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Continues to Provide Growing Number of Best-In-Class Recreational Storage Facilities for Outdoor Enthusiasts
DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RecNation Storage ("RecNation" or the "Company"), formerly known as Recreational Realty LLC, and a leading owner, operator and developer of specialized recreational vehicle and marine storage facilities, today announced the launch of its new brand, which embodies the community-driven focus and enthusiasm for the outdoors at the core of its business.
"The launch of the RecNation brand represents our passion for recreational activities and for serving a community that enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends," said Gary Wojtaszek, Founder and Chief Camper of RecNation. "While we are owners and managers of specialized real estate assets, we are also full-time outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy all of the same recreational activities as our customers. We strive to not only be the go-to provider of premium recreational storage solutions, but to be a community for recreation lovers across the country."
Building on its momentum and rapid growth trajectory, the Company today also announced its inaugural expansion into the Southwest with the acquisition of its first location in the Greater Phoenix region. The property in Phoenix will provide the same specialized solutions for recreational and marine vehicles as all of RecNation's facilities nationwide, including enclosed garages, video surveillance, 24-hour accessibility and secured gated facilities.
RecNation plans to acquire additional locations across the Southwest in the coming months in key regions near national parks such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Salt Lake City.
Wojtaszek added, "We are helping our customers take advantage of a broader shift towards the 'work from anywhere' lifestyle and explore recreational activities year-round. National parks continue to see record attendance levels as more people visit these incredibly beautiful locations. As we follow Horace Greeley's advice and head west, our premier facility in Phoenix marks the first of many locations in the Southwest – all of which will be in close proximity to some of the most beautiful parks in the country, including the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Teton, Arches, Yellowstone and the Rocky Mountains."
As the first institutional grade specialized storage company created to serve the growing storage needs for both recreational and marine vehicles, RecNation has solidified its position as the leading recreational storage operator in the nation. Over the past year, the Company has significantly expanded its presence across Florida and Texas to serve a growing community of outdoor and recreational enthusiasts seeking a secure facility to store their recreational vehicles. RecNation currently owns 31 storage locations across Arizona, Texas and Florida and will close on an additional 9 locations in the next two months bringing leasable space to 4.1 million square feet.
In December 2021, RecNation partnered with Centerbridge Partners, L.P., a private investment management firm, and WOJO Capital Partners to accelerate its expansion into a national platform dedicated to serving recreational and marine vehicle enthusiasts across the nation.
About RecNation
RecNation acquires, builds and manages specialized RV and Boat storage facilities across the United States. The company was founded to meet the burgeoning storage requirements of the owners of recreational and marine vehicles. The company caters to the needs of the outdoor enthusiast by providing highly secure and professionally maintained facilities that provide superior customer service. To learn more and find a storage location near you, visit: https://www.recnationstorage.com/.
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MOM 360 delivers composable smart manufacturing applications enabling manufacturers to scale deployments flexibly
WOBURN, Mass., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SymphonyAI Industrial announced today the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI) embedded MOM 360 manufacturing operations management with integrated manufacturing execution systems (MES) capabilities, enterprise-level governance, and AI-based process optimization. MOM 360 is designed to help companies achieve Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing goals of data-driven process optimization at enterprise scale.
"MOM 360 is unique in delivering modular, composable manufacturing operations capabilities," said Barry Johnson, president of SymphonyAI Industrial's Digital Manufacturing unit. "Our platform and suite of manufacturing and plant operations capabilities are highly differentiated in offering accelerated time to value, scale on-demand, and AI-first architecture to our customers."
"Manufacturers can deploy our composable MES software capabilities on demand, unlike rip-and-replace broad monoliths in the market that cannot provide flexible scale across lines and plants," said Johnson. "Our customers can scale deployment across multiple plants and balance standardization with the need for local plant-specific needs to achieve process and asset efficiencies at scale."
"We are using SymphonyAI Industrial's platform to bring more responsiveness and efficiency to more plants and operations through the rapid deployment of digital manufacturing at the frontline," said Brian Brinkmeier, senior manager of Digital Shop Floor at 3M.
"The combination of composable MOM, connected worker, and asset performance management applications, with already-established artificial intelligence capabilities and planned future investments, makes SymphonyAI Industrial a compelling choice for manufacturing companies looking for a long-term partner to transform operations," said Tom Comstock, principal analyst at LNS Research.
SymphonyAI's MES software is built on a composable, workflow-driven application architecture that enables organizations to turn on and implement only the processes they need, thus reducing the time-to-value compared to traditional MES solutions. Symphony's solution includes:
- Manufacturing Execution System processes to convert inputs to finished goods, including base-level current and future modules such as production execution, work order processing and sequencing, incident management, material verification, and recipe management.
- Integration Platform (IIoT 360) 100+ pre-built connectors, ranging from sensors (Level 1) to enterprise systems (Level 4/5), provide easy integration into the manufacturing IT/OT ecosystem
- EurekaAI cloud-based IoT and AI platform supports high-speed data ingestion, multi-variate model development and processing, and rich, predictive, and prescriptive open and closed-loop recommendations and reporting for enabling process lines to achieve "Golden Batch" to increase yield and sustainability.
SymphonyAI Industrial also announced a rich integration between MOM 360 and the recently acquired connected worker software, Proceedix. This changes how deskless workers work: anytime, anywhere, on smartphones, tablets, and smart glasses.
SymphonyAI Industrial, a SymphonyAI business, is an innovator in industrial insight, accelerating autonomous plant operations. The industry leading EurekaAI/IoT platform and industrial optimization solutions connect tens of thousands of assets and workflows in manufacturing plants globally and process billions of data points daily, pushing new plateaus in operational intelligence.
- Digital manufacturing composable enterprise MOM/MES solutions can be operational in 90 days to connect devices, processes, people, and systems with harmonizing plant automation and control.
- Plant performance applications span asset predictive maintenance and process health and optimization, maintaining high availability of equipment, extending the life of capital assets, and reducing process variability.
- Connected frontline worker solutions mobilize people to handle even their most complex processes away from their desks with human-driven procedure and instruction support, using a combination of glasses, smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
SymphonyAI Industrial solutions provide high value to users by driving variability out of processes and optimizing operations for throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
PR contact: Tylor Fenhaus – tfenhaus@symphonyIndustrialAI.com
SymphonyAI is building the leading enterprise AI company for digital transformation across the most important and resilient growth industries, including retail, consumer packaged goods, financial services, manufacturing, media, and IT service management. SymphonyAI businesses have many leading enterprises as clients in each of these industries. Since its founding in 2017, SymphonyAI has grown rapidly, approaching 2,000 talented leaders, data scientists, and other professionals. SymphonyAI is an SAIGroup company, backed by a $1 billion commitment from successful entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Romesh Wadhwani.
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I-MAK Findings Reveal Pharma Securing Excessive Patents on Top Drugs to Extend Monopolies and Delay Low-Cost Competition
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As more than 1 in 4 Americans struggle to afford high-cost prescription medicines, a new report examining America's blockbuster drugs reveals that pervasive abuse of the U.S. drug patent system is at the root of the drug pricing crisis. The Overpatented, Overpriced: 2022 report analyzes the ten top selling drugs and exposes the scale of the patent abuse problem and its impact on U.S. prescription drug spending, which exceeds $400 billion today. While the Inflation Reduction Act's drug pricing provisions will give Medicare the power to lower some drug costs for seniors, the report highlights the urgency of long-overdue patent system reform to curb drugmakers' monopolies on top selling drugs as a critical next step in the national effort to rein in soaring drug costs for all.
Overpatented, Overpriced: 2022, the latest in a series examining America's drug patent practices by the nonprofit, nonpartisan public education group I-MAK (Initiative for Medicines, Access, & Knowledge), details how drug companies are gaming a broken drug patent system by securing excessive patents to extend their market monopolies, block low-cost competition, and prevent patients from accessing affordable generic alternatives. As the nation's drug spending is poised to reach nearly a trillion dollars by 2030, the study highlights excessive patenting practices on blockbuster drugs, such as Revlimid, Humira and Enbrel, which cover a range of conditions including cancer and arthritis.
Overpatented, Overpriced: 2022 key findings include:
- On average, there are 74 granted patents on each of America's ten top selling drugs, providing major drugmakers substantial advantage to keep generic and biosimilar competitors off the market.
- Drugmakers filed more than 140 patent applications on average per drug; and, on average, 66% of patent applications were filed after the FDA approved the drug to be on the market.
- Nearly one-third of Revlimid's cumulative sales in the U.S. have occurred after its primary patents expired, and over two-thirds of Humira's U.S. sales have come after the expiration of its primary patents.
- On average, four times as many patents are granted on the top ten drugs in the U.S.compared to Europe.
- Lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of three top selling drugs - Humira, Eliquis, and Enbrel - launched in Europe an average of 7.7 years earlier than their expected U.S. entry. During this time, without generic or biosimilar competition Americans will spend an estimated $167 Billion on branded versions of just these three drugs. To date, these drugs still do not have generic or biosimilar competition in the U.S.
"We cannot get to the root of the drug pricing crisis without fixing America's broken patent system. When drug companies are given legal cover to block competition at the expense of American lives, it's time to sound the alarm," says Tahir Amin, co-founder, and co-executive director at I-MAK. "There is growing acknowledgment that these manipulative, anti-competitive tactics are unfair and need correction. It is time to reclaim the patent system: not as a vehicle for unprecedented profits, but as an engine for discoveries that are truly unprecedented."
The Overpatented, Overpriced: 2022 report highlights how primary patents on 7 out of 10 of America's top selling drugs are set to expire this decade, incentivizing drug companies to prepare for these expirations by filing for or securing hundreds of patents ("patent thickets"). This strategy serves to extend drugmakers' monopoly power far beyond the 20 years of patent protection intended by law and allows them to extract settlements in litigation from generic or biosimilar companies to delay or block lower-cost drugs from entering the market.
The report spotlights three top selling drugs that are facing current or near-term loss of exclusivity - Humira, Revlimid, and Eylea – as they offer instructive examples of how patent related delay tactics protect the revenue and earnings for blockbuster medicines. An average of 124 patents have been granted on these three drugs, which generate an outsized percentage of their company's revenues and earnings, currently ranging from 30 to 48% of the company's U.S. drug sales.
- 165 patents secured, 92% of patent applications filed after FDA approval
- $17.3 billion in annual sales and 40% of company's U.S. pharma revenue (2021)
- 19.7 years on the market (FDA approved in 2002)
- The first biosimilar for Humira is poised to enter the market in 2023
- By the time Humira faces biosimilar competition in the first quarter of 2023, it is estimated to have garnered nearly $100 billion in sales after the expiration of its primary patent
- 117 patents secured, 74% of patent applications filed after FDA approval
- $8.7 billion in annual sales and 30% of company's U.S. pharma revenue (2021)
- 16.7 years on the market (FDA approved in 2005)
- After delays due to litigation and settlements, Revlimid now has volume-restricted generics on the market but will not see fully unrestricted competition until 2026
- 91 patents secured, 66% of patent applications filed after FDA approval
- $5.8 billion in annual sales and 48% of company's U.S. pharma revenue (2021)
- 10.8 years on the market (FDA approved in 2011)
"This study is about what's really at stake: the lives and financial security of American families," says Priti Krishtel, co-founder, and co-executive director at I-MAK. "Today, we have an unprecedented opportunity and growing alignment in Congress to transform the patent system to reduce drug prices and increase access to lifesaving medications for all Americans. We can do this by raising the bar for what gets a patent and ensuring the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office better serves the public."
The report also highlights a growing bipartisan acknowledgment and movement at the Congressional, federal agency, and Administration levels to tackle patent abuse by drugmakers, noting a recent letter by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal stating, "The Patent Act envisions a single patent per invention, not a large portfolio based on one creation."
"The patent system games that drugmakers are playing to boost their profits are leaving patients behind," says Dr. Reshma Ramachandran, MD, chair of Doctors for America's FDA Taskforce. "As a clinician, I am seeing first-hand how families are struggling to afford lifesaving medicines. Patients must come before profits – and that won't happen until we reform America's outdated, ineffective patent system."
A more detailed patent methodology for each drug, including specific search criteria used, can be found here. The source data for every patent identified by I-MAK in relation to the ten top selling drugs are housed in The Drug Patent Book, available here. This database, created by I-MAK, is the first-of-its-kind publicly accessible, user-friendly blueprint for comprehensive drug patent data on top ten selling drugs. Additionally, all market-related methods and sources are available in the report and here.
The Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge (or I-MAK) is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to build a more just and equitable medicines system for all. Our framework integrates deep analytical research to influence policy, education to activate change, and partnerships to drive solutions. We bring decades of private-sector expertise and an evidence-based approach to this mission. Our work spans 50 countries and includes engagement with patients, drug manufacturers, patent offices, community leaders, public health professionals, policymakers, scientists, economists, and more.
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA) between March 5, 2021 and March 22, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 19, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Okta securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Okta class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6365 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 19, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (2) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (3) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (4) Okta initially did not disclose and subsequently downplayed the severity of the data breach; (5) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Okta class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6365 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Planning for big-ticket purchases can save big bucks
Combine sales calendar and tracking apps for best price
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 1:57 PM CDT|Updated: 42 minutes ago
If you have a big-ticket purchase pending, the experts at the financial website NerdWallet said there are a few things you can do to make it more affordable.
First, shop the biggest sale weekends of the year:
- Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day Weekend are the best times for deals on appliances, furniture, and mattresses.
- Televisions typically see their lowest prices in late January and early February.
Use tools to track prices:
- Amazon Assistant lets you know if Amazon offers a lower price when you’re shopping elsewhere.
- Honey browser extension pulls coupons from across the web.
- Coupon Cabin alerts you to cash back.
Know when your state has a sales tax holiday:
- Tax free categories and length of sales vary so check your state government’s website for details
Slowly build up an emergency fund:
- Helps with an unexpected purchase of an expensive item.
- To start, try to put aside $25 a paycheck.
NerdWallet also has a guide for the best sales items by month.
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Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential election to choose their own slate of electors, arguing that results giving Joe Biden a victory in the state were marred by fraud.
The revelations first published by The Washington Post on Friday show that Thomas was more involved than previously known in efforts, based on unsubstantiated claims of fraud, to overturn Biden’s victory and keep then-President Donald Trump in office.
In the days after The Associated Press and other news organizations called the presidential election for Biden, Thomas emailed two lawmakers in Arizona to urge them to choose “a clean slate of Electors” and “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure.” The AP obtained the emails under the state’s open records law.
Thomas also had written to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the weeks following the election encouraging him to work to overturn Biden’s victory and keep Trump in office, according to text messages first reported by the Post and CBS News.
Thomas was a staunch Trump supporter who acknowledged she attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse but left before Trump spoke and his supporters later stormed the Capitol.
She has been critical of the ongoing congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 violence, including signing onto a letter to House Republicans calling for the expulsion of Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the GOP conference for joining the Jan. 6 congressional committee.
Justice Thomas, meanwhile, has taken part in the court’s consideration of lawsuits challenging the election results. The court turned away every challenge without a hearing, though Thomas was among three conservative justices who said cases from Pennsylvania should be heard. In February 2021, Thomas called the cases an “ideal opportunity” to address an important question whether state lawmakers or state courts get the last word about the manner in which federal elections are carried out.
In January, Thomas was the lone member of the court who supported a bid by Trump to withhold documents from the Jan 6. committee. The documents were held by the National Archives and Records Administration and included presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes dealing with Jan. 6 from Meadows’ files.
Thomas did not immediately respond to a request for comment, made to the court Friday.
Democratic lawmakers have called on Thomas to step aside from election-related cases, but he has given no indication he intends to do so.
The latest disclosure comes at a time when Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered an internal investigation into the leaking of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, in one of the court’s most prominent cases in decades, and opinion polls have shown a loss of public confidence in the institution.
Thomas was referencing the leaked opinion at a conference in Dallas last week when he talked about the damage to the court. “I wonder how long we’re going to have these institutions at the rate we’re undermining them.”
Ginni Thomas has said she and the justice keep their work separate. “Like so many married couples, we share many of the same ideals, principles, and aspirations for America. But we have our own separate careers, and our own ideas and opinions too. Clarence doesn’t discuss his work with me, and I don’t involve him in my work,” Thomas told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview published in March.
Thomas sent emails to Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Rep. Shawnna Bolick, who this year is running for Arizona secretary of state. That would make her the top elections administrator in Arizona.
She wrote them again on Dec. 13, the day before electors met in state capitols around the country to formally cast their votes for president.
“As state lawmakers, you have the Constitutional power and authority to protect the integrity of our elections — and we need you to exercise that power now!” the email said. “Never before in our nation’s history have our elections been so threatened by fraud and unconstitutional procedures.”
Bowers dismissed the idea of replacing Arizona’s electors shortly after the election. The following year, Bolick introduced a bill that would have allowed the Legislature to overturn any presidential election results for any reason, and replace the electors.
Bolick has said her legislation would have made the process more bipartisan by requiring a two-thirds vote, but the text of the proposal calls for a simple majority. In any event, Bowers essentially killed the legislation before it ever came to a vote.
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Associated Press writer Bob Christie contributed to this report from Phoenix. Cooper also reported from Phoenix.
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TAMPA, Fla., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the preeminent one-to-one youth mentoring organization in the United States, has announced two senior leaders on its executive team, naming Julie Novak as Chief Youth Protection Officer and Tawanna Myers as Chief People & Culture Officer.
For 18 years, Novak has successfully led youth protection, child safety and trauma-informed strategies with Big Brothers Big Sisters professionals, Bigs, Littles, and their families. Her leadership in providing training and consultation on child protection and risk management has reached more than 5,000 communities across all 50 states. As Chief Youth Protection Officer, Novak will lead the long-term planning and advancement of effective child protection strategies with an emphasis on promoting local program quality and new nationwide initiatives focused on youth well-being, in fulfillment of the National Office's responsibility to support Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies.
As Big Brothers Big Sisters' leading expert and spokesperson on child safety & youth protection, Novak has also served in an advisory capacity to international, national, statewide and local organizations, including Johns Hopkins Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, the CDC, the U.S. Olympic Committee, and then-Vice President Biden's Gun Violence Task Force. She is a Board Member of the U.S. Center for SafeSport since its inception in January 2016. She was appointed to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Board of Directors Program Advisory Council in 2019. In 2018 she led the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation as President.
In addition to Novak's promotion, BBBSA announced Tawanna Myers as Chief People & Culture Officer. Myers joined the organization in January to develop and lead human resources strategy, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and culture initiatives across the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America employee life cycle, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee engagement, employee relations, talent development, executive coaching, as well as change management and organizational culture. She brings over 18 years of expertise across HR, DEI, and change management, most recently as VP, Talent Management, DEI for Boys & Girls Clubs of America's national office.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Norfolk State University and received certifications from Cornell University for Diversity & Inclusion, the former American Institute for Advancing Diversity's Diversity Leadership Academy under Dr. Roosevelt Thomas, Prosci© as a Certified Change Practitioner, Korn Ferry© in Leadership Architect Global Competency Framework, and the Human Capital Institute© as a Talent Acquisition Strategist. Myers is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
"Both Julie and Tawanna bring a level of expertise and dedication to our mission that we are honored to call our own. Their leadership will continue to take us even further with our impact in communities and with the young people we serve," said Artis Stevens, president and CEO, BBBSA. "I am excited to collaborate with both leaders on how we best engage and support our organization and build on the resources and support for our entire network and counterparts in the youth development sector."
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the largest and most experienced youth mentoring organization in the United States. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters' evidence-based approach is designed to create positive youth outcomes, including educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and improved relationships. Big Brothers Big Sisters has over 230 local agencies serving more than 5,000 communities across all 50 states. For more information, visit: www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.
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A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged after he allegedly assaulted two men following an NHL playoff game at Madison Square Garden this week, the New York City Police Department told CNN.
Around 10:50 p.m. Thursday, following the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning game, police said two men got into a verbal dispute that quickly became physical.
One of the men -- James Anastasio -- allegedly punched the other in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and lose consciousness, police said.
The suspect then attempted to flee, police said, but was chased by a man they described as a good Samaritan, whom Anastasio also allegedly punched in the face, police said. Both victims refused medical attention and Anastasio was immediately arrested, they said.
The incident was partially captured in a cell phone video, which was posted online.
Anastasio, 29, was arraigned around midnight Friday and charged with two counts of assault in the third degree, two counts of attempted assault in the third degree, and two counts of harassment in the second degree, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told CNN.
He was granted supervised release and is slated to appear in court June 29, the DA's office added.
Jason Goldman, Anastasio's defense attorney, said his client "repeatedly tried to defuse and deescalate the situation, one where he was immensely outnumbered and ultimately threatened by a group of highly intoxicated individuals."
"We believe that Garden surveillance will confirm the events immediately prior to the short, viral clip captured on cellphone camera," Goldman said. "While he is anxious for the rest of his story to be revealed, he also trusts and respects the Court process. We are confident that James will be vindicated once all the facts come to light."
MSG bans alleged assailant for life
MSG called the incident "an abhorrent assault" and praised the good Samaritan's actions as brave intervention, according to a statement. The venue also banned Anastasio for life.
"All guests -- no matter what team they support -- should feel safe and respected in The Garden. This has and always will be our policy," MSG said in the statement.
Robert Joseph Kaplan captured the incident on camera. Kaplan told CNN that while he's been to plenty of games in the past, he's never seen anything like this.
Prior to the alleged assault, Kaplan said he saw Anastasio and another man angrily insulting Tampa Bay Lightning fans as they were descending the venue's escalators. He described the insults as "intense" and claimed there was a lack of security by the escalators.
An MSG spokesperson told CNN the alleged assailant was taken into custody within 30 seconds by NYPD security detail and MSG security. There were 183 uniformed MSG security officers, 14 supervisors, 18 NYPD officers and two NYPD sergeants on paid detail inside the venue Thursday night, the spokesperson said.
Amid the alleged insults, Kaplan said an empty beer cup was thrown in the direction of Anastasio and the man he was with. He said the two waited for the victim and confronted him, asking if he was the person who had thrown the cup. It's at this point Kaplan said he took out his phone to record the scene because he sensed something bad was about to happen.
"I thought that was pretty disgusting," Kaplan told CNN. "Something like this shouldn't happen."
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- Brand Refresh Showcases Company's Dedication to Unmatched Customer Concierge Service -
BALTIMORE, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- High Mark Construction (HMC), one of the Mid-Atlantic's leading commercial and general contracting firms specializing in exterior renovations and repair, unveiled today a complete corporate brand refresh that includes new brand messaging, a new logo, marketing collateral, and website. The new branding showcases a forward-thinking company that's revolutionized the home and commercial contracting experience, rooted in the company's personalized concierge service.
Since its incorporation in 2018, HMC has made excellence in customer-to-contractor relationships the bedrock of its brand difference, working diligently to cast aside the negative cliches that have long tarnished so many contractors. As a result, clients consistently praise HMC for delivering outstanding work and fantastic personal service, as evidenced by dozens of verified five-star ratings on Google Reviews.
Each HMC customer has an assigned project manager serving as a central point of contact for every aspect of the job. This support is especially helpful with storm restoration, one of HMC's specialties. After a catastrophe, clients need an expert advocate to liaison directly with insurance companies to secure full compensation for all damages.
"We pride ourselves on not just being a contractor, but a true partner for our clients," says Owner Mike Kimball. "We built our business on the idea that there's a better way to offer contracting services and provide an alternative to the frustrations people may have had with other vendors. High Mark Construction has always been different, and now this brand refresh is the inflection point for our customers to begin the experience of what we call a Marked Difference."
To bring this message to life, HMC partnered with Vitamin, the Baltimore-based integrated marketing agency.
"It's been a wonderful collaboration working with the HMC team," said Michael Karfakis, founder of Vitamin. "The executive and marketing teams at HMC were flexible enough to consider new ideas and willing to step up where necessary to help craft a brand that truly reflects who HMC is today and who HMC will be in the future. We will now leverage the assets we have created to solidify an ongoing lead generation effort using the website as the hub. It's all about ROI and we are excited to show HMC the return this effort provides."
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Get your wallets and arms ready to carry some shopping bags Texans because Sales Tax Holiday or more fondly known as Tax-Free Weekend is set to take place over the first weekend of August according to the Texas Comptroller’s Office.
From Aug. 5-7 the Comptroller’s Office is encouraging Texans to support local businesses around the state to save some money on tax-free purchases of clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks. “Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. In most cases, you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy qualifying items tax free.”
As a reminder, sales tax exemption applies to qualifying items bought during the holiday weekend; items that are bought before or after the tax free weekend will not qualify for the exemption.
Qualifying and non-qualifying items:
“For example, if you buy two shirts for $80 each, each shirt qualifies for the exemption because each is less than $100, even though the total purchase price is $160.”
Items that do not qualify:
- items sold for $100 or more
- clothing subscription boxes
- specially-designed athletic activity or protective-use clothing or footwear
- For example, golf cleats and football pads are usually worn only when people play golf or football, so they do not qualify for the exemption.
- Tennis shoes, jogging suits and swimsuits, however, can be worn for other than athletic activity and qualify for the exemption.
- clothing or footwear rentals, alterations (including embroidery) and cleaning services
- items used to make or repair clothing, such as fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, snaps, hooks and zippers
- jewelry, handbags, purses, briefcases, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches and other accessories
- computers
- software
- textbooks
For more information on special purchases, online purchases/telephone orders, additional charges affect the sales price, refund requests, sellers information and more, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-sales-tax-holiday-tax-free-weekend-set-to-begin-august-5-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | 2022-08-01T20:03:04Z |
- Hundreds of Aspen Dental offices to open doors for annual Day of Service, honoring veterans
- Veterans and their families can call 1-844-277-3646 to schedule an appointment
CHICAGO, May 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 11, participating Aspen Dental locations nationwide will open their doors to provide free care to military veterans across the country. Now in its 8th year, the Aspen Dental Day of Service provides much-needed dental care for veterans and their families at no cost to honor their service and break down barriers to health care.
Appointments are still available for veterans in Louisiana, at the following Aspen Dental locations:
- Alexandria, Louisiana
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana (College Dr)
- Bossier City, Louisiana
- Covington, Louisiana
- Gonzales, Louisiana
- Hammond, Louisiana
- Houma, Louisiana
- Kenner, Louisiana
- Marrero, Louisiana
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Slidell, Louisiana
Veterans and their families can call 1-844-277-3646 (1-844-ASPENHMM) to find a participating Aspen Dental office in their community and schedule an appointment. Advance appointments are required. During the Day of Service, Aspen Dental doctors and their teams focus on treating the most urgent dental needs for veterans and their families - with a focus on getting them out of pain, from fillings and extractions to dental hygiene and basic denture repairs.
Millions of Americans struggle to access dental care every year, and veterans are no exception. In fact, U.S. veterans are ineligible for dental benefits through the Veterans Administration unless they're 100% disabled, have a service-related mouth injury, or were a prisoner of war.
Visit www.HealthyMouthMovement.com to learn more.
Aspen Dental was founded in 1998 in New York by Bob Fontana with a simple goal in mind: to break down the barriers that doctors and patients face when it comes to dental care. Today, more than 20 years later, with nearly 1,000 Aspen Dental locations nationwide, the mission of the company remains the same – to bring better care to more people. Aspen Dental is the largest group of branded dental offices in the world. For more information, visit aspendental.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
TAG – The Aspen Group was built on the simple idea of bringing better health care to more people. TAG and the independent health care practices it supports operate more than 1,100 locations in 45 states through its four health care support companies: Aspen Dental®, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers®, WellNow Urgent Care® and Chapter Aesthetic StudioSM. Combined, the companies serve more than 35,000 patients a day and more than 8 million patients each year. TAG is headquartered at 800 W. Fulton Market in Chicago. For more information, visit teamtag.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and innovative investment strategies, announced that the KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (Ticker: KSET) now tracks the S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index—the first-to-market benchmark for the current performance of global voluntary carbon futures markets.
KSET, listed on the New York Stock Exchange on April 27 this year, is the first US-Listed ETF to track the global Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM)1, which is complementary to the global carbon allowance markets tracked by KraneShares' flagship global carbon ETF (KRBN).
KSET's new index tracks carbon offset futures contracts. These contracts include nature-based global emission offsets (N-GEOs) and global emission offsets (GEOs), which trade through the CME Group, the world's largest financial derivatives exchange. Due to the evolving nature of carbon markets, an important characteristic of the index is the flexibility to reweight, add or remove constituents at regular intervals to ensure that it can adapt over time.
"Previously, KraneShares and IHS Markit, which is now part of S&P Global, made history when we launched the KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF (KRBN). KRBN uses the IHS Markit Global Carbon Index as its benchmark," said Luke Oliver, Managing Director and Head of Strategy at KraneShares. "We are pleased to deepen our relationship with S&P Global and leverage their extensive history as an index provider and their strong research capabilities to capture the complex and ever-changing voluntary carbon market through KSET's new index."
"We're excited that KraneShares has selected our S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index as the underlying benchmark for its exchange-traded fund," said Fiona Boal, Head of Commodities and Real Assets at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). "This new voluntary carbon futures index is a key addition to S&P DJI's continued efforts to grow its suite of new and innovative thematic alternative indices for the commodities space."
"The voluntary carbon market serves as a powerful tool in the global fight to combat climate change and an important way to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized world," said Eron Bloomgarden, co-founder of Climate Finance Partners (CLIFI) KSET's non-discretionary sub-advisor. "At the same time, it provides price discovery, a potential hedge for climate risk exposure, and diversification* from traditional asset classes."
The S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index was launched on June 22, 2022.
What are Carbon Offsets?
Carbon offsets are intended to counteract emissions that corporations, governments, or individuals generate as part of their business-as-usual activities. The governing bodies overseeing the registration and verification of carbon offset projects are called carbon offset registries. These registries issue credits for emission-reducing projects or programs such as forest conservation, the creation of wind farms, methane gas capture in a landfill, and hydropower projects. Credits are issued proportionate to the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) a project takes out of the atmosphere. Entities can calculate their emissions and purchase a corresponding quantity of credits to offset their activity. Entities often utilize offsets as a short-term bridge to abate emissions that they cannot avoid within their own operations while they work on implementing longer-term decarbonization measures.
For additional information on the KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (Ticker: KSET), contact your financial advisor or visit kraneshares.com/KSET.
*Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss.
About Krane Funds Advisors, LLC
Krane Funds Advisors, LLC is the investment manager for KraneShares ETFs. KraneShares is a premier platform that develops and delivers differentiated, high-conviction investment strategies to global investors.
Since 2013, KraneShares has become one of the leading China ETF providers. Given China's importance in addressing the global climate challenge, our Climate Suite is a natural extension of our China focus. KraneShares strives to deliver innovative first-to-market strategies based on strong partnerships and deep investing knowledge. KraneShares helps investors stay current on global market trends and provides meaningful diversification.
Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI). The firm is majority-owned by China International Capital Corporation (CICC).
About Climate Finance Partners
Climate Finance Partners delivers innovative climate finance solutions and investment products to address capital needs for emerging environmental challenges. CLIFI is led by a team of investment professionals with deep experience in the fields of traditional investment and environmental finance.
Carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund's full and summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.kraneshares.com Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Risk Disclosures:
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its stated objectives. Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees. One cannot invest directly in an index.
This information should not be relied upon as research, investment advice, or a recommendation regarding any products, strategies, or any security in particular. This material is strictly for illustrative, educational, or informational purposes and is subject to change. Certain content represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results; material is as of the dates noted and is subject to change without notice.
The market for carbon offset credit futures may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established futures markets. While the market has grown, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for carbon offset credit futures is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for carbon offset credit futures as well as the supply and demand for carbon offset credits. The performance of carbon offset credit futures and carbon offset credits may differ and may not be correlated with each other, over short or long periods of time. There is no assurance that cap and trade regimes will continue to exist, or that they will prove to be an effective method of reduction in GHG emissions. Changes in U.S. law and related regulations may impact the way the Fund operates, increase Fund costs and/or change the competitive landscape. New technologies may arise that may diminish or eliminate the need for cap and trade markets. Ultimately, the cost of emissions credits is determined by the cost of actually reducing emissions levels. If the price of credits becomes too high, it will be more economical for companies to develop or invest in green technologies, thereby suppressing the demand for credits.
The Fund invests through a subsidiary, and is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary's investments. Since the Subsidiary is organized under the law of the Cayman Islands and is not registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as such the Fund will not receive all of the protections offered to shareholders of registered investment companies. The Fund and the Subsidiary will be considered commodity pools upon commencement of operations, and each will be subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC rules. Commodity pools are subject to additional laws, regulations and enforcement policies, which may increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and performance of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Futures and other contracts may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices to prevent the Fund from exceeding any applicable position limits established by the CFTC. The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity and may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the Index, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity.
The Fund and the Subsidiary will be considered commodity pools upon commencement of operations, and each will be subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC rules. Commodity pools are subject to additional laws, regulations and enforcement policies, which may increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and performance of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Futures and other contracts may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices to prevent the Fund from exceeding any applicable position limits established by the CFTC. The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity and may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the Index, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. The Fund may invest in derivatives, which are often more volatile than other investments and may magnify the Funds' gains or losses. A derivative (i.e., futures/forward contracts, swaps, and options) is a contract that derives its value from the performance of an underlying asset. The primary risk of derivatives is that changes in the asset's market value and the derivative may not be proportionate, and some derivatives can have the potential for unlimited losses. Derivatives are also subject to liquidity and counterparty risk. Liquidity risk means that certain investments may become difficult to purchase or sell at a reasonable time and price. If a transaction for these securities is large, it may not be possible to initiate which may cause the Fund to suffer losses. Counterparty risk is the risk of loss in the event that the counterparty to an agreement fails to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of derivative.
The use of futures contracts is subject to special risk considerations. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts include: (a) an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the reference asset and the price of the futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (d) the inability to predict correctly the direction of market prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; and (e) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities or financial instruments from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, which may lead to the Fund selling securities or financial instruments at a loss. Fluctuations in currency of foreign countries may have an adverse effect to domestic currency values. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk, which is the chance that bonds will decline in value as interest rates rise. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility. The Fund's assets are expected to be concentrated in carbon offset credit futures and carbon credit futures and its investments could react similarly to market developments. Thus, the Fund is subject to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect these futures. KSET is non-diversified.
ETF shares are bought and sold on an exchange at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. However, shares may be redeemed at NAV directly by certain authorized broker-dealers (Authorized Participants) in very large creation/redemption units. The returns shown do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Beginning 12/23/2020, market price returns are based on the official closing price of an ETF share or, if the official closing price isn't available, the midpoint between the national best bid and national best offer ("NBBO") as of the time the ETF calculates the current NAV per share. Prior to that date, market price returns were based on the midpoint between the Bid and Ask price. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
The KraneShares ETFs, KFA Funds ETFs, and KraneShares Mutual Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Company (SIDCO), 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456, which is not affiliated with Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, the Investment Adviser for the Funds, or any sub-advisers for the Funds.
The 'S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index' is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ("SPDJI") and has been licensed for use by Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"). S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); GSCI is a registered trademark of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("Goldman") and has been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices; and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by KraneShares. KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, or Goldman, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index.
1Data from Bloomberg as of 4/25/2022
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New funding will allow RealWear to build a fully integrated software, hardware and cloud subscription platform to further empower frontline workers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At Augmented World Expo (AWE), RealWear, the world's leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced that it closed its Series C for $23.5M. Led by Foundry Group, the new raise enables RealWear to shift and expand from a hardware-centric to a platform-centric company, creating even deeper connections to, and value for, its global customers.
"The funding marks the next stage of growth for the business, as we provide technology for frontline workers toward a vision of assisted intelligence where contextual data for the frontline leads to better decisions, ultimately improving operational productivity and safety," said Andrew Chrostowski, Chairman and CEO, RealWear. "In addition to building new hardware, we will use these new funds to grow a unified software and services platform across our human-centric wearable products. Expect more game-changing tech to come."
Currently, 41 of Fortune 100 companies are using RealWear devices for business resiliency, productivity, training and employee engagement including Mars Petcare, Goodyear, Colgate-Palmolive and ExxonMobil. RealWear partners will be able to tie into our cloud systems to improve their understanding of app performance and aggregate device utilization.
RealWear will introduce the vision for Assisted Intelligence for the first time at AWE. At the booth, RealWear will be previewing the following using RealWear Navigator 500:
- IBM Inspector Wearable – real-time image and reality matching assisted reality solution for the automotive industry using AI with computer vision and machine learning to identify manufacturing defects in real-time for frontline workers.
- Transition Technologies PSC with SLAM - label assets as digital overlays anchored to physical assets within a 2.5D environment. The system will display real-time IoT sensor data and images including pressure readouts.
At the end of last year RealWear launched its next generation assisted reality device, RealWear Navigator™ 500, which is the first commercially available head-worn device with a modular design.
"RealWear delivers real customer value through its line of assisted reality products. They empower the frontline workforce, providing them information and expertise in real-time that brings value to large global organizations whose priorities are productivity and safety," said Brad Feld, partner at Foundry Group. "This new investment will allow RealWear to expand its hardware, software and cloud offerings."
Former investors also joined this round, including Qualcomm Ventures, Kopin and Columbia Ventures Corporation. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, total enterprise smart glasses shipments will grow at a 63% CAGR over the next five years, with over 27 million shipments seen in 2027. RealWear's position as a platform-centric business will provide customers new tools and insights of whole-fleet utilization and the associated workflows.
Please join Rama Oruganti, RealWear Chief Product Officer, at 11:40-12:05 PM PST for his talk "Future of Work: Digital Transformation for the Frontline" in the Grand Ballroom, Enterprise Track.
RealWear® is the world's leading provider of assisted reality wearable solutions that engage, empower, and elevate the modern frontline industrial worker to perform work tasks more safely, and with increased efficiency and precision. RealWear gives these workers real-time access to information and expertise, while keeping their hands and field of view free for work. RealWear is field proven with world-class customers, including Shell, Goodyear, Mars, Colgate-Palmolive, and BMW, who use it to improve workplace safety while delivering unprecedented ROI.
RealWear is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington in the United States, with local offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and Japan, along with a new customer experience center in Dubai. RealWear's number one position was further strengthened with triple (3X) year-over-year growth in 2020. The company has shipped wearable devices to thousands of enterprise customers worldwide in a range of industries, including Energy, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Automotive, and Telecommunications.
For more information, visit www.realwear.com
CONTACT:
realwear@bulleitgroup.com
aaron@realwear.com
415-819-7791
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in TG Therapeutics, Inc. ("TG Therapeutics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TGTX) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of TG Therapeutics investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TGTX 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) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in TG Therapeutics during the relevant time frame, you have until September 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com
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Missouri vs. K-State is down to single seats/standing room only
Published: Jul. 28, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - The only tickets remaining for the Wildcats’ second home game against Missouri on September 10th are scattered single seats and standing room only, announced by Kansas State officials on Thursday.
Fans are still able to purchase a full-season ticket package or a flex season pass in order to get reserved seats together for all seven K-State home games, including the Missouri game.
The Mizzou game will kick off at 11 a.m. The week prior, the Wildcats will kick off their 2022 campaign at home against South Dakota on September 3rd. Kickoff for that game is set for 6 p.m.
They’ll close out nonconference play hosting Tulane on September 17th at 2 p.m.
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Recognition driven by company's powerful Customer Success platform and commitment to partnership in helping its customers grow
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero, a leading platform and partner for Customer Success, has been recognized by SaaS Awards for achieving the Highest Customer Satisfaction with a SaaS Product in 2022. The award recognizes ChurnZero's commitment to customer goals and satisfaction, outstanding customer loyalty, and exceptional user feedback. ChurnZero was also named a finalist in the Best SaaS Product for Loyalty and Retention and Best SaaS Product for Product Analytics categories.
ChurnZero's Customer Success platform is purpose-built for subscription businesses to help Customer Success teams work efficiently and drive revenue through customer retention and expansion. In 2021-22, ChurnZero customers reported results including 58% reduction in churn, 100% increase in customer lifetime value, 21% increase in net revenue retention, 70% increase in user adoption, a 45-point increase in NPS and more.
"Our Customer Success platform is pivotal to what we do for subscription businesses, while our role as trusted partners, consultants, and coaches further differentiates us," said Allison Tiscornia, chief customer officer, ChurnZero. "We are dedicated to helping our customers work in the most impactful way to grow revenue, better understand their customers' needs and deliver the best possible customer experiences."
"It gives us great pride to receive such positive feedback and recognition for our approach as a platform and partner to our customers," said You Mon Tsang, CEO and co-founder of ChurnZero. "Data has shown time and time again that companies who invest in Customer Success people and technology are investing in the health, agility, growth, and future of their businesses. This is an exceptional recognition for ChurnZero and for the growing and evolving field of Customer Success."
Hundreds of organizations entered the SaaS Awards, with entries coming from across the globe, covering the Americas, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts.
"It's no accident that ChurnZero has such a loyal customer base and such excellent feedback. They put customer satisfaction at the heart of everything they do. This is ultimately what we expect from SaaS Awards winners," said Annabelle Whittall, lead judge, SaaS Awards.
ChurnZero's SaaS Award marks a continued momentum of industry recognition as the company grows in the US and worldwide. In 2022, ChurnZero was rated the Most Loved Customer Success Software by TrustRadius, and recently won Trust Radius' Best of Award for both Best Feature Set and Best Relationship in the Customer Success software category. ChurnZero has earned G2's Leader and Best Relationship Awards for 16 and 18 consecutive quarters respectively.
ChurnZero is a recognized leader in Customer Success dedicated to helping subscription businesses succeed at scale. The company is known for its powerful, enterprise-class Customer Success platform and ongoing partnership with its customers to ensure they get everything they need to improve efficiency, increase revenue, and deliver the best possible customer experiences.
Through the platform, Customer Success teams can spot potential churn risks early and identify renewal and expansion opportunities. Best-in-class automation and in-app communication make it easy to engage with customers and lead them to value.
As Customer Success professionals serving Customer Success professionals, the ChurnZero team prides itself on being trusted partners, consultants, and coaches, so customers can focus on the work that matters to grow their businesses.
Founded in 2015, ChurnZero is a remote-first company with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and an office in Amsterdam.
The SaaS Awards is a sister program to the Cloud Awards, which was founded in 2011. The SaaS Awards focuses on recognizing excellence and innovation in software solutions. Categories range from Best Enterprise-Level SaaS to Best UX or UI Design in a SaaS Product.
Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information about the SaaS Awards, please visit https://www.cloud-awards.com/software-as-a-service-awards/.
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Heather Philbin
pr@churnzero.com
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Pegasystems Inc. ("PEGA" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PEGA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of PEGA investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
PEGA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in PEGA during the relevant time frame, you have until July 18, 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.
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NYPD: Officer shoots man armed with machete after domestic incident in Queens
By AUNDREA CLINE-THOMAS
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NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Officers responding to a domestic incident in Queens shot and injured a man armed with a machete Monday, the NYPD said.
Charges are pending against the suspect after police said they recovered the machete at the scene.
Police arrived at an apartment on 33rd Street between Broadway and 31st Avenue in Astoria at around 9:45 a.m.
Officers said the 911 caller indicated a man had taken a lot of pills, said he wanted to die, and was armed with a machete. But the woman who said she called 911 has a different story, CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported.
Brianna Cortez, who identified herself as the suspect’s girlfriend, said she called 911 to come to her mother’s home while having an argument with her child’s father, who she identified as “Eddie.”
“I was not scared for my life. I just wanted him to leave. I did not think that anything like that was going to go down,” Cortez said.
Four officers responded and tried to get others out of the apartment. Police said they confronted the 27-year-old suspect in a narrow hallway. They said he was holding the 911 caller’s mother, but officers were able to get the woman out of harm’s way.
“I saw when they grabbed my mother, they took her and pulled her to the ground. They ripped her shirt off, everything. She has marks all over her,” Cortez said.
“Four uniformed officers arrived at the scene within minutes and were told that the individual inside was still armed,” NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said during a news conference. “As the officers were trying to remove people from the apartment, the man confronted them in a narrow hallway, holding the 911 caller’s mother. After getting the older woman out of the apartment, the officers deployed a Taser. The Taser had no effect.”
When the Taser didn’t work, an officer fired three shots, according to authorities, striking the man in the groin area. The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
“He just said that ‘I got shot.’ Just being very vocal and aggressive with the cops,” said Feres Zedeia, a witness.
Two officers required medical attention.
Cortez disputes the police account and said she and the man were having a verbal argument.
“There’s a rather extensive domestic history between the 911 caller and the subject,” Corey said. “There have been multiple allegations of domestic assault, harassment. Orders of protection have been in effect.”
Cortez disputes there was a long history of problems between her and the suspect.
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Suspended: Doctor accused of sexual misconduct, overprescribing medications, officials say
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - An Alabama doctor is under investigation after a patient died of an overdose late last year.
The Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners reports it has suspended Dr. Sammy Becdach’s medical license for prescribing controlled substances for reasons other than medical and sexual misconduct.
Officials said a female patient of Becdach’s died of an overdose on Dec. 18, 2020. Pelham police told the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners that the woman overdosed on the medicine prescribed to her by Becdach.
The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program reports it told the board of medical examiners that Becdach issued at least nine prescriptions to the victim over 17 months.
Police showed the board three videos from the woman’s phone showing the two engaging in sexual activity, as reported by WAFF.
According to court documents, the victim’s mother told the board Becdach was buying her daughter all kinds of things, including a car.
Court documents stated the victim’s mother said that her daughter met Becdach when she was 18 and working as a hostess. She said he paid to furnish her apartment, pay bills and gave her a credit card with no limit.
A friend of the victim and her mother told investigators they believed the woman was drugged and raped on two or three occasions, as shared in court documents.
The victim allegedly told her mother that she was afraid to leave because Becdach claimed he could make people disappear and had done so before.
In April 2021, officials said Becdach sent a written response to Pelham police stating he engaged in sex with the victim on more than one occasion and wrote her at least seven prescriptions.
A friend of the woman claims Becdach got the victim addicted to opioids, something she didn’t take before meeting him.
Court documents show six charges for Becdach:
- Two counts of unprofessional conduct.
- Practicing medicine in such a manner as to endanger the health of a patient.
- Distribution by prescription of controlled substances for reasons other than legitimate medical purpose.
- Failure to maintain medical record for patient.
- Failure to comply with any rule of the Board of Medical Examiners
The board reports it is continuing its investigation and the Clearview Cancer Institute shared that Becdach was no longer with the Institute.
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Drinking alone when younger linked to alcoholism, study says
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:23 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – People who drink alone as a young adult appear to have a greater risk of having alcohol-related problems later in life.
According to a study from Carnegie Mellon University, high school seniors who drank without anyone else had a 35% better chance of alcoholism by the age of 35.
The study, published Monday in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, was based on a 17-year study based on 4,500 participants.
Researchers also say women are more susceptible to alcohol use disorder than men.
Because of the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rates of solitary drinking had a documented increase.
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Now Available Nationwide, Leading Ready to Drink Cocktail Brand Partners With Joe Jonas to Bring His Secret Sangria Recipes to Market In An Easy to Enjoy Format
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohza, one of the fastest-growing ready-to-drink cocktail companies in the industry, is pleased to announce that globally renowned musician and actor, Joe Jonas, has joined the brand as an investor, and partnered to launch his own product line, Fizzy Sangria. Available across the country in retail and online via drinkohza.com, Fizzy Sangria is the original canned mimosa™ company's first product line extension. Joe's Fizzy Sangria, made with 100% real juice and sparkling wine, is offered in two flavors: Red and White, both with an SRP of $9.99 per 4-pack via 12oz standard cans.
Joe is pleased to have made a personal investment into Ohza, formalizing his involvement with the company and is excited to lead various marketing elements of Fizzy Sangria, alongside Ohza's team, supporting the brand across the country.
The launch of Fizzy Sangria marks the arrival of the first sparkling and 'better-for-you' pre-mixed sangrias on the market. Crafted with premium sparkling wine and real juice, Fizzy Sangria is up to 60% fewer calories and 80% less sugar than a typical sangria made at home or by your local bartender, yet packed full, authentic flavor.
"A long-time in the making, I am so pumped to bring Fizzy Sangria to life alongside the team at Ohza. Sangria is my favorite beverage and I've been perfecting my recipes for years serving to friends & family poolside and at any gatherings. Not only is my Sangria delicious, but it's also great to serve for any occasion. As one of the most consumed cocktails across the country and around the world, I couldn't be happier to introduce Fizzy Sangria. I look forward to having a lot of fun supporting and building the brand," says Jonas.
Ohza was launched in 2019 by drinks entrepreneur Ryan Ayotte as the 'original canned mimosa™' and has since become one of the leading RTD canned cocktail brands on the market today. Ohza's founding stems from Ayotte and friends attempting to enjoy mimosas on a boat, but were running into trouble with the rocky waters. Enter the canned mimosa, Ohza, which offers a portfolio of different mimosas, bellinis and now, sangria. Fizzy Sangria and the alignment with Joe marks an exciting new chapter for the convenient cocktail company and continues the promise of delivering award-winning taste to celebrate any occasion.
"Simply put, this is a match made in heaven. Joe's personality and aesthetic are a direct match with the Ohza vibe. After we first connected, I instantly knew this would be a perfect partnership. The addition of Fizzy Sangria to Ohza's existing core offerings is perfect, as there's clear whitespace and it's a natural extension of what we already offer. We couldn't be prouder to have Joe join our company," says Ryan Ayotte, founder, of Ohza and Chairman of Simple Skiff Beverages Inc.
Fizzy Sangria will launch nationwide in bars, restaurants and a variety of national grocery chains and independent beverage stores via Ohza's distribution agreements with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Breakthru Beverage, Columbia Distributing, and other fine independent distributors. Fizzy Sangria will also be available to ship direct-to-consumer nationwide via drinkohza.com.
For additional information on Fizzy Sangria and to find it near you, please visit drinkohza.com and be sure to follow @drinkOhza and @JoeJonas for updates.
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SINGAPORE, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bilibili Comics is proud to announce a partnership with Anime-Planet, providing free chapters of manga and webtoons to Anime-Planet's online reading portal. In addition, Bilibili Comics has added Anime-Planet's community ratings to their pages as part of a new third-party scoring feature.
At launch, Bilibili Comics has released sample chapters for a set of 60 series on Anime-Planet, covering a wide range of genres such as BL, GL, martial arts, science fiction, and comedy. More series and chapters will be provided on an ongoing basis moving forward. The community can read these chapters for free, add a rating, and track their reading progress on Anime-Planet, in addition to being able to follow links to Bilibili Comics to read the full series and to see Anime-Planet's combined community score.
A spokesman from Bilibili Comics said, "We are very optimistic about the cooperation with Anime-Planet, which will allow Bilibili Comics to connect with more comic users. In the future, users can directly have trials of comics in Anime-Planet, and rate their favorite comics. At the same time, this rating will also become an important reference and indicator for Bilibili Comic's evaluation system."
Kim Cameron, Anime-Planet's founder, said: "We are thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with Bilibili Comics. Bilibili Comics offers so many high-quality manga and webtoons that we know our community will love, and we're excited that users can make their voices heard in the ratings. We are looking forward to strengthening this partnership moving forward. "
The collaboration is expected to have a profound impact on Bilibili Comics. The majority of Bilibili Comics' works have versions translated into English, so Anime-Planet, one of the most influential anime and manga communities amongst English speakers, will enable more fans in English-speaking markets to read Bilibili Comics' highly-regarded series, and will continue to strengthen the legal manga industry. Anime-Planet has established strong credibility in the community and industry in the over 20 years of its operation, and as a result, displaying Anime-Planet's community ratings on the Bilibili Comics platform will optimize their user experience as well.
Bilibili Comics was launched in April 2021 and has more than 15 million monthly active users. More than 700 comics that are translated into English, Indonesian, and Spanish are available on the platform. The company's most popular series is Heaven's Official Blessing, which has an animated adaptation that has aired on streaming platforms such as Funimation and Netflix. Bilibili Comics plans to collaborate with additional animation platforms as a way of supporting content creators from different regions, so that they can continue to provide highly regarded comics works to readers worldwide. With a goal of respecting the cultures of different countries, Bilibili Comics actively promotes localization to support sustainable development of the animation community.
Founded in 2001, Anime-Planet was created by fans, for fans. Anime-Planet offers the ability to track the anime you've seen, and the manga, webtoons, and OELs that you've read; has personalized anime and manga recommendations; the ability to legally read and watch content online through industry partnerships; and has a vast content database for anime and manga, tags, characters, and staff. Learn more at Anime-Planet.com and follow the site on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Client Feedback Drives Coalition Greenwich Recognition
PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) announced that it has been named to Coalition Greenwich's inaugural list of Standout Commercial Banks for Demonstrating Commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Principles and Values. FNB was one of only nine banks in the country to receive the recognition.
To identify the standout banks, Coalition Greenwich, formerly Greenwich Associates, asked more than 20,000 small business and middle market executives to assess their banks' commitment to ESG. The banks that received the most consistently excellent ratings were named to the list.
"Corporate responsibility, including ESG, is a vital cultural and strategic priority for FNB," said Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of F.N.B. Corporation and First National Bank. "It is an honor to be recognized for our commitment, which is evident in the wide range of investments and initiatives we have implemented to foster sustainable, responsible business practices and champion economic and social equality in our communities."
The recent Coalition Greenwich recognition adds to the extensive list of third-party accolades FNB has received for its work to benefit stakeholders and communities throughout its footprint. Among other distinctions, FNB repeatedly has appeared on JUST Capital's list of America's Most Just Companies, earned multiple awards for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, and achieved the highest possible Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. To learn more, visit FNB's Awards & Recognition webpage.
For a comprehensive overview of FNB's community commitment and ESG practices, please review its Corporate Responsibility Report.
F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. FNB's market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas, including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. The Company has total assets of $42 billion and more than 340 banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
FNB provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management solutions through its subsidiary network, which is led by its largest affiliate, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1864. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, government banking, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. The consumer banking segment provides a full line of consumer banking products and services, including deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. FNB's wealth management services include asset management, private banking and insurance.
The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FNB" and is included in Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Regional Banks Sub-Industry Index. Customers, shareholders and investors can learn more about this regional financial institution by visiting the F.N.B. Corporation website at www.fnbcorporation.com.
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Company earns 33 Joint Industry Safety and Health Council awards
SALISBURY, Md., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council has awarded nine of Perdue's facilities its Award of Distinction, the Council's highest form of recognition for consistently implementing innovative and effective workplace safety health processes and systems. They were among 33 Perdue facilities across 14 states that received workplace safety awards at the 2022 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Destin, Fla.
"Workplace safety is an absolute at Perdue, including an unwavering commitment from management and an ongoing safety culture that engages all associates in maintaining a safe workplace environment," said Randy Day, CEO of Perdue Farms. "Each year, we set goals around people, products, planet and profitability and we always put people first in that equation. We believe there's nothing more important than creating a safe, supportive, and healthy work environment where our associates can be successful and return safely to their families at the end of the workday."
The company's food-producing facilities that received the Award of Distinction include Concord, Lewiston and Rockingham in North Carolina, Bridgewater, Va., Monterey, Tenn. and Georgetown, Del. The company's feed mill in Salisbury, Md., and broiler growouts in Hartford, Ky. and Forsyth, Ga. also earned the Award of Distinction.
The Award of Distinction criteria required these facilities to maintain their key Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety metrics — Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART), and Lost Work Day Incident Rate (LWDIR) — at levels at least 50 percent better than the industry average for three consecutive years. Award consideration was also based on each facility's written explanation of its safety programs and processes.
Perdue operations recognized with the Award of Honor, the Council's second highest honor, include Cromwell, Ky., Dillon, S.C., Milford, Del. and Gainesville, Ga. and the company's pet treat plant in Schulenburg, Texas. Perdue feed mills in Bridgeville, Del., and Candor, N.C., a growout office in Ahoskie, N.C., and breeder operations in Nashville, N.C., earned the Award of Honor. These facilities maintained their OSHA safety metrics at least 25 percent better than the industry for at least three straight years.
Fifteen facilities earned the Award of Merit for maintaining their OSHA safety metrics at least 25 percent better than the industry for at least two consecutive years. They include food-producing plants in Accomac, Va., and Perry, Ga.; broiler growout offices in Salisbury, Md. and Laurel, Del., a research farm in Princess Anne, Md., breeder operations in Baker, W.Va., Kentucky, western North Carolina and Thorntown, Ind.; feed mills in Burlington, Wash., Hurlock, Md., Washington, Ind., Nashville, N.C.; and hatcheries in Halifax and Murfreesboro in North Carolina.
Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by an independent panel of judges.
The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council comprises members from the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation. Combined, these three organizations represent companies that produce 95 percent of the nation's poultry products and employ more 350,000 workers.
We're a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers, and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
The premium protein portfolio within our Perdue Foods business, including our flagship PERDUE® brand, Niman Ranch®, Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats®, Coleman Natural®, and Yummy®, as well as our pet brands, Spot Farms® and Full Moon®, is available through various channels including retail, foodservice, club stores, and our direct-to-consumer website, PerdueFarms.com.
Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company.
Now in our company's second century, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey, pork, beef and lamb, and in USDA-certified organic chicken and beef. Learn more at Corporate.PerdueFarms.com.
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TangerStyle offers deepest savings on fresh fall looks, exclusive TangerClub benefits and elevated TangerKids grant program
GREENSBORO, N.C., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) invites customers to kick off the back-to-school season with outdoor shopping for the whole family while accessing unprecedented savings directly from their favorite brands. Tanger, along with its iconic and emerging brand partners, showcases the latest trends and classic styles for students of all ages to put their best foot forward in the classroom – all at unmatched value.
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TangerStyle, the season's most coveted sale, runs July 28-Aug. 28 and offers two levels of savings for Tanger Insiders and TangerClub members. The Tanger Insider program, available to all shoppers at no cost, provides 15% off a single item or an entire purchase at participating brands. Premium membership in TangerClub provides access to elevated savings – 25% off a single item or 20% off an entire purchase at participating stores. TangerClub also includes perks like immediate discounts, rewards for every dollar spent, priority parking, birthday gifts and access to special events. Membership is available through a simple, two-click enrollment at a cost of $10 at TangerOutlets.com/TangerClub. Adding to the savings, TangerClub members have the opportunity to earn double points on all purchases through the end of August.
On top of the latest TangerStyle offerings, TangerClub members can take advantage of even more incentives with exclusive August bonus offers from top brands, including Adidas, Puma and Skechers, while benefitting from tax-free deals. To further reward the Tanger community for its loyalty, the company is offering a $10,000 Fall Sweepstakes program, allowing shoppers to enter by uploading receipts to the Tanger Mobile App or presenting them at Shopper Services. Five winners will be selected on Aug. 28 to receive a Tanger Outlets Gift Card for $2,000. Visit TangerOutlets.com for complete details and rules.
"Tanger delivers its latest TangerStyle savings event at a time when shoppers need it most and as families prepare to head back to the classroom for a new school year," said Tanger Outlets Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Wingrove. "We remain committed to delivering the best brands and value for our customers, as well as meaningful experiences that resonate with our communities. This year, as we continue to champion key causes such as cancer research, environmental advocacy and education, our annual TangerKids grant program invites our communities to participate as we work together to create a more productive and inclusive learning environment."
TangerKids 2022 grant recipients will be announced in late August. This year's program, building on its 2021 milestone of more than $3.1 million in donations since 1996, continues to prioritize inclusivity by allocating 55% of funding to underserved and underrepresented communities. In addition, Tanger's introduction of member choice awards allows customers to steer a portion of this year's grants to causes that matter most to them. From Aug. 13-25, active TangerClub members can log 2022 shopping receipts for a chance to vote on the top five grant recipients to be awarded an additional $1,000. Information about Tanger's commitment to the communities it serves can be found at tangeroutlets.com/community.
Shoppers can discover Tanger offerings and access the best deals of the season at tangeroutlets.com/TangerStyle and connect with Tanger Outlets on Facebook and Instagram.
About Tanger Factory Outlet Centers:
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers that owns, or has an ownership interest in, a portfolio of 36 centers with one additional center currently under development. Tanger's operating properties are located in 20 states and in Canada, totaling approximately 13.6 million square feet, leased to over 2,600 stores operated by more than 600 different brand name companies. The Company has more than 41 years of experience in the outlet industry and is a publicly traded REIT. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4TANGER or visit the Company's website at tangeroutlets.com.
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) today announced that Chief U.S. Advertising Sales Officer Jon Steinlauf will present at the Credit Suisse 24th Annual Communications Conference on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 12:25 p.m. ET.
A link to the live webcast of the presentation will be available in the "Investor Relations" section of Warner Bros. Discovery's website at https://ir.wbd.com/. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.
Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.
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- Alliance leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to help improve enterprise-wide visibility and gather crucial business insights
- Streamlines supply chain planning, operations and management processes to help increase process efficiency and topline revenue
- Improves sales management, response to market trends, strategic planning and decision-making
LONDON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The EY organization today announces an alliance between Logility, Inc. (Logility), a supply chain and retail planning solutions supplier, and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), to help organizations improve their business outcomes through insights-driven supply chain management.
The rapidly changing business landscape has highlighted a profound impact on supply chains. Organizations today face a range of challenges in their businesses that are attributed to legacy supply chain systems. These vary from lack of visibility across the various points in the value chain, operational inefficiencies and delays, to hiccups in marketing, sales and distribution.
To help address these issues, the EY-Logility Alliance combines Logility's supply chain planning solutions with the extensive experience of EY US in process management, program governance, change management and delivery framework. Through this alliance, organizations will have the ability to enhance their supply chain management, leading to better business outcomes such as increased visibility of their supply chains, better demand forecasting, cost and process optimization, sales management, quicker response to market dynamics and improved strategic decision-making.
Logility has more than 45 years of history in supply chain and optimization services and has completed hundreds of successful implementations. Their Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform leverages artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and automation to provide clients with valuable business insights. Meanwhile, EY US has tenured cross-functional supply chain leadership and extensive experience in technology implementation and systems integration. Together, they help build and support digital, sustainable supply chains.
Srini Muthusrinivasan, Supply Chain Technology Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young LLP, says:
"Organizations around the world are undergoing a digital revolution, leveraging the strength of technology to reimagine and optimize their operations. The EY-Logility Alliance is positioned to help customers reinvent their supply chains. The alliance brings customers a network of technology, harnessing AI, machine learning and automation with implementation support to help realize sustainable outcomes while going digital."
Allan Dow, President of Logility, says:
"We are very excited about this alliance. EY US shares our vision and our deep commitment to customer success. Our industry-leading digital supply chain platform, together with EY US capabilities, will help organizations drive innovation, increase competitiveness and solve business problems. In this way, the alliance will help companies succeed."
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Accelerating the digital sustainable supply chain, Logility helps companies seize new opportunities, sense and respond to changing market dynamics and more profitably manage their complex global businesses. The Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform leverages an innovative blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics to automate planning, accelerate cycle times, increase precision, improve operating performance, break down business silos and deliver greater visibility. Logility's SaaS-based platform transforms sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP) processes; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; global sourcing; quality and compliance management; product life cycle management; supply and inventory optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; retail merchandise planning, assortment and allocation. Logility customers include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products and Red Wing Shoe Company. Logility is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). To learn how Logility can help you make smarter decisions faster, visit www.logility.com.
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FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is giving nearly $1 billion to 85 airports to expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities, using money approved in last year’s huge infrastructure bill.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the projects will help meet future demand for travel and make flying safer and more efficient.
“I don’t think anybody could look at airports across America today and say that the existing system and existing levels of funding have been adequate,” Buttigieg told reporters.
The grants announced Thursday are the first installment of $5 billion for airport projects that were included in an infrastructure bill that Congress approved and President Joe Biden signed last November.
The largest of the Federal Aviation Administration grants include $60 million to improve the terminal and replace the bag-handling system at Denver International Airport, $50 million apiece for Boston’s Logan Airport and Orlando International Airport in Florida, $49.6 million for Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., to build a new concourse and $20 million for Pittsburgh International Airport to build a new terminal next to the old one.
The main airports in Detroit and Philadelphia will get more than $20 million each to renovate their restrooms.
The FAA said 532 airports submitted applications for 658 projects that, if all had been granted, would have totaled more than $14 billion.
In the past, federal funds have gone largely into runways, taxiways and towers while airports paid for terminal upgrades with money they get from passenger facility charges, or PFCs — up to $4.50 per flight that is tacked onto every airline ticket.
Buttigieg said it is fine to spend taxpayer money on projects that were generally funded by passenger fees in the past because “there is a need out there; taxpayers expect it and want it.”
Congress could consider raising ticket taxes for airport projects next year. Airports want to raise the fees, but airlines don’t.
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CHENGDU, China, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vernalis Research ("Vernalis"), a fully owned subsidiary of HitGen Inc., and Unison Medicines Inc. ("Unison") are pleased to announce a research collaboration on an undisclosed bacterial target.
Under the terms of the agreement, Vernalis will use its expertise in drug discovery to design small molecules against this particularly challenging target, which has long been considered to be undruggable. Unison will finance all activities at Vernalis and Vernalis will be entitled to receive downstream milestones and royalties should the compounds from the collaboration progress further into development and commercialization. As part of the agreement, Vernalis has also invested in Unison's first round of financing.
Dr. Mike Wood, Managing Director of Vernalis, said: "We are extremely pleased to work with Unison on this promising and difficult bacterial target. This collaboration demonstrates once again that Vernalis is an attractive partner for biotech and pharma companies facing challenges in drug discovery. And the investment in Unison's financing round demonstrates the flexibility of our business model and the willingness to share the risk with our partners. We are looking forward to a successful collaboration with Unison."
Doug Witt, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unison, said: "We are delighted to begin our collaboration with Vernalis. The team at Vernalis has an unmatched track record against difficult targets and we are confident that together we are positioned for success. The investment in this project by Vernalis and others demonstrates the opportunity we see in tackling the Anti-Microbial Resistance problem with highly innovative approaches."
Dr. Jin Li, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of HitGen Inc., commented: "I am very pleased to see Vernalis and Unison enter this collaboration, which reflects Vernalis' deep expertise and experience in FBDD/SBDD field to solve challenging problems in drug discovery research. Since Vernalis became part of HitGen at the end of 2020, the research teams from Vernalis and HitGen Chengdu have been working closely to advance the synergistic opportunities of the DEL and FBDD/SBDD technology platforms. I believe that the collaboration between Vernalis and Unison will mark important progress in our concerted efforts, and I wish the collaboration every success in this very important area of healthcare."
About Unison
Unison Medicines, Inc. is a discovery stage pharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. In 2022, Unison closed its first round of financing led by industry veterans and institutions. Unison is focused exclusively on the development of small molecule medicines against novel targets that provide a radically different approach to treating bacterial infection.
About Vernalis
For information about Vernalis visit: www.vernalis.com
About HitGen Inc.
HitGen Inc. (SSE: 688222.SH), founded in 2012, is headquartered in Chengdu, China, with subsidiaries in Cambridge, UK and Houston, USA. HitGen is committed to building a world-class innovative biopharmaceutical enterprise and contributing to the better life and health of mankind. Engaged in the discovery and optimization of small molecules and nucleic acid drugs, HitGen dedicates itself to cultivating an internationally leading drug discovery and optimization system centered on four key technology platforms, including DNA-encoded library technology (including DEL design, synthesis and screening, and application expansion), fragment-based drug discovery and structure-based drug design technologies (FBDD/SBDD), synthetic therapeutic oligonucleotide technology (STO), and targeted protein degradation technology (TPD). It provides new molecular entities (NMEs) at different stages of research and development for the pharmaceutical industry, through its diversified business models including research and development services, out-licensing of projects at different R&D stages, and new drug launches in the long term, with an aim to address unmet clinical needs with innovative therapeutic solutions. As a leader in the field of DEL technology, HitGen has been committed to the development, application and improvement of DEL technology since its establishment. By June 30, 2022, HitGen's DELs contains more than 1.2 trillion novel, diverse, drug-like small molecules and macrocyclic compounds. These compounds are members of DELs synthesized from many thousands of distinct chemical scaffolds, designed with tractable chemistry, and have yielded proven results for the discovery of small molecule leads against precedented and unprecedented classes of biological targets. Through systematic DEL compound design, HitGen DELs has involved the use of more than 6000 different types of chemical scaffolds, which includes most of the core scaffolds of currently approved small-molecule drugs and many privileged scaffolds of small-molecules in clinical trials, and the approximately 40,000 different building blocks. HitGen has approximately 20 in-house drug discovery projects at different stages of research and development, among which 4 have obtained IND approvals and entered into clinical trials. HitGen is in collaboration with pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical companies, foundations and research institutes in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Oceania.
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Mr. Kelley died Wednesday, Aug. 24.
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- Klichinsky, co-founder of Carisma Therapeutics, co-invented the company's proprietary and first-of-its-kind engineered macrophage platform
PHILADELPHIA, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carisma Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, has appointed Michael Klichinsky, PharmD, PhD, to the role of Chief Scientific Officer. Klichinsky co-founded the company in 2016 following his foundational work at the University of Pennsylvania that led to the development of Carisma's chimeric antigen receptor macrophage (CAR-M) technology.
"The entire Carisma team is thrilled and honored to have Mike assume the role of Chief Scientific Officer on behalf of the company and to continue driving our novel cell therapy technology," shared Steven Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Carisma. "Working alongside Mike for nearly five years, I continue to be impressed by his expertise and passion for the work that we do – and am confident that through his leadership of our organization's research efforts, we will continue to see the benefits and impact of his thoughtful and critical approach to engineered cell therapies unfold."
Michael Klichinsky, PharmD, PhD, received his PhD in Pharmacology from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he conducted his thesis work under the co-mentorship of Saar Gill, MD, PhD, and Carl June, MD – leading to the co-invention of engineered macrophages and the first-in-human CAR-M therapy CT-0508.
"I am thrilled to continue building upon the pioneering research Carisma is conducting with our engineered macrophage technology," reflected Michael. "This is an exciting time for the science, as we expand our platform into engineering monocytes and iPSC derived myeloid cells. Additionally, we are excited to advance our work on the in vivo reprogramming of myeloid cells through our collaboration with Moderna."
Editor's Note: Carisma has licensed certain Penn-owned intellectual property from the University of Pennsylvania, and Penn's Perelman School of Medicine receives sponsored research and clinical trial funding from the company. Penn, Dr. Gill and Dr. June may also be entitled to receive additional financial benefits from technologies licensed and optioned to Carisma in the future. In addition, Penn and Dr. Gill are each co-founders of the company and as such hold equity interests in Carisma.
About Carisma Therapeutics
Carisma is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing a differentiated and proprietary cell therapy platform focused on engineered macrophages, cells that play a crucial role in both the innate and adaptive immune response. The first applications of the platform, developed in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, are autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-macrophages for the treatment of solid tumors. Carisma is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
For more information, please visit www.carismatx.com
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SEATTLE, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, has introduced new hiking and trekking options for guests traveling on Ultramarine. Modern-day explorers will have the opportunity to walk alongside polar experts for a truly innovative and immersive experience.
"Setting foot where few humans have ever walked is part of the magic of exploring the Arctic and Antarctic," said Alex McNeil, Director of Expedition Experience and Innovation for Quark Expeditions, which has been offering hiking opportunities in the Polar Regions since 1991. "Guests frequently speak of the excitement that hits them when they step onto the snow-and ice-covered sites of Antarctica or the remote tundra of the Arctic. They breathe in the polar air, feel the terrain beneath their feet, and observe the polar landscapes up close…and in that moment they know they've truly arrived in one of the great wilderness frontiers of the planet. Thanks to our game-changing new ship Ultramarine, we've expanded our adventure options to include multiple styles of hiking no one else offers."
Quark Expeditions' enhanced hiking and trekking options are aligned with the Adventure Travel Trade Association's 2022 Industry Snapshot which ranked "hiking/trekking/walking" as No. 2 on the list of ten Hot Trending Adventure Activities.
"Hiking and trekking in the Polar Regions are not your typical long-distance rambles on clearly marked trails," said McNeil. "We don't just take our guests off the beaten path, but we take them to where there are no paths at all. And now, thanks Ultramarine's two twin-engine Airbus H145 helicopters and 20 quick-deploy Zodiacs, we can take guests—of all fitness levels, ages and areas of interest—on hiking and trekking adventures to remote areas of the Polar Regions where few—if any—have ever visited before."
Hiking: Our guided hikes, which are offered at multiple levels from beginner to advanced, range from short jaunts to the top of lookouts or visits to see wildlife to longer walks of several kilometers over ice, rock and snow. Hiking excursions may last from two to three hours with plenty of time for photographs of wildlife, learning moments from your experienced guides, or just time to stand back and admire the incredible polar surroundings.
Heli-Hiking: Ultramarine's twin-engine helicopters transfer guests to the start of the most scenic hiking routes of Southern Greenland and then pick them up at the endpoint of the route. Each guided heli-hiking departure will be tailored to guests' personal needs and level of ability and interest. They may choose to join one of our fast walking groups which aims for exploration and distance, one of our medium hiking routes where there will be plenty of time to pause for photography and reflection, or explore at a slower pace with ample time to enjoy the scenery and immerse themselves in their polar surroundings.
Alpine Heli-trekking: Quark Expeditions' expert guides will take guests on an active adventure high up in the Antarctic Peninsula. Intimate groups of adventurers will board one of Ultramarine's two twin-engine helicopters for a trekking excursion in an area only safely accessed by air. On land, during an invigorating walk or hike, guests will be rewarded with stunning views of remote ridgelines, glaciated terrain, and snow-topped peaks.
Ice Sheet Experience: While not considered a traditional "hike," Quark Expeditions' Ice Sheet Experience enables gets to disembark from their helicopter, and walk on the second-largest ice mass on the planet, the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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Specializing exclusively in expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, Quark Expeditions® has been the leading innovator of polar adventure since the company took the first group of consumer travelers to the North Pole in 1991. Quark Expeditions has been innovating ever since. With a diverse fleet of specially-equipped small expedition vessels and icebreakers—some of them equipped with helicopters—Quark Expeditions delivers deeply immersive polar experiences—and is able to take guests deeper into the Polar Regions than anyone else. Led by passionate and seasoned expedition teams, including scientists, wildlife experts and researchers, Quark Expeditions offers an onboard program that enriches the passenger experience.
The technologically-advanced Ultramarine, the newest addition to the Quark Expeditions fleet, is a game-changer in polar exploration. Equipped with two twin-engine Airbus 145 helicopters, 20 quick-launching Zodiacs and the largest portfolio of off-ship adventure options in the industry, Ultramarine changes the way guests explore the Polar Regions. Other features include a spa, sauna with floor-to-ceiling windows, fitness centre, yoga space, spacious rooms and two restaurants plus a lounge and presentation theatre. Ultramarine has been designed with advanced sustainability systems that help us preserve the pristine Polar Regions for the next generation of explorers.
Travelopia is one of the world's leading specialist travel groups. A pioneer in the experiential travel sector with a portfolio consisting of more than 50 independently operated brands, most of which are leaders in their sector. From sailing adventures, safaris and sports tours, to Arctic expeditions, each brand is diverse and focused on creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world.
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A safe bet: If you want a casino job, odds are on your side
By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Like most businesses across the U.S., casinos are racing to hire new workers. That is leading to better wages and benefits in some places, and forcing casinos to become more creative. MGM Resorts used virtual reality goggles to let some job applicants experience what the job would be like before deciding. Atlantic City casinos are talking about setting up new transit links to bring workers from farther away to casino jobs. The American Gaming Association says nationwide there are about 1.65 million workers employed in casino-related jobs, about 91% of the staffing level before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino will train applicants how to become a dealer — something workers used to have to learn on their own. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/14/a-safe-bet-if-you-want-a-casino-job-odds-are-on-your-side/ | 2022-04-14T17:24:23Z |
EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intelliwave Technologies, a global leader in providing digital solutions for construction materials management and tracking, is proud to announce a significant expansion of the integration available between SiteSense and Procore Technologies, a leading global provider of construction management software. This integration continues to strengthen the strategic partnership between SiteSense and Procore by providing additional value to mutual customers utilizing leading construction technology tools in one ecosystem.
Intelliwave Technologies was formed in 2007 to increase "Time on Tools" for craft labor productivity and improve overall site safety in construction. The result was the creation of a revolutionary web and mobile-based software solution in one encompassing brand, SiteSense.
SiteSense's integration with Procore's Directory, Financials, Quality and Safety and Field Productivity modules allows construction teams to effectively close the loop for vendor payment for commitments along with defect management, while tracking material, tools, assets, and equipment consumption from one project to another, with support from the existing directory from Procore during these transactions.
This enhanced integration builds on SiteSense's previous integration releases with Procore to provide teams additional touchpoints to further connect the office to the field, driving project performance more effectively. SiteSense and Procore customers can now:
- Utilize Directory records during field transactions: Directory entries in Procore now sync to SiteSense as workers, crews, and jobs to assist with auto populating contact information, company names and e-mails but can also provide support scanning site badges for materials, tools, assets, and equipment handover transactions.
- Manage Delivery Defects with Observations: Defect tickets created during receiving of materials, tools, assets, and equipment transactions in SiteSense sync to Procore as Non-Conformance Observations to ensure the defect is reviewed and resolved with the vendor. Types of defects that can be logged in SiteSense include Unacceptable, Overage, Shortage and Damage (UOS&Ds).
- Support the 3-way match for Commitments: SiteSense Receiving Reports sync to Procore as Commitment Invoices to remove communication issues when closing the loop for jobsite deliveries of materials, tools, assets, and equipment to ensure trust with vendors and continued deliveries.
- Financial Consumption of Resources: SiteSense Issue Tickets for consumption of materials, tools, assets, equipment, and consumables sync to Procore as one of three options, Change Event, Time and Materials Ticket or Direct Cost to ensure cost is either re-captured through or properly allocated to a project budget that is consuming the goods.
- Advanced Project Mapping: Added support for 1-1, 1-many or many-1 Procore to SiteSense Projects to support custom Warehousing and Inventory Management use cases.
- Developer Managed Service Account Configuration: Upgraded set-up of the integration from legacy Service Accounts to the new Developer Managed Service Accounts (DMSA) that drastically reduces the time required to set-up the integration between SiteSense and Procore.
The two-way integration between Intelliwave SiteSense and Procore provides considerable value to our shared clients," stated Dale Beard, CEO of Intelliwave. "We look forward to providing new and prospective clients our enhanced best-in-class integration for inventory control, supply chain and materials management for all types and sizes of construction projects."
The SiteSense integration with Procore provides a connected network of leading construction technology tools that can help*:
- Reduce administration costs by up to 10%
- Craft labor productivity improvement by up to 16%
- Reduce material bulk purchases by up to 40%
"SiteSense by Intelliwave can help reduce data entry errors, transit time, and receipt capture for payment to vendors," said Micah Senen, partner manager at Procore. "The new enhancement to the integration reaffirms how vital SiteSense is for AEC companies looking to bridge the gap between their office and field teams and achieve maximum project performance. By syncing directory entries, defect tickets, and commitment invoices from Procore to SiteSense, we continue to achieve our mutual goal of connecting everything and everyone in construction."
View the full news release on the Intelliwave website and the SiteSense <> Procore Integration Page for more information. Visit the Procore Marketplace to view the Intelliwave listing for SiteSense.
Contact Intelliwave Technologies today to learn more about SiteSense products.
*Reference CII Best Practices Guide: Improving Project Performance
Intelliwave Technologies provides the world's most comprehensive materials management digital solution for construction projects. SiteSense Cloud and Mobile Software enables construction crews to make more informed decisions with accurate real-time information on material status and availability.
To learn more visit www.intelliwavetechnologies.com or on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
SiteSense® is a registered trademark of Intelliwave Technologies Inc.
Procore is a leading global provider of construction management software. Over 1 million projects and more than $1 trillion USD in construction volume have run on Procore's platform. Our platform connects every project stakeholder to solutions we've built specifically for the construction industry—for the owner, the general contractor, and the specialty contractor. Procore's App Marketplace has a multitude of partner solutions that integrate seamlessly with our platform, giving construction professionals the freedom to connect with what works best for them. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, Procore has offices around the globe. Learn more at Procore.com.
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National law firm Wilson Elser announced today it is certified a Gold Standard Firm by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF). The WILEF recognizes women attorneys from the largest law firms and corporate law departments in the United States, London and Paris. The organization's highest honor, Gold Standard Certification, requires a U.S. law firm to have a total of at least 300 practicing attorneys and to meet certain mandatory criteria for women, and women of color, included among the equity partnership and serving as office heads, participating on governance and compensation committees, and relating to compensation. Wilson Elser met these stringent criteria and was granted certification on its first application.
"Wilson Elser is proud to be named a WILEF 2022 Gold Standard certified law firm," said Carolyn O'Connor, Chair of Wilson Elser's Women Attorneys Valued & Empowered (WAVE). "The certification is further evidence of how Wilson Elser not only values creating a diverse, inclusive culture but also practices those values and, indeed, is among the industry leaders in supporting women attorneys." Angela Russell, Chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, adds, "WILEF's recognition is especially gratifying given our strategic vision for the future and the integral role our women attorneys will play."
Learn more about the Women in Law Empowerment Forum as well as Wilson Elser's WAVE and related initiatives. Go to: https://wilef.com/ and https://www.wilsonelser.com/about/diversity/womens_initiative_wave
About Wilson Elser
Wilson Elser is the preeminent defense litigation firm in the United States. At any given time, our more than 900 attorneys are engaged in some 100,000 defense and coverage matters, with many defending clients in various local, state and federal courts. Indeed, over more than four decades, our litigation, coverage and trial lawyers have gained a reputation for taking on and prevailing in the most challenging and technical cases, frequently "parachuting in" to assume unresolved matters from other law firms. Our success also derives from winning on our clients' terms and rigorously adhering to their guidelines. We are ranked 105 in the Am Law 200, 145 in the Am Law Diversity Scorecard, 57th in the National Law Journal's NLJ 500 and 32nd in the National Law Journal Women's Scorecard. For more information, go to www.wilsonelser.com
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Which Ahava hand cream is best?
We do almost everything with our hands, which can make them feel rough, dry and sensitive. To a degree, these feelings and effects are natural and don’t affect our comfort. However, these issues can escalate in some situations, making our hands feel uncomfortable or even outright painful. In these situations, using a good hand cream is an easy, comforting solution.
The best Ahava hand cream is the Ahava Dermud Intensive Hand Cream. It’s specially formulated to treat the direst conditions, including overly sensitive and even cracked skin.
What to know before you buy an Ahava hand cream
Causes of dry hands
There are many reasons your hands become dry, rough and sensitive. Ahava hand creams are formulated to help treat and soothe these conditions. However, by understanding the root causes of dryness, you may be able to improve your hands’ health naturally as well.
- Weather: One of the most significant contributors to dry hands is the weather — chiefly, the air around you. If your hands are surrounded by cold and low-humidity air, moisture will be pulled from the upper layers of your skin. Applying Ahava cream before going out and wearing gloves over your hydrated skin can work wonders.
- Washing: Regularly washing your hands can rob your hands of moisture. With more moisture being removed, the concentration of minerals in the water on your hands becomes higher. Applying Ahava cream right after washing and using a hard water filtration system help tackle this issue.
- Diet: A key ingredient in maintaining healthy skin is omega-3 fatty acids, which can be found in foods like fish and avocados. Adding these foods into your diet can help alleviate some dryness from all areas of the skin.
Quantity
Ahava hand creams typically come in one of three tube sizes. Travel sizes are 1.3 fluid ounces, and the standard size is 3.4 fluid ounces. The larger size is 5.1 fluid ounces and generally costs less per fluid ounce than other sizes.
What to look for in a quality Ahava hand cream
Scent
Whether from the product ingredients or special additives, all Ahava hand creams have some sort of scent. Some users even rave about how these scents can enhance your mood. For an idea of what scent a given cream has and how strong it is, check the user reviews before purchasing.
Absorption
Some Ahava hand creams take a little longer to absorb into the skin than others, and the thicker hand creams take the most time. If you don’t have a few extra minutes to allow a thick cream to absorb, stick to a lighter Ahava product line.
How much you can expect to spend on an Ahava hand cream
Ahava hand creams are top-of-the-line products, and the cost reflects this. Depending on the size of the product you select, you can expect to spend $20-$40.
Ahava hand cream FAQ
Is there a difference between cream, lotion and ointment?
A. They may seem interchangeable — and they may be to some manufacturers — but creams, lotions and ointments are different products.
- Lotion is the lightest formula. Though products vary, they are typically best for people whose skin is only mildly dry.
- Cream is thicker and an excellent solution for those with particularly dry hands. Even if you only have issues from time to time, such as during cold weather, you may want to consider a cream.
- Ointment is the thickest product and is meant for use when all else has failed to soothe and rehydrate your skin. Some ointments are available over-the-counter, while others are strong enough to require a prescription.
How often should I use Ahava hand cream?
A. Ahava hand creams can be applied daily, and most of them are safe to apply several times throughout the day. Ahava recommends applying a small amount of fresh cream to your hands each time you wash your hands.
Does Ahava offer hand creams with sun protection?
A. No, Ahava hand creams do not currently include sun protection. However, they do offer other skin care creams and lotions containing SPF protection levels of 15, 20 and 30.
What’s the best Ahava hand cream to buy?
Top Ahava hand cream
Ahava Dermud Intensive Hand Cream
What you need to know: This Ahava cream is specially made to relieve the driest and most sensitive hands.
What you’ll love: Some key ingredients include aloe vera to soothe irritated skin and jojoba seed oil to soften and smooth dry and sensitive skin. It can be applied throughout the day and is especially effective when applied after washing your hands. It contains no parabens.
What you should consider: The cream is particularly thick, so it can take time to absorb into your skin fully. A few consumers disliked the floral scent.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta
Top Ahava hand cream for the money
Ahava Dead Sea Water Mineral Hand Cream, Sea-Kissed
What you need to know: A lovely hand cream, this formula comes in a range of pleasing scents.
What you’ll love: This hand cream’s key ingredient is water from the Dead Sea, which is full of natural minerals like magnesium and calcium. It’s specially formulated for daily application, whether applied to the hands, feet or other areas of the body.
What you should consider: A few customers reported their hands feeling greasy for a little too long after application. Others found the scent to be too strong.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta
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Ahava Mineral Dream Trio Value Set
What you need to know: This box set is excellent for sampling purposes and for travel.
What you’ll love: This lovely gift box includes Ahava’s Dead Sea Water Mineral Hand Cream line in Sea-Kissed, Spring Blossom and Cactus & Pink Pepper scents. The formula does not contain parabens and includes 21 essential minerals, such as calcium and potassium.
What you should consider: These are trial-size tubes, each containing 1.3 fluid ounces. There are rare reports of boxes arriving opened, some with missing tubes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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School resource officer saves choking student
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A school resource officer jumped into action last week when a student began choking on a piece of candy, WBTV reports.
A video obtained by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Alan Josey attending to a student at North Iredell Middle School after she showed signs of respiratory distress.
“Deputy Josey acted quickly, determined the student was choking, and performed the lifesaving Heimlich maneuver, thus dislodging a piece of candy,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Another student also attempted to help the girl before Josey arrived on the scene.
Before becoming a police officer, Josey spent eight years in the U.S. Army Reserve as a combat medic.
“Deputy Josey’s quick actions certainly abated a tragedy and allowed a young girl the opportunity to return home to her family,” the sheriff’s office said.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Three Americans were quietly jailed in Venezuela earlier this year for allegedly trying to enter the country illegally and now face long prison sentences in the politically turbulent nation.
Two of the men — a lawyer from California and a computer programmer from Texas — were arrested in late March, just days after President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government freed two other Americans.
Venezuelan security forces arrested lawyer Eyvin Hernandez, 44, and computer programmer Jerrel Kenemore, 52, in separate incidents in the western state of Tachira, according to a person familiar with investigations into the arrests. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the cases publicly.
Hernandez is from Los Angeles; Kenemore is from the Dallas area, but had lived in Colombia since 2019.
A third American was arrested in January, also for allegedly entering the country illegally along its lengthy border with Colombia. AP is withholding his name at the request of his family, which fears retaliation.
At least eight more Americans — including five oil executives and three veterans — remain imprisoned in Venezuela, and U.S. officials insist they are being used as political bargaining chips.
The latest arrests come amid efforts by the Biden administration to unwind the Trump-era policy of punishing Maduro for what they consider his trampling on Venezuela’s democracy. Instead, Biden officials are trying to lure him back into negotiations with the U.S.-backed opposition to pave the way for free and fair elections.
As part of that still-early outreach, the U.S. has dangled the possibility of easing sanctions on the OPEC nation — a move that, over time, could also help lower oil prices, which spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The release of two Americans on March 8 was celebrated in Washington, giving a boost to the Biden administration’s outreach to Maduro. It’s not clear what impact, if any, the jailing of three more Americans will have on relations with Maduro, a close ally of Russia whom the U.S. has sanctioned and indicted on narcotics charges.
The State Department confirmed the three arrests and a spokesperon said officials are advocating for the immediate release of all wrongfully detained Americans in Venezuela.
Beyond any political fallout, the arrests point to what U.S. officials consider an alarming trend: the arrest of unsuspecting Americans along the Colombia-Venezuela border, a lawless area dominated by criminal gangs and leftist rebels. Americans trying to enter Venezuela without a visa are especially vulnerable.
Despite Maduro’s often fiery rhetoric against the U.S. “empire,” there’s no indication he is targeting Americans for arrest.
But with the South American country torn apart after years of political unrest, hyperinflation and devastating food shortages, Maduro’s grip on his poorly paid security forces is constrained. That’s created an opening for criminal elements and hardliners looking to spoil Maduro’s talks with the U.S.
“There’s a lot of different centers of power in Venezuela and not all of them are aligned with Maduro or share his goal of seeing talks with the U.S. advance,” said Phil Gunson, a Caracas-based analyst for the International Crisis Group.
In one arrest report seen by the AP, Venezuelan military counterintelligence agents justified their actions by citing the U.S.’s “constant threats, economic blockade, and breaking of diplomatic relations.”
Some top Venezuelan officials also justify the arrest of Americans. In a June 13 press conference announcing the arrest of another, unnamed American, Socialist party leader Diosdado Cabello said: “They have their plans against our country.”
Hernandez, who was arrested March 31, was supposed to appear in court on Monday but the hearing was postponed.
Hernandez migrated to Los Angeles as a toddler with his parents, who were fleeing civil war in El Salvador. After graduating from the University of California Los Angeles law school, he turned down lucrative jobs to instead work as a public defender representing indigent and sometimes homeless defendants, a sign of his charitable spirt, friends and relatives said.
Like Maduro, Hernandez loves salsa music and has a history of labor activism. An avid traveler, Hernandez was taking a short break from work when he traveled to Colombia, where he’s been several times before, his brother said. Right before he was due home, he accompanied a Venezuelan friend to the border. His family said it was never his intention to go to Venezuela, nor would he knowingly break the law.
Hernandez’s friend is also being held and faces the additional charge of migrant smuggling, according to the person familiar with investigation.
“My entire family deeply misses my brother,” Henry Martinez, who also lives in Los Angeles, said in a statement. “He has worked his entire career serving marginalized people and he is truly the best of us. We hope and pray that Eyvin can return home very soon from this mistaken arrest.”
Two weeks before Hernandez’s arrest, Kenemore was taken into custody in similarly murky circumstances.
According to Kenemore’s family, he had been living in Colombia for over a year with a Venezuelan woman he met online when both were getting over divorces. The two shared a small apartment where Kenemore was working remotely for a client in the U.S., but had decided to relocate to Venezuela, where his girlfriend had a home.
Kenemore’s family said he was detained by migration officials upon entering Venezuela, according to a GoFundMe page they set up to pay for his defense. They posted on the crowdfunding platform what they said was the last photo of him before his arrest, near a Colombian border checkpoint on the Simon Bolivar international bridge.
Prosecutors allege that Kenemore, his girlfriend and three others entered the country on a nearby dirt trail, one of hundreds of irregular crossings used daily by Venezuelans shuttling between the countries for groceries, medical appointments and to visit family. They said he was carrying three laptops and was accompanied by a captain in the Venezuelan navy, something that also raised suspicions.
Like Hernandez, Kenemore was charged with criminal association and conspiracy — crimes punishable with up to 16 years in jail. His girlfriend is also being held.
“Jerrel is a good American, Christian man,” Jeana Kenemore Tillery, his sister, said in a phone interview. “All he wanted to do was be with the woman he loved. His sisters, children and grandson miss him very much and we just want him home.”
In April, the State Department warned about threats to Americans along the Colombia-Venezuela border. It recommended Americans avoid all travel to Venezuela, and never enter without a visa, which is nearly impossible to obtain since the U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Maduro in 2019.
According to Venezuelan law, foreigners found in the country without a visa are to be immediately deported.
But for reasons that are unclear, all three men arrested earlier this year were transferred hundreds of miles away to the capital, Caracas, to a maximum security prison housing many of Maduro’s opponents.
Americans jailed in Venezuela are at a disadvantage when it comes to seeking help from their government. The U.S. closed its hilltop Embassy in Caracas in 2019, after recognizing opposition lawmaker Juan Guaidó as the nation’s legitimate leader.
The United Nations has long complained about the lack of independence for Venezuelan judges as well as the facility where the Americans are being held.
“It’s not a legal system one wants to get trapped in,” said Gunson of the International Crisis Group.
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Barry Manilow explains why his World War II set musical is eerily relevant today
By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN
They may be the most famous international superstars you have never heard of, thanks to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis trying to eliminate their very existence.
But in the musical “Harmony,” which premiered in New York this week, Barry Manilow and his longtime songwriting partner Bruce Sussman are trying to give the six young men of the Comedian Harmonists their rightful place in history by telling their story.
It is a project they have been working on for decades, but “Harmony’s” relevance now is chilling, with war raging in Ukraine and innocent lives being disrupted by hate.
“It sounds very current,” Manilow said in an interview during a rehearsal last month.
“I think one of the many joys about doing this show now is that it seems to be resonating more than ever,” Sussman added.
“There are actually moments in the show where I fear that people are going to think I’m writing to the headlines. These things were written, some of them years ago, and it’s just now that they seem like they’re taken from the front page of the paper or your lead story on CNN,” he said.
Three of the Comedian Harmonists were Jewish, three were gentile. They were shut down by Hitler, their 12 films and many records ordered burned and destroyed. All men scattered and fled, and one of their Jewish wives was taken by the Third Reich and never seen again.
But before it got to that, the men, worldwide sensations in the early 1930s, were in New York, playing Carnegie Hall, and had the opportunity to stay in America but decided to return to Germany.
The poignancy of these men not being able to imagine a dictator like Hitler could kill innocent people the way he did is a bone chilling parallel to current events, as Vladimir Putin appears to target civilians – children and women – in his own bloodthirsty quest for land and power.
When the character known as “Rabbi,” played by Chip Zien, belts out a painful line “Why?” the audience does not have to be transported back almost a century to connect with the wanton evil. It is happening as we speak in Ukraine.
“It’s the same hate, just different uniforms,” is one of many lines in the musical with that tragically timely meaning.
The group was officially shut down by the Nazis not only because some of the members were Jewish, but because the singers were labeled “degenerate” and censored, also the kind of tactic one sees today in Putin’s Russia.
‘This is the kind of Broadway musical that I always wanted to write’
Sussman wrote the lyrics, and Manilow wrote the music.
“It’s my proudest moment as a songwriter,” said Manilow.
“This is what I started off wanting to be. I wanted to be a Broadway songwriter and an arranger of pop music. That was it. And here it is. It’s taken a little while longer, a little longer than I thought it would, but this is the kind of Broadway musical that I always wanted to write. It’s got every style of music that I have always loved. It’s not just one style. You would think, ‘Oh, Barry Manilow, it’s going to be all ballads.’ It’s not. Every song is totally different than the one before it,” Manilow elaborated.
“This is the Barry I want everybody to know about,” Sussman chimed in.
The two have been collaborators for 50 years, writing one of Manilow’s most enduring hits together: “Copacabana.”
“‘Copacabana’ was an ice cream sundae. It was frothy, and it was fun to do, and it was stylistic, stylish. It was also a very weird pop song because there was nothing like it on the radio. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why it was as successful as it was. This is — we have to put ourselves into the head of 1920s, 1930s Germany between the wars,” explained Sussman.
“We talk about the depth of this piece. It’s not a serious evening. The first act is as up, and happy, and funny, and full of energy as any Broadway musical that I’ve ever seen. Just on the second act, it starts to go dark,” said Manilow.
The idea came decades ago after Sussman watched a documentary about the Comedian Harmonists and called Manilow to say he found the musical they should write. Before Manilow became a pop star in the early 1970s with his first hit, “Mandy,” the collaborators and friends wanted to be the next Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Both native New Yorkers and Jewish, they said they connected with this story immediately.
“We know these people. I mean, there are Jewish characters and gentile characters. We certainly know the Jewish characters. These are people we grew up with. These are people in our family. These were people in our neighborhoods who happened to also be terrifically talented,” said Sussman.
“We know what means stuff to them. Yeah, it was deep. That part was a deep experience. Bruce had to go way deeper than I did since he’s the book writer, the story writer. But I had to do my own work and find melodies that made sense in this world of Germany and Jewish,” Manilow said.
And to those Manilow melodies, the characters sing of impending doom the audience knows is coming: “Darkness grows. The world turns cold. And still there glows the light. Heaven knows. What hope they hold tonight.”
For more on this topic, CNN’s Dana Bash presents “Being…Barry Manilow,” airing Saturday at 11pm ET on CNN.
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PARIS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Our voice is unique. However, with digital technology's advent and the proliferation of technologies such as DEEPFAKE AUDIO, the voice can now be synthesized, modified, and recognized.
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Unfortunately, nowadays, one of the necessary means of witness protection used in all news reports and criminal cases remains the voice modification by linear effects existing on the market, such as the "pitch" effect: a transformation of the tone of a processed signal.
These working methods date back to the analog era. Today, simple inverse functions are available on the internet. That research access to a signal's spectral representation, the equivalent of a voice fingerprint, reverse all existing audio effects.
These methods have become obsolete and dangerous and do not guarantee the anonymity of witnesses.
A protection flaw that few official services, especially the Justice, seem to know.
In concrete terms, if we take an example of spectral representation, the analysis before and after the pitch does not modify the fundamentals of the signal.
No modification is observed. This confirms the NON-PROTECTION of the voice of the witnesses by simple treatment of "pitch" or other linear effects.
Based on this observation, which we are not the only ones to denounce*, after four years of research and development with specialized researchers and the support of RIAM, CNC, BPI, and INRIA, SWEALINK offers the only secure protection for the voice of witnesses, a plug-in under the name VOX PROTECT.
As proof of its irreversibility, if we compare the original voice and the voice processed by VOX PROTECT, we can see that the signal has indeed undergone essential transformations, thus protecting the witness from a voice recognition by the analogy of signals.
VOX PROTECT is the only software that protects the witness, the plug-in user, and the software itself by its innovative operating model.
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MONROE, Mich., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monroe Community Credit Union (MCCU) is excited to share the success of their latest charitable endeavor: Member Match, a community donation program dictated by their new members. The credit union features three local non-profit organizations each business quarter and matches their new members' initial $5 deposit (the amount required to open an account at the credit union) with a $5 donation to the non-profit organization of their choice. In the first half of the year, MCCU members supported Gabby's Grief Center, Monroe County Opportunity Program (MCOP), The Oaks Village, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Monroe County, Habitat for Humanity, and Paula's House. From July – September, new members will get to choose from the Humane Society, the Monroe Family YMCA, and Soroptimist.
"As a locally owned and operated business, we're always looking for new ways to support our community." said MCCU Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations, Kate Hall. "The positive impact these local non-profit organizations have on our community is immeasurable and we wanted to create an easy way for our members to be directly involved in supporting their vital work. In addition, Member Match has been a great way for us to help generate awareness and provide education to our new members about organizations we've worked with for decades."
Kaye Lani Rafko-Wilson, Executive Director of Gabby's Grief Center, said, "This gift from Monroe Community Credit Union and their members is greatly appreciated. We are extremely grateful for this wonderful partnership and the generosity of so many! The donation we received from MCCU was applied toward our grief support programs and services, including individual/family grief support sessions, our first annual mass butterfly release (which had approximately 60 people in attendance) where butterflies were released in memory of loved ones, our children/teen grief camp called Camp Fearless, and for our upcoming 'Day at the Movies' family gathering that will take place at the end of July!"
Pastor Heather Boone, Board President for The Oaks Village said, "We give out between 50-75 boxes a week to those in need in the community. The funds donated from the Member Match program helped us purchase more food supplies like can goods, jelly, meat, and bread."
In six months, MCCU's Member Match program has generated $6,155 to support local non-profit organizations. MCCU will continue this charitable giving initiative through the end of 2022. For more information about this program or the local non-profit groups listed above, visit www.monroecommunitycu.org/membermatch.
MCCU is a locally owned and operated, not-for-profit financial institution headquartered in Monroe, MI with $330 million in assets, six banking locations and 30,000 members. MCCU's field of membership includes those who live, work, worship, or attend school in the state of Michigan and in the Ohio counties of Fulton, Lucas, or Wood. MCCU was voted Best Credit Union and Best Mortgage Lender in Monroe for 2021.
Contact: Kate Hall
MCCU
Phone: 734-384-2717
Fax: 734-242-6911
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NEW ORLEANS, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until June 17, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. (NasdaqGS: LILM, LILMW, QELL, QELLU, QELLW), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 30, 2021 and March 14, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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Lilium investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-lilm/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
About the Lawsuit
Lilium and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On March 14, 2022, market analyst Iceberg Research issued a report on the Company's electric vertical take-off and landing production aircraft, Lilium Jet, highlighting numerous significant problems in design, capability and testing performance as well as other supply and company-wide issues.
On this news, shares of Lilium fell $1.25 per share, or 34%, to close at $2.44 per share on March 14, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
The case is Gnanaraj v. Lilium N.V., et al., No. 22-cv-2564.
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ClaimsFiler has a single mission: to serve as the information source to help retail investors recover their share of billions of dollars from securities class action settlements. At ClaimsFiler.com, investors can: (1) register for free to gain access to information and settlement websites for various securities class action cases so they can timely submit their own claims; (2) upload their portfolio transactional data to be notified about relevant securities cases in which they may have a financial interest; and (3) submit inquiries to the Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC law firm for free case evaluations.
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FOSHAN, China, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar," the "Company," "we" or "our") (NYSE: BEDU), a global premier education service company, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal 2022 ended May 31, 2022, on August 4, 2022, after the US market closes.
The earnings press release will be available on the investor relations page at http://ir.brightscholar.com.
About Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited
Bright Scholar is a global premier education service company, which primarily provides quality international education to global students and equip them with the critical academic foundation and skillsets necessary to succeed in the pursuit of higher education. Bright Scholar also complements its international offerings with Chinese government-mandated curriculum for students who wish to maintain the option of pursuing higher education in China.
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's business plans and development, which can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.
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SEATTLE , July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the results of its 15th annual Milliman study of universal life (UL), indexed universal life (IUL), and variable universal life (VUL) issues. The study is based on a survey of 27 UL/IUL/VUL companies and focuses on current topics that impact these products. The scope of the survey was abbreviated as Milliman will do the full comprehensive survey bi-annually.
Key findings of the study include:
- Sales in 2020, and even more so in 2021, were likely impacted by the low interest rate environment, as well as challenges triggered by the pandemic. This was especially true for UL sales, and, to a lesser extent, for IUL sales. The chart below illustrates changes to the distribution of sales (reported by survey participants) between 2020 and 2021 as of year-to-date (YTD) 9/30/21.
- Sales of combination riders on UL/IUL products continue to be strong. During YTD 9/30/21, sales of chronic illness riders as a percent of total sales were 20.4% for UL products and 48.0% for IUL products. For VUL, this number was 16.2%. During the same period, sales of policies with long-term care riders as a percent of total sales were 49.8% for UL products, 22.5% for IUL products, and 33.4% for VUL products. Currently, 100% of survey respondents market either an LTC or chronic illness rider.
- Of the 27 respondents, full underwriting of UL/IUL/VUL products is used by 26 participants, accelerated underwriting by 23 participants, and simplified issue underwriting by five participants. Twelve participants reported the use of fluid-less underwriting, but with substitute information, as needed. Under this approach, when cases fail to meet the accelerated underwriting requirements, the underwriters seek substitute information to avoid paramedical visits with lab tests.
- The use of accelerated underwriting on UL products increased due to COVID-19 for nine participants. With IUL products, the use of accelerated underwriting due to COVID-19 increased for 10 participants. The use of accelerated underwriting on VUL products increased due to COVID-19 for six participants. One participant indicated that it does not officially offer accelerated underwriting on UL products but due to COVID-19, it made some limited temporary exceptions which ended in early 2021.
The 131-page "Universal Life, Indexed Universal Life, and Variable Universal Life Issues – 2021/2022 Detailed Report" includes detailed information on product and actuarial issues, such as sales, profit measures, reserves, investments, underwriting, product design, pricing, and illustrations. It is available for purchase by visiting the Milliman website at https://www.milliman.com/en/insight/Universal-life-and-indexed-universal-life-issues-2022 or by calling Gina Ritchie at (312) 499-5605. Participating companies receive a complimentary copy of the detailed report.
Milliman is among the world's largest providers of actuarial and related products and services. The firm has consulting practices in healthcare, property & casualty insurance, life insurance and financial services, and employee benefits. Founded in 1947, Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around the globe. For further information, visit www.milliman.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Kohl's Corporation ("Kohl's") (NYSE: KSS) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Kohl's, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Kohl's includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Kohl's new strategic framework to "drive top-line growth," "expand operating margin," and become "the most trusted retailer of choice for the active and casual lifestyle" (the "Strategic Plan") was not well tailored to achieving the Company's stated goals; (ii) the defendants had likewise overstated the Company's success in executing its Strategic Plan; (iii) Kohl's had deficient disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, and corporate governance mechanisms; (iv) as a result, the Company's board of directors was able to and did withhold material information from shareholders about the state of Kohl's in the lead-up to the Company's annual meeting; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Kohl's financial condition and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Aggrieved Kohl's investors only have until November 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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WASHINGTON, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Initiative for the Study of Russian Piracy (ISRP) will launch a new project tomorrow, July 26, to expose the magnitude and potential impact of Russia's looting of Ukrainian assets. To kick off the effort, ISRP will release a report concluding that Russia has looted more than half a million metric tons of Ukrainian grain and 11,000 metric tons of Ukrainian steel.
The illegal activity provides Russia with income and commodities to be used in a war that has killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians. The theft of critical assets has sparked fears of an engineered famine, and the resulting economic impact is already being felt worldwide.
ISRP's lead spokesperson, Fmr. U.S. Undersecretary of State James K. Glassman, will host a media teleconference tomorrow, July 26, at 10:00AM ET to announce the launch of the initiative and discuss the group's investigation. Following a statement, Ambassador Glassman will open the line for questions about ISRP and its efforts.
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Following tomorrow's conference, the report will be available at the group's new resource hub, RussiaTheftWatch, along with supporting documents, current news, and analysis.
"Estimates of Russian looting of Ukrainian assets have been made by other organizations, but this report is unprecedented in its scope and detail. The report relies on the identification of individual incidents, including dates, ship names and origins, tonnage of cargo, and ports of arrival and departure," said ISRP's spokesperson, James K. Glassman, a former U.S. Under Secretary of State. "We will continue to track this criminal theft, and as more data and information are identified, ISRP will provide updates and subsequent reports."
The ISRP report identifies nearly 50 discrete incidents for which evidence is clear that ships were used to transport Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia. An estimated and constantly growing total of more than half a million metric tons of wheat, corn, and barley was shipped. The investigators also found that Russia has taken more than 11,000 metric tons of Ukrainian metal products, largely from the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works plants that had been under siege in Mariupol, with another 28,000 metric tons of steel products loaded onto ships, and nearly another 200,000 metric tons of metal at the port that can be stolen by Russia at any moment.
The looted steel appears to be taken directly to Russian industrial areas where it may supplement local production, possibly being used to manufacture more weapons of war to be unleashed on civilians in Ukraine and elsewhere. The grain is often shipped directly to Turkey or Syria, and in some cases, passed through Russian ports in order to hide its origin to then be sold into Middle Eastern and other markets or simply stockpiled for later distribution.
"Russian soldiers have always looted during wartimes, but the piracy in Ukraine is unique in breadth and tactics, and the world is paying a heavy price," said Glassman. "Already, the global food supply is at risk and the price of global metals is soaring. If this isn't stopped, the effects could be increasingly severe and long-lasting."
In subsequent reports, the ISRP will also offer recommendations for mitigation of the theft of Ukrainian assets and for compensation by Russia for the loss. For example, approximately $300 billion worth of Russian assets have been frozen (including $38 billion worth in the U.S.). Public officials in Europe and U.S. have recommended confiscating those assets to pay for losses in the war.
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ISRP is a group of former U.S. government officials, international trade experts, national security experts, and research analysts concerned by the immediate and long-term impacts of Russia's theft of Ukrainian assets.
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New insights into site capacity and safety resources improve site feasibility evaluations and decision-making for organizations seeking to conduct clinical research.
COLUMBIA, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advarra, the market leader in regulatory review solutions, clinical site technologies, and research quality and compliance consulting services, today announced the release of Site Capability Insights within its SiteIQ™ platform to mitigate risk and enable faster study startup.
This latest release builds on existing insights available within SiteIQ™, including site experience, capacity, quality, performance, and patient availability. Specifically, the new Site Capability Insights expands on existing site-specific information to include greater detail on local facilities, including attributes such as emergency services available, and unique trial experience such as electronic consent (eConsent) and decentralized clinical trials (DCTs).
As clinical trial protocols and procedures increase in complexity, including the adoption of decentralized approaches, it is increasingly essential to investigate which potential research sites have access to the appropriate patient population and which can protect and engage them based on the study's requirements.
"The Advarra team continues to advance safer, smarter, and faster research by expanding the information available to organizations seeking to conduct clinical research, helping them make more informed decisions," said JV Rao, Vice President of Data Sciences at Advarra. "By leveraging visibility into site capabilities, sponsors and CROs can more precisely identify and qualify the best sites for their study, accelerating site selection, qualification, and study startup, and reducing site burden in answering site questionnaires."
Advarra SiteIQ™ delivers insights to drive faster study startup by supporting protocol planning and site selection processes. SiteIQ™ informs intelligent site selection by leveraging comprehensive data across experience, capacity, quality, performance, and patient eligibility. Data is derived from Advarra's first-party data as well as third-party partner data. As such, SiteIQ™ reflects insights based on actual study, site, and performance data, not estimates or self-reported information.
For more information, see the SiteIQ webpage.
Advarra advances the way clinical research is conducted: bringing life sciences companies, CROs, research sites, investigators, and academia together at the intersection of safety, technology, and collaboration. With trusted review solutions, innovative technologies, experienced consultants, and deep-seated connections across the industry, Advarra provides integrated solutions that safeguard trial participants, empower clinical sites, ensure compliance, and optimize research performance. Advarra is advancing clinical trials to make them safer, smarter, and faster. For more information, visit advarra.com.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC).
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According to a filed complaint, Teladoc Health, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) increased competition, among other factors, was negatively impacting Teladoc's BetterHelp and chronic care businesses; (ii) accordingly, the growth of those businesses was less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (iii) as a result, Teladoc's revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for FY 2022 were unrealistic; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, Teladoc would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash goodwill impairment charge; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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What's happening for the Fourth of July in the Hub City, West TN?
Residents, businesses, and organizations are gearing up for celebrations across Hub City and West Tennessee this weekend, commemorating July 4th’s Independence Day.
For the local resident looking for something fun to do this weekend, the Jackson Sun has you covered.
Returning for its 8th year is the fan-favorite Firefighter’s Freedom Festival on July 4, hosted by the Madison County Volunteer Fire Department at the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport.
Originally created to help deter county residents from using fireworks in unsafe locations, the festival has grown to include food vendors, live music, rides, and family activities.
Gates open at 3 p.m., and fireworks begin at dusk.
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Another local favorite, the Festival of the Lakes at Lexington’s Beech Lake, will begin at 5 p.m. with family activities like slip-and-slides, food vendors, live music, and more before culminating in a firework show at 9 p.m.
For other firework extravaganzas, West Tennessee never disappoints. Below are just a few of the many celebrations going on region-wide:
City of Milan Firework Show and Live Music: Friday, July 1st, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Milan City Park. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.
Birdsong’s Red, White, and BOOM!: Monday, July 1st-4th, at Birdsong Resort Marina & RV Campground. Friday night will kick off the weekend with a luau by the pool at 6 p.m., and live music from Steve Patterson & Willie X.
- Saturday will be a Fishing Rodeo for the kids, beginning at 9 a.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m.
- Saturday night, the Brothers Blue Live will play on the Waterfront Stage starting at 6 p.m.
- Sunday afternoon will see homemade boat races. The boats have to float with one person in them paddling. Life jackets are required, and no motors of any sort are allowed. Boats will race to the 50-yard point. Registration at 1:30 p.m. with push-off 2 p.m.
- Sunday night at 6 p.m., Neil Brock and the Cover Up will be taking the Waterfront Stage for live music.
- Monday, July 4th, will see a Boat Parade beginning at 2 p.m. with Grand Marshal, Neil Thompson & Mayor Brett Lashlee kicking off the festivities. Live music will begin at 5 p.m. with J Edwards, followed by Jimmy Church at 7 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9 p.m. with live music wrapping up the night at 11 p.m.
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Red, White, and Bolivar Independence Day Celebration: Friday, July 1st at 7:30 p.m. in Sand Beach Lake. Music featuring artist Caleb Minter.
Reelfoot Lake Fireworks & Entertainment: Saturday, July 2nd at 7 p.m. at Reelfoot Lake. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets, and pontoons to watch the fireworks at 9 p.m.
Call 731-253-9652 for reservations.
Union City Fireworks: Monday, July 4th from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Obion County Fairgrounds. Free admission, with live music, food trucks, inflatables, and face painting. Music begins at 5 p.m., with fireworks at 9 p.m.
Fireworks display at Satillo: Monday, July 4th at dark.
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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.
The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt yet another winter surge.
“You’ll see me at the front of the line,” FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks told The Associated Press shortly before his agency cleared the new doses.
Until now, COVID-19 vaccines have targeted the original coronavirus strain, even as wildly different mutants emerged. The new U.S. boosters are combination, or “bivalent,” shots. They contain half that original vaccine recipe and half protection against the newest omicron versions, called BA.4 and BA.5, that are considered the most contagious yet.
The combination aims to increase cross-protection against multiple variants.
“It really provides the broadest opportunity for protection,” Pfizer vaccine chief Annaliesa Anderson told the AP.
The updated boosters are only for people who have already had their primary vaccinations, using the original vaccines. Doses made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are for anyone 12 and older who’s due for a booster while Moderna’s updated shots are for adults. They’re not to be used for initial vaccinations.
There’s one more step before a fall booster campaign begins: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must recommend who should get the additional shot. An influential CDC advisory panel will debate the evidence Thursday — including whether people at high risk from COVID-19 should go first.
The U.S. has purchased more than 170 million doses from the two companies. Pfizer said it could ship up to 15 million of those doses by the end of next week.
The big question is whether people weary of vaccinations will roll up their sleeves again. Just half of vaccinated Americans got the first recommended booster dose, and only a third of those 50 and older who were urged to get a second booster did so.
It’s time for U.S. authorities to better explain that the public should expect an updated COVID-19 vaccination every so often, just like getting a fall flu shot or a tetanus booster after stepping on a rusty nail, said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry.
“We need to rebrand it in a societally normal-looking way,” rather than a panicked response to new mutants, Wherry said. “Give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations.”
Here’s the rub: The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe disease and death from COVID-19 for most generally healthy people, especially if they got that important first booster dose. It’s not clear just how much more benefit an updated booster will bring — beyond a temporary jump in antibodies capable of fending off an omicron infection.
One reason: The FDA cleared the modifications ahead of studies in people, a step toward eventually handling COVID-19 vaccine updates more like yearly flu shots.
First, FDA checked human studies of earlier Pfizer and Moderna attempts to update their vaccines — shots matching the omicron strain that struck last winter. That recipe change was safe, and substantially boosted antibodies targeting the earlier variant — better than another dose of the original vaccine — while adding a little protection against today’s genetically distinct BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions.
But FDA ordered the companies to brew even more up-to-date doses that target those newest omicron mutants instead, sparking a race to roll out shots in less than three months. Rather than waiting a few more months for additional human studies of that recipe tweak, Marks said animal tests showed the latest update spurs “a very good immune response.”
The hope, he said, is that a vaccine matched to currently spreading variants might do a better job fighting infection, not just serious illness, at least for a while.
What’s next? Even as modified shots roll out, Moderna and Pfizer are conducting human studies to help assess their value, including how they hold up if a new mutant comes along.
And for children, Pfizer plans to ask FDA to allow updated boosters for 5- to 11-year-olds in early October.
It’s the first U.S. update to the COVID-19 vaccine recipe, an important but expected next step -- like how flu vaccines get updated every year.
And the U.S. isn’t alone. Britain recently decided to offer adults over 50 a different booster option from Moderna, a combo shot targeting that initial BA.1 omicron strain. European regulators are considering whether to authorize one or both of the updated formulas.
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AP Health Writer Matthew Perrone contributed to this report.
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Ben Simmons underwent what was determined to be a successful back surgery in Los Angeles on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets are hoping that he is fully recovered before the start of training camp this fall.
Simmons will need about three weeks for an “initial recovery period,” the Nets said, before he can start his rehabilitation program. The procedure Simmons had was called a microdiscectomy, in which a small fragment of a herniated disc is removed to relieve pressure on the spinal column.
Training camp will start in late September.
Simmons last played a game on June 20, 2021. He missed this entire season — some with Philadelphia before being traded to the Nets in the move that sent James Harden to the 76ers — for a variety of reasons, including mental health concerns before the trade and then what were originally called back spasms after the trade.
The hope is the surgery will allow Simmons to get back on the court, play without pain and become another key piece of a title-contending group led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving that Brooklyn envisions. Working through the mental issues that Simmons is dealing with, Nets coach Steve Nash said toward the end of Brooklyn’s season, will remain a top priority for the team as well going forward.
“There is a mental component with everything,” Nash said late last month. “I think Ben has addressed that there is a mental component with what he’s going through. But how much and where he’s at with that is not for me to speak about. But as far as an organization, we’re really pushing to support Ben in any way we can to help him improve physically and get back on the court.”
This was the second full season that Simmons has missed in the past six years. He was picked No. 1 in the 2016 NBA draft but didn’t debut that season because of foot issues. He was rookie of the year in the following season, 2017-18, and was picked for the NBA All-Star games in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Simmons has three years and nearly $114 million remaining on his contract.
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Professional Truck Driving Championship to attract best drivers to Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The best truckers across the Sunflower State will converge on the Capitol City for the 2022 Kansas Professional Truck Driving Championship.
The Kansas Motor Carriers Association says professional truck drivers from across the Sunflower State will show what they’re made of at the 2022 Kansas Professional Truck Driving Championship on June 17 and 18 at the Stormont Vail Events Center, 1 Expocentre Dr., and Hotel Topeka at City Center, 1717 SW Topeka Blvd.
During the competition, KMCA said drivers will maneuver through a 6-challenge course, prove their industry knowledge in a 40-question written exam and conduct a vehicle inspection. It said judges will be state and law enforcement officials.
In order to compete, KMCA noted that drivers must be accident-free within the past year. It said the eight classes of competition which drivers can enter include: straight truck, three-axle trailer, four-axle trailer, five-axle trailer, tank truck, sleeper berth, flatbed trailer and twin trailers.
The Association indicated that this is Kansas’ premier driving event and has attracted nearly 50 of the industry’s best drivers. Representing a combined 1,105 years of experience and 89 million miles of safe driving, on average it said each participating driver has over 2 million safe miles and 29 years of experience.
KMCA said the crowning of the grand champion driver, class champions and finalists, rookie-of-the-year, equipment inspection champion and the top team of drivers will be held at an awards banquet on Saturday night, June 18, at 7 p.m.
A schedule of events is as follows:
- June 17:
- 9 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies at the Maner Conference Center in the Shawnee Room.
- June 18:
- 8:15 a.m. - Driving Competition will begin in the Stormont Vail Events Center South parking lot and will continue until all 48 drivers have completed the course.
- 7 p.m. - An Awards Banquet will be held at the Maner Conference Center in the Sunflower Ballroom.
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LICY) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: February 16, 2021 to March 23, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: June 20, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in LICY:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Li-Cycle's largest customer, Traxys, is not actually a customer, but merely a broker providing working capital financial to the Company while Traxys tries to sell Li-Cycle's product to end customers; (2) the Company engaged in highly questionable related party transactions; (3) the Company's mark-to-model accounting is vulnerable to abuse and gave a false impression of growth; (4) a significant portion of the Company's reported revenues were derived from simply marking up receivables on products that had not been sold; (5) the Company's gross margins have likely been negative since inception; (6) the Company will require an additional $1 billion of funding to support its planned growth (which is a figure greater than the Company raised via the merger); and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Li-Cycle you have until June 20, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Li-Cycle securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the LICY lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/li-cycle-holdings-corp-loss-submission-form?id=27277&from=4.
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Popeyes launches new spicy chicken sandwich as competition heats up
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business
Popeyes started the chicken sandwich wars in 2019 — and it’s adding a new entree to the battle.
The $4.99 Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich is available for a limited time starting Tuesday, and it features classic ingredients with a twist: hand-battered crispy chicken on a brioche bun with pickles, but topped with a new sauce that’s a mix of buttermilk ranch and spicy buffalo.
When Popeyes first launched its chicken sandwich three years ago, the product sold out within a couple of weeks. Customers again turned out in droves when the sandwich returned to menus a few months later, once Popeyes had secured more supply of the ingredients.
Since then, the chicken sandwich has been a hugely important item for Popeyes. In 2020, the chain’s restaurants open at least 17 months jumped 13.8%, thanks in part to customer interest in the chain’s chicken sandwich.
But Popeyes’ runaway success with the chicken sandwich has significantly increased competition. McDonald’s, KFC, Wendy’s and others have launched their own new chicken offerings, and those efforts are paying off.
“Chicken sandwich volumes remain pressured by competitors which … started making their sandwich debuts in early 2021,” said Jose Cil, CEO of Popeyes’ parent company Restaurant Brands International, during a February analyst call.
In the first three months of this year, sales at stores open at least 17 months fell 3%, according to financial results posted Tuesday. In the United States, sales at those restaurants fell 4.6%.
As rivals’ efforts continue to weigh on sales, Popeyes is hoping the Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich will entice customers.
Popeyes has also used its own original chicken sandwich as inspiration for other new products. In February 2021, the chain introduced a limited-time fish version made with flounder. The following summer, it added chicken nuggets to the menu.
And in October, Popeyes partnered with rapper Megan Thee Stallion on a hot sauce, designed to add spice to the brand’s chicken sandwiches and nuggets. Those new products are helping drum up new interest in the brand, Cil said in February.
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The US Food and Drug Administration announced plans Wednesday to work with foreign formula manufacturers to allow them to permanently sell their products in the United States.
"The need to diversify and strengthen the U.S. infant formula supply is more important than ever. The recent shutdown of a major infant formula plant, compounded by unforeseen natural weather events, has shown just how vulnerable the supply chain has become," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and Susan Mayne, director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said in a statement.
The FDA said in May that it would make it easier to import some baby formulas to ease the nationwide shortage, and the equivalent to more than 400 million 8-ounce bottles has been shipped into the United States from nine countries, the agency said.
The agency's current enforcement discretion guidance, which allows flexibilities in importing formula products, is in effect until November 14.
"Many of the companies providing these formula products have expressed interest in continuing to serve the American market permanently. For some companies, the agency's flexibility has resulted in their ability to use a greater breadth of their existing, global manufacturing footprint, creating more resiliency in the U.S. infant formula supply chain and reducing the risk of reliance on too few production facilities supporting the United States," Califf and Mayne said.
The FDA said it will work with the manufacturers to create a streamlined process to enter the formula market in the US. This includes hosting meetings with the manufacturers to establish next steps as well as helping them continue to import, sell and distribute formula past November.
Sellers limiting purchases while shortage persists
Among the retailers that responded to an inquiry from CNN, at least two -- Kroger and Target -- say they are receiving baby formula from the Biden administration's Operation Fly Formula missions, but purchase limits remain in place.
Kroger is limiting purchases to four containers per person, according to spokesperson Erin Rolfes.
Target is closely monitoring the formula supply and will continue to have product limits in stores and online. The company is partnering with the federal government to distribute Kendamil formula from the UK.
The retailer "is also working to offer additional international baby formula brands to guests," it said in a statement.
A CVS spokesperson said a purchasing limit remains in place but declined to comment on whether the pharmacy chain has received Operation Fly Formula shipments.
"Following supplier challenges and increased customer demand, we currently have a limit of three baby formula products per purchase in our stores and online. We're continuing to work with our baby formula vendors to address this issue and we regret any inconvenience this causes our customers," said Matt Blanchette, senior manager of retail communications at CVS.
The National Grocers Association, which represents independent retail and wholesale grocers, said it's not aware of any of its 1,500 members receiving airlifted baby formula.
"Though conditions may differ by region, most members we have heard from are receiving limited supplies of formula and many have restricted quantities available to consumers. As with the variety of products that have been in short supply at various times during the pandemic due to pressures on the supply chain, we would advise consumers to be mindful of their neighbors when shopping for high-demand products," association spokesperson Jim Dudlicek said. "Panic buying of any products makes it more difficult for independent grocers to provide their communities with essential goods."
Walgreens spokesperson Jessica Masuga said the chain also continues to see "increased demand and various supplier challenges."
"Similar to other retailers, we put into effect purchase limits of three per transaction on all infant and toddler formula to help improve inventory. We continue to work diligently with our supplier partners to best meet customer demands," Masuga said.
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Self-Advocate Yvonne Kluttz (Anaheim) and Service Provider Rick Perez (Lake Forest and Fountain Valley) to Serve One-Year Terms
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Regional Center of Orange County has appointed Anaheim's Yvonne Kluttz to serve a one-year term beginning July 1 and continuing through June 30, 2023. In addition, the organization's Vendor Advisory Committee (VAC) elected Rick Perez to serve as the VAC representative on the Board, from June 2 through May 31, 2023. Both are unpaid volunteer positions and the VAC position is a non-voting role.
Yvonne Kluttz, a self-advocate who receives services from RCOC, has cerebral palsy and an intellectual disability. She also serves on the Consumer Advisory Committee for the California Department of Developmental Services and has served on Orange County's local Area Board XI and on the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. She was honored with RCOC's Spotlight Award in the Self-Advocate category in 2013 for her dedication to ensuring a voice for people with developmental disabilities and for advocating for others who may not be able to speak for themselves.
Rick Perez, whose role on the Board is to represent the hundreds of local service providers RCOC works with to meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities and their families, is President and Program Director of Abilities Unlimited, a day program for adults that has offices in Lake Forrest and Fountain Valley. He has worked with individuals with developmental disabilities for over 16 years and received his Master's degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis from California State University, Los Angeles. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
About Regional Center of Orange County: Regional Center of Orange County is the private, nonprofit organization contracted by the State of California to coordinate lifelong services and supports for more than 23,000 Orange County residents with developmental disabilities and their families. The Regional Center is the first stop for those seeking to obtain local services and supports to help them live safely and with dignity in the community. Developmental disabilities include intellectual disabilities, autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Learn more at www.rcocdd.com.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Laws banning most abortions at the point of the “first detectable heartbeat” are beginning to take effect across the country, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized the procedure in 1973.
Such laws, often referred to as “fetal heartbeat bills,” ban abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which can happen around six weeks into pregnancy, although a timeframe typically isn’t specified in the measures.
Swift court actions in states including Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee revived laws stalled under Roe in the decision’s wake. That has left some people who were planning abortions — and the clinics lined up to provide them — scrambling.
Here’s a look at what has happened following the ruling, where that leaves residents of affected states, and what may come next:
WHERE ARE THE LAWS IN EFFECT?
Stalled laws were reimposed in Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee within days of the Supreme Court ruling. In September, Texas became the first state to successfully impose such a law, with the dozen or so other states seeing theirs placed on hold under Roe. Similar laws are the subject of court action in at least four other states.
Ohio was able to reimpose its “fetal heartbeat” law, which had twice been vetoed because of constitutional considerations under Roe, within hours of that case’s reversal. At the request of Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, a federal judge lifted the stay that had prevented enforcement since the law was signed in 2019. The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood sued in the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of a group of abortion providers Wednesday, arguing the law also violates the state constitution.
South Carolina’s “heartbeat” law went into effect Monday, after an injunction blocking the law was removed. Tennessee’s took effect Wednesday. In Georgia, where a federal judge declared the “heartbeat restriction” unconstitutional in 2020, a federal appeals court Friday has given parties three weeks to file briefs addressing the effect the Supreme Court ruling on the state’s appeal of the lower court ruling.
Q: IS ABORTION STILL LEGAL IN THESE STATES?
A: Yes, but only until cardiac activity is detected. That can happen around six weeks of gestational age, which is before many women even know they are pregnant.
Further, abortion rights groups, clinics and some faith groups are making available resources to people who still want abortions, including financial help and transportation to other states.
Meanwhile, abortion opponents, including Ohio’s governor, are ramping up resources for families, in hopes that the new restrictions prompt more people to carry their pregnancies to term. Republican legislative leaders in Ohio and South Carolina have raised the possibility of further tightening their states’ abortion restrictions to full bans later this year.
Tennessee’s other abortion ban, known as the so-called trigger ban, is set to restrict abortion in that state almost entirely in less than a month.
WHAT DO THE LAWS PROHIBIT, EXACTLY?
The laws generally prohibit abortions of “an unborn human individual whose fetal heartbeat has been detected.” That terminology — used widely in anti-abortion legislation across the country — does not easily translate to medical science.
That’s because at the point where advanced technology can detect that first visual flutter, as early as six weeks into pregnancy, the embryo isn’t yet a fetus, and it doesn’t have a heart. An embryo is termed a fetus eight weeks after fertilization, according to medical experts.
Abortion rights advocates, civil rights attorneys and some abortion foes favor calling the laws “six-week abortion bans.” That, too, is misleading. Most “heartbeat” laws make no mention of a particular gestational age after which abortion is illegal.
What they ban are most abortions after the point when a state-sanctioned detection method administered in good faith by a medical professional can detect cardiac activity.
If no cardiac activity is found, an abortion can go forward. Under Ohio’s law, women must wait 24 hours, then get a second ultrasound to again assure no flutter is present before the procedure can move forward.
ARE THERE ANY EXCEPTIONS?
Yes, but it depends on the state. The Ohio and Tennessee laws make exceptions for the life of the mother or for risk of “substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.” This could include preeclampsia, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, premature rupture of membranes or inevitable miscarriage. Neither makes exceptions for incest or rape, including rape of a child. Both laws also specify that a woman’s mental health does not qualify for an exemption.
South Carolina’s law requires an attempt to detect a “fetal heartbeat” once a doctor thinks a pregnant woman is at least eight weeks along. The state allows exceptions for when the woman’s life is in danger, or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
Georgia’s law makes exceptions in the case of rape and incest, if the woman files a police report first. It also allows for abortions when the life of the mother is at risk or when a pregnancy is deemed “medically futile,” generally due to a serious medical condition in the fetus.
WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATORS?
A person who performs an abortion in violation of the ban in Ohio could be charged with a fifth-degree felony, which carries a penalty of probation or six to 12 months in prison and a fine of up to $2,500.
Under the law, a doctor invoking one of the law’s exceptions also must specify in writing the medical condition invoked, place a record of that decision in the patient’s file and maintain it for seven years. Failing to keep proper paperwork is subject to a penalty of up to $20,000 for each instance.
Under Tennessee’s law, performing an abortion when cardiac activity is present is a felony, subjecting doctors to up to 15 years in prison. A doctor guilty of violating South Carolina’s abortion law faces a felony conviction carrying a penalty of $20,000 and up to two years in prison, or both.
Pregnant people are not held liable under any of the laws, and they are given the option to bring civil action for wrongful death if their pregnancy is terminated without an attempt to detect a “fetal heartbeat.” | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/explainer-abortion-landscape-under-state-heartbeat-laws/ | 2022-06-30T17:36:59Z |
Cheney and Murkowski: Trump critics facing divergent futures
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — They hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. And after the Jan. 6 insurrection, they supported his impeachment.
But for all their similarities, the political fortunes of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming are poised to diverge on Tuesday when they’re each on the ballot in closely watched primary elections.
Cheney faces daunting prospects in her effort to fend off the Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, increasingly looking at a life beyond Capitol Hill that could include a possible presidential campaign. Murkowski, however, is expected to advance from her primary and is already planning to compete in the November general election.
The anticipated outcomes at least partially stem from the nuanced politics of each state. Wyoming is a Republican stronghold, delivering Trump his strongest victory of any state in the 2020 campaign. Alaska, meanwhile, has a history of rewarding candidates with an independent streak.
But Murkowski enjoys an additional advantage in the way elections are being conducted in Alaska this year. Winner-take-all party primaries, like the one Cheney is facing, have been replaced by a voter-approved process in which all candidates are listed together. The four who get the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election in which ranked voting will be used.
Murkowski benefits from avoiding a Republican primary, “which she would have had a zero percent — I mean zero percent — chance of winning,” said Alaska pollster Ivan Moore.
Murkowski has 18 challengers in her primary, the most prominent being Republican Kelly Tshibaka, whom Trump has endorsed. The Alaska Democratic Party, meanwhile, has endorsed Pat Chesbro, a retired educator.
In an interview, Murkowski insisted she would be among the candidates advancing from the primary and said her success requires, in part, coalition building.
“That’s kind of my strong suit, that’s what I do,” she said.
For his part, Trump has been harsh in his assessment of Murkowski. At a rally in Anchorage last month with Tshibaka and Sarah Palin, whom he’s endorsed for Alaska’s only House seat, he called Murkowski “the worst. I rate her No. 1 bad.”
Trump participated in a telerally for Tshibaka on Thursday while Murkowski mingled with supporters at a campaign office opening in Juneau, which boasted a spread that included moose chili and smoked salmon dip. Murkowski said Trump isn’t a factor in the campaign she’s running.
“He is going to do what he’s going to do,” she said. But she told supporters the campaign will be challenging.
Murkowski was censured by Alaska Republican Party leaders last year over numerous grievances, including the impeachment vote and speaking critically of Trump and her support of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s nomination.
Tuckerman Babcock, a former state Republican Party chair who is running for state Senate, said Murkowski has lost the support of many Alaska Republicans, which he called a “political reality over a record of many years.”
Republicans in Alaska are “almost unanimous in their opposition to Lisa Murkowski,” he said. “Are they divided on other issues? Of course.”
Babcock said the new elections system lets candidates “self-identify” with a party and is not an improvement over the old party primary process.
Chuck Kopp, a Republican former state legislator, is hopeful about the new system. Kopp lost his 2020 Republican primary after being part of a bipartisan state House majority composed largely of Democrats.
“It’s only the fringe that is clinging like a death grip on a failed paradigm, and that paradigm is extreme partisanship at all costs,” he said. “I think Alaska is going to take a leadership role in moving away from that. That’s what I’m hoping for.”
Kopp said that while he has not always supported Murkowski, she has been “fearless when it counts for this country.”
“I think she has shown that personality cults aren’t conservative, conspiracy theories aren’t conservative and treating politics like a religion is not conservative,” Kopp said. He said he thinks Murkowski has more support throughout Alaska than party activists give her credit for.
The Senate seat has been held by a Murkowski since 1981; before Lisa Murkowski, it was her father, Republican Frank Murkowski. He appointed his daughter to succeed him in 2002 after he became governor. Murkowski won the seat in her own right in 2004.
Murkowski has not cracked 50% of the vote in a Senate general election, and needing to build a coalition of support is nothing new to her. She won a write-in campaign in 2010 after losing that year’s Republican primary to tea party favorite Joe Miller.
Murkowski overwhelmingly won her Republican primary against little-known opponents in 2016, the year Trump was elected.
Rosita Worl, an Alaska Native leader, referred to the 2010 primary as “the debacle” and said Alaska Natives rallied around Murkowski and her write-in bid. Worl, who attended Murkowski’s Juneau campaign event, said she is not a Republican herself but sees Murkowski as an Alaskan and said the senator has “always supported our issues.”
State Rep. Zack Fields, a Democrat seeking reelection to an Anchorage legislative seat, said there are yards in his district with signs for him and Murkowski. He said he doesn’t agree with Murkowski on the “majority of votes that she’s cast over her career.”
“But she has shown that she believes in democracy and will work with people to accomplish things that are the right thing for citizens. That actually is at risk right now,” he said.
Fields called the insurrection “horrifying.”
“But what was even frankly more terrifying than that is that so many elected officials and high-ranking so-called leaders would excuse it, justify it and otherwise embolden those who threaten democracy,” he said.
Cheney is the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot. The insurrection was a big issue during a June debate between Cheney and Republican challengers, including Hageman. Hageman said the committee was “not focused on things that are important to the people of Wyoming.”
Entering the final stretch of her primary campaign, Cheney hasn’t backed down. She released a video on Thursday with a closing message reinforcing her criticism of Trump.
“The lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious,” Cheney said. “It preys on those who love their country. It is a door Donald Trump opened to manipulate Americans to abandon their principles, to sacrifice their freedom, to justify violence, to ignore the rulings of our courts and the rule of law.”
She added, “This is Donald Trump’s legacy, but it cannot be the future of our nation.”
In the interview, Murkowski said Cheney has shown courage.
“I think she has looked at this and said, this is not about Liz Cheney,” Murkowski said. “This is about ... the difference between right and wrong. And she is doing her job under very challenging circumstances. But I think she’s doing it because she believes she has to.”
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Increased consideration would include $2.80 per share in cash and $0.28 in equity consideration of Aviat stock, providing a premium of 47% to closing price of Ceragon shares on June 27, 2022
Combination of cash and equity consideration provides balance of immediate and long-term value, allowing shareholders of both Aviat and Ceragon to benefit from the considerable value creation potential of the combined company
New website ValueForCeragon.com provides information about what's at stake and the slate of highly qualified independent directors who will ensure Ceragon pursues opportunities to create value
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW) ("Aviat"), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced it has submitted a revised nonbinding proposal ("Revised Proposal") to acquire all the outstanding shares of Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) ("Ceragon") to the Ceragon Board. The Revised Proposal provides even greater value than Aviat's June 27, 2022 proposal and is structured to maximize value and certainty for Ceragon and its shareholders, and to address the requests Ceragon shareholders have made for an opportunity to benefit from the value the combined company will provide. Aviat also announced the launch of a new website, ValueforCeragon.com, which provides information about what is at stake for Ceragon shareholders.
Under the terms of the Revised Proposal, which was delivered to Ceragon's Chief Executive Officer today, Ceragon shareholders would receive $2.80 per share in cash and $0.28 in equity consideration of Aviat stock. The combination of cash and equity consideration provides a balance of immediate and long-term value, allowing shareholders of both Aviat and Ceragon to benefit from the significant upside of the combined company. This proposal represents a substantial premium of 47% to the closing price of Ceragon shares on June 27, 2022 of $2.09 (the last close price prior to Aviat's first public offer) and a 64% premium to Ceragon's 60-day volume-weighted average share price of $1.88.
"Since we publicly announced our proposal to acquire Ceragon on June 27, 2022, we have spoken with Wall Street analysts and many Ceragon shareholders, who have recognized the compelling strategic logic of such a combination," said Aviat President and CEO Peter Smith. "In addition to offering immediate and certain value to Ceragon shareholders, our transaction will create significant synergy opportunities, and provide the combined company with the scale and reach to innovate more, expand revenue opportunities, and enhance addressable market capture. Ceragon shareholders have told us clearly that they would also like to benefit from the combination over time. We have addressed this in our revised proposal through the addition of an equity component, which provides Ceragon shareholders with a compelling opportunity for both near and long-term value creation.
"We remain committed to consummating a transaction with Ceragon and taking all the necessary steps to make that happen. Despite the disappointing quarterly results recently announced by Ceragon, which marked the company's sixth consecutive quarter of negative free cash flow, we continue to see value in a combination, and remain committed to doing everything possible to make that happen. We have revised our proposal to provide greater value to Ceragon shareholders and believe they – and Ceragon's Board – will be receptive to our revised proposal."
Ceragon shareholders can visit ValueforCeragon.com for greater detail on the benefits of the proposed transaction, the deficiencies of Ceragon's existing stand-alone strategy, the tremendous value destruction overseen by Ceragon's current Board, and the qualifications of Aviat's five highly qualified Board nominees.
The full text of the letter delivered to Ceragon on August 2, 2022 is included below:
Mr. Zohar Zisapel, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Doron Arazi, Chief Executive Officer
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
24 Raoul Wallenberg Street
Tel-Aviv 69719, Israel
Dear Messrs. Zisapel and Arazi:
As a follow-up to our conversation earlier today and based on feedback we received from Ceragon shareholders, Aviat is hereby increasing its offer for all of the outstanding shares of Ceragon to $3.08 per share, consisting of $2.80 in cash and $0.28 in equity consideration of Aviat stock (the "Revised Proposal"). We believe the Revised Proposal represents a compelling and full value proposition to Ceragon shareholders as it represents a 64% premium to Ceragon's 60-day volume-weighted average share price of $1.88 and a 47% premium to Ceragon shareholders based on the closing price on June 27, 2022 of $2.09 (the last closing price prior to our public offer). Moreover, the stock component of our proposal will permit your shareholders to share in the synergies of the combination of our two companies.
We intend to finance the transaction with cash on hand and bank debt. We have re-confirmed with our potential financing sources that each is highly confident in our ability to obtain debt financing at this level. Upon completion of due diligence and drafting the mutually acceptable definitive agreement, which we believe can be accomplished prior to the date of the Ceragon extraordinary general meeting, we would procure binding commitment letters for the full debt financing.
As with our original proposal, the consummation of the transaction is subject to the approval of Ceragon's shareholders, customary regulatory approvals and other standard conditions. The consummation of the transaction would not be subject to any financing condition. No binding obligation or commitment for either of us will arise with respect to this Revised Proposal or any transaction until we have executed a mutually agreeable definitive agreement.
We remain very enthusiastic about a combination of Aviat and Ceragon and will immediately commit the resources to expeditiously move forward. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Peter Smith
Aviat Networks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in wireless transport solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high-performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
The information contained in this document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, without limitations, statements regarding the proposed transaction between Aviat and Ceragon, the results of the requested extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Ceragon, Ceragon's actions in connection therewith, and any potential related litigation. All statements, trend analyses and other information contained herein regarding the foregoing beliefs and expectations, as well as about the markets for the services and products of Aviat and trends in revenue, and other statements identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including, without limitation, "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "will," "see," "continue," "delivering," "view," and "intend," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, forward-looking statements are based on estimates reflecting the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the senior management of Aviat regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should therefore be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this document. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the forward-looking statements include the following:
- the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations and cash flows;
- continued price and margin erosion as a result of increased competition in the microwave transmission industry;
- our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of any proposed or recent acquisitions, including our proposed transaction with Ceragon, within the anticipated timeframe or at all, including the risk that proposed or recent acquisitions will not be integrated successfully;
- the results of the extraordinary general meeting of Ceragon's shareholders;
- the impact of the volume, timing, and customer, product, and geographic mix of our product orders;
- the timing of our receipt of payment for products or services from our customers;
- our ability to meet projected new product development dates or anticipated cost reductions of new products;
- our suppliers' inability to perform and deliver on time as a result of their financial condition, component shortages, the effects of COVID-19 or other supply chain constraints;
- the effects of inflation and the timing and extent of changes in the prices and overall demand for and availability of our inputs;
- customer acceptance of new products;
- the ability of our subcontractors to timely perform;
- weakness in the global economy affecting customer spending;
- retention of our key personnel;
- our ability to manage and maintain key customer relationships;
- uncertain economic conditions in the telecommunications sector combined with operator and supplier consolidation;
- our failure to protect our Intellectual property rights or defend against Intellectual property infringement claims by others;
- the results of our restructuring efforts;
- the ability to preserve and use our net operating loss carryforwards;
- the effects of currency and interest rate risks;
- the effects of current and future government regulations, including the effects of current restrictions on various commercial and economic activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
- general economic conditions, including uncertainty regarding the timing, pace and extent of an economic recovery in the United States and other countries where we conduct business;
- the conduct of unethical business practices in developing countries;
- the impact of political turmoil in countries where we have significant business;
- the impact of tariffs, the adoption of trade restrictions affecting our products or suppliers, a United States withdrawal from or significant renegotiation of trade agreements, the occurrence of trade wars, the closing of border crossings, and other changes in trade regulations or relationships; and
- Aviat's ability to implement our stock repurchase program or the extent to which it enhances long-term stockholder value.
For more information regarding the risks and uncertainties for Aviat's business, see "Risk Factors" in Aviat's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 25, 2021 as well as other reports filed by Aviat with the SEC from time to time. Aviat does not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, for any reason, except as required by law, even as new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer or sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 or an exemption therefrom.
In connection with any transaction between Aviat and Ceragon that involves the issuance of Aviat shares to the Ceragon shareholders, Aviat will file a registration statement with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. Investors will also be able to obtain copies of the registration statement and other documents containing important information about each of the companies once such documents are filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
Investor Contacts
Aviat Networks
Andrew Fredrickson
+1-408-501-6214
andrew.fredrickson@aviatnet.com
Okapi Partners LLC
Bruce Goldfarb / Chuck Garske / Teresa Huang
+1-212-297-0720
info@okapipartners.com
Media Contact
Abernathy MacGregor
Sydney Isaacs / Jeremy Jacobs
+1-212-371-5999
sri@abmac.com / jrj@abmac.com
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The most transparent way to get your home on and off the market quickly
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeLister, the online-based digital brokerage, unveils a new way for homeowners to sell their homes without the hassle of real estate agents and multiple fees.
HomeLister has a variety of flat-fee prices that cater to different budgets encompassed by three plans: Basic, Premium, and Platinum. Homeowners can also add à la carte services to customize their needs. On average, homeowners save $21,000.
The Basic plan allows homeowners to pay only $599 at closing and nothing upfront. This plan includes a local listing on the MLS, instant showing requests and feedback, and live or virtual video showings with the virtual tours app and a traditional post yard sign.
The most popular plan, the Premium, costs $1,599 with only $599 needed upfront and $1,000 at closing. This plan includes everything the Basic plan has, plus professional photography for your home. It also comes with two open house signs, seller's paperwork management, a custom marketing flier for an open house or email, offers review, and counteroffer preparation.
The Platinum plan is the top-tier plan provided by HomeLister at $2,699 with $699 needed upfront and $2,000 at closing. This plan includes everything the Basic and the Premium plans have, plus offer negotiation, appraisal comps, and professional photography, including aerial photography. It also features a home price report (CMA), staging consultation, a digital lockbox, real estate professionals guiding the homeowner throughout the sale, and email marketing to local agents.
HomeLister also offers à la carte services that can be added to the plan. This way, homeowners can customize their packages based on their needs, as every home is different. These services include a wooden frame yard sign, a 3D interactive video tour, and a two-week-long online advertising campaign on Google, Facebook, and other major websites.
To learn more about HomeLister and sign up to receive updates, special offers, and more, visit HomeLister.com.
About HomeLister
HomeLister offers homeowners an empowering new way to sell their home without hiring a traditional real estate agent. Homeowners get their listing added to the MLS and every major real estate website with the ability to choose how much assistance they would like from HomeLister, and add additional services - like offer negotiation and professional photography - along the way. The company never takes a percentage of the sale price, charging a low flat fee starting at $599 instead. Learn more at homelister.com.
Contacts: Tommy Chang, 310-717-5707, tchang@homelister.com
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Police: Man fatally shot after threatening officials in 911 calls
NEW YORK (WCBS) - Two people were killed in separate officer-involved shootings in New York City, including a man who police say threatened to shoot the governor and police officers.
The first incident happened just after 6 p.m. Saturday in Queens.
Police say a man called 911 threatening to shoot Gov. Kathy Hochul and police officers. After a second 911 call, police responded to the man’s home.
The man pulled out a gun after arguing with officers, police say. He and at least six officers exchanged gunfire.
The suspect was struck. Officers handcuffed him and began life-saving measures, but he died at the hospital.
The second incident happened around 7:30 p.m. in Brooklyn.
Police say a passenger ran from a car during a traffic stop. As an officer gave chase, the suspect allegedly turned and shot at the officer. The officer returned fire, hitting the suspect.
The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Both investigations are ongoing. No officers were hurt in either incident.
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FREMONT, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Privacera, the unified data access governance leader founded by the creators of Apache Ranger™, today announced it was named among this year's class in the 2022 Digital Innovator Awards from Intellyx, an industry analyst firm that focuses on enterprise digital transformation and the disruptive vendors that support it.
The Digital Innovator Awards program is in its second year. Intellyx awards vendors that make it through the company's rigorous briefing selection process. Privacera was recognized for its innovations in security and management, specifically for its ability to establish need-to-know access controls.
"The explosion of data and continued digitization across all industries makes it an exciting time to be deeply involved in data access governance," said Privacera CEO Balaji Ganesan. "Privacera continues to assert itself as a coveted leader in the space and recognitions like this latest award from Intellyx are validation that we're making a difference. We set out to assist enterprises in ensuring responsible use of data, and have helped some of the world's largest companies along their data journeys."
The start of 2022 has been busy for Privacera, which recently released Privacera Platform 6.3 and PrivaceraCloud 4.3, which offer complete data governance automation and expanded support across the cloud partner ecosystem. Privacera has been growing rapidly and has tripled the size of its team since the start of 2021. The company was recently awarded "Data Management Innovation of the Year'' for PrivaceraCloud in the 2022 Data Breakthrough Awards and in 2021 was named by Wing Ventures as one of an elite set of companies that has "the most potential to tectonically shift how enterprises operate for the better."
"At Intellyx, we get dozens of PR pitches each day from a wide range of technology vendors," said Jason Bloomberg, President of Intellyx. "We will only set up briefings with the most disruptive and innovative firms of the lot. That's why it made sense for us to call out the companies that made the cut."
For more details on the Intellyx award and to see other winning vendors, visit the 2022 Intellyx Digital Innovator awards page.
About Privacera
Privacera's SaaS-based data security and governance platform enables analytics teams to access data without compromising compliance with regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and HIPAA. Privacera provides a single pane of glass for securing sensitive data across multiple cloud services such as AWS, Azure, Databricks, GCP, Starburst and Snowflake. Privacera's platform is utilized by Fortune 500 customers across finance, insurance, life sciences, retail, media, consumer industries and federal agencies/government to automate sensitive data discovery and easily manage high-fidelity policy management at petabyte scale on-prem and in the cloud. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Privacera was founded in 2016 by the creators of Apache Ranger™.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s airport authority Infraero said Friday it has notified the Federal Police over an apparent hack into electronic displays at an airport in Rio de Janeiro. Instead of advertisements and flight information, travelers were shown pornographic movies.
Video clips on social media showed travelers in the Santos Dumont airport laughing at the displays, hiding them from their kids or just stunned.
The airport authority’s statement said that its information services are outsourced to another company, which it has also notified.
“We stress that the content shown in our media screens is a responsibility of the companies who have advertisement rights,” said Infraero. It said its partners use their own systems of publication, which have no connection with Infraero’s flight information system.
Infraero said it turned off the screens that had been hacked. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/hacked-brazil-airport-screens-show-porn-to-travelers/ | 2022-05-27T22:25:43Z |
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lytix Biopharma AS ("Lytix" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage company with an in situ vaccination technology platform, today announces data from its ATLAS-IT-04 trial in patients with progressive metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS). The data from this Phase II proof of concept study shows that LTX-315 in combination with Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) was able to stabilize the disease in 3 out of 4 fully treated patients in this hard-to-treat patient population, and that the LTX-315 treatment generated tumor-specific T cells.
The data is presented June 5th, 2022, as a poster at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
The ATLAS-IT-04 trial was an open label, exploratory, Phase II trial assessing the effect of LTX-315 when used in combination with ACT in patients with metastatic STS. ACT with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is a potent treatment that can induce complete and durable tumor regression as documented in patients with melanoma. The use of ACT with TILs for patients with advanced STS has not previously been reported.
Patients with advanced stages of STS have few effective treatment options and respond poorly to current treatment as well as to immunotherapy tested in clinical trials. The trial design of ATLAS-IT-04 included intratumoral injections of LTX-315 ahead of surgical removal of tumors, followed by in vitro expansion of T cells as the first step. In a second step, the expanded T cells were infused back to the patients and the effect of LTX-315 on the tumor microenvironment was assessed.
LTX-315 is a first-in-class non-viral oncolytic molecule, representing a new and superior in situ therapeutic vaccination principle to boost the clonal expansion of T cells that kill tumor cells through a targeted immune response. In a recent Phase I/II study LTX-315 has been shown to increase TILs in malignant solid tumors after intratumoral injection.
The immune response data from the ATLAS-IT-04 trial demonstrates that the treatment induce both new and tumor-specific T cells which provides proof to the concept that LTX-315 generates an immune response that targets the tumor. Moreover, the data shows that LTX-315 induce expansion of a heterogenous pool of T-cell clones in blood, and a pool of these are also present in tumor tissue after treatment.
"This trial demonstrates that the combination of LTX-315 and ACT is not only feasible and tolerable, but that tumor-specific T cells can be expanded in vitro from tumors that have been pretreated with the oncolytic molecule LTX-315", Inge Marie Svane, PI and Professor at the National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, comments.
She adds: "This combination therapy invokes tumor specific T cells that can be cultured and infused as part of an adoptive transfer regimen for several subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma, and its treatment schedule should be further optimized to achieve superior signs of efficacy."
The poster is presented June 5th at the ASCO 2022 Annual Meeting.
Poster Session: Sarcoma
Abstract: 11567
Poster: 471
The poster can be found here https://www.lytixbiopharma.com/research-development/posters.html
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NFL assigns 4 international players to AFC South teams
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has added four players from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to each team in the AFC South as part of the league’s International Player Pathway Program. The NFL announced Tuesday the players assigned to Indianapolis, Houston, Tennessee and Jacksonville. The AFC South teams will keep the players on the roster through training camp. Then the teams can get an international player exemption for an extra player on the practice squad, and teams also can promote any of the players to the active roster. This is the sixth year for the league’s program designed to give international players a chance to compete in the NFL. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/03/nfl-assigns-4-international-players-to-afc-south-teams/ | 2022-05-03T18:11:49Z |
NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- APP Jet Center, a fixed–base operator ("FBO") that owns and operates essential aviation infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of FBO operations at Witham Field Airport in Stuart, Florida. This location complements the company's existing operations in Washington DC, Denver, Colorado, Fort Pierce, Florida, and San Francisco, California.
APP CEO Dan Harrow said: "We are delighted to be integrating Stuart into APP's growing network of FBO locations. We have been operating along Florida's Treasure Coast for many years and have firsthand knowledge of the explosive growth for general aviation in South Florida."
APP is focused on enhancing its platform through a combination of organic growth initiatives and complementary acquisitions. APP is making new infrastructure and other services available at its FBO locations. The Stuart acquisition is emblematic of APP's commitment to continued growth in diverse and compelling markets across the country.
Harrow added: "APP will continue to ensure that discerning customers at Stuart and our other FBO locations receive world-class service every day, with a focus on safe, secure, and sustainable operations."
About APP
APP is a fixed‐base operator ("FBO") that owns and operates strategically advantaged, essential airport infrastructure in major U.S. markets serving a diverse and high-quality customer base. For more information, please visit https://www.appjetcenter.com/about/.
About Ridgewood Infrastructure
Ridgewood Infrastructure is a leading infrastructure investor in the U.S. lower middle market with sectors of focus including Water, Utilities, Transportation, and Energy Transition. For more information, please visit www.ridgewoodinfrastructure.com.
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More showers possible heading into the work week
Sunday ended up being hot and dry
Published: Jan. 24, 2021 at 10:06 AM CST|Updated: 25 minutes ago
Sunday saw storms form north of Texoma and miss our neighborhoods entirely. The atmosphere is still very moist, which mostly made for a muggy end of the weekend. Heading into the work week, pop-up showers will remain at a 20% chance throughout with the highest rain chances being Tuesday. These storms will mostly form in the evening due to daytime heating. Temperatures will remain in the lower 90s throughout the week.
There is currently a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean that could affect Texoma in the future. We’ll be monitoring its development as it could become a future rain maker for Texoma.
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Everything you love about the late-night bakery's signature cookies is now inside of their own line of premium ice cream
PHILADELPHIA, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Insomnia Cookies announced the launch of their own ice cream line, Cookies IN Ice Cream, to satisfy sweets cravings just in time for National Ice Cream Day. Inspired by the world's most indulgent pairing, Insomnia's newest creation takes their delicious, warm cookies and mixes them IN their own formula of super premium ice cream, creating a cool treat that will have Insomniacs licking up every last drip. The late-night bakery is serving up scoops of its Cookies IN Ice Cream beginning today at more than 65 of their Mid-Atlantic locations, with plans to expand the line to all 220+ stores nationwide soon.
Melding its gooey signature cookies into America's favorite dessert is what Insomnia's calling a "dreamium come true" – and the out-of-this-world flavors prove it. From Dreamweaver, which combines thick Double Chocolate Chunk cookies with creamy purple s'mores ice cream, to Caramellionaire, which folds decadent Deluxe Salted Caramel cookies into filthy rich salted caramel ice cream, Insomnia's Cookies IN Ice Cream melts in your mouth while delivering a taste of cookie in every bite.
Cookies IN Ice Cream
Available at select bakeries in-store and for local delivery
- Caramellionaire – Deluxe Salted Caramel cookies in salted caramel ice cream with caramel swirls
- Moon Tracks – Deluxe Peanut Butter Cup cookies in vanilla pudding-flavored ice cream with milk fudge swirls & mini peanut butter cups
- Cookies 'N Dream – Double Chocolate Chunk cookies in vanilla pudding-flavored ice cream
- Dreamweaver – Double Chocolate Chunk cookies in purple s'mores-flavored ice cream with milk fudge swirls & white stars
- Cookie D'ough – Chocolate Chunk cookies in cookie dough ice cream with chocolate chunks and cookie dough pieces
- Minterstellar – Double Chocolate Mint cookies in mint ice cream
- Vanilla – Classic vanilla ice cream
- Chocolate – Straight-up chocolate ice cream
Stores serving up Insomnia's own Cookies IN Ice Cream include select bakeries in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and bordering cities. A full list of locations is available at InsomniaCookies.com/CookiesinIceCream.
Meanwhile, Insomniacs across the country will be able to experience the dreamium, too, by indulging in other cool and creamy treats, like Insomnia's limited-edition collection of Ice Cream AS Cookies. The brand's latest cookievation has turned all your chilled favorites into delicious, warm cookies, including Hot Fudge Sundae, Banana Split, Root Beer Float, and more. To put the cherry on top, Insomnia will be celebrating National Ice Cream Day all weekend long from Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17 with a free scoop of ice cream to level-up any in-store purchase or order for local delivery.
Available nationwide in-store, for local delivery, and via nationwide shipping through August 7th
- Deluxe Hot Fudge Sundae – A fudgey chocolate cookie baked with rainbow sprinkles, stuffed with rich buttercream and even more rainbow sprinkles.
- Classic Banana Split – A warm banana cookie baked with chocolate chunks and fresh berry bits. A bursting bite of a banana split with all the melt and none of the drips.
- Classic Root Beer Float – Our Root Beer cookie is baked with gooey white chocolate chips for a flavor reminiscent of the classic soda pop. All it's missing is the fizz.
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Insomnia Cookies is a rapidly expanding late-night bakery concept headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Founded in a University of Pennsylvania dorm room by then-student Seth Berkowitz, Insomnia Cookies has been feeding the insatiable hunger of loyal Insomniacs since 2003. Today, with more than 220 locations nationwide, Insomnia Cookies offers a wide variety of delicious cookies, ice cream, and other sweet treats in-store, for local delivery, and nationwide shipping. Details about Insomnia's menu, delivery, and nationwide shipping options can be found here (late-night delivery until 1 a.m. or later). To place an order or learn more about Insomnia Cookies, visit www.InsomniaCookies.com. Keep up-to-date on the latest cookie news and grand opening deals by following Insomnia Cookies on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After careful consideration, and at the recommendation of Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC, the investment adviser to Morgan Creek - Exos SPAC Originated ETF (the "Fund"), the Board of Trustees of Listed Funds Trust approved the closing and subsequent liquidation of the Fund pursuant to the terms of a Plan of Liquidation. Accordingly, the Fund is expected to cease operations, liquidate its assets, and distribute the liquidation proceeds to shareholders of record on or about August 18, 2022 (the "Liquidation Date"). Shares of the Fund are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc.
Beginning on or about July 21, 2022 and continuing through the Liquidation Date, the Fund will liquidate its portfolio assets. As a result, during this period, the Fund will increase its cash holdings and deviate from its investment objective, investment strategies, and investment policies as stated in the Fund's Prospectus and SAI.
The Fund will no longer accept orders for new creation units after the close of business on the business day prior to the Liquidation Date, and trading in shares of the Fund will be halted prior to market open on the Liquidation Date. Prior to the Liquidation Date, shareholders may only be able to sell their shares to certain broker-dealers, and there is no assurance that there will be a market for the Fund's shares during that time period. Customary brokerage charges may apply to such transactions.
If no action is taken by a Fund shareholder prior to the Liquidation Date, the Fund will distribute to such shareholder, on or promptly after the Liquidation Date, a liquidating cash distribution equal to the net asset value of the shareholder's Fund shares as of the close of business on the Liquidation Date. This amount will include any accrued capital gains and dividends. Shareholders remaining in the Fund on the Liquidation Date will not be charged any transaction fees by the Fund. The liquidating cash distribution to shareholders will be treated as payment in exchange for their shares. The liquidation of shares may be treated as a taxable event. Shareholders should contact their tax adviser to discuss the income tax consequences of the liquidation.
Shareholders can call 1-855-857-2677 for additional information.
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BEIJING, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on average life expectancy in China:
This is "Yoga Village," located just outside Zhangjiakou in Hebei province, which has found fame online. For elderly residents here in their 70s and 80s, yoga is a part of their everyday lives. Doing the splits or a handstand is no sweat for them.
This senior in her 70s from Guangzhou in Guangdong province often surprises onlookers by managing 10 pull-ups in a row at the gym.
This man in his 80s from Xi'an in Shaanxi province, has been running for decades and can still complete 400 meters in just 1 minute and 24 seconds.
Nowadays, it's not uncommon to see such energetic elderly people. From 2015 to 2021, the average life expectancy in China increased from 76.34 years to 78.2 years, and major health indicators now rank among the top of middle and high-income countries. It can be said that Chinese people are getting more and more healthy.
This development is closely related to many aspects, including China's progress in the medical and health sector, the increase in quality of life, improvements to the environment, and widespread enthusiasm for exercise.
The seniors mentioned at the beginning are fitness lovers. In recent years, keeping fit has undoubtedly become the most popular new trend in China.
Since 1997, China has been steadily building public fitness facilities. In recent years, the government has invested billions annually to guide development in the field. Sports parks, fitness centers and walking paths have been built; free sports stadiums have been opened; and community exercise programs and other campaigns have been promoted. Public fitness has become an important way to ensure public health.
Additionally, many people now feel that community-based healthcare centers are providing better services than ever before. Lots of elderly people are now used to getting minor illnesses treated in community clinics, which are affordable, convenient and offer medical insurance reimbursement.
Over the years, a key focus of healthcare reform in China has been enhancing community-level medical and health services. At present, 90% of Chinese households are within 15 minutes of a medical center, and 85.8% of county-level hospitals boast services equivalent to secondary hospitals. Thanks to the internet, telemedicine services have also been expanded to cover once-impoverished counties and remote areas.
Chronic diseases are a major factor affecting global health and life expectancy. Every year, China provides early screening and intervention services for diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease to more than 4 million residents in high-incidence areas. China's proactive and effective prevention and control measures since the outbreak of COVID-19 have also played an important role in sustaining the rise in life expectancy.
"Wish you a long and healthy life" is a common blessing in many countries around the world, representing people's hopes for the future. In recent years, China has been implementing its Healthy China initiative and has taken many actions to improve people's health. The aim is to ensure that people's right to health, one of their basic rights, is guaranteed – something which will take sustained efforts.
Nowadays, whenever we see seniors full of energy and vitality, we know that people's hopes are gradually becoming reality.
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Rising life expectancy is delivering health and longevity in China
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Kootenay Silver (TSXV: KTN) is pleased to announce JV operator Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV: AZT) has reported the final gold and multi-element results for the Cervantes Project 2021-2022 Reverse Circulation (RC) Phase 2 drill program in Sonora, Mexico. The program involved 26 RC drill holes with a combined total of 5,249 meters that tested four targets (California, California North, Jasper, and Purisima East).
The Cervantes project is a 65/35 joint venture with Kootenay holding a 35% participating interest.
Highlights from final drill results
- Results for Hole CAL22-018—a deep probe to test the large IP chargeability anomaly of the California zone, reached a total depth of 264.48 meters before caving.
- The multi-element ICP results show good relationships between Au, Cu, Bi, Ag and As, with prospective grades and widths of Cu and Ag supporting a potential porphyry deposit at depth.
- Continued intercepts of anomalous gold mineralization in the California zone
- Multi-Element ICP results received for Cervantes drill holes
Results form the California target continue to return anomalous gold mineralization.
View drill section here: California Drill Section CAL22-018
Reported lengths are apparent widths, not true widths, and the observed gold mineralization appears to be widely distributed in disseminations, fractures and veinlets within quartz-feldspar porphyry, feldspar porphyry stocks, quartzites and related hydrothermal breccias.
Click to view: California Longitudinal Section and California 2022 Drill Plan Map
Holes CAL22-018, 019, 020, and 021 intersected anomalous gold mineralization, extending the known mineralized zone at depth, and to the north, east and south of the California zone. The now completed RC Phase 2 drilling program covers an area measuring approximately 900 meters long by 250 to 500 meters wide, with demonstrated, continuous anomalous mineralization up to 265 meters depth vertically. The porphyry gold-copper mineralization is open in all directions.
Table 1. Select Multi-Element Results of Cervantes Phase 2 Drill Program
The Aztec-Kootenay JV has now completed its Phase 2 RC program of 26 holes, totaling 5,249 meters at the Cervantes Property. Drilling commenced in December 2021. The primary objectives of the 2021 – 2022 phase 2 exploration program was to better define the open pit, heap leach gold potential of the porphyry oxide cap at California, evaluate the potential for deeper copper-gold porphyry sulfide mineralization underlying the oxide cap, test for north and west extensions of the California mineralization at California North and Jasper, and assess the breccia potential of Purisima East.
Drill samples cuttings are collected every 5 feet (1.52m) from all drill holes. The samples are analyzed by Bureau Veritas for gold with a 30-gram sample size using the method FA430 followed by MA300. Over limits, when present, are analyzed by AR404 or FA550. All holes contain certified blanks, standards, and duplicates as part of the quality control program. The QA/QC review for all drilling has been completed with excellent results showing good data integrity. The samples are shipped to and received by Bureau Veritas Minerals laboratory for the gold and multielement geochemical analysis and additional gold results will be received and reported in the next several weeks. Final multielement ICP results are expected to follow the release of the preliminary gold assays and are expected to be received during the second quarter 2022.
Aztec has recently completed drill hole collar surveying, field work for Drone Photogrammetry survey created a detailed ortho-topographic base map, and Terraspec readings on the RC drill chips. Aztec is now carrying out channel sampling and geologic mapping of the new drill roads at California, California Norte and Jasper, relogged the 2017-2018 core, expand surface sampling and mapping on the property in general to continue the 2021 phase 1 surface program, and generate Leapfrog modeling of the geology, geochemistry and geophysics.
Qualified Persons
The Kootenay technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) and reviewed and approved on behalf of Kootenay by James McDonald, P.Geo, President, CEO & Director for Kootenay, a Qualified Person.
About Kootenay Silver Inc.
Kootenay Silver Inc. is an exploration company actively engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico and in British Columbia, Canada. Supported by one of the largest junior portfolios of silver assets in Mexico, Kootenay continues to provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver prices. The Company remains focused on the expansion of its current silver resources, new discoveries and the near-term economic development of its priority silver projects located in prolific mining districts in Sonora, State and Chihuahua, State, Mexico, respectively.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
The information in this news release has been prepared as at June 14, 2022. Certain statements in this news release, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements", constitute "forward-looking statements" under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. These statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expected", "may", "will" or similar terms.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Kootenay as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, known and unknown, could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as otherwise required by law, Kootenay expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in Kootenay's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Cautionary Note to US Investors: This news release may contain information about adjacent properties on which we have no right to explore or mine. We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our properties. This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
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Seventh Strategic Acquisition Enhances the Altus Platform's Presence in Northern New England
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altus Fire and Life Safety ("Altus"), a full-service fire and life safety platform, announced today it has acquired BK Systems, Inc. ("BK Systems" or the "Company"), a provider of installation, monitoring and repair services for fire alarm, fire suppression and security systems across New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts. BK Systems' founder Karl Klardie and his daughter Beth Mortell will maintain a minority stake in the Company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Established in May 2021, Altus is a full-service fire and life safety services platform owned by AE Industrial Partners, LP ("AEI"), a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. The platform currently consists of seven brands including Adcock, Alarm & Suppression, BK Systems, Croker, Cross-Fire & Security Co., FSI, and NISCO.
Based in Pembroke, NH, BK Systems has been a family-owned and operated business serving commercial and industrial customers across the Northern New England region since 1988. As a Honeywell Premier NOTIFIER Engineered System Distributor ("ESD"), the Company specializes in the installation, test & inspection, and service & maintenance of a range of fire alarm, suppression and security & access control systems.
"Karl and his daughter Beth have built BK Systems into a leading player in the fire and safety market, and we are pleased to welcome them and the entire team to Altus," commented John Adams, Altus CEO. "Adding another Premier NOTIFIER ESD to the platform will be a competitive advantage as we look to secure large, significant projects in the Northeast."
"We have found the perfect partners in Altus and AEI, who have a deep understanding of the industry and a long history of supporting family-owned businesses," said Mr. Klardie and Ms. Mortell. "We look forward to working with the entire Altus family as we continue to deliver the highest quality services to our customers."
Altus has partnered with key industry executives, including Board Chair Kelly Romano, an AEI Operating Partner with deep sector experience in fire & security and commercial building industries including over 30 years at United Technologies Corporation (UTC), and Board Member Ed Cettina, a senior construction management executive previously working with AECOM and Tishman Construction.
Serving customers for more than 100 years, Altus is a full-service fire and life safety services platform. Altus offers a complete suite of solutions, from the design, engineering, installation, and servicing of state-of-the-art fire and life safety systems to training, consulting, crisis management and business continuity services. The platform currently consists of seven brands including Adcock, Alarm & Suppression, BK Systems, Croker, Cross-Fire & Security Co., FSI, and NISCO. For more information on Altus, please visit www.altusfire.com.
AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. AE Industrial Partners invests in market-leading companies that can benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience, and relationships throughout its target markets. AE Industrial Partners is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative. Learn more at www.aeroequity.com.
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My children’s picky eating is overtaking mealtime
By Chloe Melas, CNN
“Who wants spaghetti?” I call out to my children as I peer into our pantry.
“Me!” scream my two sons, ages 2 and 4, in unison.
I bring the water to a boil, toss in the pasta but absolutely no sauce because my kids prefer it with butter.
I ask the boys what color dinner plates they want. Without fail, my 4-year-old yells out, “I want green!” while my 2-year-old throws his hands out toward the other with excitement, “Blue, blue, Mommy!”
I toss the plates down in front of them with a side of sliced strawberries and some diluted apple juice in their sippy cups, and I pour myself a glass of wine.
I feel accomplished, but 15 minutes later that feeling dissipates. My children haven’t touched anything on their plates minus a few berries.
“No like!” my youngest pouts. Without looking up, the 4-year-old says, “I want a Popsicle.”
Here we go again, I think to myself. The next 30 minutes consists of me bribing them to eat just a few more bites in exchange for something sweet.
I find myself giving my home-cooked meals to our dog, Franky. She’s the best-fed member in our house.
It turns out that my dinnertime drama is far from unique. Picky eating is common among young children. Up to 50% are unwilling to eat vegetables or try new foods, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Putting together a meal for my children is half the battle, whether they eat it or not, psychologist Alli Delozier told me in a recent interview.
“Take the pressure off of eating at the table,” Delozier said. “Simply by putting the foods on their plates or on the table, you’re doing a great job as a parent because you’re still exposing them to those foods. They see ’em, they smell ’em, they can touch ’em, they can taste ’em. And every time they get that exposure, they’re one step closer to learning to like that food.”
Several parents in my circle of friends told me to check out an Instagram account called “Kids Eat in Color.” Jennifer Anderson, a registered dietitian, created the page, amassing more than 1 million followers seeking what she says is “evidence-based information and strategies for child feeding and nutrition.”
“This is the age where (your children’s) biggest power is to say no and to have opinions,” Anderson said. “And so, this is totally expected. You’re not doing anything wrong.”
As for my anxiety when my children don’t eat their food? Anderson said that’s normal, too.
“What happens though is when kids are saying, no, we often as parents get really concerned, like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re not gonna eat. They’re not gonna grow. They’re gonna be sick.’ … And so out of that fear, we do a whole bunch of things,” Anderson told me.
“We put a screen in front of them so that they eat better. We make them what they want. We kind of say, ‘OK, you can eat all day. I’ll follow you around with this spoon,’ ” she added. “We’ve all done it, like chasing the toddler around, ‘Take one bite.’ We start saying things like, ‘Take one bite or I’ll take the iPad away. Take three bites before you can get down.’ And then we start requiring these things from a toddler whose biggest power is to be like, ‘You tell me to do that? No way.’ And so, we kind of fall into these habits that they really work against us in the long term.”
My kids want chicken fingers every night. Is that OK?
According to both experts, yes — feed your kids what they want to eat.
“We always want to serve a food that a kid feels comfortable with,” Anderson said. “If you know that they generally like mac and cheese, or they generally like peanut butter and jelly, or they like apples and strawberries, we always want to have something that they generally like at the table, but we also have to respect their kind of body autonomy.
“They don’t have to eat it … if they don’t want to eat it, and we respect that. We’re actually setting the foundation very early on that they decide that they get to choose what is happening to their body, and it has far-reaching effects for so many things.”
And make it look fun! Your child’s plate should be colorful.
“Every different color is caused by chemicals in the food that are doing specific things in our body,” Anderson said. “When we think, ‘Hey, I’m serving a wide range of colors to my child,’ I know that they’re getting nutrients without obsessing over specific things. Did they get enough vitamin C? Calcium? Did they get enough magnesium? So if they’re eating in color when they’re kids, or at least if they’re exposed to it, they’re more likely to eat a more varied diet later.”
What about introducing new foods? Yes, that’s a good idea, the experts said. You should still expose your children to new foods by putting a few other options on the table.
“Do you have to put everything on their plate? No,” Anderson said. “If you have a kid who is like, ‘I don’t like peas.’ I like to actually put what I call a micro-portion on their plate. This would be like one pea. It’s not scary, but they’re still getting that exposure.”
“And say something like, ‘These are the foods available for the meal. You can choose what to eat from what is here.’ “
What about sweets? Delozier said that treats are fine but not to tie them in as a reward.
“It’s so easy to say, ‘Well, if you finish your green beans, you can have a Popsicle.’ We have all fallen into that trap, but letting them just have the thing and not putting it up on a pedestal and not making it like a food reward can be helpful. And then you get to decide how often feels right for your family, whether that’s having dessert every night or having Popsicles after school or having it once a week. That’s really just up to you.”
Some do’s and don’ts from ‘Kids Eat in Color’
- Don’t make something else.
- Don’t take it personally.
- Let them fill up on other parts of the meal.
- Don’t celebrate when they finish their plate.
- Serve foods formally and consistently. Sit down at mealtimes and snack times.
- Don’t force or bribe your children to eat any foods.
I tend to let my children play with toys or watch their iPads during mealtime, but both experts told me I should stop.
“We really try to make it a calm eating environment where they can focus on the food and the connection with the family members,” Delozier said. “We don’t want to have screens at the table. We don’t want to have like toys and things like that. And that’s something that can take some time to transition away from.”
When should you be concerned?
But there are situations in which it’s more than just picky eating. At what point should you seek a medical professional?
“When you have a child who is not on their growth curve, who their pediatrician is concerned about who isn’t gaining weight, especially if they’re losing weight, those are all definitely reasons to be concerned,” Delozier said.
Over the last week, I’ve stopped the bribes, and I’ve tried micro-portions. I’ve noticed a gradual increase in the amount of food my kids are eating. Ultimately what I’ve learned is that there’s no linear path to mealtime.
“As a psychologist and as a mom, I can say that so much of our beliefs about what children should eat and how we should feed our children are informed by our own beliefs about food and how we feed ourselves,” Delozier said. “Take foods off a pedestal (and) make it more neutral. (Then your kids are) more likely to then be able to tune into their hunger cues and eat based on hunger and make choices that are consistent with your family values.”
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Company opening headquarters in Chicago with offices in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Austin
CHICAGO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Constru, a leader in breakthrough computer vision technology for the construction sector, today announced its entrance into the U.S. market with the opening of a new headquarters in Chicago as well as offices in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Austin.
The U.S. expansion is led by Constru Chief Revenue Officer Jessica Herrala, a 25-year veteran of the construction industry. Herrala, who joined Constru in 2021, has held leadership roles at Skanska USA, The Walsh Group and Clayco.
"The U.S. construction market is thriving right now, and we're excited to be establishing a footprint here," said Herrala. "We're contractors ourselves, and we understand the pain points construction and development teams are feeling right now. The current workforce just isn't large enough to sustain the pace of growth, and we know our technology can help get projects completed ahead of schedule and under budget."
Constru's revolutionary software platform, which is considered the most granular in the market,
uses next-generation computer vision to turn captured jobsite imagery into insightful analytics that drive better performance on construction projects. Designed specifically for the construction and development sector, the technology tracks more than 250 elements of a construction project and offers actionable insights to help control costs, optimize team and process efficiencies, and identify discrepancies and quality issues.
"The Constru operating system is designed to give users access to the data they need to reduce project risk and better manage the production process," Herrala said. "It is customizable to each company's work process and shows project progress with pinpoint accuracy. It has everything they need to work smarter, not harder."
To support its continued growth and entry into the U.S. market, the company is currently hiring for a variety of onsite and remote positions, including roles in construction, engineering and sales. Visit the Constru Careers page for more information about available positions.
Constru is a global construction technology company that leverages computer vision to turn captured jobsite imagery into insights for better data-driven decision making. Its revolutionary platform monitors every job on every wall to deliver actionable insights, boost efficiency and amplify return on investment. With headquarters in Tel Aviv and Chicago, the company has offices in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Austin and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit constru.ai.
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Quest's digital advisory service established in response to exponential growth of NFT and other digital assets, creating unprecedented demand for solutions to complex IP issues in nascent environment.
RYE, N.Y., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Patent Research Corporation (OTCQB: QPRC) ("Quest" or "Company") an intellectual property asset management company, today announced the launch of Digital IP Advisors Inc. ("DIPA"), an intellectual property advisory service for innovators that create, acquire, use and trade in NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other digital assets.
An extension of Quest's suite of value-add IP asset management services, DIPA offers a single solution to those transacting in and around cutting-edge digital assets such as NFTs. The intersection of smart contracts, blockchain and other new digital assets with established IP regimes has complex implications for creators, traders and investors. DIPA's mission is to be a seasoned partner to whom stakeholders can turn to understand and navigate the dynamic landscape.
On the launch, Quest CEO Jon Scahill commented, "As the law adapts to IP in the digital age, operators in the Web3 and metaverse ecosystem are eager to understand the implications on ownership, licensure, infringement, enforcement and monetization. Stakeholders need a trusted and savvy advisor. With decades of experience, we are in a unique position to offer guidance on novel issues that creators and investors face managing their digital assets and associated IP rights in this rapidly evolving landscape."
This news comes in the wake of a very busy 12 months for Quest, including securing a capital facility of up to $27.0 million in acquisition funds, acquiring multiple patent portfolios and launching several high-profile licensing campaigns.
For more information on Digital IP Advisors, visit their website at www.DigitalipAdvisors.com or follow them on Twitter @DIPA_inc.
Digital IP Advisors Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quest Patent Research Corporation, a New York City based Intellectual Property ("IP") licensing and commercialization company. The Company acquires and manages IP rights from a variety of sources, including large and small corporations, universities and other IP owners. Quest specializes in both mature and emerging technologies, delivering a suite of value-add financial, strategic and legal resources to efficiently monetize IP throughout the full commercialization lifecycle. Quest trades on the OTCQB Venture Market for early stage and developing U.S. and international companies.
Learn more at www.QPRC.com and on Twitter @QPRC
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Booth #7078 Will Feature a Live mmWave Demo and New Products on Display
SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- pSemi® Corporation, a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration, today announces its exhibition at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS2022). From June 21–23, pSemi invites attendees to connect with the company at booth #7078 in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
"Our pSemi team is eager to reconnect in person with the RF and microwave community at IMS and to showcase our new 5G infrastructure portfolio," says Vikas Choudhary, vice president of sales and marketing at pSemi. "I invite attendees to visit our booth to experience our mmWave demo, explore our featured products that are enabling the entire ecosystem for realizing the promise of 5G, and discuss the future of RF SOI technology for 5G and mmWave."
Live Demo: 5G mmWave Module and ICs
- 5G mmWave chamber and gimbal with live EVM measurements
- Beam steering with 3D polar and Cartesian videos and plots
- Phase and amplitude offset calibration between patch antennas
Featured Products: Complete 5G mmWave Portfolio
- Antenna-integrated modules
- Beamforming front ends
- Up-down converters
- Digital step attenuators
- Switches
Featured Products: Complete 5G Sub-6 GHz Portfolio
- High-linearity SP4T
- High-isolation SP4T
- Receiver protection SPDT
- Digital step attenuators
MicroApps Seminar
On Wednesday, June 22 at 2:45 p.m., pSemi's senior director of systems and applications engineering, Peter Bacon, will deliver a MicroApps seminar titled "5G NR Challenges and Trends in RFFE Design." This 15-minute presentation will provide an overview of 5G NR communications and discuss recent 3GPP technical trends, including dual connectivity and carrier aggregation, and high-power user equipment. It will be held on the show floor, booth #9110 (session WEMA52).
To book a meeting with the pSemi team at IMS, email sales@psemi.com.
About pSemi
pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor's 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission: to enhance Murata's world-class capabilities with high-performance RF, analog and mixed-signal solutions. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi's product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi's team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better. To view pSemi's semiconductor advancements or to join the pSemi team, visit www.psemi.com.
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CLEVELAND, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Freedonia Group analysis finds that expanding regulatory support for the adoption of EVs by governments worldwide will boost sales of these units through 2026.
In particular, European nations have been global leaders in adopting target dates for the complete phaseout of sales of new ICE vehicles – including hybrids. Norway has the most ambitious target, aiming to reach 100% electric in new car sales by 2025, while several other European nations have set deadlines of 2030 or 2035. The European Commission has also shown signals of potentially implementing an EU-wide phaseout date of 2035.
Western Europe already had the world's highest penetration of HEVs in 2021, according to the Freedonia Group, and the region is expected to account for an increased share of demand by 2026. Eastern Europe is expected to register even faster growth, as EV penetration rates in the region are much lower and EU countries in the area will need to quickly adapt in the event that the organization adopts a blanket phaseout date.
While the US was the world's third largest HEV market in 2021, sales as a share of total motor vehicle sales were below the global average and well below levels seen in other high-income nations. US adoption of BEVs in particular has been hindered by cultural and geographic factors that lead to greater concern over EV vehicle range and performance. The US is expected to post strong growth in HEV adoption through 2026, but market penetration will continue to trail that in Europe and high-income Asian nations. However, the US could be a stronger driver of growth in the 2030s, when European HEV markets begin to mature.
Global Hybrid & Electric Vehicles provides historical data (2011, 2016, and 2021) and forecasts for 2026 and 2031 for global hybrid and electric vehicle demand in units by type, region, and country.
HEVs are classified into the following types:
- full hybrids, including mild hybrids
- plug-in hybrids
- battery electric
- fuel cell electric
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Collaboration between industry leaders brings innovative sports betting and iGaming experiences to cruise ship guests
JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, announced today a new partnership with Carnival Corporation to deliver world-class retail and mobile sports betting and iGaming experiences to cruise ship guests. Through this partnership, gaming will be available on more than 50 ships ported in the U.S. spanning Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. BetMGM's platform will roll out in phases over the coming months.
"We've found an ideal partner in Carnival Corporation and look forward to providing our sports betting and iGaming products to its millions of passengers," said BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt. "This is another great opportunity for us to further expand BetMGM's footprint."
Under the agreement, Carnival Corporation will offer BetMGM-branded digital and cash-based sports betting, as well as digital real-money gaming products on-board Carnival's U.S.-branded ships in international waters. Additionally, BetMGM and Carnival Corporation will collaborate on co-marketing and promotional activations.
Marty Goldman, SVP Global Casino Operations for Carnival Corporation, said, "We're very proud to be able to deliver the excitement and engagement of sports betting and iGaming to our guests through our partnership with BetMGM. Our two leading global hospitality organizations will provide a wide array of immersive digital content as a complement to our exceptional shipboard casinos."
As BetMGM continues to expand into new markets, responsible gaming education remains a key focus. BetMGM is proud to provide resources to help customers play responsibly including GameSense, an industry leading program, developed and licensed to MGM Resorts by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Through the GameSense integration within BetMGM's mobile and desktop platforms, customers can directly access responsible gaming tools.
The BetMGM app is available for download on both iOS and Android, and is accessible via desktop at www.betmgm.com. For more information, follow @BetMGM on Twitter.
BetMGM is a market-leading sports betting and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has exclusive access to all of MGM's U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. Utilizing Entain's U.S. licensed, state of the art technology, BetMGM offers sports betting and online gaming via market-leading brands including BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker. Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visit http://www.betmgminc.com/.
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
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Judge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection
By MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, following years of dispute over how much risk climate change and other threats pose to the rare and elusive predators.
The order from U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy comes after environmentalists challenged a 2020 decision under the Trump administration to withhold protections for the animals in the lower 48 states, where no more than 300 of the animals are thought to remain.
Environmentalists argued that wolverines face localized extinction as a result of climate change, habitat fragmentation and low genetic diversity. Warming temperatures are expected to diminish the mountain snowpack that wolverines rely on to dig dens to birth and raise their young.
The Fish and Wildlife Service received a petition to protect wolverines in 2000 and first proposed protections in 2010. It later sought to withdraw that proposal, but was blocked by a federal judge who said the snow-dependent animals were “squarely in the path of climate change.”
The 2020 rejection of protections under former President Donald Trump was based on research suggesting the animals’ prevalence was expanding, not contracting. Officials at the time predicted enough snow would persist at high elevations for wolverines to den in mountain snowfields each spring despite warming temperatures.
Government attorneys in February told Molloy that wildlife officials wanted to re-evaluate the 2020 decision and asked that it stay in effect while that review was completed. But the judge rejected that request and struck down the decision.
That means a 2013 determination from officials that made wolverines eligible for potential protections is back in effect.
“We are hoping this time is the charm and the Fish and Wildlife Service will follow the courts’ directives to rely on the best available climate science to make the right call to protect wolverines in the lower 48 states,” said Matthew Bishop, an attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center.
Wolverines, also known as “mountain devils,” were wiped out across most of the U.S. by the early 1900s following unregulated trapping and poisoning campaigns.
Wildlife officials have previously estimated that 250 to 300 wolverines survive in remote areas of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington state. The animals in recent years also have been documented in California, Utah, Colorado and Oregon.
The animals need immense expanses of wildland to survive, with home ranges for adult male wolverines covering as much as 610 square miles (1,580 square kilometers), according to a study in central Idaho.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the U.S. President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are promoting a $369 billion renewable energy bill. The proposed legislation, under the name the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, would mark the nation's largest federal investment, to date, in clean energy.
In remarks made at the White House earlier this week, President Joe Biden said: "We will invest $369 billion to secure our energy future and to address the climate crisis, bringing down family energy bills by hundreds of dollars by providing working families tax credits. … This bill would be the most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis and improve our energy security right away. And it'll give us a tool to meet the climate goals that are set — that we've agreed to — by cutting emissions and accelerating clean energy. A huge step forward."
"The United States is a respected global leader in climate initiatives, and such a massive investment into renewable energy – the largest investment ever – is critical towards building a cleaner and healthier planet," said Inna Braverman, Eco Wave Power's Founder and CEO. "The United States has over 95,000 miles of coastline and over 128 million Americans live in coastal counties, making blue energy a smart renewable energy solution for the United States, while positioning the United States as a key market for Eco Wave Power."
This legislation initiative comes at an opportune time for Eco Wave Power, who announced earlier this year about the Company's intent to focus its commercialization strategy on the European and the Unites States markets.
"The United States is a high priority market for Eco Wave Power. Thus, this year, we have operated in two parallel paths for the penetration of our pioneering technology into the U.S market: the first path is through the promotion of our first ever wave energy project in the State of California and second is through the promotion of a first of its kind legislation initiative in the State of New Jersey, dedicated to wave energy," added Inna Braverman.
During 2022, Eco Wave Power has already acted upon its strategy for the U.S penetration through the promotion of its pioneering technology in the State of California and the State of New Jersey.
In California, the Company has entered an agreement with AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, for the installation of its very first wave energy project in the United States. Yesterday, Eco Wave Power announced that in accordance with the agreement with AltaSea, the wave energy conversion unit is already on its way to the Port of Los Angeles, set to arrive to the Port in September 2022, enabling the Company to start assembly and installation works.
Whereas, in parallel, the Company has worked closely with New Jersey State Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, that announced in January 2022 his intent to introduce new legislation initiative to bolster wave energy as the next, up-and-coming renewable energy source, recognizing this technology's incredible potential. Karabinchak has said that the state can aim to include wave energy in its Energy Master Plan and develop a streamlined process for its deployment along New Jersey's coast. This action will help New Jersey become the first U.S. state or territory to have a commercial wave energy proof of concept.
In line with the announcement, in June 2022, New Jersey State Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak has introduced Bill A4483, which calls for the utility board to create a commercialization and deployment plan, and to offer financial incentives to companies and port owners for executing wave energy power stations.
Eco Wave Power believes that given that the $369 billion legislation initiative will be approved in its current format and combined with the Company's recent progress in the states of California and New Jersey, this will serve as significant boost to the Company's commercialization plans for the United States.
About Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)
Eco Wave Power is a leading onshore wave energy technology company that developed a patented, smart and cost-efficient technology for turning ocean and sea waves into green electricity. Eco Wave Power's mission is to assist in the fight against climate change by enabling commercial power production from the ocean and sea waves.
The Company is currently finalizing the construction of its grid connected project in Israel, with co-investment from the Israeli Energy Ministry, which recognized the Eco Wave Power technology as "Pioneering Technology" and will soon commence the installation of its newest pilot in AltaSea's premises in the Port of Los Angeles. The Company also holds concession agreements for commercial installations in Europe and has a total projects pipeline of 327.7MW.
Eco Wave Power received funding from the European Union Regional Development Fund, Innovate UK and the European Commission's Horizon 2020 framework program. The Company has also received the "Global Climate Action Award" from the United Nations.
Eco Wave Power's American Depositary Shares (WAVE) are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market. More info: www.ecowavepower.com.
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Mr. Happy Face crowned ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’
(CNN) - Mr. Happy Face, a 17-year-old rescue with a crooked head and a mohawk, is the winner of this year’s Ugliest Dog Contest.
Owner Jeneda Benally calls her dog, Mr. Happy Face, “magnificent,” but he took home the title in the return of Sonoma County, California’s Ugliest Dog Contest, after a two-year pandemic break.
Benally says the most common question she gets from people who see her dog is “What is he?”
“He kind of looks like Yoda,” she said. “This is not the full length of his tongue, I should forewarn you. I think it might be longer than Gene Simmons’ tongue.”
Benally rescued Mr. Happy Face from a shelter, where she asked to see “unadoptable” dogs. The hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix came from a hoarding situation and was 17 years old.
At first, he couldn’t even tolerate human touch, but now, he and Benally have bonded.
“He started kissing my feet and ankles, and what woman doesn’t want any creature to kiss their feet and ankles?” Benally said.
After his win, Mr. Happy Face is taking a victory lap, showing up on morning TV and enjoying a treat of pureed chicken baby food while waiting for a cab in New York City.
“His skin is so humanlike that he does smell a little bit under the armpits. Am I giving too much information away?” Benally said.
She hopes Mr. Happy Face will inspire others to adopt older pets.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. ("Innovative Industrial Properties" or the "Company") (NYSE: IIPR) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Innovative Industrial Properties investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 7, 2020 and April 13, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/innovative-industrial-properties-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=28604&wire=4
IIPR investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Innovative Industrial Properties' focus is to be a cannabis company lender rather than a REIT; (2) that the true values of the Company's properties are significantly lower than Innovative Industrial Properties represents; (3) there are existential issues in its top customers; (4) as a result, its top customers may not be able to continue making payments to Innovative Industrial Properties and the Company would face significant issues replacing these customers; and (5) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Innovative Industrial Properties during the relevant time frame, you have until June 24, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
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Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
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Affirms 2022 Financial Guidance
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced second quarter 2022 results and affirmed full-year 2022 financial guidance.
Second Quarter 2022 Results, Compared With Second Quarter 2021:
- 21% increase in net income to $414.4 million, resulting in 92 cents per diluted share.
- 11% increase in adjusted EBITDA to $886.0 million.
- 10% increase in Rocky Mountain region NGL raw feed throughput volumes.
- 10% increase in Gulf Coast/Permian region NGL raw feed throughput volumes.
- 22% increase in natural gas pipelines segment adjusted EBITDA.
- 3.8 times annualized run-rate net debt-to-EBITDA ratio.
"ONEOK's second quarter earnings included strong adjusted EBITDA results despite unseasonable weather in the Rocky Mountain region during the quarter," said Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK president and chief executive officer. "Expected strong natural gas and NGL volumes, commodity prices and demand for natural gas transportation and storage services through the remainder of the year support our 2022 financial guidance."
SECOND QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SECOND QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
ONEOK's second quarter 2022 net income and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) increased 21% and 11%, respectively, compared with the second quarter 2021. Results benefited from higher average fee rates and increased volumes in the natural gas liquids segment, higher realized commodity prices in the natural gas gathering and processing segment and increased storage services in the natural gas pipelines segment. Net income for the period also benefited from lower interest expense primarily related to lower debt balances and increased capitalized interest.
Second quarter results were impacted by severe weather in the Rocky Mountain region in April 2022, resulting in power outages impacting natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) volumes from the region. By the end of May 2022, volumes approached pre-outage levels.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Second quarter 2022 net income of $414.4 million, a 21% increase compared with the second quarter 2021.
- Second quarter 2022 adjusted EBITDA of $886.0 million, an 11% increase compared with the second quarter 2021.
- In July 2022, ONEOK declared a quarterly dividend of 93.5 cents per share, or $3.74 per share on an annualized basis.
- In July 2022, ONEOK redeemed the remaining $895.8 million of 3.375% senior notes due October 2022.
- In June 2022, ONEOK amended and restated its $2.5 billion credit agreement, extending the maturity to June 2027.
- As of June 30, 2022, ONEOK's annualized run-rate net debt-to-EBITDA ratio was 3.8 times.
- ONEOK's annual Corporate Sustainability Report was released in August 2022.
- In May, a 25,000 barrel per day (bpd) expansion on a portion of ONEOK's West Texas NGL pipeline was completed.
- Natural gas storage capacity expansions:
- Construction of the 200 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) Demicks Lake III natural gas processing plant in the Williston Basin is expected to be complete in the first quarter 2023.
- Construction of the 125,000 bpd MB-5 fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas, is expected to be complete early in the second quarter 2023.
BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS:
Natural Gas Liquids Segment
The increase in second quarter 2022 adjusted EBITDA, compared with the second quarter 2021, primarily reflects:
- A $37.7 million increase in exchange services due primarily to:
- A $10.1 million increase in optimization and marketing due primarily to wider location and commodity price differentials; offset by
- An $18.3 million increase in operating costs due primarily to higher outside services expenses and higher property taxes associated with ONEOK's completed capital-growth projects.
The increase in adjusted EBITDA for the six-month 2022 period, compared with the same period last year, primarily reflects:
- A $96.0 million increase in exchange services (excluding the impact of Winter Storm Uri discussed below) due primarily to:
- A $46.2 million increase in exchange services due to the unfavorable impact of Winter Storm Uri in the first quarter 2021; and
- A $5.8 million increase in optimization and marketing due primarily to wider location and commodity price differentials, offset partially by favorable nonrecurring activities in the first quarter 2021 during Winter Storm Uri; offset by
- A $22.7 million increase in operating costs due primarily to increased property taxes associated with ONEOK's completed capital-growth projects and higher outside services expenses.
Medford Facility Incident Update
ONEOK's 210,000 barrel per day (bpd) Medford, Oklahoma, NGL fractionation facility remains out of service following a fire on July 9, 2022. All personnel are safe and accounted for. ONEOK continues efforts to determine the cause of the event and expects the facility to remain out of service for an extended period of time.
As a result of insurance coverage, ONEOK does not currently anticipate that the Medford incident will have a material effect on the company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the timing of insurance proceeds may impact financial results in a given quarter or year.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the policies and any applicable sub-limits, ONEOK has property damage and business interruption insurance coverage with a combined per occurrence limit of $2 billion. The property damage deductible is $5 million per occurrence, and the business interruption coverage includes a 45-day waiting period per occurrence.
The company's integrated NGL pipeline, fractionation and storage assets between the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast, and fractionation and storage arrangements with industry peers, have allowed ONEOK to provide midstream services while the facility is out of service.
Natural Gas Gathering and Processing Segment
Second quarter 2022 adjusted EBITDA increased, compared with the second quarter 2021, which primarily reflects:
- A $32.8 million increase due primarily to higher realized commodity prices, net of hedging; and
- A $5.3 million increase due to a contract settlement in 2022; offset by
- A $13.3 million increase in operating costs due primarily to higher materials and supplies expense due primarily to the growth of ONEOK's operations, and higher outside services expenses; and
- A $4.1 million decrease from lower volumes due primarily to the impact of severe weather in the Rocky Mountain region in the second quarter 2022.
The increase in adjusted EBITDA for the six-month 2022 period, compared with the same period last year, primarily reflects:
- A $26.4 million increase due primarily to higher realized NGL prices, net of hedging; and
- A $20.9 million increase from higher volumes due primarily to increased producer activity in the Rocky Mountain region, offset partially by volume declines in the Mid-Continent region and the impact of severe weather in the Rocky Mountain region in the second quarter 2022; and
- A $5.3 million increase due to a contract settlement in the second quarter 2022; offset by
- A $21.2 million increase in operating costs due primarily to higher materials and supplies expense due primarily to the growth of ONEOK's operations, and higher outside services expenses.
Natural Gas Pipelines Segment
The increase in second quarter 2022 adjusted EBITDA, compared with the second quarter 2021, primarily reflects:
- A $12.5 million increase in storage services due primarily to higher storage rates;
- A $6.7 million increase due primarily to higher pricing on transportation and compression services; and
- A $5.4 million increase from higher equity in net earnings from investments due primarily to increased volumes on Northern Border Pipeline.
The decrease in adjusted EBITDA for the six-month 2022 period, compared with the same period last year, primarily reflects:
- A $129.4 million decrease due to increased sales of natural gas previously held in inventory, interruptible transportation revenue and park and loan activity related to Winter Storm Uri in the first quarter 2021; offset by
- A $17.6 million increase in storage services due primarily to higher storage rates;
- A $13.9 million increase due primarily to higher pricing on transportation and compression services, and higher average prices on sales of natural gas previously held in inventory, excluding the impact of Winter Storm Uri in the first quarter 2021 noted above;
- A $10.6 million increase in transportation services due primarily to higher interruptible revenue, excluding the impact of Winter Storm Uri in the first quarter 2021 noted above, and higher firm transportation rates; and
- A $6.7 million increase from higher equity in net earnings from investments due primarily to increased volumes on Northern Border Pipeline and higher firm transportation rates on Roadrunner Gas Transmission.
EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST:
ONEOK executive management will conduct a conference call at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time) on Aug. 9, 2022. The call also will be carried live on ONEOK's website.
To participate in the telephone conference call, dial 800-289-0720, pass code 5147412, or log on to www.oneok.com.
If you are unable to participate in the conference call or the webcast, the replay will be available on ONEOK's website, www.oneok.com, for 90 days. A recording will be available by phone for seven days. The playback call may be accessed at 888-203-1112, pass code 5147412.
LINK TO EARNINGS TABLES AND PRESENTATION:
https://ir.oneok.com/financial-information/financial-reports/2022
NON-GAAP (GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES) FINANCIAL MEASURES:
ONEOK has disclosed in this news release adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), which is a non-GAAP financial metric, used to measure the company's financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income adjusted for interest expense, depreciation and amortization, noncash impairment charges, income taxes, noncash compensation expense, allowance for equity funds used during construction (equity AFUDC), and other noncash items.
Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it, and similar measures, is used by many companies in the industry as a measure of financial performance and is commonly employed by financial analysts and others to evaluate ONEOK's financial performance and to compare the company's financial performance with the performance of other companies within the industry. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
This non-GAAP financial measure excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income. Additionally, this calculation may not be comparable with similarly titled measures of other companies. A reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA is included in the tables.
ONEOK, Inc. (pronounced ONE-OAK) (NYSE: OKE) is a leading midstream service provider and owner of one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent and Permian regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transportation assets.
ONEOK is a FORTUNE 500 company and is included in S&P 500.
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Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and are not guarantees of future results. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements and caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following:
- the length, severity and reemergence of a pandemic or other health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures that international, federal, state and local governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it, which may (as with COVID-19) precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the factors herein, reduce the demand for natural gas, NGLs and crude oil and significantly disrupt or prevent us and our customers and counterparties from operating in the ordinary course for an extended period and increase the cost of operating our business;
- operational challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, including logistical challenges, protecting the health and well-being of our employees, remote work arrangements, performance of contracts and supply chain disruption;
- the impact on drilling and production by factors beyond our control, including the demand for natural gas and crude oil; producers' desire and ability to drill and obtain necessary permits; regulatory compliance; reserve performance; and capacity constraints and/or shut downs on the pipelines that transport crude oil, natural gas and NGLs from producing areas and our facilities;
- risks associated with adequate supply to our gathering, processing, fractionation and pipeline facilities, including production declines that outpace new drilling, the shutting-in of production by producers, actions taken by federal, state or local governments to require producers to prorate or to cut their production levels as a way to address any excess market supply situations or extended periods of ethane rejection;
- demand for our services and products in the proximity of our facilities;
- economic climate and growth in the geographic areas in which we operate;
- the risk of a slowdown in growth or decline in the United States or international economies, including liquidity risks in United States or foreign credit markets;
- the possibility of future terrorist attacks or the possibility or occurrence of an outbreak of, or changes in, hostilities or changes in the political conditions throughout the world, including the current conflict in Ukraine and the surrounding region;
- performance of contractual obligations by our customers, service providers, contractors and shippers;
- the effects of changes in governmental policies and regulatory actions, including changes with respect to income and other taxes, pipeline safety, environmental compliance, cybersecurity, climate change initiatives, emissions credits, carbon offsets, carbon pricing, production limits and authorized rates of recovery of natural gas and natural gas transportation costs;
- changes in demand for the use of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil because of the development of new technologies or other market conditions caused by concerns about climate change;
- the impact of the transition to a lower-carbon economy, including the timing and extent of the transition, as well as the expected role of different energy sources, including natural gas, NGLs and crude oil, in such a transition;
- the pace of technological advancements and industry innovation, including those focused on reducing GHG emissions and advancing other climate-related initiatives, and our ability to take advantage of those innovations and developments;
- the effectiveness of our risk-management function, including mitigating cyber- and climate-related risks;
- our ability to identify and execute opportunities, and the economic viability of those opportunities, including those relating to renewable natural gas, carbon capture, use and storage, other renewable energy sources such as solar and wind and alternative low carbon fuel sources such as hydrogen;
- the ability of our existing assets and our ability to apply and continue to develop our expertise to support the growth of, and transition to, various renewable and alternative energy opportunities, including through the positioning and optimization of our assets;
- our ability to efficiently reduce our GHG emissions (both Scope 1 and 2 emissions), including through the use of lower carbon power alternatives, management practices and system optimizations;
- the necessity to focus on maintaining and enhancing our existing assets while reducing our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions;
- the effects of weather and other natural phenomena and the effects of climate change (including physical and transition-related effects) on our operations, demand for our services and energy prices;
- acts of nature, sabotage, terrorism or other similar acts that cause damage to our facilities or our suppliers', customers' or shippers' facilities;
- the inability of insurance proceeds to cover all liabilities or expenses we may incur, or revenues lost, resulting from a loss;
- the risk of increased costs for insurance premiums, security or other items as a consequence of terrorist attacks;
- the timing and extent of changes in energy commodity prices, including changes due to production decisions by other countries, such as the failure of countries to abide by agreements to reduce production volumes;
- competition from other United States and foreign energy suppliers and transporters, as well as alternative forms of energy, including, but not limited to, solar power, wind power, geothermal energy and biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel;
- the ability to market pipeline capacity on favorable terms, including the effects of:
- the efficiency of our plants in processing natural gas and extracting and fractionating NGLs;
- the composition and quality of the natural gas and NGLs we gather and process in our plants and transport on our pipelines;
- risks of marketing, trading and hedging activities, including the risks of changes in energy prices or the financial condition of our counterparties;
- our ability to control operating costs and make cost-saving changes;
- the risks inherent in the use of information systems in our respective businesses and those of our counterparties and service providers, including cyber-attacks, which, according to experts, have increased in volume and sophistication since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; implementation of new software and hardware; and the impact on the timeliness of information for financial reporting;
- the timely receipt of approval by applicable governmental entities for construction and operation of our pipeline and other projects and required regulatory clearances;
- the ability to recover operating costs and amounts equivalent to income taxes, costs of property, plant and equipment and regulatory assets in our state and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated rates;
- the results of governmental actions, administrative proceedings and litigation, regulatory actions, executive orders, rule changes and receipt of expected clearances involving any local, state or federal regulatory body, including the FERC, the National Transportation Safety Board, Homeland Security, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC);
- the mechanical integrity of facilities and pipelines operated;
- the capital-intensive nature of our businesses;
- the impact of unforeseen changes in interest rates, debt and equity markets, inflation rates, economic recession and other external factors over which we have no control, including the effect on pension and postretirement expense and funding resulting from changes in equity and bond market returns;
- actions by rating agencies concerning our credit;
- our indebtedness and guarantee obligations could make us vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limit our ability to borrow additional funds and/or place us at competitive disadvantages compared with our competitors that have less debt or have other adverse consequences;
- our ability to access capital at competitive rates or on terms acceptable to us;
- our ability to acquire all necessary permits, consents or other approvals in a timely manner, to promptly obtain all necessary materials and supplies required for construction, and to construct gathering, processing, storage, fractionation and transportation facilities without labor or contractor problems;
- our ability to control construction costs and completion schedules of our pipelines and other projects;
- difficulties or delays experienced by trucks, railroads or pipelines in delivering products to or from our terminals or pipelines;
- the uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of environmental remediation;
- the impact of uncontracted capacity in our assets being greater or less than expected;
- the impact of potential impairment charges;
- the profitability of assets or businesses acquired or constructed by us;
- the risks associated with pending or possible acquisitions and dispositions, including our ability to finance or integrate any such acquisitions and any regulatory delay or conditions imposed by regulatory bodies in connection with any such acquisitions and dispositions;
- the risk that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting could emerge or that minor problems could become significant;
- the impact and outcome of pending and future litigation;
- the impact of recently issued and future accounting updates and other changes in accounting policies; and
- the risk factors listed in the reports we have filed, which are incorporated by reference, and may file with the SEC.
These reports are also available from the sources described below. Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management at the time the statements are made. ONEOK undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in circumstances, expectations or otherwise.
The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the Risk Factors included in the most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other documents of ONEOK on file with the SEC. ONEOK's SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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Company's first quarter comparable store sales increased 9.4 percent
SUNBURY, Pa., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE: WMK) today reported its financial results for the 13-week first quarter ended March 26, 2022.
"We continued to build on our momentum in the first quarter, when we generated strong comparable store sales and net income increases. Despite significant inflationary pressures, we were able to maintain stable gross profit margins and effectively manage expenses," said Weis Markets' Chairman, President and CEO Jonathan H. Weis. "These results reflect the hard work and dedication of associates at every level of our company. They have helped us navigate the challenges of a pandemic-impacted marketplace while generating first quarter results that exceeded last year's performance and our current year expectations."
Net sales totaled $1.1 billion for the 13-week first quarter ended March 26, 2022, compared to $1.0 billion for the same period in 2021, up 9.7 percent. First quarter comparable store sales increased 9.4 percent on an individual year-over-year basis (accelerating sequentially from the fourth quarter 2021 increase of 6.9 percent) and increased 10.8 percent on a two-year stacked basis.
The Company's first quarter net income totaled $31.4 million compared to $24.3 million in 2021, up 29.4 percent. First quarter earnings per share totaled $1.17 compared to $0.90 per share for the same period in 2021.
Founded in 1912, Weis Markets, Inc. is a Mid Atlantic food retailer operating 197 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia and Virginia. For more information, please visit: WeisMarkets.com or Facebook.com/WeisMarkets.
In addition to historical information, this news release may contain forward-looking statements, which are included pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For example, risks and uncertainties can arise with changes in: competitive and reputational risks; financial, investment and infrastructure risks; information security, cybersecurity and data privacy risks; supply chain and third-party risks; risks created by pandemics (including the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and the related responses of governments, consumers, customers, suppliers and employees); and legal, regulatory and other external risks. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents the Company files periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Management is also providing a two-year stacked comparable store sales analysis, a non-GAAP measure, because management believes this metric is useful to investors and analysts. It is not recommended that the two-year-stacked analysis be considered a substitute for the Company's operating results as reported in accordance with GAAP.
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Interim Wamego Police Chief named to role permanently
Published: Jul. 20, 2022 at 6:40 PM CDT|Updated: 58 minutes ago
WAMEGO, Kan. (WIBW) - The City of Wamego has announced its new, permanent police chief.
Paul Schliffke, who has served in the interim since Michael Baker’s rocky departure, has been named Chief of the Wamego Police Dept. The City says Schliffke brings over 40 years of experience to the position, including nine years as WPD’s Deputy Chief.
Former Police Chief Baker was terminated last month under claims of insubordination and misconduct. Baker denies the claims.
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PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA), the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures, today announced that Nish Vartanian, Chairman, President and CEO, and Kenneth Krause, Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, will host the company's second quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Investors and interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live via the Internet at www.MSAsafety.com. A replay of the conference call will be available at www.MSAsafety.com for 90 days.
A press release outlining MSA's second quarter financial results will be distributed on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 after the market closes.
About MSA Safety
Established in 1914, MSA Safety Incorporated is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures. Many MSA products integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations. The company's comprehensive product line is used by workers around the world in a broad range of markets, including the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, the fire service, the construction industry, mining and the military. MSA's core products include self-contained breathing apparatus, fixed gas and flame detection systems, portable gas detection instruments, industrial head protection products, firefighter helmets and protective apparel, and fall protection devices. With 2021 revenues of $1.4 billion, MSA employs approximately 4,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered north of Pittsburgh in Cranberry Township, Pa., and has manufacturing operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. With more than 40 international locations, MSA realizes approximately half of its revenue from outside North America. For more information visit MSA's web site at www.MSAsafety.com.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. and AMSTERDAM, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LabConnect Inc., a leading global provider of central laboratory and functional outsourcing services for biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and contract research organizations, today announced that the company is expanding its operations into Europe with the appointment of Marc van Kempen as the General Manager for the region and its acquisition of Cryo Store B.V., headquartered in Joure, The Netherlands. Cryo Store provides a full range of temperature controlled biostorage, supply, and logistics services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and health care industries.
Regarding the acquisition of Cryo Store, Dawn Sherman, Chief Executive Officer of LabConnect stated, "We are pleased to add Cryo Store's biostorage, cold chain logistics and kit building capabilities to support our central laboratory projects from within Europe. When our industry leading sample tracking tools are combined with Cryo Store's proven expertise in logistics management we will be able to offer our clients unparalleled support for today's analytically and logistically complex clinical trials."
Menno Rene Sappe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cryo Store stated, "We have served LabConnect and its clients in Europe for over a decade and we are looking forward to expanding the range of services that will be provided from our location. We are proud of the work we have accomplished over the past 13 years and are excited to be part of LabConnect's strategic platform supporting its clinical studies in Europe."
In addition to the acquisition of Cryo Store, LabConnect is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc van Kempen as General Manager Europe. "Marc is an experienced, healthcare business leader with a proven track record in new product launches and the execution of growth strategies. In addition, he has deep knowledge of the bio-pharma industry on an international level," said Sherman. Prior to joining LabConnect, Marc served as General Manager/CEO of Qualizorg B.V., Business Development Director for ProPharma Group in Europe, Vice President Global Development Customer Solutions for Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Commercial Director MSD, The Netherlands. Van Kempen said that "With the strong increase in complex clinical studies in immuno-oncology and cell and gene therapy, there is an increasing demand for the services LabConnect provides in Europe." Marc is looking forward to further strengthening existing connections and exploring new partnerships in Europe.
For more information, visit www.labconnect.com.
LabConnect is recognized as the leading provider of central laboratory support services for analytically and logistically complex studies such as immuno-oncology, cell and gene therapies, and rare and orphan diseases. LabConnect offers unique and innovative services that have been specifically designed to meet the exacting demands of today's clinical trials. LabConnect's worldwide scope of services includes routine and specialized testing, real-time sample tracking, data integration, biorepository, sample processing, and specialized functional outsourcing. Leading the evolution in central laboratory services since 2002, our services are customized to fit the unique needs of your trial.
Founded in 1999 Cryo Store is ISO 9001 certified and holds a GDP compliant wholesale distribution license. On site capabilities include biostorage (liquid nitrogen, -80c, -30c +4c, ambient), kit building, supply distribution and extensive dry ice production. Cryo Store has developed a full range of validated shippers and offers dry ice provisioning combined with logistics track and trace services.
For more information, visit www.labconnect.com or contact via email at info@labconnect.com.
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A seasoned digital marketing and automotive executive, Clavadetscher will drive heightened value for Outsell as the Customer Data and Engagement Platform (CDEP) revolution reaches the automotive industry.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Outsell, the only A.I.-driven Customer Data and Engagement Platform (CDEP) for the automotive industry, today announced its latest strategic hire with the appointment of seasoned digital marketing and automotive leader John Clavadetscher to President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. The newly created role is a key part of the company's overarching growth strategy to help automotive companies unlock the full potential of their customer data, bringing sophisticated marketing capabilities to the industry. Clavadetscher will report to Outsell's CEO, Mike Wethington.
"It's with great excitement that I join Outsell as we continue to help the automotive industry evolve and best engage with consumers through our leading CDEP," Clavadetscher said. In an era when the franchise system is being challenged, Outsell has best-in-class software built by a veteran team of automotive experts who care passionately for local dealers, Tier 2 suppliers and OEMs. Marketing is evolving rapidly, and the companies that are leading their industries are making investments into understanding their customers. As the cookieless future accelerates, harnessing first-party data with A.I. from Outsell is a key competitive advantage that enables our automotive partners to reach the right consumers at the right times with the right messages in the right advertising medium."
Sitting on Outsell's executive team, Clavadetscher adds to the company's customer engagement expertise a depth of automotive experience and a track record of digital transformation accomplishments. A founding team member at Cars.com, he led the company's go-to-market and customer-first sales efforts for nearly two decades. Clavadetscher joins Outsell from Cooler Screens Inc., where he was also a founding team member. At Cooler Screens, Clavadetscher helped develop and execute the company's sales and retail go-to market strategies, helping Cooler Screens transform the retailer in-store consumer experience and its role as a leading digital media platform
"Outsell is a trusted partner of more than 1,500 dealerships nationwide, and we're proud to continue growing our value to our customers through John's breadth of industry experiences," Wethington said. "Other industries, especially retail and CPG, use Customer Data Platforms as the cornerstone of their marketing initiatives. Clavadetscher helped usher in this change in retail and recognized that Outsell has a strong competitive advantage in leveraging this technology in automotive. Outsell leads the industry with our A.I.-driven CDEP that automatically supports over 75 million U.S. consumers, helping foster relationships between dealers and their customers."
Outsell offers the only A.I.-driven Customer Data and Engagement Platform (CDEP) for the automotive industry, creating an individualized content experience that builds and strengthens consumer relationships, amplifying the impact of a brand by communicating its story and benefits ultimately driving increased profits across sales and service. Our proprietary technology harnesses massive amounts of data, creating accurate and powerful consumer profiles that engage your customers and prospects exactly where they are in their individual lifecycles. That's why Outsell is the trusted platform for more than 1,500 dealers representing all major automotive brands.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. ("Akebia" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AKBA) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-01411, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Akebia securities between June 28, 2018 and September 2, 2020, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Akebia securities during the Class Period, you have until May 13, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Akebia is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of renal therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. The Company's lead investigational product candidate is vadadustat, an oral therapy, which is in Phase 3 development for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease ("CKD") in dialysis-dependent and non-dialysis dependent ("NDD") adult patients.
Akebia's Phase 3 clinical programs for vadadustat include, among others, the PRO2TECT program in NDD-CKD patients with anemia (the "PRO2TECT Program"). The PRO2TECT Program's primary safety endpoint was defined as non-inferiority of vadadustat versus darbepoetin alfa in time to first occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events ("MACE").
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) vadadustat was not as safe in treating NDD-CKD patients with anemia as Defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, Defendants overstated the PRO2TECT Program's clinical prospects; (iii) accordingly, Defendants also overstated vadadustat's overall commercial and regulatory prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On September 3, 2020, Akebia issued a press release announcing "top-line results" from the PRO2TECT Program, disclosing that "[v]adadustat did not meet the primary safety endpoint of the PRO2TECT program, defined as non-inferiority of vadadustat versus darbepoetin alfa in time to first occurrence of [MACE.]"
On this news, Akebia's common stock price fell $7.35 per share, or 73.5%, to close at $2.65 per share on September 3, 2020.
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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Police: Toddler dies of heat exhaustion after left in hot car at day care
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Police are investigating the death of a child who was left in a hot car Thursday afternoon.
WMC reports the Memphis Police Department was called to a day care where a toddler was left in a vehicle.
Authorities said the child was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but later died.
Memphis police report their preliminary investigation points to the toddler dying of heat exhaustion.
Temperatures reached a near-record high of 91 in Memphis on Thursday. With temperatures that high in the area, the internal temperature in a car can reportedly reach more than 130 degrees.
A person was detained by police, but authorities did not immediately report if any charges were being filed.
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Health plan coordinates equitable, high-quality integrated care and services for Tri-County area Oregon Health Plan members
EUGENE, Ore., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trillium Community Health Plan (Trillium) is pleased to announce it has successfully closed the Tri-County Expansion Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with Oregon Health Authority (OHA) effective June 1, 2022. As a result of this process, Trillium has implemented many practices that have further strengthened the plan's ability to coordinate high-quality healthcare and services, with a special focus on increasing access to care and addressing social determinants of health for Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties.
In September 2020, OHA issued a CAP for Trillium's Medicaid plan as a condition of expansion into the Tri-County service area. OHA asked Trillium to focus on specific improvements to its network, health equity and language access, community engagement, and intensive care coordination. Leveraging the extensive expertise of its many work groups, committees, and community partnerships, including the Network Adequacy Collaborative and Health Equity Strategy Committee, and with contributions from tribal liaisons, traditional health worker liaisons, and the development of the Community Advisory Council, Trillium has addressed and resolved all CAP requirements.
Today, Trillium serves more than 28,000 members in the Tri-County area. Through the Capital Action Plan, the health plan made several improvements to enhance access to care and services for all members, including:
- The creation of a fully compliant and engaged Community Advisory Council, made up largely of Trillium members representing diverse demographics and lived experience;
- New partnerships with the regional health equity coalition, tribal organizations, and community-based groups, which further support Trillium members with access to culturally sensitive healthcare, food insecurity, and other investments;
- A robust behavioral health provider network to meet the needs of members;
- The Network Adequacy Collaborative to ensure all network related issues, including health equity, are identified and addressed promptly; and,
- A renewed internal committee structure to align plan efforts and center equity on strategic planning.
"Trillium is committed to providing equitable, culturally sensitive, integrated care for all of our members in Oregon," said Justin Lyman, Interim President and CEO of Trillium. "We want to thank OHA for their continued partnership throughout this process, which has allowed us to enhance our systems, processes, and partnerships, improving our ability to identify local needs, remove barriers to care, develop service innovations, and collaborate across organizations to enact lasting change within our communities."
Trillium extends its appreciation to OHA for its partnership throughout this process.
Trillium Community Health Plan serves Oregon Health Plan members through the CCO model, which began in 2012. Trillium is a recognized leader for outstanding coordination of care. It was first awarded a contract with the state of Oregon to help manage care for the Oregon Health Plan in 1999. Trillium partners with an extensive group of providers to improve care and access to services for OHP members. For more information, please visit our website.
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- The recognition reinforces TK Elevator's commitment to building sustainable facilities and manufacturing environmentally friendly elevators in North America.
- In addition to the IQC, the adjacent Corporate Headquarters building – part of TK Elevator's new North American headquarters in Atlanta – also earned LEED Gold certification.
- The carbon-reduction initiatives implemented at the IQC reinforce TK Elevator's commitment to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050.
ATLANTA, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TK Elevator's Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) featuring the tallest elevator test tower in North America has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. Created by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world.
The IQC is the second TK Elevator building in the U.S. to earn this prestigious distinction. In 2015, TK Elevator's North American manufacturing headquarters in Middleton, Tennessee, earned LEED Gold certification. While the Middleton facility earned this distinction in the Existing Buildings category, the IQC was recognized in the New Construction category.
"At TK Elevator, we understand that our environmental commitment must extend beyond simply manufacturing the most sustainable mobility solutions. Sustainability has to be embedded in all aspects of our business – from the vehicles TK Elevator field technicians drive to the buildings TK Elevator employees work in every day. The IQC truly embodies the future of our industry and the built environment, and we are very pleased to receive this designation," said Kevin Lavallee, CEO BU North America and Group COO Field.
To achieve LEED Gold certification, the IQC realized a 12% reduction in embodied carbon compared to typical construction through concrete mix optimization – using ground granulated blast furnace slag and fly ash. This approach saved 2.36 million pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions. The IQC achieved more than a 40% reduction in potable water use compared to baseline buildings through the selection of efficiency flush and flow fixtures that will save 60,000 gallons of water annually.
The IQC utilizes a Smart Building metering system, which fully integrates specialty equipment such as HVAC and lighting. The Department of Energy estimates that a building employing this system can realize up to 45% energy savings as the elevators put power back into the building with regenerative drives, reducing the energy load of elevators.
In addition, TK Elevator prioritized the materials used throughout the IQC, installing products that were produced with a high recycled content, reducing the need for raw materials and ensuring natural resources could be preserved. This includes using carpet comprised of recycled PET plastic, flooring tile verified to have the lowest global warming potential among comparable products, as well as finish materials tested and proven to have low VOC emissions, contributing to a healthier indoor air quality. TK Elevator's own products also complied with many of the materials credits as its elevators boast the industry's first Health Product Declarations (HPDs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) focused on environmental and human health.
"The material health of elevators has long been a priority for TK Elevator, and today we are keenly focused on lowering operational and embodied carbon in our pursuit of net-zero carbon. In North America, the IQC will serve as a symbol of the built environment's healthier future, and we are excited to earn this rare achievement for our industry," added Monica Miller Brown, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Sustainability Manager for TK Elevator.
The IQC was designed by Gensler, a global architecture, design and planning firm with a portfolio that saves more than 17 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted on a yearly basis.
"The IQC's resourceful and resilient design demonstrates tremendous leadership within the industry," said Gensler Principal John Haba, AIA, LEED Green Associate. "The decision to prioritize themes of transparency and sustainability while maintaining a passion for innovation is what has made the IQC a standard for others to emulate."
TK Elevator has taken substantial steps toward addressing climate change and carbon reduction in North America. This includes joining the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact, an inclusive and collaborative initiative focused on galvanizing climate action in Georgia. Created by the Ray C. Anderson for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, the Compact's mission is to leverage the collective impact of Georgia's business community to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in the state by 2050, which aligns with TK Elevator's own organizational goals. TK Elevator is also a member of materialsCAN, a program committed to acting on the smart, sustainable prioritization of embodied carbon in building materials as well as driving a better understanding of the carbon footprint of projects across the industry.
To learn more about TK Elevator and its commitment to creating healthier, more sustainable solutions, go to https://www.tkelevator.com/us-en/.
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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €8 billion in the fiscal year 2020/2021. Over 1,000 locations around the world provide an extensive network that guarantees closeness to customers. Over the past decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world's leading elevator companies and became independent since its separation from thyssenkrupp AG in August 2020. The company's most important business line is the service business represented by over 24,000 service technicians. The product portfolio covers commodity elevators for residential and commercial buildings to cutting-edge, highly customized solutions for state-of-the-art skyscrapers. In addition, it also consists of escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based service solutions, such as the MAX platform, are gaining in importance. With these digital offerings, there are no limits to urban mobility anymore. TKE – move beyond.
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Succeeds Steven VanRoekel, who served the Foundation for five years
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Natalye Paquin has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing the global organization's Employee Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation, Finance, and Legal teams as well as its workforce at offices in the United States, Italy, Asia, and Africa. Ms. Paquin, who will begin in the role on December 1, joins the Foundation after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Points of Light, founded by former President George H.W. Bush to encourage people to change their communities and the wider world. She succeeds Steven VanRoekel, who is leaving the Foundation after five years.
"Natalye is an extraordinary leader. Time and again, Natalye has strategically led mission-driven organizations, most recently Points of Light, through critical times of transformation while advancing their missions," said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. "As the world faces multiple crises, Natalye will help ensure The Rockefeller Foundation's team and grantees around the world have the necessary structures, systems, and support to continue to meet the moment for the people we serve."
Since 2017, Ms. Paquin has led Points of Light, a global organization with a diverse programmatic and impact portfolio, which includes a network of 177 volunteer-mobilizing organizations in 38 countries. Over her five years as President and CEO, the Points of Light Global Network and partners mobilized an estimated 21 million volunteers for 67 million hours of service, impacting 85 million people. Ms. Paquin also led the organization in achieving financial stability and increased revenue 17 percent from five years ago, while the organization's net assets became four times more valuable.
"I'm thrilled to join The Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution that has for more than a century lifted up humanity and established a model that has not only transformed the world many times over but also changed how individuals and other institutions think about philanthropy," said Ms. Paquin. "Today, the Foundation is leading again. I look forward to working with Raj Shah and the remarkable Rockefeller team to support the organizations, make the investments, and establish the institutions that will ensure this century is healthier, safer, and more equitable, prosperous, and hopeful for people around the world."
Prior to joining Points of Light in 2017, Ms. Paquin served as Chief Transformation Officer at Girl Scouts of the USA, where she was responsible for strategy integration and was the key face and spokesperson for aligning and unifying the Girl Scouts federation of 112 councils around its strategic goals. An attorney by training, Ms. Paquin spent more than 15 years in the education sector in legal and executive leadership roles. This includes serving as a civil rights attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and with two of the nation's largest school districts: Chicago Public Schools and the School District of Philadelphia. She began her legal career in private practice and litigation after earning a juris doctor from DePaul University College of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University.
Ms. Paquin succeeds Steven VanRoekel, who joined the Foundation in September 2018 as interim COO before becoming permanent in March 2019. Mr. VanRoekel is stepping down as part of his family's move to the West Coast, though he will continue, for a time, to serve as a consultant to The Rockefeller Foundation.
"I've said this many times before, and it bears repeating now: Steve is a visionary, believing that new partnerships and technologies allow us to achieve what might have been impossible even a few years ago," said Dr. Shah. "Whether it was revamping our offices, sustaining operations through a historic pandemic, or helping start landmark new initiatives like the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, Steve has changed for the better not only how The Rockefeller Foundation works, but also how we serve the world's most vulnerable."
Prior to The Rockefeller Foundation, Mr. VanRoekel held a number of senior-level public sector roles, including being appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as nation's second Chief Information Officer and as COO of the Federal Communications Commission. As CIO of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Mr. VanRoekel was also an instrumental member of the team that coordinated the U.S. response to the Ebola virus outbreak in Western Africa. Before public service, he spent his entire private sector career at Microsoft Corporation, rising to lead one of the fastest-growing parts of Microsoft – the Server and Tools Division. He also worked closely with Bill Gates during the formation of the global health aspects of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It has been one of the greatest honors and privileges of my life to work side-by-side with my Rockefeller Foundation family," said Mr. VanRoekel. "I, and the world, owe you immense gratitude for everything you have done and will continue to do to improve the lives of humanity throughout the world."
The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We work throughout the world to promote the well-being of humanity and make opportunity universal and sustainable. Our focus is on scaling renewable energy for all, stimulating economic mobility, and ensuring equitable access to health care and nutritious food. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at rockefellerfoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @RockefellerFdn.
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Grand jury indicts suspect in Brooklyn subway mass shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a man suspected of shooting up a New York City subway train last month — an attack that wounded 10 people and rattled a city already experiencing a rise in violent crime.
The panel charged Frank James, 62, on Friday with committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system and discharging a firearm during a violent crime. Both counts carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. The weapons count has a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence.
James was arrested on April 13, about 30 hours after authorities say he drove from Philadelphia and unleashed smoke bombs and dozens of bullets in a train full of morning commuters as it approached a Brooklyn station. The shooting victims ranged in age from 16 to 60; all were expected to survive.
Authorities said James’s bank card, cellphone and a key to a van he had rented were found at the shooting scene. Police also said they found the handgun used in the shooting and traced it to James.
James is jailed without bail. An arraignment hasn’t yet been scheduled, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for New York’s Eastern District.
A lawyer representing James at the time of his arrest cautioned not to rush to judgment and noted that James alerted police to his whereabouts. James was arrested in Manhattan’s East Village after he called a tip line saying he was at a fast food restaurant in that section of the city.
A motive for the attack is unclear. In numerous rants he posted on YouTube, James, who is Black, made bigoted remarks about people of various backgrounds and railed against New York Mayor Eric Adams and complained about mental health care he received in the city years ago.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Girardi managed a Phillies team with the reigning NL MVP, five 2021 All-Stars, a $233 million payroll that nudged the franchise above the luxury tax and expectations of ending the longest playoff drought in the National League.
Here’s what the former World Series-winning manager of the New York Yankees got instead: a Phillies team with a sagging bullpen, defensive deficiencies and slumbering starts from a few high-priced veterans. Throw in some of Girardi’s questionable handling of the bullpen, epic late-game collapses, sloppy baserunning and injuries to Bryce Harper and Jean Segura and the Phillies again sit in June out of the division race — and Girardi out of a job.
Buried deep in the NL East standings, Girardi on Friday became the first major league manager to lose his job this season after failing to turn a team with a record payroll into a playoff contender.
Bench coach Rob Thomson was named interim manager and won his debut, 10-0 over the Los Angeles Angels.
Expected to contend for the division title, the Phillies are 23-29 and entered Friday 12 games behind the first-place New York Mets. Philadelphia entered Friday 5 1/2 games out of the second NL wild-card spot.
“Oh, I think we can make the playoffs. I think we’re in a position where we can battle back to do that. I do believe that,” president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said.
Few Philly sports fans are steadfast in that belief.
With good reason. The Phillies lost 12 of 17 games heading into the opener of Friday’s three-game series against the Angels. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper homered twice and Zach Eflin pitched eight shutout innings in Thomson’s debut.
“There’s blame on us, as well,” Harper said. “There’s not just blame on Joe. We haven’t played to the best of our ability. We haven’t done the things to be the team we should be.”
The Phillies counted on Harper — the NL MVP slowed most of the season with right arm issues that forced him to serve as the designated hitter — NL Cy Young Award runner-up Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto and free-agent sluggers Nick Castellanos and Schwarber to return the Phillies to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Schwarber is hitting just .192, Segura is out three months with a broken finger, and third baseman Alec Bohm, first baseman Rhys Hoskins and corner outfielders Castellanos and Schwarber have been defensive liabilities.
Dombrowski will have to scour the trade market to make a run at a wild-card spot because the Phillies have little help available in the minor leagues.
He can start by bolstering the bullpen. The Phillies blew 51 save chances under Girardi and this season alone saw dumbfounding defeats. The lowlight was a May 5 loss at home to the New York Mets when they blew a six-run deficit in the ninth inning and lost 8-7. The Mets had lost the previous 330 times they trailed by six runs in the ninth.
“I think there’s a number of reasons we didn’t win. We gave too many extra outs that cost us four or five games, maybe even more,” Girardi told SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio.
The Phillies haven’t won the World Series since Angels slugger and New Jersey native Mike Trout partied in the Citizens Bank Park parking lots in 2008. The Phillies have watched fan interest plummet through a decade-plus of lazy summers and little hope for a playoff push. Prospects haven’t panned out. Free agents have underachieved.
“By no means am I saying that we’ve done everything right,” Hoskins said. “Of course we haven’t, otherwise we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation. But at the end of the day it’s about results. The results have to be better.”
And no manager can unlock the malaise. The Phillies are on their fifth manager since they fired 2008 World Series champion Charlie Manuel in 2013. Gabe Kapler was fired after a 161-163 record in two seasons and then led the San Francisco Giants to a 107-55 record and the playoffs last season.
“It’s not something that can’t be fixed and changed,” Dombrowski said. “I think we already started some of those changes this winter time when we made some changes within our system, our organization, a lot of changes, but those things don’t show up overnight.”
Girardi had the sterling resume and pressure-packed experience from New York that made him a safe pick before the 2020 season. The Phillies peaked at 82-80 last year and he ends his tenure with a 132-141 record. He likely had to make the playoffs this season after the Phillies declined to pick up his option for 2023.
The Phillies are 13-15 at home and are 4-10 in one-run games. They were 3-7 over the final 10 games of Girardi’s tenure.
“I think realistically we should have been 7-3. Well, that’s going to fall on me because we weren’t,” Girardi said. “I just pray that they get better and that they get to the playoffs.”
Thomson was Philadelphia’s bench coach and coordinated spring training for the last five seasons. He was hired before the 2018 season. He was a minor league player from 1985-88, became a Yankees minor league coach in 1990, joined Joe Torre’s big league coaching staff for 2004 and remained a coach under Girardi. It’s his turn to take on the Phillies.
“I’ve been studying championship clubs for a long time and I truly believe there are pieces here to be a very good club,” Thomson said.
Harper is already on his third manager in his fourth season with the Phillies since he left Washington and signed a $330, 13-year contract. Harper has largely lived up to the deal — and now he’s waiting for the Phillies to do the same.
“I think it’s my eighth or ninth manager in the 11 years. It’s crazy,” Harper said. “This is kind of just another day for me coming into a new manager and things like that. I’m looking forward to working with Thomps, and hopefully starting a streak today because we don’t have much time.”
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CHESSINGTON, England (WXIN) — The “Jumanji” film franchise is leaping off the big screen to be recreated in an immersive theme park in greater London.
The World of Jumanji is slated to open at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort in spring 2023.
No specific rides or attractions have been revealed yet for the $20.5 million development, except for a 55-foot jaguar structure that will greet park visitors as they enter the jungle-themed world.
The themed land is the result of a partnership between Chessington and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
“After being entertained by the films for so many years, fans now have the chance to experience Jumanji in a whole new dimension and we are thrilled to be going on this exciting adventure with the creative team at Chessington as Jumanji further expands with its very own themed land,” said a Sony executive in a release.
The 128-acre Chessington theme park is home to more than 40 rides and attractions, two themed hotels, and a zoo with more than 1,000 animals.
The World of Jumanji is the largest investment in the history of the park.
According to The Numbers, the film franchise has made more than $2 billion at the international box office. The first “Jumanji” film was released in 1995 and starred Robin Williams and then-child star Kirsten Dunst. The movie was a smash hit, earning over $200 million on an estimated $65 million budget.
The franchise is loosely based on Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s picture book of the same name. Allsburg later wrote a sequel titled “Zathura,” which also was adapted for the big screen in 2005.
The new park attraction in London takes several visual cues from 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and its 2019 sequel “Jumanji: The Next Level,” both of which starred Dwayne Johnson. These modern updates pulled from video games as opposed to the 1995 adaptation, which focused on the fictional board game. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/jumanji-themed-park-to-open-next-year/ | 2022-08-17T20:37:37Z |
DALLAS (KDAF) — If you won $1 million, what would you buy? Maybe a ridiculously fancy sports car? Island vacation home? Painting from a famous artist? Jewelry? Maybe even a custom lightsaber or super cool sword from your favorite fantasy movie?
Well, a certain Texas Lottery player will soon have to figure this out once they claim a $1 million winning ticket. The lottery says a $1M winning Powerball ticket from Monday night’s drawing was sold just outside of Dallas in Balch Springs.
The ticket matched all five of the winning numbers excluding the Powerball to win the $1M secondary prize. It was sold at the Elam Food Mart at 12300 Elam Road in Balch Springs; the ticket was a Quick Pick.
The massive jackpot estimated at $346 million rolls onto the next drawing; in order to win that prize, players must match all five of the winning numbers along with the Powerball. | https://cw33.com/news/local/1-million-winning-texas-lottery-powerball-ticket-sold-outside-of-dallas/ | 2022-06-28T16:58:08Z |
STOCKHOLM, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neonode Inc. (NASDAQ: NEON), announced today that its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting"), scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to a date to be determined by the Company's board of directors.
The Company's board of directors will also establish a new record date for the 2022 Annual Meeting, and, based on this record date, the Company will deliver a new notice of the 2022 Annual Meeting to stockholders entitled to receive notice of such meeting.
CONTACT:
Investor Relations
Fredrik Nihlén
E-mail: fredrik.nihlen@neonode.com
Phone: +46 703 97 21 09
Chief Executive Officer
Urban Forssell
E-mail: urban.forssell@neonode.com
Phone: +46 734 10 03 59
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Expansion to bolster comprehensive service offering
CLIVE, Iowa, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Company, a full-service land transaction and management business licensed in all major agricultural regions, today announced the launch of its energy management division to help clients maximize and diversify revenue streams.
The Peoples Company energy management division manages oil, natural gas, and renewable energy assets for its clients by utilizing market-leading technology to offer Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, real-time client data portals, modernized revenue processing, and customized reporting. Experienced energy management professionals also help clients navigate complex issues like division orders, authorizations for expenditure (AFE), and joint interest billings to ensure their interests are protected.
"Peoples Company has a 50-year track record of providing innovative solutions to deliver landowners the best possible outcomes, and I am pleased that we are adding energy management to our comprehensive portfolio of services we offer," said Peoples Company President Steve Bruere. "Energy management is a highly specialized offering because each asset is unique and requires individualized service. Peoples Company is proud to make significant investments in technology and talented professionals with deep knowledge of the energy sector to address a mature industry – like oil and gas – while also addressing a void in the marketplace in maximizing returns on other energy assets like wind, solar, and carbon.
Peoples Company's energy management division will be based in Tulsa, Okla., led by Director of Energy Management Kayla Rowan and Oil & Gas Manager Blake Singleton.
Kayla joins Peoples Company with 17 years of mineral management experience, working with all types of mineral owners including individuals, financial institutions, trusts, nonprofits, and universities. She has managed properties in every area of the country. A photo of Rowan can be found here.
Blake has spent 12 years in the energy management arena, gaining immense knowledge oil, gas, and renewables. Singleton's experience includes managing specialty assets on behalf of diverse rights holders, including healthcare systems, large financial institutions, universities, and nonprofits. A photo of Singleton can be found here.
"Adding energy management services to our portfolio will further cement Peoples Company as a one-stop shop for everyone from financial institutions and trusts to family offices and individual landowners or mineral rights owners," said Rowan. "Mineral rights have been proudly passed down through the generations in many families, so it is important to have experienced professionals advocating on behalf of the owners to ensure they are maximizing their resources. Additionally, the continued, rapid growth of renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, creates the potential for substantial new revenue streams for clients across the country."
As Peoples Company continues its expansion across the country, Bruere noted that this new service offers clients a single firm to manage assets ranging from farmland to energy rights.
"As Peoples Company has grown, we have continually assessed how we can best serve our clients now and in the future. As clients diversify their revenue streams with energy production – whether that is solar in the Delta region, oil and gas in the Plains, wind in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, or even carbon across the country – Peoples Company is prepared to offer a team of experienced professionals with a full suite of professional services," said Bruere.
For more information on Peoples Company, please visit www.PeoplesCompany.com. For inquiries related to energy management, please contact Kayla Rowan at Kayla.Rowan@peoplescompany.com.
About Peoples Company
Peoples Company is a full-service farmland transaction and management platform licensed in all major agricultural regions, offering land brokerage and auction services, land and energy management, agricultural appraisal, and access to capital markets. As Peoples Company celebrates its 50th anniversary, their team of professionals is committed to advancing the company's reputation of exceptional service and to serving the entire country.
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Pfizer said Thursday it wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy elementary-age kids.
U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest variants — and recently gave the option of a second booster to those 50 and older.
Now Pfizer says new data shows healthy 5- to 11-year-olds could benefit from another kid-sized shot.
In a small study, 140 youngsters who’d already gotten two shots were given a booster six months later, and researchers found the extra shot generally revved up their immune response. But a closer look at 30 of the children found a 36-fold increase in virus-fighting antibodies, levels high enough to fight the super-contagious omicron variant, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said in a press release.
The data has not been published or vetted by independent experts.
Pfizer tested the kid booster while omicron was surging this winter. While COVID-19 cases now are at much lower levels in the U.S., in recent weeks an even more contagious version of omicron, called BA.2, has become the dominant type locally and around the world.
In the coming days, the companies plan to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize a booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. They also plan to share the data with European and other regulators.
Vaccinations are generally less effective against the omicron variant than earlier versions of the coronavirus — but they do still offer strong protection against severe disease. While COVID-19 is a bigger threat to adults, youngsters can get seriously ill. But regulators will have to decide if healthy elementary-age kids really need a booster, and if so, when.
The Pfizer shots are the only vaccine available to U.S. children. Those ages 5 to 11 receive one-third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older. Just over a quarter in the younger age group have gotten two doses since vaccination opened to them in November, shortly before omicron struck.
The U.S. hasn’t yet allowed vaccinations for children under 5. But certain 5- to 11-year-olds — those with severely weakened immune systems — already are supposed to get three doses, to give that high-risk group a better chance of responding. | https://cw33.com/news/pfizer-to-ask-fda-to-ok-covid-booster-for-healthy-kids-ages-5-11/ | 2022-04-14T12:45:49Z |
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