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Matthews has 3 goals, Maple Leafs beat Lightning 6-2
By MARK DIDTLER
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise single-season record for goals with 54, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games. completed his seventh career hat trick from the slot to give Toronto a 5-2 lead at 7:08 of the third. The center equaled Rick Vaive’s mark set in 1981-82. Mitchell Marner had a goal and two assists, giving him 22 points during a 10-game point streak. He also recorded his sixth straight multi-point game as the Maple Leafs took a two-point lead over Tampa Bay and Boston for second place in the Atlantic Division. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/04/matthews-has-3-goals-maple-leafs-beat-lightning-6-2/ | 2022-04-05T03:12:43Z |
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill criminalizing normalization of ties and any relations, including business ties, with Israel. The legislation says that violation of the law is punishable with the death sentence or life imprisonment.
The law was approved with 275 lawmakers voting in favor of it in the 329-seat assembly. A parliament statement said the legislation is “a true reflection of the will of the people.”
Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party won the largest number of seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections last year, called for Iraqis to take to the streets to celebrate this “”great achievement.” Hundreds later gathered in central Baghdad, chanting anti-Israel slogans.
It was unclear how the law will be implemented as Iraq has not recognized Israel since the country’s formation in 1948; the two nations have no diplomatic relations. The legislation also entails risks for companies working in Iraq and found to be in violation of the bill.
The United States said it was deeply disturbed by the Iraqi legislation. “In addition to jeopardizing freedom of expression and promoting an environment of antisemitism, this legislation stands in stark contrast to progress Iraq’s neighbors have made by building bridges and normalizing relations with Israel, creating new opportunities for people throughout the region,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
Earlier this year, Iran fired a dozen ballistic missiles towards the northern city of Irbil in the Kurdish-run north, saying it was targeting an Israeli intelligence base.
The home of Baz Karim, the CEO of the oil company KAR GROUP, was heavily damaged in the attack. KAR has been accused in the past of quietly selling oil to Israel.
A report by the Iraqi parliament’s fact-finding committee said it found no evidence to support Iranian accusations of an Israeli spy base in Irbil. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/iraqi-lawmakers-pass-bill-criminalizing-any-ties-with-israel/ | 2022-05-27T16:34:11Z |
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Many local government agencies have invested in technology and may not be taking full advantage of its power to serve as an economic engine. We can change that," says Dustin Haisler, GovTech's Chief Innovation Officer. Haisler will be presenting at Springbrook's annual Activate event, September 14-16, 2022, at the Virgin Resort in Las Vegas. Register here for the event's early bird special.
The pandemic completely shifted the economic development landscape for agencies across the country, challenging and disrupting traditional ways to unlock and accelerate local economies.
"These shifts created a competitive landscape, forcing agencies to leverage new approaches to attract prospective constituents, businesses, and employees. Technology has become an increasingly important tool in unlocking economic value, but it requires the right holistic approach, combining future-ready people, processes, and technology. But where do you start," observes Haisler.
What are the foundational elements that should be in place? And most importantly – what are the new 'tech' plays that can be used to accelerate economic development? Haisler frames how things have changed and shares the new 'tech' plays that can help local government agencies compete and unlock new economic value in a world of exponential change.
Springbrook's Activate event is September 14-16, 2022 at the Virgin Resort in Las Vegas. It is open to all representatives from local government agencies: register here. The event features advanced training, keynote presentations, workshops, and incredible networking opportunities. A complete agenda can be found here.
Springbrook Software is the country's leading cloud-based finance and administration software provider designing solutions specifically for small to medium sized local government agencies. Nearly 2000 cities, towns and districts from coast to coast use our suite of modern, high-performance solutions to manage their finances, payroll, utility billing and collect citizen payments. Springbrook is headquartered in Portland, Oregon with regional presence in over 40 states, and seven countries internationally. https://springbrooksoftware.com
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NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U) between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 6, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Unity 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 Unity class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7381 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 September 6, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (2) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on Unity's revenues; (3) accordingly, Unity had overstated its commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (4) as a result, Unity was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (5) 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 Unity class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7381 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.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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Thieves steal almost 10,000 gallons of gas as police warn about increase in thefts
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5/Gray News) - Police in Las Vegas arrested three men in connection to the theft of almost 10,000 gallons of gas. They are warning residents about an uptick in gas thieves during the summer months.
Gas prices are up more than a $1.50 from this time last year even before the summer travel rush. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said sky-high prices are motivating thieves.
At a gas station off Interstate 15 and Blue Diamond, the Chevron gas station at Windmill and Las Vegas Boulevard, police reported that a fuel theft ring stole almost 10,000 gallons of gas, KVVU reported.
An employee at another gas station near Harry Reid International Airport noticed that a significant amount of gas was missing and reviewed surveillance video.
They spotted a large white truck at a gas station. Police said Raidel Amador Blanco, Luis Gomez Medero and Javier Ramos Gomez altered the truck which was parked at the pump for two hours.
The same evening, an off-duty officer walking by the Chevron on Las Vegas Boulevard noticed a Dodge Ram that had been parked at the pump nearly four hours.
Detectives stopped the truck and found sophisticated pipes, electric pumps, hoses, and nozzles with fuel bladders hidden in cargo areas.
Thieves are also drilling into gas tanks of individual cars. There have been more than a half a dozen incidents reported in just the last few months.
The cost to fix one small hole in your gas tank can be thousands.
“As gas prices continue to rise over the summer months, thieves are going to try and steal your liquid gold,” the department said in a statement.
Police said if you notice your car won’t run, look for small holes in your gas tank made by power tools.
Also, pay attention to the smell of gas when approaching your vehicle or liquid puddles underneath.
To help prevent theft, park in a covered or well-lit area and avoid public parking for extended periods of time.
The LVMPD Financial Crime section has been investigating fuel thefts that have been occurring all around the Las Vegas valley.
Metro said these types of crimes occur around the clock and often in plain sight. Call police or advise gas station employees if you see a gas crime happening.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine recently released that HumanN, an industry leader in functional nutrition and life sciences, was named for the eighth consecutive year on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"We are honored that HumanN has achieved the rarified air of being named to the Inc. 5000 for 8 consecutive years!" says CEO and Co-Founder, Joel Kocher. "One of our company's values is to perpetually adapt to the new challenges every new year brings. Our supremely talented team has done that again and again, every year since HumanN was founded."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Strategic innovation propels the team at HumanN to continue to adapt, developing new markets and opportunities each year. Says Kocher, "Our team simply understands that what got you here will never get you there [to the next phase of growth]."
A groundbreaking functional nutrition and life sciences company, HumanN was founded in affiliation with a leading academic research program and is committed to promoting healthy circulatory and blood flow function for optimal living. The innovators at HumanN bring forth smart, plant-based, and nutrition-forward science in the form of supplements in innovative form factors (powders, chews, gummies, tablets), to meet the demands of modern, health-conscious consumers. Its products are widely used by physicians, consumers, and athletes alike, including over 120 Professional and Division One Collegiate sports teams. HumanN's product line includes leading product brands such as SuperBeets, BeetElite, and Neo40. SuperBeets is the leading superfood brand sold at GNC and is also sold at leading U.S. retailers such as CVS Pharmacy, Publix, Target.com, and Sprouts.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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HANGZHOU, China, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yunji Inc. ("Yunji" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YJ), a leading membership-based social e-commerce platform, today provides an update on its status under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the "HFCAA").
The Company has been provisionally identified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the HFCAA as a Commission-Identified Issuer on May 4, 2022. The Company understands such identification may result from its filing of the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the SEC on April 26, 2022.
Yunji understands the SEC made such identification pursuant to the HFCAA and its implementation rules issued thereunder, and this indicates that the SEC determines that the Company used a registered public accounting firm whose working paper cannot be inspected or investigated completely by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States (the "PCAOB") to issue the audit opinion for its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
In accordance with the HFCAA, a company will be delisted from a U.S. stock exchange only if the company has been identified by the SEC for three consecutive years due to PCAOB's inability to inspect auditor's working paper.
Yunji has been actively exploring possible solutions. Yunji will continue to comply with applicable laws and regulations in both China and the United States, and strive to maintain its listing status on Nasdaq to the extent it can.
About Yunji Inc.
Yunji Inc. is a leading social e-commerce platform in China that has pioneered a unique, membership-based model to leverage the power of social interactions. The Company's e-commerce platform offers high-quality products at attractive prices across a wide variety of categories catering to the day-to-day needs of Chinese consumers. In addition, the Company uses advanced technologies including big data and artificial intelligence to optimize user experience and incentivize members to promote the platform as well as share products with their social contacts. Through deliberate product curation, centralized merchandise sourcing, and efficient supply chain management, Yunji has established itself as a trustworthy e-commerce platform with high-quality products and exclusive membership benefits, including discounted prices.
For more information, please visit https://investor.yunjiglobal.com/.
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Woman charged with arson in Osprey fires
OSPREY, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota woman was arrested and charged with setting two fires in Osprey, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
Fire investigators were called to two suspicious fires May 12 on a property on Old Venice Road. It was determined that a building and an automobile were intentionally set on fire.
Detectives say Holly Tillman, 32, told them she was on the property at the time the building fire started. She also admitted being inside the vehicle while it was burning. Detectives also believe Tillman broke into a second automobile.
It was also determined that Tillman did not have permission to be on the property at the time of the fires.
Tillman was arrested and charged with first-degree arson, burglary to an unoccupied structure, and trespassing.
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NEW YORK , July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Attention IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ") (NYSE: IONQ) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in IonQ, 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 IonQ includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022
Aggrieved IonQ investors only have until August 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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Group claims fetuses in DC home proof of illegal abortions
Published: Apr. 6, 2022 at 12:13 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - An anti-abortion group says the five fetuses found last week in a member’s home came from the medical waste being disposed by a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic.
The group, known as the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, claims it contacted the police to collect the fetuses in hopes that an autopsy would prove that the clinic was conducting federally illegal late-stage abortions.
Last week, the Metropolitan Police Department removed five aborted fetuses from the home of Lauren Handy, a longtime anti-abortion rights activist.
Police removed the fetuses one day after Handy and eight others were charged with blocking access to an abortion clinic in 2020.
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Since its first 17,573 square foot space signed in 2017, iCapital has grown by 123,651 square feet
NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that iCapital will increase its office space with ESRT for an additional two full floors which total 59,228 square feet in its fourth expansion at One Grand Central Place, for a total of 141,224 square feet across six full floors in a long term lease. iCapital is a leading global fintech company that drives access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries. Since its first signed lease in 2017, iCapital has expanded four times with ESRT.
"We are delighted to extend our five-year partnership with ESRT and continue expanding our domestic footprint in the heart of New York City with added space at One Grand Central Place," said Lawrence Calcano, chairman and chief executive officer of iCapital. "Our ongoing expansion has allowed us to drive innovation in a contemporary workspace and operate in an environment that invites collaboration. We look forward to making room for talented individuals to join our team, empowering us to better serve our clients and continue on our trajectory of rapid growth in an unmatched location."
One Grand Central Place offers premier tenant office spaces and amenities which include a tenant-only conference center, multiple dining options, and in-building access to Grand Central Station's five subway lines, commuter trains, and retailers.
"Convenient location, unmatched amenities, and premier indoor environmental quality contributed to iCapital's decision to make its fourth expansion at One Grand Central Place," said Thomas P. Durels, executive vice president, real estate at Empire State Realty Trust.
Lauren Crowley Corrinet, Al Golod, and Christopher Hogan of CBRE represented iCapital in the lease negotiations. Jordan Berger of ESRT and Erik Harris, Neil Rubin, Scott Klau, and William Cohen of Newmark represented the property owner.
More information about One Grand Central Place, and current availabilities, can be found online.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a REIT that owns and manages office, retail, and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. ESRT owns the Empire State Building – the World's Most Famous Building – and Tripadvisor's 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards #1 attraction in the U.S. and #3 attraction in the world, in the newly reimagined and iconic Empire State Building Observatory. The company is a leader in healthy buildings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality, and has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per square foot of any publicly traded REIT portfolio in New York City. As of Mar. 31, 2022, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 9.4 million rentable square feet of office space, 700,000 rentable square feet of retail space and 625 units across two multifamily properties. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Accelerating shift in consumer spending from goods to services indicates sustained strong activity in the middle market, though sentiment around business conditions is divided
CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), presented by RSM US LLP ("RSM") in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, increased to 130.6 in the second quarter of this year from 126.3 in the previous quarter. Business conditions in the middle market remained robust, bolstered by solid demand and strong productivity-enhancing business investment, despite underlying inflationary pressures.
"The MMBI results show that overall business conditions in the middle market are picking up, indicative of the underlying strength of the economy," said Joe Brusuelas, RSM US LLP chief economist. "The most significant issue is whether the economy can absorb further inflation. Price stability is now the major policy objective in Washington, and the federal funds rate is likely to finish the year in restrictive terrain near 3%. Movement into restrictive terrain will result in a slowing of overall growth even as demand remains solid, which should provide some relief from the pricing pressures that dragged down the forward-looking components of this index."
Despite the risks to the economic outlook linked to inflation, supply chain disruptions and the energy price shock, RSM expects gross domestic product to expand by 2% for the year, a deceleration from last year's 5.7% growth.
Middle Market Activity Remains Solid, Though Sentiment is Split
Demonstrating sustained strong activity in the middle market, 44% of the surveyed executives said gross revenues had increased during the quarter and 41% reported net earnings had improved during that time. These figures are little changed from the first three months of 2022, though a smaller share of executives reported decreased sales and profit for the current quarter than they did during the first quarter. Three out of five executives (58%) said they expect gross revenues to improve during the next six months, and 56% expect net earnings to do the same.
The survey results show that middle market executives have divided views on whether the economy improved, remained the same or deteriorated in the current quarter, and RSM expects this sentiment to remain split until there is clear evidence of a return to price stability. Looking ahead, only 42% of executives said they expect the economy to improve over the next six months, which represents the smallest share of executives with an optimistic outlook on the economy since 2020.
"Middle market companies are experiencing the same challenges we are seeing across companies of all sizes and sectors in the economy. Inflation, lingering supply chain disruptions and labor shortages are keeping expectations dampened despite the middle market's improved outlook on revenue and earnings," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley. "While the Federal Reserve continues to address the demand side of the equation, Congress and the Biden administration need to focus on addressing the supply side. Getting people back to work, expanding legal immigration, increasing domestic energy production, lifting counterproductive tariffs, and increasing the housing supply are all critical for American families and businesses. Waiting longer to tackle these issues will only mean more uncertainty and less growth in the economy."
One of the more encouraging aspects of this quarter's results that demonstrates solid conditions in the middle market is the fact that 42% of respondents said they had increased capital expenditures and 51% expect to do so during next six months. Such investments will increase productivity and dampen inflationary pressures next year as that software, equipment and intellectual capital is put to work.
Inflation and Labor Challenges Continue
Inflation is the most significant factor shaping the near-term outlook as prices have grown faster than expected for longer than expected. An all-time high of 66% of survey participants reported passing along price increases downstream to clients in the past three months, and 75% said they expect to do so over the next six months.
Lingering supply chain issues and difficulties in finding labor have also contributed to mounting pricing pressures. Not surprisingly, 78% of respondents indicated they paid higher prices for inputs during the second quarter, while 74% expect to do so in the six months ahead.
Reaching another record high in the index's history, nearly two-thirds (62%) of executives reported raising employee compensation in the past three months. Sixty-one percent of executives also said they expect to increase hiring during the next six months, while 47% reported doing so during the second quarter.
The service-concentrated middle market stands to gain from the accelerating shift in consumer spending from goods to services, as wages are the primary inflationary pressure within service-providing industries. Service-sector inflation through April increased 5.4% on a year-ago basis, significantly lower than the goods-producing sector that is experiencing a rate of inflation well above the 8.3% implied by the Consumer Price Index.
Supply Chain Disruptions Persist in the Middle Market
A set of special questions in this quarter's MMBI explore how ongoing supply chain disruptions have affected the middle market and the marked differences between smaller middle market organizations and their larger middle market counterparts. Nearly half of the respondents said their organizations experienced significant negative effects due to unexpected changes or disruptions in supply from an upstream supplier during the previous 12 months.
A preview of the RSM US Middle Market Business Index Supply Chain Special Report is available here, and the full report will be available in July.
The survey data that informs this index reading was gathered between April 4 and April 25, 2022.
About the RSM US Middle Market Business Index
RSM US LLP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have partnered to present the RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI). It is based on research of middle market firms conducted by Harris Poll, which began in the first quarter of 2015. The survey is conducted four times a year, in the first month of each quarter: January, April, July and October. The survey panel consists of approximately 1,500 middle market executives and is designed to accurately reflect conditions in the middle market.
Built in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, the MMBI is borne out of the subset of questions in the survey that asks respondents to report the change in a variety of indicators. Respondents are asked a total of 20 questions patterned after those in other qualitative business surveys, such as those from the Institute of Supply Management and National Federation of Independent Businesses.
The 20 questions relate to changes in various measures of their business, such as revenues, profits, capital expenditures, hiring, employee compensation, prices paid, prices received and inventories. There are also questions that pertain to the economy and outlook, as well as to credit availability and borrowing. For 10 of the questions, respondents are asked to report the change from the previous quarter; for the other 10 they are asked to state the likely direction of these same indicators six months ahead.
The responses to each question are reported as diffusion indexes. The MMBI is a composite index computed as an equal weighted sum of the diffusion indexes for 10 survey questions plus 100 to keep the MMBI from becoming negative. A reading above 100 for the MMBI indicates that the middle market is generally expanding; below 100 indicates that it is generally contracting. The distance from 100 is indicative of the strength of the expansion or contraction.
About The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business organization representing companies of all sizes across every sector of the economy. Members range from the small businesses and local chambers of commerce that line the Main Streets of America to leading industry associations and large corporations.
They all share one thing: They count on the U.S. Chamber to be their voice in Washington, across the country, and around the world. For more than 100 years, we have advocated for pro-business policies that help businesses create jobs and grow our economy.
About RSM US LLP
RSM's purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities through world-class audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses. The clients we serve are the engine of global commerce and economic growth, and we are focused on developing leading professionals and services to meet their evolving needs in today's ever-changing business environment.
RSM US LLP is the U.S. member of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with 51,000 people across 123 countries. For more information, visit rsmus.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and/or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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- HMG to invest more than USD 10 billion in US by 2025 to secure future growth
- Investment to support HMG global position as first mover in innovation and next-generation mobility solutions and contributes to U.S. manufacturing
- HMG on May 20 announced a USD 5.54-billion new EV & battery manufacturing facilities in Georgia, to lead electrification era in the US
- HMG investment will support development of key future businesses, including robotics, AI technologies, advanced air mobility and autonomous driving capability
- Investment will also be made to enable HMG to explore new business areas in the US
- HMG will continue investment into and upgrade its US R&D operations to develop world-class vehicles by Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands
SEOUL, May 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), a global enterprise that has created a value chain based on mobility and is working to support a better future for humanity, reaffirmed today its commitment to expanding investment in the U.S. to further its goal to provide sustainable and smart mobility solutions to its U.S.
The Group's plans, which involves more than USD 10 billion investment, are designed to accelerate innovation and mobility electrification. The move supports carbon neutrality goals with new technologies and contributes to manufacturing in the U.S.
Earlier this week, Hyundai Motor Group disclosed a USD 5.54-billion plan to establish its first dedicated U.S. EV and battery manufacturing facilities in the State of Georgia to build a wide range of new and innovative full electric vehicles for its valued U.S. customers.
The new facility, located on a dedicated 2,923-acre site in Bryan County, Georgia, will break ground in early 2023 and is expected to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025 with an annual capacity of 300,000 units. The new facility will help HMG lead the U.S. auto market's EV transition and the Group's roadmap to be one of top three EV providers in the U.S. by 2026, helping to grow U.S. innovation and manufacturing.
The new plant will implement many of HMG's advanced intelligent manufacturing technologies, boasting a highly connected, automated, and flexible manufacturing system, which organically connects all elements of the EV ecosystem to realize customer value. As part of the Group's commitment to sustainability, the plant will mainly rely on renewable energy sources to power the facility and use emission-reduction technologies to meet the RE100 requirements.
"We have come a long way and become very successful in a short period of time, but we are also preparing for our future," said Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, following his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden today in Seoul. "The Group will strengthen our partnership with U.S. public and private entities to offer innovative products and mobility solutions to our valued customers in the U.S. while supporting global carbon neutrality efforts."
As one of the global leaders in innovation, HMG has allocated a series of additional expenditure to foster key future businesses such as robotics, advanced air mobility (AAM), autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence (AI). The investment will enable HMG to offer diverse mobility products and services with greater safety and convenience.
Robotics is an essential part of the Group's transformation into a smart mobility solutions provider. Having acquired Boston Dynamics, an innovator in the field, HMG has sharpened its focus on advancing robotics to enhance people's lives through a range of mobility solutions. The Group is committed to the growth of Boston Dynamics by expediting mass production of future products, enhancing product lineup and strengthening competitiveness.
HMG is also pioneering driverless technologies and responding to rapid paradigm shift in the automotive industry through Motional, a venture established in Boston jointly with the leading U.S. mobility technology firm Aptiv in 2020. Motional is currently testing its robotaxi service on U.S public roads with an aim to commence commercial service in 2023. The Group will actively support Motional to make the driverless technology more safe, reliable, and accessible to customers in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. HMG will cooperate with U.S. partners in areas to accelerate the efforts to bring driverless technology into reality.
To expand the dimension of mobility solutions, HMG is also developing the technologies and infrastructure in the advanced air mobility (AAM). The Group launched Washington D.C.-based Supernal last year to strengthen its AAM capabilities. Supernal is working to integrate AAM into existing transit networks and shape a seamless intermodal passenger experience. The vision is for passengers to use a single app – like current rideshare platforms – to plan their journey, which could include taking a car or rail from home to an AAM "vertiport," riding an eVTOL across town, and then using an e-scooter for the last mile. With the target of beginning commercial service in 2028, Supernal is collaborating with stakeholders to explore physical and digital infrastructure concepts and secure the right ecosystem for the AAM industry to take off.
In order to advance all future businesses and strengthen competitiveness in diverse areas within the Group, HMG plans to increase investment into AI technologies while it also actively pursues new business opportunities with local partners to broaden business infrastructure, achieve carbon neutrality, and others.
In addition to the future business enhancement, HMG will maintain consistent levels of investment in R&D to continue offering exciting and innovative vehicles from its Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands, as well as into expanding and upgrading existing facilities in the U.S.
About Hyundai Motor Group
Hyundai Motor Group is a global enterprise that has created a value chain based on mobility, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, IT, and service. With about 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group's mobility brands include Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. Armed with creative thinking, cooperative communication and the will to take on any challenges, we strive to create a better future for all.
More information about Hyundai Motor Group, please see: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com
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SHENZHEN, China, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the "Company"), a leading online personal finance company in China, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, before the open of U.S. markets on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
X Financial's management team will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (7:00 PM Beijing / Hong Kong Time on the same day).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
Please dial in ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.
A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until May 31, 2022:
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at https://ir.xiaoyinggroup.com.
About X Financial
X Financial is a leading online personal finance company in China. The Company is committed to connecting borrowers on its platform with its institutional funding partners. With its proprietary big data-driven technology, the Company has established strategic partnerships with financial institutions across multiple areas of its business operations, enabling it to facilitate loans to prime borrowers under a robust risk assessment and control system.
For more information, please visit: https://ir.xiaoyinggroup.com.
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Mr. Eric Yuan
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E-mail: Eyuan@christensenir.com
In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@christensenir.com
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ROME (AP) — Italian authorities Monday were investigating a U.S. servicewoman, stationed at an air base in northern Italy, for alleged vehicular homicide in the death of a 15-year-old boy struck by a car on a town road.
The woman was driving a car which crashed into the curb at the edge of a roundabout about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the town of Porcia, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Aviano base, Italian media said.
Giovanni Zanier was chatting with two friends on a cycling path near the road, when he was hit and his body tossed dozens of meters (yards) away by the impact, Corriere della Sera said. He died while being transferred to a hospital. His friends were uninjured.
U.S. military authorities expressed “deepest condolences” and said they are working closely with Italian law enforcement. “The young man’s family and the local community are in our hearts and prayers,” said a written statement from base authorities. They declined to give any details, and U.S. authorities didn’t identify the woman.
Italia media said that the driver, 20, was placed under house arrest on base while the investigation by local prosecutors continues.
Immediately after the crash, she stopped to lend help and called for medical assistance, Italian media said.
No one answered calls to the office of Pordenone Prosecutor Raffaele Tito. Corriere della Sera quoted him as saying on Sunday that if any indictment results, U.S. authorities could invoke jurisdiction under an Italian-U.S. military treaty under NATO auspices.
That could mean any prosecution would be handled by military authorities in the United States, similar to what happened after a U.S. Marine jet, after taking off from the Aviano base in 1998, clipped a cable running over a mountainside, sending a cable car plunging into a slope and killing 20 Europeans aboard.
Townspeople complained that the roundabout was poorly illuminated. Mayor Marco Sartini told Sky the lighting was cut back in line with Italian government appeals to reduce energy use amid feared shortages linked to uncertainties surrounding Russian energy supplies amid the war in Ukraine.
Beyond any other responsibility for the crash, “I hope the town reflects on the situation of the street lighting and signage,” Ada Zanier, an aunt of the victim, told Sky. She added that ”a series of other accidents” had occurred in the roundabout area.
The 1998 crash provoked national outrage in Italy. In that accident, a Marine EA-6B Prowler swooped through a valley just above the treetops, severing the cable with its tail fin before returning safely to Aviano base. The pilot was eventually acquitted of 20 counts of involuntary manslaughter in a court martial in the United States. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/italy-investigates-us-servicewoman-in-crash-that-killed-teen/ | 2022-08-23T12:57:42Z |
Some Texas schools may describe slavery as ‘involuntary relocation’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Public schools in Texas would describe slavery to second graders as “involuntary relocation” under new social studies standards proposed to the state’s education board.
A group of nine educators submitted the idea to the State Board of Education as part of Texas’ efforts to develop new social studies curriculum, according to the Texas Tribune. The once-a-decade process updates what children learn in the state’s nearly 8,900 public schools.
The board is considering curriculum changes one year after Texas passed a law to eliminate topics from schools that make students “feel discomfort.”
Board member Aicha Davis, a Democrat who represents Dallas and Fort Worth, raised concerns during a June 15 meeting that the term wasn’t a fair representation of the slave trade. The board sent the draft back for revision, urging the educator group to “carefully examine the language used to describe events.”
“I can’t say what their intention was, but that’s not going to be acceptable,” Davis told The Texas Tribune on Thursday.
Part of the proposed draft standards obtained by The Texas Tribune say students should “compare journeys to America, including voluntary Irish immigration and involuntary relocation of African people during colonial times.”
Texas’ public education system has become heavily politicized in recent years, with lawmakers passing legislation to dictate how race and slavery should be taught in schools and conservative groups pouring large amounts of money into school board races.
Texas drew attention for a similar situation in 2015, when a student noticed wording in a textbook that referred to slaves who were brought to America as “workers.” The book’s publisher apologized and promised to increase the number of textbook reviewers it uses.
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Following Extensive Renovation, Five Diamond Designation for Luxury Orlando Hotel Marks First for Grande Lakes Orlando Resort
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes located in Central Florida is thrilled to announce that the hotel has achieved elite standing as a Five Diamond designated property by the AAA Diamond Program. With this distinction, the recently renovated Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes becomes one of just three hotels in North America added to the list in 2022, and one of only two in the Central Florida area ever included.
"We are immensely honored and proud for The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes to be recognized as a Five Diamond designated hotel by AAA," says Area General Manager, Jon McGavin. "This is the first time in the property's near 20-year history that our hotel has achieved this top distinction and it is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our Ladies and Gentlemen. We look forward to many more years to come of serving the community at the highest hospitality standards."
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes now joins a select group of properties representing the highest tier of excellence within the hospitality industry in North America, a monumental first for the Grande Lakes Orlando property. Hotels, at this level, which include fewer than 1% of the nearly 25,000 AAA Diamond lodgings, are distinguished for their world-class luxury, amenities and indulgence for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The prestigious distinction for The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes comes on the heels of a massive multimillion-dollar renovation that left no space untouched throughout the hotel. The project included enhancements to the hotel's 582 guest rooms and suites, where every interior detail has been updated, seven restaurants, common areas, and The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, as well as new Solaire pool and brand new, private poolside cabanas.
"AAA is pleased to recognize The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes with the Five Diamond designation, meaning its unwavering attention to both service and surroundings have placed it into the upper echelon of AAA's Diamond Program," said Stacey Barber, Executive Director, AAA Travel Information & Content. "To maintain the exceptional standards required for this designation on a daily basis is an outstanding achievement. Five Diamond hotels and restaurants consistently exceed expectations to provide their guests a highly personalized, memorable experience."
In addition to the Five Diamond distinction for The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, several other facets of the property have been recognized by AAA. Adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton as part of the Grande Lakes Orlando complex, the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, has earned a Four Diamond Hotel designation, and Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes a Five Diamond Restaurant designation this year.
About Grande Lakes Orlando
Hidden in the heart of Orlando, Grande Lakes Orlando sits on 500 lush acres at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. The resort features a 582-room Ritz-Carlton, 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel, the 40,000-square-foot Ritz-Carlton spa as well as three picture-perfect pools. The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Tennis Club, which hosts the PNC Championship, includes an 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship golf course. A dozen celebrated dining venues throughout include Knife & Spoon, a steak and seafood restaurant led by award-winning chef John Tesar, and Primo, Mediterranean/Italian fare by multiple James Beard award-winning chef Melissa Kelly, a leader in the farm-to-fork movement. Grand Lakes Orlando restaurants source fresh ingredients from Whisper Creek Farm, an on-property 18,000-square-foot working farm, as well as on-site apiaries. The resort features a wide array of additional activities: kayaking, eco-tours on Shingle Creek, falconry, mountain biking and fishing school. Conference and meeting attendees have their pick of meeting space options located across 150,000 square feet plus more than 100,000 square feet of outdoor space. Grande Lakes is located 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport, five minutes from the Orange County Convention Center and minutes from the major theme parks.
Follow Grande Lakes Orlando @grandelakesorlando on Instagram and grandelakesorlando on Facebook. Also, The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott on Twitter @RC_Orlando and @JW_Orlando, Instagram @ritzcarltonorlando and @jwmorlando and Facebook ritzcarltonorlando and jwmarriottorlando. For more information, visit www.grandelakes.com.
About the AAA Diamond Program
For more than 80 years, AAA's professional inspectors have conducted in-person property evaluations. AAA is the only entity using comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations guided by member priorities. AAA's inventory includes some 31,351 Diamond hotels and restaurants across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Travelers can find AAA Diamond hotels and restaurants and inspector insight in AAA's trip planning products: AAA Mobile app, AAA Travel Guides, TripTik Travel Planner and the AAA TourBook guides available to members at AAA offices. For more information, visit AAA.com/Diamonds.
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John Lee secures nominations for Hong Kong leadership race
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee has formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job after securing 786 nominations to enter the race. Lee is the only candidate formally entered so far for the May 8 vote. He is considered Beijing’s favored candidate and a sign of the central government further tightening its control over the territory. Lee’s nominations are well over 50% of the 1,454-member Election Committee that will select the next chief executive. The nomination period ends Saturday. Current Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is not seeking a second term, following a rocky five years in power that spanned the COVID-19 pandemic, a crackdown on political freedoms and Beijing’s rapid and growing influence over the territory. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/12/john-lee-secures-nominations-for-hong-kong-leadership-race/ | 2022-04-13T05:03:10Z |
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visby Medical™, a leading medical diagnostic company, announced in an internal communication to employees Friday that the company will provide travel benefits for any employee, or their dependents, to travel to another state to obtain safe and legal pregnancy-related care. The new policy, effective immediately, is a direct response to the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. The new Visby policy ensures that its employees and their dependents will continue to have access to safe and legal reproductive health care.
The idea that patients deserve autonomy in their own health, including sexual and reproductive health, is at the heart of Visby's mission. The company and its employees are working to expand access to infectious disease healthcare, especially in underserved and disadvantaged communities which are more likely to be negatively impacted by restrictions to reproductive healthcare.
"Visby Medical was founded on the notion that every person deserves equitable access to quality healthcare, and we started with sexually transmitted infections in women because we felt this is where the greatest inequities and lack of access are," said Visby Medical Founder and CEO Adam de la Zerda. "The Supreme Court's decision is certainly a step in the opposite direction for patient access. While we cannot fix all the world's problems, we reaffirm our conviction that making the healthcare system more equitable and accessible to all patients is critically important. We are committed to supporting our employees and protecting their right to make immensely personal decisions about their own health, and we will not allow this court decision to endanger the health and well-being of our employees and their families, regardless of where they live."
Visby's revolutionary PCR technology was developed with the goal of broader and faster access to healthcare and increased individual autonomy and decision-making. The Sexual Health Click Test was designed to quickly inform diagnosis during the visit, so clinicians can discuss results with patients and make accurate, personalized treatment decisions. This same principle guides the company's policy update in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision.
About Visby Medical™
Visby Medical is transforming the order of diagnosis and treatment for infectious diseases so clinicians can test, talk with, and treat the patient in a single visit. The Company's proprietary technology development program culminated in the world's first instrument-free, single-use PCR platform that fits in the palm of your hand and rapidly tests for serious infections. Originally developed for sexually transmitted infections, the Company's FDA-cleared, CLIA-waived Sexual Health Click Test for women returns accurate results within 28 minutes. The Visby Medical technology is also helping to fight the global pandemic via the Visby Medical COVID-19 Test, and its robust pipeline includes tests for other infectious diseases. Visby Medical is accelerating the delivery of fast and accurate, palm-sized PCR diagnostics to the point of care, and eventually for use at home.
For more information, visit www.visbymedical.com. Follow Visby Medical on LinkedIn; Facebook, and Twitter.
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Church not using ‘white music’ in worship services during Lent
OAK PARK, Ill. (Gray News) - A church in Illinois is ‘Fasting from Whiteness’ during the season of Lent.
Lead Pastor John Edgerton at the First United Church of Oak Park wrote in a March newsletter that the church’s worship services during Lent would not use any music or liturgy written or composed by white people. And that First United would be doing a mix of giving something up and taking something on.
According to Edgerton, the music during Lent will be drawn from the African American spirituals tradition, South African freedom songs, Native American traditions and others.
Edgerton also noted that the church would be offering a weekly program entitled “Tell Me the Truth About Racism,” a six-week series with Sunday meetings.
On Wednesday, the church updated its online content, releasing a statement about how some are questioning its message:
“Our Lenten theme has spurred considerable discussion, with some people questioning the message. In practice with the Lenten spiritual discipline of fasting, our intent was to lay aside our usual frames of reference and open ourselves to hearing the Gospel message through the voices of Black People, Indigenous People, and People of Color. Our worship services in Lent have been diverse and beautiful. We pray that God oils the hinges of our hearts’ doors that they might swing open gently to receive the good news of Christ’s resurrection, which we all await at the culmination of Lent.”
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Lent is a 40-day Christian season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday.
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CHICAGO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitcoin of America has announced a new addition to their Bitcoin ATMs. ZCash is now available at Bitcoin of America locations. The company has 2500 plus BTMs across the USA. Bitcoin of America saw an increase in popularity of ZCash. They decided it was time to add it as an option to customers.
This comes just days after Bitcoin of America announced their improved customer support. The popular operator recognized the struggle that many customers go through when they are new to the cryptocurrency industry and decided it was time to change their approach. Bitcoin of America has a quick response time and a high answer rate. This has made it a breeze for customers since they typically never have to wait in a call line. Bitcoin of America's support is available daily. The popular operator has already seen major success in educating their customers.
Bitcoin of America also offers Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash options. Bitcoin of America makes it easy for businesses to get their hands on a Bitcoin ATM with ZCash. They take care of all host locations. They provide them with passive income, increased foot traffic, and marketing. Bitcoin of America also handles everything from customer support to maintenance.
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Jesse Leigh visibly upset during preliminary hearing
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - A Pocatello man is in court Tuesday facing charges for killing two people.
Jesse Patrick Leigh is charged with two counts of felony first-degree murder and felony shooting into an occupied building.
Leigh is accused of killing 41-year-old Jennifer Leigh and 21-year-old Timothy Hunt on Oct. 15.
Leigh was visibly upset throughout the proceeding Tuesday morning, crying and shaking most of the time.
They started the hearing with a video interview of Leigh’s 7-year-old son who was there at the home at time of the murders, and Leigh wiped away tears as he watched the video.
His son said when he and his mom and Timmy came home, they found Jessie allegedly drunk and passed out on the floor of his mom's room. He then said he saw his mom kick Jessie Leigh to wake him up. Leigh got up, fell over again and then grabbed the gun and shot once hitting a door then again hitting his mom.
Leigh then went into the kitchen firing three shots that hit and killed Timmy Hunt.
The state then called Jennifer Leigh's 13-year-old daughter to the stand. She testified about the “toxic relationship they had.”
The hearing will continue Tuesday afternoon.
If convicted, Leigh faces a maximum of life in prison. | https://localnews8.com/news/crime-tracker/2022/04/12/jesse-leigh-visibly-upset-during-preliminary-hearing/ | 2022-04-12T18:15:47Z |
Baird equity research analyst Ben Kallo initiated coverage with a price target of $8
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swvl Holdings Corp ("Swvl" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SWVL), a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, today announced that Baird has initiated coverage on the Company with "Outperform" Rating and price target substantially higher than Swvl's current trading price.
Copies of the full analyst report can be obtained directly from Baird.
Mostafa Kandil, Swvl Founder and CEO, said, "We are grateful to see institutional research analysts take notice of what we believe to be another record-breaking quarter in Q2 where we grew revenues 3.4x year on year while improving profitability in line with our expectation to turn cash flow positive in 2023 and we achieved multiple strategic milestones including organic SaaS launches in Kuwait and Brazil and completed our acquisitions of Urbvan, Volt Lines and door2door."
Youssef Salem, Swvl CFO, said, "With a well-capitalized balance sheet after raising $29m in early Q3, a clear roadmap to cashflow generation next year, the completion of several recent acquisitions, integrated and significant revenue and cost synergies being realized, continued month-on-month organic growth, lock-up agreements extended by 31 shareholders and executives and now additional equity research initiation, we believe that we are at an inflection point in our shareholder value maximization journey. We look forward to additional research coverage initiation soon."
All reports on Swvl prepared by analysts represent the views of such analysts and are not necessarily those of Swvl. Swvl is not responsible for the content, accuracy or timelines provided by analysts. Swvl does not expressly or by implication warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, assumption, data, forecast, price target, estimate or projection contained in the reports or industry notes provided by analysts, and the dissemination of such reports or industry notes does not necessarily constitute or imply the Company's endorsement or recommendation.
About Swvl
Swvl is a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, offering intercity, intracity, B2B and B2G transportation across > 20 countries. The Company's platform provides complimentary semi-private alternatives to public transportation for individuals who cannot access or afford private options. Every day, Swvl's parallel mass transit systems are empowering individuals to go where they want, when they want – making mobility safer, more efficient, accessible, and environmentally friendly. Customers can book their rides on an easy-to-use proprietary app with varied payment options and 24 / 7 access to high-quality private buses and vans.
Swvl was co-founded by Mostafa Kandil, who began his career at Rocket Internet, where he launched the car sales platform Carmudi in the Philippines, which became the largest car classifieds company in the country in just six months. He then served as Rocket Internet's Head of Operations. In 2016, Kandil joined Careem, a ride-sharing company and the first unicorn in the Middle East. He supported the platform's expansion into multiple new markets.
For additional information about Swvl, please visit www.swvl.com.
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Certain statements made herein are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future events and other statements that are not historical facts.
These statements are based on the current expectations of Swvl's management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on, by any investor as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Swvl. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties regarding Swvl's business, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general economic, political and business conditions, including but not limited to the economic and operational disruptions and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the ability of Swvl to execute its growth strategy, manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; competition with other companies in the mobility industry; Swvl's limited operating history and lack of experience as a public company; recent implementation of certain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including with respect to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and cyber protection; the risk that Swvl is not able to execute its portfolio optimization plan; the risk that Swvl is unable to attract and retain consumers and qualified drivers and other high quality personnel; the risk that Swvl is unable to protect and enforce its intellectual property rights; the risk that Swvl is unable to determine rider demand to develop new offerings on its platform; the difficulty of obtaining required registrations, licenses, permits or approvals in jurisdictions in which Swvl currently operates or may in the future operate; the fact that Swvl currently operates in and intends to expand into jurisdictions that are, or have been, characterized by political instability, may have inadequate or limited regulatory and legal frameworks and may have limited, if any, treaties or other arrangements in place to protect foreign investment or involvement; the risk that Swvl's drivers could be classified as employees, workers or quasi-employees in the jurisdictions they operate; the fact that Swvl has operations in countries known to experience high levels of corruption and is subject to territorial anti-corruption laws in these jurisdictions; the ability of Swvl to maintain the listing of its securities on Nasdaq; Swvl's acquisitions may not be beneficial to Swvl as a result of the cost of integrating geographically disparate operations and the diversion of management's attention from its existing business, among other things; and other risks that will be detailed from time to time in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. There may be additional risks that Swvl presently does not know or that Swvl currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements provide Swvl's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. Swvl anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Swvl's assessments and projections to change. However, while Swvl may elect to update these forward-looking statements in the future, Swvl specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Swvl's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
Investor Contact
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Swvl CFO
Investor.relations@swvl.com
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Camila Cabello opens up about body image struggles on Instagram
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Musician and actress Camila Cabello took to Instagram to share her struggles with body image.
The Cuban-American performer, who recently starred in a rendition of “Cinderella,” detailed the pressures that come with being under the spotlight.
“I’ve worn bikinis that were to small and paid no mind to how I looked, then saw pictures online and comments and been so upset,” she wrote in a letter on Instagram on Saturday. She explained that being constantly photographed by paparazzi — and having her body scrutinized — made her feel “super vulnerable and unprepared.”
The emotional letter was triggered by a day at a beach club in Miami, said Cabello, when she felt pressure to look her best, knowing the paparazzi were photographing her. “I tried to pretend they weren’t there but I couldn’t,” she said.
“I knew I looked ‘good’ in the pictures and thought I would feel accomplished and yet I’ve never had a worse time on the beach,” she wrote.
“I felt the emptiness and sadness of our culture’s thoughts that became my thoughts,” said Cabello. She also critiqued a “culture who has gotten so used to an image of what a ‘healthy’ woman’s body looks like that is completely not real for a lot of women.”
The note has received almost 900,000 likes as of Sunday morning.
The three-time Grammy Award nominee is no stranger to using social media to get vulnerable. Last year, she posted a TikTok in which she encouraged women to embrace their natural bodies.
“Being at war with your body is so last season,” she said in the video, which received over 5 million likes. “We are real women, with curves, and cellulite, and stretch marks, and fat.”
But as she explained on her Instagram, her struggles with body image have continued. “The messaging i get from our world is loud in my own head.”
“Ironically, all the therapy, all the inner work is to try and get back to feeling like 7 year old me on the beach,” Cabello wrote at the end of the Instagram note. “I’m mourning her today. Happy, silly, breathing, pretending to be a mermaid, FREE.”
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BOISE, Idaho, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), a leading provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, announced today that its reporting and accounting solution has been selected by T. Rowe Price to support the global investment management firm's insurance clients.
Clearwater will provide an enhanced client experience to match T. Rowe Price's management and servicing expertise in its growing insurance segment.
"Clearwater brings a suite of tools to the table that will elevate our current client experience and allow us to extend our reach in the market. Our commitment to our clients' success is paramount and adding Clearwater as an element to drive internal efficiency and offer transparency to our clients is key in this effort," said Brian Rapino, Co-Head of Insurance Solutions at T. Rowe Price.
From the Clearwater partnership, T. Rowe Price clients will enjoy the benefits of direct connections with their book of records, book adjusted carrying value calculations, and enhanced global regulatory support. Using Clearwater, T. Rowe Price's internal teams gain leverage in managing portfolios and reporting on client assets. The T. Rowe Price team will be supported by Clearwater's strategic accounts team, which includes accounting and reporting subject matter experts who understand the evolving needs of insurers.
"We are pleased to welcome T. Rowe Price to our growing cohort of insurance-focused managers," said Scott Erickson, President, Americas and New Markets at Clearwater. "Early on, we recognized a clear philosophical alignment with our joint focus on differentiated offerings that put clients first. As partners, we share a passion for high quality data, trusted reporting, and not only meeting but exceeding the expectations of T. Rowe Price's insurance clients."
Current and prospective T. Rowe Price clients will be onboarded to the Clearwater T. Rowe Price platform over the coming months.
"We welcome Clearwater as a solution that diversifies the value we offer our clients," said Ben Riley, Co-Head of Insurance Solutions at T. Rowe Price. "As we grow our insurance business, focusing on investing in our clients is a top priority, and this is a part of that effort."
About Clearwater Analytics
Clearwater Analytics is a global industry-leading SaaS solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, compliance, risk, performance, and reporting. Each day, the Clearwater solution reports on more than $5.9 trillion in assets for clients that include leading insurers, asset managers, corporations, pension plans, governments, and nonprofit organizations – helping them make the most of their investment portfolio data with a world-class product and client-centric servicing. Investment professionals around the globe trust Clearwater to deliver timely, validated investment data and analytics. Additional information about Clearwater can be found at clearwateranalytics.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgo PR, a leading US-based PR agency announced today the formation of a new practice area within its corporate group that is working with clients in Israel and specialized in Israeli technology companies.
The PR firm has extensive experience working with Israeli companies, including Corsight AI.
"We see Israeli technology companies as innovators, as companies that can benefit from entrepreneurial-minded public relations and digital PR efforts to expand their businesses. We work fast, understand the unique approach of Israeli companies, and plan to expand our Israel reach," said Mike Paffmann, CEO of Virgo PR.
More case studies of Virgo PRs work can be seen here - https://virgo-pr.com/case-studies/
About Virgo PR
Virgo PR offers its clients many services to drive growth, engagement, sales, and increase lead generation and conversions. Our team of professionals in all things PR and marketing can support brands in developing different strategies and campaigns that allow them to better understand their brand and industry and provide various services that drive knowledge through our expertise. We're able to execute worldwide integrated campaigns for our client's brands by playing on the strengths and constraints of any niche.
CONTACT: Mike Paffmann, mikep@virgo-pr.com
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Biden cites ‘genocide’ in Ukraine when talking about rise in gas prices
By Kevin Liptak, CNN
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Americans’ budgets shouldn’t depend on whether a dictator “commits genocide” in another country, an apparent reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away,” Biden said in Iowa, where he was unveiling a new rule on ethanol.
“To help deal with this Putin price hike, I’ve authorized the release of 1 million barrels per day from the strategic petroleum reserve,” Biden added.
Biden has previously stopped short of calling what is underway in Ukraine a genocide.
“No, I think it is a war crime,” he said April 4 when questioned whether atrocities revealed in Bucha, Ukraine, would constitute a genocide.
While decrying war crimes and atrocities, he and his aides have said the actions seen in Ukraine don’t rise to the “genocide” level.
“We have seen atrocities, we have seen war crimes. We have not yet seen a level of systematic deprivation of life of the Ukrainian people to rise to the level of genocide,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said earlier this month.
On Sunday, Sullivan told CNN’s Jake Tapper that calling it “genocide” isn’t as important as calling out the atrocities.
“In my opinion, the label is less important than the fact that these acts are cruel and criminal and wrong and evil, and need to be responded to decisively,” he said.
Biden has previously offered views of the situation in Ukraine they go beyond what his administration has officially declared. He said in mid-March that Putin was a “war criminal,” a view his press secretary later said was a description “from the heart.”
The administration officially said war crimes were underway a few weeks later.
It’s another moment of Biden getting ahead of his administration’s official stance.
Visiting Warsaw later in March, Biden said in a speech that Putin “cannot remain in power.” Later, he said he was speaking after an emotional visit with refugees, and the United States wasn’t pursuing a policy of regime change in Russia.
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TEMPE, Ariz., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its inception, SANTÉ Realty Investments has been dedicated to positively impacting the next generation through its Social impact focus. Touched by personal events in his family life, Jim Small, the CEO of SANTÉ Realty, has focused on helping families find a cure for Rett Syndrome through the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT). This rare genetic neurological disorder that occurs primarily in young girls affects approximately 350,000 women globally.
In a letter written to Jim Small, Monica Coenraads, CEO of RSRT says, "The substantial six-figure gift that SANTÉ Realty gave comes at the perfect time. It will play a major role in helping us facilitate more biopharma companies pick up the lab research and develop Rett programs. We are staying committed to curing Rett Syndrome."
Over the last decade, SANTÉ Realty has grown to be an industry leader in commercial real estate both in United States and Europe. Today, the firm is a leader in managing private equity funds that create and own ground leases in the US – one of the most senior and secure investments in the real estate world. The profits from these investments help to continue the social impacts that SANTÉ Realty can make towards its purpose of positively impacting the next generation.
Jim Small, CEO of SANTÉ Realty Investments says, "Here at SANTÉ, we do not forget the driving force of why we started. We continue that social responsibility by making a bigger impact in the world through our charitable endeavors, and by helping the next generation through profitable investing in cash-flowing real estate."
SANTÉ Realty Investments is a purpose driven organization delivering private equity in the real estate sector where the firm has high conviction of being able to deliver superior returns to its institutional investors. The firm was founded in 2009 and has grown to be an industry leader in commercial real estate both in the US and Europe by leveraging its proprietary methodology including the SANTÉ Acquisition Advantage™, SANTÉ Due Diligence Discovery™, SANTÉ Asset Management Method™, & SANTÉ Investor Cash Flow Maximizer™ programs.
Further information please contact Dave Shaw, Managing Director of Capital Markets for SANTÉ Realty Investments at 602-753-3538 or via email at dshaw@santerealty.com
Additional background information is available at www.SANTErealty.com.
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Former NBA player Roth rewarded with NBL coaching extension
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Successful first-year Tasmania coach and former NBA player Scott Roth has signed a contract extension with the National Basketball League club until the end of the 2024-25 season. The JackJumpers announced the contract extension less than two weeks after Roth took the team to the NBL championship series before losing to the Sydney Kings in three games in the best-of-five series. Roth played 160 games in the late 1980s for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. He was named NBL coach of the year for taking the new Australian side to the league finals. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/20/former-nba-player-roth-rewarded-with-nbl-coaching-extension/ | 2022-05-20T08:46:11Z |
CAMERON — Services for Margaret Angell Richards, 86, of Cameron and formerly of San Antonio will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron.
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CAMERON — Services for Margaret Angell Richards, 86, of Cameron and formerly of San Antonio will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron.
Burial will be in Walkers Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Richards died Saturday, July 16, at a Cameron nursing facility.
She was born July 28, 1935, in Milam County to V.L. “Buck” and Beatrice Vaughn Angell. She married Charles “Towhead” Richards on April 1, 1956. She attended Baylor University. She worked for the Texas Department of Transportation and retired after working more than 35 years as an administrative assistant. She was a member of Lackland Baptist Church in San Antonio, where she taught Sunday school and served on the church’s finance committee.
Survivors include her husband of Cameron; two daughters, Tammy Richards of Plano and Renee Schroeder of Leander; a brother, Clifford Angell of Cameron; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_f4ee7f62-0947-11ed-b341-a32e17d3a4d8.html | 2022-07-22T08:04:55Z |
HOPKINTON, Mass., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phosphorex, a drug delivery-focused contract development and manufacturing organization providing microspheres and polymer and lipid nanoparticles, today announced a majority recapitalization by Ampersand Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments in the healthcare sector.
Headquartered approximately 30 minutes west of Boston, Phosphorex specializes in long-acting formulations, nanomedicine, and nucleic acid delivery solutions for leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world. The company's formulation development and analytical laboratories offer a range of customized production services, supporting assets from proof of concept through clinical studies.
Ampersand's investment will be used to build out the company's 30,000 square foot facility and establish cGMP manufacturing capabilities to further serve customers. The expansion will include the construction of multiple cGMP production suites, processing and packaging capabilities, and comprehensive process development and analytical testing services.
Bin Wu, Ph.D., Founder and President of Phosphorex commented, "This investment allows Phosphorex to expand the innovative services we provide to our global biotech and pharma clients and integrate downstream as an end-to-end CDMO. Partnering with leading healthcare growth investor Ampersand Capital Partners shows we have built something very special at Phosphorex, and we are excited to embark on the next part of our journey."
Trevor Wahlbrink, Partner at Ampersand, added, "Given the significant and growing interest in therapeutics leveraging nanoparticle technologies, we are excited to partner with Phosphorex to build a differentiated development and manufacturing partner in this rapidly evolving space. We look forward to building upon the company's reputation as a science-driven solutions provider and expanding its capabilities to better serve the industry's leading innovators."
Phosphorex is a leading provider of drug delivery technologies and solutions. By harnessing the potential of microspheres and nanoparticles for drug delivery, Phosphorex offers tailored solutions and enabling technologies to optimize a drug's release rate, targeting ability, bioavailability, and deliverability, with the goal of achieving desired therapeutic effects while reducing adverse clinical outcomes. Phosphorex supports pharmaceutical and biotech companies through all phases of their development, from proof of concept to clinical studies. Phosphorex's mission is to help our partners solve complex problems and develop successful drugs to help patients. Additional information about Phosphorex is available at www.phosphorex.com.
Founded in 1988, Ampersand is a middle market private equity firm with more than $3 billion of assets under management dedicated to growth-oriented investments in the healthcare sector. With offices in Boston, MA and Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ampersand leverages a unique blend of private equity and operating experience to build value and drive superior long-term performance alongside its portfolio company management teams. Ampersand has helped build numerous market-leading companies across each of the firm's core healthcare sectors. Additional information about Ampersand is available at www.ampersandcapital.com.
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HOLON, Israel, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a pioneer in computational target discovery, today announced that management will present at the following investor conferences:
Event: Jefferies Healthcare Conference, New York City
Date: Wednesday June 8, 2022
Fireside Chat Time: 1:30PM ET
A live webcast will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Compugen website at www.cgen.com. A replay will also be available following the live event.
Event: JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference, New York City
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Fireside Chat Time: 9:00AM ET
A live webcast will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Compugen website at www.cgen.com. A replay will also be available following the live event.
About Compugen
Compugen is a clinical-stage therapeutic discovery and development company utilizing its broadly applicable predictive computational discovery capabilities to identify new drug targets and biological pathways for developing cancer immunotherapies. Compugen has developed two proprietary product candidates: COM701, a potential first-in-class anti-PVRIG antibody, for the treatment of solid tumors, in Phase 1 as a single agent and in dual, and triple combinations; COM902, a potential best-in-class monoclonal antibody targeting TIGIT for the treatment of solid and hematological tumors, undergoing Phase 1 studies as a single agent and in dual combination with COM701. Partnered programs include bapotulimab, an antibody targeting ILDR2, in Phase 1 development, licensed to Bayer under a research and discovery collaboration and license agreement, and a TIGIT/PD-1 bispecific derived from COM902 (AZD2936) in Phase 1/2 development by AstraZeneca through a license agreement for the development of bispecific and multi-specific antibodies. In addition, the Company's therapeutic pipeline of early-stage immuno-oncology programs consists of programs aiming to address various mechanisms of immune resistance, including myeloid targets. Compugen is headquartered in Israel, with offices in South San Francisco, CA. Compugen's shares are listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CGEN.
Investor Relations contact:
Yvonne Naughton, Ph.D.
Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Compugen Ltd.
Email: ir@cgen.com
Tel: +1 (628) 241-0071
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Grandmother struck, killed by police patrol car
MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) - The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a grandmother who was struck and killed by a police car.
Josefa Blandon, 82, was hit by a marked Merced Police squad car driven by a five-year veteran of the department.
The intersection of G Street and 16th Street is one of the busiest in Merced, California, since it leads to Highway 99. It’s also just a block away from the spot where Blandon was killed Thursday night.
Authorities said she was walking in the roadway when an on-duty Merced police officer, identified as Chase Wilson, hit her while driving a marked car.
Wilson is now on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure, as the investigation continues.
“We have accidents and as things like this evolve, it’s tragic and our sympathies and our heartfelt sympathies go out to all those who are involved in this type of tragedy,” Lt. Daniel Dabney with the Merced Police Department said.
This is not the first fatal collision involving Merced police.
Back in 2013, a Merced SWAT vehicle was involved in the death of a pedestrian, However, the officer who was driving was cleared of any wrongdoing.
“Anytime we have a tragic situation we always reflect back and see you know, the situation and try to evaluate it and we have some of the best training, you know, in the state of California,” Dabney said.
KFSN spoke with Blandon’s family Friday evening. They shared a video of her dancing in Tijuana last month for her birthday.
Her family said she loved to walk, and she was full of life. They said she would give anything to help someone in need.
“She was a great mother,” a family member, who didn’t provide their name, said. “She sacrificed a lot for her family.”
As the family continues to grieve, the highway patrol is investigating the traffic collision as the Merced Police conduct their own administrative investigation.
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Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for travelers
(AP) - The unofficial start of summer over the Memorial Day weekend offers a troubling glimpse of what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season.
U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Delta Air Lines, usually among the top performers, had the worst record among major carriers with more than 800 canceled flights over the five-day span.
“This was a chance for airlines to show that last summer’s delays would not be repeated this summer, and yet, it was not to be,” said Helane Becker, an analyst for banking firm Cowen, who blamed the disruptions on bad weather, air traffic control delays, airline crew members calling in sick, and long security lines at some airports.
“We expect a busy summer, and are concerned about the industry’s ability to handle the demand,” Becker said.
The good news was that cancellations were down sharply on Tuesday. FlightAware reported only about 50 by late morning on the East Coast.
Various forecasts of high numbers of travelers over the weekend proved to be accurate. The Transportation Security Administration reported screening more than 11 million people at airport checkpoints from Thursday through Monday.
That was down 9% from the same days in 2019, but an increase of almost 25% over last year. Crowds of just under 2.4 million on both Thursday and Friday nearly matched the pandemic high set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
Delta did not immediately comment Tuesday about its weekend troubles. Last week, the Atlanta-based airline said it was being challenged by several factors including rising COVID-19 cases among workers, and it trimmed its July and August schedules in an effort to improve reliability.
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10 wounded in S.C. mass shooting, mayor says
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Charleston late Monday night.
WCSC reported Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said an officer responded to noise complaint about a loud party at a vacant lot.
“Immediately the officer took gunfire,” Reynolds said. “Two shots went into his cruiser, and let me tell you something: as we stand here right now, we’re lucky we don’t have a dead cop or dead citizens or dead community members.”
Charleston Police Sgt. Elisabeth Wolfsen said “multiple people” were struck by gunfire in the area of America and South Streets around 11:40 p.m. Monday. They were being treated at area hospitals, she said.
Reynolds said four people remained in the hospital for treatment of their injuries as of Tuesday afternoon.
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says two women have been arrested so far.
Tahira McGee of North Charleston is charged with second-degree assault and battery and resisting arrest; and Ayesha Saleemah McGee of North Charleston is charged with third-degree assault and battery, Charleston County Sheriff’s spokesman Andrew Knapp said.
An incident report states deputies responded at approximately 11:43 p.m. to assist the Charleston Police Department after receiving word a Charleston Police officer had been wounded.
Several fights broke out and two deputies were assaulted during the incident, the report states. One deputy was struck in the face and treated for facial injuries, while another was knocked to the ground by a member of the crowd and suffered cuts to the head and arm, Knapp said.
The report states Ayesha McGee cursed and verbally berated deputies who were attempting to secure the scene, then attempted to “body slam” the deputy to the ground. Deputies say she was restrained by other officers almost immediately, but the deputy suffered cuts to his head, hand and elbow.
Another report states Tahira McGee struck a deputy across the face and was then wrestled to the ground and placed in handcuffs. The report states McGee struck her head on the ground during the takedown and had swelling above her right eye and small lacerations. She was medically cleared by staff at an area hospital. The report states the deputy suffered a scratched cornea and facial cuts from the strike.
A responding Charleston Police officer suffered minor injuries but was in the process of being treated and released from the hospital, Wolfsen said.
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The update empowers customers of Hireology Referrals, formerly EmployUs, to significantly speed up their hiring processes and fill open roles faster
CHICAGO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hireology — the leading hiring and HR platform for decentralized hiring — announced today that its built-in employee referral management platform, Hireology Referrals, now integrates with more than 80 payroll and applicant tracking system (ATS) providers. With this release, Hireology Referrals customers can automatically sync employee data with their HR platforms of choice, allowing for a faster and more efficient hiring process.
Today's update eliminates the need for the manual transfer of job, candidate, and employee data, allowing existing Hireology Referrals users to keep records up-to-date in real time and giving new users the power to get set up and start driving referrals sooner. At a time of historic labor supply and demand imbalance, the ability to shave days or even hours off the hiring process can be the difference between filling open roles and losing top talent to competitors.
"Moving fast on top applicants is more important than ever today. But too often, cumbersome, disparate HR systems prevent businesses from moving at the speed necessary to stay fully staffed," said Adam Robinson, CEO of Hireology. "With today's update, Hireology Referrals customers will be able to significantly cut down on manual work, speed up their hiring processes, and build their best teams — fast."
With Hireology Referrals, HR teams can create and monitor a range of internal referral campaigns (including text, email, and QR codes), manage referral candidates, and keep track of referral bonus payouts — all from one intuitive platform. Among Hireology customers using the tool, employee referrals drive more new hires than any other applicant source. Since acquiring EmployUs in 2021, Hireology has grown the company's customer base by more than 3500% and helped some customers generate up to 50,000 referrals in a single year.
"At a time when talent supply is low and hiring is harder than it's been in decades, employee referrals are a critical source of applicants and new hires," Robinson said. "So no matter what ATS and payroll provider you use — whether it's Hireology, Netchex, or any number of other players out on the market — we want you to be able to take advantage of this robust software and execute an employee referral program that drives real ROI."
Hireology Referrals has always integrated directly with Hireology's leading applicant tracking system. But today's update expands the integration capabilities to many additional players in the space including UKG, ADP, Netchex, Paylocity, BambooHR, and many more. The integration is now available for free for all Hireology Referrals users. The full list of supported payroll and ATS providers along with additional Q&A about the update is available here.
ABOUT HIREOLOGY
Hireology is an all-in-one recruiting, hiring, and employee management platform that empowers decentralized businesses to build their best teams. The company equips HR and business leaders with the support and tools needed to manage the full employee lifecycle — from pre- to post-hire — in one seamless platform.
With focused expertise across several industries — including retail automotive, healthcare, professional and consumer services, and hospitality — more than 7,500 businesses rely on Hireology for their hiring, HR, and payroll needs, putting people at the center of their organizations. For more information, visit www.hireology.com.
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Stocks rally after Fed’s big rate hike to fight inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in roller-coaster trading on Wall Street Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s sharpest hike to interest rates since 1994, and its assurance that such mega-hikes would not be common.
The S&P 500 was 1.3% higher in afternoon trading after several sudden moves up and down immediately after the Fed’s announcement. Treasury yields were sharply lower but also jerked up and down as investors struggled to digest the third interest-rate hike of the year and what Chair Jerome Powell said about future moves.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average swung between a gain of 530 points and a loss of nearly 180 before sitting on a gain of 344 points, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time. It was up 1.1% at 30,709, while the Nasdaq composite was 2.5% higher.
The Fed hiked its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, triple the usual move, in its quest to beat back high inflation. Powell said the Fed may consider an increase of either half a point or three-quarters of a point at its next meeting in July before increases may fall back to more normal amounts.
“The Fed is serious about inflation,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “Instead of trying to let it naturally fall they want to give it a good shove even if it means slowing growth” for the economy.
Investments around the world, from bonds to bitcoin, have tumbled this year as high inflation forces the Federal Reserve and other central banks to swiftly remove supports propped underneath markets early in the pandemic. The fear is that too-aggressive hikes in interest rates will force the economy into a recession.
The Fed is “not tying to induce a recession now, let’s be clear about that,” Powell said. He said Wednesday’s big increase was about the Fed speeding up the move to get interest rates back to normal more than anything, calling it “front-end loading.”
Even if central banks pull off the delicate trick of slowing the economy just enough to stamp out inflation, without a recession, higher interest rates push down on prices for investments regardless. The hardest-hit have been the investments that soared the most in the easy-money era of ultralow interest rates, including high-growth technology stocks and cryptocurrencies.
Treasury yields have shot to their highest levels in more than a decade on expectations for a more aggressive Fed, though they eased Wednesday following Powell’s comments. A disappointing report showing that sales at U.S. retailers unexpectedly slumped in May from April contributed. So did a weaker-than-expected report on manufacturing in New York state.
The economy is still largely holding up amid a red-hot job market, but it has shown some signs of distress recently. A preliminary reading on consumer sentiment last week, for example, sank to its lowest reading on record due in large part to high gasoline prices.
The two-year Treasury yield fell to 3.26% from 3.45% late Tuesday, with the biggest move happening after Powell said not to expect 0.75 percentage point rate hikes to be common. The yield on the 10-year Treasury pulled back to 3.36% from 3.48%.
“The bond market right now is driving the broader market and that will continue,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors.
Cryptocurrency prices continued to sink, and bitcoin dropped as low as $20,087.90, nearly 71% below its record of $68,990.90 set late last year. It was down 2.2% at $21,652 in afternoon trading, according to CoinDesk.
Its tumble has worsened as investors ramp up their expectations for how aggressively the Fed will move on interest rates.
A week ago, almost no one was expecting a hike of three-quarters of a percentage point. But a stunning report on Friday sent shudders through markets when it showed inflation at the consumer level unexpectedly accelerated last month.
It dashed hopes on Wall Street that inflation may have already peaked, and the data seemingly pinned the Federal Reserve into having to get more aggressive. The Fed has gotten criticism for moving too slowly earlier to rein in inflation. Other central banks around the world are also raising interest rates, adding to the pressure.
Japan’s central bank has kept rates near record lows. That has caused the yen to fall to two-decade lows against the U.S. dollar as traders shift capital in search of higher returns.
The war in Ukraine has helped send prices for oil soaring because the region is a major producer of energy. COVID infections in China, meanwhile, have led to the closure of factories and disrupted supply chains.
It all helped pull the S&P 500 down more than 20% from its record set in early January, putting Wall Street into what investors call a bear market.
Markets were more relaxed Wednesday, with stocks climbing across Europe and some of Asia.
Germany’s DAX returned 1.4%, and the French CAC 40 rose 1.3% after the European Central Bank called an unscheduled meeting to address worries that rising interest rates will cause turmoil in the continent’s bond market. The central bank did not give a detailed plan, but it said it would act if needed against “fragmentation” as yields for some European countries’ bonds rise much more than for others.
Stocks in Shanghai gained 0.5% after government data showed Chinese factory activity rebounded in May as anti-virus controls that shut down businesses in Shanghai and other industrial centers eased. Stocks in Seoul and Tokyo, though, fell more than 1%.
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AP Business Writers Damian J. Troise and Joe McDonald contributed.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GQG Partners, one of the world's leading global equity boutique investment management firms, recently marked its sixth anniversary with over $94 billion in assets under management and top quartile performance across all four core strategies – Emerging Markets Equity, Global Equity, International Equity, and US Equity – since their inception*. Since its founding in 2016, GQG has added significant value for clients, and as a result has grown nicely, now with five offices spanning the U.S., Australia, and Europe, and with over 140 associates worldwide.
Along with the growth of the company comes opportunity for three key members of the investment team. GQG Partners announces the elevation of James Anders, Brian Kersmanc, and Sudarshan Murthy to Portfolio Managers across the firm's core strategies. This move demonstrates the firm's continued commitment to developing our investment talent and delivering performance for our clients.
"It's a privilege to celebrate GQG Partners' sixth anniversary with the extraordinary team we have and continue to build upon," said Tim Carver, Chief Executive Officer of GQG Partners. "These well-earned promotions reflect our commitment to best serving our clients and the development of our associates."
The promoted investment team members will continue to collaborate closely with Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Rajiv Jain as they do today with minimal changes to the current investment decision making process.
"I am proud of the performance GQG Partners has achieved over the past six years," said Rajiv Jain. "Our commitment to our clients is unwavering. The promotion of James, Brian, and Sudarshan, who have all played growing roles in the evolution and execution of GQG's investment strategy, is a further testament to that commitment. Our goal remains singularly focused on compounding capital for our clients through various investment cycles."
*Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Source: eVestment as of May 31, 2021. Data collected on June 21, 2022. GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Strategy was ranked 1st in the eVestment Global Emerging Mkts Large Cap Growth Equity universe for the since inception period (December 1, 2014). GQG Partners Global Equity Strategy was ranked 6th in the eVestment Global Large Cap Growth Equity universe for the since inception period (October 1, 2014). GQG Partners International Equity Strategy was ranked 5th in the eVestment ACWI ex-US Large Cap Growth Equity universe for the since inception period (December 1, 2014). GQG Partners US Equity Strategy was ranked 1st in the eVestment US Large Cap Growth Equity universe for the since inception period (July 1, 2014). The eVestment rankings are based on the performance for each of the Firm's core strategy composites since their respective inception dates and the composite performance does not reflect the impact of investment advisory fees. Performance would be reduced by investment advisory fees or other fees an investor may experience when investing in a fund or other investment vehicle to access a GQG managed strategy, such as custody and administration. Strategy (composite) performance does not necessarily represent any particular client experience and an individual client portfolio may have experienced performance that is lower or higher based on the timing of their investment with GQG or in a GQG managed product. GQG has gathered the information in good faith from sources it believes to be reliable, including its own resources and third parties. However, GQG does not represent or warrant that any information, including, without limitation, any past performance results and any third-party information provided, is accurate, reliable or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such. GQG has not independently verified any information used or presented that is derived from third parties, which is subject to change.
GQG Partners is an investment boutique which is a wholly owned subsidiary of a majority employee-owned company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: GQG). The firm manages global and emerging market equities for institutions, advisors, and individuals worldwide. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, we strive for excellence at all levels of our organization through a commitment to independent thinking, continual growth, cultural integrity, and a deep knowledge of the markets. GQG Partners manages more than US$94 billion in client assets as of May 31, 2022. For more information, please visit gqgpartners.com.
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RADNOR, Pa., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx") (NASDAQ: CDNA). The action charges CareDx with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of CareDx's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, CareDx's investors have suffered significant losses.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: FEBRUARY 24, 2021 through MAY 5, 2022
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Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
On February 24, 2021, CareDx reported a 51% year-over-year increase in total revenue, with testing services revenue increasing from $104.6 million in 2019 to $163.5 million in 2020. CareDx presented the testing services segment as CareDx's "growth driver" for which "demand continued unabated." Moreover, the CareDx described its testing services segment as having "a winning formula" that would allow it to capture a massive total addressable market.
On October 28, 2021, CareDx filed its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2021 on a Form 10-Q which revealed that it had received several inquiries from multiple governmental agencies relating to its business and practices, including: (1) a civil investigative demand (CID) from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with its False Claims Act investigation; (2) a subpoena from the SEC in relation its investigation relating to issues identified in the CID and certain of CareDx's accounting and public reporting practices; and (3) an information request from an unnamed state regulatory agency. Following this news, the price of CareDx shares declined more than 27%, from a closing price of $70.34 per share on October 28, 2021, to a closing price of $51.00 per share on October 29, 2021.
Then, after the markets closed on May 5, 2022, CareDx shocked the market when it announced its results for the first quarter of 2022. CareDx reported testing services revenue that fell well short of analysts' expectations and yet another decline in average sales price in which CareDx's average price declined by approximately 4.9% versus the last quarter of 2021, or what one analyst described as "another big deterioration in price." Following this news, the price of CareDx stock declined 18.5%, from a closing price of $31.66 per share on May 5, 2022, to a closing price of $25.87 per share on May 6, 2022.
CareDx investors may, no later than July 22, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages CareDx investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the National Press Club on behalf of the family of Austin Tice, following their Monday, May 2 meeting with President Biden.
"We eagerly accepted President Biden's invitation for a meeting in the Oval Office. It was an uplifting meeting with substantive dialogue. In the presence of his senior staff, we had a frank and candid exchange of ideas. We were also honored to have some time alone with President Biden.
We asked President Biden to pursue sustained diplomatic engagement including transactional negotiation with the Syrian government for Austin's safe return. This has been our request of the U.S. and Syrian governments for more than 8 years. We left this meeting with hope that there is renewed momentum for engagement.
Our discussion in the oval office took place in an atmosphere of confidence. President Biden made significant, encouraging commitments for this effort. For the love of our son we will not breach that confidence by sharing details.
We are anxious to see the President's uplifting words put into action, confirming the assurance that Austin's safe return is a priority for this administration.
With renewed vigor, we will continue to push for the diplomatic engagement and action necessary to see Austin walk free. May it be soon."
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. With 3,000 members from nearly every major news organization, the Club is a leading voice for Press Freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.
Contact: Bill McCarren for the National Press Club, 202-662-7534
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Its flagship loan product will now be called BHG Money
SYRACUSE, N.Y. , April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To best promote and share its entire suit of products and services, Bankers Healthcare Group will now go by the name BHG Financial. This allows unique branding for its flagship loan product, which will now be called BHG Money.
The corporate name change was unveiled in October of 2021 at the company's annual National Bank Seminar and the company has been using the BHG Financial name in media releases and companywide announcements since early 2022.
BHG Financial will be unveiling the new branding for BHG Money in April of 2022 and revealing more about its new suite of products at the conference LendIt Fintech 2022 in May.
Other product types that fall under the BHG Financial umbrella include a new point of sale financing platform, an SBA lending provider, an accounts receivable company and more.
You can learn more about BHG Financial at: https://bhgfinancial.com
BHG Financial is transforming the financial industry, leveraging the power of data, analytics, and cutting-edge technology to become not only one of the best sources for high-performing loans, but the creator of one of the largest community bank loan and product networks in the country.
Since 2001, BHG has originated more than $10 billion in loan solutions to top-quality borrowers, which community and midsize banks can access via a state-of-the-art loan delivery platform.
BHG Financial's dedication to providing services that meet the needs of its clients has led to the creation of a full family of brands that range from business, consumer, and SBA 7(a) loans to credit cards, collection services, risk management services, and point-of-sale financing.
With record growth year after year, BHG continues to be recognized regionally and nationally: earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 for 14 years running and receiving accolades from Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine, among others.
BHG Financial is partially owned by Pinnacle Bank (PNFP) and has headquarters in Davie, FL and Syracuse, NY. To represent the company's growth and dedication to continuously expanding their services, Bankers Healthcare Group became BHG Financial in 2021.
Find out more about the company's financial solutions on https://bhgfinancial.com. For more information about the BHG Bank Network, click here. Follow BHG on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Contact: Tyler Allen, (225) 205-8107, tallen@bhg-inc.com
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‘Feeling the Love’: Blind artist creates massive braille art display
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - An unofficial world record slowly came to life Tuesday afternoon at Railroad Square.
International Braille artist Clarke Reynolds has spent the last three weeks in Tallahassee on residency with the blindDANCE Film Festival.
For one of his final works, he set up shop outside at Railroad Square and started to create 9-foot braille dots spelling out the word “love.”
Reynolds is from England, but stylized some of the dots to look like American Flags to honor his home for the past few weeks.
He said turning usually small dots into massive circles is a metaphor for his life’s work.
“Braille are such tiny dots, and it kind of represents blindness in a way,” he said. “We’re not seen, we’re not talked about. But you blow it up, give it meaning, give it gravitas, so the bigger the dot gets, the more exposure about blindness happens.”
The exhibit was just a one-day pop-up display.
Blind filmmaker Ben Fox stood alongside Reynolds as he worked under the hot Florida sun.
Jennifer Perry, who serves as the Orientation and Mobility Program Coordinator at FSU, also looked on as Reynolds worked his magic.
The group says displays like these help raise awareness for an often-overlooked community.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd. (NYSE: DDL).
To receive updates on the lawsuit, fill out the form:
https://claimyourloss.com/securities/dingdong-cayman-ltd-loss-submission-form/?id=31306&from=4
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased, or otherwise acquired, Dingdong American Depository Shares pursuant or traceable to the F-1 registration statements and related prospectus on Form 424B4 issued in connection with Dingdong's June 2021 initial public stock offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 24, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to the filed complaint, the registration statement and prospectus used to effectuate the Company's initial public offering misstated and/or omitted facts concerning Dingdong's so-called commitment to ensuring the safety and quality of the food it distributes to the market. For example, despite claiming that it applies "stringent quality control across [its] entire supply chain to ensure product quality to [its] users," Dingdong sold food past its sell-by date. Consequently, Dingdong was, in fact, no better at providing or assuring access to "fresh" groceries than the supermarkets, traditional Chinese wet markets, or traditional e-commerce platforms it repeatedly claimed to be displacing. Moreover, the foregoing conduct subjected Dingdong to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement, all of which, once revealed, were likely to negatively impact Dingdong's business, operations, and reputation.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
BACKGROUND:
This summer, the most essential and attractive accessory you will need is a radiant smile! Karent Sierra, celebrity dentist and star of The Real Housewives of Miami season two knows firsthand the importance of clean teeth and an oral health routine. Between her professional career and her life on camera, Karent is always in the public eye and knows how to put her best face forward.
Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9055451-listerine-karent-sierra-shares-3-step-routine-healthy-summer-smile/
She discusses her three essential tips for a healthy summer smile and shares her own oral health routine that anyone can follow at home. In this segment, she expands on the following:
- BRUSH: You've been told to brush twice a day, but what time is best? When you first wake up or after a meal? Can you still enjoy coffee and red wine? Learn the do's and don'ts to achieving a bright white smile.
- FLOSS: Learn not only how often you should floss, but WHY flossing is such a crucial part of a healthy oral care routine.
- RINSE: Mouthwash is not only a remedy for bad breath! It should also be an essential part of your oral health routine, fighting plaque, protecting gums and building strong teeth.
For more information please visit: www.listerine.com
MORE ABOUT KARENT SIERRA
Dr. Karent Sierra, also known as the "Celebrity Dentist," was born in New York City and raised in Miami with Columbian roots. She graduated as a dentist from the Marquette University School of Dentistry in 1999. Dr. Sierra is known to many for her appearance in the Real Housewives of Miami series. She's been a dentist for more than 19 years and owns a private practice where she offers a variety of services, including extreme smile makeovers. Last year, she became the host of the BeLatina TV Show that airs on Lifetime TV FYI. Dr. Sierra also has a passion for helping people who are less fortunate and is the founder of the Sharing Smiles Foundation, a non-profit that provides dental services to some of the poorest communities around the world.
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Premiere to be followed by a Conversation Led by Journalist Marc Spears with CJ McCollum and the Filmmakers
Documentary Explores How the Pandemic And Social Unrest Changed the Game For NBA Players
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NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The documentary "Game Change Game," will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 14, 2022. The premiere of the film will be followed by a discussion moderated by journalist Marc Spears with CJ McCollum, the President of the National Basketball Players Association and the Filmmakers.
"Game Change Game" is a production of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the player-led union representing the 450 professional basketball players in the NBA. The film was made during the Summer of 2020, when the pandemic and social justice reckoning consumed the national discourse. Through personal footage shot by players and interviews with a range of thought leaders, recording artists, and journalists, the documentary chronicles how NBA players came together and decided that "sitting on the bench was not an option" as they made the collective decision to confront and address social justice issues in America.
Players CJ McCollum, Jaylen Brown, Andre Iguodala, Malcolm Brogdon, Garrett Temple, Donovan Mitchell, JaVale McGee, Danny Green, Rudy Gobert, Matisse Thybulle, and Tobias Harris appear in the film along with legends Julius Erving, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West. Other noteworthy appearances include NBA coach and former player Doc Rivers. Stephen A. Smith, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Marc Spears, Killer Mike, as well as social justice activists and victims of police brutality. Voices from the NBPA leadership round out the cast, offering an insider's perspective on the events of a basketball season unlike any other.
The film was created by Christina Norman, head of content for the NBPA's Innovation Engine THINK450, and produced by Norman, Jonathan Lia of Good Company and Whitney Jackson. "Game Change Game" is a creative collaboration directed by Spike Jordan and Maxime Quoilin, who are known for their elevated, thought-provoking conceptual direction and ability to craft dynamic, breakthrough visuals.
"Game Change Game" is an integral part of THINK450's content strategy, which focuses on amplifying the voices of the players and connecting them to audiences through storytelling.
In alignment with NBPA's philanthropic initiatives, the Players Association invited members from local community-based grassroots basketball organizations to be their special guests at the "Game Change Game" Tribeca Film Festival premiere.
Find "Game Change Game" Tribeca Film Festival screening locations, times and ticket information here and more information about the film here.
The National Basketball Players Association is the union for current professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Established in 1954, the NBPA's mission is to protect and support the rights and talents of our players, magnify the power of their collective will, and amplify their voices as leaders who will transcend sport and society globally.
The NBPA advocates on behalf of the best interests of all NBA players, including the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, the filing of grievances on behalf of the players, or counseling players on benefits, educational and post-NBA career opportunities. Business opportunities are generated by THINK450, the for-profit subsidiary of the NBPA charged with managing the players' group licensing rights.
Dedicated to preserving the legacy of its members, the NBPA Foundation provides support and assistance to persons, communities, and organizations around the world that seek to improve the lives of those in need.
THINK450 is the innovation and partnership engine of the NBPA, dedicated to uncovering shared interests between the 450 players and leading brands to build more engaging partnerships. Together with its partners, THINK450 creates original ideas that engage fans, stir them to action, and earn brands the right to participate in cultural conversations. For more information, visit THINK450.com.
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TUCSON, Ariz., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five years.
Under this contract, Raytheon Missiles & Defense will provide the U.S. Navy services and professionals to complete the activation and fleet introduction of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers, while continuing to develop technology and warfare capabilities.
"This contract underscores our role as a systems integrator, which goes beyond offering customers weapons and radars," said Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. "Our team provides Zumwalt destroyers extensive support, from engineering and cyber protection to software development and upgrades."
Additional services will include design, integration, test and evaluation, system upgrade and replacement, logistics product development, configuration management, and training systems.
The Zumwalt-class destroyers recently achieved initial operational capability in December 2021, with the inaugural fleet employment of USS Zumwalt scheduled for later this year.
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About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Oscar Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's March 2021 initial public offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 11, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Oscar Health, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Oscar was experiencing growing COVID-19 testing and treatment costs; (2) Oscar was experiencing growing net COVID costs; (3) Oscar would be negatively impacted by an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation result relating to 2019 and 2020; (4) Oscar was on track to be negatively impacted by significant SEP membership growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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Purissima is the First Biotechnology Company to Achieve Commercial Scale Production Of Minor Cannabinoids Using Algae Fermentation
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purissima, a leading, next-generation, biotechnology health and wellness company, announced today an exclusive, multi-year processing and distribution partnership with Open Book Extracts (OBX), a total solution provider for high quality cannabinoid ingredients, concept-to-market formulation services, and finished goods manufacturing for the industry's leading brands. This collaboration also marks Purissima as the first company to achieve commercial scale production of minor cannabinoids using Purissima's proprietary algae-based fermentation platform. Kicking off production in July 2022, the compounds are proposed to be available to manufacturers and sold to consumer brands before fall 2022.
"This exclusive partnership validates Purissima's capability to lead the industry forward in unprecedented research, fermentation scalability, and heightened minor cannabinoid access by consumers," said Robert Evans, Purissima Co-Founder and Chief Business and Strategy Officer. "The partnership with Open Book Extracts will allow our sustainably produced, safe and therapeutic compounds to create a new landscape of cannabinoid-infused products for companies and consumers alike."
Purissima and OBX are both leading players in their respective fields, and this partnership is mutually beneficial for the two industry frontrunners to forge a new path in sustainability and cannabinoid production. Rooted in groundbreaking science and high-quality, safe products, Purissima's technology platform offers OBX the opportunity to manufacture and deliver first of their kind natural ingredients and products to their customers.
George Rudenko, Purissima Co-Founder, Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer added, "Purissima's multi-patented technology has proven that bioengineering plant-based ingredients and medicinal compounds, such as in the case of minor cannabinoids, is indeed a reality and will provide unparalleled development and amplification of rare and hard to find compounds. Through the commercialization of our first compounds, Open Book Extracts and Purissima can jointly redefine how cannabinoids are sustainably sourced and their diverse health and wellness applications are realized at commercial scale."
"Open Book Extracts thrives on aligning with companies that propel the cannabinoid industry through technological innovation and science-backed efficacy," said Dave Neundorfer, Chief Executive Officer of OBX. "We look forward to working with Purissima to introduce this technology to the market."
This partnership is the first step to bring Purissima's library of 70+ compounds to commercial scale and market. Minor cannabinoids are highly sought after compounds that have garnered significant consumer interest based on their strong antibacterial, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties. Some studies even indicate that minor cannabinoids have stronger anti-inflammatory properties than CBD. For more information on this partnership and to stay up to date on Purissima corporate news, please visit www.purissima.bio.
Purissima, Inc. is revolutionizing the way companies source and use plant-based ingredients, through the development and production of commercially viable, microalgae biotechnology. Purissima's mission is to provide the world access to high-quality, pure, safe, and sustainable ingredients for products that improve the quality of life for millions. Purissima has sustainably and effectively biosynthesized 70+ natural ingredients, including those rare or hard to access, at a fraction of the cost and without adverse environmental, varietal or supply chain impact. The brand's patented and proprietary biotechnology advances critical plant-derived health + wellness solutions while preserving Earth's biodiversity and natural resources.
Headquartered in Roxboro, N.C., Open Book Extracts is an NSF cGMP-certified manufacturer of premium cannabinoid products, aiming to be the industry's true north by delivering premium products, exceptional service, and industry-leading transparency. With control of the entire supply chain, a state-of-the-art extraction and manufacturing campus near North Carolina's Research Triangle, proprietary refinement and conversion methods backed by a growing IP portfolio, and a team of PhD chemists and seasoned business leaders, OBX is the trusted partner for global brands seeking to enter the marketplace. OBX offers concept-to-market formulation and manufacturing services, leveraging a broad portfolio of cannabinoid ingredients, leading water soluble technology and unique delivery mechanisms to help its clients bring to market a wide range of finished goods, from core softgels, capsules, and gummies, to orally dissolving tablets, tongue strips, and aerosol sprays.
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Annual list recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience, and financial health
TAMPA, Fla., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital is the only Major Teaching Hospital in Florida – and one of only 15 in the country – to be named to the 2022 Fortune/Merative (formerly IBM Watson Health) 100 Top Hospitals® list.
Tampa General was not only ranked among the top 15 Major Teaching Hospitals nationally, but it was also one of 25 hospitals selected by Fortune/Merative to receive the 2022 Everest Award, which honors hospitals that have demonstrated both the highest current performance and the fastest long-term improvement.
The Everest Award recognizes the boards, executives and medical staff leaders at hospitals who developed and executed the strategies that drove the highest rates of improvement, resulting in the highest performance in the U.S. at the end of five years.
"We are proud of this recognition, as it not only reflects our team members' and physicians' commitment to patient safety, experience and clinical outcomes, but also emphasizes Tampa General's focus on designing the future of healthcare," said John Couris, Tampa General's President and CEO. "We are committed to enhancing the quality of healthcare while making it more accessible and affordable to everyone. As a leading academic medical center in the United States, we are also committed to providing world class training to the next generation of doctors, nurses, and specialists, as well as transforming the way our hospital operates to provide better care for our patients in the future."
Merative, a data, analytics and technology partner for the health industry, identified the nation's top hospitals through a rigorous evaluation of 2,650 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals in the U.S. This recognition highlights Tampa General's ongoing commitment to prioritizing patient-centered care and is based on its results of key clinical and operational performance indicators. These include survival rates, patient complications, healthcare associated infections, 30-day mortality and 30-day hospital-wide readmission rates, length of stay, throughput in emergency departments, inpatient expenses, profitability and ratings from patients.
The Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list also incorporates a community health measure into its ranking process. For this measure, hospitals were surveyed across three components: 1) assessing hospital contributions to community health as a provider of critical services for community health and preventive care; 2) identifying ways that hospitals contribute to community health as a community partner teaming up with local organizations to implement critical programs; and 3) focusing on ways that hospitals promote community health through their practices as anchor institutions supporting local economic and social progress. The community health measure is weighted equally with other ranking measures.
Tampa General recently activated a major, multi-year community health and wellness initiative, TampaWell, in partnership with the City of Tampa. TampaWell is focused on engaging the entire community in preventative health efforts and creating a unique and holistic wellness ecosystem for residents. The partnership will focus on three initiatives in 2022 – routinely prescribing exercise and healthy food as medicine, enhancing fitness trails and parks in the downtown and adjacent areas, and developing a community garden and food pantry in East Tampa. Tampa General is dedicated to empowering communities and transforming lives, and TampaWell is an embodiment of that.
Tampa General is affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the university. Over 300 residents and fellows are assigned to Tampa General for specialty training in areas ranging from general internal medicine to neurosurgery.
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Tampa General Hospital, a 1,041-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals, and one of the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious 2021 Forbes magazine rankings – America's Best Employers by State, third out of 100 Florida companies and first among health care and social organizations, and 13th nationally in America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 19 outpatient Radiology Centers. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
The Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list is determined using independent and objective research to analyze hospital performance. Organizations do not apply or pay for this honor or pay to promote their award. Award-winning hospitals serve as a model of excellence for the industry.
Merative is a data, analytics and technology partner for the health industry, including providers, payers, life sciences companies and governments. With trusted technology and human expertise, the company works with clients to drive real progress. Merative helps clients orient information and insights around the people they serve to improve healthcare delivery, decision making and performance. Formerly IBM Watson Health, Merative became a new standalone company as part of Francisco Partners in 2022. Learn more at www.merative.com.
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The no-code workflow automation user conference takes place October 20, 2022.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zapier—the leader in no-code automation—announced its annual user conference, ZapConnect, to be held virtually on October 20, 2022.
The free half-day event brings together thousands of Zapier users from marketing, IT, business, and other fields for engaging sessions on building, scaling, and growing with no-code automation.
Headlined by "Atomic Habits" author James Clear, ZapConnect speakers will include Zapier's co-founders, Mike Knoop and Wade Foster, leaders from Georgia Innocence Project, Tech Ladies, and others. Attendees will get the opportunity to network and learn from customers, experts, speakers, and Zapier employees about using workflow automation to help multiply their impact.
"We're excited to share our progress on new automation products and deliver six of our most requested features that will help our customers create and manage their business Zaps," said Mike Knoop, co-founder and President at Zapier. "Last year was our first time bringing our community together for an event, and this year we're expanding that with more tracks and more speakers, all looking to share their knowledge of workflow automation with our customers."
ZapConnect's four tracks cater to different industries and automation skill levels. Tracks include:
- Create - Intro to Zapier: Hands-on building sessions for people new to Zapier and automation, focusing on the basics and providing foundational skills needed to create their automation.
- Expand - Level Up: Hands-on building sessions for people experienced with Zapier and automation, focusing on building more complex and powerful workflow automation systems.
- Empower: Dedicated to helping users bring the power of Zapier to their companies and create more efficient, powerful teams.
- Attract: A track dedicated to popular marketing and sales workflows to help users find, nurture, and win more customers.
To learn more about ZapConnect and register for your free ticket, please visit www.zapier.com/zapconnect.
About: Founded in 2011, Zapier's mission is to make automation work for everyone so that every person and every business can progress at growth speed. A leader in no-code automation, Zapier makes it easier to automate workflows and move data across 5000+ apps. Zapier powers customers from startups to Fortune 100 and has been doing it for over a decade.
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Firm founder Ben Martin recognized for personal injury litigation, Rebecca Neumann among Best Lawyers 'Ones to Watch'
DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peer lawyers in Texas and the research staff at Best Lawyers in America have selected Martin Baughman trial lawyers Ben C. Martin and Rebecca Neumann for the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the most respected guides to the U.S. legal profession.
One of legal industry's oldest peer-review guides, Best Lawyers compiles its list from surveys of tens of thousands of attorneys nationwide followed by a rigorous vetting by the magazine's research staff.
The Best Lawyers honors are only the latest recognition for the firm, which has built a national reputation for representing individuals in catastrophic personal injury litigation, including mass torts and multidistrict litigation. In July, a $2.549 million jury verdict involving a medical device was named among the Top 100 verdicts in Texas, according to an analysis by the National Law Journal and VerdictSearch. The case was one of a string of cases handled by the firm related to defective IVC blood filters. Earlier this year, the firm was named among the National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyers finalists.
Mr. Martin has devoted his practice to helping individuals level the field in litigation and ensuring that powerful corporate interests take responsibility for dangerous products or negligent practices. Over the course of his career, he has led trial teams in high-profile litigation and secured record verdicts and settlements in state and federal venues across the U.S.
Rebecca Neumann is honored for her appellate practice in the Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" category, which recognizes early and mid-career practitioners for their professional excellence. She has represented clients in all stages of personal injury litigation. In her appellate practice, she has briefed multiple appeals and presented oral arguments to a Texas appellate court.
Martin Baughman attorneys have helped thousands of victims of accidents and injuries caused by catastrophic vehicular and trucking accidents, oil field explosions, medical and hospital negligence, medical device and pharmaceutical design defects, and personal injuries caused by negligence and gross negligence.
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Comerica.com relaunches today with new look
DALLAS, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today revealed a refreshed corporate logo treatment that combines its original 30-year design with a new visual icon, along with a refreshed comerica.com site.
The new Comerica logo strongly represents the company's commitment to both its legacy and its vision for the future. It retains the trademark typeface and blue color, but now adds a new design element of three ribbons above the name to visually convey energy and forward motion. The three ribbons represent Comerica's Commercial Bank, Retail Bank and Wealth Management.
Comerica's former trapezoid logo dates back to 1992 with the merger of Comerica Incorporated and Manufacturers National Corporation. That treatment combined elements from each of the Detroit-based financial institutions, employing Manufacturers' blue trapezoid with Comerica's distinguishable name inserted inside.
"As we continue to evolve and adapt to meet the changing landscape of banking, we believe that our brand identity should also reflect this change," said Jim Weber, Comerica's Chief Experience Officer. "We believe this new treatment reflects our commitment to our 173-year legacy as well as our vision for the future."
The new logo is now live on Comerica.com, which is also relaunching today with a new design aesthetic and navigation. Over the course of 2022, the company will begin transitioning its external and internal communications channels to include the new design, including its advertising and sales materials. Exterior signage will also begin to transition to the new logo over the course of the next several years.
Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $89.2 billion as of March 31, 2022.
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The City of Boston, Greater Boston YMCA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA and Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon partner to increase water safety in Boston communities
BOSTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To prevent youth drownings and ensure local families can enjoy a safe summer in the water, the City of Boston, the Greater Boston YMCA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon have partnered to expand the Swim Safely Boston program to provide free training for 60 lifeguards and free swim lessons for 900 youth and adults. To date, the program has already trained 30 lifeguards and provided free swim lessons for 700 youth and adults.
The Swim Safely Boston partnership launched in 2021 in response to the tragic rise of drownings in Greater Boston. The initiative increases swim safety by providing free lifeguard training and job placement for Boston teenagers, which is imperative to operating safe pools and swimming facilities across the city. The program also expands access to swimming lessons, especially for those who have faced historic and economic barriers, by offering free swim lessons to children and adults at nine YMCAs across Boston and at the Umana Boston Public School in East Boston.
"This summer, all Boston residents should feel safe and confident at our pools and beaches," said Mayor Michelle Wu. "I am grateful for the leadership of the YMCA of Greater Boston and support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon for their help providing critical lifeguard training and expanding access to swim lesson to Bostonians who have historically not had the opportunities to enjoy the water."
Nationwide, drowning is the leading cause of death in children aged one to four and the second leading cause of accidental death in children aged one to fourteen. Black children ages 10-14 are more than seven times more likely to drown than white children of the same age, according to the CDC.
Economic inequities also persist. A 2017 report commissioned by USA Swimming found that in families with an annual household income below $50,000, 79 percent of children have little or no swimming ability.
"Swim lessons save lives, and it is part of the mission of The YMCA of Greater Boston to improve community health and demand equity for all," said James Morton, president and CEO, YMCA of Greater Boston. "We are excited to join with civic and business leaders in this program to meet the growing community need to train lifeguards and teach hundreds of children and adults how to swim so that they can safely enjoy the water as summer arrives and temperatures rise."
The YMCA is focused on increasing the lifeguard workforce by providing free training and certification in collaboration with BPS high schools. These trainings provide an excellent opportunity for youth employment in the city, while also ensuring the safety of Boston area pools and waterfront spaces.
"Providing water safety education to the community is a public health imperative, and we are proud to support Swim Safely Boston so community members can enjoy the health benefits of water recreation," said Jeff Bellows, vice president of corporate citizenship and public affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. "Swimming is a great way to exercise and keep cool in the warm summer months, and this program eliminates the barriers of access and education so that people across the city can safely enjoy our local pools and beaches."
As "America's swim instructor," the YMCA teaches children of all ages from all backgrounds that water should be fun, not feared, if you know how to be safe. Swim Safely Boston instructors emphasize cultural competency, including hosting community conversations led by the Boston Harbor Women of Color Coalition and the provision of Soul Caps, specially designed swim caps for natural hair, to program participants.
"One of the main objectives of the Swim Safely program is to lower racial and economic barriers to lessons and help people of color become comfortable with swimming as part of an effort to reduce swimming accidents," said Michael O'Neil, President of the Boston Triathlon. "We also hope it will spark a love of swimming and an interest in triathlon for those who may never have considered it if they hadn't been given the opportunity to receive swim training and education."
Classes are forming now and interested members of the community should reach out to secure a spot. For more information about the Swim Safely partnership, to receive swim lesson sign-up information, or to learn more about lifeguard training, please email swim@boston.gov.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (bluecrossma.org) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston. We are committed to the relentless pursuit of quality, affordable and equitable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience. Consistent with our promise to always put our members first, we are rated among the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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WASHINGTON, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 10th consecutive year, the Partnership for Public Service has ranked NASA the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government among large agencies.
The rankings, announced Wednesday, reflect the agency's continuing dedication to supporting and strengthening its workforce while also carrying out its inspirational mission of exploration and discovery for the benefit of all humanity.
"For an unprecedented 10th consecutive time, NASA has been named as the Best Place to Work in the federal government among large agencies by the Partnership for Public Service. This is only possible because of the NASA family, which empowers our agency to continue achieving monumental milestones that shape history and benefit all of humanity. I am deeply proud to be a part of and represent such a creative and talented workforce," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Despite a global pandemic, we came together to make 2021 a banner year for space exploration and discovery – from the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope to launching astronauts to the International Space Station from American soil. And we are poised to accomplish more daring feats with new advancements in aeronautics, more scientific contributions, and incredible technological breakthroughs, especially as our Artemis I mission paves the way for future crewed missions to the Moon and beyond."
The Best Places to Work in the federal government rankings are based on responses to the Office of Personnel Management's annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey from almost 624,800 employees at 482 federal agencies and offices. The Partnership for Public Service began publishing the rankings in 2003.
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PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. , May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VOORMI®, manufacturer of the world's most innovative technical apparel, has just announced the next horizon in the future of CORE CONSTRUCTION® Technology. Following a multi-year investment in advanced machinery, the company's affiliate technology provider (SWNR Technologies) is now offering its first glimpse into the future of textiles with advanced functional cores.
"When we launched the first generation of CORE CONSTRUCTION® Technology, there was so much excitement and speculation about where the technology could go," said Timm Smith, CTO at VOORMI. "From Outside Magazine's vision for membranes in everything we wear, to Wired magazine deeming it the biggest advancement in Outerwear in the last 40 years, the opportunities out there felt boundless. What followed was a multi-year development project aimed at realizing the full potential of core-knitted textiles."
According to Smith, while the first generation of CORE CONSTRUCTION® products were designed to bring superior performance and weather protection to fleece and other thermal layers, the long-term vision has always been to enable the insertion of even more complex functional substrates into the broader knitwear market, as well as the explore the vast world of opportunities beyond apparel.
"From the beginning, fine-gauge knits, technical yarns, and the insertion of advanced substrates have all been key areas of focus for us," said Smith. "As is the case with most new 'methods of make' – it ultimately came down to equipment limitations. This Gen2 machinery truly opens up the world for us in terms of capability. With brand new patterning and multi-core insertion capabilities, there's no reason why every yard of knitted fabric in the world shouldn't contain a multi-functional core."
In addition to a host of new products to be released over the coming year under the VOORMI brand, the company has kicked off a number of pilot projects in non-apparel sectors, providing enhanced functionality in industries ranging from automotive applications to e-textiles.
"Given that textiles and apparel surround us in every aspect of our lives, it's our belief that that they should provide functionality to meet tomorrow's expectations" says Dan English, CEO at VOORMI. "This machinery, and the multi-million dollar investment we've made around it, finally provides the tools to enable truly new levels of performance in fabric. We're so excited for where this goes next."
For more information on CORE CONSTRUCTION® Technology and/or opportunities for partnership, contact techpartners@swnrtechnologies.com.
The future of Clothing
Located in Southwest CO and Bozeman MT, VOORMI is on a mission to build the next generation of outdoor clothing. Clothing for a world where technology and textiles converge in the ultimate expression of simplicity and sophistication. VOORMI's products are designed to elevate the full human powered experience, wherever in the world that road may lead.
For more information on VOORMI and SWNR Technologies, visit voormi.com.
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Aquaculture supplier coordinates business-critical processes to strengthen digitalisation and the power of innovation
OSLO, Norway, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor, the industry cloud company, announce today that AKVA Group ASA (Oslo Børs: AKVA), a worldwide supplier of advanced solutions and services to the aquaculture industry, has chosen Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise to help improve collaboration and workflow internally, while helping to strengthen the delivery capability of solutions and services for customers in both land-based and sea-based fish farming. AKVA Group will use this manufacturing ERP and digital operations platform to connect their engineering processes, deliver enhanced customer configuration and quoting, and optimise operations through supply chain, production, and delivery.
Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise:
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"In recent years, AKVA Group has acquired several companies that have helped to strengthen the company's position in the market. At the same time, this has meant we have multiple enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the group, which makes business-critical processes less efficient. Therefore, we have carried out a thorough review process with several ERP suppliers, where Infor presented the best solution proposal with a platform for digitization, which also covers our needs and requirements for security and stability," says Ronny Meinkøhn, CFO of AKVA Group.
"We are pleased that AKVA Group has chosen Infor's industry-specific ERP solution. The decision confirms that Infor offers the market's most modern multitenant cloud ERP solution with functionality relevant to AKVA's industry needs," says Erlend Skaar-Olsen, Infor country manager for Norway.
Standard cloud solution meets the needs
AKVA Group leaders see it as an advantage to choose a standardized cloud solution with a rich platform for further digitization which covers not only traditional manufacturing ERP but extends into deep, end to end capability putting the customer at the centre. It provides flexibility to use industry-specific functionality to meet today's requirements while providing security to be able to grow with the solution and activate additional functionality when new needs arise in the future.
"The result of our preliminary project showed that more than 90% of AKVA Group's business processes are covered as standard in Infor's CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise solution. The rest is solved with the use of the built-in integration engine and tools to enrich the solution, whilst not hindering future upgrades. This means a more efficient implementation and lower risk when most of the solution can largely be adopted out of the box," says Skaar-Olsen.
Important part of the digitalisation journey
AKVA Group is present in all aquaculture markets, with offices in Norway, Chile, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, Greece, Lithuania, Canada, Australia, China, and Turkey, and delivers everything from individual components to services and complete solutions.
"The transition to a common cloud-based ERP platform is a business-critical part of our digitalisation journey, where we have clear expectations that this will both help improve interaction and information flow internally, and also to improve delivery capability and precision to our customers," Meinkøhn points out.
The solution is expected to be launched by the first quarter of 2023 and include 1,500 users. The 10-year SaaS agreement is valued at NOK 100 million.
About AKVA Group
AKVA Group has been a leading provider of solutions and services to the global aquaculture industry for more than 40 years. AKVA Group offers everything from simple components to complete installations and services for both sea-based and land-based fish farming. The Norwegian company is listed on the stock exchange, has approximately 1,500 employees and is established in 11 countries. To learn more, please visit www.akvagroup.com.
About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. We develop complete solutions for our focus industries, including industrial manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, food & beverage, automotive, aerospace & defense, and high tech. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. We are obsessed with delivering successful business outcomes for customers. Over 60,000+ organizations in more than 179 countries rely on Infor's 17,500 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com.
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NEW YORK, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Well before the pandemic struck, long-term demographic trends were starting to tighten the US labor market. Now—more than two years after COVID-19 dealt a blow to the US economy and workforce participation rates—the labor market continues to further tighten. Employers are struggling to find qualified workers to fill crucial openings, preventing businesses—and the economy as a whole—from reaching full potential.
Today, the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), issued a new Solutions Brief, The US Labor Shortage: A Plan to Tackle the Challenge. As detailed in the report, prior to the start of the pandemic, a series of long-term, troubling demographic trends—including minimal growth in the number of working-age Americans, a diminishing number of working-age adults without a college degree, and historically low US birthrates—formed a perfect storm that left countless businesses struggling to fill staffing vacancies. The report—the latest in a series on Sustaining Capitalism—goes on to note that the pandemic only further constricted the labor supply. Even with the economy reopening and rebounding, labor force participation rates have not returned to their prepandemic levels.
"US companies of various sectors and sizes are struggling to fill jobs, as quits rates in the US are at record-high levels, and so is the average time to fill open positions," said Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED. "Businesses and policymakers alike must develop ways to encourage workers to reenter—and remain—in the workforce. A two-tiered approach, aimed at boosting labor participation for workers already in the US and augmenting the workforce through immigration, is the best path forward. Such an approach was needed before the COVID-19 pandemic, and has only become more pressing in the years since."
Key insights from the Solutions Brief include:
The US workforce has shrunk due to the country's demographic trends:
- The enormous Baby Boomer generation is aging out of the workforce, as the share of Americans aged 65 and over has increased from 12 percent at the turn of the century to 16 percent.
- The working-age population, those 18 to 64, will barely grow—with average annual year-over-year growth projected to be a mere 0.2 percent—through 2030.
- This is caused both by the aging population and a declining national birthrate, which is now lower than at any point in US history.
- Workforce participation has been declining since 2000, when it peaked at 67.1 percent. As of February, it stood at 62.3 percent.
- Net migration has been declining since 2016 because of more restrictive immigration policies. Immigration has the potential to supplement and complement the existing US labor force with additional skills and talent, but the slowdown has limited that effect.
The tight labor market stems from a combination of factors:
- From 2017 to 2019, the US averaged 6.8 million job openings per month, a figure that fell sharply at the onset of the pandemic and then started to steadily rise once vaccines became available.
- The quits rate has more than doubled since 2009, rising from 16.1 percent that year to 32.8 percent in 2021.
- This "Great Resignation" has been attributed to several factors: Workers who were already planning to leave their jobs delayed doing so until they had greater certainty around the pandemic; widespread COVID-related turmoil caused other workers to quit; lockdowns and remote work prompted some Americans to re-evaluate their priorities and opportunities; changes in spending habits, as well as government stimulus payments, gave some Americans the financial flexibility to change jobs; the tight labor market made job-switching profitable for many workers.
- Each major industry group posted a higher job openings rate in the fourth quarter of 2021 than the average in the three years before the pandemic.
Key recommendations from the Solutions Brief include:
In its new Solutions Brief, CED offers two overarching recommendations for addressing the supply of labor, each with multiple action steps for business and government. They include:
Increase and support American workers' participation, by:
- Increasing public-private training: Private sector leaders should spearhead collaborative regional efforts for employer-driven consortiums with colleges, broad access institutions, other trainers, and public policy leaders to link skill-development with job opportunities.
- Adopting skills-based hiring practices: Business leaders should embrace competency-based hiring and promotion models based on skills, rather than degrees.
- Diversifying talent pools: Executives can leverage traditionally overlooked sources of talent by sourcing underrepresented, economically vulnerable groups and the long-term unemployed.
- Reviewing and reforming occupational licensing requirements and reducing regulations: These regulations often stymie recruiting and hiring, and/or disincentivize workers from entering or remaining in certain occupations.
- Expanding and increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit: This will incentivize more people with initially low-income job prospects to enter and remain in the workforce.
- Expanding workplace flexibility for workers with dependent care responsibilities: Providing flexible work opportunities will allow employees to care for children or other dependents without damaging their career prospects. Local governments should also prioritize pre-K education opportunities for at-risk children.
- Supporting older workers who wish to remain in the labor force: Policymakers should repeal the Social Security retirement earnings test, which reduces benefits for recipients who wish to continue working and earn above a certain threshold before full retirement age.
- Creating incentives for the unemployed, underemployed, and nonlabor force participants to upgrade their skills: This can be done by expanding the use of Pell Grants for credentialing programs, requiring colleges to submit data to allow for the calculation of postgraduate career outcomes, and providing unemployment benefit tax relief for skill development to recipients without four-year degrees.
- Expanding learn-and-earn apprenticeships: This should be done for both for students and workers at all stages of their careers.
Reform immigration to supplement and support the US labor force, by:
- Improving the H-1B visa program: The program can be improved by allocating H1-B visas more frequently; limiting petitioning for them to within a few months of the employee's planned start date; speeding up the adjudication of selected applicants; replacing the random lottery with a modified wage-ranking approach; and adjusting annual H-1B limits based on the previous year's demands.
- Increasing visa offers of permanent residence for skills needed in the economy: Leaders should rebalance US immigration priorities toward the national economic interest while protecting existing family reunification visa levels and the diversity lottery by increasing annual permanent immigration inflow levels. They should also channel additional visa offers to immigrants selected for economic reasons and remove limitations based on country-of-origin for employment-based offers of permanent residence.
- Piloting a "fast-track" entry program for top international recruits: By targeting a limited number of highly qualified workers into the US, officials can expedite offers of permanent residence.
- Setting aside an annual allocation of "place-based" employment visas: Leaders must ensure that more US communities can compete for and benefit from international talent aligned with their specific regional labor market needs by allowing for a designated number of region-specific offers of immigration.
The new Solutions Brief, The US Labor Shortage: A Plan to Tackle the Challenge, can be accessed here.
About CED
The Committee for Economic Development (CED) is the public policy center of The Conference Board. The nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. CED Trustees are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies who bring their unique experience to address today's pressing policy issues. Collectively they represent 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. www.ced.org
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what's ahead. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. www.conference-board.org
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ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity International has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program that aims to increase affordable homeownership opportunities among the veteran population in the U.S.
Veterans who are enrolled in Habitat's Veterans Build program at affiliates in Saginaw, Mich., Mingo County, W. Va., and Will and DuPage counties, Ill., and the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program will be able to use their HUD-VASH housing choice rental assistance voucher to partially subsidize homeownership expenses for up to 10 or 15 years depending on the mortgage term of their affordable home build. As part of the pilot, the VA will provide ongoing case management and clinical services to enrolled veterans to help prevent future housing and personal crises.
"The transition from military life to civilian life can be challenging for veterans. A struggle to adjust, or difficulty obtaining essentials such as housing, employment, education, and healthcare, can lead to homelessness, unemployment, or living with chronic health conditions," said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. "At Habitat, we know that decent and affordable housing provides tremendous social and economic benefit. Veterans have sacrificed so much to serve our country. It is incumbent on us to serve them by helping them find long-term stability through safe and affordable shelter."
The National Low-Income Housing Coalition previously estimated that more than 25 percent of veteran households in the U.S., are cost burdened. Of those, an estimated 1.5 million are severely cost burdened, spending more than 50 percent of their income on housing.
Habitat's Veterans Build program seeks to address that problem by partnering with veterans and their families to improve their lives through new home construction, critical home repairs, community engagement and education, job training and employment opportunities.
"President Biden declared that America's sacred obligation is to ensure troops sent into harm's way are prepared, and veterans and their families are cared for when they return home," said Monica Diaz, executive director of the Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs Office. "This partnership will be integral in fulfilling this obligation and improving the lives of thousands of veterans and their families. Every individual who has served our country deserves a safe, stable place to call home."
About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity found its earliest inspirations as a grassroots movement on an interracial community farm in south Georgia. Since its founding in 1976, the Christian housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.
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Deal Targets Growing and Underserved Florida/SE Market, Gives PRO EM Full National Footprint
PHOENIX, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PRO EM National Event Services, recognized for its work with major national events such as Super Bowl LV, Coachella, The Grammys and The WM Phoenix Open, today announced the acquisition of Florida-based Kirby Rentals, LLC, one of the Southeast's largest suppliers of tents and other event equipment. Along with its assets, PRO EM will retain the services of Kirby's highly qualified executive team.
For PRO EM, the acquisition increases its diversity of assets and services, and enables the event leader, with existing facilities in Phoenix, Chicago, and Los Angeles, to expand its geographic footprint, and better serve its customer base in the southeast region. Founded in 1946, Kirby Rentals has earned a distinguished reputation as one of the Southeast region's top event service providers.
"Kirby is a key acquisition because it expands our slate of services and allows us to better serve our existing client base in the Southeast region. But big picture, this gives PRO EM a complete national footprint as we execute events for the biggest brands in the world," enthused Amir Glogau, Chairman & CEO, PRO EM National Event Services. "Last but certainly not least, this acquisition gives PRO EM an immediate infusion of highly qualified talent. Kirby's team has been doing this very successfully, and for longer than almost anyone. We're thrilled to welcome their team into the PRO EM family."
"Kirby Rentals has had decades of great achievements and success in the ever-evolving hospitality industry. We are very excited and confident that joining the PRO EM family will enhance our opportunities, achieve our goals, and take Kirby to the next level," said Jeff Frame, President, Kirby Rentals.
John Haener represented the seller in the transaction.
Delivering services to over 4,500 events annually, PRO EM is the industry leader in event management, planning and logistics, supplying equipment and materials for any size occasion, including tents and clear-span structures, portable generators, light towers, heating and cooling units, fencing, barricades, tables, chairs, linens, china, portable restrooms, and other event-related equipment.
About PRO EM National Event Services: Headquartered out of Phoenix, AZ, PRO EM National Event Services provides its best-in-class event management, planning and logistics services to events large and small, all across the United States. The company's flagship event, The WM Phoenix Open has been called "The Greatest Show on Grass" and features the famous 16th hole, where PRO EM essentially builds a 14,000-seat arena on grass – a feat unmatched in the event industry, or almost anywhere else. For more information, please visit https://proem.org/ or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, or Pinterest.
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Save money and our planet this Earth Day with Professional and Beautifully Designed Custom
Sustainable Packaging from Arka.
LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Month is a time to remember the critical nature of designing more sustainable processes in every industry. For eCommerce businesses, consumer concerns around sustainability have built momentum around sustainable packaging.
"You're not breaking the bank when choosing sustainably sourced packaging, you just have to make decisions around your brand and recognize who your target audience is," says founder Phillip Akhzar. "If they're eco-conscious already, you could get Compostable Mailers because your customers will know how to dispose of them responsibly. If they're an average buyer who is probably going to throw the bag away anyways, they'd be guilt free if you sold them a product in a 100% PCR Mailer because that material is at the end of its life!"
This shift in focus is led by millennials and Gen Zers, who are quickly becoming the largest consumer segment. Of those ages 21 to 34, 90 percent say that they are willing to spend more money on a product that contains environmentally friendly or sustainable ingredients.
In response, both new and legacy eCommerce businesses are hunting for options to satisfy their customers' desire for sustainability. Arka provides affordable, customizable, sustainable packaging options for businesses.
The eCommerce industry is currently experiencing a boom in sales. During the pandemic, online sales grew dramatically. In 2021, retail eCommerce sales reached 4.9 trillion US dollars globally. Also, in 2021, more holiday shopping took place online than ever before, emphasizing the importance of businesses considering the impact of their packaging on the environment. By switching to eco-friendly packaging, companies can lessen their environmental footprint and secure repeat customers by demonstrating their commitment to the planet.
Arka has been creating customizable, sustainable packaging since 2018. They offer end-to-end sustainable practices and FSC Certified products. They don't just stop at using more eco-friendly materials. Arka works with brands to reduce the amount of packaging used by focusing on "Ships In Its Own Container" (SIOC) solutions. SIOC packaging allows brands to dramatically reduce the quantity of packaging used in product fulfillment. From the material offerings and shipping methods to the facilities used, Arka utilizes all the latest eco-friendly and sustainable practices.
Choosing to invest in sustainable packaging not only saves businesses money in the long run, but it's also an investment for the planet. Get eco-friendly custom packaging at the best prices, lowest minimums, and quickest turnarounds with Arka.
"Even if a client doesn't want to pay for eco-friendly packaging, they can do a carbon neutral checkout. It's seriously easier than ever to have a positive impact and let your customer base know" says Venture for America fellow and Head of Customer Success at Arka Amelia Lord.
A recent McKinsey & Company report shows that one out of four consumers say they are planning to focus more on environmental issues and will pay more attention to social aspects in their shopping behavior. Furthermore, First Insight's survey report shows that generation Z is influencing other generations to shop and spend more on sustainable brands.
"We're psyched to be able to provide this offering, it's new for us but it's something we're proud of. It's important to "democratize access" to sustainable packaging because it's seemed so out of reach for people but we'd like to make it easy," Akhzar says.
About Arka: Get the best prices, quick turnaround times, and sustainable packaging produced in the United States in just a few clicks. Arka can help you optimize your packaging for eCommerce to save on material and shipping costs. They integrate with platforms you already use: Shopify, BigCommerce, Square, ShipBob, and Smile.io. Choosing Arka includes increased retention rates, customer loyalty, and brand advocacy.
Contact us to learn more about our insert service, price matching, and how to get a free packaging audit.
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - LUXXFOLIO Holdings Inc. (the "Company" or "LUXXFOLIO") (CSE: LUXX) (OTCQB: LUXFF) (Frankfurt/Berlin: LUH), the Company took another strategic step to optimize its operations. LUXXFOLIO recently closed the sale of 100 Petahash, or approximately 970 cryptocurrency mining machines (the "Miners"). As part of the sale, the Miners will continue to be hosted by LUXXFOLIO under a two-year immersion hosting agreement. The sale reduces the Company's debt by approximately USD$3,200,000, allows the Company to continue to mine bitcoin on the overclocked Petahash of the Miners placed in immersion, and provides the Company with steady revenues via hosting fees. The sale of the Miners is part of LUXXFOLIO's commitment to continue to optimize its business in the face of current market pressures.
"These strategic decisions we have made in light of current market conditions puts us in a stronger position to navigate going forward." stated Ken MacLean, President of LUXXFOLIO. "We are entering a new segment of the mining industry by utilizing immersion technology to gain greater efficiencies from our current generation of miners. "
Kien Tran, COO of LUXXFOLIO, stated: "Our long-term outlook on bitcoin is bullish, and we believe our decisions provide us the best opportunity to participate in the Bitcoin mining industry and secure a slice of the world's largest and most secure decentralized monetary network. We are deleveraging and locking in a mix of steady revenues while still maintaining exposure to mining."
About LUXXFOLIO
LUXXFOLIO Holdings Inc. is a publicly traded, vertically integrated digital asset company based in Canada. It operates an industrial scale cryptocurrency mining facility in the United States powered predominately by renewable energy with a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and generation of digital assets. LUXXFOLIO provides a liquid alternative for exposure to digital assets for the broader capital markets.
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(WJW) — Verizon customers can expect their bills to go up next month, with some businesses also getting charged higher rates.
“We’re all feeling the pressure and we’ve been in the process of deciding how much of that pressure we can share with our clients,” Tami Erwin, head of Verizon Business, recently told Bloomberg.
That “pressure” translates to the company reportedly raising its administrative fee by $1.35, bringing that charge up to $3.30 for every voice line on a plan, Bloomberg said. The charge does not apply to data-only lines, such as for a tablet. The changes are going to be reflected on June bills.
An “Economic Adjustment Charge” is also coming for companies paying for business plans through Verizon, the company confirmed, with mobile plans going up by $2.20 a month and basic service raising by 98 cents.
Verizon previously increased this fee in 2019, according to Yahoo.
“Economic conditions are impacting businesses industry wide,” Verizon said in a statement to Nexstar’s WJW. “Beginning June 16, 2022, Verizon Business will add an Economic Adjustment Charge to business accounts that meet certain requirements. Verizon Business provides access to a wide variety of business solutions, exclusive business promotions, dedicated account support, and other solutions to keep businesses secure.”
Verizon was not clear about what those certain requirements were, but did say the so-called Economic Adjustment Charge is not going to affect regular consumer plans.
With T-Mobile taking over Sprint two years ago, the reality is there is less competition, something industry watchdogs have warned about. Competitor AT&T has also raised rates in recent months, as prices for things like gas, food and energy continue to eat into consumers’ bank accounts.
Verizon recently reported that its net income had lowered by 12.4% over the last year. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/verizon-customers-bills-are-going-up-next-month/ | 2022-05-18T18:23:46Z |
Low water levels at Bell County’s lakes have led to the closure of all swim beaches at the two reservoirs, officials announced.
The water at both Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes has dropped more than five feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close the beaches, the agency said Friday.
“Currently lake levels are low enough that the designated swim areas are out of the water and cannot remain open,” Corps spokesman Clay Church said in a news release. “The impacted designated swim areas are at Cedar Ridge Park, Westcliff Park, Temple Lake Park, Stillhouse Park, Dana Peak Park, and Union Grove Park. This closure will remain in effect until further notice.”
Church said the public is still allowed to swim in the lakes, “but we urge you exercise extreme caution to underwater obstacles, be aware of your surroundings and, as always, please wear your life jacket whenever you are in or near the water.”
Boaters are urged to use extreme caution while on the water as areas that are usually safe to maneuver may now have unknown obstacles due to the low water levels, Church said.
State water data shows Lake Belton is 86.5% full while Stillhouse is at 85.7% full. Both lakes were 100% full a year ago.
Drought conditions ranging from moderate to severe continue to be felt in Bell County as a swath of extreme drought conditions affects areas to the west, including Coryell and Lampasas counties.
Stillhouse Hollow Lake is currently at 616 feet above sea level, down 5.37 feet from its normal elevation of 622 feet above sea level.
Lake Belton was at 588.93 feet above sea level Friday, down more than five feet from its normal elevation of 594 feet above sea level.
Both lakes were releasing small amounts of water into the Lampasas and Leon Rivers on Friday.
For weeks, the declining Lake Belton level has exposed manmade and natural hazards that were once far below the surface of the water, officials said. Some spots with hazards now visible are around Morgan’s Point Resort on Lake Belton.
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BOCA RATON, Fla., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer confidence among U.S. Hispanics plummeted in the second quarter of 2022 amid fears of rising inflation and a looming recession.
The Hispanic Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 78.3 from 92 in the first quarter, 86.7 in the fourth quarter of 2021, and 90.8 for the same quarter last year, according to the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) in FAU's College of Business.
"Hispanic consumers have remained relatively optimistic about their financial situations despite continued inflation, but patience is beginning to wane," said Monica Escaleras, Ph.D., director of FAU BEPI. "It is evident that four-decade-high inflation and consistent predictions of an impending recession are affecting Hispanics' views of their personal finances and the U.S. economy in general."
FAU BEPI asked five questions of 493 respondents, and they displayed declining optimism in all five.
Regarding Hispanics' views on their personal finances, only 56 percent said they are better off financially than a year ago, down from 65 percent in the first quarter, 59 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, and 63 percent in the same quarter a year ago.
In addition, 71 percent expect to be more optimistic about their financial situations in one year, compared to 73 percent in the first quarter, 70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, and 74 percent during the second quarter of 2021. Only 37 percent think it is a good time to buy big-ticket items, down from previous quarters.
As for Hispanics' short-term economic outlook of the U.S. economy, only 43 percent said they expect the country to experience good business conditions in the upcoming year, compared to 55 percent in the first quarter and 51 percent in both the fourth quarter and second quarter of 2021. In terms of the long-run economic outlook, 51 percent expect business conditions to be favorable in five years, compared to 61 percent in the first quarter and 53 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The U.S. Consumer Price Index increased 9.1 percent in June from a year earlier, meaning inflation rose at a rate not seen since 1981, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week.
The FAU poll is based on a sampling of Hispanic adults from April 1 to June 30. The polling results and full cross-tabulations can be viewed here.
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Straight Talk: Fake events, phony tickets take festival-goers by surprise
With COVID-19 restrictions easing up, many people are looking forward to fun festivals this summer. As usual, scammers are finding ways to take advantage of the building excitement. This time, they are cashing in with phony tickets – and even fake events.
How the scam works
You see an amazing deal on tickets to a summer festival in your area, usually through a link on social media. The event promises live music, all-you-can-eat meals, craft beer or wine, or other fun activities.
When you click the social media link, it takes you to a professional website with fantastic pictures. You enter your credit card information to buy tickets, and you think you are all set. But before you buy, do a little research. Whether the event is non-existent, merely disappointing, or you just bought phony tickets, the result is the same: someone pockets your hard-earned money!
BBB Scam Tracker (bbb.org/scamtracker) has received numerous reports from people who either purchased fake tickets to real events or bought tickets to events that never materialized.
One consumer who purchased tickets to a fake beer crawl reported: “Reviews across multiple platforms make it clear that these events are at best extremely misleading or at worst canceled. No refunds are given, even when their inconsistent and mostly unreachable customer service email address responds to confirm a refund will be provided.”
Another consumer reported purchasing tickets to an event that has been postponed numerous times with no refund offered. “[The company] has a decent following on Facebook and Instagram, and people commenting on which event they attended and how much fun it was,” the ticket buyer wrote. “I doubt those events ever happened. They delete any comments on their social media that point out how this feels like a scam, how long people have had the tickets, or how this event never seems to happen.”
How to spot a fake festival
• Research before you buy. Search online for the name of the festival and make sure the name advertised matches the website. Scammers often use names that sound similar to those of real festivals.
• Check for (working) contact information. Be sure the festival website has a real phone number and email address.
• Watch out for prices that sound too good to be true. There is no way a festival can offer tickets at extremely low prices without losing money. If the prices are much lower than elsewhere, it's likely a scam.
What can you do?
• Pay with a credit card. You can dispute the charges if the business doesn't come through. Be wary of online sellers that don’t accept credit cards.
• Look for secure sites. The website should begin with HTTPS (the extra “s” is for security) and have a little lock symbol on the address bar.
• Avoid tickets sold on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and other free online listings. Scammers are skilled at providing realistic tickets and fake receipts. Check out third-party ticket sites at BBB.org before making purchases. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/2022/06/26/straight-talk-fake-events-phony-tickets-take-festival-goers-surprise/7704654001/ | 2022-06-26T11:12:22Z |
Latest Atomic Clock Designed for Commercial, Military and Aerospace Operations; Launch Webinar Scheduled July 7
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orolia, the world leader in resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solutions and space-based atomic clocks, has introduced an upgraded edition of its low SWaP-C miniaturized rubidium oscillator product line, the mRO-50 Ruggedized, to meet the latest military and aerospace requirements where time stability and power consumption are critical.
The mRO-50 Ruggedized provides a one-day holdover below 1µs and a retrace below 1E-10 in a form factor (50.8 x 50.8 x 20mm) that takes up only 51 cc of volume (about one-third of the volume compared to standard rubidiums) and consumes only 0.36W of power, which is about ten times less than existing solutions with similar capabilities.
With these competitive advantages, the new mRO-50 Ruggedized miniaturized rubidium oscillator provides accurate frequency and precise time synchronization to mobile applications, such as military radio-pack systems in GNSS-degraded or denied environments. Its wide-range operating temperature of -40°C to 80°C is also ideal for various range of applications such as underwater, military communications, radars, low earth orbit, electronic warfare, airborne and unmanned vehicles.
"Our dedication and innovative design have contributed to the most accurate GNSS systems in service today," said Orolia's Atomic Clocks Product Line Director, Jean-Charles Chen. "Orolia launched the mRO-50 in 2020, bringing the best rubidium technologies into one small form factor and ultra-portable packaging."
The mRO-50 Ruggedized enhances this breakthrough technology with modifications providing wider thermal range, quicker lock and higher stability. For in-depth mRO-50 Ruggedized product details, applications and technical information, please register for Orolia's Launch Webinar on July 7. Click here to register.
Orolia's proven timing solutions support several space agencies and research institutes worldwide, including the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, Jet Propulsion Labs, Space-X, Blue Origin, the Centre National d'Étude Spatiales (CNES France), the National Physics Laboratory (NPL UK), Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR Germany) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), among others.
The ESA awarded Orolia two contracts to provide atomic clocks for the first 12 satellites for the Galileo Second Generation System (G2S). Each of the new G2S satellites (designed to provide unprecedented accuracy worldwide) will contain three Orolia Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standards (RAFS) and two Orolia atomic clock physics packages integrated with Leonardo's Passive Hydrogen Masers (PHM).
Orolia is the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance and safety of critical, remote or high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. Orolia provides virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. www.orolia.com
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AC Direct Sensing Represents AmberSemi's Third Pillar of Core, Demonstratable Technologies, and the First Focused on Digital Awareness of Electricity
DUBLIN, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi™), a leading technology developer of patented, innovative technologies for AC Direct digital management of electricity in silicon chip architecture, today formally introduces its AC Direct Sensing™ engine, the third pillar of its core technologies. AmberSemi's AC Direct Sensing is a predictive analysis and sensing software engine in semiconductor architecture for delivery of real-time and continuous sensing and analysis of AC Mains electricity – representing another breakthrough in the digital control of electricity with the potential to transform existing, outdated electrical infrastructure as we know it.
AmberSemi's AC Direct Sensing essentially digitizes electricity, sampling over 4,000 times per second, 64 times per electricity sine wave cycle. It can deliver full sensing, at all times, of normal and abnormal states of the AC Mains, powering continuous electricity awareness and enabling instantaneous decision making. It detects transient events, such as inductive kickback, over-current, over-voltage, ground fault, and arc-fault, the typical anomalies behind life-threatening electrical events such as electrocution risk and electrical fires. With its predictive nature, AC Direct Sensing can detect false events and virtually eliminate occurrences like false trips, which can disrupt the flow of electricity during important circumstances. This comprehensive analysis offers detailed monitoring and reporting of dangerous electrical fault signatures in microseconds – while ignoring harmless anomalies. Monitoring and fault recognition data may be fed into a microcontroller as a sub-system of a product or combined with MOSFETs and Amber's proprietary gate drivers to create a wide range of electrical fault protection devices.
"Our AC Direct Sensing engine is the third core pillar of our technology breakthrough and a major strategic development, both when integrated with our other two technologies and as a standalone solution," said Thar Casey, Founder and CEO of Amber Semiconductor, Inc. "We initially viewed our breakthrough of digital control of electricity in semiconductor architecture as largely about 'management' of electricity, until we discovered that the core software for sensing and analysis could be broken out separately and productized into a silicon chip. The AC Direct Sensing engine in semiconductor architecture brings a range of advantages to GFCIs, surge protectors, outlets, circuit breakers (traditional electromechanical products) and AmberSemi-powered fully solid-state products."
AmberSemi's AC Direct Sensing engine can be integrated as a standalone solution in a silicon chip. It leverages AmberSemi's AC Direct DC Enabler™ for DC extraction directly from AC Mains, and together delivers smaller form factor advantages for sensing and DC power, which gives designers and engineers maximum flexibility to meet a wide range of product applications and is ideally suited for space-constrained environments.
Additionally, it is programmable and includes native intelligence to reduced false trips, along with other advantages. It is also integrated into AmberSemi's AC Direct AC Switch Controller™, for robust self and downstream transient protections and switching thousands of times faster than conventional switches. This totally programmable architecture allows for programmable trip thresholds, warning levels, data logging, remote resets, and much more. AmberSemi's AC Direct Sensing technology will be physically demonstratable in three forms beginning now into this summer:
- Within AmberSemi's lighting control platform – an Indestructible AC Switch Controller derivative, currently in evaluation by key customers
- Within AmberSemi's Indestructible AC Switch controller evaluation platform, slated for availability to select customers
- As a standalone evaluation platform for showcasing one specific transient Ground Fault sensing, also slated for select customers
The AmberSemi AC Direct Sensing engine is showcased operating within the Indestructible AC Switch Controller in this Video demonstration - click to view) of an oscilloscope test. This demo video show the Amber Indestructible AC switch™ with Infineon silicon MOSFETs successfully suppressing 450 inductive load surges over 15 minutes to just 260V each.
AmberSemi also has a fully demonstratable evaluation platform for its AC Direct DC Enabler™ delivering DC extraction directly from AC Mains from a silicon chip, without requiring the use of transformers, rectifiers, or filtering. While this technology does not directly leverage the AC Direct Sensing technology, this technology along with the AC Direct Sensing™ and AC Direct AC Switch Controller™ is a core pillar of AmberSemi's breakthrough and is currently in evaluation by key customers, including several category leaders.
Amber Semiconductor, Inc is a leading developer of patented, innovative solid-state technologies for the digital control of electricity. The company's disruptive breakthroughs change the electrical landscape forever for buildings and appliances worldwide, and it has received 24 patent grants around the company's core technologies, vertical applications and data analytics. These technologies upgrade power management from 1950's era electro-mechanical to safer, more reliable silicon architecture with embedded intelligence. Based in Dublin, California, the company is leveraging the expertise of Silicon Valley professionals to deliver a disruptive enhancement to the value and functionality of the world's electrical endpoints and infrastructure. For more information visit www.ambersi.com.
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2 shelter dogs tie the knot as they wait for forever home: ‘They are just incredible’
FARGO, N.D. (WDAY) - A wedding ceremony was held for two shelter dogs in North Dakota in an effort to find them forever homes.
A lot of planning went into the event that included bubbles, a wedding arch with flowers and even a cake.
The stars of the show were pit bulls, Fran and Earl.
“We were talking about a bonded pair of senior pits,” Heather Klefstad, with the Homeward Animal Shelter, said.
The dogs come as a team and are currently waiting for adoption with the wedding giving them a chance to get noticed.
The shelter shared that Earl proposed to Fran, and the team sent wedding invitations.
Yes, the dogs even had their own bulldog officiant.
“We want people to see how great these dogs are. They’re sweet and lovable dogs. They deserve the best home and love. They are just incredible,” Klefstad said.
The two dogs exchanged vows, collars and made it official with paw prints on a marriage certificate.
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Astellas' investigational nonhormonal treatment meets all primary endpoints, significantly reducing the frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause
TOKYO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") will present 12-week results from the pivotal Phase 3 SKYLIGHT 1™ clinical trial examining the efficacy and safety of fezolinetant, an investigational oral, nonhormonal compound being studied for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause (VMS), on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting in San Diego. VMS, characterized by hot flashes (also called hot flushes) and/or night sweats, are common symptoms of menopause.1,2
Findings showed the SKYLIGHT 1 trial of fezolinetant 30 mg and 45 mg administered once daily met all four co-primary endpoints, demonstrating a statistically significant reduction from baseline in the frequency and severity of moderate to severe VMS at weeks 4 and 12 versus placebo. The safety profile of fezolinetant in SKYLIGHT 1 is aligned with what was previously observed with fezolinetant.3
Fezolinetant is an investigational nonhormonal selective neurokinin 3 (NK3) receptor antagonist that blocks a specific receptor in the temperature control center of the brain (the hypothalamus) to reduce the frequency and severity of moderate to severe VMS associated with menopause.4,5,6,7
"These data are encouraging since menopause-related VMS, which affect more than 50% of women 40 to 64 years of age, can adversely impact daily quality of life," said Genevieve Neal-Perry, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, UNC School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "The SKYLIGHT 1 results demonstrate the potential of fezolinetant to reduce the frequency and severity of moderate to severe VMS, which represent some of the most bothersome menopause symptoms."
For the co-primary endpoint of reduction in daily (24 hours) mean frequency of moderate to severe VMS versus placebo, fezolinetant 30 mg demonstrated a -1.87 (p<0.001) and -2.39 (p<0.001) mean change at weeks 4 and 12, respectively. At the 45 mg dose, fezolinetant showed a -2.07 (p<0.001) and -2.55 (p<0.001) mean change at weeks 4 and 12, respectively. Additionally, for the co-primary endpoint of reduction in daily (24 hours) mean severity of moderate to severe VMS versus placebo, fezolinetant 30 mg demonstrated a -0.15 (p=0.012) and -0.24 (p=0.002) mean change at weeks 4 and 12, respectively. The 45 mg dose of fezolinetant showed a -0.19 (p=0.002) and -0.20 (p=0.007) mean change versus placebo at weeks 4 and 12, respectively.
Treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported by 37.4%, 43.4% and 44.6% of individuals in the SKYLIGHT 1 trial in the 30 mg, 45 mg and placebo groups, respectively. Headache was the most common TEAE in the fezolinetant groups and was reported by 5.2%, 6.4% and 7.4% in the 30 mg, 45 mg and placebo groups, respectively. Serious TEAEs occurred in less than 2% of patients in the fezolinetant groups.
"The 12-week results of the SKYLIGHT 1 study add to the growing body of evidence supporting the potential clinical benefit of fezolinetant in women who experience moderate to severe hot flashes as part of menopause," said Nancy Martin, M.D., PharmD, Vice President, Global Medical Head, Medical Specialties, Astellas. "Our clinical program reflects Astellas' deep commitment to research and advancing science in areas of unmet need, including women's health."
The safety and efficacy of fezolinetant are under investigation and have not been established. If approved by regulatory authorities, fezolinetant would be a first-in-class, nonhormonal treatment option to reduce the frequency and severity of moderate to severe VMS associated with menopause.
About the BRIGHT SKY™ Phase 3 Program
The BRIGHT SKY pivotal trials, SKYLIGHT 1™ (NCT04003155) and SKYLIGHT 2™ (NCT04003142), enrolled over 1,020 women with moderate to severe VMS. The trials are double-blinded and placebo-controlled for the first 12 weeks followed by a 40-week active treatment extension period. Women were enrolled at over 180 sites within the U.S., Canada and Europe. SKYLIGHT 4™ (NCT04003389) is a 52-week double-blinded and placebo-controlled study designed to investigate the long-term safety of fezolinetant. For SKYLIGHT 4, over 1,800 women with VMS were enrolled at over 180 sites within the U.S., Canada and Europe.
About VMS Associated with Menopause
VMS, characterized by hot flashes (also called hot flushes) and/or night sweats, are common symptoms of menopause.1,2 Worldwide, more than half of women 40 to 64 years of age experience VMS and, in the U.S., about 60% to 80% of women experience these symptoms during or after the menopausal transition.8,9,10,11 VMS can have a disruptive impact on women's daily activities and overall quality of life.1
About Fezolinetant
Fezolinetant is an investigational oral, nonhormonal therapy in clinical development for the treatment of moderate to severe VMS associated with menopause. Fezolinetant works by blocking neurokinin B (NKB) binding on the kisspeptin/neurokinin/dynorphin (KNDy) neuron to moderate neuronal activity in the thermoregulatory center of the brain (the hypothalamus) to reduce the frequency and severity of moderate to severe VMS associated with menopause.7,8,9 The safety and efficacy of fezolinetant are under investigation and have not been established. There is no guarantee the agent will receive regulatory approval or become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into value for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management's current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas' intellectual property rights by third parties. Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
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Market drivers include booming rates of adoption for solar and storage as well as demands for efficiency and security
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the monitoring and controls (M&C) market for solar and storage technologies.
As the market for renewable energy systems, such as solar PV and energy storage, continues to proliferate around the globe, industry stakeholders increasingly recognize the enhanced value proposition that M&C solutions can deliver. These solutions can have a significant effect on optimizing the overall cost of energy with the help of sophisticated data analysis and sensors to detect any operational issues across these assets. According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, the annual revenue additions for the solar and storage M&C market is expected to reach nearly $3 billion by 2031.
"From SCADA gateways and data loggers to performance monitoring and predictive maintenance tools, the combination of sensing and measurement technologies and data analytics is providing asset owners with more actionable insights to improve operational efficiencies and reduce lifetime costs," says Michael Kelly, senior research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "M&C solutions that can quickly identify and accurately detect deviations in yield are particularly well positioned for success in this burgeoning market."
Multiple dynamics are responsible for the growth of the M&C market and the hurdles it faces. The primary driving forces pushing growth are the booming rates of adoption for solar and storage and demands for efficiency, security, and the need for predictive maintenance for remote assets. Still, challenges such as costs, lack of data sharing, and the need for continuing technology updates, could hinder M&C's growth, according to the report.
The report, Solar and Storage Monitoring and Controls, outlines key trends and industry players who are currently active in the M&C space. As M&C can be a rapidly evolving set of technologies, more advances are likely—especially in the form of AI and machine learning—in coming years. This report determines that despite the declining cost of M&C capabilities, revenues for this market across solar and storage will continue to increase due in large part to the accelerating deployments of solar and storage systems. Guidehouse Insights expects annual revenue additions for the solar and storage M&C market to reach nearly $3 billion by 2031. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Our insights are built on in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research, and demand assessment, paired with a deep examination of technology trends, to provide a comprehensive view of emerging resilient infrastructure systems. Additional information about Guidehouse Insights can be found at www.guidehouseinsights.com.
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Solar and Storage Monitoring and Controls, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh – Here's an idea that's guaranteed to make you - blink. If special interests in Sacramento have their way in the next few days, it will become legal for people who are not medical doctors and surgeons to perform eye surgery on Californians.
That's right, AB 2236 if enacted will authorize optometrists who haven't completed years of necessary medical, clinical, and surgical training to operate on your eyes. Optometrists claim it only takes the equivalent of a four-day weekend to become a skilled surgeon. So, what if something goes wrong? Did they teach that on Saturday or was it Sunday?
AB 2236 is now under consideration in the California State Senate. This bill would allow non-surgeons – optometrists - to perform laser and scalpel surgery and injections on the eyes of Californians.
"It is imperative that California voters let their state Senators know that eye surgery by non-surgeons is unacceptable" said Kurt Heitman, MD, Safe Eyes America board member "or before you can blink you may no longer be assured that the person behind the mask who is preparing to laser or cut around your eye is really a medically trained surgeon."
Such a proposed major change in the delivery of surgical care would seem to generate a great deal of public debate. But special interests to date to have been successful in keeping discussion about drastically reducing the necessary requirements to perform eye surgery under wraps. Why? Because these special interests know if Californians really knew what was happening behind closed doors in Sacramento, citizens would cry out: "Don't Mess with the Only Two Eyes I'll Ever Have."
Call your California state Senator (https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/) NOW and urge them - Vote NO on AB 2236.
About Safe Eyes America
Safe Eyes America is a 501(c) 4 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the delivery of the highest quality medical and surgical eye care to the American public. SafeEyesAmerica.org.
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- In the first half, Embraer delivered 17 commercial and 29 executive jets
- Firm order backlog reached US$ 17.8 billion at the 2Q22
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3) delivered 32 jets in the second quarter of 2022, of which 11 were commercial and 21 were executive jets (12 light and nine large). As of June 30, the company has delivered a total of 46 aircraft (17 commercial and 29 executive). The firm order backlog ended 2Q22 at US$17.8 billion, the highest level since 2Q18, driven by new sales of aircraft and services, an increase of 12% when compared to the US$15.9 billion recorded in the same period in 2021.
During the period, Embraer welcomed Sky High from the Dominican Republic to the E-Jets operators family, which will operate two first-generation E190 jets. These aircraft will be covered by the Pool Program, whose contract was announced by Embraer Services & Support.
In June, Embraer signed a firm order to convert up to 10 E-Jets into passenger to freight (P2F) aircraft with an "undisclosed" customer. The aircraft will come from this customer's current fleet of E-Jets, with deliveries starting in 2024. This is the first firm contract for the conversion of E-Jets, and the second agreement for this type of operation. In another contract, announced in May, Embraer and Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) agreed up on to 10 conversion positions for the E190F/E195F jets.
Also in the second quarter of 2022, Embraer Defense & Security delivered the last modernized AF-1 fighter jet to the Brazilian Navy. In the business aviation market, the results and growing demand confirm Embraer's solid positioning in the light and midsize jet segments.
Last week, during the Farnborough Airshow, Embraer Commercial Aviation announced the sale of 20 E195-E2 jets to Porter Airlines from Canada, which will be included in the firm order backlog for the third quarter of 2022. The Canadian airline now has 50 firm orders and 50 purchase rights for the E195-E2 model. At the same event, Embraer announced a firm order from Alaska Air Group for eight additional E175 jets, which are already included in the 2Q22 backlog, and 13 purchase rights.
Embraer Services & Support announced a renewal and expansion agreement with LOT Polish Airlines for the Pool Program. The long-term agreement will cover a total of 44 E-Jets. And NAC announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Astral Aviation, based in Nairobi, Kenya, to carry out the conversion of the first two passenger to freight (P2F) aircraft from the E190F model.
Embraer Defense & Security established cooperation agreements with BAE Systems through two MoUs aimed at expanding the companies' operations in the global defense market. The first one aims to promote the C-390 in Middle Eastern markets (initially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), and the other confirms an intention to create a joint venture to develop a defense variant of Eve's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
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A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer has businesses in Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense & Security and Agricultural Aviation. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing Services & Support to customers after-sales.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150 seats and the main exporter of high value-added goods in Brazil. The company maintains industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers, among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in her delegation showed they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island.
Pelosi, the first U.S. speaker to visit the island in more than 25 years, courted Beijing’s wrath with the visit and set off more than a week of debate over whether it was a good idea after news of it leaked. In Taipei she remained calm but defiant.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” she said in a short speech during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. “America’s determination to preserve democracy, here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad.”
Pelosi arrived at a military base in South Korea on Wednesday evening ahead of meetings with political leaders in Seoul, after which she will visit Japan. Both countries are U.S. alliance partners, together hosting about 80,000 American personnel as a bulwark against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and China’s increased assertiveness in the South China and East China seas.
China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments, announced multiple military exercises around the island, parts of which will enter Taiwanese waters, and issued a series of harsh statements after the delegation touched down Tuesday night in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei.
Taiwan decried the planned actions, saying they violated the island’s sovereignty.
“Such an act equals to sealing off Taiwan by air and sea, such an act covers our country’s territory and territorial waters, and severely violates our country’s territorial sovereignty,” Capt. Jian-chang Yu said at a briefing by the National Defense Ministry.
The Chinese military exercises, including live fire, are to start Thursday and be the largest aimed at Taiwan since 1995, when China fired missiles in a large-scale exercise to show its displeasure at a visit by then-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to the U.S.
Taiwanese President Tsai responded firmly Wednesday to Beijing’s military intimidation.
“Facing deliberately heightened military threats, Taiwan will not back down,” Tsai said at her meeting with Pelosi. “We will firmly uphold our nation’s sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy.”
In Washington, John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, said Wednesday that the United States was anticipating more military drills and other actions from China in coming days as the country’s armed forces “flex their muscles.”
Still, “we don’t believe we’re at the brink now, and there’s certainly no reason for anybody to be talking about being at the brink going forward,” Kirby said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
China’s official Xinhua News Agency announced the military actions Tuesday night, along with a map outlining six different areas around Taiwan. Arthur Zhin-Sheng Wang, a defense studies expert at Taiwan’s Central Police University, said three of the areas infringe on Taiwanese waters, meaning they are within 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) of shore.
Using live fire in a country’s territorial airspace or waters is risky, said Wang, adding that “according to international rules of engagement, this can possibly be seen as an act of war.”
Pelosi’s trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives. She is the first speaker of the House to visit Taiwan in 25 years, since Newt Gingrich in 1997. However, other members of Congress have visited Taiwan in the past year.
Tsai, thanking Pelosi for her decades of support for Taiwan, presented the speaker with a civilian honor, the Order of the Propitious Clouds.
China’s response has been loud and has come on multiple fronts: diplomatic, economic and military.
Shortly after Pelosi landed Tuesday night, China announced live-fire drills that reportedly started that night, as well as the four-day exercises starting Thursday.
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force also flew a contingent of 21 war planes Tuesday night, including fighter jets, toward Taiwan. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng also summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing, Nicholas Burns, to convey the country’s protests the same night.
On Wednesday, China also banned some imports from Taiwan, including citrus fruit and fish.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV published images of PLA drills on Wednesday, although it was unclear where they were being conducted. On Wednesday night, China flew an additional 27 fighter jets toward Taiwan.
CCTV also said that a Taiwanese citizen was detained on suspicion of inciting separatism. Yang Chih-yuan, originally from the city of Taichung, was shown surrounded by police in a CCTV video. Yang had been a candidate for a legislative position in New Taipei City, according to local media.
Pelosi addressed Beijing’s threats Wednesday morning, saying she hopes it’s clear that while China has prevented Taiwan from attending certain international meetings, “that they understand they will not stand in the way of people coming to Taiwan as a show of friendship and of support.”
She noted that support for Taiwan is bipartisan in Congress and praised the island’s democracy. She stopped short of saying that the U.S would defend Taiwan militarily, emphasizing that Congress is “committed to the security of Taiwan, in order to have Taiwan be able to most effectively defend themselves.”
Her focus has always been the same, she said, going back to her 1991 visit to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when she and other lawmakers unfurled a small banner supporting democracy two years after a bloody military crackdown on protesters at the square. That visit was also about human rights and what she called dangerous technology transfers to “rogue countries.”
Pelosi visited a human rights museum in Taipei that details the history of the island’s martial law era and met with some of Taiwan’s most prominent rights activists, including an exiled former Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by Chinese authorities, Lam Wing-kee.
Pelosi, who is leading the trip with five other members of Congress, also met with representatives from Taiwan’s legislature.
“Madam Speaker’s visit to Taiwan with the delegation, without fear, is the strongest defense of upholding human rights and consolidation of the values of democracy and freedom,” Tsai Chi-chang, vice president of Taiwan’s legislature, said in welcome.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has sought to tone down the volume on the visit, insisting there’s no change in America’s longstanding “one-China policy,” which recognizes Beijing but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei.
Pelosi said her delegation has “heft,” including Gregory Meeks, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Raja Krishnamoorthi from the House Intelligence Committee. Reps. Andy Kim and Mark Takano are also in the delegation.
She also mentioned Rep. Suzan DelBene, whom Pelosi said was instrumental in the passage of a $280 billion bill aimed at boosting American manufacturing and research in semiconductor chips — an industry that Taiwan dominates and is vital for modern electronics.
Pelosi’s Asia tour also included stops in Singapore and Malaysia. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/pelosi-says-us-will-not-abandon-taiwan-as-china-protests/ | 2022-08-03T14:39:29Z |
USD 415 offering counseling services, man warns of driving on back roads following deadly crash in Powhattan
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Hiawatha Schools Superintendent Lonnie Moser said the district is helping families in any way they can.
The Kansas Highway Patrol crash log says Darliss Whitebird and her two kids were near the intersection of 170th Road and Goldfinch Rd. heading northbound when a driver in a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado crashed into her and her two sons in the car.
Darliss and her 10-year-old son, Herbert, died at the scene. 8-year-old ralph is in critical condition at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Superintendent Lonnie Moser became aware of the accident from Brown County Sheriff John Merchant Tuesday morning that it involved a student in his district. He notified the district families after learning more information about the crash.
“Part of the purpose is to get the information out there correctly. Get the correct information out there. At the same point in time trying to understand the needs of the family,” he said.
Frank Mueseler lives three miles away and knows the driver of the truck. He posted pictures on Facebook to make aware of the danger of driving back roads.
He hopes drivers become more defensive behind the wheel.
“Be more aware that driving out here is different than in the city. You don’t have that traffic lights governing you, you don’t have the lane markings, you don’t have the curbs, you don’t have lighting at the intersections. Just drive a little slower if you’re out on a marked highway,” said Mueseler.
USD 415 is offering counseling for students and staff. They are thinking of the two families affected by the crash.
“Our focus right now is, our thoughts and prayers are with the family and trying to take of those who have been directly impacted and all of the folks that were involved with that accident. There was another vehicle involved as well and we know that family as well, just hoping the best for them and wishing for their safety and their health and their wellbeing as much as we can,” said Moser.
A taco sale fundraising event is happening this Friday starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Kickapoo Community Building. All proceeds will go to the Whitebird family.
USD 415 confirms students’ families involved in fatal Brown Co. crash
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NEWTON, Mass., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced that the Company approved the grant of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 136,700 shares of Karyopharm's common stock and an aggregate of 90,700 restricted stock units (RSUs) to 18 newly-hired employees. These equity awards were granted as of May 31, 2022 (the Grant Date) pursuant to the Company's 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as inducements material to the new employees entering into employment with Karyopharm in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
Each of the stock options has an exercise price of $6.28 per share, the closing price of Karyopharm's common stock on May 31, 2022. Each stock option will vest over four years, with 25% of the total number of shares underlying the stock option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the applicable employee's employment commencement date and 1/48th of the total number of shares vesting monthly thereafter. Each RSU award will vest over four years, with 25% percent of the shares underlying the RSU award vesting on each of the four consecutive anniversaries of the applicable employee's employment commencement date. The vesting of each inducement award is subject to the employee's continued service as an employee of, or other service provider to, Karyopharm through the applicable vesting dates. In addition, each stock option and RSU award will be immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of a "change in control event," the employee's employment is terminated for "good reason" by the employee or terminated without "cause" by Karyopharm (as such terms are defined in the applicable stock option or RSU agreement).
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI) is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies. Since its founding, Karyopharm has been the industry leader in oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound technology, which was developed to address a fundamental mechanism of oncogenesis: nuclear export dysregulation. Karyopharm's lead SINE compound and first-in-class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor, XPOVIO® (selinexor), is approved in the U.S. and marketed by the Company in three oncology indications and has received regulatory approvals in various indications in a growing number of ex-U.S. territories and countries, including Europe and the United Kingdom (as NEXPOVIO®) and China. Karyopharm has a focused pipeline targeting multiple high unmet need cancer indications, including in multiple myeloma, endometrial cancer, myelodysplastic syndromes and myelofibrosis. For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.karyopharm.com, and follow us on Twitter at @Karyopharm and LinkedIn.
XPOVIO® and NEXPOVIO® are registered trademarks of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
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The imagePRESS Lite C270/C265 devices and imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6855i offer key enhancements
MELVILLE, N.Y., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A foundation of security features, advanced functionality and ease-of-use are among the enhancements for three new Canon models: the imagePRESS Lite C270 and C265 devices, as well as the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6855i device, being announced by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions.
Designed to support light production projects, including high volume color needs in enterprise environments, the imagePRESS Lite models offer the simplicity levels of an imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX while offering strong image quality for producing quality, creative applications in-house. Support for integrated solutions such as uniFLOW Online, allow for easy deployment and smooth transition into light production and enterprise environments.*
The imagePRESS Lite C270, which succeeds the imagePRESS Lite C170 model, can print up to 80 pages-per-minute (PPM) in black and white and 70 PPM in color. The imagePRESS Lite C265, which succeeds the imagePRESS Lite C165, can print up to 70 PPM in black and white and 65 PPM in color. Both models produce fast scan speeds of up to 270 image-per-minute at 300 DPI.
An increase in maximum paper capacity – up to 8,550 sheets – can be attributed to the new Multi-Drawer Paper Deck option, and can help address the needs of high print volumes and mixed media. An enhanced verify system at startup includes a new auto recovery feature, along with standard support for Trusted Platform Module, which leverages updated encryption models.
Expanding on the success of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6800 series, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6855i (which succeeds the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4751i) prints up to 55 PPM in black and white and scans up to 270 IPM in black and white and color. Offering advanced scan functionality and easy-to-implement cloud-ready capabilities, the new model provides the simplicity, flexibility, and security features needed to support the in-office print and scan needs in hybrid work environments.
All three models include solid-state drives.
"We are excited that our imagePRESS Lite C270 series can deliver the strong image quality, fast scan speeds and flexible paper handling that help address our customers' high volume needs in the light production and enterprise space," said Shinichi "Sam" Yoshida, executive vice president and general manager of Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The ability to support our customers in their digital transformation initiatives is an important part of the hybrid work environment, and the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6855i's advanced scan functionality and rich features can be an asset in that endeavor."
Orders can be placed now for all models in the new series, with units expected to begin shipping in early June. For more information, please visit usa.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
† Number of patents for 2021 are based on figures released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Figures for 2005 to 2020 are based on information issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
*Many variables can impact the security of a customer's device and data. Canon does not warrant that the use of its features will prevent malicious attacks, or prevent misuse of devices or data or other security issues.
Availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of IonQ investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
IONQ 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) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in IonQ during the relevant time frame, you have until August 1, 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
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- September 21 and 22 will be days of learning and inspiration, with 22 speakers participating at the Fearless Minds event organized by Exma, which will see Robbins in Mexico for the first time.
MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life and business strategist, journalist, speaker and author of eight bestsellers on leadership and emotional intelligence, Ismael Cala has announced his participation as a speaker at the Fearless Minds event, which will take place on September 21 and 22 in the Mexico City Arena alongside world-class figures such as Tony Robbins.
With a conference that promises to demonstrate that anything is possible, Cala has high expectations as he prepares for this meeting with the Mexican public before an audience that is expected to include more than 14 thousand people.
The Fearless Minds event, organized by Exma's Fernando Anzures, is bringing Tony Robbins to Mexico for the first time so that, together with other standout marketing and human development figures, he can create a high-impact conference both in terms of energy and transformation.
In the words of Ismael Cala, "sharing a stage with Tony Robbins is the realization of a dream I have had since the early 2000s when I bought his prerecorded leadership course, despite not being able to afford it because it meant I didn't have enough money to pay the rent. So, sharing a stage with him 20 years later is hugely satisfying for me and confirms my belief that in order to achieve a great life, we only have to focus on the small and decisive steps in order to make giant leaps."
With leading figures such as Erika de la Vega, Sebastián Lora, Ricardo Salinas, Arturo Elías Ayub and Ricardo Perret, Exma's Fearless Minds event promises to mark a turning point in conferences for the Mexican public.
For more information on this event and ticket reservations, visit https://exma.com.mx/
About Ismael Cala:
Ismael Cala is a life and human development strategist, journalist, bestselling author, philanthropist, and international speaker. He has been presenting the show CALA, on Spanish CNN, for over five years, making him one of the best-loved and most influential communicators in the Americas. He is the president of the CALA Group business consortium and the Ismael Cala Foundation and author of the books El poder de escuchar, La vida es una piñata, El analfabeto emocional, Un buen hijo de P..., El secreto del bambú and Despierta con Cala, among others.
He is an ambassador of the concept of Corporate Happiness in Latin America, with which he has carried out training in over 400 companies in the USA and LATAM.
Winner of the 2013 Ibero-American personality award and special guest in over a dozen Latin American cities, Ismael has worked with great teachers such as Deepak Chopra and John C. Maxwell and has trained alongside coaches such as Tony Robbins and Don Miguel Ruiz.
About Fernando Anzures:
Fernando Anzures began his working life at The Coca-Cola Company Mexico, where he would spend nine years until reaching the position of General Director for Colombia.
He has also worked for American multi-national Philip Morris, where he held management roles in Mexico and Central America, before finally having the opportunity to work as the Sales Director in Mexico for Austrian company Red Bull.
He is also the founder of a consultancy company that specializes in Shopper Marketing Liquid Thinking that has advised various trans-national companies in Latin America. In 2013, the author also acquired 100% of the rights to the Marketing News Colombia magazine, as well as those to Expomarketing, an important event in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and recently in Mexico. Fernando Anzures is the author of bestselling books "El consumidor es el medio" and "Social Influence Marketing", he has a Marketing degree from the Monterrey Institute of Technology.
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: New York, N.Y., May 31, 2022. Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) between May 7, 2021 and February 25, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 14, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Aurinia 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 Aurinia class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3851 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 14, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Aurinia was experiencing declining revenues; (2) Aurinia's 2022 sales outlook for LUPKYNIS would fall well short of expectations; (3) accordingly, Aurinia had significantly overstated LUPKYNIS's commercial prospects; (4) as a result, Aurinia had overstated its financial position and/or prospects for 2022; and (5) 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 Aurinia class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3851 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.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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(NewsNation) — Sheila Freund goes to a lot of stores — about 10 per day for the past 20 years. But she isn’t there to shop. She collects data that helps inform financial policy decisions across the world.
Freund is one of more than 400 economic assistants for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whose work determines the Consumer Price Index, or CPI — the most common measure of inflation.
The CPI does more than track the rise of potato prices in the past year. It’s a key metric that is used to calculate federal tax brackets, cost-of-living increases, the price of school lunches and even your salary.
As Freund hit the aisles Wednesday, NewsNation tagged along to capture the perspective of one person whose work impacts pretty much everyone in the country.
Her job is straightforward: Record the prices of everyday items at stores, big and small, across the Chicago area and track how those prices change from one month to the next.
“I price a variety of items, whether they’re grocery items or household items or apparel items,” the price-tracking veteran said.
Each month, the government tracks prices for nearly 100,000 goods and services, and almost two-thirds of those price checks are done in person by CPI data collectors like Freund who visit brick-and-mortar stores. The rest of the data is collected by telephone or online.
That data is then used to determine the average change in prices for a set bundle of goods and services, which is the key marker of inflation.
So when you hear phrases such as “inflation jumped 8.6% from the year prior,” it’s because of data collected by Freund and her co-workers. The federal agency has tracked the Consumer Price Index for more than 100 years, which is how we know inflation is currently at a 40-year high.
The impact of the CPI is far-reaching.
This year, Social Security payments for approximately 70 million Americans increased by 5.9% — the biggest jump in 40 years. That calculation was determined using CPI data.
So how does the BLS decide which prices to track?
The agency uses data from consumer spending surveys collected by the Census Bureau to determine which prices to follow based on Americans’ buying habits. If people are no longer buying an item being tracked in the index, it gets rotated out.
Some of the items the agency has stopped tracking over the years include salted soda crackers, beef liver, radishes, applesauce and canned peaches.
Although prices have soared across a number of industries over the last year, consumers have been hit especially hard at the grocery store, where costs are up 11.9%, and at the pump with record-high gas prices.
According to a recent NewsNation poll, 72% of people think inflation is a bigger problem than unemployment, crime or COVID-19 in the U.S. today.
When inflation finally does subside, Freund and her co-workers will be the reason you know about it.
“It’s very fulfilling to know I’m a small part of providing data to the government that’s used for important policymaking decisions,” she said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/how-the-government-tracks-inflation-one-product-at-a-time/ | 2022-07-08T16:36:36Z |
America's #1 Lottery App Gives Chance to Win Lotto Tickets for a Week, A Month, and a Year*
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackpocket wants to make this the luckiest year of your life. Now through September 18, 2022, Jackpocket, the leading third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, is giving players the opportunity to win exciting prizes, including a year's supply of lottery tickets.*
Five first-prize winners will receive free lottery credits for a year (equal to $2 in Jackpocket credits per day for 365 days) to play their national or state lottery games of choice. Additionally, there will be 15 second-prize winners who will receive free lottery credits for a month (equal to $2 in Jackpocket credits per day for 31 days) and 25 third-prize winners who will receive free lottery credits for a week (equal to $2 in Jackpocket credits per day for 7 days).
"With this sweepstakes, we wanted to create a fun and unique way to give back to all our players who trust in Jackpocket to add a little play to their day," said founder and CEO Peter Sullivan. "Jackpocket was founded on the idea that the lottery should be accessible and convenient to play. We are thrilled to give players another chance to become big winners on the app."
Lottery players who are 18 years or older and in eligible Jackpocket markets can use the code ONEYEAR at checkout in the Jackpocket app to start earning entries. From there, players can earn up to 100 entries a day through multiple methods. Players will earn one entry for every $1 played on Powerball® and Mega Millions® and two entries for every $1 played on local state lottery games. By using Jackpocket's Autoplay feature, players can double their entries for all of their lottery ticket orders.
Winners will be randomly selected on or about September 20, 2022 and announced later that month. For more information on "A Year's Supply of Free Lottery Tickets," including free entry methods and complete Official Rules, visit the Jackpocket website.
More than 1.1 million lottery players across the country have ordered winning tickets on the Jackpocket app to date, totaling over $175 million in prizes. Eighteen individual players have won prizes worth $1 million or more. Jackpocket was recently ranked the #1 free app in the entire App Store during July's historic Mega Millions run.
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About Jackpocket
Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun and responsible way to play the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery app in the United States, Jackpocket provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Jackpocket is currently available in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, D.C., and is expanding to many new markets. Download the app on iOS or Android and follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Integration is pleased to announce their support of Troy University's Sorrell College of Business Global Scholars Program. After a two-year hiatus, the program, represented by 15 students, returned to Ecuador to concentrate on global business practices and service learning.
The Global Scholars Program is an honors program within the College designed to promote global citizenship and to nurture some of the College's exceptional students through travel, networking events and a challenging curriculum.
Under the leadership of Global Scholars Program Director Dr. Clint Relyea and Sorrell 360 Center for Professional Life Director Dr. Laura Dove, the 10-day trip included a five-day stay in Salinas de Guaranda, a tiny village nestled at roughly 13,000 feet elevation in the Andes Mountains.
"The economy in Salinas is built on micro-industry. Under the coordination of a co-op, nearly a dozen small businesses manufacture a variety of produces for import and export including cheeses, chocolate, dried mushrooms and fruit, clothing, yarn and others," Relyea said. "It's the core of the Ecuador study abroad program."
"The group was proud to raise more than $10,000 – in excess of their original $6,000 goal – which purchased not only medicine and other essentials for the Senior Center, but also 10 sheep for the nearby village of Yacubana," Relyea said.
Meridian Integration, an international leader in digital engagement, implementation, upgrade, and consulting services for the utility industry based in Jacksonville, FL, provided a welcomed shot-in-the-arm to the Global Scholars' fundraising efforts with a $4,000 contribution.
"In particular, Meridian's contribution enabled the additional support which was an unexpected and welcomed surprise for the people of Salinas and Yacubana," Relyea said.
Meridian's CEO Jason Deaton shared "We are excited to have supported the effort and vision of the Sorrell Society of Global Scholars and feel fortunate for the opportunity to sponsor both the students and villages; It's a truly unique experience."
About Meridian Integration
Founded in 2008, Meridian Integration provides turnkey solutions and services focused on digital customer engagement, mission critical system implementations and migrations, technology roadmap and readiness services, and business process consulting for the Utility industry. Meridian is member of the Oracle Partner Network and has worked with hundreds of utilities since inception creating sustainable value while leveraging a broad portfolio of solutions and services such as IDEA, Meridian's Customer Digital Engagement platform, Professional services, including Implementation/Upgrade services, and Managed Services within the Oracle Utilities product family.
About Troy University's Sorrell College of Business' Society of Global Scholars
The Sorrell College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). AACSB accreditation is the most widely sought benchmark of quality worldwide. Fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide achieve this accreditation. Troy University's press release can be found here.
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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday that authorities were prepared for an anticipated increase in migrants crossing the border from Mexico, days before a public health order is set to end after being used to turn people away nearly 2 million times without a chance to seek asylum.
A federal judge may order that pandemic-related asylum limits continue, but Mayorkas offered public reassurances of readiness after a whirlwind tour of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. Homeland Security has said it will prepare for as many as 18,000 daily crossings, compared with a daily average of about 7,800 in April, though Mayorkas emphasized that those are not projections.
Mayorkas visited a remodeled processing center in McAllen, the region’s largest city, where migrants sat on metal benches and on sleeping mats spread on the floor, as aluminum thermal blankets made rustling noises. Televisions pointed into cells.
The center reopened about six weeks ago for about 1,200 migrants. Chain-link fences have been replaced with cinder block walls. Cells have an open roof that Border Patrol officials said provides better ventilation.
The center is divided into two sections: one for women in 17 cells of varying sizes and another for men in four wings, with about 24 rooms. There are 44 shower stalls.
Processing for immigration court appearances can take about two hours a person with an average stay of 43 hours at the facility. Authorities distribute monitoring devices for 250 to 350 migrants released daily.
Up to 600 have been released in a day to Catholic Charities of Rio Grande Valley, officials said.
The Biden administration has sent more personnel and equipment and erected temporary holding facilities to process migrants to prepare for the end of the pandemic-era rule on Monday. Title 42 authority, named for a 1944 public health law, forbids migrants from seeking asylum under U.S. law and international treaty on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The agency also plans to increase prosecutions for illegal border crossings, crack down on smugglers and speed up evaluation of asylum claims, Mayorkas said at a news conference in McAllen.
“We’re a nation of immigrants and we are also a nation of laws,” he said. “We enforce the law and will continue to do so.”
Customs and Border Protection officials stopped migrants 234,088 timeson the Mexican border in April, one of the highest in decades and a 5.8% increase from 221,303 in March, according to figures released this week.
But the April tally included 20,118 Ukrainians, nearly all of them entering the country at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, on humanitarian parole. That number has plummeted since April 25, when the Biden administration stopped accepting Ukrainians at land crossings with Mexico and instead directed them to fly directly to the United States.
Many migrants are repeat crossers because there are no legal consequences of being expelled under Title 42 authority. In April, about 28% were encountered at least once in the previous year.
U.S. authorities applied Title 42 in about four out of every 10 encounters. The rest were subject to immigration laws, which include a right to seek asylum.
The administration said in a court filing Monday that about 91,000 migrants were paroled into the U.S., including people permitted to make asylum claims.
Cubans continued crossing in large numbers, aided by eased travel restrictions to Nicaragua that allow them to fly from the Caribbean island nation to Central America and travel by land to the U.S. border. They were stopped 35,079 times in April, up 8.3% from 32,402 times in March and more than 10 times April 2020. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/mayorkas-tours-border-to-prepare-for-asylum-limits-to-end/ | 2022-05-18T20:15:07Z |
Dead shark hung from ceiling at Florida high school is senior prank gone too far, police say
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (WJXT) – Senior pranks are common in high schools this time of year, but police say what may have been a senior prank in Florida went too far.
A dead shark was found hanging over a stairwell at Ponte Vedra High School, where the mascot is a shark.
Sophomore Cooper Gottfried said he saw the shark Thursday morning and couldn’t believe it.
“I was going to first period and there was this massive shark hanging from the ceiling and it smelled really bad,” Gottfried said.
Students started sharing pictures of the shark on social media, saying it was a senior prank. But there could be some major consequences.
Both the St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife are investigating.
The school gave surveillance video to the sheriff’s office but won’t release the video publicly because it could impede the investigation. Any students found to be involved in the incident could face suspension or even expulsion. Criminal charges are also possible.
Custodians at the school took the shark down.
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Brian Robinson Jr. is out of the hospital and on the road to recovery after being shot twice in his right leg during an attempted robbery last weekend.
While there’s no timetable for Robinson to play football again, knowing that’s even a possibility potentially later in the year because the rookie running back avoided more serious injury is helping teammates and Washington Commanders officials process the situation. The NFL team is preparing to open the season without Robinson, who was expected to be a starter and play a key role.
“He is tremendously blessed and fortunate to be where he is,” general manager Martin Mayhew said. “Initially when you hear something like that, you worry about the guy living and then you worry about his health long term and then you worry about his ability to play football. And so for him to come through that situation the way that he did is a tremendous blessing.”
Robinson had surgery Monday and then was discharged from a Washington hospital. The 23-year-old who played at Alabama showed up on crutches to the team’s practice facility Tuesday and Wednesday and met with players, coaches and doctors.
Coach Ron Rivera, who visited Robinson in the hospital on Sunday night in the aftermath of the shooting, said it was important for players to see their wounded teammate in person.
“It was an emotional thing because they could see he was OK,” Rivera said. “I think that really kind of put a lot of their minds at ease.”
Robinson’s experience and his absence are on the minds of Commanders players and staff. Simultaneously, they’ve attempted to compartmentalize the situation and get back to work in preparation for the season opener Sept. 11 against Jacksonville.
That extends to the front office, which had to make cuts down to the 53-man roster knowing Robinson wouldn’t be available right away and for the foreseeable future.
“Certainly you have to adjust in those situations,” Mayhew said. “Fortunately, we had good depth at running back.”
Antonio Gibson moves back into the starting role, and Jonathan Williams made the team — something that was in question before Robinson was injured. Williams, a seven-year veteran out of Arkansas, has a running style that is close to Robinson’s, which played a role in Washington keeping him.
“I think we have some similarities,” Williams said. “We’re both guys who have played running back a whole lot, so we have that kind of natural-runner type of run.”
The idea that Robinson could be running again sooner than later is particularly remarkable because a bullet went through his right knee and did not damage any significant ligaments or joints.
“When I found that out, I was just in awe,” starting left tackle Charles Leno said. “I was just shocked that it wasn’t a life-threatening injury or career-ending or anything like that.”
Along with the optimism shared by Alabama coach Nick Saban that Robinson could return before the end of the season comes a sense of caution from the Commanders. Leno expressed concern about Robinson’s mental well-being, and Rivera said that will be a factor along with physical availability.
“We know he’s got a bright future, and the future doesn’t have to be immediately now,” Rivera said. “Until he’s ready to roll, we have no intention of putting him out there.”
NOTES: The Commanders are bringing back veteran linebacker Jon Bostic, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. … Starting strong safety Kam Curl missed practice and had his right arm in a cast and a sling. Asked about Curl, Rivera said: “We don’t have to give you the injury report until next Wednesday, so we’ll stay away from that.” … Washington claimed two young defensive backs off waivers: second-year pro Rachad Wildgoose from the New York Jets and rookie Tariq Castro-Fields from the San Francisco 49ers. Linebackers David Mayo and De’Jon Harris were released to make room on the roster, and tight end Curtis Hodges is set to go on injured reserve with a designation to return to make room for Bostic.
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SmartCow's FleetTrackr allows administrators to provision, manage, monitor, and update thousands of devices, securely, and entirely over the air
ST. JULIANS, Malta, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartCow, an AI engineering company specializing in video analytics, AIoT devices, and smart city solutions today introduced its new AIoT Device Management Platform, FleetTrackr, that offers simplified deployment and centralized management of edge AI systems through a hybrid-cloud service. Key applications include smart cities using city surveillance and traffic management with thousands of AIoT devices connected simultaneously; smart manufacturing using AI for inventory management; large-scale surveillance and security deployments; and smart retail edge deployments.
"Fleet management software will revolutionize companies' ability to digitally transform their business operations, and FleetTrackr is at the forefront of speciality AIoT device management software,'' said Ravi Kiran, SmartCow CEO. "We recognize the need for responsive, flexible, and remotely-operated AI solutions as demand increases for efficient, smart technology."
Fleet management software is crucial for effective device management and large-scale AI deployments, whether that be for retailers building intelligent stores, or hospitals using AI to improve patient care and administrative workflow. Fleets of IoT devices need to be capable of running unattended with the ability to be reprogrammed with newer versions of device kernels or security updates. Instead of allocating unnecessary resources to reprogram these devices with new software updates, FleetTrackr comes with its own Firmware-Over-The-Air (FOTA) functionality that allows users to provision, manage, maintain, monitor, and update thousands of devices, entirely over-the-air. FleetTrackr's 24/7 remote management includes integrated security and privacy and offers a 30 percent reduction in maintenance, time, and labor costs.
"A large number of heterogeneous devices forming an IoT network should be capable of running unattended at all times and reprogramming a group of devices is a challenging task when they cannot be done remotely. FleetTrackr allows administrators to update all the devices in a desired network with new software without spending weeks planning and executing deployment plans," continued Kiran. "FleetTrackr enables users to not only identify problems with large fleets of devices, but to perform software updates as well as backup and restore firmware when a device turns out to be faulty, making the experience seamless, efficient, and secure."
The FleetTrackr Unified Dashboard (UI) enables users and teams to remotely manage tens of thousands of IoT devices that are in the field. The UI dashboard provides solutions for device management, software management, and issue management. Users can upgrade their AI solutions, add or delete applications, update system firmware and software, streamline operations and administrative tasks, and monitor the health metrics of devices spread over vast distances from a single control panel.
Key Features include:
- Device life-cycle management to monitor device metrics, status, and device performance KPIs
- Inventory management to maintain order status and device inventory
- Cloud container management to update or restart container or container fleet with a single click
- Firmware-Over-The-Air updates to update software, backup, and recover data through remote access
- Predictive maintenance capabilities to detect hardware and software anomalies
- Issue management to raise tickets, manage teams, and schedule maintenance and tasks
- Out-Of-Band functionality to remotely send updates to the device as well as allow for firmware backup and recovery whenever a device goes wrong
- Support for multiple IT environments to deploy either on the edge, on-premises, or in the cloud
FleetTrackr integrates with all of SmartCow's product lines including edge nodes, AI cameras, and engineering kits. Users can simply add on FleetTrackr to their existing AIoT solution for seamless device management. Learn about all SmartCow products at https://www.smartcow.ai/products/.
- For more FleetTrackr updates, check out our speech at Embedded World on June 21, 2022
- Learn Details on FleetTrackr at https://www.smartcow.ai/solutions/fleet-trackr
- Visit our website at www.smartcow.ai
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Established in 2016, SmartCow is an end-to-end AI engineering company that builds hardware and software products for AI applications used by the defense industry, in smart cities and industry 4.0. Strategic partners include NVIDIA and PNY. The company is located in Malta, India and Taiwan and is expanding to Italy, France and Singapore. For more information, visit www.smartcow.ai.
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Which cold brew makers are best?
If you’re a dedicated coffee lover who enjoys sipping on a satisfying cold brew during warmer weather, you’ll definitely want to invest in an at-home cold brew coffee maker. Not only will it save you money, but it will also allow you to cater your coffee to your specific taste and strength preferences.
Before choosing the best cold brew maker for your lifestyle, you’ll first want to look at a few essential features, such as size, design, materials and brewing time. As one of the top choices, the KitchenAid Cold Brew XL Coffee Maker is large enough for multiple servings and has an easy-dispensing spout.
What to know before you buy a cold brew maker
Iced coffee vs. cold brew
Though sometimes used interchangeably, iced coffee and cold brew have significant differences.
In most cases, iced coffee is simply brewed coffee cooled and poured over ice. This style of brewing is best when consumed within a day or two. It can occasionally produce a slightly bitter or acidic tasting drink.
The biggest difference with cold brew is the fact that it is never heated. The cold brewing process soaks coffee grounds in cold water over longer periods to create a smooth flavor and strong taste. You can then drain the resulting to remove any grounds or sediment. While cold brew can be more expensive when purchased at a cafe, it has a longer shelf life.
Size
Cold brew coffee makers come in various sizes, from portable single-serve brewers to larger countertop models. Depending on how often you plan on making cold brews, you’ll want to choose the most practical model.
Brewing time
Compared to hot coffee, which you can brew in minutes, cold brew takes several hours to achieve the best tasting result. The best cold brew takes 12 to 24 hours, depending on desired strength and flavor profile. Since cold brew coffee is stronger than regular coffee, you likely won’t need to use as much as you can be dilute it with water, milk or milk alternative.
What to look for in a quality cold brew maker
Durable material
The two most common materials for cold brew makers include glass and plastic.
Glass may look and feel more elegant, but there is a greater risk of cracking or shattering. Glass cold brew makers are less likely to form stains and discolorations or hold onto any lasting odors.
Plastic cold brew makers are more durable in the long run, as they are resistant to shattering if dropped. BPA-free plastics also ensure that you won’t have to deal with any chemicals seeping into your daily cup of joe.
Design
There isn’t any universal design for cold brew makers, with some resembling a french press, pitcher, carafe or classic coffee maker. No design is necessarily better than the other, so the best cold brew maker is the one that is easy to clean and most convenient for your lifestyle.
Spout
Once you have your cold brew ready to serve, it is essential to have an efficient way to pour it. The spout should not affect the airtight seal needed during the brewing process but should allow for a smooth flow when serving the coffee. Some cold brew makers may even sport a tap dispenser for convenient access throughout the week or serving guests.
Filter
If your coffee maker features a metal filter or steeper, it is best if the holes are fine enough to prevent any coffee grounds from escaping into the final product. Metal filters are reusable and highly durable.
Paper filters make for quick cleanup but can occasionally rip and need replacing before each brew.
How much you can expect to spend on a cold brew maker
The least expensive cold brew makers can be purchased for less than $20, though most are within the $20-$50 price range. Larger and more advanced options can cost over $100.
Cold brew maker FAQ
How long will cold brew last in the fridge?
A. Unlike hot coffee, which is best when served fresh, cold brew coffee can typically last for 7-10 days in the fridge. If your cold brew accumulates a strange scent or loses its flavor, it is best to brew a new batch.
Does cold brew contain more caffeine than a regular cup of coffee?
A. Cold brew contains more caffeine than a comparable cup of standard drip coffee. Because it is highly concentrated, most people choose to dilute their cold brew.
What’s the best cold brew maker to buy?
Top cold brew maker
KitchenAid Cold Brew XL Coffee Maker
What you need to know: This KitchenAid cold brew maker is designed for true coffee connoisseurs and features a convenient tap dispenser.
What you’ll love: The 38-ounce capacity is enough to make up to 19 servings of cold brew when diluted with water, milk or ice. The stainless steel and glass design is easy to clean, and the streamlined appearance will complement any kitchen.
What you should consider: It is significantly more expensive than many other cold brew makers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Home Depot and KitchenAid
Top cold brew maker for the money
BODUM Bean Cold Brew Coffee Maker
What you need to know: This budget-friendly cold brew maker can hold up to 51 ounces of coffee.
What you’ll love: The dishwasher-safe design makes cleanup and maintenance a breeze, while the double-lid feature prevents spills and keeps the coffee fresh for longer. All components of this cold brew maker use BPA-free plastic.
What you should consider: The lid isn’t the easiest to remove for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
OXO Brew Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker
What you need to know: As a small option, this model is great for those with limited space.
What you’ll love: The unique design of this cold brew maker produces flavorful and high-quality coffee. When the top brewer is attached to the carafe, it will automatically drain the cold brew for easy serving.
What you should consider: If you’re looking for a large capacity brewer, this may not be the ideal choice.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Bed Bath & Beyond
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ARLINGTON, Va., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fors Marsh Group (FMG) welcomes Lynne Doner Lotenberg as vice president of its newest practice area, Communication Campaign Research and Evaluation (CCR&E). As VP, Ms. Lotenberg will oversee integration of new methodological approaches into existing best practices for communications research and evaluation.
Forming the CCR&E practice follows FMG's move to consolidate its marketing and outreach activities. Extracting research and evaluation into a dedicated practice will provide clients further in-depth, actionable data to target, develop, monitor, and evaluate campaigns tackling a range of complex social issues.
CCR&E will serve as the research arm for all FMG communication campaigns. The practice area will continue to lead and expand efforts in areas of applied communication research and evaluation to provide sustainable, long-term strategies.
In previous roles, Ms. Lotenberg partnered with public health clients focused on helping citizens live healthier lives, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the National Institutes of Health (NIH); the National Health Council (NHC); and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"With her depth of experience in social and public health, Lynne is the perfect fit to helm Communication Campaign Research and Evaluation," said Executive Vice President Brian Griepentrog. "She's passionate about improving lives and creating change through impactful campaigns like the ones FMG is known for. Our clients will benefit from her tremendous knowledge of branding, behavior change, and evaluating outcomes."
Ms. Lotenberg previously held senior positions, including director of strategic planning and research and chief executive officer at Hager Sharp.
She served as co-editor of the international journal Social Marketing Quarterly for 11 years and is currently a member of the advisory board. She co-authored two editions of the graduate text Marketing Public Health: Strategies to Promote Social Change and has contributed to numerous publications focusing on audience segmentation, brand development, and focus groups.
We are a purpose-driven research and strategy firm committed to helping people make better decisions. Bringing together the science of research and the art of communication, we look at human behavior from all angles so that we can design whole, customized, and impactful interventions that benefit many, not just a few. We exist to change systems, not symptoms, so that we strengthen society and improve lives. As a certified B Corporation, we partner, lead, and serve with honesty, stewardship, and equity.
Contact: Carolyn Visokay, CVisokay@forsmarshgroup.com
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Risch, Crapo oppose Jackson confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KIFI) – Both Idaho senators voted against the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement regarding his vote opposing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the United States Supreme Court:
“After careful deliberation, I cannot provide my consent to Judge Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. I take seriously the advice and consent role of the U.S. Senate, and value judges who interpret the Constitution through originalism and do not legislate from the bench. Judge Jackson’s past rulings as a lone-court judge demonstrate a commitment to make new law rather than interpret the Constitution as originally written. Additionally, her past pro-abortion and pro-labor union rulings make clear she will not decide cases before the Supreme Court in a conservative manner. As such, I cannot support the lifetime appointment of Judge Jackson to the United States Supreme Court.”
Senator Mike Crapo issued this statement about his decision.
“I valued the opportunity to meet with Judge Jackson to discuss her judicial philosophy.
“After reviewing her record and taking careful consideration of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, I have concluded I cannot vote to confirm her to a lifetime appointment on the United States Supreme Court. I have serious reservations about her judicial philosophy and willingness to interpret the law as written.
“I have long said Justices nominated for a lifetime appointment should rule based on law and the original intent of the U.S. Constitution, not legislate from the bench. Judge Jackson has failed to demonstrate a commitment to this constraint.
“As with previous considerations of nominees to the Supreme Court, I take my responsibility of confirming Supreme Court justices very seriously, and took every opportunity to learn more about Judge Jackson. Her record simply does not reflect she would rule based on law and not legislate from the bench.”
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation.
The tally was 53-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats to vote in favor.
The confirmation represents a significant victory for Democrats, which they can tout as bipartisan, and a way for the President to deliver on a campaign promise at a time when the US faces a number of challenges at home and abroad, including soaring inflation and the crisis in Ukraine. Democrats broke out into loud applause and cheers when the vote was gaveled.
The vote also marks a major milestone for the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary, although Jackson's confirmation won't change the ideological balance of the court.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to serve as vice president, presided over the chamber during the historic vote in her capacity as president of the Senate.
Jackson will be sworn in after Justice Stephen Breyer retires sometime this summer.
Senate Democrats and the White House have continually highlighted the historic nature of the nomination.
Ahead of the final vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the moment a "joyous, momentous, groundbreaking day."
Schumer went on to say, "In the 233-year history of the Supreme Court, never, never has a Black woman held the title of Justice. Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first and I believe the first of more to come."
Biden had said during his 2020 presidential campaign that he was committed to nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court if elected.
At one point during her Senate confirmation hearings, Jackson became visibly emotional and could be seen wiping away tears as Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who is one of only three Black senators, talked about her path to the nomination and the obstacles she has had to overcome.
chool together," Jackson told Booker after the senator asked what values her parents had impressed upon her. "They taught me hard work. They taught me perseverance. They taught me that anything is possible in this great country." | https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2022/04/07/risch-crapo-oppose-jackson-confirmation/ | 2022-04-07T23:30:43Z |
LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We are excited to share the news about a modern twist on traditional fruit-forward wines crafted by two female Italian winemakers working under the well-known Riboli Family Wines umbrella.
San Antonio Fruit Farm is the first dual fruit flavor wine in the U.S. The selections are the most unique and drinkable, semi-sparkling sweet wine on the market, offered in three delicious flavors: Peach Passion Fruit, Strawberry Guava, and Blackberry Orange.
Crafted with whole fruits and no artificial additives, the wines are low in ABV, vegan-friendly, and gluten-free. Prepare to have fun enjoying the natural sweetness, ideal for celebrating everyday occasions that bring people together to create lasting memories.
The makers put unique fruit fusions at the forefront of their process. The wines are fresh and light, uncovering delightful flavor combinations.
Winemakers Paola and Ivana have perfected their winemaking techniques with these offerings while staying true to Italian traditions. Both studied oenology, the science of winemaking, and learned everything possible about production and quality, and it shows. The focus is on the grapes and using the best vinification methods to bring out the unique characteristics of the indigenous grape varieties, such as White Moscato, Brachetto, and Malvasia.
The duo says the San Antonio Fruit Farm wines reflect their profiles - sweet with balanced acidity, slightly sparkling, fruity and fun, and intense yet elegant. They want wine drinkers to relax and imagine themselves sipping a glass on a sunny day on a farm in Piedmont, Italy, where the selections are made.
So now that you know what you can be serving at your next book club, barbeque, or friend's night in, we would love to send you a sample! We'd love for you to enjoy a glass and share the news with your wine-loving audience to transport them to a blissful place with these impressive wines.
Cheers!
Audrey
About Riboli Family Wines:
Riboli Family Wines, a Los Angeles establishment since 1917, prides itself in maintaining its core family values while also employing innovative techniques that will keep its legacy alive for generations to come. The family produces well-known Italian wines, including Stella Rosa® Wines, a 9x Impact Magazine Hot Brand award winner. Their latest releases are Juicy Sparkle and San Antonio Fruit Farm.
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CHICAGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glen-Gery, a brand of Brickworks and premiere brick manufacturer in North America, will showcase its newest brick and stone colors, international collections, and popular wall system products at A'22, the AIA Conference on Architecture 2022, in Chicago, Illinois on June 22-25, 2022.
"We're incredibly excited to return to an in-person exhibition where we can provide a personalized experience for each visitor to our booth," said Tim Leese, director of marketing for Glen-Gery. "Our new products are nothing short of inspiring. Add to that the ability to experience a taste of the sophistication, luxury and style that is reflective of our brick and stone products as well as the exclusive experience offered through our Design Studios. We look forward to collaborating on upcoming projects and finding new and unique ways to bring a design's story to life."
New for 2022, Glen-Gery's G21 product collection features an assortment of new products from range extensions and new brick series, to unique international products sourced from around the globe, including:
- Metallix Series: A brick face that glimmers, sparks immediate interest and which possesses great subtlety. Currently available in Platinum, Titanium and Cuprum colors. With its depth of color, the Metallix range reflects light on finished brickwork, creating a satin metallic sheen that will lend depth and sophistication to every project.
- Aviator Series: Consists of several distinct monochromatic tone bricks with sharp contrasts that resemble those of early aircraft and aviation equipment. The colors are unique and versatile, creating an architectural feel that will surely stand out on the block, available in Charter White, Pilot Gray and Jet Black colors.
- Kite Breeze (International): With its combination of geometric design and livable functionality, every aspect of the breeze block Kite Breeze has been carefully considered. Available in three iconic colors: Dune, Terracotta and White Glaze.
From interior feature walls to exterior facades, Venetian glass bricks are shaped by Italian artisans and offer a natural centerpiece in any architectural landscape. The collection features four finishes - natural, frosted, polished or satin.
Featuring a length longer than any brick made in North America, the Roman Maximus evokes feelings of sophistication, exclusivity and prestige inspired by the grandiose buildings of the Romans. The collection features earthy tones coupled with European style.
Design is in the details as Glen-Gery's molded brick offers irregularly softened edges to build character and a sense of timelessness. Depending on the need of the project, customizable shapes are available to provide further specialization via the exterior corner, watertable, coping, bullnose, radial and custom shape options. The collection reflects Glen-Gery's commitment to new technology that increases customizable design while honoring artisanal brickmaking methods of the past.
No two handmade bricks look the same, which is why the Handmade Collection remains one of the most premium and sought-after brick products available. Variation and character are the result of handcrafted artisanship and are fundamental to this collection.
Designed with architects, designers and ultimately builders in mind, Glen-Gery's wall system products help to overcome limitations of space, time and budget while making installation easier and more efficient. Included within this collection is the popular Terraçade™ Façade System, a ceramic façade system designed and crafted to appeal to both creative and practical applications while complementing a range of architectural styles. The complete Terraçade collection is prefinished and colorfast, meaning it will look as vibrant in 100 years as it does upon installation.
To learn more about Glen-Gery and explore design inspirational content curated for the architectural and design community, visit the Glen-Gery Design Channel, which features project spotlights, the techniques and artistry of masonry, product discoveries, and recorded speaker events. Architects and designers are further invited to explore FOLIO, an exclusive Glen-Gery publication that celebrates the work of some of today's most inspiring architectural and design firms nationwide while exploring the architectural process and beauty of brick in an array of designs. The second edition of FOLIO is expected to release in Fall 2022.
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443-789-7153
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Glen-Gery Corporation, part of Brickworks Limited of Australia, is a premier brick and stone manufacturer offering the most diverse product portfolio of more than 600 brick and stone products. For more than a century, Glen-Gery has provided high quality building products that meet both innovative design challenges and demanding construction specifications. Through technology advancements and product innovations, Glen-Gery delivers a premium product line that caters to the high-style needs of today's architects, designers and homeowners. Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA. www.glengery.com
Brickworks has been building the Australian dream for over a century. Today, Brickworks is more than Australia's largest and most trusted brick manufacturer. It comprises a diversified portfolio of attractive assets, offering shareholders stability and long-term growth. The Company has a proud track record, having paid a dividend every year since listing on the ASX in 1962. Brickworks comprises four divisions – Building Products Australia, Building Products North America, Industrial Property, and Investments.
Building Products Australia includes Austral Bricks, the country's largest bricks producer, and other leading brands such as Austral Masonry, Austral Precast and Bristile Roofing. Building Products North America is the leading brick producer in the Northeast of the United States and includes the flagship brand of Glen-Gery. www.brickworks.com.au
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) National Labor-Management Conference (NLMC), held virtually on July 12-13, once again demonstrated why it is considered the nation's premier labor-management event.
The NLMC is the largest labor-management conference in the country; this year, the more than 1,200 registered participants included leaders in business, labor, government, academia, mediation, arbitration, and, with this year's event, professional sports as well.
The conference opened with a welcome from FMCS Acting Director Gregory Goldstein and Deputy Director of Field Operations (and President Joseph Biden's nominee to lead the agency) Javier Ramirez, followed by a special pre-recorded message from President Biden.
National Labor-Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo presented during the NLMC's opening plenary session on July 12, highlighting the importance of building positive relationships between employers and workers in the workplace. She also updated conference attendees on NLRB initiatives and took a variety of questions submitted by members of the audience using the conference's Q&A function.
"Encouraging very productive labor-management relations…whether a union represents workers or not, is a crucial step towards promoting workplace and industrial stability," said Abruzzo. "When workers' voices are heard issues are addressed and workplace conflict diminishes. Then everybody wins – businesses, communities, workers - they will all flourish."
The workplace issues faced by professional athletes drew a large crowd for the closing plenary on Day 1: "How Collective Bargaining Can Help Achieve Gender Equity in Professional Sports & Beyond," which featured a panel discussion with National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) President Tori Huster, AFL-CIO Vice President and Executive Director of NWSLPA Meghann Burke, and attorney Deborah R. Willig, and was led by newly elected AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.
FMCS also welcomed back Dr. Peter Coleman, Executive Director of Columbia University's Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity in the Earth. Professor Coleman's well-attended plenary session, "The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization" took a deep dive into what many consider one of the most significant crises facing modern America – both in the workplace and beyond.
The theme for this year's conference was "Future@Work: Reimagining the Workplace" with a focus on the twin impacts of pandemic and a challenging economy on industrial relations. The NLMC also focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) issues in the workplace, and featured a side-track on federal sector unionization during the Biden administration. Other notable sessions addressed challenges facing private, public, and federal sectors workplaces, such as hiring, the "Great Resignation," managing workplace conflict, utilization of dispute resolution processes, the effects of inflation on the U.S. workforce, and contemporary collective bargaining approaches.
In addition to the robust schedule of individual workshops and panel discussions, this year's NLMC offered six complimentary preconference sessions as a benefit to early registrants. These popular sessions covered a wide range of topics including cognitive bias in conflict dynamics, managing the integration of new bargaining units, and combating worker burnout in overstressed workplaces.
"FMCS strives to ensure that the NLMC provides engaging, informative, content that is useful to conference participants from all sectors of labor relations nationwide," said Ramirez.
"The NLMC also goes far beyond discussing best practices," Ramirez continued. "Our goal is to investigate emerging trends in American industrial relations, learn and share stories of success, and receive hard-nosed strategic insights from our country's leading experts."
At the close of the two-day event, U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh offered his remarks to the plenary, "I want to thank everyone from labor, management, government, academics, and the mediation/arbitration community, who are part of this important conference. Thank you for coming together to expand your knowledge and strengthen your relationships."
"Most of all, I want to say thank you [to FMCS]. The work you do is incredibly important to America's workers, America's businesses, and to our entire economy," Secretary Walsh said.
The FMCS National Labor-Management Conference was founded in 1982 and is generally held biennially as a showcase of FMCS services and programs for existing and prospective management and labor clients; the event attracted hundreds of attendees from the labor relations community in its early years and eventually expanding into a multi-day conference (and series of pre-conference events) that draws upwards of 1,000 - 1,500 attendees.
Though the 2022 conference has just concluded, planning is already underway for FMCS to combine the NLMC with the Labor and Employment Relations Association's (LERA) Annual Conference in New York in 2024. This co-sponsorship will not only bring efficiencies, but also allow for more collaboration between the various stakeholders in the labor-management community. To learn more about NLMC, or to receive updates for future conferences, visit https://www.fmcs.gov/nlmc-info/
The U.S. Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) is the nation's premier public agency for dispute resolution and conflict management. FMCS was created by Congress as a neutral and independent government agency upon enactment of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act) and mandated to resolve industrial conflict and promote labor-management peace and cooperation, minimizing the impact of these disputes on the free flow of commerce. With headquarters in Washington, D.C. and offices across the country, the agency has a proud track record of decades of effective dispute resolution and conflict management services for employers and unions across industries and work activities in the private, public, and federal sectors. FMCS is also recognized for its success facilitating negotiated rulemaking processes and for its robust employment mediation program in the federal sector as well as its global program, partnering with more than 60 countries to provide international consulting and training. For more on FMCS or to request services, visit www.fmcs.gov
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Life and Health Insurance Agency Now Part of the Largest Independent Insurance Firm Based in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown & Company Insurance Services, an employee benefits and individual life and health insurance agency in College Station, Texas, has combined with Higginbotham, an insurance, financial and HR services firm ranked as the 20th largest independent broker in the U.S. Brown & Company becomes Higginbotham's second branch in College Station and deepens Higginbotham's presence in the greater Houston area, where it now has five offices total. The deal gives Brown & Company added products, services and resources to serve its clients.
Higginbotham is strategically growing to expand its footprint and increase its service capability by selectively partnering with other independent agencies with strong reputations in their local markets, a desire to keep growing by tapping into Higginbotham's single source solution and a similar cultural match.
Brown & Company focuses on middle market employers and individual clients. By joining Higginbotham, Brown & Company has increased resources and service capabilities including enhanced compliance, administration, wellness, communications and HR support as well as the ability to provide property and casualty insurance to clients.
Brown & Company dates back to 1978 when it opened as Richard S. Smith & Associates. Principals Sharon Brown and Bryan Brown joined the firm in 1984 and 2002, respectively. In 2006, they purchased the agency, forming Brown & Company Insurance Services.
Higginbotham Managing Partner–Houston Koby Hackradt said, "We entered College Station by starting our own office, and we're building our name by engaging with our community. However, we've found that partnering with an established agency goes a long way toward rounding out our services and making our single source solution available at the local level. Our partnership with Brown & Company will fuel our long-term growth in College Station."
Bryan Brown noted, "We've had a trusted professional relationship with Koby for over 20 years, so he was influential in our decision to partner with Higginbotham. After discussing with Koby and other partners their abilities to better support clients and employees, we knew Higginbotham was the best fit for us. We're excited to have the additional resources to assist our clients achieve their goals."
Brown & Company's eight-person team will remain in place, and Sharon Brown and Bryan Brown will continue overseeing the agency's operations.
Brown & Company is the largest locally owned agency in College Station, Texas, providing employers with group benefit plans and HR assistance and individuals with life, health, disability, long term care and Medicare supplement insurance. The agency distinguishes itself by delivering outstanding customer service and seeking creative ways to provide cost effective insurance options. Visit bcins.net for more information.
Employee owned and customer inspired, Higginbotham is a single source solution for insurance, financial and HR services. The firm was established in 1948 and ranks by revenue as the nation's 20th largest independent insurance firm. Serving thousands of businesses and individuals through locations coast to coast, Higginbotham's approach to finding insurance, employee benefit and risk management solutions is more individual and less institutional. By understanding customer priorities, eliminating inefficiencies and committing to transparency, Higginbotham is a place that leads with values so value leads. Visit higginbotham.com for more information.
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PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today issued the following statement from International President Thomas M. Conway after U.S. Steel announced plans to sell two blast furnaces at Granite City Works and informed the union of its intention to keep only one finishing mill active at the facility:
"U.S. Steel has established a trend in recent years of shutting down operations, as it has done at the Great Lakes facility in Detroit, Lone Star Steel in Texas, tubular operations in Ohio, and the company abandoned a previously announced major capital improvement project at the Mon Valley Works and announced the closing of its West Coast operations at UPI in California.
"The company continues to invest heavily in its non-union operations at Big River Steel in Arkansas, and management continues to point to their transition to EAF produced steel as the pathway to success while they shutter operations.
"The USW and U.S. Steel concluded a successful startup of an EAF operation in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Fairfield Works, and that's where the company should have continued to place additional EAF investments. Instead, they chose to double down their investment in their Arkansas facility.
"In its announcement regarding Granites City's future, the company callously failed to mention a word about the massive job loss or impact the decision will have on a skilled and loyal workforce, their families or their community.
"It is another tale in a long string of betrayals by the company, which now has permanently closed nearly two thirds of the assets it acquired from National Steel along with other acquisitions.
"The summer is coming and bringing with it the termination of the labor agreement between the parties. We will undoubtedly be talking about investment in our plants. The company should prepare itself for those discussions.
"We understand the vital importance of investment in our USW plants and the obligations to our members and their communities, even if the management at U.S. Steel doesn't. We have no intention of becoming the primary pig iron suppliers to their non-union operations."
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in manufacturing, metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in tech, public sector and service occupations.
Contact: Tony Montana – (412) 562-2592 or tmontana@usw.org
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NEW YORK and LONDON, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) announced today it has added two new agencies in Florida and Mexico to its global network, enhancing its ability to serve clients throughout the world.
The announcement was made at PRGN's special 30th anniversary semi-annual global conference held recently in Scottsdale. The move raises the number of member agencies in the network to 53 and adds local PR and communications expertise at offices in Florida and Mexico.
"PRGN's new members significantly increase key market coverage in our worldwide network," said PRGN President David Fuscus. "We've expanded PRGN's Spanish speaking capabilities in South America, North America and Europe. And we've ramped up our Middle Eastern coverage with the addition of firms in Israel and Dubai. Our strong worldwide network means that PRGN is there – anywhere at any time."
PRGN's new Florida member agency is Kreps PR and Marketing, a boutique PR agency with offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach. One of South Florida's most trusted firms, Kreps PR's team of bilingual professionals has extensive experience in Florida and Latin America, providing high-level counsel and innovative ideas for real estate, hospitality, lifestyle, corporate/finance services, and non-profit clients. The firm specializes in public relations, social media, crisis communications, and events/ activations.
In Mexico, PRGN is now represented by Eje Comunicación y Asuntos Públicos, a public relations and communications firm based in Mexico City. The company serves its clients by planning and executing communication and public affairs strategies that allow its clients to participate in the public conversation and be a benchmark in their industries.
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SUZHOU, China, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 20, 2022, Porton Advanced Solutions (hereinafter referred to as "Porton Advanced") and Kun Tuo Medical Research and Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kun Tuo") established a strategic partnership in gene and cell therapy R&D, manufacturing and clinical services to accelerate the development and industrialization of innovative drugs.
Through this strategic cooperation, Porton Advanced and Kun Tuo will fully leverage their strengths, client resources and professional team capabilities to deepen cooperation in gene and cell therapy R&D, manufacturing and clinical research, providing one-stop CDMO and clinical research services for innovative drug companies and cooperating to establish a high-quality gene and cell therapy industry ecosystem.
Focusing on gene and cell therapy, Porton Advanced has built CDMO platforms for plasmids, cell therapy, gene therapy, oncolytic virus, nucleic acid therapy and microbial vector based gene therapy . In the process of gene and cell therapy drug development, Porton Advanced can provide CDMO services such as IND-CMC pharmacological research and clinical sample GMP production. Up to now, the cell therapy CDMO platform houses more than 22 cell therapy IND-CMC projects, covering various cell types such as CAR-T, UCAR-T, TCR-T, TIL, CAR-MSC, CAR-NK, NK and RBC.
As a clinical research organization (CRO) specially established by IQVIA for the Chinese market, Kun Tuo inherits its refined quality management system and standards, coupled with abundant clinical resources, offering high quality CRO services throughout IND to NDA. Since its establishment in 2011, Kun Tuo has provided over 1,000 clinical study services for multiple renowned pharmaceutical companies at home and abroad.
Dr. Wang Yangzhou, CEO of Porton Advanced, said, "We are very pleased to announce that we entered into a strategic partnership with Kun Tuo. Porton Advanced focuses on the field of gene and cell therapy and is committed to establishing a global, end-to-end CDMO service platform, while Kun Tuo delves into clinical research services and has very rich clinical resources as well as a highly professional clinical research & reporting team with strict quality standards. Through our in-depth cooperation and integration of resources and advantages, both parties will help to promote the construction of the gene and cell therapy industry ecosystem and empower more new drugs to scale new level based on an integrated drug service platform, thereby allowing enabling public's early access to good medicines."
Wang Ling, General Manager of Kun Tuo, said, "Cell and gene therapy is a new generation of breakthrough therapies after small molecule and large molecule targeted therapies, and it is also one of the most promising sectors of biopharmaceuticals at present. As a full-service CRO focusing on local clinical trials in China, Kun Tuo has built a dedicated team to conduct clinical trials of cell therapy-related products since 2018, and has been taking the lead in the field of cell and gene therapy. We also provide services from clinical development to commercialization strategy research for our clients with the commercialization team of our group company IQVIA, so that the products can serve patients faster and better. Porton Advanced is a well-known CDMO company d with professional and rich experience in drug development and manufacturing in the industry We hope that by joining hands with Porton Advanced, we can combine the expertise and strengths of both sides to provide domestic biopharmaceutical companies with a one-stop solution from drug R&D, clinical trials to commercialization."
About Porton Advanced Solutions
Established in Suzhou Industrial Park in December 2018, by its parent company Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd. (Stock Code: 300363), Porton Advanced has built a CDMO platform integrating plasmid, cell therapy, gene therapy, oncolytic virus, nucleic acid therapy and microbial vectors used for gene therapy (MVGTs), providing end-to-end services from cell banking, process development and analytical development, cGMP production to final Fill and Finish , investigator-initiated clinical trials (IIT), investigational new drugs (IND), clinical trials to commercial production. Porton Advanced is dedicated to support sponsors advance their GCT drug development and market launches.
Porton Advanced focuses solely on gene and cell therapy services. Built on the professional experience of its cohort of world-class professionals, as well as on the successes of its parent company, Porton Advanced insists on "Customer First" and the tenet of "Compliance, Expertise, Focus, Open Collaboration". With its key focus on protecting IP for its sponsors, through its comprehensive project management and quality systems, Porton Advanced strives to bring gene and cell therapy products to the clinic and the market through its quality CDMO services, and help bring the best medicine to the public sooner.
About KunTuo
KunTuo, as a full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) specially set up in China by IQVIA (a wholly owned subsidiary of IQVIA) and with a team of nearly 1000 employees, is dedicated to provide high-quality and reliable clinical research services for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device & Diagnostic (MDD) enterprises. Since its establishment in 2011, Kuntuo has provided more than 1000 clinical research services for many well-known pharmaceutical and device companies in China and abroad and now has accumulated rich clinical resources, including more than 10,000 departments' enrollment data and nearly 500 institutions'/departments' process information. Kuntuo inherits IQVIA's sound quality management system and quality standards, and provides biomedical enterprises with higher quality and more responsive service model from IND to NDA through the application and optimization of IQVIA's global operation experience and expertise.
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Jelenew makes the first cycling pants with an external pad with the moulage technique. Female cyclists may have a comfortable and healthy cycling experience.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Female cyclists could expect a whole new riding experience. On May 17, the new website of Jelenew, an American female cycling brand, will launch. As its core product, the first cycling pants truly made for women in the world by Jelenew will be launched simultaneously.
Jelenew breaks through the attraction of traditional cycling apparel and launches new products that lead to a revolutionary item：the world's first 1+1 cycling pants with external pads, one pair of leggings, and one pair of shorts with a detachable external pad. Some professionals believe that Jelenew cycling pants with an external pad are an innovative product. It is developed and designed according to men's and women's differentiated physiological structures and feelings. Its "like nothing" comfort and unique high-end sense redefines female cyclists' cognition of professional cycling clothing, setting off a wave of attention to women's needs from body and mind to the outside.
"In a 2019 study of 178 female cyclists published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 58% reported at least sometimes experiencing genital numbness, and 69% said the same about chronic butt and groin pain. Many friends tell me that wearing women's professional cycling pants is like sitting on a huge, thick diaper, stuffy and bloated. And a strong front protrusion I can feel when standing. It's very embarrassing." Jelenew' s creative director said, "Many girls blame themselves or cycling for this discomfort. Using properly constructed cycling pants can reduce or eliminate these discomforts. We want to change this situation. Jelenew hopes to use new structures and technologies to bring a better experience to female cyclists."
Historically, the population of male cyclists was much larger than that of women. Male cyclists have become the mainstream consumer in the cycling industry, while the entire market industry ignores female cyclists and their demands. All cycling apparels have the same pattern, and in other words， women had to wear the same pants as men. It wasn't until the mid-1990s, as women's consciousness awakened, that women's cycling pants—reduced-size, optimized-cut cycling pants—appeared.
In recent years, with the further development of female cyclists' awareness and the gradual expansion of the female cycling consumer market, many cycling brands have tried to actively develop new women's cycling apparel from the perspective of women. Some brands optimize and adjust women's cycling pants in terms of waist-to-hip ratio, leg length, and built-in pad structure according to the differentiated structure of men and women. But no brand has ever made a breakthrough, and almost all brands use the traditional male, in-seam built-in pad structure. Essentially, most women's professional cycling shorts are shrunken versions of men's.
Jelenew cycling pants: making for women, focusing on health and comfort
The reporter learned that Jelenew is a brand born for women, and the innovation revolution of women is the core of the brand. By collecting many women's feedback, Jelenew integrates functionalism and 3D structural aesthetics as the product guidelines. It injects the innovative experience of haute couture 3D clothing structure tailoring, ergonomic design, and sports wearing expertise into the research and development of cycling wear designing.
Jelenew cycling pants are based on the analysis of the 3D structure of the human body and the disassembly of the muscle force data during the female riding process. The external pad adopts the original three-segment V-shaped structure, thickened at the ischium and pubic position, and the V-shaped vertex position is vacated, focusing on protecting the buttocks and pubic junction of stressed women. It provides more precise support than a built-in structure cycling pad, helps maintain average blood circulation, and reduces the risk of numbness in the perineum, crotch, and legs when riding. The ingenious integration of the smooth and excessive design of the G1 to G2 surfaces makes the external pad far fitter than the built-in riding pad, reducing the friction of the perineum. And it also solves the problems of sultry private parts and bulging of the private parts of traditional cycling pants, embarrassing lines, camel toe, etc. The detachable setting breaks through the limitations of sports scenes and meets the diverse needs of cyclists.
"Finally, I found the professional cycling pants for women." A French cyclist said after trying the Jelenew cycling pants, "Cycling is an essential part of my life. My sensitive parts would feel acupuncture after riding. Jelenew's cycling pants gave enough support and cushioning, and riding became a pleasant enjoyment. So amazing! And there's no need to worry about the pad bulging or slipping, and you can go for a walk or have afternoon tea without changing clothes after cycling. This is something that I had never imagined before. I hope more female friends can feel these comfortable and magical cycling pants."
Learn more at www.jelenew.com
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Innovative AI solution to help up more than half a million high school students a year better prepare for their futures
SAN RAMON, Calif., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riiid, a member of the Born2Global Centre and a leader in AI education solutions, and Casa Grande, a leading education company in Colombia and Puerto Rico, today introduced OE SABER, an artificial intelligence-powered mobile application designed to prepare students for SABER 11, the Colombian high-school exit exam with more than half a million annual test takers.
Riiid's proprietary AI technology analyzes student data and content, predicts scores and user behavior, and recommends personalized study plans in real-time to help students optimize their learning potential.
"We are thrilled to enter into the Latin American market with a product that can help Colombian students prepare for their high-school exit exams," said YJ Jang, CEO of Riiid.
"Combined with Casa Grande's learning solutions, this new mobile app developed in cooperation with Riiid is a game changer for our youth, our school administrators, our communities, and the region," said Soraya M. Sesto, President of Casa Grande. "It will help more students advance confidently to a post-secondary academic experience, further improving Colombia's competitiveness and future productivity in a global economy."
The OE SABER app was trained on past Saber 11 test taker data. Students begin their interaction with the app by answering a 16-question diagnostic test. Then the app's AI recommendation system suggests questions that will most effectively improve the student's score.
Response to the app was overwhelmingly positive from the 500 students who participated in a pilot program earlier this year. Approximately three-quarters of those students said they believed the app would improve their academic performance and more than 80 percent said they would recommend the app to friends.
Carlos Caicedo, the governor of the State of Magdalena, welcomed the OE SABER product and said, "This app is in line with our efforts for educational change in the Magdalena region." He continued, "This AI based solution will be very useful for the training process of our students and improving their SABER 11 test results."
With its performance proven in the preliminary pilot test, about 15,900 high school students in the State of Magdalena will have the opportunity of using the app to prepare for Saber 11 in September.
Starting from Magdalena, Casa Grande will expand its partnership with other states of Colombia to allow more students to experience the personalized learning solutions of OE SABER and prepare for further success.
About Riiid
Riiid is a global leader in AI solutions for education, backed by more than $250 million (USD) in funding and named to the 2021 CB Insights AI 100 list of the most innovative AI startups. Leveraging the power of AI, the company is driving a paradigm shift in education with technology that personalizes instruction for all students, with the aim of democratizing quality education anywhere in the world. The company provides solutions for K-12 education, postsecondary education, and corporate training. As a leading force in AI technology, Riiid has published research papers at top AI conferences including AAAI, NeurIPS, CSEDU, LAK, and others.
For more information, please visit riiid.com
About Casa Grande
Casa Grande Interactive Communications Inc (CGIC) is a U.S.-based organization with more than 25 years of experience in 12 countries, including Colombia, Puerto Rico, the U.S., and Spain in the field of educational resources and strategies, promoting innovation and social transformation through research, creativity and education. The organization has developed teacher and youth ed-tech and performance-based education, motivation, and engagement programs, such as Uno a Uno and Tratamiento Intensivo, and several dot coms, such as Operación Éxito, Nueva Escuela Virtual, and Planificación Turbo, that uniquely respond to the needs of}} current and the next generation of educators and learners.
For more information, please visit cginteractive.com
About Born2Global Centre
The Born2Global Centre, operated by Born2Global, is a full-cycle service platform that supports the global expansion of promising companies. Established in 2013 under the Ministry of Science and ICT, Born2Global has been setting the standards for a successful startup ecosystem in Korea and continues to expand and transform startups so that they are engaged, well equipped, and connected with the global market.
For more information, please visit born2global.com
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Most recognized packaged salad brand leverages popularity of Thai, dill and maple taste trends to expand its Chopped! Salad Kit line
CHARLOTTE, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the country's best-selling chopped salad kit lines is growing again with a trio of new offerings. Dole Food Company, Inc. is expanding its popular DOLE® Chopped! Salad Kit line with three new flavors this fall that showcase the latest global and regional flavor trends.
The three kits – DOLE® Chopped! Tropical Thai Salad Kit, DOLE® Chopped! Maple Pecan Salad Kit and DOLE® Chopped! Double Dill Salad Kit – contain no artificial colors or flavors and continue the Dole Chopped! tradition of combining fresh chopped DOLE® lettuces and vegetables with toppings and original dressings to offer a ribbon of flavor in every bite.
- DOLE® Chopped! Tropical Thai Salad Kit: Chopped DOLE® Iceberg and Green Leaf Lettuces and Carrots topped with coconut chips, dried mango, cashews and Dole's Thai Chili Dressing.
- DOLE® Chopped! Maple Pecan Salad Kit: Chopped DOLE® Iceberg and Green Leaf Lettuces and Carrots topped with candied maple pecans, crumbled garlic croutons and Dole's Maple Vinaigrette Dressing.
- DOLE® Chopped! Double Dill Salad Kit: Chopped DOLE® Green Leaf Lettuce, Kale, Green and Red Cabbage, Carrots and Green Onions topped with CRISPY DILLIES® and Dole's Creamy Dill Dressing.
The three new kits capitalize on triple-digit sales growth of dill and maple vinaigrette dressing products and double-digit sales growth of Thai sweet chili grocery items since last year. The launch also brings the number of DOLE® Chopped! Salad Kit offerings to 17 and Dole's line of packaged salad mixes, slaws, kits and meal solutions to 67.
"We continue to give shoppers more reasons to enjoy DOLE® salads as part of our larger mission of motivating families toward healthier living and a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables," said William Goldfield, Dole's director of corporate communications. "The new trio of convenient, nutritious meals that showcase the latest global and regional flavor trends have been created to entice both salad-eaters and non-salad-eaters this fall and beyond."
To see the complete Dole salad family, visit www.dole.com.
For all Dole fresh fruit and vegetable products plus recipes and nutritional resources, visit www.dole.com and Dole's Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest pages.
Dole plc is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole plc is an industry leader in many of the products it sells, as well as in nutrition education and research. For more information, please visit www.dole.com.
Media Contacts:
Bob Ochsner or Gemma Stewart
Rocket Launch PR for Dole
(714) 694-7190
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