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Trae Young’s second half blitz steers Hawks into NBA playoffs
By Jack Bantock, CNN
An explosive second-half performance from Trae Young steered the Atlanta Hawks past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-101, and into the NBA playoffs on Friday.
Having blown away the Charlotte Hornets in their first play-in game on Wednesday, the Hawks’ victory over the Cavaliers saw them clinch the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and punch their ticket to face the top-seeded Miami Heat on Sunday.
With six points in the first half, Young’s slow start reflected that of his team, who trailed 61-51 at the halfway mark.
Jeered from the outset by a raucous Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse crowd, Young had the last laugh and then some after exploding for 32 points in the second half, his game-high 38-point haul complemented by nine assists and three rebounds.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 19 points from the bench, while Lauri Markkanen led scoring for the Cavaliers with 26.
Only the second player in NBA history to lead the league in total regular season points and assists, as well as setting a new franchise record for 233 three-pointers, Young’s play-in heroics continue a stellar year for the 23-year-old.
It is perhaps no wonder then that he has attained public enemy number one status on a number of road trips, but Young seems more than happy to play the villain.
At the end of the game, Young turned and waved to the Cleveland home crowd, before later tweeting a picture of the moment with the caption “Let. Em. Know.”
Asked about the hostile reception he received, Young smiled. “That’s OK, you see what jersey I got on,” he told NBA TV Live, lifting up his number 11 jersey.
“They tried a lot of the F-U chants too … I think they yelled them a little bit too early,” Young added.
Confidence is key
Though unhappy with how he started the game, Young admitted he relishes situations where his back is against the wall.
“It’s the imagination as a kid that comes out of me,” Young said. “It’s those moments that you dream of when the clock’s running down as a kid when you’re in the gym.
“In pressure moments, in big time games like this, you’re ready for them.”
Hawks coach Nate McMillan agreed, citing Young’s confidence as the key to his second-half flourish.
“Trae has a great deal of confidence in his game, his ability and he continued to believe,” McMillan told reporters.
“I didn’t see any panic in his play. He came out in the second half, remained aggressive. Those shots started to fall, the same shots that he was taking the first half, they started to fall in the second half,” he added.
In the other deciding play-in game, the New Orleans Pelicans triumphed 105-101 over the Los Angeles Clippers to clinch the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Brandon Ingram scored a game-high 30 points to help book the Pelicans’ spot, their victory rewarded with a daunting match-up against the league’s best regular season team, the Phoenix Suns.
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ZUG, Switzerland, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo has licensed the STOXX® USA ETF Industry Index to Kiwoom Asset Management in Korea to be used as an underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). This new index is the first to track the US ETF market through a thematic approach.
The index identifies US companies that are expected to benefit from the growth of the ETF market globally, including companies involved as ETF issuers, trading venues, and index providers.
"ETFs have been the fastest-growing investment vehicle in recent years, and we expect this global trend to continue as more investors seek out ETFs for their convenience, cost efficiency and transparency. Amid this trend, we are very excited to launch an ETF that is the first of its kind in South Korea and that provides exposure to US companies leading the flourishing ETF industry worldwide. Beyond this second collaboration with Qontigo, we expect many more innovative products to come from this partnership," said Kihyun Kim, Chief Investment Officer at Kiwoom Asset Management.
"The ETF industry uses indices to construct their products, and we in turn constructed an index which reflects the growing ETF industry. We are proud to say that this fund is the first of its kind, and we look forward to further collaboration with Kiwoom Asset Management," said Rick Chau, Qontigo's Head of Asia/Pacific.
The STOXX USA ETF Industry Index is comprised of 20 companies from the US exposed to the global ETF ecosystem. FactSet Revere (RBICS) data allow a detailed breakdown of the revenue sources of the eligible companies, helping the index gain accurate exposure to the targeted theme. The index universe is defined by all the stocks included in the STOXX USA Total Market Index.
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Season 19 premieres nationwide on public television beginning July 1 with economist and strategist David Rosenberg who warns of an "imminent recession."
Watch full episodes, exclusive interviews and more at wealthtrack.com
NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is changing. Decades of declining interest rates, moderating inflation and historically stable geopolitical and financial relationships are being reversed. Interest rates are rising, prices are increasing, global trade is fracturing amid geopolitical unrest. The financial impact of this heightened market volatility on individuals and businesses is profound. Consuelo Mack WealthTrack tackles these challenges with help from a roster of best-in-class guests in Season 19, premiering nationwide on public television beginning Friday, July 1 (check local listings).
The season opens with an interview with influential and prescient economist and strategist David Rosenberg who is warning of imminent recession and an extended bear market. He will provide viewers with strategies to weather the turbulence. Future episodes include an interview with top global value investor Sarah Ketterer about her assessment of the global financial outlook and what she calls "outstanding" investment opportunities being created by declining markets; and an interview with award-winning financial planner Mark Cortazzo who will share his advice to clients on adjusting retirement plans to avoid lasting damage.
"Most individuals have never experienced the challenges of rising inflation and interest rates," says Mack. "These conditions require a different approach to investing and retirement planning. We have lined up a stellar stable of experts to help viewers navigate through this challenging period and continue to build their financial security."
Launched in 2005, Consuelo Mack WealthTrack remains one of the only programs on television devoted to long-term diversified investing. An award-winning business journalist, Mack handpicks each guest based on their long-term track records, professional reputation and integrity to provide the best information about investing, personal finance and retirement planning amidst economic, market and political changes. USA Today praised Mack's interview style as "quietly intelligent, thoughtful and aimed at a well-informed audience."
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack is also seen on the WORLD channel, public television's premier news, science and documentary channel.
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack's website (http://wealthtrack.com) features full episode streams, exclusive video interviews and episode outtakes featuring special topics and analyses of guests' investments. The site also features podcasts with next generation "Financial Thought Leaders" and "Great Investors," special research reports on economics, markets and strategy, Mack's "Action Point," guests' "One Investment" picks, transcripts and more.
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack is a production of MackTrack Inc. and a presentation of The WNET Group. The series is distributed nationally by American Public Television. Consuelo Mack is executive producer and managing editor. For The WNET Group: Diane Masciale is vice president and general manager, WLIW21.
Funding is provided by ClearBridge Investments, Royce Investment Partners , First Eagle Investments, Matthews Asia , Strategas Asset Management, and Women Investing in Security and Education.
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- Q1'22 revenue of KRW 511.3 billion increased 96% compared to Q1'21.
- Q1'22 operating profit of KRW 176.4 billion increased 137% compared to Q1'21.
- Stable business operations and utilization rates across Plants 1, 2, and 3.
- Proactive investments into long-term growth, capacity, and sustainability.
INCHEON, South Korea, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), the world's leading contract development and manufacturing organization, today announced strong financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
John Rim, CEO of Samsung Biologics, stated, "Samsung Biologics' strong start to the 2022 fiscal year was driven by building momentum around our long-term growth strategy and expanding capacity. Our first-quarter financial performance demonstrates a significant and sustained level of customer demand in our services and capabilities. Turning to the present and future, Samsung Biologics has also committed to making sustainability a key component of the way we work and engage with our partners and communities. In our mission to build a healthier future for all while creating enduring and sustainable value, we are investing in initiatives to mitigate the risks of climate change in the greater areas we impact."
FIRST QUARTER 2022 RESULTS
Samsung Biologics demonstrated strong operational excellence and business agility in the first quarter with earnings exceeding initial projections.
First quarter 2022 revenue was KRW 511.3 billion, an increase of 96% from KRW 260.8 billion reported for the first quarter in the previous year, attributable to the expansion of product sales and the increasing exchange rates amid stable operations of Plants 1, 2, and 3.
First quarter 2022 operating profit was KRW 176.4 billion, 137% higher than the prior-year period due to steady sales growth and an increase in the operating rate at Plant 3.
First quarter 2022 net profit reached KRW 146.9 billion, an increase of KRW 85.9 billion from KRW 61.0 billion in the first quarter a year ago, and first quarter 2022 operating margin was 35%.
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FISCAL YEAR 2022 OUTLOOK
Samsung Biologics' Plant 4 construction is expected to be partially operational by October 2022 to support 6 X 10KL production capacity. Upon its full completion in mid-2023—six months ahead of schedule—the combined capacity of all plants is expected to total 620KL, the world's largest biomanufacturing capacity at a single site.
As part of its future growth plan, the company is also in the process of securing an additional 350,000m² of land for its second Bio Campus, which will be 30% larger than the size of the current site.
Alongside our focus on growth and expansion, Samsung Biologics will continue to prioritize its ESG commitments by investing in practices and technologies that will reduce and potentially eliminate GHG emissions, while participating in various climate change initiatives, such as the Sustainable Markets Initiative, in the lead up to COP27.
Samsung Biologics will also be closely monitoring, identifying, and providing data for each of its biopharmaceutical manufacturing plants through its Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) initiative with Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to determine risks and opportunities on climate change as well as the financial impact to translate these data into actions.
For more details on performance and financials, please refer to the Earnings Release.
About Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) is a fully integrated CDMO offering state-of-the-art contract development, manufacturing, and laboratory testing services. With proven regulatory approvals, the largest capacity, and the fastest throughput, Samsung Biologics is an award-winning partner of choice and is uniquely able to support the development and manufacturing of biologics products at every stage of the process while meeting the evolving needs of biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. For more information, visit samsungbiologics.com.
Samsung Biologics Contact
Claire Kim
Senior Director, Global Marketing Communications
cair.kim@samsung.com
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AMSTERDAM, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, has today announced that its Board of Directors has set the date for the Company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "AGM") for 29 June 2022. The record date for the 2022 Annual General Meeting has been set for 25 May 2022.
The Board of Directors and its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee have recommended 11 individuals for the Board, including eight directors currently serving on the Board: Hans-Holger Albrecht, Yaroslav Glazunov, Andrei Gusev, Gunnar Holt, Karen Linehan, Irene Shvakman, Vasily Sidorov and Michiel Soeting.
Augie Fabela, Morten Lundal and Stan Miller have been included on the recommended slate. The Board would like to thank Gennady Gazin, Leonid Boguslavsky and Sergi Herrero for their contribution and service to the Company.
After being on the VEON board as an independent director since 2014, Gennady Gazin was appointed as Chairman of VEON on 1 June 2020. He has successfully chaired the board over the past two years and will continue to support the company in the future. The Board will elect a new Chair following the upcoming AGM.
Commenting on the slate of director nominees, the Chairman of the Board Gennady Gazin stated: "We are pleased to announce our recommended Board nominees for election to the 2022/2023 VEON Board. I am confident these candidates, with the addition of Augie Fabela, Morten Lundal and Stan Miller, are well placed to help navigate VEON through the current challenging environment. The Board will continue to have a diverse range of operational, financial, technological and marketing experience, which is crucial to driving long-term value for the Group and maintaining highest standards of corporate governance."
Augie K Fabela II is Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder of VEON Ltd. He is Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of FastForward.ai, a Silicon Valley startup, with a mission to transform how brands and marketers engage with consumers inside social media channels. He is a serial entrepreneur, innovative global leader and #1 bestselling author of "The Impatience Economy". Augie graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. and M.A. in International Relations and International Policy Studies.
Morten Lundal has over 20 years' experience as an executive in the telecoms sector with extensive experience in emerging markets, having held key positions at Telenor Group in Oslo and Vodafone Group in London as well as CEO of Maxis Bhd and Digi.Com Bhd in Malaysia. Morten completed his Master of Business and Economics at the Norwegian School of Management and holds an MBA from IMD in Lausanne.
Stan Miller has over 30 years' experience in both the telecommunications and media industries. He has deep and broad experience as an Executive Director and CEO, NED & INED at listed companies across a number of diverse markets and countries. He is currently CEO of AIH SA (Lux), CEO of Leaderman SArL (Lux), a Member of the Board of MTN Group (Africa), and senior advisor to several leading PE firms. Stan graduated with a Diploma in Law & Administration from Technicon RSA (UNISA). He completed several post graduate programs at University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT) and at London Business School (LBS).
The Board has determined that no resolution will be put to shareholders to appoint the auditor at the 2022 AGM. Instead, an auditor will be appointed by shareholders at a subsequent general meeting. Further details on the agenda for the 2022 AGM, the slate of nominees seeking election to the Board and procedural matters related to the Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be made available through an official notice distributed by VEON to its registered shareholders of record prior to the meeting.
Disclaimer
This press release contains "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and include statements relating to, among other things, expectations regarding management plans and VEON's ability to successfully execute its operating model, governance and development plans. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release. VEON does not undertake to publicly update, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws, any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Furthermore, elements of this release contain or may contain, "inside information" as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
About VEON
VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services. For more information visit: www.veon.com
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3 killed in Biloxi hotel shooting; suspect dead after standoff
BILOXI/GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The man suspected of killing three people at a Mississippi hotel Wednesday morning is now dead following a two-hour standoff with police, WLOX reported.
According to Gulfport police, the suspect was holding a hostage inside the Canal Grocery convenience store. After hours of negotiations, officers tear gassed the building and went in to find the suspect dead. Officials haven’t identified the suspect.
They also did not say how he died, only that he was found dead when officers went into the building.
The shooting in Biloxi happened around 9 a.m. at the Broadway Inn. Police said three people were killed at the hotel.
A witness at the hotel described a chaotic scene with people fleeing the area. He heard the shots ring out and said he tried to help two of the victims, who he identified as the hotel owner and an employee. The third victim was a guest at the hotel.
The daughter of the hotel owner said the violence started with an argument about money that escalated.
Police believe the gunman left the hotel and then assaulted another victim in Gulfport near Rio Grande Street before police caught up with him on 28th Street. As for the gunman’s other victim, a public works staffer contracted by the City of Gulfport was shot and is being treated at the hospital.
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LISLE, Ill. , April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-two percent of people who drive as part or all of their job feel pressured to respond to work communications while driving, according to research released today from TRUCE Software, the leading provider of Contextual Mobility Management solutions for businesses.
In conjunction with Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which is recognized annually in April, TRUCE polled over 1,500 adults about their work-related mobile device usage habits. The survey also looked at whether or not their employers have policies in place to define and enforce safe and appropriate use.
Lack of usage policies gives way to safety risks
Forty percent of respondents said their company does not have a policy in place to define safe and appropriate mobile device use on the job. Not surprisingly, the more likely driving is a key part of a person's job, the more likely respondents were to say their employer has a mobile usage policy in place.
Further, 55% of those who said there is a policy in place also noted their employer has no technology to enforce it.
"What we're seeing here is that businesses are depending on employees to police themselves on safe mobile device usage," said Joe Boyle, TRUCE CEO. "With the rise in mobility and the inherent safety issues that can come with it, business leaders need to recognize the role they play not only in being accountable for employee safety, but also for the role they may be playing in creating risk. Organizations pushing for increased connectivity can balance the potential challenges by embracing solutions that help them think situationally about how mobile technology is used in the workplace. Dynamic mobile policy enforcement both protects employees and enhances productivity."
A generational difference in distractions at the wheel
The survey found that younger respondents (under 45) are more likely to feel pressure to respond to work correspondence while driving than those 45 and older (43% versus 29%, respectively).
This is in line with findings from TRUCE's Connected Workforce study published in February, which found employees in the 45+ segment view work/life balance as something they themselves are responsible for managing. Conversely, their younger counterparts believe employers have a bigger role to play in establishing and enforcing those boundaries. This could be attributed to the 45+ group being more used to, and comfortable with, knowing when to "turn it off" and holding firm to that line. Younger people who only know the always-on nature of work aren't as good at creating that divide, and that bleeds into their time spent behind the wheel, as the survey found.
Usage of mobile devices to complete work tasks is climbing
Sixty-five percent of respondents said at least some, if not most, of their work tasks beyond calls, texting or email can be completed using apps on a mobile device. Over a third said they complete more work tasks on their mobile device today than they did two years ago, signaling a significant rise in mobility usage across the workforce.
For complete results from the survey, check out our infographic here.
For insights on how to safely and strategically advance mobility across the workforce, don't miss our April 28 webinar, Going the Extra Mile for Driver Safety, featuring a panel of leading fleet safety experts.
About TRUCE Software
At TRUCE Software, we believe there's a better way to leverage all a mobile device has to offer in the workplace, while still protecting what's most important – your employees, your assets and your IP. TRUCE offers the only mobile management platform to provide flexible, contextual enforcement of your mobile device policy, allowing companies to enable or temporarily suspend mobile apps based on the work being performed, the work location or even the user or work group. Our patented technology operates on both iOS and Android platforms, supporting more than 140,000 subscribers and some of the largest brands worldwide. Established in 2009, TRUCE Software is headquartered in Lisle, IL with research and development in Baton Rouge, LA. To learn more, go to www.trucesoftware.com.
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Seamless Deployment With Neosec Delivers Advanced API Security Through Behavioral Analytics and Threat Hunting to Apigee-Managed APIs
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neosec, the pioneer in discovering and identifying API threats using behavioral analytics, today announced a seamless, fast integration solution with Apigee, which enables customers to design, secure, analyze, and scale APIs anywhere with visibility and control. The Neosec API security solution leverages the capabilities of Apigee by fully discovering and maintaining an up-to-date inventory of all APIs in use by an organization, whether managed through Apigee or elsewhere, providing information and risk assessments of each. Neosec uses machine learning and behavioral analytics to find fraud and abuse by third parties and attackers.
The Apigee integration from Neosoc supports both Apigee Edge and Apigee X, enabling both communities of users to direct API traffic activity to the Neosec platform to secure their APIs. Neosec augments the native security tools built into the Apigee platform like bot detection and known vulnerability protection by implementing behavioral analytics and addressing the hidden abuse APIs face today.
The Apigee integration is part of an ongoing Neosec initiative to increase the number of user-friendly integrations with leading technology platforms. This platform integration between Neosec and Apigee is robust and scalable for the largest of environments. Deployment is as easy as copy, paste and go. These pre-set, instant integrations direct all relevant API traffic to the Neosec platform. Apigee infrastructure combined with the architecture of the Neosec integration supports auto-scaling for simplified operations.
"The use of APIs in a fast-paced everything-connected business world drives business but also creates new and potentially high-value targets for attackers, insiders and rogue third parties. API Management products like Google's Apigee deliver crucial API activity data to the Neosec platform", said Giora Engel, co-founder and chief executive officer, Neosec. "The integration which has been proven in high traffic environments is a formidable new weapon as we continue to detect more hidden API abuses.
Rather than focusing only on vulnerabilities involved with APIs, the Neosec platform addresses the problem by first automatically and continually identifying all APIs a company has in use. The platform evaluates these APIs for risk posture and monitors for user behavioral anomalies that could indicate data theft or other misuse. Most companies lack a complete and up-to-date API inventory, and fewer understand the nature of normal API usage. Even fewer have the ability to monitor their APIs to mitigate loss or detect abuse of business processes, financial assets and data within their APIs.
For more information about the Neosec platform or the new features:
About Neosec
Neosec is re-inventing application security with a powerful platform that unifies security and development teams to protect modern applications from threats. The foundation of the SaaS platform is built on data and analytics to manage security at scale. Neosec prevents threats from abusing the complex network of APIs that connect today's businesses. The platform helps organizations discover every API and audit risk. Neosec has pioneered the use of behavioral analytics to understand normal versus abnormal API usage and delivers powerful threat hunting capabilities together with a team of expert threat hunters. Neosec prevents threats and stops abuse hiding within APIs and brings new intelligence to application security. Neosec is based in Palo Alto, California with R&D in Tel Aviv, Israel. To learn more, visit Neosec.com.
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IRVINE, Calif. , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel (SeAH CSS) and Everguard.ai announced today they are partnering to bring Everguard's Sentri360® platform and ecosystem to the SeAH CSS plant located in Changwon, South Korea, to continue increasing the company's safety measures. Sentri360®, a proprietary Worker-Centric AI™ technology platform, uses artificial intelligence (AI) powered by sensor fusion to gather input and data from multiple sources to continuously assess the workplace and proactively protect workers from incidents and accidents. Combining computer vision (CV), sensor fusion, edge computing, and wearables, Sentri360® is the first truly proactive solution dedicated to industrial sustainability.
The expansion of the Sentri360® platform at the Changwon plant follows the start of a successful facility wide deployment of the system at the SeAH Besteel plant located in Gunsan, Korea which began in 2021. The Changwon plant deployment will begin with targeted Sentri Zones™ deployed in areas of highest safety concern. Sentri Zones™ are conscious areas created by the Sentri360® platform that digitally encircles workers and equipment for ultimate protection while also empowering the worker. Implementation will focus on safety protocols already in place including personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance, virtual fencing of restricted areas, crane-to-crane collision avoidance, crane-to-worker incident avoidance, dangerous cobble events, and SOS/fall detection. The three-year deployment plan will encompass the entire Changwon facility, which spans over 6.9 million square feet.
"As the global leader in high-grade specialty steel, our focus remains on the safety and health of the people who operate our plants," said Lee Sang Eun, CEO of SeAH CSS. "We have been a leader in utilizing advanced technology since our inception. Equipping our facility with the Sentri360® platform allows us to continue to protect and empower workers while operating at the highest level of safety and efficiency."
Traditionally the steel industry, like all others, has been limited to a reactive approach to safety, using lagging indicators to develop new protocols or take corrective actions. Advanced technologies such as AI, CV and sensor fusion allow leading companies like SeAH CSS to proactively eliminate injuries and accidents before they happen, alerting workers while also gathering data for coaching purposes.
"Returning home safely at the end of every day is our team's top priority," said a line worker at SeAH CSS. "SeAH CSS' investment in advanced technology like Sentri360® demonstrates the company's commitment to enhancing our safety program to keep team members safe."
Everguard's Sentri360® platform and interface allow industrial environments to create and manage a proactive safety and productivity program. The technology-agnostic platform collects inputs from different advanced sensor technologies, allowing them to interact in ways not possible independently. Similar to how humans process information gathered by their senses, sensor data is fed into edge computers for real-time AI analysis and processing. Within seconds, an intelligent decision is made and the platform acts to immediately prevent incidents. Not only does Sentri360® make sensor technologies work together, it makes them work smarter together.
The platform's cloud-based management portal allows access to workforce and safety analytics enabling a worker-centric workplace. A culture of safety that includes reinforcing positive behaviors is integral to the prevention of accidents and incidents. Sentri360®'s portal includes a coaching module that provides a methodical approach to safety compliance, resulting in positive behavioral modification among workers.
"SeAH's commitment to safety is unmatched," said Sandeep Pandya, Chief Executive Officer at Everguard. "With the success of the SeAH Besteel deployment, SeAH CSS has witnessed firsthand what Sentri360® can achieve when combined with a strong safety culture that appreciates data and ongoing training. We value SeAH's trust in our technology and look forward to supporting them as they continue to lead the way in special steel making and safety."
About SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel
SeAH CSS is the only company in Korea that produces stainless steel wire and rod, the premium special steel materials. Stainless steel is a special steel material used widely in various industrial sectors including automobile, machinery, power generation, and shipbuilding as well as plants. SeAH CSS has secured a comprehensive product portfolio centering on value-added alloy materials comprised of stainless steel wires, rods, seamless steel pipes, tool steel, and forged items. Through the batch production system at its production base located in Changwon, SeAH CSS manufactures 1.2 million tons of steel and one million tons of products a year, which is of the world's highest class. In addition, with 115 types of state-of-the-art inspection equipment, SeAH CSS provides products of the highest quality optimized to customers' needs.
About Everguard.ai
Everguard's mission is to protect companies' most important assets — their people — with the first proactive technology solution dedicated to industrial sustainability. We built our Sentri360® enterprise platform and ecosystem to harness Worker-Centric AI™, allowing technologies to interact in ways not possible independently. We're revolutionizing how heavy industry approaches worker safety, health, and welfare using this AI technology and supporting companies in their mission to fulfill environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Everguard's purpose is to help bring every single father, mother, daughter, and son across the globe home safely from work every day. Because even one is too many.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TETRA Technologies, Inc. ("TETRA" or the "Company") (NYSE:TTI) today announced second quarter 2022 financial results and lithium and bromine brine sampling results from the recently completed exploratory well.
Second quarter 2022 revenue of $141 million increased 8% from the first quarter of 2022 and 38% from the second quarter of 2021. Net income before discontinued operations was $1.8 million, inclusive of $4.9 million of non-recurring charges and expenses. This compares to net income before discontinued operations of $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2022, inclusive of $564,000 of non-recurring credits, net of charges. Net income per share from continuing operations was $0.01 in the second quarter compared to a net income per share from continuing operations in the first quarter of $0.06. Adjusted net income per share from continuing operations was $0.05 compared to $0.06 in the first quarter of 2022 and to a loss of $0.02 in the second quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $18.7 million, compared to $20.5 million in the first quarter of 2022 and to $13.0 million in the second quarter of 2021. The second quarter of 2022 included a $1.3 million unfavorable impact as a result of a European supplier declaring force majeure and being unable to provide a key raw material to our European industrial chemicals operations as a result of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. The supplier has since resumed supplying TETRA, but currently at reduced volumes. Additionally, the second quarter included unrealized losses on investments of $0.7 million. Excluding the impact of the aforementioned items, Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2022 would have been $20.7 million.
Cash flow from operating activities was $17.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations was $6.4 million.
In the first quarter of 2022, the Company completed the drilling and sampling of an exploratory well on TETRA's Arkansas leased acreage under which it owns certain mineral rights and secured fluid samples from multiple zones of interest within the Smackover Formation for the purpose of validating the historical mineral concentrations. An analysis of those samples by two independent laboratories showed higher concentration levels of lithium and bromine compared to the average concentrations for each mineral used in the Company's previously reported exploration targets. The third-party laboratory results showed an average concentration of 473 mg/liter of lithium, which are 67% higher than the average used in the exploration target, and 5,350 mg/liter for bromine, which are 8% higher than the average used in the exploration target.
TETRA had previously announced in 2021 the completion of a 2021 Exploration Target Assessment, a geological introduction technical report on its bromine and lithium carbonate equivalent project in southern Arkansas. The assessment included conceptual exploration targets of 2.54 million to 8.58 million tons of bromine and 85,000 to 286,000 tons of lithium carbonate equivalent within the Smackover Formation reservoir. The potential quantity and grade of the exploration targets are conceptual in nature, and there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a mineral resource. The purpose of completing the exploratory well was to obtain the fluid sample analysis and retain an independent geological consulting firm to analyze these results and determine whether there is sufficient information to prepare a mineral resource geological model and estimation on the Smackover Formation bromine and lithium carbonate equivalent underlying the TETRA acreage. TETRA is expected to receive this independent report in the third quarter of 2022.
Brady Murphy, TETRA President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We continue to deliver strong results in what we believe are the early stages of a longer term up cycle for the oil and gas sector, while continuing to make significant progress on our low carbon energy opportunities. Despite unprecedented inflation challenges for fuel, labor and equipment in the U.S. and the Russia/Ukraine war impacting our European supply chain, we delivered results in-line with our internal expectations.
"Water & Flowback Services revenue of $66 million improved $28 million (75%) year-on-year. Income before taxes in the second quarter was $1.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $9.9 million improved by $7.9 million (397%) year-on-year. The second quarter revenue for our United States land business was the highest since the third quarter of 2019, despite significantly fewer active frac fleets. Water & Flowback Services Adjusted EBITDA margins were 15.1%, hitting our full-year targets earlier than expected, as our technology, integration and digitalization investments continue to gain traction while price increases continue to modestly stay ahead of inflation. While U.S. market growth is limited by availability of additional frac fleets, we continue to gain market share with broad customer acceptance of our integrated water management business model, leading water recycling capabilities and delivering the best in-class sand management services with the recently patented TETRA SandStormTM advanced cyclone technology. We added four new recycling projects during the second quarter and saw record recycling volumes in the Permian Basin - recycling 571 million gallons, up 62% from a year ago and 17% from the first quarter of 2022. Integrated water management projects increased from 55 projects in the first quarter of 2022 to 62 projects with 36 different customers in the second quarter of 2022. We continue to see strong utilization and higher pricing for the TETRA Sandstorm technology, and at the end of the second quarter we were awarded our largest scope of work yet for a super major operator in the Delaware Basin and Eagleford shale play. During the second quarter we also introduced our new automated drill out technology for a large independent producer in the Appalachian Basin. This new technology is expected to reduce well site personnel by more than 30%, reduce rig up/down time by approximately 40%, and reduce HSE exposure – making a meaningful impact to our customer's well economics.
"Completion Fluids & Products second quarter 2022 revenue of $75 million increased year-on-year by 16% and increased from the first quarter of 2022 by 2% as the seasonal uplift for our Northern European industrial chemicals operations was partially offset by lower Gulf of Mexico and international fluid sales as the first quarter benefited from sales pulling in from the second quarter. Income before taxes for the quarter was $15.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA margins were 23.7% for the quarter, down from the first quarter and down year-on-year due to revenue mix and some inflationary costs on our European industrial chemicals business. In the second quarter our TETRA Advanced Displacement System (TADS) was awarded the 2021 E&P Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation for the Drilling Fluids/Stimulation category. Also, during the second quarter we received a large order for calcium chloride from an international lithium producer who will treat their brine with the material as a part of their lithium extraction process. This is expected to represent a new market opportunity for TETRA's industrial chemicals business as lithium production ramps up across the globe.
"Our low carbon energy businesses and opportunities continue to make meaningful progress. As noted above, we received independent third-party laboratory results of lithium and bromine concentration from our brine fluid sample. We expect to receive a resource report in the third quarter that will quantify our estimated lithium and bromine resources on our leased acreage. We have engaged an engineering firm to begin work on a front-end engineering and design study (FEED). We also expect to soon begin work on a preliminary economic assessment (PEA). With the growing demand for bromine for deep water projects and for zinc bromide electrolytes for long-duration battery storage, our bromine needs are expected to expand beyond our current long-term agreement. We anticipate that producing our own bromine from our acreage may be more cost-effective than our current sources, creating an opportunity for margin enhancement in addition to significant incremental revenue. Sales of our high purity zinc bromine solution, TETRA PureFlow® to Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. ("Eos") increased significantly during the second quarter compared to the first quarter of 2022. As Eos continues to add to its backlog and expand its production capacity, we expect shipments to further increase in the second half of 2022.
"We continue to make significant progress on our base business, introduce technology and digitalization, evolve our low carbon opportunities and find new markets for our existing products, which collectively contribute to a broader earnings base and higher growth market opportunities – setting the stage for significant shareholder value creation."
This press release includes the following financial measures that are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"): Adjusted income (loss) per share from continuing operations, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of revenue) on consolidated and segment basis, Adjusted income/(loss) from continuing operations, adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations, and net debt. Please see Schedules E through H for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
Second Quarter Results and Highlights
A summary of key financial metrics for the second quarter are as follows:
Completion Fluids & Products second quarter 2022 revenue of $75 million increased 2% from the first quarter of 2022 due to the seasonal increase for our Northern Europe industrial chemicals business, partially offset by lower activity in the Gulf of Mexico and international markets as sales were previously moved into the first quarter of 2022. Completion Fluids & Products income before taxes was $15.3 million in the second quarter (20.4% of revenue) compared to $19.3 million (26.4% of revenue) in the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA of $17.7 million, which included a $0.8 million mark-to-market loss from TETRA's equity holding in Standard Lithium and a $0.6 million unrealized gain from TETRA's investment in CarbonFree, decreased $1.4 million sequentially. Completion Fluids & Products adjusted EBITDA margins were 23.7% in the second quarter compared to 26.1% in the first quarter of 2022. Excluding the unrealized gains and losses from investments for both periods, adjusted EBITDA margins decreased sequentially by 210 basis points. Second quarter margins were negatively impacted by inflationary pressures as we are seeing increased pricing for raw materials and our Northern Europe industrial business was impacted by $1.3 million from a force majeure declaration from a key raw materials supplier, resulting in lower production levels and under absorption at our Kokkola, Finland plant.
Water & Flowback Services revenue was $66 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 16% from the first quarter of 2022. Income before taxes was $1.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $9.9 million (15.1% of revenue) increased 21% sequentially and was up by a factor of five from the second quarter of 2021 due to increased activity in the North America onshore business combined with ongoing pricing improvements. Adjusted EBITDA margins improved 60 basis points from the first quarter of 2022 to 15.1% as we continue to see some pricing improvements to help offset inflationary pressures. We expect the third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA margins to further improve reflecting continued better pricing, stronger activity levels and the commencement of operations of two early production facilities in Argentina.
Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Cash from operating activities was $17.9 million in the second quarter and adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations was $6.4 million. Liquidity at the end of the second quarter was $103 million, the highest since 2019 and improved $8 million from the first quarter of 2022 driven by positive free cash flow and availability under our ABL facility. Liquidity is defined as unrestricted cash plus availability under our revolving credit facilities. At the end of the second quarter, unrestricted cash was $36 million and availability under our credit agreements was $67 million. Long-term debt, with a September 2025 maturity, was $153 million, while net debt was $117 million. TETRA's net leverage ratio continued to improve and was 1.8X at the end of the second quarter of 2022.
Non-recurring Charges and Expenses
Non-recurring charges and expenses are reflected on Schedule E and include $2.3 million of non-cash impairment and other charges, $0.6 million of costs associated with the exploratory brine well, $1.5 million of cumulative adjustments to long-term incentives and appreciation right expenses, and $0.6 million of transaction and other expenses. The $1.3 million of under absorption from our Kokkola plant and the $0.7 million of unrealized losses are included in both our reported and adjusted earnings.
Conference Call
TETRA will host a conference call to discuss these results tomorrow, August 2, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The phone number for the call is 1-888-347-5303. The conference call will also be available by live audio webcast and may be accessed through the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.tetratec.com/events-and-webcasts. A replay of the conference call will be available at 1-877-344-7529 conference number 2427423, for one week following the conference call and the archived webcast will be available through the Company's website for thirty days following the conference call.
Investor Contact
For further information: Elijio Serrano, CFO, TETRA Technologies, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas, Phone: (281) 367-1983, www.tetratec.com
Financial Statements, Schedules and Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules (Unaudited)
Schedule A: Consolidated Income Statement
Schedule B: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Schedule C: Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Schedule D: Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Schedule E: Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations
Schedule F: Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
Schedule G: Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Net Debt
Schedule H: Non-GAAP Reconciliation to Adjusted Free Cash Flow From Continuing Operations
Schedule I: Non-GAAP Reconciliation to Net Leverage Ratio
Company Overview
TETRA Technologies, Inc. is an industrial and oil & gas products and services company operating on six continents focused on bromine-based completion fluids, calcium chloride, water management solutions, frac flowback and production well testing services. Calcium chloride is used in the oil and gas industry, and also has broad industrial applications to the agricultural, road, food and beverage, and lithium production markets. TETRA is evolving its business model by expanding into the low carbon energy markets with its chemistry expertise, key mineral acreage and global infrastructure. Recently announced initiatives include commercialization of TETRA PureFlow® an ultra-pure zinc bromide for stationary batteries and energy storage; advancing an innovative carbon capture utilization and storage technology with CarbonFree to capture CO2 and mineralize emissions to make commercial, carbon-negative chemicals; and development of TETRA's lithium and bromine mineral acreage to meet the growing demand for oil and gas products and energy storage. Visit the Company's website at www.tetratec.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes certain statements that are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Generally, the use of words such as "may," "see," "expectation," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "projects," "anticipate," "believe," "assume," "could," "should," "plans," "targets" or similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events, activities, expectations or outcomes identify forward-looking statements that the Company intends to be included within the safe harbor protections provided by the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning economic and operating conditions that are outside of our control, including statements concerning recovery of the oil and gas industry; customer delays for international completion fluids related to global shipping and logistics issues; potential revenue associated with prospective energy storage projects or our pending carbon capture partnership; exploration targets of lithium and bromine, the potential extraction of lithium and bromine from the leased acreage, the economic viability thereof, the demand for such resources, and the timing and costs of such activities; the ability to obtain an inferred resource report and preliminary economic assessment regarding our lithium and bromine acreage; projections concerning the Company's business activities, financial guidance, estimated earnings, earnings per share, and statements regarding the Company's beliefs, expectations, plans, goals, future events and performance, and other statements that are not purely historical. With respect to the Company's disclosures of exploration targets, including bromine and lithium carbonate equivalent concentrations, it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a mineral resource. The exploration targets expressed should not be misrepresented or misconstrued as an estimate of a mineral resource or mineral reserve. It is possible that the exploration target quantity and grade could change as our exploration activities are completed and evaluated. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performances or results and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could affect actual results are described in the section titled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as well as other risks identified from time to time in its reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Schedule D: Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this press release may include the following non-GAAP financial measures for the Company: adjusted income (loss) per share from continuing operations; consolidated and segment adjusted EBITDA; segment adjusted EBITDA as a percent of revenue ("Adjusted EBITDA margin"); adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations, adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations; net debt, and net leverage ratio. The following schedules provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. The non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as more fully discussed in the Company's financial statements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Management believes that the exclusion of the special charges from the historical results of operations enables management to evaluate more effectively the Company's operations over the prior periods and to identify operating trends that could be obscured by the excluded items.
Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations is defined as the Company's income (loss) before noncontrolling interests and discontinued operations, excluding certain special or other charges (or credits), and including noncontrolling interest attributable to continued operations. Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations is used by management as a supplemental financial measure to assess financial performance, without regard to charges or credits that are considered by management to be outside of its normal operations.
Adjusted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations is defined as the Company's diluted earnings (loss) per share excluding certain special or other charges (or credits), discontinued operations and noncontrolling interest attributable to discontinued operations. Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share is used by management as a supplemental financial measure to assess financial performance, without regard to charges or credits that are considered by management to be outside of its normal operations.
Adjusted EBITDA (and adjusted EBITDA as a percent of revenue) is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairments and certain non-cash charges, non-recurring adjustments and discontinued operations. Adjusted EBITDA (and adjusted EBITDA margin) is used by management as a supplemental financial measure to assess the financial performance of the Company's assets, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis and to assess the Company's ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures.
Adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations is defined as cash from operations less discontinued operations EBITDA and discontinued operations capital expenditures, less capital expenditures net of sales proceeds and cost of equipment sold, less payments on financing lease obligations and including cash distributions to TETRA from CSI Compressco and cash from other investments. Management uses this supplemental financial measure to:
- assess the Company's ability to retire debt;
- evaluate the capacity of the Company to further invest and grow; and
- to measure the performance of the Company as compared to its peer group.
Adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations do not necessarily imply residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures, as they exclude cash requirements for debt service or other non-discretionary expenditures that are not deducted.
Net debt is defined as the sum of the carrying value of long-term and short-term debt on its consolidated balance sheet, less cash, excluding restricted cash on the balance sheet. Management views net debt as a measure of TETRA's ability to reduce debt, add to cash balances, pay dividends, repurchase stock, and fund investing and financing activities.
Net leverage ratio is defined as debt excluding financing fees & discount on term loan and including letters of credit and guarantees, less cash divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA for credit facilities. Adjusted EBITDA for credit facilities consists of adjusted EBITDA described above, plus equity compensation expense, less non-cash (gain) loss on sale of investments, (gain) loss on sales of assets and excluding certain special or other charges (or credits). Management primarily uses this metric to assess TETRA's ability to borrow, reduce debt, add to cash balances, pay distributions, and fund investing and financing activities.
Schedule G: Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Net Debt (Unaudited)
The following reconciliation of net debt is presented as a supplement to financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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Man convicted of sending truck through family’s home in racial attack
STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) - A conviction is bringing comfort to a Minnesota family after racism drove hate directly into their home.
This week, a jury found a man guilty of tormenting a family in Cold Spring because of the color of their skin.
Just over a year after the Robinsons’ Ring doorbell caught a truck crashing through their home, a jury validated what the family knew. They were racially targeted.
“It’s incredibly hard to accept - we are a multi-racial family - that someone would want to harm my husband and my kids or me for simply being married to a Black man, that that level of hate exists,” said Andrea Robinson.
A jury found Benton Beyer guilty of stealing the truck, putting granite on the accelerator and letting it go with a teddy bear hanging from a noose inside.
It was the culmination of 80-plus days of stalking and harassment. Andrea Robinson had a restraining order against him.
“The experience has not only changed my life and my husband’s life, but it’s significantly impacted the lives of my children,” she said.
A year ago, her husband Philippe said, “How am I supposed to feel safe? My wife, my children don’t want to stay here, I understand ...”
But they did stay here, and Andrea Robinson said while they live with the trauma of what happened, now there is also relief.
“A year ago, we didn’t know we were supported and safe, but now we have a full neighborhood and community that has really stood behind us,” she said.
Andrea Robinson said her family wants to move forward while Beyer faces his punishment.
“I hope that whatever underlying issues Mr. Beyer has that he’s able to address those, and I hope the sentence gives him a long time to think about what he did,” she said.
Beyer will stay in custody at the Stearns County Jail until he is sentenced in mid-November.
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BEIJING, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: TIRX) (the "Company"), a China-based insurance broker conducting business through its variable interest entity in China, announced today that the Company received a written notification (the "Notification") from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on May 31, 2022, notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rules for continued listing on the Nasdaq.
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share, and 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that it is a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from April 18, 2022 to May 27, 2022, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement.
The Notification does not impact the Company's listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market at this time. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided 180 calendar days, or until November 28, 2022, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To regain compliance, the Company's ordinary shares must have a closing bid price of at least US$1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by November 28, 2022, the Company may be eligible for additional time period of 180 calendar days to regain compliance if it meets certain requirements, or will be subject to delisting its ordinary shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
The Company's business operations are not affected by the receipt of the Notification Letter. The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its ordinary shares and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options, including, but not limited to, implementing a reverse share split of its outstanding ordinary shares, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rules.
About TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd
TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd, headquartered in Beijing, China, is an insurance broker operating in China through its China-based variable interest entity. It distributes a wide range of insurance products, which are categorized into two major groups: (1) property and casualty insurance, such as automobile insurance, commercial property insurance, liability insurance; and (2) life insurance, such as individual and group life insurance. Additionally, the Company also provides risk management services to institutional customers. For more information, visit the company's website at http://ir.tianrx.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review risk factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and in its other filings with the SEC.
For investor and media enquiries, please contact:
TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd
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MINNEAPOLIS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A settlement has been reached in a class action antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs with Defendant Smithfield Foods, Inc. and related or affiliated entities ("Smithfield" or "Settling Defendant"). The Settlement requires Smithfield to pay $42,000,000. There will be no payments to the Settlement Class at this time. You will be notified later of an opportunity to file a claim. Before any money is paid, the Court will hold a hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement.
The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota authorized this notice. This Court ordered notice may affect your rights. Please read this notice carefully.
For settlement purposes, members of the Settlement Class are defined as all entities who indirectly purchased Pork from Defendants or co-conspirators or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates in the United States from January 1, 2009, to April 19, 2022, for their own business use in commercial food preparation.
Only Settlement Class members in the following jurisdictions are eligible to potentially recover money from the settlement: Arkansas Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and/or Wisconsin.
For purposes of the Settlement, "Pork" means porcine or swine products processed, produced or sold by Smithfield, or by any of the Defendants or their co-conspirators, including but not limited to: primals (including but not limited to loins, shoulders, picnics, butts, ribs, bellies, hams, or legs), trim or sub-primal products (including but not limited to backloins, tenderloins, backribs, boneless loins, boneless sirloins, riblets, chef's prime, prime ribs, brisket, skirt, cushion, ground meats, sirloin tip roast, or hocks), further processed and value added porcine products (including, but not limited to bacon, sausage, lunch meats, further processed ham, or jerky products), offal or variety products (including, but not limited to hearts, tongues, livers, head products, spleens, kidneys, feet, stomach, bladder, uterus, snoot, ears, tail, brisket bone, intestines, jowls, neck bones or other bones, skin, lungs, glands, hair, or pet food ingredients), rendered product and byproducts (including, but not limited to, lard, grease, meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, or blood plasma), casings (including, but not limited to, mucosa), and carcasses.
In addition to Smithfield, the Defendants and alleged co-conspirators in this lawsuit are JBS USA Food Company, JBS USA Food Company Holdings, Swift Pork Company, Clemens Food Group, LLC, The Clemens Family Corporation, Hormel Foods Corporation, Seaboard Foods LLC, Triumph Foods, LLC, Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., and Agri Stats, Inc.
If you are not sure you are included, you can get more information, including a detailed notice, at www.PorkCommercialCase.com or by calling toll-free 1-855-867-0738.
Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs allege that Defendants and their co-conspirators conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of Pork products, from at least January 1, 2009, with the intent and expected result of increasing prices of Pork products in the United States, in violation of federal antitrust laws and various state antitrust, consumer protection and unfair trade practices, and unjust enrichment laws. Smithfield denies it did anything wrong. The Court did not decide which side was right, but both sides agreed to the Settlement to resolve the case and get benefits to the Settlement Class. The case is still proceeding on behalf of the Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs against other Defendants who may be subject to separate settlements, judgments, or class certification orders.
The Settlement Agreement provides that Smithfield will pay $42,000,000 to resolve all Settlement Class members' claims against Smithfield for the Released Claims (as defined in the Settlement Agreement). In addition to this monetary benefit, Smithfield has also agreed to certain injunctive relief and to provide specified cooperation in the Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs' continued prosecution of the litigation. No money will be distributed at this time. Settlement Class Counsel will continue to pursue the lawsuit against the other Defendants. Settlement Class Counsel may request that the Court award attorneys' fees and permit the reimbursement of certain litigation costs and expenses. Settlement Class Counsel will also seek permission to set aside up to five percent of the Settlement Fund for future litigation expenses to be used in the continuing lawsuits against the non-settling Defendants and will seek service awards for the class representatives. When Settlement Class Counsel's motion for fees, costs, expenses, and service awards is filed, it will be available on the Settlement Website. The motion will be posted on the website at least 14 days before the deadline for objecting to, commenting on, or excluding yourself from the Settlement. Settlement Class Counsel will ask the Court for attorneys' fees based on their services in this litigation, not to exceed one third of the Settlement Fund net of any expense reimbursement and class representative service awards, and will ask to be reimbursed for certain expenses already incurred on behalf of the Settlement Class in an amount up to $1,600,000. All Settlement funds that remain after payment of the Court ordered attorneys' fees, costs, expenses, and service awards will be distributed at the conclusion of the lawsuit or as ordered by the Court. You will be notified later, if and when there is an opportunity to make a claim to receive a payment.
You do not need to take any action to remain a member of the Settlement Class and be bound by the Settlement Agreement. As a Settlement Class member, you may be able to participate in (or exclude yourself from) any future settlements or judgments obtained by Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs against other Defendants in the case.
If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement Agreement, you must exclude yourself. Your exclusion request must be postmarked by September 3, 2022, or you will not be able to sue or to continue suing the Settling Defendant for the Released Claims (as defined in the Settlement Agreement). If you exclude yourself, you cannot get money from the Settlement. If you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you may object to the Settlement. Your objection must be postmarked by September 3, 2022. The detailed notice explains how to exclude yourself or object. Details may also be found on the FAQs page of the Settlement website.
While this Settlement is only with the Settling Defendant at this time, the Settlement Class includes purchasers of Pork products (as defined in the Settlement Agreement) from any of the Defendants or their co-conspirators. If you are a member of the Settlement Class and do not exclude yourself, you may be eligible to participate in (or exclude yourself from) any additional settlements which may arise with any other Defendants in the case.
The Court will hold a hearing in this case In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Actions), Case No. 0:18-cv-01776 (D. Minn.) on October 17, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. via video conference, to consider whether to approve the Settlement Agreement. You may ask to speak at the hearing, but you do not have to.
This notice is a summary only. You can find more details about the Settlement at www.PorkCommercialCase.com or by calling toll-free 1-855-867-0738. Please do not contact the Court.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The national food safety attorneys at Marler Clark filed the first lawsuit today in the United States District Court of Southern District New York against Daily Harvest, Inc., on behalf of Carol Ann Ready of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ms. Ready became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms after consuming the Lentil + Leek Crumbles from Daily Harvest, a home food delivery company based in New York. She is represented by Marler Clark, and local counsel, Heisman, Nunes & Hull, LLP. Complaint # 1:22-cv-05385.
On May 3, 2022, Ms. Ready purchased Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles through her online subscription. She consumed the product on May 7, 2022, and later that day began to experience abdominal pain and gastrointestinal distress, accompanied by shoulder pain. The next morning, her symptoms worsened, and her nausea and headache combined with severe abdominal pain led her husband to drive her to the emergency room at St. John's Ascension Medical Center. Multiple blood tests, a urine sample and a CT scan were taken. After receiving pain medication, but no conclusive diagnosis, she was sent home and directed to eat a bland diet.
Without any knowledge of what made her ill, Ms. Ready consumed more French Lentil + Leek Crumbles and within 24 hours experienced the same gastrointestinal symptoms as before. This time her pain was so severe that it warranted four days of hospitalization. Testing revealed elevated liver enzymes with liver and gallbladder dysfunction. A week later she underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder. Ms. Ready is recovering from her surgery and remains at risk for future health complications.
"We have been retained by nearly 100 people, most with stories nearly identical to Ms. Ready. We have had all clients contact the FDA directly to share their symptoms. We are in the process of testing nearly two dozen leftover products to determine what ingredients in these products that would cause such severe symptoms," said Marler Clark partner, Bill Marler.
On June 23, 2022, the FDA reported at least 470 ill after consuming Daily Harvest of French Lentil + Leek Crumbles. The company issued a voluntary recall after customers reported gastrointestinal infections resulting in the need for medical care. Approximately 28,000 units of the recalled product were distributed to customers between April 28 and June 17, 2022. The product was sent through online sales, direct delivery to homes as well as through retail sales at a "pop-up" store in Los Angeles and the Daily Harvest store in Chicago, Illinois.
Many of those sickened have turned to various social media platforms to report their symptoms which include vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, whole-body itching, dizziness, dark urine, nausea, and headache. Many victims of this foodborne illness outbreak have visited the hospital, with infections resulting in the removal of gallbladders.
What to do if you become ill from Daily Harvest Leek + Lentil Crumbles
- Seek medical care immediately.
- DO NOT, as Daily Harvest suggested, "dispose of it". The product can be tested for pathogens, allergens, toxins, and chemicals.
- Report your illness to your public health department or the FDA.
- Contact Marler Clark for a free consultation or call us at 800-884-9840.
Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is the nation's leading firm representing victims of food poisoning. The lawyers at Marler Clark have represented victims of foodborne illness for 30 years, recovering over $850 million for their clients. Marler Clark is the only law firm in the nation with a practice focused exclusively on foodborne illness litigation.
If you or a family member became ill after consuming Daily Harvest meals, and you are interested in pursuing a legal claim, contact Marler Clark.
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Grieving father erupts at Parkland school shooter’s trial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A grieving father erupted in anger Tuesday as he told jurors about the daughter Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered along with 16 others four years ago, his voice rising as he recounted her “infectious laugh that I can only get to watch now on TikTok videos.”
Dr. Ilan Alhadeff’s emotional testimony about his 14-year-old daughter Alyssa marked a second day of tears as families, one after another, took the witness stand to give heartrending statements about their loved ones who died at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
He and his wife, Lori, described Alyssa’s role as captain of her soccer team, the friend others always turned to for advice or a shoulder to cry on, and her plans to become a business lawyer. He cried as he recounted how he will not dance with his daughter at her wedding or see the children she would have had.
“My first-born daughter, daddy’s girl was taken from me!” yelled Alhadeff, an internal medicine physician. “I get to watch my friends, my neighbors, colleagues spend time enjoying their daughters, enjoying all the normal milestones, taking in the normal joys and I only get to watch videos or go to the cemetery to see my daughter.”
He said one of Alyssa’s two younger brothers was too young to comprehend her death when it happened, but now “asks to go see his sister at the cemetery from time to time.”
“This is not normal!” he said angrily.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder in October; the trial is only to determine whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole. Over the two days of family statements, he has shown little emotion, even as several of his attorneys wiped away tears and Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer’s voice broke when she gave directions. He mostly stares straight ahead, occasionally looking down at the table where he sits.
As one family testifies, others sob in the gallery while awaiting their turn. They exchange packets of tissues, shoulder rubs and, when breaks come, hugs. Some jurors wipe away tears, but most sit stoically.
Annika Dworet, her husband Mitch sitting somberly at her side, told the jurors about their son Nick, who was 17 when he died. A star swimmer, he had accepted a scholarship to the University of Indianapolis and was training in hopes of competing for his mother’s native Sweden in the 2020 Olympics. His younger brother, Alex, was wounded in the shooting.
“He was always inclusive of everyone. On his last evening with us, he spent time speaking to the younger kids on the swim team, giving them some pointers,” she said.
But now, she said, “our hearts will forever be broken.”
“We will always live with excruciating pain. We have an empty bedroom in our house. There is an empty chair at our dining table. Alex will never have a brother to talk or hang out with. They will never again go for a drive, blasting very loud music. We did not get to see Nick graduate from high school or college. We will never see him getting married.
“We will always hesitate before answering the question, ‘How many kids do you have?’”
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Live From Washington, D.C. with an All-Star Cast and Fireworks!
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 42nd annual edition of A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS, America's longest-running live national Independence Day TV tradition, returns hosted by country music star and four-time Grammy-nominee Mickey Guyton. Joining Guyton, who will be hosting and performing during the celebration, will be top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway with the National Symphony Orchestra. After making history as the first African American female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category, Guyton went on to host the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards and performed the "National Anthem" this year at Super Bowl LV in front of an audience of 112.3 million. The line-up for A CAPITOL FOURTH will feature:
- Emmy and SAG Award-winning actor, singer and songwriter Darren Criss (AMERICAN CRIME STORY, GLEE);
- five-time Grammy Award-winning Gospel legend Yolanda Adams;
- multi-platinum pop artist and songwriter Andy Grammer;
- Grammy Award-winning music legend Gloria Gaynor;
- platinum-certified country music singer songwriter Jake Owen;
- ground-breaking five-time Grammy Award-winning blues musician Keb' Mo';
- Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and recording artist Emily Bear (THE UNOFFICIAL BRIDGERTON MUSICAL);
- multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and recording artist Loren Allred (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN); and
- the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8676256-capital-concerts-pbs-a-capitol-fourth-2022/
Broadway legend and one of the most nominated performers in Tony Award history, Chita Rivera, will lead a 65th anniversary celebration of WEST SIDE STORY featuring the National Symphony Orchestra who will perform a special musical tribute to one of Broadway's most successful shows. A theatrical icon, Rivera's electric performance as Anita in the original Broadway premiere of WEST SIDE STORY in 1957 brought her stardom. The segment will feature a performance of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's iconic ballad "Somewhere" by Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner and two-time Oscar nominee, Cynthia Erivo.
The evening will also include a special tribute to our men and women in uniform and their families by Emmy Award-winning, multiplatinum selling recording artist and published author Rachel Platten who will perform her hit song "Stand by You."
The concert also marks the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial, one of America's most famous and majestic landmarks. It was built as a tribute to a President whose leadership united the nation in a time of crisis, and whose eloquence spoke to our aspirations and dreams of a better tomorrow. The segment will feature a stirring performance of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Yolanda Adams live from the Lincoln Memorial.
Returning live from Washington, D.C., the top-rated, award-winning program available on television, radio and digital media puts viewers front and center for America's biggest birthday party. The celebration will be capped off with the greatest display of fireworks in the U.S.A. lighting up our nation's iconic skyline featuring twenty cameras positioned around the city to capture the best views. Accompanied by patriotic musical favorites, the fireworks extravaganza will also feature The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," with a commemoration of its 100th anniversary.
A CAPITOL FOURTH airs on PBS Monday, July 4, 2022 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. The program can also be heard in stereo over NPR member stations nationwide and will be streaming on YouTube and www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth and available as Video on Demand for a limited time only, July 4 to July 18, 2022.
Also participating in the event will be the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery, Members of the Armed Forces carrying the State and Territorial Flags, the Armed Forces Color Guard provided by the Military District of Washington, D.C., the Choral Arts Society of Washington and Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music.
A CAPITOL FOURTH is made possible by grants from The Boeing Company, the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of the Army, PBS and public television stations nationwide. Air travel is provided by American Airlines.
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BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeris Partners LLC ("Aeris Partners" or "Aeris"), a leading technology M&A investment bank, is excited to announce the launch of its new San Francisco, California office and the addition of Gray Eklund, Director, to help drive the firm's West Coast expansion.
Aeris Partners provides best-in-class M&A advisory services to leading private equity, venture capital, and founder-owned software, SaaS, and tech-enabled services companies spanning a range of high-growth verticals, including EdTech, FinTech, GovTech and Healthcare IT, among others. The firm leverages extensive domain expertise, a distinguished M&A execution track record, and an unwavering commitment to delivering superior outcomes on behalf of its clients.
Gray Eklund joins Aeris with more than 15 years of technology investment banking, M&A and financial services industry experience. Prior to joining Aeris, Gray worked as a Director with the technology investment banking group at Piper Sandler, where he focused on transaction advisory for software companies in the accounting / tax, property, banking, and insurance industries. Gray earned an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Economics from Yale University.
"The Aeris team is passionate, mission-driven and committed, and the launch of our San Francisco office marks a significant milestone in the ongoing growth and evolution of the firm," said David Joncas, Managing Director at Aeris. "Gray is an outstanding M&A banker and fantastic teammate, and we're thrilled to work with Gray during this next phase of growth."
"We're incredibly excited to welcome Gray to Aeris," said Rahul Swani, Managing Director at Aeris. "Gray's commitment to culture, collaboration and execution excellence aligns perfectly with the Aeris approach and further enhances our ability to deliver the best-in-class outcomes our clients have come to expect."
"I'm absolutely thrilled to join Aeris Partners. The Aeris team's track record and commitment to delivering world-class M&A advisory services and outcomes are truly differentiated. I'm excited to build on the firm's growth and momentum, and to lead the firm's West Coast expansion with the launch of our San Francisco office," said Gray Eklund, Director at Aeris.
Aeris Partners provides best-in-class strategic M&A advisory and investment banking services to leading private equity, venture capital and founder-owned software and SaaS clients throughout North America. Aeris leverages decades of software industry and M&A experience, data-driven strategic insight, a collaborative hands-on approach, and an unparalleled commitment to delivering exceptional M&A outcomes for each client. Aeris advisory services include transformational sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, and growth equity recapitalizations spanning high-growth market verticals, including Education (EdTech), Energy & Power, Financial Technology (FinTech), Government (GovTech), Healthcare IT (HCIT), HR Tech, Pharma & Life Sciences Tech (PharmaTech), and Supply Chain (SCM), among others. For more information, please visit: aerispartners.com.
Aeris Partners LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats tried to pass legislation that would guarantee women can continue using contraception if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the long-standing precedent, the way it did with abortion.
But Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst blocked their efforts by objecting to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey’s request for unanimous consent to pass the bill, saying the measure went too far. Under Senate procedures, no roll call vote was taken.
Unanimous consent is a fast-track way to pass bills in the Senate, but any senator can object and block the legislation. The other path forward for bills would require the votes of 60 senators in the evenly divided Senate to advance beyond a filibuster.
Ernst, instead, offered a proposal that would have incentivized manufacturers of oral birth control to file for over-the-counter approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to give those applications priority review and to waive the filing fee.
“With my bill, women 18 and older can walk into the local pharmacy, whether that be in Sidney, Iowa, or the deepest parts of Manhattan, and get the routine-use birth control they need,” Ernst said.
Markey objected, saying Ernst’s bill wouldn’t actually protect women’s right to access contraception if the Supreme Court overturns the cases that have recognized the right and if state governments seek to restrict or ban birth control.
“The over-the-counter option doesn’t help patients if their states are chipping away at their right to birth control,” Markey said.
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke in support of Democrats’ legislation, saying the threat to birth control access is not hypothetical, with conservative Republican lawmakers in states throughout the country discussing and proposing bills that would limit access to birth control.
“If the Supreme Court isn’t going to protect people’s fundamental rights, then everyone in this chamber has to decide whether or not they’re going to do it,” Klobuchar said. “And that includes making sure everyone can access contraception.”
The U.S. House voted 228-195 last week to approve legislation from North Carolina Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning that would ensure patients can continue accessing contraception and that health care providers can continue prescribing it. The measure Democratic senators tried to pass Wednesday is a companion bill.
The bills, as well as legislation that would ensure patients can travel out of state for abortion access and a measure to guarantee same-sex and interracial couples can continue marrying, are part of Democrats’ response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.
Democratic lawmakers and advocates began raising alarm bells the day of the ruling about Associate Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion in the case.
Thomas, who was nominated by President George H. W. Bush, wrote that the justices should reconsider all the precedents that rely on the substantive due process legal reasoning that kept abortion legal nationwide for nearly half a century.
Thomas specifically cited the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut ruling that recognized married couples’ right to use contraception, the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas ruling that invalidated laws criminalizing adult private consensual sexual relationships, and the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges case that legalized same-sex marriages.
Markey argued during floor debate Wednesday that Thomas’ concurring opinion in the abortion case was a “call to action that Republicans and red states are eagerly heeding.”
“In his opinion, Justice Thomas made clear that Americans had too many privacy rights under the United States Constitution, that the Supreme Court had erred in recognizing those rights and that the court should take them away,” Markey said. “Just as it did with the right to abortion.”
Markey said Congress “can’t sit idly by and watch as decades of precedent, privacy rights and progress are violated.”
The House-passed contraception bill and the Senate version would specifically protect oral contraceptives, long-acting reversible contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, internal and external condoms, injectables, vaginal barrier methods, transdermal patches, vaginal rings or other contraceptives.
The measures would allow the attorney general, an individual or a health care provider to file a civil lawsuit against any government or person who violates the law.
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Which Callaway golf shirt is best?
When shopping for golf equipment, it’s easy to focus on clubs and shoes, but don’t overlook finding the right shirt. A good golf shirt should do more than make you look stylish. It can make you comfortable and improve your performance.
Callaway is a respected brand that makes quality golf equipment and apparel. Its shirts use the latest technology to help keep you dry on the course while not compromising mobility. There are many styles, but the best is the Callaway Men’s Swing Tech Allover Polo, a classic golf shirt that goes with many outfits.
What to know before you buy a Callaway golf shirt
Type of fit
Like a polo, a traditional golf shirt has short sleeves, a collar and two or three buttons. Callaway golf shirts have two types of fit.
- Regular fit: Also referred to as standard or traditional fit, these are relaxed and comfortable. The sleeves tend to be longer and wider than slim-fit shirts, while the waist is not tapered, which gives you room to breathe and allows a full range of motion.
- Slim fit: These have a fitted appearance but are still loose enough to provide mobility. The sleeves are shorter and have less fabric. The waist is narrow and tapered under the arms, so the sides run close to the body.
Although most Callaway golf shirts are short-sleeved, you can find long-sleeve, three-quarter sleeve and sleeveless shirts in some styles. They can all be easily paired with golf pants or golf shorts.
Size
In addition to small, medium, large and extra-large sizes, Callaway has an extensive big-and-tall section with shirts that go up to XXXL, 5X and 5XLT
Colors and patterns
Callaway golf shirts come in white, black, blue, red, gray, pink, green and orange. There are also multicolored, striped and patterned shirts that include tattersall, floral, herringbone and chevron designs.
Not all styles are available in all sizes, colors and patterns.
What to look for in a quality Callaway golf shirt
Calloway Eco
Not only are Calloway golf shirts comfortable, but they are also environmentally conscious. This line of shirts is sustainable, made with up to 30% polyester from recycled plastic water bottles.
Sun protection
These shirts have built-in ultraviolet protection that prevents harmful rays from penetrating the fabric. This is particularly beneficial when out in the hot sun all day.
Opti-Dri
This technology wicks away moisture and sweat to keep you cool and dry when out on the course.
Swing Tech
This makes the fabric stretchable and less restrictive to maximize the range of motion and make movement feel effortless. This is most noticeable in the shirt’s shoulder seams, which can easily snag or pull during a golf swing.
How much you can expect to spend on a Callaway golf shirt
They range from $30-$94 depending on the material, construction, size and features.
Callaway golf shirt FAQ
What are the best materials for a golf shirt?
A. A golf shirt should be polyester or a poly-blend, because those fabrics can wick away moisture, which helps to keep you cool and try. That’s important because sweat from your shirt can hinder your swing and make you less comfortable.
How should a golf shirt be worn?
A. The original golf shirt was cut long to be tucked in for a clean and polished look. Newer styles are cut to be worn untucked without looking bulky or messy.
Can I wear a Callaway golf shirt casually?
A. Absolutely. Callaway golf shirts were designed to improve performance on the course, but you don’t have to be a golfer to wear one. They’re also great for the clubhouse or everyday use.
What is the best Callaway golf shirt to buy?
Top Callaway golf shirt
Callaway Men’s Swing Tech Allover Polo
What you need to know: This versatile, timeless golf shirt has been crafted for comfort and performance while providing UV protection.
What you’ll love: This is a simple, classic shirt that easily pairs with pants or shorts. It comes in many colors and sizes, including big and tall. The fit is engineered for a wide range of motion and paired with Swing Tech technology to help improve performance.
What you should consider: This shirt will stretch a small amount with each use but returns to its original size after laundering.
Where to buy: Sold by Callaway Golf and Amazon
Top Callaway golf shirt for the money
Callaway Women’s Short Sleeve Opti-Dri Core Performance Golf Shirt
What you need to know: This polyester golf shirt is created for comfort and performance. It comes in eight colors and six sizes.
What you’ll love: Stay cool on warm days with this lightweight single-knit fabric that’s ventilated to keep heat from your body. Swing Tech technology supports a full range of motion, swing after swing. The extended sizes and generous fit can accommodate multiple body types, while the material stretches so it won’t feel restrictive.
What you should consider: The shirts’ color can vary from the pictures online.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Callaway Men’s Fine Line Ventilated Striped Polo Shirt
What you need to know: Stay cool on the golf course with this shirt that comes in 12 colors and is available in sizes up to 3XL.
What you’ll love: This top-of-line golf shirt is stylish and comfortable. The fabric circulates air throughout the shirt and wicks moisture away from the skin. The three-button neck opening and narrow-line print make this shirt perfect for both the course and when out on the town.
What you should consider: This shirt runs slightly long, so depending on your height, you might have to tuck it in.
Where to buy: Sold by Callaway Golf and Amazon
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --TETRA Technologies, Inc. ("TETRA" or the "Company") (NYSE: TTI) announced today that it will release second quarter 2022 results after the closing of the market on Monday, August 1, 2022. On August 2, 2022, TETRA will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. Brady M. Murphy, President and CEO, and Elijio V. Serrano, Senior Vice President and CFO, will host the call.
TETRA invites you to listen to the conference call by calling the toll-free phone number 1-888-347-5303. The conference call will also be available by live audio webcast and may be accessed through the Company's website at www.tetratec.com. The news release will be available on the Company's website prior to the conference call. A replay of the conference call will be available at 1-877-344-7529 conference number 2427423, for one week following the conference call and the archived webcast will be available through the Company's website for thirty days following the conference call.
Company Overview
TETRA Technologies, Inc. is an industrial and oil & gas products and services company operating on six continents focused on bromine-based completion fluids, calcium chloride, water management solutions, frac flowback and production well testing services. Calcium chloride is used in the oil and gas, industrial, agricultural, road, food and beverage markets. TETRA is evolving its business model by expanding into the low carbon energy markets with its chemistry expertise, key mineral acreage and global infrastructure. Recently announced initiatives include commercialization of TETRA PureFlow® an ultra-pure zinc bromide for stationary batteries and energy storage; advancing an innovative carbon capture utilization and storage technology with CarbonFree to capture CO2 and mineralize emissions to make commercial, carbon-negative chemicals; and development of TETRA's lithium and bromine mineral acreage to meet the growing demand for oil and gas products and energy storage. Visit the Company's website at www.tetratec.com.
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BARCELONA, Spain, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grifols, S.A. ("Grifols") (MCE: GRF, MCE: GRF.P and NASDAQ: GRFS) announced that it has filed its 2021 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 29, 2022. Grifols' Annual Report on Form 20-F includes its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
The Form 20-F can be accessed electronically through the Grifols website at http://www.grifols.com/en/investors.The Form 20-F is also available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
Grifols will deliver, within a reasonable time after request, a hard copy of the Form 20-F, including its complete audited financial statements, free of charge, to any shareholder upon request. To request a hard copy, shareholders may contact Grifols by email at investors@grifols.com to the attention of Grifols' Investor Relations & Sustainability, Re: 2021 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
About Grifols
Grifols is a global company in the health sector that has been working since 1909 to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Its four divisions – Bioscience, Diagnostic, Hospital and Bio Supplies – develop, produce and market innovative solutions and services in more than 100 countries.
A pioneer in the blood products industry, Grifols is one of the largest plasma companies, with a growing network of donation centers around the world. With the plasma obtained, Grifols produces essential medicines to treat chronic, rare and sometimes very serious diseases. As a recognized leader in transfusion medicine, the company has a comprehensive portfolio of solutions designed to improve safety from donation to transfusion. In addition, it provides hospitals, pharmacies and health professionals with the tools, information and services that contribute to offering specialized and efficient medical care.
Grifols, with more than 23,000 employees in more than 30 countries and regions, is committed to a sustainable business model that helps define the standards of continuous innovation, quality, safety and ethical leadership in the sector.
In 2021, Grifols' total economic impact in the main countries where it operates is estimated at 7,700 million euros and 141,500 jobs generated, including direct, indirect and induced jobs.
The company's ordinary shares (Class A) are listed on the Spanish Continuous Market and form part of the Ibex-35 (MCE: GRF). Grifols non-voting shares (Class B) are listed on the Spanish Continuous Market (MCE: GRF.P) and on the North American NASDAQ through ADR (American Depositary Receipts) (NASDAQ: GRFS).
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: ASM) (NYSE: ASM) (FSE: GV6) ("Avino" or "the Company") plans to announce its First Quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
In addition, the Company will be holding a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT).
Shareholders, analysts, investors, and media are invited to join the webcast and conference call by logging in here Avino First Quarter 2022 Webcast and Conference Call or by dialing the following numbers five to ten minutes prior to the start time.
Toll Free Canada & USA:1-800-319-4610
Outside of Canada & USA:1-604-638-5340
No passcode is necessary to participate in the conference call or webcast; participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A portion.
The conference call and webcast will be recorded, and the replay will be available on the Company's web site later that day.
About Avino:
Avino is primarily a silver producer from its wholly owned Avino Mine near Durango, Mexico. The Company's silver, gold and copper production remains unhedged. The Company's mission and strategy is to create shareholder value through organic growth at the historic Avino Property and the strategic acquisition of mineral exploration and mining properties. We are committed to managing all business activities in a safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective manner, while contributing to the well-being of the communities in which we operate. We encourage you to connect with us on Twitter at @Avino and on LinkedIn at Avino Silver & Gold Mines. To view the Avino Mine VRIFY tour, please click here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this month will visit the Indo-Pacific for the first time since taking over the department and will use the trip to make the U.S. case for a price cap on Russian oil aimed at reducing revenue to the Kremlin as it presses ahead with its attack on Ukraine.
Yellen will address the economic and humanitarian challenges wrought by Russia’s war in Ukraine as she represents the U.S. at Group of 20 finance minister meetings on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and makes additional stops in Tokyo and Seoul, South Korea. During the July 12-19 trip, Yellen will notably avoid visiting China, although she did hold a call with China’s vice premier on Monday.
Yellen has been a critic of China’s economic relationship with Russia — urging China to use its “ special relationship with Russia” to persuade Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Unlike the Group of Seven finance leader meetings in April, the G-20 will involve participant countries that are not united in taking action in opposition to the war in Ukraine. China, India, South Africa and Brazil have largely resisted signing on to efforts by the U.S. and its allies to punish Russia for its invasion. Russia is expected to participate as well.
Yellen will also tour an LG factory in South Korea and deliver a speech about the importance of strong international partnerships in building supply chains. LG in April announced plans to build a $1.4 billion battery plant in Queen Creek, Arizona.
Yellen’s trip to Asia will come days after the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, was shot from behind during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/yellen-to-push-price-cap-on-russian-oil-during-asia-visit/ | 2022-07-09T01:34:29Z |
Company's commitment to doing the right thing is strong
MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya" or the "Company") is pleased to release its inaugural ESG Report, a comprehensive document that details the Company's commitment to environmental, social, and governance excellence. Alithya's ESG Report outlines current best practices put forth by the Company, as well as critical measures identified for future implementation.
"ESG intersects all lines of Alithya's ecosystem, and our business has far-reaching effects on the important economic sectors that we service. Since the Company's founding, we have embraced the responsibility of being an agent of change in our industry, and that responsibility extends to helping our customers transition to more sustainable economies. Alithya believes in a world where the pursuit of excellence in environmental, social, and governance can be perfectly aligned with business goals, and where value can be created through sustainability. This ESG Report is an important step forward in that process, and a commitment that we hope our stakeholders will embrace as a source of pride."
Key highlights from Alithya's inaugural ESG Report include:
- Workforce Talent: Alithya's long-term strategic plan embraces Human Capital at its core, and the Company has endeavored to foster a culture of collaboration and ownership by ensuring that employees have all of the necessary tools for cultivating their well-being and personal growth. In striving to be a best-in-class employer, Alithya invests heavily in the development of its leaders and employees.
- Organizational Culture: For more than 30 years, Alithya's culture has been predicated on core values of trust, respect, integrity, creativity, well-being and passion. Values play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of the Company, from the hiring process to the Company's strategic approach to acquisitions, its commitment to workplace excellence, and its support for benevolence.
- Cyber Security & Data Privacy: Alithya's commitment to being a model of cyber security integrity begins at home, with its business model being dependent on the effective management of its own systems and data. Externally, from the control room to the boardroom, Alithya's advanced technology-driven products and services help customers in finance, government, renewable energy, and other highly sensitive sectors to enhance their overall cyber security posture, ensuring that they are equipped with the tools they need to outpace the rapid evolution of cyber threats.
- Governance: Alithya aims to position itself as a trusted advisor offering tailored, digitally based solutions to its customers. Trust and governance are both keys to success that will enable Alithya to stand out in the fragmented, highly competitive technological services market. To achieve this, all stakeholders - from our customers to our employees and our partners - must be confident that Alithya is guided by strong leadership, has a clear strategy for success, and has implemented a plan to protect its future.
- Transitioning to a lower-carbon economy: Alithya recognizes its responsibility to respond to stakeholder expectations by operating responsibly. Externally, Alithya's business engages in complex technology projects that ultimately contribute to our customers' transitions to lower-carbon economies, and the Company takes responsibility for delivering products and services with minimal negative environmental impacts. As a service provider in the digital transformation space, Alithya's internal carbon footprint is relatively low. Nevertheless, the Company understands the importance of clearly establishing the impact of the entirety of its operations, including the associated effects of cloud-hosting hardware. In this regard, Alithya has introduced numerous initiatives aimed at reducing its internal footprint, including measures targeting tele-working, waste reduction, recycling optimization, and the operation of efficient premises in LEED-certified buildings leveraging renewable energy.
Access the full Alithya ESG Report here: https://www.alithya.com/hubfs/ESG_Report_2022_En.pdf
This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable U.S. safe harbours (collectively "forward-looking statements"). Statements that do not exclusively relate to historical facts, as well as statements relating to management's expectations regarding the future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects of Alithya, and other information related to Alithya's business strategy and future plans or which refer to the characterizations of future events or circumstances represent forward-looking statements. Such statements often contain the words "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "could," "would," "will," "may," "can," "continue," "potential," "should," "project," "target," and similar expressions and variations thereof, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
Forward-looking statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding Alithya's objectives, strategies and business outlook and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although management believes the expectations reflected in Alithya's forward-looking statements were reasonable as at the date they were made, forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management and, as such, are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Alithya's control, and which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to those discussed in Alithya's annual and interim Management's Discussion and Analysis and other materials made public, including documents filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities from time to time and which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to Alithya or that Alithya currently deems to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on its financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this press release. Alithya expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since actual results may vary materially from them.
Alithya is a trusted leader in strategy and digital transformation, employing a dedicated and highly skilled workforce of 3,900 professionals in Canada, the United States and internationally. Alithya's strategy is based on a plan of accelerated organic growth and complementary acquisitions to create a global leader. The Company's integrated offer is based on four pillars of expertise: business strategies, enterprise cloud solutions, application modernisation services, and data and analytics.
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New base to support growing Salem population and surrounding rural communities
AURORA, Ore., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, announced the addition of a 24-hour helicopter critical care transport base in Salem, Oregon. Life Flight Network's highly trained flight crew will provide ICU level care to the communities of Oregon's Willamette Valley and the surrounding area, augmenting their existing air medical services in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, including their bases in Cottage Grove, Newport and Aurora, Oregon.
"We've experienced an increased demand for our services in the Willamette Valley as the population has grown to roughly 3 million residents. The addition of a base in Salem will increase our capacity to support the healthcare needs of rural communities, reducing response times when time is of the essence," said Ben Clayton, Chief Executive of Life Flight Network. "It is our privilege to serve the communities in this region and expand their access to quality healthcare alongside hospitals and emergency response agencies."
Life Flight Network fulfills its mission of saving lives through industry-leading care and transport by transporting thousands of patients each year who require rapid response ICU-level care, many of whom live in rural communities. As an integral part of the EMS and healthcare system, Life Flight Network is committed to placing air medical resources where patients need them most.
"Air medical resources are a lifeline for rural communities' access to specialty care across Oregon. At Life Flight Network we are excited for the opening of a base in Salem as it represents our steadfast commitment to the healthcare partners in the Willamette Valley and the surrounding area," said Dr. Tom Lorish, Chief Executive of Outreach and Strategic Affiliation for Providence Health and Services and an owner representative on the Life Flight Network Board of Directors.
The aircraft's state-of-the-art medical interior along with the combined efforts of a flight registered nurse and flight paramedic, enable Life Flight Network crews to operate a mobile intensive care unit. Crews have the ability to perform a multitude of highly skilled life-saving medical interventions during transport, including video laryngoscopies, management of ICU-level ventilators, and emergency blood transfusions.
A dedicated aircraft in Salem will also mean increased emergency medical care resources for Life Flight Network's valued EMS partners. Salem Fire Chief Mike Niblock states "Salem Fire Department is looking forward to Life Flight Network's upcoming deployment of resources in Salem, the addition of this critical medical asset is exciting for our community and we are pleased to welcome them to Salem."
ABOUT LIFE FLIGHT NETWORK
Life Flight Network, a not-for-profit air medical service, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), the National Accreditation Alliance of Medical Transport Applications (NAAMTA), and Helicopter Association International (HAI). Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States and maintains its own FAA Part 135 Operating Certificate. It offers ICU-level care during air and ground transport across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, Life Flight Network is owned by a consortium of Legacy Health, Oregon Health and Science University, Providence Health and Services, and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. It was named the 2021 Program of the Year by the Association for Air Medical Services. For more information about Life Flight Network or to become a member, visit www.lifeflight.org.
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp..
Shareholders who purchased shares of ARQQ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of: (i) all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Arqit securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive; and/or (ii) all holders of Centricus securities as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on August 31, 2021 to consider approval of the merger between Arqit and Centricus (the "Merger") and entitled to vote on the Merger.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Arqit's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards for telecommunications; (2) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed encryption technology in a meeting in 2020; (3) the British government was not an Arqit customer but, rather, providing grants to Arqit; (4) Arqit had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of the Merger; and (5) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 5, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/arqit-quantum-inc-f-k-a-centricus-acquisition-corp-loss-submission-form/?id=27910&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of ARQQ during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is July 5, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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CHICAGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supply chain shortages have been frustrating to caregivers in search of infant formulas to feed their children. With some relief in sight as retailers slowly restock their shelves with domestic and imported formulas, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages consumers to select the formulas that best meet the nutritional needs of their infants and children.
"Registered dietitian nutritionists can provide guidance to families as the selection of infant formulas might differ from what was available prior to the shortage," said registered dietitian nutritionist Amy Reed, a national spokesperson for the Academy based in Cincinnati, Ohio. "This shortage is not only impacting infants; there are many children, teens and adults who require special feedings and rely on therapeutic formulas to meet all of their nutritional needs."
The U.S. government has been working closely with formula manufacturers to increase production domestically and increase access from abroad. Federal agencies have been working together to import infant formulas that are not currently being produced for the U.S. market as a temporary measure to help alleviate the formula shortage. Only infant formulas that meet specific criteria and safety standards are being brought into the U.S. during the shortage, according to the White House. As of July 10, the federal government has transported more than 44 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents of infant formula to the U.S.
While imported infant formulas may provide necessary relief, caregivers should be aware of differences between these and domestic formula brands.
Reed recommends the following:
- If your infant or child refuses to drink a new formula after several tries, contact your physician or RDN for additional guidance.
- Follow the manufacturer's label when preparing infant formula and do not add more water to "stretch" the amount of formula per serving.
- Do not purchase infant formula or breast milk from unknown sources or online because they are not safe and may contain harmful ingredients.
- Purchasing pasteurized donor human breastmilk from milk banks is an appropriate alternative for some infants, when available.
- Be aware of and follow expiration dates. Once expired, you can't guarantee the formula's quality or safety.
- Homemade infant formulas are not recommended and can lead to both short- and long-term health issues for infants and children.
- If possible, breastfeeding is a great option to meet your child's nutrition needs. Consult an RDN for more information on the benefits of breastfeeding.
- Monitor the amount of formula you have available. If you are having difficulty obtaining the appropriate formula for your child, contact your physician, RDN or another health care provider before supply is depleted; they can help you find a suitable formula for your child.
For more information, visit the Academy's Infant Formula Safety Resources webpage or the Health and Human Services website at hhs.gov/formula. To find an RDN in your area, visit the Academy's Find a Nutrition Expert.
Representing more than 112,000 credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy is committed to improving health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Academy at www.eatright.org.
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The new add-on was Google Classroom's most-used partner integration during the past 6 months
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, now offers a new add-on for Google Classroom, the popular learning management system (LMS) used by millions of students and teachers around the world. The add-on creates a seamless way for schools using Google Classroom and IXL to help educators simplify class management, personalize learning and capitalize on valuable instructional time. The add-on is available for Google Workspace customers with the Teaching & Learning Upgrade or Google Workspace for Education Plus, and an IXL school or district license.
"IXL and Google closely collaborated to develop a tool that helps teachers spend less time on logistics and focus more on student learning," said Suzanne Pelz, Vice President of Engineering at IXL Learning. "Schools using Google Classroom can now more deeply integrate IXL's powerful platform into daily instruction to make a bigger positive impact on student achievement."
A smooth, simple and safe integration
IXL's Google Classroom add-on provides easy access to IXL's most useful features, helping schools quickly register students, devote more time to teaching and enrich students' learning. Educators can assign coursework based on IXL skills, get on-demand assessment data from the Real-Time Diagnostic and access other important instructional resources directly from Google Classroom. If teachers need a deeper dive into IXL's actionable analytics, they can navigate to IXL directly from Google Classroom and be automatically signed in. Single sign-on and roster matching capabilities make it simple to set up and manage classes, while technology administrators can enable the add-on in minutes with minimal maintenance required.
IXL is an IMS Global Trusted Application and adheres to the highest standards of privacy and security. Additionally, IXL and Google worked hand-in-hand to ensure a reliable and safe integration of the two systems.
IXL's integrations seamlessly connect schools to vital educational resources that enhance teachers' ability to deliver differentiated instruction and boost student achievement. IXL's most helpful pages can be accessed securely by students through trusted single sign-on providers and learning management systems, eliminating the need to sign in separately or remember additional passwords. IXL's auto-rostering options also make it easy for educators to get started and ensure that rosters are always up to date. In addition to IXL's Google Classroom add-on, the platform offers LMS integrations with Schoology, Canvas and D2L Brightspace that provide similar capabilities.
IXL is an end-to-end teaching and learning solution that includes a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and personalized guidance, instructional resources and classroom engagement tools, a first-of-its-kind assessment suite and actionable analytics for districts, schools, classrooms and individual learners.
Additionally, IXL offers district partnership, professional learning and implementation services. All integrated into a single platform, each component is designed to work together in harmony to give educators the tools and insights they need to maximize learning for every single student.
Media, please note: Screenshots of IXL may be downloaded at www.ixl.com/press. For demos and access to IXL, contact press@ixl.com.
Currently used by 13 million students and in all of the top 100 U.S. school districts, IXL is an all-inclusive educational platform that provides a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and instructional resources, actionable analytics and a state-of-the-art assessment suite. IXL's end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. With more than 110 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. The IXL Learning family of products also includes Rosetta Stone, Wyzant, Education.com, ABCya, Vocabulary.com and Curiosity Media. To learn more about IXL, visit www.ixl.com, facebook.com/IXL and twitter.com/IXLLearning.
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Landmark three-year study finds nearly 70 percent of participants showed improved mental health, fewer missed workdays, increased productivity, and less likelihood of leaving their job.
NEW YORK , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Health, the most comprehensive global mental health solution for employers and health plans, today unveiled data from the first-ever peer-reviewed study on the efficacy and value of a workplace mental health program. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, demonstrates that participation in Spring Health's program contributed to a significant reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety while also increasing workplace productivity for individuals at companies of all sizes.
The study evaluated Spring Health's workplace mental health program and included participation from 1,132 employees at 66 employers — including small, medium, and large employers — across 40 states from January 2018 to January 2021. It is the first study to prove that a well-designed and executed employee mental health program can increase productivity, reduce absenteeism, and drive a positive financial return on investment (ROI) for employers.
Key findings include:
- Nearly 70 percent of participants reliably improved their mental health
- Average time to remission was 5.9 weeks
- 25 percent fewer missed work days
- 24 percent increase in productivity
- Significantly higher job retention as employees were 60% less likely to leave their job
- Average workplace savings of more than $7,000 per participant within the first six months
"Our workplace mental health programs are a win-win for both employees who receive support and their employers who offer this benefit," said Adam Chekroud, co-founder and president of Spring Health. "We are enormously proud of these results, which reinforce our strong belief in the value of investing in employee mental health support."
"The demand for mental health services has increased significantly since the beginning of the pandemic, and while a number of digital therapeutic services have emerged, they fail to address a huge underlying problem our employees face: timely access to high-quality mental health professionals," said Christopher Brunson, VP of Total Rewards at General Mills. "Spring Health helped us eliminate barriers to mental healthcare with clinically proven technology and access to providers who can be seen, on average, in one to two days."
Mental illness is one of the leading causes of disability. In fact, according to data from the American Psychiatric Association, employees with unresolved depression experience a 35 percent reduction in productivity, contributing to economic losses totaling $210.5 billion per year in absenteeism, reduced productivity, and medical costs. There has been significant recent investment in workplace wellness programs in an effort to improve employee mental health, but few of those programs to date have actually reported clinical improvement or financial ROI, and none have reported both together.
Spring Health's workplace mental health program encompasses several proven methods of precision mental healthcare for the whole family (ages 6+) — including comprehensive mental health screening, personal support from a licensed care navigator, on-demand digital self-help tools, and fast access to coaching, outpatient psychotherapy, and medication management. Globally, members have access to care in an average of two days or less.
The full study can be found via the following link on JAMA Network Open. For partnership or membership inquiries, please visit: https://springhealth.com/contact/.
About Spring Health
At Spring Health, we are making mental health fundamental by eliminating every barrier to care. Our comprehensive digital platform provides employers and health plans with diverse, inclusive care for individuals and families. Using clinically-proven machine learning models, we accurately assess an individual's needs and then our experienced care navigators guide the individual to the right care, whether it's coaching, meditation, therapy, medication, or another form of support. Today, Spring Health serves more than 800 companies, from startups to multinational Fortune 500 corporations, and is a preferred mental health provider to companies like General Mills, Bain, DocuSign, Allstate, and BlackRock. For more information, please visit www.springhealth.com.
About JAMA Network Open
JAMA Network Open is the new online-only open access general medical journal from the JAMA Network. On weekdays, the journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical research and commentary in more than 40 medical and health subject areas. Every article is free online from the day of publication.
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DALLAS, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Successive Technologies, a next-gen (CMMI Level-3) technology consulting and services company specializes in digital transformation, today announced it has officially become a Certified Agency Partner with BigCommerce, a leading Open SaaS eCommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands. As a member of the BigCommerce Partner Program, Successive Technologies will now facilitate businesses across all industries to embrace omnichannel eCommerce, headless architecture, and other game-changing strategies powered by BigCommerce.
"In today's competitive eCommerce space, it's imperative for brands to have the right tools in their tech stack to enable digital teams to meet evolving consumer expectations and deliver compelling experiences with ease. Successive partnership with BigCommerce brings together deep expertise in advanced commerce strategies and adaptive retail solutions to help businesses future-proof their eCommerce investment and reach even more merchants, providing them flexibility at every step. We are honored to partner with the leading Open SaaS eCommerce platform and look forward to continued success together," said Gaurav (Gary) Malik, Chief Strategy Officer - Successive Technologies.
Successive Technologies has always set a benchmark by offering value-adding, comprehensive, and robust technological solutions for clients. Our certified eCommerce developers are exceptional at providing smart solutions to mission-critical design, merchandising, and technical challenges. Now, we will be providing a completely tailored experience that includes strategy, design, development, and BigCommerce optimization services. From BigCommerce migrations to custom BigCommerce themes, we got you covered. Through a collection of open APIs offered, we help merchants easily integrate BigCommerce with their existing ERP, CRM, order management system, email, shipping and fulfillment systems.
"As the needs of BigCommerce customers grow and diversify, it is important to us to grow the agency ecosystem to be able to serve unique customer needs" said Daniel Fertig, Vice President of Agency Partnerships at BigCommerce. "I'm excited to welcome Successive Technologies into our Certified agency group to bring their experience across digital, marketplace, marketing, analytics and more to the benefit of our joint customers"
Approximately 60,000 BigCommerce merchants look to the platform's robust agency partner ecosystem for support in creating differentiated shopping experiences to fuel their growth. Therefore, BigCommerce Agency Partners are carefully selected on the basis of offering best-in-class technologies, value and superior customer service.
For more information, visit: https://www.bigcommerce.com/
Customers can be assured of seamless delivery of the best-of-breed digital commerce solutions with Successive expertise. We are advancing breakthrough ideas into tangible results with our complete suite of BigCommerce solutions, visit: https://successive.tech/bigcommerce-development/
About Successive Technologies
Founded in 2012, Successive Technologies specializes in digital transformation. They empower clients to build a future-proof solid foundation with an innovative approach, a unique perspective to problem-solving, and a digital native mindset. It also helps them provide enhanced customer experiences with speed and cost efficiencies. Deloitte has recognized successive as one of the Top 50 fastest growing technology companies for three years in a row. They have a global 800+ strong workforce that caters to customers across the globe.
About BigCommerce
BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC) is a leading open software-as-a-service (SaaS) eCommerce platform that empowers merchants of all sizes to build, innovate and grow their businesses online. BigCommerce provides merchants with sophisticated enterprise-grade functionality, customization and performance with simplicity and ease-of-use. Tens of thousands of B2C and B2B companies across 150 countries and numerous industries use BigCommerce to create beautiful, engaging online stores, including Ben & Jerry's, Molton Brown, S.C. Johnson, Skullcandy, SoloStove, Ted Baker and Vodafone. Headquartered in Austin, BigCommerce has offices in London, Kyiv, San Francisco, and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.bigcommerce.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
BigCommerce® is a registered trademark of BigCommerce Pty. Ltd. Third-party trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify
WASHINGTON (AP) — The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency.
Michael Carvajal was served a subpoena to appear at a hearing later this month. The subpoena was announced Monday by Sen. Jon Ossoff, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
The committee’s subpoena follows an investigation by The Associated Press exposing systemic issues in the agency, including widespread criminal activity by staff and rampant sexual assault at a women’s prison in California.
The Justice Department announced last week it was replacing Carvajal with Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system. That announcement came about seven months after Carvajal submitted his resignation amid mounting pressure from Congress after the AP’s investigation.
Ossoff and Sen. Ron Johnson, the committee’s top Republican, said the subpoena was issued after the Justice Department refused to make Carvajal available to testify voluntarily.
Spokespeople for the Bureau of Prisons and for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Carvajal, a Trump administration holdover, has been at the center of myriad crises within the federal prison system. His tumultuous tenure included the rampant spread of coronavirus inside federal prisons, a failed response to the pandemic, dozens of escapes, deaths and critically low staffing levels that have hampered responses to emergencies.
The committee’s investigation has included examination of abuse, misconduct and corruption both at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta — Osoff’s home state — and more broadly in the federal prison system.
“To date, the Subcommittee has been provided no legal basis that would prevent Director Carvajal’s testimony before the Subcommittee, and the Department of Justice continues to refuse to make him available to testify,” Ossoff and Johnson said in a joint statement.
The Biden administration had faced increasing pressure to remove Carvajal and do more to fix the federal prison system after President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to push criminal justice reforms. The Bureau of Prisons is one of the largest Justice Department agencies, budgeted for around 37,500 employees and over 150,000 federal prisoners. It has an annual budget of around $8 billion.
Peters is set to take over the agency in August.
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Man imprisoned for marijuana distribution dies at Lansing Correctional
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - An inmate at Lansing Correctional Facility who had been incarcerated for distribution of marijuana died on Friday.
The Kansas Department of Corrections says Lansing Correctional Facility inmate Casey Wallace, 28, died on Friday, April 1. He was taken to St. John Hospital in Leavenworth where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff.
KDOC said the cause of Wallace’s death is pending an autopsy but is not believed to be related to COVID-19.
Per protocol, the Department said that when an inmate dies under its care, the death is under investigation by it and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Wallace had been in prison since March 24, 2021, for the distribution of marijuana and possession of a firearm.
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Protestors gather outside Governor DeSantis’ Speech
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Protestors gathered across the street from Governor Ron DeSantis’ speech outside of the Sahib Shrine Event Center in Sarasota.
The Women’s Voices of Southwest Florida gathered in the 300 block of Beneva Rd. with signs in hand to protest the use of education in politics.
The organization used its platform outside the event to protest Governor DeSantis’ speech.
Sarah Parker, a co-founder of Women’s Voices of Southwest Florida stated, “we’re out here today to stand up for our school board and our children. There are no safe spaces for LGBTQIA people. I think it is important that all of us are heard, not only in the polling booth but when DeSantis is in town”.
The organization aims to continue advocating first amendment rights for Suncoast citizens and beyond.
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Total Revenue 2022 YTD increase 41% Y/Y & Earning 2022 YTD increased 38% Y/Y
Total Assets Exceeding $74M Second Quarter June 30, 2022
HOUSTON, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Natural Resources Corp. (OTC: HNRC) ("HNR or the Company") announced today record results for the second quarter 2022, quarter ending June 30, 2022. The company's second quarter revenues of $5,125,473 and $8,687,641 for the first six months of 2022 a 41% increase compared to $7,614,534 through June 30, 2021.
The company's net earnings have increased 38% to $5,526,987 for the six-month period ending June 30, 2022, compared to $4,006,260 for the same period ending June 30, 2021. This equates to $0.18 per share in earnings per share (EPS) for the first six months of 2022.
The company's net assets have increased to $74,111,221 and the company's net asset value is $2.43 per share for the period ending June 30, 2022.
In the first quarter the company sponsored HNR Acquisition Corp a special purpose acquisition corporation that raised $86 million for a business combination. The company is currently working on sponsoring a second special purpose acquisition. The company plans to make an up listing to the OTCQB in the fourth quarter.
The second Quarter the company announced a $53M non energy asset spin-off into Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc. (WDHI) in 2022 and HNRC's shareholders would receive a dividend of $1.75 of WDHI shares for each HNRC share owned as announced on June 30, 2022. The spin-off changes the focus of the company towards its energy reserves, primarily 83 oil wells, estimated 33 million barrels in Texas among other interests.
About Houston Natural Resources Corp
Houston Natural Resources Corp. (OTCMKTS: HNRC) (www.hnrcholdings.com) is a diversified energy company with oil and gas interests as well as wastewater treatment facilities. The Halff Oil Field in Crockett County, Texas, 83 oil wells, estimated 33 million barrels of oil and water treatment and appraised reserves of $69 million. The company will also continue to seek new oil and gas and wastewater acquisitions as it focuses on creating more value for HNRC investors.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers.
Lopez announced their marriage Sunday in her newsletter for fans with the heading “We did it.” Lopez initially made their engagement public in April on the same newsletter, “On the J Lo.”
“Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient,” wrote Lopez in a message signed Jennifer Lynn Affleck.
Lopez wrote that the couple flew to Las Vegas on Saturday, stood in line for their license with four other couples and were wed just after midnight at A Little White Wedding Chapel, a chapel boasting a drive-through “tunnel of love.” Lopez said a Bluetooth speaker played their brief march down the aisle. She called it the best night of their lives.
“Stick around long enough and maybe you’ll find the best moment of your life in a drive-through in Las Vegas at 12:30 in the morning in the tunnel of love drive-through with your kids and the one you’ll spend forever with,” said Lopez.
News of their nuptials first spread Sunday after the Clark County clerk’s office in Nevada showed that the pair obtained a marriage license that was processed Saturday. The marriage license filing showed that Lopez plans to take the name Jennifer Affleck.
Representatives for Lopez and Affleck declined to comment.
Lopez, 52, and Affleck, 49, famously dated in the early 2000s, spawning the nickname “Bennifer,” before rekindling their romance last year. They earlier starred together in 2003’s “Gigli” and 2004’s “Jersey Girl.” Around that time, they became engaged but never wed.
Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005, with whom he shares three children. They divorced in 2018.
Lopez has been married three times before. She was briefly married to Ojani Noa from 1997-1998 and to Cris Judd from 2001-2003. She and singer Marc Anthony were married for a decade after wedding in 2004 and share 14-year-old twins together. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/we-did-it-jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-marry-in-las-vegas-drive-through/ | 2022-07-18T14:35:25Z |
- Industry experts will share their knowledge across 5G, factory floor, agriculture, government, Smart Home, and Robotics use cases
- Speakers from 50+ companies, 20 end users, 16 countries during ONE Summit
- Industry experts across the expanding open networking and edge ecosystems confirmed to present insights during ONE Summit North America, November 15-16, in Seattle, WA
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Networking, the facilitator of collaboration and operational excellence across open source networking projects, announced the ONE Summit North America 2022 session schedule is now available. Taking place in Seattle, WA November 15-16, ONE Summit is the one industry event that brings together decision makers and implementers for two days of in-depth presentations and interactive conversations around 5G, Access, Edge, Telco, Cloud, Enterprise Networking, and more open source technology developments.
"LF Networking is proud to set a high bar with the quality of content submissions for this year's ONE Summit, and to offer an innovative line-up of diverse sessions," said Arpit Joshipura, General Manager, Networking, Edge, and IoT, the Linux Foundation. "We will also touch on gaming, robotics, 5G network automation, factory floor, agriculture and more, with a strong program based on the power of connectivity."
The event will feature an extensive program of 70+ diverse business and technical sessions that cover cutting-edge topics across five presentation tracks: Industry 4.0; Security; The New Networking Stack; Operational Deployments (case studies, success & challenges); and Emerging Technologies and Business Models.
ONE Summit returns in-person for the first time in two years in its best format ever! The use-case driven content is strong in breadth and depth and includes sessions from open source users with whom LF Networking is engaged for the first time. Attendees will have a choose your own adventure experience as they select from a variety of content formats from interactive sessions, panels, in-depth tutorials, to lightning talk sessions with quick glances of future- looking thought processes.
- Real-world deployment stories of open source in action, from:
○ leading telco and enterprise organizations including TELUS, Google, Deutsche Telekom, Red Hat, Verizon, Nokia, China Mobile, Equinix, Netgate, Pantheon and others.
○ government and academic institutions including DARPA, the Naval Information Warfare Center (NWIC), University of Southern California, Jeju National University, and others. - Use case examples across the Metaverse, Robotics, Smart Home, Digital Twins, 5G Automation, Edge Orchestration, AI/ML, Kubernetes Orchestration, and more.
- Hands-on experiential learning and technical deep-dives in IoT and edge deployments led by expert practitioners.
- Lightning talks offer the opportunity to quickly learn about security and emerging technologies.
- Sessions contributing insight into open source projects across the ecosystem, including Akraino, CAMARA, eBPF, EdgeX Foundry, EVE, Nephio, OAI, OIF, ONAP, OpenSSF, ORAN-SC, SONiC, and more.
ONE Summit attendees engage directly with thought leaders across 5G, Cloud Native and Network Edge and expand knowledge of open source networking technology progression. Register today to gain fresh insights on technical and business collaboration shaping the future of networking, edge, and cloud computing.
Corporate registration is offered at the early price of US$995 through Sept. 9. Day passes are available for US$675 and Individual/Hobbyist (US$350) and Academic/Student (US$100) passes are also available. Members of The Linux Foundation, LF Networking, and LF Edge receive a 20 percent discount off registration and can contact events@linuxfoundation.org to request a member discount code. Members of the press who would like to request a press pass to attend should contact pr@lfnetworking.org.
To register, visit https://events.linuxfoundation.org/one-summit-north-america/register/. Corporate attendees should register before September 9, 2022 for the best rates.
ONE Summit will be followed by a complimentary, two-day LF Networking Developer and Testing Forum (DTF), a grassroots hands-on event organized by the LF Networking projects. ONE Summit attendees are encouraged to extend the experience, roll up sleeves, and join the incredible developer community to advance the open source networking and automation technologies of the future. Session videos from the Spring 2022 LFN Developer & Testing Forum, which took place June 13-16 in Porto, Portugal, are available here.
ONE Summit is made possible thanks to generous sponsors, including: Diamond sponsor Dell Technologies; Gold sponsor kyndryl; Silver sponsor Futurewei Technologies; and Bronze sponsors Data Bank and Netris.ai.
For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here or email for more information and to speak to the team.
Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation is supported by more than 2,000 members and is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware. Linux Foundation's projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, and more. Learn more at linuxfoundation.org.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sadis & Goldberg has been retained by stockholders of Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: Ticker "MHUA") to investigate alleged accounting fraud by MHUA and/or its officers and directors. Our investigation focuses on MHUA's violation of NASDAQ Rules by failing to timely file its Annual Report containing its financial statements. Shortly thereafter, MHUA's independent Auditor resigned, as did the Chairman of MHUA's Audit Committee. As a result, MHUA's stock price has fallen from as high as $14.80 per share to $5.30.
These developments raise major concern that MHUA's current and prior financial statements are false and misleading. Further, they raise serious concerns that MHUA, its officers and/or directors may have presented false and misleading financial information in the Prospectus for MHUA's Initial Public (IPO) in February 2022. Sadis & Goldberg is investigating potential direct and derivative claims that MHUA and its officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties, engaged in common law fraud, and/or violated securities laws through false accounting and financial statements.
If you are an investor in MHUA, and wish to obtain additional information to protect your investment or recover losses, please contact Samuel J. Lieberman of Sadis & Goldberg at (212) 573-8164 or by email at SLieberman@sglawyers.com.
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Predictive Biomarker Patents may improve Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients
Patent Portfolio increases to Nine
GOLDEN, Colo., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theralink Technologies, Inc. (OTC: THER) ("Theralink" or the "Company"), a precision oncology company with a novel phosphoprotein-based assay for breast cancer, today announced that it has acquired licenses for two new U.S. patents relating to methods for treating breast cancer: US 10,823,738 and US 10,690,672, expanding the Company's patent portfolio to nine.
Theralink has licensed the patents from George Mason University, strengthening and extending the current Theralink IP family that covers specific "predictive" biomarkers. Predictive biomarkers are used to identify patients with cancer that require specific, personalized therapeutics. In essence, they define what are called "companion diagnostics" wherein the biomarker is used to identify classes of patients that will best respond to a specific drug. Theralink has issued IP on specific predictive biomarkers that cover a range of therapeutic classes.
Emanuel Petricoin, Ph.D., Chair of Theralink's Science Advisory Board, stated, "These new patents are a significant addition to Theralink's biomarker collection, greatly enhancing our existing CLIA Theralink Assay portfolio. Together, these two new patents immediately synergize with the commercially available CLIA Theralink Assay for Breast Cancer since the specifically claimed biomarkers, protected by the new issued patents, are part of the 32-biomarker panel that is commercially available today."
Mick Ruxin, M.D., President & CEO of Theralink, added, "These two important patents, along with the existing seven patents in our portfolio, create a substantial IP moat surrounding our patented Reverse Phase Protein Array Technology and provide Theralink with the exclusive commercial license to bring our predictive assay to all cancer patients within the category of intended use. Significantly, physicians can now order the Theralink Assay for Breast Cancer and use it to expand the use of PARP inhibitors and HER2-EGFR inhibitors to breast cancer patients, by identifying patients who will respond to these powerful therapeutics currently missed by existing genomics-based approaches."
New Patent Details:
Issued patent 10,823,738: A Method for Treating Breast Cancer, relates to the use of specific predictive biomarkers that can be used to identify which patients with HER2 negative disease, including the hard-to-treat "triple negative" breast cancer, will respond to the powerful new class of therapeutics called PARP inhibitors. HER2 negative breast cancer represents 80% of all breast cancers, so this subtype is by far the most prevalent type. While PARP inhibitors represent a tremendously exciting new class of therapies in cancer and are known to be effective in HER2- breast cancer, nearly 40% of these HER2 negative patients do not respond, and this patent covers specific biomarkers that predict which patients will and will not respond to PARP inhibitors, effectively, a predictive marker for PARP inhibitors. Moreover, the patent covers the use of specific biomarkers for any type of PARP inhibitor-based therapy.
Issued patent 10,690,672: A Method for Treating Breast Cancer, covers the use of specific predictive biomarkers that can be used to identify which breast cancer patients will respond to therapies that target the HER2 and EGFR proteins in ALL types of breast cancer. While anti-HER2 therapeutics and HER2-EGFR dual therapeutics together represent the largest class of breast cancer therapeutics on the market, amounting to billions of dollars a year in revenue for the pharmaceutical industry, identification of patients who will respond relies on the use of measuring HER2 first, which means that currently only 20% of all breast cancers are treated with this class of therapies. Theralink's new powerful IP centers on novel biomarkers that can be used for 100% of breast cancers and may identify many patients who will respond to anti-HER2-EGFR agents missed entirely by current HER2 measurement techniques.
About Theralink Technologies, Inc.
Theralink Technologies is a proteomics-based, precision medicine company with a CLIA-certified laboratory located in Golden, Colorado. Through its unique and patented phosphoprotein and protein biomarker platform and LDTs, Theralink's technology targets multiple areas of oncology and drug development. In addition to the Company's first assay for advanced breast cancer, Theralink is actively working on a second assay that is planned to be pan-tumor for solid tumors across multiple tumor types such as ovarian, endometrial, pancreatic, liver, head and neck, colorectal, lung, prostate, among others. Theralink provides precision oncology data through its powerful Theralink® Reverse Phase Protein Array assays to assist the biopharmaceutical industry and clinical oncologists in identifying likely responders and non-responders to both FDA-approved and investigational drug treatments. Theralink intends to help improve cancer outcomes for patients, help reveal therapeutic options for oncologists, and support biopharmaceutical drug development by using a beyond-genomics approach to molecular profiling that directly measures drug target levels and activity. For more information, please visit www.theralink.com.
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Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, anything relating or referring to future financial results, patient enrollment and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties some of which cannot be predicted or quantified based on current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in reports filed by Theralink Technologies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business and although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Consequently, future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release statements made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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LOS ANGELES, CA, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diving into a cage-less bull shark feeding frenzy in Fiji, leaping out of a helicopter in Qatar or racing buggies across mountain ranges with Miss World on their way to support a special needs school are only a few uplifting adventures audiences will be able to enjoy a new season starting July 1st. Global Child "Travel with Purpose", is now premiering their third Season on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock. Across their 28 episodes, the series has charmed global audiences with their cinematic storytelling and humor featuring celebrities such as Miss Universe (Catriona Gray), the reigning Miss World (Karolina Bielawska) and major influencers experiencing the most stunning destinations as they give back and make a positive difference.
"No matter your background, country, race or religion, we have so much more in common than what sets us apart…so you are a Global Child, we are all part of the family of humanity." Says Augusto, who can't seen to stop smiling these days. The former NBC Host, turned Jail Chaplain and author began the project seven years ago with no resources, but as he'd say, "a few good friends and a lot of faith".
Global Child grew rapidly in popularity as its first two seasons populated the in-flight entertainment systems of airlines like American Airlines, Emirates, LATAM and 15 others.
"We've come a long way; from filming season one with a selfie stick to now having partnered to give back and have a positive impact around the world with the top brands in the tourism industry like Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Emirates Airlines & Dubai Tourism is a great blessing." Declares Augusto who recently returned from a four week whirlwind world tour which included raising 75K USD for the Orphaned Starfish Foundation during a charity trip to Peru, forming part of the Jury at the Travel Video Awards in Medellin, Colombia, speaking at the Burj Al Arab Dubai for one of the world's top Sustainability Galas and officiating the wedding of two latin celebrity friends (Carlos Ponce & Karina Banda) in Mexico.
Season three episodes now on Peacock thanks to a distribution deal with Fox First Run include: Mauritius "The Force of Nature", Chile "The Impossible is Possible", Dubai "The Power of Connection", Poland "The Purpose of Teamwork", Tanzania "Strengthen The Soul" and Thailand "Sharing Smiles".
"My favorite part is the impact we have together, from sponsoring leper colonies to supporting orphanages…" Says Augusto, a theologian and bilingual television host who also leads a non profit called BIG Foundation that fosters major world religions collaborating to tangibly impact people in need.
When asked what's next Valverde smiles and says: "We don't inherit the planet from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. We all have a finite amount of time, so we might as well live intentionally and travel with purpose… loving others and make sure our lives leave a positive legacy."
Global Child "Travel with Purpose" is now streaming on Peacock and major airlines all over the world. For more information on Peacock, click here.
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ATLANTA, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Park 'N Fly, the nation's leading off-site airport parking provider, celebrates 55 years of providing top-notch service and continually elevating the airport-parking experience.
With the summer travel season approaching, Park 'N Fly provides stress-free, off-site airport parking with unparalleled amenities. Our new www.pnf.com online booking website allows customers to reserve a space online in advance—and avoid searching for a parking space upon arriving at the airport. Our lots also offer a variety of parking space options to accommodate your parking preference such as valet parking, self-park uncovered and covered parking, shuttle service to the terminal on departure and back to the lot upon arrival home, luggage assistance, contactless entry and exit, car washing/detailing, oil changes, pet boarding and more—with staff on-site 24 hours a day. (Available amenities vary by lot location.)
Park 'N Fly opened its first off-site airport parking location in 1967 and has grown to oversee 13 facilities over the years with locations in cities around the United States. The introduction of online booking in 2005 transformed how the company operates and provided customers with an easy, seamless interface for reserving spaces in advance. Expansion into new markets, a steady stream of industry accolades and our ever-evolving App with Frequent Parker rewards program that gives members even more ways to save followed. We introduced the "Park 'N Fly Guy" as our first-ever brand ambassador in 2021, and look forward to what the next 55 years have in store.
About Park Holding, Inc.
Park Holding, Inc., a BCD Group company was founded in 1967 as the first off-airport parking company specifically geared toward the business traveler. Today, Park 'N Fly operates 15 facilities in 14 markets nationwide. Additionally, Park 'N Fly offers a network of off-airport parking services in more 80 U.S. markets through its internet-based reservation system at PNF.com. Park 'N Fly's goal is to make customers' lives easier by providing more than just parking. The company offers an array of unique services, including car washing and detailing, pet boarding with Pet Paradise Resort®, electric car-charging stations and valet parking. These service offerings and outstanding customer service make Park 'N Fly the first choice in airport parking. For more information, visit www.pnf.com.
About BCD Group
BCD Group is a market leader in the travel industry. A privately-owned company founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen, the group includes BCD Travel (a global corporate travel management company and its subsidiary global meetings and events agency, BCD Meetings & Events), Park 'N Fly (off-airport parking), and Airtrade (a consolidation and fulfillment company). For more information, visit www.bcdgroup.com.
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Plans Community Back-to-School Event on Aug. 17
MOBILE, Ala., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart of Mary School (HOM), one of the country's oldest Historically Black Catholic schools today announced a new branding and advertising campaign to tout the school's rich educational culture and legacy to parents and students in the Mobile, Alabama region. In addition, all are encouraged to come and join the community of elders on August 17th at 12:15pm in the school cafeteria as HOM supports its students with a "laying of the hands" ceremony to begin the school year prayerfully.
The new campaign, focused on the "The Heart" of the school's educational offerings and rich history, will reinforce the school's core messages and include powerful billboards, digital and television ads with a focus on its unique "Learning Community" curriculum, small, intimate class sizes, and track record of developing tomorrow's leaders.
"HOMe is where the heart is," says HOM Principal Jekirra Johnson. "The Heart" campaign is our way of making a statement to parents in the Mobile community that if you're looking for a school with passionate, caring teachers providing hands-on attention to each child, with a commitment to faith-based learning, HOM is your choice."
Notable HOM alums include former U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and retired Maj. Gen Gary Cooper, the first African American officer to lead a United States Marine Corp infantry battalion into battle in the history of this country.
"HOM has always invested in the "heart of the matter;" the right values, the best teachers, and alumni like me who are blessed beneficiaries of its rich history and guidance," says Herman.
Classes will resume on Aug. 17, 2022. There is still time to enroll your student by calling (251) 432-5270 or by visiting the school located at 310 Sengstak Street, Mobile, AL.
"We have what you need for your student's unique learning needs, and scholarships are available," said Johnson.
Located in Mobile, Ala., Heart of Mary School is a PreK-8, private faith-based school that strives to nurture students who are faithful to Jesus Christ, committed to their studies, and proud of their culture, all within the context of a safe and joyful environment. Heart of Mary is a qualified non-public Alabama school under the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) to enroll students from failing public schools. For more information, go to www.heartofmaryschoolmobile.org.
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Experts Share Insights on Current Practices in College and University Admissions
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "In Conversation with…" is the UCLAxOpen seminar series focused on the changing landscape of college admissions. This inaugural program brings together influential industry professionals, thought leaders, a New York Times best-selling author, and other experts starting on Thursday, June 16. Sessions are moderated by UCLA Extension instructors and the seminars are offered at no cost.
Guest speakers will examine the college admissions landscape and Covid-19's impact on parents, students, and access to higher education. Topics include: Careers, admissions criteria, assessment/testing, college and university options, financial aid, diversity and inclusion, online learning, COVID-19 disruption, and admissions bias.
"In Conversation with" features
June 16: Eric Hoover, Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
June 30: Adam Ingersoll, Founder and Principal, Compass Education
July 7: Michael Vilardo, President/Co-Founder, Subject, E-Learning Provider of High School Curriculum
July 21: Jeffrey Selingo, Journalist and New York Times Best Selling author, "Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions"
July 28: Dr. Angel B. Perez, CEO, National Association of Admission Counseling (NACAC)
"This new UCLAxOpen series presents valuable insights from influential leaders in the world of college admission. This series provides a roadmap for parents, future students, and those interested in counseling careers," said Jennifer Mandel, Program Director at UCLA Extension. "UCLA Extension serves as a resource for higher education and college admissions professionals globally. This program spotlights the value of up-to-the-moment knowledge, training, and best practices in this field, exactly the kinds of topics we teach in the online College Counseling certificate."
According to Statista, There were approximately 18.99 million college students in the U.S. in 2020, with 13.87 million enrolled in public colleges and 5.12 million students enrolled in private colleges.
The "In Conversation with…" speaker series runs from June 16 to July 28 with sessions accessible via Zoom. Each session features a Q&A with speakers. Registration is required for the no-cost sessions. Reserve a space here.
For more information about the online College Counseling certificate contact onlineccc@unex.ucla.edu
UCLAxOpen offer no-cost personal enrichment and professional development seminars every quarter. The online seminars are designed to share timely and relevant learning opportunities in short and flexible formats. Find out more here.
Founded in 1917, UCLA Extension is the continuing education division of the UCLA. UCLA Extension offers courses and certificates that enhance the careers of over 46,000 students, locally and globally. As an open enrollment program, UCLA Extension offers online and in-person courses in the arts, business, management, education, engineering and digital technology, entertainment studies, public policy, health care, humanities and sciences, and many other fields. UCLA Extension courses and programs begin quarterly, Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Find out more at uclaextension.edu. Summer quarter courses begin on June 21, 2022. Enroll now.
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. announces that Jim Hilton has joined the organization as its new Director-Strategic Growth.
Within this strategic role, Jim will be responsible for optimizing our IP-based products and growing an already robust portfolio of mobile-first solutions. His responsibilities will span our product portfolio, enabling us to drive value to our customers through enhanced solutions, services, and strategic partnerships.
Steven Smith, CEO of DecisionPoint, says, "I'm excited for Jim to join our leadership team. He brings a history of success and industry knowledge. He will add to an already strong leadership team at DPS. Jim has the experience and credibility to speak directly to customers, bringing them much-valued industry best practices."
Steven also stated, "Jim's experience and industry knowledge will add to our sales strategy and go-to-market activities to benefit our customers. DPS will focus on recently acquired portfolios to deliver more mobility-first IT solutions and services."
Jim brings over 40 years of experience to DPS across the industry, including as a direct mobility user and customer. For two decades, he served the industry in development, marketing, sales, and delivery of mobility solutions and services.
Jim states, "I've known and respected the combined management team at DPS for over a decade. I was excited to see Steve bring this team together under one company umbrella. Mobile Conductor, Vizitrace, and BT-Route manager all have ready-to-deploy architecture providing actionable visibility at the point of activity. The opportunity to bring that joined force to the industry is truly unique."
Contact: Jennifer Beasley, Director of Marketing, jbeasley@decisionpt.com, 314-677-0860
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California and VANCOUVER, Canada, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - ESSA Pharma Inc. ("ESSA", or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EPIX), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2022 Jefferies Healthcare Conference in New York City on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
David. R. Parkinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of ESSA Pharma, will participate in and host one-on-one meetings. David S. Wood, ESSA's Chief Financial Officer, will also be participating in the one-on-one meetings.
Presentation Details
ESSA is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel and proprietary therapies for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. For more information, please visit www.essapharma.com and follow us on Twitter under @ESSAPharma.
A webcast of the presentation can be accessed in the Investors/Events & Presentations section of ESSA's website at www.essapharma.com. Following the presentation, the webcast will be archived for 90 days.
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Allstate, Progressive cut ties with insurance agency that posted insensitive Juneteenth sign
MILLINOCKET, Maine (Gray News) - A Maine insurance agency has lost partners because of a Juneteenth sign.
Progressive and Allstate have terminated their relationships with the Harry E. Reed insurance agency in Millinocket after the company posted a sign on its window.
“Juneteenth. It’s whatever...We’re closed...Enjoy your fried chicken & collard greens,” the sign stated in photos obtained by WABI.
WABI also reports employee Melanie Hansen-Higgins identified herself as the person behind the sign in an apology posted to Facebook. She stated she was reprimanded by her employer.
“I would like to publicly apologize for any misunderstanding and hurt that has arisen out of my usual, snarky office closure signs and content,” she said.
The employee stated she has posted other signs for holiday closures in attempts at humor.
The town, which is located about three hours north of Portland, released a statement calling the sign “deeply saddening, disgraceful and unacceptable.”
Allstate and Progressive stated the sign violated their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Kremlin says Brittney Griner swap must be discussed without publicity
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Friday that it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after police at Moscow’s airport said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
A judge convicted the 31-year-old athlete Thursday of drug possession and smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison. The politically charged case comes amid high tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s military action in Ukraine.
In an extraordinary move, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke last week to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, urging him to accept a deal under which Griner and Paul Whelan, an American jailed in Russia on espionage charges, would go free.
Lavrov and Blinken were both in Cambodia on Friday for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Blinken did not even glance at his Russian counterpart as they took their seats at an East Asia Summit.
Lavrov told reporters that Blinken didn’t try to contact him while they were attending the ASEAN meeting.
“We were separated by just one person at the discussion table, but I didn’t feel his desire to catch me. My buttons are all in place,” he said when asked about Washington’s statement that Blinken would try to buttonhole Lavrov for a quick interaction in Phnom Penh.
Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to discuss” a prisoner swap but that the topic should only be discussed via a dedicated Russia-U.S. channel that U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to establish when they met in Geneva in June 2021.
“If the Americans again try to engage in public diplomacy and make loud statements about their intention to take certain steps, it’s their business, I would even say their problem,” Lavrov said. “The Americans often have trouble observing agreements on calm and professional work.”
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the same point more harshly, saying “the U.S. already has made mistakes, trying to solve such problems via ‘microphone diplomacy.’ They are not solved that way.”
He, too, emphasized that any discussions on a possible trade should be held via the previously established confidential channels that Putin and Biden agree to during last year’s summit.
“Such mechanisms exist, but they will be thrown into doubt if the discussion continues in the public domain,” Peskov said. He said: “If we discuss any nuances related to the issue of exchange via media, no exchange will ever take place.”
People familiar with the U.S. proposal have said it envisions trading Griner and Whelan for a notorious Russian arms trader, Viktor Bout. He is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
The call between Blinken and Lavrov marked the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than five months ago, underlining the public pressure that the White House has faced to get Griner released.
Griner was arrested as she was returning to play for a team in Russia, where she has competed since 2014. Blinken said Friday that her conviction and sentence “compounds the injustice that has been done to her.”
“It puts a spotlight on our very significant concern with Russia’s legal system and the Russian government’s use of wrongful detentions to advance its own agenda using individuals as political pawns,” he said.
On Thursday, Biden denounced the Russian judge’s verdict and sentence as “unacceptable” and said he would continue working to bring Griner and Whelan home.
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David Rising in Phnom Penh, Cambodia contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt said Thursday he “probably won’t” inform team and Major League Baseball officials if he feels COVID-19 symptoms in the future and that MLB should “just stop testing.”
Bassitt was placed on the COVID-19 list on July 1 after complaining about sluggishness to team officials. The right-hander missed his scheduled start against Texas last Friday and only rejoined the team Thursday.
“I probably won’t (again),” Bassitt said before the Mets’ series opener against the Miami Marlins. “There’s no way. There’s no reason.”
Bassitt claimed he was asymptomatic.
“Just stop testing. Stop acting like COVID is far worse than a lot of other things,” he said. “I was never sick.”
He noted that under MLB’s protocols, a positive test could mean ongoing testing that keeps an asymptomatic player out for an extended period.
“I guess the answer is I never should have said anything,” he said.
Bassitt explained he tested himself after feeling sluggish because he has a daughter.
“If I can somewhat be safe I will. I tested myself. It was positive. So I basically had the choice to tell them so I can protect my teammates or not say anything and (put) my teammates at risk. I never had a symptom. I woke up perfectly fine the next day. Have not had a symptom since,” he said.
Bassitt (6-5, 4.01 ERA), whom the Mets acquired in an offseason trade with Oakland, is scheduled to start Friday.
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PITTSBURGH, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that members ratified a new, five-year agreement with Ardagh Metal Packaging covering about 500 workers at the company's facilities in Chicago; Whitehouse, Ohio; Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Bishopville, S.C.
USW District 11 Director Emil Ramirez, who chaired the negotiations, said that workers showed solidarity to win meaningful economic and contract language improvements for Ardagh employees.
"We negotiated better wages, pensions and benefits without sacrificing the security of our jobs or our union," Ramirez said. "When union workers stand together in the name of fairness and justice, there are no limits to what we can accomplish."
"Our local union representatives' strong voices in negotiations were crucial in making sure the issues most important to the membership were addressed," he said.
The newly ratified contract features yearly wage increases, provides a $2,000 lump sum ratification payment, improves pensions and maintains workers' health insurance with lower premiums.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in tech, higher education, public sector and service occupations.
More information, contact: Tony Montana – (412) 562-2592 or tmontana@usw.org
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is recommending a fifth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with an increased risk of becoming seriously ill, including pregnant women and anyone aged 65 and over, authorities said Tuesday, adding that the country must “be prepared for an increased spread during the upcoming autumn and winter season.”
“The vaccine is our strongest tool for preventing serious illness and death,” Swedish Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallengren said, adding the pandemic is not over.
As of Sept. 1, Sweden recommends that another booster shot is given to people aged 65 and older and people over 18 in the risk groups. The Swedish Public Health Agency said the latter includes pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems and people with heart and lung disease.
“In general, the risk of serious illness is assessed as low for adults under the age of 65 who have been vaccinated with three doses, but the risk increases with age and varies within the group,” agency chief Karin Tegmark Wisell said.
For most of the pandemic, Sweden stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response. It never went into lockdown or closed businesses, largely relying instead on individual responsibility.
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Camels provide ‘ancient’ milk alternative for adults
DENVER, Colo. (KCNC) – In far-eastern Colorado, eight miles from the Nebraska border, there is a dairy farm called “Camelot.”
Instead of using cow’s milk, the farmers there harvest the milk from camels.
“The camel is a very overlooked animal, for sure,” dairy farmer Kyle Hendrix said.
Majestic, smart and curious, camels are kind and have unique personalities.
“You have to get on a personal level with each one and try to work with them, and work with their personalities,” Hendrix explained.
Hendrix is a first-generation dairy farmer.
He and his family produce milk from his caravan of camels at one of only two licensed camel dairies in the United States.
Hendrix said each camel has to be milked with her calf.
“It’s quite a process, and you only have about 90 seconds to harvest that milk,” Hendrix explained.
The harvest yields up to 1.5 gallons of milk a day. It’s pasteurized to kill the bacteria, then bottled and frozen for shipping.
Camelot has a hard time meeting demand as camel’s milk is considered a healthy milk. It’s higher in antioxidants and has low levels of sugar and saturated fat.
Some consider it a perfect substitute for people who can’t tolerate cow’s milk.
“There are some potential benefits for adults or even children, not infants and young toddlers who need to be consuming formula,” said Bonnie Jortberg, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus.
One drawback, however, is that camel milk is expensive in the U.S. – one pint sells for between $12-$16.
In addition to the camel dairy in Colorado, there’s also one in Ramona, California.
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SECAUCUS, N.J., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ ---- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced Cecilia McKenney, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), received the "CHRO Lifetime Achievement Award" by SharedXpertise Media, publishers of HRO Today magazine and HRO Today Global.
"Cecilia is more than our Chief Human Resources Officer; she's an empathetic leader and a fearless champion for our 50,000 colleagues," said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, CEO and President. "She has a unique ability to connect with everyone in the organization, from a board member to our newest phlebotomist working in a patient service center. I'm grateful for what Cecilia has done for Quest Diagnostics, and for the support she has given me as a trusted advisor."
Ms. McKenney joined Quest Diagnostics in 2018 and has been an advocate for inclusion, innovation and well-being. During a challenging time when our colleagues were providing vital COVID-19 testing to the nation, Ms. McKenney championed several initiatives to support employees and their families, from financial resources to mental health programs.
"I am incredibly honored to receive this award on behalf of the entire Quest team," said Ms. McKenney. "It's easy to bring passion to the workplace when you love the people you work with and the role your company gets to play in empowering better health for the millions we serve."
In 2014, HRO Today introduced the CHRO Awards, honoring those CHROs with the capabilities to adapt to a competitive business environment in order to deliver the insight needed for HR transformation. The CHRO of the Year award and Lifetime Achievement award and Award recognizes CHROs that help drive workforce initiatives through innovation with measurable excellence in employee engagement and retention to prove it. These CHROs are responsible for providing leadership to ensure talent acquisition and retention, business growth, and a culture that can lead in a global workforce.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors, and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our nearly 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. Learn more at www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Life, the only plaintiff-focused structured settlement provider, is quickly rising to the top of trial lawyer playlists, with their hit podcast Settlement Nation (http://www.settlementnation.com). Settlement Nation explores some of today's most important issues in the legal community through insightful and engaging conversations that cover milestone verdicts, the litigation process, settlement planning for plaintiffs, tax planning for attorneys, and future innovations in the legal and insurance industries.
Settlement Nation has seen dramatic growth over the past year, reaching a milestone 20,000th download on Apple Podcasts. With thousands of new trial lawyers tuning in each month, host Courtney Barber is gearing up to bring even more original and creative content to the legal community.
"My background is in digital media production, so developing a podcast was always something that I've had my eye on, and the trial lawyer niche provided the perfect opportunity to launch Settlement Nation," Barber said. "My goal is to keep it fresh and motivating, but also offer significant value to trial lawyers, where they can take home actionable skills to use in their own firms."
Co-host Chris Bua also believes that Settlement Nation is providing a great deal of substance to the community. "It's been rewarding to hear from our audience about how these interviews have helped them become better trial lawyers," Bua said. "What started as a fun way to connect with people during the pandemic, has turned into a true platform for attorneys looking to sharpen their skills."
With a noteworthy lineup of guests, including trial lawyer powerhouses Nick Rowley, Keith Mitnik and Bob Simon, Barber continues to find the best talent in the industry and share their stories and advice. Hinting at some big episodes coming in the next few months, she anticipates even more great reviews and subscribers. Settlement Nation is routinely in the Top 5 trial lawyer podcasts and continues to gain more attention within the industry.
Followers of Settlement Nation can email cbarber@independent.life to provide feedback or to suggest a guest for the show. To subscribe to the podcast, search Settlement Nation in your preferred podcast platform.
Founded by insurance industry experts, Independent Group is a forward-thinking enterprise whose complementary product and service companies improve outcomes for all structured settlement stakeholders. Independent Life, its underwriting division, provides structured settlement solutions, including annuities, to serve the needs of injured parties, their families and advocates. With its unique profile and ambitious vision for the structured settlement industry, Independent Life has attracted world-class partners: LKCM Headwater Investments, KKR's Kilter Finance and Hannover Re USA support Independent Life's growth initiatives. For more on what makes Independent Life different, visit www.independent.life.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union were once again at loggerheads over Brexit on Wednesday, after the U.K. government ramped up threats to scrap parts of its trade treaty with the bloc, saying the rules are blocking the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the government would “not shy away from taking action” if it can’t reach agreement with the bloc.
The EU warned that renegotiating the legally binding agreement “is not an option.” Any move by Britain to unilaterally rewrite the rules would bring legal action from the bloc that could escalate into a trade war.
Arrangements for Northern Ireland — the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with an EU nation — have been the thorniest subject of contention in the U.K.’s divorce from the 27-nation bloc, which became final at the end of 2020.
A deal was agreed to keep the Irish border free of customs posts and other checks, because an open border is a key pillar of the peace process that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland. Instead, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.
The arrangement is opposed by many of Northern Ireland’s British unionists, who say the new checks have created a barrier with the rest of the U.K. that undermines their British identity. The Democratic Unionist Party, which came second in last week’s Northern Ireland Assembly election, is refusing to help form a government until the arrangements, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, are substantially changed or scrapped.
Under Northern Ireland’s power-sharing rules, a government can’t be formed without the support of both the main unionist and nationalist parties. Sinn Fein won the most seats last week, the first time a party that seeks to unite Northern Ireland with the republic has topped the voting.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the DUP opposition shows the arrangement does not have the support of both Northern Ireland’s nationalist and unionist communities, and as such is undermining the 1998 Good Friday peace accord.
“Things have got to command cross-community support,” he said. “Plainly the Northern Ireland Protocol fails to do that and we’ve got to sort it out.”
U.K.-EU talks on resolving differences over trade rules have reached an impasse. Britain’s Conservative government has accused the bloc of being needlessly “purist” in its approach to the rules, while the EU says Britain is failing to honor a legally binding deal that Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to.
The British government has suggested it could legislate to override parts of the deal by removing checks on goods bound for Northern Ireland — a move that would infuriate the bloc.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said the tough talk from British politicians had “gone down really badly” with EU leaders, and he urged Britain to reconsider.
EU chief Brexit official Maroš Šefčovič said Tuesday that the bloc had “worked tirelessly to propose creative and durable solutions, showing flexibility on how the Protocol should be implemented.”
He warned that “the Protocol, as a cornerstone of the Withdrawal Agreement, is an international agreement. Its renegotiation is not an option. The European Union is united in this position.”
Truss, who is in charge of negotiations with the bloc, said in a statement that EU proposals “fail to properly address the real issues affecting Northern Ireland and in some cases would take us backward.”
“Our preference has always been for a negotiated solution but we will not shy away from taking action to stabilize the situation in Northern Ireland if solutions cannot be found,” she said.
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First-of-its-Kind Molecular Karyotyping Test
SHENZHEN, China, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SeekIn Inc, the leader in blood-based cancer early detection and monitoring technology, today announced the CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for LeukoPrint® Molecular Karyotyping Kit and is now ready to launch this test in European markets.
Leukemias are a group of life threatening malignant disorders of the blood and bone marrow, which can occur at any age. There are a total of ~ 4.4 million new cases of and ~ 3.1 million deaths from leukemia worldwide annually. Genomic alternations, especially copy number aberrations (CNAs), are particularly imperative for diagnostic classification and risk stratification in leukemia patients. The conventional cytogenetic analysis, karyotyping, has been used to detect the genetic alterations of the hematopoietic malignancies for decades. Although karyotyping can provide a panoramic view of chromosomal aberrations, this technique comes with several drawbacks, such as a time-consuming and prone-to-failure cell-culturing step, relatively low resolution which is usually unable to detect submicroscopic changes (< 10 Mb), and a visual interpretation that is highly dependent on cytogeneticist experience and knowledge of the disease.
LeukoPrint® Molecular Karyotyping Kit is developed to depict CNA patterns in leukemia patients based on shallow whole-genome sequencing (sWGS). This test can help hematologists make diagnosis and prognostic stratification according to European Leukemia Net (ELN), Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) or Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) guidelines. Except for leukemias, LeukoPrint® is also applicable to other types of hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma. The significant advantage of LeukoPrint® is high accuracy, high sensitivity, and patients can avoid the pain of frequent sampling from bone marrow.
"With the advent of new DNA sequencing technologies, next-generation sequencing (NGS) based genetic testing has been implemented as a routine protocol for cancer diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment response evaluation." Mao Mao, M.D., Ph.D., SeekIn's founder and CEO, said in a statement. "LeukoPrint provides a cost-effective and simplified method for prompt and accurate CNA profiling in leukemia patients. It utilized a standardized protocol which can be readily extended to clinical laboratories worldwide. With the advantage of detecting CNAs of short DNA fragments, by incorporating with the routine diagnostic methods, LeukoPrint can benefit the conventional cytogenetics by improving diagnostic yield. CE Marking represents a significant milestone for SeekIn in bringing LeukoPrint test to the patients and healthcare providers in Europe. We will continue our efforts to meet additional regulatory requirements in Europe, and to obtain regulatory approvals in the other territories such as China."
About LeukoPrint®
By evaluating the copy number aberration (CNA) in bone marrow cells and/or circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) via shallow whole-genome sequencing (sWGS), in combination with conventional cytogenetics technologies, LeukoPrint® makes leukemia diagnosis, molecular subtyping, prognostic stratification and treatment response monitoring more precise and comprehensive.
About SeekIn
SeekIn Inc is a biotech company founded in early 2018 in Shenzhen, China, focusing on blood-based pan-cancer early detection utilizing next-generation sequencing and artificial intelligence. Since founded, SeekIn has been committed to providing cutting-edge and cost-effective solutions for cancer early detection, postoperative recurrence monitoring, and treatment response evaluation. SeekIn also developed novel molecular tests for leukemia patients. Its cancer early detection technology has been applied to canines as well. With its proprietary technical advances, SeekIn has launched a number of research and clinical studies in collaboration with top-tier hospitals in China. SeekIn envisions that by leading a new norm for cancer early detection the clinical outcome of mid-/late-stage cancer patients can be reversed and the cancer mortality rate can be reduced by 15%. For more information about SeekIn's cutting-edge technologies and products, visit www.seekincancer.com.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk (IDX: MTEL) or Mitratel, recorded a revenue of IDR 3.72 trillion in H1 2022, increasing 15.5% compared to H1 2021. This also contributed to the company's net profit soaring 27.2% to IDR 892 billion.
"In H1 2022 post-IPO, we had solid fundamentals for sustainable growth driven by organic growth strategy, strong revenue from tower-related businesses, product innovations, and cost efficiency," said Mitratel President Director Theodorus Ardi Hartoko, better known as Teddy Hartoko.
The earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and net profit margins in H1 2022 increased to 77.5% and 23.9%, respectively, with the EBITDA margin of tower rental portfolios increasing to 85.2% as the main contributor. This was achieved by cost efficiency and selecting revenue from businesses with higher margins for higher profitability in the industry.
In H1 2022, most revenue contributions came from tower rental incomes, which grew 13.5% from IDR 2.93 trillion to IDR 3.33 trillion, as well as other tower-related businesses, which increased 35.4% to IDR 399 billion.
The number of towers owned by Mitratel in H1 2022 reached 28,787, with 5,555 additional towers or 23.9% growth from H1 2021. The number of tenants increased by 20.3%, from 36,507 tenants to 43,900 tenants.
The company's total asset was recorded at IDR 55.06 trillion, with equity of IDR 33.49 trillion. Total liabilities in H1 2022 decreased by 10.4% to IDR 21.56 trillion, in line with the payment of long-term loans worth IDR 5.1 trillion, including early payment of IDR 4.3 trillion long-term debts using excess cash from operating activities and refinance loans at lower interest rates.
Mitratel is a telecommunications tower company consisting of the largest tower and number of subscribers growth in 2017 to 2021. Mitratel's biggest anchor customer, Telkomsel, has the largest cellular operator and the best credit rating. This gives telecommunication operators and non-operator tenants a chance to expand their service coverage to include other supporting businesses. Furthermore, Mitratel has no risk to foreign currency fluctuations as all loans are in Indonesian Rupiah. The debt to equity and net debt to EBITDA ratios were maintained at 44.3% and -0.4x.
Going forward, Mitratel will continue with its strategic initiatives to maintain its position in the market, strengthen new business portfolios, accelerate inorganic growth targeting 6,000 towers this year, and increase profitability and cash flow through cost efficiency.
"We are targeting an EBITDA margin of more than 80% in this medium-term through a series of programs that facilitate telecommunication operators in Indonesia to expand the reach using the collocation of Mitratel towers. We have prepared well-rounded solutions with attractive a business scheme for all telecommunication operators namely by bundling solutions such as tower, connectivity, and power. The connectivity includes fiber access (dark fiber, capacity leased, and hybrid) and non-fiber access (satellite). With these innovative product solutions, Mitratel aims to provide convenience to all operators to develop telecommunication networks throughout Indonesia, especially outside Java," concluded Theodorus.
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Historic addition of respected, nationally-renowned IMO and technology pioneer to Integrity's end-to-end platform will empower agents to better serve the rapidly evolving senior market
DALLAS, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrity Marketing Group, LLC ("Integrity"), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Ritter Insurance Marketing ("Ritter"), a leading independent marketing organization ("IMO") specializing in Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As part of the acquisition, Craig Ritter, CEO of Ritter Insurance Marketing, will become a Managing Partner in Integrity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
An industry innovator, Ritter Insurance Marketing has spent more than 25 years helping Americans access the life-changing Medicare health insurance and prescription drug benefits they need. The genesis company was founded by industry legend Cal Ritter in 1994 and has been expertly led by Cal's son, Craig Ritter, since they became partners in 2005, becoming Ritter Insurance Marketing.
Under Craig's visionary guidance, Ritter Insurance Marketing has pioneered many groundbreaking systems that empower brokers and agents to work more efficiently, including an online enrollment system and a quote generator that were among the industry's first. Through partner offices located across the country, Ritter's substantial network of 15,000 agents help more than 800,000 clients manage the complexities of Medicare annually. In addition, the company has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for seven consecutive years by the Central Penn Business Journal.
"Ritter Insurance Marketing is one of the most recognized and trusted names in the senior market — what they have accomplished over the years has been truly remarkable," shared Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity. "This historic partnership will truly benefit all stakeholders: agents, carriers and consumers. Ritter and Integrity each bring to the table unique expertise and substantial achievements. By combining our capabilities, we're unlocking even greater potential to better serve the life, health and wealth needs of more Americans. Our mutual emphasis on innovation will help agents and agencies deliver the right products and solutions to their customers with optimal efficiency. We are so honored that Ritter Insurance Marketing has decided to join Integrity on our journey to innovate the industry, and we're thrilled to welcome Craig and the entire Ritter team to the Integrity family."
"With Integrity, we felt an immediate alignment of values and priorities," explained Craig Ritter, CEO of Ritter Insurance Marketing. "As the market becomes more complex, we know it is essential to offer our agents and brokers the most cutting-edge technology in the industry. Integrity is an ideal partner that has built up the capacity and scope to help us deliver on our expansive vision of service. Blending Integrity's full-service insurtech platform with our own robust systems will empower our agents and agencies to efficiently manage their leads and relationships and focus on growing their business. Together, Integrity and Ritter offer an intriguing combination of experience, resources, knowledge and support that will allow us to make a more profound and beneficial impact even faster."
To expedite the fulfillment of their shared goals, Integrity will welcome Ritter Insurance Marketing into its fast-growing partner network, where industry icons and legends lead through innovation. These top experts closely collaborate to optimize processes that protect the life, health and wealth of all Americans and help consumers prepare for the good days ahead.
By combining its deep expertise and robust technology solutions with Integrity's relationships and state-of-the-art platform, Ritter will build on an already strong foundation for steady growth. Additionally, they can utilize Integrity's proprietary resources, best-in-class technology and systems designed to help agents serve more American families. These offerings include customer relationship management software, data and analytics, product development, and access to a premier advertising and marketing firm. Ritter can scale even faster by streamlining its administrative functions through Integrity's wide array of growth-oriented business services. Areas include People & Culture, Technology & Innovation, finance, legal and compliance.
The Integrity Employee Ownership Plan enhances all these benefits by allowing Ritter Insurance Marketing to now offer its employees meaningful company ownership.
"It's incredibly exciting to team up with like-minded entrepreneurs and esteemed visionaries who share our commitment to transforming the industry," shared Steve Young, Chairman of Integrity's Board of Directors. "Ritter Insurance Marketing has an amazing history of innovation and success in serving the committed agents who help Americans navigate the Medicare market. They share our mindset of service and understand the value of what Integrity is building. Craig Ritter and his team are dedicated to creating an enduring, impactful business — Integrity's state-of-the-art technology, resources, products and relationships will only add to those efforts. Ritter and Integrity are a perfectly matched partnership driven to improve insurance, and we're ready to make a positive difference together."
For more information about Ritter Insurance Marketing's partnership with Integrity, view a video at www.integritymarketing.com/Ritter.
About Integrity Marketing Group
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its partner network, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity's cutting-edge technology helps streamline the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders. In addition, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them through its distribution network of agencies, brokerages and RIAs throughout the nation. Integrity's nearly 6,000 employees work with more than 450,000 agents and advisors who serve over 10 million clients annually. In 2022, Integrity will help carriers place more than $12 billion in new sales and oversee more than $20 billion of assets under management and advisement through its RIA and broker-dealer platforms. For more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
About Ritter Insurance Marketing
Ritter Insurance Marketing is an independent marketing organization supporting independent insurance agents in the senior health and life insurance market. Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ritter has satellite offices in New York, Nebraska, Idaho, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Ohio. More than 280 full-time Ritter employees support the business of over 15,000 independent insurance agents in all 50 states. Its proprietary software development and agent service departments develop and market leading business solutions for insurance agents. For more information, visit www.ritterim.com.
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Female Afghan TV journalists describe a ‘psychological prison’ amid Taliban order to cover their faces on air
By Christiane Amanpour, Jo Shelley, Ahmet Mengli and Maddie Araujo, CNN
It’s a somber Thursday morning at TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s leading independent news channel. The staff was told the day before that the Taliban have ordered female presenters to cover their faces on air.
The devastating directive came on Wednesday from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which replaced the country’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August.
In the newsroom, headquartered in central Kabul, two presenters break down in tears in conversation with CNN.
“They want women to be removed from the screen. They are afraid of an educated woman,” says 27-year-old Khatera, who has been anchoring the morning news for the past five months.
“First, they deprived girls from going to school and then they came onto media now. I am sure, they don’t want the presence of women in general,” she adds.
During Thursday’s morning editorial meeting, a group of around 30 staff, more than a third of them women, discuss the day’s news agenda. Feeds of TOLOnews and its two sister TV channels play behind them, alongside those of international news agencies.
Station director Khpolwak Sapai tells the team that he considered just closing down after receiving the directive, but then thought that female staff who are willing to anchor with their faces hidden should be allowed to do so.
Previously, female presenters had already adjusted to the Taliban’s takeover by moving their headscarves to hide their hair.
The international community has made clear that respecting women’s rights and girls’ education will be a key condition to the recognition that Afghanistan’s new rulers seek.
But many Afghan women fear what the future holds.
The latest directive adds to a long list of challenges that Afghanistan’s leading independent news channel has contended with over the past nine months, including seeing more than 90% of its staff flee the country following the Taliban’s arrival.
“All of my reporters that used to work in this room — all presenters, male and female — left,” Sapai tells CNN in an interview in his office. “And all the producers… All human resources working at TOLOnews left. At management level, “I stood alone,” Sapai says, “I was only thinking how to keep the screen alive [and] not to go dark… I can’t believe I did it.”
Amid the chaos, Sapai didn’t have time to be scared for his own safety as he focused on how to keep the lights on.
Now the network’s female presenters, who enjoyed their rights for 20 years, fear a steep slide backwards.
“What should we do? We don’t know. We were ready to the last to fight to perform our work, but they don’t allow us,” 23-year-old news anchor Tahmina says in tears.
“This is a psychological prison and demotivating,” she adds. “We don’t have the motivation to go on screen freely and openly.”
Her colleague Heela, who used to be on camera, is working as a producer now out of fears for her safety.
Her fears are not unfounded. In the past five years alone, 24 journalists have been killed in Afghanistan, according to data compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Still, the network hosts on-air debates about the Taliban’s dress code edicts and whether they’re Islamic. And they even invite Taliban officials to debate these issues, sometimes with a female presenter.
Across town, the Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid attends a meeting with local journalists to belatedly mark World Press Freedom day, which was on May 3. We stop him on the way in to ask why women have to cover their faces.
“It’s advisory from the ministry,” he says. When asked whether it is compulsory, Mujahid replies that “they should wear it,” and likens it to the use of masks during the pandemic. “Like during the COVID pandemic, mask was mandatory.”
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Six attorneys from Columbus-based Grossman Law Offices were recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grossman Law Offices had six attorneys selected for inclusion in this year's edition of Best Lawyers. That includes three attorneys named to the prestigious list of The Best Lawyers in America and three named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is a considerable achievement that speaks to the respect honorees have cultivated amongst their peers. It's also a distinction earned by just 5.3% of all attorneys nationwide.
As a "purely peer review" rating system, Best Lawyers compiles annual listings by soliciting exhaustive feedback from tens of thousands of top-rated lawyers. Attorneys who earn enough votes are named to either the prestigious Best Lawyers list or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which showcases attorneys who are earlier in their careers.
- Andrew S. Grossman – Recognized since 2012
- Anthony R. Auten – Recognized since 2015
- Tracy A. Younkin – Recognized since 2019
- John H. Cousins IV – Recognized since 2021
- Nadia Khan-Ajam – Recognized since 2021
- Jodi R. Smilack – Recognized since 2021
Because Best Lawyers selects listees using a stringent process of nominations, peer review, and third-party evaluations, it's viewed as a meaningful resource for consumers in search of proven and respected counsel.
Grossman Law Offices is a Columbus-based firm with a regional reach. Comprised of award-winning attorneys, the firm represents clients across Ohio in cases involving divorce, child custody, property division, and other matters of family law.
In addition to having its lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers year after year, Grossman Law Offices also has four attorneys on staff who are Board Certified Family Law Specialists by the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA). Their insight and expertise equip the firm with the resources to handle complex and highly contested cases. For more information, visit: www.grossmanlawoffices.com.
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CAMERON — Services for Daniel Thomas Smith Jr., 80, of Cameron will be held at a later date.
Mr. Smith died Sunday, June 19, at his residence.
He was born Dec. 8, 1941, in Texarkana to Daniel Thomas and Virginia Duncan Smith. He graduated from high School in Texarkana. He attended Baylor University. He attended Baylor University Dental School in Dallas. He served in the U.S. Navy. He ran a dental practice in Cameron.
Survivors include a son, Daniel T. “Trey” Smith III of Dallas; and a brother, William Chester Smith of Tyler.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cameron ISD Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 712, Cameron, 76520.
Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron is in charge of arrangements. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_f4449adc-f1ab-11ec-a1fe-33631708cc1e.html | 2022-06-22T08:08:34Z |
PHOTOS: Farmer sets new record with 2,147-pound pumpkin at state fair
Published: Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
PALMER, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A farmer in Alaska recently won the giant pumpkin weigh-off at a popular state fair, setting a new record in the process.
KTUU reports Anchorage farmer Dale Marshall set a record for the largest pumpkin in state history with a 2,147-pound giant pumpkin at the Alaska State Fair.
Officials with the fair said Marshall broke his own state record that was previously set in 2019 with a 2,051-pound pumpkin and took home the pumpkin title last year with a 1,603-pound pumpkin.
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SAN DIEGO, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative™ (Quantum Leap) and Ambrx Biopharma Inc., or Ambrx, (NYSE: AMAM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using an expanded genetic code technology platform to create Engineered Precision Biologics, today announced the selection of Ambrx's antibody drug conjugate (ADC) ARX788 for a new investigational treatment arm in the I-SPY 2.2 TRIAL for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting. Sponsored by Quantum Leap, the I-SPY 2.2 TRIAL is a continuation of the I-SPY 2 TRIAL that seeks to create personalized treatments by adapting therapies for each patient to optimize the clinical outcome.
"We are particularly excited about this collaboration," stated Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA, Director of the Breast Care Center at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Principal Investigator of I-SPY Family of Trials. "We hope this will usher in an era of more targeted, effective and less toxic therapies for people with HER 2 positive breast cancers, leveraging decades of investment in science and drug development, and delivering better treatment to patients when they need it most. This is the right drug, for the right patient at the right time."
I-SPY 2.2 is an adaptive Phase 2 clinical trial that evaluates emerging targeted agents, allowing those agents to either be combined with less toxic chemotherapeutic regimens or to replace cytotoxic chemotherapy entirely. ARX788 will be evaluated as a monotherapy, and in combination with the PD-1 targeting checkpoint inhibitor cemiplimab, in HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting. Ambrx anticipates the ARX788 arms to begin enrolling patients in May 2022.
Quantum Leap, sponsor of the I-SPY 2.2 TRIAL, leads a pre-competitive consortium that includes the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), industry, patient advocates, philanthropic sponsors, and clinicians from more than 16 major U.S. cancer research centers.
"I am thrilled that Quantum Leap has selected Ambrx's antibody drug conjugate, ARX788, to be evaluated in the I-SPY 2.2 TRIAL," said Feng Tian, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Ambrx. "We are encouraged by the favorable anti-tumor activity and safety profile of ARX788 for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer. It may provide a less toxic treatment option for patients through the precision conjugation of cytotoxic payloads targeting HER2 receptors. I look forward to collaborating with Quantum Leap and exploring the potential of our antibody drug conjugate in enabling effective chemo-free therapeutic treatments to patients."
ARX788 is an anti-HER2 antibody drug conjugate (ADC) that is being studied broadly in breast cancer, gastric/GEJ cancer and other solid tumors. ARX788 is a homogeneous and highly stable ADC that maximizes potential anti-tumor activity by optimizing the number and position of its payloads and the chemical bonds that conjugate the payloads to the antibody. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ARX788 the Fast Track Designation for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.
About Ambrx Biopharma Inc. (Ambrx)
Ambrx is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using an expanded genetic code technology platform to discover and develop Engineered Precision Biologics. These include next generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecifics, targeted immuno-oncology therapies, novel cytokines to modulate the immune system, and long-acting therapeutic peptides for metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Ambrx is advancing a robust portfolio of clinical and preclinical programs designed to optimize efficacy, safety and ease of use, in multiple therapeutic areas, including its lead product candidate ARX788. In addition, Ambrx has clinical collaborations with multiple partners, for drug candidates generated using Ambrx technology. For more information, please visit www.ambrx.com
About the I-SPY TRIALs
The I-SPY 2 TRIAL (Investigation of Serial studies to Predict Your Therapeutic Response with Imaging And moLecular analysis) was designed to rapidly screen promising experimental treatments and identify those most effective in specific patient subgroups based on molecular characteristics (biomarker signatures). The trial is a unique collaborative effort by a consortium that includes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), industry, patient advocates, philanthropic sponsors, and clinicians from more than 20 major U.S. cancer research centers. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative is the trial sponsor and manages all study operations. For more information, visit www.ispytrials.org
About Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established in 2005 as a collaboration between medical researchers at University of California, San Francisco and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Our mission is to integrate high-impact research with clinical processes and systems technology, resulting in improved data management and information systems, greater access to clinical trial matching and sponsorship, and greater benefit to providers, patients and researchers. Our goal is to improve and save lives. Quantum Leap provides operational, financial, and regulatory oversight to the I-SPY Trials. For more information, visit www.QuantumLeapHealth.org
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Donald Trump’s chief of staff’s young aide Cassidy Hutchinson describes this White House scene: It’s December 2020. The president’s former attorney general, Bill Barr, has just given an interview denying that the election had been rigged. Trump is “extremely angry,” Hutchinson told the Congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection — so angry that he throws his lunch against the wall.
After hearing the crash of crockery, the young woman races to the president’s dining room. “There was ketchup dripping down the wall and a shattered porcelain plate on the floor,” she testified. So, she grabs a towel and starts wiping up the condiment that is staining the wall red.
That image sums up the most damning implication of Hutchinson’s stunning testimony. She portrayed a man whose combustible temper — fanned into flames by a lack of character and self-control — makes him emotionally and psychologically unfit to serve as president. And a growing number of Republicans are not only understanding that, but willing to say so publicly.
They don’t want to wipe any more of Trump’s ketchup off the wall.
The Washington Examiner, a reliably conservative organ that has long supported Trump, captured this trend in an editorial. Hutchinson’s words, wrote the Examiner’s editorial board, “ought to ring the death knell for former President Trump’s political career. Trump is unfit to be anywhere near power ever again.”
The Congressional committee is spending a lot of time building a case that Trump is criminally liable for his actions on Jan. 6. The vice chair, Republican Liz Cheney, predicted on ABC that the panel could make “more than one criminal referral” to the Justice Department, and committee members are openly urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to indict the former president.
But focusing on Trump’s legal vulnerability puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Convincing a jury that the former president clearly conspired to subvert the orderly transition of power would be a difficult task. Two failed attempts to impeach Trump demonstrate that legal guilt and political culpability are very different standards.
The court of public opinion, not a court of law, is the better forum to judge Trump. Character flaws are a lot easier to prove than criminal acts. And a recent CNN poll found that fully half of all Republicans and GOP-leaning independents want their party to nominate someone other than Trump in 2024.
There are two separate but related reasons for their disenchantment, and the first is a rising concern that Trump would lose.
Voters tend to make decisions based more on personality than on policy. The most important question they ask of a candidate is this: Can their judgment be trusted? After all, presidents often wind up confronting issues that were seldom if ever discussed during their winning campaign. Not a word was said in 2016 about a disease called COVID-19, yet it consumed the last year of Trump’s term. Biden’s platform never anticipated the invasion of Ukraine or the surge of inflation.
Shrewd politicians understand the critical significance of the trust issue, and the damage done when a politician like Trump loses that trust. Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said on “Meet the Press” that he would not back Trump in 2024, and his party must “learn the lesson (of) ‘Why did we lose in 2020?’ It was the comportment and the temperament.”
But within Republican ranks, a deeper fear than Trump losing is gaining momentum. It’s Trump winning.
A good example is Mick Mulvaney, the former Republican Congressman who served as Trump’s chief of staff. He used to defend the president, he said on CBS, but the hearings “certainly changed my mind,” and he is now convinced the president encouraged the violence on Jan. 6. “Count me among one of the Republicans who hopes he’s not the nominee at this point,” said Mulvaney.
Then there’s Asa Hutchinson (no relation to Cassidy), the outgoing governor of Arkansas. After listening to the Jan. 6 hearings, he said on CBS that Trump’s actions posed “a threat to our democracy. That was a threat to our institutions of government. And that’s not the behavior we want to see in a responsible president.”
“Republicans,” he added on Fox News, “need to do a lot of soul-searching as to what is the right thing here, and what is the right thing for our democracy in the future, and not simply adhere to the basic instincts of some of our base.”
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HYLA™ blood sensor intends to reduce the need for actual blood samples to be taken from patients
RA'ANANA, Israel, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspira™ Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (NASDAQ: IINN) (NASDAQ: IINNW) (the "Company" or "Inspira Technologies"), a groundbreaking respiratory support technology company, revealed the development of the HYLA™ blood sensor. Without the need to take actual blood samples from patients, Inspira's non-invasive optical blood sensor is being designed to perform real-time and continuous blood monitoring to alert physicians of immediate signs of changes in a patient's clinical condition. The HYLA blood sensor is targeting the potential $2.5 billion Point of Care testing, ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) analyzer market.
Optical sensor based on machine-learning algorithms
The non-invasive HYLA blood sensor is being developed by a team of cyber-warfare specialists who formerly served in the Israeli Defense Forces' elite cyber-attack special forces. The HYLA blood sensor is being designed as a new platform based on key technologies being developed for Inspira's ART™ system, designed to reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. Like the ART system, the HYLA blood sensor is designed to minimize the need for invasive medical procedures with the intention of reducing risks, complications and costs.
Expanding Market Growth Opportunities
The HYLA™ non-invasive blood sensor is attached to the outer walls of a tube that has blood flowing through it. The HYLA blood sensor may have broad application potential, benefiting patients undergoing procedures including intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring (approximately 40% of patients have a standard arterial line), Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Dialysis and Cardiopulmonary bypass. Targeted patient populations can potentially include those suffering from acute respiratory failure, cardiac failure, pneumonia, acute kidney injury (AKI), as well as patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
Real-time patient monitoring can potentially save lives
Currently, in order to identify changes in a patient's medical condition, frequent invasive blood tests are needed. As a non-invasive real-time blood sensor, the HYLA is expected to reduce the need for frequent invasive blood tests.
The HYLA blood sensor is expected to continuously measure several key indicators such as the levels of partial oxygen and carbon dioxide pressures, known to be precise indicators of health disorders and patient deterioration.
Dagi Ben-Noon, Inspira™ Technologies' Chief Executive Officer, stated:
"Inspira Technologies has set out to change the way we monitor patient health. Today, hospital patients are reliant on physicians manually monitoring their health condition with invasive blood tests, as much as several times a day. We believe that the HYLA blood sensor has the potential to change patient experience and outcomes, through the non-invasive blood sensor, that is intended to perform real-time and continuous blood monitoring, with the intention of alerting physicians of changes in a patient's clinical condition that could potentially save lives."
This technology has not been tested or used in humans and is subject to regulatory approval.
Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd.
Inspira Technologies is an innovative medical technology company in the respiratory treatment arena. The Company has developed a breakthrough Augmented Respiration Technology (ART), designed to rebalance patient oxygen saturation levels. The Company's ART™ technology potentially allows patients to remain awake during treatment while minimizing the need for highly invasive, risky, and costly mechanical ventilation systems that require intubation and medically induced coma. The Company's product has not yet been tested or used in humans and has not been approved by any regulatory entity.
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This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements pursuant to U.S. Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of the Company only and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. For example, the Company is using forward-looking statements when it discusses the potential design and function of the HYLA™ blood sensor, the potential benefits that may be realized through the use of the HYLA™ blood sensor, that the HYLA™ blood sensor is being designed to target the "Point of Care" testing, ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) analyzer market, and the potential size of that market, and that Inspira™ Technologies has set out to change the way patient health is monitored. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based solely on the current expectations of the Company's management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov
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BTG Pactual presents the Mynt crypto asset platform
Published: Aug. 17, 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
SÃO PAULO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BTG Pactual (BPAC11), the largest investment bank in Latin America, is launching Mynt, a platform for trading crypto assets. The app is open to all audiences, and already offers investment options in bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), solana (SOL), polkadot (DOT), and cardano (ADA). The minimum contribution starts from R$ 100.
"Crypto is a new technology with great potential for transformation, and it brings both risks and opportunities. We are offering direct access to investments in the main cryptocurrencies on the market, in a simple and secure manner, in a very intuitive and comprehensive platform, with financial content and education" says André Portilho, Head of Digital Assets at BTG Pactual.
Mynt users have easy access to cryptocurrency investments, as well as educational materials on crypto, markets, and technology news. Another differential is a 24/7 humanized customer service.
"We are closely following the technology's evolution in the market. Entering the crypto world is another important step for meeting a demand from our customers and fill a gap in the market by offering functionality with security and quality service, with the expertise and credibility of a BTG Pactual company", the executive adds.
Mynt will start by offering the five main assets available today in the crypto market, taking into account market capitalization and development stage. In addition to bitcoin, the four main smart contract platforms are currently available.
"In other words, the biggest crypto ecosystems are already present in Mynt since its launch. But we will not stop there. Mynt will have a continuous range of products and features at pace with the technology's evolution. In addition, we will soon have crypto withdrawal and deposit", says Portilho.
BTG Pactual (BPAC11) is the biggest investment bank from Latin America, operating in Investment Banking, Corporate Lending, Sales & Trading, Wealth Management and Asset Management. Since inception, in 1983, the Bank has been run based on a meritocratic partnership culture, focused on clients, excellence and a long-term vision. We have cemented our status as one of the most innovative sector players and have won numerous national and international awards. We currently have more than 6,000 employees in offices across Brazil, as well as in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, the US, Portugal and England. For more information go to http://www.btgpactual.com
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The sheriff in Kansas’ most populous county says he took it for granted that local elections ran smoothly — until former President Donald Trump lost there in 2020.
Now he’s assigned detectives to investigate what he claims is election fraud, even though there has been no evidence of any widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in 2020. Calvin Hayden in Johnson County, which covers suburban Kansas City, isn’t the only sheriff in the U.S. to try to carve out a bigger role for their office in investigating elections.
Promoters of baseless conspiracy theories that the last presidential election was stolen from Trump are pushing a dubious theory that county sheriffs can access voting machines and intervene in how elections are run — and also have virtually unchecked power in their counties.
Voting-rights advocates and election experts said any attempts by law enforcement to interfere in elections would be alarming and an extension of the threat posed by the continued circulation of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
“What we have seen time and again is that those who support the ‘Big Lie’ find conduits to groups of people who they think can help perpetuate this conspiracy theory and erode confidence in elections and potentially cast doubt on them going forward,” said David Levine, a former election official who is now a fellow with the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a nonpartisan institute with staff in Washington and Brussels whose mission involves combatting efforts to undermine democratic institutions.
To be sure, law enforcement can play an important role in elections by sharing intelligence, protecting election workers and equipment, and investigating potential election crimes. But that is typically done after election administrators request the help.
Hayden appeared at the “FreedomFest” in Las Vegas earlier this month, held by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, although his office said he is not a member of the group.
Onstage with him were sheriffs Dar Leaf of Barry County in southwest Michigan and Chris Schmaling of Racine County in Wisconsin, south of Milwaukee. Both say they are investigating election fraud claims, and both accuse state officials of violating election laws.
“We’ve been educating ourselves about elections,” Hayden told the gathering. “I’ve sent my detectives through — I’ve got a cyber guy. I sent him through to start evaluating what’s going on with the machines.”
Hayden, a Republican, did not elaborate and declined to be interviewed this week, citing what he said was his ongoing investigation. State and local election officials in Kansas said his office has not gained access to voting machines, and other Johnson County officials said there are no indications of any problems with the 2020 elections there.
The constitutional sheriffs’ group declares on its website that a sheriff’s power in a county is greater than that of any other official and “even supersedes the powers of the President.” Leaf filed a lawsuit in June against Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state, accusing them of trying to stifle his investigation. He said a sheriff “has no superiors in his county.”
The “constitutional sheriffs” movement has gained visibility in recent years, as some sheriffs — including Hayden — resisted enforcing mask or vaccination requirements during the coronavirus pandemic.
“All of a sudden, it’s like the lights went on. It’s the sheriffs,” said Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of the election-conspiracy group True the Vote, speaking as part of a panel at the recent constitutional sheriffs gathering in Las Vegas. “That’s who can do these investigations. That’s who we can trust.”
It’s not clear how many sheriffs are part of the movement, though the national group’s founder, Richard Mack, said last year that about 300 of the nation’s 3,000 sheriffs were members, according to The Washington Post. Mack did not respond this week to telephone and email requests for an interview.
“It’s like a lot of these theories — it legally has no basis whatsoever,” said Stephen McAllister, the top federal prosecutor for Kansas during most of the Trump administration. “They are subject to state law. They are certainly subject to federal law. They are not sort of supreme little kings within their counties, whether they think so or not.”
Hayden said in a public statement that since the fall of 2021, he has received more than 200 tips alleging fraud in local elections. He said his department has a legal obligation to investigate “any criminal claim.”
But a memo from Peg Trent, Johnson County’s chief legal counsel, suggested Hayden went further in a July 5 meeting with her and county election officials.
Trent said Hayden questioned the use of ballot drop boxes at libraries, called for limiting the hours they would be available and offered to have his staff pick up the ballots. She said his staff also asked to have a deputy in the room as ballots are counted.
“As we discussed, my concern is that these requests give the appearance that the Sheriff’s office is attempting to interfere with an election,” she wrote in the July 7 memo, sent to Hayden, county commissioners and the county manager.
Hayden issued a statement that he would “whole-heartedly disagree” with her account of the meeting.
There is no evidence to support Trump’s claims of a stolen election in 2020 or to suggest widespread fraud or tampering with voting machines or ballot drop boxes. Dozens of legal claims made by Trump and his allies after the election were rejected by judges, including ones appointed by Trump.
“With the exception of a tiny handful of individual cases of voter fraud around the country, there is absolutely no reason to suspect that a crime was committed in 2020 with regard to the election,” said David Becker, a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney and election law expert who now leads the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
But false claims have sowed doubt among many Republican voters, triggered death threats to election officials and led to a host of new voting restrictions in GOP-controlled states. Trump allies have sought access to voting equipment and turned the normally routine process of certifying election results contentious.
“The danger of anyone embracing a conspiracy theory is the loss of confidence in election results,” said Chris Harvey, the former state elections director in Georgia. “It’s an added danger if it’s law enforcement. Their job is to enforce laws and maintain order. If they are seen as not having confidence in what’s going on, it’s just going to further trickle down into society.”
Harvey is part of a new group bringing together election officials and law enforcement. The Committee for Safe and Secure Elections is comprised of 32 current and former election and law enforcement officials, with a goal of build stronger relationships and providing training.
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, the state’s top election official, said Hayden has not contacted his office as part of his investigation. Schwab has repeatedly said he is confident that state elections ran well in 2020.
“I think overwhelmingly people trust the election system,” he said.
Hayden said during the Las Vegas gathering that his concerns about election fraud were piqued after Democrat Joe Biden carried Johnson County in the 2020 presidential election because the county had consistently “voted Republican” for more than a century. But that argument — made by election conspiracy promoters — ignores that Democrats have carried Johnson County multiple times in governor’s races during that time, including in Laura Kelly’s winning campaign in 2018.
Republicans maintain their traditional advantage in voter registration there, but Johnson County is more Democratic than it was 30 years ago.
“Johnson County going for Biden — well, that’s not an anomaly,” said Davis Hammet, leader of the Kansas voting-rights group Loud Light. “That happened in suburban counties all across the country.”
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Cassidy reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writer Ali Swenson in New York also contributed.
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Changes come as demand increases for edge to core to cloud storage strategies
SAN FRANCISCO , June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scality channel executives announced today that they've bolstered the company's partner program with new training enablement, incentives, additional support and renewed focus. These additions will position partners for accelerated growth as market trends indicate increased demand for multi-cloud and hybrid data flow strategies.
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To better support partners, Scality is rolling out an updated partner program that includes new sales and product enablement paths, deal protection and a partner portal. The program is structured to support growth so that new partners, coming in as a Scality Select Partner, have everything they need to start to build their practice and pipeline with Scality. Resources such as co-brandable campaign kits, market development funds and joint business planning are available right out of the gate. As the partnership grows, additional benefits such as higher margin protection, rebates and incentives will be made available, and partners will have the opportunity to be promoted to a Scality Elite or Global Elite Partner. Partners also will be able to earn competency badges to highlight their areas of expertise and differentiate themselves within the ecosystem.
This new program, coupled with the introduction of Scality ARTESCA last year, sets Scality partners up to offer true scalability to their customers and manage their data everywhere. ARTESCA uniquely combines lightweight, cloud-native object storage design with true enterprise-grade capabilities, providing a solution for both small footprints at the edge and scalability for the data center. Starting from 50TB and up, partners can now land more customers with Scality, and grow with the needs of their customers' business.
To reward partners for identifying and closing new deals in this segmentation, Scality has launched a new ARTESCA challenge program that offers incentives and includes the potential to win a trip to Mauritius. More information about this program is available here.
Melissa Lyons, senior director of channels for Americas, Scality, said: "There has never been a better time to partner with Scality. As we are seeing more and more customers repatriating some cloud-based workloads back on-premises, our partners are in a great position to help them rotate to a hybrid strategy that can optimize their object storage and reduce costs. This, combined with the expanded market opportunity ARTESCA brings to the table and a partner program structure that makes it easier for partners to work with us, will undoubtedly lead to incremental revenue opportunities for our partners."
Frederic Saldes, head of alliances and channel for EMEA, Scality, said: "We've seen great success with the land-and-expand approach at Scality. In fact, 85% of customers expand their footprint with us and half of them do it within 12-18 months of the initial purchase. With our 100% channel strategy, partners are in a great position to capitalize on this expansion revenue and leverage our best-in-class support, training and other enablement to help them do so."
Scality® storage propels companies to unify data management no matter where data lives — from edge to core to cloud. Our market-leading file and object storage software protects data on-premises and in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With RING and ARTESCA, Scality's approach to managing data across the enterprise accelerates business insight for sound decision-making and maximum return on investment. To compete in a data-driven economy, IT leaders and application developers trust Scality to build sustainable, adaptable solutions. Scality is recognized as a leader by Gartner and IDC. Follow us @scality and LinkedIn. Visit www.scality.com, or subscribe to our company blog.
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Westbound I-70 closes around Topeka following crash
Published: Aug. 4, 2022 at 1:34 PM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Crews are working to clear a crash that has shut down westbound I-70 around Topeka.
The City of Topeka says on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 4, that a crash between the 6th St. and 8th St. exits on I-70 has closed the westbound lanes.
The City noted that all westbound traffic should use I-470.
This area of I-70 had already been reduced to one lane due to construction.
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TeraSky, a global award-winning integrator of innovative technologies, has established an office in New York as part of its worldwide expansion strategy.
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TeraSky, a leading provider of cutting-edge solutions based on cloud-native technologies and modern IT infrastructures, has announced its business expansion to the US market.
With the establishment of its office in New York City, TeraSky's team has begun helping US customers successfully navigate their digital transformation journeys by leveraging its deep DevOps, DevSecOps and modern IT expertise in innovative technologies. They bring a proven reputation for reliable and effective implementation of advanced technology's solutions, including cloud-native, multi-cloud, Kubernetes, microservices, containerization, automation, high-performance data storage, data management, data protection, and more.
TeraSky has been recognized repeatedly with awards from leading technology innovators, including VMware Global Partner of the Year, HashiCorp Partner of the Year, AWS Rising Star of the Year, GCP Fastest Growing Partner, and Dell Technologies Breakthrough Partner, among many others.
TeraSky maintains over 500 partner high-level certifications and master competencies and is a recognized expert in Kubernetes implementation and multi-cloud management. TeraSky teams work closely with their customers' developers, DevOps, and IT groups to uncover and address immediate business needs and long-term goals. Their extensive customer roster includes large American, European, and Israeli banks and insurance companies, as well as world leaders in the computer and semiconductors industry, the pharmaceutical industry, government and defense, and more.
"We see many challenges around running workloads and multi-cloud environments and re-platforming applications for customers," notes Ofir Abekasis, TeraSky CEO. "Each of these efforts can keep a company from achieving its goals."
TeraSky's vast expertise and experience, achieved through developing solutions for the world's most forward-thinking tech companies, positions them well to serve customers in the United States in adopting new technologies and using them to optimize their business. "We differentiate ourselves because we come to customer engagements with real-life experience helping tech companies adopt new technologies quickly," Ofir explains. "We know how to provide solutions that meet our customers' challenges and constantly drive successful implementations."
About TeraSky
TeraSky crafts masterful solutions for companies anywhere on the digitalization spectrum, from conventional businesses undergoing digital transformations to born-to-the-cloud startups facing the challenges of expansion and scale. Partnering with the world's leading technology providers, our elite team of forward-thinkers and competent doers designs and builds application and data infrastructures in clouds and data centers. We help our customers beat the complexity of modern IT, meet their business goals and transform with confidence. Learn more at www.terasky.com.
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Eros Electric Merges with Juice Technology to Further Sustainable Electromobility and Expand Access to Hydropowered Green Energy for Real-Time Use
BACHENBÜLACH, Switzerland , June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juice Technology AG, producer of electric charging stations and software and the market leader in portable chargers for electric cars, today announced the founding of Juice Power AG. Demonstrating a clear commitment to sustainable electromobility, Juice Technology formed Juice Power as a result of a merger with Eros Electric, an independent association that has been supplying clean energy, around the clock, to power the electric vehicles.
Eros Electric was founded in 2016 by Juice Technology AG Founder and CEO Christoph Erni and Jörg Huwyler, Head of Hydropower and Biomass at Axpo. It features sub-participations in two classic hydroelectric power stations, Frisal and Eglisau. Now, as it merges with Juice Technology to form Juice Power, it is expanding access to ecological energy generation from renewable sources which generate power at the same time the energy is drawn during the charging process.
"The demand from drivers of electric cars for energy from demonstrably green production is increasing unabatedly," said Erni. "If we want to charge our cars using green energy in real time, we must make use of green sources of energy which can be regulated, such as hydropower."
According to Erni, incorporating energy generation is only the next logical step in developing electromobility. "We always say: 'Sustainable mobility starts with sustainable charging infrastructure.' But this is only the beginning. This is why we are now going one step further. The electric car, the charging station and the energy to charge the car's battery must be viewed as inseparable components of an overall concept. Electromobility as a whole will only be more ecological once everything is generated and powered with as few emissions as possible, from start to finish."
For Juice Technology, ecological activity is not just about getting rid of exhaust emissions. Juice's commitment began with the planting of trees to offset the CO2 produced when manufacturing and transporting charging stations. Now, the company is going even further with the production of as much green energy as is required for drivers of electric cars. In this way, every journey should be CO2-neutral, at the very least. Even those who are already purchasing green energy can overcompensate for their carbon footprint by embracing the real-time use of hydropower.
For more information about Juice Technology visit https://en.juice-world.com/forest. For more information about the US subsidiary visit https://www.juice-americas.com/.
Juice has entered the North American market with a version of the in Europe most popular portable wall charger Juice Booster 2 specially developed for this region – the J+ BOOSTER 2.
Juice Technology AG is a globally active producer of charging solutions for electric vehicles. The company's comprehensive product portfolio, featuring AC and DC charging stations ranging from lightweight portable devices to large fast chargers, makes it one of the very few full-range vendors in the industry. Juice has dominated the market for portable 22-kW charging stations since 2014. To find out more about the company, its products and solutions, go to www.juice-world.com. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Juice Americas Inc. headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, is part of the Juice Group, the globally active Swiss producer of charging solutions for electric vehicles. Juice Americas is responsible for the North American market, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Juice has entered the North American market with a version of the in Europe most popular portable wall charger Juice Booster 2 specially developed for this region – the J+ BOOSTER 2. For more information, visit: www.juice-americas.com.
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ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp and legislative Republicans have assembled an arsenal of weapons for the campaign trail heading into next month’s primaries.
With Kemp facing a GOP primary challenge from former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, the General Assembly’s Republican majority pushed a conservative agenda through the General Assembly during the just-completed legislative session, mostly with the governor’s backing.
“We’re going to continue to see advertisements by Kemp showing issues that appeal to the Republican base,” Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia, said. “It undercuts Perdue.”
By the time lawmakers gaveled out the 2022 session a few minutes after midnight April 5, the General Assembly had given final passage to legislation that would:
♦ Let Georgians carry concealed firearms without a permit;
♦ Give the Georgia Bureau of Investigation original jurisdiction to investigate complaints of voter fraud;
♦ Give parents a greater role in the education of their children;
♦ Prohibit the teaching of certain “divisive concepts” pertaining to racism in Georgia schools;
♦ Potentially set the stage for schools to prohibit students born male from participating in girls’ sports;
♦ Gradually reduce Georgia’s income tax rate from the current 5.75% to 4.99% by 2029.
“This has been a historic legislative session,” Kemp told members of the Georgia House of Representatives on the session’s final night. “People will talk about this session for many years.”
But some of that talk has been highly critical. Minority Democrats, civil and voting rights groups, and education advocates railed throughout the session at what they characterized as the misplaced priorities of the Republican agenda.
“Not one school in this entire state knows anything about ‘critical race theory,’ “ the Rev. Timothy McDonald, a pastor in Atlanta and former president of Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta, said. “They’re using that as an organizing tool to motivate their base.”
The permit-less carry bill was high on Kemp’s agenda. The governor has announced plans to sign it on Tuesday at a sporting goods store in Douglasville.
Republicans pitched the bill as promoting public safety by making it easier for Georgians to protect themselves and their families. Democrats countered that permit-less carry would lead to more gun violence on the streets.
The gun bill sailed through the legislature without opponents being able to make any significant changes, as did two of the three education bills.
The Parents’ Bill of Rights establishes a process for parents who object to what is being taught to their children to pursue complaints. The “divisive concepts” legislation outlines what can and can’t be taught to Georgia students concerning racism.
The bill’s Republican backers said the measure does not prevent the teaching of slavery and the Jim Crow and civil rights eras. However, they must be taught in a way that doesn’t cause students to feel guilty or perceive of themselves as superior or inferior because of their race.
Opponents said the bill creates so much uncertainty in interpretation that the penalties it carries would intimidate teachers into failing to teach an honest account of U.S. history, both the good and the bad.
Democrats almost managed to stop the so-called “transgender sports” bill. The original version of the measure would have prohibited students born male from taking part in most girls’ sports.
When it looked like the bill was going to be killed, Republicans agreed to a watered-down version that essentially punts policymaking on the issue to a newly created oversight committee that will report to the Georgia High School Association.
House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, said he had concerns about the original bill.
“I think this was a more reasonable approach,” he told reporters minutes after lawmakers adjourned for the year.
Another bill that underwent significant changes was an election measure intended as a follow-up to last year’s broader overhaul of Georgia election law. Unlike the education bills and permit-less carry, the election legislation was not part of the governor’s agenda.
By the time the bill made it through the General Assembly, it had been whittled down to a single provision allowing the GBI to investigate allegations of voter fraud without having to be called in by elections officials or the attorney general’s office.
Democrats and voting-rights advocates said giving the GBI original jurisdiction over elections investigations would result in voter intimidation.
“We urge the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to quickly adopt regulations making it clear that its investigators may not obstruct elections officials in their duties, particularly before elections are certified,” Aunna Dennis, executive director of Common Cause Georgia, said.
While the tax cut and a separate $1.1 billion tax rebate proposed by Kemp arguably are aimed at Republican voters, Bullock said reducing taxes has broader appeal.
“Everybody loves a tax rebate,” he said. “It crosses party lines and can appeal to independents.”
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation endorsed the tax cut as a positive economic development measure.
“Other states around the country and especially in our Southeastern region are taking action to make themselves more competitive,” Kyle Wingfield, the foundation’s president and CEO, said. “This strong, responsible plan will help ensure Georgia not only doesn’t fall behind but remains a leader.”
Another bill that received even more widespread support was an overhaul of mental health services in Georgia that both the House and Senate passed unanimously, marking the session’s high point.
“It was truly bipartisan,” Lee May, president of the DeKalb Pastors Christian Alliance, said. “I heard Democrats speaking highly of it. I heard Republicans speaking highly of it.”
On the other hand, the session hit a low point on its final night when the state Senate tabled by one vote legislation aimed at restarting Georgia’s medical cannabis program, which still hasn’t gotten off the ground three years after lawmakers legalized the cultivation of marijuana in Georgia and conversion of the leaf into low-THC cannabis oil for sale to patients suffering from a wide range of diseases.
“I’m at a loss on that,” Ralston said. “How long are these people going to have to wait?”
A proposed constitutional amendment asking Georgia voters whether to legalize online sports betting also fell by the wayside for the third year a row. | https://www.albanyherald.com/entertainment/georgia-republicans-ready-conservative-agenda-for-campaign-trail/article_442e2372-b8f6-11ec-a443-df5198c45883.html | 2022-04-10T21:51:54Z |
NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ShardSecure, inventor of Microshard™ technology that mitigates data security and privacy risks in the cloud, today announced the appointment of Pascal Cronauer as Head of European Sales further expanding the company's presence in Europe.
Mr. Cronauer, based in Germany, brings over 16 years of cybersecurity experience with a background in both technology and sales. He has led teams in Enterprise and Channel Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Consulting Services, and Customer Success covering industries such as banking, insurance, government, healthcare, and more. His international business experience spanning Europe, the US, UAE, Australia, and Taiwan brings a unique understanding of identifying and addressing the needs of different markets.
"It's an exciting time to join the ShardSecure team and I look forward to growing our business throughout EMEA. Europe faces unique cybersecurity challenges, particularly relative to cloud adoption. ShardSecure's Microshard technology offers a unique solution to enable secure cloud adoption while protecting data privacy by leaving data owners in control of their data. This will finally provide a solution to companies that have security concerns about migrating to the cloud," said Cronauer.
ShardSecure's Microshard technology protects data by digitally shredding it into microshards that are too small to contain sensitive data. Those microshards are then mixed with poison data and distributed to multiple storage locations of the customer's choosing. Its self-healing data also reverses unauthorized data deletion and tampering — including ransomware — for data at rest.
Microsharding excels at making sensitive data unintelligible in the wrong hands, enabling that data for multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments so that companies can maintain business continuity. The three-step Microshard process renders that data unintelligible and of no value to attackers, drastically mitigating the impact of compromise.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Pascal to our team. He will play a strategic role in helping us to sustain our rapid growth and in growing our presence in EMEA. His unique mix of experience makes him the perfect choice to head up our EMEA sales organization," said Bob Lam, CEO and Co-founder of ShardSecure.
ShardSecure recently announced its partnership with UK-based Channel partner Praesidium-Cyber as part of the company's European expansion.
Contact: deborah@zitopartners.com
ShardSecure is changing the nature of data security. It believes that all organizations can easily and securely enjoy the benefits of cloud adoption without surrendering control of their data. Inventors of patent-pending Microshard technology, ShardSecure cloud-enables sensitive data by desensitizing it in multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
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Collaboration reduces environmental impacts and improves product performance across apparel, furniture and automotive markets
ACTON, Mass., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Haartz Corporation, the global leader in highly engineered and uniquely designed textile materials and Green Theme Technologies Inc. (GTT), a leader in waterless and PFAS-free textile finishing, today announced a partnership to revolutionize how textiles are finished in the United States. The first of its kind in the North American market, GTT's PFAS-free and waterless EMPEL™ textile finishing platform eliminates harmful chemicals from all levels of textile finishing without the use of water, all while providing best-in-class performance.
Developed by GTT, the EMPEL platform can apply a wide variety of finishes, including Durable Water Repellent, Anti-Wicking, Durable Stain Release and more to an almost limitless number of textiles. EMPEL uses sustainable "clean chemistry" to eliminate contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during the textile manufacturing process through a waterless process.
"Haartz is the perfect partner for GTT," said Martin Flora, VP of Business Development for GTT. "They are world leaders in scaling finished fabric technologies through world-class manufacturing and testing facilities. With their various product categories, including apparel, furniture and automotive, our partnership brings textile innovation to North America and helps drive a positive and sizable environmental impact."
Independent tests conducted by Bureau Veritas and Okeotex confirm EMPEL uses a nontoxic and water-free hydrocarbon monomer solution that is polymerized when applied to fabrics, wrapping each individual yarn with a high-performance finish. Testing reveals EMPEL outperforms existing C0 and C6 fluorocarbon water repellent options, producing a protective finish that lasts.
As PFAS bans accelerate across the country and around the world, forward thinking brands like Haartz are taking the lead to adopt high performance and sustainable solutions.
Performance apparel brands such as Black Diamond, TREW Gear, Stoney Creek, and Artilect are currently selling apparel products that use EMPEL. Haartz holds the only US license for the EMPEL process and plans to scale production with several household brands.
"EMPEL presents endless possibilities for the future of textile manufacturing, with applications ranging from clothing to furniture and beyond," said Matt Williams, Vice President Vice President, Global Automotive Exteriors & New Markets at Haartz. "We continually push our manufacturing boundaries to bring the cleanest, highest performance products to market. Just as we have done throughout our long history serving automotive markets, we're approaching this unique problem with a unique sustainable solution and we're looking forward to bringing this new enhanced technology with a lower carbon footprint to US manufacturing."
To see GTT's durable water repellent performance in action, click HERE.
The Haartz Corporation is a world leader in highly engineered and uniquely designed convertible toppings and interior surface materials. The company's world headquarters and North American manufacturing operations are located in Acton, Massachusetts, with additional manufacturing in Mannheim, Germany and Pune, India. Beyond these manufacturing locations, Haartz maintains offices in Detroit, Munich, Tokyo, Irapuato, Mexico, Shanghai and Chongqing, China. Employing over 400 people worldwide, Haartz has been a trusted automotive supplier since 1907, and continues to be privately owned and operated by the Haartz family. For more information, visit www.haartz.com. Join the conversation on Twitter, @Haartz.
Green Theme Technologies, Inc. is a textile innovation company with the mission to create products that out-perform existing technologies while eliminating toxic chemicals, water usage, and pollution. Visit https://greenthemetek.com/ for more information.
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Arsham Sheybani, MD of Washington University and Lori Pacheco of Orbis to discuss Mitosol®
12:00 noon EDT - https://www.facebook.com/ophthalmicprofessional
ST. LOUIS, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobius Therapeutics™, LLC, a St. Louis-based perioperative ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, will host a live stream discussion between Arsham Sheybani, MD of Washington University and Lori Pacheco, RN, CRNO of Orbis International. The stream may be accessed July 11 at 12:00 noon EDT at https://www.facebook.com/ophthalmicprofessional
"Mitosol® customers approach intraoperative use of antimetabolites from very different, yet closely allied positions," said Ed Timm, CEO of Mobius Therapeutics. "While their needs are distinct, resolution is found with the use of Mitosol®."
Mitosol® is the only FDA approved formulation of mitomycin-c bearing an ophthalmic indication. With room temperature storage and shelf life of up to 24 months, Mitosol® offers unique flexibility to providers, as its "shelf-ready" status permits on demand utility.
"Dr. Sheybani and Lori are renowned experts in their fields, offering impactful, real-world voices," continued Timm. "Having earned their advocacy and endorsement is a privilege. They tell us that Mitosol®, delivers value at every level: to the patient, the provider, and the American healthcare system."
Mobius Therapeutics is a commercial stage venture focused on sterile perioperative ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. Mitosol® (mitomycin for solution) 0.2 mg/vial, Kit for Ophthalmic Use, is the only formulation of mitomycin-c bearing an ophthalmic indication. Mobius maintains additional perioperative formulations in commercialization, as well as an active product pipeline. Please see full prescribing information at https://mitosol.com/mitosol-package-insert/.
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Ed Timm
Mobius Therapeutics, LLC
314-615-6932
Ed.Timm@MobiusTx.com
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KYIV, Ukraine — Seven civilians have been killed in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as a result of Russian attacks, the Ukrainian regional governor says.
Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in a Telegram post that Tuesday’s Russian attacks killed seven civilians of the Donbas: two in Bakhmutsky, two in Bakhmut, and one each in Avdiivka, Drobyshev and Soledar. Another six people were injured.
The post did not provide further details of the alleged attacks. The Donetsk region has been a focus of fierce fighting over the recent days.
Earlier Tuesday, Kyrylenko said on Telegram that one civilian in the town of Bakhmut was killed as a Russian rocket destroyed a residential building. He added that a wounded nine-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble, but it was not immediately clear whether the boy had died.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Targeting schools, Russia bombs the future
— Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant
— Sweden, Finland push ahead with NATO bids as Turkey objects
— From civilian to soldier: Ukrainian army volunteerburied
— With echoes of Trump, GOPsplinters over $40B for Ukraine
— Vaticanminister visits Ukraine as pope toes delicate line
— Europe accused of `double-standard’ on Ukrainian refugees
— Follow all AP stories on Russia’s war on Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
CANNES, France — The 75th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off with a video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy appeared Tuesday night live via satellite on video wearing a short-sleeved shirt and flanked by Ukrainian flags. His message played before formally attired attendees at the French Riviera festival that lasts through May 28.
Zelenskyy spoke at length about the connection between cinema and reality, referencing films like Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” as not unlike Ukraine’s present circumstances.
“We need a new Chaplin who will demonstrate that the cinema of our time is not silent,” said Zelenskyy, who drew a standing ovation.
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PARIS — Emmanuel Macron of France has spoken with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for over an hour on the phone to discuss the war, including Mariupol and evacuations at the Azovstal steel plant, according to a communique by the Elysee palace.
The communique said the French president stated his “full determination to respond to all requests for support expressed by Ukraine,” particularly in defense equipment, fuel and humanitarian aid, as well as financial support.
It said Macron also confirmed Tuesday that arms deliveries by France would continue and “increase in intensity in the days and weeks to come,” along with the delivery of humanitarian equipment.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says concerted efforts by the European Union and the U.S. to cut off Russia’s access to technology over its war on Ukraine have greatly succeeded.
She spoke Tuesday after returning from a meeting near Paris of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council.
Representatives of the EU Commission, the bloc of 27 nations’ executive body, and the Biden administration agreed to further coordinate their actions “to mitigate the negative impacts” of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the global economy.
Raimondo told reporters on a call that the cooperative efforts to implement a series of export controls against Russia “are having a strong and significant effect.”
For the U.S., she said, exports to Russia have decreased by 80% from February, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
“We’ve essentially stopped sending high-tech to Russia, which is what they need for their military,” Raimondo said.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops kept up their blockade of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Tuesday, the Ukrainian military said in its evening operational update.
The army’s General Staff said in a post on its official Facebook profile that “in Mariupol, the enemy concentrated its main efforts on blocking our units in the area of the Azovstal plant,”
Ukrainian authorities did not disclose the number of fighters who remain in the steel mill, the last bastion of Ukrainian resistance in the ruined port city, after 264 soldiers were extracted Monday and taken to territory held by Russia-backed separatists east of Mariupol.
The military also said that the eastern Donetsk region remained the focus of the fighting on Tuesday, with particularly fierce clashes around the Ukrainian-held cities of Siverodonetsk, Avdiivka, and Bakhmut.
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MOSCOW — Russia’s main federal investigative body said Tuesday that it intended to interrogate Ukrainian troops extracted from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, as part of its probe into alleged “crimes by the Ukrainian regime against the civilian population” in Ukraine’s industrial east.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a Telegram post that “Russian investigators will identify the nationalists (and) test whether they have been involved in crimes committed against the civilian population; the information obtained during interrogations will be compared with other data available in records pertaining to criminal cases.”
It did not provide any additional information regarding the location or legal status of the Ukrainian fighters.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he and his French counterpart have discussed issues ranging from the evacuation of Ukrainian fighters from Mariupol to Ukraine’s EU membership prospects.
Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter Tuesday evening that he had finished “a long and meaningful phone conversation with Emmanuel Macron.”
Zelenskyy said he told Macron about “the course of hostilities, the operation to rescue the (Ukrainian) military from Azovstal and the vision of the prospects of the negotiation process.”
He said he also raised the issue of fuel supply to Ukraine.
“We also discussed defense support from France, preparation of the 6th package of sanctions (against Russia), possible ways to export Ukrainian agricultural products,” Zelenskyy added, saying that the two had also held a “substantive” discussion of Kyiv’s potential bid to gain EU candidate status.
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Ukraine’s deputy defense minister expressed hope on Tuesday that the 264 Ukrainian fighters extracted from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol will be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war, despite remarks by a top Russian official who called them “criminals” who have to be “brought to justice.”
Hanna Maliar said at a briefing Tuesday that the comment by Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin is a political statement, “conceived as internal propaganda, (with an eye to) internal political processes in the Russian Federation.”
Maliar said that from Ukraine’s perspective both the negotiation process and rescue operation itself is ongoing.
Earlier Tuesday, the Russian news agency Interfax cited Volodin as calling the Azovstal fighters “Nazi criminals” who should be excluded from any future exchanges.
Volodin was cited calling the fighters “war criminals” and that Russia “must do everything to bring them to justice.”
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GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s Europe director said the agency has verified 226 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, which comprises two thirds of all attacks on health care globally this year.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, WHO’s Dr. Hans Kluge said the targeted strikes have left at least 75 people dead and 59 injured. He said there have been nearly three attacks on health facilities every day since Russian forces first crossed into Ukraine in late February.
“These attacks are not justifiable, they are never OK and they must be investigated,” he said, adding that the U.N. health agency would be sharing details of the attacks with Ukrainian authorities and other independent investigators.
Kluge also said he was “deeply troubled” by reports of increasing sexual violence in Ukraine and the potential for cholera outbreaks in occupied parts of the country. He said WHO was preparing cholera vaccines to combat water-borne disease.
Dr. Dorit Nitzan, WHO Europe’s emergencies director, said the organization was worried about the situation in Mariupol, citing reports of numerous broken pipes.
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin visited the Kherson region of southern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to the RIA Novosti state news agency.
It’s a sign of Russia’s increasing influence over areas held by its forces,
The Kherson region is in southern Ukraine outside of the areas claimed by Russia-backed separatists and has been under control of Russian forces since soon after the invasion began in February.
Khusnullin was quoted by RIA as saying Kherson could take “a worthy place in our Russian family.” He also said Russia was organizing road and bridge repairs and signaled produce from the largely agricultural region could be exported to Russia.
A Kremlin-installed politician in the Kherson region said last week that officials there planned to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate the region into Russia.
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BRUSSELS — The International Criminal Court prosecutor says he’s sent a team of 42 investigators, forensic experts and support personnel to Ukraine as part of a probe into suspected war crimes during Russia’s invasion.
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said Tuesday that the team “will significantly enhance the impact of our forensic and investigative actions on the ground.”
Khan says the team will improve the gathering of witness testimony, the identification of forensic materials and help ensure that “evidence is collected in a manner that strengthens its admissibility in future proceedings” at the Netherlands-based court.
Several thousand civilians are believed to have died since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24. Exact figures are impossible to verify. Incidents of summary executions and the use of cluster bombs by Russian forces have regularly been reported.
To be classed as crimes against humanity, attacks have to be part of what the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, calls “a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population.”
Khan says that “now more than ever we need to show the law in action” in Ukraine.
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HELSINKI — A small Finnish brewery has launched a NATO-branded beer as Finland has sought membership in the 30-member Alliance along with neighboring Sweden.
The OTAN beer features a blue label, a beer-drinking cartoon character in a metal armor emblazoned with NATO’s compass symbol.
The words “OTAN olutta” means “I will have a beer” in Finnish.
According to a Twitter posting, the Olaf brewery in the eastern Finnish town of Savonlinna, the pun is intended. OTAN is French abbreviation for NATO — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization which has two official languages, English and French.
The town of Savonlinna which houses the Olavinlinna Castle from 1475, has been the site of numerous battles and lies close to the Russian border.
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HELSINKI, Finland — Finland’s Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed a bid from the Nordic country’s government to join NATO.
Lawmakers at the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature voted 188-8 Tuesday to approve Finland seeking membership in the 30-member Western military alliance.
The vote was considered a formality as Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced the intention to join on Sunday.
Lawmakers’ approval wasn’t necessarily required. However, both Niniisto and Marin stressed that it was important for the Parliament to weigh in on the NATO bid, described by the Finnish head of state as “historic.”
Finland is now expected to sign a formal application and file it to NATO headquarters in the coming days together with Nordic neighbor Sweden where the government announced a similar NATO bid on Monday.
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BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Sweden and Finland “can always rely on our assistance” as they wait to join NATO, and is voicing confidence that Turkey will back their membership bid.
Scholz pledged Tuesday that Germany will push for quick accession by the Nordic nations. He noted that United Nations and European Union provisions call for mutual protection.
Asked whether that means Germany is giving the two countries a security guarantee for the period between their application and becoming members, Scholz replied: “Both countries can always rely on our assistance, particularly in this very special situation.”
Scholz signaled that he’s confident a skeptical Turkey can be won over to the Nordic membership bid, though he sidestepped a question on whether it’s time to rethink restrictions on arms exports to Ankara.
He said: “I am as confident as the NATO secretary general that this (accession) will succeed quickly with the support of all countries, including Turkey as a NATO member.” He said that Turkey has made “very many constructive contributions” in addressing the war.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Biden will host Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday amid their push to join NATO.
The White House said they would discuss the two countries’ applications to join the alliance, as well as European security broadly. The meeting is set to take place before Biden departs for a four-day trip to South Korea and Japan.
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MOSCOW — Russia says it is expelling two Finnish diplomats and will leave a multinational organization focused on the Baltic Sea, as tensions remain high over Finland and Sweden’s ambitions to join NATO.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday framed the expulsion of the two Finnish diplomats as a response to Finland expelling two Russians last month.
It also said the Finnish ambassador was read a protest against “Finland’s confrontational course in relation to Russia,” including its role in international sanctions against Russia and arms supplies to Ukraine. The statement made no mention of NATO.
Russia said it was leaving the Council of the Baltic Sea States, an 11-nation grouping where Finland and Sweden are prominent members, and the related Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, a grouping of national lawmakers.
Moscow says European Union and NATO member countries were seeking to use the CBSS as “an instrument of anti-Russian policy.” Russia was suspended from participating in the CBSS in March by the other members.
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STOCKHOLM — Sweden has signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the alliance. In neighboring Finland, lawmakers are expected later Tuesday to formally endorse Finnish leaders’ decision also to join.
The moves by the two Nordic countries, ending Sweden’s more than 200 years of military nonalignment and Finland’s nonalignment after World War II, have provoked the ire of the Kremlin.
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto arrived in Sweden for an official two-day visit and said: “we took peace for granted; on Feb. 24 the peace was broken,” in a reference to the date that Ukraine was invaded by Russia.
“Our old ways of handling things no longer correspond to the new situation,” Niinisto told Swedish lawmakers. “Our relations with Russia have changed.”
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BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister says she is “very confident” that Sweden and Finland will be cleared to join NATO, despite objections from Turkey.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that the two Nordic nations’ military standards are “more than NATO-compatible” so it is in the alliance’s own interest for them to become members.
Baerbock, who hosted a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the weekend, said the allies had “taken note” of Turkish concerns over “some things.” She adds that “this is being talked about now, but I am very confident that there will be a quick accession of Sweden and Finland because everyone is very aware that this is a decisive moment, a historic moment.”
All 30 current NATO members must agree to let the Nordic neighbors join. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that they failed to take a “clear” stance against Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers terrorists, and imposed military sanctions on Turkey.
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STOCKHOLM — Finnish President Sauli Niinisto says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments on Finland’s accession to NATO were “surprising and interesting.”
“Turkey’s statements have changed and toughened very quickly in recent days, but I am sure that we will resolve the situation with the help of constructive talks,” Niinisto said during a visit to neighboring Sweden, which also has sought membership in the 30-member Alliance.
The twin move comes after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Also Tuesday, Turkey’s justice minister accused Sweden and Finland of topping a list of European Union countries that he says “openly support” organizations that his country views as terrorists.
Bekir Bozdag said the two countries “have not returned a single” suspect that Turkey wants extradited for alleged links to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, or to the movement led by Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed military coup in 2016.
Turkish media say Turkey has sought the extradition of 33 suspects from Finland and Sweden.
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VIENNA — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that it plans to send another team of experts to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine in “the coming weeks.”
Tuesday’s announcement by the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, came after he led a first mission to the site in northern Ukraine late last month. Russian forces took control of Chernobyl, the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, at the beginning of the invasion and withdrew at the end of March.
Grossi said in a video message that, after that trip and a previous visit to the active South Ukraine nuclear plant, “we now have a clear picture of what needs to be done.” He said he has drawn up a “comprehensive program of assistance” to Ukraine.
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ANKARA, Turkey — The leader of a Turkish nationalist party that is allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expressing concern that NATO’s expansion to include Sweden and Finland will provoke Russia and cause an expansion of the war in Ukraine.
Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist Action Party, on Tuesday told his party’s lawmakers that the most “logical” option would be for the two countries to be kept in “NATO’s waiting room.”
Bahceli says that Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO “will mean the lengthening of the war in Ukraine and even its geographical expansion.”
Bahceli’s speech comes a day after Erdogan said Sweden and Finland should not be allowed in. Erdogan has cited the two countries’ perceived support for groups Turkey considers to be terrorists, refusal to extradite “terrorists” wanted by Turkey and arms export restrictions on Turkey.
All 30 current NATO countries must agree to open the door to new members.
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BRUSSELS — The European Union is throwing its weight behind Finland and Sweden as they prepare to apply to join the NATO military alliance, and EU countries are optimistic that Turkish concerns can be assuaged.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Finland and Sweden, should they apply to join NATO, “will receive strong support, I’m sure, from all member states, because it increases our unity, and it makes us stronger.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the two countries should not be allowed in because they are too lax in confronting Kurdish militants, like the banned Kurdistan Workers´ Party, or PKK. The PKK figures on the 27-nation EU’s anti-terror blacklist.
Borrell acknowledged Tuesday that Turkey has raised some objections, but said “I hope that NATO will be able to overcome them.”
Finland and Sweden are in the EU, and indeed 21 of the bloc’s members also stand among the ranks of the 30-nation military organization.
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BERLIN — Luxembourg’s foreign minister says he doesn’t believe Turkey will prevent Sweden and Finland from joining NATO, despite the Turkish president’s stated objections.
All 30 current NATO members, among them Turkey, must agree to let the Nordic neighbors join. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said they failed to take a “clear” stance against Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers terrorists, and imposed military sanctions on Turkey.
However, Luxembourg’s long-serving Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn told Germany’s Deutschlandfunk radio on Tuesday that he suspects Erdogan is merely “pushing up the price” for the two countries’ membership. He said: “At the end of the day, I am convinced that Turkey can’t slam the brakes on this.”
Asselborn added that “this will take some time, I hope not too long.”
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LONDON — British military authorities say Russia will probably rely heavily on massive artillery strikes on towns as it seeks to make gains in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, citing widespread damage to residential buildings in areas attacked earlier in the war.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense says residential structures accounted for 80% of the roughly 3,500 buildings that were damaged or destroyed in the Chernihiv region during Russia’s now-abandoned advance toward the capital, Kyiv.
“The scale of this damage indicates Russia’s preparedness to use artillery against inhabited areas, with minimal regard to discrimination or proportionality,” the ministry says in a briefing posted Tuesday morning. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/live-updates-luxembourg-turkey-likely-to-let-2-join-nato/ | 2022-05-17T20:16:53Z |
BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace successfully completed critical design review (CDR) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft. Ball will now proceed with production, integration and test of the spacecraft.
Expected to launch in 2025, SWFO-L1 will collect solar wind data and coronal imagery to meet NOAA's operational requirements to monitor and forecast impacts from solar storm activity.
"The impacts of solar events such as coronal mass ejections can be significant, from knocking out communications satellites to disrupting the power grid," said Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace. "SWFO will be an important tool in NOAA's mission to monitor space weather, provide timely and accurate warnings, and help minimize the impact of these events on our infrastructure and economy."
Ball Aerospace was selected by NASA to design, build and integrate the small satellite for NOAA's SWFO-L1 mission in partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Ball will also perform satellite-level testing, help train the flight operations team, check-out the satellite in orbit and support mission operations. The SWFO-L1 mission builds on the success of Ball's spacecraft buses designed for operational weather missions like NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP, as well as high-performing small satellite missions like STPSats-2 and 3 and the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM).
Ball Aerospace is also building an operational environmental satellite for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center called the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M). WSF-M will host its own Energetic Charged Particle space weather sensor in addition to its primary instrument to measure ocean surface vector winds and tropical cyclone intensity.
Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, Ball Aerospace pioneers discoveries that enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most. We create innovative space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, deliver actionable data and intelligence, and ensure those who defend our freedom go forward bravely and return home safely. Go Beyond with Ball.® For more information, visit www.ball.com/aerospace or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
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- Hyundai expands company's global safety commitment by integrating the engineering resources of Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motor North America
- Hyundai aims to further bolster its safety driven corporate culture and to enhance customer safety through the new position
SEOUL, South Korea and FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company announced appointing Brian Latouf to the new position of Global Chief Safety Officer, (GCSO). Latouf reports to José Muñoz, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hyundai Motor Company, and President and CEO, Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA).
As the newly created GCSO, Latouf will integrate the engineering resources of Hyundai and HMNA by combining safety field investigations, safety data analysis, and safety engineering performance into a streamlined global technical function. Munoz will also serve as the accountable executive for Hyundai's safety matters through his COO role.
The change further enhances Hyundai's dedication to a 'safety driven' culture throughout the company with a focus on keeping customers, passengers and other road users safe around the world.
"Brian is a proven global safety leader who has created a world-class safety office in North America enabling quick identification of motor vehicle safety issues and effective implementation of remedies to help keep our customers safe," said Muñoz. "His decades of safety engineering experience and leadership will take the company even further by integrating the vast resources of Hyundai to help keep customers safe worldwide."
In this newly created global executive role, Latouf will also have responsibility for vehicle safety performance through Hyundai's research and development organization. The newly formed Integrated Safety and Environment Quality Center at Hyundai Motor Group's R&D Division will have a dotted line reporting structure into the GCSO for all strategic safety items and strategies.
The announcement follows the groundbreaking ceremony of HMNA's first U.S. Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory in Superior Township, Mich. The newly announced Safety Lab is unique within the automotive industry and dedicated to field safety by identifying emerging issues and effective resolutions for customers. The Safety Lab will feature a vehicle dynamics test area and an EV testing and electronics lab. The Safety Lab will employ over 160 personnel.
Latouf is a crash investigator and vehicle safety engineer by training with more than 30 years of safety leadership experience, with an appreciation for the critical role of safety regulators around the globe.
Latouf will continue in his role as HMNA Chief Safety Officer with full safety recall authority and responsibility. Hyundai's North American Safety Office continues to develop data analytic and investigation tools to advance safety processes. Latouf joined the company in 2019 and will remain based at Hyundai Motor North America's headquarters in California.
About Hyundai Motor Company
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is present in over 200 countries with more than 120,000 employees dedicated to tackling real-world mobility challenges around the globe. Based on the brand vision 'Progress for Humanity,' Hyundai Motor is accelerating its transformation into a Smart Mobility Solution Provider. The company invests in advanced technologies such as robotics and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to bring about revolutionary mobility solutions, while pursuing open innovation to introduce future mobility services. In pursuit of sustainable future for the world, Hyundai will continue its efforts to introduce zero emission vehicles equipped with industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell and EV technologies.
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Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver the eulogy at funeral of Patrick Lyoya, who was fatally shot by Michigan police
By Emma Tucker and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN
The family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was fatally shot by a Michigan police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month, has asked civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver the eulogy during their son’s funeral Friday.
This week, Lyoya’s family announced through their attorney, Ben Crump, that the funeral will be held at 11 a.m. ET at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to a joint release from Crump and the National Action Network (NAN).
Crump, who has represented the families of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Michael Brown and other high-profile victims of police violence, will make a call to action during the funeral services, the release said.
Sharpton and NAN have pledged to help Lyoya’s family cover his funeral costs, the release says.
Lyoya, 26, moved to the United States with his family from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014 and “tirelessly worked to support his family,” according to the release.
An officer from the Grand Rapids Police Department fatally shot Lyoya on April 4 after pulling him over for an allegedly unregistered license plate. The police department released several forms of video footage capturing the approximately two minute and 40 second interaction.
An autopsy commissioned by Lyoya’s family shows he was shot in the back of the head by the Grand Rapids officer, who has not been publicly identified. Lyoya wasn’t armed at the time of the shooting, according to a family attorney.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) has made a request to the Justice Department to launch a “pattern-or-practice” investigation into the police department following the fatal shooting of Lyoya.
What the video shows
The footage released by the police department begins with the officer walking toward the car, CNN previously reported.
According to the video footage, Lyoya turns his back to the officer and appears to walk toward the front of the car. The officer puts his hands on Lyoya’s shoulder and back, saying “no, no, no, stop, stop,” and Lyoya is seen resisting the officer’s touch and backing away from the officer.
The officer tackles him to the ground. Video shows Lyoya getting up and standing, the officer drawing and then deploying a Taser, though police say the prongs didn’t hit Lyoya.
The two end up physically struggling on the ground once more, where the officer shot Lyoya. The officer is heard saying “let go of the Taser” before firing the fatal shot.
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DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
As previously announced, Vertical Capital Income Fund (NYSE: VCIF) paid a monthly distribution of $0.0715 per share to all shareholders of record as of August 19, 2022, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan").
As a general matter, the amount of the Fund's distributable income depends on the aggregate gains and losses realized by the Fund during the entire year. Distributions may consist of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital but the character of these distributions cannot be determined until after the end of the Fund's fiscal year. However, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the terms of the Plan, the Fund may be required to indicate the source of each distribution to its shareholders. The following table sets forth the estimated sources of the current distribution, and the cumulative distributions paid during the 2022 fiscal year to date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed on a per share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.
(1) You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Distribution Policy.
(2) The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this 19(a) Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
(3) The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The Plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board, and the Board may amend the terms of the Plan including amending the annual rate of payment or may terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. The Fund's distribution rate may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, Fund performance, and other factors. There can be no assurance that an unanticipated change in market conditions or other unforeseen factors will not result in a change in the Fund's distribution rate at a future time. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares. The public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks to which the Fund is exposed. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and an exemptive order received by the Fund from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund will provide its shareholders of record on each distribution date with a 19(a) Notice and issue an accompanying press release disclosing the sources of its distribution payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income.
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About Vertical Capital Income Fund
Vertical Capital Income Fund (VCIF) is an NYSE-listed closed-end fund that seeks monthly income by investing primarily in performing non-agency residential whole loans secured by real estate. As a secondary strategy the Fund aims to provide total return by acquiring performing residential loans at a discount to the unpaid principal balance (UPB). VCIF realizes capital gains as loans are paid off before maturity. For more information visit VCIF.us and connect with the Fund on Twitter.
About Oakline Advisors, LLC
Oakline Advisors, LLC is the adviser to Vertical Capital Income Fund. Founded in 2013, Oakline Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that specializes in the residential whole loan market. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas, TX-based Behringer. Since its inception in 1989, Behringer, together with its affiliates, has raised equity of more than $6 billion in assets through public and private fund structures. For more information about Oakline and Behringer please visit their respective websites at oaklineadvisors.com and behringerinvestments.com.
Fund shares are identified by CUSIP 92535C104
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- Seventh year of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge set for Saturday, August 13, 2022, at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan
- MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge one-day car culture festival includes legal street drag racing, Dodge thrill and drift rides, Dodge driving simulators, a classic and modern muscle car show and much more
- Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race brings back last year's popular online automotive builder showdown, with competitors using Direct Connection parts to build their own drag-race machine and battle it out once again on Woodward
- Complete information on event schedule, tickets, racing and car show registration and more will be available early this summer at https://www.motortrend.com/events/roadkill-nights/
- More information on Dodge and the brand's Never Lift plan, which provides a 24-month road map to Dodge's performance future, available at Dodge.com and DodgeGarage.com.
Gearheads and performance lovers are receiving a much anticipated invitation: the seventh edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge is set for Saturday, August 13, 2022, when legal street drag racing will roar back to life on metro Detroit's famed Woodward Avenue.
The announcement opens another garage door of the Dodge Never Lift plan, which provides a 24-month road map to the brand's performance future. More information on the Never Lift campaign is available at Dodge.com and DodgeGarage.com.
MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, first held in 2015, is a one-day car culture festival that, in addition to legal street racing, offers a full slate of fan activities, including Dodge thrill and drift rides, Dodge driving simulators, a classic and modern muscle car show and much more. The 2021 edition attracted more than 38,000 enthusiasts to M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan.
"We are marking the seventh year of Roadkill Nights because of the passion of our enthusiasts, who have turned out by the tens of thousands year after year to join us in an annual celebration of all things high performance," said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand CEO - Stellantis. "We can't wait to return to Woodward with our friends from MotorTrend."
"If you've ever dreamed of watching street-legal drag racing down Woodward Avenue, come to our event! It's going to be an absolutely epic day and night," said Eric Schwab, MotorTrend Group's group SVP, head of revenue and partnerships. "Going seven years strong, the event has something for everyone. Whether you're a drag racer, car enthusiast or looking for a fun day to spend with family, Roadkill Nights promises a dynamic experience."
Last year's popular online automotive builder showdown, won last year by Alex Taylor, will return for 2022 with a new twist. Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race competitors will use Direct Connection parts to build their own a drag-race machine under a tight deadline before bringing it to Woodward to go head-to-head on the strip. Direct Connection parts available as "building blocks" for competitors will include the Hellcrate Redeye 6.2L Supercharged Crate HEMI® engine and a plug-and-play Hellcrate Redeye 6.2L Supercharged Crate HEMI Engine Control Unit (ECU).
Dodge Power Brokers dealers, the exclusive source for Direct Connection performance parts with staff trained to deliver a performance-focused customer service experience, will work with competitors to provide the Direct Connection parts. The full lineup of Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race competitors will be announced next month.
Roadkill Nights is an event produced by ROADKILL, a brand of MotorTrend Group, with a hit show that delivers a one-of-a-kind taste of "Automotive Chaos Theory" on MotorTrend+ and MotorTrend TV.
Additional information for MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, including information on the event schedule, spectator tickets, car show registration, participant registration for drag racing and an extensive range of available VIP packages, will be available early this summer at https://www.motortrend.com/events/roadkill-nights/.
Street racing can have serious legal and safety risks. Both ROADKILL and Dodge want enthusiasts to enjoy performance driving in a safe, controlled environment, run by professionals with vehicle safety inspections, driver evaluations and track safety.
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Speakers include top executives from Collins Aerospace, Wells Fargo, Cisco, and MIT Thought Leaders
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, a world class conference, will bring CIOs and digital business executives together to learn, engage, and network around the theme of Digital Ecosystems: Reshaping the Future of Business? at the 19th annual Symposium.
The 2022 Symposium's First Hybrid Edition will begin on May 22nd and conclude May 23rd. Registration is open for in-person (quantities are limited) and digital tickets.
"This year's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium will enable attendees to explore and discuss how to leverage accelerated digitalization to prosper in the 2020s," said Allan R. Tate, Executive Chair, MIT Sloan CIO Symposium. "Supply chain disruptions, novel cyber threats, labor shortages, and pandemics will continue to impact business in often unpredictable ways. CIOs will learn how to adjust their approach to organizational and technical architectures, decision making, and data management to meet this volatility."
The Symposium will feature more than a dozen interactive panel discussions led by CIOs, technology executives, and MIT thought leaders including Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, MIT Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS); Kathleen Kennedy, Executive Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence; Michael Schrage, Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; and Dr. George Westerman, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management. Attendees will network and collaborate around topics such as digital ecosystems, digital transformation, reshaping the future of business, leadership collaboration, cybersecurity, innovation, blockchain, AI, and more. CIO will gain an understanding of how to leverage these technologies and topics to shape the future of business.
The full Symposium agenda is available at www.mitcio.com/agenda and highlights include:
- Panel: "Digital Leadership: Collaboration between CIOs, CDOs and CEOs" led by Kathleen Kennedy, Executive Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence will discuss today's digital ecosystem where business strategy depends on using digital technology in new ways, and its effect on a company's operating models, products, and culture. The CEO and CIO/CDO relationship is becoming more critical for a company's success and panelists will dive into the strategic thinking needed to lead their organization.
- Panel: "How Cyber Resilience has become a Key Competitive Advantage" led by Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, MIT Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS) will discuss how cybersecurity is critical not only for reducing risk but also for gaining a competitive advantage in our interconnected digital ecosystem. How do we make an enterprise cyber-resilient? MIT research will be discussed which suggests that cybersecurity is an organizational problem, not just a technical problem. Attendees will hear recommendations on how to build a culture of cybersecurity, employ security practices and mitigate risks.
With the purchase of this year's in-person ticket, for the first time attendees will gain access to all the events and networking opportunities taking place the evening before the panels. This includes the Innovation Showcase, highlighting 10 outstanding early-stage companies with cutting-edge solutions that combine both value and innovation to Enterprise IT, and the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award seated dinner where the 2022 Award Winner will be announced. Both of these events provide exceptional networking opportunities and take place on May 22nd at the MIT Samberg Conference Center starting at 4:30 PM.
In addition, the in-person Symposium ticket includes full access to the online community where sessions will be live streamed and viewable on computer or mobile device for virtual attendees joining from across the globe on May 23rd beginning at 8:15 AM EDT US, as well as access to all 2022 Symposium recordings.
About the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global conference for CIOs and digital business executives to become more effective leaders. CIOs and senior IT executives explore enterprise technology innovations, business practices and receive actionable information that enables them to meet the challenges of today and the future. The Symposium offers a unique learning environment by bringing together the academic thought leadership of MIT with the in-the-trenches experience of leading global CIOs and industry experts. The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association. For more information and to register for this year's Symposium, visit www.mitcio.com.
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Obstruction emerges as key focus in Trump documents probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.
The FBI also seized boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump’s office, according to a filing late Tuesday that lays out the most detailed chronology to date of months of strained interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives over the discovery of government secrets.
The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal probe have focused not just on why the records were improperly stored there but also on the question of whether the Trump team intentionally misled them about the continued, and unlawful, presence of the top secret documents.
The timeline laid out by the Justice Department made clear that the extraordinary search of Mar-a-Lago came only after other efforts to retrieve the records had failed and that it resulted from law enforcement suspicion that additional documents remained inside the property despite assurances by Trump representatives that a “diligent search” had accounted for all of the material.
It also included a picture of some of the seized documents with colored cover sheets indicating their classified status, perhaps as a way to rebut suggestions that whoever packed them or handled them at Mar-a-Lago could have easily failed to appreciate their sensitive nature.
The photo shows the cover pages of a smattering of paperclip-bound classified documents — some marked as “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bright yellow borders and one marked as “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with whited-out pages, splayed out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Beside them sits a cardboard box filled with gold-framed pictures, including a Time magazine cover.
Though it contains significant new details on the investigation, the Justice Department filing does not resolve a core question that has driven public fascination with the investigation — why Trump held onto the documents after he left the White House and why he and his team resisted repeated efforts to give them back. In fact, it suggests officials may not have received an answer.
During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by FBI and Justice Department officials, the document states, “Counsel for the former President offered no explanation as to why boxes of government records, including 38 documents with classification markings, remained at the Premises nearly five months after the production of the Fifteen Boxes and nearly one-and-a-half years after the end of the Administration.”
That visit, which came weeks after the Justice Department issued a subpoena for the records, receives substantial attention in the document and appears to be a key investigative focus.
Though Trump insisted again Wednesday that he had declassified the documents at Mar-a-Lago, his lawyers did not suggest that during the visit and instead “handled them in a manner that suggested counsel believed that the documents were classified,” the Justice Department said.
FBI agents who went there to receive additional materials were given “a single Redweld envelope, double-wrapped in tape, containing the documents,” the filing states.
That envelope, according to the FBI, contained 38 unique documents with classification markings, including 16 documents marked secret and 17 marked top secret.
The investigators were permitted to visit the storage room but were not allowed to open or look inside any of the boxes, “giving no opportunity for the government to confirm that no documents with classification markings remained,” the Justice Department says.
During that visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all the records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago storage room — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location at the Premises and that all available boxes were searched.”
After that, though, the department, which had subpoenaed video footage for the property, “developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation.” The filing does not identify the individuals who may have relocated the boxes.
In their August search, agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
“That the FBI, in a matter of hours, recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the ‘diligent search’ that the former President’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to perform calls into serious question the representations made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter,” the document states.
It says, “In some instances, even the FBI counterintelligence personnel and DOJ attorneys conducting the review required additional clearances before they were permitted to review certain documents.”
The investigation began from a referral from the National Archives and Records Administration, which recovered 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago in January that were found to contain 184 documents with classified markings, including top secret information.
The purpose of the Tuesday night filing was to oppose a request from the Trump legal team for a special master to review the documents seized during this month’s search and to return to him certain seized property. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to hear arguments on the matter on Thursday.
Cannon on Saturday said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint such a person but also gave the Justice Department an opportunity to respond.
On Monday, the department said it had already completed its review of potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information.” It said Tuesday that a special master was therefore “unnecessary” and that the presidential records that were taken from the home do not belong to Trump.
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Colvin and Balsamo reported from New York.
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DrTalks.com has partnered with William Pawluk, M.D., and 40+ PEMF and pain experts to explore the latest research at a 7-day virtual summit.
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Join DrTalks.com and the foremost authority in North America for PEMF therapy, Dr. William Pawluk, from Tuesday, July 12th to Wednesday, July 20th, for the Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Healing Summit, a free 7-day virtual event exploring the physical and mental benefits of PEMF therapy. Dr. Pawluk is joined at the summit by his co-hosts, Dr. Marlene Mahipat and Dr. Riz Lakhani. Featured speakers include Dr. Isaac Eliaz (Author of The Survival Paradox), Kashif Khan (founder of The DNA Company), and Dr. Joel Fuhrman (7-time New York Times bestselling author).
According to the CDC, one in five Americans lives with chronic, untreated pain. For these people, medication isn't enough, and invasive treatments (like surgeries) are often prohibitively expensive, dangerous, or inaccessible. But for people who want a safe, effective, and low-cost pain management tool, pulsed electromagnetic field devices may provide an answer. PEMF devices get to the source of pain and engage with the body's electrical field. Experts believe PEMF therapy might be the future of chronic pain treatment.
At the Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Summit, 40+ world-renowned experts (including doctors, researchers, scientists, authors, and more) will examine the research behind PEMFs. Topics covered at the summit will include using PEMFs for healing from injuries, improving fitness and sports performance, boosting cognition, reducing anxiety and memory loss, slowing the signs of aging, and much more.
Everyone is invited to attend this free online event, but it's especially encouraged for anyone with chronic pain that has not been adequately managed with medications alone, athletes seeking a safe and effective way to improve performance and recovery times, and anyone interested in the long-term mental health benefits of electromagnetic devices.
Register for the Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Healing Summit now to discover the fascinating potential of electricity on the human mind and body.
About Dr. William Pawluk: Dr. William Pawluk is widely considered to be the foremost authority on PEMF therapy in North America. He is the author of "Supercharge Your Health With PEMF Therapy" and was featured on The Dr. Oz Show and over 50 radio, podcast, and print interviews. He has 30+ years of experience in PEMF therapy and is committed to providing safe and effective treatment to his patients with chronic pain.
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Acquisition Expands Cost Reducing Energy Supply Options for the Underserved Middle-Market Commercial and Industrial Customer
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Power Holdings LLC ("Catalyst Power"), an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, acquired the assets of Northeast Expense Reduction Services, a New York-based energy advisor. The acquisition deepens Catalyst Power's role in Central and Western New York State's energy transition allowing it to expand on its mission of helping its commercial and industrial customers to decarbonize their electricity consumption.
"This is a tremendous fit. We're excited to be able to expand the mix of commercial and industrial customers that can now have access to Catalyst Power's decarbonizing solutions," said Gabriel Phillips, CEO of Catalyst Power Holdings. "The middle market has been underserved for too long – by combining Northeast Expense Reduction Services' territories, customers and supplier relationships with our novel energy supply options including community solar products and proprietary Connected Microgrid solutions, we are expanding access for our customers to more environmentally friendly, money saving energy supply options."
"New York's C&I sector is getting hit by rising energy bills driven by volatile fossil fuel prices–and the clean energy solutions offered by Catalyst Power offer a reliable, cost-saving solution for these businesses. The team at Catalyst Power is fantastic and provides a wide range of clean energy solutions that can help small and mid-sized businesses," said Clark Taylor, founder of Northeast Expense Reduction Services.
Catalyst Power develops innovative energy supply solutions for commercial and industrial companies, with a focus on a first-of-its-kind network of Connected Microgrids, a no-up-front-cost custom solution using onsite solar panels and with back-up generators, as well as retail power and gas supply. Catalyst Power provides small- to industrial-sized businesses access to distributed generation through our network of Connected Microgrids. The company utilizes a proprietary technology platform that provides a fresh perspective on data to identify, underwrite, fund, and provide solutions to customers while operating more cost-effective onsite energy projects for our retail energy clients.
Catalyst Power continues to pursue additional strategic REP and advisor acquisition opportunities. Businesses interested in partnering with Catalyst Power or learning more can visit: https://catalystpower.com/about-us/
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC is an independent, integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector through commercial energy, customized Connected Microgrid solutions, and community solar to underserved middle-market commercial and industrial end-use customers, improving the overall efficiency and environmental impact of their supply. Catalyst Power is a portfolio company of BP Energy Partners, LLC. More info: www.catalystpower.com
BP Energy Partners, LLC (BPEP), is a Dallas, Texas based growth-oriented private equity firm. Since inception, BPEP has focused on a lower carbon future by establishing and growing sustainable and responsible companies in the natural gas value chain including infrastructure, power, logistics, transportation, environmental services, renewable natural gas, midstream, and distribution. BPEP will also invest in low carbon energy solutions and renewables. BPEP collaborates with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, project developers, and experienced management teams to provide patient capital, financial and operating expertise, and deep industry relationships. BPEP currently manages over $560 million in committed capital and is actively investing in new opportunities. More information can be found at www.bpenergypartners.com
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TEMPE, Ariz., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bierman Autism Centers (Bierman) announced that they will be opening an autism center in Tempe, Arizona this July. Bierman's other Arizona location is in Scottsdale.
Bierman provides ABA therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy to children diagnosed with autism between the ages of 18 months to 9 years old. The center is designed to create a learning environment full of possibilities. It is built not only with spaces for therapy, but also areas to help build gross and fine motor skills, play skills, and peer interactions. Bierman accepts a variety of health insurances and will be located at 1729 W Greentree Dr, #103, Tempe, AZ 85284.
When asked about this center, Christina Barosky, BCBA, Bierman's Chief Clinical Officer said: "After our success at the Scottsdale center, I am excited that Bierman is opening up a second location in Arizona. We will be able to continue our mission to create progress and possibilities for children diagnosed with autism in Arizona. I am also excited to be able to grow our team! There are many excellent clinicians in the area who will help us continue to provide the highest quality of care."
Bierman understands that every child's learning needs are as unique as they are. The team strives to blur the boundaries between play and learning. This sets children on a path for success. The team believes in a "whole family" approach which means parents and caregivers are included in the treatment process through collaboration and training. Most importantly, Bierman is dedicated to making therapy a welcoming space for growth and continued learning for the children they serve.
Bierman Autism Centers is a place where kids as young as 18 months to 9 years of age engage in play to learn foundational skills they can build on such as self-advocacy and communication. They recognize that every kid's success is unique, and their one-on-one approach allows them to drive progress, measurable outcomes, while each child is advancing on their own terms.
With over 150 graduations, BIERMAN currently has centers, and is expanding in: Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. For more about Bierman Autism Centers visit www.biermanautism.com or contact marketing@biermanautism.com.
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NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Rapper Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said.
People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville about 10:30 p.m. Friday after a reported disturbance on part of the amphitheater’s lawn, with some of them shouting about a possible shooting, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Police said in a news release early Saturday that no weapon was found following a sweep of the area at the venue about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Indianapolis.
The disturbance happened about 45 minutes into Wiz Khalifa’s show that was part of the Vinyl Verse co-headlining tour with fellow rapper Logic, according to The Indianapolis Star. The music stopped and Wiz Khalifa and his band left the stage immediately.
Three people reported minor injuries and were taken to hospitals for treatment after concertgoers “self-evacuated” the amphitheater, where all exits were opened in accordance with the venue’s emergency procedures, police said.
In a parking lot outside, some audience members were making phone calls as others wept and held each other, the newspaper reported.
Live Nation, the concert promotion company that owns and operates Ruoff, released a statement Saturday thanking “staff and local authorities for acting quickly to support everyone in attendance.”
Police did not immediately reply to a message seeking details on the nature of the disturbance. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/disturbance-halts-wiz-khalifa-concert-in-indiana-3-injured/ | 2022-08-27T20:58:21Z |
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richey May, the largest independent public accounting firm headquartered in Colorado and a national firm, is also ranked as one of the top 100 public accounting firms in the country.
Inside Public Accounting (IPA), has published its annual list of Top 100 U.S. public accounting firms and Richey May has made the list for the first time; this year ranking #99 overall. IPA's annual list recognizes accounting firms with the highest net revenue in the United States.
"This recognition is another milestone in Richey May's growth. We are thankful for our employees who demonstrate the #RicheyMayWay every day —their hard work and their desire to help each other and our clients is what makes us successful," said Richey May Managing Partner and CEO Jason Yetter.
In the past year, Richey May has added over 115 new team members to its established network of expert financial and business advisors who support the firm's ongoing growth and expansion into new practice areas.
Richey May provides full-service advisory and technology consulting along with assurance and tax services to clients nationwide. The firm specializes in the financial services, alternative investments, mortgage banking, and other regulated industries, and offers a wide range of tailored solutions to meet the needs of many diverse types of organizations, from Fortune 1000 to successful privately held companies and their owners. www.richeymay.com
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Fans of live theater are in luck this weekend as area events include performances of “The Wizard of Oz” in Cameron, “Guys and Dolls” in Temple, and the continuation of the annual “Salado Legends” outdoor musical. Other upcoming events include a free screening of the film “Jaws” at the CAC, a new exhibit at the Czech Heritage Museum, and a summer lecture series in Salado.
‘The Wizard of Oz’
The cast and crew of Milam Community Theater will venture down the yellow brick road this weekend as they present performances of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Performances will be offered at 6 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the C.H. Yoe High School Performing Arts Center, 1000 N. Fannin Ave. in Cameron. The show will be offered again at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 7.
The stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale and the iconic musical score from the MGM film features Dorothy Gale as she travels over the rainbow into the magical Land of Oz, along the way meeting friends and foes alike. The performances are directed by Jigar Bhakta of Cameron. Takenya Battle of Temple is the music director and choreography by Clarice Kocian of Rockdale.
“Seeing parents and grandparents act alongside their children and grandchildren or even seeing the cast and crew become a family is the magic of community theater,” Bhakta said. “But even more so, it makes me happy to inspire and encourage individuals to embrace their creativity and emphasize a community of culture.”
The diverse cast and crew hail from all over Milam and surrounding counties. They range in age from youth to adults with various levels of experience, from newcomers to veterans.
One of the players making his acting debut is James Henderson in the role of the Lion. He is an assistant principal for Cameron Junior High.
“At first, I was a little hesitant to do it,” Henderson said.
He also went on to explain that he is constantly on his kids about expanding their horizons. And when they told him it was his turn to try, Henderson went to auditions vying for the role of Lion.
“It gives you a greater appreciation for the theater altogether,” he said.
Tickets are available online at mct.ticketleap.com or at the door. Ticket sales are expected to be high, it is suggested that tickets be purchased in advance. Prices are $18 for adults and $12 for youth.
‘Salado Legends’
The Tablerock Festival of Salado will present its annual “Salado Legends” outdoor musical at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. The final performance will take place at 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 6.
Tickets may be purchased on www.centraltexastickets.com and cost $25 for adults, $10 for students and $5 for children age 12 and younger. Tickets for a meal served before the show at 7:15 p.m. are available for an additional $13.
Written by Salado resident playwright Jackie Mills, the musical blends accounts of Salado’s history and fictional storytelling to depict life in Texas in the 1850s.
The amphitheater is located at 409 Table Rock Road in Salado.
‘Guys and Dolls’
The Temple Civic Theatre, 2413 S. 13th St. in Temple, will present performances of “Guys and Dolls” this weekend. Shows will be offered at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, “Guys and Dolls” is an oddball romantic comedy. The plot follows Nathan Detroit, a gambler, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. “Guys and Dolls” takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for students and may be purchased online at templecivictheatre.com. The show also will be offered July 28-30 and the final showings will be Aug. 5-7.
‘Moravian Glory’ at Czech Heritage Museum
The Czech Heritage Museum & Genealogy Center just installed a new temporary exhibit, “Moravian Glory,” on loan from the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.
An opening reception for the exhibit will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 119 W. French Ave. in Temple.
“Moravian Glory” shows life in Moravia as experienced by a great-grandmother Maryska. With four seasons in the background, the stages of human life take place (childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age). The customs and traditions of the season are associated with Maryska’s life story. In the stories from her life, viewers will recall some important historical moments, such as the world wars.
The exhibit features multiple panels with photographs, recipes and drawings and will be available until October 1.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For information, visit czechheritagemuseum.org.
Wrestling event
Terp’s Toys and Comics, 2807 W. Adams Ave. in Temple, will hold “Heatwave,” a wrestling production, on Friday.
The wrestlers will hold a meet and greet from 6-7 p.m. and the show will start after 7:30 p.m.
The show is free and open to the public.
Chardonnay harvest in Salado
The Salado Winery Company invites the public to come pick grapes for its chardonnay harvest on Saturday at 21724 Hill Road in Salado.
The group starts working at sunrise and the task is usually complete by 9-10 a.m. Participants are advised to wear cool, comfortable clothing and bring sunscreen, water and bug spray. The winery company will provide any necessary tools and other supplies.
The harvest is a family friendly event.
Variety show at Corkys
Corkys Wine and Beer, 13 S. Second St. in downtown Temple, will hold a variety show at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
The event will be a “fun night filled with laughter, magic, dancing and feats you’ve never before seen with your own two eyes,” Corkys said on social media.
The show’s host will be Justin Moreno and will feature performances by dancers Mystica Fiora and Noah Johnson, and magician Jeffrey Jester.
Tickets start at $15 and are available on eventbrite.com.
Free film screening
The Central Texas Film Society will present a free screening of the film “Jaws” at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Azalee Marshall Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. Third St.
The plot follows a local sheriff, portrayed by Roy Schneider, as he teams up with a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and an old seafarer (Robert Shaw) to hunt down a killer shark as it unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod.
Lecture series
Barrow Brewing Company, 108 Royal St. in Salado, is holding a free summer lecture series 2 p.m. on Sundays.
The speaker for July 31 will be LaVale Reavis, who will speak about her expatriation experience.
Live music
Academie Musique of Central Texas will hold its end of string camp student showcase at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Christ Episcopal Church, 300 N. Main St. in Temple. The concert is free and open to the public.
The American Merit Band will perform a free show 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Santa Fe Plaza, 301 W. Ave. A in Temple. The show is the final concert in the Temple Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Hot Summer Sounds concert series. Attendees are advised to bring their own lawn chairs.
Kyle Reed will perform 8 p.m. Friday, Wayworn Traveler will perform 8 p.m. Saturday and The High Country Riders will perform 4 p.m. Sunday at Barrow Brewing Co., 108 Royal St. in Salado.
Ed Leonard and Friends will perform 8 p.m. Friday at Belton VFW Post No. 4008, 2311 Pearl St. in Belton.
Weldon Henson will perform 8 p.m. Friday and Niles Cit featuring Kris Gordon will perform 9 p.m. Saturday at Bo’s Barn Dancehall, 4984 W. FM 93 in Temple.
The Good Ole Boys band will perform at the annual jamboree event 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Central Texas Sportsman’s Club, 685 Centex Sportsman Club Road in Belton.
The Jazz Daddies will perform 6 p.m. Friday and Free Ransom will perform 6 p.m. Saturday at Fire Street Pizza, 10310 FM 439 in Belton.
Fundraisers
Knights of Columbus meal
The Knights of Columbus of St. Luke Catholic Church will hold a Mexican fiesta-themed meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at the parish hall, 2807 Oakdale Drive in Temple. Plates cost $12 each and will include beef and chicken fajitas, rice and beans, tea, and chips and salsa. Patrons may dine in or get plates to go. Proceeds from the meal will benefit two seminarians that Council No. 7197 sponsors. The event is open to the public.
Salado Golf Tournament
The Salado Chamber of Commerce announced the annual Salado Golf Tournament, which benefits community projects and charities, will take place on Oct. 18 at Mill Creek Country Club, 1610 Club Circle.
The event will start at 9:30 a.m. with registration at the Mill Creek Clubhouse. Activities will include a $50,000 putting challenge at 10:30 a.m. and a helicopter ball drop at 11:30 a.m. Participants may enter the drawing for the helicopter ball drop with the purchase of tickets (one ticket for $10 or five for $20). The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at noon.
Registration costs $125 for single players or $400 for four players. Participants may register in advance online at www.salado.com/signature-events.
Submission guidelines: Weekend events and fundraisers may be submitted by emailing living@tdtnews.com. All items are due by noon Monday. | https://www.tdtnews.com/entertainment/article_f60f29f0-0dbb-11ed-960e-e77914583ad2.html | 2022-07-28T08:48:56Z |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of protest on Saturday calling on the debt-ridden nation’s president to resign, as anxiety and anger over shortages simmered.
Protesters carrying national flags and placards, some bemoaning the hardships through songs, blamed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his administration for mismanaging the crisis. He has remained steadfast in refusing to step down even after most of his Cabinet quit and loyal lawmakers rebelled, narrowing a path for him to seek a way out as his team prepares to negotiate with international lending institutions.
“Go home Rajapaksas” and “We need responsible leadership,” read the placards.
The protest also included a large number of youngsters who had organized themselves through social media and refuse to accept any political leadership. Many carried signs, saying “You messed with the wrong generation!”
The protesters stayed around the president’s office and vowed not to leave until their mission is accomplished.
For months, Sri Lankans have stood in long lines to buy fuel, cooking gas, food and medicines, most of which come from abroad and are paid for in hard currency. The fuel shortage has caused rolling power cuts lasting several hours a day.
The Indian Ocean island nation is on the brink of bankruptcy, saddled with $25 billion foreign debt over the next five years — nearly $7 billion of which is due this year alone — and dwindling foreign reserves. Talks with the International Monetary Fund are expected later this month, and the government had turned to China and India for emergency loans to buy food and fuel.
Much of the anger expressed by weeks of growing protests has been directed at Rajapaksa and his elder brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who head an influential clan that has been in power for most of the past two decades. Five other family members are lawmakers, three of whom resigned as ministers last Sunday.
Thakshila Jayasinghe, a 35-year-old lawyer who joined the protest, said that she felt sorry for voting for Rajapaksa in the 2019 presidential election. “I wonder what sin I have committed by voting for this president when I see the people suffer,” she said.
Reports said that at least four elderly people have died while standing in lines for hours trying to buy cooking gas or kerosene oil.
Jayasinghe said she voted for Rajapaksa believing he was the best candidate to restore national security following the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed more than 260 people. The attacks, blamed on local Muslim militants with ties to the Islamic State group, also shattered the tourism industry, alongside the pandemic, depriving Sri Lanka of hard currency.
At the same time, critics accuse Rajapaksa of borrowing heavily to finance projects that earn no money, such as a port facility built with Chinese loans.
Catholic clergy and lay people joined a rally from the “martyrs cemetery” in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, where more than 100 people who died in the suicide attacks in the area’s St. Sebastian’s Church are buried.
They protested the economic crisis as well as the government’s alleged failure to uncover the conspirators behind the bombings.
“Today the country needs a major change and a new beginning,” Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, told protesters. “We ask from every citizen of this country to come together and change this system. To get together and tell these people to leave.”
“It’s enough now, it’s enough destroying the country, now leave and hand it over to someone who can govern this country,” he said.
The protest later moved near the Anglican cathedral in Colombo.
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has been critical of the investigation into the bombings, citing allegations that some members of the state intelligence units knew and met with at least one of the attackers.
Rajapaksa earlier proposed the creation of a unity government following the Cabinet resignations, but the main opposition party rejected the idea. Parliament has failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with the crisis after nearly 40 governing coalition lawmakers said they would no longer vote according to coalition instructions, significantly weakening the government.
With opposition parties divided, they too have not been able to show majority and take control of Parliament. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_dbfd9230-b858-11ec-8c0e-0f9035f4b8ea.html | 2022-04-10T06:51:59Z |
PHILADELPHIA, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the 2022 class members of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences.
The 10 postdoctoral fellows from five Latin American countries—Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil—will receive two years of funding to conduct research in laboratories across the United States. The fellows will work under the mentorship of prominent biomedical scientists, including alumni of the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research, and the Pew Latin American Fellows Program.
"Biomedical research is a global effort requiring an imaginative, diverse community of scientists," said Susan K. Urahn, Pew's president and CEO. "Pew is proud to welcome such an innovative cohort from Latin America, whose work will explore new horizons in health and medicine."
Fellows who choose to return to Latin America to launch their own research labs will receive additional funding from Pew. Approximately 70% of participants have pursued this path, which has helped support a more robust biomedical research community in Latin America.
Scientists in the 2022 class will explore a range of research topics, including how bacteria form resistance to RNA-targeting antibiotics, how certain chemical reactions help babies recognize their mothers, and how changes to DNA maintenance can give rise to acute myeloid leukemia.
"The 2022 class brings together a rich community of young scientists at the top of their fields," said Eva Nogales, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and chair of the program's national advisory committee. "Through their research in foremost U.S. labs, these fellows will build on the tools needed to lead the next generation of biomedical discovery both in the U.S. and in Latin America."
The 2022 Pew Latin American fellows and their U.S. mentors are:
Anibal Arce, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Julius Lucks, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Dr. Arce will explore the potential of RNAs called "riboswitches" as targets for a new class of antibiotics.
Noe Baruch Torres, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Y. Whitney Yin, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Dr. Baruch Torres will study the human mitochondrial replisome, a specialized protein complex machinery that cells use to copy the DNA found in their mitochondria.
Hector Cuello, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Ajit Varki, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Dr. Cuello will investigate the role that a receptor protein called Siglec-XII plays in the progression of cancer.
Mabel Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Lauren O'Connell, Ph.D., 2020 Pew biomedical scholar
Stanford University
Dr. Gonzalez will study the chemical interactions that allow babies to recognize their mothers.
Krystal Maya-Maldonado, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Nichole Broderick, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Maya-Maldonado will explore how parents can transmit an "immune memory" of past infections to future generations.
Vinicius Miessler de Andrade Carvalho, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Nirao Shah, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Dr. Andrade Carvalho will dissect the neural circuit that allows sex recognition in animals, information that underscores their subsequent social interactions.
Francisco Saavedra Cantillana, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Thelma Escobar, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Dr. Saavedra Cantillana will study the changes in chromatin landscape that lead to leukemia.
John James Tello Cajiao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Jorge Henao-Mejia, M.D., Ph.D., 2017 Pew biomedical scholar
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Tello Cajiao will develop analytical tools for dissecting how the spatial organization of DNA regulates the activity of genes.
Sergio Heli Triana Sierra, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Alex Shalek, Ph.D., 2018 Pew-Stewart scholar, and Pardis Sabeti, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Triana Sierra will develop tools for studying viral hemorrhagic fevers in areas where these diseases are endemic.
Maritere Urióstegui-Arcos, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Ana Fiszbein, Ph.D., 2017 Pew Latin American fellow
Boston University
Dr. Urióstegui-Arcos will explore how the DNA sequences that control a gene's activity also influence which RNA variants the gene will produce.
The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. Learn more at pewtrusts.org.
Erin Davis, 202-540-6677, edavis@pewtrusts.org
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Sarah Palin’s House candidacy causes GOP rift and reopens old wounds
By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN
Despite her 13 years out of office, Sarah Palin immediately won an endorsement from former President Donald Trump in her campaign to represent Alaska in the US House.
GOP hard-liners already plan to invite her to join their congressional caucus. And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he’s a “big fan” of hers.
But some Republicans in Alaska are scoffing.
“We’ve got 50 names that Alaskans will have the opportunity to choose from,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the state’s senior senator, who has long had a frosty relationship with Palin, told CNN in Washington. “A lot of really good qualified individuals that nobody else is talking about back here. Back home, they are. So this is your own kind of bubble. I’m just telling you: You are not in Alaska’s bubble, because Alaskans are talking about the others.”
When was the last time Murkowski saw Palin in Alaska?
“That is a really hard question,” Murkowski said. “Because it’s been years.”
Palin’s decision to jump into the race to replace the late Don Young — who represented the state for nearly 50 years — adds a nationally prominent candidate to a nearly 50-person field. And it reopens old wounds with some Republican critics, who were eager to see the mercurial politician stay away for good after she abruptly resigned as Alaska’s governor in 2009.
Some of her opponents are trying to capitalize on the rift she left behind.
“Many of the people that I know were very surprised because we didn’t realize that she was still a resident of the state,” said Nick Begich III, a Republican rival for the seat and grandson of the late Rep. Nick Begich and nephew of former Democratic Sen. Mark Begich. “Most people haven’t seen her around. I’ve been to hundreds of events over the last several years and have seen her maybe once. And that’s been true of nearly everyone I’ve talked to.”
Palin, whose campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment, still has a home in Wasilla, Alaska — the small town where she was first elected to the city council 30 years ago before serving as mayor. She then defeated Murkowski’s father, Frank, in the 2006 governor’s race. After catapulting onto the national stage as GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain’s 2008 running mate, she resigned from office three years into her four-year term.
In announcing her resignation, Palin compared herself to a point guard who would selflessly “pass the ball for victory,” and save the state taxpayer money by leaving office early, as a number of ethics complaints were filed against her.
“Many just accept that lame-duck status, hit the road, draw the paycheck and milk it. I’m not putting Alaska through that — I promised efficiencies and effectiveness,” she said at the time.
Palin’s Alaska Republican critics say that she hasn’t been involved in the state’s politics for years, as she spent some of her time living elsewhere and traveling the country promoting her conservative causes.
Since leaving office, Palin has bought and sold homes in Arizona. She released a New York Times bestselling memoir, “Going Rogue,” filmed the TLC reality TV series “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” and the Sportsman Channel’s “Amazing America with Sarah Palin,” launched and dropped the online Sarah Palin Channel, and gave political commentary on Fox before her contract was not renewed in 2015.
She also entertained questions about running for various offices, including against Murkowski in the senator’s 2022 reelection bid, and taped a video calling out Murkowski as the senator weighed whether to back Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2020. (Murkowski ended up voting for Barrett.)
Lately, Palin has been bashing the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines, telling a conference sponsored by Turning Point USA in Phoenix, “It’ll be over my dead body that I’ll have to get a shot.”
“I will not do that,” said Palin, who tested positive for Covid-19 in 2021 and 2022. “I won’t do it, and they better not touch my kids either.”
In an interview this week, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican who served as attorney general while Palin was governor, said he was not endorsing in the race at this point.
“We got a lot of good candidates in the race, 50. She’s one of them,” Sullivan said. “And what I’m looking for right now is someone who can fit the seat of Don Young as a fighter.”
Asked if Palin would be a good partner on Capitol Hill, Sullivan said: “There’s a lot who would be good partners, and she’s one of them.”
Murkowski had a different response to that question.
“I’m not kind of giving an analysis of her at this point,” Murkowski said. “I’m talking about all these other campaigns.”
Palin irked Murkowski in 2008 when she continually touted her effort to break up the “old boys’ network,” a reference to the senator’s father, and even flirted with challenging the senator in 2010.
Murkowski warned her at the time not to challenge her.
“I can guarantee it would be a very tough election,” Murkowski said in 2008. Palin never ran against Murkowski.
Asked about that episode and her relationship with Palin, Murkowski said Wednesday, “I’m not going to talk about Sarah Palin.”
A tricky path for victory
The 2022 election could also be dicey.
The top four candidates of the special primary election on June 11 will run in the special general election on August 16. The winner will serve in Congress until January.
On August 16, Alaskans will also vote in the regular primary election, and the top four candidates will face each other on November 8. The winner of that House race will earn a full, two-year term.
Alaska’s elections are now ranked-choice voting, where voters can rank up to five candidates.
Now, Palin faces nearly 50 opponents in her bid for Congress, including Begich. Other Republican candidates include state Sen. Josh Revak, former head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney and former state Sen. John Coghill. Independent Al Gross, who ran and lost the 2020 Alaska US Senate race as the Democratic nominee, and Democratic Assemblyman Chris Constant are also running.
Young’s imprints are all over the race for his successor; Revak and Sweeney were the statewide co-chairs of Young’s 2022 campaign, and Begich co-chaired his 2020 campaign before announcing his 2022 bid against the congressman.
In interviews, Revak, an Army veteran, and Begich sought to distinguish themselves from Palin.
“I’m not going to Congress to be incendiary,” Revak said. “I’m going there to represent Alaskans.”
Begich added: “I think a lot of Alaskans recognize that a lightning-rod style is going to do very little to nothing to actually advance the case for Alaska at a national level.”
Conservative House Republicans embrace Palin
In the House, Palin’s congressional bid was more warmly received by her potential GOP colleagues.
Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus — an invite-only group that has morphed into a Trump loyalty club over the years — said Palin would likely find a welcome home in their conservative crew.
“I’m glad to hear it,” freshman Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, a Freedom Caucus member, said of Palin’s announcement. “And I would expect that if she comes to Congress that she would be a member of the Freedom Caucus.”
In an interview with Fox this week, Palin singled out the Freedom Caucus as a group she would be interested in joining and praised its rabble-rousing brand of politics.
“I’ve always been a big fan of the Freedom Caucus,” Palin said. “I’ve always felt for them. Because they’ve been criticized, and beat up, and misunderstood. But they’ve got the right priorities.”
But it’s not just the far-right group: the highest-ranking House Republican also heaped praise on Palin.
“I’m a big fan of Sarah Palin,” said McCarthy, a close Trump ally. “I was impressed by her. I’ve talked to her before.”
Republicans think Trump’s endorsement could certainly give Palin a leg up in the packed primary, but they also noted she is already a national figure in conservative politics with high name recognition.
“We can’t ignore that she’s made a name for herself in her own right,” Rosendale said.
Even though members of the Freedom Caucus were mostly thrilled by the prospect of Palin joining their ranks, some of them couldn’t help but poke fun at the gaffes that often defined her political brand.
“I know she could see Russia from her back porch,” joked Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais, when asked about Palin’s politics, referring to Tina Fey’s “Saturday Night Live” impression of Palin. “But no, she is very conservative. … I look forward to working with her.”
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SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CureScience™ Institute, a San Diego, California based non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to accelerating cures based on a combination of diagnostic, immunological and regenerative approaches, proudly announce that Prof. Igor Tsigelny, who recently joined CureScience™, will initiate an educational program in bio-informatics for undergraduate and high-school students. His long-time collaborator Prof. Valentina Kouznetsova will join him. The Summer Scholars Program (SSP) invites students with a strong interest in science to spend eight weeks at CureScience™ Institute.
Students will be exposed to "hands-on" experience with CureScience scientists to conduct original, innovative research projects in areas such as: cancer biology, drug design, computational biology, infectious disease, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and more. In addition to original research, students will get to explore scientific careers.
There can be two levels of applicants: undergraduate students and high-school students. Students must meet the following criteria: 1) be at least arising senior in high school (i.e. students can apply their junior year), 2) attend a high school in the San Diego County area, 3) have earned a B or better in science and math class, 4) must demonstrate excitement for science! The program includes lectures and individual mentoring.
Igor F. Tsigelny is a Research Professor at the Department of Neurosciences of UC San Diego, having long time collaboration with San Diego Supercomputer Center, and Moores Cancer Center,. He is a world-known expert in structural biology, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, using AI for drug design and treatment, and structure-based drug design. He has a Ph. D. from the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the University of California in the laboratory of Susan S. Taylor from 1992–1995. Dr. Tsigelny is the author of over 200 scientific and mentored the UCSD programs for undergraduate and high-school students for several years.
Valentina Kouznetsova is a Research Professor at UCSD (San Diego Supercomputer Center). She studies molecular mechanisms of various diseases including cancer, diabetes, and neurological disorders. She is an expert in computational drug design. She developed drugs for treatment of Parkinson's disease and glioblastoma that were licensed from UCSD and are in development in industry. She is an author of more than 50 scientific papers including publications in Nature and Science series of journals, 3 books, 8 book chapters, and 13 patents.
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CureScience™ Institute
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John Soules Foods Soars to New Heights While Persevering Through the Pandemic.
TYLER, Texas, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On pace for a third straight year of 20%+ sales growth, John Soules Foods has been recognized as The National Provisioner's 2022 Processor of the Year. This award is given to businesses that exhibit leadership in food manufacturing while demonstrating incredible growth and customer-driven innovation. John Soules Foods is honored to be among the impressive list of past meat and poultry industry recipients.
"At John Soules Foods, we're proud to make food that people enjoy eating, both in restaurants and at home. Although we've faced many challenges throughout the pandemic, the support of our loyal customers carried us through. We are humbled and grateful to be selected as The National Provisioner's Processor of the Year." – John Soules Jr., Co-CEO.
While other companies have struggled to maintain business continuity during the pandemic, John Soules Foods rose to the challenge, opening a new processing facility in Valley, Ala. This state-of-the-art facility features advanced food safety processes, high-speed production lines, automated packaging equipment, and stainless-steel construction throughout. This initial expansion increased the company's production potential by nearly 50%.
John Soules Foods has also accelerated its innovation efforts with new product flavors, product forms, and licensing partnerships. The new AmaZings™ bone-in chicken thighs are one such innovation. Following a promising spring test market launch, they will be more widely available this summer in flavors like Honey BBQ, Garlic Parmesan and Buffalo.
John Soules Foods offers a variety of fully cooked chicken and beef items at Grocery, Mass and Club retailers nationwide. Find your closest retailer here. In addition, their fully cooked and ready-to-cook items are widely stocked at foodservice distributors nationwide.
John Soules Foods is a leading national producer of ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook chicken and beef products, including being the #1 producer of chicken and beef fajitas in the U.S. Established in 1975 by John Soules Sr., the company is now in its second generation of family leadership and remains headquartered in Tyler, Texas, with additional facilities in Gainesville, Georgia, and Valley, Alabama. They are proud to serve their customers and consumers with a broad portfolio of great tasting, high-quality chicken and beef items that are sold throughout the U.S. via retail, foodservice distributors, and restaurants. For more information about John Soules Foods and their products, visit www.johnsoulesfoods.com.
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- Total revenues in the second quarter were $45.5 billion
- Shareholders' net income for the second quarter was $1.6 billion, or $4.90 per share
- Adjusted income from operations2 for the second quarter was $2.0 billion, or $6.22 per share
- Adjusted income from operations2,3 for 2022 is now projected to be at least $22.90 per share3
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global health services company Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) today reported strong second quarter 2022 results reflecting revenue and earnings growth across its businesses.
"Our focus on our customers, patients and clients continues to resonate in the market as our strong results and positive momentum reinforce the value we are delivering," said David M. Cordani, chairman and chief executive officer. "Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare continue driving our strong performance, and our focus on ongoing innovation positions us for sustained, differentiated growth."
Total revenues for second quarter 2022 were $45.5 billion. Adjusted revenues1 were $45.4 billion and reflect strong contributions from each of Cigna's ongoing businesses.
Shareholders' net income for second quarter 2022 was $1.6 billion, or $4.90 per share, compared with $1.5 billion, or $4.25 per share, for second quarter 2021.
Cigna's adjusted income from operations2 for second quarter 2022 was $2.0 billion, or $6.22 per share, compared with $1.8 billion, or $5.24 per share, for second quarter 2021 reflecting strong earnings contributions across the Company's businesses.
Reconciliations of total revenues to adjusted revenues1 and of shareholders' net income to adjusted income from operations2 are provided on the following page and on Exhibit 1 of this earnings release.
CONSOLIDATED HIGHLIGHTS
The following table includes highlights of results and reconciliations of total revenues to adjusted revenues1 and shareholders' net income to adjusted income from operations2:
- Adjusted income from operations2 for the second quarter 2022 increased 9.6% from second quarter 2021 with strong contributions from Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare.
- The adjusted SG&A expense ratio4 was 7.1% for second quarter 2022 compared to 6.9% for second quarter 2021.
- The debt-to-capitalization ratio was 42.1% at June 30, 2022, in line with first quarter 2022.
- Year to date through June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased 9.7 million shares of common stock for approximately $2.3 billion. Additionally, in July 2022, the Company received an initial delivery of 10.4 million shares of our common stock in accordance with the Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements announced in June.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
The following table summarizes Cigna's medical customers and overall customer relationships:
- Total customer relationships5 at second quarter 2022 grew by 3% year to date to 191.3 million.
- The total medical customer base5,6 at second quarter 2022 grew to 17.8 million, an increase of 725,000 customers year to date, driven by growth in U.S. Commercial fee-based client relationships, partially offset by a decrease in U.S. Government inclusive of the divestiture of the Medicaid business.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SEGMENT RESULTS
See Exhibit 1 for a reconciliation of adjusted income (loss) from operations2 to shareholders' net income.
Evernorth
This segment includes a broad range of coordinated and point solution health services and capabilities, including pharmacy benefits services, specialty pharmacy and care services, which are provided to health plans, employers, government organizations, and health care providers.
- Second quarter 2022 adjusted revenues1 increased 7% relative to second quarter 2021 reflecting strong organic growth in specialty pharmacy services.
- Second quarter 2022 adjusted income from operations, pre-tax2 increased 4% relative to second quarter 2021, reflecting continued affordability improvements, growth in specialty pharmacy and specialty distribution businesses and expense favorability. These were partially offset by strategic investments in expanding our services portfolio and digital capabilities as well as lower network and home delivery volumes.
Cigna Healthcare6
This segment includes Cigna's U.S. Commercial, U.S. Government, and International Health businesses that provide comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions to clients and customers. U.S. Commercial products and services include medical, pharmacy, behavioral health, dental, vision, health advocacy programs and other products and services for insured and self-insured customers. U.S. Government solutions include Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Medicare Part D plans for seniors, and individual health insurance plans both on and off the public exchanges. International Health solutions include health care coverage in our international markets, as well as health care benefits for globally mobile individuals and employees of multinational organizations.
- Second quarter 2022 adjusted revenues1,8 grew 4% over second quarter 2021 absent the divestiture of our Medicaid business11. This reflects increased specialty contributions, premium increases to cover underlying cost trends and U.S. Commercial customer growth.
- Second quarter 2022 adjusted income from operations, pre-tax2 and adjusted margin, pre-tax7 increased 18% relative to second quarter 2021 primarily due to a lower MCR4 and increased specialty contributions, partially offset by the absence of favorable non-recurring items recorded in second quarter 2021.
- The Cigna Healthcare MCR4 of 80.7% for second quarter 2022 compares to 84.4% for second quarter 2021, reflecting moderated medical costs, including lower direct COVID-19 costs and effective execution in pricing and affordability initiatives in our U.S. Commercial business, as well as improved Medicare Advantage risk adjustment revenues.
- Cigna Healthcare net medical costs payable9 was $4.29 billion at June 30, 2022, $4.02 billion at June 30, 2021, and $4.00 billion at December 31, 2021. Favorable prior year reserve development on a gross pre-tax basis was $268 million and $228 million through second quarter 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Corporate and Other Operations6
Corporate reflects interest expense, as well as amounts not allocated to operating segments and includes intersegment eliminations. Additionally, this discussion includes items reported in Other Operations which is comprised of the international life, accident, and supplemental benefits businesses6, Corporate Owned Life Insurance ("COLI"), our interest in a joint venture in Türkiye and the Company's run-off operations.
- Second quarter 2022 adjusted loss from operations, pre-tax2 was unfavorable to second quarter 2021 primarily reflecting an increase in operating expenses for enterprise-wide initiatives.
- On July 1, 2022, the Company completed the sale of its life, accident and supplemental benefits businesses in six countries (Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand) to Chubb for approximately $5.4 billion in cash.
2022 OUTLOOK
Cigna's outlook for full year 2022 adjusted revenues1,3 is projected to be at least $178 billion. Cigna's outlook for full year 2022 consolidated adjusted income from operations2,3 is projected to be at least $7.165 billion, or at least $22.90 per share3. Additionally, this outlook includes the impact of expected future share repurchases and anticipated 2022 dividends.
The foregoing statements represent the Company's current estimates of Cigna's 2022 consolidated and segment adjusted income from operations2,3 and other key metrics as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially depending on a number of factors. Investors are urged to read the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements included in this release. Management does not assume any obligation to update these estimates.
This quarterly earnings release and the Quarterly Financial Supplement are available on Cigna's website in the Investor Relations section (https://investors.cigna.com/home/default.aspx). Management will be hosting a conference call to review second quarter 2022 results and discuss full year 2022 outlook beginning today at 8:30 a.m. ET. A link to the conference call is available in the Investor Relations section of Cigna's website located at https://investors.cigna.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx.
The call-in numbers for the conference call are as follows:
Live Call
(888) 455-5036 (Domestic)
(773) 799-3981 (International)
Passcode: 842022
Replay
(800) 934-9697 (Domestic)
(203) 369-3395 (International)
It is strongly suggested you dial in to the conference call by 8:15 a.m. ET.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health services company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna delivers choice, predictability, affordability and access to quality care through integrated capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that advance whole person health. All products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Evernorth companies or their affiliates, and Express Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products and services include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products.
Cigna maintains sales capability in over 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has over 190 million customer relationships throughout the world. To learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release, and oral statements made in connection with this release, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on Cigna's current expectations and projections about future trends, events and uncertainties. These statements are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income from operations outlook for 2022 on a consolidated, per share, and segment basis; projected adjusted revenue outlook for 2022; projected total medical customer growth over year end 2021; projected medical care and adjusted SG&A expense ratios; projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; projected cash flow from operations; future dividends; projected weighted average shares outstanding; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver affordable, personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients, including in light of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas and the impact of the developing inflationary pressures; the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; strategic transactions, including the sale of our international life, accident and supplemental benefits businesses; and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, liquidity, cash flows, financial condition or performance. You may identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "may," "should," "will" or other words or expressions of similar meaning, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our strategic and operational initiatives; our ability to adapt to changes in an evolving and rapidly changing industry; our ability to compete effectively, differentiate our products and services from those of our competitors and maintain or increase market share; price competition, inflation and other pressures that could compress our margins or result in premiums that are insufficient to cover the cost of services delivered to our customers; the potential for actual claims to exceed our estimates related to expected medical claims; our ability to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with physicians, hospitals, other health service providers and with producers and consultants; our ability to maintain relationships with one or more key pharmaceutical manufacturers or if payments made or discounts provided decline; changes in the pharmacy provider marketplace or pharmacy networks; changes in drug pricing or industry pricing benchmarks; political, legal, operational, regulatory, economic and other risks that could affect our multinational operations; the scale, scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition; risks related to strategic transactions and realization of the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the sale of our international life, accident and supplemental benefits businesses, as well as integration or separation difficulties or underperformance relative to expectations; dependence on success of relationships with third parties; risk of significant disruption within our operations or among key suppliers or third parties; our ability to invest in and properly maintain our information technology and other business systems; our ability to prevent or contain effects of a potential cyberattack or other privacy or data security incident; potential liability in connection with managing medical practices and operating pharmacies, onsite clinics and other types of medical facilities; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; uncertainties surrounding participation in government-sponsored programs such as Medicare; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits and investigations; compliance with applicable privacy, security and data laws, regulations and standards; potential failure of our prevention, detection and control systems; unfavorable economic and market conditions including the risk of a recession or other economic downturn and resulting impact on employment metrics, stock market or interest rate declines and risks related to a downgrade in financial strength ratings of our insurance subsidiaries; the impact of our significant indebtedness and the potential for further indebtedness in the future; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions; credit risk related to our reinsurers; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K available through the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, are not guarantees of future performance or results, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. Cigna undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Ralph Giacobbe
860-787-7968
Ralph.Giacobbe@cigna.com
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OKOTOKS, AB, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX: MTL) The Board of Directors of Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group", "We", "Our" and/or the "Corporation") announced today that it has declared a monthly dividend of $0.06 per Common Share payable to the holders of record of Common Shares at the close of business on July 31, 2022. The dividend will be paid on August 15, 2022.
For Canadian resident shareholders, this dividend is designated as an "eligible dividend" for purposes of the enhanced dividend tax credit rules contained in the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any corresponding provincial and territorial tax legislation.
Mullen Group is one of North America's largest logistics providers. Our network of independently operated businesses provide a wide range of service offerings including less-than-truckload, truckload, warehousing, logistics, transload, oversized, third-party logistics and specialized hauling transportation. In addition, we provide a diverse set of specialized services related to the energy, mining, forestry and construction industries in western Canada, including water management, fluid hauling and environmental reclamation. The corporate office provides the capital and financial expertise, legal support, technology and systems support, shared services and strategic planning to its independent businesses.
Mullen Group is a publicly traded corporation listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MTL". Additional information is available on our website at www.mullen-group.com or on the Corporation's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Contact Information
Mr. Murray K. Mullen - Chair, Senior Executive Officer and President
Mr. Richard J. Maloney - Senior Operating Officer
Mr. Carson P. Urlacher - Senior Accounting Officer
Ms. Joanna K. Scott - Senior Corporate Officer
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Telephone: 403-995-5200
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CAMPBELL, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VIAAS, a leader in "Pure Cloud" video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) through a collaboration with Hanwha Techwin, have integrated our award winning Cloud Video Management Solution (VMS) and VIAAS Secure Cloud video storage with Wisenet Q, X and P Series cameras up to 5MP.
The technology integration allows customers to purchase Wisenet cameras from their vendor of choice and install the VIAAS application, enabling a camera to Cloud video surveillance environment. Cameras operating with the VIAAS application connect to the VIAAS Secure Cloud without the need for DVR's, NVR's, servers or gateways. VIAAS's patented Bandwidth Shaping™ technology allows the cameras to store video onboard initially, and trickle to the Cloud at a rate and a schedule assigned by the user based on bandwidth availability at each site. VIAAS also dynamically manages network bandwidth among cameras at each customer site based on recording activity and available onboard storage.
Additionally, customers with existing Wisenet Q, X or P series cameras can migrate to the VIAAS solution, eliminating legacy DVR's, NVR's, servers and video management systems (VMS).
This is the first implementation of VIAAS Pure Cloud video surveillance available for off-the-shelf cameras from any manufacturer. VIAAS selected Hanwha Techwin Wisenet cameras due to their excellent reputation for performance and value, as well as their Open Platform integration partnership.
"We are delighted to advance this technology integration with Hanwha Techwin. The integration expands the cameras available to our customers from a handful, to dozens of Wisenet Q, X, and P Series models up to 5MP, with expanded features and higher performance. This will not only benefit our end users, but also enables new opportunities for our valued partners and resellers" said Matt Connolly, CEO of VIAAS.
"Carneros Resort & Spa has been a VIAAS Cloud Video Surveillance customer for nearly three years. The Cloud platform allows us to seamlessly expand coverage of our 27-acre property as needed, with just cameras and service plans. The introduction of the Hanwha Techwin Wisenet cameras significantly expands the features and models available to us on the VIAAS Cloud platform. We are currently deploying new Wisenet cameras to meet the needs of our growing business to safeguard our guests and investments." Jonathan Vail, Director of IT, Carneros Resort & Spa, Napa, California.
Hanwha Techwin Wisenet camera owners can demo the VIAAS solution at no charge and with no obligation for a period of two weeks. Cameras can be easily returned to their factory specifications if the customer chooses. For more information about the risk free trial, visit the VIAAS Resources Page.
Founded in 2008, VIAAS (Video Intelligence as a Service) was developed to deliver a simplified and highly scalable commercial video surveillance solution to customers worldwide. VIAAS can accommodate a single camera or thousands of cameras in a single customer account, with professional video management, analytics and user administration, all managed through the web or VIAAS mobile applications. VIAAS offers 5 service plans for each camera, allowing customers to mix and match the service plans in a manner that best meets their needs.
VIAAS does not require traditional surveillance components like DVR/NVR's, gateways, servers or local storage devices. The cameras can be deployed one at a time, or as many as needed. Customers with geographically distributed facilities and large deployments benefit from the value delivered by the VIAAS pure cloud environment.
VIAAS Cloud Service is sold through authorized resellers and distribution partners in North America. VIAAS is headquartered in Campbell, California. For more information, please visit www.viaas.com, email info@viaas.com or call (888) 606-7461
Hanwha Techwin offers a comprehensive line of security and video surveillance solutions which include IP cameras that support up to 8K resolution, a video management system, video and audio analytics, multi-sensor technologies and device integration with a host of 3rd party application providers. Our intelligent surveillance solutions are used globally, securing people, property and data across a range of industries including retail, transportation, education, banking, healthcare, hospitality, airports and more.
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A Soggy Start to September
...plus...chances of rain linger into Labor Day weekend
August closed out on a hot and humid note Wednesday, rainfall was scarce as we were in between weather systems for the day. The situation changes dramatically for Thursday as the next upper level system moves in and interacts with a very humid air mass.
Rain is expected to develop early in the day and increase into the afternoon, widespread rainfall of a half-inch to an inch and a half can be expected with isolated totals to three inches possible. Severe weather is not expected, but beware of flooded roads and a considerable amount of lightning in the vicinity of the stronger storm cells.
Precipitation tapers off some on Friday but there will still be some scattered late-day activity which may impact Friday night ball games. However, most of the storms should fall apart by sunset so the chance of rain during any one football contest is not particularly high.
Our primary forecast challenge revolves around a second upper wave expected to approach this weekend or early next week. This feature will boost rain chances once again, timing is the challenge with it due to very weak steering currents. For now, I’m keeping scattered showers in our weekend outlook with higher rain chances returning by Tuesday.
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Former Chief Operating Officer brings more than 40 Years of Service to the System and Community at Pivotal Time in Healthcare
DETROIT, Sept.8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health, one of the nation's leading comprehensive integrated academic health systems, announced today it has named former system Chief Operating Officer Robert G. Riney as President and CEO. Riney had been serving in the role in an interim capacity following the departure of Wright Lassiter, III, in August.
A graduate of Wayne State University, Riney joined Henry Ford Health in 1978 and has since worked in almost every operating unit in the organization. In addition to serving as Chief Operating Officer since 2003, Riney has held numerous other leadership positions at Henry Ford over the past 20 years, including President, Healthcare Operations; SVP and Chief Administrative Officer; SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer; and VP of Organizational Design and Effectiveness.
"Henry Ford is home," said Riney. "Home to incredible innovation, cutting-edge science, and an unwavering commitment to our colleagues and to the communities we serve. It's a place where, despite even the most daunting of challenges, making the impossible possible happens every day. I am energized and excited to lead this special organization. I look forward to Team Henry Ford continuing to innovate, excel and grow in serving our patients, members, communities and each other."
System board chair David Breen said Riney's more than 40 years of experience at Henry Ford Health, as well as in the Metro Detroit community, make him the ideal leader as the organization continues to lead the nation in providing innovative, compassionate care while advancing research and discovery. "With Bob at the helm, Henry Ford Health is under the guidance of a leader who has seen our organization through some of its greatest challenges, and for whom a lifetime commitment to team members, patients and our communities has been his calling and his mission. His strategic insights and ability to foster meaningful business partnerships and drive advancement of our clinical, research and academic distinctions are noteworthy. Additionally, he is very skilled and focused on fostering a culture of belonging between team members, patients and members, and our communities."
Riney is a passionate contributor to the overall quality of the community and is often sought out for input on major community strategic issues. He currently serves as a trustee of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust, board member and past-chair of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), board chair of The Parade Company and Caymich Insurance Company, and board member of the Detroit Zoological Society, M1 Rail Transit Authority, Hudson-Webber Foundation and Business Leaders of Michigan.
Serving communities across Michigan and beyond, Henry Ford Health is committed to partnering with patients and members along their entire health journey. Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care, to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other healthcare retail.
It is one of the nation's leading academic medical centers, recognized for clinical excellence in cancer care, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, and multi-organ transplants. Consistently ranked among the top five NIH-funded institutions in Michigan, Henry Ford Health engages in more than 2,000 research projects annually. Equally committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, Henry Ford Health trains more than 4,000 medical students, residents and fellows every year across 50+ accredited programs.
With more than 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford Health is also among Michigan's largest and most diverse employers, including nearly 6,000 physicians and researchers from the Henry Ford Medical Group, Henry Ford Physician Network and Jackson Health Network.
The health system is led by President and CEO Robert G. Riney, and serves a growing number of customers across 250+ locations throughout Michigan, including five acute care hospitals, two destination facilities for complex cancer and orthopedics and sports medicine care, three behavioral health facilities, primary care and urgent care centers.
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SOURCE Henry Ford Health | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/09/08/robert-g-riney-named-henry-ford-health-president-ceo/ | 2022-09-08T15:43:09Z |
Key Executive Hire Underlines Investment in Strategic Growth in the U.S. Market
NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saatchi & Saatchi announced the executive team's expansion with Nicole Souza's appointment as the agency's Chief Marketing Officer in the United States. A seasoned marketer with decades of experience in brand building, Souza will lead Saatchi's marketing organization, working alongside the executive leadership team to unify the U.S. offices. She will report to Chuck Maguy, Chief Operating Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi U.S., in her new role, effective immediately.
"I'm so inspired by what's happening at Saatchi—an iconic industry brand bringing together its U.S. offices to accomplish impossible things at scale for their clients," said Nicole Souza, CMO, Saatchi & Saatchi. "Utilizing the best of the Saatchi network to address this complicated market resonates with clients and results in work that matters and stands out."
"One of the reasons we're excited about Nicole's arrival is her relentless drive and enthusiasm for building brands, establishing new relationships and transforming organizations," said Chuck Maguy, COO at Saatchi & Saatchi. "Among her priorities is building momentum around driving connectivity and collaboration in each region to help us continue delivering provocative, creative solutions for our clients."
The key executive hire follows several recent leadership appointments, including Fabio Costa as Executive Creative Director for Saatchi & Saatchi in Seattle. In addition, the agency had a strong showing at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, including one gold and one bronze Lion for P&G's Tide Campaign #TurntoCold and two bronze Lions for Tide x Marvel, as well as numerous campaign shortlists for Toyota and Goldfish.
Most recently, Souza served as CMO for Deutsch NY, leading the marketing of the agency and revamping the business development approach to redefine its growth trajectory. Throughout her career, Souza has built marketing strategies and internal operations, successfully leading new business opportunities for clients such as Frito Lay, Lone Star Beer, Mars Chocolate, Mars Wrigley, Nationwide Insurance, Nestle Coffee, PepsiCo, Purina, Sony PlayStation, Starbucks, Transamerica, USPS, Welch's and Wells Fargo.
Prior to Deutsch, Souza held notable leadership positions, including EVP of Growth & Marketing at The Integer Group, SVP, Partner of U.S. Business Development at Universal McCann, and Global Business Development Director at TBWA.
Saatchi & Saatchi is a creative agency known for reimagining what is possible through provocative ideas that grow business. Saatchi has helped landmark clients, such as P&G, T-Mobile and Toyota, reimagine what is possible through limitless creativity and integrated strategy. Part of a global Saatchi & Saatchi network of 114 offices in 67 countries, across the US, Saatchi & Saatchi is rooted in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle. To learn more about Saatchi & Saatchi US, visit wearesaatchi.com. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Media Contact:
Molly Muldoon
Vice President, Marketing MSL
molly.muldoon@mslgroup.com
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SOURCE Saatchi & Saatchi | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/28/saatchi-amp-saatchi-names-nicole-souza-chief-marketing-officer/ | 2022-06-28T15:13:37Z |
SEATTLE and NEW YORK , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned PR tastemakers Ragan Communications and PR Daily have named Shauna McBride, Committee for Children's vice president of public relations and communications, to their Top Women in Communications class of 2022. McBride was recognized in the Leader category for her demonstrated ability to lead with confidence, compassion, and empathy.
Honorees will be celebrated at Ragan's Top Women in Communications Awards Luncheon on June 16, 2022, in New York City. The Ragan and PR Daily awards recognize female communications professionals whose dedication and contributions to the communications industry are making a significant impact in their day-to-day job and career, advancing the profession while accelerating growth for their organization.
"I'm honored to join this list of fearless women working to move the communications industry forward," said McBride. "This award is a testament to the success and expertise of women in our industry and what we can accomplish as we pursue excellence together."
As a Top Woman in Communications, McBride joins a prestigious list of women who shape and advance the communications field by inspiring and uniting their coworkers and peers, mentoring future generations of communications leaders, and telling powerful stories for their organizations and clients.
In her role at Committee for Children, McBride oversees executive positioning and crisis management, as well as internal and external communications efforts to extend brand influence and thought leadership. She also leads key initiatives and campaigns, including the development of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies, and works to grow the organization's advocacy communications.
McBride joined Committee for Children in 2015 and has more than 15 years of experience across all communications disciplines, with expertise in driving brand and executive visibility, elevating values-based storytelling, and developing high-performing teams.
About Committee for Children
Committee for Children is a global nonprofit that has championed the safety and well-being of children through social-emotional learning, child protection, and bullying prevention for more than 40 years. With a history of action and influence, we're known as a leader in social-emotional education and a force in advocacy, research, and innovation in the field. We take a comprehensive approach to SEL, promoting social-emotional well-being from birth to early adulthood—supporting not just classrooms, but entire communities. As our programs transform the lives of more than 24.4 million children per year, we rise to meet societal challenges to ensure children everywhere can thrive. Visit cfchildren.org to learn more.
Media Contact
Maheen Mustafa, mmustafa@cfchildren.org, 206-438-6569
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SOURCE Committee for Children | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/05/24/committee-childrens-shauna-mcbride-wins-ragan-pr-dailys-top-women-communications-award/ | 2022-05-24T18:49:53Z |
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