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Early-morning incident sends one to hospital with life-threatening wounds
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Officials continue to investigate an early-morning incident in North Topeka that sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Topeka Police Department says that just after 3:15 a.m., officers were called to the 100 block of NE Gordon Ave. after the Shawnee Co. Emergency Communications Center received reports of an injured person on the ground.
When officials arrived, they said they found an individual who appeared to have suffered injuries to his chest. They were taken to a local hospital via ambulance with life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident should report it to TPD at 785-368-9400 or the Shawnee Co. Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Energy Transfer LP ("Energy Transfer" or the "Company") (NYSE: ET) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Energy Transfer investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired common shares of Energy Transfer stock between April 13, 2017 and December 20, 2021, both dates inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
ET investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (a) Energy Transfer had inadequate internal controls and procedures to prevent contractors from engaging in illegal conduct with regards to drilling activities, and/or failed to properly mitigate known issues related to such controls and procedures; (b) Energy Transfer, through its subsidiary Rover Pipeline, LLC, hired a third-party contractor to conduct Horizontal Directional Drilling Activities for the Rover Pipeline Project, whose conduct of adding illegal additives in the drilling mud caused severe pollution near the Tuscarawas River when a large inadvertent release took place on April 13, 2017; (c) Energy Transfer continually downplayed its potential civil liabilities when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") was actively investigating the Energy Transfer's wrongdoing related to the April 13 release and consistently provided it with updated information about FERC's findings on this matter.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Energy Transfer during the relevant time frame, you have until August 2, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
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New York, NY 10006
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DALLAS (KDAF) — At least someone in Texas is winning this weekend, according to the Texas Lottery. Even though the Dallas Cowboys lost the first game of the NFL season and the Texas Longhorns barely lost to Alabama, we need to celebrate all the Texas-centric victories.
The lottery reports that someone in the Lone Star State bought a Powerball ticket that matched four of the five winning numbers along with the Powerball from Saturday’s drawing to score a big win. Sooner or later they’ll claim this massive victory and watch their bank account jump.
The ticket was able to win one lucky Texan $50,000 from this drawing, which is the most with the next highest win being 11 tickets winning $200 each. The lottery said, “Tickets must be claimed no later than 180 days after the draw date.”
The next drawing is set for Monday night with a jackpot of $193 million which has a cash value of $105.3 million. Good luck! | https://cw33.com/news/texas/50000-winning-powerball-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-lone-star-state/ | 2022-09-12T22:10:07Z |
WATCH: Mom, son fight officers on bleachers during high school track meet, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – A mother and son are facing charges after Gulf Shores police said a fight broke out in the bleachers at a high school state track meet, with officers taking a few punches.
It happened Friday at the AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and the fight was caught on camera.
Police said it started when officers received several complaints about a man, who they identified as Devin Wilson, being disorderly. Officers said when they approached Wilson, things got physical.
According to Lt. Jason Woodruff, it quickly got out of hand as officers tried to de-escalate the situation, with one officer eventually deploying his Taser.
Cell phone video shows after Wilson was tased by an officer, he gets up and takes several swings, punching the officer in the face.
The video shows Wilson wasn’t the only one involved. At one point, Wilson’s mother, Ykama Wilson, jumped into the fight to pull officers off her son, officials said. She’s now charged with a misdemeanor.
A third man is also seen intervening.
Woodruff said this situation could have ended a lot worse.
“(Officers) used a lot of restraint to keep this situation from getting worse than it already was. If you see it, it got pretty bad,” Woodruff said. “Even though it doesn’t look like it, it de-escalated to a point that no other people outside of those charged or directly involved weren’t jumped into the fray.”
Woodruff said officers only had a few scratches and bruises. No one was seriously injured.
Devin Wilson was charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.
The third gentleman who jumped in could also be facing charges, but he has not been identified yet.
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PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safe and convenient way to use public keypads and buttons without touching the germ-ridden surfaces," said an inventor, from Cincinnati, Ohio, "so I invented the SAFE TOUCH. My design provides added protection and peace of mind when entering a PIN code, pushing an elevator button or turning on a light switch in a public place."
The invention provides a touch-free way to use a public keypad or other push buttons. In doing so, it eliminates the need to directly touch the surfaces with your finger. As a result, it enhances sanitation and safety and it helps to reduce the spread of germs and viruses. The invention features a practical and stylish design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for the general population. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Cincinnati sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CCT-4646, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) today announced that Company management will participate in the UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, which includes a presentation beginning at 2:45 pm ET. The live webcast can be accessed through the Azenta investor relations website at https://investors.azenta.com/events. A replay of the webcast will be available following the event.
About Azenta Life Sciences
Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) is a leading provider of life sciences solutions worldwide, enabling impactful breakthroughs and therapies to market faster. Azenta provides a full suite of reliable cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. As of December 1st, the company changed its name and ticker to Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) from Brooks Automation, Inc, (Nasdaq: BRKS).
Azenta is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.azenta.com.
INVESTOR CONTACTS:
Sara Silverman
Director, Investor Relations
Azenta Life Sciences
978.262.2635
sara.silverman@azenta.com
Sherry Dinsmore
Azenta Life Sciences
978.262.2400
sherry.dinsmore@azenta.com
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BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights at its main Frankfurt and Munich hubs on Wednesday because of a strike by its German ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the latest travel turmoil to hit Europe.
The airline said Tuesday that the strike will force the cancellation of 678 flights at Frankfurt, 32 of them on Tuesday and the rest on Wednesday. It also is canceling 345 flights at Munich, including 15 on Tuesday.
Lufthansa said that 92,000 passengers will be affected by the Frankfurt cancellations and 42,000 by the Munich disruption. It said those affected will be contacted Tuesday and rebooked on alternative flights where possible but warned that “the capacities available for this are very limited.”
The company said the strike may still lead to “individual flight cancellations or delays” on Thursday and Friday.
The ver.di service workers’ union announced the one-day strike on Monday as it seeks to raise pressure on Lufthansa in negotiations on pay for about 20,000 employees of logistical, technical and cargo subsidiaries of the airline.
The walkout comes at a time when airports in Germany and across Europe already are seeing disruption and long lines for security checks because of staff shortages and soaring travel demand.
As inflation soars, strikes for higher pay by airport crews in France and Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have deepened the chaos for travelers who have faced last-minute cancellations, lengthy delays, lost luggage or long waits for bags in airports across Europe.
Travel is booming this summer after two years of COVID-19 restrictions, swamping airlines and airports that don’t have enough workers after pandemic-era layoffs. Airports like London’s Heathrow and Amsterdam’s Schiphol have limited daily flights or passenger numbers.
The Lufthansa strike is set to start early Wednesday and end early Thursday. Such “warning strikes” are a common tactic in German labor negotiations and typically last from several hours to a day or two.
Ver.di is calling for a 9.5% pay increase this year and says an offer by Lufthansa earlier this month, which would involve a deal for an 18-month period, falls far short of its demands.
Lufthansa’s chief personnel officer, Michael Niggemann, argued that “this so-called warning strike in the middle of the peak summer travel season is simply no longer proportionate.” | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/german-strike-forces-lufthansa-to-cancel-hundreds-of-flights/ | 2022-07-26T17:55:45Z |
Reds’ Pham suspended for 3 games for slapping Pederson
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham has been suspended by Major League Baseball for three games after San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Pham slapped him because of a dispute about their fantasy football league. Pham, 34, also was fined. The suspension was made retroactive to Friday night, and he will serve the final two games this weekend. While the Giants warmed up in the outfield before Friday’s series opener, Pham confronted Pederson and smacked him in the face before the pair was separated. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/28/reds-pham-suspended-for-3-games-for-slapping-pederson/ | 2022-05-28T20:32:16Z |
NBC News journalists vexed by MSNBC’s move to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business
NBC News journalists are troubled by and have expressed dismay to network executives about MSNBC’s intention to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki when she exits the Biden administration, people familiar with the matter told CNN.
Noah Oppenheim, the NBC News president, even held an impromptu phone call Friday so that he could address the matter with vexed staffers from the Washington bureau, some of whom have complained to their superiors that the tentative hiring tarnishes the NBC News brand.
Oppenheim, attempting to quell the anger, reaffirmed the distinction on the call between NBC News and MSNBC’s opinion programming, some of the people familiar with the matter said.
Oppenheim, who does not oversee MSNBC, told the journalists that NBC News did not have a role in hiring Psaki. And he noted to those on the phone that they work for the NBC News brand and that the hires made for MSNBC’s opinion arm should be viewed as unrelated to their work, the people said.
“Here’s what he was saying: They have perspective programming. This was done on the perspective programming side. Not anything that reflects on NBC News,” one of the people, who was on the call, explained.
“People wanted answers on what NBC’s role was in this and NBC News had no role in this,” the person added. “This is MSNBC’s perspective programming.”
It is not unusual for politicians and government officials to sign deals with news organizations when they exit their positions. But Psaki’s tentative deal with MSNBC perturbed staffers because news of the negotiations between her and the network came while she is still in her post as White House press secretary.
Additionally, instead of hiring Psaki into the more typical post-White House role, such as a political analyst offering opinion and analysis on another person’s program, MSNBC intends to make her a host for a show that will stream on its Peacock platform.
Oppenheim told the journalists on the call he held to ignore the noise surrounding Psaki’s hire and to continue doing their jobs as normal, the people who spoke to CNN said.
Kristen Welker, chief White House correspondent for NBC News, did exactly that later in the day. She repeatedly pressed Psaki about the ethics related to her plans to host an MSNBC show while also continuing to serve as press secretary.
Oppenheim’s call, however, hasn’t fully stamped out the frustration among NBC News journalists, the people who spoke to CNN said.
As was first reported by Puck, Psaki engaged in talks with several television networks, including CNN, about potential jobs she could take after exiting the White House. While she has not officially signed a contract with MSNBC, the talks with the network are in the advanced stages and the two sides essentially have a handshake deal.
Psaki declined to comment on Wednesday. But a White House official previously told CNN that she had recused herself from interviews on NBC News and MSNBC.
A spokesman for NBC News and MSNBC declined to comment.
The drama around Psaki’s hiring has exposed a larger issue at play in the NBC Universal News Group: a rift between NBC News and MSNBC that is once again growing.
In fact, Psaki’s hiring wasn’t the first move that has irked some journalists at NBC News. “This has been a slow boil for a while,” one NBC News staffer said.
Some NBC News journalists were first bothered when MSNBC announced that it had hired Symone Sanders, the former senior spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, to host a show on the weekends, people familiar with the matter said.
And NBC News journalists have watched closely as MSNBC has leaned into shows that prioritize commentary and perspective over those that emphasize hard news reporting since Rashida Jones took over as president of the network a little more than a year ago.
Jones replaced the 9 a.m. show with an additional hour of “Morning Joe” and filled the 11 p.m. hour, formerly occupied by Brian Williams, with Stephanie Ruhle. While Williams did offer his perspectives while at MSNBC, Ruhle is blunter in sharing her opinion.
“Rashida is unapologetic with what she’s doing with MSNBC,” an MSNBC staffer told CNN. “She has been clear about the network’s direction.”
Nevertheless, the moves by Jones have put the NBC News journalists who host shows on MSNBC in a delicate position.
On one hand, journalists such as Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell, Hallie Jackson, and others report to bosses at NBC News. But on the other hand, they also host shows on MSNBC, which means that — fairly or not — the cable news network’s actions do end up reflecting on them.
“It’s a challenge for all of them to navigate,” an NBC News staffer familiar with the internal dynamics told CNN.
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HONG KONG, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NagaCorp Ltd. ("NagaCorp" or the "Group", SEHK stock code: 3918), which owns, manages and operates NagaWorld, the entertainment centre of the Mekong Region, has received outstanding accolades and been granted the coveted Most Honored Company recognition by the renowned financial publication Institutional Investor for exceptional leadership and investor relations, including "Best Investor Relations", "Best CEO", "Best CFO", "Best IR Professional", "Best IR Team" and "Best Overall ESG" in the Gaming & Lodging sector. The recognition is part of Institutional Investor's 2022 Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team rankings that are regarded globally as the financial industry's benchmark for excellence.
Within the Gaming & Lodging sector, across all categories, NagaCorp was ranked overall #1 under Small & Mid-Cap and Top 3 under Asia (ex-Japan):
Tan Sri Dr. Chen Lip Keong, Founder, Controlling Shareholder and Senior Chief Executive Officer of NagaCorp, said, "These recognition marks our outstanding success in navigating the business towards a steady, consistent recovery from the effects of the global pandemic. Leveraging our strong resilience and sound business strategies, we are confident in the long-term business prospects and outlook of NagaCorp as the region recovers post-pandemic. The recognition also indicates a great affirmation of our leadership, credibility, as well as our seasoned investor relations team. Our team is humbled to be recognised as the industry's best and our success is a testament to our persistence in upholding high-quality corporate governance and practices that protect our shareholders' interests."
Gerard Chai, Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations of NagaCorp, said, "NagaCorp's outstanding achievement are a testament of our ongoing robust investor relations communications and engagements with the global investing community despite very challenging times for the hospitality and leisure industry, which was badly disrupted by the pandemic. Providing timely, accurate and meaningful information to investors is critical to strengthening investor confidence. We are proud that Institutional Investor has recognised the effectiveness of NagaCorp's investor relations team efforts and our global IR program. The investor relations team is committed to continuously maintaining a world-class standard of engagements and communications to the investing community."
This year, a total of 4,854 portfolio managers and buy-side analysts, and 670 sell-side analysts participated in the 2022 Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team rankings survey. The 1,612 companies were nominated across 18 sectors this year. The ranking methodology includes (1) IR Team Authority & Credibility (2) Leadership & Communication (3) Accessibility of Senior Executives (4) Business & Market Knowledge (5) Financial Stewardship (6) Responsiveness (7) Disclosure Consistency & Granularity (8) Financially Material ESG Disclosure (9) Corporate ESG Strategy (10) and Timing to market (Timeliness).
For more than 50 years, Institutional Investor has recognised people and firms in the financial services industry for excellence. The integrity of Institutional Investor's editorial and research-supported rankings and awards have earned the highest regard in the industry and continue to set the standard by which excellence is measured. For the past 15 years, Institutional Investor has also provided independent analyses of companies' investor-relations programs, in conjunction with Executive Team rankings.
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ABOUT NAGACORP LTD.
NagaCorp Ltd. has been listed on The Hong Kong Stock Exchange since October 2006 (SEHK stock code: 3918). Established in 1995, NagaCorp's wholly owned subsidiary NagaWorld Ltd. owns, manages and operates the only world-class integrated entertainment and leisure complex in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It owns a casino license valid for 70 years, and exclusive gaming rights for a period of around 51 years (1995-2045). NagaCorp was selected for inclusion in the Hang Seng Foreign Companies Composite Index launched on 5 September 2011. On 10 September 2018, the Group was included as a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Large Cap & Mid Cap Index.
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Report: Police knew of injured at Texas school while waiting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police waited for protective equipment as they delayed entering the Texas elementary school where a gunman inside killed 19 children and two teachers, even as they became aware that some victims needed medical treatment, according to records obtained by The New York Times.
The details published Thursday by the Times provided a clearer picture of the slow law enforcement response as the massacre unfolded at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Police waited more than hour to confront the gunman, even as anguished parents outside the school urged officers to go inside.
Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, led the response on the scene of the May 24 shooting. A man who investigators believe to be Arredondo could be heard on body camera footage talking about how much time was passing.
“People are going to ask why we’re taking so long,” said the man, according to a transcript of officers’ body camera footage obtained by the newspaper. “We’re trying to preserve the rest of the life.”
Sixty officers had assembled on the scene by the time four officers made entry, according to the report. The two classrooms where the shooting took place included 33 children and three teachers.
Not all the victims were found dead when officers finally went inside: one teacher died in an ambulance and three children died at nearby hospitals, according to the records obtained by the Times, which included a review of law enforcement documents and video that have been gathered as part of the investigation.
The family of Xavier Lopez, 10, said the boy had been shot in the back and lost a lot of blood as he waited for medical attention.
“He could have been saved,” Leonard Sandoval, the boy’s grandfather, told the newspaper. “The police did not go in for more than an hour. He bled out.”
Steven McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, has said Arredondo made the “wrong decision” to not order officers to breach the classroom more quickly to confront the 18-year-old gunman. On Thursday, McCraw was interviewed behind closed doors at the Texas Capitol by a legislative committee tasked with investigating the shooting.
Arredondo has not responded to repeated interview requests and questions from The Associated Press.
Law enforcement and state officials have struggled to present an accurate timeline and details, and made frequent corrections to previous statements. No information about the police response has been formally released since the days that followed the attack.
But the records obtained by the Times offered new details, including that the gunman, Salvador Ramos, had a “hellfire” trigger device meant to allow a semiautomatic AR-15-style rifle to be fired more like an automatic weapon, but did not appear to have used it during the attack. Ramos had spent more than $6,000 amassing an arsenal of weapons that included two AR-15-style rifles, accessories and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to the documents.
The Times reported that some of the officers who first arrived at the school had long guns, and that Arredondo learned the gunman’s identity while inside the school and attempted to communicate with him through the closed classroom doors.
Eva Mireles, one of the teachers who was killed, made a phone call to her husband, a Uvalde school district police officer, during the attack. The documents obtained by the Times show that Ruben Ruiz informed responders on the scene that his wife was still alive in one of the classrooms.
“She says she is shot,” Ruiz could be heard telling other officers as he arrived inside the school at 11:48 a.m., according to the body camera transcript.
By 12:46 p.m., Arredondo gave his approval for officers to enter the room.
“If y’all are ready to do it, you do it,” he said, according to the transcript.
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Police: Man wanted for child porn-related charges tackled and arrested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A man in Tennessee who was on the run from police since April was arrested Monday.
The Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed the arrest of 37-year-old Ashley Shannon Wright, who was wanted for two felony warrants for sexual exploitation of minors.
Thanks to a Crime Stoppers tip, Wright was spotted by detectives leaving a storage unit, police said.
After he was spotted, Wright was followed from the air and drove to the nearby Sam’s Club, WSMV reported. An undercover team then moved in and tackled Wright in the parking lot as he left his vehicle. Officers added that he was carrying a gun at the time of the arrest.
Detectives began investigating Wright after the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit said it received information that sexual images depicting children were on an internet account linked to him. Investigators said they uncovered hundreds of additional photos later on his home computer after obtaining a search warrant.
In early May, officers reported that they had spotted Wright in a Honda Odyssey van and tried to stop it. Wright evaded arrest at that time.
Upon being apprehended, Wright was booked on the sexual exploitation of a minor counts and charges of felony evading arrest, reckless driving, and misdemeanor possession of meth. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $55,000.
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Woman brought baby, stash of drugs to Arcadia prison visit
ARCADIA, Fla. (AP) — A 44-year-old Florida woman brought her infant grandchild along with a stash of cocaine and heroin to a recent prison visit, officials said.
But guards searching visitors at the DeSoto Correctional Institution on Sunday found nearly 100 grams of drugs during the jail’s check-in process, sheriff’s officials said in a Facebook post.
DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the woman. Then, a K-9 named Liberty conducted a “free air sniff” of her car, where an additional 687 grams (24 ounces) of cocaine and heroin were located, alongside a baby’s car seat and other essentials.
The baby was turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The woman was charged with trafficking in heroin and cocaine, introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, child abuse/neglect and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Financial Statements for Q2 2022
DALLAS, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elah Holdings, Inc. (OTC:ELLH) has released its interim unaudited financial statements and disclosure report for the second quarter of 2022. This report and additional company information can be found at www.elahholdings.com under the Financial Releases section of the website.
Elah Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Real Industry, Inc.) is a reorganized holding company led by experienced business leaders that is seeking to acquire profitable businesses in the commercial and industrial markets to generate sustainable profitability and cash flows, unlock the value of our considerable tax assets, and use creative deal structures that reduce risk and ultimately create long-term value for our shareholders. For more information, visit www.elahholdings.com. Elah Holdings' stock trades on the OTC Pink Market, which is operated by OTC Markets Group, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities under the symbol "ELLH."
Contact:
Michael Hobey
Elah Holdings, Inc.
+1 (805) 435-1255
@elah_inc
www.linkedin.com/company/elah-holdings-inc/
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey of the celiac disease community by Beyond Celiac, the leading catalyst for a celiac disease cure, reveals the ongoing challenges those with the disease are facing on National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, Sept. 13, and the overwhelming desire for new treatments and a cure.
The only current celiac disease treatment, which is only partially effective, is to follow a strict, gluten-free diet. However, the survey of 1,255 Americans who have been diagnosed with celiac disease by a medical provider showed that while 93% of respondents never intentionally eat gluten, nearly 73% still have exposure to gluten each year, resulting in symptoms. 36% report accidentally ingesting gluten as often as 1-5 times a month. Over 66% of respondents have very severe or bad symptoms as a result of gluten exposure, with gastrointestinal (84%), neurological (56%) and psychological (40%) symptoms being the most common.
"Although necessary as the only option for now, following a gluten-free diet is burdensome, not fully effective, and can negatively impact day-to-day living in a world full of gluten," said Alice Bast, Beyond Celiac CEO. "We need real therapies and a cure for celiac disease so that those with the disease can live full lives and eat without fear."
Survey respondents say gluten-free food is expensive (80%) and dining out is difficult due to lack of gluten-free options (91%), causing an even bigger barrier to socializing and living normally. Almost two-thirds (61%) of respondents said there should be therapeutic treatments instead of, or in addition to, the gluten-free diet.
"As we continue our mission to advance research and find a cure, we want the public to have a better understanding of celiac disease as a serious disease and the implications of living with this devastating condition," said Bast.
Often misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed, celiac disease remains a mystery for many. A nationwide benchmark survey of the general public conducted earlier this year by The Harris Poll on behalf of Beyond Celiac revealed that only half of Americans (50%) know anything about celiac disease and/or gluten sensitivity. The report on The Harris Poll survey, "The Mystery of Celiac Disease: The Need for Greater Awareness and Accelerating the Quest for a Cure" can be found at www.beyondceliac.org/2022celiacreport. The report also presents facts about the disease and outlines how Beyond Celiac is taking steps to accelerate the quest for a cure.
Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune condition. The disease causes damage to the small intestine, resulting in debilitating symptoms, and if left untreated can lead to a number of serious, long-term health problems including brain damage, infertility and some types of cancer. Celiac disease affects one in 133 Americans.1
Founded in 2003, Beyond Celiac is the leading catalyst for a celiac disease cure in the United States, serving as a patient advocacy and research-driven organization working to drive diagnosis and accelerate the discovery of new treatments. By engaging with the top scientists in the field, making the right investments in research and supporting the broad community of those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, Beyond Celiac envisions a world in which people can live healthy lives and eat without fear – a world Beyond Celiac. www.BeyondCeliac.org.
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Claire Baker, 267.419.2111
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To reflect its transformation from solar developer to a leading renewable energy transition solutions platform, OYA Solar rebrands to OYA Renewables
TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today marks a new era for OYA, with the rebranding of OYA Solar to OYA Renewables. This change reflects OYA Renewable's broadening scope and scale as an energy transition solutions platform leading the transition to net zero. OYA's vision to enable a zero-carbon future is supported by its mission to deliver long-term clean energy solutions to clients and provide economic benefits to the local communities it serves.
With an exceptional track record as a solar developer, OYA has developed over 1,440 MWDC and has a pipeline of 6 GW of utility-scale, distributed, and community solar projects across North America. OYA anticipates placing an additional 1 GW in operation and reaching 15 GW in our pipeline by 2026.
"Our rebranding is both an affirmation of what we have accomplished to date and what we are firmly focused on achieving in the near future," says Manish Nayar, Founder and Chairman of OYA Renewables. "As OYA Renewables continues to execute against its strategy of leading the renewable energy transition in North America, we expect to integrate other renewable energy solutions and expand our portfolio to include other clean technologies. Most corporations, municipalities and other organizations now urgently recognize the need to accelerate their path to net zero and are increasingly looking for a partner with the capabilities to support all their renewable energy objectives.
"At OYA, we are doing just that," continues Manish. "Whether it is through electric vehicle charging solutions, developing solar energy storage, building large-scale solar, or providing access to clean energy for underserved communities, we are deepening our footprint in the renewable energy industry."
OYA Renewables is a top 10 solar developer of community solar projects in the United States, and second in the State of New York according to New Project Media market analysis. Since its inception in 2009, OYA has developed 1,440 MW in the community and utility-scale solar markets across Canada and the United States. Now, with a pipeline of over 6 GW across 14 states, OYA is quickly, but strategically widening its geographical footprint in the United States to support local and federal governments, companies, and communities to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 and a net-zero future by 2050.
OYA Renewables is leading the renewable energy transition with an exceptional track record as a top ten community solar developer. Founded in 2009, OYA has developed over 1,440 MWDC and has a pipeline of 6 GW of distributed and utility-scale solar projects across North America. Focused on the expansion of renewable energy and the integration of other clean technologies, OYA is committed to delivering long-term clean energy solutions to clients supporting their renewable energy objectives and providing access to clean energy for underserved communities. OYA's has a highly engaged, seasoned and diverse workforce, with offices in Toronto and Boston.
Note: Legal name change to OYA Renewables Corp. will be formalized in the coming months.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Tupperware Brands Corporation.
Shareholders who purchased shares of TUP 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.
CONTACT US HERE:
https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2/?id=29981&from=4
CLASS PERIOD: November 3, 2021 to May 3, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2/?id=29981&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of TUP during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 15, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Email: dg@securitiesclasslaw.com
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PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announced today that Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William S. Demchak and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Q. Reilly will discuss business performance, strategy and banking at 10 a.m. (ET) Thursday, June 2, at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City.
The following will be accessible at www.pnc.com/investorevents: a link to the live webcast; related materials, including cautionary statements regarding forward-looking information, available prior to the start of the webcast; and a webcast replay available for 30 days.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
CONTACTS
MEDIA:
Marcey Zwiebel
(412) 762-4550
media.relations@pnc.com
INVESTORS:
Bryan Gill
(412) 768-4143
investor.relations@pnc.com
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GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saga Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGA) announced today that it will release its 1st Quarter 2022 results at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The company will be holding a conference call on the same date at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The dial-in numbers are as follows:
Domestic and International Dial-in Number: (973) 528-0008
Conference Entry Code: 554719
The Company requests that all parties that have a question that they would like to submit to the Company to please email the inquiry by 10:00 a.m. EDT on May 5, 2022, to SagaIR@sagacom.com. The Company will discuss, during the limited period of the conference call, those inquiries it deems of general relevance and interest. Only inquiries made in compliance with the foregoing will be discussed during the call.
Saga's earnings release will contain certain non-GAAP financial measures including station operating income and free cash flow. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures will be provided in the earnings release.
Saga Communications, Inc. is a broadcasting company whose business is devoted to acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company owns or operates broadcast properties in 27 markets, including 79 FM, 35 AM radio stations and 80 metro signals. For additional information, contact us at (313) 886-7070 or visit our website at www.sagacom.com.
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Sheets homers, doubles late to lift White Sox over A’s 3-2
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit a tying, two-run homer in the seventh inning and scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox over the Oakland Athletics 3-2. Sheets lined a leadoff double against Zach Jackson in the ninth and advanced to third on Josh Harrison’s sacrifice bunt before Jackson bounced a slider with Tim Anderson at the plate. Seth Brown hit a long solo shot for his third homer in two days and Paul Blackburn returned to All-Star form with five shutout innings, but Oakland’s season-high four-game winning streak ended. Sean Murphy also went deep for the A’s. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/30/sheets-homers-doubles-late-to-lift-white-sox-over-as-3-2/ | 2022-07-31T09:50:06Z |
- 3 in 4 restaurants are leaning into tech to manage talent shortages
- Experts provide tips for 45% of consumers struggling to book a table
ATLANTA, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a turbulent two years, business has returned to "normal-ish" for most restaurants, but the ongoing hospitality labor shortage is keeping many from operating at full capacity…and keeping eager consumers from getting a table at preferred eateries. Popmenu's new nationwide surveys of 374 restaurant owners and operators (May 18 - June 10) and 1,002 consumers (May 20-21) shed light on the industry's recovery, the impact of pent-up demand and warmer weather, and what this means for in-person dining options – or lack thereof – this summer.
The Road to Recovery – The vast majority of restaurant owners and operators report that market demand and sales at their locations have bounced back or will soon. However, a significant percentage voiced concern that another COVID wave this summer could shutter their business for good.
Key Findings
- 30% of restaurant owners and operators say their business has returned to pre-COVID levels while 25% say business has surpassed pre-COVID levels.
- 29% expect business to return to pre-COVID levels in the second half of 2022 while others anticipate it will take longer to recover.
- 42% say their business wouldn't likely survive another COVID surge this summer.
Impact of the Labor Shortage on Summer Dining – While restaurants readily welcome the influx of in-person diners this summer, they've had to turn some business away because they don't have enough workers to keep pace with guest volume. More are relying on tech to help bridge labor gaps.
Key Findings
- 51% of restaurants don't have the staff needed to handle on-premise demand this summer.
- 33% are not operating at full capacity because they can't find enough staff.
- 76% of restaurants have adopted new tech or increased tech usage to manage through the labor shortage, ranging from online ordering and contactless dining to digital waitlisting and AI phone answering.1
Competition for Reservations – Consumers are having a hard time reserving tables at preferred eateries as restaurants advise to book well in advance.
Key Findings
- 52% of restaurant owners and operators say consumers are not likely to get a reservation with them on the same day.
- 45% of consumers are currently having trouble getting a reservation at a preferred restaurant.
- 59% of consumers are ordering online more often because of long wait times or no available seating.
"While more than half of restaurant owners and operators say their business has reached or surpassed pre-pandemic sales, they can't take full advantage of the demand for on-premise dining because they're short-staffed," said Brendan Sweeney, CEO and Co-founder of Popmenu. "This can be incredibly frustrating for restaurateurs — and their customers — which is why more are relying on guest-facing technology to make operations more efficient and capture revenue opportunities that would have otherwise been missed. For consumers, a little patience, planning ahead and staying connected with the restaurant will help ensure you're next on the guest list."
Popmenu recommends the following tips to help consumers increase their chances of booking a table this summer:
- Book early: A week in advance will typically suffice to guarantee a seat, but keep in mind that some restaurants are booking three weeks out or even longer.
- Become a follower: Most restaurants will provide an opportunity for you to join a loyalty program or mailing list. VIP members often receive perks like priority seating, advance invites to events and exclusive discounts and promotions. Also make sure to follow your favorite restaurants on social media for insider info so you can plan ahead.
- Set up alerts: Different reservation apps will instantly notify you if a reservation time you wanted for a restaurant becomes available. Move quickly to snatch up the time before someone else does.
- Avoid peak hours. From early birds to night owls, booking outside of popular times such as 12pm to 2pm or 6pm to 8pm increases your chances of securing a table.
- Order to go: If all else fails, an impromptu picnic with your favorite restaurant food is always fun.
1Data from Popmenu's nationwide survey of 321 U.S. restaurant owners and operators in Q1 2022.
Popmenu conducted a nationwide survey of 374 U.S. restaurant owners and operators from May 18 to June 10, 2022. The survey was anonymous and included representative samples of restaurants of all types and sizes. In addition, Popmenu conducted a nationwide, anonymous survey of 1,002 U.S. consumers, ages 18 and older, from May 20 to May 21, 2022.
Popmenu specializes in transformative online and on-premise technologies that help restaurants increase brand visibility, guest engagement, revenue and profitability. The company is a leading innovator in digital marketing and ordering technology that works with over 10,000 independent restaurants and hospitality groups. For more information about Popmenu, visit get.popmenu.com.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Grasz
Head of Communications, Popmenu
Jennifer.Grasz@popmenu.com
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Sunday night forecast: Cold front Monday brings scattered rain and storms
Low chance for strong to severe storms
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Today has been hot, muggy and breezy and Monday looks about the same until a cold front brings in more changes. Temperatures tonight will stall in the low 70s with south winds remaining breezy around 10 mph. A cold front will divide Northeast Kansas Monday afternoon with upper 80s in the north and mid 90s in the south. Cold front also brings a chance for scattered rain and thunderstorms late Monday afternoon. Chance for severe weather is low.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the low 70s. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Partly cloudy, scattered rain and storms late in the day. Highs in the mid 90s. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
The main hazard with any storm that gets going Monday is wind and hail. Again, not expecting widespread strong thunderstorms, but one or two storms may become severe for 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. The best chance for rain extends along a line from Kansas City slanting southwest towards Wichita. Topeka will be right on the line for storm development.
Rainfall estimates through Monday night are between 0.25″ and 0.50″ with isolated higher amounts closer to 1.00″ with any given thunderstorm. More good news is that the front will kick out the 90s and usher in the upper 80s for a couple days this week. It will also help lower our humidity. Temperatures Tuesday afternoon should be steady in the upper 80s with light north winds around 5 to 10 mph. Skies will become mostly sunny by Tuesday afternoon.
We bump up against 90º on Thursday and likely hit it Friday. There is a low chance for rain again Friday night, however it isn’t very likely that we will see much of anything. Next weekend looks warm in the 90s with temperatures likely holding steady into the following week for at least the start. For your reference, the average high temperature for Topeka, Kansas for the beginning of September is 86º.
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CCRM's manufacturing capabilities to go from clinical to commercial scale
HAMILTON, ON, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - OmniaBio Inc., a subsidiary of CCRM, has executed a strategic agreement with Medipost, a global leader in stem cell therapeutics. Medipost is acquiring an interest in OmniaBio from CCRM for cash of $30 million and is investing an additional $60 million into OmniaBio. The transaction is expected to close on July 1, 2022.
"CCRM has spent a great deal of time looking for the right investment partner for OmniaBio, and we are very pleased to have Medipost on board," says Mitchel Sivilotti, President of OmniaBio Inc. "Medipost will be an initial anchor and revenue generating customer of OmniaBio and will also help us develop an international customer base in Asia. We are launching from a strong and stable position and will be starting construction at McMaster Innovation Park this summer."
OmniaBio is expected to be Canada's largest contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for the manufacture of cell and gene therapies. OmniaBio will provide pivotal/Phase III and commercial-scale manufacturing of gene-modified cells and viral vectors that is an expansion of the clinical-stage capabilities already offered by CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine-based technologies, and cell and gene therapies.
The funding from Medipost contributes to an overall project worth $580 million for the real estate construction and operation of OmniaBio.
"CCRM and Medipost share a global vision and desire for ecosystem building," explains Michael May, President and CEO, CCRM, "so we couldn't be more pleased with this partnership. OmniaBio wouldn't be possible without partners like UHN, Cytiva, the University of Toronto and our government funders. We are grateful to all who have supported our vision, including Medipost."
Building on CCRM's existing expertise, OmniaBio will work with a variety of cell types, such as T cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. OmniaBio's manufacturing platforms are customized for viral vectors, as well as autologous and allogeneic cells. The facility will be compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and will benefit from GMP workforce training capabilities on-site through the Canadian Advanced Therapies Training Institute (CATTI) – a partnership between CCRM and Montreal-based CellCAN.
There is a manufacturing capacity issue in the cell and gene therapy industry due to the large volume of products in clinical trials, with demand outstripping CDMO availability by at least five times. In the first phase of construction, OmniaBio will build an approximately 85,000 ft2 (7,897 m2) facility, equipped with 15 clean rooms and staffed by 500 employees, which is expected to be completed in 2024. With further planned expansion, OmniaBio and CCRM combined will have more than 50 clean rooms and over 1000 employees when you include CCRM's Centre for Cell and Vector Production at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, a partnership with UHN.
OmniaBio Inc. is a subsidiary of CCRM. OmniaBio's facility will be Canada's first commercial-scale CDMO dedicated to cell and gene therapies and is expected to be the largest facility of its kind in Canada. To be located at McMaster Innovation Park in Hamilton, Ontario, OmniaBio will anchor a biomanufacturing centre of excellence and will open in three phases between 2024 and 2026. Benefitting from CCRM's existing expertise and established business practices, OmniaBio will complete CCRM's continuum of process development and manufacturing capabilities by enabling focused support for clients with late clinical phase and commercial supply needs. Visit us at omniabio.com.
CCRM is a global, public-private partnership headquartered in Canada. It receives funding from the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and leading academic and industry partners. CCRM supports the development of regenerative medicines and associated enabling technologies, with a specific focus on cell and gene therapy. A network of researchers, leading companies, strategic investors and entrepreneurs, CCRM accelerates the translation of scientific discovery into new companies and marketable products for patients, with specialized teams, funding and infrastructure. CCRM is hosted at its Toronto site by the University of Toronto and is the commercialization partner of Medicine by Design. Visit us at ccrm.ca.
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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frigo® Cheese Heads® is launching a new integrated campaign, "We Are All Cheese Heads™," featuring a cast of animated characters. The campaign aims to celebrate and encourage tweens and teens to embrace their individuality and creativity.
The idea for the campaign stems from the ongoing debate about the best way to eat string cheese, creating social media fodder by pitting different eating styles against one another. Rather than taking sides, the Cheese Heads® brand is reimagining how tweens and teens think of string cheese and how they eat it: biting, chomping, nibbling, peeling, twisting or any other way they choose to enjoy the snack.
"There's an infinite number of ways to eat Cheese Heads®, just like there's an infinite number of ways for kids to be themselves," said David Cherrie, Saputo Dairy USA vice president, marketing and innovation. "We see great opportunity for this campaign to entertain tweens and teens and inspire them to be themselves and embrace their creativity in a fun and relatable way while also appealing to their parents."
To bring this campaign idea to life, Saputo Dairy USA and agency of record Carmichael Lynch partnered with London-based director/animator Laura Jayne Hodkin and her team at Strange Beast to create a cast of characters that showcase the creative ways Cheese Heads® snacks can look. Each with its own unique personality and style, the Cheese Heads® characters are an embodiment of self-expression and creativity.
The new national campaign, which launches this month in the United States, will include digital videos, programmatic display, custom media integrations, paid social, influencer partnerships, public relations and more that resonate with tweens. In one of the first spots to run, "Fridge," the audience is introduced to the cast of characters and the home in which they live.
See more from the campaign at FrigoCheeseHeads.com and follow along on Facebook and Instagram @FrigoCheeseHeads.
The Frigo® Cheese Heads® brand features a variety of delicious, fun on-the-go snacks that encourage creative snacking and self-expression. Chomp, peel, twist, rip, nibble or tie into a braid; the only wrong way to eat Cheese Heads® is to not eat them at all. With everyday snacking options like regular or light string cheese, as well as cheese and meat combo packs, Cheese Heads® are a good source of calcium and protein in a convenient individually wrapped, tasty snack. Learn more at FrigoCheeseHeads.com.
Saputo Dairy USA (SDUSA) is part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world. Through the Dairy Division (USA), Saputo produces, markets and distributes a vast assortment of cheeses. Furthermore, the Company converts, markets and sells a broad range of specialty cheeses and holds an important portfolio of import licences for specialty cheeses manufactured abroad. SDUSA also produces a variety of dairy and non-dairy extended shelf-life products. Additionally, Saputo produces, markets and distributes in the USA, and on the international market, dairy ingredients. Products are sold under a variety of the Company's brand names, as well as under customer brand names. SDUSA is among the top mozzarella, string cheese, and domestic blue and goat cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products in this region.
Media contact:
Samantha Liebhard
612-375-8579
samantha.liebhard@clynch.com
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GREENVILLE, S.C., August 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life has its difficulties. It can be challenging to find the bright side when things go wrong, especially for kids. "Sometimes dark thoughts can overwhelm a child," says Dennis Gillan, Executive Director of Half a Sorrow Foundation. "But a kind word from another can really go a long way toward chasing off those negative thoughts."
In Nice Shoes! Derek is having a really bad day. Nothing is going right at home or at school, and nobody is noticing his awesome new shoes. His day is turning out so rough that he just wants this day—and all his days—to end. Then a random compliment from a popular kid changes everything.
This positive and inspirational story was based on Pihl's own experience at school. "In writing this book for kids, I want to show how easy it is to help others and how important doing so can be in someone's life."
The perfect book to help parents, teachers, and caregivers open a dialog with children about having a bad day and dark thoughts, and about how they can brighten the day of someone else who might really need it.
Nice Shoes! is available for purchase online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online retailers.
Nice Shoes! by Dennis Gillan and Stephen Pihl
Genre: Children's book for ages 4-10
ISBN: 978-1-68515-696-1
Launch Date: August 8, 2022
Dennis Gillan is a national thought leader and accomplished speaker on the topic of suicide prevention and has dedicated his life to mental health advocacy. Dennis did a TEDx talk on loneliness and is the executive director of the Half A Sorrow Foundation, whose mission is to improve mental health for individuals and organizations by promoting real conversations. Dennis resides in Greenville, SC, with his lovely wife. www.halfasorrow.org
Stephen Pihl is a graduate of the University of Delaware with degrees in biology and neuroscience. This story is about the lessons Stephen learned when he was younger and struggling with his mental health. Stephen plans to pursue a career in mental health research.
Dennis and Stephen met on April 15, 2018, at the University of Delaware. Dennis was brought in to speak at a fundraiser for suicide prevention, and he decided to incorporate students into his talk. Stephen was one of those students, and he told his story of having a rough day at school, and that became the inspiration for this book.
Name: Dennis Gillan
Email: Dennis@halfasorrow.org
Phone: 803-727-4301
www.HalfaSorrow.org
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Special Weather Statement issued April 11 at 3:20AM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Light snow will develop this afternoon and evening across the
Challis and Pahsimeroi Valleys, as well as the Frank Church of No
Return Wilderness. Amounts will be light, anywhere from 1 to 4
inches. Gusty winds will produce limited blowing snow. However, as
a cold front swings through this afternoon…gusts over 30 mph may
produce near whiteout conditions and a brief burst of heavier
snow. Conditions will improve during the evening hours. | https://localnews8.com/weather/alerts-weather/2022/04/11/special-weather-statement-issued-april-11-at-320am-mdt-by-nws-pocatello-id/ | 2022-04-11T09:54:49Z |
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RemotePC™, an award-winning remote access service provider, has added a new Share Computer feature that allows users to share a remote desktop with others, enabling teams to have access to a single computer for access to critical files, collaborating, troubleshooting, and more.
For small teams that are working remotely, having the ability to share a remote computer from wherever they are can be very beneficial, whether it's for solving technical issues, having access to important files, working together on projects, or giving presentations or demos to colleagues.
With this new feature, RemotePC™ account administrators can provide multiple users within their account with access to the desired desktop, and the users will then be able to only access the computer, files, and applications while not being allowed to make any changes to computer settings.
In situations where multiple users need to access the same machine, the Shared Computer feature is an ideal solution. Administrators can provide permanent access for their users, and the user will be able to access the computer at any time from anywhere until access is revoked by the account administrator.
Sharing a computer with a single user is very simple, with admins simply needing to click share next to the corresponding desktop, then enter the email address of the intended user and they will immediately have access to the device.
RemotePC™ is one of the most affordable remote access solutions for individual users, large businesses, and everything in between.
This feature is available for RemotePC Soho and Team plans, which both offer regular first year discounts off of the regular yearly subscription prices which are:
- SOHO - $79.50/year for unlimited user licenses and access to 10 computers
- Team - $299.50/year for unlimited user licenses and access to 50 computers
When it comes to remote access, security is critical, which is why RemotePC™ uses TLS v 1.2/AES-256 encryption for transferring user authentication data between a remote computer and local computer. For an extra layer of protection, a Personal Key is available that offers a unique password set for each computer.
RemotePC is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on desktop, and the viewer application is available to iOS and Android mobile devices as well.
IDrive Inc. is a privately held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance and related technologies. Core services include IDrive®, RemotePC™ and IBackup.The company's services help over 4 million customers back up over 500 Petabytes of data.
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165 million people impacted by China’s Covid lockdowns. Here’s what you need to know
By Jessie Yeung, CNN
China has introduced lockdown measures in its two biggest cities, Beijing and Shanghai — the twin engines that power much of the nation’s economy — in an uncompromising bid to stamp out Covid-19 outbreaks.
Shanghai is at the center of the latest outbreak, reporting upwards of 10,000 new cases a day. Authorities have responded with a city-wide lockdown that has lasted weeks, confining nearly all 25 million residents of the once-bustling financial hub to their homes or neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, Beijing officials have launched mass testing exercises, shut schools and imposed targeted lockdowns on some residential buildings in a bid to rein in infections. Those actions have sparked fears of a wider lockdown similar to Shanghai’s.
Throughout the pandemic, China has stuck to a strict zero-Covid strategy that uses lockdowns, mass testing, quarantines, and border closures to contain the virus. But the arrival of the highly infectious Omicron variant has thrown the sustainability of that strategy into question, with the virus spreading to different cities and provinces faster than the government can contain it.
Authorities are now enforcing full or partial lockdowns in at least 27 cities across the country, with these restrictions affecting up to 165 million people, according to CNN’s calculations.
Here’s what you need to know about the Covid situation in China.
Where are the lockdowns and restrictions?
Cases in China began rising in March, soon spiraling into the worst flare-up the country has seen since the initial outbreak in Wuhan in early 2020.
Northeastern Jilin province was hit hard during the early stages of the outbreak. Authorities put the provincial capital Changchun, an industrial hub, under strict city-wide lockdown on March 11, with nearby Jilin City following suit on March 21.
On Thursday, authorities in Changchun and Jilin City, which have a combined population of more than 13.5 million residents, said they would soon begin to gradually ease lockdowns — though it remains unclear what that process will look like, or under what conditions people will be permitted to leave their homes.
Authorities also locked down several other cities, including the major economic center of Shenzhen, in March — though some of these measures have since been lifted.
Shanghai, which has recorded more than half a million cases since March 1, introduced a staggered lockdown in late March. This had expanded into a full citywide lockdown by the end of the month.
Some neighborhoods can start to ease lockdown measures if they have reported no cases in the past two weeks, Shanghai authorities said on Wednesday — but it’s a tenuous freedom, with the threat of reimposed lockdown if even one local case is detected.
In Beijing, a mass testing campaign has covered nearly 20 million residents — about 90% of the city’s population. Another round of citywide testing is planned for April 27 to 30.
Targeted lockdowns in Beijing’s Chaoyang district this week barred residents of 13 buildings from leaving their apartments, and residents of another 33 buildings from leaving their residential compounds.
The capital closed schools in many of its most populous districts on Thursday. Several major hospitals also announced they were closing, and a growing number of entertainment venues including cinemas have also been ordered to close.
Full or district-wide lockdowns are in effect in more than two dozen cities including Hangzhou, home to 12.2 million people; Suzhou, home to 12.7 million people; and Harbin, home to 9.5 million people. They span 14 provinces, from far-flung northeastern Heilongjiang province to southern Guangxi and the mountainous western Qinghai province.
What is life under lockdown like?
Much of the Shanghai lockdown has been characterized by chaos and dysfunction — prompting alarm in other cities that fear they could be next.
Many residents have complained of food shortages, lack of medical access, poor conditions at makeshift quarantine camps and heavy-handed measures such as authorities separating infected children from their parents.
In March, an off-duty nurse in Shanghai died after being turned away from an emergency ward at her own hospital that was closed for disinfection. In early April, a health worker beat a pet corgi to death after its owner tested positive for Covid, the killing captured on camera. Last week, workers reportedly broke down the door of a 92-year-old woman’s home in the early hours of the morning to force her into quarantine.
These stories and many more have gone viral on Chinese social media, sparking rare outcry online.
Similar stories have been reported from other parts of the country, too. In March, students at a locked-down university in Jilin City pleaded for help, saying they had been left to fend for themselves without basic supplies. Also in March, some Changchun residents reported struggling to receive medical care for non-Covid diseases such as cancer or kidney conditions, with hospitals turning away patients.
These incidents — particularly in Shanghai, long seen as China’s most modern and cosmopolitan city — have put people elsewhere on high alert.
Though Beijing has yet to restrict people’s movement outside the designated high-risk areas, many residents — fearing a wider lockdown is on the cards — began panic buying this week, forming long lines at supermarket checkouts and emptying shelves.
What has been the economic cost?
The lockdowns and restrictions have dealt a massive blow to activity — particularly in economically important cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Unemployment hit a 21-month high in March. Many businesses have been forced to suspend operations in several locations, including automakers Volkswagen and Tesla and iPhone assembler Pegatron. The Chinese currency, the yuan, weakened rapidly this week, plunging to the lowest level since November 2020.
There are signs Chinese leaders are nervous, too. In March, President Xi Jinping said China must “minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development.” On Tuesday, Xi called for an “all-out” infrastructure splurge to promote growth — unusual for the Chinese leader, who rarely sets out detailed economic plans, typically leaving that to Premier Li Keqiang.
The Chinese government is “painfully aware of the damage to the economy,” said Jörg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, earlier this month. He cited a private meeting with a Chinese ministry, but declined to name the agency.
“They’re worried about unemployment,” he added. “They’re worried about foreign companies putting money elsewhere.”
Why is China sticking to zero-Covid?
Despite rising anger at the chaotic lockdowns, and a death toll that remained relatively low until this latest outbreak, authorities and state-run media have indicated China’s zero-Covid policy isn’t changing anytime soon.
Shanghai’s severe situation “highlights the need to stick to the dynamic zero-Covid policy,” said the nationalist tabloid, the Global Times, on Wednesday.
“If Shanghai, endowed with the country’s best medical system, is in dire need of help facing rising numbers of severe cases, who will be there to offer help if other parts of China also have to battle the onslaught of the coronavirus?”
There are a few reasons why China is sticking so stubbornly to zero-Covid. Many Chinese leaders and scientists have voiced concern that easing restrictions could allow the virus to run rampant nationwide, potentially causing a spike in infections and deaths, and overwhelming the health care system — especially given lagging vaccination rates among the elderly.
While China focused massive resources on developing and manufacturing home-grown vaccines, it fell short on ensuring those got into the arms of the elderly population. Now, as authorities have upheld expectations that death rates in the country will remain low, they have no choice but to rely on lockdowns to protect the vulnerable.
There’s also a political element, with Xi placing his personal stamp firmly on the zero-Covid policy throughout the pandemic. The central government has frequently pointed to the low official death toll as evidence of the effectiveness of its strategy, and to burnish its claims of superiority over Western governments.
Xi has personally reiterated his support for zero-Covid throughout the pandemic, claiming last year that it showed China’s commitment to saving “every human life” — making the stakes especially high as the government now struggles to simultaneously contain the virus, sustain the flailing economy, and soothe public discontent.
And for Xi, it comes at a particularly sensitive time, months before his expected step into a nearly unprecedented third term in power this fall.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) announced today that the reorganization of the Fund with and into Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund ("SMAPX"), a series of Salient MF Trust ("Reorganization"), with SMAPX being the surviving fund, is effective as of the opening for business of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on Wednesday September 14, 2022.
In the Reorganization, shareholders of the Fund received an amount of SMAPX Class A shares equal to the aggregate net asset value of their holdings of SMM shares as determined at the close of business on September 13, 2022.
Relevant details pertaining to the Reorganization include the following:
This press release is not intended to, and does not constitute, an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Fund or SMAPX.
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a Delaware statutory trust registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its common shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve that objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of MLPs and midstream companies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ significantly from the Fund's present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; the volume of sales and purchase of shares; the continuation of investment advisory, administration and other service arrangements; and other risks discussed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objective will be attained.
About Salient
Salient Partners, L.P. ("Salient") is a real asset and alternative investment firm that offers a suite of strategies focused on energy and infrastructure, real estate and tactical alternative investments. Institutions and investment advisors turn to Salient to build smarter, more efficient portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient was founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston and San Francisco. Learn more about Salient at www.salientpartners.com.
The Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund ("SMAPX") seeks to maximize total return (capital appreciation and income). SMAPX seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in at least 80% of its net assets in securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. SMAPX may engage in other investment practices that may involve additional risks and you should review the Fund prospectus for a complete description.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus for SMAPX contain this and other information about SMAPX and are available by calling 866-667-9228. They should be read carefully before investing.
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- Q1'22 total revenue of $342 million, up 14% y/y and representing a two-year CAGR of 27%
- Q1'22 total bookings of $393 million, up 12% y/y and representing a two-year CAGR of 26%
- Continued execution of long term strategy illustrated by increased revenue generated through partners1 in Q1'22 of $82 million, up 41% y/y and transaction revenue2 of $36.6 million, an increase of 24% y/y
- Adopted board-approved financial plan to reach 20% FCF margins by 2025
NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wix.com Ltd. (Nasdaq: WIX) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. In addition, the Company provided its initial outlook for the second quarter as well as expectations for full year 2022. Please visit the Wix Investor Relations website at https://investors.wix.com/ to view the Q1'22 Shareholder Update and other materials.
"Wix has remained focused on executing on our long-term opportunities, our product and marketing roadmaps, and concentrating on what we can control despite the recent months of instability and volatility," said Avishai Abrahami, Wix co-founder and CEO. "Investments over the last several years have driven a significant expansion of our addressable market through the growth of our product platform, product innovation and development and go-to-market activities. We'll continue to push these efforts forward to build the best platform so any type of user and any business can build a powerful and successful digital presence."
Lior Shemesh, CFO at Wix, added, "Volatility and uncertainty remain elevated creating headwinds to overall revenue growth. We are focused on prudent cost management and driving operational efficiencies, from which we are already beginning to see results, and are instating a plan to achieve 20% FCF margins by 2025 . Our Partners initiative continues to grow at high rates, generating 41% y/y revenue growth in Q1. In addition, we were happy to announce our new B2B partnership with LegalZoom, further validating our product platform and brand as a premier technology platform to serve small businesses."
Wix's management team and business leaders will host an Investor & Analyst Day and will share a detailed overview of the company's key growth initiatives, a three-year financial plan, and long-term financial framework on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 8:30 am ET. The RSVP form can be found here.
Q1 2022 Financial Results
- Total revenue in the first quarter of 2022 was $341.6 million, up 14% y/y and representing a two-year CAGR of 27%
- Total bookings in the first quarter of 2022 were $393.2 million, up 12% y/y and representing a two-year CAGR of 22%
- Total gross margin on a GAAP basis in the first quarter of 2022 was 61%
- Total non-GAAP gross margin in the first quarter of 2022 was 62%
- GAAP net loss in the first quarter of 2022 was $(227.3) million, or $(3.95) per share
- Non-GAAP net loss in the first quarter of 2022 was $(41.4) million, or $(0.72) per share
- Net cash used in operating activities for the first quarter of 2022 was $13.7 million, while capital expenditures totaled $19.9 million, leading to free cash flow of $(33.6) million
Financial Outlook
We continue to experience a high level of volatility in demand for online services -- as many companies do today -- due to the combination of macroeconomic headwinds and global uncertainty.
While it remains challenging to confidently forecast our business with this ongoing volatility and uncertainty, we are confident in the fundamental strength of our business and our ability to execute on what we can control. Since last summer, conversion of users to subscriptions and retention remain stable, indicating that our business is in a steady state of growth, not a deteriorating one, giving us confidence that once macroeconomic conditions improve, we will return to higher levels of growth.
As of today, we expect total revenue in Q2'22 to be $342 - $346 million, representing 8 - 10% y/y growth. This range takes into account the negative impact of approximately $0.6 million due to the closure of our activities in Russia and certain regions of Ukraine and headwinds of approximately $4 million due to y/y changes in FX rates. Excluding these, we would have expected Q2'22 revenue to grow 10 - 11% y/y.
If we do not see further deterioration in the macro environment, for the full year 2022 we believe revenue growth will be 10 - 13% y/y. This range includes the negative impact from suspending activities in Russia and certain regions in Ukraine, which we estimate accounts for approximately $3 million in revenue in 2022, and approximately $20 million in headwinds due to y/y changes in FX rates. Excluding these, our expectation for revenue growth for the full year would be 12 - 15% y/y, assuming no further deterioration in the macro environment.
Further, despite macroeconomic headwinds, we remain committed to driving profitable growth and have already undertaken actions this year to improve gross margins and reduce operating expenses.
During our upcoming Investor and Analyst Day, we will provide more details on our multi-year plans to increase incremental margins and share our recently adopted, board-approved financial plan to achieve 20% FCF margin by 2025.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Wix will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, May 16, 2022. To participate on the live call, analysts and investors should dial +1-877-667-0467 (US/ Canada), +1-346- 354-0953 (International) or 1-809-315-362 (Israel) and reference Conference ID 7607579. A telephonic replay of the call will be available through May 23, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. ET by dialing +1-855-859-2056 and providing Conference ID 7607579.
Wix will also offer a live and archived webcast of the conference call, accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at https://investors.wix.com/.
About Wix.com Ltd.
Wix is a leading platform to create, manage and grow a digital presence. What began as a website builder in 2006 is now a complete platform providing users with enterprise-grade performance, security and a reliable infrastructure. Offering a wide range of commerce and business solutions, advanced SEO and marketing tools, Wix enables users to take full ownership of their brand, their data and their relationships with their customers. With a focus on continuous innovation and delivery of new features and products, anyone can build a powerful digital presence to fulfill their dreams on Wix.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Operating Metrics
To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Wix uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: bookings, cumulative cohort bookings, bookings on a constant currency basis, revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, free cash flow, free cash flow, as adjusted, free cash flow margins, non-GAAP R&D expenses, non-GAAP S&M expenses, non-GAAP G&A expenses, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP cost of revenue expense, non-GAAP financial expense, non-GAAP tax expense (collectively the "Non-GAAP financial measures"). Measures presented on a constant currency or FX neutral basis have been adjusted to exclude the effect of y/y changes in foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Bookings is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by adding the change in deferred revenues and the change in unbilled contractual obligations for a particular period to revenues for the same period. Bookings include cash receipts for premium subscriptions purchased by users as well as cash we collect from business solutions, as well as payments due to us under the terms of contractual agreements for which we may have not yet received payment. Cash receipts for premium subscriptions are deferred and recognized as revenues over the terms of the subscriptions. Cash receipts for payments and the majority of the additional products and services (other than Google Workspace) are recognised as revenues upon receipt. Committed payments are recognised as revenue as we fulfill our obligation under the terms of the contractual agreement. Non-GAAP gross margin represents gross profit calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses and amortization, divided by revenue. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) represents operating income (loss) calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, amortization, acquisition-related expenses and sales tax expense accrual and other G&A expenses (income). Non-GAAP net income (loss) represents net loss calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, amortization, sales tax expense accrual and other G&A expenses (income), amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs and acquisition-related expenses and non-operating foreign exchange expenses (income). Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share represents non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by the weighted average number of shares used in computing GAAP loss per share. Free cash flow represents net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow, as adjusted, represents free cash flow further adjusted to exclude capital expenditures associated with our new headquarters. Free cash flow margins represent free cash flow divided by revenue. Non-GAAP cost of revenue represents cost of revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses and amortization. Non-GAAP R&D expenses represent R&D expenses calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses and amortization. Non-GAAP S&M expenses represent S&M expenses calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses and amortization. Non-GAAP G&A expenses represent G&A expenses calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses and amortization. Non-GAAP operating expenses represent operating expenses calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses and amortization. Non-GAAP financial expense represents financial expense calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for unrealized gains of equity investments, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs and non-operating foreign exchange expenses. Non-GAAP tax expense represents tax expense calculated in accordance with GAAP as adjusted for provisions for income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments.
The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these measures provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making.
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the reconciliation tables provided below. The accompanying tables have more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures. The Company is unable to provide reconciliations of free cash flow, free cash flow, as adjusted, cumulative cohort bookings, non-GAAP gross margin, and non-GAAP tax expense to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort because items that impact those GAAP financial measures are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Such information may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future financial results.
Wix also uses Creative Subscriptions Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) as a key operating metric. Creative Subscriptions ARR is calculated as Creative Subscriptions Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) multiplied by 12. Creative Subscriptions MRR is calculated as the total of (i) all active Creative Subscriptions in effect on the last day of the period, multiplied by the monthly revenue of such Creative Subscriptions, other than domain registrations in effect on the last day of the period; (ii) the average revenue per month from domain registrations; (iii) monthly revenue from other partnership agreements.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements may include projections regarding our future performance, including, but not limited to revenue, bookings and free cash flow, and may be identified by words like "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "aim," "forecast," "indication," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "outlook," "future," "will," "seek" and similar terms or phrases. The forward-looking statements contained in this document, including the quarterly and annual guidance, are based on management's current expectations, which are subject to uncertainty, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, our expectation that we will be able to attract and retain registered users and generate new premium subscriptions; our expectation that we will be able to increase the revenue we derive from the sale of premium subscriptions and business solutions, through our partners; our expectation that new products and developments, as well as third-party products we will offer in the future within our platform, will receive customer acceptance and satisfaction, including the growth in market adoption of our online commerce solutions; our assumption that historical user behavior can be extrapolated to predict future user behavior; our prediction of the future revenues generated by our user cohorts and our ability to maintain and increase such revenue growth; our expectation to maintain and enhance our brand and reputation; our expectation that we will effectively execute our initiatives to scale and improve our user support function through our Customer Care team, and thereby increase user retention, user engagement and sales; our expectation that our products created for markets outside of North America will continue to generate growth in those markets; our plans to successfully localize our products, including by making our product, support and communication channels available in additional languages and to expand our payment infrastructure to transact in additional local currencies and accept additional payment methods; our expectations regarding the extent of the impact on our business and operations of the COVID-19 pandemic, including uncertainty relating to expected consumer dynamics after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the effectiveness of government policies, vaccine administration rates and other factors; our expectation regarding the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our business; our expectations relating to the repurchase of our ordinary shares and/or Convertible Notes pursuant to our expected repurchase program; our expectation that we will effectively manage the growth of our infrastructure; changes we expect may occur to technologies used in our solutions; our expectations regarding the outcome of any regulatory investigation or litigation, including class actions; our expectations regarding future changes in our cost of revenues and our operating expenses on an absolute basis and as a percentage of our revenues, as well as our ability to achieve profitability; our expectations regarding changes in the global, national, regional or local economic, business, competitive, market, and regulatory landscape, including as a result of COVID-19 and as a result of the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia; our planned level of capital expenditures and our belief that our existing cash and cash from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future; our expectations with respect to the integration and performance of acquisitions; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel; our expectations about entering into new markets and attracting new customer demographics, including our ability to successfully attract new partners and grow our partner activities as anticipated and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks only as of the date hereof. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
1 We define partners revenue as revenue generated through agencies and freelancers that build sites or applications for other users as well as revenue generated through B2B partnerships, such as Vistaprint or NTT. We identify agencies and freelancers building sites or applications for others using multiple criteria including but not limited to the number of sites built, participation in the Wix Partner Program and/or the Wix Marketplace or Wix products used, among other criteria. Partners revenue includes revenue from both the Creative Subscriptions and Business Solutions segments.
2 Transaction revenue is a portion of Business Solutions revenue, and we define transaction revenue as all revenue generated through transaction facilitation, primarily from Wix Payments as well as Wix POS, shipping solutions and multi-channel commerce and gift card solutions.
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HARTFORD, Conn., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Virtus closed-end funds announced the legal reorganization of their fixed income investment subadvisers. There are no changes to the funds' investment professionals, investment objectives or investment strategies in connection with the legal reorganization.
Effective July 1, 2022, Newfleet Asset Management, which is a manager of Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE: VGI) and Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR), and Stone Harbor Investment Partners, LLC, which manages Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (NYSE: EDF) and Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (NYSE: EDI), both wholly owned affiliates of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. ("Virtus"), were legally reorganized as separate divisions of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC ("VFIA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Virtus. Newfleet and Stone Harbor continue to manage portfolios independently. There was no change of control as a result of the legal reorganization. The subadvisory agreements for the funds were transferred to, and assumed by, VFIA with no other changes.
For more information on these funds, contact shareholder services at (800) 254-5197, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the Closed-End Funds section of virtus.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees were fined $100,000 by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred for using their dugout phone to relay information about opposing teams’ signs during the 2015 season and part of 2016.
The fine was disclosed in aSept. 14, 2017, letter from Manfred to Yankees general manager Brian Cashmanthat is set to be unsealed in U.S. District Court in New York this week as part of a dismissed lawsuit by a fan. The letter’s contents were first reported Tuesday by SNY and the letter was obtained by The Associated Press.
MLB has said the fine was for violating rules on the use of the dugout phone but made the distinction that the Yankees did not use electronics to steal signs, a greater violation that led in January 2020 to the Houston Astros getting fined $5 million and resulted in one-year suspensions for Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow, who were both fired for the team’s conduct during the 2017 season.
Manfred announced on Sept. 15, 2017, that he had fined the Yankees for violating a rule about the use of a dugout phone but did not publicly detail the violation and did not announce the fine amount. He announced the penalty at the same time he fined the Boston Red Sox for sending electronic communications from their video replay room to an athletic trainer in the dugout.
In the letter, Manfred said the Yankees filed a formal complaint with baseball’s department of investigations on Aug. 23, 2017, about the Red Sox using a smart watch to relay information to players.
During the probe, an individual — the name was redacted in the copy of the letter set to be unsealed — said, “the Yankees used a similar scheme to that of the Red Sox to decode opposing clubs’ signs and relay them to the batter when a runner was on second base,” according to Manfred’s letter.
An individual, whose name also was redacted, “who initially noticed that the Red Sox were using a smartwatch to pass information to their players — admitted to the department of investigations that during the 2015 season and the first half of the 2016 season” that a redacted name “provided information about opposing club’s signs to players and members of the coaching staff in the replay room at Yankee Stadium, who then physically relayed the information to the Yankees’ dugout.”
A redacted name “also admitted that during that same time period, in certain stadiums on the road where the video room was not proximate to the dugout, used the phone line in the replay room to orally provide real-time information about opposing club’s signs to Yankee coaches on the bench.”
Manfred said the Red Sox submitted video of a Yankees game at the Los Angeles Angels on June 13, 2017, in which a Yankees bullpen coach used an unauthorized iPad to watch an Angels broadcast. Manfred wrote the broadcast was on a one-second delay and there was no evidence of sign stealing in that instance, but the use of the iPad was a violation.
“The New York Yankees were fined for improper use of the dugout phone because the replay review regulations prohibited the use of the replay phone to transmit any information other than whether to challenge a play,” MLB said in a statement Tuesday. “The Yankees did not violate MLB’s rules at the time governing sign stealing.
“At that time, use of the replay room to decode signs was not expressly prohibited by MLB rules as long as the information was not communicated electronically to the dugout. Because rules regarding use of replay had evolved, many clubs moved their video equipment to close proximity to the field, giving personnel the potential ability to quickly relay signs to the field.”
MLB further detailed to teams the rules on electronic equipment when it made its Sept. 15, 2017, announcement, then issued tougher rules the following March 27. The league said Tuesday the latter rules made clear “any clubhouse or video room equipment could not be used to decode signs and that future violations of electronic sign stealing would be subject to serious sanctions, including the possible loss of draft picks.”
The letter was produced as part of a lawsuit by five men who participated in fantasy contests hosted by DraftKings from 2017-19 and who sued Major League Baseball in January 2020. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff dismissed the suit in April 2020 but ordered the letter unsealed. The Yankees asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the decision but Rakoff was upheld by a three-judge panel in March, and the team’s request for all 13 circuit judges to rehear the case was denied last week.
“At that point in time, sign stealing was utilized as a competitive tool by numerous teams throughout Major League Baseball and only became illegal after the commissioner’s specific delineation of the rules on Sept. 15, 2017,” the Yankees said in a statement.
“The Yankees vigorously fought the production of this letter, not only for the legal principle involved, but to prevent the incorrect equating of events that occurred before the establishment of the commissioner’s sign-stealing rules with those that took place after. What should be made vibrantly clear is this: the fine noted in Major League Baseball’s letter was imposed before MLB’s new regulations and standards were issued. Since Major League Baseball clarified its regulations regarding the use of video room equipment on Sept. 15, 2017, the Yankees have had no infractions or violations.”
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PHOENIX and LEESBURG, Fla., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesis Biosciences, the leader in targeted genetic sequencing, has been selected by Pathways Health Partners (PHP), an accountable care organization (ACO) dedicated to solving the challenges facing healthcare today, to provide member practices with next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing and precision medicine services for the detection and prevention of chronic and hereditary conditions in patients.
Founded in 2018, PHP deploys integrated capabilities to support value-based care. The company's care management services focus on where they can have the greatest impact on health outcomes, while its technology platform predicts which patients are most likely to experience serious, preventable medical episodes. PHP's analytics capabilities measure real-time performance, cost, risk, and productivity against strategy and goals to prevent unnecessary spending and close care gaps to improve member quality scores.
"Pathways Health Partners' member practices are committed to improving individual and population health outcomes through preventative care," said Ron King, CEO of Tesis Biosciences. "We're excited to augment the clinical expertise of PHP's members through our targeted genetic testing capabilities, which will improve their ability to deliver proactive, individualized care while efficiently managing costs and resource utilization."
Ninety percent of the $3.8 trillion in annual spending on healthcare in the U.S. is on people with chronic diseases and mental health issues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A 2018 study of chronic diseases in the U.S. shows that approximately 45% of all Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease, while one in four have at least two chronic conditions.
"The proprietary NGS testing and precision medicine expertise of Tesis Biosciences will be invaluable to our ACO members for developing specific and effective care plans for patients based on their unique genetic makeup," said Scott Baker, CEO of Pathways Health Partners. "Partnering with Tesis allows us to improve the quality of clinical services our members offer patients, which will result in better health outcomes and lower cost of care."
ACOs are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who voluntarily collaborate to deliver coordinated, high-quality care to their Medicare patients. When ACOs succeed in providing high-quality care and spending healthcare dollars more wisely, members share in the savings achieved for the Medicare program. As of January 2022, there are 483 Medicare ACOs serving more than 11 million beneficiaries, according to the National Association of ACOs. Since 2010, more than 1,200 organizations have participated in ACO contracts in Medicare, Medicaid, and the commercial sector.
Pharmacogenetics and hereditary markers play an increasingly critical role in preventative medicine. Enabling optimized care plans based on genetics empowers physicians, patients, and families to make more informed prevention and treatment decisions regarding chronic and hereditary conditions such as cancer, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. For example, NGS testing can reveal whether a person is at high risk of developing peripheral vascular disease or coronary artery disease. These types of insights allow clinicians to educate patients about lifestyle choices that can minimize the impact of hereditary conditions.
Tesis Biosciences supports physicians, hospitals, and researchers with tools, including advanced genetic testing, to help patients overcome and prevent major chronic conditions such as cancer, heart and lung disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. Tesis also partners with medical device and drug manufacturers to help them reduce risks in their clinical trials and provide them with better diagnostic outcomes.
For more information on Tesis Biosciences, visit www.tesisbiosciences.com.
About Tesis Biosciences
Tesis Biosciences' genetically integrated medical platform has revolutionized targeted genetic sequencing. Our mission is to change medicine by providing physicians, hospitals, and researchers with the tools to help patients treat and overcome major chronic conditions such as heart and lung disease, cancer and Alzheimer's through advanced genetic testing. Tesis offers healthcare providers and physicians access to our unique genetic testing and precision medicine, enabling them to create personalized care plans for treating chronic diseases – individually and across generations. We also enable medical device companies and pharmaceuticals to bring new products to market and to create a robust repository of genetic data and research. Visit www.tesisbiosciences.com to learn more.
About Pathways Health Partners
Pathways Health Partners offers its more than 350 preferred primary and specialty care providers access to cutting-edge data analytics, proven workflows, unparalleled industry expertise, strong payer relationships, and local, hands-on support from dedicated experts. Our goal is to make it simple for your primary care practice or health center to succeed in the value-based healthcare ecosystem while driving improved outcomes for patients and supporting a high-performance, high-value healthcare system for your community. Visit https://pathwayshp.com to learn more.
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Backed by 5G and AI technology, the highly-scalable speech-to-speech translation turnkey solution reduces the MICE industry's dependence on costly interpreters and radio technology.
TAIPEI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwanese software developer VM-Fi will debut its groundbreaking real-time translating solution – Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System – on the global stage at CES 2022 from Jan 5-8, 2022. VM-Fi provides turnkey 5G real-time artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled simultaneous interpretation with wireless broadcasting to up to hundreds of personal smart devices. VM-Fi will be showcasing its technology at CES 2022.
The VM-Fi Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System, which has been proven and used successfully in multiple MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) and tourism settings in Taiwan, received global recognition in November when VM-Fi beat out 1,800 submissions to be named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Smart Cities product category.
"This recognition from CES underscores how groundbreaking our Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System and encourages VM-Fi to continue on our mission to weave the future of smart city living by freeing the world of language barriers. As a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree, VM-Fi's growth will be testament to the increasingly global, barrier-free 5G era of connectivity," said Maxwell Peng, CEO of VM-Fi.
Effective AI translation technology for MICE events
As the MICE industry recovers post-pandemic and moves to hybrid (in-person and digital) events, the need for real-time translation will take centre stage again. Onsite, simultaneous interpreters are incredibly expensive, taking into account setting up the interpreter's booth, audio system, and receiving radio booth.
The traditional way of running MICE and tourism events also eats up a massive amount of time, given that human interpreters are only able to translate a single sentence at a time. Both these time and cost barriers keep small businesses from competing on a level playing field with larger industry organizers.
VM-Fi's Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System changes the game, enabling businesses to reduce their dependence on human interpreters while simultaneously realizing cost and time savings of up to 3x. Using Qualcomm 5G technology and an in-house AI algorithm, VM-Fi delivers real-time human-like voice translation within a single-device turnkey solution that can broadcast up to hundreds of smart devices at your venue within 10 minutes of setting up via both 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity.
"We've seen first-hand how VM-Fi Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System has been able to alleviate communication difficulties with international teachings, sightseeing tours, and even international business meetings," Peng explained.
Supported by Qualcomm, 5G technology applied to VM-Fi
In 2020, VM-Fi was shortlisted in the "Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge 2020" and became a member of Qualcomm's global startup ecosystem. 5G technology then was applied to VM-Fi's one-to-many translation system. In 2021, through working with Qualcomm's 5G ecosystem and equipment companies, VM-Fi expanded its footprints in the global market. "As the world's leading wireless technology innovator, Qualcomm is committed to helping partners enrich their services through wireless technology. I am very pleased to see that VM-Fi enhanced its product competitiveness, expanded into the global market, and shined on the stage of CES," said ST Liew, Vice President, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd., and President, Qualcomm Taiwan and South East Asia. "During the era of 2G, 3G, and 4G, the wireless application field was dominated by consumer smart phones and other smart devices, but with the 5G generation this instrument is just one of many branching points. More importantly, using AI and cloud services through 5G can create new intelligent services whether it be on smart devices, wireless transmissions, or other applications."
VM-Fi technology a success at "Meet Taipei"
At "Meet Taipei", which took place at one of Taiwan's largest 5G-enabled exhibition halls in mid-November, VM-Fi showcased the capabilities of its Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System and transmitted the translated speech instantly transmitted to each of the 200 attendees' personal smartphones, instantly breaking language barriers.
For those who are unable to attend CES 2022 in person, VM-Fi will be conducting a live online demo via Zoom on Jan 3-8, 2022 every night from 9PM to 10PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Simply join using this Zoom Meeting ID: 881 7916 7283.
About VM-Fi
VM-Fi is dedicated to solving the problems of simultaneous interpreting services. The answer is VM-Fi, Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System. VM-Fi is using 5G and AI to deliver real-time speech translation from one device turnkey solution, with the scalability to broadcast to as many as hundreds of smart devices within 10 minutes.
Smart 5G Blazing Fast AI Speech Translation System has won the CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree and the ResorTECH 2020 Grand Prix Award (Japan). VM-Fi also successfully tendered for contracts awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (SME Public Procurement) from 2020 to 2023.
VM-Fi For more information, please visit VMFi.net, and follow VM-Fi on LinkedIn and Facebook.
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The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an unlikely place: within the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps.
The fossils belong to three ichthyosaurs, and they may have been some of the largest animals that ever lived on Earth, according to a new study. The ancient creatures could reach 80 tons and 65 feet (20 meters) in length, rivaling modern sperm whales.
These "fish lizards" first appeared in the ocean about 250 million years ago, looking a bit like dolphins with elongated bodies and small heads. They emerged after the Permian mass extinction wiped out more than 95% of marine species. But by 200 million years ago, the giant ichthyosaurs were extinct and only the smaller, more dolphin-like ones lived until 90 million years ago.
A study detailing the discovery published Thursday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
So how did the remains of massive sea creatures, including one longer than a bowling alley, end up at an altitude of 9,186 feet (2,800 meters)?
About 200 million years ago, those rock layers were the floor of a wide lagoon.
"We think that the big ichthyosaurs followed schools of fish into the lagoon. The fossils may also derive from strays that died there," said study coauthor Heinz Furrer, retired curator at the University of Zurich's Paleontological Institute and Museum, in a statement.
But the folding of the Alps, which began 95 million years ago when the African tectonic plate began to push up against the European tectonic plate, created piles of rock layers about 30 to 40 million years ago. The fossils were "tectonically deformed," squashed by the tectonic plate movements that pushed them to a rock formation at the top of a mountain.
"You have to be kind of a mountain goat to access the relevant beds," said lead study author P. Martin Sander, professor of vertebrate paleontology at the University of Bonn in Germany, in a statement. "They have the vexing property of not occurring below about 8,000 feet (2,438.4 meters), way above the treeline."
Although these creatures once ruled the seas, fossils are rare, which has created a great mystery for paleontologists. But the remains of these ichthyosaurs have shed new light on these enigmatic, extinct creatures.
One huge tooth
The fossils belonged to three different ichthyosaurs. One was about 65 feet (20 meters) long while the other was 49 feet (15 meters) long. But the most exciting find associated with these fossils is the largest ichthyosaur tooth ever found.
"This is huge by ichthyosaur standards: Its root was 60 millimeters in diameter — the largest specimen still in a complete skull to date was 20 millimeters and came from an ichthyosaur that was nearly 18 meters (59 feet) long," Sander said.
Scientists know that smaller ichthyosaurs had teeth, but most of the giant ones were toothless, and it was assumed they fed on cephalopods, like squid, through suction.
Giant ichthyosaurs with teeth were likely similar to sperm whales and killer whales today, using their teeth to capture prey like giant squid.
But the tooth presents a challenge because it was broken off at the crown. While researchers know it was an ichthyosaur tooth because of unique features, like the infolding of dentin in the tooth root, they can't be sure that the size of the tooth reflects the size of the animal.
"It is hard to say if the tooth is from a large ichthyosaur with giant teeth or from a giant ichthyosaur with average-sized teeth," Sander said.
This is because, according to researchers, being giant and being a predator (with teeth) don't align -- which is why the blue whale, which weighs 150 tons and can reach 98 feet (30 meters) long, doesn't have any teeth. Instead, it filters out tiny creatures from the water.
Meanwhile, sperm whales, which weigh 50 tons and reach 65 feet (20 meters) in length, are hunters.
"Marine predators therefore probably can't get much bigger than a sperm whale," Sander said.
Giants in the mountains
The fossils were first discovered during geological mapping of the Alps between 1976 and 1990. Furrer was part of the original team that recovered the fossils from the rocks, known as the Kössen Formation, and remembers holding the fossils in his hand as a doctoral student at the University of Zurich.
Over time, the fossils were largely forgotten.
"Recently, though, more remains of giant ichthyosaurs have appeared," Furrer said. "So it seemed worthwhile to us to analyze the Swiss finds again in more detail as well."
Ichthyosaur fossils have been found around the world, but the remains of giant species have been concentrated in North America. Finding these specimens in modern-day Switzerland expands their range.
Previous evidence has suggested that some of them could reach the size of blue whales, the largest animal in the world.
"In Nevada, we see the beginnings of true giants, and in the Alps the end," Sander said. "Only the medium-to-large-sized dolphin -- and orca-like forms survived into the Jurassic (Period)," between 145 and 201 million years ago.
Sander wonders if there are more "giant sea creatures hidden beneath the glaciers." But these fossils help fill a knowledge gap about the giant marine lizards.
"It amounts to a major embarrassment for paleontology that we know so little about these giant ichthyosaurs despite the extraordinary size of their fossils," Sander said. "We hope to rise to this challenge and find new and better fossils soon."
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Toddler pricked by dirty needle found on changing table in public bathroom
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – A toddler in Ohio was pricked by a dirty needle left in a public bathroom.
The child was on the changing table when it happened.
Hannah Jett said she was changing her 2-year-old son Deacon’s diaper at a Speedway gas station when she heard her son say “ouchie” and then hold out a needle in his hand.
Deacon’s hand had been punctured, and he was bleeding.
“I see blood, it was just terrible,” Jett said. “I work in healthcare, so I knew that you need to make it bleed and then wash it with soap and water.”
Jett took her son and the needle to the hospital to be tested for infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis. Thankfully, Deacon’s results came back negative, but he will have to undergo the testing several more times.
“It’s just so nerve-racking because I’m just like terrified. Sometimes they don’t test positive right away. So, he’s gonna have to get blood tests in three months and six months as well,” Jett said.
Jett thinks the needle was hidden in a compartment where the sanitary napkins go.
“I think the needle was stowed in there, and he must have just grabbed it whenever I was putting the diaper on,” she said. “That’s some place you would never check either.”
Jett is also upset because she claims officials don’t really seem to care about what happened.
Jett says she called Akron police last week, and the department told her to come down in person to file a report. When she got there, however, she says the officer on duty didn’t take a report and told her it wasn’t a police matter.
Jett also called the health department. A spokesperson told WOIO that Jett’s report should have triggered an inspector to go to Safeway and investigate, but that didn’t happen.
When WOIO contacted the health department, they sent an inspector to the gas station.
Jett wonders if bathroom drug use is just so common that it’s not taken seriously.
WOIO reached out to Speedway to find out whether it had taken any action at the store where the incident happened.
A spokesperson for Speedway’s parent company, 7-Eleven, Inc., responded, saying, “The safety of our customers and associates is our top priority. We are deeply concerned about this incident and have been in contact with the customer impacted. The restroom has been thoroughly sanitized.”
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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Netflix, Inc. ("Netflix, Inc.") (NASDAQ: NFLX) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Netflix common stock or call options, or sold put options, between January 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Netflix, Inc., contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
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ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Netflix, Inc. includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Netflix was exhibiting slower acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services; (2) the Company was experiencing difficulties retaining customers; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was losing subscribers on a net basis (4) as a result, the Company's financial results were being adversely affected; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: July 5, 2022
Aggrieved Netflix, Inc. investors only have until July 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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With 30 years of experience in the HR space, Brown will provide insights to help tackle substance misuse in the U.S. workforce
MINNETONKA, Minn., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verde Environmental Technologies Inc., maker of the Deterra® Drug Deactivation and Disposal System, welcomes Allison Brown to its Advisory Council.
Founder of Health e(fx) — a solutions provider that helps employers with ACA compliance — Brown has 30 years of experience in the human resources space and is a nationally recognized health reform expert. Her past roles include director of employee services, health and welfare, benefits and payroll at Regis Corporation. Brown has also previously served as a market consultant to Verde and advised on the human resources space.
Formed in 2018, the Deterra Advisory Council works to educate policymakers and the public about the need for proper safe drug deactivation and disposal while touting the benefits of the Deterra Drug Deactivation System for convenient, permanent destruction of leftover prescription drugs. Advisory Council members bring a wealth of experience in substance misuse prevention and drug disposal policy to inform Deterra's mission.
Other Advisory Council members are:
- William F. Alden: chairman of the board of directors of the DEA Educational Foundation; retired deputy director of DARE America; former chief of Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
- The Honorable Mary Bono: former U.S. Representative of California; chairman and CEO of Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse; chairman of the board of CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America)
- Major General Arthur T. Dean (Ret.): chairman of the board of directors of CADCA; retired chairman and CEO of CADCA
- Steve Murphy: Retired special agent in charge with the DEA; inspiration for the Netflix's hit Narcos
"Allison brings a vital perspective on drug misuse in today's workforce," said Jason Sundby, chairman and CEO of Verde Environmental Technologies Inc. "With her expertise and guidance, we are excited to find new ways that Deterra can help improve the well-being of our nation's workforce."
"As an Advisory Council member, I will counsel Verde on the benefits and HR space and advocate for the company in that sphere. Substance misuse happens both on and off the clock and impacts employers and employees alike," said Brown. "Many companies still believe this isn't a problem for their workers, even though studies show 75% of people struggling with misuse are employed in the U.S. workforce. With the rise in drug overdoses in recent years and negative impacts on employee mental health and well-being, it is even more critical that employers are knowledgeable on these issues and provide their employees with education, support and prevention tools, like Deterra."
Minneapolis-based Verde Environmental Technologies Inc., is a privately-owned company committed to developing research-based, scientifically proven solutions to reduce drug abuse, misuse, and negative environmental impact. The patented Deterra® Drug Deactivation System is powered by activated carbon and is highly effective in adsorbing and firmly binding drugs, rendering them inert, unavailable for misuse and safe for the environment. For more information about Deterra® System, visit DeterraSystem.com and follow Deterra® on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
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Decision is a win for misclassified workers in California
SAN DIEGO, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 5, 2022, Judge Jinsook Ohta (S.D. Cal.) granted a motion for class certification filed by Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP of all Flower Foods Distributors in California that personally operate their territories. The court found that the employment claims for overtime, expense reimbursement, deductions from pay, and wage statement under California's Labor Code and Wage Orders were sufficiently "common" claims.
The court determined that, under California's tests for when a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, common evidence will yield common answers and advance the claims of the entire group of distributors. California's Supreme Court and subsequently California's Legislature, adopted the "ABC Test" to distinguish between truly independent workers and those that should be treated as employees. If the distributors can show they operate within Flowers Foods' broader baking business or that Flowers has a sufficient degree of control over them by virtue of their common "Distributor Agreements," they are employees entitled to overtime, expense reimbursements (like gas, mileage, repairs), and other expenses.
Francis Tobin of Ogletree Deakins represents Flowers Foods in this action and a related action brough by distributors, where Mr. Tobin opposed and lost a motion for summary judgment finding Flowers Foods misclassified its distributors. Francis Tobin has failed to date in his efforts to force distributors to bring claims on an individual basis only and, relatedly, to minimize Flowers' liability for classifying workers as "independent contractors" throughout California.
Nicholas & Tomasevic attorneys Craig Nicholas, Alex Tomasevic, Shaun Markley, and Ethan Litney represent the now-certified class of Flowers Foods distributors in California. Shaun Markley is available for comment at smarkley@nicholaslaw.org.
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Net sales up 18.1% over the first quarter of 2021
Relaunched Vince Camuto brand and grew sales by 80% over the first quarter of 2021
Gross margin expansion of 250 basis points over the first quarter of 2021
Operating profit growth of approximately 200% over the first quarter of 2021
Full year 2022 diluted EPS guidance raised to a range of $1.90 to $2.00
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI) (the "Company" and "Designer Brands"), one of North America's largest designers, producers, and retailers of footwear and accessories, announced financial results for the three months ended April 30, 2022.
Roger Rawlins, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We saw robust growth in our Owned Brands in the quarter, both through our direct-to-consumer and wholesale channels, and believe we are on a great trajectory to achieve our goal of doubling our Owned Brand sales by 2026. Our strong first quarter 2022 results demonstrate the progress we are making towards our long-range plan that we outlined at our recent Investor Day. In addition, we are further building our relationships with our top National Brands, and our new prototype Warehouse Reimagined store, which opened in May, brings to bear a wealth of capabilities and opportunities that will help us to strengthen these relationships and provide a more seamless omnichannel experience for our customers. In an increasingly direct-to-consumer world, we continue to acquire opportunities to meet customers at a range of touchpoints. Most recently, this includes our partnership with Wolverine and the Hush Puppies brand, our partnership with ABG and the Reebok brand, and our purchase of the 'shoes.com' digital domain. These are just a few ways Designer Brands is reaching new customers, partnering differently with our National Brand partners and leveraging new distribution channels that will enable us to deliver long-term shareholder growth."
First Quarter Operating Results (all comparisons are to the first quarter of 2021)
- Net sales increased 18.1% to $830.5 million.
- Comparable sales increased 15.3%.
- Gross profit increased to $275.7 million versus $216.1 million last year, and gross margin as a percentage of net sales was 33.2% as compared to 30.7% last year.
- Reported net income was $26.2 million, or diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $0.34, including net charges of $0.14 per diluted share from adjusted items, primarily related to the loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of debt issuance costs.
- Adjusted net income was $36.7 million, or diluted EPS of $0.48.
Liquidity Highlights
- Cash and cash equivalents totaled $54.8 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022 compared to $49.3 million at the end of the same period last year, with $238.2 million remaining available for borrowings under our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility ("ABL Revolver"). Debt totaled $306.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022 compared to $337.4 million at the end of the same period last year. We anticipate receiving approximately $160 million in the near future from the Internal Revenue Service as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
- On March 30, 2022, we replaced our previous $400.0 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility with our current $550.0 million ABL Revolver, which matures in March 2027. Also, we settled in full our senior secured term loan during the quarter.
- The Company ended the quarter with inventories of $672.5 million compared to $540.1 million at the same period last year.
Return to Shareholders
- During the first quarter of 2022, Designer Brands repurchased 1.7 million Class A common shares at an aggregate cost of $22.7 million under its share repurchase program. During the second quarter of 2022 through May 27, 2022, the Company has repurchased another 1.8 million of Class A common shares at an aggregate cost of $24.8 million. As of May 27, 2022, $287.4 million of Class A common shares remain authorized for repurchases under the share repurchase program.
- On April 8, 2022, the Company announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved the reinstatement of the regular quarterly cash dividend to shareholders. A dividend of $0.05 per share of Class A and Class B common shares was paid on May 6, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 22, 2022. In addition, a dividend of $0.05 per share of Class A and Class B common shares will be paid on July 6, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 22, 2022.
Store Openings and Closings
During the first quarter of 2022, we opened two new stores in the U.S. and no new stores in Canada with no stores closed, resulting in a total of 510 U.S. stores and 140 Canadian stores as of April 30, 2022. During May 2022, we opened our new "Warehouse Reimagined" format at a Houston-area DSW store.
Updated Fiscal 2022 Financial Outlook
The Company is updating the following guidance for the full year 2022:
Webcast and Conference Call
The Company is hosting a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 1-888-317-6003, or the international dial-in, 1-412-317-6061, and reference conference ID number 2325226 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed through the following link:
https://app.webinar.net/YP94Bw3BKJj
For those unable to listen to the live webcast, an archived version will be available via the same website address until June 16, 2022. A replay of the teleconference will be available by dialing the following numbers:
U.S.: 1-877-344-7529
Canada: 1-855-669-9658
International: 1-412-317-0088
Passcode: 4754037
About Designer Brands
Designer Brands is one of the world's largest designers, producers and retailers of the most recognizable footwear brands and accessories, transforming and defining the footwear industry by inspiring self-expression across every facet of its enterprise. Through its portfolio of world-class owned brands, led by the industry-setting Vince Camuto brand, Designer Brands delivers on-trend footwear and accessories through its robust direct-to-consumer omni-channel infrastructure, featuring a billion-dollar digital commerce business and nearly 650 stores across the U.S. and Canada. Its retailing operations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company banners deliver current, in-line footwear and accessories from most of the largest national brands in the industry and hold leading market share positions in key product categories across Women's, Men's and Kid's in the U.S. and Canada. Designer Brands also distributes its owned brands through select wholesale relationships while leveraging its design and sourcing expertise to build private label product for national retailers. Designer Brands is also committed to being a difference maker in the world, taking steps forward to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the footwear industry and supporting our global community and the health of our planet through donating more than six million pairs of shoes to the global non-profit Soles4Souls. More information can be found at www.designerbrands.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as "outlook," "could," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "would," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative version of those words or other comparable words. These statements are based on the Company's current views and expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: risks and uncertainties related to the ongoing coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, any future COVID-19 resurgence, and any other adverse public health developments; uncertain general economic conditions, including inflation and supply chain pressures, domestic and global political and social conditions and the potential impact of geopolitical turmoil or conflict, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the related impacts to consumer discretionary spending; our ability to anticipate and respond to fashion trends, consumer preferences, and changing customer expectations; maintaining strong relationships with our vendors, manufacturers, licensors, and retailer customers; risks related to losses or disruptions associated with our distribution systems, including our distribution centers and fulfillment center and stores, whether as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, reliance on third-party providers, or otherwise; our reliance on our loyalty programs and marketing to drive traffic, sales, and customer loyalty; failure to retain our key executives or attract qualified new personnel; risks related to the loss or disruption of our information systems and data and our ability to prevent or mitigate breaches of our information security and the compromise of sensitive and confidential data; our ability to protect our reputation and to maintain the brands we license; risks related to restrictions imposed by our ABL Revolver that could limit our ability to fund operations; our competitiveness with respect to style, price, brand availability, and customer service; our ability to provide customers with cost-effective shopping platforms; risks related to our international operations, including international trade, our reliance on foreign sources for merchandise, exposure to political, economic, operational, and compliance and other risks, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to protect the health and safety of our associates and our customers, which may be affected by current or future government regulations related to stay-at-home orders and/or orders related to the operation of non-essential businesses; our ability to comply with privacy laws and regulations, as well as other legal obligations; and uncertainties related to future legislation, regulatory reform, policy changes, or interpretive guidance on existing legislation. Risks and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the time when made. Except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements included in this press release to reflect any future events or circumstances.
Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement amounts presented in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating profit, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per share as shown in the table above. These measures adjust for the effects of: (1) restructuring expenses, primarily severance charges; (2) impairment charges; (3) loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of debt issuance costs; (4) foreign currency transaction gains; (5) the net tax impact of such items; and (6) the change in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. The unaudited reconciliation of adjusted results should not be construed as an alternative to the reported results determined in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors to increase comparability to prior periods by adjusting for certain items that may not be indicative of core operating measures and to better identify trends in our business. The adjusted financial results are used by management to, and allow investors to, evaluate the operating performance of the Company on a comparable basis, when reviewed in conjunction with the Company's GAAP statements. These amounts are not determined in accordance with GAAP and therefore should not be used exclusively in evaluating the Company's business and operations.
Comparable Sales Performance Metric
We consider the change in comparable sales from the same previous year period, a primary metric commonly used throughout the retail industry, to be an important indicator of the performance of our retail and direct-to-consumer businesses. We include in our comparable sales metric stores in operation for at least 14 months at the beginning of the fiscal year. Stores are added to the comparable base at the beginning of the year and are dropped for comparative purposes in the quarter in which they are closed. Comparable sales include stores temporarily closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as management continues to believe that this metric is meaningful to monitor our performance. Comparable sales also include e-commerce sales. Comparable sales for the Canada Retail segment exclude the impact of foreign currency translation and are calculated by translating current period results at the foreign currency exchange rate used in the comparable period of the prior year. Comparable sales for the Brand Portfolio segment include the direct-to-consumer e-commerce site www.vincecamuto.com. The calculation of comparable sales varies across the retail industry and, as a result, the calculations of other retail companies may not be consistent with our calculation.
CONTACT: Stacy Turnof, DesignerBrandsIR@edelman.com
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Early voting begins in Texas runoff election
Published: May. 17, 2022 at 3:14 PM CDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
TEXAS (KXII) - Early voting began Monday for the Democratic and Republican Primary Runoff elections.
Polls opened Monday morning and will remain open until May 20.
Locations open for early voting and election day:
- Bells- Bells City Hall, 203 S. Broadway, Council chambers
- Denison- Sub-courthouse, 101 W. Woodard, JP Courtroom
- Whitesboro- City Hall, 111 W. Main, Council Chambers
- Pottsboro- ISD Administration, 105 Cardinal, Board meeting room
- Sherman- Election Administration, 115 W. Houston, Main voting location
- Van Alstyne- Grayson College South Campus, 1455 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, Room SB113
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m.
Locations open on election day only:
- Denison- Mt. Olive Baptist, 1131 S. Scullin, Gymnasium
- Gordonville- Gordonville Baptist, 187 Gordonville Rd., East doors, Educational Bldg
- Gunter- Gunter FBC, 99 Gentle Creek Ln, Foyer
- Sherman- Grace United Methodist Church, 2800 Canyon Creek Dr., Community Room
- Tioga- Fire Department, 601 E. Main, Meeting Room
- Tom Bean- FNB, 109 S. Britton, Edwards Room
- Whitewright- Church of Christ, 606 S. Carter, Main Entrance
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m.
Early voting ends on May 20.
Election day is May 24.
For more information you can visit votetexas.gov
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Spencer Patton, President of the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals (TALP), is announcing a no-confidence vote by FedEx Ground contractors on FedEx Ground CEO John Smith. Mr. Patton will engage with an independent global advisory firm to review and confirm the data's accuracy.
Under John Smith's leadership, small business owners operating FedEx Ground's network have been increasingly burdened by extreme inflation costs and burdensome contract changes. FedEx Ground additionally passed a fuel surcharge through to the US consumer — expanding their own profit margins by 30% — and refused to pass that financial support to the small businesses who consume the fuel. These small business owners are struggling under the heavy weight of inflation: high gas prices, increased vehicle costs and elevated driver wages.
TALP estimates more than one-third of the small business contractor network has already, or will soon need to, walk away from their FedEx Ground contract, resulting in FedEx Ground being unable to deliver packages in a timely matter during the upcoming holiday season.
Video from Spencer Patton, calling for the vote of no confidence: https://vimeo.com/talp/noconfidence
"FedEx Ground will no longer be able to call this a fictional crisis or the story of one contractor," said Patton. "This is the story of the US consumer. It's the story of the American small business owner. Fear grows in the darkness, so now we are going to bring it all into the light."
Every FedEx Ground contractor will have the opportunity to anonymously respond to the vote of no confidence (and supplemental questions) without fear of retaliation. The vote will run through September 9, 2022 at 5:00 P.M. CST.
Chad Schmidt
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Man and his dog complete a 7-year journey around the world
(CNN) – A dog named Savannah became the first canine to walk around the world. The four-legged adventurer was adopted by Tom Turich from New Jersey.
Turich was inspired to walk around the globe after a longtime friend passed away.
He set off in 2015 and adopted Savannah a few months later. Together, the pair walked across six continents and 38 countries.
They spent most nights camping and walked between 18 and 24 miles each day.
The trip took seven years, with a few delays from illness and the pandemic.
Turich is the 10th person on record to walk around the world. He said now he’s focused on writing a memoir about his adventure.
Savannah still walks at least four miles a day, but she’s adjusting to staying in one place.
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Playstudios, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of MYPS 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.
CONTACT US HERE:
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants who: (a) purchased, or otherwise acquired securities of Playstudios between June 22, 2021 and March 1, 2022, both dates inclusive, including, but not limited to, those who purchased or acquired Playstudios securities pursuant to the offering of the private investment in public equity; (b) held common stock of Acies as of May 25, 2021, and were eligible to vote at Acies' June 16, 2021 special meeting who exchanged their shares of Acies stock for shares of Playstudios stock pursuant to the merger of Acies and Old Playstudios; and/or (c) purchased or otherwise acquired Playstudios common stock pursuant to or traceable to Acies' documents issued in connection with the June 2021 merger.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Playstudios was having significant problems with its flagship game, Kingdom Boss; (ii) Playstudios would not be releasing Kingdom Boss as expected; and (iii) Playstudios had not revised its financial projections to account for the problems it had encountered with Kingdom Boss. As a result of defendants' wrongful conduct, Class members paid artificially inflated prices for their Playstudios securities and suffered substantial losses and damages.
DEADLINE: June 6, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/playstudios-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=25862&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of MYPS 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 June 6, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riviana Foods Inc. announced today its investment of $80.6 million to expand and renovate its state-of-the-art processing and packaging plant in Memphis, Tennessee. The investment will significantly increase Riviana's production capacity for its ready to serve cup and pouch products and add approximately 80 new full-time jobs.
The investment will add approximately 65,000 square feet to the plant and include a renovation of approximately 20,000 square feet, which will increase the plant's current production capacity for its Minute® rice microwaveable cups and introduce new production capacity for ready to serve pouches lines of its Tilda®, Carolina® and Mahatma® rice brands.
"We will be in a stronger position to meet or exceed customer needs of looking for simpler, better and more nutritional food options," said Enrique Zaragoza, President and CEO of Riviana. "And, we look forward to many more years of our successful partnership between Riviana and the Memphis community with this investment."
It is the seventh expansion project at the facility since it opened in 2006. Most recently, in April 2021, Riviana invested $15 million to upgrade production and expand instant rice capacity. Demolition and construction work is expected to begin during the first quarter 2023 with new production capacity utilization starting in the first quarter 2024.
The expansion and renovation project will be supported by an 11-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) incentive awarded by the Economic Development Growth Engine Industrial Development Board of the City of Memphis and County of Shelby, Tennessee. Riviana wants to thank the EDGE Board and the many other people and organizations that have provided guidance and/or financial support for this investment: The Honorable Jim Strickland, Mayor of the City of Memphis; The Honorable Lee Harris, Mayor of Shelby County; The Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce; State of Tennessee Office of Economic and Community Development; Workforce Mid-South; Memphis Light, Gas and Water; and The Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Regional Economic Development.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Riviana Foods Inc. is committed to producing the cleanest, most wholesome rice products available. With more than 100 years of experience, Riviana is America's leading rice company and the world's largest marketer of wild rice. The Riviana family of well known brands includes Minute®, Success®, Mahatma®, Carolina®, Adolphus®, RiceSelect®, Tilda® and Gourmet House®.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, the world leader in the rice sector with a leading position in fresh and premium pasta, Riviana has a truly comprehensive view of the rice business.
Based in Spain, Ebro Foods conducts business in the rice, pasta and sauces sectors across the globe through its extensive network of subsidiaries and brands in more than 80 countries spanning Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. This relationship enhances both Riviana's products and company by providing access to a worldwide network of raw material sourcing, world-class research and development centers, cutting-edge technology and product innovations.
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LAS VEGAS, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2022.
*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract. System revenue passenger miles and system load factor are not useful statistics as system available seat miles include both ASMs flown by fixed fee flying as well as non-revenue producing repositioning flights used for operational needs. Fixed fee flying is better measured through dollar contribution versus operational statistics.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant's fleet serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is available at http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF
Note: This news release was accurate at the date of issuance. However, information contained in the release November have changed. If you plan to use the information contained herein for any purpose, verification of its continued accuracy is your responsibility.
For further information please visit the company's investor website: http://ir.allegiantair.com
Reference to the Company's website above does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon into this news release.
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Quest continues to crown Miss TN Volunteer as Miss Memphis, Miss Paris win Day 3
Contestants of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant continued their quest in becoming the next Miss Tennessee Volunteer last night during the third round of preliminaries.
Miss Memphis and Miss Paris win Round 3 in Miss TN Volunteer Pageant
The pageant was kicked off with a grand entrance from the 36 contestants, who danced to the song, "Woman Up" by Meghan Trainor.
The excitement from pageant-goers flooded the atmosphere as they cheered for their favorite contestants for the third night.
More on Miss TN pageant:Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant contestants waltz into Round 2
The competitions continued and a new set of winners were awarded. Miss Memphis, Kailyn Maclin took the title for Fitness and Wellness on Friday.
"I was star-struck and couldn't believe they called my name," Maclin said. "It is a dream come true, I have been working out, staying fit and eating right to get ready for the swim suit modeling."
More on Miss TN pageant:Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant contestants waltz into Round 2
Maclin stated her biggest memory of the pageant thus far was performing in the talent competition. She tap danced to a medley of songs honoring legendary pop icon, Prince.
The winner of the Talent competition was Miss Paris Marti Sullivan. Sullivan gave an impressive rendition of "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele.
"When they called my name, I didn't think it was real," Sullivan exclaimed. "I have been singing since I was little, and this is an absolute dream. I am absolutely speechless but am honored to receive this award tonight."
Sullivan expressed her love of music and further stated that music has the power to inspire and "heal the soul."
Friday night was a very special night. Emily Sparks, co-director of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant made presentations recognizing others for their dedication and persistence.
The Legacy Award was presented to Jane Alderson, founder of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer pageant. The Tim Thickey Award was presented to Alisha Schultz and Victor Felts.
Katrina Smith is an education reporter at The Jackson Sun. Send story ideas to kmsmith@gannett.com | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2022/06/18/miss-memphis-miss-paris-win-round-3-miss-tn-pageant/7665295001/ | 2022-06-18T18:08:43Z |
Daily Fantasy Sports Leader to be Presenting Sponsor of Week 1 NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV; Anticipates Record-Breaking Fall With Exciting Additions to Football Offering
ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PrizePicks, the fastest-growing private sports company in the United States, today announced several member experience and service initiatives to mark the start of the 2022 NFL regular season when the Buffalo Bills take on the defending champion Los Angeles Rams later this evening.
The new offerings are being launched to coincide with what the company anticipates will be another record-breaking quarter in terms of overall member activity and revenue, based in part on a striking uptick in member activity during the recent NFL preseason as compared to 2021. Despite preseason being a notoriously slower time throughout the industry, PrizePicks saw more than 40,000 members make an NFL preseason entry compared to just over 3,000 in 2021.
The centerpiece of PrizePicks' new offerings in 2022 is a pilot "Quarterback Insurance Policy" offering for all prime time Sunday evening games, generally the most-watched telecast of the weekly NFL schedule. If the starting quarterback is injured during the first half and ruled out for the remainder of the game, then that quarterback's performance is nullified in plays made by a PrizePicks member.
"On day one, we instituted entry minimums in order to deliver a best-in-class experience for our members, and we think about how to enhance that experience every day," PrizePicks CEO Adam Wexler said. "We've been introducing elements of insurance and member protections for the past few years and could see this new element expanding not only within football but to other sports as well."
PrizePicks has experimented with and offered various types of flexibility and insurance for its members over the years:
- In 2019, the company introduced its innovative Flex Play format, which allows members to win their entries even if certain selections miss. Since this time, the company has carefully refined and perfected this offering, which has since been emulated by others throughout the industry
- For four years, PrizePicks has been running successful experiments related to injury protection across different sports. Most notably in February, PrizePicks introduced a "Big Game Bad Beat" during the second quarter of the championship game for those impacted by Odell Beckham's early injury. It quickly became the company's most viral moment and led to an outpouring of appreciation and recognition from members and industry notables such as Matthew Berry, Darren Rovell & Phil Hellmuth
Quarterback protection is one of numerous enhancements and promotions PrizePicks will launch to start the new season. Not only is PrizePicks the presenting sponsor of Week 1 NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV, the company is running its popular "Free Square" promotion on Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, where the projection is automatically won should Brady throw for one yard or more during his Week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Finally, PrizePicks is launching a beta version of its platinum membership program, where the company's most loyal patrons will receive benefits such as additional deposit bonuses, airdrops, protected plays and free entries in addition to a dedicated team of member support representatives. The initial rollout is by invitation only and will be expanded in the coming months.
"Our premium unit economics position us well to continue to stretch the boundaries of what a premium member experience in sports entertainment should look like," Wexler said. "With our biggest NFL season to date now upon us, it's time for our team to raise the bar for our category again."
PrizePicks was recently recognized as the 2021 Fantasy Sports Business of the Year Award by the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association and as the Fantasy/DFS Operator of the Year by EGR North America. Born and based in Atlanta, GA, PrizePicks is the most fun, fast and simple version of daily fantasy sports covering a wide variety of sports leagues from the NFL & NBA to League of Legends & Counter-Strike. Centered around selecting a fantasy roster of athletes, PrizePicks allows sports fans to pit their skills against the numbers rather than against a pool of thousands of other players. PrizePicks is currently available in the majority of the United States including top 10 markets like California, Texas, Florida & Georgia. With an existing digital footprint covering more than two-thirds of the U.S. population, PrizePicks is the most accessible type of game for the masses and has proudly paid out over $500 million in winnings during its lifetime. PrizePicks is available in the App Store and Google Play or at prizepicks.com.
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THOMASVILLE, Ga., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), producer of Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Tastykake, and other bakery foods, today announced David Roach, formerly president of cake operations for Flowers, has been named chief strategic projects officer, effective immediately. In this newly created role, David is responsible for leading various strategic projects for the company and will continue to report to Brad Alexander, chief operating officer. Tom Winters, Flowers' chief supply chain officer, is now responsible for overseeing cake operations.
"David has nearly 30 years of leading successful teams at Flowers," said Alexander. "As president of cake operations, he has done an outstanding job of driving operational efficiencies at our snack bakeries. His tremendous experience, leadership skills, and operational knowledge will serve us well as he leads our strategic projects efforts across the company."
Roach began his career with Flowers in route sales in Atlanta, Ga., and worked in sales management prior to being named regional sales director in the central region. He was vice president of sales for Flowers Baking Co. of Villa Rica in Villa Rica, Ga., and later named president of the bakery. He also served as president of East Tennessee Baking company in Nashville, Tenn., before becoming senior vice president of the central region. During his career, he has held a number of leadership roles in sales and marketing, including the company's national accounts team and organics business. Prior to his most recent role as president of cake operations, he was president of the snacking/specialty business unit.
Roach's industry involvement includes serving as a member and chairman of the Executive Leadership Development Committee (ELDC) of the American Bakers Association, past board member of Quality Bakers of America and chairman of its marketing committee, and a past member of the Grain Foods Foundation marketing committee. Roach also served on the board of directors of Dave's Killer Bread Second Chance Foundation. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in marketing from Georgia Southwestern State University.
About Flowers Foods
Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2021 sales of $4.3 billion. Flowers operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this filing and certain other written or oral statements made from time to time by Flowers Foods, Inc. (the "company", "Flowers Foods", "Flowers", "us", "we", or "our") and its representatives that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to current expectations regarding recent management changes and are often identified by the use of words and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would," "is likely to," "is expected to" or "will continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions we believe are reasonable. Forward-looking statements are based on current information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected. Certain factors that may cause actual results, performance, liquidity, and achievements to differ materially from those projected are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC') and may include, but are not limited to, (a) unexpected changes in any of the following: (1) general economic and business conditions; (2) the competitive setting in which we operate, including advertising or promotional strategies by us or our competitors, as well as changes in consumer demand; (3) interest rates and other terms available to us on our borrowings; (4) supply chain conditions and any related impact on energy and raw materials costs and availability and hedging counter-party risks; (5) relationships with or increased costs related to our employees and third-party service providers; (6) laws and regulations (including environmental and health-related issues); and (7) accounting standards or tax rates in the markets in which we operate, (b) the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and future responses and/or measures taken in response thereto, including, but not limited to, new and emerging variants of the virus and the efficacy and distribution of vaccines, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict, (c) the loss or financial instability of any significant customer(s), including as a result of product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, (d) changes in consumer behavior, trends and preferences, including health and whole grain trends, and the movement toward more inexpensive store branded products, (e) the level of success we achieve in developing and introducing new products and entering new markets, (f) our ability to implement new technology and customer requirements as required, (g) our ability to operate existing, and any new, manufacturing lines according to schedule, (h) our ability to implement and achieve our environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") goals in accordance with suppliers, regulations, and customers; (i) our ability to execute our business strategies which may involve, among other things, (1) the ability to realize the intended benefits of planned or contemplated acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, (2) the deployment of new systems (e.g., our enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system), distribution channels and technology, and (3) an enhanced organizational structure, (j) consolidation within the baking industry and related industries, (k) changes in pricing, customer and consumer reaction to pricing actions (including decreased volumes), and the pricing environment among competitors within the industry, (l) our ability to adjust pricing to offset, or partially offset, inflationary pressure on the cost of our products; (m) disruptions in our direct-store-delivery distribution model, including litigation or an adverse ruling by a court or regulatory or governmental body, or other regulatory developments, that could affect the independent contractor classifications of the independent distributor partners, (n) increasing legal complexity and legal proceedings that we are or may become subject to, (o) labor shortages and turnover or increases in employee and employee-related costs, (p) the credit, business, and legal risks associated with independent distributor partners and customers, which operate in the highly competitive retail food and foodservice industries, (q) any business disruptions due to political instability, pandemics, armed hostilities (including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine), incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, labor strikes or work stoppages, technological breakdowns, product contamination, product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, or the responses to or repercussions from any of these or similar events or conditions and our ability to insure against such events, (r) the failure of our information technology ("IT") systems to perform adequately, including any interruptions, intrusions, cyber-attacks or security breaches of such systems or risks associated with the planned implementation of the upgrade of our ERP system; and (s) the potential impact of climate change on the company, including physical and transition risks, higher regulatory and compliance costs, reputational risks, and availability of capital on attractive terms. The foregoing list of important factors does not include all such factors, nor necessarily present them in order of importance. In addition, you should consult other disclosures made by the company (such as in our other filings with the SEC or in company press releases) for other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by the company. Refer to Part I, Item 1A., Risk Factors, of the Form 10-K, Part II, Item 1A., Risk Factors of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 16, 2022 and subsequent filing with the SEC for additional information regarding factors that could affect the company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date made and are inherently uncertain. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update such statements, except as required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further public disclosures by the company (such as in our filings with the SEC or in company press releases) on related subjects.
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ArcBest LTL carrier offering hiring bonuses for full-time city and road drivers
FORT SMITH, Ark., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, announced today that its less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight®, will host a two-day hiring event in Sacramento on May 23-24, for full-time road and city drivers, and is offering $10,000 signing bonuses for these drivers.
"There's never been a better time to join the ABF team," said Seth Runser, ABF Freight president. "Our people are at the heart of our success, and our values-driven culture has created an environment where people can grow and thrive — it's more than just a job, it's a career. If you live in the Sacramento area and you're looking to join a company with excellent benefits, frequent home time and ongoing training opportunities, we hope to see you at the event."
On May 23-24, ABF will host interested candidates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at its service center, located at 3250 47th Avenue, Sacramento, Calif., 95824. No appointment is necessary. Driver candidates should be at least 21 years old.
At the event, candidates can expect:
- Assistance with job applications
- Interviews with ABF recruiters
- Potential job offers made that day
ABF Freight is one of the nation's largest and most trusted less-than-truckload carriers, operating in both short- and long-haul markets across North America. ABF employs more than 10,000 people across over 240 locations, and over 53 percent of ABF drivers have been employed with the company for more than 10 years.
Full-time ABF drivers and dock workers receive Teamster Union Scale wages, 100 percent company-paid health insurance for employees and their families, personal days, sick leave and paid holidays, and they are covered by a pension plan at no expense to the employee.
For additional information about this hiring event, visit https://joinabf.com/hiring-event, or to view current job openings across the country visit jobs.abf.com.
ABOUT ARCBEST
ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that helps keep the global supply chain moving. Founded in 1923 and now with nearly 15,000 employees across more than 250 campuses and service centers, the company is a logistics powerhouse, fueled by the simple notion of finding a way to get the job done. Through innovative thinking, agility and trust, ArcBest leverages its full suite of shipping and logistics solutions to meet customers' critical needs, each and every day. For more information, visit arcb.com.
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NAPLES, FL, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLynked Corp. (OTCQB: HLYK) ("HealthLynked" or the "Company"), a global healthcare network focused on member care management and a provider of healthcare technologies that connect doctors, patients, and medical data, today announced it has made significant upgrades to the HealthLynked Network.
HealthLynked has significantly expanded its services for HealthLynked Network patient members via its CareLynk Patient Concierge program, which provides patients assistance with booking appointments, completing their online medical profile, and filling out paperwork required for upcoming appointments. HealthLynked's Patient Concierge service is available to users Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST by calling 800-562-9267.
HealthLynked has also upgraded its online and in-app Provider Directory search to show improved results for its 800,000 healthcare providers. Geolocation from either a desktop computer or mobile device now shows users the providers closest to them, and users can now search and filter by medical specialty. The Provider Directory has also undergone additional mobile-friendly upgrades for a more improved experience searching on the go.
In addition, HealthLynked has added a Practice Directory allowing patient members to search for medical practices near them. Practices can claim their HealthLynked Network listing to manage their office profile and link providers who work at that location, enabling patients to easily share medical records, book appointments, and check in for appointments using QwikCheck, HealthLynked's contactless, mobile check-in application.
HealthLynked's new Practice Directory now includes over 18,000 OBGYN offices and over 30,000 Primary Care office listings throughout the US. The Company plans to add every medical practice location nationwide by the end of August 2022. Once added to the directory, practice profiles can be claimed by submitting a request online via the HealthLynked website. Within 24 hours of claiming their listing, practices can download their unique check-in barcode for patient waiting rooms, set online appointments, view practice analytics, and access telemedicine services.
Dr. Michael Dent, HealthLynked's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated "With the addition of practice profiles to our healthcare directory, patient members can now more efficiently make appointments and share medical information. The expansion of our directory to include medical practices and practice management functionality is a natural progression in how the HealthLynked Network helps patients connect to healthcare providers."
"I am excited by the growth in our network of patient support services, allowing HealthLynked to better guide patient members and help them more efficiently navigate an increasingly complex healthcare system."
The HealthLynked app is available for download on both iOS and Android devices.
About HealthLynked Corp.
HealthLynked Corp. provides a solution for both patient members and providers to improve healthcare through the efficient exchange of medical information. The HealthLynked Network is a cloud-based platform that allows members to connect with their healthcare providers and take more control of their healthcare. Members enter their medical information, including medications, allergies, past surgeries, and personal health records, in one convenient and secure location, free of charge. Participating healthcare providers can connect with their current and future patients through the system. Benefits to in-network providers include the ability to utilize the HealthLynked patent-pending patient access hub "PAH" for patient analytics. Other benefits for preferred providers include HLYK marketing tools to connect with their active and inactive patients to improve patient retention, access more accurate and current patient information, provide more efficient online scheduling, and to fill last-minute cancelations using the Company's "real-time appointment scheduling". Preferred providers pay a monthly fee to access these HealthLynked services. For additional information about HealthLynked Corp., please visit www.healthlynked.com and connect with HealthLynked on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results, including as a result of any acquisitions, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "likely," "will," "would" and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by our management, and us are inherently uncertain. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Certain risks and uncertainties applicable to our operations and us are described in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings we have made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are publicly available at www.sec.gov.
Investor Relations Contacts:
George O'Leary
Chief Financial Officer
goleary@healthlynked.com Cell (561) 779-8338
Office (800)-928-7144, ext. 103
William Hayde
Capital Markets Strategist
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2 missing toddlers found in Michigan pond, declared dead
OSTEGO COUNTY, Mich. (WILX/Gray News) - A boy and girl, both 2 years old, were declared dead Monday after Michigan State Police troopers found them face down in a pond.
According to authorities, troopers from the Gaylord Post were alerted to two missing toddlers in Hayes Township at about 4:30 p.m.
Police said the children had been missing for about 40 minutes when troopers found them both face down in a pond at a residence nearby.
Both children were unresponsive, and while life-saving measures were performed, the two toddlers were pronounced dead, WILX reported.
Police said no foul play is suspected, but the troopers from the Gaylord Post will continue their investigation.
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SouthState Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results, Declares an Increase in the Quarterly Cash Dividend
Published: Jul. 28, 2022 at 4:01 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
WINTER HAVEN, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SouthState Corporation (NASDAQ: SSB) today released its unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022.
The Company reported consolidated net income of $1.57 per diluted common share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $1.39 per diluted common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and compared to $1.39 per diluted common share one year ago.
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) totaled $1.62 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $1.69 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and compared to $1.87 per diluted share one year ago. Adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2022 excludes $4.2 million of merger and branch consolidation related expense (after-tax).
"We are pleased to report very strong performance in the second quarter, with record pre-provision net revenue, robust loan growth, and continued strength in asset quality," said John C. Corbett, Chief Executive Officer. "Our strong revenue growth in the quarter and limited expense growth combined to produce 12% operating leverage. We are also pleased that our pre-provision net revenue per diluted share rose almost 30% from Q1 levels."
Highlights of the second quarter of 2022 include:
Returns
Reported and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share ("EPS") of $1.57 and $1.62 (Non-GAAP), respectively
Net Income and Adjusted Net Income of $119.2 million and $123.4 million (Non-GAAP), respectively
Return on Average Common Equity of 9.36%* and Reported and Adjusted Return on Average Tangible Common Equity of 16.6%* (Non-GAAP) and 17.2%* (Non-GAAP), respectively
Return on Average Assets ("ROAA") and Adjusted ROAA of 1.04%* and 1.08%* (Non-GAAP), respectively
Pre-Provision Net Revenue ("PPNR") of $176.8 million (Non-GAAP), or 1.55%* PPNR ROAA (Non-GAAP)
PPNR per weighted average diluted share (Non-GAAP) of $2.32, up nearly 30% from the prior quarter's $1.79 and up 46% from $1.59 one year ago
Book Value per Share of $66.64 decreased by $1.66 per share compared to the prior quarter primarily due to the $2.60 per share impact from the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Tangible Book Value ("TBV") per Share of $39.47 (Non-GAAP), down $1.58, or 3.8% from the prior quarter
Recorded a provision for credit losses of $19.3 million compared to a negative provision for credit losses of $8.4 million in the prior quarter
∗ Annualized
Performance
Net Interest Income of $314.3 million; Core Net Interest Income (non-GAAP) (excluding loan accretion and deferred fees on PPP) increased $47.8 million from prior quarter
Net Interest Margin ("NIM"), non-tax equivalent and tax equivalent (non-GAAP) of 3.10% and 3.12%, respectively, up 0.35% from prior quarter
Total deposit cost of 0.06%, up 1 basis point from prior quarter
Noninterest Income of $88.3 million, up $2.2 million compared to the prior quarter, with a $4.8 million increase in fee income on deposit accounts offset by a $5.1 million decline in mortgage banking income
Noninterest Income represented 0.77% of average assets for the second quarter of 2022
Noninterest Expense, excluding merger and branch consolidation related expense (Non-GAAP), increased $7.5 million compared to the prior quarter; salaries and employee benefits declined by $636 thousand
Efficiency ratio and adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) improved to 54.9% and 53.6%, respectively, from prior quarter's 63.0% and 60.1%, respectively
Balance Sheet / Credit
Fed funds and interest-earning cash of $4.2 billion represents 9.0% of assets
Loan production† of $3.9 billion, excluding production by legacy Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. ("ACBI")
Loans, excluding PPP loans, increased $1.5 billion, or 22.0% annualized. Of the second quarter loan growth, 53% was commercial loan growth, led by commercial and industrial loans, and 47% was consumer growth, led by consumer real estate loans.
Loans, excluding PPP loans, grew 12.3% over the last year
Deposits increased $100.0 million, or 1.0% annualized, with core deposit growth totaling $224.1 million, or 2.5% annualized
36.9% of total deposits are noninterest-bearing checking
Net charge-offs of $2.3 million, or 0.03% annualized
† Loan production indicates committed balance total
Subsequent Events
The Board of Directors of the Company increased its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock from $0.49 per share to $0.50 per share; the dividend is payable on August 19, 2022 to shareholders of record as of August 12, 2022
Financial Performance
Performance and Capital Ratios
Balance Sheet
Net Interest Income and Margin
Noninterest Income and Expense
Loans and Deposits
The following table presents a summary of the loan portfolio by type (dollars in thousands):
Asset Quality
Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL")
Below is a table showing the roll forward of the ACL and UFC for the second quarter of 2022:
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2022. Callers wishing to participate may call toll-free by dialing 844-200-6205. The number for international participants is (929) 526-1599. The conference ID number is 322914. Alternatively, individuals may listen to the live webcast of the presentation by visiting SouthStateBank.com. An audio replay of the live webcast is expected to be available by the evening of July 29, 2022 on the Investor Relations section of SouthStateBank.com.
SouthState Corporation is a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida. SouthState Bank, N.A., the Company's nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than one million customers throughout Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. The Bank also serves clients coast to coast through its correspondent banking division. Additional information is available at SouthStateBank.com.
Non-GAAP Measures
Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables that provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide additional useful information, which allows readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.
Footnotes to tables:
Includes loan accretion (interest) income related to the discount on acquired loans of $12.8 million, $6.7 million, $7.7 million, $5.2 million and $6.3 million, respectively, during the five quarters above.
Adjusted earnings, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted EPS, and adjusted return on average equity are non-GAAP measures and exclude the gains or losses on sales of securities, merger and branch consolidation related expense, initial PCL on nonPCD loans and unfunded commitments from acquisitions and extinguishment of debt cost. Management believes that non-GAAP adjusted measures provide additional useful information that allows readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the company. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP. Adjusted earnings and the related adjusted return measures (non-GAAP) exclude the following from net income (GAAP) on an after-tax basis: (a) pre-tax merger and branch consolidation related expense of $5.4 million, $10.3 million, $6.6 million, $17.6 million and $33.0 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively; and (b) net securities gains of $2,000, $64,000, and $36,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively; (c) initial PCL on nonPCD loans and unfunded commitments acquired from ACBI of $17.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022; and (d) extinguishment of debt cost of $11.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
The tangible measures are non-GAAP measures and exclude the effect of period end or average balance of intangible assets. The tangible returns on equity and common equity measures also add back the after-tax amortization of intangibles to GAAP basis net income. Management believes that these non-GAAP tangible measures provide additional useful information, particularly since these measures are widely used by industry analysts for companies with prior merger and acquisition activities. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP. The sections titled "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP" provide tables that reconcile non-GAAP measures to GAAP.
Adjusted efficiency ratio is calculated by taking the noninterest expense excluding merger and branch consolidation related expense and amortization of intangible assets, divided by net interest income and noninterest income excluding securities gains (losses). The pre-tax amortization expenses of intangible assets were $8.8 million, $8.5 million, $8.5 million, $8.5 million and $9.0 million, for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively.
The dividend payout ratio is calculated by dividing total dividends paid during the period by the total net income for the same period.
June 30, 2022 ratios are estimated and may be subject to change pending the final filing of the FR Y-9C; all other periods are presented as filed.
Statements included in this communication, which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are based on, among other things, management's beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the financial services industry, the economy and SouthState. Words and phrases such as "may," "approximately," "continue," "should," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "is likely," "look ahead," "look forward," "believes," "will," "intends," "estimates," "strategy," "plan," "could," "potential," "possible" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
SouthState cautions readers that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to, among other things, timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence, which could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, include, among others, the following: (1) economic downturn risk, potentially resulting in deterioration in the credit markets, inflation, greater than expected noninterest expenses, excessive loan losses and other negative consequences, which risks could be exacerbated by potential continued negative economic developments resulting from the Covid19 pandemic, or from federal spending cuts and/or one or more federal budget-related impasses or actions; (2) interest rate risk primarily resulting from the interest rate environment, rising interest rates, and their impact on the Bank's earnings, including from the correspondent and mortgage divisions, housing demand, the market value of the bank's loan and securities portfolios, and the market value of SouthState's equity; (3) risks related to the merger and integration of SouthState and Atlantic Capital including, among others, (i) the risk that the cost savings and any revenue synergies from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer than anticipated to be realized, (ii) the risk that the integration of Atlantic Capital's operations into SouthState's operations will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected or that the parties are otherwise unable to successfully integrate Atlantic Capital's businesses into SouthState's businesses, (iii) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the merger, and (iv) reputational risk and the reaction of each company's customers, suppliers, employees or other business partners to the merger; (4) risks relating to the continued impact of the Covid19 pandemic on the Company, including possible impact to the Company and its employees from contacting Covid19, and to efficiencies and the control environment due to the changing work environment and to our results of operations due to government stimulus and other interventions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic; (5) the impact of increasing digitization of the banking industry and movement of customers to on-line platforms, and the possible impact on the Bank's results of operations, customer base, expenses, suppliers and operations; (6) controls and procedures risk, including the potential failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulations related to controls and procedures; (7) potential deterioration in real estate values; (8) the impact of competition with other financial institutions, including pricing pressures (including those resulting from the CARES Act) and the resulting impact, including as a result of compression to net interest margin; (9) risks relating to the ability to retain our culture and attract and retain qualified people; (10) credit risks associated with an obligor's failure to meet the terms of any contract with the bank or otherwise fail to perform as agreed under the terms of any loan-related document; (11) risks related to the ability of the company to pursue its strategic plans which depend upon certain growth goals in our lines of business; (12) liquidity risk affecting the Bank's ability to meet its obligations when they come due; (13) risks associated with an anticipated increase in SouthState's investment securities portfolio, including risks associated with acquiring and holding investment securities or potentially determining that the amount of investment securities SouthState desires to acquire are not available on terms acceptable to SouthState; (14) price risk focusing on changes in market factors that may affect the value of traded instruments in "mark-to-market" portfolios; (15) transaction risk arising from problems with service or product delivery; (16) compliance risk involving risk to earnings or capital resulting from violations of or nonconformance with laws, rules, regulations, prescribed practices, or ethical standards; (17) regulatory change risk resulting from new laws, rules, regulations, accounting principles, proscribed practices or ethical standards, including, without limitation, the possibility that regulatory agencies may require higher levels of capital above the current regulatory-mandated minimums and including the impact of the CARES Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations, and the possibility of changes in accounting standards, policies, principles and practices, including changes in accounting principles relating to loan loss recognition (CECL); (18) strategic risk resulting from adverse business decisions or improper implementation of business decisions; (19) reputation risk that adversely affects earnings or capital arising from negative public opinion; (20) cybersecurity risk related to the dependence of SouthState on internal computer systems and the technology of outside service providers, as well as the potential impacts of internal or external security breaches, which may subject the company to potential business disruptions or financial losses resulting from deliberate attacks or unintentional events; (21) reputational and operational risks associated with environment, social and governance (ESG) matters, including the impact of recently issued proposed regulatory guidance and regulation relating to climate change; (22) greater than expected noninterest expenses; (23) excessive loan losses; (24) potential deposit attrition, higher than expected costs, customer loss and business disruption associated with the Atlantic Capital integration, and potential difficulties in maintaining relationships with key personnel; (25) reputational risk and possible higher than estimated reduced revenue from announced changes in the Bank's consumer overdraft programs; (26) the risks of fluctuations in market prices for SouthState common stock that may or may not reflect economic condition or performance of SouthState; (27) the payment of dividends on SouthState common stock, which is subject to legal and regulatory limitations as well as the discretion of the board of directors of SouthState, SouthState's performance and other factors; (28) ownership dilution risk associated with potential acquisitions in which SouthState's stock may be issued as consideration for an acquired company; (29) operational, technological, cultural, regulatory, legal, credit and other risks associated with the exploration, consummation and integration of potential future acquisitions, whether involving stock or cash consideration; (30) major catastrophes such as hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, floods or other natural or human disasters, including infectious disease outbreaks, such as the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, and the related disruption to local, regional and global economic activity and financial markets, and the impact that any of the foregoing may have on SouthState and its customers and other constituencies; (31) terrorist activities risk that results in loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions; and (32) other factors that may affect future results of SouthState, as disclosed in SouthState's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed by SouthState with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, implied or otherwise anticipated by such forward-looking statements.
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Antique vampire-slaying kit sparks bidding war
Published: Jul. 4, 2022 at 7:29 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - There is an eerie auction for some gothic goods.
An antique vampire-slaying kit has sold in the United Kingdom for almost $16,000. That is more than six times the asking price.
The 19th century box has everything you would need to ward off vampires including crucifixes, holy water, a wooden stake and more.
The auction house says the kit once belonged to Lord William Hailey, a British aristocrat with a place in the House of Lords.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Twitter, Inc. ("Twitter" or the "Company") (NYSE: TWTR). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Twitter and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 4, 2022, Elon Musk ("Musk") disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filing that he owned 9.2% of Twitter stock. On this news, Twitter's stock price rose $10.66 per share, or 27.12%, to close at $49.97 per share on April 4, 2022.
Then, on April 5, 2022, in another SEC filing, Musk disclosed that he had purchased more than 5% of Twitter stock on March 14, 2022, which, per applicable SEC rules, should have been disclosed by March 24, 2022. The same April 5, 2022 filing also indicated that Musk had acquired approximately 13.1 million Twitter shares at an average price of $39.06 per share after March 24, 2022, and before Twitter's stock price rose to $49.97 per share on April 4, 2022, thereby potentially saving him millions of dollars at the expense of other investors that could have sold their Twitter stock at a higher price, had they been similarly and timely informed of Musk's large stake in the Company.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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ATLANTA, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bounce, the nation's popular entertainment television network serving African Americans, will present the 30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards -- a night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African American achievements and contributions on Juneteenth, Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m. ET.
The 2022 Bounce Trumpet Awards will honor:
- Courtney B. Vance (Excellence in Entertainment Award): Vance's debut in "Hamburger Hill" launched a prolific cinematic career that includes "The Hunt for Red October," "The Preacher's Wife" and "The Adventures of Huck Finn." His work in television includes "The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story" for which he won an Emmy, Critics Choice and NAACP Image award.
- Stan Lathan (Living Legend Award): Lathan launched HBO's groundbreaking "Def Comedy Jam," produced and directed comedy specials featuring Dave Chapelle, Cedric The Entertainer and much more in his storied career.
- Zaila Avant-garde (Rising Star Award): The Louisiana native was the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner and the first Black American to win the academic competition. She also holds three basketball-related Guinness World Records.
- Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff (Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction): The senators from Georgia will be honored with this award, named after the founder of the Trumpet Awards, for succeeding against immense odds, fighting for change and working to improve the lives of all. Warnock has served as senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta for over 15 years (the former pulpit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Ossoff was mentored by civil rights legend and former Trumpet Award honoree Congressman John Lewis.
- Princess Sarah Culberson (Impact Award): This award is given for demonstrating tremendous vision, leadership and innovation that has led to a positive impact on the community. Culberson and her brother founded the non-profit Sierra Leone Rising, which distributed aid during the 2014 Ebola outbreak and 2020's COVID-19 crisis and continues to raise funds for community growth.
Among the special guests paying tribute to this year's honorees are Wendell Pierce, Sanaa Lathan, JB Smoove and Tamron Hall. Musical performers include Tank, PJ Morton, Avery Wilson and more. The special was produced by Magic Lemonade Production Company
"It's fitting that we will honor Black excellence and achievement on a day that is a commemoration of such a significant moment in our history as African Americans," said Cheryle Harrison, head of Bounce. "We appreciate everyone's patience in our having to adjust this year's schedule. Health and safety are a priority for our guests, honorees and staff."
The Bounce Trumpet Awards were conceived to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of African Americans and those who have succeeded against great odds and inspired success in others. Founded in 1992 by American Civil Rights leader Xernona Clayton, The Trumpet Awards were acquired by Bounce in 2016. The list of prestigious honorees includes Muhammad Ali, Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry, Stevie Wonder, The African American Women of the U.S. Congress, Steve Harvey, Martin Luther King, III, Janelle Monáe and Spike Lee. For more information about past honorees, presenters, performers and information about The Bounce Trumpet Awards visit here.
Bounce (@bouncetv) programming is seen over the air, on cable, on DISH channel 359, over the top on Roku®, on mobile devices via the Bounce and Brown Sugar apps and on the web via BounceTV.com. Bounce features a programming mix of original series, docuseries and movies, off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and events and more. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
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Company also launches its biggest sweepstakes to-date
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer 2022 has been full of game-changing product launches for GNC, the global leader for health and wellness essentials. From the launch of Beyond Raw® Concept X, a transforming pre-workout that has raised industry standards, to new refreshing summer flavors including Bucked Up® Iced Tea Lemonade and Beyond Raw® LIT™ JOLLY RANCHER Grape, GNC is advancing consumers' wellness goals this summer and beyond. And to take things to the next level, GNC is introducing its first-ever Live Well Sale for one week only. From August 18, 2022 to August 24, 2022, both online and in-store, GNC consumers can take advantage of an unbeatable BOGO50 (buy one, get one 50%) promotion on products and brands.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9077951-gnc-semi-annual-live-well-sale/
"It's a great way for our consumers, who continue to show us their health and wellness is a top priority, to save on science-backed products and fan favorite brands," said Kevin Maloberti, VP, Merchandising, GNC. "Whether you're looking for top-of-the-line pre-workouts or a multivitamin to promote everyday health, GNC can support your wellness journey and this is a great way to take that next step."
Alongside the BOGO50 promotion, GNC is launching an incredible Live Well Giveaway sweepstakes* available exclusively on its mobile app beginning today through September 7, 2022. Both new and current Loyalty Members registered on the GNC LiveWell App can participate and are eligible for prizes such as a $100,000 giveaway and 150 instant-wins including $50 GNC gift cards and $20 cash back rewards. To get started, download the GNC LiveWell app via iOS or via Android and play daily for your chance to win!
To learn more about GNC, please visit www.gnc.com.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to myGNC Rewards and myGNC PRO Access members who reside in 50 U.S./D.C. and Puerto Rico, age 18+ (19+ in AL and NE, 21+ in MS and PR). Void where prohibited. Ends 9/7/22. For full Official Rules, visit www.gnc.com/livewellgiveaway.
About GNC
GNC is a leading global health and wellness brand that provides high-quality, science-based products and solutions consumers need to live mighty, live fit and live well.
The brand touches consumers worldwide by providing its products and services through company-owned retail locations, domestic and international franchise locations, digital commerce and strong wholesale and retail partnerships across the globe. GNC's diversified, multi-channel business model has worldwide reach and a well-recognized, trusted brand. By combining exceptional innovation, product development capabilities and an extensive global distribution network, GNC manages a best-in-class product portfolio. www.gnc.com.
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Practice joins Affordable Care's national network of supported dental practices
- Patients at the new practice benefit from 10 percent off all dentures through August 31, 2022 and a Best Price Guarantee
- Variety of payment options including financing and insurance available
WARREN, Mich., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Warren, Michigan, located at 8327 Twelve Mile Road, is now open. The practice joins the nation's largest provider network of dental practices – supported by Affordable Care – that focus exclusively on tooth replacement services.
From extractions and partial dentures to full dentures and dental implants, including implant-secured dentures, Affordable Dentures & Implants in Warren offers high-quality, affordable tooth replacement care to create a new smile that not only looks great, but has the potential to transform a patient's life, allowing them to eat, speak and smile with confidence again. The practice features an on-site dental lab, which adds faster, more convenient services with all dental care provided at one location, along with the latest state-of-the-art technology, including a CBCT scanner for a more accurate image of a patient's mouth. In addition, Affordable Dentures & Implants practices provide a variety of sedation options.
Tracey Cobb, DDS, General Dentist and the Affordable Dentures & Implants team in Warren are proud to offer professional and compassionate care to patients. The practice is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, including the practice's enhanced COVID-19 safety protocols, or to schedule an appointment, visit the practice website or call (586) 693-0202.
About Affordable Dentures & Implants®
Affordable Dentures & Implants practices make tooth replacement affordable for everyone. Founded in 1975 in Kinston, North Carolina, Affordable Dentures & Implant practices form the largest network of dental providers in the U.S., solely focused on tooth replacement solutions -- including dentures, dental implants, and fixed arch solutions -- with more than 400 locations across 42 states. The mission of Affordable Dentures & Implants practices is to provide a smile for every budget, delivered with compassion, dignity and respect. Visit affordabledentures.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Affordable Care
Affordable Care is America's largest dental support organization exclusively focused on tooth replacement services. Our team proudly supports more than 400 affiliated dental practices, including Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions and Advanced Dental Implant Center, in 42 states by providing innovative, non-clinical business and administrative support services to assist affiliated dental practices in providing their patients with access to high-quality, affordable tooth replacement solutions. More than 8 million patients have received care at an Affordable Care-supported dental practice. Visit affordablecare.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zendure, a Silicon Valley company that specializes in mobile power solutions and flashy aesthetics, has just released their new wireless charger, SuperMini GO, on Indiegogo.
SuperMini GO is a pocket-sized external battery with 10,000mAh of charge capacity. While it's not Zendure's first wireless charger, it is the first to include magnetic docking for a secure connection. SuperMini GO wirelessly charges Qi-compatible mobile devices at up to 15W.
With wireless charging, USB-C 20W PD, and one USB-A port, SuperMini GO can charge 3 devices at the same time. SuperMini GO's LCD screen intuitively displays battery and charging status.
Like many of Zendure's previous offerings, SuperMini GO is available in black or silver. The company has added a third option for their new wireless charger: Cyan Sunset. The colorful ombre finish strikes a balance of sophistication and playfulness.
In addition to the multi-faceted safety measures commonly seen in Zendure products, SuperMini GO has foreign object detection. This prevents SuperMini GO from overheating and wasting energy if a foreign object is detected within the wireless charging zone.
Zendure's SuperMini Go Wireless charger is now available on Indiegogo, with shipping planned for September. Limited-time discounts are available for early backers.
Zendure is an outdoor consumer electronics company located in Silicon Valley in the United States and the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area in China. Zendure has continuously launched innovative products, made rapid breakthroughs in the core technologies of outdoor energy storage and power supplies, and continues to bring pleasant surprises to the user experience. The company recently received a multi-million dollar series-A round of funding through a joint investment from Shanghai GP Capital and YOTRIO group.
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BeginNGS™ to accelerate newborn screening by rapid whole genome sequencing to help diagnose and treat genetic diseases with available therapies
SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM®) today announced a novel program to advance and evaluate scalability of a diagnostic and precision medicine guidance tool called BeginNGS™ (pronounced "beginnings") to screen newborns for approximately 400 genetic diseases that have known treatment options using rapid Whole Genome Sequencing (rWGS®). BeginNGS, developed through a research collaboration with Alexion, AstraZeneca's Rare Disease group; Fabric Genomics; Genomemon; Illumina, Inc.; and TileDB, uses rWGS to diagnose and identify treatment options for genetic conditions before symptoms begin, an advancement over current pediatric uses of rWGS that focus mainly on children who are already critically ill. Once a diagnosis is made, BeginNGS uses Genome-to-Treatment (GTRx™), a tool that provides immediate treatment guidelines for physicians to help them understand genetic conditions and their available treatment options, which may include therapeutics, dietary changes, surgery, medical devices or other interventions.
"RCIGM helped pioneer the use of rWGS for diagnosis of genetic disease in intensive care settings," said Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc, President & CEO of RCIGM. "With the clinical utility of diagnostic rWGS proven, we are using that experience to screen, diagnose, and help treat genetic conditions at or before onset of symptoms. Through a public-private consortium of leading organizations and advocacy groups in pediatrics, genetics, biopharma, biotech, and information technology we aim to scale newborn sequencing to every life-threatening childhood genetic disease that has an effective treatment."
RCIGM is currently in the beginning stages of a pilot evaluation, which includes optimizing automated genomic sequencing and analysis, with the goal of curating a high-quality set of variants to enable testing for approximately 400 genetic disorders. In subsequent stages, study enrollment will begin, followed by system optimization and testing expansion to ~500 disorders and several thousand cases. The ultimate goal is for BeginNGS to become the genetic disease screening standard, with testing expanding to ~1,000 disorders and sequencing of 3.7 million newborns annually.
BeginNGS aims to supplement existing newborn screening protocols at birthing hospitals throughout the United States. Blood-spot samples will be collected at the time of birth and sent to a lab where rWGS, genomic analysis and interpretation will be performed for approximately 400 early onset and actionable genetic conditions. When a positive screening result is detected, a confirmatory diagnostic interpretation will be completed before a result is returned to the ordering physician. Additionally, physicians will be provided with guidance on known medical management options through GTRx, including all available treatments.
Established leaders in the genomics and biotech space, including Founding Members Alexion, Travere Therapeutics, and Inozyme Pharma will play a critical role to help advance this program towards a potential paradigm shift in newborn screening for treatable rare genetic diseases. The BeginNGS consortium will include representation from patient advocacy groups and the biomedical ecosystem, who will collectively provide strategic and technical expertise.
"Alexion is proud to be a founding member of the RCIGM BeginNGS Consortium to help accelerate newborn screening by whole genome sequencing," said Tom Defay, Alexion's Deputy Head, Diagnostics Strategy and Development. "We look forward to continuing our support and providing strategic leadership and technical expertise to advance this technology with the hope of transforming the diagnostic odyssey for patients with genetically-based rare diseases."
Additional collaborators include PlumCare RWE, which will coordinate and launch a national pilot WGS program this year in Greece, as indicated by scientific director Petros Tsipouras, MD; and LunaPBC, Inc., which will serve as the privacy-enabled collaboration platform to advance disease understanding and enable the discovery of potential new interventions leveraging in-system roles for parents as partners in research and ongoing care.
Rare disease advocacy groups will also provide an important voice in the consortium, providing the perspective of those who have worked for many years to add treatable genetic disorders to the traditional newborn screening panel.
"Expanding rWGS to newborn screening is important work with the potential to end agonizing years-long diagnostic odysseys while yielding critical data on the true prevalence of rare disorders," said Charlene Son Rigby, CEO of RARE-X, a collaborative platform for global data sharing and analysis to accelerate treatments for rare disease. "Early diagnosis of rare disease patients will also open the door to ongoing monitoring of symptoms and gathering of critical natural history data."
"Most neurodevelopmental disorders are not included on the current newborn screening tests and these children face a life of disability and even death if they are not diagnosed early enough," said Dr. Terry Jo Bichell, Executive Director of COMBINEDBrain, a consortium devoted to speeding the path to clinical treatments for people with severe rare genetic non-verbal neurodevelopmental disorders. "This project will be life-saving for rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders and will demonstrate that newborn genetic testing saves lives."
The National Hemophilia Foundation and the Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center are helping provide input on bleeding and clotting disorders to be included in the BeginNGS screening panel and to provide guidance about treatments, causative mutations and samples for testing.
Traditional newborn screening is one of the most successful public health programs. Of nearly 4 million babies born annually in the United States, 98 percent are tested in the first days of life. The test identifies serious childhood diseases that have effective treatments. States currently screen for only 31 - 76 of the hundreds of severe, childhood genetic diseases that have available treatments Adding a new condition to the screen is slow (5-6 years per condition), laborious and costly. In the last decade, WGS has increased in speed, diagnostic performance, and scalability. BeginNGS will not replace the current biochemical newborn screening – rather, it is designed to complement the newborn screening processes and infrastructure that are already in place.
"With hundreds of new gene therapies and orphan drugs in development, RCIGM believes now is the time to end the diagnostic and therapeutic odyssey for all children with treatable genetic diseases," said Dr. Kingsmore.
We are transforming pediatric critical care by advancing disease-specific healthcare for infants and children with rare disease. Discoveries at the Institute are enabling rapid diagnosis and targeted treatment of critically ill newborns and pediatric patients at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and a growing network of more than 60 children's hospitals nationwide. The vision is to expand delivery of this life-changing technology to enable the practice of Rapid Precision Medicine™ at children's hospitals across the nation and the world. RCIGM is a non-profit, research institute embedded within Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center. Learn more at RadyGenomics.org. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Futu Singapore Pte. Ltd. ("Futu SG" or "Futu Singapore"), a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Futu Holdings (Nasdaq: FUTU) offering securities trading services via moomoo app in Singapore, had the gong-strike ceremony today to mark it becoming the first digital brokerage with full Singapore Exchange memberships.
Futu SG is officially admitted as a Trading and Clearing Member of Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited and Trading Member of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. In addition, it will hold clearing membership in SGX subsidiary The Central Depository (Pte) Limited, as well as becoming a depository agent of the financial institution. Futu SG is now one of the twelve SGX members with full memberships among other 79 members.
In honour of the occasion, SGX Group CEO Mr. Loh Boon Chye, Futu Holdings Senior Partner and Senior Vice President Mr. Robin Xu, Futu SG CEO Mr. Ivan Mok and Managing Director Mr. Gavin Chia and other members of the SGX and Futu SG struck the gong of the SGX on the IPO Arena on Thursday, 30 June 2022 at market open.
Mr. Leaf Hua Li, Futu's Founder, Chairman, CEO & Chairman of the Technology Committee commented: "Receiving all the memberships from SGX was a significant milestone for our company as we moved toward strengthening our market leading position as a trusted, reliable, stable full-service investment and wealth management super-app (moomoo), and as the go-to partner for comprehensive financial inclusion and financial literacy in Singapore."
Mr. Pol de Win, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Sales and Origination, SGX Group, said, "We are pleased to welcome Futu Singapore as the first digital broker to receive full trading and clearing memberships of our securities and derivatives markets. Futu Singapore is primed to play a prominent role in increasing retail participation in Singapore's market, with millions of users worldwide across Futu Holdings' investment platforms. We look forward to strengthening our partnership with Futu Singapore to serve the growing retail and institutional demand for SGX Group's investment and risk management products across the region."
Futu Holdings Senior Partner and Senior Vice President Mr. Robin Xu said: "With the full memberships, we will be able to execute and settle transactions through our clearing system, strengthening the synergy with other Futu's subsidiaries. Owing to this, we expect to see a rise in retail participation across all Futu's clients on the SGX market, and for us to become an investment platform that connects SGX to global investors."
Futu SG and moomoo had achieved countless breakthroughs and advancements in Singapore. Since its debut in March 2021, Futu SG had acquired the first 100,000 paying clients in less than three months. As of June 2022, the number of moomoo users in Singapore exceeds 21.5% of the 20 to 70-year-old permanent resident population.
Meanwhile, the average asset value of the accounts held by the Singapore paying clients acquired in January had doubled by the end of March, as moomoo's penetration into higher income and education population increases.
In addition, the wealth management business also thrives in Singapore, as the scale of asset under management boosted 93% with the client number surging 95% quarter-over-quarter, as of the end of first quarter.
Later this year, Futu Holdings will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary, marking over 18 million users globally with presence in four key markets – Singapore, United States, Australia and Hong Kong SAR.
About Futu Holdings Limited
Futu Holdings Limited ("Futu") (Nasdaq: FUTU) is an advanced technology company transforming the investing experience by offering a fully digitized brokerage and wealth management platform. Futu provides investing services – including stock trading and clearing, margin financing, wealth management, market data and information, and interactive social features for Hong Kong SAR, US and China Connect stocks – to individual investors through its proprietary one-stop digital platforms, Futubull and moomoo. Futu also provides Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) solutions and IPO distribution services through its enterprise service brand FUTU I&E, with a focus on providing employee stock ownership plans to corporate clients.
Futu aims to become an influential financial services platform globally, by building a complete financial technology ecosystem with the mission of "making investing easier and more collaborative." For more information about Futu Holdings, please visit the company's official website www.futuholdings.com
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SILVER SPRING, Md., May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula on U.S. store shelves in the coming weeks and months.
"We continue to work around the clock with our government partners and industry to ensure there's adequate infant formula available wherever and whenever parents and caregivers need it," said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. "Steps like the one the agency is taking today means more infant formula will be available to parents and caregivers in the weeks and months ahead. We will not rest until our shelves are replete with safe and nutritious infant formula."
Under the agency's recent increased flexibilities, Bubs Australia plans to provide at least 1.25 million cans of several varieties of its infant formula such as stage 1 and 2 cans of Bubs Organic Grass Fed, Bubs Supreme A2 Beta-Casein Protein and Bubs Easy-digest Goat Milk, that will make at least 27.5 million full-size, 8-ounce bottles. Some of this product is currently in stock for transport and additional product is being produced in the coming weeks and months. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is evaluating options for getting the products to the U.S. as quickly as possible. The company has information about the products and where to find product once in the U.S. on the Aussie Bubs website.
The FDA notified Bubs Australia that the agency is exercising enforcement discretion for the importation of certain infant formula products following the review of information provided pertaining to nutritional adequacy and safety, including microbiological testing, labeling, and additional information about facility production and inspection history.
On Tuesday and Thursday, the FDA also announced steps that will lead to tens of millions of additional bottles of infant formula, including specialty infant formula that is in short supply for infants with certain allergies or critical health conditions.
The agency is leveraging a number of flexibilities to bolster the supply of products that serve as the sole source of nutrition for many infants while ensuring the infant formula can be used safely and provides adequate nutrition. The FDA remains in further discussions with manufacturers and suppliers regarding additional supply to ensure there's adequate infant formula available wherever and whenever parents and caregivers need it.
The FDA issued guidance on May 24 that outlined a process by which the agency would not object to the importation of certain infant formula products intended for a foreign market or distribution in the U.S. of products manufactured here for export to foreign countries. This guidance also may provide flexibilities to those who manufacture infant formula products domestically and may be able to increase further the quantity of domestically produced product for the U.S. market. The agency has posted a webpage that will be updated with information about additional products headed to the U.S.
The agency's around-the-clock work as part of the all-of-government efforts has already begun to improve supply and availability. The agency expects that the measures and steps it is taking, and the potential for Abbott Nutrition's Sturgis, Michigan, facility to safely resume production in the near-term, will mean more and more supply is on the way or on store shelves moving forward.
The FDA continues to advise against making infant formulas at home or diluting formula. Caregivers are encouraged to work with their child's health care provider for recommendations on changing feeding practices, if needed. HHS has also released a fact sheet with information to help families find infant formula.
The agency also monitors online marketplaces for fraudulent products and works with major online retailers to remove violative and harmful products offered for sale on their sites. Additionally, since many of these fraudulent products originate overseas, the agency targets and examines these products at ports of entry. The FDA also monitors and follows up on various external signals such as consumer complaints about potential counterfeit and fraudulent products.
The FDA will continue to dedicate all available resources to help ensure that infant formula products remain available for use in the U.S. and will keep the public informed of progress updates.
Additional Information:
- Enforcement Discretion to Manufacturers to Increase Infant Formula Supplies
- FDA Flexibilities, Collaboration to Yield Millions of Bottles of Specialized Medical Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase U.S. Supply
- FDA Flexibilities to Yield Millions of Cans of Additional Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase Supply Available to U.S. Consumers
- FDA Encourages Importation of Safe Infant Formula and Other Flexibilities to Further Increase Availability
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- CDC Information on Cronobacter Infection and Infants
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Mobile Charging Station, Ratchet and Abrasive Systainer Sets Offer Turn-Key Solutions for Professional Craftsmen
LEBANON, Ind., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Festool, a leading manufacturer of innovative, precision-engineered and durable power tool solutions, is launching a new array of offerings on July 12, 2022, built for professional tradespeople seeking to optimize efficiency. The PHC 18 charging station, Ratchet Systainer Set and 6" Abrasive Systainer Set enable tradespeople to save time and stay organized with well-rounded systems that can help tackle any building, remodeling or painting project this summer and well beyond.
"We recognize the importance of organization and productivity when it comes to any project," said Rick Bush, Product Marketing Manager, Festool. "The turn-key solutions were developed to boost efficiency and enable professional tradespeople to have all of the solutions they need at hand. Whether combining with an existing suite of Festool products or purchasing your first tool, these new offerings include the tools needed to pick up and get started on a project."
The PHC 18 Mobile Phone Charging Station transforms every Festool 18v battery pack into a portable power bank. The clever, compact adapter can charge up to three smartphones at the same time—both via users' own charging cables and inductive charging. As a new addition to Festool's line-up of classic cordless products, the PHC 18 helps keep mobile devices charged for the entire day so tradespeople can focus on the job—not their device's battery life.
- Robust and Compact: With the dimensions of a standard battery pack, the PHC 18 can easily be stored in a Systainer or be taken on the road. Designed like the robust 18v battery packs it attaches to, the rubberized surface ensures phones are held securely.
- Long-Lasting, Inductive Charging: The built-in inductive charging top allows for wireless charging. Paired with a Festool 18v 5.2 Ah battery pack, the PHC 18 can fully charge a mobile phone up to eight times.
The first-ever Ratchet Systainer Set from Festool is comprehensive and includes ratchets, sockets and bits of all sizes to ensure a wide range of possible applications when fastening parts. Residential and commercial projects alike benefit from the Ratchet Systainer Set, which adds jobsite efficiency by employing a clearly organized and well-rounded solution. Housed in a Systainer, the set offers maximum flexibility and organization whether in the workshop or on the jobsite.
- Always Organized: The set is neatly stored in a Systainer and ensures users have what they need at their fingertips to efficiently tackle any project.
- Comprehensive and Compatible: A complete system with clearly marked sockets in metric and imperial units, so no socket size is missed. Drives range in size from 5/32" – 1" and 5mm – 22mm, and the set includes both long and short extensions as well as a universal adaptor. The set is compatible with the entire Festool Systainer system to easily connect and transport.
The 6" Abrasive Systainer Set provides users a turn-key solution to get started on any project. Users supplementing an existing Festool 6" (150mm) sander will benefit from a neatly organized set of abrasives. Those seeking their first Festool product will appreciate a set that is ready to store and transport them to the next project. The included abrasives are compatible with the Rotex 150, ETS 150 and ETS EC 150. The set includes a wide variety of six-inch abrasive grits to get users started in an organized manner:
- 20 x Abrasive GRANAT D150 P60
- 20 x Abrasive GRANAT D150 P80
- 20 x Abrasive GRANAT D150 P120
- 20 x Abrasive GRANAT D150 P150
- 20 x Abrasive GRANAT D150 P180
- 20 x Abrasive GRANAT D150 P220
Starting July 12, the PHC 18 Mobile Charging Station will be available for $49 and the Abrasive Systainer Set for $249. The Ratchet Systainer Set will be available for $249 while supplies last. Upon purchase, register for MyFestool for access to on-demand contact with Festool, an overview of Festool tools, warranty summaries, repair orders and more.
Festool USA is based in Lebanon, Indiana. For more information, visit www.festoolusa.com or www.festoolcanada.com.
Festool has been developing innovative, precision-engineered and durable power tool solutions for nearly a century. Founded in Germany in 1925, Festool is a leading manufacturer known for its systems-based approach to power tools that are designed for efficiency and high performance. Festool's mission, "Built Better To Build Better," focuses on creating products that empower professional tradespeople to elevate their skills and deliver outstanding work by helping them build cleaner, faster, smarter…better.
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New solution will streamline the retail pharmacist's
workflow and give them quality time to spend with patients
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FDB (First Databank, Inc.), the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announced today the launch of FDB NavigoTM, a cloud-based solution that introduces a smarter, holistic approach to clinical guidance for medication safety risks. FDB Navigo provides retail pharmacists with targeted, consolidated and actionable clinical guidance at the most optimal time in their workflow.
FDB will debut FDB Navigo at the NACDS TSE conference August 27-29, 2022, in Boston, Mass.
FDB developed FDB Navigo over the past three years in collaboration with a major retail pharmacy chain. It streamlines the retail pharmacist's workflow by changing the focus of medication safety alerts and the way these alerts are presented and processed. Specifically, FDB Navigo provides actionable guidance to the pharmacist based on the most important risks to the patient as reflected in the patient's clinical record in the pharmacy's system. Furthermore, FDB Navigo consolidates the appropriate information across all major clinical domains—including drug interactions, allergies, precautions and dosing information—to eliminate the current "siloed" approach in which retail pharmacists need to consider alerts within each clinical domain. The solution can also learn from previous pharmacist actions—for example, eliminating alerts at prescription refill if they were already addressed in previous fills.
FDB Navigo assists the retail pharmacist to determine the "next best step" for each patient, whether that is to fill the prescription, provide additional guidance to the patient, or follow up with the patient's physician. To provide further support, FDB Navigo identifies therapeutic alternatives when available based on the patient's risk and equips the pharmacist with a scripted narrative that can be used when counseling the patient or when discussing interventions with the physician. These innovations help standardize pharmacist actions across all pharmacies to better ensure patient safety, while also improving the experience for the pharmacist, provider and patient.
FDB Navigo helps to significantly reduce the number of alerts retail pharmacists receive in order to alleviate their cognitive burden. Unlike legacy clinical screening solutions, this new solution helps retail pharmacists, who are increasingly taking on expanded roles in patient care, to easily identify and respond to medication risks pertinent to individual patients to improve patient safety. Ultimately, FDB Navigo gives retail pharmacists more time and cognitive space to consult with patients and offer more primary care services.
"As retail pharmacists take on greater responsibilities beyond filling prescriptions and providing general advice for taking medications, demands on their time and energy have increased," said FDB President Bob Katter. "FDB is pleased to offer a transformative clinical guidance solution that helps pharmacists meet these demands and practice at the top of their license in order to best serve the health and safety needs of their patients."
Many retail pharmacies now offer a broader range of patient care services such as administering vaccines; testing for HIV, COVID-19 and other conditions; prescribing certain medications; conducting mental health screenings; educating patients about protective health measures; and delivering medication adherence and medication therapy management programs for patients with chronic conditions. Given this evolving role, 92% of patients view their pharmacist as a healthcare provider.
Even though retail pharmacists increasingly provide direct care for patients, a recent survey concluded that they are only able to spend 10% of their time counseling patients. Furthermore, the same survey reported that 75% of retail chain pharmacists and 53% of independent retail pharmacists feel they should spend more time devoted to patient counseling and medication therapy management.
FDB Navigo can help retail pharmacists free up time to perform these important services. Real-world pharmacy data collected while developing the FDB Navigo solution indicates that between 30% and 50% of alerts that pharmacists currently need to review can be eliminated. Once FDB Navigo is fully deployed, retail pharmacists can expect to see a larger decrease in alert volume.
Chirag Patel, PharmD, senior product manager for FDB said: "FDB Navigo leverages additional patient information such as prescription history, previous alert outcomes, and universal medication schedule, to provide patient-specific context for clinical guidance, helping to ensure medication safety. This product development approach, also reflected in other solutions within FDB's PatientFirst™ suite, helps retail pharmacists make more precise, evidence-based decisions."
To learn more about FDB Navigo, visit FDB at the NACDS TSE Conference, August 27 – 29 in Boston, booth #1817 or email Mike.Plinski@fdbhealth.com.
About FDB
FDB (First Databank) creates and delivers the world's most powerful drug knowledge that ignites, inspires, and illuminates critical medication decisions. We collaborate with our partners to help improve patient safety, operational efficiency, and health outcomes. Our drug databases drive healthcare information systems that serve the majority of hospitals, physician practices, pharmacies, payers, and all other areas of healthcare and are used by millions of clinicians, business associates, and patients every day. Please visit us at https://www.fdbhealth.com/, or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About Hearst Health
The mission of Hearst Health is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person's health journey. Care guidance from Hearst Health reaches the majority of people in the U.S. The Hearst Health network includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, MCG, Homecare Homebase and MHK. Hearst also holds a minority interest in the precision medicine and oncology analytics company M2Gen. Follow Hearst Health on Twitter @HearstHealth or LinkedIn @Hearst-Health.
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SÃO PAULO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AEGEA Finance S.à r.l. (the "Issuer"), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGEA Saneamento e Participações S.A. ("Aegea"), announced today the early tender results in connection with its previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for any and all of the outstanding U.S.$400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes"). The Issuer also announced receipt of the requisite consents in connection with its previously announced consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") from the holders of the Notes (the "Holders") to the adoption of the Proposed Amendments (as defined below).
The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated April 21, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase"), previously distributed to Holders.
The Issuer has been advised that as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 4, 2022 (such date and time, the "Early Tender Payment Deadline"), U.S.$340,986,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, representing 85.25% of the outstanding Notes, had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the Tender Offer and consents delivered pursuant to the Consent Solicitation. The Issuer intends to purchase all Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Payment Deadline on May 20, 2022 (the "Settlement Date").
The total consideration payable to Holders for each U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Payment Deadline and purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer will be U.S.$1,028.75 (the "Total Consideration"), plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including the Settlement Date. The Total Consideration includes an early tender payment of U.S.$30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the "Early Tender Payment"), payable only to Holders who validly tendered (and do not withdraw) their Notes and validly deliver (and do not revoke) the related consents to the Proposed Amendments at or prior to the Early Tender Payment Deadline.
Pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, the Issuer solicited consents (the "Consents") from Holders to the proposed amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the indenture pursuant to which the Notes were issued (the "Indenture"), which would (i) eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, as well as various events of default and related provisions contained in the Indenture and (ii) reduce the minimum required notice period for the redemption of Notes from 30 days to three business days prior to the date fixed for redemption (maintaining the maximum notice period of 60 days). In order for the Proposed Amendments to be adopted, Consents must be received in respect of at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes (not including any Notes which are owned by Aegea or any of its affiliates) (the "Requisite Consent"). The Issuer has obtained the Requisite Consent and intends to execute a supplemental indenture (the "Supplemental Indenture") to the Indenture which will effectuate the Proposed Amendments. Any Notes not tendered and purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer will remain outstanding and will be subject to the terms of the Indenture as amended by the Supplemental Indenture.
Holders who have not yet tendered their Notes have until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time), on May 18, 2022, unless extended by the Issuer (such time and date, as it may be extended, the "Expiration Time") to tender their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer. Holders of Notes who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Payment Deadline but at or prior to the Expiration Time will not be entitled to receive the Early Tender Payment and will be entitled to receive only the Tender Offer Consideration, as described in the Offer to Purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
The Issuer's obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction or, when applicable, waiver of certain conditions, which are more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, including, among others, a financing condition as described in the Offer to Purchase. In addition, subject to applicable law, the Issuer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) extend, terminate or withdraw the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation at any time or (ii) otherwise amend the Tender Offer and/or the Consent Solicitation in any respect at any time and from time to time. The Issuer further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, not to accept any tenders of Notes with respect to the Notes. The Issuer is making the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation only in those jurisdictions where it is legal to do so.
Banco BTG Pactual S.A. – Cayman Branch, Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as dealer managers for the Tender Offer and as solicitation agents for the Consent Solicitation and can be contacted at their respective telephone numbers set forth on the back cover page of Offer to Purchase with questions regarding the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation.
Copies of the Offer to Purchase are available to holders of Notes from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent and the tender agent for the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase should be directed to D.F. King at +1 (800)-249-7148 (toll free), +1 (212) 269-5550 (collect) or aegea@dfking.com.
Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any related documents have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, nor have any such documents been filed with or reviewed by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any related documents, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.
Any new notes will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and will be offered only in transactions exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are being made solely on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Under no circumstances shall this press release constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes or any other securities of Aegea or any of its subsidiaries, including the Issuer. The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are not being made to, nor will the Issuer accept tenders of Notes or deliveries of consents from, holders in any jurisdiction in which the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities of blue sky laws of such jurisdiction. This press release also is not a solicitation of consents to the Proposed Amendments to the Indenture. No recommendation is made as to whether holders should tender their Notes or deliver their consents with respect to the Notes. Holders should carefully read the Offer to Purchase because it contains important information, including the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical nature or which relate to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that the transactions described herein will be consummated or as to the ultimate terms of any such transactions. Neither the Issuer nor Aegea undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or for any other reason.
This press release must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. This announcement and the Offer to Purchase contain important information which must be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation. If any holder of Notes is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own legal, tax, accounting and financial advice, including as to any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, attorney, accountant or other independent financial or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee or intermediary must contact such entity if it wishes to participate in the Tender Offer. None of Aegea, the Issuer, the dealer managers and solicitation agents, the information and tender agent and any person who controls, or is a director, officer, employee or agent of such persons, or any affiliate of such persons, makes any recommendation as to whether Holders of Notes should participate in the Tender Offer.
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- Raj Vazirani's board appointment continues the recent strategic partnership between StradVision and ZF to accelerate the Autonomous Driving perception technology space.
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StradVision, an AI-based perception processing technology company for Autonomous Vehicles and ADAS, and technology company ZF Group (ZF) have announced the appointment of ZF's Raj Vazirani to StradVision's board of directors.
Raj Vazirani brings 20 years of experience within the ADAS and Autonomous Driving space, including prior background in the Telecom industry. His current role at ZF is Director of Radar, Camera Products, Electronics Engineering and Computer Vision Architecture – where he leads engineering of ADAS Sensors and Central Hardware development – and his education background includes a Bachelor in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University and attending the Ashridge Executive Management Program at INSEAD Business School.
"I am excited to join the board of StradVision as we work together to further develop our perception expertise, in particular for higher levels of L3 and L4 autonomy, to provide various mobility solutions," said Raj Vazirani. "We look forward to future growth in the ADAS and AD space through world class AI-based perception technology."
Vazirani's new board appointment also elevates the recently established partnership between StradVision and ZF to accelerate the future of Autonomous Driving perception technology, which saw ZF acquire a 6 percent stake in StradVision to expand the portfolio of autonomous driving perception software. In addition, the partnership has strengthened ZF's global ecosystem for automated driving Level 3 and Level 4 systems.
"Our collaboration and strategic relationship with ZF have proven very beneficial as we both continue high ambitions for leading the perception space as well as the autonomous driving market," said Junhwan Kim, CEO at StradVision. "We're honored to have Raj Vazirani join our StradVision board, and we look forward to his collaboration, leadership and expertise as we continue to grow our global efforts."
StradVision has seen major business growth over the past year, including their new local subsidiary opening in Michigan and second German office opening. The company's SVNet powers the perception technology behind ADAS and autonomous driving, allowing vehicles to accurately detect and identify objects — such as other vehicles, lanes, pedestrians, animals, free space, traffic signs, and lights — even in poor lighting or harsh weather conditions. StradVision's SVNet software relies on deep learning-based perception algorithms, which requires a relatively small amount of memory and low power consumption. The software supports across 14+ hardware platforms by Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Renesas and other chipset makers and provides the network to run deep learning-based perception software on V3H, TDA4VM, SA8155 and CV22.
ZF's portfolio of system solutions spans a variety of strategic technology fields, including the growing and evolving autonomous driving vehicle sector. Among these solutions are the company's high-performance computers such as the ZF ProAI; automotive software supporting ADAS and AD functions; sensors like camera, radar, and LiDAR; and smart actuators.
About StradVision
Founded in 2014, StradVision is an automotive industry pioneer in AI-based vision processing technology for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The company is accelerating the advent of fully autonomous vehicles by making ADAS features available at a fraction of the market cost compared with competitors. StradVision's SVNet is being deployed on various vehicle models in partnership with OEMs and powers ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles worldwide and is serviced by over 300 employees in Seoul, San Jose, Detroit, Tokyo, Shanghai, Friedrichshafen, and Dusseldorf. StradVision has been honored with the Gold Award at the 2021 AutoSens Awards for Best-in-Class Software for Perception Systems, and the 2020 Autonomous Vehicle Technology ACES Award in Autonomy (Software Category). In addition, StradVision's software is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management System and ISO 26262 for Automotive Functional Safety.
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Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins
NEW YORK (AP) — The possibility of a great red wave still looms.
But as the 2022 midterm elections enter their final two-month sprint, leading Republicans concede that their party’s advantage may be slipping even as Democrats confront their president’s weak standing, deep voter pessimism and the weight of history this fall.
The political landscape, while still in flux, follows a string of President Joe Biden’s legislative victories on climate, health care and gun violence, just as Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidates in electoral battlegrounds like Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania struggle to broaden their appeal. But nothing has undermined the GOP’s momentum more than the Supreme Court’s stunning decision in June to end abortion protections, which triggered a swift backlash even in the reddest of red states.
“This midterm looks and feels significantly different than it did six months ago,” said veteran Republican pollster Neil Newhouse. The abortion ruling “has energized some segments, especially the Democratic constituency, and it has thrown a wrench, at least to some extent, into the hopes of winning a ton of seats.”
History suggests Republicans should dominate the November elections.
In the modern era, the party that holds the White House has lost congressional seats in virtually every first-term president’s first midterm election. Ronald Reagan lost 26 House seats, Bill Clinton lost 52, Barack Obama 63 and Trump 40. Only George W. Bush’s Republican Party enjoyed a modest eight-seat gain in his first midterm, coming after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Nine weeks before Election Day, leading operatives in both parties expect Republicans to pick up roughly 10 to 20 House seats, which would give the GOP a narrow majority in the chamber in November and break up Democrats’ control of the federal government. But many Republicans are losing confidence in the high-stakes fight for the Senate majority and key governorships across the nation.
In Pennsylvania, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro argues that his focus on public safety, education, the economy and freedom is driving his momentum but concedes that his opponent is also a major factor.
“Folks trust me to get it done,” Shapiro, the state attorney general, told The Associated Press. “And in fairness, in part, it’s because I’m running against the guy who’s by far the most extreme and dangerous candidate in the nation.”
In one of the nation’s most important swing states, Republicans nominated Doug Mastriano as their nominee for governor, even after learning about his leading role in Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election.
The state senator and retired military officer helped organize the state’s effort to submit fake presidential electors beholden to Trump and was seen outside the Capitol as pro-Trump demonstrators attacked police on Jan. 6, 2021. He has also alienated moderate voters and even some Republicans with divisive positions on several issues, including abortion, which he opposes in all circumstances.
Mastriano’s campaign didn’t respond to an interview request for this story.
Shapiro will launch his first TV ad of the fall campaign on Tuesday, casting Mastriano’s fierce opposition to abortion rights and gay marriage as a threat to Pennsylvania’s economy. The ad is the first spot in a $16.9 million television advertising investment the campaign reserved for the nine weeks leading up to Election Day.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel acknowledged that the GOP must sharpen its message on abortion given the Democrats’ apparent momentum.
“We can’t allow them to control the narrative,” McDaniel said in an interview.
She emphasized Republican leaders’ record of supporting exceptions for abortion in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother, sidestepping questions about candidates like Mastriano, Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who oppose such exceptions.
“I’m not going to speak about every candidate and where they’re at,” McDaniel said. “But the past four Republican presidents since Roe believe in the exception, and that is where I think a lot of the American people are, according to polling. But they also believe in limitations, and Democrats have shown no inclination to have any limitation.”
On the Republican Party’s broader midterm outlook, McDaniel said top races were always likely to tighten, despite the conventional wisdom that a massive red wave was building.
“Many of these states are battleground states,” she said. “It’s going to be tight.”
On paper, Republicans continue to enjoy tremendous advantages.
Beyond the weight of history, Democrats are saddled with Biden’s low favorability ratings as roughly 7 in 10 voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Democratic strategists acknowledge serious political headwinds as inflation and pessimism surge, but they note gas prices have ticked down, pandemic worries have waned and Biden has won major legislative victories on several key issues.
“Republicans haven’t taken advantage of the bad political environment. And they punted on having any agenda or getting anything done,” said Biden pollster John Anzalone, who was far less confident about the midterm outlook at the beginning of the summer.
“Historically, this should be a 30- or 40-seat win by Republicans,” he added. “The entire Republican Party has been one big mistake for the past four or five months.”
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has blamed GOP “candidate quality” for why his party was more likely to win the House than the Senate.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the Senate GOP campaign arm, sees it differently.
“He and I clearly have a disagreement on this. I think we’ve got great candidates,” Scott told the AP, citing opportunities to challenge Democrats in blue states like Colorado and Washington state. “I think we’re doing fine.”
Scott did acknowledge some uncertainty involving Trump’s role in the coming weeks.
The former president helped his loyalists, most of whom embraced his conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, win primary elections across the country throughout the spring and summer. But it’s unclear how Trump will help them, if at all, as the election moves into the fall.
“He’s got a choice about what he wants to do. He clearly has some candidates that he wanted to get through the primaries and they did,” Scott said. “He’ll make his own decision on what he wants to do.”
At the same time, a disproportionate number of women are registering to vote. And if recent voting patterns hold, that’s good news for Democrats.
In at least seven states, women made up a higher share of newly registered voters following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to an AP analysis of voter data from L2, a nonpartisan data provider.
In the five weeks after the court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, women made up 64% of new Kansas registrations. Then, on Aug. 2, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have let state lawmakers impose new restrictions on abortions.
Trump-backed Republicans who oppose abortion rights are fighting for momentum in several swing states.
A leading Republican Senate super PAC recently canceled television ad reservations in Arizona, where Blake Masters is running, while committing $28 million to help Trump loyalist JD Vance in Ohio, a state Trump carried by 8 points in the last election. In Pennsylvania, there are concerns that Mastriano is dragging down the rest of the Republican ticket, while Trump-endorsed GOP Senate nominee Mehmet Oz is struggling with residency questions. And in Georgia, Walker is facing difficult questions about his past and his opposition to abortion in all cases.
Rep. Tom Emmer, the Minnesota Republican who leads the House GOP campaign arm, warned his party against taking anything for granted.
He noted that most of the seats Republicans are targeting this fall are set in districts Biden carried, a contrast from past elections where Republicans found success in GOP-leaning districts.
“Don’t be measuring the drapes,” Emmer told the AP in a message to Republican colleagues. “This isn’t the typical midterm that we’re talking about.”
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Associated Press writers Aaron Kessler, Hannah Fingerhut and Zeke Miller in Washington and Bill Barrow in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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Bell earns third Cup Series pole of season at steamy Kansas
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Christopher Bell qualified on the pole for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, topping the time set by Tyler Reddick earlier in the session and grabbing his third pole of the NASCAR Cup Series season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Bell turned a lap of 179.575 mph Saturday in the first showcase of the Next Gen car at the mile-and-a-half oval west of downtown Kansas City. That was enough to beat Reddick, who went 178.855 mph for Richard Childress Racing, and add to the poles that Bell won at Las Vegas and Talladega.
Now the trick is to do something with it. Bell finished 10th in the desert and 22nd a few weeks ago in Alabama.
“These guys are just doing a really good job on this 20 car and have been all year. Really proud of the effort,” said Bell, who has been chasing his second win in NASCAR’s top series since winning on the road course at Daytona in February 2021.
“Hopefully,” Bell said with a smile, “we can keep it up tomorrow.”
Betting favorite Kyle Larson qualified third for Hendrick Motorsports and will start in the second row alongside Austin Cindric, the best of the Team Penske cars. Kurt Busch made it five different teams in the first five spots for 23XI Racing, while Kyle Busch qualified sixth and Aric Almirola was seventh for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Alex Bowman, Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top 10 on a brutally hot afternoon at Kansas.
“We have everything we need to win races,” said Bell, who will try to become the 11th different driver through the first 13 races to clinch a playoff spot with a win. “Our cars have been super fast. We just have to maintain our track position. We’ve really, really struggled on pit road, and that’s one of the reasons we’re not contending for wins. If we can get our pit road struggles under control, we’ll be contending for sure.”
Last week’s winner at Darlington, Joey Logano, along with Ricky Stenhouse and Chris Buescher had problems with left rear tires and found the wall in practice. None were able to qualify and all of them will start near the back Sunday.
“I turned off the corner, I could feel it shaking and I knew it was bad,” Logano said. “We’ll have to come from the rear but we’ll be all right. We’ll fight through it. I think we were pretty decent on lap times before it.”
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Azure Power Global Limited ("Azure" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZRE), if they purchased the Company's securities between June 15, 2021 and August 26, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nyse-azre/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
Kuznicki Law PLLC is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a Company lead to artificial inflation of the Company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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DALLAS, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) declared a quarterly cash dividend for common stock of 68 cents ($0.68) per share. The dividend is payable Oct. 1, 2022, to common stock shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15, 2022.
The Board also declared a dividend of $1,406.25 per share (equivalent to $14.0625 per depositary share) on the Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of Comerica Incorporated, payable Oct. 1, 2022, to preferred stock shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15, 2022.
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $86.9 billion as of June 30, 2022.
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NORWALK, Conn., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) will host a conference call to review its second quarter 2022 financial results on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. John L. Garrison, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Julie Beck, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the call.
The Company's financial results will be issued and available at https://investors.terex.com after the market close on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.
Participants are encouraged to access the webcast 15 minutes prior to the starting time. The webcast will be available for replay at https://investors.terex.com.
Terex is a global manufacturer of materials processing machinery and aerial work platforms. We design, build and support products used in construction, maintenance, manufacturing, energy, recycling, minerals and materials management applications. Certain Terex products and solutions enable customers to reduce their environmental impact including electric and hybrid offerings that deliver quiet and emission-free performance, products that support renewable energy, and products that aid in the recovery of useful materials from various types of waste. Our products are manufactured in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia and sold worldwide. We engage with customers through all stages of the product life cycle, from initial specification and financing to parts and service support.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DemandJump, the leading Pillar-Based Marketing platform, announced today the appointment of Tom Millay as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Tom has over 25 years of management experience in B2B software including senior executive roles at venture capital, private equity and public software companies including Passageways, Healthx, WebLink, Consona, Sterling Software and Texas Instruments Software. During his career, he has held executive positions across multiple functions including General Manager; COO; Executive Chairman; VP Sales, Marketing & Product; VP Sales & Services and SVP Product & Marketing.
"I have experienced the pain that DemandJump solves in multiple companies over the years. Organic alignment to customer behavior has emerged as one of the most critical keystone components for every company's go to market strategy," said Tom Millay. "This complex issue has not been solved by traditional marketing tools and I am excited about DemandJump leading the next revolution in modern marketing called Pillar-Based Marketing."
"We couldn't be more excited about having Tom lead DemandJump into the future. His experience across multiple departments over the last 25 years will be invaluable to the growth of the company," said Christopher Day, previous CEO and board member.
About DemandJump Inc.
DemandJump is the leading Pillar-Based Marketing Platform that guides content marketers with actionable insights and transparent metrics that inform content strategy to significantly increase first-page search rankings that drive better outcomes through significant growth in traffic, leads and customers while reducing cost per lead. Combined with powerful marketing attribution tools, these content insights empower marketers to articulate their impact on closed/won revenue and focus only on content that drives growth with the right keywords, content topics, and content structures for any audience.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Myeloid Therapeutics, Inc. ("Myeloid"), a clinical stage mRNA-immunotherapy company harnessing the power of myeloid and innate biology to engineer novel therapies that elicit a broad immune response for cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that the Company will participate in the following investor conferences:
- Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference, September 12-14th, 2022, in NY
- Jefferies Cell & Genetic Medicine Summit, September 29-30th, 2022, in NY
Myeloid Therapeutics is a clinical stage mRNA-immunotherapy company harnessing the power of myeloid cell biology to engineer new therapeutic alternatives for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases. Integrating the fields of RNA biology, immunology, and medicine, the Company's proprietary platform provides clinical solutions that match therapeutic modalities to disease conditions, including use of autologous cell therapies, in vivo cell programming using mRNA, RNA-based gene-editing using RetroT™ and multi-targeted biologics. Myeloid is advancing a broad portfolio of clinical and preclinical candidates designed to enable full immune system responses. Myeloid has entered into strategic partnerships with Prime Medicine and Acuitas and is supported by well-known biotechnology investors. Myeloid is headquartered in Boston, MA.
For more information, please visit https://www.myeloidtx.com/.
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GrowPath Now Has 26 Patents as It Continues to Innovate for Law Firm Clients.
DURHAM, N.C., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GrowPath, an industry-leading provider of best-in-class legal case management software for law firms, has been awarded its third cybersecurity patent, bringing its total number of patents to 26.
"User authentication is the gateway to a firm's data," said GrowPath Chief Executive Officer Neal Goffman. "Even password vaults and secure keychains have a vulnerability – they're often unlocked with a device. Our new method adds a layer of security that means your firm's data remains secure even if your phone is unlocked or someone manages to access your laptop."
U.S. Patent No. 11,265,311 refers to a special "unique image credential" that helps confirm a user's identity before allowing them access to the platform. The new patent extends GrowPath's considerable lead in patented innovations in comparison to its competition. It also underscores the company's relentless desire to make the product better.
"We're solving problems before they become problems," said GrowPath Founder Eric Sanchez. "You can't do that by resting on your laurels. We listen to clients. We live in their world. The firm's data is everything, so we're thinking of new ways to keep it safer."
GrowPath holds two other cybersecurity patents. One deals with data obfuscation and securing sensitive data by converting it to an image. The other is for an additional image authentication method. While biometrics can be falsified and require hardware to function, GrowPath's more elegant solution is more difficult to circumvent.
Goffman added, "By developing GrowPath from the ground up to maximize the natural convenience and security advantages of a cloud-based platform, we started ahead of the curve. This new, patented security feature proves to our clients and future users that we aim to stay ahead of it."
About GrowPath
GrowPath is a cutting-edge legal case management software delivering industry-leading solutions for personal injury law firms. By partnering with GrowPath, in addition to yielding the benefits of using a market-leading platform, firms get access to some of the best and most creative minds in the industry. From the individuals leading our company to those working closely every day with our clients, we have years of real-world expertise building successful plaintiffs' firms. GrowPath is empowering firms to boost revenue by improving the efficiency of the services they deliver. To learn more, visit GrowPath.com.
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Skepticism and hope as USA Gymnastics enters post-Nassar era
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The blue and red flames of the new logo USA Gymnastics unveiled this week are designed to symbolize rebirth. They might as well double as a metaphor for the self-inflicted damage the organization has endured for the better part of a decade.
The Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal shook the sport’s national governing body to its core. Hundreds of victims of abuse at the hands of the former national team doctor came forward to tell their stories, some of them highlighting a toxic culture that allowed Nassar to hide in plain sight for decades.
The fallout included sending Nassar to jail essentially for the rest of his life, a massive leadership overhaul within the organization — more than half of the current staff has been with the organization for three years or less — and last December a $380 million settlement between abuse victims, USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. The agreement included a series of provisions designed to promote transparency, accountability and safety within a program that used to be the gold standard of the U.S. Olympic movement.
The settlement assured the organization’s survival. And that process — as painful and public and humiliating as it was — might have been the easy part.
Now comes a far more difficult task: making sure the changes — some of them implemented years ago, others still in the works — actually stick. And president Li Li Leung, hired in 2019, knows it.
“We’re truly committed to the pursuit of a culture that will prevent these failings from ever happening again,” Leung said Wednesday on the eve of the 2022 U.S. Championships. “So now how we feel doesn’t really matter. It’s our actions that matter.”
One of the most visible will be on display for the first time this weekend at Amalie Arena. USA Gymnastics overhauled its women’s elite program over the winter, dividing the job of national team coordinator into three separate but equal gigs. Dan Baker is now the developmental lead, with Olympic medalist and 2005 world champion Chellsie Memmel serving as the technical lead and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Alicia Sacramone Quinn serving as the strategic lead.
The new paradigm was designed to make sure no one person wielded too much power and influence within the program. The arrangement is still very much in the feeling-out stage, though the hiring of two former athletes who have excelled in the crucible of world-class competition — Memmel herself just a year removed from an unlikely comeback in her early 30s — caught the attention of 2020 Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles.
“It is kind of cool having people who were just there doing the same thing that we did in this elite world,” said Chiles, who is in the women’s field this weekend. “It’s kind of cool that they can connect to us in that way. So it is kind of exciting to see how they’re going to work with us.”
The 21-year-old Chiles joined the senior national team in 2017 as the scope of the Nassar scandal deepened and as USA Gymnastics began to try to plot a way forward, a path riddled by missteps as it went through multiple presidents and national team coordinators.
While there is a general sense there has been incremental progress at the upper levels of the sport over the last five years, Chiles believes more work needs to be done.
“Having that ability to make our voices heard is where it needs to kind of change a little, I would have to say, because sometimes it can be hard,” Chiles said.
Listening is one of Quinn’s primary goals. She intends to meet with each athlete during national team camps to be both a sounding board and a guide.
“(I want to) to be able to see how they’re doing physically and mentally and tell them where I think they’re doing great, where I think they need to put some work in,” she said. “And that way everybody kind of knows where they stand.”
Where the women’s program stands at the moment is at a bit of a crossroads. The easing of NCAA rules on name, image and likeness compensation has allowed Olympians like Chiles and floor exercise gold medalist Jade Carey to compete collegiately and at the elite level at the same time.
They’ll also be getting a first-hand glimpse at the latest iteration of “change” in an organization that’s seen plenty of it over the last five-plus years. Chiles is curious about what this latest shift will look like, to see if the metamorphosis goes deeper than a new logo and mission statement.
Like nearly everyone else associated with the sport, she’s both skeptical and cautiously optimistic.
“I mean, obviously, I am going to be looking at what’s new and what’s different and how everything’s just going to play out this weekend,” Chiles said. “So we’ll see how everything turns out.”
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Shareholders with $100,000 losses or more are encouraged to contact the firm.
BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Lottery.com Inc. f/k/a Trident Acquisitions Corp. ("Lottery.com" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LTRY).
Class Period: November 15, 2021 – July 29, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 18, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Lottery.com investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the Company lacked adequate internal accounting controls; (2) the Company lacked adequate internal controls over financial reporting, including but not limited to those pertaining to revenue recognition and the reporting of cash; (3) the Company was not in compliance with state and federal laws governing the sale of lottery tickets; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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WATERLOO, ON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) will report results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 23, 2022. The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 400-4403 or live streamed on the Company's website at BlackBerry.com/Investors.
A replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET on June 23, 2022, by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 and entering Conference ID #1566649. It will also be available at the link above.
The following table gives target dates for quarterly earnings announcements for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2023.
* The dates given are for planning purposes only and a press release confirming the earnings date will be issued approximately 2 weeks before.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including 195M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
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Although some national parks recovered visitors in 2021, others continue to suffer.
NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With travel restrictions still in place for many international destinations, along with a desire to avoid or escape dense populations in cities, outdoor itineraries within the U.S. are holding greater appeal as pandemic fears start to fade.
A recent study by ValuePenguin looked at national park and monument visitation to see which parks saw the most and least visitors, and which ones are on the road to recovery.
Key findings:
- National parks in 2021 reclaimed 91% of their 2019 pre-pandemic visitation. Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida was the big winner with a 154% increase in visits: nearly 2.6 million in 2021, versus roughly 1 million in 2019.
- As pandemic fears faded, national park visitors stayed longer. While visitorship in 2021 was down 9% from 2019, the number of hours spent at national parks was down only 5%.
- But not all parks fared the same during the early portion of the pandemic. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska saw a drop in visitors from more than 1.1 million in 2019 to only 297 — yes, 297 — in 2020.
- Urban parks, monuments and memorials typically have seen the slowest recoveries. Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Boston National Historic Park and the Statue of Liberty National Park in New York all ranked in the bottom five for percentage change in visitors between 2019 and 2021.
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About ValuePenguin.com: ValuePenguin.com, a LendingTree® company, is a personal finance website that conducts in-depth research and provides objective analysis to help guide consumers to the best financial decisions. ValuePenguin focuses on value, assessing whether the return of a particular decision is worth the cost or risk of that option, and how this stacks up with the other possible choices they may have. For more information, please visit www.valuepenguin.com, like our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter @ValuePenguin.
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(The Hill) – Democratic campaign groups are slamming the Disney-owned streaming service Hulu for what they say is its refusal to run ads on the crucial midterm election issues of abortion and gun safety.
The streaming service did not run ads submitted last week by the Democratic campaign groups and has failed to give the groups a clear reason why, according to a national Democratic Party official.
The platform’s rejection of the ads was first reported by The Washington Post.
In a joint statement, the executive directors of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic Governors’ Association (DGA) said Hulu’s “censorship of truth is outrageous, offensive, and another step down a dangerous path for our country.”
“Voters have the right to know the facts about MAGA Republicans’ agenda on issues like abortion – and Hulu is doing a huge disservice to the American people by blocking voters from learning the truth about the GOP record or denying these issues from even being discussed,” they said.
The DSCC, DCCC, an DGA on July 15 submitted ads about the GOP’s record on abortion and gun safety laws to Hulu, as well as a Disney-owned ABC affiliate in Philadelphia and the company’s sports channel ESPN. Placement for the ads was also on Facebook, YouTube, Roku and NBC/Universal, according to the national Democratic Party official.
A few days later, the ads went live across Facebook, YouTube, Roku, NBC and broadcast and cable TV but not on Hulu, without any additional information from the service about whether the ad had been approved or not. When asked for clarification, the Democrats’ vendors were told it was “content related,” according to the party official.
The committees say they did not get an answer from Hulu throughout the last and calls and emails from a lawyer for the committees to Hulu went unanswered. On Thursday, Hulu said it would accept the ad, but followed up to say the message had been sent in error, according to the National Democratic party official.
A spokesperson for Hulu did not respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The company also declined to comment to the Post through a spokesperson. A person familiar with Hulu’s policy who requested anonymity told the Post the company does not publicly disclose its advertising guidelines, but it prohibits advertising that takes a position on a controversial issue regardless of whether it is a political ad.
The person told the Post that the ads are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
This is not the first time Democrats have run into the issue of Hulu for rejecting ads about abortion.
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.) slammed the platform in May for rejecting her ad about the issue.
Hulu also rejected an ad from New York Democratic Congressional candidate Suraj Patel that mentioned abortion rights, Jezebel reported. The platform reportedly asked the campaign to remove at least one of three “sensitive” issues mentioned, including abortion, climate change and gun laws. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/hulu-wont-run-democrats-ads-on-abortion-guns/ | 2022-07-25T23:22:43Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden will visit Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama this week to help lay the groundwork as the United States finalizes arrangements for a hemisphere-wide summit being held in Los Angeles in June, the White House announced Tuesday.
The first lady departs Wednesday on her second solo trip abroad this month.
She spent Mother’s Day weekend in Eastern Europe executing a high-profile show of U.S. support for Ukrainian refugees, mostly women and children who fled to neighboring Romania and Slovakia to escape Russia’s war against their country. Biden also made an unannounced trip into western Ukraine for a surprise meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska.
Biden’s trip through Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama is meant to serve as a warmup of sorts for a gathering of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean being held June 6-10 in Los Angeles. The weeklong Summit of the Americas is a key part of President Joe Biden’s outreach to a region that increasingly is being courted by U.S. adversaries, such as China and Russia.
Throughout the trip, Jill Biden will highlight U.S. support for programs that help children, women and young people across the countries on her itinerary, according to her schedule.
In Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday, the first lady will meet with President Guillermo Lasso and first lady María de Lourdes Alcívar de Lasso at the Carondelet Palace. The first ladies will visit a child development center to learn about government efforts to improve childhood nutrition.
Biden will also visit an elementary school that hosts a U.S.-backed accelerated learning program that helps Ecuadorian, Venezuelan and Colombian dropouts return to school.
In Panama City, Panama, on Friday, Biden will visit the Presidential Palace to sit down with first lady Yazmin Colón de Cortizo. They will also tour a school to learn about Cortizo’s “See and Hear to Learn” program, which offers students eye and hearing exams, and eyeglasses and hearing aids.
On Saturday, Biden and Cortizo will tour The Good Samaritan Home to visit with residents with HIV/AIDS. The people at the shelter benefit from HIV/AIDS relief programs funded through a U.S. program, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the White House said.
Later Saturday, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Biden will address women who participated in U.S. State Department programs designed to help them become entrepreneurs. Her schedule Saturday also includes a meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves and first lady Signe Zeikate.
On Sunday, Biden will highlight joint work by the U.S. and Costa Rica to combat cancer when she tours the National Children’s Hospital of Costa Rica.
On Monday, Biden will visit a community center supported through the Sembremos Seguridad, or “Planting the Seeds of Security” program, which is led by the Costa Rican government with an assist from the U.S. State Department. Local governments, non-governmental organizations and law enforcement work to provide safe spaces and healthy outlets for Costa Rican youth.
She returns to Washington on Monday night.
President Biden was also leaving Washington on Thursday for his first official visit to Asia as president. He has scheduled stops in Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo through May 24. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/jill-biden-heads-to-latin-america-before-hemispheric-summit/ | 2022-05-18T20:15:01Z |
(NewsNation) — The man who allegedly stabbed Salman Rushdie in the neck and abdomen has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault.
Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, was processed and transported to Chautauqua County Jail on Friday. Deadline reports he was remanded without bail, and that charges could be upgraded if Rushdie’s condition gets worse.
Authorities said Matar was born in the United States to Lebanese parents who emigrated from Yaroun, a border village in southern Lebanon, the mayor of the village, Ali Tehfe, told The Associated Press.
The stabbing happened at the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York, where Rushdie was set to give a lecture.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storming the stage and begin attacking Rushdie as he was being introduced. The author was then taken or fell to the floor.
According to New York State Police, Rushdie was transported by helicopter to the hospital. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator Friday evening, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in his arm and an eye he was likely to lose.
Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, a co-founder of an organization that offers residencies to writers facing persecution, was also attacked. Reese suffered a facial injury and was treated and released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie had planned to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.
Rushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses” has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it blasphemous. A year later, Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death.
Khomeini died the same year he issued the fatwa, which remains in effect. Iran’s current supreme leader, Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict.
Iran’s government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini’s decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered. In 2012, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8 million to $3.3 million.
Rushdie dismissed that threat at the time, saying there was “no evidence” of people being interested in the reward. That year, Rushdie published a memoir, “Joseph Anton,” about the fatwa. The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie had used while in hiding.
The Chautauqua Institution, about 55 miles southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, is known for its summertime lecture series. Rushdie has spoken there before.
“Banfield” spoke Friday with Mona Kolko, an eyewitness to the incident.
“People were horrified. It went from the noise of applause, 2,000 people clapping to people shouting, people hollering, people crying. Stunned. Shocked. What is going on here? What happened here? He is hurt. Something terrible is going on, and we are witnessing this horrible moment,” Kolko said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/suspect-in-salman-rushdie-attack-charged-with-attempted-murder-assault/ | 2022-08-13T20:08:37Z |
Melancon gets Soto in 9th, Dbacks hold off Nats 4-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona closer Mark Melancon retired Juan Soto with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, helping Cooper Hummel’s tiebreaking two-run home run hold up in the Diamondbacks’ 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Soto popped up to third base with two outs, ending Melancon’s second save of the season. Hummel had two hits, Matt Davidson and Jake McCarthy also homered, and Arizona split the four-game series with consecutive wins for the first time this season. Davidson, called up from Triple-A Reno on Thursday, homered in his first at-bat in the majors since Sept. 6, 2020 with the Reds. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/21/melancon-gets-soto-in-9th-dbacks-hold-off-nats-4-3/ | 2022-04-22T03:51:34Z |
New Anniversary Video Highlights Viking's History and Leadership
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) is celebrating today the company's 25th anniversary and its leadership in travel. To commemorate the anniversary, Viking has released a new video message from Chairman Torstein Hagen as he reflects on the company's key milestones since its founding on August 5, 1997. The new video can be viewed here on Viking's website, as well as here on Viking's award-winning enrichment channel, Viking.TV. All this week, Viking.TV daily programming has centered on Norwegian culture and history as a tribute to the Hagen family's Norwegian heritage.
"I am proud of all that we have accomplished in these 25 years. First, we invented modern river voyages; then, we reinvented ocean voyages with our destination-focused approach; now, we are perfecting expedition voyages and exploring all seven continents—in comfort," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. "To every member of our extended Viking family of guests and employees: happy anniversary and thank you. These first 25 years have been very good, but we are just getting started."
The anniversary comes just after Viking was named the #1 Ocean Line and #1 River Line in Travel + Leisure's 2022 "World's Best" Awards, in which the company became the first cruise line ever to top both categories in the same year. Viking is also rated #1 for both rivers and oceans by Condé Nast Traveler, making it the first cruise line to ever simultaneously earn #1 in its categories from both publications.
This milestone year has also been one of significant launches for the company. In January, the company debuted Viking Expeditions and the first of two purpose-built expedition vessels, the Viking Octantis®, which is currently sailing its inaugural season in the Great Lakes. In the spring, the company welcomed eight new Viking Longships® and its newest identical ocean ship, the Viking Mars®. This month, Viking is launching three purpose-built vessels for the Mekong, Nile and Mississippi Rivers, and by the end of the year, will have also welcomed a second identical expedition ship, the Viking Polaris®, and another identical ocean ship, the Viking Neptune®.
Booking Details
From now through August 31, 2022, Viking is offering special savings plus up to free international airfare on select river and ocean voyages as part of the company's 25th Anniversary Sale. Call Viking toll free at 1-855-8-VIKING (1-855-884-5464) or contact a travel advisor for details.
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Viking was founded in 1997 and provides destination-focused journeys on rivers, oceans, and lakes around the world. Designed for curious travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers experiences for The Thinking PersonSM. Viking has more than 250 awards to its name, including being the first cruise line ever to be simultaneously named the #1 Ocean Line and #1 River Line in Travel + Leisure's 2022 "World's Best" Awards. Viking was also rated the #1 River Line and #1 Ocean Line by Condé Nast Traveler in the publication's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. For additional information, contact Viking at 1-800-2-VIKING (1-800-284-5464) or visit www.viking.com. For Viking's award-winning enrichment channel, visit www.viking.tv.
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RxDefine continues to strengthen its healthcare engagement platform with the addition of RxTelehealth for virtual care
MIAMI, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RxDefine, a leading engagement platform dedicated to educating and empowering healthcare consumers and HCPs, today announced the launch of RxTelehealth, its telehealth solution for life sciences brands. RxDefine's mission is to ethically empower people to navigate their own health decisions, and the launch of RxTelehealth is a critical step toward living this mission. For more information about telehealth for life sciences brands, read RxDefine's two-part series, 5 questions to ask about whether telehealth is right for your life sciences brand, and 5 things to look for when choosing a telehealth provider.
"RxDefine is about making healthcare easier - for consumers, for health care providers, and for everyone else on the journey," said Dr. Chase Feiger, CEO of RxDefine. "By giving consumers a simple, streamlined way to access independent clinicians who can address their healthcare needs, RxTelehealth is another way that RxDefine is reducing friction and improving the consumer experience."
RxTelehealth builds upon the foundation of RxDefine's core product, RxNavigate, which offers consumers and HCPs:
- A personalized journey that addresses their individual needs.
- One-to-one interaction with a live brand navigator, to help them get the education they need about a therapeutic or medical device.
RxTelehealth continues this consumer journey by leveraging a consumer-like experience coupled with an independent third-party telemedicine platform to provide consumers with an opportunity to seamlessly engage with a clinician.
Based on results from early adopters, RxDefine has found that the pairing of RxNavigate and RxTelehealth together has resulted in significant increases in consumer engagement. Specifically, data shows that consumers who have a pre-telehealth experience via RxNavigate are 2-4 times more likely to complete a started telehealth consultation.
"In launching RxTelehealth, our goal is to set the standard for what telehealth solutions for life sciences brands should be," said Gurjeev Singh, director of product management at RxDefine. "That means we've designed this product with the consumer front-and-center - so that we can reduce friction, improve engagement, and deliver a truly superior experience."
RxDefine is a healthcare engagement platform that helps consumers and HCPs find the information and services they need to take the best next action, while also giving brands the data and insights they need to effectively maximize marketing efforts. The RxDefine platform is composed of RxNavigate, a product that offers consumers a personalized journey to help address their needs via empathetic 1:1 interactions; RxTelehealth, a telehealth experience that allows for a seamless transition from engagement to virtual care; and RxJourney, an analytics product that connects the dots between online and offline actions to help measure and improve engagement efforts. For more information about RxDefine, visit www.rxdefine.com.
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Sunny and slightly warmer and less wind
You want some nicer weather? More sun and less wind today, only in the 40's for most of us. We start in the 20's with a slight wind chill and temps will take us into the 70's by weekend. Another system kills that momentum with shower chances and colder air into Saturday and Sunday. Highs below normal seasonal averages in April of 55-60 as the plummet with a cold frontal system to the mid 40's. Mountains will see lows returning to the teens.
SSW winds, calmer than previous days, 5-15mph with gusts to 20.
Jeff Roper, First Alert Weather | https://localnews8.com/weather/local-forecast/2022/04/06/sunny-and-slightly-warmer-and-less-wind/ | 2022-04-06T15:03:58Z |
Wanda Jean Becker
Wanda Jean Becker, 94 of Temple, Texas passed away peacefully on July 7, 2022. A visitation for her will be held Sunday, July 24 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Temple.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 25 in the chapel of Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home.
Mrs. Becker will be laid to rest in Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Temple immediately following the funeral.
Wanda was born in Cushing, Oklahoma August 13, 1927 to Anna and Thomas Mahoney. After her mother divorced and remarried Floyd Boswell, Wanda was raised in Coffeyville, Kansas by her loving mother. She graduated from high school and worked at the Pentagon as a stenographer in Washington DC. When she returned to Coffeyville, she worked at the Continental Can Company and then the Kansas State Employment Agency. She married Orville (Jim) Becker on January 19, 1946 in a ceremony at the First English Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She retired from the Kansas State Employment Agency after 29 years of service as a Human Resource Specialist. During retirement, she enjoyed playing the piano, traveling, round dancing, square dancing, and country western dancing. Wanda and Jim moved to Temple, Texas in 2007 after spending their winters in Mesa, Arizona and summers in Kansas.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Anna Boswell. She is survived by her loving husband of 76 years, Orville (Jim) Becker of Temple; daughters: Twila and husband Alton Thiele of Temple and Patsy and husband Merle Pritzkau of Montgomery, Texas. Her granddaughters include: Lisa (Thiele) and Bill Scoble of Houston, Texas; Kristi Thiele and Carmen Burk of McKinney, Texas; Denise (Thiele) and Jason Hachtel of Allen, Texas; Larissa (Dickens) and Stewart Duck of Montgomery, Texas; Angela (Dickens) and Mike Holmes of Hillsborough, California; and Karinda (Dickens) and Austin Kinsler of Montgomery, Texas; and 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.
She always brought a smile to those she encountered and will be missed deeply.
Memorials may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston at gifts.mdanderson.org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org.
Paid Obituary | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_4db1396e-0934-11ed-84d6-3bdae98f5079.html | 2022-07-22T10:54:59Z |
This partnership will bring UBIX Advanced Intelligence to Sapphire's 1250 Customers
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UBIX Labs, the Advanced Analytics for Business company, today announced a strategic partnership with Sapphire, the leading provider of frictionless Digital Operations Transformation software and services to over 1250 mid-market to lower-enterprise companies, to simplify and accelerate the use of Advanced Analytics and Data Science to boost and accelerate the outcomes delivered by digital operations transformation.
Sapphire is the leading provider of multi-platform digital operations transformation in the UK and US and enables business to leverage the power of cloud digital platforms to transform all key business operating functions, from finance to supply chain, asset management to digital operations, and is a leading partner of SAP, ServiceNow, HxGN EAM, Infor SunSystems, and Automation Anywhere.
"Digital operations transformation is the new engine room of business differentiation and the unlimited supply of energy that enables greater agility, intelligence, speed, productivity, and efficiency and competitive advantage. UBIX provides that power. In a world where being 1% more intelligent, 1% more efficient, or 1% more predictive in running your business can deliver an exponential impact, UBIX drives that advantage" commented Chris Gabriel, Chief Strategy Officer at Sapphire.
"UBIX Labs and their rapid to deploy advanced data platform will turbo boost our customers' ability to make intelligent data driven decisions, without the huge dependencies, specialist AI and machine learning skills or complex technologies can sometimes demand. We now have a portfolio of data analytics and data science services that make us uniquely positioned to become the strategic data partner for our customers."
UBIX is an industry leading Advanced Analytics company that enables organizations of all sizes to leverage existing Customer Analytics, ERP & CRM infrastructure, blending transactional and external data to create new insights that drive intelligent action. With UBIX, business users and subject matter experts can quickly and affordably solve challenging analytics problems that are not possible without data science and AI. UBIX handles a wide variety of use cases including intelligent migration, front office, and back-office solutions.
"Through our relationship with Sapphire, more organizations can now exploit the power of UBIX for Intelligent Migration to the Cloud, preserving critical data assets and empowering an Advanced Analytics strategy," said John Burke, CEO of UBIX. "We know that leveraging UBIX's Advanced Analytics Platform, Sapphire can further strengthen its market position and emerge as a leader in delivering Intelligent Enterprise Solutions."
Together, the partnership will see Sapphire incorporate the UBIX Labs Platform into an extended offer across all its digital operating platform portfolio, and eventually lead to a Sapphire white labeled AI Services Platform powered by UBIX Labs.
UBIX is privately funded and based in Orange County, CA. For more information, visit http://www.ubixlabs.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson drained the 3-pointers. Draymond Green anchored the defense and even chipped in on the offensive end for a change. Stephen Curry capped off an MVP performance.
The trio that led Golden State to so much success in recent years is whole again and and has the Warriors in position for another title after advancing to the NBA Finals with a 120-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
“Like I’ve said over and over again, I’m going to keep saying it: No one has proven that they can move us off that spot,” Green said. “That’s the mindset we come into this thing with. We understand what it takes to win a championship.”
The triumvirate of Curry, Thompson and Green is in rarified air in NBA lore as the core of a team that has made it to six NBA Finals in an eight-year span. It’s an accomplishment only the greatest groups have reached with Bill Russell’s Celtics of the 1950s and ‘60s, Magic Johnson’s Lakers in the 1980s and Michael Jordan’s Bulls of the 1990s doing it.
Now the Warriors hope to add a fourth title to the ones they captured in 2015, ‘17 and ’18 when the Finals start June 2 against either Boston or Miami. The Celtics lead the series 3-2 headed into Game 6 at home on Friday night.
“We’re happy to be here, but it would help our legacy a lot if we completed the mission and won the whole thing,” Thompson said. “We can be happy tonight, and we will be, I’ll celebrate tonight. But tomorrow when this Game 6 comes on, I’m turning the page and I’m scouting because we want to finish this thing off the right way.”
The last time the Warriors made it to the Finals they fell short, starting a two-year spiral filled with losing and injuries. Thompson tore his left ACL during a season-ending Game 6 loss in the 2019 NBA Finals.
Kevin Durant tore his Achilles’ tendon earlier that series and then left for Brooklyn that summer, leading to the Warriors finishing an NBA-worst 15-50 in the pandemic shortened 2019-20 season.
Thompson then tore his right Achilles’ tendon just before the start of the next season and the Warriors were unable to make it back to the playoffs, getting knocked out by Memphis in the play-in game.
But Thompson returned in January and the combination of the aging trio of stars with an infusion of youth from players like Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole and others has Golden State back at the top of the league again.
“We never lost the faith, but you understand how hard of a process it was going to be to climb the mountain again,” Curry said. “I think internally we are all extremely proud of what it took to get back here. Yeah, it’s definitely sweet based on what we went through.”
Thompson led the way in the clinching Game 5 win of the Western Conference finals over Dallas, making eight 3-pointers for a record-setting fifth time in his playoff career and scoring 32 points.
Green added 17 points, six rebounds and nine assists to go along with his usual defensive brilliance and Curry had 15 points and nine assists as he was named series MVP.
It’s a level of play that reminds coach Steve Kerr of the Bulls teams he played on with Jordan and Scottie Pippen that won so many titles in the 1990s.
“The common denominator is just talented players who are fierce competitors,” Kerr said. “Whether you talk about Michael and Scottie, Steph, Draymond, Klay, it takes a special kind of athlete to have both dynamics. The skill and the athleticism and all that, but to also be just incredibly competitive and to want to win so badly. It’s the only way you can have a run like that because you get exhausted, you get tired, you get frustrated. If you don’t have that type of competitive desire and that type of skill combined, it’s just not going to happen six times out of eight years.”
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More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/star-trio-leads-warriors-to-6th-nba-finals-spot-in-8-years/ | 2022-05-27T22:33:10Z |
‘It almost seemed impossible’: Crews rescue donkeys stranded on island
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KOVR) – Two donkeys stranded on an island in Northern California are now safe thanks to the efforts of some wildlife experts.
Whether he had a frog in his pocket or brought a blue-bellied lizard to the dinner table, Daniel Burton always had a love for the less appreciated wildlife.
“They’re just so much more than just an animal,” he said.
Burton is now the owner of Urban Trapping Wildlife Control, rescuing nuisance animals that get a bad rap.
“Most animals we work with have some sort of taboo or bad reputation,” he said. “They get kind of a bad name because of it.”
Or bad nicknames, like the donkey.
Most recently, Burton and several agencies in Northern California rescued Jack and Jennette from an island in Lake McClure.
“It almost seemed impossible,” Burton said.
After weeks of trying, the group got the go-ahead to get the donkeys off the island and into a doctor’s care, loading them onto a barge and driving them across the water to safety.
“It was a huge relief,” Burton said.
But how did the donkeys get to the island in the first place?
Burton said drought caused low water levels on Lake McClure, which allowed the donkey herd to walk across the lake to a small island for safety.
“They were trying to get away from predators,” Burton said. “There’s a lot of mountain lions around Lake McClure.”
When water levels rose again, only the healthy donkeys could swim back. The herd waded across the water, leaving behind two of their injured own.
“They’ll go up into the foothills for food and every couple of days they come back to down to the bank,” Burton said. “Their herd never really left as long as they could hear them and see them.”
Rescuers finally stepped in to help the two donkeys, delivering them to a vet to care for them.
“Knowing the donkeys aren’t sitting on that island there, not borderline starving, they’re not going to drown … it was such a relief,” Burton said.
One of the rescued donkeys has already been reunited with her mother.
In 2019, a wild donkey was rescued from the island after being stuck there for more than two years.
Copyright 2022 KOVR via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/26/it-almost-seemed-impossible-crews-rescue-donkeys-stranded-island/ | 2022-05-26T21:51:25Z |
NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Okta, Inc. ("Okta" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OKTA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Okta investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 5, 2021 and March 22, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
OKTA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (ii) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (iii) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (iv) Okta initially did not disclose and subsequently downplayed the severity of the data breach; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Okta during the relevant time frame, you have until July 19, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Elizabeth Holmes seeks new trial, citing regrets of key witness
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial Tuesday, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her conviction for investor fraud and conspiracy related to her failed blood-testing startup.
The petition centers on the reliability of testimony provided by former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff, who said he repeatedly raised concerns about the accuracy of bloods tests that were being administered to patients during his tenure in 2013 and 2014.
Prosecutors highlighted Rosendorff’s testimony during their closing arguments to a jury that convicted Holmes on four felony counts of investor fraud and conspiracy earlier this year after a nearly four-month trial. The same jury acquitted Holmes on charges of fraud and conspiracy against patients who had their blood tested by Theranos.
Rosendorff, reached via LinkedIn, said he had no comment, adding: “Do not contact me.”
Holmes, 38, is currently free on bail, but is facing up to 20 years in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Oct. 17 in San Jose, California.
Her lawyers argued in a 17-page filing that Rosendorff is now expressing misgivings about his testimony, based on recent actions described in the court document.
The filing states that Rosendorff appeared at the home Holmes shares with her partner, William Evans, on the evening of August 8 in an attempt to meet with her. Evans intercepted Rosendorff, according to the document, and asked him to leave.
Before departing, according to the filing, Rosendorff told Evans that during his trial testimony “he tried to answer the questions honestly but that the prosecutors tried to make everyone look bad” and now feels like “he had done something wrong.” Before he appeared at Holmes’ residence, the document said, Rosendorff left a 30-second voicemail for one of her lawyers asking for a face-to-face meeting with Holmes because he thought it could be “quite healing” for both of them.
In their filing, Holmes lawyers said they had not been able to ask Rosendorff for further information about his reflections on his trial testimony for ethical reasons. The lawyers proposed an Oct. 3 hearing to discuss why they believe Rosendorff’s recent actions merit a new trial.
Also on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila formally rejected a request to set aside the jury’s verdicts in Holmes’ trial. Davila’s decision cited Rosendorff’s testimony in support of his ruling.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/09/06/elizabeth-holmes-seeks-new-trial-citing-regrets-key-witness/ | 2022-09-06T22:05:23Z |
Which products are best for enhancing your time at the beach
For many, a day at the beach is an ideal way to spend quality time with their family. Swimming, collecting shells and getting vitamin D are all great fun. Still, there are numerous things you can bring with you to take your beach day to the next level.
What to consider before going to the beach
- Keep your kids entertained in the car: If you’re traveling relatively far to get to the beach, you’ll want to keep your kids entertained along the way. Tablets and mobile-gaming consoles are great, but you don’t need a screen to entertain your child. Consider playing games like I Spy or Road Trip Bingo as you drive.
- Don’t forget sunscreen: According to the National Institutes of Health, sun rays have been known to cause skin damage since medieval times. Long-term or repeated exposure to sun rays can impact your skin’s elasticity or lead to skin cancer. Sunscreen can absorb, reflect or disperse the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, keeping your skin safe and healthy.
- Consider wearing sunglasses: Your skin isn’t the only part of your body the sun can damage. It’s essential to protect your eyes. According to the NIH, large sunglasses with UVR protection are the most effective way to protect your eyes from the sun.
- Try to get there early: Getting to the beach early makes it less likely you’ll have to deal with extreme temperatures. Additionally, showing up earlier in the day lets you claim a great spot.
Types of beach products
- Comfort products: Some of the best beach products make your time in the sun more comfortable. You can use beach blankets, lounge chairs and inflatables to avoid laying directly in the sand.
- Safety products: Sunscreen and sunglasses protect your skin and eyes from the sun’s harmful UV rays.
- Beach toys: Beach toys are ideal for children and adults who want to have fun with their kids. Common toys include buckets, shovels and floating animal-themed toys.
- Storage products: These make it easier to transport and carry the other beach products you bring. Totes are popular, but many may need something larger, such as a beach cart.
- Coolers: Bringing cold water and food is essential when going to the beach. Coolers are an ideal way to keep your drinks and snacks fresh and cool.
Beach comfort products
What to consider when choosing a beach comfort product
When buying a lounge chair or inflatable, it’s crucial to choose one that’s durable. Durable chairs and inflatables enhance your safety since you won’t have to worry about them breaking while in use. It’s a good idea to buy beach comfort products that are compact and easy to carry, as large chairs and blankets can be cumbersome.
Best beach comfort products
Coleman Collapsible Chair With Built-In Four-Can Cooler
Although the armrests aren’t sturdy, the chair is. It’s comfortable, roomy and easy to fold down and carry. The built-in cooler makes it easy to keep your drinks cold, and the cup holder lets you keep sand out of your drinks.
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When folded down, it’s incredibly compact. The built-in shoulder strap makes it easy to carry to and from your vehicle. You can switch between a traditional headrest and an open-faced headrest, making it ideal for those who love to tan.
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Beach safety products
What to consider when choosing a beach safety product
It’s important to select beach safety products made by reputable brands. Untrustworthy brands may make false claims about how well their product works.
When buying sunscreen, the Food and Drug Administration recommends choosing a waterproof lotion offering broad-spectrum protection with a sun protection factor of 15 or higher.
When buying sunglasses, the National Eye Institute recommends selecting a pair that blocks at least 99% of UVA and UVB rays.
Best beach safety products
Supergoop SPF 40 Broad-Spectrum Face Sunscreen
Although it’s expensive, most people feel this sunscreen is worth it. Many didn’t even notice they were wearing it, but it provided adequate protection against the sun’s UV rays.
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Maui Jim Ho’okipa Rectangular Sunglasses
These offer UV protection and feature glare-free lenses. They’re relatively pricey and aren’t as durable as other brands. Still, most people felt they were far more comfortable and effective than other sunglasses they had tried.
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Beach toys
What to consider when choosing a beach toy
In some cases, your kids may not know how to swim or may prefer playing in the sand over playing in the water. Beach toys are an excellent way to give your children something fun to do at the beach.
When buying beach toys, it’s vital to consider your child’s age and interests and the toy’s durability.
Best beach toys
It’s made of durable plastic and features an adjustable strap for various hand sizes. It’s compact and has an interesting design. Some people felt it made a loud clicking noise when the jaws closed. Still, most parents said their children loved it.
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Create A Castle Sandcastle Kit
This set includes six pieces that you can use to create large, detailed sandcastles. Although it’s pricey, most were impressed with the results.
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Beach storage products
What to consider when choosing beach storage products
The best beach storage products are durable. When buying a tote, it’s essential to ensure it isn’t too large for you to carry comfortably. Additionally, it needs to have secure straps that won’t break.
Beach carts should have sturdy wheels that rotate easily in sandy conditions. Ensure it’s large enough to carry everything you want to bring.
Best beach storage products
Strolee Beach Compact Folding Cart
This cart is stable, and the oversized rear wheels keep it balanced in the sand. It features a beach umbrella holder and several storage compartments. It’s available in five colors and is easy to maneuver.
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It’s made from waterproof nylon, making it ideal for a day at the beach. It’s spacious, stylish and comes in 14 colors. Some felt the handle could have been sturdier, but most were impressed with its build quality.
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Beach coolers
What to consider when choosing a cooler for the beach
When buying a cooler for the beach, it’s important to consider its size, weight and how tight it seals. A larger cooler may make sense if you plan to spend all day at the beach. Still, you’ll want a cooler with wheels, so it isn’t challenging to pack from your car. In most cases, a more compact cooler is ideal.
Some high-end coolers feature air-tight seals that keep your drinks cold longer. These are ideal for long days at the beach but may not be necessary if you’ll only be there an hour or two.
Best cooler for the beach
Yeti Tundra Haul Portable Wheeled Cooler
Yeti is known for producing top-notch coolers that keep your drinks cold for extended periods. Although this cooler can be heavy when filled, the wheels make it easy to transport.
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It’s affordable and available in three colors including ocean blue, blue and red. It’s easy to carry and ideal for a short stay at the beach.
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TYSONS, Va., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Judges for the 2022 Gold Nugget Awards have named The Mather in Tysons, VA, as a recipient of the Award of Merit in its annual competition, which honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. The Mather, which is in development at 7929 Westpark Drive, was honored for Best Senior Housing Community, On-the-Boards.
"We're developing The Mather with today's consumer in mind, who want flexibility and choice; outdoor spaces to enjoy; and a focus on wellness," said Mary Leary, President and CEO, Mather. "We are so pleased for The Mather to be recognized by the Gold Nugget Awards for its innovative design."
Located in Tysons, Virginia, with first move-ins expected in 2024, The Mather is a luxury Life Plan Community for those age 62+. The Mather, which is pre-certified LEED Gold, is pursuing a WELL Building certification, and will feature Biophilic design, a human-centric approach focusing on incorporating natural elements into design to prioritize wellness and mental health.
Situated on nearly three acres of green space, The Mather abuts a publicly accessible park, offering residents opportunities to enjoy outdoor concerts, walking paths, a dog park, badminton court, and bocce court. Onsite, The Mather's amenities include a fitness center, spa, indoor pool, multiple restaurants, outdoor terraces, art studio, rooftop clubroom, and more.
"Gold Nugget Award winners reflect our industry's best, brightest and most innovative architects, planners and builder/developers," said Judging Chairman and Gold Nugget ceremonies administrator Lisa Parrish. "We applaud them all."
Now in its 59th year, GNA is the largest and most prestigious competition of its kind in the nation. It honors design and planning achievements in community and home design, green-built housing, site planning, commercial, retail, mixed-use development and specialty housing categories. Winners this year were chosen from over 600 entries from around the world.
For more information and to view floor plans, visit www.themathertysons.com.
Based in Evanston, Illinois, Mather is an 81-year-old, unique, not-for-profit organization that enhances the lives of older adults by creating Ways to Age WellSM. To learn more about Mather senior residences, Mather Institute, or community-based initiatives, find your way to www.mather.com.
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Boy bitten by shark in shallow water in Florida
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 5:30 AM EDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
(CNN) - A young boy was bitten by a shark in south Florida.
It happened in shallow water in Palm Beach County on Monday, officials said.
He said he saw the shark before it bit his foot and estimates it was about 4 feet long.
Paramedics bandaged the wound and took him to the hospital.
Sharks are not uncommon in shallow water, but unprovoked attacks are rare.
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After providing mentoring and career services to ACT-SO applicants, year one of Lancôme's partnership with the NAACP for Write Her Future culminated in the donation of $400,000 in scholarships.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancôme is proud to announce this year's winners of its Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, who received their grants during the NAACP's ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) National Competition and Ceremonies during its annual National Convention today. Lancôme and Lupita Nyong'o announced the NAACP partnership in September 2021, to help bring equity to education and encourage career development in the United States. Today's ceremony represented the culmination of the first year of the partnership, for which the brand has pledged to donate $2 million by 2025.
Lancôme Ambassadress, Oscar award-winning actress and published author Lupita Nyong'o, who has been a supporter of the Write Her Future program, joined the brand at the ceremony to present the scholarships to the young winners and speak to attendees about the importance of equity in education.
"Since I was a child, I have always had big dreams, and my education has played a huge part in helping me realize them," says Lancôme Ambassadress, Lupita Nyong'o. "I've always loved learning and I believe that learners change the world. I am so thrilled to join Lancôme, on behalf of their Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, to award this incredible group of women with these game-changing scholarships."
ACT-SO is a year-long program targeted at high school students across that country that promotes their growth in disciplines ranging from visual arts and business to performing and culinary arts and provides scholarship opportunities.
Through its partnership with NAACP and ACT-SO, the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund builds on the Lancôme's global commitment to empower women through literacy and education, as well as mentoring and entrepreneurship opportunities.
"We're excited to once again provide talented young women across the country the opportunity to further develop their creativity and achieve their academic dreams with purpose and unrestricted passion," said President & CEO Derrick Johnson. "Young people are the future. We're excited to see how participants in the program will positively impact their communities and create change for themselves and the next generation."
The scholarships awarded today will provide the students with the opportunity to further their development in areas ranging from STEM, business management, marketing, and writing.
"Lancôme at its core seeks to bring happiness to its customers, but nothing brings us more joy than seeing the winners of our first Write Her Future Scholarship Fund receive their awards today," says Lancôme USA General Manager Giovanni Valentini. "We've been so impressed by all the applicants, but we couldn't be prouder of the amazing finalists recognized today and see our mission of providing equitable educational opportunities for young women of color come to fruition today."
Ada Okolo
Anaya Brown
Anna Mkandawire
Ashley Blake
Bianca Cala
Brielle Ward
Brooklyn Cobb
Candace Jackson
Chiderah Osuchukwu
Dallas Watson
Danneil Mubbala
Denia Brielle Smith
Ebony Nkrumah
Hannah Baptiste
Heaven Cannady
Heaven Peoples
Hunter Stephenson
Isis Parker
Janah Richardson
Jeanne Lubika
Jibiana Jakpor
Jordan McKinney
Kaitlin Johnson
Kira Babbs
Leah Morgan Ross
London Merritt
Morgan Render
Music Miranda
Natalie Payne
Nia Hipps
Nnemdi Amanambu
Nurain Amier
Obaahemaa Mensah
Paris Roberson
Ryen Reed
Sanaa Liggans
Sy'Maya Summiel
Sydney Jackson
Zayda Adams
Suri Crawford
American University
Berklee College of Music
Boston University
Brown University
California State University Northridge
Columbus State University
George Mason University
Howard University
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Macalester College
Mississippi State University
New York University
Princeton University
Salve Regina University
Savannah College of Art & Design
Spelman College
Stanford University
Stevenson University
Suffolk University
SUNY Purchase Conservatory
The College of New Jersey
The College of Wooster
The George Washington University
The Juilliard School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of North Texas Denton
University of Southern California
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Virginia
Virginia State University
To learn more about the 113th NAACP Annual Convention, click here. To learn more about ACT-SO, click here. To learn more about Lancôme's Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, click here.
Founded in 1935 by the visionary pioneer Armand Petitjean, with the wish of spreading the spirit and taste of French elegance around the world, Lancôme immediately embodied the essence of beauty. More than ever before, the brand aims to offer every woman the possibility to blossom and embrace her beauty and femininity whatever her age or skin color. Lancôme is present in 135 countries, with about 20,000 beauty advisers in as many points of sale offering sophisticated services and iconic products to an international clientele. Lancôme successfully combines scientific expertise, and an intuitive understanding of women's needs to produce major innovations, unique and complementary between skincare, makeup, and perfume. Lancôme affirms that happiness is the most attractive beauty. To embody that the brand has chosen charismatic and fully accomplished women such as Julia Roberts, Penélope Cruz, Lupita Nyong'o, Lily Collins, Isabella Rossellini, Zendaya Coleman and Amanda Seyfried.
For more information, please visit www.Lancome-usa.com or follow us Instagram @LancomeOfficial, on Twitter @LancomeUSA, and on Facebook @LancomeUS #WriteHerFuture.
Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund – also referred to as the NAACP-LDF was founded in 1940 as a part of the NAACP, but separated in 1957 to become a completely separate entity. It is recognized as the nation's first civil and human rights law organization and shares our commitment to equal rights.
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FAIRPORT HARBOR, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio Division of Wildlife is reminding pet fish owners not to release their aquarium fish into state waters, since they can harm native fish species.
Technicians found what appears to be a foot-long goldfish during a fish survey this month on Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, the division posted Monday to its Facebook page.
Though flushing “Goldie” down the toilet or setting it free in a creek may seem an expedient option for an unwanted aquarium pet, it just means they’ll end up in streams and lakes, where they can turn into an ecological pest, according to The Ohio State University.
Goldfish are a non-native and invasive fish species — meaning they’re not supposed to be here, and they can take food away from other native fish, the university’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences reported in 2017.
They’re actually from Asia.
“These invasive goldfish can grow to massive sizes by taking food resources from native species of fish,” the college reported. “They have also been found to eat the eggs of other native fish species even further so hurting their future populations. Goldfish also occupy habitats that native fish use for reproduction as well as shelter and are even able to reproduce with the common carp to produce larger, hybrid species that are equally as detrimental to native populations.”
Improper disposal of dead goldfish can also introduce parasites and other diseases to native fish, according to the college.
We’ve heard these warnings before. Last summer, officials in Minnesota reported finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes.
Goldfish can grow to the size of a football and are able to survive in frozen lakes and those with very poor water quality because they can live without oxygen for long periods.
The Ohio State University, citing NPR fish biologist Ben Swigle, recommends freezing dead goldfish overnight before disposing of them in the trash. For live fish, you might consider taking them back to the pet store, or giving them a new home (in an aquarium, that is).
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Home Depot’s strong quarter shows housing market is still booming
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
Home Depot has a message for all of the economic naysayers: Hold my plywood.
The home improvement retail giant reported better-than-expected gains in sales and earnings for the first quarter Tuesday and lifted its outlook for the rest of this fiscal year. Shares of Home Depot, one of the 30 stocks in the Dow, initially rose more than 3% before the market opened on the news but was down slightly in late morning trading.
Stocks were broadly higher Tuesday despite weak earnings from retailer Walmart, another Dow component, which fell about 9%. Home Depot rival Lowe’s, which will report its first quarter earnings Wednesday, was down about 2%.
Home Depot has gotten off to a rough start this year because investors are concerned about a possible pullback in housing as interest rates and inflation zoom higher. Shares are still down nearly 30% in 2022 despite Tuesday’s good news.
But new CEO Ted Decker, who took over from longtime Home Depot chief Craig Menear earlier this year, was upbeat. He noted in the earnings release that sales, which rose nearly 4% from a year ago to $38.9 billion, were the highest ever for the first quarter in the company’s history.
“The solid performance in the quarter is even more impressive as we were comparing against last year’s historic growth and faced a slower start to spring this year,” Decker said.
During a conference call with analysts, Decker added that “customers continue to tell us that their homes have never been more important, and project backlogs are very healthy.” He said “that the medium- to longer-term underpinnings of demand for home improvement have never been stronger.”
Home Depot’s solid numbers may help dispel some concerns about an economic slowdown and potential drop in housing prices.
Yes, the Federal Reserve’s rate hike plans may lead to even higher mortgage rates. But experts point out that tight supply for new homes coupled with a still healthy job market should continue to fuel home sales. That’s good for Home Depot.
Higher mortgage rates will “undoubtedly pour some cold water on the housing market,” said Joe LaVorgna, chief economist of the America as Natixis CIB, in a report.
But he added that “ascertaining the steepness of the home price slowdown is unusually difficult due to a chronic national housing deficit — made infinitely worse by the pandemic housing boom, and ongoing supply chain issues which have inhibited the completion of new homes.”
LaVorgna thinks that “just a midsingle digit correction in home prices over the next year is entirely reasonable.”
In other words, it is unlikely that housing prices will completely collapse like they did in the late 2000s. This is not a repeat of the subprime mortgage boom and subsequent bust.
“The main issue for housing is still the shortage of supply. There is not enough out there to meet demand,” said Laura Adams, senior real estate analyst for Aceable, an online real estate education platform. “We’re not expecting this to be another bubble that bursts. There may just be a gradual cooling off this year and next year.”
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New collaboration leverages leading AI to streamline multiple conversation channels and reduce friction associated with costly and fragmented customer touch points
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unblu Corp. and Directlink, today announced they are partnering to empower banks and credit unions to streamline multiple conversational channels and optimize efficiency across banking operations.
Unblu, an award-winning provider of conversational banking solutions and Directlink, a proven, AI-powered conversational platform will combine their expertise to provide financial institutions with a unified solution to capture growth opportunity and provide customers and members with the high-touch and humanized experience they want and expect.
"The time for human + AI is here. By fusing our best-in-class conversational platforms, Unblu with Directlink provides a purpose-built solution that immediately adds value and enriches the customer experience," says Mark Vanderpool, President of Directlink. "Together, we're building a connected, intelligent ecosystem for the future."
"Taking an incremental approach to digital transformation will create costly information silos," said Lisa Joseph, President of Unblu - America. "Adopting a single, integrated conversational platform will result in connected interactions that help financial institutions capture growth opportunities."
Current and prospective clients of both companies can benefit from the integration of Unblu's compliant collaboration platform and Directlink innovative AI-powered chat simultaneously. This unique partnership will unlock opportunities for financial institutions to turn customer service into a growth engine.
"We understand that banks and credit unions need to do more with less. Our clients come to us to transform their digital channels and eliminate silos," Unblu's Director of North American Alliances, Jason Karle says, "Partnering Unblu with Directlink equals 1 + 1 = 3, by creating a powerful all-in-one offering from a single-source partner."
Banks and Credit Unions looking to accelerate their digital transformation and improve their customer experience with a unified communications strategy can learn more about our collaboration at Unblu.com and Directlink.
Unblu and Directlink are exhibiting at Jack Henry Connect 2022 August 29-September 1 in San Diego - visit our booths, Unblu #626, Directlink #624 to see the new offering in action.
Unblu is revolutionizing how financial institutions engage and support their customers online. Unblu's Conversational Platform helps banks humanize their digital channels through AI, texting, chat, video, voice and collaboration solutions. Over 160 of the world's leading banks, credit unions and wealth management firms rely on Unblu to provide them with a secure and compliant platform that increases customer satisfaction, drives revenue, and reduces customer support costs. Find out more about the conversational platform that the best run financial institutions can't live without. Visit www.unblu.com.
Directlink is a leading-edge voice + digital banking platform. Powered by conversational AI technology, Directlink enables banks and credit unions to design, develop and deploy intelligent virtual assistants across channels - automating customer service via hyper-personalized, human-like exchanges. Directlink offers out-of-the-box integrations and a pre-built knowledgebase to make connecting with your customers easy, simple and affordable. Visit www.directlink.ai to learn more.
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The two new members add 40+ years of combined of technology and startup experience to the company
STOCKHOLM, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cint, the global software leader in digital insights gathering, is pleased to welcome two new members to its board of directors, Tina Daniels, managing director at Google and Liselotte Engstam, experienced international tech leader and board director. The new additions bring extensive knowledge and expertise in technology, media measurement, engineering, and international management to the board.
"The success of our organisation depends on both our ability to deliver exceptional technology and solutions that give our clients access to insights at scale and in our ability to tap the brightest minds in the industry to help steer us in the right direction," said Tom Buehlmann, CEO at Cint. "Tina and Liselotte are both industry visionaries that join our board of directors at an exciting time for Cint. With the integration of Lucid in full swing and positive momentum heading into the second half of the year, their combined expertise will help propel Cint forward in our journey to revolutionise the market research industry and beyond."
The new board members bring specialized experience and skills to Cint in two key areas of the business: global transformation and expansion, and media measurement and advertising. To fuel growth in these areas and allow Cint to continue its path to transform the insights industry, Tina Daniels will sit on the Renumeration Committee and Liselotte Engstam will join the Audit Committee.
With experience in developing online marketing strategies, creating advertising campaigns and offering unique performance analyses, Tina Daniels brings expertise in analytics and measurement to guide the company as it expands and develops its media measurement and connected data capabilities.
Contributing 20 years of experience as a general manager and executive leader within the technology, engineering, and professional services sectors, Liselotte Engstam brings expertise in digitally and sustainably transforming international companies. Her experience will help to ensure Cint continues to scale and optimize the global reach of its research technology.
"We're beyond excited to have Tina and Liselotte to join our ranks, and confident that their breadth of experience in each of their respective fields will further strengthen the overall knowledge of the board," said Patrick Comer, chairman of the board and former CEO of Lucid.
The new board members were elected at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2022. For a full list of the Cint Board of Directors, please visit here.
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ABOUT CINT
Cint is a global software leader in technology-enabled insights. The Cint platform automates the insights gathering process so that companies can gain access to insights faster with unparalleled scale. Cint has the world's largest consumer network for digital survey-based research, made up of over 160 million engaged respondents across more than 130 countries. Over 3,200 insights-driven companies use Cint to accelerate how they gather consumer insights and supercharge business growth.
In June 2021, Cint acquired Berlin-based GapFish – the world's largest ISO certified online panel community in the DACH region - and in December, completed the acquisition of US-based Lucid – a programmatic research technology platform that provides access to first-party survey data in over 110 countries. Cint Group AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, has a rapidly growing team across its many global offices, including Stockholm, London, New York, New Orleans, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney (www.cint.com).
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