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Powerful photo by Pacific Indigenous artist reveals truth about 1899 painting
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
On an early morning in 2008, before the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened for the day, the artist Yuki Kihara sat down across from two paintings by the French artist Paul Gauguin and inspected them in the hushed, empty gallery.
The Japanese and Samoan artist, who was exhibiting at the New York museum at the time, was particularly interested in “Two Tahitian Women,” from 1899, which features two feminine figures in an Eden-like setting. One holds a flower and leans into her companion, who presents a tray of fruit to the viewer, but doesn’t quite look up to meet the eye. Fourteen years after first seeing it, Kihara has “upcycled” — or reinterpreted — the painting, along with many of Gauguin’s other artworks, in a photography series titled “Paradise Camp” for the Venice Biennale.
“It’s not like reenactment or restaging, because when I say ‘upcycling,’ it means that I’m actually improving it from the original,” Kihara said in a video call.
Kihara is the first Pacific Indigenous artist from Samoa’s Fa’afafine community — who are assigned male at birth but express a female identity — to represent New Zealand at the prestigious global art show. In “Paradise Camp,” curated by Natalie King, Kihara intertwines themes of LGBTQ+ rights, environmentalism, and decolonization. In her lush images, taken on Upolu Island in Samoa with a nearly 100-person cast and crew, she casts Fa’afafine in the starring roles, keeping the familiarity of Gauguin’s compositions but shedding his exploitative perspective.
In modern art, Gauguin’s colonial gaze of paradise has been formative. The painter, who died in 1903, spent a decade of his later life in French Polynesia exoticizing the young Indigenous women he encountered through a prolific number of canvases, and had predatory relationships with them as well — a complicated legacy that was addressed in the exhibition “Gauguin Portraits” at the National Gallery in London in 2019. The teenage girls he painted included a 13-year-old named Teha’amana a Tahura, who experts believe to be his second wife, though her identity has been debated.
Uncovering and upcycling
How true are Gauguin’s works and how much is constructed? To Kihara, the scenes, supposedly set in Tahiti, felt all too familiar.
“The closer I looked at the background, and then the closer I looked at the models, it reminded me of people and places in Samoa,” she said.
Through her extensive research of colonial photography, Kihara has found a clear link to the archipelago — specifically through the images of Thomas Andrew, a New Zealand photographer who lived in Samoa for the latter half of his life, from 1891 until 1939. Kihara discovered compositions identical to Gauguin’s work, as well as evidence that Gauguin in 1895 visited the Auckland Art Gallery, where some of Andrew’s images were housed.
“Although Gauguin has never actually set foot in Samoa, some of his major paintings were actually directly inspired by photographs of people and places (there),” she said.
Kihara also believes that Gauguin’s models may not be cisgender women, referencing the research of Māori scholar Dr. Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, who has written that the “androgynous” models he painted were likely Māhū — the Indigenous Polynesian community that, like Samoa’s Faʻafafine, are considered to be a third gender and express a female identity.
With these connections in mind, Kihara set out to improve upon Gauguin’s famous works from a Pacific perspective. In her take on the painting “Two Tahitian Women,” called “Two Fa’afafine (After Gauguin),” the two Faʻafafine models stand in front of the manicured gardens of a local resort wearing traditional textiles. Kihara chose to feature local wildflowers and a plate of lychee — her favorite fruit — as their props, creating an altogether new iconography.
According to Kihara, her portrait challenges the very concept of paradise. “The idea of paradise is actually heteronormative,” she said, referencing the Bible’s Garden of Eden, home to Adam and Eve. In famous literature and art, as well as commercial imagery of honeymooning newlyweds, “paradise has been perpetuated by many people, including Paul Gauguin,” she said. “He comes from a canon of (the) Western gaze that impose this idea.”
Calling a place paradise also glosses over the complexities of the seemingly idyllic regions where tourists travel to escape, she added, including the land’s history of colonial violence and the looming threat of climate disaster, a battle in which Samoa is on the front lines.
After the Biennale concludes, Kihara plans to exhibit the work for her own community in Samoa, New Zealand and Australia.
“I’m taking the integrity and the dignity back to where it belongs to us, in the Pacific,” she said.
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Strong loan growth and credit quality
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, St. Paul-based AgriBank announced financial results for the first quarter of 2022, with strong profitability, credit quality, and liquidity and capital.
Highlights:
- Profitability: Net income remained strong at $181.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. AgriBank's year-to-date return on assets (ROA) ratio of 52 basis points was above the target of 50 basis points.
- Credit quality: Total loan portfolio credit quality was strong, with 98.4 percent of loans classified as acceptable at March 31, 2022, compared to 98.3 percent at December 31, 2021.
- Liquidity and capital: End-of-the-quarter liquidity was 147 days, well above the regulatory requirement. Capital also remained well above the regulatory minimums and company targets.
"Increased loan volume and improved credit quality contributed to strong profitability at AgriBank," said Jeffrey Swanhorst, AgriBank chief executive officer. "Our operating performance and financial position reflect the strong financial performance of the 13 Farm Credit Associations we fund. AgriBank and the Associations are well positioned to help rural America navigate these highly volatile times."
First Quarter 2022 Results of Operations
Net interest income was $193.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $12.5 million, or 6.9 percent, compared to the same period of the prior year. These changes were primarily related to increases in loan volume and a rising interest rate environment.
Non-interest income was $27.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, a decrease of $21.1 million, or 43.5 percent, compared to the same period of the prior year. The decline was primarily driven by lower fixed-rate loan conversion and prepayment fees, partially offset by increased mineral income.
Loan Portfolio
Total loans were $123.6 billion at March 31, 2022, an increase of $1.6 billion, or 1.3 percent, compared to December 31, 2021. This increase, mainly seen in AgriBank's wholesale portfolio, was primarily attributable to a rise in agribusiness and real estate mortgage volume throughout the AgriBank District, partially offset by declines in production and intermediate-term volume. Agribusiness volume increases were related to growth in capital markets lending at several District Associations, specifically in the grain sector, during the first quarter of 2022. Additionally, real estate mortgage volume increased at District Associations due to continued demand for lower fixed rates as long-term rates have slowly begun to rise. Offsetting these increases, production and intermediate-term volume decreased related to seasonal tax-planning growth in December, followed by repayments in January.
AgriBank's credit quality reflects the overall financial strength of District Associations and their underlying portfolios of retail loans. AgriBank's portfolio was composed of 98.4 percent loans classified as acceptable as of March 31, 2022, compared to 98.3 percent at December 31, 2021. Loans classified as acceptable represent the highest-quality assets. The credit quality of AgriBank's retail loan portfolio increased to 96.1 percent classified as acceptable at March 31, 2022, compared to 95.4 percent acceptable at December 31, 2021. The improvement in the acceptable percentage of the retail portfolio was positively impacted by continued strong net farm income and stable farm sector working capital.
Agricultural Conditions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) released its initial forecast of the U.S. aggregate farm income and financial conditions for 2022. Net farm income (NFI) for 2022 is forecast to decline a nominal $5.4 billion, or 4.5 percent, from the revised $119.1 billion 2021 NFI forecast. If realized at $113.7 billion, the 2022 NFI projection would be the third highest level ever in nominal dollars, trailing only 2021 and 2013. The lower 2022 NFI forecast is largely driven by an expected $15.4 billion, or 56.8 percent, decline in direct government payments paired with a $20.1 billion, or 5.1 percent, increase in total production expenses. These two factors more than offset the $29.3 billion forecasted increase in cash receipts from crop and animal/animal product sales. The initial 2022 USDA-ERS farm sector income forecast was released on February 4, 2022 using price and production forecasts from the January 2022 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Rapidly evolving market conditions and geopolitical events since the initial USDA-ERS forecast release will likely result in significant revisions in their September 1, 2022 farm income and financial conditions forecast update.
Despite all the challenges and uncertainty in markets the past few years, the U.S. agriculture sector is positioned well in 2022, and farm balance sheets are generally strong. Many factors including weather, trade, government policy, global agricultural production levels and pathogenic outbreaks in livestock and poultry may keep agriculture market volatility elevated for the next 12 months. Implementation of cost-saving technologies, marketing methods and risk management strategies will continue to cause a wide range of results among the respective agricultural producers.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Total capital remained very strong at $6.8 billion as of March 31, 2022, a decrease of $219.9 million compared to December 31, 2021. While net income and net stock issuances, consistent with AgriBank's capital plan, positively impacted shareholders' equity, these increases were more than offset by unrealized investment losses, primarily on U.S. treasuries and U.S. government guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, related to the rapid increase in interest rates. AgriBank exceeded all regulatory capital minimum requirements, including additional regulatory buffers.
Cash and investments totaled $20.2 billion and $19.7 billion at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. AgriBank's end-of-the-period liquidity position represented 147 days coverage of maturing debt obligations, which supports operational demands, and was well above the 90-day minimum established by AgriBank's regulator.
About AgriBank
AgriBank is part of the customer-owned, nationwide Farm Credit System. Under Farm Credit's cooperative structure, AgriBank is primarily owned by local Farm Credit Associations, which provide financial products and services to rural communities and agriculture. AgriBank obtains funds and provides funding and financial solutions to those Associations. The AgriBank District covers a 15-state area stretching from Wyoming to Ohio and Minnesota to Arkansas. For more information, please visit www.AgriBank.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from expectations due to a number of risks and uncertainties. More information about these risks and uncertainties is contained in AgriBank's annual report, which is available no later than 75 days following the end of the year. AgriBank undertakes no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Mega Millions mistake: NY Lottery temporarily pauses payments after ‘human error’
NEW YORK (WABC) - Mega Millions temporarily suspended prize payments after a mega mistake during a drawing in New York.
It happened Tuesday night when the host mistakenly called the wrong number.
It looked like any other televised Mega Millions drawing with an $86 million jackpot at stake. The five winning numbers were drawn normally.
But a closer look revealed instead of the six that was announced, the actual number is a nine, the digit on the ping-pong ball underlined to avoid confusion.
Not only did announcer John Crow repeat the error, the six was displayed graphically onscreen.
“I would definitely be mad. I would definitely be mad. But I don’t know how they’re going to work that out,” lottery player Ingrid Campbell said.
That is the question. Even Wednesday’s New York Lottery printout of winning numbers lists six as the Mega Ball, though the official page of the multistate lottery correctly lists nine.
So do players with a Mega Ball of six have any recourse?
Not really, said attorney Matthew Eyet, because of a regulation on the books that says, “The correct numbers are the ones that are drawn, not the numbers that were reported. And so they anticipated this as a possibility, probably because they thought a clerical error would occur in just transcribing what the number was, not that the announcer would call out the wrong number. But, be that as it may, it still, in my opinion, would apply in this case.”
There were no grand prize winners with either six or nine as the Mega Ball.
In New York, there were two $10,000 prizes with a six. There were 30,000 other players with smaller jackpots totaling nearly $130,000.
Would the state absorb that cost? Possibly, Eyet said.
“It’s not good for the game from the state’s perspective if people are going around feeling slighted by the state,” he said. “So yeah, they could absolutely pay out those people if they wanted.”
In a statement, New York Lottery cited human error, adding the lottery has temporarily suspended prize payments for all Mega Millions tickets and all Mega Millions players should hold on to their tickets for the May 10 drawing until the issue is resolved.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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TORONTO (AP) — Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray isn’t joining Seattle for a series in Toronto this week, missing a chance to celebrate the Cy Young Award he won with the Blue Jays last season amid border restrictions related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ray pitched against the Mets in New York on Sunday, then remained in the U.S. while teammates traveled to Canada for Monday’s series opener.
There was no locker for Ray in the Mariners’ clubhouse in Toronto. Manager Scott Servais said Ray will rejoin the team in Boston on Thursday for a four-game series against the Red Sox. He did not elaborate on the left-hander’s absence.
To enter the country, the Canadian government requires a person to have received a second COVID-19 vaccine dose — or one dose of Johnson & Johnson — at least 14 days before entry.
Players who go on the restricted list because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are not paid and do not accrue major league service time, according to a March agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association.
The agreement also stipulates that a pitcher who has pitched at least four consecutive innings in a game cannot be replaced on the active roster unless three days have elapsed.
The Mariners took advantage of a May 12 day off to alter their rotation so that Ray started Sunday in New York, where he allowed five runs in six innings, improving to 4-3.
Ray went 13-7 with a 2.84 ERA and a career-high 248 strikeouts in 32 starts for Toronto last season, when professional athletes were exempt from COVID-19 border regulations.
Ray then signed a $115 million contract, five-year contract with Seattle in November. He would have lost $346,154 had he been placed on the restricted list for being ineligible to accompany the team to Canada. Border exemptions for athletes ended in January.
The Mariners did put Drew Steckenrider on the restricted list Monday, a move that could cost the right-hander $51,099 of his $3.1 million salary. Steckenrider is 0-1 with two saves and a 4.85 ERA in 14 relief appearances. The series is Seattle’s only regular-season visit to Toronto.
Seattle selected the contract of left-hander Roenis Elías from Triple-A Tacoma. He had joined the Mariners at Citi Field on Sunday in anticipation of being added to the active big league roster.
Elías signed a minor league contract with the Mariners on April 1. He previously pitched for Seattle in 2014 and ’15, and again in 2018 and ’19. He also has pitched for Boston and Washington.
Elías, 33, last pitched in the majors with the Nationals in 2019. He had a 4.30 ERA in one start and 10 relief appearances at Triple-A Tacoma, striking out 11 and walking four in 14 2/3 innings.
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- Installation of three 20 MW standard electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera with a total capacity of 60 MW in the first phase, to be expended in second phase to multi-hundred MW
- Unigel is first mover in key market for industrial green hydrogen projects with an overall investment of US$ 120 million
- The project constitutes a first step towards decarbonization of several sectors in Brazil, contributing substantially to combating climate change
SÃO PAULO and DORTMUND, Germany, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unigel installs the first industrial scale green hydrogen plant in Brazil. The company, which is one of the largest chemical companies in Latin America and the largest manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers in Brazil, invests a total of US$ 120 million in the development of the production site for green hydrogen. Unigel relies on the world-leading technology of thyssenkrupp nucera.
The plant will starts its production planned for late 2023. At this moment, Unigel's integrated green hydrogen and green ammonia plant is expected to be the largest in the world. In the first phase of the project, Unigel installs three 20 MW standard electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera, adding up to a total capacity of 60 MW. The company plans to quadruple its production of green hydrogen in the years following the inauguration by expanding the electrolyzer plant to a multi-hundred MW facility, which will produce approximately 40,000 tons of green hydrogen. The new factory is expected to employ more than 500 people, so that the chemical company also gives an important impulse for the whole region.
"Throughout our nearly 60-year history, we have always been attentive to technological innovations and have invested to meet industrial and agribusiness demands. With this project, Unigel takes the first step towards the decarbonization of several sectors, contributing substantially to combating climate change on the planet", emphasizes Henri Slezynger, Chairman of the Board of Directors and founder of Unigel.
"This project is the first of its kind in Brazil and reinforces the pioneering spirit of Unigel to produce green molecules on an industrial scale. As Brazil is one of the world-leading countries in terms of installed renewable energy, we are pleased to enter this partnership to to make green hydrogen an affordable energy vector already today," says Dr. Werner Ponikwar, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera. Only through large-scale production with robust, reliable and cost-effective technologies at competitive renewable power prices green hydrogen will become market-ready with widespread use.
Located in the Camaçari Industrial Complex (BA), the new plant will have an initial production capacity of 10,000 tons/year of green hydrogen and 60,000 tons/year of green ammonia. The products will be offered to customers who aim to decarbonize their production chains, e.g. the steel industry, oil refining, and e-fuels. Green ammonia will also be used in the value chain of Unigel, as it is a raw material in the manufacturing of fertilizers and acrylics. "Given the potential of Brazil in the generation of wind and solar energy, we believe that the country has a great opportunity to be a reference for the world in green hydrogen, a solution that brings versatility to transform renewable energy into raw materials and zero carbon fuels", says Roberto Noronha Santos, CEO of Unigel. Brazil's energy mix already has a very high share of renewables. Around three quarters of the energy used in electrolysis of the project comes from renewable sources. This makes Unigel and thyssenkrupp nucera first movers on an industrial scale in one of the most important markets in South America.
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AP sources: Trump aide Stephen Miller to speak to 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to President Donald Trump, will appear Thursday before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Miller was a senior adviser for policy during the Trump administration and a central figure in many of the Republican’s policy decisions. He had resisted previous efforts by the committee, filing a lawsuit last month seeking to quash a committee subpoena for his phone records.
The people familiar with the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private testimony. It’s unclear whether Miller will appear in person or virtually. A spokesperson for the committee said the panel had no comment, and Miller did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Miller’s scheduled testimony before the committee comes weeks after Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, also agreed to sit down with congressional investigators, months after the committee had reached out.
The nine-member panel subpoenaed the former Trump adviser in November along with Steve Bannon and former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the panel, said in a statement at the time that Miller had “participated in efforts to spread false information about alleged voter fraud” and to encourage state legislatures to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election by appointing alternate electors.
Thompson has also said that Miller helped prepare Trump’s remarks for a rally on the Ellipse that preceded the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and was with Trump when he spoke.
The House voted last week to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt for their monthlong refusal to comply with subpoenas. The move was the third time the panel has referred people in the former president’s orbit to the Justice Department for potential prosecution for contempt. The first two referrals, sent late last year, were for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Bannon.
The contempt referral against Bannon resulted in an indictment, with a trial set to start in July. The Justice Department has been slower to decide whether to prosecute Meadows, much to the committee’s frustration.
By agreeing to testify, Miller is looking to avoid the fate of the other former advisers and members of the Trump administration. The central facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are known, but what the committee is hoping to do is fill in the remaining gaps about the attack on the Capitol. Lawmakers say they are committed to presenting a full accounting to make sure it never happens again.
The panel is looking into every aspect of the riot, including what Trump was doing while it unfolded and any connections between the White House and the Trump supporters who broke into the Capitol building.
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Associated Press writer Nomaan Merchant in Washington contributed to this report.
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Puerto Rico under hurricane watch as TS Fiona approaches
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain in parts of Puerto Rico on Saturday as forecasters placed the U.S. territory under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
The storm was located 145 miles (230 kilometers) southeast of St. Croix Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). It was moving west at 13 mph (20 kph) on a path forecast to pass near Puerto Rico. Forecasters warned Fiona could be near hurricane strength when it passes through Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Fiona is expected to swipe past the Dominican Republic on Sunday as a potential hurricane and Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday and Tuesday with the threat of extreme rain.
Forecaster issued a hurricane watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engaño westward to Cabo Caucedo and for the northern coast from Cabo Engaño westward to Puerto Plata.
In Puerto Rico, authorities opened shelters and closed public beaches, theaters and museums as they urged people to remain indoors.
“It’s time to activate your emergency plan and contact and help your relatives, especially elderly adults who live alone,” said Dr. Gloria Amador, who runs a nonprofit health organization in central Puerto Rico.
At least one cruise ship visit and several flights to the island were canceled, while authorities in the eastern Caribbean islands canceled school and prohibited people from practicing aquatic sports as Fiona battered the region.
In the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, authorities said they recorded wind gusts of up to 74 mph (120 kph), which would be considered a Category 1 hurricane. They also said 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain fell in three hours in the Gros Morne area.
Fiona, which is the Atlantic hurricane season’s sixth named storm, was predicted to bring 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 16 inches (41 centimeters) in isolated spots. Rains of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) were forecast for the Dominican Republic, with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in places. Life-threatening surf also was possible from Fiona’s winds, forecasters said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific was on a projected path that could bring landfall near the Acapulco area on Mexico’s southwestern coast Saturday night.
Lester was expected to remain a tropical storm until hitting the Mexican coast. Forecasters warned of potential dangers from heavy rains.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) late Friday. It was centered 110 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco and moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
A tropical storm warning was up from Puerto Escondido to Zihuatanejo. The hurricane center said Lester could drop from 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 centimeters) of rain on the coasts of upper Guerrero state and Michoacan state, with isolated areas getting 12 inches (30 centimeters).
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TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Luke Hughes scored with 1:57 left in overtime to complete a United States comeback from two goals down to edge Austria 3-2 at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.
Benjamin Nissner scored in the first period and Paul Huber added another early in the second to give Austria a 2-0 lead in the Group B game in Tampere. Kieffer Bellows started the comeback later in the second before Adam Gaudette tied it with a power-play goal in the final period to force overtime.
The U.S. outshot Austria 39-16 on the way to its second win in two games.
Canada followed suit in less dramatic fashion, cruising to a 6-1 win over Italy for its second victory of the tournament.
Josh Anderson and Dysin Mayo led the Canadians with a goal and an assist each in the Group A game in Helsinki. Phil Pietroniro put Italy 1-0 ahead in the opening period before Canada came back with six unanswered goals. Travis Sanheim, Nicolas Roy, Kent Johnson and Noah Gregor with a short-handed goal all also got in on the act.
Sweden and Switzerland also made it two wins from two.
Rasmus Asplund scored twice as the Swedes beat the Czechs 5-3 in Group B, while Denis Malgin had a goal and three assists for Switzerland to shut out Denmark 6-0 in Group A.
Also in Group A, France beat Kazakhstan 2-1.
Norway prevailed in a penalty shootout to defeat Britain 4-3 in Group B.
Captain Mathis Olimb scored two second-period goals to help build a 3-0 lead for Norway. Britain fought back with three goals in a span of 3:18 in the final period to force overtime.
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- Lightweight version of the HIGH CUT / JUMP starting at 1.25 kilograms while providing effective protection against bullets and fragments
- New ZENTURIO version for special units offers effective standalone protection against rifles (VPAM 6)
- Entire model range featuring completely renewed design and innovative technical features
SCHWANENSTADT, Austria, and PARIS , June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Eurosatory international defense technology fair, which starts today in Paris, ULBRICHTS Protection will focus on Effective Head Protection for Soldiers. At its newly designed stand (5H/451), the market and technology leader for ballistic helmets in the police sector will be demonstrating that true protection against projectiles and fragments is also possible for military requirements. In addition to their reduced weight, the latest generation of ballistic titanium hybrid helmets from ULBRICHTS Protection features numerous other innovations in terms of protection, comfort, and design.
In contrast to police forces, soldiers have to wear their helmets for much longer stretches at a time. As a result, weight has been the main criterion up to now when selecting combat helmets made mostly out of aramid. Although these are very light and offer good protection against fragments, they display fatal weaknesses in the case of projectiles. Even if the projectile is stopped by the helmet shell, typical NIJ 3a aramid helmets have extremely high back face deformation and potentially deadly residual energy values – and therefore trauma values. When a helmet stops a projectile, the deforming helmet strikes the wearer's head and transfers high residual energy. This will cause potentially fatal head injuries.
Protection up, weight down: true protection starting at 1.25 kilograms
After years of research, ULBRICHTS Protection has upgraded its titanium concept, which has been tried and tested for more than 20 years, to bring it into the weight class of combat-ready lightweight helmets. The latest version of the HIGH CUT / JUMP ballistic helmet only weighs around 1.25 kilograms. But despite its low weight, the helmet provides effective protection against handgun fire according to the Golden Standard VPAM 3 HVN 2009. This means that the helmet not only stops the bullet but also that the helmet has a very low back face deformation when being hit. This keeps the strike on the head low and the transferred energy below the threshold value below survivable 25 Joule. Thanks to its combination of titanium and polyethylene, the HIGH CUT / JUMP also offers excellent protection against fragments. This high-tech product not only gives soldiers effective ballistic head protection in highly dynamic situations but also enables them to wear it for long periods – and thus offers them the same level of protection that is already standard in many European police units today.
In addition to the particularly light HIGH CUT / JUMP, the entire VPAM-3 helmet range from ULBRICHTS Protection has also undergone an update. By further developing and improving the materials used, ULBRICHTS has achieved significant weight reductions in its VPAM-3 helmets without compromising their protective effectiveness.
In addition, ULBRICHTS offers the option of achieving true protection against rifles with an additional forehead shield. The FORTIS module can be attached to the front helmet shell in just a few simple steps using the Velcro surface. As a result, this ultra-light helmet variant is also able to stop shots from a Kalashnikov assault rifle using 7.62 x 39 steel-core ammunition (MSC) while at the same time achieving trauma values below 25 joules (test level VPAM 6 and trauma values analog to the European guideline VPAM HVN 2009 below 25 joules). This means that the ballistic protection of the combat helmet and vest can be adjusted. The Head and body are protected in the best possible way against various operational threats.
New ZENTURIO for special units: True protection against rifles without additional modules
The solution for special forces / special operations in need of increased ballistic protection requirements is now also available to military special units as a high-protection direct-action helmet from high to low cut. The ZENTURIO, the flagship of the ULBRICHTS helmet family, has reached a new level of protection in its latest version: VPAM 6. While the previous ZENTURIO was designed as a standard operational helmet to protect European special forces against handguns (test level VPAM 3), the new helmet can stop gunfire from a Kalashnikov assault rifle using 7.62 x 39 steel-core ammunition (MSC) while at the same time achieving trauma values below 25 joules (test level VPAM 6 and trauma values analog to the European guideline VPAM HVN 2009 below 25 joules). This effectively prevents a potentially life-threatening craniocerebral trauma even in the case of the acute military threat that a Kalashnikov assault rifle represents. In addition, the new ZENTURIO offers stopping power against the NATO 7.62 x 51 caliber (.308 / M80 / NIJ III). This makes it the only helmet in its weight class on the market that offers its wearer all-around effective and standalone protection against rifles without additional shields – a real threat to which procurers around the world are responding by adapting protective equipment.
More than just looks: ULBRICHTS helmets in a new design
The latest helmet generation from ULBRICHTS Protection not only provides particularly good protection results. The exterior has also been significantly improved. Protection, design, and comfort were consistently conceived holistically. In the future, ULBRICHTS helmets will no longer need screws on the helmet shell, on the one hand saving weight, on the other increasing the helmet's effective protective surface by 20 to 30 percent – screws and the necessary holes are a well-known weak point of the helmet shell. In addition, they can in turn become a dangerous secondary projectile when fired on.
All ULBRICHTS helmets can be continuously adjusted in a matter of seconds and can therefore be worn unisize for all head sizes ranging from 48 to 62 centimeters. A sophisticated inner helmet system ensures an optimally centered fit. Other properties, such as improved modularity and practical features, characterize the new generation. Both the visors from our own production and other accessories can be easily and flexibly mounted. The latest helmet generation shows at a glance why it was developed: true protection, dynamics, and functionality.
About ULBRICHTS Protection
ULBRICHTS Protection in Schwanenstadt (Upper Austria) is a division of ULBRICHTS GmbH. It develops and manufactures ballistic helmets made of titanium and titanium hybrid. The company's international clientele includes patrol officers, special police forces and other police units, and the military. The company is one of the pioneers in the field of ballistic head protection and regularly sets new technical standards in terms of true protection, comfort, and design.
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LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against SunPower Corporation ("SunPower" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPWR).
Class Period: August 3, 2021 – January 20, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: April 18, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that certain connectors used by SunPower suffered from cracking issues; (2) that, as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to incur costs to remediate the faulty connectors; (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, SunPower's financial results would be adversely impacted; and (4) that, 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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USF now stands at No. 42 among all public universities and continues to be America's fastest-rising university
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of South Florida has hit an all-time high on U.S. News & World Report's (U.S. News) annual ranking of the best colleges in America. In the new rankings released today, USF sits at No. 42 among all public universities and No. 97 among all universities public or private. This marks the fourth consecutive year that USF has ranked in the top 50 public universities and the first time USF has broken into the top 100 among all universities.
USF continues to hold the distinction of being the fastest-rising university in America, as no university in the country has risen higher in the rankings over the past 10 years than USF. In that time USF has jumped a remarkable 52 spots among public universities, from No. 94 to No. 42, and 73 spots among all universities, from No. 170 to No. 97.
"The University of South Florida is proud to achieve our highest-ever position in U.S. News & World Report's rankings and to once again be recognized as America's fastest-rising university," USF President Rhea Law said. "USF's standing in the rankings is a testament to the hard work and success of our faculty, staff and students, who make an impact in our communities every day. We will continue to help shape the future for our society as we pursue our goal of becoming a top-25 public university."
The U.S. News methodology combines a host of factors, including student graduation and retention rates, class size, student debt, faculty excellence and academic reputation. USF ranks ahead of, or is tied with, six public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities, the top 65 research universities in North America that USF aspires to be eligible for future membership.
Reaching its highest position ever in U.S. News rankings continues a historic stretch of achievements for USF. The university recently welcomed its largest-ever class of first-year students and received the most applications from prospective students in history, announced a record-breaking fundraising year and experienced a transformational state budget.
The University of South Florida, a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF has earned widespread national recognition for its success graduating under-represented minority and limited-income students at rates equal to or higher than white and higher income students. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.
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NEW YORK, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for MITQ, BRQS, AAL, GPS, and NAT.
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Paddleboarder aims to be first person with disabilities to cross Great Lakes
DULUTH, Minn. (KJBR/Gray News) – Mike Shoreman, a paddleboarder from Canada is attempting to be the first person with disabilities to cross each of the five Great Lakes.
When Shoreman was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in 2018, he said his heart sank. He was a paddleboard instructor at the time, according to KBJR.
“After I received the diagnosis. I stood in an EMT doctor’s office and I remember, like, I just had tears streaming down my face and he said, ‘Your paddle boarding is done. You’re never going to paddleboard again.’”
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is a neurological condition that can cause permanent damage to one’s vision, hearing and muscles.
For Shoreman, the disease also affected the one thing he used every time he stepped onto a paddleboard: his balance.
“For me, when I turn my head from side to side or up and down,” he said. “I get very dizzy. It’s like a carousel inside my head. And in the initial stages, when I was walking, I couldn’t even walk in a straight line”
However, Shoreman was determined to not only paddleboard again but to become the first person with disabilities to do it across all five Great Lakes.
“I thought, ‘Okay, well we can, we can set out to do these crossings. I just have to make sure that I’m strong enough to be able to do five back to back all in one summer,’” he said.
After months of training, Shoreman started his journey on Lake Erie, on May 29th, becoming the first person with disabilities to accomplish the feat.
It was an inspiring moment, but Shoreman still had four other lakes to go.
“10 days later, I set out to do Lake Huron and it took me 28 hours and 22 minutes which was brutal,” he said.
Now, Shoreman will take on Lake Superior, a task he says he and his team are prepared for.
“We’ve got first aid trainers on the boat, we’ve got people who know what my nutrition and my diet is going to be like,” he said.
It’s all part of a monumental journey, but one he hopes can inspire people far beyond the Great Lakes.
“People with disabilities are capable of achieving things when people believe in them and I hope it inspires kids to dream big,” Shoreman said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CivicEye, the end-to-end provider of cloud-based public safety software announced today that the Methuen, Massachusetts Police Department has signed a contract to deploy CivicRMS records management, Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD), and Jail Management Software (JMS).
The rollout of CivicEye software will provide Methuen police officers with mission-critical, real-time communication, reporting, and analytics. The Methuen Police Department joins 80 agencies across the US that are using CivicEye software to modernize operations and better serve their communities.
"After a year-long search with particular requests, Client Success Manager Gary Holliday and the team at CivicEye were willing and able to accept the challenge. I am elated to be part of bringing a future-forward, COMPSTAT-capable, cloud-based system to the City of Methuen. It was not easy to satisfy, but Gary and the team at CivicEye rose to the challenge, and we are looking forward to a productive and successful relationship with CivicEye," said Sgt Scott Lever, Methuen Police Department.
CivicEye will deliver a software system to Methuen PD providing integrated communication between dispatch and officers in the field, seamless transfer of information to a modern records management system, efficient management of the city jail, and an advanced suite of data and crime analytics to assist police leaders in officer deployment, staffing, and strategic planning. CivicEye software will be fully integrated with the state of Massachusetts and is Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Incident-Based Reporting System compliant and meets all the requirements of the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services.
"Methuen Police Department has been at the forefront of community advocacy, and we're honored that they recognized our team and software as the best fit for their needs," said Khristian Gutierrez, CEO of CivicEye. "We're thrilled to partner with Chief McNamara and the MPD as it drives innovation, transparency, and innovative policing as a model for public safety professionals across the nation."
About CivicEye
CivicEye provides advanced cloud-based software solutions that support public safety professionals and helps save lives. The company combines a deep understanding of law enforcement and public safety with an unrivaled technology platform, bringing robust, easy-to-use solutions to law enforcement, drug control, prosecution, campus police, private security, and fusion centers.
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Shannon McGevna, marketing@civiceye.com
Sales Contact:
Nathan Leatherwood, nathan.leatherwood@civiceye.com
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BRANSON, Mo., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rally House is ecstatic to expand in Missouri with a brand-new location in Branson. Rally House Shoppes at Branson Hills gives Midwest fans a tremendous selection of sports apparel to rep all their favorite nearby pro and college teams. Plus, this new location offers an ever-growing assortment of unique localized merchandise for area residents and tourists.
As a renowned family-owned, locally motivated sports and merchandise retailer, Rally House believes the company is an excellent fit for this friendly, down-to-earth Midwest location. "We're extremely excited about opening a Rally House store in Branson, MO," says District Manager Andrew Mills. "Branson is a great family destination, and we're looking forward to having guests from all over the Midwest while ensuring the local community has a place of their own to shop for their fandom. Welcome to the party, Branson!"
Rally House Shoppes at Branson Hills keeps multiple well-known brand names in stock, including industry leaders like Nike, Mitchell & Ness, New Era, and more. While the store carries apparel and accessories for many professional and college teams, some favorites are the Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, Arkansas Razorbacks, Missouri State Bears, and Missouri Tigers.
Patrons that call Branson home and those passing through on vacation will appreciate all the locally inspired products available at Rally House Shoppes at Branson Hills. Alongside local Kansas City, STL, Springfield, and Missouri merchandise from RALLY Brand™, guests will also find gear to rep iconic businesses such as Gates Bar-B-Q, Mother's Brewing Company, and more.
The Rally House Shoppes at Branson Hills team provides outstanding customer service and a friendly shopping experience. However, customers can also shop an enormous selection of products online at www.rallyhouse.com, with shipping available to all 50 states.
Ensure you stay on top of the latest store news by visiting https://www.rallyhouse.com/rally-house-branson-hills or follow the store on Facebook (@RallyBranson) and Instagram (@rallybranson).
About Rally House
Rally House and Sampler Stores Inc. is a family-owned specialty boutique that offers a large selection of apparel, hats, gifts and home décor representing local NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams in addition to locally inspired apparel, gifts and food. Proudly based in Lenexa, Kansas, Rally House operates 100+ locations across 13 states.
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RENO, Nev., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruby Seven Studios announced a new partnership today with Chicago, Illinois based online gaming company ODDSworks, Inc. ODDSworks is a premier provider of online games in regulated, licensed markets. This partnership will expand Ruby Seven's vast content library of games to include ODDSworks' most popular games across Ruby Seven's suite of social casino applications. Download and play today via the Apple AppStore or Google Play Store.
ODDSworks' games will be delivered by the proprietary BETguard™ Remote Game Server. The RGS has proven to be robust and stable in real money environments, while Ruby Seven Social apps have been operating seamlessly across various platforms.
"Ruby Seven is a proven industry leader and operator in the online Social Casino space bringing great casino content to all of our players. With this new partnership, we are going to add successful, online real money titles from ODDSworks' unique library to our suite of social casino apps" said Michael Carpenter, Ruby Seven president.
"Social gaming revenue and exposure are value add to our game development suppliers. ODDSworks ambitious distribution plan is one of the reasons that game developers worldwide are flocking to us," said Steven DeMar, Exec VP of ODDSworks.
ABOUT ODDSworks:
ODDSworks brings 100+ years of experience in the land based and online gaming industries to provide games to legal and regulated gaming jurisdictions using their state-of-the-art BETguard™ Remote Gaming Server.
ODDSWorks provides proven hit-game content from land-based and online casinos to online casinos in the United States.
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About Ruby Seven Studios:
Ruby Seven Studios is an award-winning social casino gaming company based in Reno, Nevada and Kochi, India. Our mission is to bridge the gap between land-based casinos, online casinos and social casino gaming apps through strategic partnerships, which now include Choctaw Casino Resort, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Delaware North Gaming, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Lake of the Torches Casino and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, as well as gaming content partners Konami, AGS, Everi, Aruze and more. With more than 150 employees worldwide, Ruby Seven Studios has created more than 20 titles for the Apple, GooglePlay, Amazon Kindle, Facebook and web platforms including Best Bet Casino, Mystic Slots, Choctaw Slots, Fantasy Springs Slots, Lake of the Torches Slots and Lucky North Casino. To learn more about Ruby Seven Studios, please visit rubyseven.com.
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Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison Monday for killing a civilian, sealing the first conviction for war crimes since Moscow’s invasion three months ago.
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war.
He testified that he shot Oleksandr Shelipov after being ordered to do so. He told the court that an officer insisted that Shelipov, who was speaking on his cellphone, could pinpoint their location to Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating thousands of potential war crimes, as the world has pushed for Russia to be held accountable for its invasion. Russian forces bombed a theater where civilians were sheltering and struck a maternity hospital. In the wake of Moscow’s withdrawal from towns around Kyiv weeks ago, mass graves were discovered and streets were strewn with bodies in towns such as Bucha.
The war’s effects have also been felt well beyond Ukraine, pushing energy and food prices higher. The United Nations said the conflict has helped push the number of people displaced worldwide to the highest level on record level, with more 100 million people driven from their homes across the globe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia on Monday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
He said by video that sanctions needed to go further to stop Russia’s aggression, including an oil embargo, all of its banks blocked and cutting off trade with Russia completely.
Zelenskyy says his country has slowed Russian advances and his people’s courage has stirred unseen unity of the democratic world.
On the battlefield, Russian forces have stepped up shelling in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland as they press their offensive in the region that is now the focus of fighting.
Grinding battles in the Donbas, where Ukrainian and Russian forces are fighting town by town, have forced many civilians to flee their homes.
In Tokyo on Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined in condemning Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Earlier on his trip to Asia, Biden signed legislation granting Ukraine $40 billion more in U.S. support for its defense against the Russian attack.
Western support — both financial and military — has been key to Ukraine’s defense, helping their outgunned and outnumbered forces to repel Russia’s attempt to take the capital of Kyiv and fight them to a standstill in other places. In the face of those setbacks, Moscow has outlined more limited goals in Ukraine, with its sights now on trying to expand the territory that Russia-backed separatists have held since 2014.
Ukrainian forces dug in around Sievierodonetsk, the main city under Ukrainian control in the Luhansk province of the Donbas, as Russia intensified efforts to capture it. Gov. Serhiy Haidai accused the Russians of “simply intentionally trying to destroy the city ... engaging in a scorched-earth approach.”
Haidai said Sunday that the Russians had occupied several towns and cities in Luhansk after indiscriminate, 24-hour shelling and concentrating forces and weaponry there, bringing in troops from Kharkiv to the northwest, Mariupol to the south, and from inside Russia.
But the Ukrainian military said that Russian forces were unsuccessful in their attack on Oleksandrivka, a village outside of Sievierodonetsk.
Ukraine’s parliament voted Sunday to extend martial law and mobilize its armed forces for a third time, until Aug. 23. Ukrainian officials have said little since the war began about the extent of their country’s casualties, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 50 to 100 Ukrainian fighters were being killed, apparently each day, in the east.
While the east is now the focus of flighting, the conflict is not confined there. Powerful explosions were heard early Monday in Korosten, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of Kyiv, the town’s deputy mayor said. It was the third straight day of apparent attacks in the Zhytomyr District, Ukrainian news agencies reported.
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Becatoros reported from Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Andrea Rosa in Kharkiv and other AP staffers around the world contributed.
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California-based cybersecurity company adds innovative VAPT startup to its portfolio, expanding its Middle Eastern presence and threat intelligence capabilities
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Resecurity®, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500, has acquired Cybit Sec, an innovative vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The acquisition will expand Resecurity's presence in the Middle East, grow its client base and complement its security research team and threat intelligence software development.
"Resecurity is built on a deep understanding of emerging cyber threats and the opportunity to use Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve threat detection and response. Cybit Sec's expertise and research capabilities complement our strengths and position. Adding Cybit Sec to our portfolio will allow us to accelerate our expansion in the Middle East and build out our research and threat intelligence technologies in the long term," said Gene Yoo, CEO of Resecurity.
Founded by Ahmad Halabi, hall-of-fame hacker, former bug bounty hunter and offensive security specialist, Cybit Sec's portfolio offer companies white-glove penetration testing, red team and threat intelligence services leveraging the expertise of security researchers. Cybit Sec researchers have discovered over 1,000 vulnerabilities and helped secure over 150 private, public and government organizations worldwide. Mr. Halabi is a well-known thought leader in the penetration testing and bug bounty field, ranking as one of the Top 50 Hackers by HackerOne and top ethical hacker by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
"Cybit Sec is on a mission to help organizations have the vulnerability intelligence and preemptive security advisory they need to detect and respond to cyber threats quickly. We are excited to bring our experience to the Resecurity team and enable enterprises, national security and law enforcement agencies to combat cyber threats regardless of how sophisticated they are," said Ahmad Halabi, Founder of Cybit Sec.
Cybit Sec's offerings and research will now be leveraged in Resecurity's suite of cybersecurity solutions and research, including their flagship managed threat detection & response portfolio - covering threat intelligence (Context), risk management (Risk), endpoint protection platform (EPP) and digital identity protection. The innovative platform (PaaS) designed by Resecurity combines several tools into a streamlined ecosystem, allowing information security leaders to reduce potential 'blind spots' and security gaps by quickly seeing in-depth analysis and specific artifacts obtained through the dark web, botnets activity, network intelligence, human intelligence (HUMINT) and high-quality cyber threat intelligence data.
To learn more about Resecurity's threat intelligence platform, visit https://resecurity.com.
Resecurity is a cybersecurity company that delivers a unified platform for endpoint protection, risk management, and cyber threat intelligence. Known for providing best-of-breed data-driven intelligence solutions, Resecurity's services and platforms focus on early-warning identification of data breaches and comprehensive protection against cybersecurity risks. Founded in 2016, it has been globally recognized as one of the world's most innovative cybersecurity companies with the sole mission of enabling organizations to combat cyber threats regardless of how sophisticated they are. Most recently, Resecurity was named as one of the Top 10 fastest-growing private cybersecurity companies in Los Angeles, California by Inc. Magazine. An Official Member of Infragard, AFCEA, NDIA, SIA, FS-ISAC, the American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (AmChamKSA) and Mexico (AmChamMX). To learn more about Resecurity, visit https://resecurity.com.
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DUBLIN — Georgia 4-H recognized the historical significance of the Dublin 4-H Center on May 14 with a program at the Emery Thomas Auditorium, which was recently named to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
The Dublin 4-H Center opened in 1957 and became the first state center for black 4-H Club members in the United States. Thanks to the dedication of Percy Hunter Stone and other black Cooperative Extension agents, the center served black 4-Hers and their families until it closed in 1968.
The event honored the contributions of Stone and other leaders who worked toward representation and equality for black 4-Hers during segregation. Stone was born in Franklin County, Va., in 1893 and later received his college degree at Hampton Institute in Virginia. He began his career as a county extension agent in Clarke County in 1919 and then moved to Savannah in 1923 to become Georgia’s first Negro State 4-H Club leader.
In 1939, Stone assisted with the acquisition of property in Laurens County to begin construction of the Dublin 4-H Center. World War II slowed the construction of the new facility for black 4-H members, but Stone continued his efforts, and by 1954 there were 50,000 black 4-H members in Georgia.
Stone retired from extension in 1956 and moved to Washington, D.C., to serve in the Federal Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He returned to Georgia in 1957 for the dedication of the Dublin 4-H Center. In April, Stone was announced as an inductee to the National 4-H Hall of Fame.
The Emery Thomas Auditorium is the only building that remains at the Dublin 4-H Center. Emery Thomas served as the Laurens County Extension agent and was the first black alderman to serve on Dublin’s city council. His granddaughter, Tonya Thomas Berry, attended the May 14 event.
“I was so thrilled to be a part of this special recognition,” Berry said following the program.
“As a young 4-Her growing up in Georgia, coming here to camp was truly the highlight of my summer,” UGA Extension Agent Dorothy Graves said during her remarks. “Not only did the 4-H motto instill in me the (idea) ‘to make the best better,’ it also extended the rights to help me live out that motto.”
Graves commented that 4-H helps young people become citizens who contribute to their communities, just as Stone did during his tenure as a 4-H leader.
Fred Harrison, retired director of extension and dean emeritus for Fort Valley State University, discussed the importance of including the history of Dublin 4-H Center in the story of Georgia 4-H.
“It was only 65 years ago that this camp was dedicated,” Harrison recalled. “The 4-H program in Georgia was segregated, we had two separate camps. … The reason we can confidently say today that the extension programs in Georgia are combined is because people like Percy Hunter Stone worked hard and did not quit.”
Harrison also acknowledged the progress that has been made since.
“There is much work to be done, but Georgia has led the way, and Georgia has a story to tell,” he said in his closing comments.
The history of Dublin 4-H Center will be commemorated with permanent signage installed at the entrance to the Emery Thomas Auditorium. Replicas of the displays have been installed in Sutton Hall at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
“We are committed to making sure this history is remembered,” Arch Smith, Georgia’s 4-H state leader and director, said. “The 4-Hers of tomorrow will have the opportunity to learn about the work that was done by those who came before them.”
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the nation’s historic places deemed worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from PR Newswire this week
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- eBay has Entered into an Agreement to Acquire TCGplayer
Trading cards are an attractive category, which has seen substantial growth. TCGplayer is a leading technology platform for the collectibles industry and will continue to operate autonomously as one of the largest online marketplaces for trading card games. This acquisition complements eBay's focus category strategy and furthers the company's commitment to trading card enthusiasts. - Chipotle IQ is Back With 500,000 BOGOs for Brand Scholars
Chipotle Mexican Grill is bringing back Chipotle IQ, a trivia game that tests fans' knowledge of Chipotle's ingredients, leading food standards, fresh preparation, culinary techniques, sustainability efforts, and community engagement. This year's game will give Chipotle superfans the chance to win one of 500,000 BUY-ONE-GET-ONE (BOGO) offers. - McDonald's Announces Key Changes to Board of Directors
McDonald's Corporation announced the retirement of Sheila A. Penrose from the McDonald's Board of Directors. The Company also announced the election of Tony Capuano, Marriott International; Jennifer Taubert, Johnson & Johnson; and Amy Weaver, Salesforce, to the Board. Sheila's retirement will be effective September 30 and the election of Tony, Jennifer and Amy takes effect October 1. - Upgraded Points Reveals Data Study of the Most Popular Liquors in Every U.S. State, Ranked by Type and Brand
Alex Miller, Founder of Upgraded Points, says, "We thought it would be fun to see if vodka is more popular than whiskey, whether the north likes one variety over the south, or if liquor preferences hold true for nearly all Americans. And do Americans like celebrity liquors best, or time-tested favorites? It was eye-opening to see how preferences vary across the U.S." - Siemens Energy and Duke Energy's gas power plant achieves GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title
Duke Energy's Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station, powered by Siemens Energy's SGT6-9000HL (60Hz) turbine, has been certified with the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the "most powerful simple-cycle gas power plant" with an output of 410.9 megawatts. Karim Amin, executive board member at Siemens Energy, says, "This GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title demonstrates our capability as a technology leader working together with Duke Energy to accelerate the path towards net-zero emissions." - Doritos Transforms Triangles All Around U.S., Invites Fans on an Epic Hunt Via New Triangle Tracker Program
Through both the Snapchat AR lens that converts any real-world triangle into Doritos and weekly TikTok challenges, triangle trackers everywhere will soon realize how often they come across triangles in everyday life. - Nearly Half of Americans Feel They Can't Afford Their Former Lifestyle
Nearly half of Americans (45%) feel like they can't afford their previous lifestyle and 76% of American consumers say their family has changed how they buy food with prices on the rise. In addition, two-thirds (66%) are more mindful of how they are spending their money. These findings are part of a new consumer sentiment survey on inflation commissioned by NCSolutions. - Dodge Challenger Shakedown Revealed, Kicks Off No. 1 of 7 'Last Call' Special-Edition Models
Dodge is revealing the first of the brand's "Last Call" lineup of seven special-edition 2023 models. The 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown pays tribute the original Dodge Shakedown Challenger concept, which shook up the display floor when unveiled at the 2016 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The special-edition 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown follows the original's theme of a black-and-red interior and exterior that fuses a modern and vintage feel. - TRUFF x Hidden Valley Ranch Announce Hottest Collaboration of The Year
TRUFF x Hidden Valley Ranch features the spice of red chiles, umami depth of black truffles, and tangy, creaminess of ranch dressing, all of which morph into a truly gourmet condiment. Utilizing the same pristine design that catapulted TRUFF's Original Hot Sauce into social media virality, the collaboration bottle will be available in TRUFF's impressively large 18oz. magnum bottles. - FIVE STAR® Instantly Takes Notetaking to the Next Level with its New Study App
FIVE STAR® – the leader in student-focused school products – has introduced its new Study App for the 2021 back-to-school season. With the launch of this app, FIVE STAR has made it even easier for students to study anywhere and anytime by taking their own handwritten notes from a compatible FIVE STAR spiral notebook and turning them into a personal study aid by instantly creating digital flashcards.
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IX AT 50: KMBC’s Kornacki breaks barriers as first woman in Chiefs, Royals locker rooms
“Women are strong. Women are wonderful. We have a lot to offer and a perspective to give that people like in sports.”
June 23, 1972, President Nixon signed Title IX into law, prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. Title IX has largely been considered the springboard for high school and collegiate women’s sports to get where they are today — but the fight for equality is far from over. Every Thursday night at 10:00 p.m. leading up to the 50th anniversary of the law’s passing, 13 Sports will honor the women who changed the game for girls’ and women’s sports in Kansas.
“IX at 50: The Trailblazers of Women’s Sports in Kansas”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WIBW) - The post-game locker room interview is a staple of sports reporting — but when Karen Kornacki started her career, it was a space reserved only for men.
“There was a time when the locker room was a crass, gross place that women did not wanna be part of. Now it’s not like that at all. Not in any way, shape or form,” Kornacki said. “And locally, I feel like I helped that change.”
It started in her first TV market in Columbus, Ohio.
“They were looking specifically for a woman sports reporter,” she said. “It just so happened the climate was that a woman was thrown out of the locker room with the New York Yankees. They thought it would be a novel idea to hire a woman in sports.”
Kornacki flourished in the role, using two key principles to guide her:
“First of all, to be yourself,” she said. “Second of all, to treat people with respect.”
That mantra, paired with her talent as a broadcaster, took her to groundbreaking milestones.
“I was the first woman in the Bengals locker room,” she said. “I was the first woman in the Cleveland Browns locker room. I was the first woman in Cincinnati Reds locker room, in the Royals and the Chiefs.”
Kornacki came to KMBC9 in Kansas City in 1983.
Years later, she did a story on women in the locker room.
“I had to ask guys about me here, the Chiefs, the Royals, and one thing George Brett said to me, he said, ‘Karen, I’ve always appreciated the way you handled the locker room and treated everyone with respect. So everyone gave you respect,’” she remembered.
It wasn’t just athletes. Kornacki often had to prove herself among her male colleagues.
“I was judged within the first six seconds of the question whether I knew what I was talking about, whether I would be taken seriously,” she said.
Today, it’s commonplace: wherever male reporters are granted access, women are welcome too.
“It’s just so common now, which is what I wanted. I never wanted to be told I was a great sportscaster for a woman. I just wanted to be told I did a good job,” Kornacki said. “Women are strong. Women are wonderful. We have a lot to offer and a perspective to give that people like in sports.”
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DENVER, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SMT Energy LLC ("SMT"), an experienced developer and operator of renewable energy and energy storage projects in the U.S., has reached an agreement with SUSI Partners AG ("SUSI"), a leading Swiss-based sustainable energy infrastructure fund manager, to jointly develop, own and operate multiple battery energy storage systems ("BESS") in the United States.
The SUSI-SMT partnership incorporates a ready-to-build portfolio of ten (10) standalone BESS projects in South Texas, with a combined capacity of 100 MW. The assets are expected to commence commercial operations in the first half of 2023 and will alleviate pressure on power grids by balancing mismatches in electricity supply and demand. In addition to the initial portfolio, the partnership includes a further capital commitment to develop, own and operate additional BESS projects.
David Spotts, Co-Founder of SMT noted, "This portfolio, and partnership with SUSI, is a key step in SMT's efforts to lead the U.S.' energy transition in battery energy storage development. Bringing this portfolio into service will advance SMT Energy's commitment to the development of clean energy infrastructure in ERCOT and signals our continued expansion into the BESS market."
Texas' electricity grid has been under high scrutiny with both winter storms and extremely high summer temperatures presenting challenges that are only expected to increase in frequency as climate change progresses. While renewable energy generation has proven invaluable in the face of recent spikes in power demand, its integration has far outpaced the buildout of energy storage capacity, which is crucial to counterbalance intermittencies in power supply. The need for storage is further accentuated by pending retirements of thermal generation plants, which are expected to keep price volatility at a high level throughout the 2020s.
"In just over one year we were able to bring this portfolio from ideation to shovel-ready," stated John Switzer, Co-Founder of SMT. "The vision was to own and operate a fully merchant, front-of-the-meter energy storage portfolio in Texas, and it took the right partner to appreciate our concept. SMT is thankful to the entire SUSI team for their efforts and look forward to the partnership as a springboard for further BESS projects across the U.S."
Richard Braakenburg, Head Equity Investments at SUSI Partners, said: "SUSI Partners has a longstanding track record of investing across the entire energy transition spectrum. Having successfully finalized the deployment of our dedicated energy storage fund last year, this investment through our equity energy transition fund continues our commitment to battery storage as an important enabler of renewables integration. We see a lot of potential in the U.S. market and look forward to our cooperation with SMT Energy to deliver clean energy solutions to the world's largest economy."
Piper Sandler & Co. served as the exclusive financial advisor to SMT in this transaction.
SMT Energy is a U.S.-based developer and operator of distributed generation and utility-scale renewable and energy storage projects. The company is led by industry veterans John Switzer and David Spotts. In its first three years, SMT Energy has transacted with institutional investors, independent power producers, sustainable infrastructure funds and other sustainable investors on $250 million worth of renewable energy and energy storage deals. The company relies on their deep experience, wide network, and strong problem-solving abilities to create above-market returns for investors and meaningful benefits for local and global communities.
Founded in 2009, SUSI Partners is a Swiss-based fund manager specialized in sustainable energy infrastructure investments with EUR 1.7bn in capital commitments from institutional investors. The firm's investment strategy focuses on private equity and credit opportunities across the energy transition spectrum, including clean energy generation, energy efficiency measures, and solutions enabling clean energy use. With a successful track record of more than 140 transactions in over 20 countries to date, SUSI Partners seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for its clients and their beneficiaries while contributing meaningfully to achieving global climate neutrality.
SETF was launched in 2020 as SUSI's flagship equity fund. The fund has an evergreen structure and invests in sustainable energy infrastructure with a focus on OECD countries, covering the wide spectrum of investment opportunities arising from the energy transition.
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Benefit added in response to employee Great Place To Work survey feedback
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enlivant, one of the largest senior living providers in the U.S., announced today all full-time employees are now eligible to receive New Child Leave benefits. As part of Enlivant's commitment to providing employees comprehensive health care, this new benefit supports employees following the birth, adoption or fostering of a child and supports their overall health, safety and well-being. Enlivant added the benefit in response to employee feedback from the Great Place to Work survey.
"Enlivant strives to create a compassionate and inclusive workplace that supports every employee having the opportunity to live their best life," says CEO Dan Guill. "We are thrilled to be able to expand our benefits package to support our employees and their families across the organization."
Enlivant's nationwide workforce consists of 84 percent women, and the company is committed to increasing women in leadership positions. Liezl Tolentino was recently promoted to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer in April, the first woman in Enlivant's history at the C-Suite level.
"We are committed to listening to employees, responding and providing benefits that support all employees and their families," says Liezl Tolentino, Chief Human Resource Officer. "Our New Child Leave benefit is an important commitment to the ongoing health and well-being of our employees."
As part of the New Child Leave policy, Enlivant will provide qualified full-time employees with up to six weeks of time off for New Child Leave, of which four weeks will be paid at the employee's normal pay level. The company's new benefit will enable employees to deliver, care for and bond with a newborn or a newly placed child and help balance the demands of a career and family.
Enlivant was recently certified as a "Great Places to Work" for the fourth year in a row. In the survey, 91 percent of employees said they feel treated fairly regardless of gender, 92% feel treated fairly regardless of sexual orientation, 89% of employees say people are treated fairly regardless of their race, and 90% of employees say their work has special meaning: This is not "just a job."
Since 1981, Enlivant has delivered a pioneering approach to senior living designed to give residents a supportive, stimulating environment where they thrive in mind, body, and soul. With more than 200 communities across the United States and more than 7,000 residents, the company strives to be the nation's most trusted senior living provider. Enlivant is a certified "Great Places to Work" for four years in a row and is the first senior living portfolio to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating, recognizing their ongoing commitment to support the health and safety of everyone who walks through their doors. Enlivant has 117 communities that are recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2022-23 Best Senior Living Community in the categories of Best Assisted Living and Best Memory Care, the highest number of recognitions in the Best Assisted Living category. Learn more at enlivant.com.
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An SUV driver who on Thursday evening allegedly struck people along a parade route in Gallup, New Mexico, has been accused of aggravated DWI and other charges, according to the New Mexico State Police.
In total, 15 people with non-life-threatening injuries were transported to hospitals from the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Centennial Celebration event, state police officials said Friday in a news release.
Gallup police were told several people in a Chevrolet Tahoe parked along the route of the Ceremonial Night Parade were drinking alcohol, according to state police. As officers approached the SUV, the driver took off and both officers were injured, state police said.
"The Tahoe continued eastbound on West Coal Avenue toward parade participants while officers attempted to move spectators out of the Tahoe's path," the release says.
A video taken by witness Sean Justice shows a group of people performing in the street when the crowd burst into screams, with people leaping up and rushing in the opposite direction of what appears to be a moving SUV.
A statement from Gallup city officials said the SUV hit pedestrians, vehicles and a business before it was stopped.
Another video captured by witness Keisha Joe shows what appears to be the SUV which was driven through the parade. In front of the SUV is a damaged car on the sidewalk, its front door crumpled in.
A 33-year-old man who was allegedly driving was arrested and is accused of aggravated DWI, one count of accident involving injury/great bodily harm, 14 counts of accident involving injury/not great bodily harm and other charges, according to state police. The man, a resident of Pinedale, had a suspended/revoked license, the news release said.
Authorities said there is no evidence of a hate crime.
The two male passengers in the SUV were taken to the Gallup Detox Center.
"We are deeply saddened by this incident. We encourage everyone to attend the remaining Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial events," city officials said. "The city is working with multiple agencies to ensure safety is of the highest priority. We will begin healing together in this celebration of cultural connections."
The Gallup Intertribal Ceremony will continue as scheduled. Thursday was the first night of the 11-day-long event. Another parade is scheduled for August 13, according to the event website.
"We're incredibly saddened and shocked by the life-threatening and traumatic incident that took place last night when a vehicle drove through the Ceremonial Night Parade," Melissa Sanchez, the executive director of the New Mexico Tourism Department Intertribal Ceremonial Office, said in the release. "We await as law enforcement continues to gather the facts regarding this ongoing situation. Right now, safety is the top priority for community members, participants, travelers, and event staff and volunteers."
Gallup is in northwestern New Mexico, a little more than a two-hour drive west of Albuquerque. It is home to the Navajo Regional Office Bureau of Indian Affairs.
"We are thankful that no lives were lost due to this senseless act by a few individuals. The perpetrators must be held accountable to the fullest extent. My family and I, as well as many of our Navajo people, witnessed the tragic events firsthand," Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in a news release. "We saw children who were shedding tears and people shaking with fear and we did our best to comfort them and let them know that everything would be OK."
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Seth Damon released a statement saying, "The Navajo Nation stands with resilience against any acts of violence and sends prayers of protection to those affected. This was a traumatic and triggering event for many, especially for our youth, elders, and our veterans who acted quickly."
"Hold Gallup in your prayers tonight as we come together in faith and strength for one another. May the Creator and Holy People bless you all tonight as we move forward together," he said.
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The RegTech's Innovative Counter Risk Solution Was Designed For Faster Onboarding With Automated Entity Surveillance To Uncover Hidden Threats In Real-Time
LONDON, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection, today announced that Anyday, a Danish Fintech that offers fair and transparent installment payments, has selected the company's award-winning Customer Screening and Monitoring solution.
Founded in 2020, Anyday recently completed a €4 million funding round, enabling it to reinvent the value of Buy Now Pay Later by making it possible to split purchase payments into smaller installments for free with no interest rates, subscriptions or hidden fees.
By selecting ComplyAdvantage, Anyday now has access to a world-class counter risk intelligence solution that's designed to help increase corporate margins by speeding up customer onboarding while using advanced automation to uncover hidden threats. ComplyAdvantage's Customer Screening and Monitoring solution also provides Anyday with automated data generation that continually refreshes entity profiles while simultaneously reducing the need for manual intervention so the Anyday compliance team can focus on the most urgent priorities.
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ComplyAdvantage's Customer Screening and Monitoring tools provide Anyday with automated data generation in a constant "live state," refreshing entity profiles within minutes of a change, and providing the ability to easily sync with other tools, including case management systems and CRMs.
"Anyday is a great example of a fast-growing Fintech that needs access to intelligent risk management solutions designed to keep pace with the company's service expansion," said Charlie Delingpole, founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage. "Meaningful customer onboarding and screening is about discovering, identifying and eliminating risks before there's any impact on business operations. The team at Anyday understands that with the right approach to risk management, they can grow with the utmost confidence and integrity."
Already the preferred choice of some of the world's largest banks, enterprises, and high-growth FinTechs, ComplyAdvantage uses machine learning to help regulated organizations manage their risk obligations and prevent financial crime. ComplyAdvantage is also a leader in providing anti-money laundering insights that including the company's much lauded State of Financial Crimes 2022 Report, Evolving Use and Sanctions and most recently the Anti-Money Laundering Guide for Growing Crypto Firms.
About ComplyAdvantage
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm Gold Royalties", "Sandstorm" or the "Company") (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) has released its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 (all figures in U.S. dollars).
- Record attributable gold equivalent ounces1 of 19,276 ounces (Q2 2021—18,004 ounces);
- Record revenue of $36.0 million (Q2 2021—$26.4 million);
- Cash flows from operating activities, excluding changes in non-cash working capital1 of $21.9 million (Q2 2021—$17.6 million);
- Average cash cost per attributable gold equivalent ounce1 of $273 resulting in cash operating margins1 of $1,593 per ounce (Q2 2021—$227 per ounce and $1,569 per ounce respectively);
- Record net income of $39.7 million (Q2 2021—$8.6 million); and
- Transformative transactions:
- Unlocking value through creation of Sandbox Royalties: In June 2022, the Company closed its previously announced sale of a portfolio of royalties to Sandbox Royalties Corp. ("Sandbox") for $65 million comprising common shares of Sandbox, cash, and a convertible promissory note. With the creation of Sandbox, a diversified royalty company, Sandstorm expects to surface value of certain royalties that it believes are not receiving their warranted value within Sandstorm's existing portfolio.
Based on the Company's existing royalties and contingent on the completion of the Nomad Acquisition, attributable gold equivalent ounces for 2022 is forecast to be between 80,000 and 85,000 ounces. Subject to the conversion of the Hod Maden interest into a gold stream and the closing of the Nomad Acquisition, the Company is forecasting attributable gold equivalent production to be 155,000 ounces in 2025.
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company realized record revenue of $36.0 million compared with $26.4 million for the comparable period in 2021. The increase is attributable to a 7% increase in attributable gold equivalent ounces sold as well as a 4% increase in the average realized selling price of gold. In particular, the increase in revenue was driven by an increase in revenue attributable to the Mercedes mine which commenced making deliveries in April 2022, and an increase in revenue attributable to the Chapada copper stream due to an increase in the average realized selling price of copper and an increase in the number of copper pounds sold. Additionally, there was an increase in revenue attributable to the Vale Royalties, which were purchased in June 2021, and an increase in revenue attributable to the Vatukoula God Stream, which commenced making deliveries in December 2021.
Net income was higher during the second quarter of 2022 when compared to the same period in 2021. The increase is attributable to the increase in revenue (as described above) as well as a $22.9 million gain on the disposal of a portfolio of royalties to Sandbox for consideration of common shares of Sandbox, cash, and a convertible promissory note. Additionally, the increase in net income was attributable to a $12.5 million gain resulting from the sale of the Company's equity interest in Entrée Resources to Horizon Copper. The year-over-year increase in net income was partially offset by an increase in depletion largely due to an increase in attributable gold ounces sold, a decrease in the gains recognized on the revaluation of the Company's investments, and certain items that were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2021 that did not occur during the three months ended June 30, 2022, including the recognition of a $5.9 million gain on the revaluation of the Company's financial instrument related to the Vale Royalties which was both entered into and disposed of during the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Of the gold equivalent ounces sold by Sandstorm during the second quarter of 2022, approximately 16% were attributable to mines located in Canada, 23% from the rest of North America, 49% from South America, and 12% from other countries.
Streams and royalties on Canadian mines contributed 31% more gold equivalent ounces to Sandstorm when compared to the second quarter of 2021. The change is primarily due to an increase in royalty revenue from the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories, driven by diamond price increases and the timing of sales, and an increase in ounces received from the Black Fox mine. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in royalty revenues from the Bracemac-McLeod mine in Québec, which is in the process of winding down operations.
The gold equivalent ounces sold from operations located within North America, but outside of Canada, contributed 32% more gold equivalent ounces when compared to the second quarter of 2021. The change was primarily driven by an increase in the ounces received from the Mercedes mine, which commenced making deliveries to Sandstorm in April 2022. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in ounces received from the Santa Elena mine, partly due to mining activity on concessions not subject to the gold stream.
Operations in South America contributed 15% less gold equivalent ounces sold when compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was driven, in part, by a decrease in royalty revenue received from the Aurizona mine in Brazil. As well, in the second quarter 2021, the Company recognized a gain on the revaluation of the financial instrument related to the Vale Royalties purchased in June 2021, resulting in higher attributable gold equivalent ounces for the comparative period in 2021. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in gold equivalent ounces sold from the Chapada mine in Brazil, and an increase in royalty revenue from the Fruta del Norte mine.
Streams and royalties on mines in other countries contributed 87% more gold equivalent ounces sold when compared to the second quarter of 2021. This change is primarily due to an increase in ounces sold from the Vatukoula mine in Fiji, which commenced making deliveries to Sandstorm in December 2021, and an increase in royalty revenue from the Houndé mine in Burkina Faso. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in gold equivalent ounces sold from the Karma mine in Burkina Faso.
A conference call will be held on Friday, August 12, 2022 starting at 8:30am PDT to further discuss the second quarter results. To participate in the conference call, use the following dial-in numbers and conference ID, or join the webcast using the link below:
International: (+1) 416-764-8688
North American Toll-Free: (+1) 888-390-0546
Conference ID: 03581019
Webcast URL: https://bit.ly/3yRtyWU
For more information about Sandstorm Gold Royalties, please visit our website at www.sandstormgold.com or email us at info@sandstormgold.com.
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company that provides upfront financing to gold mining companies that are looking for capital and in return, receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. After the closing of the Nomad Acquisition announced on May 2, 2022, Sandstorm will hold a portfolio of 250 royalties, of which 39 of the underlying mines are producing. Sandstorm plans to grow and diversify its low cost production profile through the acquisition of additional gold royalties. For more information visit: www.sandstormgold.com.
The financial information included or incorporated by reference in this press release or the documents referenced herein has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which differs from US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") in certain material respects, and thus are not directly comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
This press release and the documents incorporated by reference herein, as applicable, have been prepared in accordance with Canadian standards for the reporting of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, which differ from the previous and current standards of the United States securities laws. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the terms "mineral reserve", "proven mineral reserve", "probable mineral reserve", "inferred mineral resources,", "indicated mineral resources," "measured mineral resources" and "mineral resources" used or referenced herein and the documents incorporated by reference herein, as applicable, are Canadian mineral disclosure terms as defined in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") — CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM Definition Standards").
For United States reporting purposes, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules (the "SEC Modernization Rules") to modernize the mining property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which became effective February 25, 2019. The SEC Modernization Rules more closely align the SEC's disclosure requirements and policies for mining properties with current industry and global regulatory practices and standards, including NI 43-101, and replace the historical property disclosure requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC Industry Guide 7. Issuers were required to comply with the SEC Modernization Rules in their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. As a foreign private issuer that is eligible to file reports with the SEC pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, the Corporation is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, mineral reserve and mineral resource information contained or incorporated by reference herein may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by United States companies subject to the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
As a result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, the SEC now recognizes estimates of "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources." In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions of "proven mineral reserves" and "probable mineral reserves" to be "substantially similar" to the corresponding CIM Definition Standards that are required under NI 43-101. While the SEC will now recognize "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources", U.S. investors should not assume that all or any part of the mineralization in these categories will be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves without further work and analysis. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources, or inferred mineral resources that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable without further work and analysis. Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a greater amount of uncertainty and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, U.S. investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of inferred mineral resources will be upgraded to a higher category without further work and analysis. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. While the above terms are "substantially similar" to CIM Definitions, there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the reserve or resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules or under the prior standards of SEC Industry Guide 7.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the impact of general business and economic conditions; the properties underlying the Nomad Acquisition, the mines underlying the BaseCore Transaction; the expectation that the various closing conditions of the Hod Maden transaction will be met; the expectation that the Hod Maden transaction with Horizon will close; the expectations regarding whether the proposed Nomad Acquisition will be consummated, including whether conditions to the consummation of the Nomad Acquisition will be satisfied, or the timing for completing the Nomad Acquisition; the expectations regarding the potential benefits and synergies of the proposed Nomad Acquisition and the BaseCore Transaction (collectively "The Transactions") and the ability of Sandstorm post-completion of the Transactions to successfully achieve business objectives, including integrating the companies or assets or the effects of unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; the expectations regarding the growth potential of Sandstorm including in scale and production and the anticipated benefits of the Transactions; management's expectations regarding Sandstorm's growth; the future price of gold, silver, copper, iron ore and other metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans", or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon certain assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Sandstorm Gold Royalties to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which Sandstorm Gold Royalties will operate in the future, including the receipt of all required approvals, the price of gold and copper and anticipated costs. Certain important factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, failure to receive necessary approvals, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share price, best use of available cash, gold and other commodity price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks relating to the parties which produce the gold or other commodity the Company will purchase, regulatory restrictions, activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions, the absence of control over mining operations from which the Company will purchase gold, other commodities or receive royalties from, and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, risks in the marketability of minerals, fluctuations in the price of gold and other commodities, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, stock market volatility, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risks to Sandstorm" in the Company's annual report for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 and the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2022 available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated by reference, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) ("Intact" or the "Company") announced today that it has successfully priced a private offering of U.S.$500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.459% senior unsecured notes due 2032 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Intact and will rank equally in right of payment to all of Intact's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
The offering is expected to close on September 22, 2022, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Intact intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay at maturity the entire outstanding aggregate principal amount of Intact U.S. Holdings, Inc.'s (formerly OneBeacon U.S. Holdings, Inc.) 4.60% senior notes due 2022. Any remaining net proceeds may be used for debt repayment and general corporate purposes.
The Notes have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, including Canada, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or Canada absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Notes will be offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States, including on a private placement basis in Canada to "accredited investors" who are not individuals and are "permitted clients" under applicable Canadian securities laws, in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Intact is the largest provider of property and casualty (P&C) insurance in Canada, a leading provider of global specialty insurance, and, with RSA, a leader in the U.K. and Ireland. Intact's business has grown organically and through acquisitions to over $20 billion of total annual premiums.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation, including the "safe harbor" provisions of Canadian provincial securities legislation. The words "may," "will," "would," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "trends," "indications," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "likely," "potential" or the negative or other variations of these words or other similar or comparable words or phrases, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, these statements include, without limitation, statements about the anticipated closing date of the offering of the Notes and Intact's intended use of proceeds from the offering.
Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by management based on management's experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Intact disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information in this release is based on information available as of the date of the release.
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Police: Houston tenant kills 3 others, set fire to lure them
HOUSTON (AP) — A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants — killing three of them — Sunday morning after setting fire to the house to lure them out, police said. Officers fatally shot the gunman.
The incident happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday in a mixed industrial-residential neighborhood in southwest Houston. Police and fire crews responded to the apartment house after reports of the fire, police Chief Troy Finner said.
The gunman opened fire, possibly with a shotgun, on the other tenants as they emerged from the house, Finner said. Two were dead at the scene, and one died at a hospital. Fire teams rescued two other wounded men, who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, he said.
The man then opened fire as the firefighters battled the fire, forcing them to take cover until police officers spotted the prone gunman and shot him dead, Finner said.
No identities have been released, and Finner said no firefighters or officers were wounded.
“I’ve seen things I have not seen before in 32 years, and it has happened time and time again,” Finner said. “We just ask that the community come together.”
A neighbor, Robin Ahrens, told the Houston Chronicle that he heard what he initially thought were fireworks as he prepared for work.
“I’m just fortunate that I didn’t go outside because he probably would have shot me too,” he told the newspaper.
He said the shooter, who had colon cancer, was behind on his rent, jobless and was recently notified that he was being evicted.
“Something must have just hit him in the last couple of days really hard to where he just didn’t care,” he said. “And that’s why he did what he did. ... Nothing else you can really do when you are at that point.”
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Hawaiian couple allegedly chained child to porch, beat him with 2-by-4
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow/Gray News) - Prosecutors have revealed more specific allegations against a Hawaiian couple accused of beating a restrained child.
Hawaii County prosecutors said Alexander Aquino allegedly struck his 14-year-old stepson with a two-by-four while the boy was chained by his neck to their porch.
Aquino and his wife, Amy, also allegedly failed to render necessary medical aid when the boy broke his back while trying to escape in 2020.
Officials said the child was locked outside of the couple’s home on multiple occasions.
The teen is now in state custody.
Alexander Aquino’s bench trial just finished, and the judge’s verdict is scheduled for May 18.
Meanwhile, Aquino’s wife ― who faces the same charges of unlawful imprisonment of a minor ― pleaded “no contest” in April. She is scheduled to be sentenced in July.
Officials said Aquino and his wife were granted supervised release, despite prosecutors’ objections, pending their upcoming court dates.
Both face up to five years in prison if convicted.
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With enactment of Captive Insurance Companies Act in Alberta, NFP is well-positioned to support clients with alternative risk solutions that lower insurance costs and enhance coverage
TORONTO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NFP, a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement advisor, announced today it has established the NFP Captive Management (Alberta) Corp. and augmented its Complex Risk Solutions Group (CRSG) with the addition of two industry veterans in the captives and alternative risk space. These moves, in conjunction with the recently enacted Captive Insurance Companies Act in Alberta (the Act), will enable NFP to form and administer Alberta-domiciled captive insurance companies for their clients.
The Act has established a regime of captive insurance in Alberta where an organization can insure itself against risk instead of buying insurance from a third party. The Act came into force on July 1, 2022.
"NFP is very excited about this new legislation and the opportunity it creates for Canadian employers to form captive insurance companies domiciled in Alberta," said Joseph Seeger, managing director, co-lead, CRSG, NFP in Canada. "In the face of rising costs and challenging coverage access, we have been preparing for months to be ready to deliver the specialized expertise clients need to evaluate and execute a captive structure. NFP has built an extraordinary team of experienced captive professionals to mobilize our first-mover advantage."
Seeing the tremendous upside of the legislation and newfound ability to help clients structure captives in Alberta, NFP recently recruited two captive industry veterans – Sam Jackson and Paul Young – to join its CRSG. "Sam and Paul possess a deep understanding of the captive market and the structures and processes required to operate a successful captive. They add great value to our organization and clients pursuing alternative risk mitigation opportunities in Alberta," said Seeger.
Jackson arrived at NFP in April with over two decades of service in the insurance industry. He joined from Rogers Insurance, where he served as a senior broking advisor evaluating alternative risk financing opportunities. Jackson spent over a dozen years at the Energy Insurance Group, where he oversaw all operations for their energy clients' insurance programs.
Young also joined NFP in April. His insurance experience spans more than a decade and includes positions with Accommodate Insurance Management, Canadian Energy and Energy Insurance Group.
"Paul and I have been impressed by NFP's strong commitment to solving big problems for clients. With the new legislation in Alberta, we are ready to deliver solutions that enhance cost efficiency and coverage effectiveness for a variety of companies, especially those in natural resources. We are already actively engaging with several NFP clients to help them understand the opportunity, determine if a captive is right for them, and detail the complex processes for establishing and administering a captive in Alberta. This alternative risk transfer mechanism will deliver clients more cost-effective risk mitigation solutions in this environment of rising insurance prices," said Jackson.
"NFP is a leading insurance broker and consultant providing specialized business and personal insurance, group benefits, retirement and individual solutions through its licensed subsidiaries and affiliates. NFP enables client success through the expertise of more than 1,000 employees based in Canada, more than 6,900 employees globally, investments in innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors and financial institutions. NFP is the 5th largest benefits broker by global revenue (Business Insurance), 10th largest property and casualty agency (Insurance Journal) and 13th largest global insurance broker (Best's Review)."
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Executives Acknowledge that the Internal Alignment, Metrics, Capabilities, Culture and Governance Needed to Meet Sustainability Targets Are Not in Place, According to New L.E.K. Consulting Survey
LONDON , July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies around the globe have made earnest, often specific, commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, but are struggling on the journey to meet them. In many cases the gap between their aspirations and the ability to execute on them is significant.
Among the barriers they face are divisions within the leadership team over how to balance short-term business and financial priorities with long-term ESG objectives, lack of processes and capabilities to build ESG programs, disconnects in strategy, product and service portfolios and supply chains, and internal cultures that are out of alignment. Aligning incentives and creating executive remuneration programs to support ESG is another significant challenge. Designing and executing effective ESG programs will require major rethinking of all these barriers and issues, in particular, greater internal consensus on the tradeoffs ESG and sustainability objectives require.
Those are among the findings of the Global Corporate Sustainability Survey 2022, a major survey of 400 C-Suite executives in the U.S., Europe and Asia and report by global strategy consultancy L.E.K. Consulting in conjunction with Longitude.
"Companies are willing, for very sound business and societal reasons, to become more sustainable, but they're not fully ready, and far from able at a senior executive and board level, to deliver against those ambitions," said John Goddard, Partner at L.E.K. Consulting and Vice Chair, Sustainability.
Sustainability and ESG have significant momentum in the private sector. More than 700 of the largest 2,000 publicly traded companies have claimed net-zero commitments; 60% of the FTSE 100 have committed to net zero by 2050, and two-thirds of the S&P 500 have emission reduction targets.
And most companies with ESG commitments see them as far more than just ways to be compliant and reduce certain risks. According to the L.E.K. survey, 51% of organizations are approaching ESG as a growth driver, and a further 20% focus on it in the context of innovation.
In fact, 51% of executives agree that their company should address ESG issues — even if doing so reduces short-term financial performance with 54% of executives from publicly listed companies confirming this position.
"The most enlightened companies are driving themselves toward clear sustainability goals, as opposed to being purely compliance focused. They know it is best for the business, best for the planet and best for society," Goddard said.
Yet a fundamental challenge companies must overcome before meeting ESG goals is achieving internal consensus on handling the tension between short-term priorities and investments for sustainable growth.
Indeed, 58% of executives said there are "significant differences of opinion within the leadership team" on balancing short-term priorities with long-term ESG goals. "Analyzing financial and non-financial benefits of the strategic choices to achieve ESG goals is a tall order. It means quantifying non-financial benefits in a way that allows for careful strategic choices to engage fully in ESG," Goddard said.
Aligning is also difficult because of the range and complexity of the risks associated with ESG and sustainability. L.E.K.'s broader work has highlighted the key ESG risks facing organizations, including:
- The cost of energy transition, supply chain sustainability commitments and regulatory compliance
- Finance-related areas, including stranded assets with lowered value, ESG ratings, which are yet not standardized nor consistent, and pressure from activist investors
- Reputation-related, including consumers' increasing sophistication, "cancel culture" targeting corporations and talent and retention issues related to perceptions of about a company's ESG stature
"Boards and executives are increasingly aware of the major sustainability risks, but they often lack the full context, characteristics and tools to advise and make decisions to manage them," Goddard said.
Part of the challenge is the lack of metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress toward ESG goals: Only a quarter (27%) of companies have any enterprise wide ESG KPIs in place, and fewer still have a full set in place (just 3%), according to the survey.
Without such metrics, companies will continue to struggle to align executive remuneration with ESG targets. "Company leaders acknowledge that linking executive compensation to sustainability targets will be a key step in achieving ESG goal, but too few companies are at this point yet," Goddard said.
The L.E.K. survey asked executives to select those challenges that may be affecting their ability to achieve their sustainability goal. Thirty-four percent selected "lack of strategic alignment across key stakeholders;" 33% selected "leadership team unaligned on what ESG ambition should be;" 33% selected "lack of relevant capabilities/skills for clear decision-making and accountability," and 33% selected "lack of the right culture/mindset."
When asked to select key areas where their organization is least prepared to deliver on ESG goals, 43% selected "reward and incentives frameworks" and 40% selected "the right culture, including tone and engagement from the top." Among other key findings:
- 79% of executives said the organization has more to do to put the required skills and capabilities in place to deliver sustainability goals
- 59% said their company has not made substantial progress in understanding the financial risk and financial opportunity posed by climate
- 54% said their company has not made significant strides in integrating ESG factors into the way the company allocates capital
- 48% said they do not think their company's current product and service portfolio meets the needs of a more sustainable future
"There are a number of avenues organizations can take to overcome barriers to deliver on ESG goals," Goddard said. "They involve establishing a common language with which to develop sustainability goals and begin to understand the strategic choices required to achieve the goals; investing in educational programs and support; engaging the full leadership team in analyzing the financial and non-financial strategic choices that might be involved in achieving ESG goals; begin to set measurable goals in order to set KPIs and enable reporting and tracking, and putting in place interim targets so remuneration can be linked to ESG strides."
We surveyed 400 senior decision-makers from around the world, with a quarter drawn from the ranks of CEO or C-suite and the remainder from other senior roles, including those charged with ESG issues, such as Sustainability and Climate Change Directors. Respondents were drawn from across North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe, with a focus on Australia, China, France, Germany and the UK. Over a quarter (28%) were from companies with revenues of $10 billion a year or more, and a wide range of sectors are represented, including: Consumer Products, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Industrials and Travel & Transport.
We're L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consultancy working with business leaders to seize competitive advantage and amplify growth. Our insights are catalysts that reshape the trajectory of our clients' businesses, uncovering opportunities and empowering them to master their moments of truth. Since 1983, our worldwide practice — spanning the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe — has guided leaders across all industries, from global corporations to emerging entrepreneurial businesses and private equity investors. Looking for more? Visit www.lek.com.
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Highland Park’s Tyrell Reed switching schools
Published: Aug. 8, 2022 at 10:53 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Scots will have a different look in their Running back room this upcoming season.
Running Back Tyrell Reed took to twitter Tuesday afternoon to announce he has transferred to Lawrence High.
Reed had 76 carries for 518 rushing yards and four TD’s in his junior season.
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Sheriff: Mother blames ‘voodoo spell’ for forcing her kids to drink bleach, 3-year-old’s death
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - Authorities in Florida report a mother is expected to be charged with attempted murder and aggravated child abuse in a recent incident involving her two children.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said his team is investigating Joanne Zephir after receiving a call about a possible homicide on May 8. Arriving deputies found Zephir unconscious in her car with her 3-year-old also unconscious and her other child, 8, outside of the vehicle. All three of them were then taken to the hospital.
When questioning Zephir about what happened, authorities said she told them she made her children drink bleach from a makeshift glass and admitted to choking the 3-year-old.
Zephir also told authorities that someone must have put a voodoo spell on her, making her harm her children, according to Lopez.
Before this incident, the sheriff’s office said Zephir told a family that she was going to turn herself in on an outstanding warrant but wanted to see her kids one more time.
Authorities said they interviewed the family member who confirmed the details and that Zephir told this person that her child was going to die and that afterward, she would kill herself.
The Osceola County sheriff said Zephir’s 3-year-old child died at the hospital, but her 8-year-old child survived the incident.
Lopez also said his team is planning to charge Zephir with attempted murder and aggravated child abuse but is currently waiting on the medical examiner’s office findings.
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TORONTO, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SoftwareReviews, a leading source for insights on the software provider landscape, has published its 2022 Human Capital Management (HCM) Emotional Footprint. Nine top HCM providers in the Enterprise and Midmarket spaces have been identified as Champions for the year.
Human Capital Management plays a prominent role as organizations aim to attract, retain, and engage their workforce. HCM software combines a number of necessary HR functions, such as storing employee data, managing payroll, recruitment processes, and benefits administration, and more. An integrated HCM system can help effectively manage employees, provide streamlined access to HR services, support learning and development within the organization, and drive employee engagement.
"The HCM market is evolving at a rapid pace, and providers are looking at the technology from an employee and manager perspective to support data-driven decision making and hire-to-retire processes. ," says Lisa Highfield, research director at Info-Tech Research Group and HCM expert for SoftwareReviews. "Organizations are currently redefining their strategy, value propositions, and business models, so it is an exciting time in the HCM space. Successfully navigating the HCM landscape to find the right vendor and technology will help support strategic priorities. This is where SoftwareReviews' data comes in."
SoftwareReviews has identified the best Human Capital Management software providers for 2022 based on verified survey data collected from users. These providers have received high scores on the organization's Emotional Footprint.
The Net Emotional Footprint (NEF) of each software provider is a result of aggregated emotional response ratings across the areas of service, negotiation, product impact, conflict resolution, strategy, and innovation. The NEF is a powerful indicator of overall user sentiment toward the provider and its product from the software user's point of view.
The 2022 Enterprise Human Capital Management Software Champions are as follows:
- Ceridian Dayforce, +81 NEF, for enabling user productivity.
- UKG Pro, +81 NEF, for reliability.
- Workday HCM, +80 NEF, for transparency.
- Oracle Cloud HCM, +78 NEF, for efficient service delivery.
The 2022 Midmarket Human Capital Management Software Champions are as follows:
- Rippling, +95 NEF, for timely delivery.
- Gusto, +89 NEF, for being generous and over-delivering.
- Cezanne HR, +90 NEF, for being respectful to the client.
- BambooHR, +91 NEF, for providing a friendly negotiation experience.
- Zenefits, +86 NEF, for being a trustworthy provider.
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Custom health plan leverages significant discounts with local focus on plan sponsors in the Greater Houston Area
IRVING, Texas, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSmart, one of the nation's largest third party administrators of health plans for employers and plan sponsors, announced the launch of Houston SmartCare™, a comprehensive level-funded health plan that offers market leading discounts to Houston-area small to mid-sized employers. The plan offers significant savings and protection for plan sponsors and features access to leading hospitals, facilities and providers in Greater Houston through Employers Health Network (EHN).
Houston SmartCare delivers a transparent, all-inclusive model that offers predictable costs through a level-funded plan with no additional risk for employers and significantly lower premiums than mainstream fully-insured programs. The program also offers financial security with stop loss coverage to protect plans from catastrophic claims.
In addition to a comprehensive health benefits plan, Houston SmartCare boasts a superior member experience through its Concierge Advisor Team who works to guide members and help them navigate their healthcare journey every step of the way.
Houston SmartCare is available across an eight-county area in Greater Houston, and is a collaborative effort of HealthSmart, EHN, and Elan Insurance Group.
"This new health plan designed especially for the Greater Houston area is another example of how HealthSmart approaches our organizational mission of reducing costs for plan sponsors and delivering premium healthcare solutions to our members," said Craig Julien, CEO for HealthSmart. "This program demonstrates an innovative approach to help plan sponsors in the Houston area control their health benefit costs by providing deeply discounted access to the area's top hospitals and providers through EHN." Julien added, "This is big news for small and medium employer groups and Houston SmartCare is truly a game-changer for our broker community in terms of providing quality healthcare options with deep discounts."
Omar Haedo, president of Elan Insurance Group, sees Houston SmartCare as a comprehensive solution that solves several problems for plan sponsors in the Houston area. "Plan sponsors typically must work with several players to build their health plans," said Haedo. "By bringing together experts in the areas of most concern to small and mid-sized plan sponsors, we have created a one-stop solution that offers a top-quality, focused provider network, critical stop loss coverage, and comprehensive third-party administration services, relieving area health plan sponsors of the burden of shopping for these services individually."
Brokers, employers and plan sponsors can learn more about the program or request more information at www.houstonsmartcare.com.
HealthSmart will showcase the Houston SmartCare health plan at an upcoming webinar on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. CDT. The webinar will share more information for brokers that serve Houston-area plan sponsors. Registration is available at www.houstonsmartcare.com/webinar.
About HealthSmart
HealthSmart is one of the largest third party administrators in the country and the premier provider of innovative, customizable and scalable healthcare solutions for employers, brokers and payers. We partner with plan sponsors to provide key services needed to reduce healthcare costs and manage members with dignity and respect. HealthSmart is the one-stop source for health plan needs, including health plan benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, care management and wellness programs and provider networks. For more information, visit www.healthsmart.com. Follow HealthSmart on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
About EHN
Employers Health Network (EHN) embraces a high-performance network model that helps employers provide exceptional quality healthcare benefits at lower cost. Our unique network model helps both employers and members save immediately and save over time through a sustainable model with our high-quality and accountable network partners. For more information, visit www.employershealthnetwork.com.
About Elan Insurance Group
ELAN Insurance Group is a group of companies headquartered in Miami collaborating to bring competitive, cutting-edge health insurance products to the marketplace. From traditional comprehensive plans to self-funded plans, ELAN tailors its offering to meet the needs of employers and individuals across the Caribbean and the United States. For more information, visit www.elan.insure.
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New tech repair shop provides fast fixes for phones, tablets, laptops and more
DULUTH, Minn., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Duluth at 1405 Miller Trunk Highway. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in 45 minutes or less.
The store is owned by Hyle Erwin, who owns five additional locations in Minnesota and six stores across Utah and Nebraska.
"Duluth is an excellent neighborhood in need of a reliable and affordable electronics repair shop," Erwin said. "I'm looking forward to bringing convenient and affordable device repairs to this area and making Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions the top-of-mind service for customers here."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy® and Google Pixel™ smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 750 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations are rebranding as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions.
"We are excited to serve people in Duluth with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
1405 Miller Trunk Hwy Suite 200, Duluth, MN 55811
(218) 464-4430
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions, formerly known as uBreakiFix, is the retail brand operated and franchised by a subsidiary of tech care company Asurion. As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology to ensure its 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances and connections. Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores specialize in the repair of consumer technology, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers and nearly everything in between. Asurion Tech Repair and Solutions repair experts fix cracked screens, software issues, camera issues and most other tech mishaps at more than 750 stores across the U.S. The stores provide fast, affordable fixes for nearly any device type, regardless of make or model, including authorized repairs for Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The money that President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve for Ukraine is designed to help with a range of needs — military equipment for the immediate fight, economic aid for the future and much more.
Altogether, Biden is seeking $33 billion. Here’s a look at how the White House says such aid would be used:
WEAPONS
The president is requesting $20.4 billion to keep weapons and ammunition flowing to Ukrainians defending Kyiv and for shoring up defenses in nearby countries. That money would pay for additional artillery, armored vehicles and anti-armor and anti-air capabilities, which the White House says could continue to move into Ukraine uninterrupted.
The package also would allow for increased cyber capabilities and advanced air defense systems in Ukraine, and increased intelligence support. Approval would mean more money to clear landmines and improvised explosive devices, the White House says, and allow the Ukrainian government to better address threats related to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials.
Additionally, the money seeks to support U.S. troop deployments on NATO territory, covering the costs of U.S. personnel’s transportation and equipment, temporary duty, special pay, airlift and medical support.
BASIC UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Some $8.5 billion in the package is designed to go toward economic assistance to help Ukraine’s government respond to the immediate crisis of the war, and to continue to provide basic services to its people. That would ensure the government can keep meeting minimum food, energy and health care needs as the country’s businesses close and economy contracts — causing tax revenue to fall sharply, the White House says.
The money would allow Ukraine’s state energy company to make natural gas purchases and would support agrobusinesses during the fall harvest. It also seeks to combat disinformation and propaganda that the White House says Russia is responsible for, while supporting journalists, defending freedom of expression and helping to hold Russian forces accountable for human rights violations.
GLOBAL FOOD EFFORTS
The proposal calls for $3 billion for food and humanitarian programs around the world and seeks to shield other countries from price shocks caused by war-related problems in the global supply chain. That means providing wheat and flour to developing nations hurt by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House says, as well as money for agricultural systems in those places.
The aid would also buy medical supplies, thermal blankets, emergency health kits, safe drinking water and shelter materials for displaced Ukrainians. It also has financial support for job training, trauma counseling and funding for school districts in the U.S. that are educating Ukrainians coming to the country.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
The president’s request has an additional $500 million to bolster U.S. production of domestic crops that have been in short supply due to the war, like wheat and soybeans. Higher rates of lending and crop insurance incentives would help ensure more access to credit and less risk for farmers growing such crops, while also potentially lowering costs to American consumers, according to the White House.
The proposal would also seek to use the Defense Production Act to expand domestic production of critical minerals, including materials for use in finished products like defense systems and cars — another step designed to ease U.S. prices.
And the request seeks more money for enforcing U.S. sanctions against Russia and people for actions related to the war. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/a-look-at-what-bidens-requested-aid-for-ukraine-might-buy/ | 2022-04-29T07:00:38Z |
Matthew Wolff snaps club in frustration after just four holes of opening round at the Masters
By Ben Morse, CNN
Golf can be an extremely frustration sport, and this applies to professionals, too.
And Matthew Wolff certainly didn’t endure the opening round at the Masters as he wanted to on Thursday.
The 22-year-old golfer began his round with a double bogey on the opening hole, followed by two consecutive bogeys as he got off to the worst start imaginable.
Now four-over par after three holes, Wolff was hoping to rebound at the par-three fourth hole.
However, it didn’t go to plan.
His tee shot drifted right, eventually finding the bunker right next to the green.
And it was too much for Wolff, who leaned and leaned on his club, putting his full weight on it as it bent on the ground before it eventually snapped under his weight.
Although he did eventually go on to save par on the fourth hole, it didn’t get much better for the American from there.
On the par-fourth seventh, having found the bunker behind the green, Wolff decided to unconventionally hit a putter from the sand rather than a wedge.
Once again, it didn’t go well as his ball clipped the edge of the bunker before rolling back in.
All-in-all, it was a nightmare opening round at Augusta National for Wolff, who finished nine-over and right at the foot of the leaderboard.
Wolff’s snapping of his club isn’t the first occasion this year he’s had a club-related incident after he tossed is club in the water on the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass during the Players Championship last month when he missed the cut.
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Latest investments in Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera support decarbonization efforts
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, has completed three new investments through its Carrier Ventures group. Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera – innovative startups in the healthy and green building space – are the newest additions to the Carrier Ventures investment portfolio of companies selected for their next-generation technology, high-growth potential and sustainability focus.
"Carrier is pleased to add three more disruptive companies to the Carrier Ventures investment portfolio that share our commitment to decarbonizing buildings and creating healthier, safer environments for the people who occupy them," Jennifer Anderson, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development & Chief Sustainability Officer. "Our partnerships with Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera will help to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation technology, contributing to a more sustainable world."
Archilogic is the holistic spatial data platform for the internet. It provides product managers and software developers with infrastructure for building scaled, spatially aware apps that let end users interact with their spaces in the way they need. Archilogic's software will be used in Carrier's Abound cloud-based digital platform to give customers a clear and accurate view of their building interiors in one easy interface, allowing them to unlock and visualize building data to create healthier, more efficient spaces.
Butlr, a venture-backed startup spun out of the MIT Media Lab in 2019, was named one of the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers of 2022. The company's award-winning people-sensing platform uses body heat and machine learning to detect occupancy, headcount and activity, and generate accurate, real-time and historical spatial insights without collecting personally identifiable information. Butlr's thermal sensing technology will be embedded in the Abound digital platform. The combination of these cutting-edge technologies will provide building owners and operators with real-time insights to make confident decisions to improve energy efficiency while ensuring occupant wellness.
Transaera is developing a new class of affordable, energy-efficient, sustainable cooling systems. Buildings account for about 40% of global energy greenhouse gas emissions, and 40% of that is from HVAC. Current air conditioners consume more energy in humid conditions, and the majority of future cooling demand is expected to come from people living in hot and humid climates. Transaera's novel desiccant technology uses a unique sponge-like material that grabs moisture from the atmosphere to enable its air conditioner to cool air more efficiently. The heat generated by the air conditioner is then used – instead of being wasted – to dry the material for the next cycle. Transaera intends to use this technology in partnership with Carrier to develop ultra-efficient climate systems. The company was named one of eight finalists in the Global Cooling Prize, an international innovation competition to develop an affordable and sustainable residential air conditioner.
Launched in 2022 with a vision to accelerate the development of sustainable innovations and disruptive technologies, Carrier Ventures is an important accelerator of Carrier's 2030 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Goal to help its customers reduce their carbon footprints by more than one gigaton. Carrier has also committed to investing more than $2 billion by 2030 to develop healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions that incorporate sustainable design principles and reduce lifecycle impacts.
For more information on Carrier Ventures, visit Corporate.Carrier.com/carrier-ventures.
As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com or follow us on social media at @Carrier.
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Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights as pilots picket
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of flights along the West Coast were canceled Friday as Alaska Airlines pilots picketed during ongoing contract negotiations with the airline.
More than 100 Alaska Airlines flights were canceled by the airline, including 66 in Seattle, 20 in Portland, Oregon, 10 in Los Angeles and seven in San Francisco, according to the flight tracking website flightaware.com. Flights were also expected to be affected in Anchorage, Alaska. Pilots planned to hold a rally and picket in all those cities on Friday, according to a union website.
Pilots with the Air Lines Pilots Association also protested last week in New York City outside the airline’s Investor Relations Day in a precursor of Friday’s picket.
The bargaining actions come as air travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels and demand is surging as many Americans head off on spring break for long-delayed vacations. Frustrated travelers vented on social media about botched vacation plans and reported that there was a five-hour wait to speak with an airline representative about rescheduling flights.
Pilots have been in contract negotiations with the airline for nearly three years, and the two sides are at an impasse.
The union says Alaska Airlines did not adequately prepare for a return to air travel after the pandemic and didn’t take the necessary steps to retain or attract pilots as demand bounced back. Issues that still need to be resolved include job security, work rules and quality-of-life provisions that provide flexibility and reasonable schedules, it said in a statement, and the current pilot contract falls well behind those at comparable airlines in several key sections.
Alaska Airlines said Friday that it values its pilots and respects their right to picket, but it also needs to negotiate a deal that allows the airline to maintain growth and profitability. Alaska Airlines is working to recover $2.3 billion in losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said in a statement.
The airline said it currently offers competitive salaries for its pilots. For example, an Alaska Airlines captain’s average salary is currently $341,000 per year, the airline said.
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New Business Planning brings more scalability, transparency, and collaboration to QBRs, allowing companies to engage all tiers of partners, including the smallest ones
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Impartner, the global pure-play leader in SaaS-based channel management and Partner Relationship Management (PRM), launched Impartner Business Planning within its PRM—scaling your channel and engaging partners like never before. Impartner Business Planning accelerates revenue in your entire channel.
Impartner Business Planning ends managers' dreading the quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with their partner channel. The increased collaboration, transparency, and automation help companies create business plans with all segments of partners—maximizing the productivity of the largest ones and fully engaging even the very smallest.
"Business planning with partners is no longer a check-off item or something to dread," said Gary Sabin, VP of Product at Impartner. "Impartner brings more accountability into the process through collaboration—not top-down micro-management—making partner planning meetings more productive, more fulfilling and even more enjoyable with the end result being increased revenue."
Impartner Business Planning motivates and manages partners with clear performance measures and objectives, enhancing the overall partner experience. Most companies perform business planning through spreadsheet applications and one-off systems, which impacts partner experience. Today, partners decide whom they want to do business with based on the experience they receive, especially compared to competitors. Business Planning provides a competitive advantage in partner experience.
Impartner Business Planning provides better collaboration with partners. It works with any CRM system. Channel managers can drag and drop pre-built metrics using standard objectives or build their own based on the partners' business. They can also establish two-way communication of these metrics with message threads, templated plans for different levels of partners and automated instructions. Business Planning provides easy access to current performance measures and attainment status. The system displays progress updates and tracks the history of business plan details. Business Planning extends the value of Impartner's Journey Builder, Program Compliance Manager and MDF applications by tracking and displaying the progress of journeys, tier badges and percent of MDF funds used.
The new product helps customers achieve more revenue with all levels of partners. It allows customers to deepen relationships and effectiveness of the top-performing partners, but it also engages the smallest, lower-tier partners. With new partners, channel chiefs can automatically track metrics like lead distribution, deal conversion and revenue targets and set goals for channel certification completion.
Business Planning is available in Impartner PRM for all customers now.
To learn more about how Impartner helps corporations from the smallest to the largest enterprises like Honeywell, Qualtrics and Vertiv grow their channel revenue by an average of 32.3% in the first year of use alone, click here.
About Impartner
Impartner is the fastest-growing, most award-winning provider of channel management technologies, including its flagship Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and Through Channel Marketing Automation (TCMA) solutions, which help companies worldwide manage their partner relationships, drive demand through partners and accelerate revenue and profitability through indirect sales channels. For more information on Impartner, which is based in Utah's tech hotbed, the Silicon Slopes, visit impartner.com.
Impartner Contact:
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Impartner
chelsea.rider@impartner.com
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Spring practice has succumbed to summer workouts and 7-on-7 tournaments, signaling the high school football season's rapid approach.
Georgia High School Association teams can begin practices in full pads Aug. 2, slightly more than two weeks in advance of the Aug. 19 and 20 season openers.
Here's a look at those season-opening games and the full schedules for area teams:
Baconton
Aug. 19 at Grace Christian
Aug. 26 at Pataula Charter
Sept. 2 Central-Talbotton
Sept. 16 at Early County
Sept. 23 Randolph-Clay
Sept. 30 Seminole County
Oct. 14 at Cottondale (Fla.)
Oct. 21 Terrell County
Oct. 27 Miller County
Nov. 4 at Mitchell County
Deerfield-Windsor
Aug. 19 Westfield
Aug. 26 Maclay (Fla.)
Sept. 2 Strong Rock Christian
Sept. 9 at Southwest Georgia
Sept. 23 Terrell Academy
Sept. 30 at Stratford Academy
Oct. 7 at Brookwood
Oct. 14 at Tiftarea Academy
Oct. 28 Valwood
Nov. 4 at Southland Academy
Dougherty
Aug. 19 Westover
Aug. 26 Randolph-Clay
Sept. 2 at Stockbridge
Sept. 9 at Hapeville (at Banneker)
Sept. 16 at Terrell County
Sept. 30 Crisp County
Oct. 7 at Columbus (Kinnett Stadium)
Oct. 14 Monroe
Oct. 21 Thomasville
Oct. 28 at Carver-Columbus
Early County
Aug. 19 at Miller County
Aug. 26 at Seminole County
Sept. 2 Schley County
Sept. 9 Terrell County
Sept. 16 Baconton
Sept. 23 at Mitchell County
Oct. 7 at Randolph-Clay
Oct. 14 Brooks County
Oct. 21 Eufaula (Ala.)
Oct. 28 at Irwin County
Lee County
Aug. 19 at Warner Robins
Aug. 26 Hapeville
Sept. 2 Lithia Springs
Sept. 9 Colquitt County
Sept. 16 Lake Gibson (Fla.)
Sept. 30 Houston County
Oct. 7 at Veterans
Oct. 21 Northside-Warner Robins
Oct. 28 Thomas County Central
Nov. 4 at Tift County
Miller County
Aug. 19 Early County
Aug. 26 Central-Talbotton
Sept. 2 at Clinch County
Sept. 9 Telfair County
Sept. 23 at Sneads (Fla.)
Sept. 30 Randolph-Clay
Oct. 7 at Terrell County
Oct. 21 at Mitchell County
Oct. 27 at Baconton
Nov. 4 Seminole County
Mitchell County
Aug. 19 at Monroe
Aug. 26 Worth County
Sept. 2 at Pelham
Sept. 9 Brooks County
Sept. 23 Early County
Sept. 30 at Terrell County
Oct. 7 at Seminole County
Oct. 21 Miller County
Oct. 28 at Randolph-Clay
Nov. 4 Baconton
Monroe
Aug. 19 Mitchell County
Aug. 26 at Cairo
Sept. 2 Seminole County
Sept. 9 at Westover
Sept. 16 Randolph-Clay
Sept. 30 Thomasville
Oct. 7 at Crisp County
Oct. 14 at Dougherty
Oct. 21 Carver-Columbus
Oct. 27 at Columbus
Pataula Charter
Aug. 26 Baconton
Sept. 2 at ACE Charter
Sept. 9 Grace Christian
Sept. 16 at Terrell Academy
Sept. 23 at Houston County (Ala.)
Sept. 30 at Georgia Christian
Oct. 7 Abbeville Christian (Ala.)
Oct. 21 Cottondale (Fla.)
Oct. 28 at Franklin County (Fla.)
Pelham
Aug. 19 at Cook
Aug. 26 at Chattahoochee County
Sept. 2 Mitchell County
Sept. 9 Wilcox County
Sept. 16 Cairo
Sept. 23 Bleckley County
Sept. 30 at Lanier County
Oct. 14 at Irwin County
Oct. 21 Bacon County
Nov. 4 at Brooks County
Randolph-Clay
Aug. 26 at Dougherty
Sept. 2 Turner County
Sept. 9 Pike County
Sept. 16 at Monroe
Sept. 23 at Baconton
Sept. 30 at Miller County
Oct. 7 Early County
Oct. 21 Seminole County
Oct. 28 Mitchell County
Nov. 4 at Terrell County
Seminole County
Aug. 19 at Kendrick
Aug. 26 Early County
Sept. 2 at Monroe
Sept. 16 Carroll (Ala.)
Sept. 23 Atkinson County
Sept. 30 at Baconton
Oct. 7 Mitchell County
Oct. 21 at Randolph-Clay
Oct. 28 Terrell County
Nov. 4 at Miller County
Southland Academy
Aug. 19 at Taylor County
Aug. 26 Marion County
Sept. 2 Westfield
Sept. 9 at Gatewood
Sept. 16 at Southwest Georgia
Sept. 30 at Terrell Academy
Oct. 14 Brookwood
Oct. 21 Valwood
Oct. 28 at Tiftarea Academy
Nov. 4 Deerfield-Windsor
Sumter County
Aug. 19 Houston County
Aug. 26 Westover
Sept. 9 at Crisp County
Sept. 15 at Northside-Columbus (Kinnett Stadium)
Sept. 30 at Cook
Oct. 7 Berrien
Oct. 14 at Dodge County
Oct. 21 Fitzgerald
Oct. 28 at Worth County
Nov. 4 Jeff Davis
Terrell Academy
Aug. 19 Southwest Georgia
Aug. 26 Piedmont
Sept. 16 Pataula Charter
Sept. 23 at Deerfield-Windsor
Sept. 30 Southland Academy
Oct. 7 at Georgia Christian
Oct. 14 at Valwood
Oct. 21 at Central Fellowship
Oct. 28 Brookwood
Nov. 4 Tiftarea Academy
Terrell County
Aug. 26 R.F. Munroe (Fla.)
Sept. 2 at Greenville
Sept. 9 at Early County
Sept. 16 Dougherty
Sept. 23 Wilcox County
Sept. 30 Mitchell County
Oct. 7 Miller County
Oct. 21 at Baconton
Oct. 28 at Seminole County
Nov. 4 Randolph-Clay
Turner County
Aug. 19 Worth County
Aug. 26 at Fitzgerald
Sept. 2 at Randolph-Clay
Sept. 9 Irwin County
Sept. 16 Westover
Sept. 23 at Dooly County
Oct. 7 at Charlton County
Oct. 14 Clinch County
Oct. 21 at Lanier County
Nov. 4 Atkinson County
Westover
Aug. 19 at Dougherty
Aug. 26 at Sumter County
Sept. 1 Spencer
Sept. 9 Monroe
Sept. 16 at Turner County
Sept. 23 Northside-Columbus
Oct. 7 at Bainbridge
Oct. 13 Hardaway
Oct. 21 at Cairo
Nov. 4 Shaw
Worth County
Aug. 19 at Turner County
Aug. 26 at Mitchell County
Sept. 2 Upson-Lee
Sept. 9 Central-Macon
Sept. 23 Berrien
Sept. 30 at Dodge County
Oct. 7 Fitzgerald
Oct. 21 at Jeff Davis
Oct. 28 Sumter County
Nov. 4 at Cook | https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/2022-albany-area-high-school-football-schedules/article_bcbcfcec-e159-11ec-889d-fb1f561e307d.html | 2022-06-01T04:51:25Z |
BOCA RATON, Fla., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Tower International ("PTI") announces that it has closed two transactions in the US, with the first transaction being the acquisition of a 100% ownership interest in Tower Ventures Holdings III, LLC ("Tower Ventures") and related entities; and the second transaction the 100% acquisition of the US-based telecom infrastructure services company, Technology Associates EC Inc. ("TAEC").
The Tower Ventures transaction provides PTI ownership of 202 high-quality wireless telecommunications sites across the country. This marks the second transaction between Tower Ventures and PTI, with the first transaction taking place in 2020 (see further details here). The acquisition of these new sites further advances PTI's position as the leading private tower company in the world.
The TAEC transaction bolsters PTI's telecom infrastructure services' offering and geographic footprint in the US. The transaction provides PTI with a country-wide presence and with additional 90+ leading telecom professionals. The TAEC transaction expands PTI's US business to offer services, such as project management, data management, site acquisition, backhaul and AAV/fiber design and acquisition, architecture & engineering design and structural engineering, and construction project management. The TAEC team will allow PTI to further integrate as a strategic partner to US wireless carriers in connection with the ongoing densification of networks and roll-out of next-generation technologies, including 5G.
"With these two acquisitions, PTI continues to grow and scale in the United States for its customers, providing a high quality portfolio of strategic sites across the country and a best in class services business to help our customers build out their 5G networks faster. Furthermore, the TAEC transaction doubles our personnel in the United States to over 200 employees dedicated to helping our customers achieve their goals." Stated Dagan Kasavana, CEO of Phoenix Tower International
About Phoenix Tower International
PTI, through its subsidiaries, will, pro forma for pending transactions, own and operate over 18,000 telecom towers and 986 kilometers of fiber across 18 countries throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
PTI was founded in 2013 with a mission to be a premier site provider to wireless operators across the world and in high-growth markets. PTI's investors include funds managed by Blackstone and various members of the management team and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information, please visit www.phoenixintnl.com
About Tower Ventures
Tower Ventures is a Memphis, Tennessee based cell phone tower operator that owns and manages a combined 850 wireless communication sites in the United States. Tower Ventures and its subsidiaries have developed towers since 1987 and over that time have successfully built and sold tower portfolios valued at over $800 million dollars. Tower Ventures is owned by its management team with an investment from BBH Capital Partners, a private equity strategy of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
About Technology Associates EC Inc.
Technology Associates EC Inc. (TAEC) was founded in 2005 as the Commercial Division of Technology Associates International Corp. (TAIC), a government consulting contractor in the Information Technology, Security, and Asset Management sectors. TAEC diversified into commercial consulting practice areas, including Wireless Convergence Telecommunications, Professional Project Management, Microwave Engineering, and Asset Management.
Responding to the marketplace during the global economic crisis of the late-2000s, TAEC refocused its diversified services offerings on its then and current core competencies of wireless telecommunications deployment and professional services consisting of Site Acquisition, Architecture and Engineering Designs, and Construction Project Management (CPM). TAEC currently performs services across 8 states in the Western region of the United States.
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UN floats plan to boost renewables as climate worries mount
By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations chief on Wednesday launched a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies, hoping to revive world attention on climate change as the U.N.’s weather agency reported that greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification reached record highs last year.
“We must end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition before we incinerate our only home,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Time is running out.”
His latest stark warning about possible environmental disaster comes after the World Meteorological Organization issued its State of the Climate Report for 2021, which said the last seven years were the seven hottest on record. The impacts of extreme weather have led to deaths and disease, migration, and economic losses in the hundreds of billions of dollars — and the fallout is continuing this year, WMO said.
“Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption,” Guterres said. “The global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe.”
In his plan, which leans into the next U.N. climate conference taking place in Egypt in November, Guterres called for fostering technology transfer and lifting of intellectual property protections in renewable technologies, like battery storage.
Such ambitions – as with his call for transfers of technologies aimed to fight COVID-19 – can cause innovators and their financial backers to bristle: They want to reap the benefits of their knowledge, investments and discoveries — not just give them away.
Secondly, Guterres wants to broaden access to supply chains and raw materials that go into renewable technologies, which are now concentrated in a few powerful countries.
The U.N. chief also wants governments to reform in ways that can promote renewable energies, such as by fast-tracking solar and wind projects.
Fourth, he called for a shift away from government subsidies for fossil fuels that now total a half-trillion dollars per year. That’s no easy task: Such subsidies can ease the pinch in many consumers’ pockets – but ultimately help inject cash into corporate coffers too.
“While people suffer from high prices at the pump, the oil and gas industry is raking in billions from a distorted market,” Guterres said. “This scandal must stop.”
Finally, Guterres says private and public investments in renewable energy must triple to at least $4 trillion dollars a year. He noted that government subsidies for fossil fuels are today more than three times higher than those for renewables.
Those U.N. initiatives are built upon a central idea: That human-generated emissions of greenhouse gas in the industrial era have locked in excess heat in the atmosphere, on the Earth’s surface, and in the oceans and seas. The knock-on effect has contributed to more frequent and severe natural disasters like drought, hurricanes, flooding and forest fires.
Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather of the tech company Stripe and Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit focused on environmental data science, says a good way to head toward net-zero emissions is “to make clean energy cheap.”
“While rich countries can afford to spend extra on clean energy, poor and middle income countries may be less willing to accept tradeoffs between reducing emissions and lifting millions out of abject poverty,” he said. “If clean energy sources are cheaper than fossil fuels, they become win-win and will be adopted more rapidly.”
The WMO report breaks little new ground in terms of data, but compiles earlier studies into a broader picture of the global climate.
Its secretary-general, Petteri Taalas, pointed to a downward blip in emissions in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic dampened human activity. But he said that doesn’t change the “big picture” because carbon dioxide – a leading greenhouse gas – has a long lifetime and lingers on, and emissions have been growing since then anyway.
“We have seen this steady growth of carbon dioxide concentration, which is related to the fact that we are still using too much fossil fuel,” Taalas said in an interview. “Deforestation in regions like Amazon, Africa and southern Asia still continue.”
Last year’s U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, failed to muster carbon-cutting pledges from the “BRICS” countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — which threaten a key goal of the 2015 Paris accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, he said.
“We are rather heading towards 2.5- to 3-degree warming instead of 1.5,” Taalas said.
Climate experts lauded the U.N. ambitions and lamented the WMO findings, and said some countries are headed in the wrong direction.
“If climate change is death by one thousand cuts, in 2021 we took our thousandth,” said Rob Jackson, professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University, who also chairs the Global Carbon Project that tracks carbon emissions.
“Dirty coal use roared back through economic stimulation incentives for COVID in China and India. We built more new coal plant capacity worldwide than we took offline,” he added. “How is this possible in 2021?”
Jonathan Overpeck, a professor of environmental education at the University of Michigan, noted that fossil fuels have a role in the Russian government’s war in Ukraine. Russia is a key global producer of oil and gas, including through a pipeline that transits Ukraine to supply homes and businesses in Europe.
“The secretary-general has it right in pointing the blame at fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are creating an ever-worsening climate crisis and all that comes with it,” Overpeck said. “The solution for climate change, the deadly air pollution and true national security is to leave fossil fuels behind in favor of clean renewable energy.”
“It’s getting scary,” he added. “The climate crisis and the European war are a call to action, and to rid the planet of fossil fuels as fast as we can.”
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AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein in Washington contributed to this report. ___
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced it will conduct a conference call following the release of its second quarter of fiscal year 2023 financial results on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time.
Conference Call
Interested parties may join the conference call by dialing 1-888-317-6003 or 1-412-317-6061, passcode 6112887. The call will be webcast and can be accessed at the Marvell Investor Relations website at http://investor.marvell.com/. A replay of the call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088, passcode 2421301 until Thursday, September 1, 2022.
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BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Life Insurance Company Limited (the "Company") (NYSE: LFC; SSE: 601628; HKSE: 2628) announces today that the Company has notified the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on August 12, 2022 (Eastern Time in the U.S.) that it will apply for the voluntary delisting of its American depositary shares ("ADSs") from the NYSE and the deregistration of such ADSs and underlying overseas listed shares (the "H Shares") under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), due to a number of considerations, including the limited trading volume of its ADSs relative to the worldwide trading volume of its H Shares, and the considerable administrative costs of maintaining the listing of the ADSs on the NYSE, the registration of the ADSs and the underlying H Shares under the Exchange Act and complying with the periodic reporting requirements and related obligations of the Exchange Act.
The Company intends to file a Form 25 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or after August 22, 2022 to delist its ADSs from the NYSE. The delisting of the ADSs from the NYSE is expected to become effective ten days thereafter. The last day of trading of the ADSs on the NYSE is expected to be on or after September 1, 2022. From and after that date, the ADSs of the Company will no longer be listed and traded on the NYSE.
Once the delisting has become effective and the criteria for deregistration have been satisfied, the Company intends to file a Form 15F with the SEC to deregister the ADSs and the underlying H Shares under the Exchange Act. Thereafter, all of the Company's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act will be suspended unless the Form 15F is subsequently withdrawn or denied. Deregistration and termination of the Company's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act are expected to become effective 90 days after its filing of Form 15F. Once the Form 15F is filed, the Company will publish the information required under Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act on its website, https://www.e-chinalife.com.
The Company intends to terminate its ADS program after delisting its ADSs from the NYSE in due course in accordance with the deposit agreement. The Company does not intend to seek a listing or registration on a national securities exchange in the U.S. or quotation of the H Shares in the U.S. after the termination of its ADS program and the deregistration of its ADSs and the underlying H Shares. H Shares of the Company will continue to be traded on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange"). The Company will continue to comply with its information disclosure and other obligations as a listed issuer under the relevant rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange as well as other applicable laws and regulations.
The Company reserves its rights in all respects, for any reason, to delay or withdraw the aforementioned filings prior to their effectiveness and will issue any further announcement if required under the listing rules or other applicable laws and regulations.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Tuesday night’s game against the San Diego Padres after getting hit by a pitch and falling awkwardly leading off the second inning.
The pitch from Yu Darvish hit Alonso on the right hand. Alonso appeared to swing, but the Mets challenged and it was ruled a hit by pitch and Alonso was awarded first base. He had headed to the clubhouse by then and was replaced by pinch-runner J.D. Davis.
When the Mets went back in the field, Davis took over for Alonso at first base.
The Mets said X-rays on Alonso’s hand were negative and he would have further tests.
Alonso came into the game tied with Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL lead with 16 home runs. The two-time Home Run Derby champion leads the majors with 54 RBIs and is tied for 10th in Mets history with 122 career homers.
Alonso, the 2019 NL Rookie of the Year, hit safely in his previous four games, going 6 for 18 with eight runs, a double, three homers, seven RBIs, eight runs, a walk and a 1.257 OPS.
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Saturday evening storm in Riley Co. causes $9.7M in damage
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Storm damage estimates in Riley County have reached nearly $10 million dollars.
Neighbors were clearing up damage from Saturday night’s storm.
Many neighborhoods in Manhattan were working to get downed trees and branches cleaned up on Saturday morning.
“Our goal is then to go from here once we get our place cleaned up, go into the surrounding neighborhood, and see how else we can help out.” Peace Lutheran Church Pastor Austin English says.
Twenty properties sustained major storm damage, with three homes being declared completely destroyed.
“There’s a lot of damage out there.” English says.
In some neighborhoods, trees fell onto power and cable lines that run along the property lines, causing residents to wait to clean up, until they knew the powerlines weren’t active.
“We were lucky, I understand there’s a lot of people that aren’t as lucky right now in town, but we wanted to get… we want to be able to help them anyway we can.” English says.
Riley County issued a disaster declaration effective June 11, 2022, for this severe weather event.
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Closest airport to 20 major sports arenas
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Closest airport to 20 major sports arenas
Haven’t you always dreamed of catching a Red Sox game at Fenway or a Cubs game at Wrigley? How about experiencing the Kentucky Derby or the Indy 500? Or watching the Heat in Miami before hitting the beach? Now that sporting events have bounced back with fans filling arenas and stadiums nationwide, it’s time to start thinking again about catching a game, match, or race. In many cases, traveling to a game in another city or state may not even require a hotel. All you need to do is board a plane and beeline for the park.
Bounce, the luggage storage company, compiled data on the U.S. airports closest to major sports venues. Estimated driving and transit times are from Here., a map data platform. America tops all nations in having the most sports stadiums—more than 900—and has more than 5,200 publicly accessible airports. But only a fraction of those airports are near major sports venues.
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Allegiant Stadium: Harry Reid International
– Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
– Distance between airport and stadium: 3.6 miles (10-minute drive, 45-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)
– Stadium capacity: 65,000
America’s newest stadium will enjoy a big, belated housewarming party when Super Bowl LVIII is played in Vegas, marking the first time the NFL’s top game will be played in Sin City. The Feb. 11, 2024, version of the Big Game at Allegiant Stadium will introduce America to a stadium just 10 minutes from the airport, and just a 10-minute walk to the Strip for fans who might want to put some money on their team first. NFL fans who don’t want to wait that long to see the stadium can fly to any Oakland Raiders home game this fall—and make a Vegas weekend out of it.
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AT&T Stadium: Dallas/Fort Worth International
– Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
– Distance between airport and stadium: 18.2 miles (30-minute drive, public transit data not available)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Dallas Cowboys (NFL)
– Stadium capacity: 80,000
What’s more American than “America’s Team,” also known as the Dallas Cowboys? NFL fans flock to AT&T Stadium for the same reason that pilgrims flock to holy sites: It’s where they can mingle with fellow believers. Cowboys fans believe in mom, apple pie, NFL football, and the fanciful notion that maybe someday all that talent owner Jerry Jones pays for might lead to the team’s first championship season since 1995.
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Cameron Indoor Stadium: Raleigh-Durham International
– Location: Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
– Distance between airport and arena: 17.8 miles (25-minute drive, 80-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Duke men’s/women’s basketball (NCAA)
– Arena capacity: 9,300
Duke University produces great basketball teams as consistently as the Research Triangle where it’s located produces great tech innovations. Cameron Indoor Stadium, which opened in 1940, oozes NCAA basketball history thanks to the five championships earned by just-retired coaching legend Mike Krzyzewski and the “Cameron Crazies” crowd that gives opposing teams the heebie-jeebies. Duke’s historic campus, established in 1892, is also worth checking out.
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Capital One Arena: Washington Dulles International
– Location: Washington, D.C.
– Distance between airport and arena: 28.3 miles (45-minute drive, 80-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Capitals (NHL)
– Arena capacity: 20,300
Consider plopping your plastic down for a game at Capital One Arena the next time you’re in the nation’s capital. As long as you visit between October and April, you can choose your sport as the NBA’s Wizards and the NHL’s Capitals both play throughout those months. And for those looking to amplify their sports excursion with a bit of American history, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Portrait Gallery, and the U.S. Capitol building are all within walking distance.
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Churchill Downs: Louisville International
– Location: Louisville, Kentucky
– Distance between airport and racetrack: 3.3 miles (10-minute drive, 40-minute public transit)
– Teams or events racetrack is known for: Kentucky Derby (horse racing)
– Racetrack capacity: 165,000
Baseball fans have the World Series and tennis and golf fans have the U.S. Open tournaments—all dating back to the 1800s. But none of these hallowed events are older than the Kentucky Derby, America’s oldest continuously held sporting event. Even if you don’t come for the race (which falls on May 7 this year), consider a tour of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum.
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Coors Field: Denver International
– Location: Denver, Colorado
– Distance between airport and stadium: 23.5 miles (30-minute drive, 65-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Colorado Rockies (MLB)
– Stadium capacity: 50,400
MLB power hitters think about Coors Field the way NASA engineers think about Cape Canaveral. Both launch sites (for home runs and rockets, respectively) offer thrills. And after a Rockies game, you can get even higher than the mile-high stadium on mountain trails.
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Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles International
– Location: Los Angeles, California
– Distance between airport and stadium: 19.9 miles (35-minute drive, 60-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)
– Stadium capacity: 56,000
The Dodgers are the eighth-oldest MLB team (founded in 1883 in Brooklyn) and play in the third-oldest MLB stadium (Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962), but a visit to L.A. never gets old. That’s especially true if you make it to a Dodger game as the team is favored to win the World Series this year, just as they have seven times before. And there’s no shortage of things you can do before and after the game, from hitting the beaches to visiting Disneyland or Universal Studios Hollywood.
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Fenway Park: Logan International
– Location: Boston, Massachusetts
– Distance between airport and stadium: 5.8 miles (15-minute drive, 40-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Boston Red Sox (MLB)
– Stadium capacity: 37,700
Boston is dripping with U.S. history, and Fenway is right up there with the Freedom Trail and the Old North Church in the minds of baseball fans. A Red Sox game, especially if they’re playing the archrival Yankees, is almost a spiritual experience. The fans are as excitable as the 1912 stadium is revered, and the Green Monster (a 37-foot-high, home run-killing left-field wall) is everything Red Sox fans make it out to be.
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Footprint Center: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
– Location: Phoenix, Arizona
– Distance between airport and arena: 4.2 miles (15-minute drive, 30-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Phoenix Suns (NBA), Phoenix Mercury (WNBA)
– Arena capacity: 16,600
The Suns were the NBA’s winningest team in the 2021–2022 season, so all eyes were on Phoenix heading into the playoffs. Footprint Center is also a winner for hosting the WNBA’s reigning-champion Mercury and arena football’s Rattlers (the second best in the Indoor Football League in 2021) when the Suns aren’t playing. Greater Phoenix is also a golfer’s paradise, so pack your clubs if you have an extra day or two.
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FTX Arena: Miami International
– Location: Miami, Florida
– Distance between airport and arena: 8.9 miles (20-minute drive, 50-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Miami Heat (NBA)
– Arena capacity: 21,000
Since the days of Shaq and LeBron, the Heat have been a particularly fun team to watch. On your trip to Miami, hit a game at FTX, then catch a wave at the beach. Or if you’re looking for something not so sandy, the arena is sandwiched between and easily accessible to both Bayfront Park and the Frost Museum of Science.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis International
– Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
– Distance between airport and speedway: 12.6 miles (20-minute drive, 120-minute public transit)
– Teams or events speedway is known for: Indianapolis 500 (auto racing)
– Speedway capacity: 400,000
If you like crowds, there is no bigger single-venue sporting event than the Indy 500 with its estimated 300,000 annual spectators at Indianapolis’ iconic Motor Speedway. And if you like auto racing history, there is no older race; drivers have been starting their engines there since 1911. The Memorial Day classic should be on the bucket list of anyone who thinks the roar of internal combustion engines sounds like the purring of cats.
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Little Caesars Arena: Detroit Metropolitan
– Location: Detroit, Michigan
– Distance between airport and arena: 19.6 miles (25-minute drive, 65-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Detroit Pistons (NBA), Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
– Arena capacity: 20,000
Motown music and the automotive industry are not Detroit’s only claims to fame. The city also hosts two of America’s historically solid teams: the Pistons and Red Wings. Both play at the Little Caesars Arena.
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Lumen Field: Seattle-Tacoma International
– Location: Seattle, Washington
– Distance between airport and stadium: 14.5 miles (20-minute drive, 50-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Seattle Seahawks (NFL), Seattle Sounders (MLS)
– Stadium capacity: 69,000
Seattle is best known for Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks … and the Seahawks. Watching a Seahawks game is like watching a rock concert as the noise-trapping architecture makes Lumen Field one of America’s two loudest NFL stadiums (along with Arrowhead in Kansas City). Between April and October, you can instead watch the Sounders, the best-drawing team in Major League Soccer with crowds that have approached 70,000.
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Madison Square Garden: LaGuardia Airport
– Location: New York, New York
– Distance between airport and arena: 9.0 miles (35-minute drive, 45-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: New York Knicks (NBA), New York Rangers (NHL)
– Arena capacity: 20,700
So beloved that fans simply call it “the Garden”—no corporate sponsors here!—Madison Square Garden hosts both the Knicks and the Rangers. Sometimes they even play on back-to-back nights because both compete from fall to spring. The Midtown Manhattan location makes it perfectly situated for anything you want to do in the Big Apple pre- or post-game.
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Hartsfield-Jackson International
– Location: Atlanta, Georgia
– Distance between airport and stadium: 11.4 miles (20-minute drive, 30-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Atlanta Falcons (NFL), Atlanta United (MLS)
– Stadium capacity: 71,000
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson is the world’s busiest airport, largely because it’s Delta’s main hub. The city is also busy with sporting events as the retractable-roof Mercedes-Benz Stadium has already hosted a Super Bowl and a College Football Championship Game in its first five years. During the Falcons’ off-season, you can watch that other version of football by catching a United game.
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Ohio Stadium: John Glenn Columbus International
– Location: Columbus, Ohio
– Distance between airport and stadium: 10.5 miles (20-minute drive, 80-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Ohio State football (NCAA)
– Stadium capacity: 104,900
Ohio State Buckeyes football is almost a religion in the Buckeye State; the main difference is that the “church” (Ohio Stadium) holds more than 100,000, so it’s even noisier when a touchdown is scored than a choir singing the “Hallelujah Chorus” on Christmas Day. The pinnacle of every season is the game against archrival Michigan (this year hitting Nov. 26, 2022), when even “cheap” seats sell for hundreds of dollars.
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Oracle Park: San Francisco International
– Location: San Francisco, California
– Distance between airport and stadium: 12.8 miles (20-minute drive, 50-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: San Francisco Giants (MLB)
– Stadium capacity: 41,900
Location, location, location: That’s the main reason Oracle Park is regarded as the “prettiest” stadium in America with its waterfront location and views. “Splash hits” by Giants sluggers land in the bay, retrieved by waiting kayakers, and Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors play just down the street at Chase Center.
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Providence Park: Portland International
– Location: Portland, Oregon
– Distance between airport and stadium: 14.1 miles (20-minute drive, 45-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Portland Timbers (MLS), Portland Thorns (NWSL)
– Stadium capacity: 25,200
Satirized in the TV show “Portlandia,” Portlanders like to do things a little differently. The city’s only major sports team—the NBA’s Trail Blazers—hasn’t won a conference title since 1992, so many locals gravitate to a sport beloved by Pacific Northwesterners—soccer. The Timbers (men) and Thorns (women) each lure healthy average crowds in excess of 6,000 and 21,000, respectively, to Providence Park, a turnout that would be the envy of some Major League Baseball teams.
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Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia International
– Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
– Distance between airport and arena: 6.1 miles (10-minute drive, 60-minute public transit)
– Teams or events arena is known for: Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
– Arena capacity: 16,100
Fans of the 76ers and Flyers don’t get to cash in championship bragging rights too often as their last two titles came in 1975 (Flyers) and 1983 (76ers). But that doesn’t make Philly’s sports fans any less fanatical. If you fly in for the Flyers or come to watch seven-footer Joel Embiid’s hoops magic act for the Sixers, grab a cab at the airport and you’ll be at Wells Fargo Center in less time than it took John Hancock to sign the Declaration of Independence just a few miles away.
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Wrigley Field: O’Hare International
– Location: Chicago, Illinois
– Distance between airport and stadium: 14.3 miles (30-minute drive, 60-minute public transit)
– Teams or events stadium is known for: Chicago Cubs (MLB)
– Stadium capacity: 41,600
Wrigley Field has been hosting Cubs games since 1916, but they didn’t win a World Series title until 100 years later. The aging stadium may not last another century, so it’s best you go soon, if only to admire quirks like the ivy-covered outfield walls and rooftop seats. You can enjoy Chicago’s nightlife after the game, too, because most Cubs games by city ordinance are played in the afternoon. If you’re a music fan and you time it right, you might even be able to take in a concert—this summer Lady Gaga and Zac Brown Band are among the acts slated to perform at Wrigley.
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The Dallas Police Department released edited surveillance and body camera video of a woman who fired a gun at Dallas Love Field Airport Monday and was taken down by a police officer.
Portia Odufuwa, 37, has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, and other federal charges are possible, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said in a news conference Tuesday.
Odufuwa has not yet been assigned an attorney, according to Connie Basurto from the Dallas County Public Defender's Office.
Airport surveillance video without audio shows Odufuwa exiting a red Kia Sedan outside the airport Monday. According to Garcia, the driver was an Uber driver who is not under investigation.
Odufuwa is then seen on surveillance video inside the airport walking into a restroom. Approximately five minutes later, according to Garcia, Odufuwa walked out of the bathroom in a black hoodie with the hood pulled up over her head and with her hands in her front pockets.
According to Garcia, Odufuwa walked to the Southwest Airlines ticketing area, stating she had an announcement to make.
At one point, surveillance video shows Officer Ronald Cronin, a 15-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, begin to walk toward Odufuwa.
"Witnesses say Odufuwa started to ramble, talking about a marriage, incarceration and that she was going to blow up the airport, and then pulls a handgun from her sweatshirt," Garcia said.
The surveillance video shows Odufuwa pointing the gun toward the ceiling. Garcia said she fired multiple rounds.
Cronin can be seen reacting to Odufuwa's actions and trying to engage with the suspect as people in the airport tried to take cover.
Cronin commanded the suspect to drop the weapon, according to Garcia.
"Odufuwa pointed her gun at Officer Cronin and an innocent bystander," he said. "Officer Cronin took cover behind the ticket kiosk and fired his department-issued weapon, striking the suspect multiple times. Officer Cronin held his position, and other Dallas Police Department officers arrived to take the suspect into custody."
Cronin can be seen on surveillance video pointing his gun at Odufuwa, and Odufuwa falls to the ground. Several police officers entered the terminal to assist.
Odufuwa was taken to an area hospital where she underwent surgery for her injuries, according to the chief. She is in stable condition.
Investigators discovered through processing the scene that rounds in Odufuwa's weapon indicate that she had shot at Cronin, Garcia said.
The weapon was not registered to Odufuwa, according to Garcia.
Odufuwa has been prohibited from possessing a firearm since August of 2018, according to the chief.
The suspect's actions prior to arriving at the airport are still under investigation, as is the motive for the shooting, according to Garcia.
Finding the motive behind Odufuwa's actions is "incredibly important," he said.
"It's incredibly important where she got the gun. It's incredibly important as well. Mostly, I really just -- we need to know the why. And then go back and really got to follow that gun and see where it came from and see what the origin of that is," Garcia said.
Cronin's actions at Love Field Airport were those of a "warrior," he said.
"He didn't hesitate in engaging, managing to give commands to potential victims attempting to guide them to safety, even after being involved in the most traumatic scenario of our beloved profession. I know his actions saved lives and prevented more injuries," Garcia said.
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Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people in an area blighted by poor infrastructure, as the country faces dire economic and hunger crises.
The slow response, exacerbated by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement, concerns people working in the humanitarian space, like Obaidullah Baheer, lecturer in Transitional Justice at the American University of Afghanistan. "This is a very patchwork, band-aid solution for a problem that we need to start thinking (about) mid to long term... what do we do when (another disaster) hits?" he told CNN by phone.
The magnitude 5.9 quake struck during the early hours of Wednesday near the city of Khost by the Pakistan border and the death toll is expected to rise as many of the homes in the area were flimsily made out of wood, mud and other materials vulnerable to damage.
Humanitarian agencies are converging on the area, but it might be days before aid reaches affected regions, which are among the most remote in the country.
UNICEF Afghanistan's Chief of Communications Sam Mort told CNN that critical aid it has dispatched to help affected families is expected to only reach villages by Saturday. Teams deployed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have yet to arrive, according to Anita Dullard, ICRC's Asia Pacific spokesperson.
"The challenges that we're facing, first and foremost, are geographical, logistical challenges because the area is so remote and rural and mountainous. Already yesterday we'd had a lot of rain here and the combination of the rain and the earthquake has lead to landslides in some areas, making roads difficult to pass by," UNICEF's Mort told CNN from Kabul.
The quake coincided with heavy monsoon rain and wind between June 20 and 22, which has hampered search efforts and helicopter travel.
As medics and emergency staff from around the country attempt to access the site, help is expected to be limited as a number of organizations pulled out of the aid-dependent country when the Taliban took power in August last year.
Those that remain are stretched thin. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it had mobilized "all of the resources" from around the country, with teams on the ground providing medicine and emergency support. But, as one WHO official put it, "the resources are overstretched here, not just for this region."
The international community's hesitancy to deal with the Taliban and the group's "very messy bureaucracy where it becomes difficult to gain information from one source" has led to a communication gap in the rescue efforts, Baheer -- who is also the founder of aid group Save Afghans from Hunger -- said.
"At the core of everything is how the politics has translated into this gap of communication, not just between countries and the Taliban, but international aid organizations and the Taliban as well," he added.
Baheer gives an example of how he has been acting as a conduit of information with the World Food Program and other aid organizations, informing them that Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense were offering to airlift aid from humanitarian organizations to badly hit areas.
In the meantime, some people spent the night sleeping in makeshift outdoor shelters, as rescuers scoured for survivors by flashlight. The United Nations says 2,000 homes are thought to have been destroyed. Pictures from the badly hit Paktika province, where most of the deaths have been reported, show homes reduced to dust and rubble.
Officials say aid is reaching the affected areas.
The government has so far distributed food, tents, clothing, and other supplies to the quake-hit provinces, according to Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense's official Twitter account. Medical and relief teams deployed by the Afghan government are already present in the quake-hit areas, and attempting to transport the wounded to medical facilities and health centers by land and air, it added.
'Carpet sanctioning a whole country and a whole people'
Although the economic crisis in Afghanistan has loomed for years, the result of conflict and drought, it plunged to new depths after the Taliban takeover, which prompted the United States and its allies to freeze about $7 billion of the country's foreign reserves and cut off international funding.
The US no longer has a presence in Afghanistan following the hasty withdrawal of its troops and collapse of the previous US-backed Afghan government. Like nearly all other nations, it does not have official relations with the Taliban government.
The move has crippled the Afghan economy and sent many of its 20 million people into a severe hunger crisis. Millions of Afghans are out of work, government employees haven't been paid, and the price of food has soared.
Baheer says sanctions "are hurting us so much" that Afghans are struggling to send money to families affected by the earthquake.
"The fact that we barely have a banking system, the fact that we haven't had new currency printed or brought into the country in the past nine to 10 months, our assets are frozen... these sanctions don't work," he said.
He added: "The only sanctions that make moral sense is targeted sanctions on specific individuals rather than carpet sanctioning a whole country and a whole people."
While "sanctions have affected a lot of the country, there's an exemption for humanitarian aid so we're getting it in to support those most in need," Mort, from UNICEF, told CNN.
The Taliban "isn't preventing us from distributing anything like that, on the contrary they are enabling us," she added.
Experts and officials say the most pressing immediate needs include medical care and transportation for the injured, shelter and supplies for the displaced, food and water, and clothing.
The UN has distributed medical supplies and sent mobile health teams to Afghanistan -- but warned that it does not have search and rescue capabilities.
Baheer told CNN on Wednesday that the Taliban were only able to send out six rescue helicopters "because when the United States was leaving it disabled most of the aircraft whether it belonged to Afghanistan forces or to them."
Pakistan has offered to help, opening border crossings in its northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa and allowing injured Afghans to come into the country visa-free for treatment, according Mohammad Ali Saif, a regional government spokesperson.
"400 injured Afghans have moved into Pakistan this morning for treatment and a stream of people is continuing, these numbers are expected to rise by the end of day, Saif told CNN.
Pakistan has kept a tight limit on Afghans entering the country via the land border crossing since the Taliban took power.
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- YourCoach.Health, the industry's only operating system for behavior change, powered by health coaches, today introduced the Rita and Gene Presman Memorial Scholarship Program, providing financial and exam support to 15 coaches yearly who are pursuing their NBC-HWC credentials.
"We recognize that the National Board certification is one of the most respected professional credentials available to health coaches. Hundreds of coaches on our platform are currently pursuing or have pursued their certification and we want to grow that number exponentially," shared Eugene Borukhovich, COO of YourCoach.Health. "It's always been our mission to make health coaching more accessible to the global population by 2030, and a huge part of that is ensuring cost is never a barrier for those who want to become a certified health and wellness coach. This is just another step forward towards that goal."
Applications will be collected three times per year through a carefully vetted process on the YourCoach website, just before each exam sitting. Five coaches will be selected based on need and merit during each term and individuals can be self-nominated or nominated by their peers.
Winners will have their NBC-HWC exam seat fully covered through the scholarship and will also receive exclusive exam preparation materials and resources, including curated group study sessions. NBC-HWC and YourCoach Director of Health Coaching Operations, Ashlee Honeycutt, will oversee all materials development and lead regular review sessions, ensuring content aligns with the most up-to-date exam material.
"This scholarship program is near and dear to my heart for many reasons," shared YourCoach.Health CEO & Founder, Marina Borukhovich. "First and foremost, we created it to honor my late parents who were endlessly committed to continued education and affording opportunities for their loved ones. It's a privilege to provide these unique educational opportunities in their namesake, empowering even more individuals to become health coaches and fulfilling our goal of furthering the Health Coaching Revolution. As a mission-driven company, this is another exciting proof-point in our commitment to health coaches worldwide."
Submissions for the first-ever scholarship window will be accepted through July 11 and winners will be announced on YourCoach social media, with their permission, on July 15. For more details on the program and to apply please visit https://yourcoach.health/nbchwc-scholarship/.
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Oracle Announces Fiscal 2022 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Full Year Financial Results
Published: Jun. 13, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
- Q4 GAAP Earnings per Share $1.16, Non-GAAP Earnings per Share $1.54
- Total Q4 Revenue $11.8 billion, up 5% in USD, up 10% in constant currency
- Total Q4 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) $2.9 billion, up 19% in USD, up 22% in constant currency
- Infrastructure Cloud Revenue (IaaS) up 36% in USD, up 39% in constant currency
- Fusion ERP Cloud Revenue (SaaS) up 20% in USD, up 23% in constant currency
- NetSuite ERP Cloud Revenue (SaaS) up 27% in USD, up 30% in constant currency
AUSTIN, Texas, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) today announced fiscal 2022 Q4 results. Total quarterly revenues were up 5% year-over-year in USD and up 10% in constant currency to $11.8 billion. Cloud services and license support revenues were up 3% in USD and up 7% in constant currency to $7.6 billion. Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were up 18% in USD and up 25% in constant currency to $2.5 billion.
Q4 GAAP operating income was $4.5 billion, down 1% in USD and up 6% in constant currency. Non-GAAP operating income was $5.6 billion, up 3% in USD and up 8% in constant currency. GAAP operating margin was 38%, and non-GAAP operating margin was 47%. GAAP net income was $3.2 billion, and non-GAAP net income was $4.2 billion. Q4 GAAP earnings per share was $1.16 while non-GAAP earnings per share was $1.54.
Short-term deferred revenues were $8.4 billion. Operating cash flow was $9.5 billion during the trailing twelve months.
Fiscal year 2022 total revenues were up 5% in USD and up 7% in constant currency to $42.4 billion. Cloud services and license support revenues were up 5% in USD and 6% in constant currency to $30.2 billion. Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were up 9% in USD and 12% in constant currency to $5.9 billion.
Fiscal year 2022 GAAP operating income was $10.9 billion, and GAAP operating margin was 26%. Non-GAAP operating income was $19.6 billion, and non-GAAP operating margin was 46%. GAAP net income was $6.7 billion, while non-GAAP net income was $13.7 billion. GAAP earnings per share was $2.41, while non-GAAP earnings per share was $4.90.
"We continued to improve our top line results again this quarter with total revenue growing 10% in constant currency," said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz. "These consistent increases in our quarterly revenue growth rate typically have been driven by our market leading Fusion and NetSuite cloud applications. But this Q4, we also experienced a major increase in demand in our infrastructure cloud business—which grew 39% in constant currency. We believe that this revenue growth spike indicates that our infrastructure business has now entered a hyper-growth phase. Couple a high growth rate in our cloud infrastructure business with the newly acquired Cerner applications business—and Oracle finds itself in position to deliver stellar revenue growth over the next several quarters."
"Cerner and Oracle together have all the technologies required to provide healthcare professionals with better information—and better information will fundamentally transform healthcare," said Oracle Chairman and CTO, Larry Ellison. "Better information will lead to better patient outcomes, better public health policy, lower overall healthcare costs, and a better quality of life—not just in rich countries—but throughout the world. During the pandemic, an award-winning Oracle cloud system called v-safeSM collected over 150 million patient records in the United States. An Oracle cloud system also managed vaccine programs in Ghana, Tasmania and dozens of other states and countries. We partnered with the University of Oxford to develop and deploy the Global Pathogen Analysis System (GPAS) that identified variants of the COVID-19 virus wherever and whenever they first appeared. A few weeks ago, we turned on a system to help researchers study a promising new HIV vaccine. There are so many opportunities to use information technology to improve healthcare and save lives. We made a good beginning during the pandemic—and we fully comprehend the importance of what remains to be done."
The board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of outstanding common stock. This dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 12, 2022, with a payment date of July 26, 2022.
- A sample list of customers which purchased Oracle Cloud services during the quarter will be available at www.oracle.com/customers/earnings/.
- A list of recent technical innovations and announcements is available at www.oracle.com/news/.
- To learn what industry analysts have been saying about Oracle's products and services see www.oracle.com/corporate/analyst-reports.html.
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"Safe Harbor" Statement: Statements in this press release relating to Oracle's future plans, expectations, beliefs, intentions and prospects, including statements regarding future revenue growth, the impact of the Cerner acquisition and our plans to manage a promising new HIV vaccine, are "forward-looking statements" and are subject to material risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect our current expectations and our actual results, and could cause actual results to differ materially. We presently consider the following to be among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations: (1) Our success depends upon our ability to develop new products and services, integrate acquired products and services and enhance our existing products and services. (2) Our cloud strategy, including our Oracle Cloud Software-as-a-Service and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offerings, may adversely affect our revenues and profitability. (3) We might experience significant coding, manufacturing or configuration errors in our cloud, license and hardware offerings. (4) Acquisitions present many risks and we may not achieve the financial and strategic goals that were contemplated at the time of the transaction. (5) The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how we and our customers are operating our respective businesses, and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations remains uncertain. (6) If our security measures for our products and services are compromised and as a result, our data, our customers' data or our IT systems are accessed improperly, made unavailable, or improperly modified, our products and services may be perceived as vulnerable, our brand and reputation could be damaged, the IT services we provide to our customers could be disrupted, and customers may stop using our products and services, any of which could reduce our revenue and earnings, increase our expenses and expose us to legal claims and regulatory actions. (7) Our business practices with respect to data could give rise to operational interruption, liabilities or reputational harm as a result of governmental regulation, legal requirements or industry standards relating to privacy and data protection. (8) Economic, political and market conditions can adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability, which in turn could adversely affect our stock price. (9) If we are unable to compete effectively, the results of operations and prospects for our business could be harmed. (10) Our international sales and operations subject us to additional risks that can adversely affect our operating results. (11) We are susceptible to third-party manufacturing and logistics delays, which could result in the loss of sales and customers. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is contained in our SEC filings, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors." Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC or by contacting Oracle's Investor Relations Department at (650) 506-4073 or by clicking on SEC Filings on the Oracle Investor Relations website at www.oracle.com/investor/. All information set forth in this press release is current as of June 13, 2022. Oracle undertakes no duty to update any statement in light of new information or future events.
APPENDIX A
ORACLE CORPORATION
Q4 FISCAL 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS
EXPLANATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
To supplement our financial results presented on a GAAP basis, we use the non-GAAP measures indicated in the tables, which exclude certain business combination accounting entries and expenses related to acquisitions, as well as other significant expenses including stock-based compensation, that we believe are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and our future results. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business based on these non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax effects related to each of the below items, with the exception of the item described under income tax effects related to the partial realignment of our legal entity structure:
- Cloud services and license support revenues: Business combination accounting rules as applicable to acquisitions closed prior to fiscal 2022 required us to account for the fair values of cloud services and license support contracts assumed in connection with our acquisitions. The non-GAAP adjustments to our cloud services and license support revenues, income tax effects and net income measures for the fiscal 2021 periods presented are intended to include, and thus reflect, the full amount of such revenues. We believe the adjustments to these revenues are useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of our business as we generally expect to experience high renewal rates for these contracts at their stated values during the post combination periods.
- Stock-based compensation expenses: We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expenses from our non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax effects and net income measures. Although stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to our employees, and we believe such compensation contributed to the revenues earned during the periods presented and also believe it will contribute to the generation of future period revenues, we continue to evaluate our business performance excluding stock-based compensation expenses. Stock-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.
- Amortization of intangible assets: We have excluded the effect of amortization of intangible assets from our non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax effects and net income measures. Amortization of intangible assets is inconsistent in amount and frequency and is significantly affected by the timing and size of our acquisitions. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to our revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to our future period revenues as well. Amortization of intangible assets will recur in future periods.
- Acquisition related and other expenses; and restructuring expenses: We have excluded the effect of acquisition related and other expenses and the effect of restructuring expenses from our non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax effects and net income measures. We incurred expenses in connection with our acquisitions and also incurred certain other operating expenses or income, which we generally would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as a part of our continuing operations. For all periods presented, acquisition related and other expenses consisted of personnel related costs for transitional and certain other employees, certain business combination adjustments including certain adjustments after the measurement period has ended, and certain other operating items, net. For fiscal 2022, acquisition related and other expenses substantially consisted of litigation related charges totaling $4.7 billion that we generally do not expect to recur and we consider the $4.7 billion of litigation related charges to be outside our ordinary course of business based on the following considerations: (i) the unprecedented nature of the litigation related charges including the nature and size of the damages awarded; (ii) the dissimilarity of this litigation and related charges to recurring litigation of which we are a party in the normal course of business, for which any and all such charges are included in our GAAP operating results and non-GAAP measures; (iii) the complexity of the case; (iv) the counterparty involved; and (v) our expectation that litigation related charges of this nature will not recur in future periods; among other factors. Restructuring expenses consisted of employee severance and other exit costs. We believe it is useful for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operating expenses. Although acquisition related and other expenses and restructuring expenses may diminish over time with respect to past acquisitions and/or strategic initiatives, we generally will incur certain of these expenses in connection with any future acquisitions and/or strategic initiatives.
- Income tax effects related to the partial realignment of our legal entity structure: We recorded a net income tax benefit of $2.3 billion during fiscal 2021 which related to the partial realignment of our legal entity structure that resulted in the intra-group transfer of certain intellectual property rights. A portion of this net benefit will reduce cash taxes paid and give rise to a net deferred tax expense. We have excluded the net deferred tax effects related to this net income tax benefit from our non-GAAP income tax effects and net income measures for fiscal 2022 and 2021. We believe these adjustments to the fiscal 2022 and 2021 provides insight to our operating performance and comparability to past operating results.
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US to diversify infant formula industry to avoid shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to help foreign makers of baby formula stay on the U.S. market for the long term, in an effort to diversify the industry after the closure of the largest domestic plant sparked a nationwide shortage.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday was set to announce plans to help overseas producers that have sent supplies to the United States, under emergency approval to address the shortfall, secure long-term authorization to market their formula in the U.S.
The agency will provide a way for producers temporarily selling in the U.S. to meet existing regulatory requirements so they can stay on the market, providing consumers with more choices and making supplies more resilient against current and future shortages.
The FDA will also host meetings and provide producers with a single point of contact to work through the regulatory system to make the application process more efficient.
“The need to diversify and strengthen the U.S. infant formula supply is more important than ever,” said the FDA commissioner, Dr. Robert Califf, and Susan Mayne, the director of the agency’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, in a statement. “The recent shutdown of a major infant formula plant, compounded by unforeseen natural weather events, has shown just how vulnerable the supply chain has become.”
The U.S. has tried to boost supply of baby formula after regulators in February shuttered a Michigan plant run by Abbott, the largest domestic manufacturer of baby formula, over safety concerns. The plant reopened June 4 after the company committed to additional sanitizing and safety protocols, but closed again in mid-June after severe weather caused damage to the plant.
The company said it needs time to assess damage and sanitize the factory again after severe thunderstorms and heavy rains swept through southwestern Michigan on June 13.
In May, the FDA eased federal import regulations to allow baby formula to be shipped to the U.S., and President Joe Biden authorized the use of the Defense Production Act, providing federal support to get formula from overseas into the U.S.
The White House said that by this coming Sunday, its efforts will have brought 43 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents of infant formula into the U.S.
“Infant formula is an essential food product that is the sole source of nutrition for many babies in the U.S. Companies and their manufacturing facilities must meet rigorous FDA standards that ensure the formula is both safe and nutritious,” Califf and Mayne said. “These standards are necessary to protect our children and will not be sacrificed for long-term supply considerations.”
The FDA’s policy of temporary enforcement discretion is set to expire in November, but the administration says it will renew it if necessary to ensure domestic supply.
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A real-life 'Squid Game' competition is coming to Netflix
Netflix's smash-hit "Squid Game," a fictional South Korean series in which contestants compete in a series of schoolyard games that will kill them if they lose, all for a few billion won, is bleak, dystopian and searingly political.
So naturally, the streamer is turning the series -- known for starring a ginormous laser-eyed killer doll -- into a reality show.
Enter "Squid Game: The Challenge," a new reality competition series apparently based on the original series, which became Netflix's most popular show of all time upon its release in late 2021. The platform announced casting for the new series on Tuesday in a vague promo with appearances from the aforementioned "Red Light, Green Light" doll and a slew of masked guards who carry out killings.
"Squid Game: The Challenge" is set to offer the largest cash prize in reality TV history -- $4.56 million -- to one of its 456 competitors (the largest cast in reality TV history), the streamer said in a statement.
The original "Squid Game" became an international phenomenon for its sharp social commentary as much as its arresting visuals and entertaining conceit. "Squid Game" sends up the wealthy ruling class and the harm they inflict upon the low-income and marginalized members of their society (though the low-income competitors are often corrupted by the lure of wealth). In the fictional show's competition, the poor are literally disposable -- they're killed if they lose a game, and they continue to get picked off as they vie for a life-changing sum, all to the amusement of the game's rich creators.
Netflix hasn't announced how they plan to adapt the game in which a giant doll fatally zaps people or masked guards fatally shoot competitors in the head if they fail to carve a honeycomb candy correctly, but it's safe to assume there will be no murder.
The series is casting now for brave, self-punishing souls interested in competing in harrowing games. And though the original show was created by South Korean director Hwang Dong-hyuk and primarily starred Korean actors who spoke Korean throughout, Netflix's new "Squid Game" is seeking "English-language speakers from any part of the world."
Fans of the original "Squid Game" who'd prefer not to compete in the game themselves got good news this week, too: Netflix officially renewed the series for a second season.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AWAL, a subsidiary of Sony Music, has announced that they've signed a million-dollar record deal with Philadelphia hip-hop artist, actor, and creator, D4M $loan. The 21-year-old artist is the first Philadelphia native signed to the label since its expansion into the hip-hop realm. The signing of D4M $loan coincides with the release of his latest single, Vogue Love, available for streaming on all digital platforms, along with the music video, on June 29th.
Under the new deal, AWAL will leverage the full range of resources the recording company has to secure new opportunities that elevate D4M $loan's career and propel his signature sound to the world.
"D4M $loan's grizzly voice and unique sound immediately caught my attention, and I knew he possessed the power to elevate the TrapRock x Jersey Club music genre," said Cory Walker, A&R Manager at AWAL. "A year and many conversations later, I joined the AWAL team and made my first order of business to sign him- and that's exactly what I did. We're going to make history together."
D4M $loan is best known for his distinctive voice, high energy, and trailblazing the new sound of Philly hip-hop culture with his Traprock x Jersey Club sound. Sloan, who began his career as a duo, saw his rise in popularity after his unreleased song "Don't Diss Me," featuring his late rap partner D4M Skiano, was leaked and went viral in Philadelphia. One month later, they released their hit song "Wolf-N-Demon" featuring Kur, which reached one million YouTube views in just 30 days. The duo's success continued to skyrocket until the tragic death of D4M Skiano in July of 2020. Committed to keeping the dream of his former partner alive, D4M Sloan released his debut EP titled Full Moon in 2021.
"This is a pivotal moment in my career, and it is so much more significant because of all things that had transpired before I got here," said AWAL artist D4M $loan. "D4M was meant to be a group created in memory of my childhood friend, and now it is a movement representing the many friends that I've lost. I do this to keep their memories alive while introducing the rest of the world to a journey we started in 2017. I'm excited to take things to the next level and give the world some Swagg in the process."
$loan's recent releases, "Swagg Talk" and "Drive Who Crazy," took fans by storm, remaining in the Top 25 music charts in Philadelphia for weeks, grabbing TikTok by storm, and garnered the attention of several notable celebrities and influencers. Both releases have also been featured on top editorial playlists, including "Base:Line," "The New East Coast," "Breakthrough Hip-Hop," and "Made in the East."
In addition to D4M $loan's lyrical talent, he recently made his acting debut with a principal performance role as "Darnell" on the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-air's" dramatic reboot "Bel-air," along with several songs featured on the new series.
"D4M $loan is much more than a rapper, he is an artist-preneur, an artist who is also an entrepreneur, and he is taking ownership of his career," said Rasheen Farlow, Managing Partner for D4M $loan. "I've collaborated with D4M $loan to assemble a team of elite professionals that support his growth as an artist, actor, and businessman. With this ecosystem, his work ethic, and his raw talent, there's no limit to what he can achieve."
To hear music from D4M $loan, visit Apple Music, Spotify, or your favorite streaming platform. Get the latest updates from D4M Sloan here and connect by following @D4Msloan on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.
For media inquiries, contact Christina Fonseca, publicist for D4M $loan, at (267) 993-1111 or christina@creedoconsultancy.com.
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UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is getting an added boost in security from the state after 21 people were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in May.
Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Department of Public Safety will provide over 30 law enforcement officers to campuses in the district for the upcoming school year. Abbott said the superintendent, Hal Harrell, requested the personnel.
This comes after Uvalde CISD announced steps to revamp its security measures. Last month, Harrell unveiled new eight-foot fencing at one elementary school that was donated. The superintendent also said schools will have an updated camera system with expanded coverage, more screenings for entry points and added door sensors/locks.
The first day of school in the district was pushed back to Sept. 6, so more security upgrades could be added.
Uvalde CISD also announced in June students and staff would not be returning to the Robb Elementary campus where the shooting happened. There’s a plan in place to serve those students on other campuses.
In addition to state security personnel being loaned to the district, Abbott’s office said the state invested millions of dollars to help the community of Uvalde in the wake of the May 24 shooting:
- Investing an initial $5 million to establish a long-term Family Resiliency Center in Uvalde County to serve as a hub for community services, including access to critical mental health resources.
- Providing $1.25 million to Uvalde Consolidated School District for trauma-informed counseling, crisis intervention, and community outreach.
- Providing $105.5 million to enhance school safety and mental health services in Uvalde and throughout Texas. | https://cw33.com/news/texas-dps-to-provide-over-30-officers-to-uvalde-school-district-for-added-security/ | 2022-08-10T21:06:29Z |
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Flexible Solutions International Inc. (NYSE: FSI) in connection with the proposed merger of FSI with Lygos, Inc. ("Lygos"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, Lygos issued $160 million worth of convertible notes with a 5.5% fixed annual interest rate and a five-year maturity. The conversion price of the convertible note will be set 12 months to the date of the note, and the pricing terms will be set upon the trading price of the future equity but will be set within a market capitalization range of no less than $250 million or no greater than $350 million. If you own FSI shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/fsi
Natus Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ: NTUS)
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Natus Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ: NTUS), in connection with the proposed acquisition of NTUS by an affiliate of ArchiMed. Under the terms of the merger agreement, NTUS shareholders will receive $33.50 in cash for each share of NTUS common stock owned. If you own NTUS shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/ntus
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMPI), in connection with the proposed acquisition of CMPI by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. via a tender offer. Under the terms of the merger agreement, CMPI shareholders will receive $10.50 in cash for each share of CMPI common stock owned. If you own CMPI shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/cmpi
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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a portable device that would enhance the experience of listening to music, watching movies/videos and playing games," said an inventor, from Laurinburg, N.C., "so I invented the M T M (MORE THAN MUSIC). My design can be used to provide entertainment anywhere in the home or on-the-go."
The patent-pending invention provides an innovative new mobile entertainment device. In doing so, it offers an alternative to using a smartphone or tablet computer. As a result, it enables the user to watch movies, take photographs, listen to music and play games and it enhances audio quality. The invention features a compact and portable design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Long Island sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LGI-2868, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a notification from UL that fire extinguishing balls being sold through various retailers bear counterfeit UL Certification Marks or unauthorized references to UL. Fire extinguishing balls are sphere-shaped devices intended to suppress fire through self-activation or by being thrown into an active fire. UL has not evaluated fire extinguishing balls, nor does UL plan to develop requirements to certify fire extinguishing balls.
Some fire extinguishing ball packaging bears UL file number "EX16029" for Delei Fire Inc. dry chemical agents for fire extinguishers. Delei Fire Inc. does not manufacture fire extinguishing balls and has no affiliation with this type of product.
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Illegally-stocked walleye caught in Idaho’s Lake Cascade
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Fish and Game Department is investigating how many illegally-stocked walleye fish are in Lake Cascade after a second walleye catch was reported in four years.
On Saturday, off-duty Regional Fisheries Biologist Mike Thomas was fishing the Boulder Creek arm of Lake Cascade with local angler Chris Weber, when Weber landed an illegally stocked, 20-inch, nearly 3-pound mature male walleye. This is the second report of walleye in Lake Cascade in the past four years – with the first report back in 2018, when an angler reported catching a 19-inch walleye near Crown Point.
Under Idaho code, it is illegal to possess, transport or release live fish or their eggs in Idaho without the permission of the director of Idaho Fish and Game. Fish and Game has never stocked walleye into the lake or any of its tributaries because their presence is incompatible with not only the world-class perch fishery in Lake Cascade, but also other fisheries downstream as far as Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon reservoirs.
“We know that the only way walleye could have gotten into Lake Cascade is through one or more individuals illegally transplanting them there,” Regional Fisheries Manager Jordan Messner said.
Idaho has just a few walleye fisheries that were established by Fish and Game, all of which are in isolated reservoirs. Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir in south central Idaho is one example; no outlets from the reservoir exist that might allow walleye to escape to other waters. It is because of their potential threat to existing fisheries that walleye have not been more widely stocked in other Idaho waters.
What does this mean for the Lake Cascade fishery?
The short answer is Fish and Game does not know what this means for the Lake Cascade fishery yet but will be investing resources to answer that question by first determining how abundant walleye are in the lake.
“Two reports over a four-year span means Walleye could very well be established in the lake, but the fact that we haven’t encountered them during extensive fish population surveys or angler surveys means they are likely not very abundant yet,” Thomas said. “Our fisheries program will be shifting gears over the coming weeks to try to determine the extent of their occurrence in the lake, and we’ll develop a game-plan for moving forward.”
The illegal introduction of walleye into Lake Cascade is particularly disheartening for fisheries managers. Idaho Fish and Game spent years rebuilding Cascade as a world-class perch fishery, which has become known as a destination for catching giant perch in recent years. Idaho Fish and Game is currently working with the University of Idaho on a graduate research project to determine how predation by smallmouth bass, northern pikeminnow, and large jumbo perch influences juvenile perch production.
“Throwing walleye into the mix certainly adds another layer of complexity to this research project, but it is a good time for us to learn more about their occurrence and what it may mean for the future of the Cascade fishery,” Thomas said.
The illegal stocking of walleye is a potential problem
Walleye are very efficient predators, and establishment of a walleye population in Lake Cascade could completely change the dynamics of that and other downstream fisheries.
Walleye are a popular sport fish among many anglers and are known for making great table fare, and Fish and Game is often asked why the agency is unwilling to provide a greater number of walleye fisheries in Idaho. In the case of Lake Cascade and many other Idaho waters, they simply do not have the prey bases needed to sustain quality walleye fisheries.
“It’s true that walleye commonly prey on yellow perch in their native range, and some anglers might look at a lake with a strong perch fishery, like Cascade, and question how Fish and Game can claim the prey base is not there,” Kozfkay said. “What those folks often fail to recognize is the lack of other forage fish that are common within the walleye’s native range, such as smelt, shad or various minnow species. Absent those forage fish in a system like Lake Cascade, a walleye’s diet is going to consist largely of other game fish species, which creates that potential threat to established and popular fisheries.”
The negative ramifications of this illegal stocking extends well beyond the shores of Lake Cascade. Fish and Game resources will be diverted away from other projects to expand fish sampling in Lake Cascade this year to see if more adult walleye are present and to determine whether reproduction is occurring within the lake.
Because of the illegal stocking and the threat walleye pose to Cascade’s and other downstream fisheries, Citizens Against Poaching (CAP) is offering a cash reward for information regarding this criminal case. Call the CAP hotline anytime at 1-800-632-5999 with information.
Idaho Fish and Game staff will continue providing updates on this case. In the meantime, we are asking that any anglers who encounter walleye in Lake Cascade, please harvest the fish (do not release) and report it to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game office in McCall (208) 634-8137. | https://localnews8.com/news/crime-tracker/2022/05/10/illegally-stocked-walleye-caught-in-idahos-lake-cascade-2/ | 2022-05-10T23:06:39Z |
At 409 U.S. Highway 177 North #2
BURGAW, N.C., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BenchMark Physical Therapy opened an outpatient clinic today at 409 U.S. Highway 177 North #2.
The clinic is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. To make an appointment, call 910-970-8141 or visit benchmarkpt.com.
BenchMark has clinics throughout the Wilmington region and more than 50 in North Carolina.
BenchMark offers in-clinic and telehealth options for outpatient orthopedic physical therapy. Services include manual therapy, injury prevention, return to performance, total joint replacement, concussion management and vestibular rehabilitation.
Clinic director Dylan Mascarenas earned a bachelor's degree in athletic training from East Central University and a doctor of physical therapy degree from Chapman University.
Mascarenas is a certified athletic trainer and is certified as an orthopedic clinical specialist. He is a fellow in training with the Upstream Rehab Institute orthopedic manual therapy program and an advanced dry needling specialist. His special interests are TMJ treatment and athletic rehabilitation.
BenchMark, part of the Upstream Rehabilitation family of clinical care, offers access to care within 24 hours and works with all insurance types.
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Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor, has died
By Scottie Andrew
Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian and film and television actor with a distinctly memorable voice, has died after a long illness, his family announced on Tuesday.
He was 67.
“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor,” his family wrote in a post on Twitter.
CNN has contacted Gottfried’s publicist for further comment.
He was known for his grating voice and blue comedy
Though audiences know him by his grating tone, it wasn’t yet his signature when he debuted as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” for one season from 1980 to 1981, one of a few seasons without Lorne Michaels at the helm. He mostly performed stand-up throughout the ’80s, regularly appearing on Howard Stern’s radio show.
Though he had a bit part in the ’80s hit “Beverly Hills Cop 2,” Gottfried’s celebrity rose in the 1990s. Throughout the decade, he employed his signature scream-speak in parts in animated films like “Aladdin,” as the mouthy macaw Iago, as well as live-action comedies like “Problem Child,” in which he played a scheming adoption agency employee.
In the 2000s and 2010s, Gottfried appeared in voice roles on series like “Family Guy” and as a contestant or “talking head” on reality series, including “Celebrity Wife Swap.” (He swapped wives with the late Alan Thicke.)
In his stand-up comedy, though, Gottfried’s style was filthy and delivered at a high decibel (perhaps you’ve heard him tell the famously blue “Aristocrats” joke). He also broached extremely sensitive topics head on, recalling in a 2012 opinion piece for CNN about a 9/11 joke he made during a roast of Hugh Hefner in Manhattan just days after the attacks (his audience didn’t appreciate it). In the same piece, he defended tweets he posted about the 2011 tsunami in Japan as “silly” and “dumb,” though those tweets later led Aflac, for whom he provided the voice of its mascot duck, to fire him.
“I have always felt comedy and tragedy are roommates,” he wrote for CNN at the time.
Gottfried’s envelope-pushing, blue material was right at home during several Comedy Central roasts of celebrities such as former President Donald Trump in 2011.
Even when audiences weren’t seeing him on screen as often, he made his voice readily available. For nearly a decade, he’d interviewed comedy and entertainment figures on his podcast, “Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast.” A new episode was released earlier this month.
Numerous fellow comedians and former co-stars of Gottfried paid tribute on social media.
“Gilbert Gottfried was never not funny,” comedian Dane Cook wrote. “He was a lovely guy, always friendly & made many people happy.”
“Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. What a gift,” actor Jason Alexander wrote in a tweet.
“Nobody was funnier than @RealGilbert on a roll,” writer and director Judd Apatow shared. “He could put you into convulsive hysterics. He was also the sweetest man. His podcast is a comedy treasure. What a terrible loss. “
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A Beyond the Bag Challenge winner, GOATOTE, begins reusable bag pilots in New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoppers can now check out reusable bags at in-store kiosks and return them for fresh ones during their next shopping trip. This month, GOATOTE, a winner of the Beyond the Bag Challenge, is piloting their system in select CVS Pharmacy and Target stores across New Jersey, advancing reusable bag alternatives as the state enacts a ban on single-use plastic bags. GOATOTE's reusable bag kiosks are available in stores across Jersey City, Howell Township, Watchung, North Plainfield, Wall and Marlton. For these pilots, GOATOTE is partnering with 99Bridges for the technology platform that powers their reusable bag system.
As an increasing number of policies, including New Jersey's ban on single-use plastic bags, come into effect to help address the global plastic waste crisis, solutions that offer an alternative to the single-use plastic bag continue to gain traction. The rollout of GOATOTE and 99Bridges' systems in New Jersey helps test and strengthen the viability of reusable bag systems, one critical solution to addressing single-use plastic bag waste.
In August 2021, as winners of the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag's Beyond the Bag Challenge, GOATOTE and 99Bridges participated in the Beyond the Bag pilots––first-of-a-kind multi-retailer reusable bag pilots managed by Closed Loop Partners, with Consortium Founding Partners CVS Health, Target and Walmart. These pilots helped increase collective understanding of the existing enablers of and/or barriers to sustainable design solutions, identifying what resonated most with customers, how customers and employees use reusable bag systems, what provides value to retailers, and how innovators' solutions can evolve. GOATOTE and 99Bridges' roll out in New Jersey builds on their participation in last year's Beyond the Bag pilots, expanding on data points and best practices to help retailers, innovators and customers navigate the changing landscape for retail bags.
"We're excited to see GOATOTE and 99Bridges' progress and continued work with the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag Partners, such as CVS Health and Target. Their work today builds on the collaboration established through the Consortium, and the collective insights gained from the Beyond the Bag pilots, paving the path forward for more circular bag solutions," says Kate Daly, Managing Director of the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners. "As the demand for reusable bag alternatives rises, especially amidst recent policy changes and a growing plastic waste crisis, we look forward to seeing continued impact on the ground, as innovators further develop and grow reusable bag solutions."
"Testing these new solutions that can replace the single-use plastic retail bag builds on our deep commitment to creating a more sustainable world," said Sheryl Burke, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, CVS Health. "Over the last year, we've worked collaboratively with leading retailers and innovators to pilot these new solutions, and we're excited to bring our customers in New Jersey along on this journey."
"Our guests are feeling the growing burden of waste, and that includes single-use plastic retail bags," said Amanda Nusz, senior vice president of corporate responsibility, Target. "Thanks to Beyond the Bag pilot innovators like GOATOTE, and the collective efforts of this consortium, we're able to build circular capabilities in this space and bring our guests along with us, asking them to help co-create the sustainable and affordable solutions we know we need. We're grateful to continue these important collaborations."
"GOATOTE believes that implementing reusable bag systems in cities, states and countries that have enacted or are anticipating single-use plastic bag bans is critical to delivering ease for consumers while lessening impact on the environment," says Renee Lundahl, Co-Founder of GOATOTE. "We are proud to collaborate with leading retailers to advance our reusable bag system on the ground and help make reuse mainstream!"
"Together, we are creating a game changing alternative to single-use plastic bags; it marks an exciting milestone to make reuse a reality," says Derek Mak, Founder and CEO of 99Bridges. "Consumers will be all over our innovations! 99Bridges is delighted to be a strategic partner of GOATOTE to continue pushing the boundaries of what is possible."
Moving forward, the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, which has worked with 9 winning innovators and convened 15 retailers to date, continues to support the progress of individual innovators, fostering connection and coordination with retailers and identifying best practices for impact on the ground. The Consortium will continue to test, listen, learn and collaborate to gather and disseminate the collective findings from a diverse suite of learning opportunities. The ongoing learnings will be shared with diverse stakeholders including policymakers, industry groups, NGOs, among others, helping to align incentives and efforts to enable the success of new systems. Ultimately, the Consortium, alongside our partners, aims to accelerate the catalytic change to a more circular system.
Find store locations and pricing to use GOATOTE's reusable bag kiosks here.
About the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners unites competitors to tackle complex material challenges and to implement systemic change that advances the circular economy. Closed Loop Partners brings together designers, manufacturers, recovery systems operators, trade organizations, municipalities, policymakers and NGOs to create, invest in, and support scalable innovations that target big system problems.
The Center's first initiative, the NextGen Consortium, assembled leading food and beverage companies, including McDonald's and Starbucks, to identify and commercialize a widely recyclable, compostable and/or reusable cup. 12 winning cup solutions were selected and the Consortium is supporting the testing of these new solutions as well as conducting pilots to accelerate their path to scale. Learn more about the Center's work here.
About the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag
The Beyond the Bag Initiative, launched by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, aims to identify, pilot and implement viable design solutions and models that more sustainably serve the purpose of the current retail bag. Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy launched the initiative with Founding Partners CVS Health, Target and Walmart. The Kroger Co. joined as Grocery Sector Lead Partner, DICK'S Sporting Goods joined as Sports & Outdoors Sector Lead Partner, Dollar General as Value Sector Lead Partner, TJX as Apparel & Home Goods Sector Lead Partner, and Ulta Beauty as Beauty Sector Lead Partner. Ahold Delhaize USA Brands, Albertsons Companies, H-E-B, Hy-Vee, Meijer, Wakefern Food Corp., and Walgreens are Supporting Partners, and Conservation International and Ocean Conservancy serve as Environmental Advisory Partners. IDEO is the Consortium's Innovation Partner. Learn more about the Consortium here.
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allyson@closedlooppartners.com
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Updated Rooms and Public Spaces Completely Enhances the Overall Guest Experience
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LBA Hospitality, an Alabama–based hotel management company, today announced the 97-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Tallahassee Central has completed renovations to its guest rooms and public spaces. The newly refreshed hotel, located at 2997 Apalachee Parkway in Tallahassee, Florida, is owned by Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. of Richmond, Virginia, and managed by LBA Hospitality. The renovation includes new carpeting, wall vinyl, paint, and sofa-sleepers in the guest rooms and new carpeting in the public areas, as well as new seating in the lobby and breakfast area.
"The renovation for this location is inspiring, offering a fresh new look for our guests," said Farrah Adams, COO of LBA Hospitality. "The hotel's convenient location offers guests a central point for all their needs when traveling to Tallahassee for both business and leisure."
The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Tallahassee Central is located approximately 10 miles from the Tallahassee International Airport and offers guests convenient access to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, the Florida State Capitol and numerous shopping, dining and entertainment options in nearby downtown Tallahassee.
Each guest room at the four-story, down-home Southern charm hotel includes soft bedding, fluffy pillows, complimentary WiFi and Smart-TVs with Netflix and Hulu streaming capabilities. Additional hotel amenities include a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool, a meeting room and a complimentary hot breakfast featuring oatmeal, cereal, fruit, assorted yogurts and toppings, scones, muffins, breakfast sandwiches, and additional hot healthy egg options.
For more information or to contact the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Tallahassee Central please call directly at 850-210-1210, or visit www.marriott.com/tlhec.
About LBA Hospitality
Established in 1973, LBA Hospitality is one of the leading hotel management, development, and consulting companies in the US. With an extensive portfolio of hotels located in the Southeast and Southwest, the company is a recognized leader developing and operating the most respected brands under franchise licenses of Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, and InterContinental Hotel Group. For more than four decades, LBA Hospitality has continued to set a higher standard in hotel development, management, and guest satisfaction, resulting in sustained, profitable growth for owners. For more information, visit www.lbahospitality.com.
About Fairfield by Marriott
Fairfield by Marriott is designed to provide guests with all the comforts of home while they are on the road. Placing emphasis on the beauty of simplicity, Fairfield builds upon its strong heritage and traditions from the Marriott family retreat, the Fairfield Farm, creating an environment that focuses on the warmth and simplicity of delivering an inviting and seamless experience for its guests. In addition to complimentary Wi-Fi and a hot breakfast for all guests, Fairfield offers thoughtfully designed rooms and suites with separate living, working and sleeping areas that are comfortable and inviting. Founded on the principles of warm hospitality and family treatment, Fairfield's philosophy and level of service are built on making sure that every guest's stay is a seamless experience, which continues to be backed by The Fairfield Guarantee.
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Billy Horschel is more concerned with the way he is playing than the size of his lead in the Memorial. Either way, he’s in good shape going into the final round.
On a Muirfield Village course that is getting increasingly firmer, Horschel hasn’t made a bogey since the 10th hole of his opening round. There wer efive players tied for the lead at one point. Horschel finished the day five shots ahead.
It was the second straight year for a big 54-hole lead at the Memorial. Horschel at least get a chance to finish the job.
One year after Jon Rahm built a six-shot lead — only to be forced to withdraw after the third round because of a positive COVID-19 test — Horschel delivered a gem on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon with a 7-under 65 for his largest 54-hole lead of his career.
Horschel chipped in for birdie on his opening hole. Everything else was simply solid, with only one other birdie putt outside the 10-foot range.
He was at 13-under 203, five shots clear of Aaron Wise (69) and Cameron Smith (72).
“I just go to the tee understanding I’m leading the tournament. I know I’ve got however many shots I have ahead,” Horschel said. “I’m not going to be protective, I’m not going to be overly aggressive. I’m going to play the way I have the last three days. We’re going to hit the golf shots that are required, and I know if we do that it’s going to give me the best chance to be victorious come tomorrow.”
He will be going for his sixth individual title and seventh PGA Tour victory.
Daniel Berger had a 67 and six shots behind along with Jhonattan Vegas and former British Open champion Francesco Molinari, who hasn’t had a top-five finish since the 2019 Masters.
“I’m just happy to be up there,” Molinari said. “Billy is a really good player, but in golf you never know. On a course like this, it’s showing today that if you hit the fairways you get plenty of chances and you can shoot 6-, 7-under par. If you start missing fairways it’s a whole different challenge. I think there’s going to be an outside chance, but it’s just nice to be kind of up there.”
Smith started with a one-shot lead and ran into trouble immediately, with bogeys from the bunker on the first two holes. He played alongside Denny McCarthy, who on three occasions in the first hour was putting for birdie from closer than where Smith was putting for par.
It was a struggle for Smith to get back to even for the day, but by then, Horschel was starting to pull away from everybody.
He took the lead with a wedge to 3 feet for birdie on the par-5 seventh, and then stuffed his tee shot to a front pin within 6 feet on the par-3 eighth. He made birdie on all the par 5s. The four times he missed the green, he chipped in on No. 1 for birdie and made tough saves from bunkers and a delicate pitch behind the 12th green that ran quickly away from him.
Smith saved himself one shot at the end. The greens are firm enough that anything in the rough makes it hard to stop near the hole. Smith’s shot from deep grass right of the 18th fairway bounded to the back of the green with a front pin. The Aussie went with a flop shop that trickled near the hole and settled 3 feet away for par.
“It was a nice one to get par out of,” Smith said. “There was lots of not-so-good stuff out there today, and just stuck in there. Managed to have a couple of birdies on that back nine. Just nice to get away with level par and keep myself in the tournament. I think especially today it could have got away from me a little bit.”
Rory McIlroy started the third round just three shots out of the lead, but as everyone else around him was piling up birdies, McIlroy was stuck on pars. He didn’t make his first birdie until the 11th hole and shot 73 to fall four shots behind.
Defending champion Patrick Cantlay began his round by pulling his tee shot into a stream and making double bogey. He atoned for that with a pair of eagles, finished with three straight par putts from outside 8 feet and shot 69. He was seven beind.
That would appear to be too far back — the largest comeback at the Memorial is five shots, most recently 15 years ago by K.J. Choi. Then again, players have rallied from seven shots behind to win the last two weeks by Sam Burns at Colonial and by Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s any different,” Wise said. “Anything is possible.”
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Sid Taubenfeld with Extensive Experience in the Financial Markets and as a Biotech Executive Joins Tryp as Company Prepares to Expand Patient Access to Psilocybin-Based Treatments
SAN DIEGO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tryp Therapeutics, Inc. (CSE: TRYP) (OTCQB: TRYPF) ("Tryp" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing psilocybin-based compounds for diseases with unmet medical needs, announced today that Sid Taubenfeld, a seasoned executive with healthcare and biotech expertise, has joined the Company's senior leadership team as Chief Operating Officer.
Taubenfeld is a forward-thinking leader with over 20 years of significant experience in senior leadership roles and a deep understanding of scientific, financial, and commercial strategy. Most recently, he served as the CEO of Tikun Olam Pharma (TOP), a leading medical cannabis company based in Israel.
"Sid brings to his new role a wealth of expertise in building and growing emerging biotech companies and a strong reputation for developing people and inspiring teams," said Jim Gilligan, Interim CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, Tryp Therapeutics. "Furthermore, his national and international experience will be a valuable asset as we continue to drive growth through our clinical trials, filed patents, and previously announced strategic actions."
Sid's primary responsibilities will include developing the organization's long-term vision and strategy alongside the CEO and Board; ensuring that the company operates effectively and efficiently in all areas; and helping ensure a high-performing portfolio and psychedelic medicine advancements at Tryp.
Previously, Taubenfeld gained extensive pharmaceutical experience in a variety of executive management roles in the United States and Israel. He graduated from Brooklyn College of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy and completed his graduate studies at New York Medical College in the area of Pharmacology.
About Tryp Therapeutics
Tryp Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing psilocybin-related molecules, including TRP-8803, for the treatment of diseases with unmet medical needs through accelerated regulatory pathways. Tryp's Psilocybin-For-Neuropsychiatric Disorders (PFN™) program is focused on the development of synthetic psilocybin-related molecules as a new class of drug for the treatment of binge eating, chronic pain, and other indications. The Company has begun enrolling patients in its Phase II trial for the treatment of binge eating disorder at the University of Florida and recently announced an upcoming Phase IIa clinical trial with the University of Michigan to evaluate TRP-8802 for fibromyalgia. TRP-8803 is a proprietary psilocybin-based product that uses a novel formulation and route of administration to potentially improve efficacy, safety and the patient experience. For more information, please visit www.tryptherapeutics.com.
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Tryp Therapeutics
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KCSA Strategic Communications
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Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Tryp as of the date of this news release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors'' section of Tryp's final prospectus available at www.sedar.com. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Tryp; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and Tryp expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Dry weather continues today before major changes by the end of the workweek
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The persistent trough of low pressure that has been over the Gulf of Mexico will start the process of moving away over the next few days.
It continues to pump in dry air and will once again limit our rain chances today to next to nothing. In addition to the dry air, we have a west wind blowing that will push any chance for storms into extreme inland locations or all the way to the east coast of Florida.
In the days ahead, both the moisture content of the air and the direction of the wind will shift and rapidly increase our rain chances.
When the trough of low pressure lifts out, the flood gates of high moisture from the tropics will open. Moisture will rise and winds will shift to the east. When this happens in Florida at this time of year, we get sea breeze-triggered thunderstorms. We can expect that to begin Friday, after a dry Thursday.
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RALEIGH, N.C., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CAPTRUST Community Foundation (CCF), an employee-run 501(c)(3), today announced its 2022 Charity of Choice, receiving a $100,000 grant: The Green Chair Project. Additionally, five nonprofits were selected to receive CCF national grants of $25,000 each.
Founded in 2007, the CCF's mission is to enrich the lives of children in communities we serve. Through the end of 2021, the CCF has awarded over $3.879 million in grants to charitable organizations across the country that help children. Fundraising is primarily via employee payroll deductions that are matched by CAPTRUST.
The Green Chair Project will receive a $100,000 grant to support its mission of providing the essentials of home to neighbors in need facing the challenges of homelessness, crisis, or disaster in Wake County, North Carolina. The grant will directly support Green Chair's Sweeter Dreams program, providing beds and cribs to 400 children and babies in Wake County who lack a safe place to sleep. In addition to the funding, Green Chair will receive support from CCF volunteers throughout the year.
"We are so grateful to be selected as the CAPTRUST Community Foundation's 2022 Charity of Choice," said Jackie Craig, Green Chair's co-founder and chief executive officer. "The CCF's trust in our mission ensures that more children in need in Wake County, North Carolina will have a safe and comfortable place to sleep."
In addition to its work with The Green Chair Project, the CCF selected five charities that will receive national grants of $25,000 in 2022. The five recipients are:
- Communities In Schools of Wake County. CIS Wake surrounds students in Wake County, North Carolina, with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
- Families Together. Families Together moves families in Wake County, North Carolina, and surrounding counties from homelessness to stable homes through mentoring, housing support, and connection to community resources.
- Kinetic Kids, Inc. A San Antonio, Texas, organization that supports children with special needs and their families through adapted sports, fine arts, and educational programs.
- Sunrise Day Camps Association. Sunrise supports children with cancer and their siblings nationwide through the creation and oversight of welcoming, inclusive summer day camps, year-round programs, and in-hospital recreational activities, all offered free of charge.
- TABLE. TABLE's mission is to create equitable access to healthy food and provide nutrition education to children in Orange County, North Carolina.
"We recognize the immense needs of children across our communities as we all recover from the effects of COVID-19," said Philip D'Unger, president of the CCF and manager, wealth planning, at CAPTRUST. "We are incredibly excited and fortunate to work with this year's Charity of Choice, The Green Chair Project, as well as the national grant recipients, who all do amazing work in their respective communities."
About the CAPTRUST Community Foundation
The CAPTRUST Community Foundation was organized in 2007 to provide CAPTRUST employees with opportunities to participate as a group in community outreach efforts. The foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) charity and is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. If you would like to donate or learn more about the CAPTRUST Community Foundation, please call 855.649.0943.
About CAPTRUST
CAPTRUST is an independent registered investment advisor founded in 1997 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, estate planning, and tax advisory and compliance for individuals and families. For retirement plan sponsors, endowments, foundations, and religious entities, CAPTRUST offers investment advisory services, fiduciary support, plan design, provider analysis/fee benchmarking, and employee advice programs. With more than 1,100 employees across 70 locations nationwide, CAPTRUST oversees more than $100 billion in assets under management and more than $750 billion in assets under advisement (as of March 31, 2022). For more information, visit www.captrust.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It may be April Fools’ Day but this is no joke, a Texas resident outside of College Station has claimed a $1 million prize from a Texas Lottery scratch ticket.
That resident out of Bryan purchased the Ultimate 7s ticket in Hearne, did a couple of scratches and garnered a nice seven-figure win. They elected to remain anonymous. It was bought at a Stop N Save on North Market Street.
The lottery says, “This was the first of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. Ultimate 7s offers more than $119.1 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in
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A New Jersey county has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to a Black man who was left paralyzed after an encounter with police eight years ago.
The lawsuit, filed by 29-year-old Xavier Ingram, lists Camden County, the Camden County Police Department, then-Assistant Chief of Police Orlando Cuevas and then-Police Chief John Scott Thomson, as well as three police officers involved in the incident -- Jeremy Merck, Antonio Gennetta and Nicholas Marchiafava -- as defendants.
The county agreed to a settlement last week after years of litigation and a mistrial was declared on March 29 in Camden federal court, when a jury became deadlocked on whether the officers were responsible for Ingram's injuries.
After the mistrial, the judge presiding over the case asked the magistrate judge to intercede and mediate to determine whether the parties could agree to a settlement. The county made the settlement offer that was approved by both parties, bringing the case to a resolution, Ingram's attorney Beth Baldinger told CNN.
Ingram was transported from his nursing home to the courtroom where he gave his testimony on a hospital bed before the jury, which Baldinger called "truly remarkable."
The lawsuit accused the officer of using unnecessary, unjustified, excessive force, and of violating Ingram's right to be free of unlawful and unreasonable seizure as protected under the Constitution. The lawsuit also accused Merck of failing to provide medical care as required by their training and failing to intervene, which resulted in the violation of Ingram's constitutional and civil rights.
Although all parties agreed to the settlement, attorneys for Camden County, the police department and the officers involved told CNN the settlement was a business decision spearheaded by the insurance carrier. The defendants say Ingram was not entitled to the settlement, their attorneys said, maintaining no wrongdoing.
Jay Blumberg, an attorney for Merck, said in a statement the insurance company "was concerned about the climate in which we live and that the jury would not be able to see past that."
Dan Keashen, a media relations officer for Camden County and its police department, said in a statement following the settlement: "In complete disagreement, and based on the insurance carrier making a business decision and forcing the hand of Camden County, we will be settling the case with Mr. Ingram. We do not believe this is the right decision as we have reiterated over the last eight years of litigation."
Camden County officials continue to argue Ingram injured himself when he ran from police during the encounter.
"Based on the settlement the county maintains, and continues to maintain, that no wrong doing took place and is not liable for any of the actions and circumstances of the aforementioned incident," Keashen's statement continued.
Ingram suffered severe injuries to his cervical spine during the encounter, and he has been rendered a quadriplegic who is "permanently and totally disabled," according to the lawsuit.
"Mr. Ingram is very relieved, confident and comfortable with the settlement. It's finally over. It's been an eight-year, epic battle to obtain justice for him," Baldinger said, calling the settlement a "tremendous acknowledgment, even though the defendants do not admit to liability."
Officers 'stomped' on Ingram, suit says
The incident occurred on June 12, 2014, when Ingram, a resident of Camden County, encountered three county police officers who were on foot patrol conducting a 'sweep' of an apartment complex, according to the lawsuit.
Ingram encountered the officers as he was walking to a liquor store where he met up with a friend, the lawsuit says. When he exited the store with his friend, the lawsuit alleges, he was approached by Gennetta and Marchiafava.
Ingram ran into the parking lot of a restaurant while the two officers continued to pursue him, according to the lawsuit, and then ran out into the street and surrendered while laying down on the ground with his hands in front of him.
The two officers "jumped on Ingram and handcuffed him," which he did not resist, the lawsuit alleges says. Merck arrived at the scene as Ingram was being arrested.
The officers are accused of stomping on the back of Ingram's neck and back and then proceeding to "viciously strike him," according to the lawsuit. One of the officers "placed his boot on the back of Ingram's neck and intentionally stepped down forcefully," causing him excruciating pain as he screamed for the officers to stop, according to the lawsuit's allegations.
Ingram also accused the officers of failing to provide medical care despite hearing him complain of extreme pain in his neck and was unable to feel his arms and legs. The officers observed Ingram's state but forcefully moved him and failed to stabilize his spine in violation of their emergency medical training, the lawsuit claims says.
CNN reviewed a statement posted by the Camden County Police Department on its website on June 13, 2014, a day after the incident occurred, alleging the officers rendered aid by stabilizing Ingram after he allegedly slipped and fell to the ground.
"The arresting officers displayed composure throughout the incident and had the presence of mind to immediately render aid and summon medical assistance," Thomson said in a statement included in the release.
Ingram's injuries sustained during assault, medics say
The Cooper University Medical Center reported Ingram's injuries to multiple areas of his cervical spine and said they were sustained during an assault, according to medical documents.
The defendants, however, have maintained Ingram sustained his injuries by slipping and falling without being touched by officers.
The office of Camden County Prosecutor also released a statement a day after the incident, alleging Ingram "slipped and fell on a wet road" in "an attempt to elude police."
The lawsuit accused the defendants of conspiring to cover up the conduct of the officers involved in the incident, including the release of "false and misleading" statements posted on the police department's website that asserted Ingram's injuries appeared to be "an accident of his own accord."
Ingram was charged with receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, unlawful possession of a weapon and drug possession, according to court documents. Ingram's attorneys argued the drugs were planted on him based on multiple conflicting accounts as to who located the drugs when and where. His attorneys also allege the gun was planted and that the police intentionally destroyed the fingerprint and DNA evidence that would have exonerated Ingram.
Ingram, who has maintained his innocence of the charges, secured a separate criminal defense attorney who filed a motion to have the charges dismissed, which was granted two weeks after the mistrial, according to Baldinger.
During the civil trial, the defense team did not address the drug accusations, but the officers denied having planted a gun on Ingram, Baldinger said. The prosecutor's office did not pursue any criminal charges against the officers related to these accusations after they determined there was insufficient evidence to charge them with any misconduct, she added.
However, a statement on behalf of Camden County and its police department after the settlement stated the county continues to maintain at the time of the incident, Ingram "ducked between two cars where a hot hand gun was found and had heroin in his possession when he slipped and fell without being touched while running from police officers pursuing him."
After both parties agreed to the settlement, Baldinger told CNN the lawsuit accomplished "what many civil rights litigants go through, which is an extraordinary ordeal."
"To peel back the layers of how police departments want to present themselves publicly, but really how they operate under the radar," she said.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 2022 Jefferies Healthcare Conference at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Murdo Gordon, executive vice president of Global Commercial Operations at Amgen will present at the conference. The webcast will be broadcast over the internet simultaneously and will be available to members of the news media, investors and the general public.
The webcast, as with other selected presentations regarding developments in Amgen's business given by management at certain investor and medical conferences, can be found on Amgen's website, www.amgen.com, under Investors. Information regarding presentation times, webcast availability and webcast links are noted on Amgen's Investor Relations Events Calendar. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
Amgen is one of the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also part of the Nasdaq-100 index. In 2021, Amgen was named one of the 25 World's Best Workplaces™ by Fortune and Great Place to Work™ and one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world by Barron's.
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RENO, Nev., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL), the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on August 18, 2022, declared a special cash dividend on its Common Stock of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable September 20, 2022 to holders of record on September 6, 2022.
About AMERCO
AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of ownership is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 895,000 rentable storage units and 76.6 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Stitch Fix, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of SFIX during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of purchasers of Stitch Fix Class A common stock between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: According to the filed complaint, Stitch Fix made numerous false and misleading statements to investors concerning the synergy between the Company's Fix and Freestyle programs, and repeatedly denied claims that the Freestyle program could cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business. Specifically, Stitch Fix repeatedly assured investors that the Company's Freestyle business was "an additive experience" and "complementary" to the Fix business, that "the combination of those two things will allow us to address many more types of clients," and that "we see solid growth in both sides of the business." In truth, Stitch Fix concealed that these programs were not complementary or additive. Stitch Fix knew that the Freestyle program would be much preferred to the Company's original Fix model and that the Freestyle program would inevitably cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business.
DEADLINE: October 25, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/stitch-fix-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=31655&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of SFIX during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is October 25, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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CALGARY, AB, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - High Tide Inc. ("High Tide" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, announced today that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis store located at 2102 22 Street West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has begun selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories for adult use. This opening represents High Tide's 126th branded retail location across Canada, and 10th in Saskatchewan, selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories. The store is High Tide's first location in Saskatoon, which is the largest city in Saskatchewan with a population of over 266,000 people. It is situated on a major east-west road as part of a commercial corridor that includes numerous retail businesses and restaurants.
"With this organic store opening and expansion into Saskatoon, we are bringing our innovative discount club model directly to thousands of consumers who have not previously had the chance to shop with us in their home city. High Tide's organic growth strategy focuses on gaining additional market share and developing a strong foothold in provinces where we already operate. This includes markets such as Saskatoon, where we anticipate opening additional locations throughout the rest of this year and into 2023," said Raj Grover, President and Chief Executive Officer of High Tide. "The Saskatchewan government's approach to the cannabis industry has made it one of the most attractive provinces to do business in, and because of this, we plan to meaningfully increase our presence in the province as we grow our business further. Saskatchewan's regulatory environment has also made it the ideal province to launch our Cabana Cannabis Co. white label products. We expect to begin sales of these products in Saskatchewan next week, and I will update the market at that time with an anticipated schedule for rolling out Cabana Cannabis Co. products in additional jurisdictions," added Mr. Grover.
High Tide is a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets. The Company is the largest Canadian retailer of recreational cannabis as measured by revenue, with 126 current locations spanning Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. High Tide was featured in the third annual Report on Business Magazine's ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies in 2021 and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in the 2022 TSX Venture 50™. The Company is also North America's first and only cannabis discount club retailer, featuring Canna Cabana, Meta Cannabis Co., and Meta Cannabis Supply Co. banners, with additional locations under development across the country. High Tide's portfolio also includes retail kiosk and smart locker technology – Fastendr™. High Tide has been serving consumers for over a decade through its established e-commerce platforms including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com and more recently in the hemp-derived CBD space through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, BlessedCBD.co.uk, and BlessedCBD.de, as well as its wholesale distribution division under Valiant Distribution, including the licensed entertainment product manufacturer Famous Brandz. High Tide's strategy as a parent company is to extend and strengthen its integrated value chain, while providing a complete customer experience and maximizing shareholder value.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For more information about High Tide Inc., please visit www.hightideinc.com, its profile page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and its profile page on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking information or forward-looking statements. Such information and statements, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements" are made as of the date of this news release or as of the date of the effective date of information described in this news release, as applicable. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as "outlook", "expects", "intend", "forecasts", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "envisages, "assumes", "needs", "strategy", "goals", "objectives", or variations thereof, or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "can", "could", "would", "might", or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms or similar expressions, and other similar terminology) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, including but not limited to the ability of High Tide to execute on its business plan and that High Tide will receive one or multiple licenses from Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis, British Columbia's Liquor Distribution Branch, Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario or the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority permitting it to carry on its Canna Cabana Inc. business. High Tide considers these assumptions to be reasonable in the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that any one or more of the government, industry, market, operational or financial targets as set out herein will be achieved. Inherent in the forward-looking statements are known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The forward‐looking statements contained herein are current as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, High Tide does not have any obligation to advise any person if it becomes aware of any inaccuracy in or omission from any forward-looking statement, nor does it intend, or assume any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances. Any and all forward-looking statements included in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement, and except as otherwise indicated, are made as of the date of this news release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined in the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration is available.
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Tableau Cloud will empower customers to make faster and more confident decisions for better, data-driven outcomes
Tableau's new, AI-powered Data Stories automates insights from data in a modern, easy-to-understand narrative format
LAS VEGAS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the annual Tableau Conference, Salesforce introduced Tableau Cloud, the fastest and easiest way for customers to get the full value of Tableau at enterprise scale. The offering is the next generation of what was formerly known as Tableau Online and includes new innovations to boost productivity by delivering intelligent, powerful and easy-to-use analytical tools to help anyone uncover insights and confidently make data-driven decisions. An integral part of the Salesforce Customer 360, Tableau empowers customers to surface and gain actionable insights from all their trusted data, creating a single source of truth, accessible anytime, anywhere.
Market volatility and widespread supply chain disruptions make it increasingly challenging for companies to contain costs and keep their businesses moving forward. Data can help manage these complexities and changes. For example, connected supply chains and production lines generate a wealth of data and customers expect real-time visibility into when goods will arrive. A recent McKinsey study found a strong correlation between the success of an organization's planning and adoption of advanced analytics. Data-driven supply chain management offers new ways to avoid disruption and respond to unforeseen circumstances with speed and confidence.
Tableau Cloud provides the leading analytics platform to meet customers where they prefer to operate their business. In fact, 70 percent of new customers choose Tableau Cloud over an on-premise or hybrid solution to power their analytics. Tableau also continues to offer self-managed solutions and is committed to providing customers the flexible options they need.
"Speed, ease of use and flexibility have been key differentiators for Tableau and the reasons why customers rely on us to help transform their business through data-driven decision making and increased efficiency," said Francois Ajenstat, Chief Product Officer, Tableau at Salesforce. "With Tableau Cloud, we're making it easier for our customers to drive even more analytics success. Tableau Cloud helps our customers deliver the analytics they need to their users, while we ensure the highest levels of trust, availability and performance."
As part of the launch, Tableau is working with Snowflake to provide an extended promotional trial which includes Tableau Cloud licenses for Snowflake customers and, subject to program requirements, Snowflake credits upon conversion to a Tableau Cloud customer.
New Tableau innovations delivers automated insights faster and more easily
Tableau leverages the leading natural language and augmented analytics capabilities to help everyone use data to drive meaningful decisions. Data Stories adds automated plain-language explanations to Tableau dashboards at scale, helping customers understand and interact with data faster. Automating the analysis, build and communication of insights from data in a modern, easy-to-understand story format eliminates the need to explain dashboards repeatedly, makes data more accessible to business users and helps increase analytics adoption across the enterprise.
Tableau is also expanding its Accelerators offering and the capabilities of the Tableau Exchange, a trusted hub of offerings that extend the Tableau Platform and help customers get faster time to value. Accelerators are ready-to-use, customizable dashboards that can be used across multiple industries, departments and enterprise applications to quickly deliver insights and value. Tableau now has more than 100 Accelerators on the Tableau Exchange, including those built by experts across the Tableau Partner Network, further expanding the unique use cases customers can apply.
The Tableau Exchange also features a new in-product capability, enabling customers to explore and use any offering from the Tableau exchange directly in the product without requiring a separate download. This keeps people in the flow and enables them to get the right solution when they need it.
New enterprise-ready capabilities to increase efficiency
Tableau is also introducing Advanced Management, which helps Tableau customers manage, secure and scale mission-critical analytics across the enterprise. Administrators can gain deep insight into adoption and performance, leverage advanced encryption capabilities to meet security requirements and gain increased capacity limits to ensure teams and individuals have access to relevant data. Examples include:
- Customer-Managed Encryption Keys helps customers meet organizational compliance standards and add an additional layer of protection for their data.
- Activity Log provides detailed event data to help administrators keep track of how individuals are using Tableau. It also enables permission auditing to better implement controls over an enterprise's deployment. And with Admin Insights, data is retained for up to one year to help track dataset usage, license adoption and visualization load times.
"Data is critical to delivering on the promise of leveraging mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients," said Adam Mico, Principal, Data Visualization and Enablement at Moderna. "Security, governance, scalability and manageability are important components of our overall data analytics strategy and we're excited to see how Advanced Management will make it easier and faster to optimize our deployment."
Bringing Einstein into Tableau delivers deeper insights across the Salesforce Customer 360
Tableau is also helping drive the Salesforce Customer 360 and empowering customers to fully leverage their data to gain actionable insights from their CRM data.
Powered by Einstein Discovery's artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology, Tableau is helping people with domain expertise make better decisions faster and with more confidence. For example, Model Builder enables business teams to collaboratively build and consume predictive models, using the Einstein Discovery engine, without having to leave their Tableau workflows.
Infusing Einstein Discovery into CRM Analytics, the advanced analytics solution for CRM users, will help customers surface actionable insights directly in the Salesforce workflow:
- Einstein Discovery: Text Clustering leverages machine learning (ML) models to extract keywords from large text fields to quickly reveal hidden insights and improve decision making.
- Einstein Discovery: Bias Detection for multiclass models expands the use-cases for multi-class models by rooting out bias by variable, preventing the need to re-train an entire model.
More information:
- Tableau's new capabilities will be available by the end of 2022
- To view and download product images/assets, visit: www.salesforce.com/news/asset-collections/tableau-conference
- For more on the Tableau platform, visit: www.tableau.com/products/our-platform
About Tableau
Tableau helps people see and understand data. Tableau offers visual analytics with powerful AI, data management and collaboration. From individuals to organizations of all sizes, customers around the world love using Tableau's advanced analytics to fuel impactful, data-driven decisions. For more information, please visit www.tableau.com.
About Salesforce
Salesforce, the global CRM leader, empowers companies of every size and industry to digitally transform and create a 360° view of their customers. For more information about Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit: www.salesforce.com.
**Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Tableau or Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.**
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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Apyx Medical Corporation ("Apyx") (NASDAQ: APYX) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between May 12, 2021 and March 11, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Apyx, 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 Apyx includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) a significant number of Apyx's Advanced Energy products were used for off-label indications; (2) such off-label uses led to an increase in the number of medical device reports filed by Apyx reporting serious adverse events; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to incur regulatory scrutiny; (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted; 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.
DEADLINE: August 5, 2022
Aggrieved Apyx investors only have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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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SUZHOU, China, Aug. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 19, 2022, Porton Advanced Solutions (Porton Advanced) announced the completion of its Series B financing round with over US$80Million. Current round of financing was led by China Merchants Groups' healthcare PE fund Merchant Health, along with its sister fund China Merchants Capital, China Merchants Securities Investments. In addition, a number of renowned venture and private equity firms participated in the current round of financing, including Fosun Health Capital, Gortune Investment and SDICTK. Apart from the new investors, current Porton Advanced shareholders, Porton Pharma Solutions, CS Capital, HM Capital, Ruilian Investment and Momentum Venture, also participated in the current round. Porton Advanced will use the proceeds to continue its business expansion into different markets, with investment in core manufacturing infrastructures and in global commercial operations. Such expansion would put Porton Advanced in a great position to become a global end-to-end gene and cell therapy (GCT) CDMO platform to help bring cutting edge therapies to patients.
Focusing solely on gene and cell therapy CDMO services, Porton Advanced has rapidly established an integrated CDMO platform providing a spectrum of services covering plasmids, cell therapy, gene therapy, oncolytic virus, nucleic acid therapy and microbial vectors used for gene therapy (MVGTs). Current operational footprint includes a 40,000sqft R&D and GMP production facility already in operation for over two years, which successfully delivered a number of plasmids, viruses and cell batches to our sponsors. A 160,000sqft facility for commercial production will be operational in the end of 2022/early 2023. By then, Porton Advanced will have over 200,000sqft of PD, AD, and GMP manufacturing facility dedicated for gene and cell therapy. In total, Porton Advanced will have 10 GMP viral vector production lines, 10 GMP cell therapy production lines and hundreds of clean rooms. Such a scale and footprint would allow Porton Advanced to significantly upgrade its AAV, oncolytic virus and mRNA CDMO capacity and capability which in turn empower our sponsors and support the GCT industry.
Current round of financing will help Porton Advanced to further improve the development and manufacturing capacity in both China and overseas, with the aim of establishing a global end-to-end gene and cell therapy CDMO platform. Through its efforts to accelerate the development of GCT therapeutics, Porton Advanced intends to become a top player that help drive the transformation of medicine.
Dr. Wang Yangzhou, CEO of Porton Advanced, said, "we are very pleased and grateful for the recognition and trust by China Merchants Health and all the other new and current capital partners. With a talented and passionate team, proprietary technologies, state of the art production lines and equipment, as well as track records from both Porton Advanced and from our parent company, Porton Pharma Solutions, we will work hand in hand with our sponsors and partners to reach more milestones in the GCT field. In the coming months, we will continue to improve and optimize our internal quality and program management systems, enhance our ability to operate at overseas and domestic markets, and continue to provide best possible CDMO services to our customers with our open, innovative and reliable platforms, so that best medicine would reach the public sooner."
Representing the current consortium of investors, the lead investor China Merchants Health, expressed its great confidence in the GCT field and said that, "the cell and gene therapy holds great promises for patients as well as for long-term commercial success. Porton Advanced is a leading cell and gene therapy CDMO service provider with a very experienced, internationally oriented management and technical team. China Merchants Health is pleased to lead in this round of financing and looks forward to working with Porton Advanced to unlock the great benefit of GCT by serving global cell and gene therapy companies, and promote the development of the cell and gene therapy industry for the benefits of patients everywhere."
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 Porton Pharma Solutions
With over 5000 customer-centric employees, and operations and commercial offices across the US, EU and China, Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd. provides global pharmaceutical companies with innovative, reliable and end-to-end process R&D and manufacturing services across small molecule APIs, dosage forms and biologics. We are committed to being the most open, innovative and reliable pharmaceutical service platform in the world and enabling public's early access to good medicines.
About China Merchants Health
China Merchants Health Care Holdings Company Limited ("China Merchants Health"), is the major health care investment platform of China Merchants Group。The vision of the China Merchants Health Fund is "Empowering better Health care in the new Digital Era", and its mission is "Lead with Technology, build better healthcare value chain ". Focusing on key & Core Technologies , China Merchants Health is committed to driving the transformation of health-care sector and health care ecosystem through investment and operational empowerment.
About China Merchants Capital
China Merchants Capital Investment Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "China Merchants Capital" or "CMC") specializes in alternative investment and asset management, and seeks opportunities across seven key sectors: green technology; healthcare; transportation, infrastructure and logistics; TMT; advanced manufacturing; real estate; financial services and fintech. At the end of 2021, China Merchants Capital manages 44 RMB funds and 8 Foreign Currency funds. Its total AUM exceeds 300 billion RMB, in which RMB AUM totals over 230 billion yuan, and foreign currency AUM totals over 70 billion yuan.
About China Merchants Securities Investment
China Merchants Securities Investment Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned alternative investment subsidiary of China Merchants Securities, with a registered capital of CNY7.1 billion, mainly engaged in equity investment and financial product investment. Focusing on national policies and industrial layout, it is committed to providing financial services covering the whole industry chain for its investees. It has invested in more than 20 leading companies in the medical market.
About Fosun Health Capital
Fosun Health Capital is a majority-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical(Group)Co., Ltd.. It acts as the general partner of a number of RMB-denominated funds that focus on the healthcare sector, including incubation angel funds, venture capital funds and growth private equity funds. These funds invest in various healthcare sectors, including biopharmaceuticals, advanced medical equipment, in vitro diagnostics, life sciences, and treatment technologies, and leverage various exit options to achieve capital appreciation subsequently. Taking advantage of Fosun's global R&D advantages and industrial layout, Fosun Health Capital performs effective value-add and nurture growth to its portfolio companies throughout their entire life cycle.
About Gortune Investment
GORTUNE PRIVATE EQUITY FUND MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD. is the only private equity investment platform controlled by GORTUNE INVESTMENT CO., LTD. The key investment directions include life sciences, new energy, pan-consumption, agriculture and other fields. It is committed to long-term wealth management for investors.
About SDICTK
SDICTK Trust aims to serving the real economy, cultivates high-quality equity projects with professional investment and research capabilities, and empowers invested enterprises at multiple levels with its core strengths, such as industry-financing combination. Such efforts have won advantages for the active transition of the trust company!
About CS Capital
CS Capital ("CSC") is one of the largest private equity investment firms headquartered in Beijing with over RMB 100bn of AUM from a diversified investor base. Riding on the need for advances in technology, tech-enabled services, smart devices, and next-generation communication networks in China's NEV and healthcare industries, CSC invests in companies with attractive prospects for growth driven by anticipated emerging trends and proven technological advantages and has generated strong returns for its LPs over a ten-year period.
About HM Capital
HM Capital is a healthcare -focused investment firm committed to building an investment platform with a global view and local execution. Through the investment mode of dual-currency and multi-strategy, we aim to help early and growth-stage healthcare companies achieve accelerated development by leveraging the ecosystems of HM Healthcare Management Services. We work closely with fast-growing, innovative healthcare companies to harness the power of breakthroughs in sciences and technologies globally, and create value for the leading entrepreneurs through empowerment by sharing our global business and resource network.
About Ruilian Investment
Ruilian Investment——Hainan Hongde Ruilian Consulting Management Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huashan Ruilian Fund Management Co., Ltd. With accumulated AUM over RMB 15 billion, Ruilian Investment focus its investments on healthcare, advanced manufacturing and consumer goods.
About Momentum Venture
Momentum Venture is a venture capital focused on innovative teams in the field of life and health, dedicated to mining and cultivating revolutionary and disruptive technologies. The fund's investors include listed companies, government guidance funds, market-oriented fund of funds, and high-net-worth individuals. Working closely with the industry, we provide our portfolio companies with resources to accelerate their development and promote the industrialization of science and technology.
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- Novavax and partner SK bioscience will provide the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in adolescents aged 12 through 17 years in South Korea
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that partner, SK bioscience, has received a Post Approval Change Application approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS) for Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in adolescents aged 12 through 17.
"Today's approval in South Korea is an important step in ensuring broad global access to a protein-based vaccine option," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "We are pleased to collaborate with SK bioscience to offer our vaccine to adolescents aged 12 through 17 in South Korea."
Jaeyong Ahn, CEO of SK bioscience said, "We are responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by expanding the use of Nuvaxovid for adolescents and as a booster. With CDMO manufacturing of global COVID-19 vaccines, including Nuvaxovid, we will do our best to promote human health in the world."
The approval was based on data from the ongoing pediatric expansion of the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial of 2,247 adolescents aged 12 through 17 years across 73 sites in the U.S., to evaluate the safety, effectiveness (immunogenicity), and efficacy of Nuvaxovid. In the trial, Nuvaxovid achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint and demonstrated 80% clinical efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant was the predominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 strain in the U.S.
Preliminary safety data from the trial showed the vaccine to be generally well-tolerated. Serious and severe adverse events were low in number and balanced between vaccine and placebo groups, and not considered related to the vaccine. Local and systemic reactogenicity was generally lower than or similar to adults, after the first and second dose. The most common adverse reactions observed were injection site tenderness/pain, headache, myalgia, fatigue, and malaise. There was no increase in reactogenicity in younger (12 to <15 years old) adolescents compared to older (15 to <18 years old) adolescents. No new safety signal was observed through the placebo-controlled portion of the study.
In the 12 through 17 year-old population, Nuvaxovid has been granted authorization in India, the European Union, Australia, Thailand, and Japan, and is actively under review in other markets.
KMFDS approved Nuvaxovid for use in adults aged 18 and older in January 2022. In Korea, SK bioscience signed a licensing agreement with Novavax and is manufacturing drug substance and drug product of Nuvaxovid for domestic use.
Trade Name Use in the U.S.
The trade name Nuvaxovid™ has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Important Safety Information
- Nuvaxovid is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of Nuvaxovid.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- Nuvaxovid should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of Nuvaxovid may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of Nuvaxovid in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with Nuvaxovid may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until seven days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with Nuvaxovid may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The most common adverse reactions observed during clinical studies were headache, nausea or vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, injection site tenderness/pain, fatigue, and malaise.
For more information on Nuvaxovid, including the Summary of Product Characteristics with Package Leaflet, Prescribing Information and Important Safety Information, adverse event reporting instructions, or to request additional information, please visit the following websites:
About the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373)
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing ten doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization and distribution of its COVID-19 vaccine worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
About the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) Phase 3 Trials
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and older in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the United States, compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, the vaccine achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and older was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
About Matrix-M™ Adjuvant
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
About Novavax
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the U.S., EC and the WHO. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide, including for additional indications and populations such as adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating a COVID-seasonal influenza combination vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, which combines NVX-CoV2373 and NanoFlu*, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and is also evaluating an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent format Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
For more information, visit www.novavax.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
*NanoFlu identifies a recombinant hemagglutinin (HA) protein nanoparticle influenza vaccine candidate produced by Novavax. This investigational candidate was evaluated during a controlled phase 3 trial conducted during the 2019-2020 influenza season.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements herein relating to the future of Novavax, its operating plans and prospects, its partnerships, the timing of clinical trial results, the ongoing development of NVX-CoV2373, including an Omicron strain based vaccine and bivalent Omicron-based / original strain based vaccine, a COVID-seasonal influenza investigational vaccine candidate, the scope, timing and outcome of future regulatory filings and actions, including Novavax' plans to supplement existing authorizations with data from the additional manufacturing sites in Novavax' global supply chain, additional worldwide authorizations of NVX-CoV2373 for use in adults and adolescents, and as a booster, the potential impact and reach of Novavax and NVX-CoV2373 in addressing vaccine access, controlling the pandemic and protecting populations, the efficacy, safety and intended utilization of NVX-CoV2373, and the expected administration of NVX-CoV2373 are forward-looking statements. Novavax cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety, efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including those related to process qualification and assay validation, necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities; difficulty obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints, including human capital and manufacturing capacity, on the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways; unanticipated challenges or delays in conducting clinical trials; challenges meeting contractual requirements under agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other entities; and those other risk factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Novavax' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and www.novavax.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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WILMINGTON, Del., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilmington Trust, a leader in wealth management and corporate and institutional services, announced today that Laura Phillips has been hired as a senior wealth advisor in its North Palm Beach, FL office.
In her role, Phillips will be responsible for providing comprehensive wealth management advice to high-net-worth individuals and families, entrepreneurs, business owners, and foundations & endowments in the Florida region. Working closely with clients and their advisors, she will develop financial strategies to seek to help meet current needs and long-term objectives. Phillips will also coordinate the various unique services her clients require—including investment management, planning, trust, private banking, and family office.
Phillips' hire is one of many that Wilmington Trust has recently announced across its business units. The firm has also committed to add a significant number of new professionals, broadening its expertise, and will double the number of its client-facing colleagues over the next two years.
"We're glad to welcome Laura to our growing Florida region," said Ted Brown, Wilmington Trust Wealth Management regional executive. "Laura's regional experience in the Palm Beach area will help to address the tailored needs and solutions for our current clients and prospects."
Phillips has considerable tenure in the financial services industry, specializing in wealth management strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families. Prior to joining Wilmington Trust in 2022, she was a wealth advisor in the Private Wealth division at Regions Bank. Earlier in her career, Phillips was a wealth advisor with Wells Fargo, and a commercial banking officer at Bank of America. She has been helping affluent families with their financial needs for over 30 years.
"It is exciting to be joining Wilmington Trust and the growing Wealth Management team in Florida," said Phillips. "Clients needs may change with the changing landscape, I am eager to help my clients protect and grow their assets for future generations, expand their business ventures and prepare for the unexpected."
Phillips currently holds a Certified Wealth Strategist® designation, Series 7, Life Insurance & Annuity licenses, and is certified in Financial Planning. She is a member of the Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council.
ABOUT WILMINGTON TRUST
Wilmington Trust's Wealth Management offers a wide array of personal trust, planning, fiduciary, asset management, private banking, and family office services designed to help high-net-worth individuals and families grow, preserve, and transfer wealth. Wilmington Trust focuses on serving families with whom it can build long-term relationships, many of which span multiple generations.
Wilmington Trust also provides Corporate and Institutional Services for clients around the world.
Wilmington Trust has clients in all 50 states and numerous countries, with offices throughout the United States and internationally in London, Dublin, Paris, and Frankfurt. For more information, visit www.wilmingtontrust.com.
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Better imaging elevates the level of pet care in SLC area
SANDY, Utah, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pets in the Salt Lake City area now have access to human-quality imagery to get the treatment they deserve, thanks to the new Sage Veterinary Imaging (SVI) in Sandy. Working closing with local veterinarians, SVI offers the latest research-grade technology to obtain highly detailed images that enable accurate diagnosis and effective treatment plans for SLC pets. The new clinic is located at 8590 S 1300 E, Sandy.
"When our pets are in pain, they can't tell us where it hurts," explains Dr. Jaime Sage, chief radiologist and founder. "Our mission is to help find answers fast using our human-quality imaging, and work with local veterinarians to deliver the treatment your pet needs."
"The technology we offer pets is comparable to services at many healthcare facilities for humans. It's not possible for many veterinarians to offer this type of high-level diagnostic equipment," according to Dr. Sage. "For area veterinarians, it means having a clearer picture of the problem that will yield a better outcome for the pet."
The Sandy clinic is accredited by the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) and includes:
- 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, and other internal body structures. MRI has been used for more than 30 years in veterinary medicine to diagnose or assess brain tumors, slipped discs, spinal cancer, inner ear infections, liver shunts, ACL tears, lameness, and various joint injuries. The 3T MRI offers twice the accuracy in half the time.
- 128-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner; A CT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce images of the inside of the body including bones, muscles, fat, organs and blood vessels. The 128-slice CT scanner offers more detectors than a 16 or 64 slice CT, larger volume coverage and shorter scan times.
- High-resolution console ultrasound. Ultrasound enables the veterinary team to visualize disease processes more clearly and perform biopsies more accurately. Ultrasound is commonly used to diagnose conditions such as liver disease, kidney disease, pancreatitis, intestinal foreign-body obstruction, and abdominal cancer.
- Echocardiography with full workups. An electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) records the electrical signals in the heart and can quickly detect heart problems and monitor the heart's health.
- Image-guided biopsies. An image-guided biopsy allows the veterinarian to biopsy suspicious areas that can't readily be seen or felt through the skin. Using an imaging technique such as ultrasound, the veterinarian can guide the biopsy needle into the best position to obtain a sample of suspicious cells.
The Sandy imaging center is the third location for SVI; other imaging centers are located in Midvale, Utah and Round Rock, Texas.
About Dr. Jaime Sage, DVM, MS, DACVR
Dr. Sage received her veterinary training at Texas A&M. After completing a radiology residency, she received further training as an MRI specialist with Patrick Gavin, PhD, DACVR/RO who wrote the definitive textbook on the subject and is one of the early pioneers of veterinary MRI. Dr. Sage is currently president of the CT/MRI society of the American College of Veterinary Radiology.
Dr. Sage has issued over 20,000 MRI reports over the past 15 years and lectures frequently at meetings and conferences worldwide.
More Information
Information about Sage Veterinary Imaging and its services can be found at www.sageveterinary.com. High res images are available by emailing spolk@redfolderconsulting.com.
For more information: Sharon Polk, 913-221-5834; spolk@redfolderconsulting.com
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the official launch of AMAX#1 public mining, part of the ArmoniaMetaChain project, at 08:58 (UTC+8) on August 28, 2022, users have been actively participating and the 5000APL tier mining pool reward was snapped up within 3 hours.
The data shows that after the official launch of AMAX#1 mining pool, the mining rate presented a rapid growth momentum and remained in a high position, which indicates that users' enthusiasm is running on fire and the Armonia ecology is greatly supported by their full engagement and positive prospect. Although this level of 5000APL mining pool rewards has been snapped up, there are still some Apple and other levels of AMAX to be claimed.
Mining Rate Curve
The total amount of AMAX#1 mining pool for the current period is 88,888 AMAX, distributed in mining pools of 5 tiers. The first tier pool is 100APL, where users can use the free 100APL obtained from picking apples in Farming to mine and can choose both the normal way and advertising x10 way to claim. If a user watches the video completely, then 10 times the reward (0.001 AMAX) will be given. If the video is not watched completely, then a user will be rewarded 0.0001 AMAX. The second to the fifth tier mining pools are 200APL, 500APL, 2000APL and 5000APL, and users can directly inject the APL that meets the quantity requirement into the corresponding pool to get 0.05AMAX, 0.5AMAX, 3AMAX and 10AMAX rewards respectively. The 100APL mining reward will be delayed to release if abnormal ads-watching behavior is detected. Expect this condition, all other rewards will be recorded in real-time.
This current mining campaign will not charge any handling fee. The first 10 users who inject APL into the pool will be awarded with AMAX, for example, the first one will be awarded 10AMAX, the second one will be awarded 9AMAX, and so on.
The amount of AMAX#1 mining pool is limited and don't be late! So hurry up, log in to APLink and start mining to get your earnings!
More about ArmoniaMetaChain
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NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Seer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER) resulting from allegations that Seer may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Seer securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2691 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.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On November 4, 2021, market analyst the Bear Cave published a report entitled "Problems at Seer Inc (SEER)" which stated that Seer appears to have misled investors about its recent Chinese distribution partnership, customer base, and management's past track record.
On this news, Seer's stock price fell $1.85 per share, or over 5%, to close at $35.00 on November 4, 2021, damaging investors.
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Next generation LinuxONE servers extend IBM's capabilities to help clients across industries, including Citibank, reach sustainability targets
ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled the next generation of its LinuxONE server, a highly scalable Linux and Kubernetes-based platform, designed to deliver scalability to support thousands of workloads in the footprint of a single system1. IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 features capabilities that can reduce clients' energy consumption. For example, consolidating Linux workloads on five IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 systems instead of running them on compared x86 servers under similar conditions can reduce energy consumption by 75%, space by 50%, and the CO2e footprint by over 850 metric tons annually2.
According to an IBM IBV study, 48% of CEOs across industries say increasing sustainability is one of the highest priorities for their organization in the next two to three years. However, 51% also cite sustainability as among their greatest challenges in that same timeframe, with lack of data insights, unclear ROI, and technology barriers, as hurdles. For these CEOs, scaling their business with modern infrastructure can often be one of the barriers to achieving sustainability goals.
"Data centers are energy intensive, and they can account for a large portion of an organization's energy use. But data and technology can help companies turn sustainability ambition into action," said Marcel Mitran, IBM Fellow, CTO of Cloud Platform, IBM LinuxONE. "Reducing data center energy consumption is a tangible way to decrease carbon footprint. In that context, migrating to IBM LinuxONE is designed to help clients meet their scale and security goals, in addition to meeting sustainability goals for today's digital business."
IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 is an engineered scale-out-on-scale-up system designed to enable clients to run workloads at sustained high density and increase capacity by turning on unused cores without increasing their energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions.2 In addition, clients can track energy consumption with IBM Instana Observability on LinuxONE.
IBM's portfolio of sustainability technologies includes solutions to design, deploy and manage energy efficient infrastructures and innovations with a hybrid cloud approach. IBM LinuxONE is one solution within the portfolio designed to optimize data centers by reducing energy consumption and improving energy efficiency. IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 will be generally available globally on September 14, 2022, with entry and mid-range systems to follow in 1H 2023.
Shifts in the global economy have driven volatility and require flexibility in operational and technical decision-making. Built with the same security, scalability and reliability that has been the hallmark of IBM infrastructure, the next-generation LinuxONE also offers cloud-like flexibility. With a system built for rebalancing of resources in combination with on demand capacity, workloads can scale-up and scale-out dynamically and non-disruptively.
"For CIOs, change is happening at an unprecedented rate and requires organizations to invest in infrastructure that is stable, high value and energy-efficient," said Bjorn Stengal, IDC Global Sustainability Research and Practice Lead. "IBM LinuxONE provides organizations with a secured, scalable architecture to meet their government regulations and customer expectations."
At Citi, the bank's sustainability strategy is driven by a commitment to advance solutions that address climate change and support the transition to a low-carbon economy. Operationally, Citi is focused on reducing the environmental footprint of its facilities, including through improving hosting densities with lower power consumption. Citi is hosting MongoDB on IBM LinuxONE, leveraging the platform's security and resiliency, as well as elastic capacity to address unexpected demand.
"As our business grows and becomes increasingly digital-first, traditional IT solutions add more physical servers and increase required floor space," said Martin Kennedy, Managing Director, Citi Technology Infrastructure. "IBM LinuxONE with MongoDB provides vertical scale and critical protection against data breaches and cyber-attacks, helping optimize data centers while lowering our overall carbon footprint."
The new LinuxONE system also features pervasive encryption to protect data at-rest and in-flight, a priority for clients in regulated industries such as financial services. Building on IBM's cloud security leadership in confidential computing, IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 protects data in use while providing end-to-end encryption. This comprehensive data protection profile provides businesses with a data protection strategy that underpins current and anticipated future cyber security protocols.
Today's hybrid and multicloud environments require clients to deploy workloads where it makes the most sense for their business needs. IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers provide a public cloud environment in which the cloud tenant maintains complete authority over Linux-based virtual servers for workloads that contain sensitive data. Built on IBM LinuxONE and running on IBM Cloud, this service provides customers complete authority over their encrypted data, workloads and encryption keys – not even IBM as the cloud provider has access.
IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 supports a large number of Linux and Red Hat OpenShift-certified workloads, including data serving, core banking and digital assets. IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 receives support from IBM Ecosystem partners, such as Illmuio, Metaco, MongoDB, NGINX, Nth Exception, Fujitsu Limited, Pennant, SQ Solution, Sysdig, Inc. and Temenos.
With cloud native development on LinuxONE, teams of developers can deliver portable and agile solutions without having to learn a new operating system. IT managers need a system that is easy to operate that supports common tools and provides a foundation for the future. LinuxONE enables managers to focus on delivering new services, instead of managing complexity across a vast number of servers. Based on Linux and Kubernetes, everyone benefits from open standards and an ecosystem that includes modern DevSecOps and cloud native tools.
"Together, Temenos and IBM LinuxONE can help major banks move to a modern architecture in a safe, predictable and scalable way, while reducing total cost of ownership and meeting their ESG obligations," said Philip Barnett, President of Strategy Growth at Temenos. "Temenos core banking running on the new LinuxONE servers can operate at a fraction of the cost of general-purpose servers and offer great scalability, resilience and speed to market."
To learn more, please visit:
- IBM LinuxONE TCO Calculator: by answering just a few questions such as hardware, workload type and software, the IBM LinuxONE cost estimator provides a high-level total cost of ownership based on industry-proven assumptions.3
- Register for the IBM zDay, a no-cost virtual conference, on Sept. 15, 2022 to learn more about LinuxONE through a dedicated track of sessions
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1 Performance result is extrapolated from IBM internal tests running in an IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 LPAR with 24 dedicated cores, 1536 GB memory and FS9200 storage NGINX pods on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) 4.10 running on a RHEL 8.5 KVM host. 64 RHOCP Compute nodes with 230 NGINX pods were running in parallel. The KVM guests with RHOCP Compute nodes were configured with 2 vCPUs and 16 GB memory each. The KVM guests with RHOCP Management nodes were configured with 16 vCPUs and 128 GB memory each. Results may vary.
2 Compared 5 IBM Machine Type 3931 Max 125 model consists of three CPC drawers containing 125 configurable cores (CPs, zIIPs, or IFLs) and two I/O drawers to support both network and external storage versus 192 x86 systems with a total of 10364 cores. IBM Machine Type 3931 power consumption was based on inputs to the IBM Machine Type 3931 IBM Power Estimation Tool for a memo configuration. x86 power consumption was based on March 2022 IDC QPI power values for 7 Cascade Lake and 5 Ice Lake server models, with 32 to 112 cores per server. All compared x86 servers were 2 or 4 socket servers. IBM Z and x86 are running 24x7x365 with production and non-production workloads. Savings assumes a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratio of 1.57 to calculate additional power for data center cooling. PUE is based on Uptime Institute 2021 Global Data Center Survey. CO2e and other equivalencies that are based on the EPA GHG calculator use U.S. National weighted averages. Results may vary based on client-specific usage and location.
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Premier golf destination to debut on famed Las Vegas Boulevard in 2023
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 9, 2022, Flite Golf & Entertainment's Atomic Range, a modernized golf experience along the Las Vegas Strip next to The STRAT, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its 99,000-square-foot golf complex that will house four stories with 103 separate hitting bays, six bars, 10 putting bays, meeting space and a multi-use Astrocade that will feature large scale screens for sports and entertainment viewing. Construction is slated to be completed in Q4 of 2023. Once completed, the destination will employ more than 500 locals across the seven-acre destination.
"We could not be more excited to enter the Vegas market next to the iconic STRAT. We are fortunate to have an outstanding partnership with Golden Entertainment and cannot wait to create a best in class golf entertainment experience for the people of Las Vegas and visitors," said John Vollbrecht, Founder & CEO of Flite Golf & Entertainment. "Atomic Range, our first flagship location, will feature the latest in golf and entertainment technology for those looking to create memorable experiences with friends and family. The location along the Strip adjacent to The STRAT is truly unmatched and accessible from anywhere in the Valley."
In attendance at the groundbreaking was John Vollbrecht, Founder & CEO, Flite Golf & Entertainment, Blake Sartini, CEO, Golden Entertainment, Carolyn Goodman, Mayor, City of Las Vegas, Olivia Diaz, Councilwoman, City of Las Vegas, and Bobak Mostaghasi, Principal, Atomic Range. Dignitaries and esteemed guests at the event were given the opportunity to participate in an inaugural tee-off to signify the first swings on the future site.
About Atomic Range – Las Vegas
Leading golf entertainment conglomerate, Flite Golf & Entertainment (in partnership with Golden Entertainment, Inc.) brings Atomic Range, a 99,000 square-foot golf entertainment complex to The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod. The completed project will occupy seven acres of Golden Entertainment property along Las Vegas Boulevard and adjacent to The STRAT. Upon the target opening in 2023, Atomic Range will be a premier golf entertainment destination that hosts next-generation golf technology with an immersive experience through game play for guests. The project will host four stories with 103 separate hitting bays, four bars, meeting spaces and a 12,000 square-foot multi-use space. To learn more, please visit www.AtomicRange.com.
About Flite Golf & Entertainment
Flite Golf & Entertainment is a global golf entertainment company headquartered in Dallas, TX. Flite builds, deploys, and supports innovative solutions needed to drive technology-enhanced ranges, whether on green grass or in a multi-million-dollar entertainment venue. Utilizing their innovative next-gen games, course play and guest management software, Flite brings a complete technology solution to existing range operators as well as entirely new venues seeking to offer a contemporary golf entertainment experience. Flite is a turnkey solution that is driving golf entertainment. To learn more, please visit www.flitegolf.com.
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XIAMEN, China, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qudian Inc. ("Qudian" or "the Company" or "We") (NYSE: QD), a consumer-oriented technology company in China, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$200 million worth of its outstanding (i) American depositary shares ("ADSs"), each representing one Class A ordinary share, and/or (ii) Class A ordinary shares over the next 24 months starting from June 13, 2022.
Under the share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase its ADSs from time to time through open market transactions at prevailing market prices, privately negotiated transactions, block trades or any combination thereof. In addition, the Company will also effect repurchase transactions in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and/or Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and its insider trading policy. The number of ADSs repurchased and the timing of repurchases will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, share price, trading volume and general market conditions, along with the Company's working capital requirements and general business conditions. The Company's board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size. The Company plans to fund the repurchases from its existing cash balance and does not expect the repurchase program to adversely affect its existing business strategies.
About Qudian Inc.
Qudian Inc. ("Qudian") is a consumer-oriented technology company in China. The Company historically focused on providing credit solutions to consumers. The Company is exploring innovative consumer products and services to satisfy Chinese consumers' fundamental and daily needs by leveraging its technology capabilities. In March 2022, it launched a ready-to-cook meal business catering to working-class consumers in China.
For more information, please visit http://ir.qudian.com.
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SAINT HELIER, Jersey, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF) ("the Company"), Europe's largest and longest standing digital asset investment firm, hereby makes public the following information received from persons discharging managerial responsibilities in the Company and/or persons closely related with them.
On Tuesday 7 June 2022, Mr Daniel Masters, the Chairman of the Company, purchased a net total of 2,143 shares via open market purchases.
- Name: Mr Daniel Masters (purchase)
- Holdings before transaction (no. of shares): 15,287,245
- Transaction (no. of shares): 2,143
- Holdings after transaction (no. of shares): 15,289,388
About CoinShares
CoinShares is Europe's largest and longest standing digital asset investment firm, managing billions of assets on behalf of a global client base. Our mission is to expand access to the digital asset ecosystem by pioneering new financial products and services that provide investors with trust and transparency when accessing this new asset class. CoinShares is publicly listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market under ticker CS and the OTCQX under the ticker CNSRF.
For more information on CoinShares, visit: https://coinshares.com
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This information is information that CoinShares International Limited is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The information in this press release has been published through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 08:00 pm BST on Friday, 10 June 2022.
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Full set of financial technology services – including tokenization, payments and capital and risk management services – available for businesses previously lacking access
HOUSTON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qenta, Inc., (Qenta) a financial services and infrastructure platform with cutting-edge technology and a proprietary enterprise-grade blockchain, the Qenta Operating System, today unveiled an enhanced and integrated suite of financial solutions. With a focus on Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Central and Eastern Europe, Qenta offers tokenized assets, multi token wallets for digital banking, cashless payments, and commodity risk management services and help solve access, connectivity, compliance, and foreign exchange challenges facing many businesses in these emerging markets.
"Many businesses around the world do not have access to the full range of financial services required to be truly successful beyond local borders and piecing together services from individual providers can be a time-consuming process," said Qenta Chairman and CEO Brent De Jong. "Qenta brings previously unrelated services together in a single platform making a suite of technologies and solutions accessible to businesses in emerging markets. For example, farmers using our risk management and foreign exchange services are now able to access digital currencies for programmable money and payments capabilities. They can also obtain earlier financing through blockchain-based supply chain tracking. With Qenta, users can now reap the efficiencies of converging technologies."
Qenta's broad scope of interlinked financial services and global targets represent an extensive addressable market of over $500 billion. High-growth emerging markets comprised a significant portion of Qenta's 2021 revenue, with this segment expected to be a majority contributor to total revenue by 2026.
Kerim Chouaibi, Managing Director of Qenta Payments and Qenta Board Member said "Qenta is uniquely positioned at the intersection of capital and risk management, payments, and tokenization to offer full financial connectivity between global markets and small and mid-sized businesses in emerging high-growth markets. As small and mid-sized businesses in developing nations grow in size, and their needs evolve, they can easily and seamlessly take advantage of all these offerings, while remaining within the same platform."
The Qenta Operating System (QOS) is a private permissioned third generation blockchain, and supports tokens representing fiat currency, cryptocurrency, commodities, or other units of value such as frequent flier miles or mobile minutes. Having launched the G-Coin® token – a digital gold asset to save, send and spend gold, in 2018, its smart contract tools allow users to customize financial transactions of any size and complexity from cross border remittances to collateralized borrowing and lending to linking payments to the provenance and delivery of goods.
A fast-growing, frictionless financial services ecosystem requires a robust global regulatory footprint, and Qenta operates as a money services business in 33 U.S. states and holds financial authorizations in other key markets. It conducts more than 1.4 million transactions per month and has more than 5,000 active customers. QOS is now accessible by third party developers to create additional distributed applications with the knowledge that the Qenta client base meets stringent regulatory requirements.
About Qenta
Qenta combines three divisions: Qenta Tokenization offers patented asset tokenization solutions, multi-token wallets for digital banking, and programmed payout services starting with the G-Coin® token, a digital gold asset; Qenta Payments offers cashless payments processing, multi-currency accounts, debit and credit cards on mobile platforms; and Qenta Capital & Risk Management provides specialized hedging products and margin financing for soft commodities and precious metals.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Qenta has offices and operations on 5 continents and more than 400 employees. It offers the highest level of security and compliance and is governed by financial authorizations in Bermuda, Brazil, Dubai, Ghana, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the US.
By reducing friction and delivering better access to financial products and services Qenta aims to create borderless and democratized financial ecosystems to elevate global businesses and citizens.
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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it will report financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2022 on Thursday, May 5, 2022. A news release will be issued at approximately 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and will be available at www.bd.com/investors, along with related presentation materials. The news release and presentation materials will include summary financial information for the company's second quarter of fiscal year 2022, which ended on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
BD management will host an audio webcast at 8 a.m. ET on May 5, 2022 to discuss its financial results and provide an update on its operations and strategy. The audio webcast can be accessed at BD's investor relations website at www.bd.com/investors and a replay will be available shortly after the call at the same website.
About BD
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics, and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 75,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help enhance the safety and efficiency of clinicians' care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to accurately detect disease and advance researchers' capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/bd1/ and Twitter @BDandCo.
Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in BD's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, Comptroller Brad Lander said Monday.
Grant Williams was exonerated last July in the 1996 shooting of Shdell Lewis outside a Staten Island public housing complex.
Williams, 51, had been paroled in 2019. After being cleared last year, he filed a notice of claim, a first step toward suing the city. The comptroller’s office has the authority to settle such claims without court action and occasionally does so, including in the 2014 police chokehold death of Eric Garner.
Williams’ lawyer, Irving Cohen, said the city “did the right thing” by settling quickly.
“This will assist him in going forward and trying to get back on his feet,” and finally putting the ordeal behind him, Cohen said.
He said the state recently settled a separate claim from Williams for $5 million. A message inquiring about the matter was left for state officials.
Lander, a Democrat, said he was pleased that the city was “able to move quickly to a fair and early resolution of this claim.”
The case against Williams had rested largely on the testimony of a couple of eyewitnesses. One was a police officer who chased the gunman — and initially gave a description that didn’t match Williams.
Prosecutors at his trial also sought to suggest a connection between Williams and a baseball cap that the shooter dropped at the scene, though the hat was never tested for DNA that could have pointed to its wearer. It was emblazoned with the logo of Wu-Tang Clan. Williams had worked at the multiplatinum-selling rap group’s Staten Island studio, but his lawyer notes that there was no telling how many hometown fans might have had Wu-Tang Clan hats at the time.
No physical, forensic or digital evidence tied Williams to the crime, and some witnesses testified that he wasn’t the gunman.
Another eyewitness, a friend of the victim’s, had also told investigators that Williams wasn’t the gunman. But police didn’t tell prosecutors about it until after he was indicted, and that witness didn’t testify at the trial.
Williams unsuccessfully appealed his conviction for years before Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon’s office agreed to review it. Prosecutors ultimately joined Williams in seeking the dismissal of his conviction, saying they now believe he’s innocent.
Williams told reporters at the time that he never lost faith that he would be exonerated and used to tell other inmates they’d see it on the news someday.
“And today is that day,” he said with relatives, supporters and friends including Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah by his side.
Since then, Williams has been adjusting to restarting his life, Cohen said. He said his client, who earned an associate’s degree behind bars, hopes to help other wrongfully convicted people and help people steer clear of crime.
“He’s very resilient,” Cohen said.
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Associated Press writer Michael R. Sisak contributed. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/nyc-to-pay-7m-to-man-wrongfully-convicted-in-1996-killing/ | 2022-05-23T19:19:44Z |
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ZAPPA'S TIMELESS TOP 40 HIT, CO-WRITTEN WITH AND FEATURING DAUGHTER MOON UNIT ZAPPA, MARKED WITH ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO, DANCE REMIX BY FLUX PAVILION, AND "VALLEY GIRL"-THEMED MERCH
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Valley Girl," Frank Zappa's sardonic, GRAMMY®-nominated Top 40 hit co-written with and featuring his then teenage daughter Moon Unit Zappa offering up the "totally bitchin'" local slang of the day over a gonzo riff set to an energetic beat. Released in 1982, the satirical track – which poked fun at the teen culture of Southern California's San Fernando Valley – became the innovative artist's biggest hit in the U.S. and inadvertently popularized "Valspeak" across the nation while capturing the zeitgeist of the day.
To celebrate this enduring father-daughter collaboration turned cultural phenomenon, Zappa Records/UMe has released the first-ever music video for "Valley Girl," courtesy of the award-winning animation studio, Fantoons. Inspired by '80s cartoons, the animated video is chock full of Easter Eggs from across Zappa's peerless and prolific career.
Watch "Valley Girl" here: https://zappa.lnk.to/ValleyGirlVideoPR
To accompany the video, a new collection of "Valley Girl"-inspired merch, featuring graphics and imagery from the video on a t-shirt, tank and hat, is now available, alongside the recently released evergreen Zappa line at Zappa.com.
"Valley Girl" merch: https://store.zappa.com/collections/valley-girl
Zappa merch: https://store.zappa.com/collections/zappa-collection
Later this year, "Valley Girl" will also receive a fresh remix from British DJ, producer, and EDM star, and longtime Zappa fan, Flux Pavillion, who has previously worked alongside M.I.A., Dillon Francis, Marshmello, Steve Aoki, and many others.
When 14-year-old Moon first approached Frank Zappa about a collaboration, her only goal was to spend more time with her legendary father. For the better part of three decades, the elder Zappa had gained near-mythic status through his work as a boundary-pushing musician, a prolific composer and producer, a guitar virtuoso, and a prominent activist. By the early '80s, however, Zappa was a family man, who spent much of his time at his home studio when he wasn't touring. His children – Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva – meanwhile, had few rules, other than to not disturb their father when he was at work.
Craving a sense of normalcy and quality time with her dad, Moon slipped a note under Frank's studio door. "Up until now I have been trying to stay out of your way while you record. However, I have come to the conclusion that I would love to sing on your album," it read. In early 1982, not long before he embarked on a European tour, Frank took his daughter up on her offer, waking her up at 3 AM to record vocals over a 4/4 beat and guitar riff that he and drummer Chad Wackerman had laid down (both of which were remarkably conventional for the offbeat artist). The teen gave it her all, improvising her best "Encino accent" and impersonating the inane idioms of her Los Angeles peers. Adding additional instrumentation from bassist Scott Thunes, plus a sardonically catchy chorus, Frank Zappa unwittingly created an anthem for the early '80s.
Initially, the acetate was shared exclusively with local rock station KROQ-FM, where Moon gave an interview, introducing the track. The song was an instant hit and soon rival stations were playing bootlegged recordings of it. It would be months, however, until "Valley Girl" was officially released—first as a track on Frank's album, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, which dropped in May—and later as a 7-inch single, which arrived in stores on August 30.
By September, "Valley Girl" had become a cultural phenomenon, reaching No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 12 on the Top Tracks chart (now known as the Mainstream Rock chart), and No. 18 on the Canadian pop chart. The song, which marked Zappa's sole U.S. Top 40 hit, drove Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch up the album charts, where it peaked at No. 23. The following year, "Valley Girl" earned the Zappas a GRAMMY® nod for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Despite the ironic nature of "Valley Girl," the single spawned a variety of themed merchandise, including posters, dolls, cosmetics, and clothing, and inspired teens around the globe to embrace phrases like "totally bitchin'," "gag me with a spoon," and "barf me out!"
Frank wasn't thrilled with the public's response to the song, telling Billboard, "People think 'Valley Girl' is a happy kind of song, but it isn't. I've always hated the Valley. It's a most depressing place…. It just goes to show that the American public loves to celebrate the infantile."
Moon, on the other hand, loved making her dad laugh, collaborating artistically and spending rare one-on-one time with him, even if it meant being uncomfortably thrust into the global spotlight so young. Moon looks forward to the new ways people will connect with the iconic character she created that the world continues to love.
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Stock market selloff is exactly what the Fed wants, former NY Fed chief says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business
Turmoil on Wall Street is a feature, not a bug, of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, according to former New York Federal Reserve President Bill Dudley.
“What’s happening right now is exactly what the Federal Reserve wants to happen,” Dudley told CNN in an interview, referring to recent volatility in the financial markets.
Turbulence on Wall Street has increased as investors worry about a potential recession and brace for a series of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 lost more than 13% of its value between January and April, marking its worst start to a year since 1939.
“They want a weaker stock market. They want higher bond yields,” Dudley said. “The stock market I think is finally catching onto that.”
The Fed came to the rescue in March 2020 by slashing interest rates to zero and promising to purchase trillions of dollars in bonds. Those moves laid the foundation for blockbuster returns in the stock market, gains that helped revive confidence in the US economy after the onset of Covid-19.
Now, the Fed is unwinding those emergency policies — and that will be a challenge for markets.
Fed policy is keyed in part to financial conditions. When the economy needs help, the Fed loosens its policies, making it cheap and easy to borrow money and pushing investors to focus on riskier stocks instead of boring bonds.
But given the red-hot jobs market and very high inflation, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has conceded that financial conditions must be tightened. That means higher bond yields, lower stock prices and widening credit spreads that make it more expensive for companies with weaker balance sheets to borrow.
‘The Fed has to be pleased’
Tech stocks have been hit especially hard lately. The Nasdaq is in a bear market, down more than 23% from its record high.
Dudley said current Fed officials will be encouraged to see the market reacting because it makes their job easier.
“The less the market reacts to the Fed, the more the Fed has to do. The more the market reacts, the less the Fed has to do,” Dudley said.
In other words, if financial conditions weren’t already getting tougher, the Fed would have to telegraph even more dramatic steps.
“The Fed has to be pleased by the fact that the change in their monetary policy plans has started to affect bond and stock prices in a way that will make it easier for them to get control over an overheated economy,” Dudley said.
Is the market underestimating the Fed?
Of course, Fed officials don’t want to panic investors in a way that crashes the market. That could slow down the economy too much by dealing a blow to confidence among consumers and CEOs.
“That’s why soft landings are so difficult to pull off,” Dudley said.
Investors have sharply increased their expectations for how high interest rates will have to go to get inflation under control. And yet Dudley said Wall Street may need to adjust its forecasts even higher given the scale of the inflation problem.
“I think the market still probably is a little bit underpricing where the Fed is ultimately going to have to go in the second phase of monetary policy,” Dudley said. “I think they have to actually start to make monetary policy tight in 2023. I don’t think the market fully understands that yet.”
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WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected a variety of projects that take innovative approaches to broadening student participation in science, technology, engineering, and math to receive awards totaling approximately $12.5 million. The awards will help the sponsoring colleges, universities, and informal education institutions like museums, bring spaceflight inspiration and high-priority research opportunities to students from communities underrepresented in STEM fields.
"Reaching students with authentic STEM experiences and opportunities is an investment in the workforce we'll need to meet our nation's goals in space today, and in the future," said Mike Kincaid, associate administrator for the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "It's vital we continue to collaborate with educational institutions and support their efforts to bring the excitement of NASA's missions to the students in their communities."
The awards are funded through three of NASA's Office of STEM Engagement programs: NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which provides meaningful aerospace research opportunities to students in eligible U.S. jurisdictions; Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for American Indian and Alaska Native STEM Engagement (MAIANSE), which serves Native American and Indigenous communities; and Next Generation STEM (Next Gen STEM), which focuses on sparking a love of STEM among students in grades K-12.
Boosting Research that Contributes to NASA
NASA EPSCoR's Research cooperative agreements enable college and university students to contribute to studies that align with the agency's priorities and provide a boost to areas that historically offered few opportunities to participate in aerospace research. Through the 2022 NASA EPSCoR Research solicitation, the agency has awarded more than $10.4 million to 14 universities to conduct research and technology development in areas important to the agency's mission.
The selected institutions and their proposed projects are:
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Translating Hibernation for Space Torpor and Remote Emergency Medicine - University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Arkansas - ARKSAT-3: Toward the Development of Technologies and Science Missions for Interplanetary CubeSats Flying in Formation as Active Spectroscopy Instruments - University of Delaware, Newark
High Performance W-band GaN Power Amplifiers for Cloud Doppler Radar Arrays - University of Idaho, Moscow
On-Demand Manufacturing of Smart Systems for Structural Health Monitoring - University of Kentucky, Lexington
Multi-Scale Data-Driven Modeling of Radiative Transport Through Thermal Protection Systems - Maine Space Grant Consortium, Augusta
Metastable Oxygen Nanobubbles to Advanced Life Support Systems in Space Exploration - University of Mississippi, Oxford
Development of an Improved Visualization Tool for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Mississippi Sound Coastal Waters using Integrated NASA Satellite and Novel Autonomous Surface Vessel Collected Field Datasets - Montana State University, Bozeman
A Transdisciplinary Approach to Assess Measurements of Albedo Across Snowy Landscapes Using Multiple Sensors at Multiple Scales - University of Nebraska, Omaha
Femtosecond Laser Functionalized Surfaces for Cryogenic Fluid Management - University of New Hampshire, Durham
High-Temperature Effective Piezoelectric Composites for Future Space Self-Powering Sensors - University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
Paving the Way for Astrophysics Research in Puerto Rico - Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Planetary Methane in Ultramafic Contexts: Searching for Cyclicity in Methane Emissions at a Planetary Analog Site in Northern California - University of The Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie
Application of UAV and Satellite Based Optical Sensors to Help Preserve the Coral Reefs of the US Virgin Islands - West Virginia University, Morgantown
Surface States and Doping in Aluminum Prototypes for NASA Detector Development
Weaving Indigenous Culture with NASA Missions
Through MAIANSE CONNECT, NASA requested proposals centered on the weaving of indigenous knowledge with NASA missions. The solicitation addressed the needs of indigenous communities to be served in culturally relevant and respectful ways. The agency selected three minority-serving institutions to receive nearly $1.3 million in cooperative agreements for four projects aimed at fostering connections between indigenous culture and NASA.
While MAIANSE has historically provided support to Tribal Colleges and Universities, MAIANSE CONNECT expanded eligibility to include other institutions, specifically Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions.
The selected institutions and their proposed projects are:
- Navajo Technical College, Crownpoint, New Mexico
NASA and the Navajo Nation: Weaving Western STEM and Navajo Traditional Knowledge into an Educational Ecosystem - Navajo Technical College, Crownpoint, New Mexico
NASA MAIANSE CONNECTing Scheme for Promoting Indigenous Culture and Ethics among Students (SPICES) with STEM - Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa
Exploring the Sun and the Night Sky Through the Lens of the Skywatchers - University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Ka mālamalama o ka mahina: Building Pathways for Indigenous Lunar Science in Hawaiʻi
Supporting STEM in Underserved Communities
NASA's Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program has selected an additional informal education organization to help inspire the next generation of explorers and to expand student participation in STEM fields.
The agency has selected Adler Planetarium in Chicago and its proposed project, Climate Change and Me: Engaging Young People with NASA Data, Missions and Careers through Immersive Visualizations, Planetarium Programs, and Virtual Experiences. Through on-site and virtual field trips, students in grades 5 through 8 will learn about global climate change concepts, analyze data and various factors that may determine how certain human activities affect the Earth's climate.
Adler Planetarium joins three awardees announced in January 2022. The agency will award approximately $800,000 to each of the selected organizations, which will implement their proposals over the next two to four years.
Informal education institutions, such as science museums, planetariums, libraries, zoos, and more, are uniquely positioned to reach students, including those who are historically underrepresented and underserved in STEM fields.
TEAM II awards are funded through NASA's Next Generation (Next Gen) STEM project, which focuses primarily on reaching K-12 and informal education to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts. The STEM experiences funded by TEAM II directly align with NASA missions.
NASA's Office of STEM Engagement develops unique resources and experiences to spark student interest in STEM and build a skilled and diverse next generation workforce. For the latest NASA STEM events, activities, and news, visit:
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Dougherty County’s Northwest Library branch and other libraries, city recreation centers, churches and the Albany Civic Center were among the sites that opened to help area residents cool off during last week’s heat wave.
ALBANY — What a difference a week makes, with the 100-plus degrees of a few days ago expected to moderate to around 90 degrees into the weekend.
When the mercury spiked last week, the city of Albany and Dougherty County reacted by setting up shelter cooling stations. Local churches participated by opening their doors for “Operation Safe Place,” to allow residents inside to cool off, and providing transportation.
Now that the city has devised a course of action, it can mobilize for future hot weather emergencies.
Four deaths were attributed at least in part to the heat, according to Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler, and the county’s Emergency Medical Services answered a number of heat-related calls during the days of extreme high temperatures and humidity.
In addition to the churches, the county’s five library branches also served as cool oases for those who did not have sufficient air conditioning to ride out the heat wave, and the city also offered some recreational facilities. Participants received cold water and snacks each day.
Now the city has committed to opening shelters when temperatures reach or exceed 100 degrees, Albany Public Information Officer Krista Monk said.
“However, even as temperatures have gone down slightly from last week, we encourage everyone to try to avoid being in the heat for too long,” Monk said. “If you must be outside, please take breaks from the heat frequently and stay hydrated.”
Since the city’s initial efforts, other churches have stepped forward to offer their facilities for use in the future, she said.
“The city of Albany would like to thank all of the community partners who assisted us with Operation Safe Place,” Monk said. “Dougherty County was instrumental in the success of the initiative as well, especially by providing additional locations for us to utilize and helping us get the word out to the community. Several churches provided locations and services that also made Operation Safe Place possible.
“We thank all of you and all of the city departments that were involved for helping protect our community from extremely high temperatures.”
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Man saved from hot home by neighbor, officer during wellness check
SIKESTON, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) - Members of one Missouri community are thankful that a man is alive after he was saved by police and neighbors who helped him.
Neighbors in a neighborhood realized something was amiss with an elderly man who was residing in a home in a Sikeston neighborhood, KFVS reported.
Two residents went over to check on the man Friday. After a faint noise from inside the residence, they quickly called police for a wellness check.
Officer Brent Mullin responded and gained entry in the home. There they found the man lying on the floor in a very hot home and fading fast.
“Went to the back door, forced entry and walked in about five or six steps and I saw an individual laying on the ground that was in desperate need of medical attention,” Mullin said.
Mullin said the man was in that position on the ground for more than a day or possibly two with no air conditioning on or circulation throughout the house.
“It was very hot in that house,” Mullin said. “I guarantee it was 100 plus in that house. The heat index outside was probably 105 to 110 and inside the house, it was closed up. It was probably 120 degrees inside that house.”
Mullin said the man wasn’t hooked up to his oxygen source either and had moments left if it wasn’t for the individuals that checked on him.
Neighbor Michael Baker said the man was “hanging on by a thread.”
“He had even walked off and left his oxygen tank,” Baker said. “I don’t know if he stumbled away from it or what but he was just barely hanging on.”
The man was able to grip Officer Mullin’s hand a little bit to let him know he was still alive. Afterwards, an emergency medical service personnel showed up on scene and rushed him to a local hospital.
Baker recounts the events that led up to that moment. Baker was outside earlier Friday morning mowing a yard when he went over to the man’s house to see if he needed his lawn mowed as well.
“Went by his house and there was a guy there (outside), him and his dog, and he was waiting on him. Said he didn’t know what time he got up,” Baker said. “So, I knocked on the door, knocked on the door. He (the man inside the home) said ‘Yeah’. He did that about three or four times as I’m beating on the door but he never did come to the door.”
Baker then left but said things didn’t seem quite right there.
At this time, Baker’s son, Mandell Brandy was driving on his way down from the Columbia, Missouri, area. As soon as he arrived at his father’s house, they decided to go back and check on the man together.
“He (Brandy) came over there, climbed up on the fence, leaning towards the house and pecking on that and calling his name,” Baker said. “He said, “Pop, I think I hear him.’ Went in and that man was in dire straits. If it hadn’t had been for officer Mullin, ain’t no telling how things would come out.”
Officer Mullin, along with Baker and Brandy, stress the importance of checking on your neighbors, especially when conditions aren’t favorable like the recent high temperatures we’ve endured across the area.
“Whether it’s high heat, or just a normal beautiful day, if you can check on the people that you know are alone, older or kind of secluded, do that because it’s important to know they’re okay,” Brandy said.
The two gentlemen and officer that had a hand in saving this man’s life hopes that he gets the treatment he needs and makes a full recovery soon.
“I hope he makes a full recovery and he’s out in a week or two and living his life the way it should be,” Mullin said.
“I just want to see the man back moving around,” Baker said. “I just would like to see him back in the neighborhood.”
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MIAMI, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) (the "Company") today announced that its board of directors approved, pursuant to the previously announced adoption of a plan of partial liquidation (the "Plan") related to the distribution of net proceeds from the Company's sale of Walden e-Learning LLC (the "Sale"), the payment of a special cash distribution (the "Distribution") equal to $0.83 per each share of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.004 per share, to each holder of record on September 28, 2022. The Distribution is scheduled to be paid on October 12, 2022. Based on the current number of shares outstanding, the aggregate amount of the Distribution is expected to be approximately $137 million.
The proceeds being distributed are attributable to the release of $71.7 million of escrowed funds from the Sale plus remaining net proceeds that had yet to be distributed. This is anticipated to be the final distribution pursuant to the Plan.
Eilif Serck-Hanssen, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "In addition to delivering on our growth and quality commitments, we continue to prioritize return of capital for our shareholders. We believe that our leading brands, cash accretive business model and strong balance sheet position us well for continued value creation for all our stakeholders, including our shareholders."
Summary of Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to the Receipt of the Distribution
The Distribution will be taxable to holders of Company common stock. In general, except as described in the immediately succeeding paragraph, the Company will treat the Distribution as a partial liquidation for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the Company obtained a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that, in summary, provides that the Distribution will be treated as a distribution in partial liquidation. As a result, each holder of Company common stock that is not a corporation (for this purpose any stock held by a partnership, estate or trust will be treated as if it were actually held proportionately by its partners or beneficiaries) (a non-corporate shareholder) will be treated as having a portion of their Company common shares redeemed and will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the cash received by them in the Distribution and their adjusted tax basis in the Company common stock deemed to have been exchanged therefor. Each corporate shareholder generally will be required to treat the Distribution as a dividend for federal income tax purposes to the extent of the Company's current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for federal income tax purposes).
Notwithstanding the above, the Company is not yet able to finally determine the amount of net proceeds from the Sale as relevant for purposes of the private letter ruling described above. If the amount of the Distribution exceeds the net proceeds from the Sale, a portion of the Distribution could be treated as a distribution with respect to, rather than in exchange for, stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, such portion of the Distribution would be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of the Company's current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes). To the extent that amounts received pursuant to the Distribution that are treated as distributions exceed the Company's current and accumulated earnings and profits, the distribution will first be treated as a non-taxable return of capital, causing a reduction in the tax basis of a holder's shares, and any amounts in excess of a holder's tax basis will result in capital gain.
Because a currently undetermined portion of the Distribution could be treated as a distribution with respect to, rather than in exchange for, stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is possible that a withholding agent may withhold tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on the entire amount of the Distribution payable to a holder of Company common stock that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; any such holder, a "Non-U.S. Holder"). Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular facts and circumstances, the procedures for claiming treaty benefits or otherwise establishing an exemption from U.S. withholding taxes with respect to the Distribution, and any action that may be taken to mitigate any potential adverse tax consequences.
All holders of Company common stock should consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences to them of the Distribution, including the applicability and effect of any U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. and other tax laws. For further details regarding material U.S. tax consequences of the Distribution, see the Company's Form 8-K filed September 14, 2022.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements which contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. In particular, statements regarding the impact of the Distribution and the amount, timing, process, tax treatment and impact of any future special distributions under the Plan represent forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed and to be filed with the SEC and other filings made with the SEC.
About Laureate Education, Inc.
Laureate Education, Inc. operates five higher education institutions across Mexico and Peru, enrolling more than 375,000 students in high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs through campus-based and online learning. Our universities have a deep commitment to academic quality and innovation, strive for market-leading employability outcomes, and work to make higher education more accessible. At Laureate, we know that when our students succeed, countries prosper, and societies benefit.
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Cumulative Donation Exceeds $1.8 Million to Support Breast Cancer Research
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weichert Family of Companies successfully raised $150,000 during its 22nd Annual Charity Outing to benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS) and breast cancer research. Proceeds from the event bring the grand total that Weichert has raised for the ACS and breast cancer research to a remarkable $1.887 million since the annual fundraiser began in 2001.
"We were thrilled to return to top form this year, with participation and generous monetary support from our Weichert friends, family, colleagues and sponsors," said charity committee chairperson Joe McDonald, a regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors. "Thanks go out to all our residential sales offices across multiple states who contributed with their own community-based events, as well as all the many volunteers, sponsors and individuals who donated their time, effort and funds to make this year's Charity Outing an incredible success."
Held at the picturesque Fiddler's Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ, this year's outing hosted more than 250 golfers, as well as dozens of attendees who enjoyed a Member for the Day, paint-and-sip, or golf clinic packages. All participants enjoyed a buffet luncheon and three-hour cocktail reception with raffle drawings, which included a grand prize of a 70" LCD TV and dozens of silent auction items.
A powerful highlight of the Charity Outing was special guest speaker and breast cancer survivor Sylvia Ferraro, a sales associate with Weichert, Realtors' Toms River, NJ, office. Ferraro shared her personal story at the event with her husband, Robert, and daughters Ashley, Amanda and Olivia by her side. "Hearing Sylvia's inspiring story was a reminder that so many of us know someone who has been directly or indirectly impacted by breast cancer," McDonald said.
According to McDonald, the Annual Charity Outing is the embodiment of the Weichert culture, which has always been one of giving back to the community. "It's always humbling to see the extent to which the extended Weichert Community supports our charity efforts," McDonald said.
Numerous Weichert sales offices across the Northeast held supporting events throughout the summer, while 86 organizations supported the fundraiser through various forms of sponsorship.
Top sponsors included Cumberland Mutual Insurance Co.; Customers Bank; DefinedLogic; Joyce Van Lines; National General, an Allstate Company; Radian; Reindeer Logistics, LLC; Risk Strategies Corp./UNIRISC & EMS; Safeco Insurance; and Travelers. Other sponsors included Ace Relocation Systems Inc.; Arch Mortgage Insurance; Armstrong Moving Ltd.; ATSG; Centric Benefits Consulting; Chubb; Collins Brothers Moving Corp.; Essent Guaranty; Executive Class, a Division of the Beltmann Relocation Group; Fidelity National Title; Foremost Insurance; Hanover Insurance Group; Henricksen; ICC; Mackie Moving Systems/Kings Transfer; Mesirow Financial Inc.; Morgan Engineering, LLC; Morstan General Agency; Mullen & Reynolds, LLC; Optimal Blue; Peckar & Abramson, P.C.; Plymouth Rock Assurance; Prism Digital Communications; Progressive Insurance; Ribbon Home; South Street Securities; Tanium; Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; and Wells Fargo Funding.
Those who would still like to help support breast cancer research may send donations payable to the American Cancer Society to Weichert, Realtors, 1625 Route 10 East, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, Attn: Laura Metro ‒ Weichert Charity Outing. Donations can also be made through Weichert's Charity Outing page.
The 23rd Annual Charity Outing will be held August 17, 2023.
For more information about Weichert, Realtors or to find your local office, visit www.weichert.com.
Since 1969, Weichert, Realtors has grown from a single office into one of the nation's leading providers of homeownership services by putting its customers first. A family of 18 full-service real estate-related companies, Weichert provides an integrated real estate, mortgage, insurance and title settlement solution — branded as All Under One Roof ℠— to simplify the home purchase experience for buyers and sellers, in most markets. Weichert leverages its customer website, www.weichert.com, one of the most visited real estate websites in the nation, to help families and individuals realize the dream of homeownership through quick and easy access to listing information and the services of its real estate professionals nationwide. Like other family-owned and -operated businesses, Weichert enjoys greater public trust according to several national surveys. For more information, Weichert's customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD.
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