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ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ARCH) ("Arch Resources" or "Arch" or "us") today announced that on May 25, 2022, it closed its previously announced privately negotiated exchanges (the "exchanges") of $125.2 million principal amount of its 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "notes") for aggregate consideration consisting of $130.1 million in cash and approximately 2.6 million shares of Arch Resources' common stock. The number of shares of Arch Resources' common stock issued pursuant to the exchanges was determined over the four consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, May 19, 2022. The exchanged notes have been retired. Approximately $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of notes remain outstanding with terms unchanged.
"With these transactions, Arch has strengthened and simplified its capital structure in a way that should drive significant long-term value for our shareholders," said Paul A. Lang, Arch's chief executive officer and president. "In aggregate, we have avoided approximately 743,000 shares of stock dilution via the use of $130.1 million of cash, prevented potential incremental dilution associated with expected future dividend payments, reduced Arch's overall indebtedness by an incremental 40 percent from March 31, 2022 levels, and eliminated $6.6 million in annual future interest payments."
In total, Arch has settled approximately 80 percent of its outstanding convertible debt securities. The capped calls that Arch put in place in November 2020 – at the time of the initial offering of the notes – remain outstanding and have an intrinsic value of $62.1 million.
In February 2022, Arch announced a new capital allocation model that includes the return to stockholders of 50 percent of the prior quarter's discretionary cash flow – defined as cash flow from operations minus capital expenditures and contributions to the thermal mine reclamation fund – via a variable quarterly cash dividend in conjunction with a fixed quarterly cash dividend. Arch further stated that it planned to use the remaining 50 percent of the prior quarter's discretionary cash flow for use in share buybacks, special dividends, the repurchase of potentially dilutive securities, and/or capital preservation.
"Through these exchanges, we have settled a significant percentage of the potentially dilutive securities referenced in our capital return model – in a quick and efficient manner – and going forward expect to direct 'the second 50 percent' of our future discretionary cash flows towards the other strategic priorities clearly laid out in our new capital return formula, including stock buybacks," Lang said.
In support of these evolving priorities, the Arch board of directors recently increased the existing authorization under the company's share repurchase program from $223 million to $500 million.
Since the start of 2022, Arch has taken significant steps to strengthen its balance sheet and enhance its capital structure, including repaying more than $400 million, or nearly 70 percent, of its overall indebtedness and funding its recently established thermal mine reclamation fund to nearly 80 percent of targeted levels. In addition, and as discussed, the company re-initiated its capital return program and declared a quarterly dividend of $8.11 per share – payable on June 15, 2022 to shareholders of record on May 31, 2022 – consistent with its new capital return formula.
The exchanges were conducted as private placements, and the shares of common stock issued in the exchanges were issued pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act in transactions not involving any public offering. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities described above, nor will there be any offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Arch Resources is a premier producer of high-quality metallurgical products for the global steel industry. The company operates large, modern and highly efficient mines that consistently set the industry standard for both mine safety and environmental stewardship.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended—that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "should," "could," "appears," "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "may," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "believes," "seeks," or "will." Actual results may vary significantly from those anticipated due to many factors, including: impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; changes in coal prices, which may be caused by numerous factors beyond our control, including changes in the domestic and foreign supply of and demand for coal and the domestic and foreign demand for steel and electricity; volatile economic and market conditions; operating risks beyond our control, including risks related to mining conditions, mining, processing and plant equipment failures or maintenance problems, weather and natural disasters, the unavailability of raw materials, equipment or other critical supplies, mining accidents, and other inherent risks of coal mining that are beyond our control; loss of availability, reliability and cost-effectiveness of transportation facilities and fluctuations in transportation costs; inflationary pressures and availability and price of mining and other industrial supplies; the effects of foreign and domestic trade policies, actions or disputes on the level of trade among the countries and regions in which we operate, the competitiveness of our exports, or our ability to export; competition, both within our industry and with producers of competing energy sources, including the effects from any current or future legislation or regulations designed to support, promote or mandate renewable energy sources; alternative steel production technologies that may reduce demand for our coal; the loss of key personnel or the failure to attract additional qualified personnel and the availability of skilled employees and other workforce factors; our ability to secure new coal supply arrangements or to renew existing coal supply arrangements; the loss of, or significant reduction in, purchases by our largest customers; disruptions in the supply of coal from third parties; risks related to our international growth; our relationships with, and other conditions affecting, our customers and our ability to collect payments from our customers; the availability and cost of surety bonds, including potential collateral requirements; additional demands for credit support by third parties and decisions by banks, surety bond providers, or other counterparties to reduce or eliminate their exposure to the coal industry; inaccuracies in our estimates of our coal reserves; defects in title or the loss of a leasehold interest; losses as a result of certain marketing and asset optimization strategies; cyber-attacks or other security breaches that disrupt our operations, or that result in the unauthorized release of proprietary, confidential or personally identifiable information; our ability to acquire or develop coal reserves in an economically feasible manner; our ability to comply with the restrictions imposed by our term loan debt facility and other financing arrangements; our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness and raise funds necessary to repurchase notes for cash following a fundamental change or to pay any cash amounts due upon conversion; existing and future legislation and regulations affecting both our coal mining operations and our customers' coal usage; governmental policies and taxes, including those aimed at reducing emissions of elements such as mercury, sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter or greenhouse gases; increased pressure from political and regulatory authorities, along with environmental and climate change activist groups, and lending and investment policies adopted by financial institutions and insurance companies to address concerns about the environmental impacts of coal combustion; increased attention to environmental, social or governance matters; our ability to obtain and renew various permits necessary for our mining operations; risks related to regulatory agencies ordering certain of our mines to be temporarily or permanently closed under certain circumstances; risks related to extensive environmental regulations that impose significant costs on our mining operations, and could result in litigation or material liabilities; the accuracy of our estimates of reclamation and other mine closure obligations; the existence of hazardous substances or other environmental contamination on property owned or used by us; risks related to tax legislation and our ability to use net operating losses and certain tax credits; our ability to pay base or variable dividends in accordance with our announced capital return program, and other risks as disclosed in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings. All forward-looking statements in this press release, as well as all other written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this press release. These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could affect us. These risks and uncertainties, as well as other risks of which we are not aware or which we currently do not believe to be material, may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by the federal securities laws.
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The Independence Fund Urges Senate to Pass Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 Toxic Exposure Bill Ahead of Recess
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independence Fund again endorses the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, and pleads with the Senate to pass it without amendment, without delay, and before Congress goes into its August recess. The Veteran-serving non-profit submitted a letter of endorsement for the bill co-signed by 13 additional Veteran-serving organizations ahead of Senate reconsideration.
"Toxic exposure has plagued the Veteran community for decades," explains Bob Carey, Executive Vice President of Advocacy and Strategy for The Independence Fund. "More than three million Veterans have symptoms ranging from asthma to unexplained neurological disorders, rare cancers, pulmonary diseases, and more. Our government has allowed them to be on the front lines of exposure to the horrors of toxic exposure without relief for far too long."
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, which passed the House in June, passed the Senate soon thereafter, passed the House again two weeks ago to fix a minor clerical error, and now lies before the Senate for what should be a quick and easy passage; however, the vote is languishing due to minor objections As a result, the bill is in danger of further delay due to Senate recess, or even more catastrophically, being killed.
"The Senate is taking advantage of Congress being procedurally correct in changing a single line of the previously passed bill, to try to get an amendment added in," explained Carey, "But if the amendment were adopted, it would delay enactment for at least another month, probably two, and may kill the bill altogether. For the tens of thousands of disabled Veterans suffering from toxic exposure symptoms served by The Independence Fund, four to six weeks is an eternity when awaiting medical care for cancer and other highly specialized conditions. As soon as this bill is enacted into law, the VA can start treating these sick Veterans. The Independence Fund, and many other Veteran organizations, will be happy to work with Senators on budgetary issues after this bill becomes law. But now, after two and a half years of work, is not the time to try to be a budgetary perfectionist, and to do so on the backs of sick Veterans. We urge the Senate to pass this bill now!"
The Independence Fund works closely with Veterans suffering the harmful side effects of burn pit and other toxins exposure during Operation Desert Storm and post-9/11 operations. Currently, 78% of all disability claims related to toxic exposure are denied by the VA, and those who register in the VA's Burn Pit Registry can still wait years before receiving a response. "The PACT Act will provide a vital lifeline for these Veterans who have given so much in the defense of our country, but who are left behind by the bureaucratic inertia of the VA's disability claims process," Carey said.
Available for Interview:
Nick Ooley and Heidi Yurack - Army Veteran, Arlington, Indiana
Nick Ooley, 35, is an Army Veteran who was regularly exposed to burn pits as convoy security. He has been facing the effects of toxic exposure for more than 6 years, including restrictive lung disease and a new, still-undiagnosed disease in his lungs.
Ben and Seida Johnson - Air Force, Katy, Texas
Ben Johnson, 35, is an Air Force Veran who was exposed to jet fuel, burn pits, and sewage ponds in Afghanistan and Qatar as engineer assistant. He was diagnosed with advanced bone cancer that was deteriorating his spine and had spread through 90% of his body.
Linda Sorrells - Air Force, Pine Level, NC
Linda Sorrells' husband Dwight was a Vietnam Veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange in Thailand and diagnosed with multiple service-related cancers, but his disability claim remained in review for nearly 3 years. Dwight passed away in 2022 with the claim still unresolved and benefits left unpaid.
Founded in 2007, The Independence Fund (501c3) is committed to serving the Warfighter Community by providing innovative programs and services to support the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual independence of our servicemembers, combat Veterans, their caregivers, families, and those allies who served in combat alongside our troops, through innovative mobility and adaptive technologies and therapies for combat veterans; suicide prevention; caregiver and family support; and Veteran advocacy with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, other government agencies, federal and state legislators, and other partners. The Independence Fund believes in fairness and equality for all veterans and families irrespective of race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation, and will continue to uphold these American values.
Media Contact:
Caroline Arey
The Independence Fund
Strategic Messaging Director
704.608.8770
c.arey@independencefund.org
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to prevent a family pet from accidentally pressing the power control switches at the inner door panel while riding in the car," said an inventor, from Tylertown, Miss., "so I invented the CONTROL SWITCH COVER. My design would alleviate concern over the pet opening the window or activating the door locks."
The invention provides an effective way to shield the control switches at a vehicle's inner door panel. In doing so, it prevents inadvertent activation by a pet. It also protects against moisture associated with weather and spills. As a result, it enhances safety and convenience. The invention features a simple and reliable design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for vehicle owners, especially those with pets. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Jackson sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-JTK-134, 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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ATLANTA, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 before the market opens. In conjunction with its earnings release, the Company will host a conference call to review the Company's financial and operating results on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial toll-free (888) 440-5966 or (646) 960-0125 for international callers, and use conference ID number 9842359. For interested individuals unable to join by telephone, the call also will be broadcast and archived for 90 days on the Company's investor website. Interested parties are encouraged to click on the webcast link 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call.
RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected international markets. RPC's investor website can be found on the internet at RPC.net.
For information about RPC, Inc. or this event, please contact:
Michael L. Schmit
Chief Financial Officer
(404) 419-3800
mschmit@rpc.net
Jim Landers
Vice President Corporate Services
(404) 321-2162
jlanders@rpc.net
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SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCi Inc. and Taco John's International Inc. announced today that the restaurant chain has appointed the marketing platform for multi-location brands as its global platform of record for localized marketing. Taco John's turned to SOCi to create a more personalized experience for each of the chain's nearly 380 locations to heighten guest satisfaction while providing cohesive brand messaging across all digital channels.
SOCi will help simplify and streamline Taco John's localized marketing strategy by managing local listings across digital platforms, local pages, and providing insights through SOCi Listening so the company can stay in tune with its guests, bringing them the flavors they truly crave.
"Our brand continues to be guest-obsessed by putting our guests first," said Korey Love Taylor, lead manager of digital engagement at Taco John's. "Better understanding their interests and tastes helps us bring product innovation to the forefront. We wish to grow and expand throughout the country by focusing on bringing our bigger, bolder, and better flavors to new and existing guests."
Localized digital marketing drives higher traffic, engagement, and sales-conversion potential than corporate content alone. Businesses in Google's 3-Pack, where only three businesses are showcased in the initial local search results, receive 126% more traffic and 93% more actions (calls, website clicks, directions) than businesses ranked immediately lower, according to SOCi's 2022 Localized Marketing Benchmark Report.
Additionally, Taco John's wanted a seamless way for its customer service teams to assist with marketing promotions, said Love Taylor. SOCi's technology stood out with its ability to create personalized experiences and easily update all listings platforms with a single login.
"We make sure every SOCi customer is armed with the tools, information and support they need to create a strong localized digital marketing strategy," said Afif Khoury, founder and CEO of SOCi. "It's important that the strategies we build with our customers are customized to deliver a positive, and quantitative, impact on their local digital visibility."
SOCi provided top-notch customer service throughout the exploration stage, said Love Taylor, and showcased technology that helped Taco John's to solve listings issues. "We enjoyed the personalized experience, the tech, and the design that SOCi suggested for our listings pages online," she said.
About Taco John's
Founded in 1969 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Taco John's® has been serving bigger. bolder. better. flavors for more than 50 years. Now, Taco John's operates and franchises nearly 400 restaurants in 22 states, making it one of the largest Mexican quick-service restaurant brands in America. The brand was listed No. 7 in the "Mexican Food" category on Entrepreneur's "Top Food Franchises of 2022" and was recently recognized by QSR Magazine as a "Top 15 Chain Ready to Contend as Fast Food's Top Players." Taco John's is led by CEO Jim Creel, who was named one of "The Most Influential Restaurant CEOs in the Country" by Nation's Restaurant News in 2022. For more information, visit tacojohns.com and follow Taco John's on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
About SOCi
SOCi is the marketing platform for multi-location brands. We empower businesses like Ace Hardware, Sport Clips and Anytime Fitness to scale marketing efforts across all digital channels in a way that's brand directed, locally perfected, and data connected. As one central place to scale marketing, SOCi makes the impossible possible by enabling top brands and their locations to strengthen and scale their digital presence across limitless local search and social pages while protecting what matters most, their reputation. For more information on how SOCi can help fuel your localized marketing success, visit us at www.meetsoci.com or message us at hello@meetsoci.com.
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Avery Nunez
BLASTmedia for SOCi
soci@blastmedia.com
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The Caregility Cloud™ and Eko Connect integration addresses virtual care gaps by providing a more comprehensive physical exam experience to care teams and patients
EATONTOWN, N.J. and OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caregility, an enterprise telehealth platform company, and Eko, the market leader in stethoscopes for telehealth, today announced an integration partnership. Caregility's cloud platform now seamlessly integrates with Eko's smart stethoscopes and software, enabling users of Caregility's iConsult application to perform high-quality auscultation (heart, lung, and other body sounds) on patients during a virtual physical exam.
"Our partnership addresses a key component missing from most virtual exams – auscultation. The ability for care teams to easily and accurately assess a patient's body sounds in real-time will have a meaningful impact on our hybrid care delivery models, including telenursing, telerounding, tele-ICU, and at-home care," said Peter McLain, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Business Development at Caregility. "Eko's unparalleled digital stethoscope sound quality and waveform visualization software will build clinician confidence, reduce workflow friction, and ultimately improve patient outcomes."
This partnership integrates Eko Connect, Eko's suite of telehealth APIs, with Caregility Cloud™. Caregility's award-winning telehealth solution now has access to live-streaming stethoscope sounds with real-time phonocardiogram (PCG) and electrocardiogram (ECG)* waveform visualization within a familiar interface. The integration is compatible with Eko's complete line of smart stethoscopes, including the CORE Digital Stethoscope Attachment, 3M™ Littmann® CORE Digital Stethoscope, and DUO ECG + Digital Stethoscope.
During an iConsult virtual care session, care teams can quickly and easily collaborate to perform a complete stethoscope examination on a patient. Users wirelessly connect an Eko stethoscope directly with a Caregility APS telehealth device or tablet with just one touch. This streamlined workflow eliminates additional workflow complexities and allows the care team to stay within Caregility's iConsult application to focus on conducting a high-quality virtual visit.
"Caregility and Eko share a mission to provide healthcare professionals and institutions with technologies that enable them to give their patients the best care possible, in-person or remote," said Jason Bellet, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Eko. "By marrying our Eko Connect solution with Caregility's virtual care platform, we're redefining the virtual physical exam experience for hundreds of health systems, thousands of clinicians, and millions of patients."
Caregility customers and healthcare institutions interested in integrating Eko into the Caregility telehealth platform can attend an educational webinar on August 25. Learn more about the webinar and partnership at ekohealth.com/caregility.
*ECG data available only with the Eko DUO ECG + Digital Stethoscope
About Caregility
Caregility Corporation is dedicated to connecting patients and clinicians everywhere with its Caregility Cloud™ virtual care platform. Designated as the Best in KLAS Virtual Care Platform (non-EMR) in 2021 and 2022, Caregility Cloud™ powers a purpose-built ecosystem of enterprise telehealth solutions across the care continuum. Caregility provides secure, reliable, and HIPAA- compliant audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both acute and ambulatory settings. Caregility supports more than 1,300 hospitals across dozens of health systems with millions of virtual care sessions hosted annually. From critical and acute, to urgent and emergent, to post-acute and ambulatory, as well as hospital-to-home, Caregility is connecting care everywhere. Follow Caregility on LinkedIn and Twitter at @caregility.
About Eko
Eko, a digital health company, is advancing how healthcare professionals detect and monitor heart and lung disease with its innovative suite of digital tools, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Its FDA-cleared platform is used by hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide, allowing them to detect earlier and with higher accuracy, diagnose with more confidence, manage treatment effectively, and ultimately give their patients the best care possible. Eko is headquartered in Oakland, California, with over $125 million in funding from Highland Capital Partners, Questa Capital, Artis Ventures, DigiTx Partners, NTTVC, Morningside Technology Ventures Limited, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health, and others. For more information visit www.ekohealth.com.
Caregility Media Contact
Bryan Schnepf, Vice President, Marketing
bschnepf@caregility.com
203.500.4659
Eko Media Contact
Alexandra Pony
alexandra@ponycommunications.com
250.858.0656
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MIAMI, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano" or the "Company") (NYSE: CANO) today announced that it has filed two registration statements on Form S-3 (the "S-3 Registration Statements") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that replace prior registration statements on Form S-1. The filing of the S-3 Registration Statements is administrative in nature and is intended to convert the prior registration statements on Form S-1 into registration statements on Form S-3 so that the Company can incorporate all future SEC filings by reference into the S-3 Registration Statements. The prior S-1 registration statements required periodic amendments to remain current. No additional shares are being registered or offered under the S-3 Registration Statements.
The S-3 Registration Statements relate to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-257445), originally filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021, as amended, and declared effective by the SEC on July 21, 2021, and a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-258786), originally filed with the SEC on August 12, 2021, as amended, and declared effective by the SEC on October 8, 2021, with post-effective amendments to each registration statement being declared effective on April 11, 2022. The S-3 Registration Statements have been filed with the SEC but have not yet become effective.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws or any such state or jurisdiction.
About Cano Health
Cano Health (NYSE: CANO) is a high-touch, technology-powered healthcare company delivering personalized, value-based primary care to more than 280,000 members. With its headquarters in Miami, Florida, Cano Health is transforming healthcare by delivering primary care that measurably improves the health, wellness, and quality of life of its patients and the communities it serves. Founded in 2009, Cano Health has more than 4,500 employees, and operates primary care medical centers and supports affiliated providers in nine states and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit canohealth.com or investors.canohealth.com.
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Dinosaur skeleton up for auction could fetch $8 million
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:16 PM CDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
(CNN) – A unique item from the past is going up for grabs.
Sotheby’s New York is auctioning off the skeleton of a gorgosaurus, a cousin to the T. Rex.
This carnivore lived on the earth around 77 million years ago, during the cretaceous period.
The fossil is 10 feet tall and 22 feet long. It’s expected to sell for around $8 million.
The skeleton was discovered in 2018 in Montana.
It will go on display starting July 21 at Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries. The auction will begin a week later.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading railroad catastrophe lawyers from Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC are raising wide ranging safety concerns and responding to media inquiries today following today's fatal multi-car Amtrak Southwest Chief train collision-derailment at a crossing in Mendon, Missouri, about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City, that has resulted in at least three fatalities – two passengers and a truck driver - and scores of injuries. Amtrak says there were more than 240 passengers plus 12 crew on the Chicago-bound train that derailed after striking the construction vehicle at the crossing.
"We are deeply saddened – and concerned for the safety of everyone involved – following numerous reports of this latest catastrophic Amtrak collision and derailment," said SMB's trial attorneys and mass transportation safety advocates Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey P. Goodman. "Once again, investigators from the National Transportation Board (NTSB) are rushing to a horrific incident scene. They'll focus on every safety factor, eventually determining if this was a predictable and preventable incident."
Trial attorneys Mongeluzzi and Goodman have been amongst the lead lawyers in numerous catastrophic derailments including the 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train 188 that killed 8 people; the 2021 derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed 3 people, and other fatal crashes in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. They have consistently advocated for sweeping rail safety upgrades, including Positive Train Control (PTC), which provides automatic switching and braking systems and safer railcars, which would improve the survivability of accidents.
Mr. Mongeluzzi said, "Passengers and the general public must be assured that the Amtrak system – including rail crossings coast to coast – is safe. We know from years of experience that properly operated trains and maintained track should not be involved in these kinds of incidents."
Mr. Goodman added, "Sadly, despite its history, Amtrak has yet to create a culture where safety is its highest priority. We are particularly concerned by eyewitness reports of the Amtrak crew allowing overcrowding in the observation car; that poses unique safety challenges based upon the different seating configurations."
In addition to their experience representing victims in train derailments, Mr. Mongeluzzi and Mr. Goodman previously were the lead lawyers for the victims in the sinking of amphibious Stretch Duck Boat 07 in Branson, Missouri in 2018 that killed 17 people.
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Vision today launched The Real Investing Course, a new online learning experience that helps people become better investors - in less than 10 hours.
The comprehensive 5-module Real Investing Course includes video lessons, handbooks, community access, and one full year of Real Vision Plus membership.
And thanks to Real Vision's 8-year history of interviewing finance rock stars, The Real Investing Course is unique in featuring dozens of professional investors including Lyn Alden, Peter Brandt, and Dmitry Balyasny as your guides.
"This is a game-changer," said Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal. "It's a masterclass in the building blocks of investing, and it doesn't cost thousands of dollars. I truly believe we can help people at scale like this."
That's already happening, as feedback from the beta testing group shows:
"I was relying on input from others before because I didn't think I was capable of making my own decisions but after this I'll be taking charge of my own trades." – Paul W.
"Yes, yes and did I say YES." – Donald B.
And parts of the course were filmed in an underground bunker, a cinema, and a bar - making it perhaps the most entertaining investing course in the world…
Low-cost and accessible, The Real Investing Course is just the latest step in the future of learning at Real Vision – The Real Vision Academy.
Also launching today, The Academy's roadmap features a series of courses from professional investors focusing on different types of frameworks, trading strategies and styles… and creating places and moments for the community to come together to help each other, too.
To find out more about The Real Investing Course and The Academy, visit realvision.com/rvacademy
About Real Vision:
Real Vision is a disruptive global financial media platform and online community, best known for its Real Vision membership and Real Vision Crypto — a free digital assets video channel. Real Vision doesn't have a single editorial view. We bring on the most diverse set of minds on all topics filtered through the lens of markets. The company's mission is to democratize access to financial intelligence and to help members understand the complex world of finance, business, and the global economy. Founded in 2014, the platform now has more than 300,000 members in over 100 countries around the world.
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BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have raided the office of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Frankfurt as part of a broader tax evasion investigation targeting numerous banks in Germany and beyond.
Cologne prosecutors said Wednesday that dozens of investigators began searching the offices Tuesday of a Frankfurt-based financial institution and several auditing and tax firms.
The raids, which also targeted private apartments of four suspects, were linked to an investigation into so-called cum-ex share transactions and related tax evasion practices that are said to have cost the German government billions of euros, prosecutors said.
In a statement, JPMorgan confirmed that its Frankfurt offices were “visited” this week.
“We continue to cooperate with the German authorities on their ongoing investigation,” the bank said.
The offices of several rival institutions have already been searched by German authorities. Hundreds of bankers allegedly were involved in the cum-ex scheme that saw participants claim reimbursement for taxes they hadn’t paid.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has come under scrutiny for the way Hamburg authorities handled a related case while he was mayor of the city. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/ap-german-prosecutors-search-jpmorgan-offices-in-tax-probe/ | 2022-09-01T03:43:13Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. ("17 E&T" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YQ). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether 17 E&T and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around December 4, 2020, 17 E&T conducted its initial public offering, selling 27.4 million American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") priced at $10.50 per ADS. Then, on June 10, 2022, 17 E&T announced its first quarter financial results, reporting a net loss of $3.9 million alongside a nearly 50% fall in revenue from the prior year to $36.82 million.
On this news, 17 E&T's stock price fell $1.65 per share, or 21.31%, to close at $2.40 per share on June 10, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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LONDON, ON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - VersaBank ("VersaBank" or the "Bank") (TSX: VBNK) (NASDAQ: VBNK), a leader in digital banking and cyber security solutions, today announced that David Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Sidoti & Company Virtual Investor Conference on Thursday, June 16 at 10:45 a.m. ET. A webcast of the presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of VersaBank's website at www.versabank.com. A replay of the presentation will be available on the same page of the website following the event.
VersaBank is a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank with a difference. VersaBank became the world's first fully digital financial institution when it adopted its highly efficient business-to-business model using its proprietary state-of-the-art financial technology to profitably address underserved segments of the Canadian banking market in the pursuit of superior net interest margins while mitigating risk. VersaBank obtains all of its deposits and provides the majority of its loans and leases electronically, with innovative deposit and lending solutions for financial intermediaries that allow them to excel in their core businesses. In addition, leveraging its internally developed IT security software and capabilities, VersaBank established wholly owned, Washington, DC-based subsidiary, DRT Cyber Inc. to pursue significant large-market opportunities in cyber security and develop innovative solutions to address the rapidly growing volume of cyber threats challenging financial institutions, multi-national corporations and government entities on a daily basis.
VersaBank's Common Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and on Nasdaq under the symbol VBNK. Its Series 1 Preferred Shares trade on the TSX under the symbol VBNK.PR.A.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The 2022 State Fair of Texas is getting closer and closer as the year seems to be flying by and Texans and visitors of the fair are chomping at the bit to get back out there.
This year, the fair is centering its theme and artwork to best capture the spirit of, “Taste of Texas.”
“The 2022 theme and artwork is here! Inspired by the fun nature of sticker collections, this year’s commemorative art highlights fan-favorite foods by creating a collage of caricatures that capture the spirit of “Taste of Texas.””
The theme was inspired by something nobody does better than the State Fair of Texas, fair food. “There is no doubt about it – the State Fair of Texas is known for its delicious food experiences. While all the outlandish fried foods available at the Fair gave us the nickname of “Fried Food Capital of Texas”, the more traditional fair food items remain a staple of our cuisine offering. Fan favorites like turkey legs, funnel cakes, and roasted corn can always be seen in people’s hands, usually accompanied with big smiles.”
Below is a look at some of 2022’s merch:
For more about the theme and 2022 State Fair of Texas, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/state-fair-of-texas-2022-theme-and-artwork-revealed-capturing-the-spirit-of-taste-of-texas/ | 2022-05-18T18:18:56Z |
Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men, including the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
The federal “pattern-or-practice” probe announced Thursday followed an Associated Press investigation that found Greene’s arrest was among at least a dozen cases over the past decade in which state police troopers or their bosses ignored or concealed evidence of beatings, deflected blame and impeded efforts to root out misconduct. Dozens of current and former troopers said the beatings were countenanced by a culture of impunity, nepotism and, in some cases, outright racism.
“We find significant justification to open this investigation now ... We received information of the repeated use of excessive force, often against people suspected of minor traffic offenses, who are already handcuffed or are not resisting,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the Justice Department’s civil rights division. “There are reports that officers target Black residents in their traffic enforcement practices and in use of force.”
The federal probe, the first such action against a statewide law enforcement agency in more than two decades, comes more than three years after white troopers were captured on long-withheld body-camera video beating, stunning and dragging Greene on a rural roadside near Monroe. Despite lengthy, ongoing federal and state investigations into a death that troopers initially blamed on a car crash, no one has yet been charged.
AP’s reporting found troopers have made a habit of turning off or muting body cameras during pursuits. When footage is recorded, the agency has routinely refused to release it. And a recently retired supervisor who oversaw a particularly violent clique of troopers told internal investigators last year that it was his “common practice” to rubber-stamp officers’ use-of-force reports without ever reviewing body-camera video.
In some cases, troopers omitted uses of force such as blows to the head from official reports, and in others troopers sought to justify their actions by claiming suspects were violent, resisting or escaping, all of which were contradicted by video footage.
Clarke said the probe is aimed at driving reforms that the Justice Department could seek to force by suing to implement a federal consent decree. She added that Gov. John Bel Edwards and the head of the Louisiana State Police, Lamar Davis, have pledged their cooperation.
Black leaders have for months been urging the Justice Department to launch a broader investigation into potential racial profiling by the overwhelmingly white state police, similar to other probes opened over the past year in Minneapolis, Louisville and Phoenix.
By its own tally, 67% of state police uses of force in recent years were against Black people, who make up 33% of the state’s population.
The action comes as Edwards prepares to testify before a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers investigating Greene’s death. The Democratic governor and his lawyers privately watched the video showing Greene taking his final breaths during his fatal arrest — footage that didn’t reach prosecutors until nearly two years after Greene’s May 10, 2019, death.
Federal prosecutors also are still investigating whether police brass obstructed justice to protect troopers in the Greene case — and whether they sought to conceal evidence of troopers beating other Black motorists.
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Bleiberg reported from Uvalde, Texas.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE American: AXU) (TSX: AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed a notice of meeting and management information circular (the "Circular") to its shareholders of record as of April 21, 2022, in connection with its Annual General Meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held at Suite 1165, 555 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time).
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE VOTE TODAY
Alexco encourages shareholders to read the meeting materials, which have been filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and are on our website at www.alexcoresource.com/investors/annual-general-meeting/.
Matters to be Considered and/or Voted Upon at the Meeting
Shareholders will be asked to vote on the following matters:
To fix the number of directors at six;
To elect directors for the ensuing year;
To appoint the auditors for the ensuing year; and
To consider and, if thought fit, to approve an ordinary resolution approving certain amendments to the Company's stock option plan and to approve all unallocated awards under the Company's stock option plan, as more particularly described in the accompanying Circular.
The Board of Directors of Alexco recommends that shareholders vote FOR ALL the proposed items.
How to Vote
Alexco shareholders who have questions about the management information circular, or require assistance with voting their shares can contact the Company's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group:
North America Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184
Outside North America: 1-416-304-0211
Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
Alexco is a Canadian primary silver company that owns and operates the majority of the historic Keno Hill Silver District, in Canada's Yukon Territory, one of the highest-grade silver mines in the world. Alexco started concentrate production and shipments in 2021 and is currently advancing Keno Hill toward steady state production. Upon reaching commercial production, Keno Hill is expected to produce an average of approximately 4.4 million ounces of silver per year contained in high quality lead/silver and zinc concentrates. Keno Hill retains significant potential to grow and Alexco has a long history of expanding the operation's mineral resources through successful exploration.
Please visit the Alexco website at www.alexcoresource.com
Some statements ("forward-looking statements") in this news release contain forward-looking information concerning the Company's anticipated results and developments in the Company's operations in future periods, made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the timing of activities and reports. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time they are made. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.
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MADRID (AP) — A court in Spain on Thursday dismissed Colombian singer Shakira’s appeal in a tax fraud case, paving the way for a trial after a judge previously concluded there was enough evidence to suggest the pop star may have avoided her fiscal obligations to the state.
The case first made headlines in December 2018 after Spanish prosecutors charged the singer with failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.5 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014.
Shakira, 45, denied any wrongdoing when she testified in June 2019.
At the heart of the legal wrangling is the question of the singer’s residence: Prosecutors allege she lived mostly in Spain despite having an official residence in the Bahamas.
In its decision issued Thursday, the Spanish court said the evidence suggests Shakira was “a habitual resident in Spain,” adding that documentation failed to substantiate her residence for tax purposes in another country.
The court upheld a July ruling in which Spanish Judge Marco Juberías wrote that his three-year probe found there existed “sufficient evidence of criminality” for the case to go to trial.
Shakira’s public relations firm said Thursday that she had immediately paid what she owed once she was informed of the debt by Spain’s Tax Office.
“Shakira’s conduct on tax matters has always been impeccable in all the countries where she has had to pay taxes, and she has trusted and faithfully followed the recommendations of the best specialists and expert advisors,” the P.R. firm said in a statement.
Shakira’s legal team will continue to “defend her innocence,” according to the statement.
The singer faces a possible fine and a prison sentence, if found guilty of tax evasion. However, a judge can waive prison time for first-time offenders if they are sentenced to less than two years behind bars. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/spanish-court-dismisses-shakira-appeal-in-tax-fraud-case/ | 2022-05-26T16:30:57Z |
GREENSBORO, N.C., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE:SKT), a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on August 15, 2022, to common shareholders of record on July 29, 2022.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers that owns, or has an ownership interest in, a portfolio of 36 centers with one additional center currently under development. Tanger's operating properties are located in 20 states and in Canada, totaling approximately 13.6 million square feet, leased to over 2,600 stores operated by more than 600 different brand name companies. The Company has more than 41 years of experience in the outlet industry and is a publicly-traded REIT. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4TANGER or visit the Company's website at www.tangeroutlets.com.
Investor Contact
Doug McDonald
SVP, Finance and Capital Markets
T: (336) 856-6066
TangerIR@tangeroutlets.com
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Raffle open through July 1, 2022 and includes cruises, land packages and more
NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial hardships — whether they're caused by illness, a natural disaster or something else — can strike without warning. In these times of great need, the Family Bonds Foundation, a charitable initiative of Travel Leaders Group, is ready to step in, providing grants to those who work in the travel industry as well as the wider community.
The Foundation's fundraising drive includes a raffle that runs through July 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For every $10 donation, individuals will receive a raffle ticket to support the work of the Family Bonds Foundation and be entered to win a variety of land travel packages and cruise prizes (a $20 donation nets three tickets). In addition, anyone who donates $20 or more will receive a digital copy of the Family Bonds Foundation Cookbook, which includes recipes from preferred supplier chefs and staff, and authentic local recipes from destination partners.
To make a donation, visit www.familybondsfoundation.com/donate or text BONDS to 56512. The drawing will be held on July 6. A representative from the Family Bonds Foundation will notify winners to claim their prizes. Other terms and conditions apply.
"This vital charitable work is an extension of what we do as travel advisors — we bring people together," said Jackie Friedman, Family Bonds Foundation President. Friedman oversees the Foundation's Board of Directors and provides strategic direction. She is also President of Nexion Travel Group. "All of us deal with emergencies at some point in our lives and they can be devastating, impacting our livelihood at a time when we are least able to cope. When members of the travel advisor community need our support, we want to be ready to help."
The grants have helped recipients pay medical bills, made up for lost income when homes were threatened by wildfires and been used to start a nonprofit that combats teen suicide. The Foundation's reach extends to communities in need beyond the United States. In April, it raised $13,000 for the Global Empowerment Mission to support vital work getting aid into and refugees out of Ukraine.
Founded in 2015 by John Lovell, President of Travel Leaders Group, a division of Internova Travel Group, the Family Bonds Foundation supports families, their children and their communities who are experiencing hardships. More than 200 grants have been distributed over the past seven years to travel advisors, suppliers and others in need.
Anyone can nominate a person to receive a grant from Family Bonds. Grants are open to those in and out of the travel industry.
The Foundation Board, which reviews the nominations and awards grants, includes Scott Nisbet, Globus family of brands; Dondra Ritzenthaler, Celebrity Cruises; Mimi Comfort, Cruise Holidays of Kansas City; Alan Rosen, Sand and C Travel; Doug Carpenter, Wings Travel Group; Sandy Clark, Sandy Clark Travel; Stacey Gross, Favorite Place Travel; Christine Potthoff Travel beCAUSE; Nicole Galowin, Travel Leaders Network (Secretary); and Jackie Friedman, Nexion Travel Group (President).
If you know a person who is experiencing difficult times or financial hardship and would like to nominate him or her for a grant, please visit the Family Bonds website and click on "nominate." The deadline for nominations for the next round of grants is July 12.
To learn more, please visit www.familybondsfoundation.com.
Founded in 2015 by John Lovell, the Family Bonds Foundation serves the charitable needs of those who work within the travel industry as well as the broader community. Grants are awarded to support those needing assistance as a result of natural disasters, illness and a variety of other types of financial hardship. Each year, nominations for deserving candidates are taken from Travel Leaders Group membership and preferred partners. The Foundation Board, which includes Travel Leaders Group executives, travel advisors and preferred partners, review the nominations and award grants the following year. Travel Leaders Group is a division of Internova Travel Group.
Internova Travel Group is one of the largest travel services companies in the world with a collection of leading brands delivering high-touch, personal travel expertise to leisure and corporate clients. Internova manages leisure, business and franchise firms through a portfolio of distinctive divisions. Internova represents more than 70,000 travel advisors in over 6,000 company-owned and affiliated locations predominantly in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a presence in more than 80 countries.
CONTACT:
Berit Griffin
bgriffin@travelleaders.com
651-442-5173
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- Save 20% on THE GAME OF LIFE 2 for PS Plus Subscribers, and receive a FREE exclusive PlayStation Gamer Outfit. Watch the full trailer
- THE GAME OF LIFE 2 is an evolution of the original classic family-friendly board game, already downloaded over 4 million times
- PlayStation 4 and 5 owners can play with their friends and family on mobile, PC and Nintendo Switch with cross-platform multiplayer
LONDON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Best-selling life simulation game, The Game of Life 2, launches today, 16 June 2022, for PlayStation 4 and 5! With more than 4 million downloads on mobile, PC and Nintendo Switch, it's received over 316 million views on YouTube and Twitch.
To celebrate the launch, players who buy the game or any DLCs can save 20% and receive a FREE PlayStation Gamer Peg Outfit!
This digital sequel builds on Hasbro's classic and much-loved board game, The Game of Life, played by over 50 million people worldwide. With an added crossroad players can leave important decisions until later in the game, and with points for Knowledge and Happiness as well as wealth there's more ways to win!
Michael Willis, CO-CEO of Marmalade Game Studio, said: "Launching The Game of Life 2 on PlayStation is a huge milestone for the game and for us as a company. We're providing yet another platform for people to play one of the most popular games in the world, making it easier to spend time with their friends and family across mobile, Nintendo Switch, PC and now PlayStation 4 and 5."
Hasbro's Eugene Evans, SVP of Business Development and Digital Licensing said: "We're pleased with Marmalade Game Studio's efforts to extend the reach of one of our beloved brands with the introduction of The Game of Life 2 for PlayStation. As part of Hasbro's Brand Blueprint strategy, we are always looking to excite our consumers and create new connections and experiences for our fans around the world."
THE GAME OF LIFE 2 is $29.99/€29.99/£24.99 on the PlayStation Store. For launch week, PlayStation Plus Subscribers save 20% on The Game of Life 2 and all DLCs.
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Which budget baby boy toys are best?
Buying suitable toys for your baby can be challenging and expensive. And since babies grow up so fast, some toys may not entertain your child for very long. Luckily, several brands make durable, affordable baby toys. For example, the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Puppy Walker is an educational toy ideal for babies six months and older.
What to know before you buy a budget baby boy toy
Types of budget baby boy toys
- Walking toys: These toys are excellent for helping your baby learn to walk. Many include handles your baby can hold onto and wheels that are easy to move. Most also have lights and sounds that keep children engaged.
- Stuffed animals: Soft, animal-themed toys are always a favorite among children of any age. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics reminds parents that stuffed animals may pose a suffocation risk if your baby sleeps with them. It’s best not to give your baby a stuffed animal while they sleep, but they’re an excellent toy for cuddles outside the crib.
- Musical toys: Toys that play music are excellent for keeping your child’s attention. Many musical toys have responsive buttons that play songs when your baby presses them.
- Teething toys: Babies begin teething between 3-7 months old, and teething toys can help ease their pain. It’s best to buy teething toys made of safe materials, like silicone. Also, stay away from liquid-filled toys.
- STEM toys: STEM toys help your child learn science, technology, engineering and math skills. Many STEM toys for babies teach word association, numbers, shapes and colors.
Interactivity
Babies love toys that respond to their touch. Many baby toys light up, produce music and talk to your baby when they are squeezed, pressed or shaken. Additionally, interactive toys often have educational elements.
Age range
Ensure that the toy you buy fits your baby’s age range. Many plastic toys aren’t suitable for infants but may be ideal for children 6 months old and up. On the other hand, toys meant for 2-month-olds may not appeal to babies approaching the 1-year mark.
What to look for in a quality budget baby boy toy
Stimulating
The best baby toys stimulate your baby’s brain. Toys that help your baby learn new words or recognize shapes are both fun and educational. According to the National Institutes of Health, musical toys can improve your baby’s detection of auditory patterns. Infants primarily rely on their sense of touch, meaning toys with various textures tend to be the most stimulating.
Safety
Avoid toys with small pieces and sharp edges. Pay close attention to the materials used and avoid toys made with BPA. Keep an eye on your baby when playing with soft toys or toys attached to blankets, as they may pose a suffocation risk. Also, consider the toy’s weight, as heavy objects may hurt your child if they accidentally drop them.
Volume
Although toys with music and sounds are stimulating, make sure the volume isn’t too high. According to the NIH, repeated exposure to loud noises can be detrimental to your baby’s hearing and may lead to stress.
How much you can expect to spend on a budget baby boy toy
Baby toys range in price depending on brand, size and features. But you can expect to find a quality baby toy for around $20.
Budget baby boy toy FAQ
How often should I switch out my baby’s toys?
A. As your baby gets older, it’s beneficial to buy new toys suited for their age range. Rotating your child’s toys as they grow older will aid in their development.
What types of toys can my infant take to bed with them?
A. It’s best to keep toys out of your infant’s crib until they are at least a year old. Keeping the crib free of toys will significantly reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
What’s the best budget baby boy toy to buy?
Top budget baby boy toy
Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Smart Stages Learn with Puppy Walker
What you need to know: Your child can play with this walker toy while sitting or walking.
What you’ll love: The puppy’s nose lights up when you press it, and the plastic book on the puppy’s chest helps your child learn their numbers and alphabet. This toy features seven activities and is a great way to help your child learn to walk. Many users noted their children enjoyed playing with this toy for years.
What you should consider: This walker can move too fast if used on hardwood floors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and BuyBuyBaby
Top budget baby boy toy for the money
Baby Einstein Ocean Glow Sensory Shaker Musical Toy
What you need to know: This musical toy plays numerous melodies when shaken.
What you’ll like: It features a fun jellyfish design that glows in various colors when activated. This toy has numerous textured ropes for your child to inspect, and the lights and sounds are easy for children to activate. It’s small and light enough for long car rides.
What you should consider: Some buyers felt this toy was too loud.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Baby Einstein Tinker’s Crawl Along Songs Tummy-Time Toy
What you need to know: This toy is ideal for children 6 months and older, making it a perfect option for tummy time.
What you’ll love: This baby toy features a dozen different melodies and three languages, and it even helps teach your baby shapes and numbers. Many parents said their children played with this toy for hours at a time. Plus, the toy rolls around as your baby plays with it.
What you should consider: Many buyers reported that this toy stopped rolling after a few months.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and BuyBuyBaby
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BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a grand slam over the Green Monster — and into the hands of a former Red Sox player — a night after hitting three homers over Fenway Park’s fabled left field wall, leading Boston to a 7-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Story connected on a thigh-high 1-2 slider off Robbie Ray (4-4), driving it into the first row of seats to give Boston a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Former Red Sox outfielder Jonny Gomes, a member of Boston’s 2013 World Series champions, was seated atop the Monster. He moved a few steps to his right and caught Story’s slam against his body, high-fiving the person next to him with a big smile. He also raised his shirt in celebration.
Story didn’t know it was Gomes who caught it until after the game.
“I saw like a clip of it and I saw Gomes was like going nuts,” Story said. “I thought that was cool, man. That’s something special. I’ll never forget that.”
Originally, when interviewed on the Monster by The Associated Press during the game, Gomes said he was going to keep it.
“I’m going to make Trevor sign it and take it home,” the 41-year-old Gomes said with the ball sitting on a tabletop in front of him.
But he chatted with Story after and the pair came up with an idea.
“I just had him sign it for me,” Story said. “My first grand slam as a Red Sox, that was something I thought was pretty special. It was a really cool moment. I had him sign the other side.”
Story knew Gomes wanted it but changed his mind.
“I think he was going to keep it at first,” Story said. “I said, ‘I think it would be cool if you signed it and I kept it because it was the first one.’”
Gomes walked in after the game and placed the ball in Story’s locker.
Along with going deep three times in Boston’s victory in the opener of a four-game series Thursday, Story had four hits and drove in seven runs.
“Obviously, Trevor Story has been hot as heck,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “He’s gotten his season going. Unfortunately, happened the last couple of days.”
Jackie Bradley Jr. added a three-run shot for the Red Sox, who won for the seventh time in 10 games following a season-high five-game losing streak.
Austin Davis (1-1) relieved starter Michael Wacha with two on and two outs in the fifth, striking out J.P. Crawford before working a perfect sixth for the victory.
Reinstated from the 15-day injured list before the game, Wacha gave up two runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, walking three with three strikeouts. He was sidelined with soreness in his left side.
“I was not expecting to see him up there in the stands,” Wacha said of Gomes’ catch. “I saw him in the dugout in pregame. You feel like you show up to the ballpark everyday and you see something that you’ve never seen before. That was that today, for sure.”
Abraham Toro hit a two-run homer for the Mariners, who have dropped four of five.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Matthew Festa (right elbow tendinitis) was reinstated from the IL and RHP Wyatt Mills was sent to Triple-A Tacoma.
Red Sox: To make room for Wacha, RHP Ryan Brasier was optioned to Triple-A Worcester. “It’s not an easy decision with what he means to us,” manager Alex Cora said. “But in the end, he knows he has to get better and he will.”
THAT WAS SCARY
Boston SS Xander Bogaerts tumbled over LF Alex Verdugo and landed hard on his back as he was back peddling, trying to make a catch on a pop in shallow left. He was on the ground for a bit but stayed in the game before being pinch hit for in the bottom of the inning. After the game, Cora said he’s day-to-day with back tightness.
LOOKING SPRY
Ed Cottrell, a 100-year-old WWII vet, walked to the mound to deliver the game ball to a nice ovation.
ONE SHORT
Ray had nine strikeouts in his previous two starts. The last Mariner to get nine in three in a row was former Seattle lefty James Paxton, who had nine or more in four consecutive in 2018.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Chris Flexen (1-6, 4.35 ERA) is scheduled to start Saturday. Despite his rough stretch this season, he has had seven starts of at least seven innings while allowing one or no runs since the beginning of 2021, the most such starts in the AL.
Red Sox: RHP Garrett Whitlock (1-1, 2.43) is set to start. He has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his five starts.
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. ("Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ARQQ) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of: (i) all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Arqit securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive; and/or (ii) all holders of Centricus securities as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on August 31, 2021 to consider approval of the merger between Arqit and Centricus (the "Merger") and entitled to vote on the Merger. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
ARQQ investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Arqit's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards for telecommunications; (2) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed encryption technology in a meeting in 2020; (3) the British government was not an Arqit customer but, rather, providing grants to Arqit; (4) Arqit had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of the Merger; and (5) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. during the relevant time frame, you have until July 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of relatives of the victims of Beirut’s massive port blast protested Wednesday against the judiciary’s plan to name a second investigative judge, calling the move an attempt by the country’s political class to prevent justice after one of the world’s largest non-nuclear explosions.
The investigation into the blast, which killed 218 people, injured thousands and caused billions of dollars in damage has been blocked since December by Lebanon’s political powers. That’s after three former Cabinet ministers filed legal challenges against investigative judge Tarek Bitar.
Now, Justice Minister Henri Khoury and the Higher Judicial Council, Lebanon’s top judicial body, are looking into naming a second judge to release some port and customs officials as well as workers who have been detained without charges since the blast.
“What is happening is an attempt to remove the case from judge Bitar,” Youssef Diab, a Lebanese journalist who covers legal affairs told The Associated Press during the protest outside the office of the justice minister. “By naming a second investigative judge to approve the releases, it means that judge Bitar has been ripped of his powers.”
Many blame the tragedy on the Lebanese government’s longtime corruption, but the elite’s decades-old lock on power has ensured they are untouchable. The Aug. 4, 2020 explosions occurred when hundreds of tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate, a material used in fertilizers, detonated at the port.
It later emerged that the ammonium nitrate had been shipped to Lebanon in 2013 and stored improperly at a port warehouse ever since. Senior political and security officials knew of its presence but did nothing.
Bitar has been the the subject of harsh criticism by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Nasrallah called Bitar’s investigation a “big mistake” and said it was biased. He asked authorities to remove Bitar.
Bitar is the second judge to take the case. The first judge, Fadi Sawwan, was forced out after complaints of bias by two Cabinet ministers. if the same happens to Bitar, it could be the final blow to the investigation.
Lebanon’s factional political leaders, who have divvied up power among themselves for decades, closed ranks to thwart any accountability.
Diab, the journalist, said that Bitar should have been allowed to resume his work to issue the releases himself then continue the investigation.
Some independent legislators issued a statement calling the move by the justice minister to name a second judge “a fatal blow to the role of investigative judge Tarek Bitar.” The 13 legislators vowed not to give up and to use all means available to keep the investigation going.
Bitar charged four former senior government officials with intentional killing and negligence that led to the deaths of dozens of people. He also charged several top security officials in the case.
“Today this is a small part of this ridiculous scenario that started two years ago,” said Michael Awad whose 3-year-old granddaughter, Alexandra Naggear, was killed in the blast.
“We are with those people who are innocent inside the prison. But I think also as victims of the families, we are on the top of the list of justice,” Awad said. “They should start with us first and then they can proceed with that with whatever they want.” | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-families-slam-plans-for-2nd-judge-to-probe-beirut-port-blast/ | 2022-09-07T16:57:49Z |
Latest Addition to the Luxury Full-Metal Series Utilizes Three-Step Surface-Finishing
Technique to Provide Refined Look and Mirror-Like Shine
DOVER, N.J., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Casio is pleased to announce the latest additions to G-SHOCK's luxury full-metal line-up with the introduction of the new GMB2100 series. Boasting octagonal bezels and the slimmest profile yet across G-SHOCK's full-metal collections, along with updated hairline & mirror-like finishes, the latest timepieces offer an upscale look with a simplistic design. These new, premium models are available in three colorways, including Silver (GMB2100D-1A), Dark Gray IP (GMB2100BD-1A), and Copper IP (GMB2100GD-5A).
The premium full-metal design of the GMB2100 series is achieved using a three-step surface-finishing technique, which results in a distinct, 3-dimensional appearance on the case/bezel. The technique includes a circular hair-line finish on the top surfaces, a vertical hair-line finish on the side surfaces, and a luxurious mirror-like appearance on the main part of the bezel. The 3-D look is continued on the dial with indexes and inner-dials, which utilizes a vapor deposition treatment to further achieve the sharp detail across all three models.
In addition to the sophisticated design, the watches also feature fine-resin between the bezel and inner-case for shock absorption, adding to the overall toughness of the full-metal timepieces. Innovative three prong band connections and screw back-cases are also adopted in this newest series.
Along with luxurious finishes, the latest collection also arrives in a slimmed down profile compared to its previous full-metal counterparts. For example, the full-metal GMWB5000 comes in at 13.0 mm thickness, while the GMB2100 series arrives at 12.8 mm.
In addition, the new GMB2100 models include advanced technical capabilities like Tough Solar Technology, made possible by the inclusion of a highly resilient film-like solar panel on the dial that allows the watch to convert power from even the weakest light sources. They also boast Bluetooth capabilities with built-in Smartphone Link functions via the G-SHOCK Connected app, permitting the watches to connect to a smartphone for automatic time updates, simple watch setting, time stamp with location, calendar reminder, and a unique phone finder function.
All three timepieces also come equipped with standard G-SHOCK technology including:
- Shock Resistance
- 200M Water Resistance
- Double LED (Super Illuminator) light
- 5 Alarms + Hourly Time Signal
- 1/100Stopwatch (24 Hr)
- Countdown Timer (60 Min)
- Full Auto Calendar
- World Time (38TZ, 38Cities+UTC) up to 300 with the app
- Hand shift feature
- Date/month display swapping
- Multi-lingual day of week display (En, Es, Fr, Ge, It and Ru)
The GMB2100D-1A will retail for $550, while the GMB2100BD-1A and GMB2100GD-5A will retail for $600 each. All three designs will be available for purchase starting this August at select retailers, gshock.com, and the G-SHOCK Soho store. For more information about the G-SHOCK brand, visit gshock.casio.com/us.
About G-SHOCK
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up." www.gshock.com
About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/home
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What’s next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest
LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II set in motion a tightly choreographed series of ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and enters the reign of King Charles III.
A long-established 10-day plan, code-named Operation London Bridge, covers arrangements for the queen’s final journey to London and state funeral. Here is a look at what will happen in the coming days:
Sunday, Sept. 11
— The queen’s oak coffin was carried from Balmoral Castle in Scotland by six gamekeepers from her estate and put into a seven-vehicle entourage. Then it was driven slowly to Edinburgh, passing through towns and villages in the Scottish countryside. People paid their respects along the route, from lining rural roads to coming together in huge crowds in Edinburgh. It rests overnight at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Scottish capital.
— Charles was proclaimed king in other parts of the U.K.: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
— In London, the new king hosted a reception for diplomats from the 14 other Commonwealth countries where he is king.
Monday, Sept. 12
— King Charles II and Camilla, the Queen Consort, will visit Parliament to receive condolences from the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
— The royal couple then fly to Edinburgh where they attend a service of remembrance for the queen, visit the Scottish Parliament and meet senior officials.
— The queen’s coffin, accompanied by the king and queen consort, will travel to Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ Cathedral where it will stay for 24 hours so the public can pay their respects. Members of the royal family will hold a vigil by the coffin in the evening.
Tuesday Sept. 13
— The queen’s coffin is taken by hearse to Edinburgh Airport. It will be flown by the Royal Air Force to London and taken to Buckingham Palace.
— The king and Camilla will visit Northern Ireland, where they meet politicians and faith leaders and attend a service of remembrance at St. Anne’s Cathedral.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
— The coffin is transported from Buckingham Palace to Parliament on a gun carriage, with the king and other royals walking behind.
— It is placed in Parliament’s medieval Westminster Hall, where the archbishop of Canterbury conducts a short service. The queen will then lie in state for four days, until the morning of her funeral. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects and troops will keep a round-the-clock vigil.
Friday, Sept. 16
— The king and queen consort will visit Wales.
Monday, Sept. 19
— The queen’s coffin will be taken from Westminster Hall to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral that begins at 11 a.m. Leaders and dignitaries from around the world are expected to attend.
— The funeral marks the end of 10 days of national morning, and the day will be a public holiday across the U.K.
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SHANGHAI, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATRenew Inc. ("ATRenew" or the "Company") (NYSE: RERE), a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China, today announced the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 27, 2022. The annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.atrenew.com.
The Company will provide a copy of its annual report containing the audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be directed to Investor Relations, ATRenew Inc., 12/F, Tower 6, KIC Corporate Avenue, 433 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
ATRenew today also released its 2022 letter to shareholders (entitled "A Trailblazer in the New Circular Economy") authored by Mr. Kerry Xuefeng Chen, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Company. To view the letter please visit https://ir.atrenew.com/corporate-governance/letter-from-ceo.
About ATRenew Inc.
Headquartered in Shanghai, ATRenew Inc. operates a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China under the brand ATRenew. Since its inception in 2011, ATRenew has been on a mission to give a second life to all idle goods, addressing the environmental impact of pre-owned consumer electronics by facilitating recycling and trade-in services, and distributing the devices to prolong their lifecycle. ATRenew's open platform integrates C2B, B2B, and B2C capabilities to empower its online and offline services. Through its end-to-end coverage of the entire value chain and its proprietary inspection, grading, and pricing technologies, ATRenew sets the standard for China's pre-owned consumer electronics industry.
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Duo Brings 70+ Years of Combined Experience Fighting Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
MIAMI, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce Denise Burke as partner and Lester Perling as senior counsel to our globally recognized Healthcare Practice Group. Denise and Lester bring more than 70 years of combined experience advising healthcare companies on compliance with federal and state fraud and abuse laws including Stark Law, False Claims Act, anti-kickback laws and the variety of regulations governing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
"Denise and Lester are two of the most seasoned and reputable regulatory healthcare lawyers in the country," Jerry Sokol, McDermott's Global Head of Healthcare said. "Given McDermott's unique position as the gold standard for healthcare law, any additions to our regulatory practice must satisfy our "best in class" standard. Lester and Denise clearly meet this standard. Adding these two preeminent regulatory powerhouses to our current stable of global regulatory partners makes us even more indispensable to our clients."
"I'm excited to join McDermott's second-to-none healthcare team and look forward to creating resilient compliance solutions and regulatory pathways for clients that will enable them to succeed in an increasingly complex market," Denise said.
Denise has more three decades of experience counseling hospitals, post-acute care providers, physician practice management companies, private equity investors, venture capital funds, medical device manufacturers, and other healthcare clients on a wide range of healthcare regulatory matters. Her in-house experience in hospital, home health, durable medical equipment and physician practice management settings make her a trusted and enthusiastic strategic advisor on both day-to-day and long-term programs that sustain government scrutiny and meet organizational goals. She is certified in healthcare compliance by the Health Care Compliance Association. Prior to joining the Firm, Denise was a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis.
Lester notes "The depth and breadth of McDermott's healthcare practice offers countless opportunities for my experience to benefit current and prospective clients. I am thrilled to have joined this team."
Lester counsels healthcare providers on a variety of regulatory, compliance, enforcement and reimbursement matters, with particular focus on fraud and abuse compliance and investigations. He leverages decades of health industry experience, including 10 years of experience as a healthcare executive, to develop creative approaches to complex legal concerns. He is board-certified in health law by The Florida Bar and certified in healthcare compliance by the Health Care Compliance Association. Lester joined McDermott from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
McDermott is the nation's leading health law firm and is the only health practice to receive top national rankings from U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms," Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and Law360. The practice was also recognized by Chambers as "Healthcare Team of the Year" in 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2022. McDermott has also held the top spot in PitchBook's League Tables as the most active firm for healthcare private equity since 2017.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,200 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — None of the golfers who have opted to join the Saudi-funded breakaway series know if they will be allowed to keep playing at the sport’s four biggest events.
Talor Gooch is preparing himself for that outcome.
The 30-year-old American, who drew a lot of stick from his fellow players for comparing the atmosphere at the LIV Golf series to the Ryder Cup, shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the second round on the Old Course at the British Open, taking him to 7 under overall.
“I mean, it would be a cool one to go out on. Hopefully not, though,” Gooch said, adding he and former college teammate Wyndham Clark were discussing the situation over the last few days. “I’d like to think that the majors would like to have the best players in the world playing in their events in spite of everything that’s going on, but obviously that’s not up to me.
“Hopefully this won’t be my last one.”
On Wednesday, R&A chief Martin Slumbers spoke about the LIV series and threatened to change the British Open criteria, possibly making it more difficult for some players to gain entry to golf’s oldest championship. He said “there is no such thing as a free lunch.”
Gooch is one of the dozens of players who have joined LIV Golf, causing a rift in the sport. And he made things more testy this month after the second event in Oregon when he said he imagined the atmosphere at the tournament was as good as the Ryder Cup.
Gooch was on the winning team at Pumpkin Ridge. He has never played at the Ryder Cup.
“A bunch of players came up, and they’re like really? Really? I was like, hold on a second, guys. Give me a little break. I just won. I was in the moment. I might have gotten a little aggressive with the comments,” Gooch said. “I’ve taken a little bit of heat for it.”
Gooch won his first PGA Tour title in the final tournament of 2021 against a field that had no one from the top 10 in the world on the weekend. He made his British Open debut last year at Royal St. George’s, finishing in a tie for 33rd.
Playing in his eighth major tournament, Gooch finished in a tie for 14th at the Masters in April, then in a tie for 20th at the PGA Championship. He missed the cut at the U.S. Open.
Gooch isn’t the only LIV player who has been doing well at St. Andrews this week. Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey and Lee Westwood have all posted good scores on the Old Course.
“The credentials of everyone speaks for themselves. It’s obviously cool for me to see other guys that are out there playing well. We’ve caught a lot of flak for what we’ve done here recently,” Gooch said. “I think one thing that cannot be questioned is the quality of players that are there.”
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BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new perspective published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery examines the potential of biomolecular condensates to transform drug discovery. Condensates are membrane-less organelles that form dynamically throughout the cell via a process called phase separation. Over the last decade scientists have recognized the role of biomolecular condensates in cellular organization and disease, marking one of the most revolutionary areas of biology.
In "Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery," a Dewpoint Therapeutics perspective, the authors discuss the largely untapped opportunities for targeting biomolecular condensates to develop therapeutic agents for various diseases. "To our knowledge, this is the first time that a cohesive logic has been assembled outlining how a deep understanding of condensate biology can revolutionize the drug discovery process across therapeutic areas," commented Dr. Isaac Klein, Chief Scientific Officer at Dewpoint Therapeutics and corresponding author.
The authors propose that condensate dysregulation may represent a node of disease origination in patients with different genetic background and environmental exposures, and that these nodes can be leveraged as drug targets. Classical drug discovery focuses on modifying the function of a single target biomolecule. By reimagining the drug target as the molecular community which resides within a condensate, researchers can modify the function of biological pathways and biomolecules that were previously considered "undruggable." Another promising aspect of condensate drug discovery is that by targeting a disease node, a single therapeutic agent might help treat a larger patient population.
"Condensates are unlike anything seen before in drug discovery. Dewpoint is leading the understanding of condensates and the diverse ways new medicines could be developed to restore aberrant condensate function. No one has previously published the potential of biomolecular condensates from a drug discovery perspective, and Dewpoint scientists are bringing forward a groundbreaking perspective to the field," commented Dr. Mark Murcko, Dewpoint Therapeutics Board and Scientific Advisory Board member, and co-corresponding author.
The perspective summarizes the rules that underlie the formation, dissolution and regulation of biomolecular condensates, which have emerged in the last decade. Based on these rules, the authors discuss how condensate dysfunction drives various diseases, including neurodegeneration, cancer, cardiomyopathy and viral infection. Klein comments, "Dewpoint has developed a platform and drug discovery pipeline that exploits cutting-edge technology and a deep understanding of condensate biology to discover novel condensate modifiers, or c-mods. These molecules have the ability to tackle the root cause of complex diseases and address previously undruggable targets."
Condensate-targeted drug discovery was pioneered by Dewpoint Therapeutics as the first biotech company to enter the field, founded in 2018. New rules for the design of condensate modifying therapeutics are continuously evolving along with the new discoveries in the field. Similarly, discovery pipelines are actively under development, bringing hope for new life-saving treatments for patients suffering from debilitating, uncurable diseases.
The article is viewable in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery: https://rdcu.be/cTLfy
Authors for the article include Diana M. Mitrea, Matthäus Mittasch, Beatriz Ferreira Gomes, Isaac A. Klein and Mark M. Murcko. Corresponding authors are iklein@dewpointx.com and mmurcko@dewpointx.com.
Dewpoint Therapeutics is the first company to apply the emerging understanding of biomolecular condensates to drug discovery. Dewpoint believes that a vast range of conditions have pathways that are regulated by condensates or arise from the dysfunction of condensates. Dewpoint currently has more than 20 development programs across an ambitious pipeline with programs spanning oncology, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary and virology indications, and collaborations with leading global academic and pharmaceutical partners. Dewpoint scientists work in Boston, Dresden and Frankfurt with a shared vision to translate condensate biology into breakthrough treatments for diseases previously considered untreatable.
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Metafora's service gives customers the ability to break down data silos and drive the bottom line through insights on Google Cloud
CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- METAFORA, today announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace, providing customers with custom data strategy from architecture through system selection in the supply chain space.
Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages, allowing customers to easily start up a familiar software package with services like Compute Engine or Cloud Storage, with no manual configuration required.
Metafora will assess the client's data strategy from architecture to process flows and organizational design, benchmark to peers, and then collaborate with leadership in creating and tailoring a solution complete with a business case. The roadmap is then created and requirements are identified and refined. From there, Metafora will execute according to the client needs, whether it is providing program management support or augmenting a full technical team in implementing the solution.
"Metafora has been delivering data and cloud strategies and custom software using Google Cloud infrastructure for years, including relying on Google Cloud for our own Socket Integration platform. Google Cloud has a comprehensive suite of technology capabilities, and we're thrilled to be a Google Cloud partner and help transportation and logistics companies build stronger, more resilient and more responsive cloud and data management solutions leveraging Google Cloud technologies.
This partnership with Google Cloud allows Metafora to bring its decades of experience advising leading transportation and logistics companies to more customers and help companies with disorganized data strategies better understand and take action with their data. As the industry continues to diversify and become more dynamic, our partnership is positioned to provide best-in-class cloud and data management technologies," said Peter Rentschler, Metafora CEO.
Interested in how Metafora + Google Cloud Marketplace can elevate your business? Get in touch here.
Metafora, previously "CarrierDirect," is a business consulting and software development firm that exclusively serves the transportation, logistics, and supply chain space. Metafora partners with carriers, shippers, and freight tech vendors to help them optimize their business and develop tech strategy to fuel their growth. Metafora+ is their partnership network.
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BELTON — Maybe it was a case of the early bunny getting the egg.
Alison Cook of Temple arrived at the Sparta Volunteer Fire Department Easter egg hunt at about 2 p.m. Saturday with her daughter, Emma, 6, and her granddaughter, Ella, 2. The word was that people were supposed to get a briefing at 2 p.m. and the hunt would begin at 2:30 p.m., she said.
“It actually started at 2,” she said.
The youngsters still got in the hunt, divided into separate age groups. Cook stayed with the little one, who gathered about five eggs. Emma found about 10-15 eggs.
“It was very kid-friendly and easy to get to,” Cook said. “There’s a little breeze and it’s not super hot.”
She and her husband, Charlie, live in West Temple. Ella is the daughter of Bryan and Savannah Cook.
The timing didn’t work out so well for Ryuta Sakamoto of Temple, his friend Lulu Lin and her son, Kai Kai, 10, although the boy seemed to like posing on a fire truck while they took pictures.
“We missed it,” Sakamoto said of the egg hunt. “It was already finished. He loves the fire truck.”
Inside the fire station, Pat Beard, president of the Sparta Volunteer Fire Department Board, and an assistant handed out special cards to the Easter egg hunters.
“We did it last year,” she said of the hunt, and “a whole lot more” came this year.
If someone’s card said they had a golden egg, they won a large basket of candy, games, prizes and bunny rabbits, she said.
Tony Nesbit came into the bay in street clothes, after having played being the Easter bunny. He’s been a helper before, but not the bunny, he said.
“I would do it again,” he said. “I love seeing the kids reached. I can be more goofy than I am. The kids’ expression gives me more energy to continue staying in character.”
His job with the volunteer fire department is safety officer.
“I’m responsible for everybody on that team,” he said. “I’m the extra set of eyes and ears for the incident commander.”
Fire Chief Matthew Mullins said the fire department is 100% volunteer.
“We love it,” he said of the Easter egg hunt. “Our biggest goal is to get community involvement, with each other and the department itself.”
There were no fire calls during the egg hunt, he said. Last month the station ran 53 calls, he said, and 19 of those were fires.
While the department recently was engaged in fighting a brush fire, he said, one of its engines sustained about $2,000 worth of damage when a tree limb struck it.
“Donations from today are going to help repair that,” he said.
During last year’s ice storm, he said, one engine got run off the road and had $50,000 worth of damage. A federal grant and year-end county funding enabled the department to get the truck repaired and back into service, he said.
Although he is a volunteer for the Sparta department, his real job is full time with the Texas A&M Forest Service and part time with the Morgan’s Point Volunteer Fire Department.
Earlier in the day, there was a Easter egg hunt held on the Bell County Courthouse lawn in downtown Belton. It also attracted a large number of participants. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_cb389668-bdfb-11ec-9e45-dfda8acd50cc.html | 2022-04-17T06:10:17Z |
After an extensive audit during the Covid-19 pandemic, EULEN America is certified for IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), aiming to ensure continuation of Ground Services Registrations and Station Accreditations
MIAMI , May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EULEN America, a leader in providing services and innovative solutions to companies, including aviation services, has announced that the company has been credited with the ISAGO certification. This International certification authenticates the compliance of operation safety standards for organization and management (ORM), load control (LOD), passenger and baggage handling (PAB), aircraft handling and loading (HDL), aircraft ground movement (AGM) as well as cargo and mail handling (CGM). The certification is valid for two years, due for renewal in November 2023.
"We are committed to providing the highest level of quality of service and safety standards to our clients," said Larry Massaro, Senior Vice President of Aviation at EULEN America. "This new certification covers all our stations and provides a high standard in terms of safety for our organization."
EULEN America received the Head-Office license, which covers all stations where the company operates. Additionally, they are certified for the Miami International Airport license. Although the company has been certified since 2010, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department requires compliance with this certification, and periodic renewals to operate in Miami.
The audit streamlines procedures by establishing a uniform set of standards. Also, it assesses the management and oversight systems in place at the Ground Service Provider's Corporate Headquarters, as well as the consistency at the station level.
"Receiving this ISAGO certification is tremendously important to our organization, particularly during the challenging times the Covid-19 pandemic presented to our industry," said Mr. Massaro." This allows us to guarantee the highest standard of safety in the services we provide at airports."
As part of EULEN America's renewed management, Massaro is responsible for contract negotiation and resolving issues to ensure processes, systems, products, regulations, and data are delivered seamlessly to all aviation customers. He is also in charge of day-to-day oversight of the EULEN Aviation operations, strategic planning, leadership development, and employee engagement.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the afternoon of June 24, Argentine Time, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez met with Li Zhen, chairman of Gotion High-tech, and his delegation at the presidential residence in Olivos, he explicitly supported Chinese investment in Argentina, and praised Gotion High-tech's multiple industrial investments will promote the development of Argentina's new energy industry. The two sides also had friendly exchanges on the "Targets of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutralization" strategy, the new energy vehicle industry, the Sustainable Transportation Act and the joint venture between Gotion High-tech and Corven, a well-known American auto parts manufacturer, to establish electric bus batteries and other topics.
Alberto Fernández said, The world is already shifting to renewable energy. Argentina has made incentives for lithium, wind power, photovoltaic and other industries. The Development of Sustainable Transport Act, introduced last year, it aims to promote investment in electric vehicles, promote the electrification of transport and provide legal protection for investors in new energy.
We welcome Chinese investment in Argentina. Gotion High-tech's industrial investment activities in Argentina, it cover the development, processing and battery products of lithium resources, which accelerates the development of local lithium resources and it will help the development and progress of Argentina's new energy industry.
Li Zhen said, Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Argentina, leaders of the two countries have actively supported complementary advantages and economic cooperation between enterprises, especially the "Belt and Road" initiative. It provides strategic guidance, points out the direction and lays the foundation for inter-enterprise cooperation.
The third energy revolution with solar and wind power as the main body has come. To make full use of it, we must have energy storage technology. Gotion High-tech has been focusing on energy storage for 16 years. We plan to reach 300GWh battery production capacity in the world by 2025, which makes enterprises' demand for lithium resources more vigorous.
Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America, with a harmonious social system and orderly development of resources, it provides a good external environment for enterprises to invest. We have partnered with Jujuy National Energy and Mining Company and we will work with Corven in Buenos Aires to develop downstream applications. In the next 100 years, new energy vehicles will certainly be a new engine for the world economy. Gotion is willing to work with visionary people in Argentina to jointly create a new era of energy industry.
Daniel Scioli, Argentina's minister of Production and Development, Ariel Schale, The industry minister, President Fernandez was accompanied by Cecilia Todesca, Minister of International Economic Relations, and Fernanda Avila, Minister of Mines, and communicated with the Gotion High-tech team on the development of the lithium industry.
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Cease, White Sox shut down Trout, Angels; Ohtani pinch hits
CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out 11 to match a career best and gave up just one hit in seven sparkling innings, propelling the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout struck out in all four at-bats, three against Cease. The Angels star, who homered and doubled in a win Sunday, fanned against Liam Hendriks to end the game. Angels two-way start Shohei Ohtani didn’t start, a day after making an early exit because of groin tightness. The reigning AL MVP grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. The White Sox won for the third time in 12 games. Los Angeles has won seven of nine. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/02/cease-white-sox-shut-down-trout-angels-ohtani-pinch-hits/ | 2022-05-02T23:20:58Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. ("Gemini" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GMTX), in connection with the proposed merger of the Company with Disc Medicine, Inc. ("Disc"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, Gemini shareholders are expected to own approximately 28% of the combined company and Disc shareholders are expected to own approximately 72% of the combined company. Prior to the closing of the proposed merger, Company shareholders will be issued contingent value rights ("CVR's) representing the right to receive certain payments from proceeds received by the combined company, if any, related to pre-transaction legacy assets during the period ending one year following the closing of the merger.
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Gemini's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Gemini's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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A Special Father's Day Celebration Contest Seeks to Inspire Family Connections
JUNEAU, Alaska, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The US flagged small ship cruise line is calling all UnDads' as nominations begin today for the UnCruise UnDad search celebrating Father's Day. Nominate your "UnDad" and see them featured in the ultimate UnCruise UnDad Adventure. The #SearchForUnDad nominations are open now through midnight on June 19th. The winner will be announced June 20th through the company's social media accounts.
CEO of UnCruise Adventures, Captain Dan Blanchard, states, "One of the greatest joys of my life has been being a father. I want others to experience the closeness I've shared with my kids through nature, adventure, and small ships. The aspirations I set for myself within my company have also been followed by my kids in the maritime industry. What better way to recognize an "UnDad" than to have them enjoy our unmatched experiences onboard?"
The UnCruise UnDad could be anyone. UnDads' are everyday dads, mentors, grandpas, single moms, special teachers - all of those who help raise us and create that superhero effect.
The winner will experience 7-nights on the Columbia and Snake Rivers onboard the small ship, Wilderness Legacy. The company's 86 guest adventure vessel with onboard hot tub, workout gear, lounge, bar and all adventure gear. Winners will hike dramatic landscapes, kayak through canyons, and enjoy culinary delights with daily adventure. Plus receive an UnDad gear package from our online gift shop, a total value of $11,500.
Follow our nomination guidelines:
- Must enter with our online form
- Must include a minimum of one photo
- Must include social media handles where applicable
- Must include 150 – 500 words on why this UnDad would be the ideal winner
- Earn extra points by posting your entry in social media with #SearchForUnDad
Full details on the #SearchForUnDad nominations are available on the UnCruise Adventures entry page.
Find more adventures at uncruise.com. Book with our adventure specialists directly at sales@uncruise.com, 888-862-8881, or contact your travel advisor for more on how to reserve your UnCruise Adventure.
Your Health & Wellbeing
To ensure the health and safety of our guests and crew, UnCruise Adventures has implemented a requirement for fully vaccinated cruises and additional safety and sanitary measure onboard all of its vessels. Safe distancing will also be adhered to wherever possible, particularly at check-in and boarding and where not possible, with masks required when not physically distanced. The company's updated vaccine policy and travel resources can be found on the website uncruise.com.
About UnCruise Adventures
UnCruise Adventures' is a responsible travel and adventure leader in the small boat industry. They operate boutique yachts and small boats carrying 22-86 guests on voyages in Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico's Sea of Cortés, Columbia & Snake Rivers, coastal Washington, Galápagos, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, and Colombia. UnCruise Adventures was picked as the top adventure cruise line by Cruise Critic. Travel & Leisure readers also named UnCruise Adventures in its World's Best Awards and its list of top 10 small ship ocean cruise lines three years in a row. UnCruise Adventures is a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association.
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Ad Net Zero Expansion Led By Advertisers, Agency Groups, Media & Trade Bodies
Companies Invited to Join Global Efforts To Drive Rapid Change
CANNES, France, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from many of the largest companies and associations in the world's advertising industry have announced their intent to apply learning from the UK and plan the roll out of Ad Net Zero internationally to major markets. The world's major advertising agency holding companies, dentsu international, Havas, Interpublic Group, Omnicom, Publicis Groupe and WPP, along with Unilever – one of the world's largest advertisers, global tech companies, Google and Meta, plus European media company Sky, will be supported by US trade bodies, ANA, 4A's and the IAB, European and global agency associations, EACA and Voxcomm, the WFA representing global advertisers and the IAA to extend the Ad Net Zero programme from the UK to other major advertising markets. Ascential, owner of LIONS, has played a major role in convening this international action to tackle the climate emergency. The group invited more organisations with international reach to join and help support the roll-out plans.
The Ad Net Zero programme was launched in the UK in November 2020 by the Advertising Association, ISBA and the IPA and counts over 100 advertisers, agencies, commercial media owners and production companies in its membership. All the partners in the global coalition are supporters in the UK and are committed to build plans to extend Ad Net Zero into other major markets. The focus of the new Ad Net Zero group will be to rapidly establish plans for roll-out in major advertising markets with immediate focus on the US and the EU, working in partnership with the UK team. The next update will be presented at the Ad Net Zero Global Summit which will take place online on November 9 and 10, alongside COP27. Going forward, progress will be shared and discussed at Cannes Lions each summer and the Global Summit each November, in line with the COP event, to maintain momentum during this critical decade.
Stephen Woodford, Chief Executive, Advertising Association, said: "Our 5-point action plan pledges to reduce carbon emissions from UK advertising operations to net zero by 2030, with businesses committing to robust, verified plans to reduce their emissions. It also pledges to use advertising's power to accelerate the switch to more sustainable products and services for consumers. We are excited to be working now on a roadmap for development internationally, with the flexibility to adapt and develop market specific solutions and share best practice in sustainable ad operations. We welcome all organisations interested in this to contact us to find out more."
The global advertising industry, as measured by advertising media investment, was worth $594,322bn in 2020. The top 20 advertising markets account for 89.3% of this spend and these markets will be the focus for the programme's rollout.
For more details, please visit: https://adnetzero.com
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VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Friday dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones, the result of an agreement between lawyers for the conspiracy theorist and parents of some of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez approved the deal after a brief court hearing. The judge’s action allows the parents’ defamation lawsuits against Jones to continue in Texas and Connecticut, where trials are pending on how much he should pay families after judges in both states found Jones and his companies liable for damages.
The families’ lawsuits say they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones, based in Austin, Texas, has since said he believes the shooting did occur.
Relatives of eight of the 20 first graders and six educators killed in the massacre and an FBI agent who responded to the school in Newtown, Connecticut, are suing Jones and Free Speech Systems.
Infowars, Prison Planet TV and IW Health consented to dismissing the bankruptcy case last week after the families agreed to drop the three companies from their defamation lawsuits. Those lawsuits will continue against Jones himself and his largest moneymaking company, Free Speech Systems.
The families and the U.S. trustee’s office — a Justice Department agency that oversees bankruptcy cases — had questioned the legitimacy of the three companies’ bankruptcy filing and sought to throw out the case, saying it was only a tactic to delay the lawsuits. Jones’ lawyers denied the allegations. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/infowars-bankruptcy-tossed-in-deal-with-sandy-hook-parents/ | 2022-06-10T20:45:11Z |
BEIJING, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer operating primarily in China and also in other countries, announces that on July 29, 2022, it filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). An electronic copy of the annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed on Xinyuan's investor relations website at http://ir.xyre.com/financials/annual-reports and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov/). Shareholders may receive a hard copy of Xinyuan's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 free of charge upon request. Requests should be submitted to irteam@xyre.com (mailto: irteam@xyre.com).
About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real estate developer primarily in China and recently in other countries. In China, Xinyuan develops and manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Qingdao, Chengdu, Xi'an, Suzhou, Dalian, Zhuhai and Foshan. Xinyuan was one of the first Chinese real estate developers to enter the U.S. market and over the past few years has been active in real estate development in New York. Xinyuan aims to provide comfortable and convenient real estate related products and services to middle-class consumers. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.
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LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announces the acquisition of Lion Truck Body. Leveraging upon Lion Truck Body's years of expertise, the deal will provide robust potential for GreenPower's EV Star truck customers.
Headquartered in Torrance, California, Lion Truck Body designs and installs a range of resilient state-of-the-art truck bodies for industries such as goods movement, construction, catering, landscaping, utility and service sectors. Lion Truck Body offers a complete line of truck bodies including dry-freight aluminum, refrigerated box, aluminum beds, stake bed, flatbed and service body. In its most recently completed fiscal year Lion Truck Body generated revenue of approximately $3.5 million.
"Our customers seek energy-efficient solutions that maximizes cargo capacity and delivery range. Lion Truck Body's expertise in bodybuilding with our EV Star CC addresses these requirements directly," said Brendan Riley, President of GreenPower. "This acquisition provides our EV Star truck customers with many options for any number of body types required to meet their business needs with greater speed to market - completed in a few weeks versus taking months. We have been working with Lion Truck Body for some time to make lightweight and efficient truck bodies for our EV Star as well as other models of electric trucks. We are pleased to add the Lion Truck Body franchise into our business."
GreenPower and Lion Truck Body entered into an asset purchase agreement under which GreenPower has purchased the assets of the business through a wholly owned subsidiary. GreenPower's purchase of Lion Truck Body is comprised of upfront cash payments totaling $215,000, the assumption of certain liabilities totaling approximately $1.45 million, and remaining cash payments of up to $25,000, which remain subject to customary adjustments and other post-closing conditions.
For additional information regarding Lion Truck Body's state-of-the-art bodies, please visit the company's Instagram at @liontruckbody.
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About GreenPower Motor Company
GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van, and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com
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This document contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, GreenPower's acquisition of Lion Truck Body, business and operations and the environment in which it operates, which are based on GreenPower's operations, estimates, forecasts, and projections. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "upon", "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict or are beyond GreenPower's control. A number of important factors, including those set forth in other public filings (filed under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com), could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. GreenPower disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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. All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars © 2022 GreenPower Motor Company Inc. All rights reserved.
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Donkey on the loose shot and killed after deputies failed to corral it, authorities say
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – A donkey on the loose in Florida was killed after deputies were unable to corral the animal.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that deputies were called to respond to reports of a donkey Tuesday around noon.
Deputies tried several times to coral it but were unsuccessful.
The sheriff’s office says they were told their assistance was no longer needed when an independent livestock contractor arrived to help.
The sheriff’s office later learned the independent livestock contractor shot and killed the donkey.
“Santa Rosa County is known for having a large population of livestock, and (it) is a deep-rooted part of our culture. Because of this, we are deeply troubled by this incident,” the sheriff’s office wrote.
The sheriff’s office has assigned this investigation to its major crimes division.
“The safety and care of animals has been and remains of the utmost importance to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office,” the post said.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/04/13/donkey-loose-shot-killed-after-deputies-failed-corral-it-authorities-say/ | 2022-04-13T18:31:10Z |
Substitute teacher accused of offering to pay students to bully a classmate
CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA/Gray News) - A substitute teacher in Louisiana is accused of encouraging students to commit battery and bully a classmate, KSLA reports.
Aadrina Salean Smith, 24, was arrested in September on five counts of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and one count of malfeasance in office. Her bonds total $10,000.
The incident happened during a physical education class in August at North Caddo Elementary Middle School, according to a report received by the Caddo Youth Services Division.
Detective Dennis Williams says Smith offered to pay five students $5 each to tackle their classmate.
Video of the incident shows Smith verbally communicating with five students and appearing to congratulate three who participated in the battery.
Smith sat on the bleachers while the victim laid on the gym floor and later got up. Smith never helped the victim and did not report the incident.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are pending.
Smith was terminated by the Caddo Parish School District.
Copyright 2022 KSLA via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/13/substitute-teacher-accused-offering-pay-students-bully-classmate/ | 2022-09-13T15:25:18Z |
Recently inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame, Mayweather will continue The Floyd Mayweather exhibition tour under the Rizin Fighting Federation against Mikuru Asakura
Limitless X's recent ticker change "VYBE" now better aligns the Company's vision of being a digital marketing powerhouse for brands and companies within the health & wellness, beauty & skincare, and CBD industry
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless X Inc., (OTCQB: VYBE) ("the Company"), a creative and empowering lifestyle agency and brand house, announced that recent International Boxing Hall of Famer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived wearing a "Limitless X" sports cap and "VYBE" t-shirt at a press conference in Hawaii, promoting his latest exhibition fight against Japanese star and two-weight MMA champion Mikuru Asakura.
Mayweather is a long-time friend and associate of Limitless X's CEO, Jas Mathur, a successful entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, and has been an avid supporter of the Limitless X brand. The Company recently effected a new ticker change, "VYBE" which stands for Visualize Yourself Better Everyday and plans to launch VYBE.com as an e-commerce platform selling consumer lifestyle and wellness products, which is expected to go live in September 2022.
Jas Mathur, CEO of Limitless X, commented "We are grateful for the long-standing partnership and support from Mayweather. We look forward to the upcoming exhibition fight, which comes at an opportune time as we have recently successfully changed our ticker to 'VYBE'."
Floyd Mayweather will be facing off his opponent Asakura in Japan for another boxing exhibition under the Rizin banner in September 2022.
About Jas Mathur
Jas Mathur is an investor and entrepreneur who has developed multiple brands in the marketing, health and wellness spaces generating tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year. The digital marketing and branding firm he founded, Limitless X, has launched numerous industry-leading products in the dietary and CBD supplement sectors. He is a trendsetter with more than 7 million Instagram followers and frequently collaborates with leaders in the sports and entertainment industries.
Jas' passion is helping accelerate the achievement of people's health, wellness and business goals, inspired by his personal transformation story of losing over 250lbs in his twenties. Now a sought-after expert in developing fitness and training programs, he's helped many high-profile figures embark on their own health journeys and seeks to do the same for today's youth. Suitably, he partnered with Dr. Oz's nonprofit, Healthcorps, to jumpstart health and wellness programs targeted at teens and young adults.
As Jas transformed his life and body, he applied his newfound passion for health and wellness to launch Limitless X. Prospective services he is blueprinting for the company include personality development, life coaching and educational platforms, in addition to the brand portfolio.
About Limitless X
Limitless X is a creative and empowering lifestyle agency specializing in the full spectrum of digital advertising and marketing. The Company has a global eco-system with three verticals and a series of unique product and service-oriented businesses within each, focused on the Health & Wellness, Beauty & Skincare, and CBD Industries. .
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Investment in high voltage distribution will reduce, shorten outages for electric customers
JACKSON, Mich. , May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy today announced plans for $100 million of investment in 2022 to reduce both the number and length of power outages. The energy provider will make significant upgrades to its high voltage distribution (HVD) system in an effort to make the power grid more reliable for Consumers Energy's electric customers.
"As an energy provider, we know keeping the lights on is job No. 1 for us. And as weather becomes more severe, Michigan needs a power grid that's more reliable and resilient. That's why these upgrades are so important," said Tim Sparks, Consumers Energy's vice president of electric grid integration. "The HVD system is the backbone of our power grid. Making these improvements will help us deliver more reliable energy that is clean and affordable to our electric customers."
The 2022 investment represents a continued focus on increasing investment in the HVD system.
A large part the planned investment to the HVD system in 2022 is on HVD lines, and upgrades will impact approximately 130,000 Consumers Energy electric customers across the state. Work planned includes:
- Rebuilding nearly 40 miles of HVD lines
- Rehabilitating over 64 miles of HVD line poletop equipment
- Replacing 750 poles, and;
- Installing new technology that will enable Consumers Energy to more quickly and effectively isolate and restore outages.
The HVD system connects the electric transmission system to Consumers Energy's low voltage distribution (LVD) system. The HVD system carries electricity at either 46,000 volts or 138,000 volts. Consumers Energy's network of distribution substations and smaller transformers then step the voltage down progressively for safe delivery to homes and businesses.
This year's HVD upgrades are part of Consumers Energy's larger efforts to build a more reliable and resilient energy grid through its five-year, $5.4 billion Electric Reliability Plan. That plan is a blueprint for serving Michigan today and innovating to meet the challenges of the coming decades. Investments such as trimming trees, replacing poles and wires and upgrading substations and key equipment are top priorities, especially with climate change causing more frequent and severe weather events.
Consumers Energy has increased investment in forestry by more than 60 percent since 2018 as trees are the number one cause for power outages, and the plan includes a significant increase in spending — more than $500 million over five years — to keep distribution lines clear.
Through the reliability plan, Consumers Energy plans to reduce the average length of time that customers are without power by nearly 15% from 2020 to 2025.
Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
For more information about Consumers Energy, go to ConsumersEnergy.com.
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Saturday roundup: East Canton cross country runner Brylan Holland takes first in loaded field at Tiffin Carnival
Stark County-area high school results for Saturday, Sept. 10
AREA ROUNDUP
GlenOak’s Tommy Rice, Marlington team highlight local cross country results at Wooster Invitational
WOOSTER – GlenOak's Tommy Rice took the individual title and Marlington won the team championship during Saturday’s Wooster Invitational Division I boys cross country race.
Rice’s 15:13.3, which broke his own school record, bested Marlington’s Colin Cernansky (15:21.6) by more than eight seconds and led the Golden Eagles to a fifth-place finish as a team. Ceransky was joined in the top 25 by Duke teammates Michael Nicholls (10th, 15:39.1), Nash Minor (13th, 15:41.9) and Cohen Boyce (24th, 16:18.7).
Jackson’s Elliot Zuckett finished fourth individually in 15:33.4 and led the Polar Bears to second place as a team, 16 points behind Marlington. Green’s Spiro Papas was eighth individually in 15:38.3 as the Bulldogs finished third as a team.
Marlington’s Bella Graham finished second individually in 18:11.2 during the Division II-III girls race at Wooster. Norwayne’s Jaylee Wingate was first in 17:45.6.
Perry's Connor Reed wins Walsh Jesuit Cross Country Invite
CUYAHOGA FALLS – Perry's Connor Reed won the Division I boys race at Saturday's Walsh Jesuit Cross Country invitational.
Reed ran a 16:00.3, finishing ahead of second-place Micah Bentley (16:17.8) of Stow. Teammate Alex Hill finished fourth in 16:24.2 for the Panthers, who were fourth as a team in the 10-team field.
Hoover's Zavier Medina was seventh in 16:43.2 to lead the Vikings to a second-place finish (88 points) behind first-place Chardon (51).
East Canton cross country’s Brylan Holland first at Tiffin
TIFFIN – East Canton's Brylan Holland took first place Saturday in a loaded field of Division III talent at the Tiffin Cross Country Carnival.
Holland ran a 15:47 to lead the Hornets to a fourth-place finish as a team behind Ottawa Hills, Maplewood and Columbus Grove.
BOX SCORES
BOYS SOCCER
GlenOak 6, Firestone 0
Goals: Reale (GO), Domer (GO), Thompson (GO), Haymaker (GO), Macdonald (GO), Carl (GO). Assists: Ajebe (GO), Thompson (GO), Franz (GO). Saves: Richards (GO) 1. Shots: GlenOak 12-1. Corner kicks: GlenOak 7-0. Halftime: GlenOak 1-0. Records: GlenOak 3-2-3, Firestone 0-6.
Central Catholic 5, McKinley 0
Goals: Moorhead (CC) 2, Angerman (CC), Pena (CC), Stalnaker (CC). Assists: Held (CC), Stalnaker (CC), Angerman (CC), Watts (CC), Brown (CC). Saves: Ukpolo (M) 17, Parham (CC) 1. Shots: Central Catholic 23-1. Records: Central Catholic 2-3-1, McKinley 1-5.
Walsh Jesuit 3, Hoover 0
Saves: Mullaly (H) 4. Shots: Walsh Jesuit 7-2. Corner kicks: Hoover 3-2. Records: Hoover 4-1-2. Note: No goals or assists for Walsh Jesuit were available.
HS Football:Down by 1 to Jackson, Green football coach Mark Geis says, 'I could feel it in my gut.'
Louisville 8, Northwest 0
Goals: Dillen (L) 2, Adams (L), Murray (L), Porter-Kovacic (L), Lowder (L), Swope (L), Diller (L). Assists: Porter-Kovacic (L) 2, Johnston (L) 2, Dillen (L), Kibler (L), Gilbert (L). Records: Louisville 5-1.
New Philadelphia 6, Minerva 0
Shots: New Philadelphia 25-11. Corner kicks: New Philadelphia 5-2. Halftime: New Philadelphia 5-0. Records: Minerva 3-3, New Philadelphia 4-2.
GIRLS SOCCER
Green 2, Stow 2
Goals: Leemaster (G), Taylor (G), Hobart (S), Casenhiser (S). Assists: Bradford (G), Kramer (S). Saves: Sitko (G) 7, Mancuso (S) 6. Shots: Stow 9-8. Corner kicks: Stow 7-4. Halftime: 0-0.
Louisville 1, Streetsboro 0
Goals: Folk (L). Records: Louisville 4-3.
HS football:'Kind of helpless': Power running of Lake's Will Butler keys decisive drive in win vs. GlenOak
New Philadelphia 7, Minerva 0
Shots: NP 18-8. Corner kicks: NP 7-3.
Carrollton 9, St. Thomas Aquinas 0
Goals: Menarcheck (C) 2, Rutledge (C) 2, Nuzzolilo (C), Dorsey (C), Macke (C), Hanenkrat (C), Elson (C).
VOLLEYBALL
GlenOak 25-21-25, Central Catholic 22-25-16
Top servers: Davis (GO) 8 points. Kills leaders: Davis (GO) 18. Assists leaders: Paradis (GO) 15. Defensive leaders: Davis (GO) 18, Oliver (GO) 4 blocks.
GlenOak 25-25, Alliance 6-11
Top servers: Sophie M. Smith (GO) 10 points. Kills leaders: Nameth (GO) 4, Sophie E. Smith (GO) 4, Stepanovich (GO) 4. Assists leaders: Nameth (GO) 9. Defensive leaders: Stepanovich (GO) 6 digs, 3 blocks; Oliver (GO) 3 blocks. Records: GlenOak 9-1, 2-1.
Lake 25-25, Ellet 13-5
Assists leaders: Wright (E) 21. Defensive leaders: Stephanoff (E) 7 digs. Records: Lake 3-3, Ellet 3-4.
East Liverpool 25-25, West Branch 23-17
Top servers: Curry (WB) 7 points.
West Branch 25-25, Crestwood 17-8
Top servers: Rush (WB) 9 points, 1 ace. Kills leaders: Brunner (WB) 6. Records: West Branch 7-2
Marlington 25-25-25, Coventry 19-22-18
Top servers: Swisher (M) 12 points. Kills leaders: Graffice (M) 15, Maiorana (M) 15. Assists leaders: Swisher (M) 32. Defensive leaders: Maiorana (M) 2 blocks. Records: Marlington 8-2, 2-0.
Winner, Loser
Top servers: xxxxx. Kills leaders: xxxx. Assists leaders: xxxx. Defensive leaders: xxxx. Records: xxxx
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Wooster Invitational
Division I
Team standings (25 teams)
1, Marlington 74; 2, Jackson 90; 3, Green 158; 4, Medina Highland 167; 5, GlenOak 173; … 20, Lake 459; 21, Louisville 515; 22, Alliance 611; … 24, Massillon 762.
Top individual finishers
1, Tommy Rice (GlenOak) 15:13.3; 2, Colin Cernansky (Marlington) 15:21.6; 3, Dylan Wood (Copley) 15:32.3; 4, Elliot Zuckett (Jackson) 15:33.4; 5, Marcus Adelman (New Phila.) 15:35.0; … 8, Spiro Papas (Green) 15:38.3; … 10, Michael Nicholls (Marlington) 15:39.1; 11, Theo Papas (Green) 15:40.1; 12, Eli Ilg (Jackson) 15:41.4; 13, Nash Minor (Marlington) 15:41.9; … 19, William Prato (Jackson) 16:11.7; … 23, Cael Ball (Jackson) 16:17.4; 24, Cohen Boyce (Marlington) 16:18.7.
Division II-III
Team standings (17 teams)
1, Tallmadge 60; 2, Cloverleaf 64; 3, West Holmes 121; 4, Waynedale 146; 5, Fairless 160; 6, Northwest 162; … 15 Manchester 376; 16, Canton South 392; 17, Sandy Valley 440.
Top individual finishers
1, Zeke Galbraith (West Holmes) 16:12.0; 2, Jackson Varner (Waynedale) 16:37.1; 3, Collin Adams (Tallmadge) 16:38.6; 4, Joey Naiman (Tallmadge) 16:48.4; 5, Brett Gucker (Cloverleaf) 16:54.9; 6, Andrew Hearn (Fairless) 16:59.5; 7, Dylan Easterling (Northwest) 17:04.5; … 9, Joseph Slatzer (Fairless) 17:26.0.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Wooster Invitational
Division I
Team standings (22 teams)
1, Mentor 89; 2, Strongsville 151; 3, Jackson 161; 4, Lake 212; 5, Wadsworth 216; … 7, GlenOak 228; … 11, Green 255; … 19, Louisville 482.
Top individual finishers
1, Julia Isham (Strongsville) 17:58.7; 2, Savannah Dennison (Mentor) 18:12.8; 3, Pyper Gibson (Rittman) 18:21.8; 4, Daniela Scheffler (Lake) 18:54.0; 5, Kylah Meyer (Louisville) 19:06.9; … 9, Kailey Zagst (Jackson) 19:31.7; … 12, Nora Salem (GlenOak) 19:48.5; … 18, Lily Cross (Lake) 20:07.6; 19, Panagiota Tzouloufis (GlenOak) 20:07.7.
Division II-III
Team standings (12 teams)
1, Tallmadge 62; 2, West Holmes 63; 3, Norwayne 76; 4, Marlington 120; 5, Northwest 129; 6, Sandy Valley 152; … 10, Canton South 276; … 12, Manchester 301.
Top individual finishers
1, Jaylee Wingate (Norwayne) 17:45.6; 2, Bella Graham (Marlington) 18:11.2; 3, Kaitlyn Carr (Smithville) 18:24.0; 4, Annabel Stanley 18:58.1; 5, Madelyn Begert (Northwest) 19:12.1; … 14, Chloe Wackerly (Canton South) 21:01.9; … 18, Quinn Cernansky (Marlington) 21:23.7; 19, Kaydence Hoover (Sandy Valley) 21:26.6. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/09/11/high-school-roundup-cross-country-glenoak-tommy-rice-east-canton-bryland-holland-perry-connor-reed/69484818007/ | 2022-09-11T06:40:03Z |
- Coway's unique 'Waterless Test System' for water purifiers remarkably improves product safety by utilizing nitrogen and a vacuum in place of water
- Coway water purifiers are certified with the Gold Seal from the Water Quality Association which assures product reliability
SEOUL, South Korea, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coway, "The Best Life Solution Company," today announced that it is constantly innovating measures to ensure its water purifiers reach the highest safety standards.
As well as testing through in-house methods, the company also puts products through rigorous third-party certifications to guarantee the water they produce is safe for consumption.
Revolutionary Waterless Test System for Enhanced Safety
In the water purifier market today, it's standard for most manufacturers to use water or disinfected water for final product testing. The practice ensures that the product functions correctly and eliminates the possibility of leaks.
However, the downside of this is that residual water may remain in the product even after draining. The water can then damage the protective packaging or freeze the filter in cold weather.
Even more crucial, if left for a long time, the water can contaminate the product, leading to bacteria. Many companies try to prevent bacterial growth by using disinfected water. But an even greater problem is still a threat — if the water flows through stainless steel, corrosion could occur, which results in harmful remnants being extracted along with the purified water.
To prevent Coway consumers from encountering such a dangerous problem, the company implemented a system that tests water purifiers without using water.
Since 2012, Coway has used nitrogen and a vacuum instead of water in its final product testing using a distinctive quality assurance method called the Waterless Test System. The technique was introduced following years of in-depth research to find the most effective quality assurance system for water purifiers.
Not only does this approach increases product safety and hygiene, but it also reduces water consumption by about 5,500 tons per year.
The Gold Seal Mark by Water Quality Association (WQA) Certification for Product Reliability
Coway's safety and quality standards for its water purifiers have been certified by the Water Quality Association.
Water Quality Association (WQA) is a not-for-profit international trade association representing the residential, commercial, and industrial water treatment industry. The WQA's Certification Programs are designed to help consumers select water treatment products that have been tested and certified to industry standards.
In 2008, Coway became the first South Korean water purifier brand to receive WQA certification. It is currently the only South Korean manufacturer to hold certifications against NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 58, and 401 from WQA. Coway also ensures outbound water purifiers are certified before exporting to global markets, including the USA, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Europe. Now, more than 80 Coway water purifier products are WQA-certified.
However, Coway's finest achievement for water safety is the prestigious Gold Seal Mark. This certification is only given to products that comply with the WQA's Certification Schemes, and checks the safety of materials, chemical performance, and structural integrity. This ensures the product has undergone a rigorous toxicity test covering more than 200 substances and certifies that all parts that come into contact with drinking water are safe.
The certification and Waterless Test System are testaments to the years of research and development Coway puts into quality assurance and reassuring consumers their drinking water is safe.
Since its founding in 1989, Coway has established itself as a pioneer of water and air technology, solidifying its status as The Best Life Solution Company with an unrivaled position in the household water purifier industry.
Coway has received a number of prestigious awards, including being named the number one water purifier brand by the Korea Brand Power Index for the past 24 consecutive years, the National Brand Competitive for the last 14 consecutive years, and Top 100 Brands of Korea for the previous 14 consecutive years.
About Coway Co., Ltd.
Established in Korea in 1989, Coway, "The Best Life Solution Company," is a leading environmental home appliances company making people's lives healthy and comfortable with innovative home appliances such as water purifiers, air purifiers, bidets, and mattresses. Since being founded, Coway has become a leader in the environmental home appliances industry, with intensive research, engineering, development, and customer service. The company has proven dedication to innovation with award-winning products, home health expertise, unrivaled market share, customer satisfaction, and brand recognition. Coway continues to innovate by diversifying product lines and accelerating overseas business in Malaysia, the USA, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, and Europe, based on the business success in Korea. For more information, please visit http://www.coway.com/ or http://newsroom.coway.com.
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Arrest made in case of attempted kidnappings, police say
By Briana Conner
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PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have arrested a man accused of trying to kidnap three girls: two in the Pasadena area and one in Deer Park.
Chase Brefczynski was arrested in Lufkin, Texas on Wednesday, in connection with the attempted kidnapping cases, police said. He has been charged with one count of aggravated attempted kidnapping.
Police said they have been searching for Brefczynski since last week, after the incidents in the Pasadena and Deer Park area.
Anna Vega and her 11-year-old daughter said they were relieved and thankful that the suspect is off the streets.
“Right after, I was like, ‘Man, I just want (police) to find them, because I don’t want to hear a story about a young girl getting abducted, or killed, even or something worse happening,” Vega said when asked if she’d considered what could’ve happened that morning.
Vega’s description helped investigators find the suspect.
“There was something very specific about his haircut, his eyes. It’s him,” she said.
Vega now drives her daughter to school. Despite the suspect’s arrest, her daughter said it’ll take her some time to feel safe again.
“It’ll take me some time, I think, to again feel 100% safe. Even 75% safe. At this point, even now, I’m a little paranoid when I walk to stores or anywhere. I don’t know. It’s just made me a lot more observant,” her 11-year-old daughter said.
In both Pasadena cases, police said the suspect asked the young girls for directions and then asked the young girls to get closer, as he said he could not hear the answer.
One of the cases involved a 15-year-old girl, records show. In this case, Brefczynski asked the girl for directions to the Jimmy Burke Activity Center in Deer Park, records state. Brefczynski gave the victim his phone and as she typed the address, he pulled out a gun and told her to go with him or he’d hurt her, according to records.
Rather than getting inside the car, the teen ran away, records state.
In the Deer Park case, police said the 11-year-old was in the 2700 block of Hillshire Drive and walking to school when she said a grey sedan approached her. Police said the suspect driving continued to follow her and tried talking to her several times.
Police said Brefczynski asked the 11-year-old for directions to the same center.
A video released by police showed the moment the suspect kept following the young girl. At one point, the girl stopped and so did the car and the young girl was then seen walking toward a house. At that point, the car goes in reverse.
After Brefczynski’s arrest, police are asking any other potential victims or witnesses to come forward. The number to call is 713-475-7266.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. and SUZHOU and SHANGHAI, China, June. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GRCL) ("Gracell"), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing highly efficacious and affordable cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the Company plans to hold a clinical update call on June 13 after the European Hematology Association 2022 Hybrid Congress (EHA 2022) as the data is subject to meeting's embargo policy until June 12.
The management team intends to highlight clinical data from three investigator-initiated trials (IIT) for its BCMA/CD19 dual-targeting FasTCAR-T candidate GC012F and allogeneic TruUCAR-T candidate GC502 that will be presented at 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO 2022) Annual Meeting and EHA 2022 as follows:
- Updated clinical data from a multicenter IIT evaluating GC012F for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in oral abstract presentations on June 5 at ASCO 2022 and on June 12 at EHA 2022
- Initial clinical data from an ongoing IIT evaluating GC012F for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-NHL in a poster presentation on June 10 at EHA 2022
- Updated data with longer follow-up of GC502 in relapsed/refractory B-ALL in a poster presentation on June 10 at EHA 2022
Conference call and webcast details:
Monday, June 13, 2022 @ 8:00 am ET
Investor domestic dial-in: (833) 693-0545
Investor international dial-in: +1(661) 407-1586
Conference ID: 1820109
Live webcast link: https://ir.gracellbio.com/news-events/events-and-presentations
A replay of the webcast will be available on ir.gracellbio.com shortly after the conclusion of the event for 90 days.
About Gracell
Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. ("Gracell") is a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing breakthrough cell therapies. Leveraging its pioneering FasTCAR and TruUCAR technology platforms and SMART CARTM technology module, Gracell is developing a rich clinical-stage pipeline of multiple autologous and allogeneic product candidates with the potential to overcome major industry challenges that persist with conventional CAR-T therapies, including lengthy manufacturing time, suboptimal cell quality, high therapy cost and lack of effective CAR-T therapies for solid tumors. For more information on Gracell, please visit www.gracellbio.com. Follow @GracellBio on LinkedIn.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPIL Holding (the "Company") (OTC:HPIL) Announces the Hire of seasoned executive Mr. Rizwan Alikhan as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Operations for Europe, to develop business opportunities and partnerships in the European market, as well as to help with operational improvements at HPIL Holding Worldwide.
"I am extremely pleased to announce the hiring seasoned executive Mr. Riz Alikhan (Riz) to help with the next stage of growth at HPIL," said Stephen Brown CEO. "Riz has a tremendous resume as a financier and corporate leader in several attractive global markets that he will bring to his role at HPIL Holding to help us to grow into an internationally recognizable brand".
Rizwan Alikhan: was born in London, educated at KCS, Wimbledon, receiving a Batchelor of Science degree from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States in 1986. He returned to London in 1988 to embark on a career as a Lloyds Broker, specializing in global reinsurance risks. He then moved into a career in finance beginning in1990 in Canada, moving into the United States and finally into Australia where he worked predominantly as a financial and corporate advisor. He has been in the investment industry for 25 years in North America, Europe and Australia. He has held senior executive roles and board positions in several publicly listed companies in Canada and in the United States. He has 20+ years' experience in M&A and corporate restructure, specializing in the Finance, Energy, High Tech and Industrial sectors throughout Europe, North America and Eastern Europe. He took over the team at AAIB in 2015 to expand on the company's reach and foster growth and founded Safecrest Ltd (Takaful) in 2017. Mr. Alikhan is now pleased to join the team at HPIL Holding and to help develop, expand, and move forward the vision that HPIL has set in the various fields such as Gaming, AI and Blockchain in the global world of music.
On June 2, 2022, the Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stephen Brown, presented a letter of termination to Mr. Lord Ferrox Tutinean due to Mr. Tutinean's failure to adhere to Mr. Tutinean's employment agreement and HPIL's policies. Further, the employment of Mr. Micheal Torrey was terminated on the same day due to Mr. Torrey's failure to adhere to his employment agreement and HPIL's policies. Both Mr. Tutinean and Mr. Torrey have acted in manners against the Company and against the interests of the Company's shareholders. The Company is in communication with its counsel regarding the outlandish behaviour and misappropriation of company assets and will act in an aggressive manor to secure its properties at hand.
Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (The "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "pleased," "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, general acceptance of the
Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filing.
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AUSTIN, Texas, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) applauds the selection of AANP President April N. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, to Modern Healthcare's annual ranking of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives. Dr. Kapu is the Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships and a professor with Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an acute care nurse practitioner (NP).
"I am honored to be named as an influential clinical executive," said Kapu. "NPs bring tremendous value to health care. It is of utmost importance to elevate awareness of the profession, encourage NPs to take on leadership roles, prepare the next generation of NPs and continue to increase access to health care for everyone. In the last 18 months, US News and World Report ranked NPs as the best health care job and four states modernized their laws to give patients full and direct access to trusted, high-quality NP care."
"Dr. Kapu is both an outstanding clinical leader and an inspiring champion for patients and NPs alike," said AANP CEO Jon Fanning, MS, CAE, CNED. "She has had an enormous impact on the NP profession during her time as president, and AANP is grateful for her dynamic leadership, vision and support."
Kapu has 30 years of experience in health care, including 18 years as an acute care NP. In her role as associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Kapu oversees several nurse-led community practices. As a professor of nursing, Kapu teaches in Vanderbilt's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
Kapu is frequently consulted for her expertise in advanced practice leadership and the development of advanced practice infrastructure for health systems. She has presented in many national and international forums, authored chapters in advanced practice nursing textbooks and published manuscripts in numerous peer-reviewed nursing and medical journals
Kapu has received several awards, including Vanderbilt's "Transformational Nurse Leader of the Year" and Tennessee Hospital Association's "Nurse of Clinical Distinction." She holds both master's and doctoral degrees in nursing from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs). It represents the interests of the more than 355,000 licensed NPs. For more information. visit aanp.org.
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When does school begin? Here's a list of Stark County area school start dates
Online parent groups have been buzzing with what appears to be a simple enough question: When does school start?
Turns out, the answer is complex in many Stark County area school districts. An increasing number of school districts use staggered starts, which often allow the youngest students in a school to come to the building a day ahead of the rest so they can learn the location of their classrooms and lockers. Some schools also divide grade levels depending on their last name.
And kindergarteners and preschoolers often are on a schedule all their own.
We’re here to help. Here’s a list of when each school district in Stark County, along with a few neighboring districts, will welcome back students:
First day of school by district
Alliance City Schools
Aug. 18: Grades 1, 2, 4, 6
Aug. 19: Grades 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Aug. 23: Preschool, kindergarten, Parkway Learning and Development Center
Brown Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 18-19: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 22: All kindergarten
Canton City Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 4, 7 and Early College Grade 9
Aug. 17: Grades 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8; McKinley High School Grade 9 and Early College grades 10, 11 and seniors with high school courses
Aug. 18: McKinley grades 10, 11 and 12 and Early College grade 12
Aug. 23: Kindergarten and preschool
AIM Academy students began on July 27.
Canton Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 1-9
Aug. 17: Grades 10-12, preschool
Aug. 19: Kindergarten
Carrollton Exempted Village Schools
Aug. 18: Grades 1-12
Aug. 26: Kindergarten
Dalton Local Schools
Aug. 22: Grades 1-12
Aug. 24: Kindergarten
Fairless Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-6, 9; kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 18: Grades 7-8, 10-12; kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 19: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 22: All kindergarten
Green Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades K-12
Jackson Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades K-12
Lake Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 1, 3-9 and grade 2 with last names A-L
Aug. 17: Grades 10-12 and grade 2 with last names M-Z
Aug. 22: Kindergarteners (last names A-L)
Aug. 23: Kindergarteners (last names M-Z)
Louisville City Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-6 and 9
Aug. 18: Grades 7-8, 10-12 and kindergartners attending on "A" days
Aug. 19: Kindergarteners attending on "B" days
Marlington Local Schools
Sept. 6: Grades 1-12
Sept. 6-7: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Sept. 8: All kindergarten
Massillon City Schools
Aug. 18: Grades 1-12
Kindergartners will be notified of their start date.
Minerva Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 19: Kindergarten
North Canton City Schools
Aug. 19: Grades 1-3, 6 and 9
Aug. 22: Grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Aug. 24: Preschool
Northwest Local Schools
Aug. 25: Kindergarten
Aug. 16: Northwest Primary (last name A-L); Stinson Elementary (as assigned); Grades 6 and 9
Aug. 17: Northwest Primary (last name M-Z); Stinson Elementary (as assigned); all middle school and high school
Osnaburg Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 18-19: Kindergarteners (as assigned)
Perry Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-5, 7-9
Aug. 18: Grades 6, 10-12
Aug. 22-25: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 26: All kindergarten
Plain Local Schools
Aug. 22: Grades 1-12
Aug. 25: Kindergarten (last names A-L)
Aug. 26: Kindergarten (last names M-Z)
R.G. Drage Career & Technical Center
Aug. 16: All grades
Sandy Valley Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 6 and 9
Aug. 17: Grades 1-5, 7-8, 10-12
Kindergarteners will be notified of their start date.
Sebring Local Schools
Aug. 18:K-12
Tuslaw Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 22: Kindergarten (last names A-L)
Aug. 23: Kindergarten (last names M-Z)
Sept. 7: Grades 1-12
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NANCHANG, China, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from chinadaily.com.cn:
East China's Jiangxi province, known as the "cradle of the Chinese revolution", has managed to strike a balance between economic growth and environmental protection, and the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" has become a motto for the province's future development.
Wuning county in Jiangxi's Jiujiang city has remained committed to following a green development path with ecological protection as its main priority, which has brought tangible benefits to local villagers, and boosted the county's high-quality social and economic development.
The ecological circulation industrial park in Changshui village in Wuning, covers an area of more than 1,000 mu (66.67 hectares) and has adopted a new industrial model featuring rice-fish farming, mushroom-fruit relay cropping, bee-forest raising, and ecological circulation, which helps local farmers explore a new development mechanism that combines tourism, agriculture and culture. The new model not only benefits the environment, but also improves the efficiency of agricultural production and increases farmers' incomes.
Ji'an city in Jiangxi, also responded actively to the provincial government's call to build a brand-new Jiangxi with lucid waters and lush mountains, and has beefed up efforts to beautify the coastline along the Ganjiang River, which is dubbed as the "mother river" of Jiangxi.
Through years of continuous efforts, the water quality of Ganjiang River has been significantly improved, which has created a better living environment for residents living along the river. In recent years, more and more rare and endangered birds have taken shelter in Ji'an such as the scaly-sided merganser, also known as the Chinese merganser, which is an endangered species under first-grade State protection and appears on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list.
Luxi county, an old revolutionary base in Pingxiang city, Jiangxi, is located near the mountains and the river, and boasts abundant ecological resources.
In recent years, the county has highlighted the integration of Red tourism with green industry, and received the honor of being a "Beautiful and livable demonstration county in Jiangxi".
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Aventon Kit Creek will be the Developer's Second Property within the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Market
CARY, N.C., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventon Companies, a prominent, vertically integrated multi-family developer with active projects throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, announced it has broken ground on its second apartment community within the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan market. Aventon Kit Creek, located in the town of Cary, will be a 293-unit, Class A, multifamily development.
Encompassing nearly 16 acres and spread across three separate residential buildings, Aventon Kit Creek will offer residents spacious floor plans ranging from studio units all the way up to three bedrooms. Each apartment home will be furnished with modern finishes and state-of-the-art-technology. Surrounding amenity spaces include a resort-style saltwater pool along with an expansive sundeck featuring lounge seating, daybeds and private cabanas, a state-of-the-art fitness center with cardio and strength training equipment, and a remote working hub with multiple private offices and collaboration areas. The pet-friendly community also offers a pet spa and dog park.
"Cary is one of the most desirable locations to live within North Carolina, with its booming job market and esteemed schools," said Ron Perera, Senior Managing Director for Aventon Companies. "To be able to offer a premier multifamily development within close proximity to jobs, schools and shopping is something that we feel will be highly beneficial to the community."
Aventon Kit Creek's buildings were designed by Charlotte-based Watts Leaf Architects, PA with interior design by Studio 5 Interiors, Inc. Aventon Kit Creek is expected to open in the Fall of 2023 and will be just a half-mile from Apple's future campus, a $1 billion development with 3,000 employees and salaries averaging $187,000. Since 2019, Aventon Companies has assembled an impressive $2 billion portfolio of ground-up developments expected to bring nearly 7,600 Aventon-branded apartment homes to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and the Mid-Atlantic.
Aventon Companies acquires, develops, and manages multifamily communities in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and the Mid-Atlantic with regional offices in West Palm Beach, FL, Orlando, FL, Raleigh, NC and Bethesda, MD. To learn more, visit www.aventoncompanies.com.
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Fertility Tech Pioneer Modernizing IVF Through Safer, Cheaper and More Transparent Egg and Embryo Storage Tops 2022 List of Companies "Reshaping Their Businesses, Industries, and the Broader Culture."
NEW YORK, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TMRW Life Sciences, creator of the world's first automated frozen egg and embryo management platform for in vitro fertilization (IVF), earned the #1 spot on Fast Company's 2022 list of the top 10 most innovative biotech companies. TMRW's technology is revolutionizing fertility medicine by providing safer, more affordable and more transparent IVF care for hopeful parents. Before TMRW introduced its groundbreaking new platform, the standard of care for frozen egg and embryo storage dated back to the 1970s when IVF was first developed.
Tara Comonte, CEO of TMRW and IVF mom, said: "It's an honor to be named Fast Company's #1 most innovative biotech company, and we are fully committed to maintaining this momentum well into the future. As a mother who has been through the IVF process and understands the profound physical, emotional and financial investments required of patients, I'm proud that TMRW is helping to eliminate the risk, uncertainty and unnecessary cost for hopeful parents. This is only the beginning."
TMRW is now partnered with over 18 clinics across the US, including fertility centers in New York City, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, San Francisco, and more. TMRW will launch in the United Kingdom later this year.
Cynthia Hudson, VP of Clinical Strategy at TMRW, said: "As an embryologist with over two decades of experience in the field, it has been clear to me for a long time that we needed a better solution that eliminates the hazards and inefficiencies of the analog cryospecimen management systems used for the past 50 years. After collaborating closely with leading IVF clinicians around the world, our platform is tailored to clinic needs using cutting-edge technology, tracking and automation."
Prior to TMRW's commercial launch in 2021, fertility clinics had no option but to rely on manual, analog storage systems, which have not been updated for decades. Thousands of specimens have been reported lost, damaged or mishandled, resulting in tragedy for patients and reputational damage for clinics. TMRW's automated platform replaces these outdated tools by integrating state-of-the-art digital tracking, robotics and 24/7 monitoring, removing over 90% of potential points of failure across existing manual workflows.
About TMRW Life Sciences, Inc.
Founded in 2018, TMRW Life Sciences provides the first and only automated, robotic, software-guided specimen management solution for the safe management of frozen eggs and embryos central to the IVF process. For the first time, frozen eggs and embryos can be digitally tracked using software, safely managed and remotely monitored 24/7. With proprietary RFID labware and a software management solution created in collaboration with many of the world's most celebrated IVF clinicians, TMRW empowers clinics and gives peace of mind to patients on their fertility journey. TMRW's platform has been adopted by leading clinics across the US and will soon be available in the UK and Europe. With hundreds of millions of children projected to be conceived through IVF in coming decades, almost all of them using frozen eggs and embryos, TMRW provides a scalable solution for clinics bringing the care of frozen eggs and embryos into the 21st century, a prerequisite for fertility providers worldwide to be able to meet the vastly growing demand for their services.
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Lennox International Reports Record First Quarter Revenue and Earnings Per Share
Published: Apr. 25, 2022 at 6:30 AM CDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
Revenue up 9% to first-quarter record $1.01 billion
GAAP EPS up 4% to first-quarter record $2.29
Adjusted EPS up 4% to first-quarter record $2.36
Repurchased $200 million of stock in the quarter
Raising 2022 guidance for revenue growth from 5-10% to 7-11%
Reiterating 2022 guidance for GAAP and adjusted EPS of $13.50-$14.50
Reiterating guidance for $400 million of stock repurchases for the full year
DALLAS, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII), a global leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2022. All comparisons are to the prior-year period.
Lennox International reported record first-quarter revenue of $1.01 billion, up 9%. GAAP operating income was $112 million, down 2%. GAAP earnings per share was a first-quarter record $2.29, up 4%.
Total segment profit was $115 million, down 1%, and total segment margin was 11.3%, down 110 basis points. Adjusted earnings per share was a first-quarter record $2.36, up 4%.
"Lennox International posted record first-quarter revenue and EPS, led by strong growth in our Residential and Refrigeration businesses," said Chairman and Interim CEO Todd Teske. "Both Residential and Refrigeration set new first-quarter highs for revenue and profit. In Residential, revenue was up 13%, led by double-digit growth in both replacement and new construction business. Segment profit rose 12% as segment margin was down slightly to 15.8%. In Refrigeration, revenue was up 15% as reported and up 18% at constant currency, led by more than 20% growth in North America. Refrigeration profit rose 78% as segment margin expanded 350 basis points to 9.8%.
"In Commercial, demand remained strong, but the business continued to be hit the hardest on the production front with labor constraints and global supply chain disruptions. Commercial revenue was down 6% and profit was down 77% in the first quarter as segment margin contracted 1,040 basis points to 3.4%. The Commercial team continues to take aggressive actions to resolve tight labor market, supply chain and production challenges, and we are seeing signs of improvement from these initiatives.
"Looking ahead for the company overall, demand remains strong, and we have announced a second round of price increases for 2022 to continue to offset broad inflationary pressures. We are raising 2022 revenue growth guidance from 5-10% to 7-11% and reiterating EPS guidance of $13.50-$14.50. We repurchased $200 million of stock in the first quarter and are reiterating plans for $400 million of stock repurchases for the full year."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Revenue: Revenue was a first-quarter record $1.01 billion, up 9%. Volume was down, and price and mix were up. Foreign exchange was neutral to revenue.
Gross Profit: Gross profit was $268 million, up 5%. Gross margin was 26.5%, down 110 basis points. Gross profit was positively impacted by price and mix. Partial offsets included lower volume due to global supply chain disruptions and labor constraints, factory inefficiencies, and higher material, freight, distribution, and warranty costs.
Net Income: On a GAAP basis, net income for the first quarter was $83.6 million, or $2.29 per share, compared to $84.2 million, or $2.20 per share, in the prior-year quarter.
Adjusted net income in the first quarter was $86.1 million, or $2.36 per share, compared to $86.9 million, or $2.27 per share, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2022 excludes after-tax charges of $2.5 million, consisting of: a net charge of $1.5 million for items excluded from segment profit, $0.5 million for excess tax expense from share-based compensation, and a total of $0.5 million for restructuring charges and pension settlements.
Cash from Operations, Free Cash Flow and Total Debt: Net cash used in operations in the first quarter was $98 million compared to $18 million in the prior-year quarter. Capital expenditures were approximately $25 million in the first quarter compared to $24 million in the prior-year quarter. Free cash flow was ($123) million compared to ($42) million in the first quarter a year ago. Total debt at the end of the first quarter was $1.61 billion. Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $40 million at the end of the quarter. The company paid approximately $34 million in dividends in the first quarter and repurchased $200 million of stock.
BUSINESS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Residential Heating & Cooling Revenue in the Residential Heating & Cooling business segment was a first-quarter record $682 million, up 13%. Foreign exchange was neutral to revenue. Segment profit was a first-quarter record $108 million, up 12%. Segment margin was 15.8%, down 10 basis points. Residential results were primarily impacted by favorable price and mix. Partial offsets included higher material, freight, and warranty costs, global supply chain disruptions and factory inefficiencies, lower joint venture income, distribution investments, and higher SG&A.
Commercial Heating & Cooling Revenue in the Commercial Heating & Cooling business segment was $188 million, down 6%. Foreign exchange was neutral to revenue. Segment profit was $6 million, down 77%, and segment margin was 3.4%, down 1,040 basis points. Commercial results were primarily impacted by lower volume and factory inefficiencies due to labor constraints and global supply chain disruptions, higher material, freight, distribution, and other product costs, and higher SG&A. Partial offsets included favorable price and mix.
Refrigeration Revenue in the Refrigeration business segment was up 15% to $144 million. Foreign exchange had a 3% negative impact to revenue growth. Segment profit rose 78% to $14 million. Segment revenue and profit were both first-quarter records, adjusted for historical divestitures. Segment margin expanded 350 basis points to 9.8%. Refrigeration results were primarily impacted by higher volume and favorable price and tariffs. Partial offsets included unfavorable mix, global supply chain disruptions, and higher material, freight and SG&A costs.
FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE
For 2022, the company is raising revenue growth guidance and reiterating EPS guidance.
Raising guidance for revenue growth from 5-10% to 7-11%; neutral foreign exchange.
Reiterating GAAP and adjusted EPS guidance of $13.50-$14.50.
Reiterating corporate expense guidance of approximately $95 million.
Reiterating effective tax rate guidance of 18-20% on an adjusted basis for the full year.
Reiterating capital expenditures guidance of approximately $125 million.
Reiterating free cash flow guidance of approximately $400 million.
Reiterating stock repurchase guidance of $400 million for the full year.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION A conference call to discuss the company's first-quarter results and outlook will be held this morning at 8:30 a.m. Central time. To listen, call the conference call line at 844-291-6356 (U.S.) or 234-720-6989 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and use participant code 5188402. The conference call also will be webcast on Lennox International's web site at www.lennoxinternational.com. A replay will be available from approximately 11:00 a.m. Central time on April 25 through May 9, 2022 by dialing 866-207-1041 (U.S.) or 402-970-0847 (international) and using access code 1972402. The call also will be archived on the company's website.
ABOUT LENNOX INTERNATIONAL Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable and healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our air conditioning, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems. Lennox International stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol LII. Additional information on Lennox International is available at www.lennoxinternational.com or by contacting Steve Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations, at 972-497-6670.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the 2022 full-year outlook and expected consolidated and segment financial results for 2022, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available as well as management's assumptions and beliefs today. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include risks that the North American unitary HVAC and refrigeration markets perform worse than current assumptions. Additional risks include, but are not limited to: the impact of higher raw material prices, availability and timely delivery of raw materials and other components, the impact of new or increased trade tariffs, LII's ability to implement price increases for its products and services, economic conditions in our markets, regulatory changes, the impact of unfavorable weather, a decline in new construction activity and related demand for products and services, and any resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic impact on the company and its employees and customers. For information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, see LII's publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. LII disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Limited Edition "Pacific Wonderland" Blanket and Lifestyle Items
Will Support the "Park Explorer Series"
PORTLAND, Ore., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Northwest lifestyle brand Pendleton Woolen Mills announces the release of the Pacific Wonderland and Forever Oregon blankets and lifestyle product collection in collaboration with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The items were created to celebrate the centennial of the Oregon State Parks System. A portion of sales will go to support OPRD's Park Explorer Series, which encourages a more diverse group of park explorers by removing barriers and welcoming all to Oregon State Parks.
The design for the limited edition Pacific Wonderland collection depicts a moonlit landscape in a deep indigo, featuring some of Oregon's most cherished natural wonders: a waterfall, mountain, forest, rivers and ocean. Above and below this landscape are classic, bold park stripes varying from a vivid amber and bright marigold yellow, to a light sky and deep regal blue, on to a brilliant forest and warm mossy green.
The design for the limited edition Forever Oregon blanket depicts a snow-covered volcanic peak reflecting off a lake flanked by forests and crossed by traditional geometric patterns honoring Oregon's original inhabitants. Medallions for twelve beloved state parks are bordered by stripes in colors that echo the landscape.
"Working with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to celebrate their dedication to providing and protecting the remarkable recreational sites Oregon has to offer is a milestone collaboration," said Amanda Coppa, senior merchandise manager of Pendleton's home division. "The commitment to Oregon's heritage that both Pendleton and the Oregon State Parks share is truly iconic. We are thrilled to launch a new philanthropic partnership in support of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department's Park Explorer Series."
"Partnering with Pendleton to advance our inclusion and accessibility efforts has been an incredible opportunity," said OPRD Communications Director Jason Resch. "Every purchase supports projects that make state parks more welcoming to everyone, from investing in accessible trails to partnering with organizations to get new users into parks."
The limited edition items in the Pendleton Pacific Wonderland collection includes a wool blanket ($279), Klean Kanteen® stainless steel water bottle ($39.50), caps in two colorways ($29.50), and a beanie ($24.50). The limited edition Forever Oregon wool blanket retails for $499. Items are available on Pendleton-USA.com and select Pendleton retailers.
ABOUT PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS
Pendleton Woolen Mills is a heritage lifestyle brand and the leader in wool blankets, apparel and accessories. Founded in 1863 and located in Portland, Oregon, Pendleton weaves iconic designs in two of America's remaining woolen mills located in Pendleton, Oregon and Washougal, Washington. With six generations of family ownership, Pendleton is focused on their "Warranted to Be a Pendleton" legacy, creating quality lifestyle products with timeless classic styling. Inspiring individuals from the Pacific Northwest and beyond for over 150 years, Pendleton products are available at Pendleton stores across the US, select retailers worldwide, and on pendleton-usa.com.
ABOUT OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department aims to provide and protect outstanding natural, scenic, cultural, historic and recreational sites for the enjoyment and education of present and future generations. The department houses the State Historic Preservation Office and manages Heritage Programs, the state's ATV Program, Community Grants and Oregon State Parks.
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April Rodgers, Pendleton Woolen Mills
503-754-3597, april.rodgers@penwool.com
Jason Resch, Oregon State Parks and Recreation
Jason.RESCH@oprd.oregon.gov
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Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports -- including soccer, baseball and football -- and riding his bike, his family has said.
"There are layers upon layers of cruelty with being shot by a sniper. Most people don't witness the grueling aftermath of surviving these devastating wounds," Cooper's family said in a Tuesday update on his condition. "He's an 8-year-old boy who feels hopeless, sad and angry as the reality of his life is setting in."
Hoping to shed light on what that new reality has looked like, Cooper's family has provided regular updates on the child's condition in the weeks since the attack, including on the numerous surgeries he underwent as doctors worked to repair injured organs and stave off infections.
The child is still in "constant pain" from internal wounds that are slow to heal, his family said Tuesday.
"He is on a constant IV drip of antibiotics to ward off infection, has swelling that obscures the full internal picture, and suffers stomach pain as his body relearns to process mainly liquid food. He remains on heavy painkillers," the update said.
Cooper was recently cleared to begin eating some solid foods, his family said, but he feels "full and nauseous" after only a bite or two.
"He (is) starting to recognize the severity of his limitations as he participates in daily rigorous physical and occupational therapy maneuvering around two ports, a (catheter) line and three tubes coming out of his body."
And the emotional toll is just as heavy: Cooper misses his home and his family, who he is only able to briefly see once a week because of Covid-19 rules and has begun looking forward to when he'll be able to join his twin brother in third grade -- which could still be weeks away, his family has said.
"It is very hard to convince Cooper that he will be happy again, " the family said. "Of course, we are beyond grateful for his survival, and we know others weren't as fortunate, but we want people to know his path/our path will be a very long and hard road."
A verified GoFundMe campaign has been created in support of the family.
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WASHINGTON , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Vornado Air LLC, of Andover, Kansas, has agreed to pay a $7.5 million civil penalty. The settlement resolves CPSC's charges that Vornado failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that its VH101 Personal Vortex electric space heater contained a defect or created an unreasonable risk of serious injury.
CPSC charged that Vornado had information that the heater could overheat and catch fire, posing a risk of burn injury or death. Vornado investigated multiple consumer reports of fire, but the firm did not immediately notify CPSC of the defect or risk as required by law. In January 2018, Vornado reported to CPSC that a 90-year-old Minnesota man had died in a fire involving a Vornado space heater that was suspected to be a VH101 heater.
Vornado recalled the VH101 Personal Vortex heater on April 4, 2018. The recall was re-announced on August 22, 2018, after Vornado confirmed that the heater involved in the fatal incident was a VH101.
In 2008, the Vornado Trust paid a $500,000 civil penalty to CPSC on behalf of Vornado's predecessor, Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc., after it failed to immediately report overheating and fire incidents involving space heaters between 1993 and 2004.
The settlement agreement requires Vornado to maintain a compliance program to ensure that the company complies with the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and to maintain internal controls designed to ensure timely, complete, and accurate reporting to CPSC. Vornado has also agreed to file annual reports regarding the compliance program and system of internal controls for a period of three years.
The settlement agreement has been accepted provisionally by the Commission by a 4-0-1 vote.
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum knows he has taken his game to a new level in his fifth NBA season, pushing his way into the league’s top echelon of playmakers as the Boston Celtics’ go-to scorer.
The three-time All-Star also knows at times he hasn’t been good enough against the Golden State Warriors during the NBA Finals and must find a way to elevate his play if he hopes to help Boston capture the franchise’s 18th championship.
He doesn’t mind the spotlight, or the burden that comes with it.
“I just got to be better,” Tatum said after Golden State’s 107-97 win in Game 4 Friday night to tie the series. “I know I can be better, so it’s not like I, myself or my team is asking me to do something I’m not capable of. They know the level and I know the level that I can play at.”
The Celtics had an opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 NBA Finals lead and drop the Warriors into a hole only one team in 36 tries has ever dug out of — the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers, who rallied from 3-1 to beat Golden State in seven games.
Instead, Boston went collectively cold late in the fourth quarter as the Warriors’ Stephen Curry put the final touches on what may be his signature playoff moment in front of a stunned TD Garden crowd.
Tatum tried, but this time couldn’t match Curry’s dominance.
He finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. But Tatum had his second-worst shooting performance of the series — just 8 of 23 from the field — and didn’t take care of the ball; he had six of Boston’s 16 turnovers that led to 19 Golden State points.
He also was a virtual non-factor in the final quarter, scoring just three points on 1 of 5 shooting with a turnover. It hurt most after the Celtics took 94-90 lead only to miss their six shots during a 10-0 Warriors run.
Boston never led again.
As Tatum has gone, so have the Celtics in this series.
In the Celtics’ two wins he is averaging 27 points and shooting 45% from the field. In their two losses those numbers drop to 22 points per game and 34% from the field.
Boston coach Ime Udoka said part of the issue he sees is that Tatum begins to force things that aren’t there when his shots aren’t going in.
“At times he’s looking for fouls. They are a team that loads up in certain games. He’s finding the outlets. Shooting over two, three guys,” Udoka said. “That’s the balance of being aggressive and picking your spots and doing what he’s done in previous games, which is kicked it out and got wide-open looks.”
The Warriors did many of the same things schematically that they’ve done against him all series — sending multiple defenders and switching different players onto him in 1-on-1 situations.
Tatum believes his problems stemmed from him getting stuck in a ball-watching trap.
“We all did it at times. We just got to move,” he said. “I think that’s when we’re most effective, when everybody is moving.”
In Game 1, Tatum shot a paltry 3 of 17 from the field but was able to create shots for his teammates by penetrating and passing out of double teams.
In Friday’s loss he seemed rushed at times and could never seem to settle into a rhythm in the second half because of his turnovers.
That was true whether he was attempting jump shots or in the paint, where he had five missed shot attempts and seemed frustrated by non-foul calls.
“When I do have space, I’m open, I got to take the shot,” Tatum said. “Obviously, any time I hold it too long, they load up and things like that. I think just quick decisions, don’t turn down any open looks, any daylight that I have, just continue to try to make the right pass.”
Point guard Marcus Smart said the strongest message he and his teammates keep conveying to Tatum is they have every confidence he will snap out of it.
“We just constantly let him know keep going,” Smart said. “’This isn’t your first time being in a slump. Won’t be the last time. You got to figure it out. We trust you, we believe in you. This is what you’re made for.’ Jayson has to figure it out. We have to do a good job of helping him.”
Tatum is embracing the challenge of finding his best basketball.
“It’s kind of on me to do that more often than not just to help my team in the best way that I can,” he said. “It’s not too much pressure at all. It’s kind of like my job.”
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BEIJING, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RYB Education, Inc. ("RYB" or the "Company") (NYSE: RYB), a leading early childhood education service provider in China, today announced that it has changed its name "RYB Education, Inc." to "Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc." with the approval by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting held on March 13, 2022.
The American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value US$0.001 per share, of the Company, are expected to begin trading under the new corporate name on or about May 24, 2022. The Company's ticker will change from "RYB" to "GEHI" on or about May 24, 2022.
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Founded on the core values of "Care" and "Responsibility," "Inspire" and "Innovate," RYB Education, Inc. is a leading early childhood education service provider in China. Since opening its first play-and-learn center in 1998, the Company has grown and flourished with the mission to provide high-quality, individualized and age-appropriate care and education to nurture and inspire each child for his or her betterment in life. During its two decades of operating history, the Company has built "RYB" into a well-recognized education brand and helped bring about many new educational practices in China's early childhood education industry. RYB's comprehensive early childhood education solutions meet the needs of children from infancy to 6 years old through structured courses at kindergartens and play-and-learn centers, as well as at-home educational products and services.
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CHICAGO, Ill., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Black Boys Code, an organization that equips Black youth with skills and tools to thrive in technology, opens its newest location in Chicago today, the second location for Black Boys Code USA. Their inaugural event, Black Boys Code Technology Summer Camp, kicks off the expansion with a five-week tech program that aims to equip youth participants, ages 13 to 15, with confidence and problem-solving skills, as well as their digital literacy - all while having fun.
"We're so excited to bring Black Boys Code to Chicago to educate the next generation of scientists, technology professionals and engineers, to fill the diversity gap in STEM and to create a presence for Black youth to learn computer coding skills in the Chicago community," said Bryan Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Black Boys Code. "Today's youth are savvy tech users of smartphones, tablets and video games, however this will likely be the first time these boys learn about coding and how to code. It's so fulfilling to see a young Black male's eyes light up as he hears and then sees for himself that, yes, he can do it. When we ignite that, we can shape their futures by planting the seeds for them to pursue education and aspire for career opportunities in STEM fields."
Founded in 2015 by Johnson, Black Boys Code is working to fill a growing lack of Black professionals in computers and technology. Through exposure to inclusive workshops, hackathons, summer camps, and after-school programs, they are educating Black youth, ages 8 to 17, to become tomorrow's creators and innovators of technology. Chicago participants will start with introductory computer coding, then additional workshops will be added, including Python, coding video games with Roblox, mBlock, micro:bit, quantum computing, analytical skills sessions and more.
Black Boys Code is about so much more though. It helps youth develop critical problem-solving and leadership skills in a collaborative and supportive environment. In addition, the workshops expose Black boys to Black male industry role models – living proof that success in the computer and technology fields is real, attainable, and can be the norm rather than the exception.
This new Chicago location is Black Boys Code's 13th location; there are 11 locations in Canada and one in Atlanta. The camp and workshops will be held at Gately Park.
Black Boys Code relies on the support of corporate partnerships and volunteers. To find out more, volunteer for the Chicago location in technical or non-technical roles, or register for upcoming workshops, visit www.blackboyscode.com and follow us @blackboyscode on Instagram.
Black Boys Code (www.blackboyscode.com) is committed to developing a generation of young men who see success in technology careers as an option, not an impossibility. With 13 locations throughout Canada and the United States, Black Boys Code is working to fill that gap by educating Black Youth to become tomorrow's creators and innovators of technology through exposure to workshops, summer camps, hackathons, and after-school programs. Learn more on our website and follow us on Instagram @blackboyscode.
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CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) will host a conference call and webcast to provide a business update and review 2022 first quarter results on May 6, 2022 at 7 a.m. MT (9 a.m. ET).
The conference call format will include prepared remarks from the executive team followed by a question and answer session for the analyst and investor community only. Enbridge's media and investor relations teams will be available after the call for any additional questions.
Enbridge will announce its financial results before markets open on May 6, 2022.
A webcast replay, as well as a transcript which will be posted to Enbridge's website, will be available shortly after the conclusion of the event.
About Enbridge Inc.
Enbridge Inc. is a leading North American energy infrastructure company. We safely and reliably deliver the energy people need and want to fuel quality of life. Our core businesses include Liquids Pipelines, which transports approximately 30 percent of the crude oil produced in North America; Gas Transmission and Midstream, which transports approximately 20 percent of the natural gas consumed in the U.S.; Gas Distribution and Storage, which serves approximately 3.9 million retail customers in Ontario and Quebec; and Renewable Power Generation, which owns approximately 1,766 MW (net) in renewable power generation capacity in North America and Europe. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ENB. For more information, visit www.enbridge.com.
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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine an ‘act of madness,’ former U.K. PM Blair says
By Sarah Turnbull, CTVNews.ca writer
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Ottawa, Canada (CTV Network) — The United Kingdom’s former prime minister Tony Blair says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine is an “act of madness.”
In an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, Blair said Putin doesn’t appear to be the same man he knew in the early 2000s who wanted “good relations” with the West.
“He changed over time, but in the times that I knew, if he’d become much more brutal, he was also still very calculating,” the former world leader said. “And the real anxiety people have about his behavior over Ukraine is that it’s such a colossal miscalculation. I mean ever to think that Ukraine or Ukrainians were going to accept being brought under the heel of a Putin dictatorship.”
Nevertheless, Blair said he thinks Putin is “still rational in the sense that he’s taking decisions and he is running this campaign” but that the war he’s caused is an “act of madness because, by the way, whatever happens … Russia is going to emerge weaker.”
Twelve weeks into Russia’s assault of Ukraine, troops are shifting their focus to close in on specific regions of Eastern Ukraine after facing defeat near the capital of Kyiv. However, Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday, which would be its biggest victory yet if confirmed by Ukraine.
Asked how this war ends and whether Putin would consider tactical nuclear weapons if backed into a corner, Blair said while it’s difficult to predict, it’s “unlikely” because of potential retaliation from the West.
“I can’t tell you exactly what the response of the West would be, but it would be very significant,” he said. “Now, I think in the first couple of weeks of this conflict, we might have been able to bring [the war] to an end on a relatively straightforward basis. The problem now is Ukrainians will not agree to give up any of their territory or even push him back to where he was prior to the 24th of February.”
Blair, like other observers, argues the West’s main role is to suffocate Russia financially, while at the same time ensure Ukraine is equipped militarily.
Canada has done both, most recently announcing a ban on Russian vodka, caviar and diamond imports, the export of cigarettes and alcoholic drinks to Russia, and further sanctions on 14 oligarchs.
On emerging threats to the global world order, Blair said democracies should find solace in the fact that the actions of autocracies and dictatorships in recent years have exposed major weaknesses.
He pointed not only to the ramifications of Putin’s war but also China’s handling of the COVID-19 virus and the enduring economic impact being felt today.
Going forward, Blair said democratic nations have to work on making the system more “effective.”
“I honestly believe that best way to do that is we’ve got to reestablish a strong center in western politics, centre left, centre, right… It’s when you get politics [battling] between left wing populism versus right wing populism, then you end up with incoherence, inconsistency, and that has been the weakness of the West over the past decade or so,” he said.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Ballot printing errors have delayed election results for Montana’s new congressional seat, forcing a small northwestern county to count votes by hand in the unexpectedly close Republican primary race between former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and former state Sen. Al “Doc” Olszewski.
Zinke led Olszewski by 1,181 votes, or 1.5 percentage points, out of 80,194 votes counted, as of 3:30 p.m. local time Wednesday. Lincoln County had an estimated 6,000 ballots to hand count.
Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, was considered the favorite in the race and had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
“The race appears to answer the question of whether President Trump is a ‘kingmaker,’ as Zinke has previously said,” said Christina Barsky, a University of Montana professor who teaches classes in election administration, government and public budgeting.
The trouble in Lincoln County stemmed from a vendor printing the ballots on the wrong-sized paper, meaning they could not be run through a machine tabulator, the secretary of state’s office said Wednesday. By law, ballots have to either all be counted by machine or all counted by hand, spokesperson Richie Melby said.
Lincoln County Clerk and Recorder Robin Benson said in a statement that the hand count was expected to take two to three days. Election officials started counting ballots on Tuesday.
“We remain confident and believe the Secretary’s lead will continue to grow as more votes are counted,” Zinke campaign spokesperson Heather Swift said Wednesday afternoon.
Drew Zinecker, spokesperson for Olszewski’s campaign, said they were “cautiously optimistic we will emerge from the (Lincoln County) count victorious.”
Zinke may have been hindered by attacks that he is not a “real” Montanan, given the time he spends out of state and that his wife has declared her primary residence to be in California to receive a property tax break, Barsky said.
Those criticisms “may resonate particularly with residents facing the housing crunch experienced in western Montana,” she said.
“It was noted that Zinke did not attend all GOP events in advance of the primary — for instance an April debate in Kalispell,” Barsky said, adding that Montanans are used to seeing their representatives out in the community.
The Montana Democratic Party also weighed in.
“Whether or not Zinke is able to maintain his lead, the fact that Zinke — who came into the race with a Trump endorsement, national name recognition and more than four times the money as his opponent Dr. Al Olszewski — could not pull out a decisive victory could spell trouble for the unity of the Republican party this November,” the party said in a statement.
Zinke’s tenure in the Trump administration was marked by federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest. One investigation determined Zinke lied to an agency ethics official about his continued involvement in a commercial real estate deal in his hometown.
Zinke resigned in early 2019, writing that “vicious and politically motivated attacks” against him had “created an unfortunate distraction” in fulfilling the Interior Department’s mission.
Montana gained its second congressional seat through redistricting after the 2020 census. Zinke had represented Montana in the state’s other congressional district before leaving to join the Trump administration.
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Damning report, new footage shows chaos of Uvalde response
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement officers massed but then waited to confront a gunman even after a child’s 911 call from inside the building.
The findings of an investigative committee released Sunday were the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in the South Texas city for the bewildering inaction by heavily armed officers as a gunman fired inside two fourth-grade classrooms at Robb Elementary School, killing 19 students and two teachers.
Footage from city police officers’ body cameras made public hours later only further emphasized the failures — and fueled the anger and frustration of relatives of the victims.
“It’s disgusting. Disgusting,” said Michael Brown, whose 9-year-old son was in the school’s cafeteria on the day of the shooting and survived. “They’re cowards.”
Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to the school, but “egregiously poor decision making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman was finally confronted and killed, according to the report written by an investigative committee from the Texas House of Representatives.
Together, the report and more than three hours of newly released body camera footage from the May 24 tragedy amounted to the fullest account to date of one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.
“At Robb Elementary, law enforcement responders failed to adhere to their active shooter training, and they failed to prioritize saving innocent lives over their own safety,” the report said.
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The gunman fired approximately 142 rounds inside the building — and it is “almost certain” that at least 100 shots came before any officer entered, according to the report, which laid out numerous failures. Among them:
— No one assumed command despite scores of officers being on the scene.
— The commander of a Border Patrol tactical team waited for a bulletproof shield and working master key for the classroom, which may have not even been needed, before entering the classroom.
— A Uvalde Police Department officer said he heard about 911 calls that had come from inside the classroom, and that his understanding was the officers on one side of the building knew there were victims trapped inside. Still, no one tried to breach the classroom.
The committee didn’t “receive medical evidence” to show that police storming the classroom sooner would have saved lives, but it concluded that “it is plausible that some victims could have survived if they had not had to wait 73 additional minutes for rescue.”
The findings had at least one immediate effect: Lt. Mariano Pargas, a Uvalde Police Department officer who was the city’s acting police chief during the massacre, was placed on administrative leave.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said an investigation would be launched to determine whether Pargas should have taken command of the scene. He also disclosed for the first time that some officers had left the force since the shooting but did not provide an exact number, saying it was as many as three.
Hours after the report was released, Uvalde officials separately made public for the first time hours of body camera footage from the city’s police officers who responded to the attack. It included video of several officers reacting to word from a dispatcher, roughly 30 minutes after the shooting began, that a child in the room had called 911.
“The room is full of victims. Child 911 call,” an officer said.
Other body camera video from Uvalde Staff Sgt. Eduardo Canales, the head of the city’s SWAT team, showed the officer approaching the classrooms when gunfire rang out at 11:37 a.m.
A minute later, Canales said: “Dude, we’ve got to get in there. We’ve got to get in there, he just keeps shooting. We’ve got to get in there.” Another officer could be heard saying “DPS is sending their people.”
It was 72 minutes later, at 12:50 p.m., when officers finally breached the classrooms and kill the shooter.
Calls for police accountability have grown in Uvalde since the shooting.
“It’s a joke. They’re a joke. They’ve got no business wearing a badge. None of them do,” Vincent Salazar, grandfather of 11-year-old Layla Salazar, who was among those killed, said Sunday.
Anger flashed in Uvalde even over how the report was rolled out: Tina Quintanilla-Taylor, whose daughter survived the shooting, shouted at the three-member Texas House committee as they left a news conference after the findings were released.
Committee members had invited families of the victims to discuss the report privately, but Quintanilla-Taylor said the committee should have taken questions from the community, not just the media.
“I’m pissed. They need to come back and give us their undivided attention,” she said later. “These leaders are not leaders,” she said.
According to the report, 376 law enforcement officers massed at the school. The overwhelming majority of those who responded were federal and state law enforcement. That included nearly 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents and 91 state police officials.
“Other than the attacker, the Committee did not find any ‘villains’ in the course of its investigation,” the report said. “There is no one to whom we can attribute malice or ill motives. Instead, we found systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making.”
The report noted that many of the hundreds of law enforcement responders who rushed to the school were better trained and equipped than the school district police — which the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, the state police force, previously faulted for not going into the room sooner.
Investigators said it was not their job to determine whether officers should be held accountable, saying that decisions rested with each law enforcement agency. Prior to Sunday, only one of the hundreds of officers on the scene — Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief — was known to have been on leave.
“Everyone who came on the scene talked about this being chaotic,” said Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Republican who led the investigation.
Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol did not immediately return requests for comment Sunday.
The report followed weeks of closed-door interviews with more than 40 people, including witnesses and law enforcement who were on the scene of the shooting.
No single officer has received as much scrutiny since the shooting as Arredondo, who also resigned from his newly appointed seat on the City Council after the shooting. Arredondo told the committee he treated the shooter as a “barricaded subject,” according to the report, and defended never treating the scene as an active-shooter situation because he did not have visual contact with the gunman.
Arredondo also tried to find a key for the classrooms, but no one ever checked to see if the doors were locked, according to the report.
The report criticized as “lackadaisical” the approach of the hundreds of officers who surrounded the school and said that they should have recognized that Arredondo remaining in the school without reliable communication was “inconsistent” with him being the scene commander. The report concluded that some officers waited because they relied on bad information while others “had enough information to know better.”
The report was the result of one of several investigations into the shooting, including one led by the Justice Department.
Brown, the father of the 9-year-old who was in the cafeteria the day of the shooting, came to the committee’s news conference Sunday carrying signs saying, “We Want Accountability” and “Prosecute Pete Arredondo.”
Brown said he has not yet read the report but already knew enough to say that police “have blood on their hands.”
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Weber reported from Austin, Texas. Associated Press writer Jamie Stengle contributed from Dallas.
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ff Blue & Yellow Heritage Fund targets $50M to back Ukrainian entrepreneurs amid unprecedented challenges
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ff Venture Capital (ffVC), an early-stage venture firm, has launched the ff Blue & Yellow Heritage Fund, the first US venture capital fund exclusively for Ukrainian founders and startups. Targeting $50mm, the Fund has received early commitments for $30mm from leading institutional, family offices and corporate investors. With a signed memorandum with the Ukrainian government and access to ffVC's extensive network of Ukrainian entrepreneurs, the fund will support Ukrainian startups facing unprecedented challenges from the Russian invasion, while enabling breakthrough technology from an emerging innovation hub.
"Ukrainian companies are traditionally among the best software developers in the world. Ukraine has everything to become a powerful IT hub and enter the top five European companies in terms of the number of startups per capita," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in prepared remarks to be delivered at the SALT New York 2022 conference later today. "Ukraine is the biggest economic project of postwar reconstruction in our lifetime. You may ask how you can get involved. My answer is: invest. Invest in Ukrainian companies and startups. Support funds that help Ukrainian talent."
The Blue & Yellow Heritage Fund will invest in startups led by Ukrainian founders, startups relocated from Ukraine and startups that employ Ukrainian refugees. As one of the only US VC firms with established operations in Central and Eastern Europe, ffVC will provide unparalleled access to a business ecosystem to create opportunities across the region. The fund will prioritize providing offices and resources for Ukrainian startups relocating across Central and Eastern Europe and creating jobs for refugees, while accelerating long-term technology development in areas critical to Ukrainian development. Additionally, all investments will include strong oversight and governance controls.
"The IT sphere has become one of the few that continues to steadily fill the Ukrainian state budget, despite the full-scale invasion," said Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation. "Tech companies strongly support the economy of Ukraine. They will become the future recovery of our country. So we have to help existing companies and encourage the development of new ones. ffVC's Blue and Yellow Heritage Fund will play an important role in this. It will invest in our startups and specialists when it is most needed."
Ukraine has a storied tradition of world-class innovation and investment success, including the invention of the harddrive, the market-leading software development platform (Gitlab) and a messaging platform that billions use every month (WhatsApp). Recent unicorns built by Ukrainian entrepreneurs and engineers include Affirm, Gitlab, Grammarly and People.ai; even in the depths of the war, Ukrainian innovation continues in a range of applications from drones to cybersecurity. Ukraine has more graduates with degrees in technology than most European countries and 240,000 citizens employed in the information technology sector. The nation was ranked as fifth for developers in a 2019 SkillValue ranking and is home to R&D centers for more than 100 major tech companies, including Google, Samsung, Snap, Oracle, Nvidia, Lyft and Ring.
"Ukrainian startups continue to thrive amid unprecedented economic headwinds," said Mariusz Adamski, ffVC partner based in Warsaw. "We know from years as one of the only US venture firm with established operations in Eastern Europe that investing in Ukrainian innovation consistently fuels strong outcomes. There is no better time for ffVC to lead the way advancing Ukrainian startups with financial and strategic support that will create more Ukrainian technology powerhouses, while offering immediate help to startups who need it now."
In 2019, ffVC led the seed round for Respeecher, which provides voice-cloning software for content creators and works on prominent projects including The Mandalorian. "Ukrainian entrepreneurs are building world-class products and need support now, but many investors are avoiding our country because of the war and our small early-stage venture ecosystem," said Kyiv-based Respeecher CEO Alex Serdiuk. "ffVC's network and expertise has helped Respeecher avoid any disruption of operations and even grow our customer base during the invasion. They're providing tremendous value not only by accelerating our business, but also by empowering the broader Ukrainian entrepreneurship community."
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ff Venture Capital (ffVC) is an early-stage venture firm focused on global opportunities, with 90+ active portfolio companies across emerging technology sectors, including Applied AI, FinTech, Insurtech, Drones and Robotics. Notable investments include: Addepar, Cornerstone OnDemand, Clarity Money (acquired by: Goldman Sachs), Movable Ink, Omaze, Owlet, Plated (Albertsons), Transactis (MasterCard), Rescale and Socure. Founded in 2008, ffVC has offices in New York and Warsaw. To learn more about ffVC and the ff Blue & Yellow Heritage Fund, visit ffvc.com/ukraine.
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(NewsNation) — It’s Shark Tank meets Walmart. The retail giant is holding its annual “Open Call” event Wednesday, where business owners can showcase and pitch their products for a chance to get them on Walmart store shelves.
“For entrepreneurs, this is like the Super Bowl,” Skinny Latina founder Ana Quincoces said.
And Quincoces knows. She created Skinny Latina, a line of Latin-inspired cooking sauces. She pitched her brand to Walmart, getting a ‘no’ the first two times.
“I really thought they were just going to — I was going to wow them and they were going to put my products in all 3,000 stores, and it didn’t work out like that,” she said.
But Quincoces didn’t give up.
Instead, she used the feedback she received from the rejection to revamp her product.
“The third time around they gave me the OK, and now, I have 5 SKUs (stock-keeping units) on Walmart shelves alongside brands like Heinz and Hellmann’s,” Quincoces explained. “Working with Walmart has really been a game-changer to my little business.”
It was a golden ticket that changed her world.
The annual contest is Walmart’s largest sourcing event held at its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. It’s an opportunity for the retail giant to connect with smaller, American-owned businesses. More than 4,500 companies applied for the chance to pitch this year.
“It really is an exciting day,” Walmart Senior Manager Payton McCormick told NewsNation. “It sets the stage for entrepreneurs from all across the country to come to Bentonville, both virtually and in person, to pitch their products to Walmart merchants with the hope of potentially getting the product on Walmart shelves, in Walmart.com, in front of our customers and our members.”
500 business owners arrived in person Wednesday to pitch their products, while another 700 entrepreneurs would give it a shot virtually for a chance to work with the world’s largest retailer.
“The opportunity that we create for them here is really unique and special in that it’s our largest sourcing event of the year. This is our ninth event. It’s the largest cohort that we’ve ever had. And we’ve had more than 13,000 products apply to come here,” McCormick explained.
McCormick explained that “Open Call” is built on the foundation of U.S. manufacturing and the creation of American jobs, and Walmart is looking for products that also support that commitment. In 2021, Walmart recommitted an additional $350 billion to products made, grown or assembled in the U.S.
“A lot of suppliers here today are pitching products just like that that will support their communities, that will help us grow American jobs,” he said. “It’s just looking for bringing some of this back to the U.S., and over 85% of our customers agree with that notion that they want their retailers to carry products made here in the U.S.”
CEO of Le’Host Hair and Wigs Haith Johnson told NewsNation this is how they started, “We got the call of our lives, and it changed us forever.”
Johnson first pitched her products in 2020. In just two years, her products have grown from 200 stores to more than 400. This year, she’s attending the event just to mentor and guide other small business owners through the process.
“The energy you feel in the parking lot and through the halls: the bright eyes, the bushy tails,” she said, “This is so amazing. Having the opportunity to take your products from a mom and pop to a national global level is amazing.”
Founder of Cerakote Ceramic Coatings Brian Hall is back again this year to pitch a new product to the company after successfully pitching another one of his products just over a year ago.
“This is real,” Hall said, “We showed up and pitched a little over a year ago. We got an opportunity.”
Hall said his product started out in 400 stores. With hard work and investment in the product, Hall said the product is now in 2,200 stores, soon to be in 3,900 stores.
“We’ll do over $3 million with Walmart this year. So this is real. And it’s such a great opportunity,” he said.
Hall’s company is based in Oregon, and Walmart has allowed his company to catapult into a retail space its never been in before. He said with all the reinvestment and help the company has given him, Hall’s company now has over 150 manufacturing jobs in the state.
“It’s a lot of hard work, and it is fun, but you have to deliver a great product,” he said.
Walmart invited Hall back to pitch two new products this year, and to help mentor small business owners that are new to the event. One of the products he is pitching this year is a shower glass, hard-water spot and ceramic coating to improve shower cleanliness.
The event moves along fast. The retail company will hear 1,200 one-on-one pitches Wednesday and each entrepreneur only has 30 minutes for their pitch. The small business owner will present to a buyer from Walmart, and when their time is up, they receive an instant “yes” or “no.”
In the past, about 15% of people received an offer, but Walmart told NewsNation there is no limit on how many golden tickets they can give away. | https://cw33.com/news/walmart-open-call-is-a-super-bowl-for-entrepreneurs/ | 2022-06-29T19:31:04Z |
Acquisition Expands Cost Reducing Energy Supply Options for the Underserved Middle-Market Commercial and Industrial Customer
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Power Holdings LLC ("Catalyst Power"), an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, acquired the assets of Northeast Expense Reduction Services, a New York-based energy advisor. The acquisition deepens Catalyst Power's role in Central and Western New York State's energy transition allowing it to expand on its mission of helping its commercial and industrial customers to decarbonize their electricity consumption.
"This is a tremendous fit. We're excited to be able to expand the mix of commercial and industrial customers that can now have access to Catalyst Power's decarbonizing solutions," said Gabriel Phillips, CEO of Catalyst Power Holdings. "The middle market has been underserved for too long – by combining Northeast Expense Reduction Services' territories, customers and supplier relationships with our novel energy supply options including community solar products and proprietary Connected Microgrid solutions, we are expanding access for our customers to more environmentally friendly, money saving energy supply options."
"New York's C&I sector is getting hit by rising energy bills driven by volatile fossil fuel prices–and the clean energy solutions offered by Catalyst Power offer a reliable, cost-saving solution for these businesses. The team at Catalyst Power is fantastic and provides a wide range of clean energy solutions that can help small and mid-sized businesses," said Clark Taylor, founder of Northeast Expense Reduction Services.
Catalyst Power develops innovative energy supply solutions for commercial and industrial companies, with a focus on a first-of-its-kind network of Connected Microgrids, a no-up-front-cost custom solution using onsite solar panels and with back-up generators, as well as retail power and gas supply. Catalyst Power provides small- to industrial-sized businesses access to distributed generation through our network of Connected Microgrids. The company utilizes a proprietary technology platform that provides a fresh perspective on data to identify, underwrite, fund, and provide solutions to customers while operating more cost-effective onsite energy projects for our retail energy clients.
Catalyst Power continues to pursue additional strategic REP and advisor acquisition opportunities. Businesses interested in partnering with Catalyst Power or learning more can visit: https://catalystpower.com/about-us/
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC is an independent, integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector through commercial energy, customized Connected Microgrid solutions, and community solar to underserved middle-market commercial and industrial end-use customers, improving the overall efficiency and environmental impact of their supply. Catalyst Power is a portfolio company of BP Energy Partners, LLC. More info: www.catalystpower.com
BP Energy Partners, LLC (BPEP), is a Dallas, Texas based growth-oriented private equity firm. Since inception, BPEP has focused on a lower carbon future by establishing and growing sustainable and responsible companies in the natural gas value chain including infrastructure, power, logistics, transportation, environmental services, renewable natural gas, midstream, and distribution. BPEP will also invest in low carbon energy solutions and renewables. BPEP collaborates with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, project developers, and experienced management teams to provide patient capital, financial and operating expertise, and deep industry relationships. BPEP currently manages over $560 million in committed capital and is actively investing in new opportunities. More information can be found at www.bpenergypartners.com
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BOSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to sell GlideFast Consulting, an Elite ServiceNow Partner and leading IT consulting, implementation, and development company, to ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN).
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, GlideFast Consulting is dedicated exclusively to ServiceNow, providing tailored solutions and professional services for ServiceNow implementations, integrations, managed support services and application development for commercial and government clients throughout North America. BV invested in GlideFast in 2020 and merged it with sister company Pharicode in 2021. Since then, BV helped to strengthen the organization through a series of strategic and operational initiatives, including the acquisition of CloudPires, building GlideFast into the largest ServiceNow partner exclusively dedicated to ServiceNow and earning the distinction of ServiceNow Elite Partner of the Year based on 2021 performance.
Michael Lombardo, CEO of GlideFast Consulting, commented, "GlideFast is the 2022 Global Elite Partner of the year. We are excited to continue to expand our ServiceNow practice by delivering top notch implementation services to ASGN's Fortune 1000 customers. This investment from ASGN will greatly enhance our ability to serve the ServiceNow marketplace. We appreciate the help and guidance the BV team provided in helping us accelerate our growth and getting us to this successful outcome."
Matt Kinsey, Managing Partner of BV Investment Partners, said, "We partnered with the founders of GlideFast because we shared their vision that the company could build upon its presence in the ServiceNow ecosystem and help companies optimize their investments in the ServiceNow platform. We're extremely proud of what the team, led by Mike Lombardo, has accomplished over such a short time horizon and look forward to seeing the business continue to expand and innovate in partnership with ASGN."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in July.
GlideFast Consulting is a ServiceNow Elite Partner and professional services firm that provides tailored solutions and professional services for ServiceNow implementations, integrations, managed support services, application development, and training. Learn more at www.glidefast.com.
BV Investment Partners is one of the oldest and most experienced sector-focused private equity firms in North America. Since its founding in 1983, the firm has invested approximately $4.4 billion, actively targeting investments in the tech-enabled business services, software, and IT services industries. For more information, visit www.bvlp.com.
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Chris Tofalli Public Relations, LLC
914-834-4334
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Ardmore public library receives grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) -The Ardmore Public Library is receiving some financial help for some of their summer programs.
As Summer begins for kids in Ardmore who are finishing up school until the fall the Ardmore Public Library wants to make sure that their brains stay active through their summer reading program.
“You have evidence of summer slide where kids lose reading levels and math levels because they’re not actively using it, its one of those things if you don’t use it you lose it,” said the libraries literacy and outreach librarian Elizabeth Gaylor.
Putting the summer reading program together doesn’t just take time and effort, it takes money.
“We have to prepare 250 kits for our offsite and onsite locations that’s a lot of cutting, a lot of construction paper, a lot of google eyes to make sure kids have something to do during the summer,” said Gaylor.
But this year they won’t be financing it on their own as they were just named as the recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation which they’ll use to fund the program and events that go along with it.
“You can buy a lot of construction paper and google eyes with a thousand dollars so it does help a whole lot,” said Gaylor.
In addition to the grant for summer reading Dollar General also donated $10,000 to help fund the library’s adult literacy program which focuses primarily on English as a second language and citizenship.
“We’ve had quite the increase in citizenship this last year,” said Gaylor. “We had about 5 students become citizens last year and we’ve had about 14 or 15 this year so far.”
To get involved in the summer reading or adult literacy programs you can visit the library or call them at 580-223-8290.
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What are the best bell-bottom jeans?
Bell-bottoms, also called flares, are a beautiful type of trousers popular in the ’60s and ’70s and commonly worn with clogs and boots. Over time, they have made a comeback, loved for their ability to make bold yet simple statements whenever they’re put on. From simple bell-bottoms to dramatic ones, they can give your outfits a little retro style.
For a pair of stylish bell-bottom jeans, the CuteCherry Bell-Bottom Jeans are a top pick.
What to know before you buy bell-bottom jeans
Length
Bell-bottom jeans that are the right length for you make your legs look elongated. A pair that’s too short will sit at an awkward length above your ankles and shorten the appearance of your legs. On the other hand, a too-long pair will drag along the ground and pick up dirt. The ideal length is about half an inch off the ground. This gives enough room to show off a little of your legs and shoes without appearing shorter than you are.
Body shape
Bell-bottom jeans are not flattering on all body types. If you have a wider, more defined frame, it’s best to get bell-bottoms that fit snugly from the thighs and flare dramatically from the knees downward. On the other hand, a smaller, narrower body goes best with a regular fit from the waist and a bootcut-like flare. A bootcut flare fans out only slightly and accentuates slimmer body shapes.
Personal style
Bell-bottom jeans can come plain or patterned. A minimalist will likely prefer plain jeans while a more outgoing or maximalist style goes with jeans that incorporate more patterns and a bigger flare. The pants can also come in different shades of denim, although blue and black are the most common. Pick a shade that suits your style, skin tone and other things in your closet.
Pairing
Because of their bell-shaped design, bell-bottoms have a tendency to look baggy if paired with the wrong shirt or blouse. Those with wider flares look more flattering with form-fitting blouses and crop tops that balance the shape out. Smaller flares can go with slightly loose-fitting tops or shirtdresses that are billowy and have a bohemian style.
What to look for in quality bell-bottom jeans
Heavy denim
With denim, a heavier weight usually indicates higher quality. A high-quality pair is made of strong denim that feels thick and luxurious. The heavy denim may make your jeans feel stiff at first, but the material softens out after the first few wears. To speed up this process, try soaking them in a mixture of vinegar and hot water.
Type of stitching
A heavy, uniform stitch around the hems, side seams and pockets is a sign of good-quality jeans. The stitches could either be double stitches or chain stitches made with a durable and thick thread. These stitches won’t pull apart or unravel too quickly. Before making your purchase, stretch it gently at the seams. If the stitches stay put and don’t loosen up, then you have a good pair of jeans.
Selvage
This refers to the border that runs down the length of your jeans. A good pair will have a tight selvage seam to keep it from unraveling. This ensures that there are no loose threads along the jeans’ seams and they will last for a long time.
How much you can expect to spend on bell-bottom jeans
They usually cost around $25-$70, depending on the brand.
Bell-bottom jeans FAQ
How often should I wash my jeans?
A. Jeans should be washed at least every three weeks of active wear.
Should my bell-bottoms drag on the floor?
A. Most will skim the surface of the ground, but they shouldn’t drag along unless that’s the look you’re trying to achieve.
Can I machine-wash my bell-bottom jeans?
A. Most are machine-wash safe, but you should always check the label for care instructions.
What’s the best pair of bell-bottom jeans to buy?
Top bell-bottom jeans
What you need to know: This is a stylish pair of slim-fit jeans with a zipper closure and two back pockets.
What you’ll love: They’re high-waisted, with an elastic fit that makes them comfortable and easy to wear. The frayed hems provide a retro, edgy look that makes a fashion statement without doing too much.
What you should consider: They’re made with some spandex that makes them stretch over time, so you may have to buy a size down.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bell-bottom jeans for the money
Free People Just Float On Flare Jerico Blue Jeans
What you need to know: These laid-back jeans have an effortless ’70s look.
What you’ll love: Their high-rise fit and dramatic flares give the appearance of an hourglass shape when worn. They can be dressed up or down and come in six different colors.
What you should consider: They may run too long and may have to be paired with high heels or boots.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
Ldnine Vintage Stretch Bell-Bottom Jeans
What you need to know: These dark old-school jeans can be worn in any season.
What you’ll love: The thick material has a little stretch that makes it comfortable to wear and allows a full range of movements. The jeans are great for everyday wear and have stylish pockets that add a little flair.
What you should consider: They may not be true to size and may run too long.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Riverside Exits Specialty Ingredients Business Parker Food Group
CLEVELAND, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Riverside Company, a global private equity investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold its investment in Parker Food Group (PFG), a leading developer and manufacturer of specialty value-added ingredients for large multi-national and emerging food and beverage brands. The buyer is an investment company of the Investindustrial private equity group.
Founded in 1926 as a manufacturer of speciality ingredients, PFG today is a go-to solutions provider of innovative, specialty ingredients that address critical customer requirements for use in baking, dairy, beverage, confectionary, ready-to-eat, snack and foodservice end markets. Riverside invested in the business in 2017, with a plan to drive growth through investments in infrastructure, people, processes and systems.
"We have enjoyed great success during our partnership with PFG over the past five years and look forward to seeing the company continue to thrive as part of Investindustrial's portfolio," said Riverside Senior Partner, Meranee Phing. "During our ownership, we delivered a highly successful organic growth strategy, built a world-class team, expanded the company's R&D capabilities and broadened its blue-chip customer base."
Shortly after the acquisition, Riverside invested more than $30 million to greenfield a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, increasing capacity by 3 to 4 times. Riverside also helped grow PFG through acquisition, with the 2020 add-on of Creative Food Ingredients adding significant scale and complementary product capabilities.
"Over the past five years, we have developed an enormously successful partnership with Riverside, helping us to deliver exceptional financial results," said PFG's CEO Greg Hodder. "We are now ideally positioned for further growth, with record revenue and opportunity pipeline across customers, end markets and channels. The recent brownfield of a newly acquired facility in Missouri will also help us to expand capacity for continued double-digit growth."
The successful investment in PFG is another example of Riverside's dedication to its industry specializations, with PFG at the cross-section of Riverside's Consumer Products & Services and Specialty Manufacturing & Distribution Specializations. PFG also benefitted from Riverside's Specialty Ingredients, Flavors & Fragrances Advisory Board as well as the expertise of Senior Advisor Richard Lan. Since 1988, the firm has invested in more than 140 consumer companies and more than 260 specialty manufacturing and value-added distribution companies globally across a wide range of categories and end markets. Working closely with management, Riverside fosters growth through a focused approach that pairs deep industry expertise along with the firm's expansive global resources.
Working alongside Phing on the exit for Riverside were Principal Harrison Petts, Senior Associate Scott Henderson, Senior Associate Lukas Sontich, Operating Partner Ronald Krassin and Operating Finance Executive Rob Carraway. Senior Partner Anne Hayes led the capital market initiatives throughout the investment period.
Houlihan Lokey, William Blair, Jones Day, KPMG, and Deloitte advised Riverside and PFG on this transaction.
The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on investing in growing businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has made more than 870 investments. The firm's international private equity and structured capital portfolios include more than 130 companies.
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Keith Davisson
Managing Director, Global Marketing & Communications
The Riverside Company
216.535.1777
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LAKELAND, Fla., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Florida Southern College Music department will pay tribute to Paula Parsché in a faculty artist showcase.
The program will be under the direction of Florida Southern College Associate Professor of Music, Diane Stahl. The Hollingsworth Trio, consisting of Mark Thielen (violin), Michael Sedloff (cello), and Matthew Corl (piano), will perform. Other musicians taking part in the tribute include Fen-Fang Chen (piano), George Hambos FSC '21 (piano), Jimmy Moore (guitar), Brian Brink (trombone), Mark Thomsen (tenor), Rita Fandrich (piano), Christy Sallee (piano) and Jeffrey Benatar (piano).
Parsché was a pianist and the chairwoman of the College's Department of Music prior to her passing. She earned her Bachelor's degree at Florida Southern and a Master's in piano performance from the University of South Florida. She was a member of the Florida Southern faculty for four decades.
A FSC scholarship in the memory of the professor, also well known in Lakeland for her piano performances, will be established according to her obituary.
The tribute performance is scheduled for 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 5 at Branscomb Auditorium on the campus of Florida Southern College.
There is no cost to attend the performance. The show is open to the public. Masks are required.
Visit https://www.flsouthern.edu/campus-life/arts-centers/festival-of-fine-arts for more information; or call 863-680-4296.
About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022." The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets & Quants, U.S. News & World Report, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
Published: Aug. 2, 2022 at 3:01 PM CDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS and RENO, Nev., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars," "CZR," "CEI" or "the Company") today reported operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 and Recent Highlights:
GAAP net revenues of $2.8 billion versus $2.5 billion for the comparable prior-year period.
GAAP net loss of $123 million compared to net income of $71 million for the comparable prior-year period.
Same-store Adjusted EBITDA of $978 million versus $1.0 billion for the comparable prior-year period.
As of July 2022 the company has repaid approximately $770 million of outstanding debt on a year-to-date basis, including a $630 million repayment of the Caesars Resort Collection Term B-1 Loan and $100 million of open market repurchases of our outstanding notes.
Tom Reeg, Chief Executive Officer of Caesars Entertainment, Inc., commented, "Our second quarter results reflect a consolidated EBITDA record for our brick and mortar properties led by an all-time quarterly EBITDA record in Las Vegas and continued strength in our regional markets when compared to 2019. Operating results in our digital segment improved dramatically versus the first quarter and we are optimistic regarding trends in this segment for the balance of the year."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results Summary and Segment Information
After considering the effects of our recent acquisitions and planned or completed divestitures, the following tables present adjustments to net revenues, net income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA as reported, in order to reflect a same-store basis:
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of June 30, 2022, Caesars had $14.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding. Total cash and cash equivalents were $997 million, excluding restricted cash of $355 million.
As of June 30, 2022, our cash on hand and revolving borrowing capacity was as follows:
"We successfully closed the William Hill non-US sale on July 1st and have applied $730 million in net proceeds to debt reduction as of July 22nd. We continue to invest in our brick & mortar and digital platforms across the U.S. using ample free cash flow," said Bret Yunker, Chief Financial Officer.
Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA (described below), a non-GAAP financial measure, has been presented as a supplemental disclosure because it is a widely used measure of performance and basis for valuation of companies in our industry and we believe that this non-GAAP supplemental information will be helpful in understanding our ongoing operating results. Management has historically used Adjusted EBITDA when evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion or exclusion of certain recurring and non-recurring items is necessary to provide a full understanding of our core operating results and as a means to evaluate period-to-period results. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest income or interest expense, net of interest capitalized, (benefit) provision for income taxes, (gain) loss on investments and marketable securities, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, impairment charges, transaction expenses, severance expense, selling costs associated with the divestitures of properties, equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates, (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of property and equipment, (gain) loss related to divestitures, changes in the fair value of certain derivatives and certain non-recurring expenses such as sign-on and retention bonuses, business optimization expenses and transformation expenses, certain litigation awards and settlements, contract exit or termination costs, and certain regulatory settlements. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes the expense associated with certain of our leases as these transactions were accounted for as financing obligations and the associated expense is included in interest expense. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance or liquidity calculated in accordance with GAAP. It is unaudited and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) as an indicator of our operating performance. Uses of cash flows that are not reflected in Adjusted EBITDA include capital expenditures, interest payments, income taxes, debt principal repayments, payments under our leases with affiliates of GLPI and VICI Properties, Inc. and certain regulatory gaming assessments, which can be significant. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. Other companies that provide EBITDA information may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. The definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as the definitions used in any of our debt agreements.
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its results on August 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants may register for the call approximately 15 minutes before the call start time by visiting the following website at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI9e66543641b7483eb67c4bbd6c25fe38.
Once registered, participants will receive an email with the dial-in number and unique PIN number to access the live event. The call will also be accessible on the Investor Relations section of Caesars Entertainment's website at https://investor.caesars.com.
About Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) is the largest casino-entertainment company in the US and one of the world's most diversified casino-entertainment providers. Since its beginning in Reno, NV, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.'s resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's®, Horseshoe®, and Eldorado® brand names. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. offers diversified gaming, entertainment and hospitality amenities, one-of-a-kind destinations, and a full suite of mobile and online gaming and sports betting experiences. All tied to its industry-leading Caesars Rewards loyalty program, the company focuses on building value with its guests through a unique combination of impeccable service, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars is committed to its employees, suppliers, communities and the environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. For more information, please visit www.caesars.com/corporate.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our strategies, objectives and plans for future development or acquisitions of properties or operations, as well as expectations, future operating results and other information that is not historical information. When used in this press release, the terms or phrases such as "anticipates," "believes," "projects," "plans," "intends," "expects," "might," "may," "estimates," "could," "should," "would," "will likely continue," and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and with what we believe is a reasonable basis, there can be no assurance that these expectations, beliefs and projections will be realized. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements which are included elsewhere in this press release. These risks and uncertainties include: (a) the effects of COVID-19, inflation, increased fuel prices, supply chain shortages, labor shortages and other economic and market conditions, including changes in consumer discretionary spending from such factors, on our business, financial results and liquidity; (b) our ability to successfully operate our digital betting and iGaming platform and expand its user base; (c) risks associated with our leverage and our ability to reduce our leverage; (d) the effects of competition, including new competition in certain of our markets, on our business and results of operations; and (e) additional factors discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's most recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by the forward-looking statements.
In light of these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available on our website or otherwise, and we do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which the statement is made, except as may be required by law.
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Topeka housing market one of most affordable in U.S.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Another national report - this time from LawnLove.com - has ranked Topeka’s housing market among the most affordable in the nation.
Lawn Love says renters have felt the pain of the housing crisis, with record-breaking rental prices making it even more difficult than ever to save for a home. With the median rent in the U.S. surpassing $2,000 per month, it said it compared 185 rental markets to determine 2022′s Most Expensive Metro Areas to Rent.
Lawn Love noted that the study considered average rent prices - including year-over-year change - renters insurance premiums and the share of renters spending 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities. Considering real estate companies have taken to flipping foreclosed homes to rent at exorbitant rates, it said it also factored in the number of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
The study found the 10 most expensive markets to be:
- New York - Newark - Jersey City, N.Y., N.J., Penn.
- Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach, Fla.
- Naples - Marco Island, Fla.
- Oxnard - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
- San Diego - Chula Vista - Carlsbad, Calif.
- Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim, Calif.
- Urban Honolulu, Hi.
- North Port - Sarasota - Bradenton, Fla.
- Napa, Calif.
- San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, Calif.
The study also found the 10 least expensive markets to be:
- Lake Charles, La.
- Grand Forks, N.D., Minn.
- Fargo, N.D., Minn.,
- Odessa, Texas
- Columbus, Ind.
- Des Moines - West Des Moines, Iowa
- Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, Iowa, Ill.
- Topeka, Kan.
- Pittsburgh, Penn.
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lawn Love noted that larger cities are accounting for larger budgets as well with freshly listed apartments in New York City marked up by as much as 50%. It noted that California is no walk in the park either as half of the top 10 most expensive metros are located in the Golden State. Napa was even found to have the second highest overall average monthly rent price - $2,495.
Meanwhile, Lawn Love indicated that smaller metros generally fared better as the rent was already lower than the national average and lack of housing demand has led to less significant rent increases. Kansas City was even found to have stood its ground through recent rent hikes with an average 1-bedroom still renting for less than $1,000.
The Bayou State, however, was found to be the cheapest to buy residential land as well as the best state to snag a 1-bedroom apartment for less than $700 per month. Lawn Love noted that smaller, more affordable metros came in as most affordable because they lack move-in demand compared with bigger and trendier cities. It said less favorable weather conditions could explain this lack of movement.
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Since the medicine's first approval in 2016, nearly 130,000 people in the U.S. have been treated with Taltz
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today the availability of a new, citrate-free formulation of Taltz® (ixekizumab) injection 80 mg/mL. The new formulation, which was recently approved by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 2022, includes the same active ingredient as the original formulation. The new Taltz formulation significantly reduced injection site pain experienced by some people immediately following injection as shown by an 86% decrease in a visual analog scale (VAS) of pain versus the original formulation. Taltz is approved to treat adults and children six years and older with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, adults with active psoriatic arthritis, active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with objective signs of inflammation.
"Taltz has long delivered effective treatment with a well-established safety profile that addresses symptoms for people living with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, AS and nr-axSpA," said Ashley Diaz-Granados, vice president, U.S. Immunology at Lilly. "We're proud of our investment in research that keeps the patient experience at the center. This new formulation provides yet another reason to choose Taltz, and we look forward to introducing it to patients who have not yet tried Taltz and providing a seamless transition for those already enjoying the medicine's benefits."
Taltz citrate-free demonstrated a safety profile consistent with the original formulation. The safety information for Taltz can be found below.
Existing Taltz patients will not need a new prescription, nor should they experience a gap in their therapy. The new formulation is currently being shipped across the U.S. with anticipated broad availability for both new and existing Taltz patients by the end of the month. In the interim, the original formulation of Taltz continues to be available until it is replaced by the citrate-free formulation. The citrate-free formulation of Taltz was approved by the European Medicines Agency in December 2021 with several markets launching now and many more anticipated in the coming months.
"Today is an exciting milestone for the nearly 30 million people around the world who live with the challenging symptoms of these autoimmune diseases that affect the skin and joints," said April Armstrong, M.D., MPH, professor of dermatology and associate dean of clinical research, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. "In my six years of prescribing Taltz, I've seen firsthand the significant impact Taltz has had for patients across multiple indications. The availability of Taltz as a citrate-free formulation represents an important advance in patient care that will allow more patients to experience less injection-site pain."
Lilly is committed to improving experiences for people treated with Taltz, providing the same active ingredient in a new citrate-free formulation. Lilly's investment into patient-centric research is evident as Taltz has been studied in more than 10,000 people in clinical trials globally and has been available in most markets for more than five years.1 In the U.S., more people living with psoriasis are treated with Taltz compared to any other IL-17A antagonist, adding to the nearly 130,000 people in the U.S. who have been treated with the medicine.2
To learn more about real success stories with Taltz, please visit Taltz.com.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR TALTZ
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Taltz is contraindicated in patients with a previous serious hypersensitivity reaction, such as anaphylaxis, to ixekizumab or to any of the excipients.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Infections
Taltz may increase the risk of infection. In clinical trials of adult patients with plaque psoriasis, the Taltz group had a higher rate of infections than the placebo group (27% vs 23%). A similar increase in risk of infection was seen in placebo-controlled trials of adult patients with psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, and pediatric patients with plaque psoriasis. Serious infections have occurred. Instruct patients to seek medical advice if signs or symptoms of clinically important chronic or acute infection occur. If a serious infection develops, discontinue Taltz until the infection resolves.
Pre-Treatment Evaluation for Tuberculosis
Evaluate patients for tuberculosis (TB) infection prior to initiating treatment with Taltz. Do not administer to patients with active TB infection. Initiate treatment of latent TB prior to administering Taltz. Closely monitor patients receiving Taltz for signs and symptoms of active TB during and after treatment.
Hypersensitivity
Serious hypersensitivity reactions, including angioedema and urticaria (each ≤0.1%), occurred in the Taltz group in clinical trials. Anaphylaxis, including cases leading to hospitalization, has been reported in post-marketing use with Taltz. If a serious hypersensitivity reaction occurs, discontinue Taltz immediately and initiate appropriate therapy.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Patients treated with Taltz may be at an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease. In clinical trials, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, including exacerbations, occurred at a greater frequency in the Taltz group than the placebo group. During Taltz treatment, monitor patients for onset or exacerbations of inflammatory bowel disease and if IBD occurs, discontinue Taltz and initiate appropriate medical management.
Immunizations
Prior to initiating therapy with Taltz, consider completion of all age-appropriate immunizations according to current immunization guidelines. Avoid use of live vaccines in patients treated with Taltz.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Most common adverse reactions (≥1%) associated with Taltz treatment are injection site reactions, upper respiratory tract infections, nausea, and tinea infections. Overall, the safety profiles observed in adult patients with psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, and pediatric patients with plaque psoriasis were consistent with the safety profile in adult patients with plaque psoriasis, with the exception of influenza and conjunctivitis in psoriatic arthritis and conjunctivitis, influenza, and urticaria in pediatric psoriasis.
Please see full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide for Taltz. See Instructions for Use included with the device.
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About Taltz®
Taltz® (ixekizumab) is a monoclonal antibody that selectively binds with interleukin 17A (IL-17A) cytokine and inhibits its interaction with the IL-17 receptor. IL-17A is a naturally occurring cytokine that is involved in normal inflammatory and immune responses. Taltz inhibits the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines.
About the Citrate-Free Injection Pain Study
The citrate-free injection pain study (N=70) was a subject-blind, randomized, crossover study in healthy participants ages 18-75 years to determine injection site pain differences between Taltz citrate-free formulation compared to the original formulation of Taltz. The primary endpoint, pain intensity on injection, was measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of pain 0-100mm.3
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about Taltz as a treatment for people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, active psoriatic arthritis, active ankylosing spondylitis and active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and other conditions and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, as with any pharmaceutical product, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of drug research, development, and commercialization. Among other things, there is no guarantee that future study results will be consistent with study results to date. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from Lilly's expectations, see Lilly's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
PP-IX-US-5653 08/2022 © Lilly USA, LLC 2022. All rights reserved.
Taltz® is a registered trademark owned or licensed by Eli Lilly and Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.
- Data on file. Lilly USA, LLC. DOF-IX-US-0310
- Data on file. Lilly USA, LLC. DOF-IX-US-0307
- Chabra S, Gill BJ, Gallo G, et al. Ixekizumab citrate-free formulation: results from two clinical trials. Adv Ther. 2022;Epub (Incl Suppl Inf):1-11, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-022-02126-0
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Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK series safety relays are flexible, consistent, cost-effective, and user-friendly and help simplify the planning, commissioning and expansion of today's modern industrial plants.
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation supplies Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK safety relays, which deliver flexible, consistent, cost-effective and user-friendly solutions for a comprehensive range of autonomous safety applications, as well as simplify the planning, commissioning and expansion of today's modern industrial plants.
Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK safety relays have a compact, modular design with replaceable terminals for enhanced plant availability, yellow terminal covers that clearly identify the devices as safety components and sensor cables up to 2,000m long. They are designed for quick implementation and, without any programming, enable the fail-safe monitoring of mechanical and electronic sensor safety functions, sensor leads and shutdown circuit actuators, as well as their own functionality, and execute safety-related disconnections when dangers arise. SIRIUS 3SK safety relays can be used as both standalone and integrated solutions and are certified to the internationally recognized IEC 62061 and ISO 13849-1 standards, as well as compliant with the industry's highest safety requirements, SIL 3 and PL e. The series also supports extensive parameterization, enabling universal employment and outstanding system design flexibility with a lean portfolio of compact evaluation units that reduces device variance and eases device selection and inventory management. Ideal applications for the SIRIUS 3SK series safety relays include emergency stop functionality and protective door monitoring up to SIL 3 and PL e, light arrays, laser scanners, presses and punches.
SIRIUS 3SK series safety relays are available in 3SK1 and 3SK2 versions to meet a vast range of application requirements. SIRIUS 3SK1 safety relays are optimized for quick and easy implementation in simple autonomous safety applications that require detect, evaluate and react functionality and are not connected to a safety-related bus system. They are used to evaluate the sensors and the safety-related shutdown of hazards, as well as to monitor the sensors, actuators and safety-oriented functions of the safety relay. SIRIUS 3SK2 safety relays are optimized for more complex autonomous safety applications that require additional functionality, such as independent shutdown functions or the integration of higher-level control systems for diagnostics via fieldbus protocols like PROFIBUS and PROFINET. Both versions feature relay outputs that allow different voltages to be switched through their floating contacts and support currents up to 5A at 230VAC or 24VDC in addition to wear-free semiconductor outputs that are insensitive to dirt and vibration, exhibit good electrical endurance and are suitable for operation in frequently switching applications.
Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK1 Standard safety relays are characterized by their compact design, simple operation, relay and semiconductor outputs, wired connections, cost effectiveness and output expansions, which provide additional fail-safe, potential-free relay contacts for controlling actuators. They also feature DIP switches for parameterization, a wide voltage range and a special power supply unit designed for devices rated for 24VDC operation.
Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK1 Advanced safety relays are characterized by their time-delayed outputs, input expansions that negate the need for individual basic devices to be interconnected if more than one sensor is required and output expansions that provide additional fail-safe, potential-free relay contacts for controlling actuators, as well as their compatibility with device connectors and their universal application possibilities. They also feature DIP switches for parameterization, a wide voltage range and an optional power supply unit designed for devices rated for 24VDC operation.
Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK2 safety relays are characterized by their SIRIUS Safety ES (TIA Portal) software, which — when used in combination with an external diagnostics module — enables the quick, easy and extensive parameterization, commissioning and diagnostics of these safety relays, as well as the communication and visualization of device configuration, functionality and diagnostic data to ease troubleshooting and reduce plant downtimes. SIRIUS 3SK2 safety relays can also be integrated into the overall safety application for higher-level diagnostics and control capabilities via PROFINET or PROFIBUS and optionally available interface modules that can exchange information with the plant controller. SIRIUS 3SK2 safety relays are available with up to six independent, fail-safe shutdown functions and feature flexible configuration software, powerful semiconductor outputs and output expansions that provide additional fail-safe, potential-free relay contacts for controlling actuators. They also employ device connectors and support universal application possibilities and offer compatibility with Siemens' SIRIUS Sim simulation software, which allows users to quickly and easily create and test digital applications that behave just like real devices, create and test parameter settings for subsequent applications and load tested configurations directly onto real devices to reduce engineering time and costs.
"SIRIUS 3SK1 safety relays offer high-quality replacements for the largely discontinued SIRIUS 3TK28 safety relays," said Glenn Symonds, Product Manager at Siemens. "They have a narrower design, are equipped with greater functionality and can replace every SIRIUS 3TK28 device except 3TK2810 devices. These modular safety relays are extremely flexible, consistent and user-friendly and offer an excellent price-performance ratio. They're certified to internationally recognized safety standards and the industry's highest safety requirements, which enables universal employment in safety applications all around the world, and they're key to simplifying the planning, commissioning and expansion of autonomous safety applications including e-stops, protective doors, light arrays, laser scanners, presses and punches."
The SIRIUS 3SK series is also available with several additions. Siemens' 3ZY12 device connectors allow users to quickly construct safety functions involving several sensors and actuators. They reduce the amount of time required to configure and wire components, eliminate wiring errors and considerably reduce the amount of testing required for fully assembled applications, and they are designed for standard rail mounting, which enables flexible connectivity and quick and easy expansion. Siemens' force-guided 3RQ1 coupling relays can be used as output expansions for 3SK series safety relays up to SIL 2 and PL c and are compatible with both wired connections and device connectors. Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK1213 power output expansions allow different voltages to be switched through the floating contacts, employ power relay contacts that support switching at up to 10A at 230VAC and 6A at 24VDC, as well as a protective separation between safe outputs and electronics, and exhibit high mechanical and electrical endurance. Siemens' SIRIUS 3RM1 motor starters combine the benefits of semiconductor and relay technologies to simplify and ease collective assembly shutdowns. The device connectors in these fail-safe, hybrid motor starters shut down the control supply voltage for expansion components in emergency stop situations, eliminating the need for complex connection cables between the safety relays and the motor starters. Their semiconductors briefly conduct the inrush current for motorized load, which protects the relay contacts from arc exposure, mitigates wear and increases service life, while their relay contacts conduct uninterrupted current and generate less heat than semiconductors.
For more information about Siemens' SIRIUS 3SK safety relays, visit Siemens' 3SK safety relays product page. Siemens safety relays, as well as additional Siemens products, can be purchased on Alliedelec.com, through your local sales office or thorough an Allied sales rep at 866-433-5722. For technical product expertise, reach out to Allied's technical support team online or email them at TechnicalProductSupport@alliedelec.com.
About Siemens
Siemens Corporation is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power. Siemens has been supporting the industries and creating the infrastructure forming the backbone of America's economy for more than 160 years, with 40,000 employees, 17,000 suppliers, and customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In fiscal 2020, Siemens Group USA generated revenue of nearly $20 billion.
About Allied Electronics & Automation
We are a part of Electrocomponents plc, an FTSE 100 global leader in the omni-channel distribution of products and services for industrial equipment and operations that also includes the RS Components, RS PRO, OKdo, DesignSpark, IESA, Synovos, Needlers and Liscombe brands. With sales offices across the Americas, a focus on digital customer experience and more than 3.5 million parts available for purchase online, engineers, designers, maintainers and purchasers trust Allied to provide a wide range of solutions across the entire product lifecycle. Connect with us at www.alliedelec.com or via social media on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way for truck drivers to stay in shape while traveling," said an inventor, from Lizella, Ga., "so I invented the TRUCKER GYM. My design would enable the trucker to strengthen muscles, burn calories and reduce stress while parked at a rest stop."
The invention provides a convenient way for a truck driver to exercise while parked. In doing so, it allows the user to engage in various weightlifting/strength-training exercises. As a result, it could help to combat the sedentary effects of long-distance traveling and it could help to promote a healthier lifestyle. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for truck drivers and trucking companies. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-AAT-4703, 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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Average US gas price drops 10 cents to $4.27 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 10 cents over the past two weeks to $4.27 per gallon as oil prices continue to “yo-yo,” industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday.
The price at the pump was $1.32 above what it was one year ago, according to the Lundberg Survey taken Friday.
Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas was in Los Angeles, at $5.85 per gallon. The lowest average was in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at $3.52 per gallon.
According to the survey, the average price of diesel was $5.13 per gallon, down 2 cents over two weeks.
Lundberg said prices dropped dramatically in the past two weeks, in part because higher prices reduced demand during the second half of March.
However, the drop isn’t predictive of further declines because among other things, the global oil supply is tight due to a dip in output last month by OPEC, Lundberg said.
The war in Ukraine also has sparked global uncertainty. The U.S. has banned all Russian energy supplies but Lundberg said sanctioned Russian oil is still finding “big buyers like India and China happy to pay discount prices.”
In a bid to reduce spiking energy prices, President Joe Biden last month ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months.
On Thursday, the International Energy Agency said that its member countries are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves on top of previous United States pledges.
The Paris-based organization says the new commitments made by its 31 member nations, which include the U.S. and much of Europe, amount to a total of 120 million barrels over six months, the largest release in the group’s history.
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Update: I-77 North reopens near Belden Village following multi-vehicle crash with injuries
Cassandra Nist
The Repository
CANTON – Three people sustained minor injuries in a multi-vehicle crash Monday night that shut down all three lanes of northbound Interstate 77 between U.S. Route 62 east and Belden Village.
The accident involving at least two vehicles happened around 8 pm at mile marker 108, according to Canton Police.
One person was transported to Aultman Hospital and two people were transported to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital for medical treatment.
Canton Police were able to clear the vehicles to the side of the highway, reopening all lanes, by 9 pm.
The Canton Police Department is handling the investigation.
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Editor's Note: This story by Doug Porter is his final submission to The Albany Herald as a resident of Albany. Memorial Day, which we felt was an appropriate day to run his article, is moving day for the Porters. Doug has promised to keep submitting articles to the Herald from his new suburban Atlanta home. I'm sure Herald readers, like me, find comfort in that promise ... and we'll hold him to it.
ALBANY -- I hope this doesn’t offend our many friends in Albany, but one of the things I’ll miss most about Albany when I pull out of my driveway for the last time is my trees. After 18 years, I’ve grown attached and, since they are literally rooted there, I can’t take them to my new home when we move. I’ll need to leave them for the new owners.
We planted many of our trees and, like our children, we watched them grow up. Each has its own story. The loquat, for example, was started from seeds my wife nurtured from the tree behind my office at Chehaw Park.
We also planted the longleaf pine tree when it was only about 6 inches tall. I had to place a stick next to it to keep from running it over with the lawnmower. It seemed to do well, but it stayed in the grass stage for three or four years. It finally shot up only to have much of its bark scraped off by the neighborhood deer. It could live hundreds of years if the deer — and the people — will leave it alone.
The grancy greybeard, or fringe tree, grows next to the house at the entrance to the garage. My wife placed a fence around it when workmen rebuilt the garage after Hurricane Michael, and she put them on notice that they had better take care not to damage it.
The small dogwood we planted in the shade of the front yard doesn’t seem to grow at all. It has a nice shape, and someday someone will have a nice specimen. But dogwoods, it would appear, are a long-term project. On the other hand, the two crepe myrtles we rescued from our neighbor’s trash a few years ago are now taller than the house.
If I have a favorite, it has to be the volunteer water oak that is growing in our backyard azalea bed. When we moved into the house nearly 18 years ago, we trimmed back the overgrown azaleas and left the oak tree alone. It wasn’t as tall as I was, but it seemed healthy enough and well-positioned. Its growth has been astonishing. It is about 60 feet tall and now shades much of the backyard.
Not every homeowner appreciates trees. For some, it is more of a love-hate relationship. People buy homes in neighborhoods with beautiful trees shading their yards while others prefer subdivisions without a tree in sight. Some move into neighborhoods with trees — especially pine trees — and proceed to cut all of them down.
I suppose it should come as no surprise that many homeowners view trees as the enemy of their property. The evening news repeatedly shows images of trees that have fallen on houses during storms or that have fueled forest fires that have destroyed entire communities.
I wrote about trees in some of my past articles in this newspaper and in my subsequent book, "The View from a Wagon." I wrote about the longleaf pine savanna — the signature ecosystem of the American southeast — which is said to have covered more than 50% of the land across thousands of miles of nine states, from Virginia to east Texas. I wrote about the importance of fire in maintaining the longleaf pine savanna and how, in my opinion, it is quail hunters who are preserving that ecosystem.
I also wrote about the trees that surround the plantation house where I worked. I was drawn to the pageantry of our arrival under the ancient live oaks surrounding the “big house” at 9 o’clock every morning — two mule-drawn wagons with six or eight horses led by hunting guides in their white vests. Guests seemed oblivious to the canopy of century-old trees, but I loved seeing them and wondered at the history they had seen.
A few weeks ago, I took 30 copies of my book to the new owners of Gillionville Plantation for them to give to their guests. It was a bittersweet goodbye to those trees and to the place that gave me so many memories of driving the mule wagon.
Alfred Joyce Kilmer was a prolific American writer and poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world. He is mainly remembered for his 1913 short poem titled "Trees." Sadly, he was killed in 1918 by a sniper's bullet at the Second Battle of the Marne. He was just 31 years old. Kilmer’s poem describes the inability of human-created art to replicate the beauty achieved by nature. It begins with the lines, “I think that I shall never see, A poem lovely as a tree.” And it ends with, “Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.”
I didn’t create the trees in my yard. God gets credit for that. But they have become treasured friends. They have provided shade to my property, shelter to the barred owls that haunt the night, and hosted countless birds — like flocks of cedar waxwings, opinionated crows, and lurking Coopers hawks. They saw our son off to college, weathered historic storms, and comforted us during the pandemic.
I hope their new owners appreciate them as much as we did. If they don’t or if — God forbid — they decide to cut them all down, please don’t feel like you need to let me know. I’ll be at my new home in Atlanta making new friends, and I want to remember all of my old friends — including you, dear reader — just as they are. | https://www.albanyherald.com/features/only-god-can-make-a-tree/article_c8dd1386-ddc1-11ec-8fb3-4784aa82e037.html | 2022-05-28T14:17:32Z |
Tropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high winds
Tropical Storm Alex, which became the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season Sunday, headed toward Bermuda after killing three people in Cuba and causing flooding in parts of Florida.
Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening off Florida’s east coast early Sunday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Alex had strengthened a bit by late Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. It was centered about 245 miles west of Bermuda.
It was moving to the east-northeast at a brisk 28 mph and was expected to pass just north of Bermuda on Monday. A tropical storm warning was in effect there. Forecasters said it could drop 1 to 2 inches of rain across Bermuda beginning late Sunday and into Monday.
National Security Minister Michael Weeks said emergency services were monitoring the storm.
In Cuba, Alex killed three people, damaged dozens of homes in Havana and cut off electricity in some areas, authorities reported.
Parts of South Florida experienced road flooding from heavy rain and wind Saturday. Officials in Miami were towing stranded vehicles from flooded roadways.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said the storm tested the system of drainage pumps the city recently installed as climate change has increasingly made flooding an issue in the low-lying area.
“We moved the water off pretty quickly, but in some areas, obviously, it was really challenging,” Gelber said. “There were some problems getting through on some streets, one of the main arteries was unpassable, but by and large water is dissipating.”
Alex partially emerged from the remnants of Hurricane Agatha, which made landfall on on Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast last week, killing at least nine people and leaving five missing as it moved overland.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Tuesday. This is an unusually early start to the storm season but not unprecedented for Florida.
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Ken Starr, a former U.S. solicitor general who headed the Whitewater investigation into former President Clinton that ultimately led to his impeachment, died on Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced.
Starr’s family said in a statement that he died at a hospital in Houston following complications from surgery. Starr’s wife said he had been in the hospital for the last 17 weeks fighting an undisclosed illness, The New York Times reported.
Starr has been a prominent figure in national politics and the legal field stretching back decades, serving as chief of staff to former Attorney General William Smith for roughly two years beginning in 1981 after a clerkship at the Supreme Court.
Former President Reagan nominated Starr in 1983 as a federal appeals judge for the D.C. Circuit, where he served until becoming the U.S. solicitor general in the first Bush administration.
Starr argued 36 cases before the Supreme Court, including 25 during his time as solicitor general, his family said.
He is best known for leading the Whitewater investigation during the Clinton presidency. The investigation began with a probe of the Clintons’ real estate investments but eventually expanded to include the former president’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
The Starr Report, which he gave to Congress in September 1998, asserted that Clinton lied to the public and Congress about the relationship. Clinton was later impeached, though was ultimately acquitted in the Senate.
“We are deeply saddened with the loss of our dear and loving father and grandfather, whom we admired for his prodigious work ethic, but who always put his family first,” Starr’s son, Randall Starr, said in the family’s statement.
“The love, energy, endearing sense of humor and fun-loving interest dad exhibited to each of us was truly special, and we cherish the many wonderful memories we were able to experience with him. He is now with his Lord and Savior,” he said.
Starr later served as the dean of Pepperdine University’s law school between 2004 and 2010 before becoming president of Baylor University, where he also served as chancellor beginning part way through his presidency.
After an external investigation found the school mishandled allegations of sexual assault involving its football team players, the school removed Starr as its president in May 2016. He soon after resigned as chancellor and chair of the school’s constitutional law department.
“Judge Starr was a dedicated public servant and ardent supporter of religious freedom that allows faith-based institutions such as Baylor to flourish,” Baylor University President Linda Livingstone said in a statement Tuesday.
Starr later found a welcoming home on Fox News as a contributor, making regular appearances on the cable giant.
In 2020, he joined former President Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment trial.
The House impeached Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in connection to accusations he withheld U.S. military aid to Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. The Senate later acquitted Trump on both charges.
Starr is survived by his wife Alice Starr, his three children and nine grandchildren, his family said.
This story was updated at 6:26 p.m. | https://cw33.com/news/ken-starr-investigator-behind-clinton-impeachment-dies-at-76/ | 2022-09-14T15:17:58Z |
East Canton, Central Catholic aiming to continue great 3,200 relay run at state
PERRY TWP. — The defending champion is still alive.
So is the boys 3,200-meter relay that has produced multiple state titles in recent years.
In Division III, this event has been a Stark County pride and joy at the state meet. It will be no different this year.
East Canton won the regional title and Central Catholic earned a state-qualifying fourth-place finish Wednesday at Perry. The Hornets will be aiming for a third 3,200 relay title in five state meets. The Crusaders won it all last year.
"As much as we have a rivalry with them, we're also good friends," Central lead-off runner Ian Paul said of East Canton. "It's kind of cool. We're both D3 teams and we're able to compete with some of the D1 schools. That's a good look for D3 teams in Stark County."
The Hornets made one thing perfectly clear. They are going to be tough to beat next Friday at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus.
Nick Martino, Brylan Holland, Gabe Shilling and Landen Demos beat the field by just over 17 seconds and finished in 8:00.04. On the same track last month, East Canton ran a time of 7:55.95 at the Stark County Championships. It was still the state's top Division III time going into regionals.
"We were pretty upset with our performance here last year, getting third," Shilling said. "We were hungry this year. This is giving us a warm up and a preview of what state is going to be like and what we're going to do out there."
A seventh-place finish at the 2021 state meet also gave the Hornets plenty of incentive coming into this season.
"We couldn't put it all together at the same time last year," Shilling said. "With us all returning, we just came back hungry."
Martino has a shot to bookend his high school career with state championship medals. He ran on East Canton's state-winning 3,200 relay as a freshman in 2019.
His lead lap put the Hornets on pace for a regional title.
"I wanted to take it out quick," Martino said. "I wanted to finish up a little better than I actually did.
"Right now we're just kind of racing ourselves. We're just going for time. That first lap got us off to a good start."
With the Hornets' state berth practically assured barring disaster, the Crusaders had to fight their way in. Anchor Max Grillo made up two spots on his laps to secure the fourth and final automatic berth.
"I have so much faith in Max," Paul said. "When he got the baton, I kind of knew. He always finishes out strong. I kind of knew we had it in the bag."
Paul and Grillo return from last year's championship 3,200 relay. They are joined this season by Dominic DePasquale and Aidan Nasvadi.
"We have a freshman and a sophomore," Paul said. "They haven't done anything like this before."
The four have not raced much together in recent weeks. A stress reaction in Paul's tibia has limited his race experience. He says the past few weeks have been "up and down."
Still, Paul perfectly summed up what Wednesday meant for him and his relay.
"Survive and advance," he said.
Reach Mike at mike.popovich@cantonrep.com
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‘I was a thug’: Whyte’s wild ride to heavyweight title shot
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Dillian Whyte’s journey to a long-awaited shot at the world heavyweight title has followed a well-worn path for boxers. That is from survival on the streets to salvation in the ring. The 34-year-old Whyte had a tough upbringing and says “I was a thug.” He used to beat up bullies for sandwiches, was stabbed three times and shot twice in gang wars in London and spent time in jail. He became a father at 13 and served a two-year doping ban at the start of his boxing career. So it’s with a sense of pride that Whyte heads into next week’s fight with Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium after overcoming so many challenges. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/15/i-was-a-thug-whytes-wild-ride-to-heavyweight-title-shot/ | 2022-04-15T16:10:06Z |
White House taps top HHS lawyer as No. 2 Covid response official
By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN
The White House has tapped Lisa Barclay, the Department of Health and Human Service’s deputy general counsel, to serve as its deputy coronavirus response coordinator, a White House official said.
Barclay’s selection comes days after Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, began his duties as White House coronavirus response coordinator.
A veteran of multiple administrations, Barclay is expected to make up for Jha’s lack of government experience in the deputy role. Before serving as HHS deputy general counsel, Barclay served as FDA chief of staff during the Obama administration.
“Lisa Barclay has been selected to step into the role as White House Deputy Covid-19 Response Coordinator. In this role, she will serve alongside Dr. Ashish Jha to help oversee and coordinate the nation’s Covid-19 response efforts,” a White House official said in a statement.
The official touted Barclays’s “deep knowledge of the relevant regulatory frameworks for vaccines, therapeutics, and medical devices related to Covid-19.”
In her role at HHS, Barclay also helped negotiate agreements with international bodies for the US to provide vaccines to foreign countries.
Jha and Barclay are replacing Jeff Zients and Natalie Quillian, respectively, who announced last month they would be stepping down in April.
The change in leadership comes as the White House looks to move the country into a new phase of the pandemic that is less disruptive to Americans’ daily lives.
The White House released a plan that is focused on funding Covid-19 treatments, preparing for future variants, keeping schools and businesses open and continuing the effort to vaccinate the nation and the world. A big part of the plan, which requires new funding from Congress, is a new “Test to Treat” initiative where Americans can get tested for Covid-19 at a pharmacy and immediately receive free antiviral pills if they test positive. The administration is also looking at ways to best support Americans struggling with long-term impacts of Covid, including long Covid and mental health issues.
White House officials argue that even if new variants emerge and case counts rise, the nation is prepared and in a much better position than it was at the beginning of the pandemic because of the availability of vaccines, boosters, at-home tests, treatments and masks.
But the pandemic is far from over, and Covid-19 case numbers have once again begun to edge up in the United States. Nearly all of the new cases are caused by the Omicron subvariant BA.2. According to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, BA.2 caused 86% of new Covid-19 cases nationwide last week.
Hospitalizations are far lower than they were at the peak of the crisis, but the new rise in cases was underscored by the several members of Biden’s Cabinet and key White House aides testing positive following the recent Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington. The dinner brings together some of the city’s most prominent journalists, including from CNN, and the government officials they cover.
On Wednesday, a source familiar with the Biden administration’s plans said the CDC would extend the federal transportation mask mandate for another two weeks due to increasing case counts.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Noticed flags flying at half-staff Sunday, May 15? Two recent proclamations from President Joe Biden explain why.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, as well as others, announced Sunday that all flags of the United States of America and state flags will fly at half-mast on all state and local buildings and grounds.
The Governor’s order is intended to show respect and memory for Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Biden has designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which it falls as Police Week. Within his proclamation, Biden called on all governors to direct flags to be flown at half-staff on Sunday.
This comes a day after Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in memory of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19.
Under this order, issued Thursday, flags are to remain at half-staff until sunset on Monday, May 16.
While the president has the power to order flags lowered to half-staff after tragic events, it’s not yet clear if Biden will make such an order in memory of the 10 people killed in Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo. | https://cw33.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/why-are-flags-at-half-staff-sunday/ | 2022-05-15T18:59:05Z |
Raiders’ plane lands at Forbes Field
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The air bus for the Las Vegas Raiders touched down in the Capital City on Saturday to transport military troops.
13 NEWS received reports of the Las Vegas Raiders’ plane touching down at Forbes Field in Kansas’ Capital City on Saturday, July 30. We learned that the Allegiant Airlines-owned plane is used by the team when they travel during the on-season, however, it is also used to carry U.S. military troops during the off-season.
Officials told 13 NEWS that the craft was in Topeka to take soldiers from Fort Riley to Fort Irwin in California.
Earlier in the week, the New England Patriots plane touched down in Topeka as well. This plane was also transporting military troops from Fort Riley to California.
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Partnership to bring best-in-class safety technology to CM Truck Beds® and Dakota Bodies™ offerings
ADDISON, Texas, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trailer World (ATW®) today announced an all-new partnership with Tiger Cranes, aligning two of America's leaders in crane body design and distribution. Through this new partnership, customers will find a structurally premium crane body that will provide customers a full range lifting capacity when working in the field. ATW is North America's leading manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of professional and consumer grade trailers, truck equipment, parts, and accessories.
The new crane body from CM Truck Beds and Dakota Bodies will also feature triple lined doors, heavy duty decks, and available C Tech cabinets to allow users to customize their storage solutions. These crane bodies will also feature the newly released remote control door locks as an option. The new body is available in both 60" and 84" cab-to-axle configurations with tall front vertical boxes available on the curb side of the body. Tiger Cranes allows installers and users a turnkey, technologically advanced, and easy-to-use solution for customers' crane body needs.
"As users have demanded a more user-friendly crane body, our engineering and design teams have worked hard to develop a body that gives users many features while maintaining a price point that is palatable in the marketplace," said Joe Lewis, Vice President of ATW Truck Equipment, parent company of CM Truck Beds and Dakota Bodies. "With the ability to plasma cut all crane platforms to seamlessly fit the Tiger Cranes assembly, we are significantly reducing installation time and therefore allowing our customers to get to work faster."
"We are continually changing and updating our Tiger Cranes offerings to offer our partners and customers the latest innovation," said Tim Henrich, National Sales Manager of Tiger Cranes. "We were one of the first to have a load management system built into the crane controller."
CM Truck Beds currently distributes its products through a network of over 300 distributors across North America. Dakota Bodies, based in Watertown, SD is America's leading Utility Body manufacturer, focusing on standard service bodies and custom utility bodies.
Tiger Cranes is based in Sioux Center, Iowa, the crane brand of Service Trucks International, a leading manufacturer of custom mechanics bodies. Founded in 1985, STI has a long history of providing premium quality lifting devices to the Truck Equipment industry.
About American Trailer World
American Trailer World (ATW®) is on the road to reinvent the trailer industry – we live and breathe trailers, right down to the last bolt. From humble beginnings in the Lone Star State, we've grown to become the largest manufacturer, retailer, and distributor of professional and consumer grade trailers, truck equipment, parts and accessories in North America. Brands include Big Tex®, Big Tex Trailer World, PJ Trailers®, Carry-On Trailer™, Dakota Bodies™, CM Truck Beds®, RC Trailers®, and BWise Trailers®, TexTrail Trailer Parts®, Wholesale Trailer Supply, and Marius Garon, Inc.
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Russia’s FSB blames Ukrainian intelligence for car bombing that killed nationalist’s daughter
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top counterintelligence agency on Monday blamed Ukrainian spy services for organizing the killing of the daughter of a leading Russian nationalist ideologue in a car bombing just outside Moscow.
Daria Dugina, the 29-year-old daughter of Alexander Dugin, a philosopher, writer and political theorist whom some in the West described as “Putin’s brain,” died when an explosive planted in her SUV exploded as she was driving Saturday night.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the main KGB successor agency, said that Dugina’s killing had been “prepared and perpetrated by the Ukrainian special services.”
On Sunday, Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak denied any Ukrainian involvement in the killing.
In Monday’s statement, the FSB accused a Ukrainian citizen, Natalya Vovk, of perpetrating the killing and then fleeing from Russia to Estonia.
The FSB said that the suspect, Natalya Vovk, arrived in Russia in July with her 12-year-old daughter and rented an apartment in the building where Dugina lived to shadow her. It said that Vovk and her daughter were at a nationalist festival, which Alexander Dugin and his daughter attended just before the killing.
The agency said that Vovk and her daughter left Russia for Estonia after Dugina’s killing, using a different vehicle license plate on their way out of the country.
Dugin has been a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept, a spiritual and political ideology that emphasizes traditional values, the restoration of Russia’s global clout and the unity of all ethnic Russians throughout the world. He has been vehemently supported Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to send troops into Ukraine and urged the Kremlin to step up its operations in the country.
The explosion took place as Dugin’s daughter was returning from a cultural festival she had attended with him. Russian media reports cited witnesses as saying the SUV belonged to Dugin and that he had decided at the last minute to travel in another vehicle.
The car bombing, unusual for Moscow since the turbulent 1990s, is likely to aggravate tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
On Sunday, Denis Pushilin, head of the Russia-backed separatist “Donetsk People’s Republic” in Ukraine’s east, quickly blamed the blast on “terrorists of the Ukrainian regime, trying to kill Alexander Dugin.”
While Dugin’s exact ties to Putin are unclear, the Kremlin frequently echoes rhetoric from his writings and appearances on Russian state television. He helped popularize the “Novorossiya,” or “New Russia” concept that Russia used to justify the 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and its support of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Dugin, who has been slapped with U.S. and European Union sanctions, has promoted Russia as a country of piety, traditional values and authoritarian leadership, and spoken with disdain about Western liberal values.
His daughter expressed similar views and had appeared as a commentator on nationalist TV channel Tsargrad, where Dugin had served as chief editor.
Dugina herself was sanctioned by the United States in March for her work as chief editor of United World International, a website that the U.S. described as a disinformation source. The sanctions announcement cited a United World article this year that contended Ukraine would “perish” if it were admitted to NATO.
In an appearance on Russian television just Thursday, Dugina said, “People in the West are living in a dream, in a dream given to them by global hegemony.” She called America “a zombie society” in which people opposed Russia but couldn’t find it on a map.
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I am thrilled that Phoebe plans to utilize the facade of Albany Junior High in their plans to construct a fabulous nurse training complex. Kudos to Scott Steiner for this forward-thinking development for Albany. We need nurses. My dad attended Albany High there, AJHS for me, and I can only imagine how thrilled Mr. Rob would be. Albany Proud!
Is all the county Heard’s peoples? Oh, and will he take care of all races or fag---s? After all, they are all children of God.
I’m so glad that Reverend Heard won the county commission chair. Now I’m hoping I can make a significant donation to his church for contractual favors. Even the FBI won’t be able to figure it out. As Biden said to his son, Hunter, “You’re in the clear.”
Presidents come and presidents go, but the one true constant at Albany State for the last three decades is Reginald Christian. He is obviously talented, but better than that, he is a very decent man whose love for his alma mater — and employer — is unmatched. Way to go, Reg!
Nothing to get alarmed about; Herschel just got the number of his employees and the number of his children reversed
Agreed, Fletcher. The city gives the trappings of power to people without vetting them, and we end up with the Bruce Capps of the world trying to inject their will on projects that could help turn Albany around. Shame on the city, shame on Capps and shame on the officials who are trying to keep this project from happening.
With the recent mass shootings with assault rifles, the NRA must be feeling pretty good about their political power.
I recently read “Trump’s Election Shakedown Call: The full Transcript” by James Stalin. It was a crime, in my humble opinion, any way you slice it. Every Georgia voter should read word for word exactly what was said and then make up their mind.
“I would like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” — Marion Robert Morrison
Why not build in the open area behind the old junior high school?
All I’m saying is that the difference between humans and animals is that animals would never allow the dumbest of the herd to lead them.
Thank you for the article about Mr. Reggie Christian. You’re so right, he has been the face of Albany State for a long time. He is the consummate professional and one of the really good things about the university.
Most inaccurate squawk of the month: “Fox news is the most unbiased network in the country, bar none.”
It’s almost comical, all the SMRs supporting Fox News. Fox, like their counterparts at NewsMax and OAN, are joke networks patronized by the powerless who would rather watch shows that confirm their idiotic preconceived notions instead of reporting truth. Anyone who believes their lies is either unwillfully ignorant or willingly stupid. Signed, Yours Truly
The June jobs report revealed another 375,000 jobs have been created. Unemployment is a low 3.6%. Sleepy Joe has created more jobs since the pandemic than the defeated former president claimed to create. | https://www.albanyherald.com/features/squawkbox/article_925780cc-009d-11ed-b2df-ebac16b6b2e9.html | 2022-07-11T21:17:24Z |
BALTIMORE, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transamerica announces the launch of the Transamerica Structured Index AdvantageSM Annuity, a registered index-linked annuity that is designed to create more certainty for investors in uncertain markets. For investors who are seeking upside potential returns and are less willing to stay invested during down markets, the Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity offers the opportunity for market gains along with a buffer that provides a level of protection from market losses.
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From alternative fuels to rationing trips: A guide to more sustainable flying
Julia Buckley, CNN
As pandemic-related restrictions start to lift, and we emerge from the lockdown shadows, one thing is returning to the minds and spending of many people: travel.
If the current travel chaos is anything to go by, we’re all dreaming of a vacation right now. There’s just one problem. The climate crisis hasn’t gone anywhere. Two years of hunkering down has been good for our carbon footprints, but returning to ambitious travel is a step in the wrong environmental direction.
Of course, we know the answer: stop traveling. Or, at least, stop flying.
But while the flight shame movement is growing, it’s not for everyone. And just because you aren’t prepared to make that sacrifice, doesn’t mean you can’t make smaller changes to ensure your travel is more sustainable.
What’s the big deal about flying?
After all, aviation accounts for just 2.1% of manmade carbon emissions worldwide, according to the Air Transport Action Group, and 3.5% of planet-warming emissions in total. It doesn’t sound so bad when you put it like that.
But it’s not so simple, explained Matteo Mirolo, aviation policy officer at Transport & Environment, a European campaign group for cleaner transportation.
“You have to look at the growth of the sector. It’s quite significant, despite Covid,” Mirolo said. “Even after 9/11 or the 1970s oil crisis, aviation grows back stronger. Now it’s growing again, and it’s a largely unregulated sector.”
“If we don’t do anything now, in a few years aviation will be one of the most significant contributing factors. We shouldn’t look at the snapshot now,” he said, “we should look at the forecast.”
Good news and bad
The good news? “Lots of solutions” are in the pipeline, Mirolo said.
The bad? They’re not ready yet. Expect real results in “decades.”
Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is a future gamechanger, Mirolo said. But not all SAFs are created equal. What he calls “true waste residue” — like the used cooking oil with which Airbus recently powered an A380 — is “a real step in the right direction.” Synthetic kerosene also works. However, some SAFs contain palm oil, which is linked to deforestation. In October 2021, Indonesia conducted a test flight powered by biofuel containing palm oil, as government officials spoke of the need to increase production of palm oil-heavy biofuels.
Neste, a biofuels company which sells SAF to the likes of American Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa and Delta, uses palm oil in its non-SAF biofuels, though a company spokesperson says that it is sustainably sourced and will be phased out by the end of 2023. Using palm oil as fuel said Mirolo, is “a cure worse than the disease.”
And although flying a plane fueled by used cooking oil is in the testing stages, we’re decades from it happening commercially. The UK government, for example, has proposed mandating that all planes filling up in the country must fuel with up to 10% SAF by 2030 and up to 75% by 2050. The EU is mulling a mandate of 2% SAF by 2025 for planes departing from European Union airports, while Japan is aiming for 10% SAF by 2030.
That’s all unconfirmed, as yet. The only SAF mandates currently in place are Norway, Sweden and France, each of which oblige carriers leaving the country to use 1% SAF.
Meanwhile, we’re looking at around 2030-35 for the introduction of hydrogen-powered planes, if we’re being optimistic, said Mirolo. Even when they’re introduced, they’ll only be capable of flying under 2,000 miles — meaning they won’t be viable for long-haul flights.
As for battery-powered planes, again, 2030 would be optimistic, said Mirolo, and they are likewise unsuitable for long journeys. An hour’s flight is currently the limit for a 100-seater plane. Plus, he said, we’ll have to work out the climate impact of building and changing batteries — they may not be as great as we think. Hydrogen and electric planes could cover around 20% of the projected passenger demand by 2050, he says — which is why he thinks SAF is a better bet.
Mirolo said that airlines that trumpet their carbon offsetting schemes are ones to avoid. “Carbon offsetting was in fashion a few years ago but we know it’s not the solution — the solution is SAF,” he said.
Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at environmental organization Friends of the Earth, previously described carbon offsetting as a “massive con” to CNN, partly because any effect from offsetting is years off (and might never occur) and partly because efforts to reforest are already being made. Today, “nothing has fundamentally changed” with the schemes, he said.
Bottom line: Fly less
Experts are realistic and acknowledge that most people will feel the need to fly sometime. As Childs put it: “None of us are angels.”
“This isn’t a discussion about whether we should fly or not, but about reducing the amount of carbon emissions from flying,” said Justin Francis, CEO of Responsible Travel, which sells sustainable vacations around the world.
Francis believes travel broadens minds and helps local communities, but says many are doing too much of it. Instead of jumping on every cheap flight we get an alert for, Francis suggests we roll back to a time when getting on a plane was a treat.
We need to get out of the mindset that we need to fly so much, these experts say. Childs said that boarding a plane should be our last option. “The best thing to do is rail, or, mile for mile, even driving is going to be better,” he said.
Mirolo said that each time we plan a trip, we should “think twice about flying.” Can you go by another method of transport? If it’s a business trip, is an in-person meeting essential or can you do it remotely? “You have to decide whether you’re going to take that plane. It’s not about stopping flying altogether, but being reasonable.”
“Our position is to encourage people to take longer holidays, which will mean fewer flights total,” said Francis. “A longer trip is more relaxing and enjoyable, and carbon does need to be top of our minds. We need to choose big trips more consciously and use other forms of transport to travel closer to home.
“For me, instead of two long-haul flights a year I might still go to Vietnam, but for one of my longer trips I might do a slow travel train trip to Italy.”
Trains and buses
Of course, it helps that Francis is based in Europe, where high-speed train travel is the norm. But even if you’re somewhere with limited public transportation, like the US, it’s still better to avoid flying, said Childs.
He reckons that a long cross-country US road trip, say, from Washington, DC to Yellowstone National Park, will be less harmful to the environment than a quick flight to the Caribbean.
“If you’ve no option to go by train or public transport, and you’ve got a choice between driving and flying somewhere, then driving will always be the better option,” he said. “It’s easier to shift a body in a big lump of metal by road than by sending it up into the air and keeping it there… One day there may well be greener forms of flying a short distance, but right now go on the surface where you can.”
And the more often that surface transport is public (i.e. trains, buses) the better.
How to fly
For those of us who’ve been lucky enough to fly business class, going back to economy is hard. But economy is the greenest way to fly — and budget airlines that cram as many seats in as possible are the most efficient planes in the sky.
Premium seats made up just 5% of international traffic in February 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association, yet premium seats take up far more room on a plane. For instance, all-economy Wizz Air has 239 seats on its A321neo aircraft, whereas its European rival Lufthansa, which has a shorthaul business class, operates the same plane configured for just 215 passengers. Both fly the A320-200, too — Lufthansa’s version has 168 seats, while Wizz’s crams in up to 186 passengers.
On shorthaul routes the difference between business and economy class is likely to be a wider seat and maybe a bit more legroom, but long-haul configurations change the dynamics entirely, with space for lie-flat beds and even entire “suites” on the likes of Emirates and Singapore Airlines, each taking up the equivalent of several rows of economy class.
Both Singapore Airlines and Emirates fly the A380, for example, but the former puts economy and premium economy on the top deck; the latter reserves it for business and first class. The difference? Singapore Airlines fits a total of 399 passengers on its top deck; and Emirates, just 90, in the same space.
Business and first class components tend to be much heavier as well, with chairs sitting in fixed “shells,” and sometimes closable doors for each seat.
Budget carriers are greener — on paper at least
The European carrier Wizz Air calls itself the “greenest” airline on the continent, thanks to its young, modern fleet, pile-’em-high, all-economy seating philosophy, and its undertaking to only fly direct. They also don’t offer any routes for which there’s a rail alternative in under four hours. Wizz claims the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger kilometer in Europe and tells passengers, “If you don’t need to fly, please don’t.”
However, that’s not the whole picture, said Mirolo. Low-cost carriers “are the ones growing very fast,” he explained — so while their metrics per passengers look good, they’re a major part of aviation’s problematic expansion.
When it comes to legacy carriers, he said that long-haul flights are the issue — with 5% of flights representing 50% of emissions. The EU’s proposed SAF mandate applies only to aircraft departing from EU airports — which means that while flights within the bloc would be covered, the mandate would only apply to half of long-haul flights (those leaving the EU, but not coming in).
That’s why Mirolo recommends concerned passengers put their money where their mouth is, booking flights with airlines who’ve been investing in, and already using, SAF in a “credible” way. Those include United, Alaska, Qantas and SAS, which even allows passengers to buy “blocks” of biofuel alongside their flights, and are rewarded with extra miles if they do so.
Air France-KLM is bound by the 1% SAF mandate for flights leaving France, but since January has committed to 0.5% SAF in every plane departing their Amsterdam Schiphol hub, too. A surcharge (€1-€10) is applied to tickets.
Mirolo also said concerned fliers should be using their vote to make the aviation industry more sustainable. “There’s unprecedented political will to make [sustainable aviation] happen, and real movement, so vote with your ballot, and then vote with your feet.”
Private jets are ruinous — but could also help
For most of us, the closest we’ll get to flying in a private jet is watching celebrities’ social media posts. But just because it’s a method of travel for the elite, doesn’t mean it’s not affecting all of us.
A 2021 study by the environmental nonprofit Transport & Environment, found that 1% of people were responsible for half of all global emissions from flying. The private jet industry is booming, expanding by 31% between 2005 and 2019. What’s more, 40% of private flights are “ghost flights” — empty of passengers as they reposition for their next pick-up.
Because private jets tend to make short hops, that makes them even less environmentally sustainable. The shorter the hop, the less necessary it is, too. “For 80% of the most popular (private jet) routes in Europe, there’s an alternative by train,” said Mirolo, adding that according to his tally, 10% of flights taken in France are now private.
The good news, however, is that, because of their smaller size, private jets can be at the forefront to adapt to new technology as it comes on the market. That, in turn, could help the market move forward, faster.
“The super rich can super charge the decarbonization of aviation by investing in these kind of planes,” said Mirolo, referring to electric and hydrogen-fueled planes. And if they do that, the 1% will help the 99% fly more sustainably.
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BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Perpetua Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) ("Perpetua Resources" or "Perpetua" or the "Company") announced today that its unaudited condensed consolidated financial results for the period ended June 30, 2022 were filed. For details, please see the Company's filings available on EDGAR and SEDAR.
Perpetua Resources' vision is to provide the U.S. with a domestic source of the critical mineral antimony, develop one of the largest and highest-grade open pit gold mines in the country and restore an abandoned brownfield site. Perpetua Resources is focused on advancing the permitting for the Stibnite Gold Project through the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") process.
- Zero lost time incidents or reportable environmental spills in the second quarter of 2022
- Received first permit, the Clean Air Act Permit to Construct ("Air Permit") from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Launched Sustainability Roadmap which outlines 13 goals to guide the Company
- Held 2022 Annual General Meeting and shareholders voted in favor of all proposals
- Welcomed value-oriented Kopernik as a new shareholder
- Awarded contract for stream diversion work as part of Phase 1 early cleanup activities
- Began early environmental cleanup activities and held groundbreaking ceremony with local elected officials and community members
- Published 2021 Sustainability Report, the Company's ninth annual sustainability report
- Applauded United States Congress for taking steps to address vulnerabilities in the antimony supply chain, including the addition of an antimony reporting requirement under the National Defense Authorization Act
- Continued productive mediation discussions with the Nez Perce Tribe; an extension to the stay on the Clean Water Act matter was recently granted through October 31, 2022
- Hosted 14 site tours year-to-date for stakeholders including investors, regulators, environmental groups, media, elected officials, and community members
- Held over 30 antimony and project briefings year-to-date for government and administrative stakeholders
"Perpetua Resources had another productive quarter as we advanced our project through the permitting process, continued mediation discussions with the Nez Perce Tribe, and broke ground on early environmental cleanup activities at Stibnite," said Laurel Sayer, President and CEO of Perpetua Resources. "We received our first permit, marking a significant milestone for the Stibnite Gold Project and our goal to provide critical minerals essential for our national interests. We continue to anticipate the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be published in the third quarter of 2022 including a designated preferred project alternative."
In May 2022, Perpetua announced the U.S. Forest Service ("USFS") completed all of the 17 specialist reports in the first quarter of 2022 and circulated the preliminary Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("SDEIS") for cooperating agency review. The SDEIS is anticipated to be released for public review in the third quarter of 2022.
Perpetua also continued to advance other local, state and federal permits in parallel with the NEPA process. The Clean Air Act Permit to Construct was received from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality ("IDEQ") on June 17, 2022. The Air Permit mandates compliance with state and federal air standards and regulates emissions from construction and operation of the project. In late July, a Petition was filed by external groups requesting IDEQ to administratively review the Air Permit. The Company petitioned to intervene in the administrative process on August 12, 2022 to join IDEQ in defending the permit and the record justifying its requirements.
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site restoration and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project. The Project is one of the highest-grade, open pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining approach to restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only mined source of antimony in the United States. Further advancing Perpetua Resources' ESG and sustainable mining goals, the Project will be powered by the lowest carbon emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the antimony produced from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a US-based company commercializing a low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the low-carbon energy transition. In addition to the company's commitments to transparency, accountability, environmental stewardship, safety and community engagement, Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which can be found here.
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, next steps and courses of action including environmental clean up actions by us and our contractors; our ability to comply with and obtain permits related to the Stibnite Gold Project; actions to be taken by the State of Idaho and other government agencies and regulatory bodies; predictions regarding improvements to water quality and other environmental conditions at the site; reduction of the Project footprint and the anticipated benefits and other effects thereof; our and Ambri, Inc.'s ability to perform under the supply agreement, which agreement is subject to certain conditions, including identification of one or more refiners to transform our antimony concentrate into antimony metal, and mutual agreement on certain material terms, including volume and pricing. In certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified by the use of words and phrases or variations of such words and phrases or statements such as "anticipate", "expect" "plan", "likely", "believe", "intend", "forecast", "project", "estimate", "potential", "could", "may", "will", "would" or "should". In preparing the Forward-Looking Information in this news release, Perpetua Resources has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions that the current exploration, development, environmental and other objectives concerning the Stibnite Gold Project can be achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that the goals outlined in the Sustainability Roadmap are achievable; that we and Ambri will be able to agree on the terms of the Ambri agreement; that the general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner and that permitting and operations costs will not materially increase; and that the review process under the NEPA (including any joint review process involving the USFS, the State of Idaho and other agencies and regulatory bodies) as well as the public review process and SDEIS will proceed in a timely manner and as expected; and that all requisite information will be available in a timely manner. Forward-Looking Information are based on certain material assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Perpetua Resources to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks and other factors include those factors discussed in Perpetua Resources' public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and its Canadian disclosure record. Although Perpetua Resources has attempted to identify important factors that could affect Perpetua Resources and may cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information 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 Information. For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, see the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov and with the Canadian securities regulators, which are available at www.sedar.com. Except as required by law, Perpetua Resources does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) today announced that the court meeting and the special meeting of its shareholders ("the Meetings") due to be held today have been postponed. The purpose of the Meetings was to consider and vote on proposals to give effect to the transaction contemplated by the previously announced definitive agreement for the Company to be acquired by a private equity consortium (the "Consortium") composed of Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P., and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. together with other institutional partners (collectively "Brookfield"). The Meetings have been postponed to allow the Consortium to seek to finalize a preliminary agreement with The WindAcre Partnership LLC ("WindAcre"), the beneficial owner of approximately 27% of Nielsen's ordinary shares.
Under the preliminary agreement, WindAcre would join the Consortium with respect to a portion of its shares and would receive $28 per share – the same price to be paid to all other shareholders – for its remaining shares. Although there can be no assurance that the preliminary agreement will be finalized, assuming it is finalized, the Company will supplement its proxy statement to reflect the terms of the agreement between the Consortium and WindAcre and will present the transaction to shareholders for approval as expeditiously as possible.
Nielsen and the Consortium remain bound by the terms of the definitive agreement to give effect to the proposed transaction, and Nielsen's Board of Directors has made no change to its recommendation that its shareholders vote in favor of all of the proposals at the meetings to approve and give effect to the proposed transaction.
Advisors
J.P. Morgan and Allen & Company LLC are acting as lead financial advisors to Nielsen. PJT Partners is also acting as an advisor to Nielsen, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Clifford Chance LLP, DLA Piper, and Baker McKenzie are serving as legal advisors to Nielsen. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are serving as legal advisors to Evergreen and the Consortium, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is acting as legal advisor to Brookfield. BofA Securities, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., and Citi are serving as financial advisors to Evergreen and Brookfield.
About Elliott and Evergreen
Elliott Investment Management L.P. manages approximately $55.7 billion of assets as of June 30, 2022. Its flagship fund, Elliott Associates, L.P., was founded in 1977, making it one of the oldest funds under continuous management. The Elliott funds' investors include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, high net worth individuals and families, and employees of the firm. Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. is Elliott's Menlo Park affiliate, which focuses on technology investing.
About Brookfield Business Partners
Brookfield Business Partners is a global business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that provide essential products and services and benefit from a strong competitive position. Investors have flexibility to invest in our company either through Brookfield Business Corporation (NYSE, TSX:BBUC), a corporation, or Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE: BBU; TSX:BBU.UN), a limited partnership. For more information, please visit https://bbu.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield Asset Management's Private Equity Group. Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $750 billion of assets under management. More information is available at www.brookfield.com.
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Nielsen's shareholders are able to obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other filings containing information about Nielsen, without charge, at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the Proxy Statement and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Nielsen Holdings plc, 675 6th Avenue New York, NY 10010, Attention: Investor Relations; telephone (410) 717-7134, or from Nielsen's website www.nielsen.com.
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About Nielsen
Nielsen shapes the world's media and content as a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.
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Latest acquisition allows V&V Supremo Foods, Inc. to expand its production capabilities and geographic reach into new regions.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., an award-winning producer of authentic Mexican cheese, crema, chorizo, and maker of Chihuahua® Brand Quesadilla Cheese, is proud to announce it is capitalizing on continued growth momentum with the acquisition of Mill Creek Cheese.
Mill Creek Cheese, a family-owned cheese plant, has been manufacturing cheese since 1891 — making it the oldest operating cheese plant in Iowa County, Wisconsin. Mill Creek Cheese customers can expect to continue enjoying high-quality and delicious cheese products from V&V Supremo®, another family-owned business with decades of experience delighting customers and distributors alike.
The purchase of the new facility will allow V&V Supremo® to increase production to meet the growing demand for its products, strengthening V&V Supremo's portfolio of offerings for its distributors and their consumers.
"This acquisition is a very important step in our growth strategy. It will help us meet the growing demand for our products and expand our presence in key markets," said Gilberto Villaseñor II, Chief Visionary Officer of V&V Supremo Foods, Inc.
As V&V Supremo Foods, Inc. continues to grow, it is pleased to offer an expanded product catalog of cheeses and other Mexican specialty grocery products to an extensive audience.
To learn more about V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., visit www.vvsupremo.com.
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V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., is an award-winning producer of authentic Mexican cheese, crema, chorizo, and maker of Chihuahua® Brand Quesadilla Cheese. The company was founded in 1964 by Mexican natives Gilberto Villaseñor, Sr. and Ignacio Villaseñor and is now one of the nation's oldest family-run Hispanic food businesses. V&V Supremo® services both the retail and foodservice industries.
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AUSTIN — Two area athletes found themselves on the podium Friday as the Class 2A state track and field championships wrapped up at the University of Texas’ Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Jamarquis Johnson of Rosebud-Lott and Billy Eaton of Bruceville-Eddy each earned silver medals during the field events portion of the meet.
Johnson, a sophomore, saved his best jump for last, unwinding for a leap of 23 feet, 2.75 inches to set a new school record and seal his second-place finish in the long jump early in the day. The mark fell just half an inch shy of Normangee’s Izaha Jones, whose 23-3.25 garnered gold.
Johnson later placed sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 44-2. Bruceville-Eddy’s Eaton, meanwhile, came into Friday’s pole vault with the highest jump in the field and wound up with the silver medal after clearing 15 feet.
Anthony Meacham of Woodsboro defended his gold medal from last year with a top jump of 15-6. Eaton, a senior who had cleared 16 feet for his regional title, missed three times at the 15-6 mark after breezing through his first four heights without a stumble.
In the running events, Granger’s Lucas Matta placed seventh in the 400 with a time of 50. 78 and Bruceville-Eddy’s Lastin Madson placed eighth in the 1,600 with a finsih of 4:35.76. | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_98584206-d328-11ec-85e1-ab8c5358eb7b.html | 2022-05-14T06:05:36Z |
Mulvane Art Museum gears up for weekend fair
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Mulvane Art Fair is back following a pandemic pause.
Crews were busy setting up for the event Friday on the Washburn campus. More than 80 artists will set up shop, representing a variety of media. You’ll also enjoy live music, food trucks, and children’s art activities.
“It brings artists from all over the country to come see us,” Fair Chairman Brian Laird said. “There’s all kinds of art down here in glass, jewelry, beads and paint, and every medium. So, there’s something for everybody.”
The art fair supports the Mulvane Art Museum and its programs. It’s open 10-5 p.m. Saturday and 10-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per day or $10 for both, kids under 12 are free. You can find tickets at MulvaneArtFMuseum.org.
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SHANGHAI, May 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc. ("Hoymiles" or "the Company"; Stock code: 688032), a leading smart energy solution provider and microinverter manufacturer, has announced that its latest module-level Rapid Shutdown (RSD) solution for roof-mounted string photovoltaic systems is now available in the United States, Thailand, and the Greater China region.
Designed in compliance with National Electrical Code (NEC) 2017/2020, UL1741, and SunSpec RSD requirements, the Hoymiles HRSD system meets the fire safety standards and offers industry-leading rapid shutdown functionality that can reduce the electrical voltage of solar panel systems to safe levels in less than 30 seconds after being initiated, giving both first responders and customers an all-round safety guarantee in case of emergencies.
Hoymiles rapid shutdown solution includes a Rapid Shutdown device (HRSD) and a Transmitter (or Transmitter Kit), forming a complete rapid shutdown system with an initiator and a string inverter. It comes in two options that grant the RSD system greater versatility, with HRSD-1C connecting to one PV module and HRSD-2C connecting to two, both supporting an input operating voltage range from 8V to 80V. Built to improve PV system and module operating efficiencies, the Hoymiles HRSD boasts a lower minimum start-up voltage of only 8V.
Setting the Hoymiles HRSD system apart from other products available on the market is the feature to support a wide range of input currents that include 15A, 20A, and 25A, meaning that the system is compatible with mainstream 166/182/210 solar panels. It is equipped with a 0.15/0.45-meter input cable and a 1.2/2.4-meter output cable, and Hoymiles also provides cables with customizable lengths for customers with different needs.
The Hoymiles HRSD system can operate safely and quietly in temperatures ranging from -40 to +85°C, and supports a maximum system voltage of 1000V/1500V. It features SunSpec™ power-line communication (PLC), streamlining the installation process and freeing users from extra network setups.
"Against the backdrop of global decarbonization, solar energy has become a reliable and cost-effective renewable source for commercial buildings. Ensuring the safety of PV systems has been among the top priorities for governments across the globe, which have issued a series of policies requiring manufacturers to equip rooftop solar arrays with a safety mechanism that can shut down malfunctional devices should emergencies occur. In order to meet ever-evolving RSD requirements, Hoymiles has leveraged its world-leading R&D capacity and expertise in the solar industry to develop one of the safest and most reliable RSD solutions for our customers," said Steven Zhang, Product Director of Hoymiles.
"However, our innovation and desire to improve solar energy systems don't stop here. We are glad to announce that Hoymiles will introduce our RSD system loaded with monitoring features in Q3 2022, which is designed to help solar installers better evaluate their PV system's performance and resolve faults more effectively," Steven added.
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