACID)
Timeline
September 1, 1939 – The first “Festival International du Film” opens in Cannes, but Germany’s invasion of Poland that day, beginning World War II, forces the festival to close on September 2.
September 20, 1946 – The first full length Cannes Film Festival opens.
1948 and 1950 – The festival is canceled due to lack of funds.
1951 – The festival moves from September to April. Later in the 1950s it moves to May.
1968 – Political turmoil shuts down the festival at its midpoint, when student demonstrations and striking workers throw France into turmoil.
March 10, 2017 – After two streaming-only films from Netflix are included in the competition, Cannes adopts a new rule that all selected films must be released in French theaters.
March 19, 2020 – Organizers issue a statement that the festival, scheduled for May 12-23, is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
April 17, 2020 – Festival organizers say that the Marché du Film will take place online June 22-26.
April 27, 2020 – “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” featuring new and classic films from around the world, will take place May 29-June 7, Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube announce. The event will run over 10 days with programming from the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and the New York Film Festival among others. Money raised is to benefit coronavirus relief funds.
October 27-29, 2020 – “2020 Special Cannes,” an event previewing in-competition short films, the Cinéfondation’s school films and four films from the Official Selection, takes place in Cannes.
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is pleased to open the call for nominations for its 2022 Leadership and Service Awards. ANSI will present the awards at a banquet and ceremony on October 12, 2022, at The Fairmont Washington, Washington, DC, during the fall 2022 World Standards Week events. Nominations for all 12 categories of awards are due by June 24, 2022 (5 p.m. Eastern).
ANSI's Leadership and Service Awards honor individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to voluntary consensus standards development, conformity assessment activities, and workforce development, and whose contributions have consistently demonstrated a commitment to their industry, the nation, and the enhancement of the global standardization system.
Criteria and submission information for the full list of ANSI Leadership and Service Awards is available at www.ansi.org/awards. Nominations forms for each award are available here and also linked below.
Of note, the Maureen Breitenberg Conformity Assessment Medal, established in 2019, has been expanded to honor work that advances the principles of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) through outstanding contributions that support reducing redundancy and complexity in conformity assessment. Efforts to leverage private-sector conformity assessment infrastructure to meet market and regulatory needs—or distinguished research from business, industry, government, academic, or non-profit professionals that illuminate the importance of conformance in providing confidence in standards compliance, improving the health and safety of Americans, and strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. business in the global marketplace—will be considered in the selection process.
Eligibility and Selection Representatives of industry, government, academia, consumer organizations, and the U.S. voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment community—with the exception of current officers of the Institute's Board of Directors—are considered eligible for an award. Recipients will be chosen by an awards committee that comprises the officers of the ANSI Board of Directors.
As part of the nomination, letters of support from members of the standardization community attesting to the nominee's achievements are strongly encouraged. The nomination forms are available here. Winners will be announced in the summer of 2022.
"ANSI's annual awards program is a tribute to the dedicated professionals who make up the diverse U.S. standardization community," said S. Joe Bhatia, ANSI president and CEO. "We look forward to honoring outstanding contributions that help to strengthen the economy and the workforce, protect the environment, and improve the well-being of people around the world."
For more information, visit ansi.org/awards.
About ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations.
The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org.
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Pocatello announces half-priced license fees for dogs for the month of May
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - All dogs over the age of three months that reside within the Pocatello city limits must be licensed and have the license tag affixed to their collar at all times.
To help make that easier, license fees are half-price during the month of May. Prices are as follows for the month of May:
- Non-spayed/non-neutered - $10
- Spayed/neutered - $5
- Senior citizen rate for non-spayed/non-neutered - $9
- Senior citizen rate for spayed/neutered - $2.50
- Duplicate/replacement license - $1
Pet licenses are effective June 1 through May 31 of the following year.
To be eligible for the senior citizen rate, residents must be age 60 years and older. To find a location near you where pet licenses are sold or learn more, visit pocatello.us/151/Dog-Cat-Licenses. Simply visit a location with a valid driver’s license to get your pet a license.
Cats that reside within the city are not required to be licensed, but licenses are available if desired or if required by a landlord.
Multiple Animal Housing Permits must also be renewed each year starting in May. The fee is $25 for the first year and $10 each year to renew. The fee goes up to $15 to renew after May 31.
Who needs a Multiple Animal Housing Permit?
If a person inside the Pocatello city limits has three or more dogs and/or six or more cats, they are required by the City to get a Multiple Animal Housing Permit. The pet owner can pick up an application at the Animal Shelter or can print one here. | https://localnews8.com/life/pets/2022/04/28/pocatello-announces-half-priced-license-fees-for-dogs-for-the-month-of-may/ | 2022-04-28T18:02:17Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH), an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, will participate at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investor Conference. Delcath CEO, Gerard Michel will present on September 12 at 8:30 AM ET.
A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://journey.ct.events/view/73738b66-ee17-43a2-b94a-00d7d3908fbb. A replay of the presentation will be available following the event.
Management is scheduled to host one-on-one meetings throughout the event. Investors interested in arranging one-on-one meetings should contact your conference representative. You may also call or email Ben Shamsian of Lytham Partners at 646-829-9701, or shamsian@lythampartners.com.
About Delcath Systems, Inc.
Delcath Systems, Inc. is an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers. The Company's proprietary percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) system is designed to administer high-dose chemotherapy to the liver while controlling systemic exposure and associated side effects. In the United States, the PHP system is being developed under the tradename HEPZATO® KIT (melphalan hydrochloride for injection/hepatic delivery system), or HEPZATO, for the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatic-dominant metastatic ocular melanoma (mOM), also known as metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) and is considered a combination drug and device product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In Europe, the PHP system is now regulated as a Class lll medical device and is approved for sale under the trade name CHEMOSAT Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan, or CHEMOSAT, where it has been used at major medical centers to treat a wide range of cancers of the liver.
Investor Relations Contact:
Ben Shamsian
Lytham Partners
646-829-9701
shamsian@lythampartners.com
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SEPT. 1-11, 2022
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 20th year, the annual Pay it Forward 9/11 campaign is encouraging individuals, companies, schools and houses of worship to unify during the 11 Days of Kindness & Unity campaign (Sept. 1-11) leading up to the anniversary of 9/11, a National Day of Service and Remembrance. Everyone may register their commitment on the website payitforward911.org and perform three random acts of kindness for strangers. Each act recognizes the life of a 9/11 victim and may inspire a ripple effect of kindness and unity.
Day 1 (Sept 1) acts of kindness include volunteers serving free Starbucks coffee to random strangers walking public sidewalks in New York City near Xavier Mission; donating 500 backpacks with school supplies to Brown Elementary students in Austin Tx.; and hundreds of Pre-K through 8th grade students at St. Matthew Elementary in Franklin, TN will document their acts of kindness during the 11 days. Other commitments are listed on payitforward911.org.
Created in Austin in 2002 to honor compassionate Canadians in Newfoundland and Labrador, Pay It Forward 9/11 was started by Kevin Tuerff, one of thousands of airline passengers from 90 countries stranded there on 9/11. After receiving free food, clothing and shelter from the good people of Gander, he created Pay It Forward 9/11 to honor those killed in the 9/11 attacks and express gratitude to the compassionate Newfoundlanders. The "11 Days of Kindness & Unity" campaign encourages acts of compassion anytime, and anywhere.
"After the 9/11 attacks, people all over the world used the words 'united we stand' and came together as one to help each other and support those in need," said founder Kevin Tuerff. "We invite everyone to register their commitment and share stories on social media to start the ripple effect and inspire others."
The 20th anniversary of Pay it Forward 9/11 is generously supported by the producers and writers of Come From Away musical, Dell Technologies, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Gallin & Son, and University Federal Credit Union (UFCU).
Learn more at http://payitforward911.org, the book Channel of Peace: Stranded in Gander on 9/11, or Facebook. Pay it Forward 9/11, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization registered in New York.
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National Automotive Styling Centers™ franchise continues its success with updated Tint World® Naples store
NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™, a leading auto accessory and window tinting franchise, announces the relocation of its Naples store to better serve Collier County.
Tint World® Naples, owned by Manny Sousa, provides premier automotive aftermarket services and accessories, including window tint, mobile electronics, audio and video equipment, paint protection films, and more.
"Tint World® has consistently demonstrated that it is committed to delivering a comprehensive range of premier automotive products and services," Sousa said. "Tint World®'s commitment to the industry's leading customer experience is one of the foundations of the company's success and value, along with its proven, predictable franchise model that empowers franchisees with unique training and support."
In addition to offering premium products and services, Tint World® Naples is staffed by a team of highly experienced and skilled technicians and installers.
"Manny is a team player whose dedication to Tint World®'s strategic vision has been instrumental in helping the company grow and thrive," said Charles J. Bonfiglio, CEO and president of Tint World®. "By implementing our tried and tested franchise systems and processes, he's achieved sustained success that reflects the rewards available to franchisees through the Tint World® model."
Tint World® Naples, serving Bonita Springs, Estero, Marco Island, Immokalee, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte, Captiva Island, Lehigh Acres, and Iona, is located at 3883 Davis Boulevard, Naples, Florida 34104-4340. To book an appointment, request a quote, or find out more about Tint World®'s products and services, call (239) 908 -0556 or visit https://www.tintworld.com/locations/fl/naples-056/.
Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ offer sales and installation of auto accessories, mobile electronics, audio video equipment, security systems, custom wheels and tire packages, window tinting, vehicle wraps, paint protection films, detailing services, nano ceramic coatings, maintenance and repair services, and more. Tint World® is also the leading provider of residential, commercial and marine computerized window tinting and security film services with locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, with franchise opportunities available worldwide.
Founded in 1982, Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ is America's largest and fastest-growing automotive accessories and window tinting international franchise, specializing in window tinting, protective films, vehicle wraps, audio and electronics, security systems, car and truck accessories, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating, and installation services.
Tint World® Mobile Services™ include marine, residential, and commercial window tinting films, solar films, decorative films, safety and security films, and protective ceramic coatings. Tint World® has locations in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, with master franchise opportunities available worldwide. To find out more, please visit www.TintWorld.com or https://www.tintworld.com/franchise-opportunities.
Tint World® Contact:
Charles J. Bonfiglio, CEO
(888) 944-8648
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Rep. Mary Miller calls Roe decision ‘victory for white life’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, speaking at a rally Saturday night with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.”
Miller’s spokesman said the Illinois Republican had intended to say the decision was a victory for a “right to life.” The line as delivered was out of step with the disproportionate impact the repeal of abortion rights will have on women of color.
Miller is running for reelection in the state’s newly redrawn 15th Congressional District against GOP Rep. Rodney Davis with the former president’s blessing. She had been invited on stage to speak by Trump, who held the rally in Mendon, Illinois, to turn out the vote ahead of the state’s Tuesday primary.
“President Trump, on behalf of all the MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday,” she said, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Miller spokesman Isaiah Wartman told The Associated Press that it was “a mix-up of words.”
“You can clearly see in the video ... she’s looking at her papers and looking at her speech,” Wartman said.
Her campaign noted that she is the grandmother of several nonwhite grandchildren, including one with Down syndrome.
The freshman congresswoman, who was among those who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, previously came under criticism for quoting Adolf Hitler.
“Hitler was right on one thing. He said, ‘Whoever has the youth has the future,’” Miller said in a speech last year, according to video posted by WCIA-TV. She later apologized after Democrats in Illinois called for her resignation.
The rally came as some elements of the far right have pushed the “great replacement theory,” a racist ideology that alleges white people and their influence are being “replaced” by people of color. Proponents blame both immigration as well as demographic changes, including white birth rates.
During the rally, Trump took a victory lap for the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling Friday ending the constitutional right to abortion. The three conservative justices he appointed all voted in favor.
He noted that in 2016, he promised to appoint judges who opposed abortion rights.
“Yesterday the court handed down a victory for the Constitution, a victory for the rule of law, and above all, a victory for life,” he told the crowd, which broke into a chant of “Thank you Trump!.”
Trump at the rally also endorsed Republican Darren Bailey, who is running to become the party’s nominee for governor.
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For AP’s full coverage of the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, go to https://apnews.com/hub/abortion
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Supporting cast key in semifinal battle between Ja-Steph
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Game 1 showed that whoever wins the 1-on-1 scoring battle between Memphis’ Ja Morant and Stephen Curry of the Warriors doesn’t mean their team will win the game or their Western Conference semifinal. This stage of the postseason makes production from the supporting casts so very crucial. Klay Thompson made a couple key big plays in the final minute after dealing with injuries the past couple years. Jordan Poole showed he’s part of the Splash Brother family helping Golden State grab the opener with a playoff career-high 31 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. helped Morant with his own playoff-best featuring six 3s. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/02/supporting-cast-key-in-semifinal-battle-between-ja-steph/ | 2022-05-02T23:22:02Z |
SALT LAKE CITY, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative products for neuroendocrine and metabolic disorders, presented "LPCN 2101: An Endogenous Neuroactive Steroid for Epilepsy" today at the 2022 Epilepsy Foundation Pipeline Conference. The conference is held every two years to bring together decision-makers in the field of epilepsy treatment, therapeutic innovation and development, showcasing the latest developments in the epilepsy pipeline. This forum provides an opportunity for evaluating new therapies in development, exploring future advancements, and encouraging collaborations and partnerships.
"We are excited to have been invited to present at this important event," commented Dr. Patel. "Given the unique needs of Women With Epilepsy (WWE) and the limitations of currently available treatment options, we look forward to advancing our novel oral positive GABAA modulator for WWE of child bearing (CB) age."
Pending U.S. FDA clearance of its IND, Lipocine plans to conduct a proof-of-concept study in the second half of 2022.
About Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that causes seizures, affecting the physical, mental, and social well-being of persons, and is associated with a 2 to 3 times greater mortality rate compared with the general population. About 60-65% of epilepsy is idiopathic and about 30% of patients are refractory. Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder during pregnancy.
It is estimated that approximately 900,000 CB age women suffer from active epilepsy in the U.S. Women of CB age with epilepsy face many additional challenges due to hormonal influences on seizure activity and endocrine function throughout the different phases of their reproductive cycles. Elevated estrogen or decreased progesterone levels can exacerbate seizure frequency. Often, these women experience hormonal and endogenous NAS imbalances, coupled with fluctuations in the blood levels of anti-epileptic drugs that impact control of seizures, efficacy of oral contraceptives, any coexisting anxiety and/or depression and any associated sleep impairment.
About Lipocine
Lipocine Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on neuroendocrine and metabolic disorders using its proprietary drug delivery technologies. Lipocine's clinical development pipeline includes: LPCN 1148, LPCN 1144, LPCN 1111, LPCN 1107 and oral neuroactive steroids including LPCN 1154 and LPCN 2101. TLANDO, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone undecanoate, is approved by the FDA for conditions associated with a deficiency of endogenous testosterone, also known as hypogonadism, in adult males. LPCN 1148 is an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone targeted for the management of symptoms associated with liver cirrhosis. LPCN 1144, an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone, recently completed a Phase 2 clinical study demonstrating potential utility in the treatment of non-cirrhotic NASH. LPCN 1111, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone, originated and is being developed by Lipocine as a next-generation oral testosterone product with potential for once-daily dosing. In a phase 2 clinical evaluation when administered as once or twice daily, LPCN 1111 met primary and secondary endpoints. LPCN 1107 is potentially the first oral hydroxyprogesterone caproate product candidate indicated for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth and has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA. Neuroactive steroids are currently being evaluated including LPCN 1154 for the potential treatment of postpartum depression and LPCN 2101 for the potential treatment of epilepsy. For more information, please visit www.lipocine.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical trials, the timing of completion of clinical trials, the timing and completion of regulatory reviews, outcomes of clinical trials of our product candidates, the potential uses and benefits of our product candidates, and our product development efforts. Investors are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks that the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to our products, expected product benefits not being realized, clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized, new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals, the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements contained in this release, except as required by law.
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PHOTOS: New York police rescue seal from Long Island roadway
(Gray News) – Police came to the rescue of an aquatic animal on Sunday that found itself trapped on the dry land of a New York street.
In a Facebook post, Southampton Town police said their dispatchers received a call Sunday about a seal in the roadway at a Long Island traffic circle.
Officers responded to the location and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway near an inn.
The officers detained the seal until it was taken safely by the Riverhead Foundation Rescue Center of the Long Island Aquarium.
The program director of the center said seal season is approaching. He said that harbor seals usually rest on rocks and beaches, and something like this situation is uncommon.
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DUBAI, UAE, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yalla Group Limited ("Yalla" or the "Company") (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced that the Company has been ranked in the Top 30 Overall EMEA Headquartered Publishers Worldwide by Consumer Spend in the Level Up Top Publisher Awards 2022 by data.ai (formerly known as App Annie). This award recognizes the strong performance of Yalla's product portfolio and follows Yalla's last year's listing in the Top 30 EMEA Headquartered Overall Publishers in the Level Up Top Publisher Awards 2021.
Mr. Saifi Ismail, President of Yalla, commented, "We are proud to receive this prestigious award from data.ai for the second consecutive year. It is a testament to the entertainment and social value of our games and apps and a strong commendation of our entire team's efforts and accomplishments over the past year. 2021 was an important year for Yalla as we expanded our services and business boundaries, launching innovative social networking and entertainment products to fulfill MENA users' evolving needs. In 2022, we will continue to grow our immersive online ecosystem to deliver more memorable experiences to more users as we strive to become MENA's No. 1 online social networking and entertainment platform."
data.ai is the industry's most trusted mobile data and analytics platform. Its Level Up Top Publisher Awards are an annual celebration of the world's leading publishers and brands, recognizing the most innovative and successful companies in the mobile space since 2012. Top Publisher Awards rankings for EMEA Headquartered Publishers are determined by combining iOS and Google Play revenue estimates for 2021 based on data.ai Intelligence.
About Yalla Group Limited
Yalla Group Limited is the largest voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA). The Company operates two flagship mobile applications, Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform, and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application featuring online versions of board games, popular in MENA, with in-game voice chat and localized Majlis functionality. Building on the success of Yalla and Yalla Ludo, the Company has expanded its content, creating a regionally-focused, integrated ecosystem dedicated to fulfilling MENA users' evolving online social networking and entertainment needs. The ecosystem includes YallaChat, an IM product tailored for Arabic users; WAHA, a social networking product designed for the metaverse; and games such as Yalla Baloot and 101 Okey Yalla, developed to sustain vibrant local gaming communities in the region. Yalla is also actively exploring outside of MENA, having launched Yalla Parchis, a Ludo game designed for the South American markets. Yalla's mobile applications deliver a seamless experience that fosters a sense of loyalty and belonging, establishing highly devoted and engaged user communities through close attention to detail and localized appeal that profoundly resonates with its users. In addition, through its holding subsidiary, Yalla Games, the Company has expanded its capabilities in mid-core and hard-core game distribution in the MENA region, leveraging its local expertise to bring exciting new content to its users.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.yallatech.ae/
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Yalla Group Limited
Investor Relations
Kerry Gao – IR Director
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Email: ir@yallatech.ae
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Yang Song
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: yalla@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
Email: yalla@tpg-ir.com
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Exos' NFL Combine and Pro Day training program produces industry-leading year as athletes shatter records in Indianapolis and achieve greatness in Las Vegas, with nearly 100 Exos athletes drafted into the pros.
PHOENIX, May 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exos, the industry leader in human performance, today announced its sports division's record-setting year and industry-leading season, which the brand attributes to their athletes' success at the 2022 NFL combine and draft.
Since 2014, Exos has produced 348 Top 100 NFL draft selections, more than any other training facility in the country. An impressive 125 of those picks came in the first round of the draft.
The 2022 NFL draft proved to be another successful moment for the powerhouse behind top NFL athletes, as Exos produced the No. 1 draft selection, four of the Top 10 picks, 13 (40%) first-round picks, and 43 of the Top 100 draftees.
The stage for the results witnessed at the 2022 NFL draft was set in March at the combine, where athletes like Jordan Davis, Garrett Wilson, Travon Walker, Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner, and Treylon Burks showcased elite performances after eight weeks of training and fine-tuning their abilities with Exos.
For more than 35 years NFL hopefuls have assembled in Indianapolis in March to compete for the biggest job interview of their lives. This year, Exos supported a company-high 172 NFL hopefuls for the combine and their respective pro days. Of the athletes invited to the combine, 125 (an industry-high 38%) trained with Exos.
"Continuity of care is a top priority for Exos, which is why we create a mobile Exos facility at the combine each year to keep our athletes primed and ready to perform their best," says Adam Farrand, vice president of pro / elite sports at Exos.
That care and support paid off, with Exos athletes producing a company record 23 position group leading performances at the 2022 combine. In addition, defensive lineman Amaré Barno broke an all-time combine position record in the 40-yard dash, clocking in at 4.36 seconds while defensive lineman Jordan Davis and wide receiver Calvin Austin III broke all-time records based on their body measurements. Exos athletes also posted four overall top performances across the bench press, vertical jump, 3-cone drill, and 20-yard shuttle.
These performances came full circle this past weekend in Las Vegas as the athletes' hard work came to fruition when their NFL dreams came true. Exos broke company and industry records with 99 athletes drafted this year, 12 more than last year's previous best of 87. Exos posted an impressive round-by-round selection average of 14 picks, with round six dialing up a staggering 20 selections from Exos.
Through its unique, athlete-first, integrated approach, Exos helped Georgia defensive end Travon Walker earn the No. 1 spot in this year's draft — a feat that hasn't been accomplished by an Exos-trained athlete since Jadeveon Clowney in 2014. This also marked the eighth time in company history that Exos produced the No. 1 selection.
In the first round, three of the first four picks hailed from the Exos Athletes' Performance Institute in Frisco, Texas: Travon Walker, Derek Stingley Jr., and Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner. Through the second and third rounds, Exos notched a company record 33 picks, including half (16) of the second-round picks.
"To witness our athletes' dreams become reality on national television is such a proud moment for our coaches and company, and to know we played a supporting role in that is powerful. The achievements of the athletes this year isn't only a reflection of their hard work but also a testament to the dedication and passion our staff has for empowering others on their path to greatness," says Brent Callaway, vice president of performance at Exos.
Exos strives to celebrate teams of all kinds by uniting under the umbrella theme: 'Greatness is a Team Sport.' From historical and recent to notorious and unknown, the best teams work together with one common denominator: greatness.
"The achievements our coaches and athletes have made this year are truly tremendous, and they're a testament to what we as a company can bring to not only elite athletes but also to individuals," says Exos CEO Sarah Robb O'Hagan. "We did it for them, and we can do it for you, too. At Exos, we believe performance coaching shouldn't be restricted to just elite athletes, and as we look ahead to the future we plan to lean on our heritage to empower everyone."
Check out this video for a behind-the-scenes look at how Exos goes above and beyond for its athletes at the combine, and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
About Exos
Exos has been the architect and the owner of the human performance industry, standing side by side with those driven to rise higher in sport, work, and life. With over 20 years of experience empowering corporate employees, elite athletes, and many other performers operating in some of the toughest environments, Exos' world-class team of coaches and practitioners personalize an integrated approach across the pillars of mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery to empower anyone to perform at their highest level.
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SEATTLE, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, has introduced new hiking and trekking options for guests traveling on Ultramarine. Modern-day explorers will have the opportunity to walk alongside polar experts for a truly innovative and immersive experience.
"Setting foot where few humans have ever walked is part of the magic of exploring the Arctic and Antarctic," said Alex McNeil, Director of Expedition Experience and Innovation for Quark Expeditions, which has been offering hiking opportunities in the Polar Regions since 1991. "Guests frequently speak of the excitement that hits them when they step onto the snow-and ice-covered sites of Antarctica or the remote tundra of the Arctic. They breathe in the polar air, feel the terrain beneath their feet, and observe the polar landscapes up close…and in that moment they know they've truly arrived in one of the great wilderness frontiers of the planet. Thanks to our game-changing new ship Ultramarine, we've expanded our adventure options to include multiple styles of hiking no one else offers."
Quark Expeditions' enhanced hiking and trekking options are aligned with the Adventure Travel Trade Association's 2022 Industry Snapshot which ranked "hiking/trekking/walking" as No. 2 on the list of ten Hot Trending Adventure Activities.
"Hiking and trekking in the Polar Regions are not your typical long-distance rambles on clearly marked trails," said McNeil. "We don't just take our guests off the beaten path, but we take them to where there are no paths at all. And now, thanks Ultramarine's two twin-engine Airbus H145 helicopters and 20 quick-deploy Zodiacs, we can take guests—of all fitness levels, ages and areas of interest—on hiking and trekking adventures to remote areas of the Polar Regions where few—if any—have ever visited before."
Hiking: Our guided hikes, which are offered at multiple levels from beginner to advanced, range from short jaunts to the top of lookouts or visits to see wildlife to longer walks of several kilometers over ice, rock and snow. Hiking excursions may last from two to three hours with plenty of time for photographs of wildlife, learning moments from your experienced guides, or just time to stand back and admire the incredible polar surroundings.
Heli-Hiking: Ultramarine's twin-engine helicopters transfer guests to the start of the most scenic hiking routes of Southern Greenland and then pick them up at the endpoint of the route. Each guided heli-hiking departure will be tailored to guests' personal needs and level of ability and interest. They may choose to join one of our fast walking groups which aims for exploration and distance, one of our medium hiking routes where there will be plenty of time to pause for photography and reflection, or explore at a slower pace with ample time to enjoy the scenery and immerse themselves in their polar surroundings.
Alpine Heli-trekking: Quark Expeditions' expert guides will take guests on an active adventure high up in the Antarctic Peninsula. Intimate groups of adventurers will board one of Ultramarine's two twin-engine helicopters for a trekking excursion in an area only safely accessed by air. On land, during an invigorating walk or hike, guests will be rewarded with stunning views of remote ridgelines, glaciated terrain, and snow-topped peaks.
Ice Sheet Experience: While not considered a traditional "hike," Quark Expeditions' Ice Sheet Experience enables gets to disembark from their helicopter, and walk on the second-largest ice mass on the planet, the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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Specializing exclusively in expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, Quark Expeditions® has been the leading innovator of polar adventure since the company took the first group of consumer travelers to the North Pole in 1991. Quark Expeditions has been innovating ever since. With a diverse fleet of specially-equipped small expedition vessels and icebreakers—some of them equipped with helicopters—Quark Expeditions delivers deeply immersive polar experiences—and is able to take guests deeper into the Polar Regions than anyone else. Led by passionate and seasoned expedition teams, including scientists, wildlife experts and researchers, Quark Expeditions offers an onboard program that enriches the passenger experience.
The technologically-advanced Ultramarine, the newest addition to the Quark Expeditions fleet, is a game-changer in polar exploration. Equipped with two twin-engine Airbus 145 helicopters, 20 quick-launching Zodiacs and the largest portfolio of off-ship adventure options in the industry, Ultramarine changes the way guests explore the Polar Regions. Other features include a spa, sauna with floor-to-ceiling windows, fitness centre, yoga space, spacious rooms and two restaurants plus a lounge and presentation theatre. Ultramarine has been designed with advanced sustainability systems that help us preserve the pristine Polar Regions for the next generation of explorers.
Travelopia is one of the world's leading specialist travel groups. A pioneer in the experiential travel sector with a portfolio consisting of more than 50 independently operated brands, most of which are leaders in their sector. From sailing adventures, safaris and sports tours, to Arctic expeditions, each brand is diverse and focused on creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vial introduces a new member joining their Oncology CRO Advisory Board. Eric Jonasch, MD, is a Genitourinary Medical Oncology Professor and Physician at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Dr. Jonasch will act as a scientific advisor for Vial's Oncology CRO alongside members Dr. Antoni Ribas, Dr. Guru Sonpavde, and Dr. Neeraj Agarwal. Dr. Jonasch brings over thirty years of experience in Genitourinary Medical Oncology and cancer research to the board. In addition to Vial's Oncology CRO Advisory Board, Dr. Jonasch is a Medical Advisory Board Member for Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) Family Alliance. He's also a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
Vial is a tech-enabled CRO offering cutting-edge clinical trial management services that deliver faster, more superior trials for sponsors. Vial's CRO reimagines clinical trials by leveraging technology and their deep relationships with industry experts, allowing them to identify pain points and gain a more profound understanding of the unique needs during a trial. Vial's mission is to empower scientists to cure all human diseases through innovative technology that delivers efficiency.
"In the world of oncology, there is still so much to discover for our patients. To do this — we need to be able to conduct efficient and accurate clinical research studies. The challenge is, establishing platforms that permit efficient trials from start to finish. Vial's mission to create faster, higher-quality trials through their tech-enabled CRO is one I can get on board with," said Dr. Jonasch.
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About Vial: Vial is a tech-enabled, next-generation CRO that promises faster and higher-quality execution of trials. The Vial Contract Research Organization (CRO) delivers on the promise of faster trials through its innovative technology platform that powers trials end-to-end from site startup to database lock. The key to Vial's tech-enabled platform is Vial's modern, intuitive Electronic Source and powerful tooling for CRAs that enables considerable efficiencies. Vial operates across multiple Therapeutic Areas (Dermatology CRO, Ophthalmology CRO, Oncology CRO, and Gastroenterology CRO). Vial is a San Francisco, California-based company with over 125 employees and has run over 750 trials from Phase I through Phase IV.
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BOZEMAN, Mont., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credova, a leading Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform announced a new partnership with the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). The partnership allows manufacturers and retail members of the ASA an opportunity to gain access to Credova's BNPL option built for outdoor recreation. Credova features a popular four payments, no interest product, as well as long duration installment loans.
"Building relationships is one aspect of participating in outdoor recreation activities that we value," says Kegan Peterson, Credova COO. "As we expand into the outdoor recreation market, our business approach is much the same. We are very pleased to build this partnership with ASA and their members."
"Expanding our slate of membership services and providing access to innovative business tools is a big priority for ASA," says Rob Russel, Member Relations Manager at ASA. "We are looking forward to working with Credova to roll out this partnership with an organization that has a special focus on outdoor recreation."
Credova recently announced the launch of their four payments, no interest product. This product is specifically beneficial for the sportfishing industry, where purchase totals cover a wide range. Shopper preference is driving the adoption of BNPL options. "Small businesses are the life blood of the fishing industry," says Peterson. "Our services help these small businesses sell through product faster and at greater volume allowing higher order totals and better margins from manufactures. On the other side of the coin, we are giving sportsman access to new/better gear for an easy monthly payment allowing for much more flexibility in personal cash flow."
About The American Sportfishing Association (ASA): ASA is a national, non-profit trade association whose member companies and organizations share a stake in promoting sportfishing as part of a diverse, multi-billion-dollar industry that is global in scope. Our industry contributes to the economic strength and stature of our nation with a $129 billion impact on the nation's economy creating employment for 825,000 people in communities throughout the U.S. Our leadership and financial investments in conservation make all manner of outdoor experiences possible and support a healthy environment for everyone.
Since 1933, when ASA was formed, we've grown from a consortium of tackle manufacturers, to include every sector of the industry - independent dealers and distributers, rep groups, media companies, federal and state agencies and other non-profit organizations. ASA also produces ICAST, the world's largest international sportfishing trade show that encompasses the entire outdoor experience.
About Credova: Credova is a group of like-minded individuals who love the outdoors and the adventures it provides. We hold the special bonding among friends and family created while experiencing the outdoors as one of the greatest joys in life, and have made a business of helping Americans experience this joy. Outdoor adventures such as fishing, hiking, skiing, hunting, camping and motorsports (to name a few) require equipment. This equipment is often expensive and Americans sometimes need help spreading the payments for these enablers of joy over time. This is Credova's mission.
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Moderna is seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years of age, the company said Thursday.
"We believe mRNA-1273 will be able to safely protect these children against SARS-CoV-2, which is so important in our continued fight against COVID-19, and will be especially welcomed by parents and caregivers," Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer of Moderna, said in a news release.
In late March, Moderna announced results of a clinical trial that included 2,500 children ages 6 months through 24 months and 4,200 children ages 2 through 5. The company said that two 25-microgram doses of its vaccine led to a similar immune response in young children as two 100-microgram doses for adults ages 18 to 25. And it said this should predict protection from Covid-19 and severe Covid-19 down to 6 months of age.
In Thursday's news release, the company said the data showed "a robust neutralizing antibody response" and "a favorable safety profile."
"We like to see anything above 1,000 units, and what we, in fact, saw here are levels somewhere between 1,400 and 1,800 units," Dr. Paul Burton, chief medical officer of Moderna, said Wednesday. "So that's extremely reassuring."
Burton also said the vaccines were very safe for this age group. The most common reactions were pain at the injection site and fever. There were no cases of heart inflammation, or myocarditis, in the study. Heart inflammation has been an extremely rare side effect of the mRNA vaccines. Myocarditis is more common after Covid-19 infection than after vaccination.
The results announced in March were mostly collected during the Omicron wave, and included home testing for Covid-19. As a result, the company said the vaccines looked less effective for children than they did for older age groups.
The data presented by Moderna Thursday limited the analysis only to cases confirmed positive by sensitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction tests. In the revised analysis, the vaccines were 51% effective at preventing symptoms in children ages 6 months to under 2 years; they were 37% effective at preventing symptoms in kids ages 2 through 5. The company said these efficacy estimates are similar to those among adults against Omicron after two doses.
Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for young children has also stumbled. In clinical trials, two 3-microgram doses didn't appear to generate the same degree of immunity for children ages 2 through 4 as they had for young adults, prompting the company to look at giving children ages 6 months through 4 years a third dose. The FDA also delayed its review of these shots until the company submits data on a third dose.
Boosters for younger children?
On Tuesday, Pfizer asked the FDA to green-light a third or booster dose for children ages 5 through 11. Studies have shown that vaccine efficacy has waned significantly in this age group during Omicron.
Burton said Wednesday that that Moderna was also testing boosters, including variant-specific formulations.
"Our lead candidate now is something against the original strain and Omicron," he said, predicting that would be the booster formulation for the fall and winter.
"And I think for these young kids, what we'll have to do is to continue to follow the natural history and see, what is the variant? What's going on with the little kids as we get into the fall? And then the FDA and CDC and regulators around the world can make recommendations on whether they need another booster later in the year."
What's next for vaccines for younger children
No Covid-19 vaccines have been authorized for children younger than 5 in the US -- about 18 million people.
Moderna's mRNA Covid-19 vaccine is authorized for people 18 and older and Pfizer/BioNTech's for 5 and older.
The FDA will evaluate Moderna's submission and has said it will convene its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to weigh in on vaccine authorization for younger children.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the FDA is weighing whether to consider emergency use authorization for both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for young children at the same time, rather than considering them separately.
Pfizer has said the data on a third dose of the vaccine will be available this month. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the vaccine for younger children could be available in June, If the FDA authorizes it.
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. women pulled a shocking upset over Jamaica in the 4×100 relay at world championships Saturday, while the men finished second after a sloppy baton exchange that has become a ritual for that star-crossed team.
Andre De Grasse beat Marvin Bracy to the line by .07 seconds to lift Canada to the victory in the men’s race in 37.48 seconds.
Bracy fell behind in the anchor leg after twice reaching back and whiffing on the exchange from Elijah Hall, who went tumbling to the ground after he finally got the stick into his teammate’s hand.
The U.S. women, a clear underdog to a Jamaican team that had won all but one of the six sprint medals at this meet, pulled the upset when Twanisha Terry held off 200 gold medalist Shericka Jackson for a .04-second victory.
The American team, which also included Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner and Jenna Prandini, finished in 41.14.
Jamaica’s fate might have been sealed on a messy first pass between Kemba Nelson and Elaine Thompson-Herah. With Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce running the third leg, Jamaica came into this with all three members of the team that swept the 100 meters last weekend and both members of the 1-2 finish in the 200. The U.S. had taken all six medals in the men’s 100 and 200.
The relays proved, yet again, that pure speed is not all that matters in these races.
Though the U.S. men will walk away with a medal this time — they’d been shut out in six of the last 13 worlds and three of the last four Olympics — this can’t be framed as anything but an unsatisfactory result.
De Grasse, the Olympic champion at 200 meters, could barely walk up his stairs four weeks ago while recovering from COVID-19. He didn’t make it through 100-meter heats last weekend and pulled out of the 200 altogether.
He won the gold medal with a team that also included Aaron Brown, who finished seventh in the 200 and eighth in the 100; Jerome Blake, who didn’t make the final in either; and Brendon Rodney, who was part of Canada’s relay pool.
Meanwhile, the U.S., apparently buoyed by a solid race in prelims the day earlier, put out the same lineup and left a bunch of its medalists from earlier in the week — Trayvon Bromell, Erriyon Knighton, Kenny Bednarek and the injured Fred Kerley — on the bench.
Hall stayed on. His resume: A fifth-place finish in the 100 at nationals last month, but also an NCAA relay title in 2018 at University of Houston, where the legend, Carl Lewis, who is also a constant critic of the U.S. relay process, has been coaching for years.
One thought for the men: Take a page out of the book being written by the women’s relay coach, Mechelle Lewis Freeman.
Her team consisted of the eighth-place finisher in the 100 (Jefferson), the fifth-place finisher in the 200 (Steiner) and two others (Prandini and Terry) who didn’t make it out of their semis.
The initial pass between Jefferson and Steiner might not have been amazingly smooth, but neither was Jamaica’s.
Terry took the stick for the anchor leg with about a four-step lead over Jackson, who, two nights earlier, had run the second-fastest time ever in the 200 (21.45).
The Jamaican closed, and closed some more, but when Terry leaned into the line she had America’s first win at worlds in this race since 2017, when Fraser-Pryce was out after having her baby.
Other winners Saturday included Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir of Kenya in the men’s 800, Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in the women’s 5000, Anderson Peters of Grenada in men’s javelin and Pedro Pichardo of Portugal, who backed up his Olympic title with a world title in men’s triple jump.
The evening also featured a (final?) curtain call for Allyson Felix, who was lured back to the worlds stage to run the prelims in the 4×400 women’s race.
It sets up Felix to win her 20th world championship medal, and her 14th gold after Sunday’s final. The U.S. has won the 4×400 at seven of the past nine worlds.
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The debate over abortion moves from the court to the states and voters
After the Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade, lawmakers on Capitol Hill tell us what they think about the court’s decision.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -The country is reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that ruled there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion.
States will now get to decide their own laws surrounding abortion.
“There will be daughters waking up with less rights than their mothers had,” said Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.).
Cortez Masto joined protestors outside the Supreme Court Friday, shortly after the opinion came down. She told us she believes the court’s ruling treats women like 2nd class citizens.
“We’ve had over 50 years of women being able to make these decisions. And now it is going to be elected representatives, people making these decisions, government officials making these decisions for women. It’s outrageous,” said Cortez Masto.
The ruling means access to abortion may be more difficult for Americans living in states that regulate or ban the procedure.
Democrats are calling on Americans to elect more pro-choice lawmakers so they can pass legislation that would federally protect abortion access.
Meanwhile, Republicans are celebrating the court’s decision.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas.) believes the court did the right thing. “This decision is an incredible vindication for the Constitution and for the rule of law,” he said.
Kansas Senator Roger Marshall (R) also praised the court.
He told us, “So many people worked so hard for years for this moment.”
A moment that is igniting the country and moving the debate over abortion from the court to the states and voters.
More than a dozen states have already passed laws restricting legal access to abortion. Some ban abortion even in cases of incest or rape.
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- Innovative service for nuclear facilities provides customized, immersive 3D simulations.
- Solution provides way for customers to address operational opportunities and challenges, while improving efficiency, reducing costs.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy One and L3Harris Technologies today announced a customized, cost-effective solution for nuclear power plants that will provide complete 3D simulations of operating nuclear facilities.
The new service will enhance response preparedness and efficiency while also helping to enhance safety and reduce costs.
Duke Energy One's 3D Metrology Services program designs as-built, 3D models of nuclear power plants, specially made for each facility, using ultramodern 3D laser scanning technology.
L3Harris then pairs the data with an immersive and collaborative environment that offers a suite of productive decision-making tools ranging from scenarios authoring, radiation simulation, live plant simulation links, data enhancement and enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, allowing access to critical asset information in one place. The immersive simulations may be coupled with a unique, headset-free display environment for teams, known as Orchid® IX.
Duke Energy One is an unregulated, wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy, focused on helping customers optimize energy systems, improve their financial position and achieve sustainability goals.
The real-world data that these immersive simulators provide can help nuclear facilities predict what may happen in their specific environments. That knowledge can enable them to coordinate complex tasks across locations and multi-disciplinary staff, saving time and money, enhancing safety, and mitigating radiation risks. Immersive simulators for nuclear power plants can also serve as critical assets for outage planning and detecting unforeseen difficulties that, if not caught, could have significant financial impacts. Along with tailored 3D laser scans of the internal areas of their nuclear facilities, the solution includes customized training services for each nuclear facility.
"Nuclear energy – both existing facilities and emerging technologies – is one of the pillars of a clean energy future," said Lon Huber, senior vice president, pricing and customer solutions at Duke Energy. "This suite of tools can build customized virtual spaces that mimic actual nuclear facilities – giving nuclear operators access to lifelike layouts and making it easier and faster to develop plans for ensuring continued safe, reliable, efficient and cost-effective operations."
"We know how critical nuclear energy is to individuals, companies and communities around the world. And we understand the power of teaming up with other strong, progressive companies to put the tools needed for success into the hands of nuclear operators. That's why we we're excited to work with L3Harris to offer the industry a new way to stay at the forefront of safety, planning and cost efficiency," said Huber.
"L3Harris has been designing and innovating solutions for nuclear utilities for nearly 50 years for light water reactors, heavy water reactors, gas-cooled reactors, and now small modular reactors. We are proud to be partners with Duke Energy One and to offer an unprecedented joint solution to improve nuclear plant operations and maintenance for the current fleet," said Rangesh Kasturi, president, Maritime International, L3Harris.
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. L3Harris.com.
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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(NEXSTAR) – Actor Fred Ward, whose credits include “Tremors,” “Escape From Alcatraz” and “The Right Stuff,” has passed away at the age of 79, his publicist confirmed.
Ward died on May 8, according to a statement provided by his publicist Ron Hoffman, though no cause of death was disclosed. He is survived by his wife and son.
Ward’s film and television career spanned five decades, with roles in everything from historical dramas to goofball comedies and creature features.
Some of Ward’s memorable earlier roles included “Escape From Alcatraz,” alongside Clint Eastwood, and “The Right Stuff,” in which he portrayed astronaut Gus Grissom. Ward also had starring roles in “Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann” and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins,” playing both of the titular characters.
He went on to appear in the cult-favorite horror-comedy “Tremors,” as well as the biographical drama (and first-ever NC-17-rated film) “Henry & June,” playing author Henry Miller. He also appeared in Robert Altman’s “The Player” and “Short Cuts,” the latter of which earned him a special honor at the 1994 Golden Globes along with the rest of the ensemble cast.
Ward’s more recent roles included appearances in “United States of Tara,” “True Detective” and “In Plain Sight.”
“The unique thing about Fred Ward is that you never knew where he was going to pop up, so unpredictable were his career choices,” Hoffman said.
Hoffman added that Ward spent his final years painting, calling it his “second-favorite art form.”
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MKT MediaStats, an AI platform specializing in quantifying economic narratives and Socialgist, a platform that provides access to the world's most comprehensive social media data and real-time messaging, announce today the launch of a new partnership to help contextualize social chatter pertaining to economic and financial market narratives. New suite of analytics analyzes the vast amount of information generated by the retail community on social media to generate insights for various markets helping institutional investors form a more complete understanding of existing and emerging factors that are driving the economy, markets and in turn, investment portfolios.
"The substantial growth in retail investor trading activity since the dawn of the pandemic and its influence on financial market variables, including asset prices and liquidity, demonstrate the need to include social media derived insights into the institutional investment process," says Dr. Gideon Ozik, founder and managing partner of MKT MediaStats. "Unlike traditional measures of sentiment derived from textual analysis, retail investor sentiment is better captured through an analysis of emojis," clarifies Professor Ronnie Sadka of Boston College, also founder of MKT MediaStats.
"We are excited to partner with MKT MediaStats, the first entity in the economic and financial market narrative space to license social media discussion data from the leading social media platforms through Socialgist", adds Mike Madarasz, VP of Business Development at Socialgist. "Our partnership with MKT MediaStats is positioned to generate high quality insights while maintaining compliance with the strictest user privacy and source terms and conditions standards.
About MKT MediaStats, LLC
MKT MediaStats is an AI platform that transforms millions of unstructured media and behavioral data points to actionable insights driving better investment and operational decisions, enabling portfolio managers, risk professionals, strategists, political analysts, and financial-product marketers to improve performance. MKT MediaStats LLC was founded by Gideon Ozik, affiliate professor at École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC) Business School and former hedge fund manager at Société Générale; Professor Ronnie Sadka, chair of the Finance Department at Boston College's Carroll School of Management; Hadar Shezifi, technology entrepreneur; and Professor Ken Froot, of Harvard Business School.
About Socialgist
Socialgist is the link between the internet's conversations and the enterprise platforms helping brands understand what their audience is talking about. We work with 90% of the leading social media monitoring and analytics providers to bring them content in a reliable and compliant manner via integrations with our RESTful & streaming APIs. The enterprise tools that use Socialgist's platform gain access to data that can help their customers answer virtually any question. These questions address use cases like brand intelligence, product development, crisis management, AI training, risk analysis, with emerging use cases.
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Texoma High School Football Scores
Published: Aug. 27, 2021 at 3:14 PM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
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The Make LA Whole Coalition calls on the City to direct a $300M investment to community programs and launch a permanent Community Investment Fund
LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of tomorrow's Budget and Finance hearing, the Make LA Whole Coalition, led by Community Coalition (CoCo), SEIU 2015, InnerCity Struggle, and Brotherhood Crusade, wrote to the LA City Council requesting a permanent Community Investment Fund to support and sustain vital equity initiatives.
Following their recent requests, the Coalition is doubling down on its collective vision, demanding that the City direct a $300 million investment toward poor and working-class families in addition to a Community Investment Fund to ensure these funds remain committed to the community.
"This protected minimum funding requirement would ensure programs that support family care for all, housing security, year-round youth employment, and guaranteed basic income are funded every year," the Coalition stated. "We must lead this moment with a commitment to restore our families that continue to suffer from deep-rooted inequities in access and opportunities across Los Angeles… We invite the City to invest in what is right and reinvest dollars into the people and communities who have saved us time and time again."
The Make LA Whole Coalition asks that the City restore last year's historic $170M investment in community-based programs and invest an additional $130M to expand these essential services.
To adequately support community residents suffering from entrenched disparities, any residual funding from last year's commitment must be invested back into these initiatives, and the City must establish a permanent Community Investment Fund. This protected funding requirement would ensure the continuation of critical community programs in the future, create a vital foundation for equality, and place community-based programs on equal footing with all other City initiatives.
The Coalition's proposal centers upon uplifting women, families, and their children and urges the City to expand and sustain equitable programs with its people and communities at the cornerstone.
Please find the full letter to the City Council Committee on Budget and Finance here.
Contact: Libbie Wilcox
CommunityCoalition@hstrategies.com
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DALLAS (KDAF) — On the backs of Jalen Brunson and Maxi Kleber the Dallas Mavericks have ensured a Game 5 will be had in their opening series in the NBA Playoffs against the Utah Jazz.
The No. 4 and 5 seeds traded the first two games on Dallas’ homecourt and will now go to battle out games 3 and 4 in Utah. After that, Game 5 is coming back to North Texas and tickets for the big game are on sale now.
You can find those tickets and prices here. | https://cw33.com/sports/dallas-mavericks-utah-jazz-game-5-tickets-on-sale/ | 2022-04-19T16:24:26Z |
LAS VEGAS, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GBank Financial Holdings Inc. ("GBank" or the "Company") (OTCQX: GBFH), the parent company for Bank of George (the "Bank"), today announced it will host its annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m. (PST). Shareholders will be able to listen from their home or from any remote location that has Internet connectivity. There will be no physical location for shareholders to attend. Shareholders may participate online, via the ZOOM app on their smartphones, or by joining by telephone:
The ZOOM video conference ID is 822 7499 1409.
The ZOOM meeting password is included on your Notice of Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders that accompanied your proxy materials.
Joining by ZOOM Video Conference
Log in on your computer at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274991409?pwd=cU1zbEQ5cmZ3OUM5SitDNmxqY2hNUT09
or by using the Zoom app on your smartphone.
Joining by Telephone
Dial (408) 638-0968. The conference ID is 822 7499 1409.
Additional information on joining ZOOM by various methods can be found at:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be hosted by Edward M. Nigro, Executive Chairman, and T. Ryan Sullivan, President/CEO. You are encouraged to review in full the Annual Meeting Notice and all related materials. Reviewing these materials will allow you to know which items of business we intend to cover during the meeting. The 12/31/2021 Annual Report was posted to https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GBFH/disclosure on March 29, 2022.
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. ("GBank" or the "Company") (GBFH), a bank holding company with approximately $618 million in assets at December 31, 2021, conducts business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of George (named in honor of George Washington). Founded in 2007, the Bank operates two full-service commercial branches in Las Vegas, Nevada, with primary lending activities focused on engaging clients in Nevada, California, Utah, and Arizona. Bank of George has key businesses in three prominent divisions: SBA Lending, Gaming FinTech, and Commercial Lending. The Bank conducts business nationally through its SBA lending activities (ranked 19th in the nation by the U.S. Small Business Administration for SBA 7(a) dollar loan volume through September 30, 2021) and its partnership. Launched in 2016, the Bank's Gaming FinTech Division, through its contract with BankCard Services, LLC ("BCS") is empowering Sightline Payments Play+ Solution (Sightline Payments) for seamless and secure pay-and-play that is enabling cashless, mobile commerce solutions for gaming, lottery, and sports betting ecosystems – positioning GBank as a financial leader in this new payments world. The Bank also provides general commercial banking services with an emphasis on serving the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, high net worth individuals, professionals, and investors. The Bank offers a full complement of consumer deposit products and is focused on delivering a premium level of service. Bank of George has been recognized every year for each of the past five years by S&P Global Market Intelligence as a top 100 U.S. community bank under $3 billion in assets. For more information about Bank of George, please visit its website at https://www.bankofgeorge.com. GBank's Common Stock is quoted on the US OTCQX Market under the symbol GBFH.
GBank has made forward-looking statements in this Press Release. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. When words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," or similar expressions occur in this Press Release, the Company is making forward-looking statements. Note that many factors could affect the future financial results of the Company and its subsidiaries, both individually and collectively, and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release. Those factors include, but are not limited to: the recent and continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which poses risks and may harm the Company's business and results of operations in future quarters, credit risk, changes in market interest rates, inability to achieve merger-related synergies, competition, economic downturn or recession, and government regulation and supervision. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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Offer Runs Through September 18
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA announced a limited-time promotion offering consumers a free LG +view portable monitor1 ($349 value) with the purchase of select 2022 LG gram laptops2 at Amazon.com now through September 18, 2022.
The 2022 LG gram lineup features: gram 17 (17Z90Q), gram 16 (16Z90Q), gram 15 (15Z90Q), gram 14 (14Z90Q), gram 2-in-1 (16T90Q and 14T90Q), and the series' first-ever portable monitor, +view for LG gram (16MQ70).
Each new LG gram laptop provides powerful performance backed by a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processor. This year's laptops have also been upgraded to the latest Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, and employ low-voltage LPDDR5 RAM to achieve a performance boost versus outgoing models.3 Intel® Evo™ Platform certified, the 2022 LG grams deliver excellent battery life, giving users the freedom to work, or play, wherever their day takes them.
This year's LG gram lineup also welcomes the +view for LG gram, a portable 16-inch monitor with detachable cover that connects via USB-C to extend the digital workspace. The 16MQ70 can be placed next to a laptop in horizontal or vertical orientation,4 and is a perfect match for LG gram; combining to provide an extended digital workspace for advanced multitasking.
To get this offer visit https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/538C5FE3-BDE5-404E-8D02-14F2AF0531AB?channel=Gram_Promo. For more information on the LG gram 2022 lineup, visit lg.com/us/laptops.
1 Eligible LG +view portable monitor model: 16MQ70.ADSU1
2 Eligible LG gram laptop models: 17Z90Q-K.AAB8U1, 17Z90Q-R.APB9U1, 17Z90Q-R.AAB8U1, 17Z90Q-K.ADS9U1, 17Z90Q-K.ADB9U1, 16Z90Q-R.APB9U1, 16Z90Q-R.AAS8U1, 16Z90Q-K.AAB8U1, 16Z90Q-K.AAS8U1, 15Z90Q-P.ADB9U1, 15Z90Q-P.ADS9U1, 14Z90Q-K.ADB9U1, 16T90Q-K.ADG9U1, 16T90Q-K.ADB8U1, 16T90Q-K.ADS8U1, 14T90Q-K.AAB9U1, 14T90Q-K.AAG9U1
3Based on internal testing, LPDDR 5 RAM used in 2022 LG gram models achieves a clock speed of up to 5200MHz. Previous gram models employed LPDDR 4X RAM with a clock speed of up to 4266MHz.
4 OnScreen Control software must be installed to switch between vertical/horizontal screen orientation.
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, solar energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is a seven-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
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The Makeup Date will bring a New York-inspired beauty festival to customers across the country on September 17th
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomingdale's continues its celebratory programming in honor of its 150th anniversary with a nationwide beauty festival this September. Today, the leading retailer announces The Makeup Date, a beauty festival that will bring Bloomingdale's 150th celebration to life with New York-inspired beauty activations, taking place in all stores on September 17th.
"We're excited to shine a light on our beauty category as part of our 150th anniversary celebration this fall," stated Marissa Galante Frank, Accessories & Beauty Director, Bloomingdale's. "Our beauty division continues to grow rapidly, and we look forward to surprising and delighting beauty enthusiasts across the country with some of our best-selling brands, new and emerging product discoveries, and coveted luxury offerings alike. The Makeup Date will celebrate all things beauty at Bloomingdale's in a way that embraces the hottest trends of the season."
The Makeup Date program will also present beauty trend shows at select locations and will kick-off with a digital activation on September 15th.
THE MAKEUP DATE x 150th ON SCREEN LAUNCH
Bloomingdale's will kick off its beauty festival virtually on September 15th as part of the Bloomingdale's On Screen program. The virtual event will host attendees for a conversation with Bloomingdale's Accessories & Beauty Director Marissa Galante Frank live from the retailer's New York City flagship. Marissa Galante Frank will be joined by Julee Wilson, Beauty Director of Cosmopolitan, and Jenna Rosenstein, Beauty Director of Harper's BAZAAR, for a discussion about what is new and trending in skincare and beauty.
THE MAKEUP DATE X 150TH NEW YORK CITY
On September 15th and 16th 59th Street Flagship and Soho stores in New York City will host brand lead beauty master classes with top makeup artists. Beauty customers will be invited to reserve their spot and receive a $25 Bloomingdale's gift card. Attendees will enjoy NYC bites and refreshments.
THE MAKEUP DATE x 150th ACROSS THE COUNTRY
On September 17th, all stores will host beauty festival activations for shoppers throughout the day. Customers will be given commemorative beauty festival Metro Cards that evoke the retailer's NYC flagship store heritage, along with a Beauty Map, which they can use to discover at counter events and special offerings. The activation will also feature live DJs, Manhattan-inspired branded coffee carts, customization stations, and more.
THE MAKEUP DATE x 150th BEAUTY TREND SHOW
Also on September 17th, select Bloomingdale's stores will host a Beauty Trend Show as part of their Makeup Date beauty festival programming. Top beauty customers will be invited to reserve their spot and receive a $25 Bloomingdale's gift card as well as a beauty swag bag with deluxe samples from featured brands at check-in. Attendees will enjoy a signature "little brown bag" breakfast and refreshments from Manhattan-inspired coffee carts.
During the show, eight participating beauty brand partners will take center stage to share what is new and trending for the season ahead. Guests will also have the opportunity to engage with presenters and enjoy exclusive offers and activations at beauty counters afterwards.
Beauty Trend Shows will be activated at select locations including the Short Hills store in New Jersey; the Chestnut Hill location in Massachusetts; the Sherman Oaks store in Los Angeles; the Chevy Chase location in Maryland; the Boca Raton store in Florida; the Roosevelt Field Mall store in Long Island; and the South Coast Plaza shop in Orange County. Beauty Trend Shows will also be hosted at other select Bloomingdale's stores later this winter.
Additional 150th anniversary campaign celebrations and special programming will be activated through the holiday season. More information will be announced this fall and details can be found online at www.bloomingdales.com.
About Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is America's only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store. A division of Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M), it currently operates 34 Bloomingdale's stores and 20 Bloomingdale's The Outlet stores, in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, along with 1 Bloomie's location in Virginia. In addition, Bloomingdale's has an international presence with a location in Dubai. Founded in 1872, the iconic retailer is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Be sure to follow @bloomingdales on social media, become a Loyallist, and for more information, or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com
Contact: Bloomingdales@finnpartners.com
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Ag Hall holds annual plant sale
Published: May. 7, 2022 at 6:02 PM CDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Ag Hall kicked off its 2022 Shawnee County extension master gardener plant sale on Saturday, May 7th.
The event allows the community to stock up on favorite vegetables, perennials, annuals, and herbs!
All plants are raised by Shawnee County extension master gardeners and they’re proven to produce, even in extreme weather.
Special items were included this year, like Mother’s Day baskets, and even hidden gems in the garden shed thrift shop.
The plant sale is held every first Saturday in May.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/07/ag-hall-holds-annual-plant-sale/ | 2022-05-07T23:29:06Z |
MILWAUKEE, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Herzing University today announced the launch of a new Master of Social Work (MSW) program beginning in the fall semester of 2022. The online MSW program is designed for non-social work bachelor's degree holders and will prepare students to provide clinical social work service through hands-on experiences and education, addressing the increasing demand within the field.
The demand for social workers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030[i], faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 78,300 openings for social workers are projected each year, on average, over the decade.
"This new Master of Social Work program will meet the demands of students who are passionate about social work by pushing them to critically examine systems, develop and change policies, advocate for social justice, and increase access to services in their specialization areas," said Herzing University's Regional Campus President Jeff Hill. "Students can enjoy the flexibility of an online program which promotes clinical social work excellence through emphasizing lifelong learning, professional development, service, networking, and adherence to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics."
The MSW program's field education curriculum is created to allow students to work on their field practicum hours while simultaneously completing their MSW coursework. Students participating in these programs will have access to fully online clinical programs, virtual simulated experiences, and the opportunity to learn from experienced and licensed clinical social workers. Students will spend time shadowing a social worker on-site, participating in weekly MSW supervision and developing field learnings.
The program has three specialization options - Mental Health, Medical Social Work, and Children, Families and Aging Services. Upon completion of their program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
- Engage in Policy Practice
- Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Throughout the comprehensive curriculum, students will learn how to apply social work knowledge, values, skills and cognitive affective processes in practice settings. These practice settings could include any location where prospective clients receive social work services, such as hospitals, schools, nursing homes, counseling centers, and criminal justice organizations.
Among the careers that can follow from successful completion of these programs are, but not limited to: Behavioral Health Therapist, Child Protective Services Supervisor, Clinical Social Worker, Disaster Response Social Worker, Domestic Violence Advocate, Foster Care Social Worker, Home Health & Hospice Social Worker, Mental Health Social Worker, Oncology Social Worker, School Social Worker, Substance Use Disorder Clinician, and Victim Advocate.
Herzing University has more than 50 online programs in technology, business, healthcare and public safety, as well as 10 campus locations across the country.
For more information on the new MSW program available at Herzing University, visit www.herzing.edu/behavorial-health/social-work.
Herzing University is an accredited, private nonprofit institution with 10 campuses across seven states, a continuing education division and an online division. Founded in Milwaukee in 1965, more than 40,000 students have graduated from the University's career-focused and flexible master's, bachelor's, and associate degree, diploma and continuing education programs. Fields of study span nursing, healthcare, technology, business and public safety. From 2013 through 2022, U.S. News & World Report has continually recognized Herzing University as having some of the best online programs nationally. Herzing University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. More information about Herzing University is available at www.herzing.edu.
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i https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-workers.htm#tab-6
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Safe Sleep for Babies Act: New law bans crib bumpers, inclined sleepers for babies
(Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - A new law will soon prohibit the sale of certain types of infant sleep products that have been linked to the death of hundreds of babies in the U.S.
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act. It prohibits manufacturers and retailers from making or selling padded crib bumpers and inclined sleepers because of the risk of suffocation, as reported by Arizona’s Family.
“This declares those two products, in particular, a hazardous substance. In other words, they cannot be sold, either new or used, and it doesn’t matter when they were manufactured. They are simply not to be sold anymore,” said Nancy Cowles, executive director of Kids in Danger.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, infants should sleep on their backs in a crib with nothing in the crib.
“It’s a hard enough message to get across to families. Having these unsafe products in the marketplace has made it even harder and led to deaths, and that’s what we’re hoping to stop with this legislation,” Cowles said.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, between 1990 and 2019, there were 113 reported deaths involving crib bumpers, and dozens of infant deaths have been linked to inclined sleeping products. Overall, the Infant sleep products reportedly have been linked to the deaths of more than 200 babies in the U.S.
Sara Thompson lost her 15-week-old baby, Alexander, in 2011 in a now-recalled Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper.
“After years of perseverance and many tears, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act has finally been signed into law,” Thompson shared in a statement. “Hopefully, this will help lower the number of preventable infant deaths.”
The Safe Sleep for Babies Act will go into effect in six months, giving retailers and manufacturers time to comply. Some retailers, including Target and Walmart, have already stopped selling padded crib bumpers.
Copyright 2022 Arizona’s Family via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/20/safe-sleep-babies-act-new-law-bans-crib-bumpers-inclined-sleepers-babies/ | 2022-05-21T01:00:50Z |
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $182 million contract for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as NASAMS™, a highly adaptable mid-range air defense solution. These systems are expected to be provided to Ukraine in response to that nation's need to defend against advanced air threats.
"Raytheon Missiles & Defense and our partners are working diligently to quickly deliver this critical, proven air defense capability to help the Ukrainian people defend their homeland," said Tom Laliberty, president of Land Warfare & Air Defense, a Raytheon Missiles & Defense business area. "Ukraine will join a dozen nations around the globe who rely on NASAMS to defeat a multitude of threats, including cruise missiles, aircraft, and unmanned systems."
Jointly developed and produced by RMD and Norway's Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, NASAMS consists of the Sentinel radar, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, and KDA's Fire Distribution Center. NASAMS provides air defenders with a tailorable, state-of-the-art defense system that can maximize their ability to identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and emerging cruise missile threats.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Sheila O’Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June on six charges — first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse and two counts of child neglect — in the death of Ezra O’Leary. Her sentencing in Lee County, Florida, had previously been postponed four times.
Her husband, Ryan Patrick O’Leary, remains in jail while awaiting trial on the same charges. Investigators said the couple told them the family ate only raw fruits and vegetables, although the toddler also was fed breast milk. The 18-month-old boy weighed 17 pounds (8 kilograms) and was the size of a 7-month-old baby when he died in September 2019, a police report said.
The Cape Coral couple had two other children, ages 3 and 5, who also were malnourished, investigators said. A fourth child had been returned to her biological father during an earlier malnutrition case in Virginia, court records show. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/ap-vegan-mom-gets-life-in-prison-for-starvation-death-of-son/ | 2022-08-30T04:43:47Z |
Highlights Iconic Athletes Devin Booker, Sabrina Ionescu, Coco Gauff, Collin Morikawa and Justin Herbert
LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autograph, the Web3 brand co-founded by Tom Brady that is pioneering a new era of digital experiences, today announced their "The Future is…" athlete partners also featured in a new brand campaign. The first year of Autograph saw the brand launching collections with all-time legends across sports - this next generation is made up of athletes who have their own potential for greatness and who are changing their categories in real time. The group of superstars includes Devin Booker, guard for the Phoenix Suns, Sabrina Ionescu, guard for the New York Liberty, Coco Gauff, American professional tennis star, Collin Morikawa, American professional golfer and two-time major champion and Justin Herbert, quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers. The collection will also be accompanied by Autograph's first brand campaign across digital and select broadcast channels, featuring all five stars.
Each athlete collection consists of three NFTs and will feature challenges that unlock utility and rewards, enhancing the NFT experience over the course of multiple weeks. Challenges allow community members exclusive access and reflect the athletes' passions from style to shoes and cars. The first collection from the program will kick off with Sabrina Ionescu, which will drop on May 10th at 3pm ET and it will be available to view on Autograph.io and can be purchased on the DraftKings Marketplace (Nasdaq: DKNG). The designs of the NFTs were also made in collaboration with up-and-coming artists to give distinct creative for the next generation.
"During the first year of Autograph, our brand has become synonymous with the 'GOATs' of the sports world - Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Simone Biles, Wayne Gretzky, and more," said Patrick Cassidy, CMO at Autograph. "When we choose to partner with an athlete, it means something. We believe that Devin, Sabrina, Coco, Collin, and Justin not only have the chance to be all-time greats in their sports, but we also want to recognize that they are here now, building that legacy right in front of our eyes. We are honored to partner with them to create dynamic collections and experiences for their most engaged fans."
"Autograph is a fresh, strong brand at the forefront of Web3, so it was a no-brainer for me to partner with them," said Devin Booker. "By creating my own collection, it allows me to interact with my fans in a more meaningful way than I already do and I'm excited to see what we are going to create."
"I'm so excited to be a part of the next era of digital collecting and the Web3 world alongside so many other amazing athletes," said Sabrina Ionescu. "I want to make sure the next generation knows that there's a place for them in Web3, and Autograph is helping to pave the way."
In addition to the collection, Autograph will launch its first official brand campaign as a way to bring fans closer to their favorite icons through unique access and exclusive content. Featuring all five athletes, the campaign speaks to the younger Gen-Z fan bases of these stars and focuses on creating an accessible pathway to NFTs and web3 for the fans of this next generation.
"The Future Is…" athletes are joining an all-star roster of Autograph sports and entertainment icons who have released collections that have sold out within minutes, including Naomi Osaka, Derek Jeter, Tony Hawk, The Weeknd, and more. Autograph has also recently expanded into new verticals with their recent partnership announcements and drops with Penske Entertainment and Team Penske, Top Rank and AEG.
For more information on Autograph and The Future Is…Already Here Collection please visit: www.autograph.io.
About Autograph
Autograph is an NFT platform that brings together the most iconic brands and legendary names in sports, entertainment, and culture to create unique digital collections and experiences for users around the world. Cofounded by Tom Brady and headquartered in Los Angeles, Autograph is ushering in a new era of collecting through a streamlined and inclusive process, authentic and creative products, and exclusive partnerships.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations on Tuesday approved fresh aid for Ukraine as the country faces growing economic damage from Russia’s invasion.
Finance ministers from the 27-nation EU gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to 1 billion euros ($1 billion) in loans to the Ukrainian government.
The sum brings to 2.2 billion euros the total amount of EU macro-financial assistance to Kyiv this year. An initial 1.2 billion-euro EU loan package got the green light from the bloc’s finance chiefs days before Russia’s full-scale Feb. 24 attack.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, in mid-May proposed extra assistance of up to 9 billion euros to Ukraine. The planned 1 billion-euro payout is part of this initiative, which comes as Russia makes advances in eastern Ukraine and casualties mount on both sides.
“This will give Ukraine the necessary funds to cover urgent needs and ensure the operation of critical infrastructure,” said Zbynek Stanjura, finance minister of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, in a statement.
Ukraine said last week that its post-war reconstruction would cost $750 billion. Meanwhile, the government in Kyiv is estimated to need around 5 billion euros a month to keep the economy afloat.
Group of Seven countries, including the United States, have pledged to help Ukraine meet its short-term financing requirements in addition to providing military aid to Kyiv and imposing wide-ranging economic sanctions against Russia.
The five-month-old war is having worldwide economic and social reverberations, ranging from possible food shortages in Africa to energy-supply disruptions in the EU. These in turn are raising the risk of a global recession.
The EU on Thursday is expected to lower its forecast of bloc-wide economic growth in 2022 for the third time this year.
In May, the European Commission projected that EU gross domestic product would expand 2.7% in 2022, downgrading a forecast made in February of 4% growth. The February outlook was itself weaker than a November projection of 4.3% EU GDP growth this year.
Over the past two months, Russia has cut off or reduced natural gas deliveries to more than 10 EU countries and inflation in Europe has continued to surge. In June, inflation in the 19 countries that share the euro currency reached a record 8.6%. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ukraine-granted-extra-eu-aid-of-1-billion-euros/ | 2022-07-12T21:10:53Z |
Results presented at ADA 2022 confirm limited CGM use for T2D despite openness to adoption; One Drop's continuous health sensor in development could improve device UX and access
NEW YORK, June 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One Drop, a leader in precision health solutions for people living with diabetes and other chronic conditions, presented new research at the 82nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association on attitudes and adoption of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Participants in the mixed-method study shared an overwhelmingly positive reception and significant interest in continuous glucose monitoring. Ninety percent of respondents were familiar with CGM technology, and most were open to adoption. Their reasons for openness included valuing regular feedback, relief from blood glucose monitor (BGM) fingersticks, convenience, and improved diabetes management. Still, 83% had never tried CGM, mirroring national statistics for T2Ds, and a subset expressed concerns about insurance coverage and costs. Those not open to CGM adoption also cited cost concerns as well as lack of need or familiarity, inconvenience, and device user experience (e.g., pain, size).
Type 2 diabetes accounts for up to 95% of all incidences of diabetes (diagnosed and undiagnosed) in the United States—37.3 million people and counting. With approximately 2.4 million CGM users domestically, according to a 2021 market analysis by Seagrove Partners, the adoption rate across all diabetes types is comparatively low. However, up to 70% of CGM use is for type 1 diabetes (T1D); only 3-4% of the U.S. T2D population use CGM despite established benefits. Study results in the context of national statistics indicate advancements in device technology, reimbursement policy, and digital health interventions to increase health knowledge and motivation are warranted to better meet the needs and preferences of millions currently living with T2D.
"As a full-time CGM user, I firmly believe continuous health sensing technology should be accessible to everyone with diabetes," said Jeff Dachis, CEO and founder of One Drop. "What I have found through my personal experience living with diabetes and building an industry-leading medical device and digital health startup is that people can begin to gain control of their health when they have access to actionable health data insights and understand what to do with it. We should be tearing down barriers to tools that help us all live healthier lives."
One Drop is developing a daily disposable, minimally invasive biowearable sensor that is designed to use biometric telemetry to measure glucose and temperature. Pending regulatory approval and commercial adoption, One Drop believes that the integration of its continuous health sensor and existing digital platform will provide greater flexibility and insights for people living with diabetes compared to fingersticks alone. Availability is subject to receipt of clearance or approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Sears, L., Imrisek, S. D., Hoy-Rosas, J., Lavaysse L., Lee, M., Chapman, M., & Dachis, J. (2022, June). CGM Attitudes and Adoption among People with Type 2 Diabetes using One Drop. Poster presented at the 82nd Scientific Session of the American Diabetes Association, New Orleans, LA.
About One Drop
One Drop is a precision health company combining continuous diagnostics, predictive analytics and machine learning in an award-winning digital solution to deliver cost-saving outcomes for people living with diabetes and other chronic conditions. The goal: empower everyone to take proactive action for better health, peak performance, and more fulfilling lives. Bluetooth glucose meter kit, on-demand testing supplies, and other One Drop products and services are available for purchase in the One Drop app (iOS and Android) and at onedrop.today, Walmart, Amazon, BestBuy, the Apple Store, and CVS. A sensor with continuous glucose sensing capabilities is in development and subject to regulatory approval.
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Last week's U.S. Rocky Mountain and Canadian B.C. regional events attracted 17,500+ online bidders
VANCOUVER, BC, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. is building bigger and better events with its regional auction format, bringing together more consignors and buyers to provide more selection and increased competition. Last week, the company held regional auctions on both sides of the border, with US$65+ million of equipment sold in its U.S. Rocky Mountain Event and US$27+ million (CA$35+ million) sold in the Canadian B.C. Regional Event—both of which were new regional records.
"Consignors love these big events because they attract more bidders and the increased competition results in more money in their pockets at the end of the auction," said Chad Apland, Regional Sales Manager (Denver), Ritchie Bros. "Our Rocky Mountain event last week featured 5,700+ items from 800+ consignors stored across eight locations, with all items selling to online bidders around the world. Low-hour construction equipment was in especially high demand, resulting in some phenomenal prices, including a 2011 Cat 988H wheel loader that sold for US$515,000!"
The May 25 – 26 Rocky Mountain Event attracted 11,000+ bidders from 54 countries, with approximately 94% of the equipment sold to U.S. buyers, including 20% sold to Colorado, 11% to Utah, and 7% to Texas. The remaining 6% was sold to international buyers from as far away as Honduras, India, and Taiwan.
Meanwhile, up north, Ritchie Bros. was selling 2,100+ items for approximately 500 consignors in its B.C. Regional Event, with equipment stored at three locations across the province. The May 24 – 25 auction was B.C.'s biggest ever in terms of gross transaction value and attracted 6,500+ bidders from 34 countries.
"Our Chilliwack yard usually fills up quick, so it's great that we could add hundreds of additional items from elsewhere in B.C. and store them at yards in Prince George and Kamloops," said Pat Elliott, Regional Sales Manager (Chilliwack), Ritchie Bros. "We built the auction around a great package of forestry equipment and achieved excellent results on the late-model gear. Good quality, low-hour equipment continues to bring big money, so I encourage interested sellers to contact us to take advantage today."
Approximately 94% of the equipment sold in the B.C. Regional Event was sold to Canadians, including 71% sold to B.C. buyers. The remaining 6% was sold to international buyers from as far away as Guatemala, Egypt, and Thailand.
- 2011 Caterpillar 988H wheel loader – US$515,000
- 2018 Volvo A45 articulated dump truck – US$500,000
- 2013 Grove TMS9000E 90-ton 8x4x4 hydraulic truck crane – US$345,000
- 2011 Komatsu PC490LCI-11 hydraulic excavator – US$300,000
- 2019 John Deere 850K LGP dozer – US$295,000
- 2016 Caterpillar 3252D FM roadbuilder – CA$770,000 (US$602,294)
- 2021 John Deere 959ML leveling heel boom log loader – CA$610,000 (US$477,142)
- 2019 John Deere 872GP AWD motor grader – CA$410,000 (US$320,702)
- 2019 John Deere 850L dozer – CA$350,000 (US$273,770)
- 2019 Kenworth T880 6x4 twin-axle dump truck – CA$255,000 (US$199,461)
Ritchie Bros. has more than 50,000 equipment items and trucks set to be sold in its upcoming auctions and online events, including a Phoenix, AZ auction on June 3 with 3,100+ items; 1,600-item auction in Saskatoon, SK on June 7 – 8; and a June 8 – 10 auction in Grande Prairie with 2,800+ items. The company also sells items weekly through IronPlanet.com, Marketplace-E, Ritchie List, and GovPlanet.com.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVC Partners, L.P. ("CIVC"), a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm focused on investments in the business services sector, is pleased to announce its investment in OTR Transportation ("OTR" or the "Company") in partnership with CEO and founder Jon Braun and the OTR management team.
OTR, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a technology-enabled freight broker that delivers exceptionally high levels of service to customers across North America through a proprietary technology suite and network of dependable carrier partners. The Company provides a full suite of services, including refrigerated, dry van, power only, drop trailer, and cross border, among others. The entire OTR management team will remain in place following the transaction and Jon Braun will maintain a significant ownership position in the Company. For additional information about OTR, visit www.loadotr.com.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with the CIVC team" said founder and CEO Jon Braun. "CIVC has been an active investor in the transportation and logistics sector over the past decade and they bring not only extensive industry experience, but also decades of success partnering with founders and management teams to accelerate growth. Our partnership with CIVC will allow us to execute on our growth strategy while continuing to provide unmatched service to our customers."
John Compall, Partner at CIVC, added that "OTR is a rapidly growing provider of freight brokerage solutions with an exceptional track record of exceeding customer expectations. OTR's deep operational expertise and proprietary technology platform allow them to tackle customers' most challenging logistics needs while providing the speed, certainty, and visibility that customers need in order to effectively manage their supply chains. We are looking forward to our partnership with Jon and the rest of the OTR management team to support the Company in accelerating organic growth and pursuing strategic acquisitions."
The partnership with OTR builds on CIVC's investment experience in the transportation and logistics industry. CIVC was previously an investor in Magnate Worldwide, an asset-light transportation and logistics company focused on the North American premium transportation and international freight forwarding markets. As part of the investment in OTR, Dan Para, former chairman of Magnate Worldwide will be co-investing and joining the board of OTR.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to CIVC on the transaction. Deloitte Corporate Finance, LLC acted as OTR's financial advisor. Vedder Price P.C. served as legal counsel to OTR.
CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm established in 1970 to provide growth capital to entrepreneurs and founders. Since 1989, CIVC has invested over $2.0 billion in 74 platforms, primarily as growth and buyout capital, along with founders and executives in middle-market companies mainly in the business services sector. CIVC Partners currently invests from CIVC Partners Fund VI. More information on CIVC Partners and its portfolio companies can be found at www.civc.com.
Kate Gallego
CIVC Partners
(312) 873-7331
kgallego@civc.com
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Hosting Call at 5pm ET on Thursday, April 28th
CALGARY, AB, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Nanalysis Scientific Corp. ("the Company", TSXV: NSCI, OTCQX: NSCIF, FRA: 1N1), a leader in portable MRI and NMR machines for healthcare and industrial applications, announces that on Thursday, April 28, 2022 the Company will put out their fourth quarter and full year results release for year ending December 31, 2021. Chief Executive Officer Sean Krakiwsky and Chief Financial Officer Luke Caplette will host a conference call at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time that same day.
Investors interested in participating on the live call can dial 1-888-664-6392 or 416-764-8659 from abroad. Investors can also access the call online through a listen-only webcast here: https://app.webinar.net/YQa2M3LDolK, or on the investor relations section of the Company's website HERE.
The webcast will be archived on the Company's investor relations webpage for at least 90 days and a telephonic playback will be available for seven days after the conference call by calling 1-888-390-0541 or 416-764-8677, conference ID #629645.
Nanalysis trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) in Canada with ticker symbol 'NSCI', OTC and the Frankfurt exchange under the ticker symbol '1N1'. The company's business is what we term "MRI and NMR for industry". The company develops and manufactures portable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers or analyzers for laboratory and industrial markets. The NMReady-60™ was the first full-feature portable NMR spectrometer in a single compact enclosure requiring no liquid helium or any other cryogens. The company has followed-up that initial offering with new products and continues to have a strong innovation pipeline. Nanalysis recently announced that it has begun selling a 100MHz device in 2020. The Company's new device will be the most powerful and most advanced compact NMR device ever brought to market.
Nanalysis devices are used in many industries (oil and gas, chemical, mining, pharma, biotech, flavor and fragrances, agrochemicals, law enforcement, and more) as well as numerous government and university research labs around the world. The Company continues to exploit new global market opportunities independently and with partners.
With the recent acquisition of K'(Prime) Technologies Inc. (KPrime), the company maintains a North American sales and service company of over 40 individuals who cover scientific instrumentation for pharma, food, chemical and oil & gas customers, as well as imaging systems for security applications
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of such statements under applicable securities law. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "anticipates", "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed", "positioned" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward-looking statements throughout this news release. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Franchisees Nationwide Take Purple Pledge, Participate As Walk To End Alzheimer's National Team
PHOENIX, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Assisted Living Locators, a nationwide senior placement and referral service, annually "goes purple" to support Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. The company 140 franchisees across the U.S. join the movement by taking the Purple Pledge and participate as a Walk To End Alzheimer's National Team to raise funds to fight Alzheimer's.
The color purple has been chosen to help raise Alzheimer's awareness as The Alzheimer's Association encourages people to "Go Purple with a Purpose" throughout June. Fundraising efforts take place on the longest day of the year, June 21. The event shines light on the 5.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and the more than 16 million family members and friends providing care and support.
"In support of the Alzheimer's care and research, Assisted Living Locators franchisees are recruiting community members to participate in their upcoming local Walk days and expect to raise thousands of dollars in their fundraising events," said Angela Olea, RN Assisted Living Locators CEO. "Our senior care advisors are on the front lines, providing much-needed support services to individuals living with Alzheimer's and educating their caregivers. We see the impact this disease has on families and are dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support and research."
Olea noted that her company is the first nationwide senior placement service to achieve system-wide dementia care-certification to help families affected by Alzheimer's find at no cost, assisted living, and memory care options. "We are making a positive difference every day by finding facilities that are best suited for these individuals," she added.
During Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, Assisted Living Locators will also show the power of purple by changing its company logo to purple on its corporate website and franchisee social media channels to show solidarity for those with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The company's senior care advisors wear purple and share photos on social media, as well as participate in Longest Day fund-raising and dementia care education events.
To join Assisted Living Locators' Walk to End Alzheimer's team, visit www.alz.org/assistedlivinglocators. If have questions about dementia care, speak to an Assisted Living Locators Senior Care Advisor at 877-266-7788 or visit www.assistedlivinglocators.com.
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The Grundemann Group
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Trial sponsors rely on Calyx IRT to ensure patient supply during rare disease treatment development
NOTTINGHAM, England and MORRISVILLE, N.C., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calyx, the eClinical and Regulatory solutions and services provider relied on for solving complex data challenges in clinical research, today announced it has achieved a milestone in supporting the clinical development of approved treatments for rare diseases. Clinical trial sponsors have relied on Calyx's Interactive Response Technology (IRT) System in clinical trials supporting the approval of over 150 orphan drug indications, as designated by global regulators.
In rare disease trials, it is critical that trial supplies are available when patients are identified and that drug overage is minimized, which is challenging due to larger numbers of investigative sites typically required to meet trial enrollment levels. Proven across 4,500+ studies, Calyx IRT is the most robust Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM) system, routinely helping trial sponsors and CROs meet key milestones through reliable and flexible, on-time medication delivery.
"It is incredibly rewarding to see the work we do every day, supporting our clients' important clinical development efforts, culminate in so many rare disease treatment options," said Juan Munoz-Pujol, Vice President, IRT at Calyx. "We're honored that so many sponsors of orphan drug-designated trials have entrusted their randomization and drug supply management to Calyx IRT and continue to rely on our expertise as they bring safe and effective treatments to patients in critical need."
Click here for more information on Calyx IRT.
About Calyx
Through innovative eClinical and Regulatory solutions and services, Calyx turns the uncertain into the reliable, helping bring new medical treatments to market reliably. With deep expertise in clinical development and 30 years supporting trial sponsors and clinical research organizations, Calyx harnesses its intelligence and experience to solve complex problems, deliver fast insights, and get new drugs to market every day.
CTMS | EDC | IRT | Medical Imaging | RIM
Take your trials further with intelligent insights at Calyx.ai or at LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.
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Epson Robots to Showcase All-in-One Automation Solutions at EXPO PACK Mexico 2022
Published: Jun. 7, 2022 at 3:15 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Epson Robots to Demonstrate All-in-One Robots to Address Automation Needs Across Packaging and Labeling Applications
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
About Epson Robots Epson Robots is a global leader in PC-controlled precision factory automation, with well over 100,000 units sold worldwide1 and a product line of hundreds of models of easy-to-use SCARA and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC-based platform. Building on a four-decade heritage, Epson Robots today delivers robots for precision assembly and material handling applications in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, biotechnology, consumer product, electronics, food processing, medical device, pharmaceutical, plastics, semiconductor, and telecommunication industries. For more information, visit www.epsonrobots.com, or follow our Spotlight page on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/epson-america-robots-/)
About Epson Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson's goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/
EPSON and Epson RC+ are registered trademarks and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. Copyright 2022 Epson America, Inc.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawkins Way Capital has acquired The Edge at College Hill, a 247-unit apartment community serving students in the heart of downtown Providence and conveniently located nearby institutions such as Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Johnson & Whales University. Following a capital improvement plan to best-in-class finishes, the community will be rebranded as "FOUND Study College Hill" and integrated into a nationwide network of FOUND student housing properties totaling over 3,000 beds managed by the Hawkins Way Capital affiliated property management company.
FOUND Study College Hill is comprised of a 15-story high-rise tower and 5-story midrise historic building which offer furnished studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments to students. Amenities include a rooftop clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center and ground floor retail.
"FOUND Study College Hill, located on Providence's Main Street and proximate to ample shopping, dining and entertainment destinations, is positioned to provide high-value housing for local students in a market historically lacking premium student housing supply," said Ross Walker, Hawkins Way Capital's Managing Partner. "Bolstered by a return to campus and rising enrollments, the community will service students seeking turn-key, modern accommodations and priced-out of other product. In addition, this should help alleviate affordable housing supply for local residents who have been pushed out of some neighborhoods by students."
FOUND Study College Hill marks the 7th acquisition since December 2021 for Hawkins Way Capital, combining to over 2,700 new units and over $930 million in investments.
For more information please visit: www.hawkinsway.com
Hawkins Way Capital, co-founded by Managing Partners Ross Walker and Karan Suri, is a vertically integrated real estate company with over $1.5 billion of assets under management on behalf of institutions and individuals focused on value-add and opportunistic investments across various asset classes and geographies. Its disciplined approach leverages the principals' investing experience and extensive network to execute strategies that offer long-term value. Hawkins Way Capital has offices in Los Angeles and New York. For more information, please visit www.hawkinsway.com.
Contact: info@hawkinsway.com
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Night Castle promotion includes new Night Castle-branded packaging and merchandise, and a free soft drink offer for designated drivers
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- White Castle has long been known as a late-night hot spot, the last stop after a fun night, the place to go for nocturnal cravings. It's a reputation that the 101-year-old family-owned business not only relishes, but also encourages by keeping castles open late to serve its Cravers morning, noon and night.
In recognition of its standing as the after-hours scene for food and fun, White Castle will be celebrating throughout the summer with a series of promotions acknowledging its nightly transformation from White Castle to Night Castle.
Beginning June 20 — the Summer Solstice and the shortest night of the year — White Castle's 20-Slider Crave Clutch will sport a new, limited-time Night Castle design featuring scary eyes and teeth, turning the normal packaging into a late-night party monster to inspire nighttime merrymaking. Three new collectible soft drink cups will also feature a Night Castle design.
In addition, White Castle's House of Crave online gift shop will feature a whole new line of after-dark apparel, including socks, a hoodie, a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt and a Hawaiian shirt, as well as Night Castle accessories like LED cups, LED ice cubs, an LED gaming mousepad, an ice bucket, and a sleep mask.
While late-night adventures at the Castle should be epic, they should also be safe. So, between June 20 and July 4, White Castle will offer a free small Coca-Cola Freestyle drink to all customers who identify themselves as a designated driver, allowing everyone to have a memorable – but safe – night at White Castle.
"Many a craver have spent many a late night at White Castle," said Jamie Richardson, vice president at White Castle. "We are there for all our cravers in search of some after-hours sustenance — like a beacon of light at night. Our new Night Castle packaging and merchandise will help make every night a good night at White Castle."
No matter where Cravers live, White Castle is always ready to be part of their late-night adventures. White Castle's famous Sliders – and now their juicy tender white meat Chicken Rings – are available in the freezer aisles of grocery and other retail stores across the country.
About White Castle®
White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders as a family-owned business for 101 years. Based in Columbus, Ohio, White Castle started serving The Original Slider® in 1921. Today White Castle owns and operates more than 350 restaurants dedicated to satisfying customers' cravings morning, noon and night and sells its famous fare in retail stores nationwide. The Original Slider, named in 2014 as Time magazine's "Most Influential Burger of All Time," is served alongside a menu of creatively crafted Sliders and other mouthwatering food options, including White Castle's Impossible™ Slider, named by Thrillist in 2019 as the "Best Plant-Based Fast Food Burger." White Castle's commitment to maintaining the highest quality products extends to the company owning and operating its own meat processing plants, bakeries and frozen-food processing plants. In 2021, 100 years after the first Slider was sold, Fast Company named the fast-food pioneer one of the "10 Most Innovative Dining Companies." White Castle is known for the legendary loyalty of its team members, more than 1 in 4 of whom have worked for White Castle for at least 10 years, and also for its faithful fans ("Cravers"), many of whom compete each year for entry into the Cravers Hall of Fame. The official White Castle app, available at iTunes App Store or Google Play, makes it easy for Cravers to access sweet deals and place pickup orders at any time. They can also have their orders delivered using one of White Castle's delivery partners. For more information on White Castle, visit whitecastle.com.
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US to end Russia’s ability to pay international investors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable.
The Treasury Department said in a notification that does not plan to renew the license that allowed Russia to keep paying its debtholders through American banks.
Since the first rounds of sanctions, the Treasury Department has given banks a license to process any dollar-denominated bond payments from Russia. That window expires at midnight May 25.
There had already been signs that the Biden administration was unwilling to extend the deadline. At a press conference heading into the Group of Seven finance minister meetings in Koenigswinter, Germany, last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the window existed “to allow a period of time for an orderly transition to take place, and for investors to be able to sell securities.”
“The expectation was that it was time-limited,” Yellen said.
Without the license to use U.S. banks to pay its debts, Russia would have no ability to repay its international bond investors. The Kremlin has been using JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup as its conduits to pay its obligations.
Jay Auslander, a prominent sovereign debt lawyer who previously litigated other debt crises like the one in Argentina, said at this point most of the institutional investors in Russian debts have likely sold their holdings, knowing this deadline is coming. Those who are still holding the debts are either distressed debt investors or those willing to wait to litigate it out over the next few years.
“The majority who wanted out have gotten out. The only issue is finding buyers,” he said.
The Kremlin appears to have foreseen the likelihood that the U.S. would not allow Russia to keep paying on its bonds. The Russian Finance Ministry prepaid two bonds on Friday that were due this month to get ahead of the May 25 deadline.
The next payments Russia will need to make on its debts are due on June 23. Like other Russian debt, those bonds have a 30-day grace period — which would cause default by Russia to be declared by late July, barring the unlikely scenario that the Russia-Ukraine war would come to an end before then.
Investors have been almost certain of Russia going into default for months now. Insurance contracts that cover Russian debt have priced a 80% likelihood of default for weeks and rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have placed the country’s debt deep into junk territory.
Russia has not defaulted on its international debts since the 1917 Revolution, when the Russian Empire collapsed and the Soviet Union was created. Russia defaulted on its domestic debts in the late 1990s during the Asian Financial Crisis, but was able to recover from that default with the help of international aid.
A Russian default this time will likely have little-to-minimal impact on the global economy, Auslander said, since Russia has been cut off from global financial markets for months now and investors have been expecting a default. Biden officials have made similar statements.
Once it defaults, the next likely step would be for Russia to turn to U.S., British or European courts to argue that it was forced into default by circumstances beyond its control — a concept in finance known as force majeure — in an effort to restore its standing in global financial markets. It may be difficult to win that argument however, Auslander said, due to the fact that Russia got cut off from financial markets because it chose to invade Ukraine.
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Sweet reported from New York.
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Jada Toys unveils huge action figure expansion at 2022 San Diego Comic Con
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Jada Toys, leading manufacturer of premium collectibles, announces the expansion of its action figures product offerings with a new line of characters from some of the most loved entertainment properties. Jada joins forces with global video game developer and publisher, Capcom, to collaborate, design and develop figures from the iconic Street Fighter™ and Mega Man™ franchises.
Jada Toys' line of authentic and detailed figures continues to expand and include premiere properties appealing to fans of all ages. Along with their successful launches to date, Jada Toys' Action Figures offering at San Diego Comic Con will also include the Next Level Universal Monsters 6" Frankenstein's Monster deluxe figure set, as well as Cheetos and General Mills action figures.
"These franchises have sparked imagination and captured the hearts of people around the world for decades," said Bill Simons, CEO of Jada Toys. "We are eager to further expand our partnerships to provide fans and collectors of all ages with an opportunity to celebrate the connection with these remarkable franchises. We are excited to be back in person at San Diego Comic Con to showcase the new launches and sneak peeks."
Check out Jada Toys at San Diego Comic Con from July 21st to July 24th at booth #3746 where you will be able to get the first look at their latest action figures AND get your hands on the fourth annual convention exclusive as they unveil The Batman Batmobile Black Chrome 1:24 Die-Cast.
Pre-sale for the new action figures begins this fall at jadanextlevel.com. To stay up to date on all upcoming releases visit Jada Toys social channels.
Jada Toys is a privately held leading toy manufacturer. Founded in 1999, Jada has developed a worldwide presence at retail. Their strong focus on pop, trend, and car culture has grown their portfolio from die-cast vehicles and radio control to include collectibles and action figures, dolls, preschool toys, and more. Partnering with best-in-class entertainment studios allows collaboration that has resulted in extensive lines of licensed product that appeals to collectors, kids, and families. Proprietary lines accompany the licensed product to round out Jada Toys' offerings. Jada Toys is the US based division of the Simba Dickie Group. Visit Jada Toys at jadatoys.com.
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Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including groundbreaking franchises Resident Evil™, Monster Hunter™, Street Fighter™, Mega Man™, Devil May Cry™ and Ace Attorney™. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Tokyo, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom and its products can be found at www.capcom.com or news.capcom.com.
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Ian Read to Retire from the Board and Transition Responsibilities at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
ASHBURN, Va., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DXC Technology's (NYSE: DXC) Board of Directors today announced the appointment of president and CEO Mike Salvino to the additional position of board chairman and David Herzog as the lead independent director effective after the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 26, 2022. Mr. Salvino succeeds Ian Read, who will be retiring from the board on that date.
"We would like to thank Ian for his dedication to DXC as chairman and for his help in guiding the Company through its Transformation Journey," said Mr. Salvino. "Ian is an accomplished leader who has had an indelible impact on DXC, serving as a mentor, partner and a steady hand for the entire board over the past two years as we put DXC in a much stronger position. It is truly an honor to work with him."
Mr. Salvino continued, "In addition, I am pleased that the board has selected David as lead independent director upon Ian's retirement. David is a seasoned director who has served on the board since DXC's formation, including as acting chairman and as audit committee chair, and we look forward to his continued strong partnership."
In connection with his appointment as lead independent director, Mr. Herzog will reduce his number of other public company boards from three to two before he begins serving as lead independent director for DXC.
"Mike's appointment to board chairman reflects his tremendous success as DXC's president and CEO and his excellent working relationship with our board," said Mr. Read. "Since Mike became CEO, he has successfully guided DXC through an impressive Transformation Journey, creating significant value for DXC customers, colleagues, and shareholders. On behalf of the entire board, I am delighted to welcome Mike as our next chairman."
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private, and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.
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As part of an ongoing mission to rehabilitate basketball and multi-use courts across the country, Icy Hot® and The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation are partnering up in O'Neal's hometown, Newark, NJ.
NEWARK, N.J., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the success of their 2021 work, The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation and long-time partner Icy Hot® are excited to announce their second "Comebaq Court" – a refurbishment effort for existing public basketball courts that could use some TLC – in Newark, New Jersey, Shaquille O'Neal's hometown.
This court from The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation and Icy Hot® follows the October 2021 Comebaq Court that opened in Las Vegas. Since then, Shaquille O'Neal, his Foundation, and Icy Hot® have been developing plans to support additional communities with Comebaq Courts in 2022, including Newark.
"Giving back through this Comebaq Court in my hometown is really special," Shaquille O'Neal said. "This effort will have a lasting impact on a community near and dear to my heart."
"Shaquille O'Neal is a Newark native who has brought this city glory and fame on the NBA court and given back to us through community commitment and investment," Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said. "The new 'Comebaq Court' is another example of these works, that will greatly benefit our youth. It will rapidly become part of our state-of-the-art recreation programs that keep our youth engaged and healthy."
Not all communities have the resources available to rebuild places to play. According to the Aspen Institute, local athletic programs that typically serve youth at scale won't be able to recover from the struggles of the past few years at the same pace as larger, organized student sports teams with private resources. The "Comebaq Courts" project seeks to mitigate such inequities by offering updated spaces for athletes to resume community sports activities.
"We're overjoyed to continue our partnership with Shaq's foundation and to continue revitalizing spaces to play and help young athletes in the Newark community get game ready," said Helene Pamon, Head of Pain and Sleep, US Consumer Health at Sanofi. "We're passionate about helping these athletes rise from pain and are delighted to open a Comebaq Court in Newark."
The court unveiling in Newark is being held today, Monday, June 13, and features Mayor Ras J. Baraka, representatives from the City of Newark, Shaquille O'Neal, Icy Hot®, and the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation. For more details on Comebaq Courts, visit the @IcyHot Instagram page.
About the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation
The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation creates pathways for underserved youth, helping them achieve their full potential. Established in 2019 by the NBA Hall of Famer, television sports analyst and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal, the Foundation works to instill hope and bring about change in communities, collectively shaping a brighter future for our children. While primarily partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Communities in Schools, the Foundation will simultaneously support Shaquille's other charitable endeavors, such as his annual Shaq-a-Claus holiday event and initiatives alongside his corporate partners. For more information, visit shaqfoundation.org.
About Icy Hot®
As America's No. 1 topical pain relief brand among OTC topical analgesics Icy Hot® makes powerful over-the-counter pain relief products that fuel your resilience to rise from pain. Our extensive line of products provides powerful, fast-acting relief to give you targeted therapy. Icy to dull the pain. Hot to relax it away ®. The Icy Hot® brand is brought to you by Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company that provides over-the-counter drugs such as topical analgesics, allergy medications, gas, constipation and heartburn medications, medicated skin products, as well as cosmetics and dietary supplements.
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Partnership Aims to Fundamentally Change the Learning Experience by Connecting Theory and Application
ITHACA, N.Y., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Material Handling (TMH) and Cornell University's College of Engineering have announced a unique partnership dedicated to the development of an innovative learning studio that incorporates Toyota equipment to elevate immersive engineering education to an entirely new level.
The Forklift Learning Studio will be built and developed during the summer with a goal of officially launching it to Cornell engineering students at the start of the fall semester in August.
Toyota and faculty from Cornell Engineering's Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) began discussing this partnership late last year as a way to revolutionize the way engineering students learn by finding a more optimal balance between lecture and lab sessions.
"Our students enjoy theory, but they are motivated by action – building and testing. They respond best to seeing engineering systems first and having the system motivate the theory they learn," said David Erickson, the S.C. Thomas Sze Director of MAE. "The educational opportunity Toyota is enabling us to bring to life will fundamentally change the student experience by allowing them to see how each area of engineering connects to a larger system – in this case, a forklift. We believe this will provide students a uniquely engaging learning environment."
Erickson intends for this to be the first of multiple learning studios. Each one will be designed to unify multiple courses and link students across classes and skill levels as they engage in work with real-world applications. They will each incorporate a fully functional system – like a forklift – so that students can use it to perform experiments and model problems that connect to lessons from other classes.
Toyota proposed that forklifts would be a perfect fit for such a learning studio and offered to donate the equipment and branding work necessary to bring the idea to life. Forklifts encompass all aspects of a mechanical engineering curriculum – they use internal combustion engines (thermofluids), bear weight (structural mechanics), and their use depends on dynamic stability (dynamics and controls).
This innovative learning space will provide students with opportunities to discover new principles and to build bridges between courses and to their future careers.
"We are excited about the future of this partnership and the impact it will have on the next generation of engineers," said Brett Wood, President & CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America and a Cornell graduate. "As a former engineering student, I would have loved the opportunity to learn in such a hands-on way that connects the classroom to the real world. Young people often wonder how they'll use certain theories in their professional lives because it's often difficult to connect the dots. In our Forklift Learning Studio, all of the 'dots' will exist in the same space as the finished product. This connects perfectly to our Toyota culture of continuous improvement by giving Cornell Engineering students a place for continuous learning."
In addition to modernizing the way students learn, the mutually beneficial partnership will expose them to new products and industries where they could build successful careers. The forklift industry is an essential part of the nation's supply chain, and it is coming off a record year in 2021 with 334,000 units sold in North America. The industry contributes more than $26 billion to the United States' annual GDP and offers wide-ranging opportunities for engineers – including in automation.
"When you think about it, forklifts are incredibly important to the world we live in. Everything that we buy at the grocery store, every package that ends up at our front door was touched by material handling equipment at some point in the process," said Brian Kirby, the Meinig Family Professor of Engineering at Cornell's MAE. "If we can't move goods and materials, it has a domino effect on all kinds of things in industry, the economy, and ultimately our society. The opportunity to expose our students to such an important industry while also revolutionizing the way they learn is a win-win on every level."
Learn more about Toyota Material Handling, the products they offer, and the industry they represent at ToyotaForklift.com.
About Toyota Material Handling
Toyota Material Handling offers material handling products and solutions, including forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, pallet jacks, container handlers, automated guided vehicles, and tow tractors, along with aerial work platforms, fleet management services, and advanced automation engineering and design. Toyota's commitment to quality, reliability and customer satisfaction, the hallmark of the Toyota Production System, extends throughout more than 230 locations across North America. With access to an industry-leading lineup of material handling products, Toyota dealers are uniquely positioned to help solve wide-ranging challenges in warehousing and distribution. Built for every application, Toyota can provide the most complete set of solutions for material handling, automation, energy, advanced logistics, and warehouse optimization. For more information or to learn more, visit ToyotaForklift.com.
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Mom charged with first-degree murder in death of 5-month-old baby
GLENDALE, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) – A Mississippi mother was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 5-month-old daughter.
According to the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office, the baby was found unresponsive in a bathtub on Sunday at a home in Glendale. Investigators said two other children were also in the home at the time.
The child’s mother, 23-year-old Brittney Brady, was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of felony child neglect.
Brady made her first court appearance Wednesday afternoon. Her bond was set at $625,000.
In court, deputies said Brady admitted to drug use at the time of the child’s death.
The baby’s father, 32-year-old Steven Busha Jr., was also arrested and charged with three counts of felony child neglect.
Busha is the biological father of the 5-month-old girl and of the two other children involved in the investigation.
Busha will remain at the Forrest County Adult Detention Center until his first court appearance on Friday.
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Don’t look up: 2022’s first solar eclipse will appear in the southern hemisphere today
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Today, people in some parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to watch the first solar eclipse of the year.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking part of the sun’s light from our view and casting its own shadow on the Earth.
The eclipse will be visible in Chile, Argentina, most of Uruguay, western Paraguay, southwestern Bolivia, southeastern Peru, and a small area of southwestern Brazil, according to NASA, as well as the northwestern coastline of Antarctica and parts of the Atlantic, South Pacific, and Southern oceans.
If you happen to be in one of the areas where the eclipse is visible, be careful. NASA advises that onlookers wear solar viewing or eclipse glasses — which offer more eye protection than standard sunglasses — to look at the eclipse.
And if you’re not in the path of the eclipse, you can still check out the astronomical marvel online. Timeanddate.com will be live streaming the eclipse from its start at around 2:45 p.m. EDT to its end at 6:37 p.m. EDT.
There will be another partial solar eclipse in October, says NASA. The next eclipse will be visible in Europe, northeast Africa, the Middle East, and western Asia.
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iGaming affiliate company Leadstar Media has now officially been granted authorization to operate in the state of Maryland after being approved as a registered vendor by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission. Leadstar will be added to Maryland's approved vendors list within a week of approval.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This decision allows the company to promote operators coming to Maryland, as sports betting goes live in the state.
The Free State is set to launch online sports betting in the coming months and many major operators have submitted applications to go live themselves. Leadstar will now be able to offer Maryland sports bettors in-depth reviews and exclusive offers from sports betting sites through the several US products they operate, including SportsbooksOnline.com and UnitedGamblers.com.
Leadstar Media is operational in dozens of countries around the world, but sees the United States as a key part of its global strategy moving forward.
Eskil Kvarnström, Leadstar Media CEO said: "While we've been able to grow in many markets all over the world, achieving that level of success in the US has always been a major goal of ours as a company."
"Part of that is, of course, making sure we are available to as many users across the country as possible. Being approved to operate in Maryland will help us provide even more Americans with premium iGaming experiences."
With the recent launch of Kansas sports betting and the decision of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, Leadstar Media is now active in 17 states.
"At Leadstar, we strive to provide all players with a seamless betting experience," Kvarnström added. "Expanding our coverage to more states, in addition to the strides our products have made in the past few years, are major factors in achieving that goal."
While there has yet to be an official announcement, Maryland plans to roll out fully legal online sports betting in the coming months.
"We've seen before that being available to users on Day 1 puts us in a great position to provide users with the best betting experience possible, as many of them explore it for the first time. Being approved well ahead of launch will allow us to give users the best answers to their questions."
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DALLAS, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading immigration firm BAL's Managing Partner Jeremy Fudge is named to an elite list of top employee-approved CEOs by Texas CEO Magazine.
"I'm honored to be selected for this recognition by Texas CEO," said Jeremy. "It is especially gratifying to know that we're not only succeeding in growth and other traditional metrics, but that our people – our greatest source of success — rate their BAL experience so highly."
Texas CEO Magazine partnered with Comparably, a company that collects employee reviews for firms across the U.S., to find the most highly approved CEOs. Jeremy is among 22 CEOs rated "A+" by their employees, representing the top 5% of employee-rated CEOs of large companies in Texas.
The magazine recognized Jeremy for helming BAL's aggressive nationwide growth in the middle of the pandemic—the firm has opened a new office every year for the past five years, most recently in Santa Clara, Calif., Denver and soon Los Angeles—and for leading the company to other key milestones, including strategic lateral hires and eminence in legal technology.
Along with these huge strides in dominating corporate immigration, Jeremy managed to keep a growing workforce engaged and innovating at a time when many companies experienced labor shortages. "My leadership philosophy is time-tested and true: be a servant leader," Jeremy said, "Genuinely love your people and look for meaningful ways to serve them."
This service mentality inspired Jeremy and the firm's leadership to shape an empathetic workplace culture at BAL, offering perks such as unlimited vacation and hybrid work options. Employees appreciate Jeremy's open-door policy, with one reviewer saying, "Jeremy Fudge is always willing to discuss your ideas with you to see if he can implement them or change policies that aren't working."
Learning and growing from conversations with his employees reflects Jeremy's broader approach to life. When pointing to the best leadership advice he ever received, Jeremy responded, "Read widely and keep learning." The approval rating by the firm's 1,500 employees enthusiastically endorses this philosophy.
BAL, the world's leading corporate immigration law firms, is singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and enable businesses to be more successful. Established in 1980, BAL has consistently provided immigration expertise, people-centered client services, and leading technology innovation. In 2018, BAL entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with Deloitte U.K. to create the world's first global immigration service delivery model. BAL's proprietary Cobalt® digital immigration services platform won the 2020 CODiE Award for Best Legal Tech Product, the prestigious CIO100 award for Innovative Use of Intelligent Automation in Immigration Services, and Legalweek's Most Innovative Law Firm Operations Team of 2021. BAL and its leaders are highly ranked in every major legal publication, including Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal. BAL has ranked #1 on multiple industry rankings for diversity, equity and inclusion, including the #1 Law Firm for Women on the National Law Journal's Women in Law Scorecard the past four years in a row (2019-2022), #1 on the Diversity Scorecard by The American Lawyer (2020 and 2021), and #1 on Law360's Diversity Snapshot for three years running (2020-2022). In 2022, BAL won the "Best Company for Diversity," the "Best HR Team" and the "Best Company for Career Growth" by Comparably, based solely on employee ratings. See website for details: https://www.bal.com
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SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, Texas, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patten Properties, a leader in premium recreation and residential property, released 22 new 10+ acre ranches at Rayburn Ranch on Saturday, they all sold in the first 30 minutes.
The first section of Rayburn Ranch was released in May. All ranches in the first phase sold in 1 hour. "We had a tremendous response from our advertising so we anticipated a busy weekend" explains John Patten of Patten Properties. "We had initially only planned to release the first phase in May, which was 40 ranches. The demand was so high that we opened up more properties and sold half of phase two, totaling 66 ranches in one day."
Rayburn Ranch features 10 to 40 acre wooded ranches with abundant wildlife, tucked away in a private setting, minutes to Lake Sam Rayburn and thousands of acres of National Forest land. With no time limit to build, property owners have the freedom to buy now, build when they're ready, and choose their own builder. Excellent financing is available.
On Saturday morning, the final 22 ranches were offered to the public. 30 minutes later, they were all sold. Many properties with back-up offers. "There has been a little uncertainty recently on what direction the real estate market is heading. We are very pleased to say that there is still a high demand for acreage here in Texas."
Patten Properties specializes in acreage communities close to big city conveniences and is one of the only land companies today offering newly developed properties for sale at or below market value.
For a list of current land offers, visit https://www.pattenproperties.com/.
Patten Properties and its partners are recognized as being among the industry's foremost authorities on real estate investment and development across the nation. Our culture is founded on integrity and professionalism, which we proudly combine with a commitment to creating value and opportunity in today's exciting real estate environment.
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Children’s HearMuffs recalled for potential hearing, burn injuries
(Gray News) – Some children’s HearMuffs from Lucid Audio are being recalled for potential burn and/or hearing injuries.
The Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday that four models of powered Lucid Audio HearMuffs sound compression earmuffs designed for children are being recalled.
The recalled models include:
- LA-infant-AM-WH
- LA-infant-ASM-WH
- LA-infant-ASM-WHPlus
- LA-kids-AM-WH
The recalled HearMuffs were sold in multiple colors and have a power button that switches from off, active, or soothe mode.
The CPSC said the AAA batteries inside the products can rupture, posing a threat of hearing, projectile and/or burn injuries. The CPSC has received 19 reports of rupturing batteries, but no injuries have been reported.
About 31,150 units are part of the recall and were sold at Sam’s Club, Kroger, and other stores nationwide and online from January 2018 to December 2021.
The CPSC advises consumers to stop using the recalled HearMuffs immediately and contact the company to receive a replacement.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. (Phanes), an emerging leader in innovative discovery research and clinical development in oncology, announced today that the first patient has been dosed in the phase 1 clinical study (NCT05431270) of PT199, an anti-CD73 monoclonal antibody (mAb) for the treatment of multiple advanced solid tumors.
PT199 is an anti-CD73 mAb with a differentiated mechanism of action and is designed to counter the adenosine-mediated immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). PT199 fully inhibits both soluble and membrane-bound CD73, unlike some other CD73 inhibitors which exhibit incomplete inhibition. Moreover, at higher concentrations, no loss of inhibition or "hook effect" is observed with PT199. Hence, PT199 addresses the limitations of current CD73 inhibitors and is expected to increase antitumor immune activation, and potentially offer a new treatment option for cancer patients.
"The CD73 pathway represents a very promising target for addressing the immunosuppressive TME and we are pleased to open this study and bring this potential best-in-class mAb to cancer patients who have few treatment options." said Dr. Ming Wang, Founder and CEO of Phanes Therapeutics.
The multi-center Phase I clinical trial of PT199 is evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy of PT199, alone and in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have progressed after all available standard therapy or for which standard therapy has proven to be ineffective, intolerable, or is considered inappropriate. Enrollment in the trial is open to individuals aged 18 years and older who have measurable disease with at least 1 lesion amenable to response assessment per RECIST 1.1 criteria, adequate organ function, and an ECOG performance status of 0 to 1.
For more information on the study please visit ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05431270).
Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotech company focused on innovative drug discovery in oncology. Based in San Diego, California, the company's management team members previously held senior managerial and R&D positions in leading global pharmaceutical and biotech companies with extensive experience in R&D and commercialization. The company's bispecific antibody platform is PACbody™, a proprietary approach for constructing native IgG-like bispecific antibodies, SPECpair™, which allows mAb-like manufacturability of bispecific antibodies with native IgG-like structures, and ATACCbody™, a proprietary technology for targeting solid tumors using immuno-oncology molecules with modulated activities and thus minimal risk of cytokine release syndrome.
For more information, please visit www.phanesthera.com.
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Leader in IoT extends its portfolio for Matter, Wi-SUN, Amazon Sidewalk, and Wi-Fi 6
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Labs, the leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, today announced a slate of new products that further extend its multiprotocol-supporting, interoperability-driven, and robustly-secure portfolio with new products to advance the innovations and trends shaping the Internet of Things including Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN, and Wi-Fi 6.
In the opening keynote of Silicon Labs' annual Works With Developer Conference, Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson detailed how the era of the Internet of Things is here, and through its breadth of technologies, depth of expertise, and focus on the IoT wireless market, Silicon Labs has ascended to the leadership position in pure-play IoT.
"By 2025, it's estimated that there will be 27 billion connected IoT devices, roughly three or four devices per person on the planet," said Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson. "By focusing our Series 2 product offerings and roadmap on connectivity, interoperability, power efficiency, and security, Silicon Labs is positioned to be in each and every one of those devices."
The Series 2 SoC family was developed under the premise that as the IoT matured, instead of looking for point solutions, the market would be looking for IoT platforms that combine hardware, software, security, tools, and support. The prediction has proven true, and Silicon Labs has nearly doubled its IoT revenue since the first member of the Series 2 family debuted in 2019. Today, Silicon Labs builds on the success of Series 2 with the expansion of the family to include four new products:
- Complete Matter development solutions providing support for Matter over Wi-Fi, Matter over Thread, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) commissioning, and Matter bridges to Zigbee and Z-Wave, all in advance of the expected release of Matter 1.0 this Fall.
- The first end-to-end development platform with complete connectivity support for Amazon Sidewalk. The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk offers differentiated security with Secure Vault™, sub-gigahertz (GHz) and Bluetooth LE connectivity, and the software and tools for Sidewalk device makers, designers, and developers to get to market faster.
- A new flagship SoC and power amplifier for Wi-SUN, the FG25 SoC and EFF01 Front End Module (FEM), respectively, which when used together, are designed to provide a sub-gigahertz (GHz) transmission range of up to 3 kilometersi in dense urban environments with no data loss.
- Silicon Labs' first Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE SoC family, the SiWx917, which is designed to be the lowest power, longest battery life Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE combination SoC in the industry.
One of the biggest drivers for the new era of IoT will be the Matter standard, which will provide a unifying application layer to bring together multiple smart home ecosystems. To accelerate the adoption of Matter and to fulfill that vision, today Silicon Labs is announcing a portfolio of hardware and software Matter solutions that provide complete, end-to-end Matter development kits for all ecosystems and wireless protocols.
Announced and made generally available earlier this year, the central component of the platform is the Silicon Labs 2.4 GHz wireless MG24 SoC for Bluetooth and multiple-protocol operations and supports Matter over Thread as a single-chip solution. The MG24 has an effective range of up to 200 meters indoors for OpenThread while enabling Bluetooth commissioning of new devices on the same chip. When the MG24 is combined with the ultra-low power Silicon Labs RS9116 Wi-Fi product, it enables development of Matter over Wi-Fi 4 with an easy transition to Silicon Labs' Wi-Fi 6 single-chip Matter SoC in 2023.
All the Silicon Labs Matter solutions bring the industry's best IoT security with Silicon Labs Secure Vault™.
The Silicon Labs Unify SDK, the only multi-protocol software development platform for Matter Border Routers, provides the tools to bridge Matter to other IoT platforms, including Zigbee and Z-Wave, and Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio and GSDK provide developers a single development environment for enabling Matter on wireless devices and seamlessly connecting them to their desired ecosystem.
So no matter the protocol – Bluetooth, Thread, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or Z-Wave – Silicon Labs offers hardware, software, and development tool solution to enable developers to bridge their products to Matter and all the major smart device ecosystems. The MG24 Matter-ready SoC, RS9116 Wi-Fi SoC, the multiprotocol Unify SDK, Simplicity Studio, and the Gecko SDK are available today for developers and designers to begin designing Matter-ready products using the wireless protocol of their choice.
Read more about the Complete Matter Development Kits in our blog post, "Silicon Labs New Matter Development Platform Simplifies the IoT Ecosystem."
Silicon Labs brings industry's first complete wireless development solution for Amazon Sidewalk
As the leader in wireless connectivity, Silicon Labs is one of the only IoT semiconductor companies to offer a complete platform, including both hardware and software, and serves as a one-stop shop for IoT development. Today, Silicon Labs is announcing they're extending that leadership with Amazon Sidewalk, the community network powered by millions of everyday IoT devices found in communities and organizations, by offering an end-to-end development platform: The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk.
The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk comprises low-power, high-performance wireless hardware for all Amazon Sidewalk protocols, including Bluetooth Low Energy, sub-GHz FSK and CSS, software SDKs, and security. The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk comes with a pre-flashed software image and AWS pre-registration, providing developers with a quick start to Amazon Sidewalk development, saving them days in setup. Simplicity Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for all Silicon Labs technologies, guides developers through the entire Amazon Sidewalk development journey from start to certifying finalized code into a guided, end-to-end process, maximizing innovation and working efficiency. By working together with Silicon Labs, Amazon is better able to scale their Amazon Sidewalk development from concept to launch, saving time and resources for IoT device makers.
"We're excited to work with Silicon Labs to enable developers to build devices and experiences powered by the secure, ubiquitous, and always-on community network that we are building in Amazon Sidewalk," said Tanuj Mohan, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer at Amazon Sidewalk. "The new Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk streamlines the development process, so developers can deliver innovative products with Amazon Sidewalk's enhanced connectivity at scale."
Silicon Labs is excited to be working with Oxit and New Cosmos USA Inc. on the first gas alarm running on the Silicon Labs Amazon Sidewalk platform: a connected DeNova Detect natural gas alarm that can provide real-time gas leak alerts. With Oxit, an IoT design services company based in North Carolina, New Cosmos USA Inc. will be adding this new alarm to their large portfolio of devices that help save lives. With Amazon Sidewalk, the new alarm will benefit from reliable, long-range, low-bandwidth coverage, extended battery life, and no network connectivity costs. Both Oxit's Amazon Sidewalk IoT integration platform and New Cosmos USA Inc.'s new gas alarm products will be showcased during this year's Works With Developer Conference.
While anyone can develop an Amazon Sidewalk device, Amazon Sidewalk connectivity is currently only available to end consumers and endpoint devices in the U.S. The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk is sampling today, with general availability planned for 2H 2023.
To see how easy it is for developers to get started with Amazon Sidewalk, read our blog "New Solution from Silicon Labs Streamlines the Amazon Sidewalk Developer Journey."
To learn more about Amazon's perspective on this news and how Sidewalk's enhanced connectivity is helping to deliver new benefits to customers and communities please read their blog, "Amazon Sidewalk unlocks new community benefits for connected devices."
To help address the growing need for intelligent, connected devices in cities and other municipal environments, Silicon Labs is announcing the new FG25 SoC and its complementary RF power amplifier, the EFF01.
Built to be the flagship SoC for low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) like Wi-SUN and other proprietary sub-GHz protocols, the FG25 SoC combines a powerful ARM Cortex-M33 processor with the most internal memory of any SoC in Silicon Labs' portfolio. This large pool of internal memory, combined with Silicon Labs' scalable Wi-SUN Field Area Network (FAN) Border Router 1.1, enables FG25 deployments to scale to hundreds of thousands of nodes. Ideal for Smart Cities, this ability to scale will allow city planners and municipal engineers to connect streetlights, cameras, weather stations, smart metering, utility transmission systems, and more together to enable data-sharing and optimization between city services to improve their efficiency, save costs, and offer more ways for citizens to interact with and get more value from municipal services.
Also launching with the FG25 SoC is the EFF01 RF Front End Module. Designed to amplify the power and transmission range of the FG25 SoC, the EFF01 FEM doubles the effective range of the FG25, allowing it to operate with minimal data loss at a range of up to 3 kilometersi in dense urban environments. The FG25 and EFF01 are currently sampling with customers and are anticipated to become generally available in Q4 2022 and Q2 2023, respectively.
To learn more about how the FG25 and EFF01 contribute to creating more intelligent cities, read the blog post "Secure Sub-GHz SoC Ideal for Wi-SUN Smart City Applications".
Deloitte's "2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends Survey" found that the average US household has up to 22 connected devices. That number is expected to grow. But with this greater density comes additional challenges that Wi-Fi 6 is designed to address with features that provide the capacity, efficiency, coverage, and performance required by users in demanding Wi-Fi environments.
To meet those challenges, Silicon Labs is announcing the new secure ultra-low power SiWx917 Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE combination SoC, the first Wi-Fi 6 solution in Silicon Labs' portfolio. The SiWx917 is a single-chip solution that is Matter-ready, includes an integrated applications processor, and offers industry-leading energy efficiency, making it ideal for battery-powered or energy-efficient IoT devices with always-on cloud connectivity.
In addition to SiWx917's Wi-Fi 6 support for high-performance in dense wireless environments, it includes a dual-core architecture, a quad-thread ThreadArch® processor for wireless connectivity, and an ARM Cortex M4F for user application processing. It also integrates embedded SRAM, FLASH, an AI/ML accelerator, an enhanced PSA Level 2 certifiable security engine, and a power management subsystem in a single 7x7 package. The SiWx917 is a fully integrated SoC designed to deliver exceptional compute power, faster machine learning processing, best-in-class security, enough memory to run wireless stacks and applications, and ultra-low current consumption for long battery life. This can help users reduce development costs and device footprint, future-proof their applications, and accelerate time to market.
The SiWx917 is currently sampling, with general availability anticipated in early Q3 2023.
See why Wi-Fi is so critical to Matter by reading our blog, "Wi-Fi 6: Addressing the Greater Density of Wi-Fi IoT Devices".
These announcements and more are taking place during Silicon Labs' annual Works With Developer Conference, the premier developer conference for building the skills needed to create impactful connected devices while bringing together the technology brands, device manufacturers, alliances, designers, wireless standards, and ecosystem providers that are leading the way towards a more unified wireless experience.
Registration for Works With is free, and sessions are available across all time zones. Visit the Works With agenda for more information on the over 75 technical sessions, ten hands-on workshops, and 150+ subject matter experts, including executives from ABI Research, Amazon, Edge Impulse, Google, Kudelski IoT, the mioty alliance, MYSPHERA, OMDIA, Oxit, Schneider Electric, SensiML, Tigo Energy, and the Wi-SUN Alliance. Sessions will also be made available on-demand after the conclusion of Works With.
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem, and robust support make us an ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home, and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies, and improve lives. For more information, visit www.Silabs.com.
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PLEASANTON, Calif., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG), a life sciences leader focused on mastering biology to advance human health, today announced that its preliminary revenue is expected to be approximately $114.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. This represents an approximate 1% decrease from $115.8 million for the prior year period, and flat revenue sequentially.
Preliminary geographic revenue for the second quarter is expected to be as follows:
- Americas revenue of approximately $70.9 million, an 8% increase over the prior year period and a 19% increase sequentially
- EMEA revenue of approximately $25.6 million, an 11% decrease over the prior year period and a 25% increase sequentially
- APAC revenue of approximately $18.1 million, a 15% decrease over the prior year period and a 47% decrease sequentially
"Our second quarter results fell short of our expectations," said Serge Saxonov, Co-founder and CEO of 10x Genomics. "We continue to have strong confidence in our longer-term opportunity, technology leadership and the underlying strength of our markets. We are more excited than ever to deliver on the full potential of single cell and spatial biology."
In a separate press release issued this afternoon, the company announced the hiring of Jim Wilbur, Ph.D. as Chief Commercial Officer, effective July 27.
The preliminary revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 included in this release is preliminary and prior to the completion of the company's financial statement close process and related internal control over financial reporting, and is therefore subject to adjustment. Management will provide additional information in conjunction with the release of its full second quarter 2022 financial results scheduled on August 8, 2022.
10x Genomics will discuss its full year 2022 guidance when it reports its full financial results for second quarter 2022 in connection with its earnings call on Monday, August 8.
Company management will host a conference call Monday, August 8 beginning at 1:30 PM Pacific Time / 4:30 PM Eastern Time to discuss results and its financial guidance. Live audio of the webcast will be available at http://investors.10xgenomics.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay at least 45 days after the event.
10x Genomics is a life science technology company building products to interrogate, understand and master biology to advance human health. Our integrated solutions include instruments, consumables and software for analyzing biological systems at a resolution and scale that matches the complexity of biology. 10x Genomics products have been adopted by researchers around the world including in all of the top 100 global research institutions as ranked by Nature in 2020 based on publications and all of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies by 2020 research and development spend and have been cited in over 3,800 research papers on discoveries ranging from oncology to immunology and neuroscience. Our patent portfolio comprises more than 1,500 issued patents and patent applications.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the "safe harbor" created by those sections. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project" "contemplate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or variations of them or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding 10x Genomics, Inc.'s expectations regarding our second quarter preliminary revenue, our business operations, financial performance and results of operations, the opportunities for single cell and spatial methods and our belief with regard to our near and long term opportunities. These statements are based on management's current expectations, forecasts, beliefs, assumptions and information currently available to management, and actual outcomes and results could differ materially from these statements due to a number of factors. The material risks and uncertainties that could affect 10x Genomics, Inc.'s financial and operating results and cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release include those discussed under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in the documents 10x Genomics, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
Although 10x Genomics, Inc. believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot provide any assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct nor can it guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. These forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments 10x Genomics may make. Further, as the COVID-19 pandemic is continuously evolving, such forward-looking statements may not accurately or fully reflect the potential impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on the business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of 10x Genomics, Inc. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to 10x Genomics, Inc. as of the date hereof, and 10x Genomics, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements provided to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing 10x Genomics, Inc.'s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
10x Genomics uses filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, its website (www.10xgenomics.com), press releases, public conference calls, public webcasts and its social media accounts as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
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