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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that the company will hold an in-person Analyst Day in New York City on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
When: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Formal presentations will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. ET
What: Akamai CEO Tom Leighton, CFO Ed McGowan, and other key leaders will discuss the company's strategy, market opportunities, and financial model, and may provide forward-looking financial guidance during the presentations.
The event, along with supporting materials, will also be accessible live through the Investor Relations section of Akamai's website. To register for the event, please click on the link here.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. Learn more about Akamai's security, compute, and delivery solutions at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Contacts:
Gina Sorice
Media Relations
646-320-4107
gsorice@akamai.com
Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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Randy Jackson talked about “Name That Tune” and how it’s not as easy as it seems.
Jackson said that this season was filmed in Dublin, Ireland. He shared he is looking forward to the next season and teased what location will they pick next time.
Watch a new episode of “Name That Tune” at 9 p.m. on Tuesday on Fox.
This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 18, 2022. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/randy-jackson-talks-about-name-that-tune/ | 2022-04-18T23:43:10Z |
International Coastal Cleanup Day inspires beachgoers to clean up our shores
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Beachgoers all over the world are flocking to the coast, not to enjoy the beauty but to keep it that way.
Saturday is International Coastal Cleanup Day 2022 where thousands of people are joining in on a massive effort to protect the natural beauty of coastlines by picking up trash as a team.
At Coquina Beach in Manatee County, a small group of volunteers are joining in, taking up gloves and bags to scour the sands for garbage. Organizers partnering with Keep Nature Wild do cleanups like this regularly, but this event publicized online drew in fresh faces.
Larissa Sullivan, a wild keeper with Keep Nature Wild, said the amount of trash you can find various from beach to beach, but there’s always work to be done. Many of these spots are littered with plastic, cans, fishing lines and cigarette butts.
“We came here for Earth Day under the pier there and found tons of fishing lines and weights and hooks and all kinds of stuff,” Sullivan said. “Hopefully there’s not that much out here, but we’re going to try our best and get as much as we can.”
Sullivan emphasized it’s important to keep the sands clear because many Suncoast beaches are home to nesting sea turtles, so trash can hurt the animals.
She expressed how wonderful it is seeing so many people throughout the country focusing on our environment for a day. However, she’d like to see beachgoers doing cleanups even more often.
Copyright 2022 WWSB. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/09/17/international-coastal-cleanup-day-inspires-beachgoers-clean-up-our-shores/ | 2022-09-17T15:55:15Z |
HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Career coaching can bring a lot of value to an individual's career. Whether it's supporting an individual with being successful in a current job, or helping him or her become marketable to land a new role. This is particularly valuable for those who are in engineering or other technical roles who often times struggle to convey themselves well at work, in resumes, online career profiles, or interviews.
One example of a career coaching organization that provides this support includes the Online Leadership Training (OLT) Career Accelerator Program™ that is specifically catered to those in engineering and tech roles. Along with supporting individuals (with all sorts of engineering and technical backgrounds) in their current jobs, this organization has risen to prominence with a high success rate of making significant positive change in client income. "Imagine making 30% more, 60% more, or even doubling your annual income. On a $100k current annual income, that's around $2.5k more per month, $5k more per month, or $8.3k per month more in your pocket, respectively. How much would a 30%, 60%, or 100% raise mean to your monthly income? These are the type of results that are consistently achieved through the Career Accelerator Program™, as illustrated in our Success Stories," says Luke Feldmeier, Founder and CEO of Online Leadership Training and Feldmeier Enterprises, LLC.
This proven success has resulted, for example, in OLT being nominated to the Forbes Coaching Council. This council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level executives in the coaching industry. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth of their experience and success as business, career, and executive coaches.
Are you an engineer or technical professional, looking to take your career to the next level? For more information or to set up a call, review the website at www.TheLeadershipTraining.com/career-coaching or reach out via email at CareerAcceleratorCoaching@gmail.com.
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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CPSC announces today the following recalls are posted in cooperation with the firms listed below. Recalls can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov.
ShelterLogic Group Recalls RIO-Branded Swinging Hammock Chairs Due to Injury Hazard; New Instructions Provided
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/ShelterLogic-Group-Recalls-RIO-Branded-Swinging-Hammock-Chairs-Due-to-Injury-Hazard-New-Instructions-Provided
Laars Heating Systems Company Recalls Residential Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Laars-Heating-Systems-Company-Recalls-Residential-Boilers-Due-to-Carbon-Monoxide-Hazard
Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Kids Tales; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Childrens-Sleepwear-Recalled-Due-to-Violation-of-Federal-Flammability-Standards-and-Burn-Hazard-Imported-by-Kids-Tales-Sold-Exclusively-at-Amazon-com
Children's Nightgowns Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by iMOONZZZ; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Childrens-Nightgowns-Recalled-Due-to-Violation-of-Federal-Flammability-Standards-and-Burn-Hazard-Imported-by-iMOONZZZ-Sold-Exclusively-at-Amazon-com
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.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
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Leading Online Provider of Signs, Labels, and Tags Added to Business Services Portfolio
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising lower midmarket companies, today announced the acquisition of SmartSign, a leading online provider of customizable signs, labels, and tags for regulatory, compliance, and safety applications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, SmartSign operates a network of nearly 30 websites, each dedicated to offering highly specialized and customizable products to customers to fit thousands of specific-use cases. SmartSign services businesses of all sizes, including sales to 75% of the Fortune 1000 and across hundreds of verticals, including education, healthcare, and industrials.
Sentinel partnered with SmartSign's management team and incumbent investor Norwest in the transaction.
"SmartSign is strategically positioned to capitalize on favorable secular trends underpinning the online signs, labels, and tags industry," said Louis Brotherton, a principal at Sentinel. "With a talented and committed management team and a highly dedicated team of employees, we believe SmartSign is well-positioned to continue its rapid growth, both organically and through acquisitions. We are extremely excited about the opportunity to partner with the SmartSign team."
"We are very pleased to partner with Sentinel as SmartSign continues to expand within the large and growing signs, labels, and tags market," said Max Smith, SmartSign's CEO. "We look forward to leveraging the many actionable opportunities ahead to drive organic and acquisitive growth and better serve our customers."
Stew Campbell, a Partner at Norwest, said "We are excited to work with Sentinel and continue our successful partnership with SmartSign. We think Sentinel is a great steward for SmartSign's next phase of growth."
SmartSign represents Sentinel's latest investment in the business services sector. The firm's current business services investments include Apex Companies, an environmental services company specializing in water resources and industrial hygiene; Mobile Communications America, a regional provider of communications solutions and services; New Era Technology, a global provider of managed IT services focused on collaboration and data networks; Revenew, a provider of cost recovery and cost containment services that deliver monetary recoveries and cost reduction benefits; TranSystems, a national provider of infrastructure engineering and design services; TriMech, a provider of 3D engineering design solutions and services; TTG Imaging Solutions, a national provider of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging solutions; and UBEO, a provider of best-in-class document management services.
About Sentinel Capital Partners
Sentinel specializes in buying and building lower midmarket businesses in the United States and Canada in partnership with management. Sentinel targets aerospace and defense, business services, consumer, distribution, food and restaurants, franchising, healthcare, and industrial businesses. Sentinel invests in management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, going-private transactions, and structured equity investments of established businesses with EBITDA of up to $80 million. Sentinel also invests in special situations, including balance sheet restructurings, operational turnarounds, and minority junior capital solutions. For more information about Sentinel, visit www.sentinelpartners.com.
About SmartSign
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, SmartSign is one of America's fastest growing e-commerce companies, and parent of brands like MySafetySign, MyParkingSign, and nearly 30 other sites. The company manufactures and distributes a wide range of signs, tags, mats, and labels and has offices in Brooklyn and Jaipur, India. The company also has manufacturing facilities across the United States. Customers can tailor their signs to meet their individual needs, and through content-rich and authoritative retail sites, the company provides specific solutions to specific problems, such as preventing accidents in the workplace. For more information, please visit www.smartsign.com.
About Norwest
Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $12.5 billion in capital. Since its inception, Norwest has invested in more than 650 companies and currently partners with more than 200 companies in its venture and growth equity portfolio. The firm invests in early to late-stage businesses across a wide range of sectors with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare. The Norwest team offers a deep network of connections, operating experience, and a wide range of impactful services to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses. Norwest has offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco, with subsidiaries in India and Israel. For more information, please visit www.nvp.com. Follow Norwest on Twitter @NorwestVP.
Contact: Roland Tomforde
Broadgate Consultants
212-232-2222
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SOLAR 2022: Energy Transition with Economic Justice
BOULDER, Colo., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There's less than 1 month until the ASES 51st annual National Solar Conference, SOLAR 2022! ASES is partnering with their New Mexico Chapter, the New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA), which is celebrating 50 years of achievements.
The conference, taking place June 21-24 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, will be a hybrid conference, with both online and in-person attendance options. The conference will feature a litany of workshops, tours and forums before and after the event.
For those interested in arriving early, there will be a Women's PV Hands-On Workshop Monday through Friday, June 13-17, during which attendees will install a PV system at the Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) campus. On June 18 and 19, additional outdoor activities will include a hike and Climate Ride fundraiser/bike ride. There are spots available for all these activities and more - but space is limited - so be sure to register soon!
Featured Speaker & Session Highlights:
- Tuesday, June 21 - Opening Reception featuring local poets Beata Tsosie Peña, Jimmy Santiago Baca and Hakim Bellamy plus a special presentation from Noam Chomsky.
- Wednesday, June 22 - Governments' Role in the Renewable Energy Transformation featuring Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Governor, Martin Heinrich, United States Senator of. New Mexico, Ron Darnell, Senior Vice President for Public Policy at PNM and Dave Renné, Past President of the International Solar Energy Society.
- Thursday, June 23 - Ensuring a Just & Equitable Transformation featuring Shalanda Baker, Secretarial Advisor on Equity and Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the Department of Energy (DOE), Wahleah Johns, Director of the U.S. DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Jonathan Nez, President of the Navajo Nation and Nicole Sitaraman, Deputy Director Office of Public Participation at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
- Friday, June 24 - Solar Design, Architecture and the Future of Solar Education featuring Ed Mazria, founder of Architecture 2030, Sandra Begay, Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, Dan Arvizu, New Mexico State University (NMSU) Chancellor and Gigi Goldman and Hal Aronson co-founders of We Share Solar.
All of the sessions will be live-streamed for viewing in real-time, and available later in a recorded format. The technical sessions include tracks such as Energy Transformation, Economic Justice and Buildings Innovations. Additionally, the conference will feature NMSEA's 50th anniversary celebration event on June 23, NABCEP registered workshops June 23 and 24, a tour of local Albuquerque solar sites on June 25, and more.
Friday, June 24, will also feature a special Solar Fiesta and EV Show open to the public from 9:00am-3:00pm MDT just outside the Student Union Building (SUB) in the Cornell Mall area of the UNM campus. The event will have vendors from around the Albuquerque area, EVs to check out, live music, solar cookers and more. The event will also have a free Solar 101 Workshop inside the SUB for members of the public to learn more about solar energy. The online schedule for the conference, booking accommodations, and other details can be found at ases.org/conference.
There will be a variety of networking opportunities available in this year's hybrid format for all attendees. Join ASES online and/or in-person in Albuquerque for the summer solstice at SOLAR 2022! Register online before Monday, June 20th.
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ).
To receive updates on the lawsuit, fill out the form:
https://claimyourloss.com/securities/ionq-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=29414&from=4
The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased IonQ between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 1, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, IonQ, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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SOURCE Jakubowitz Law | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/07/01/ionq-shareholder-alert-jakubowitz-law-reminds-ionq-shareholders-lead-plaintiff-deadline-august-1-2022/ | 2022-07-01T10:16:48Z |
Top German automotive parts supplier to produce smart power suits from technology leader German Bionic for the global market in the future
AUGSBURG and ATTENDORN, Germany, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- German Bionic, the global technology leader in the development of smart power suits, and the top German automotive supplier Mubea have entered into a far-reaching cooperation agreement. Mubea, an owner-managed family business headquartered in Attendorn, Germany, with 44 additional locations in 20 countries, specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative lightweight products and manufacturing technologies. By commencing production for the world's leading developer of robotic exoskeletons, Mubea is tapping into a new and extremely promising future sector with a projected market volume of $12.5 billion by 2030.
"Mubea is a specialist in high-quality lightweight components and is a 'hidden champion' world market leader with many of its products," says Dr. Thomas Muhr, Managing Partner of Mubea, who leads the family-owned company in its fourth generation. "Over the past decades, we have developed into a leading supplier for the automotive industry with our products for body, chassis and powertrain. Together with German Bionic, we are now expanding our new micromobility business area to include the future field of robotic exoskeletons."
"German Bionic, much like Mubea, is a successful German company with high-tech products that are in high demand worldwide, albeit at an earlier stage. Nonetheless, our smart Cray X power suit is already the most advanced robotic exoskeleton on the market," says Armin G. Schmidt, CEO and co-founder of German Bionic. "In line with the increased global demand for our cutting-edge 'Made in Germany' technology, we are now scaling production for the growth markets of the U.S., Europe, and Japan together with our partners at Mubea."
Rising global demand for exoskeletons in system-critical infrastructure settings
German Bionic unveiled the fifth generation of its successful Cray X robotic exoskeleton at CES in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year, which also marked its entry into the U.S. market. Since then, the German high-tech company has enjoyed steady growth in North America. With additional locations in Japan and, more recently, the UK, the robotics company is focusing on Western industrialized countries that are suffering from a structural shortage of skilled workers for demographic reasons, particularly in the area of manual labor. It is here that the smart power suits are designed to improve working conditions and prevent the occurrence of excessive strain along with associated subsequent injury and illness. Particularly high demand for German Bionic's exoskeletons exists in so-called system-critical infrastructures, such as in logistics, production, but also in the healthcare sector, for example. Mubea is now set to help secure the growing demand for the coming years.
About Mubea
Mubea is an innovative lightweight specialist for automotive, aerospace and micromobility solutions, generating total revenues of 2.4 billion euros in 2021 with more than 14,000 employees at 44 locations worldwide. Its sustainable management practices spanning generations, fast and flexible decision-making as well as technological innovations providing best-in-class lightweight solutions have all contributed to making Mubea a hidden champion. Mubea is the global market leader in the development and production of most of its automotive components in the body, chassis and powertrain areas. In addition, Mubea is also active for the aerospace and industrial sectors and, since 2021, with products in the field of micromobility.
About German Bionic
German Bionic, with offices in Augsburg, Berlin, Tokyo, and Boston, is the first European manufacturer to develop and produce smart power suits. Exoskeletons are human-machine systems that combine human intelligence with machine power by supporting or amplifying the wearer's movements. The Cray X from German Bionic is the world's first connected exoskeleton. Linked to the Smart Factory, it self-learns to reinforce lifting movements and prevent incorrect posture, thus becoming an intelligent link between humans and machines. In doing so, the TÜV-certified robotic device delivers data that underscores its ability to protect the health of workers, measurably reduce the risk of accidents, and thereby make quantifiable improvements to work processes. In recognition of this innovative technology, which puts people back in the focus of Industry 4.0, German Bionic and the Cray X have received numerous awards, including the Bavarian and German Entrepreneur Awards, the Land of Ideas and Automatica Award, as well as a nomination for the prestigious Hermes Award at the Hannover Messe. www.germanbionic.com
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboKiller Enterprise, a suite of FCC-compliant phone spam solutions to protect a business's reputation and put an end to robocalls on their business lines, today released the findings from its Mid-Year Telecom Phone Spam Threat Report. The report details the wide-ranging impact of phone spam on businesses, noting that robocalls and robotexts are projected to skyrocket by 19% and 68%, respectively, from 2021.
Spam calls and texts impact businesses, too.
Robocalls and robotexts are a well-known concern for Americans, broadly speaking, and now they've become a significant concern for businesses that rely on phone calls to generate revenue. That's largely because companies don't have the luxury of ignoring these risky calls and messages — they could be leads or other can't-miss communications. Scammers know this, and they're increasingly targeting enterprises as a result. With spam calls and spam texts on pace to shatter single-year records, businesses are feeling the impact on their bottom line.
One particular concern is brand imposter scams — scams in which scammers pretend to be well-known companies in an effort to defraud customers. According to a survey of RoboKiller users highlighted in the report, more than two-thirds of respondents had received a brand imposter scam call, and more than 80% had received a brand imposter scam text at some point. In turn, 20% (by call) and 14% (by text) of respondents made a purchase, and approximately half of respondents lost trust in the defrauded brand.
RoboKiller Enterprise protects businesses against these threats by providing them with industry-leading robocall and robotext protection and unique data insights to help protect their networks. The RoboKiller Enterprise team took a deep dive into spam calls and robotexts on carrier networks in the first half of 2022. Here are some additional insights for the Mid-Year Telecom Phone Spam Threat Report.
- Spoofed spam calls remain unchanged: Spoofed spam calls continue to remain a problem for businesses. STIR/SHAKEN was formally implemented in June 2021 by large phone carriers, and it had yet to make an impact one year later. However, most recently, smaller carriers implemented the framework, which means we could start to see better results from STIR/SHAKEN.
- Scammers target specific phone carriers: Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile were among the top carrier networks scammers spammed. But, on a percentage basis, smaller carriers like Cricket, Xfinity Mobile, and Visible led the way. This is likely because large networks have a strong defense against scam calls, whereas smaller networks may be more vulnerable. No matter what carrier Americans use, their phone number will likely be a target for bad actors.
- At the corporate level, provide employees with a company-sponsored SIM and/or a phone with a different number for business use only.
- Provide a company-wide phone spam solution such as RoboKiller For Teams.
- Work with voice service/telecom providers to block unwanted calls at the network level. RoboKiller Enterprise's Blockade solution provides businesses using popular CPaaS systems for their telephony services with comprehensive, full-scale spam call protection built on RoboKiller's robust and ever-expanding scammer database.
Looking to comply with STIR/SHAKEN and institute a robocall mitigation plan to keep your network spam-free? Visit our website or speak to a member of our sales team at bizdev@teltech.co.
To download the full report for free, follow the link below:
Mid-Year Telecom Phone Spam Threat Report
About RoboKiller Enterprise
Created by Teltech, the minds behind the award-winning RoboKiller app, RoboKiller Enterprise is a suite of FCC-compliant robocall mitigation solutions designed to keep businesses spam-free. Using AI, machine learning, real-time decision-making, and other advanced technologies, your business is protected from potentially dangerous spam calls from day one. To learn more about RoboKiller Enterprise, visit robokiller.com/enterprise.
RoboKiller Enterprise, a Teltech brand, is a division of Mosaic Group, an IAC Company (NASDAQ: IAC).
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SAN DIEGO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, joined the A.Catalyst network as a result of the Declaration of Collaboration recently signed with AstraZeneca. The partnership highlights DoH's commitment to enhancing digital healthcare in the emirate and improving patient experience and outcomes. In an effort to attract leading international healthcare start-ups to Abu Dhabi, DoH seeks to expand collaboration with AstraZeneca to cocreate an innovative ecosystem equipped with an advanced infrastructure.
Witnessed by HE Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), and Hicham Mirghani, Corporate Affairs Director, the agreement was signed during the BIO International Convention 2022 which took place between June 13-16 in San Diego, California, U.S. An Abu Dhabi delegation is participating to showcase the domestic growth and economic development of Abu Dhabi's biotechnology industry.
By joining hands with AstraZeneca's A.Catalyst network, DoH will be able to leverage the network's expertise which comprises of over 20 global health innovation hubs made up of physical locations and virtual partnerships. The network focuses on bringing innovation to disease awareness, diagnostics, treatment wellness, and well-being to create a more holistic patient experience.
Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director, Research and Innovation Centre at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), said: "Through this partnership, Abu Dhabi is further solidifying its position as a life sciences hub by focusing on healthcare innovation. At DoH, we are committed to bringing innovation to healthcare systems in the UAE. We think it is essential to link to the global innovation hubs around the world, to accelerate innovative discoveries with the aim of revolutionising healthcare in the UAE and beyond."
Hicham Mirghani, Corporate Affairs Director, AstraZeneca, highlighted: "AstraZeneca is a key strategic partner to the DoH, working jointly to develop a digital healthcare system and pushing efforts to innovate solutions in a variety of health fields such as diagnostics, devices, digital health, drug development, biotech, and pharmaceutical sectors, which together contribute to meeting the healthcare sector's demand."
Furthermore, the A.Catalyst network acts as a bridge that brings together diverse stakeholders to forge non-traditional partnerships across geographical boundaries, facilitating collaborative action and opening new opportunities to enhance patient-enabled innovation.
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LONDON and NEW YORK, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huma Therapeutics has won the highly coveted Prix Galien International 2022 'best of the best digital health product' award for the impact of its remote patient monitoring platform across healthcare and research.
Prix Galien International, considered 'the Nobel Prize for life sciences', compares winners from the previous three years and is judged by some of the world's most eminent experts.
The judges selected Huma's platform which powers digital 'hospitals at home' and virtual wards across the UK and Germany, almost doubling clinical capacity1 and reducing hospital admissions1. Huma's innovation helped inform national policy on silent hypoxia. The platform is accelerating Software as a Medical Device solutions globally and has been chosen to power decentralized clinical trials in multiple countries.
Huma recently announced its plans to accelerate digital-first patient care and research in the US with a partnership with AstraZeneca. Huma purchased their digital health platform AMAZETM which supports patients with remote patient monitoring across leading health organisations, including Massachusetts General Hospital. This latest development builds on Huma's long-term collaborations with the academic health centres Stanford and Johns Hopkins universities.
Most recently, independent peer-reviewed research of nearly 500 patients showed how those cared for with Huma's technology had up to four times lower mortality rate and 40% shorter hospital stays than other patients2. These differences were viewed as a result of any deterioration in patients being spotted earlier so that they could be treated sooner and get well quicker.
Dan Vahdat, CEO & Founder, said: "It is a huge honour to receive this prestigious accolade from the Galien Foundation, one of the most forward-thinking health organisations in the world. This incredible result is testament not just to the efforts of everyone in our team, but our amazing collaborators across healthcare and lifesciences. Our technology works so well because we develop it so closely with patients, clinicians, researchers and technologists."
"Each time we have turned our platform to a new area, it has surpassed all our expectations - whether looking after cardiac patients, running decentralized clinical trials, or acting as a companion app for patients with diabetes. We knew we had built something special when we saw feedback from people saying how much our technology had changed their lives. Now that recognition is growing, not just from these amazing accolades, but also as we're running projects in multiple languages, across countries, and helping more than 27 million people with. It's truly exciting how we're helping people live longer, fuller lives."
The awards were announced at an event at the Natural History Museum in London on Thursday night. The Prix Galien International Award for best digital product had joint winners, with congratulations going to Medtronic for their automatic insulin pump. Other nominations included a wireless eye implant, imaging AI and technology to predict deteriorating health in the elderly.
"After a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was particularly special being safely in-person, celebrating the 'best of the best' industry leaders at last night's ceremony," said Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Chair of the Prix Galien USA and Prix Galien International Award Committees and former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "The Prix Galien International Awards presents the opportunity to showcase dedication and innovation from around the world, and it was an honour to experience that under one roof."
About Huma
Huma Therapeutics is a global digital health technology company headquartered in the UK that advances digital-first care delivery and research to help people live longer, fuller lives. Huma's award-winning modular platforms are used by more than 3,000 hospitals and clinics, with 1.8 million active users. Huma's offering works across different disease areas and powers:
- 'Hospitals at Home'
- Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) solutions
- DCT platform to support digital or hybrid studies
Huma's platform has been shown to almost double clinical capacity, reduce readmissions by over a third, enable better diversity, participant retention and protocol adherence, whilst allowing trials to run within weeks. Please visit www.huma.com and follow us on LinkedIn at Huma
References:
- NHSX report: https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/covid-19-response/technology-nhs/huma-medopad-evaluation-remote-digital-care-platform/. The full report is available on request.
- Lim, A. et al. An Outpatient Management Strategy Using a Coronataxi Digital Early Warning System Reduces Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality Open forum infectious diseases (2022) 9(4), ofac063 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac063
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VERNON Calif., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bender CCP, a leading provider of turnkey machining and repair services for engineered rotating equipment, announced today a new 36,000 machining facility in Portland Oregon. The new facility is the next step in Bender CCP's overall strategy to expand capabilities in the Northwest region to serve a growing customer base for machining and repair services across industries such as power generation, ship repair and other industries.
"Demand for our services in the Northwest has continued to grow," said Michael Potter, President and CEO of Bender CCP. "Adding the Portland facility expands our existing customer relationships as well as forges new ones with the same level of expertise and responsiveness that we are known for. We've also added capacity in SoCal with a new ship repair facility, and opened our Kent, WA location last year which allows us to serve customers all along the Pacific seaboard."
Bender CCP's Portland facility and equipment brings the company's total footprint to more than 335,000 square feet. The facility is currently on track to be operational by early September.
About Bender CCP
Bender CCP is one of the leading full-service providers of engineered rotating equipment repair, machine shop, and in-place field machining services in the western region. With decades of experience across numerous industries including power generation, ship repair and a broad range of commercial customers. Bender CCP is one of the only companies with the capacity to handle large-scale complex projects in machining, grinding, balancing, equipment overhauls, repairs and restoration. To learn more, email info@benderccp.com or visit www.benderccp.com.
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ALBANY – As an Albany city employee for three decades, Assistant Fire Chief Rubin Jordan took it for granted that he had a good knowledge of how the municipal government works.
Being in the first Government 101 class taught him that he had more to learn. Jordan was one of the initial participants in the program that included only city employees, with the second group of 20 that starts on Monday including members of the public as well as city workers.
The six-week class includes sessions on government structure, public safety, fleet and transit, community and economic development, recreation and parks, and city services.
“I’ve been with the city of Albany for 30-plus years,” Jordan said. “I thought I knew everything I needed to know. That class taught me a lot about the different departments and how they affect the community.”
One area that Jordan said stuck out to him was the work done by the Department of Community & Economic Development, particularly how it can help new businesses.
“They will help you write a business plan,” the veteran firefighter said. “A lot of people want to start businesses and they don’t really have a plan.”
Jordan said he also heard about the budgets for other city departments like Public Works and Albany Police Department and the expensive equipment they need to operate.
“They talk about their budgets, how they are good stewards of taxpayer money,” he said. “It lets you know your tax money is not being wasted. If you take the Government 101 class, you will actually see that.
“One of the main things the community will be interested in is utilities. They talk about the utilities, how meters are read. When you gain knowledge, you understand how things are done. I would encourage anybody in the community to take the Government 101 class.”
The class starting on Monday has been filled, but there will be other opportunities for residents in the future to take the class.
Plans are to hold the sessions as long as there is interest among residents, Albany Public Information Officer Krista Monk said. Having the first class dedicated to city employees was a learning experience.
“We kind of wanted a chance to feel out the process and see what we can do better, but also give employees a chance to meet with other city departments they don’t work with,” Monk said.
Each class is two hours in length.
“(They’re) about an hour and a half of presentations and questions,” said Monk, who sat in on the first class. “Then we all got the chance to sit around and eat together and have a conversation over food.
“I definitely learned tons. There are so many services the city offers through all its departments. I’m looking at buying a house. The Department of Community & Economic Development has services for people purchasing a house, along with many other services.” | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/government-101-will-give-albany-residents-insight-on-city-departments-services/article_dd4dec14-d155-11ec-89d6-4741958302f7.html | 2022-05-11T20:12:21Z |
BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On 1st August 2022, Carbonstop, China's first carbon emissions management software and consulting solutions provider, completed a round B of financing worth 100 million yuan ($14.82 million), led by Sequoia China and followed by its original shareholders GL Ventures and Matrix Partners. This funding will be used for the research and development of carbon management software products and the expansion of consulting, marketing, and business teams.
Carbonstop: Pioneer of China's Carbon Management Industry
Carbonstop was founded in 2011, it has been developing with the philosophy of always pursuing " There is no management without reasonable quantification ", adhering to science and technology, data and products as the driving force, promoting enterprises and institutions in various industries to carry out carbon emission calculation, management, emission reduction, and eventually towards carbon neutrality.
Over the past 11 years, Carbonstop has cooperated with more than 1200 customers including Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Meituan,JD.com, KFC, Starbucks, SKP, Dow, CNOOC, China Airport Construction Group, Dubai World Expo, Hillhouse, Centurium Capital, China Construction Bank, Mastercard, Porsche, SINO JET, etc.
In the past five years, Carbonstop has shown rapid growth, with an annual compound growth rate of more than 100%. In the first half of 2022, under the dual challenges of the harsh capital environment and COVID-19, Carbonstop had a nearly 300% year-over-year growth rate in revenue, highlighting its business toughness.
More than 10 years of brand building, 10 years of perfecting the world's largest carbon emission factor database, thousands of top customers' best practices, industry-leading carbon management SaaS products, and carbon neutrality methodology "CREOS" have jointly cast a solid barrier on Carbonstop.
A Wave Is Rising, carbon neutrality boosts carbon management market
Since September 22, 2020, the Chinese central government has been pursuing the twin goals of achieving a national carbon peak in 2030 and full neutrality by 2060.
With the continuous promotion of these goals, not only high-energy-consuming enterprises such as electricity and cement companies have begun to manage their own carbon emission data, but also internet enterprises, financial institutions, consumer brands and real estate groups. Such firms that were not required to manage emissions have successively put forward their own carbon neutrality goals to control their emission data internally.
Tsinghua University and China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) predicted previously that in the next 30 years, China's investment in carbon neutrality will reach about 140 trillion yuan ($20.748 trillion).
With the continuous penetration of carbon neutrality goal, apart from key GHG emitters starting to manage their carbon emissions, Internet companies, financial institutions, consumer brands, and real estate groups have also announced their own carbon neutrality goals and begun to manage their carbon emissions.
Judging from the fact that hundreds of thousands of enterprises will carry out carbon management and make commitments to carbon neutrality goals, the carbon management market potential is huge.
Continuous innovation, creating an efficient and compliant digital carbon management platform
Over the past eleven years, Carbonstop has taken "let every product show its carbon footprint" as its mission, and its innovation in carbon management technology has never stopped.
Regarding products, Carbonstop initially launched carbon management software CAMP, which started the latest attempt of the digitalization of carbon management, then launched SaaS carbon management platform "Ccloud."
As China's first one-stop Carbon Management Platform, Ccloud includes a series of functional modules, such as carbon accounting, carbon asset management, product carbon footprint, carbon intelligence, carbon account, and online carbon neutralization service. The mission of Ccloud is to make carbon in every place be measured, visualised and create values and impacts.
Also, Carbonstop established the world's largest Carbon Emission Factor database to scientifically guide various industries to calculate carbon emissions.
Sound connectivity, building an open ecosystem in the carbon-neutral era.
Carbonstop has established system-level ecological cooperation with the China National Institute of Standardization, and internationally renowned LCA database EcoInvent in recent years.
Also, Carbonstop has accumulated a carbon emission factor database containing more than 150,000 pieces of data from more than 200 countries around the world, and it will gradually be opened globally to all users.
Meanwhile, Carbonstop is building the London Innovation Center and the North American Innovation Center not only to support Chinese enterprises in the carbon footprint compliance of export and overseas, but also to enhance the competitiveness of international brands.
Next decade, continuing to do the right but difficult things
The mission of Carbonstop is to make every product show its carbon footprint. In the future, customers can select products with carbon labels in shopping malls, which encourages enterprises to produce more goods in low-carbon emmission and provide more low-carbon services.
Lu Hui Yan, the founder of Carbonstop stressed, "We are committed to driving 1 to 2 billion people to reduce carbon emissions and reducing 1 to10 billion tons of carbon emissions in the future.
With the B series funding and support of top investment institutions, Carbonstop can devote to the long-term value, not be trapped by short-term interests, which reminds us to remain committed to doing the right things even when the industry is in the strong tailwind, to create long-term value for our clients and the society.
Meida contact: Xuehong Jiang, +86-010-50973498, xuehong@carbonstop.net
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- First clinical study with a digital therapy (DTx) in patients with IPF to address the psychological symptom burden in this disease
- First patient enrolled in US pilot phase leading up to the US pivotal phase of the study with expected start in H2 2022
- DTx aims to form a part of a differentiated offering in rare lung disease
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vicore Pharma Holding AB (publ) ("Vicore"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announces the first patient enrolled in the pilot phase of COMPANION1, a clinical study of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with IPF.
Patients with IPF have a life expectancy of three to five years, during which dyspnea, fatigue and cough gradually worsen and in a preceding study, it was shown that 63% of IPF patients report a moderate to severe level of anxiety2. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-established method to help patients with the psychological burden caused by severe disease and a digital CBT has the advantage of being accessible around-the-clock and can be personalized to meet the patient's needs.
COMPANION is a fully digitalized, randomized, controlled parallel-group clinical study to evaluate the impact of the digital therapy Almee™ on the psychological symptom burden in adults diagnosed with IPF. The COMPANION study consists of two phases; a pilot study designed to refine the interactive nature of the therapy session, followed by a pivotal study. The study will take place in the US and is expected to conclude in H1 2023, after which Vicore will seek FDA clearance for Almee™ as a medical device and is expected to be made available to patients in 2024. Almee™ is developed in collaboration with Alex Therapeutics AB* and the COMPANION study is conducted using virtual clinical solutions developed by Curebase Inc*.
"We are very excited to have randomized our first patient in the pilot phase of the COMPANION study. This study will not only help to elucidate the effect of anxiety on IPF patients' quality of life, it will also explore the benefits of cutting edge digital treatment," says Professor Maureen Horton, principal investigator of COMPANION, Johns Hopkins University.
"Almee™ is an integral part of the Vicore development strategy for holistic and personalized treatment for rare lung disease and it addresses a clear unmet need in the IPF patient group. This decentralized clinical study also gives us an opportunity to rethink the traditional clinical trial model while keeping the patient in focus," says Jessica Shull, Director of Digital Therapeutics at Vicore.
For further information, please contact:
Carl-Johan Dalsgaard, CEO
Phone: +46 70 975 98 63
E-mail: carl-johan.dalsgaard@vicorepharma.com
About Digital Therapeutics (DTx)
DTx products are clinically evaluated software, designed, built, and tested to treat a disease or condition. DTx are medical devices and subject to medical device regulations in the country of use. DTx products can be a stand-alone software, or used in conjunction with another therapy. As interest in DTx from pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals has grown, authorities in Europe and elsewhere have developed new assessment frameworks, requiring that digital therapeutics are shown to be clinically safe and effective before regulatory approval.
About AlmeeTM, Vicore's digital therapeutic in IPF
AlmeeTM (an investigational medical device pending FDA clearance) is a digital therapeutic (DTx) based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address the psychological impact of living with IPF. Vicore is collaborating with Alex Therapeutics for the development of this medical device product3. AlmeeTM will be evaluated through real-world pilots and clinical studies as well as secure regulatory approvals, according to national and international medical device development standards.
This information was submitted for publication on April 21, 2022 at 09:30 CET.
*For more information see Alex Therapeutics AB and Curebase Inc websites.
1. NCT05330312
2.Vicore data on file
3. https://vicorepharma.com/investors/press-releases/press/?releaseID=92C77E493C3A21FD
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NEW ORLEANS, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until April 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Gatos Silver, Inc. (NYSE: GATO), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 28, 2020 and January 25, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's shares pursuant to the Company's October 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
What You May Do
If you purchased securities or shares of Gatos as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-gato/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by April 25, 2022.
About the Lawsuit
Gatos Silver and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, violating federal securities laws.
On January 25, 2022, post-market, the Company revealed "errors in the technical report entitled 'Los Gatos Project, Chihuahua, Mexico' with an effective date of July 1, 2020 . . . , as well as indications that there is an overestimation in the existing resource model" and that on a preliminary basis, the Company estimated a potential reduction of the metal content of its CLG's mineral reserve ranging from 30% to 50% of the metal content remaining after depletion.
On this news, shares of Gatos Silver fell $7.02 per share, or approximately 68.9%, to close at $3.17 per share on January 26, 2022.
The case is Bilinsky v. Gatos Silver, Inc., et al., No. 22-cv-453.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Contact:
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850
1100 Poydras St., Suite 3200
New Orleans, LA 70163
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U.S. Postal Service Honors Mariachi, the Traditional Music of Mexico Published: Jun. 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT | Updated: 53 minutes ago
WASHINGTON , June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Postal Service Honors Mariachi Music with Stamps(PRNewswire)
WHAT:
The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate mariachi, the unique traditional music of Mexico that has become deeply rooted in the United States. The first-day-of-issue ceremony will be held during the 30th Annual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque .
The event for the Mariachi Forever stamps is free and open to the public. Share the news of the stamp with the hashtag #MariachiStamps .
WHO:
Peter Pastre, government relations and public policy vice president, will serve as dedicating official
Peter Sanchez, CEP, Atrisco Cos.
Rafael Lopez, stamp illustrator
WHEN:
Friday, July 15, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. MDT
WHERE:
Albuquerque Convention Center
401 2nd Street NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
RSVP:
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/mariachi .
BACKGROUND:
Filled with passion, rhythm, and stories of life, love and loss, mariachi music is an integral element of Mexican American culture that has found fans around the world.
Mariachi musicians are immediately recognizable in their traditional costume called traje de charro or charro suit: fitted trousers adorned with silver buttons for men and full-length skirts for women, a short jacket, an embroidered belt, a wide bow tie, and a wide-brimmed hat. The music they play is meant to get audiences up and moving. The most well-known dance is Jarabe Tapatio — the Mexican Hat Dance, the national folkloric dance of Mexico. In the United States, it is performed at festivals and public concerts and in dance competitions.
Mariachi has reached a global audience through recordings, films, live concerts and television programs. In recognition of the importance of mariachi music and culture, UNESCO added them to the list "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" in 2011.
Postal Products
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps , by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
Please Note: For U.S. Postal Service media resources, including broadcast-quality video and audio and photo stills, visit the USPS Newsroom . Follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Pinterest and LinkedIn . Subscribe to the USPS YouTube channel , like us on Facebook and enjoy our Postal Posts blog . For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com .
National Contact: David P. Coleman 202-425-1476david.p.coleman@usps.gov
Local Contact: Rod Spurgeon 602-568-4983rod.j.spurgeon@usps.gov
Spanish Speaking Media Contact: Albert Ruiz 214-470-4087albert.ruiz@usps.gov
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The environmental law attorneys at Manning Law, APC proudly announce a settlement on behalf of Calsafe Research Center, Inc., a California non-profit corporation dedicated to keeping Californians safe from exposure to products that are alleged to contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm in violation of Proposition 65.
Proposition 65, "The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986" is a "right to know" law intended to protect Californians. Through its required warnings, Proposition 65 alerts consumers in the State of California to the risk of potential exposures to substances causing cancer or reproductive harm and provides them with the ability to make an informed decision regarding whether to purchase, consume or use such products. Calsafe Research Center, Inc. acts in the public interest as a private enforcer of Proposition 65 through civil law enforcement actions initiated by its counsel, Manning Law, APC.
Material details of settlement:
"Since California residents overwhelmingly voted to enact Proposition 65 in 1986 the act has generated substantial reductions in the content of toxic chemicals in consumer touching products. Where products inherently include a Proposition 65 listed chemical that cannot be removed, warning labels have empowered Californians to make an informed decision about being exposed to the product," said Manning Law, APC co-founder Michael J. Manning.
Babak (Bobby) Hashemi, who also represents Calsafe Research Center, Inc. in advancing the public's interest through environmental litigation, said "I am proud to represent an organization dedicated to protecting the health and autonomy of California residents."
Manning Law, APC is known for its civil rights, consumer, and environmental protection litigation including its precedent setting litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and the Unruh Civil Rights Act ("UCRA"). In particular, the firm is known for its role as plaintiff's counsel in the first federal appellate case to recognize the application of the ADA and UCRA to websites and mobile applications, see Robles v. Domino's Pizza, LLC, No. 17-55504 (9th Cir. 2019). Manning Law, APC has also been recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense of the United States as a "Patriotic Employer" for its support of employee participation in the National Guard and Reserve Force.
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Higginbotham's Tim Edgmon Expresses Gratitude at Check Presentation After Four-Month Moody Rehab
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Higginbotham presented a check in the amount of $100,000 to the Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute May 19, 2022, to commemorate Higginbotham Managing Director Tim Edgmon's final week of in-patient treatment at its facility in Lubbock, Texas. Edgmon suffered severe spinal contusion Christmas Eve 2021 when he slipped and fell on ice, immobilizing his legs. Higginbotham employees donate money to the Higginbotham Community Fund to make grants like this possible.
Moody Neuro provides personalized care to treat adolescents and adults with brain and spinal injury. Through locations in Lubbock, Houston and Galveston, Texas, patients receive comprehensive, residential post-acute brain injury rehabilitation.
Edgmon was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, Christmas morning and underwent an emergency spinal laminectomy. He moved to South Plains Rehabilitation Hospital for a month of recovery and entered in-patient rehabilitation at Moody Neuro Jan., 31, 2022. He took his first assisted steps since the accident March 24, 2022, and he capped off his last week as a patient by participating with his family and colleagues at the check presentation.
The Higginbotham Community Fund is a donor-advised fund the firm established in partnership with the North Texas Community Foundation in 2011 to provide monetary support to nonprofits operating in the markets Higginbotham serves coast to coast. An advisory committee of Higginbotham executives selects the nonprofit recipients, and the fund is 100 percent financed by employee contributions. Employees who contribute to the fund may request grants for the nonprofits they support in their local community. Many employees made special contributions to the Higginbotham Community Fund in Edgmon's name to support Moody Neuro.
To date, the Higginbotham Community Fund has raised $5.2 million in employee contributions and pledges and distributed grants to 1,608 nonprofits.
Edgmon said, "The only tears I've shed since the accident was when I learned that Higginbotham was giving this $100,000 to Moody. In my mind, Moody has given me my legs back. I've had to do a lot of hard work, but it's the hard work of the physical therapists who stay with you and work together that's remarkable."
Moody Clinical Program Director Justin Luna added, "We're so grateful to receive this gift from Higginbotham. It's going to go a long way to benefit our patients and our staff and our foundation as a whole."
Higginbotham Chairman and CEO Rusty Reid said, "Two of our core values at Higginbotham is to be family to our employees and generous to our communities. This was a perfect opportunity hit on both at the same time. Not only is Tim an esteemed member of our team, his wife, son and daughter also work at Higginbotham. So when his family suffered, our Higginbotham family felt their pain. Seeing Tim play with his five grandkids again is a blessing. We're indebted to Moody Neuro for Tim' recovery, and this grant will help families have the same outcomes."
Download photographs of the check presentation, photographs and video of Edgmon's rehabilitation journey and interviews with Edgmon and Moody Neuro here.
Employee owned and customer inspired, Higginbotham is a single source solution for insurance, financial and HR services. The firm was established in 1948 and ranks by revenue as the nation's 20th largest independent insurance firm. Serving thousands of businesses and individuals through locations coast to coast, Higginbotham's approach to finding insurance, employee benefit and risk management solutions is more individual and less institutional. By understanding customer priorities, eliminating inefficiencies and committing to transparency, Higginbotham is a place that leads with values so value leads. Visit higginbotham.com for more information.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to stabilize yourself on a grab bar from any position in the shower," said an inventor, from Fort Mill, S.C., "so I invented the FULL WIDTH SHOWER GRAB BAR. My grab bar design increases comfort, balance and safety without restricting the user to one small area of the shower."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved grab bar for use in the shower. In doing so, it offers an effective alternative to traditional short grab bar options. As a result, it helps to prevent slips and falls and it enhances safety and convenience. The invention features a unique and versatile design that is easy to position and use on any wall surface and wherever it is most comfortable so it is ideal for elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities and others who wish to prevent slips and falls in the shower or for those who have balance issues. It also does not require permanent mounting but can be if so desired. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Charlotte sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNC-810, 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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SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird was at the conclusion of her speech to the sold out crowd, nearly all of whom still remained, and decided — maybe hoped — this would not be the last time she would get to play in the city she’s called home the past two decades.
“I don’t really have that ‘Mamba Out’ moment,” Bird said referencing Kobe Bryant’s retirement speech. “I just want to say I love you, thank you so much and I’ll see you in the playoffs.”
The day set aside to honor Bird and her career with the Seattle Storm was slightly soured when the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 89-81 win on Sunday. A’ja Wilson scored 29 points and Kelsey Plum added 16 including a key 3-pointer in the final minute.
But the result didn’t take away from the three hours where Storm fans, WNBA fans and the city of Seattle said thank you to Bird for her career as the face of the franchise. The largest crowd in Storm history packed Climate Pledge Arena honor Bird for her career as one of the best women’s basketball players ever.
Bird said while the day was recognition of her, it was also recognition of the players and coach she played with through her career and the accomplishments of the franchise.
“I think today was yes, an honor in honor of me and people showed up, showed out for sure. It really was amazing,” Bird said. “But I think it’s really, truly a celebration of Storm basketball because I am kind of Storm basketball.”
Unfortunately for Bird and Seattle’s fans, the Aces weren’t willing to play their part. Wilson dominated the first three quarters, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young both scored 15 and the Aces never trailed the final 28 minutes.
“I wasn’t trying to crash Sue’s party. She invited me,” Wilson joked.
Breanna Stewart finished with a season-high 35 points and Tina Charles added 19. Bird finished with nine points, six assists and four rebounds, but the result was much like the first game she played in Seattle 20 years ago — a defeat.
“I’m not going to lie, it kind of sucks to lose my last game. But you know what, I lost my first game too. So it’s OK,” Bird joked with the crowd after the final buzzer.
The outcome mattered and didn’t in the same breath. Both Seattle and Las Vegas were jockeying for playoff positioning, and for the Storm the loss was a knock to their chances of having home-court advantage in the first-round of the WNBA playoffs. The Aces locked up a top-four seed kept alive their hopes of catching Chicago for the No. 1 seed going into the final week.
But playoff position was entirely secondary to the focus of the day.
Bird is the WNBA record holder for assists and games played. Whenever this season ends, Bird will retire with five Olympic gold medals and at least four WNBA titles, to go along with the two championships she won at UConn.
“To be so good for so long,” said Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon, who was an opponent of Bird’s in her first WNBA game on May 30, 2002. “A lot of people you have nine to 10 years of being amazing. She’s been amazing for decades which is to me, remarkable.”
For the most part, Bird said she was able to keep emotions in check. She was surprised when leaving the locker room to take the court for pregame warmups and members of her family lined the hallway with fiancee Megan Rapinoe the final one in the receiving line.
An overwhelming wave seemed to hit her during a video tribute just before tipoff that included messages from Rapinoe, LeBron James, Russell Wilson, Chloe Kim, Lauren Jackson and Bird’s college coach Geno Auriemma, and roaring cheers from the 18,100 in attendance, the largest crowd ever for a Storm home game.
“We all know you’re not going away. I’m looking forward to what your next act is,” Auriemma said.
Bird said it felt a bit like a college senior night where all the ceremonies and emotional moments come pregame, “and then it’s like, ‘Oh, you gotta play this game.’”
“So in some weird way compartmentalizing this wasn’t that difficult,” Bird said. “Like a little moment where you glanced up at the jumbotron and it kind of all comes rushing back. But outside of a few moments feeling the emotions kind of build in those 40 minutes I didn’t really have to fight that off too hard.”
For now, Bird’s next act is trying to make sure the Storm play again on their home floor. Seattle is currently fourth in the standings and with the WNBA’s new playoff format, Seattle would end up hosting the first two games of its opening round series in the playoffs if it can hang on to that spot.
Seattle was without head coach Noelle Quinn after she tested positive for COVID-19 and was in the league’s health and safety protocols.
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Vuzix will also be supporting TeamViewer and Librestream at this event
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that the Company will be showcasing its smart glasses at Field Service Palm Springs 2022 taking place April 26-28 in Palm Springs, CA. Vuzix will also be supporting solution partners TeamViewer and Librestream at this event.
Field Service is attended by a broad list of blue-chip companies that span aerospace/defense, construction, insurance, industrial machinery, medical devices, telecommunications, and utilities, among others. The event targets applications that include customer care and service, field service, global service, service repair, and tech support.
At Field Service Palm Springs 2022, Vuzix and will be located at Kiosk S9 at the JW Marriott in Palm Springs, CA. View the upcoming Vuzix tradeshow listing here.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 246 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2022 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit the Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
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Airlines, gov’t trade blame as air travel woes continue
(CNN) - Air travel troubles continue. Day after day, there are thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
But whether it’s an airline issue or a Federal Aviation Administration issue depends on who you ask.
After another week of air travel pain across the country, with the Labor Day rush fast approaching, pressure is increasing on airlines to perform better.
Monday alone, more than 14,000 flights were canceled nationwide, the fourth highest of the summer.
Both Southwest and American Airlines delayed more than 40 percent of all their flights.
“Our flight was canceled yesterday. Now we’re back again today. It was canceled this morning and now we’re back again,” passenger Sylvia Ibarra said.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said hiring at its training center in Denver has made its pandemic recovery quicker than others.
Since the start of this year, United has hired 1,500 new pilots in hopes of alleviating staffing shortages and canceled flights.
In total, U.S. airlines have canceled more than 44,000 flights since June.
“All airlines are not created equal,” Kirby said.
In an exclusive interview, he put some of the blame back on the federal government.
Last week, the FAA said a shortage of air traffic controllers delayed flights into Newark, JFK and LaGuardia by up to two hours.
“Frankly, the bigger challenges are not the airlines themselves; they’re all the support infrastructure around aviation that hasn’t caught up as quickly,” Kirby said.
United has had 5,000 cancellations this summer.
When asked what he would say to somebody who sees this as an airline issue rather than some other cause, Kirby responded, “Well, first I would say we’re doing everything we can to get the airline running reliable. We know that’s the most important thing for customers. It’s our No. 1 priority. We had ground stops for the entire day, and when the FAA says you can’t land airplanes at the airport, you’re going to have delays and cancellations.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg insisted air traffic control issues do not account for many cancellations this summer.
In a letter to airline executives, he said, “The level of disruption Americans have experienced this summer is unacceptable” and told airlines to “review their customer service commitments to passengers. I’m calling on the airlines to step up their game before we have to do even more.”
For United, that starts with training that focuses on quality.
“Our growth plan, the most aggressive growth plan of any airline in the history of aviation, is really the driver behind the need for our pilots,” said Mike Bonner, a captain and United Airlines pilot.
With Labor Day on the horizon, United is expecting big numbers, close to what was seen July 4, when air travel numbers were the highest since March 2020.
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SYDNEY, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiteMinder (ASX:SDR) has today released its results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2022 (FY22), demonstrating continued reacceleration in the business.
Sankar Narayan, CEO and MD at SiteMinder said: "The most pleasing aspect of our FY22 performance has been the team's successful execution of our ambitious new initiatives, laying the foundations for SiteMinder to scale and sustain high organic growth. Our product and other initiatives, including the acquisition of GuestJoy, enhance our growth opportunities with additional services to existing customers as well as expanding into new customer segments. With the lifetime value of our customers in Q4FY22 30% above pre-COVID levels, despite global travel still recovering, our initiatives are boosting customer and shareholder value. Our leading multilingual commerce platform and unrivalled global go-to-market capability, provide us confidence to reiterate our growth guidance and in addition communicate our expectation to become free cash flow neutral by Q4FY24 on a quarterly basis. I want to again thank all our staff, partners and customers for the resilience and the ingenuity shown over the last couple of years."
FY22 Performance Highlights
(All growth rates are y/y)
- FY22 ARR grew 25.3% y/y (cc) to $129.7m, which is 27% (cc) higher than the pre-COVID ARR at the end of FY19.
- FY22 revenue of $116.0m, up 15.0% y/y (cc), and exited the year growing 23.4% y/y (cc) in Q4FY22. Americas grew 27.3%, EMEA grew 21.4%, and APAC grew 0.4% y/y (cc) in FY22.
- Customer count grew 7% to 34.7k in FY22 with the additions weighted towards Q4FY22 due to Omicron impacts earlier in the financial year.
- Improving SaaS economics with LTV/CAC increasing from 2.1x in FY21 to 3.2x in FY22, and exited FY22 at 3.9x in Q4.
- Expanded total ARPU to $291, up 13.2% y/y (cc) in FY22. Subscription ARPU grew 2% y/y (cc), while Transaction ARPU grew 68.6% y/y (cc). Transaction products subscribed by our customers increased 51% y/y to 13k products in FY22.
- Underlying FY22 free cash outflow* of 30% of revenue following investments in rebuilding GTM and new products.
- Available Liquidity of $117.7m.
- Signed agreement to acquire GuestJoy, highly rated suite of customer relationship management tools that will deepen and broaden the platform offering.
- Reiterates growth guidance of 31%**. Expectation to become free cash flow neutral by Q4FY24** on a quarterly basis.
cc = constant currency
* Underlying free cash outflow = the sum of underlying operating cash flows and underlying investment cash flows
** Realisation of SiteMinder's growth and free cash flow guidance will depend on many factors outside of the Company's control, including the substantial abatement of COVID-19 related influences on the accommodation and travel industry and the continued recovery of travel.
About SiteMinder
SiteMinder Limited (ASX:SDR) is the world's leading open hotel commerce platform, ranked among technology pioneers for opening up every hotel's access to online commerce. It's this central role that has earned SiteMinder the trust of tens of thousands of hotels, across 150 countries, to sell, market, manage and grow their business. The global company, headquartered in Sydney with offices in Bangkok, Berlin, Dallas, Galway, London and Manila, generated more than 100 million reservations worth over US$35 billion in revenue for hotels in the last year prior to the start of the pandemic. For more information, visit siteminder.com.
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JLL's Future of Work Survey shows that while hybrid work is here to stay, the office remains critical to business operations
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As businesses continue to evolve their workplaces to best meet the needs of their employees, JLL's (NYSE: JLL) global Future of Work Survey finds that 72% of decision makers believe the office is critical to doing business. The research shows that over the next several years companies anticipate hybrid work to become the dominant model and will be looking across their real estate portfolios to re-think their office spaces, invest in new technology and prioritize sustainability.
"The next three years will prove to be an inflection point for real estate as businesses plot their future path and rethink the purpose of their portfolio," said Dr. Marie Puybaraud, Global Head of Research, JLL Work Dynamics. "The changes accelerated by the pandemic represent an opportunity to pause, think about a long-term real estate strategy and how it aligns with future business priorities."
Rethinking the office layout to accommodate hybrid working in the long-term
The mass adoption of hybrid work will have a lasting impact, with 77% of CRE leaders agreeing that offering remote or hybrid working will be critical to attracting and retaining talent in the future. As the trend toward dynamic working will continue, successfully operationalizing hybrid working will be the most important strategic priority for commercial real estate (CRE) executives over the next three years. This includes exploring flexible space options, with 43% of companies planning to accelerate investment in flexible space between now and 2025, and 51% saying they will lease flexible space through a third-party provider.
"As the office finds a new purpose post-pandemic as a destination for collaboration in employees' hybrid workstyles, occupiers will need to continue increasing their investments in creative spaces," said Cynthia Kantor, Chief Client Value & Growth Officer, JLL Work Dynamics. "Enhancing socialization, especially among a large, often geographically dispersed, workforce will be critical to future talent strategies, as the office accelerates its role as the innovation hub of the work ecosystem."
Forty-five percent of organizations consider collaboration to be one of the primary purposes of office space and 73% have planned or are planning to make all office spaces open and collaborative, with no dedicated desk spaces. Many companies are also investing in spaces that support new workforce priorities around health and wellbeing.
Environmental and social aspirations will shape future portfolio transformation
As organizations face ever increasing pressure to deliver clear outcomes in the race to net zero and create social value through real estate, 77% say investing in quality space is a priority. With green strategies having a direct impact on real estate decisions, 74% say they are likely to pay a premium for green credentials; further, more than half of occupiers (56%) plan to do so by 2025.
However, stakeholder aspirations are not solely environmental, with nearly 8 out of 10 companies saying their employees expect their workplaces to have a positive impact on society. This means increasing investment in social considerations will be equally as important as funding environmental objectives. With diversity, inclusion and wellbeing now falling high on the corporate agenda, companies are underpinning these objectives with further investment and resources. Seventy-nine percent of respondents agree that their organizations are acting today to make the workplace more inclusive and diverse for all employees.
Investing in technology investments to boost workplace performance and productivity
Technology and data will be critical foundations in the future of successful real estate operations, but the gap that needs to be filled is immense. Only 13% of CRE executives say they are collecting data on an ongoing or real-time basis using advanced analytics. With the transformative power of technology to shape the dynamic workplace, companies are focused on ramping up investments in intelligent solutions to unlock new opportunities for boosting workforce performance and productivity.
The research finds a clear roadmap for CRE technology shaped around 15 anchor technologies, including workplace apps, remote working technology and virtual reality.1 As organizations plan future investments, CRE leaders are focused on key strategic areas like sustainability and employee wellbeing. By 2025, most companies (78%) plan to have incorporated over ten of the anchor technologies in their operations, and 40% plan to incorporate all 15.
Real estate needs are becoming more sophisticated and complex
To respond to the complex range of future of work challenges, CRE leaders will focus more on harnessing specialist skills to achieve their strategic objectives. Seventy-five percent of leading CRE functions anticipate greater reliance on external partners, with the two top areas for outsourcing growth expected to be health and wellbeing services (44%) and sustainability strategy (44%). Further, as technology becomes a crucial platform to boost performance levels on all fronts, 43% say they will need more outsourcing support for CRE technology solutions over the next three years.
About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $19.4 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 102,000 as of June 30, 2022. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.
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BEIJING, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, recently announced the debut of several new drama series, films, and variety shows for the summer of 2022. As the first batch of shows released from the 213 new releases announced on May 20, the new titles are closely aligned with the latest viewing trends and demonstrate iQIYI's continuous success in producing premium original content.
New content that entertains and inspires viewers
The latest summer releases span across many themes, meeting diverse viewer preferences and further enriching iQIYI's already expansive content library. The wide selection of content includes drama series, such as Dr. Tang, The Heart Of Genius, and The Lord Of Losers released under iQIYI's LAUGH ON Theater, as well as Love The Way You Are released under iQIYI's SWEET ON Theater; variety shows such as The Detectives' Adventures Season 2 and The Rap of China 2022; and the animation Deer Squad Season 2 as well as the film Face's Verb.
By drawing on the everyday experiences and stories of the general public and the latest social trends, iQIYI produces original content that strongly resonate with a wide range of viewers. For instance, the titles released on May 20 featured several works that chronicle the experience of modern women in different stages of life. My Way portrays the challenges faced by four young mothers, while My Later Half Of Life documents the stories of middle-aged women seeking a balance among their marriage, career, and need for self-actualization.
"Our goal is to present innovative storytelling on matters that are close to our viewers' heart, to make them feel seen and understood," said WANG Xiaohui, President of Professional Content Business Group (PCG) and Chief Content Officer of iQIYI.
The new releases also showcase the success of iQIYI's studio-based production model, offering titles under different themes. From the suspense-themed LIGHT ON Theater, the romance-themed SWEET ON Theater, to the comedy-themed LAUGH ON Theater, iQIYI gains and retains users through delivering well-curated and thoughtful content that resonates across different user groups.
JIANG Bin, Vice President of iQIYI, further shared that thanks to the studio model, iQIYI is able to capture the latest cultural trends and offer rich variety of content. "Content production at iQIYI is built upon our studio model. With each studio having its particular focus and driving brand influence, it helps iQIYI improve operational efficiency and develop contents that cover a wide range of genres."
Curating opportunities for multi-channel viewer interaction
By leveraging market insights and technology, iQIYI continues to develop new ways to facilitate meaningful viewer interaction on- and offline. In the newly released The Lord of Losers, iQIYI's Interactive Video Guideline (IVG) allows users to personalize plot-setting. The latest development in technology-enabled user interaction came at the heel of the "Chat Together" feature, which enables users to partake in a joined viewing experience by sharing invitation links.
With outdoor activities rising in popularity in China, iQIYI will also curate an online-offline entertainment experience by hosting a multi-theme outdoor film watching event, which features unique scenes from iQIYI's well-loved contents, allowing viewers to interact offline with the IPs they enjoy.
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COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Landmaster brings back David Piercy full time as the Director of Marketing and Creative. David brings over 12 years of experience in marketing and design including strategies around: ecommerce, branding, digital advertising, social, sales funnels, and product launches. David previously worked for American Landmaster from 2017 – late of 2021 and left briefly to explore a new venture before returning back to American Landmaster in June 2022.
"There are few companies out there that give you full control of your department and let you take it to where your imagination leads you. American Landmaster does just that. We need to be able to react quickly to market conditions, opportunities, and challenges. There can't be red tape, daunting meetings, or micromanagement. I love how American Landmaster believes in an emerging-ideas approach, a bottom-up tactic, that encourages the people to bring ideas to the executive team… not the other way (top-down only). I am excited to bring my experience and ideas back to the American Landmaster organization. This will be fun." Says David Piercy.
David received his Bachelors in Graphic Design from Indiana University, Bloomington. He also competed as an All-American NCAA DIV I diver for the university leading as team captain for two of the five years.
"David comes with a unique sense of creativity and passion that American Landmaster needs. You can give him a brief concept that he'll dive into and bring to fruition quickly." Says Jeff Bannister – President of American Landmaster. "I worked with David for several years to launch our new branding, product, advertising and other marketing efforts in the past. It can be hard to find a single person that can shift into so many different roles. David can shift quickly into different roles where the business needs the most attention. We have several new disruptive products that we'll be bringing to the industry in the near future and we'll need David's creativity, personality and tenacity to help market them effectively. We're glad to have him back." Concludes Jeff.
About American Landmaster: ALM has been manufacturing UTVs and related recreational products for over 50 years. The company is an Indiana based company producing a full line of gas and lithium ion UTVs. ALM distributes through independent dealers throughout the U.S., delivering the very best combination of technology, performance and American made ingenuity. For more information please visit www.americanlandmaster.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The shattered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to the Russians on Sunday after seven weeks under siege, in what would give Moscow a crucial success following its failure to storm the Ukrainian capital and the sinking of its Black Sea flagship.
The Russian military estimated that 2,500 Ukrainian fighters were holding out at a hulking steel plant with a warren of underground passageways in the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol.
Moscow’s forces gave a midday deadline for their surrender, saying those who laid down their weapons were “guaranteed to keep their lives,” but the Ukrainians did not submit, just as they rejected previous ultimatums.
“We will fight absolutely to the end, to the win, in this war,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on ABC’s “This Week.” He said Ukraine is prepared to end the war through diplomacy, if possible, “but we do not have intention to surrender.”
Seizing Mariupol would free up Russian forces to join an expected all-out offensive for control of the Donbas, the industrial region in the country’s east where the Kremlin has focused its war aims after abandoning, for now at least, any attempt to take Kyiv, the capital.
The siege and relentless bombardment of Mariupol have come at a terrible cost, with much of the city in ruins and officials estimating the Russians have killed at least 21,000 people. An estimated 100,000 remain in the city, out of a prewar population of 450,000, and are trapped without food, water, heat or electricity.
“All those who will continue resistance will be destroyed,” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman, said in announcing the latest ultimatum.
He said intercepted communications indicated there were about 400 foreign mercenaries along with the Ukrainian troops at the Azovstal steel mill, a claim that could not be independently verified.
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar described Mariupol as a “shield defending Ukraine” as Russian troops prepare for the battle in the Donbas, where Moscow-backed separatists already control some territory.
In a reminder that no part of Ukraine is safe until the war ends, Russian forces carried out new missile strikes Sunday near Kyiv and elsewhere in an apparent effort to weaken Ukraine’s military capacity before the anticipated assault in the east.
After the humiliating loss of the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet to what the Ukrainians said was a missile attack, Russia’s military command vowed Friday to step up strikes on the capital. Russia said Sunday that it had attacked an ammunition plant near Kyiv overnight with precision-guided missiles, the third such strike in as many days.
The Russian military also claimed to have destroyed Ukrainian air defense radar equipment in the east, near Sievierodonetsk, as well as several ammunition depots elsewhere.
Explosions were reported overnight in Kramatorsk, an eastern city where rockets earlier this month killed at least 57 people at a train station crowded with civilians trying to evacuate ahead of the expected Russian offensive.
A regional official in eastern Ukraine said at least two people were killed Sunday when Russian forces fired at residential buildings in the town of Zolote, near the front line in the Donbas.
Malyar, the deputy defense minister, said the Russians continued to hit Mariupol with airstrikes and could be getting ready for an amphibious landing to beef up their ground forces.
Capturing the city would be Russia’s biggest victory after two months of costly fighting and could help reassure the Russian public amid the worsening economic situation from Western sanctions.
It would allow Russia to secure a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014, and deprive Ukraine of a major port and its prized industrial assets.
Mariupol’s seizure also would make more troops available for the offensive in the east, which, if successful, would give Russian President Vladimir Putin a vital piece of the country and a badly needed victory that he could sell to the Russian people.
Tunnels at the sprawling Azovstal steel mill, which covers an area of more than 11 square kilometers (over 4.2 square miles), have allowed the defenders to hide and resist.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the fall of Mariupol could scuttle any attempt at a negotiated peace.
“The destruction of all our guys in Mariupol — what they are doing now — can put an end to any format of negotiations,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with Ukrainian journalists.
In his nightly address to the nation, Zelenskyy called on the West to send more heavy weapons immediately if there is any chance of saving the city, adding Russia is “deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there.”
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who met with Putin in Moscow this week — the first European leader to do so since the invasion began Feb. 24 — said the Russian president is “in his own war logic” on Ukraine.
In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Nehammer said he thinks Putin believes he is winning the war, and “we have to look in his eyes and we have to confront him with that, what we see in Ukraine.’’
Like Mariupol, the northeastern city of Kharkiv has been a target of attacks since the early days of the invasion and has seen conditions deteriorate ahead of the eastern offensive.
At least five people were killed and 13 wounded in Russian shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Sunday, regional officials said.
The barrage slammed into apartment buildings and left broken glass, debris and the part of at least one rocket scattered on the street. Firefighters and residents scrambled to douse flames in several apartments.
Zelenskyy estimated that 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died in the war, and about 10,000 have been wounded.
Amid the fighting, Zelenskyy spoke in his nightly address about Ukraine’s plans for a memorial “to remind all generations of our people of the brutal and senseless invasion Ukraine has been able to fend off.”
Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the “senseless” war in Ukraine.
“May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of this cruel and senseless war into which it was dragged,” Francis said, without mentioning Putin’s decision to invade.
“Please, please, let us not get used to war,″ Francis pleaded.
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Chernov reported from Kharkiv. Yesica Fisch in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Modern Aviation announced it has closed the acquisition of the FBO assets and operations at Superior Aviation Company's ("SACjet") three Sacramento, CA FBO operations from Sacramento International Jet Center Incorporated (operating as Capitol Jet Center) at Sacramento International Airport, Mather Jet Center, Inc. (operating as Mather Jet Center) at Mather Airport, and Patterson Aviation Company (operating as Executive Jet Center) at Sacramento Executive Airport.
Modern Aviation's CEO, Mark Carmen, said, "We are excited for Modern Aviation to be expanding its presence on the west coast of the United States. We look forward to building a long-term relationship with the Sacramento County Department of Airports and investing in the growth of the airports and communities they serve."
Carmen continued, "We are thrilled to welcome approximately 65 new team members to the Modern Aviation family. We also extend a warm welcome to all our new customers and look forward to providing them the best service in the industry, consistently and safely."
About Modern Aviation
Modern Aviation is a growing company that is building a national network of premium FBO properties. Modern Aviation's strategy is to acquire and develop FBO operations in growth markets and to focus on providing exceptional service, extraordinary quality, and industry-leading safety. Modern Aviation is backed by the growth-oriented infrastructure private equity fund, Tiger Infrastructure Partners. Modern Aviation is actively engaged in pursuing additional FBO acquisitions and development opportunities in North America and the Caribbean. For more information visit: https://modern-aviation.com.
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Red Cross offers emergency preparedness workshop for Kansans
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - During National Preparedness Month in September, the Red Cross says it wants to help as many Kansans as possible get ready for emergencies.
The American Red Cross of Kansas and Oklahoma will host a free, virtual preparedness workshop every Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. throughout the month of September. Residents can join via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
“You can help support your community by building resiliency to disasters within your own home by being Red Cross Ready. The more resilient your household is to disasters, the less impact they make on your family,” said Linda Medford, Kansas-Oklahoma Regional Preparedness Manager.
The Red Cross indicated that the sessions will offer more information on three simple steps residents can take to keep families safe during disasters - 1) Get a Kit, 2) Make a Plan, and 3) Be Informed.
The Red Cross noted that families should build their emergency kits with a gallon of water per person, per day, non-perishable food, a flashlight and a battery-powered radio. It said families should also include a first aid kit, medications, supplies for infants or pets, a multi-purpose tool and personal hygiene items. Lastly, copies of important documents, cell phone chargers, blankets, maps of the area and emergency contact information should be added.
The organization said families should plan what to do in case they get separated during an emergency and what to do if they need to evacuate. It said to ensure plans are coordinated with children’s schools, jobs and community emergency plans.
Lastly, the Red Cross said families should stay informed by finding out what emergency situation could occur where they live, work and go to school, how officials will contact them during a disaster and how to get important information like evacuation orders.
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TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Federal Bank announces commercial lending services are expanding to the Tampa market, to complement the existing mortgage offering. Jennifer Mulligan has joined the First Federal team as the Commercial Market Manager and will locally serve her hometown of Tampa Bay.
Jennifer has over 22 years of banking experience and is passionate about helping grow relationships with clients and their businesses in the area. Commercial solutions range from structured deals to business expansion loans and also support clients with a desire for government-backed commercial loans. In her free time, you can find Jennifer volunteering at numerous non-profits including, Girl Scouts of America, Junior Achievement Tampa Bay and holds a board position at the YMCA.
"Tampa is a natural extension for First Federal Bank," says Robert Turbeville, Chief Lending Officer. "Businesses in the Tampa Bay area need commercial lending and banking services that can be tailored to their needs. An institution of our size is able to provide unique solutions with local, personal service."
About First Federal Bank
First Federal Bank is a community-based bank offering consumer and commercial banking solutions, services, and loans through banking offices in Florida's Panhandle, North Central and East Florida, and coastal South Carolina. Mortgage, SBA and USDA customers are served through lending offices across the Southeast and Midwest. First Federal is headquartered in Lake City, Florida with assets totaling over $3.64 billion. First Federal has received a "5-Star, Superior" financial rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., of Coral Gables, Fla. for more than two decades and was recognized by Newsweek as "Best Small Bank in Florida" in 2020 and 2021. For more information, visit www.ffbf.com.
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NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion products, has reached an agreement to acquire GGB Bearing Technology (GGB), a division of Enpro, Industries (including exclusive negotiations with respect to the French operations of GGB). Founded in 1899, GGB serves a variety of diverse customers, markets, geographies and applications with a product portfolio that complements existing Timken industry-leading engineered bearing solutions. GGB revenue is expected to be around $200 million in fiscal year 2022.
"GGB has a strong heritage of delivering high-performance products to well-established customers who are leaders in their respective industries," said Richard G. Kyle, Timken president and chief executive officer. "This acquisition provides strong synergies and meaningfully expands our business by adding complementary products with a solid growth outlook. GGB's leading portfolio of metal-polymer bearings will further Timken's ability to deliver the best solution to our customers' most challenging friction management applications. GGB also presents an excellent cultural fit for Timken, including a commitment to corporate social responsibility with a portfolio of environmentally sustainable solutions."
GGB is a global technology and market leader of premium engineered metal-polymer plain bearings with expertise in material science, surface engineering and tribology. With manufacturing facilities across the United States, Europe and China, GGB employs approximately 900 people and has a global engineering, distribution and sales footprint. The company's tribology solutions in plain bearing coatings complements Timken's leading positions in roller and ball bearings. GGB's products are used mainly in industrial applications, including pumps and compressors, HVAC, off-highway, energy, material handling and aerospace.
Timken will fund the transaction with cash on hand and its existing revolving credit facility. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Timken anticipates the acquisition will be accretive to earnings in the first full quarter after closing.
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) designs a growing portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products. With more than a century of knowledge and innovation, we continuously improve the reliability and efficiency of global machinery and equipment to move the world forward. Timken posted $4.1 billion in sales in 2021 and employs more than 18,000 people globally, operating from 43 countries. Timken has been recognized among America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, and America's Best Employers, Best Employers for New Graduates and Best Employers for Women by Forbes.
Certain statements in this release (including statements regarding the company's forecasts, estimates, plans and expectations) that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, the statements related to expectations regarding realization of synergies, accretion, the expected future financial performance of the newly acquired business, and the timing of the closing of this transaction are forward-looking. The company cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including: the inability to successfully acquire and integrate the newly acquired business into the company's operations or achieve the expected synergies associated with the acquisition; negative impacts to the newly acquired business as a result of global conflicts and hostilities or inflation; unanticipated changes in business relationships with customers or their purchases from the newly acquired business; unanticipated litigation, claims, investigations or assessments; and adverse changes in the markets served by the newly acquired business. Additional factors are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by the federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Pujols pitches 9th, Cardinals romp to 15-6 win over Giants
By STEVE OVERBEY
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set a major league record for wins by a starting battery as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the San Francisco Giants 15-6 in a game that ended with longtime slugger Albert Pujols on the mound. Molina homered and drove in four runs, Wainwright tossed six effective innings and St. Louis roughed up Carlos Rodón early. Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado each added a two-run homer for the Cardinals. Pujols entered to pitch in the ninth for the first time in his 22-year career. He gave up four runs on two homers but got the final three outs with plenty of margin to spare. The 42-year-old Pujols became the oldest player to make his big league pitching debut since 1929. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/15/pujols-pitches-9th-cardinals-roll-to-15-6-win-over-giants/ | 2022-05-16T09:50:58Z |
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Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened, The Associated Press has learned.
Mirroring the increase in those reports is the disclosure that close to 36,000 service members said in a confidential survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact — a dramatic increase over the roughly 20,000 who said that in a similar 2018 survey, U.S. defense and military officials said.
The latest numbers are certain to anger lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been critical of the Pentagon’s efforts to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct.
According to officials, the overall increase is largely fueled by a nearly 26% jump in reports involving Army soldiers. It’s the largest increase for that service since 2013, when such reports went up by 51%.
The increase in Navy reports was about 9%, the Air Force was a bit more than 2% and the Marine Corps was less than 2%, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the reporting has not yet been made public.
The big increase is especially troublesome for the Army, which is struggling to meet its recruiting goals and is expected to miss the target by at least 10,000 — or by anywhere from 18% to 25% — at the end of September. Army leaders have acknowledged that it is important for parents and others who influence recruits to feel comfortable that their son or daughter is safe and will be taken care of in the service.
COVID-19 and the pandemic restrictions make year-to-year comparisons complicated. Officials said they do not have enough data to determine if — or how much — the pandemic played a role in the higher reporting and survey numbers.
The Pentagon and the military services have long struggled to come up with programs to prevent sexual assaults and to encourage reporting. While the military has made inroads in making it easier and safer for service members to come forward, it has had far less success reducing the assaults, which have increased nearly every year since 2006.
The double-digit overall increase comes after two years of relatively small increases in reports filed by or involving service members. In the budget year ending September 2020, reports of sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact edged up by 1%, as much of the world largely shut down due to the pandemic. The previous year, reports went up by about 3% — a substantial improvement over 2018, which also saw a 13% increase.
The widespread restrictions on travel and movement for the military continued during fall 2020 and the early part of 2021, and many businesses, restaurants and bars were shut down or had limited service. Things began to open up as more people were vaccinated in the summer and fall, but it’s also not clear whether that greater freedom contributed to the increase in assault reports.
The Pentagon releases a report every year on the number of sexual assaults reported by or about troops. But because sexual assault is a highly underreported crime, the department began to do an confidential survey every two years to get a clearer picture of the problem. The 2018 survey found that more than 20,000 service members said they experienced some type of sexual assault, but only one-third of them filed a formal report.
The latest report, expected to be publicly released Thursday, estimates that about 35,800 service members experienced some type of sexual assault in the previous year, based on the confidential survey. That means that only about one in every five service members reported an incident that happened in the previous year.
Every year as many as 10% of the assaults that service members reported happened before they joined the military.
Officials familiar with the findings said survey respondents also reported increases in unhappiness in the workplace, as well as more sexual harassment, which can sometimes lead to other sexual assaults or misconduct.
Defense officials have argued that an increase in reported assaults is a positive trend because so many people are reluctant to report it, both in the military and in society as a whole. Greater reporting, they say, shows there is more confidence in the reporting system and greater comfort with the support for victims.
It’s unclear, however, whether the increased reports last year actually represent a growing problem or whether those who say they were assaulted were just more willing to come forward.
The Pentagon has been under persistent pressure from Congress to improve prevention and prosecutions. Lawmakers acted late last year to take some prosecution authority out of the hands of commanders and instead use independent prosecutors.
Victims rights advocates and others have argued that service members don’t trust the system and are often unwilling to go to their commanders with a complaint for fear of retribution. They also worry that commanders may not press ahead with some cases if they know the accused. Members of Congress argued that using independent prosecutors would make the process more fair, and make victims more comfortable coming forward.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO)'s sale to SD Biosensor, Inc. and SJL Partners LLC for $34.00 per share in cash. If you are a Meridian shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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- FAST-02 represents a key milestone in the development of Flash therapy
- Flash therapy delivers radiation at ultra-high dose rates in typically less than one second and is capable of being over 100 times faster compared to conventional radiation therapy
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to advance Varian's Flash clinical research program with the FAST-02 (FeAsibility Study of Flash therapy for the Treatment of Symptomatic Bone Metastases) clinical trial. Data from FAST-01, the first-ever human clinical trial of Flash, was used to support the approval of the FAST-02 study and will be reported later this year.
The FAST-02 clinical trial builds on the clinical evidence from FAST-01 and will include bone metastases in the chest, providing critical insights into the clinical use of Flash treatment for cancer metastases.
FAST-02 is expected to enroll 10 patients with painful thoracic bone metastases and aims to evaluate treatment-related side effects and efficacy of treatment, which will be assessed using trial participants' reported pain relief.
Similar to FAST-01, FAST-02 was designed with input from leading scientific experts from the FlashForward™ Consortium and will be conducted at the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center with John C. Breneman, M.D., FASTRO, as principal investigator.
"For the last decade, radiation oncologists have been exploring Flash therapy as an important opportunity to create a paradigm shift in the way we treat patients," said Breneman, Medical Director of the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center, University of Cincinnati Cancer Center member. "The FAST-01 trial laid the groundwork for the approval of FAST-02, and we are excited to continue the clinical research and evaluate Flash therapy in a new patient cohort."
In connection with the FAST-02 clinical trial, the Varian ProBeam® system's proton particle accelerator has been modified to deliver Flash therapy, and Varian's Eclipse™ treatment planning system has also been modified to create plans for the Flash treatments. Varian is the only industry partner to advance the development of Flash therapy as an integrated, end-to-end solution that includes innovations in treatment planning, quality assurance, and therapy delivery technologies.
"Receiving IDE approval for FAST-02 reaffirms our confidence in the potential of Flash therapy and represents an important step toward delivering this groundbreaking therapy in a clinical setting," said Agam Sharda, Vice President of Flash Solutions at Varian. "Together with our FlashForward Consortium, we have expanded Flash therapy research using our systems as we work to improve the patient experience. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with experts around the world to push the boundaries of innovation in cancer care."
"Preclinical research of Flash therapy indicates using ultra-high dose rates may be less toxic to patients overall and enhances sparing of adjacent healthy tissue," said Deepak "Dee" Khuntia, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Varian. "The FAST-02 study will advance our work toward an important proof of concept, particularly in deep-seated tumors. We are eager to build on our clinical understanding of Flash therapy as we continue our work to transform cancer care."
About Flash therapy
Flash therapy, an experimental treatment modality delivering radiation therapy at ultra-high dose rates in typically less than one second, may be over 100 times faster compared to conventional radiation therapy. The concept of ultra-high dose rate radiation delivery has been studied for many years. Dedicated research and development by the team at Varian has led the advancement of clinical evidence for proton Flash therapy. Varian's efforts include investing in bench and preclinical research and supporting the FlashForward™ Consortium, a group of dozens of institutions from around the world, which includes experts in radiation oncology, translational sciences and medical physics.
About Varian
At Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, we envision a world without fear of cancer. For more than 70 years, we have developed, built and delivered innovative cancer care technologies and solutions for our clinical partners around the globe to help them treat millions of patients each year. With an Intelligent Cancer Care approach, we are harnessing advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics to enhance cancer treatment and expand access to care. Our 11,000 employees across 70 locations keep the patient and our clinical partners at the center of our thinking as we power new victories in cancer care. Because, for cancer patients everywhere, their fight is our fight. For more information, visit https://www.varian.com/ and follow @VarianMedSys on Twitter.
About the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center
The Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center, which opened in 2016, is one of only 39 in the United States. Affiliated with the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, the proton therapy center is a $24 million, one-of-a-kind research facility, which includes a fully operational proton treatment room dedicated for just research along with integrated laboratories. The unique capabilities of the research center were instrumental in Cincinnati developing the world's first clinical trial of Flash proton therapy. In addition, children and adults from around the world seek treatment for more than 30 types of cancer in two clinical therapy rooms at the center.
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It is well-known that most consumer FDM 3D printers are printing quite slow. Even with a simple model, it may takes hours to finish. However, in the year of 2022, things are different. High-speed 3D printer is going to market.By early September, Geeetech is launching a new high-speed 3D printer named THUNDER on Kickstarter for early birds. Thunder will come with high printing speed, all-metal designed body, super strong cooling system and big printing volume.
After 2 years of engineering since 2020, Geeetech has gained mature technology which enables THUNDER to print in high speed while no compromise to quality. According to trusted sources from Geeetech, the printing speed of THUNDER can reach up to 300mm/s with acceleration of 5000mm/s² for X-axis and 4000mm/s² for Y-axis. With same model and same printing quality, users can save 30%-70% printing time according to the complexity of the model.
See video about Geeetech THUNDER Benchy Printing Test
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Geeetech adopted dual drive gear extruder, high power heating module and large volume nozzle for extrusion, and 5 cooling fans for hotend and model cooling. From the melting of filament to extrusion and cooling, THUNDER gains further better performance than traditional FDM 3D printers. Thunder's high speed 3D printing cannot be achieved without the efficient extrusion system, strong cooling system, while the all-metal body with dual Z axis design ensures stability of the machine when it is printing and moving in high speed.
Thunder offers a printing volume of 250*250*260mm and come with 5 different printing modes for different printing needs. It also supports other functions like break-resuming capability, password protection etc. Geeetech will start Kickstarter project for THUNDER by early September, the price starts from $399 for early birds. Geeetech is conducting a subscription and giveaway activity on their official website for THUNDER, if customers are interested in getting more details about the THUNDER, check details here:
https://www.geeetech.com/specialpage/thunder/
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OpenSpace provides site documentation that reduces risk and improves the insurance claims process with Casualty Pro
SAN FRANCISCO , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenSpace, the global leader in 360° jobsite capture and AI-powered analytics, today announced a new partnership with Shepherd, a commercial insurance provider for the construction industry. OpenSpace customers will have access to the Casualty Pro excess liability insurance offering, which provides qualified contractors with underwriting credits and improved coverage on their Shepherd insurance policies, based on their OpenSpace usage. OpenSpace's easy-to-use Capture product completely documents the site, helping to resolve disputes and speed claims processing. OpenSpace customers also typically have a lower risk profile as a result of their ability to catch potential safety issues and costly mistakes before they happen.
"We view the application of jobsite capture as one of the most exciting frontiers in construction risk management, and OpenSpace is the clear category leader," said Shepherd's CEO and co-founder Justin Levine. "Our partnership allows customers to benefit from their OpenSpace usage by introducing data from the platform as a new category in our underwriting approach. Our fundamental belief is that contractors who leverage technology to be safer deserve to be rewarded by their insurance providers."
With OpenSpace Capture, builders attach an off-the-shelf, consumer 360° camera to their hardhat and walk the site as they normally would. Once the video from the walk is uploaded to the cloud, OpenSpace's computer vision technology stitches images together and pins all the images to the floor plan, creating a trusted visual record of site status. Powered by the company's Vision Engine, the site image map is typically ready to view in about 15 minutes after upload. Better site documentation leads to stronger collaboration among stakeholders, reduces the need for project managers to travel to site, provides a historical record of progress—and now—can reduce insurance premiums.
"Over the past few years, we have been thrilled to see how the data OpenSpace helps capture and organize is being used in surprising new ways that impact our customers' business," said OpenSpace CEO and co-founder Jeevan Kalanithi. "We're excited to see how that data can help simplify and improve insurance coverage for builders. The industry needs better, smarter, and more cost-effective ways to manage risk and we're proud to partner with Shepherd to make that change a reality."
For more information on this partnership and how, as an OpenSpace customer, you can take advantage, visit www.openspace.ai/os/shepherd-insurance.
About OpenSpace
Founded in 2017, OpenSpace is an AI technology company on a mission to bring new levels of transparency and efficiency to construction and real estate. With our platform, builders automatically capture a complete visual record of the jobsite, providing visual data that increases coordination, drives accountability, and simplifies dispute resolution. To date, our customers have used OpenSpace to capture more than eight billion square feet of imagery from active construction projects across thousands of sites in over seventy-six countries.
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About Shepherd
Founded in 2021, Shepherd is a tech-enabled managing general underwriter providing casualty insurance for middle market commercial construction. Their mission is to make construction safe and sustainable through innovative insurance products. To learn more about Shepherd, visit their website at www.withshepherd.com.
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Mexican Pizza will return to Taco Bell in May
(Gray News) - It’s official. Taco Bell’s beloved Mexican Pizza is coming back.
After months of rumors about the item’s potential return, Taco Bell has confirmed it will return to the menu in mid-May.
Mexican Pizza fans turned to the internet with petitions and performances to voice their dismay when Taco Bell pulled the item from the menu in 2020.
“Our menu is full of fan-favorites, but the Mexican Pizza is at the top of that list,” said Mark King, CEO of Taco Bell. “…Mexican Pizza has a long history with the brand and I’m glad we could give fans what they crave and bring our classic Mexican Pizza back home where it belongs.”
The Mexican Pizza is made up of two flour shells, layered with beans, pizza sauce, seasoned beef, tomatoes and melted cheese.
Singer Doja Cat, a longtime fan of the menu item and so-called “voice of the Taco Bell people,” was one of the first to confirm the news this past weekend, when she dropped the mic with the news of the Mexican Pizza’s return May 19.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge led off the game with his major league-leading 53rd homer and the New York Yankees stopped the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Judge set a career high for homers, topping the 52 he hit as a rookie in 2017. He also doubled, singled and scored both New York runs.
“We were focused on today,” Judge said. “We really didn’t focus on the past two days, and I think that’s what helped us go out there and get this one today.”
Frankie Montas (5-11) allowed one hit over five shutout innings as the AL East-leading Yankees increased their lead to five games over Tampa Bay. The Rays trailed by 15 1/2 games on July 10.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who watched the final half of the game after being ejected, greeted players outside the clubhouse entrance after the important victory.
“It’s way more nerve-wrecking up here,” Boone said. “My pacemaker was kicking into overdrive.”
Down 2-0, Tampa Bay tried to rally in the ninth against Clay Holmes, the fourth Yankees reliever. David Peralta led off with his second double of the game and scored on a one-out single by pinch-hitter Francisco Mejia.
Jonathan Aranda doubled with two outs before Holmes struck out Yandy Díaz looking at a 3-2 pitch for his 18th save. Díaz had already tossed his bat aside and was headed toward first base when plate umpire Vic Carapazza called strike three. Díaz slammed his batting helmet to the ground.
Holmes’ final pitch was 101.7 mph, his fastest ever. His only other career triple-digit offering came earlier season also against Díaz.
“Yandy thought the ball was down,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Was it down? A strike? I’m not sure. … It’s a close pitch, there’s no doubt about it.”
Boone was tossed in the fifth inning by Carapazza for arguing after Tampa Bay’s Taylor Walls reached on catcher’s interference.
The benches briefly emptied when Josh Donaldson took issue after a 3-0 pitch from Rays opener Shawn Armstrong was up-and-in leading off the second. Donaldson barked at the right-hander, but there were no significant incidents.
“It gets your attention,” Boone said. “Look, he’s just saying get it down. That’s just heat of the moment competition.”
Judge connected on the second pitch of the game from Armstrong (2-2), sending a drive into the left-field stands. The slugger, who had a ninth-inning homer in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Rays, flied out to the edge of the warning track in center with two on to end the eighth.
Judge opened the seventh with a double, advanced to third on DJ LeMahieu’s groundout and scored to make it 2-0 on a sacrifice fly by Oswaldo Cabrera.
“Special player, he’s having an MVP season,” Cash said. “He’s really tough to pitch to,”
Montas (5-11), who struck out seven without a walk, was pulled after making 93 pitches. The right-hander, 0-2 with a 7.01 ERA in his first five starts since being acquired from Oakland, had two outings earlier this season against the Rays while with the Athletics and has limited them to one earned run over 18 1/3 innings.
Tampa Bay loaded the bases with two out in the seventh before Jonathan Loaisiga retired Díaz on broken-bat grounder.
With runners on first and second with one out in the fifth, LeMahieu hit a foul that was caught by catcher Christian Bethancourt at the screen. Boone argued the ball gazed the netting, but the call stood after a video review.
Later in the fifth, struggling Giancarlo Stanton flied out to deep right with the base loaded to end the inning. He went 0 for 5, and has four hits in 35 at-bats since returning from an Achilles injury.
TURNOUT
The announced crowd was a sellout at 25,025. The series average was 21,555, well above the Rays’ home season average of 14,023.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: Boone said OF Andrew Benintendi, hurt on a swing Friday, will have surgery to repair a broken hook of the right hamate bone. Boone said he didn’t know if it was a season-ending injury. … Boone is hopeful that 1B Anthony Rizzo (lower back) will resume baseball activities Monday.
Rays: LHP Shane McClanahan (left shoulder impingement) threw at 75 feet. … 2B Brandon Lowe (bruised right elbow) is taking batting practice.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Jameson Taillon (12-4) and Minnesota RHP Chris Archer (2-7) are Monday’s starters in New York. Taillon was hit in the right forearm by a batted ball Tuesday.
Rays: Will face Boston RHP Michael Wacha (10-1) on Monday.
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US economy slipped 1.6% to start year; return to growth expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year even though consumers and businesses kept spending at a decent pace, the government reported Wednesday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate for January-March quarter.
It was the first drop in gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — since the second quarter of 2020, in the depths of the COVID-19 recession, and followed a strong 6.9% expansion in the final three months of 2021. Inflation is running at 40-year highs, and consumer confidence is sinking.
Still, the negative number probably doesn’t signal the start of a recession, and economists expect growth to resume later this year.
The first-quarter dip was largely caused by two factors that don’t say much about the underlying health of the economy:
- A bigger trade deficit — reflecting Americans’ appetite for foreign goods and services — slashed 3.2 percentage points off the change in January-March GDP.
- And a slower restocking of goods in stores and warehouses, which had built up inventories in the previous quarter for the 2021 holiday shopping season, trimmed another 0.4 percentage points off first-quarter economic growth.
Consumer spending, which accounts for around two-thirds of economic output, rose at a 1.8%% annual rate from January through March. And business investment grew 5%.
Still, the U.S. economy, which has enjoyed a brisk recovery from 2020′s short but devastating coronavirus recession, is under pressure as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to rein in inflation that’s running at a 40-year high.
The rebound caught businesses by surprise, and an unexpected surge in customer orders overwhelmed factories, ports and freight yards, leading to shortages, delays and higher prices. In May, consumer prices rose 8.6% from a year earlier, biggest year-over-year jump since 1981.
In response, the Fed sped up its plan to raise interest rates, hiking its benchmark short-term rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, heftiest increase since 1994. The Fed hopes to achieve a so-called soft landing — slowing economic growth just enough to bring inflation down it its 2% target without causing a recession.
Higher borrowing costs are already pinching the housing market.
For the full year, the economy is still expected to turn in respectable growth: 2.5%, according to the World Bank.
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The train ticket that revolutionized European rail travel
Francesca Street, CNN
The summer Tim Thomas was 18, he packed up a rucksack, left his small hometown in the south of England and hopped on a train to France, kicking off a month-long journey through Europe by rail.
It was 1972. Thomas was among the first travelers to take advantage of the fledgling European Interrail pass, which allowed young people under 21, across 21 participating countries, to buy a £27.50 (at the time about $67) ticket for unlimited travel across Europe by train for a full month.
“It was a bit ideal really, you were young and fit and every day there’d be a new country or town or whatever in front of you to explore,” Thomas tells CNN Travel. “There was always something to look forward to.”
The Interrail pass was dreamed up by the International Union of Railways (UIC), a body overseeing Europe’s railways that’s since ceded control of Interrail to the independent Eurail company.
The UIC emerged in 1922 after Europe’s borders were rearranged following World War I and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles. In 1972, the organization envisaged the cross-Europe travel pass as a fun way to celebrate its 50th birthday and to encourage rail travel among European youth. A similar scheme, the Eurail pass, already existed for international travelers — why not open the continent’s trains up to young Europeans?
“There was no high speed rail, there were no low cost flights, there were less coaches — and overall travel was on a totally different level than today,” Alexander Mokros, chairman of Eurail, tells CNN Travel.
“People were traveling much less. So they had this great idea to launch a special product specially for youths, so everybody, until the age of 21, could discover the continent.”
It wasn’t just travel that was different in 1972. The map of Europe looked different, too. The first iteration of the Interrail pass focused on north, west and southern Europe, with eastern Europe largely blocked off behind the Iron Curtain.
Brightly colored posters were plastered across Europe’s railway stations and word spread about the UIC’s rail offering. Young people discussed plans and sketched out routes.
Thomas reckons Interrail first arrived on his radar via a poster.
“I’ve always enjoyed train travel, and so I went with a friend who I’d been at school with,” he says.
Still, Thomas’ trip was nearly over before it began: as his train set off down the English coast towards the gateway port of Dover, Thomas realized he had left his bag in the waiting room at Ashford station, a stop on the line between London and Dover.
Today, a bag abandoned in a railway station is liable to be removed and destroyed. In 1972, Thomas explained the dilemma to train staff who told him not to worry — they would pass on the message through their network, and the bag would be sent up on the next train and they could do a handover at Dover.
“Sure enough, I just had to wait on the platform, and the next train came along and the driver handed it out of his cab to me,” recalls Thomas.
“From then on, I believe, we managed to avoid making too many mistakes like that.”
Thomas and his friend journeyed around Europe in what he describes as a “figure of eight” route. They headed first to southwest France, then across to Switzerland, up to Denmark, then down to Athens in Greece via Yugoslavia and Munich, Germany.
“We got our full month’s worth, and I’ve kept all the itineraries with the detail of the individual trains and the distances involved,” says Thomas.
The travelers relied on the Thomas Cook Continental Timetable, a bible for European train travelers that details all the train times and the distance in miles between stations. (The guide is still published under the name “European Rail Timetable.”)
And in this pre-euro, pre-online banking world, if the travelers wanted to exchange currencies, they had to line up at the bank, passports in hand.
They saved money by sleeping on the train wherever possible. Otherwise, they’d bunk down for the night in hostels.
Thomas reckons they were lucky that, as 18-year-olds exploring their first taste of independence, the biggest obstacle they faced en route was sunburn. They enjoyed pretty much every day of the trip.
“It’s a kind of freedom isn’t it, when you’re away from home?” says Thomas.
Martin McKee, who grew up in Northern Ireland, set out on his inaugural Interrail trip in 1972. Only 15, he traveled with three friends from school. Over the course of the month, the group occasionally split ways, but reconvened at various points along the journey.
Exploring Europe at a formative age had a significant effect on McKee’s way of thinking. A year or so after the trip, he interviewed at the University of Newcastle in England, where he hoped to study medicine. Amid the ongoing context of the sectarian violence in Ireland known as “the Troubles,” the interviewers asked McKee if he considered himself British or Irish.
Teenage McKee replied that he was European.
“The people that were traveling, who were my age or older, and who had that sort of curiosity and wanted to see the world, we all had much, much more in common than the communities that we came from,” he tells CNN Travel.
Today, McKee is a professor of European public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and in 2020 he became a member of the World Health Organization convened Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development.
All in all, 87,000 young people traveled via the EU Interrail pass in 1972, according to Eurail. Such numbers meant that for the UIC, continuing the scheme beyond that inaugural year was a no-brainer.
Thomas went Interrailing again in 1973 and 1974. On all three trips, his Hanimex Compact R camera came with him. The device’s small size made it pretty easy to transport.
Snapping photos of the length and breadth of Europe, Thomas tried to avoid getting people in his photos. But today, looking through his slides, he enjoys the ones with photobombing strangers more than the emptier scenes — they offer a taste of life in Europe at the time, 1970s bell bottom jeans and all.
Interrailing through the 1970s
As the 1970s progressed, “Interrail” became a verb, a staple of European travel vernacular.
Trudy Harpham, emeritus professor at London South Bank University, went Interrailing on three consecutive college summer vacations.
“As a student, the cheap deal of Interrail for a month in the summer was pretty irresistible,” she tells CNN Travel. “I wanted to go as far as the scheme would allow me.”
On the first trip, in 1975, Harpham and her then boyfriend packed up their backpacks and a two-person tent and snaked across Europe by rail, reaching Istanbul in Turkey.
“I was stepping into the unknown,” Harpham recalls, but she found a friendly and convivial atmosphere among the Interrailing community.
“It felt so sociable and communal and exciting,” she says.
As the trains chugged across the continent, Harpham jotted down her observations on countries and their cultures in dispatches back home to England.
“Almost in every new country that I crossed into, I wrote a postcard to my parents in Lincolnshire, who were delighted to receive them,” says Harpham.
Harpham’s mother kept all the postcards, telling her daughter that one day she would appreciate being able to look back on her adventures.
Of course it wasn’t all exciting. Long periods on trains could be tedious. On Harpham’s 1973 trip, which included traveling up to the Arctic Circle in Norway, she recalls thinking that she “didn’t want to see another birch tree forest in my life after that.”
But most of the time, Harpham relished the experience of waking up in a new place after a night of travel.
“If we were lucky enough to have a seat, pushing that old fashioned blind up the window and peering out and wondering where you were was just magical,” she recalls.
Today, British-born Harpham lives in Switzerland. She’s retired, but worked in international public health and lived in over 50 countries.
Harpham recalls returning from her summers Interailing and feeling like she was in a club made up of young people from across Europe.
“Only the others who did it really understood the feeling of liberation and excitement and sheer exposure, wonderful opportunities to see so many places in a relatively short time, and relatively low cost,” she says.
Interrail today
In 2022, the European Interrail pass turns 50. It has morphed and developed over the years, but the fundamental concept remains unchanged — a relatively simple railway gateway to Europe.
The biggest difference between the scheme today and its early years is it’s now open to everyone, of all ages.
Rail expert Mark Smith, founder of popular train website The Man in Seat 61, says this change was “the best thing that’s happened” to the pass in its five decades of existence.
Today, there’s also a greater range of Interrailing options. Travelers can choose based on number of travel days and class of ticket.
Europe’s railways have changed too. High speed services are now more commonplace and, until recently, night trains were on the out but the tide there appears to be turning again thanks to a recent resurgence of sleeper services across Europe. Smith also suggests the continent’s trains are now more fragmented, with some long distance routes now broken up into smaller sections.
And while Smith’s own website is a treasure trove of Interrailing tips and tricks, he tells CNN Travel he’s an advocate for packing the 2022 version of the Thomas Cook timetable, now called the European Rail timetable. Scouring the internet on your phone can’t beat pouring over the timetable and manually planning out your route, suggests Smith, especially with the ever-changing European landscapes speeding past the window.
Today, 33 countries participate in the Interrail scheme and the pass is available in digital form. Prices start at €185 (around $198) for under 27s traveling four days within one month.
The Eurail pass, the version for international travelers, also still exists. Prices are identical to Interrail, also starting at €185 (around $198) for under 27s traveling four days within one month.
Times have changed, but Mokos, from the Eurail team, suggests the appeal of Interrailing is more or less the same as it was for the inaugural 1970s travelers, and ticket holders today enjoy being part of a long line of Interrailers past and present.
“Even if you’re traveling alone, you’re not traveling alone, you’re traveling somehow with others, you’re crossing with others, you’re making stories you can talk about without others,” says Mokos.
The continent-spanning pass also represents a sense of European unity, which has an added resonance in a post-Brexit, post-Covid Europe grappling with the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The pass also turns 50 in a moment when growing numbers of travelers are keen to make more sustainable choices, moving away from short haul flights where possible.
Today, when Tim Thomas looks over his plethora of photos of his Interrailing days, he finds himself dreaming of future rail adventures. He’s got a train trip to Antwerp, Belgium in July, and hopes there might be more to come.
“I suppose it’s almost my idea of the ideal way to spend my life, just wandering around looking at new things, seeing different landscapes and different buildings,” he says.
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DENVER, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Leiters has announced that Memorial Hermann Health System – a non-profit, community-focused, award-winning health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities – has joined the company's growing list of strategic health system investor partners, which was led by a majority investment from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).
Leiters provides high-quality compounded sterile preparations and pharmacy services across the healthcare continuum to a growing number of hospitals, surgery centers and physician offices. Leiters offers an end-to-end suite of product types including pre-filled syringes, IV bags and concentrated vials; pain services including opioid free medications; pharmacy fill service for the ON-Q* Pain Relief System; and ophthalmic medications and services including, FDA-Compliant Repackaged Avastin®.
Robin Smith Hoke, Leiters' President and Chief Executive Officer said, "We are very pleased to welcome Memorial Hermann to our team of health system investor partners. We look forward to working closely with their leadership to meet their needs. The investment enables us to continue to increase capacity, expand our portfolio and ensure the continued delivery of high-quality medications to the healthcare market."
Memorial Hermann joins Leiters' existing health system investors including Intermountain Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Novant Health, Rex Health Ventures, Spectrum Health Ventures and UNC Health.
"As a non-profit, values-driven, community-owned health system, Memorial Hermann takes its dual roles of being a responsible financial steward and a trusted healthcare provider extremely seriously," said Feby Abraham, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Memorial Hermann Health System. "By making prudent investments in companies that align with our mission to improve health, we ensure we can continue meeting the needs of our Greater Houston community, one of the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas of the country, while also creating greater efficiencies in our operations. The decision to invest in Leiters is guided by the same philosophies that drive all of our work: deliver value and create healthier communities."
Memorial Hermann is one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas. While practicing the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care, the system's 6,500 affiliated physicians and 29,000 employees provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across more than 265 care delivery sites throughout the Greater Houston area.
Memorial Hermann, along with the existing health system investors, will participate in Leiters' Strategic Pharmacy Advisory Board to support growth initiatives, continuous quality improvement, new product development and investments in enabling capabilities.
Leiters is a trusted FDA-registered 503B outsourcing provider of high-quality compounded sterile preparations and pharmacy services. It is committed to providing healthcare professionals and their patients with critically needed outsourced medications. Its team of experts in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing, repackaging and compounding provide a sophisticated understanding of what it takes to elevate quality and consistency of supply in pharmaceutical outsourcing. Leiters combines a highly experienced team, with robust automated processes, in a state-of-the-art outsourcing facility, to ensure delivery of the highest quality medicines. All sterile preparations are produced under the Human Drug Outsourcing Facilities under 503B of the FD&C Act (503B Guidance) and follow Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). To learn more about how Leiters is Compounding Health™ please visit www.leiters.com.
Charting a better future. A future that's built upon the HEALTH of our community. This is the driving force for Memorial Hermann, redefining health care for the individuals and many diverse populations we serve. Our 6,500 affiliated physicians and 29,000 employees practice the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care to provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across our more than 265 care delivery sites. As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann has an award-winning and nationally acclaimed Accountable Care Organization, 17* hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services conveniently located throughout the Greater Houston area. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is one of the nation's busiest Level I trauma centers and serves as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. For more than 115 years, our focus has been the best interest of our community, contributing more than $400 million annually through school-based health centers and other community benefit programs. Now and for generations to come, the health of our community will be at the center of what we do – charting a better future for all.
*Memorial Hermann Health System owns and operates 14 hospitals and has joint ventures with three other hospital facilities, including Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony, Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood and Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy.
WCAS is a leading U.S. private equity firm focused on the healthcare and technology industries. Since its founding in 1979, the firm's strategy has been to partner with outstanding management teams and build value for its investors through a combination of operational improvements, growth initiatives, and strategic acquisitions. The firm has raised and managed funds totaling over $30 billion of committed capital. For more information, please visit www.wcas.com.
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Actress Ana de Armas doesn't agree with the film rating given to her upcoming film "Blonde," a fictionalized look at the life of Marilyn Monroe.
"Blonde" received an NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association earlier this year due to "some sexual content," according to the organization's website. This means that the film is recommended for adults only and no one under the age of 17 should be admitted to the theater.
De Armas, however, thinks the rating is unwarranted.
"I didn't understand why that happened," she told L'Officiel in a cover story. "I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than 'Blonde.' But to tell this story it is important to show all these moments in Marilyn's life that made her end up the way that she did. It needed to be explained. Everyone [in the cast] knew we had to go to uncomfortable places. I wasn't the only one."
"Blonde" is an adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates novel from director Andrew Dominik.
In an interview with ScreenDaily back in February, Dominik characterized the film as "a demanding movie."
"If the audience doesn't like it, that's the f---ing audience's problem," he said. "It's not running for public office."
He added: "It's an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it's kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story."
The film is available for streaming on Netflix on September 23.
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Police say at least 3 shot, ‘active threat’ in northwest DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say at least three people were injured in a shooting Friday in northwest Washington, D.C., and city officials are warning people in the area to stay inside because of an “active threat.”
Dozens of law enforcement officers are responding to the scene near Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness St. in the Van Ness neighborhood of Washington. The incident is just down the road from Howard University Law School.
Authorities said the three shooting victims included two men and a juvenile female. The Metropolitan Police Department is warning people who live in the nearby neighborhoods of Cleveland Park and Van Ness to shelter in place.
The University of the District of Columbia, which is located nearby, went into lockdown, telling students and staff to shelter and stay in place. In a tweet, the college said there was an “active shooting incident near student housing” and the suspect remained at large.
Video posted on Twitter captured the sound of bursts of rapid gunfire.
A slew of law enforcement officials and emergency crews were sent to the scene. The U.S. Secret Service said its officers were aiding police in the search and at the scene.
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TOKYO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its hit 3D action game Bleach: Brave Souls, currently available on smartphones, PC, and PlayStation 4, will receive a massive update to the official English website on June 23rd.
The update will add special character pages to introduce more information on the all-star cast of characters exclusively for English audiences.
There will be visual profiles and special move videos added for more than 135 characters including Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki. Don't miss out on this chance to meet the many characters from the world of Bleach.
Now is a great time to check out the official English website.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A huge number of North Koreans including leader Kim Jong Un attended a funeral for a top official, state media reported Monday, as the country maintained the much-disputed claim that its suspected coronavirus outbreak is subsiding.
Since admitting earlier this month to an outbreak of the highly contagious omicron variant, North Korea has only stated how many people have fevers daily and identified just a fraction of the cases as COVID-19. Its state media said Monday that 2.8 million people have fallen ill due to an unidentified fever but only 68 of them died since late April, an extremely low fatality rate if the illness is COVID-19 as suspected.
North Korea has limited testing capability for that many sick people, but some experts say it is also likely underreporting mortalities to protect Kim from political damage.
The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim attended the funeral Sunday of Hyon Chol Hae, a Korean People’s Army marshal who played a key role in grooming him as the country’s next leader before Kim’s father, Kim Jong Il, died in late 2011.
In what was one of the country’s biggest state funerals since his father’s death, a bare-faced Kim Jong Un carried Hyon’s coffin with other top officials who wore masks before he threw earth to his grave with his hands at the national cemetery. Kim and hundreds of masked soldiers and officials also deeply bowed before Hyon’s grave, state TV footage showed.
State TV earlier showed thousands of other masked soldiers clad in olive-green uniforms gathered at a Pyongyang plaza taking off their hats and paying a silent tribute before a funeral limousine carrying Hyon’s body left for the cemetery. KCNA said “a great many” soldiers and citizens also turned out along streets to express their condolences.
Kim often arranges big funerals for late senior officials loyal to his ruling family and shows a human side in a possible bid to draw the support of the country’s ruling elite and boost internal unity.
KCNA quoted Kim as saying that “the name of Hyon Chol Hae would be always remembered along with the august name of Kim Jong Il.” He wept when he visited a mourning station established for Hyon last week.
During Sunday’s funeral, most people, except for Kim Jong Un and honor guards, wore masks. The Norths’ ongoing outbreak was likely caused by the April 25 military parade and related events that drew large crowds of people who wore no masks.
North Korea maintains a nationwide lockdown and other stringent rules to curb the virus outbreak. Region-to-region movement is banned, but key agricultural, economic and other industrial activities were continuing in an apparent effort to minimize harm to the country’s already moribund economy.
KCNA said Monday that 167,650 new fever cases had been detected in the past 24-hour period, a notable drop from the peak of about 390,000 reported about one week ago. It said one more person died and that the fever’s fatality rate was 0.002%.
“All the people of (North Korea) maintain the current favorable turn in the anti-epidemic campaign with maximum awareness, in response to the call of the party central committee for defending their precious life and future with confidence in sure victory and redoubled great efforts,” KCNA said.
Experts question the North’s tally, given North Korea’s 26 million people are mostly unvaccinated and about 40% are reportedly undernourished. The public health care system is almost broken and chronically short of medicine and supplies. In South Korea, where most of its 52 million people are fully vaccinated, the fatality rate of COVID-19 was 0.13% as of Monday.
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last week that some of the fever cases tallied by North Korea include people suffering from other illnesses like measles, typhoid and pertussis. But some civilian experts believe most of the cases were COVID-19.
Before admitting to the omicron outbreak on May 12, North Korea had insisted it was virus-free throughout the pandemic. It snubbed millions of vaccines offered by the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program and has not responded to offers of medicine and other aid from South Korea and the United States.
The World Health Organization has also pleaded for more information on the outbreak but not gotten a response.
Some observers say North Korea would only receive assistance from China, its last major ally, because Western aid shipments could hurt Kim’s leadership as he’s repeatedly called for “a self-reliance” to fight against U.S.-led pressure campaigns.
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Associated Press writer Kim Tong-hyung contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/kim-other-n-koreans-attend-large-funeral-amid-covid-worry/ | 2022-05-23T13:28:05Z |
Bush's and The Home Edit team up to host a pantry organization sweepstakes and provide tips & tricks for optimizing kitchen spaces for back-to-school season
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the busy back-to-school season kicks off, Bush's® and professional organizing service The Home Edit are teaming up to help fans transition into a smooth mealtime routine with an organized pantry stocked with a weeknight mealtime savior - Bush's Sidekicks. Through the Bush's Sidekicks & The Home Edit Pantry Sweepstakes, which launches today, Bush's and The Home Edit are offering fans the chance to win a personal, in-home organization session with The Home Edit team and virtually meet the founders of The Home Edit and real-life sidekicks, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, to ensure their pantry is ready for back-to-school season.
In addition to the personal pantry organization session with The Home Edit team and virtual meet-and-greet with Clea and Joanna, one sweepstakes grand prize winner will receive signed copies of The Home Edit's three books and a yearlong supply of Bush's Sidekicks to add a quick boost to any weeknight meal.
"As we prepare for the hectic back-to-school season, we could all use a sidekick," said Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit. "That's why we turn to Bush's Sidekicks as our mealtime sidekick to help get flavorful side dishes on the table quickly. We're excited to team up with Bush's to show how an organized pantry, stocked with the right sidekicks, can truly make the biggest difference!"
According to Clea and Joanna, pantry organization is key for stress-free weeknight cooking, so they suggest organizing your space with the following tips in mind:
- Designate a snack zone on a lower shelf where kids can reach. Use storage solutions such as turntables and clear bins with inserts to keep everything contained by category and easy to find.
- Create a lunch packing station to make the entire process grab-and-go. Store lunch boxes, food storage, napkins, and utensils in bins, preferably near the snacks they typically pack.
- Stock up on staples like Bush's Sidekicks that are versatile and easy to enjoy with your favorite recipes. Since they are pre-seasoned with veggies, herbs, and spices, you can add them as a meal topper, serve them as a side dish or mix them into a meal.
- Store as much as you can in clear canisters so you can visibly see what you're running low on at a glance. Canisters also save shelf space since they are stackable.
- Think about your general categories before your specific ones. What you want is a simple road map flexible enough to allow for the occasional outlier.
"Bush's is excited to partner with real-life sidekicks Clea and Joanna from The Home Edit to help showcase how everyone needs a sidekick, especially when getting into the back-to-school mealtime routine," said BJ Thomas, Brand Manager at Bush's. "In addition to a well-organized pantry, stocking it with go-to mealtime sidekicks, like Bush's Sidekicks, can help make weeknight cooking less stressful. Already seasoned and slow simmered with herbs, spices and vegetables, Bush's Sidekicks are ready to pair with chicken, rice, tacos or pasta to add a quick boost to any weeknight meal."
Fans can enter the Bush's Sidekicks & The Home Edit Pantry Sweepstakes starting today, August 10. Entries require participants to post a picture or video of any Bush's Beans product in the pantry or food cabinet of their own home on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #BushsSidekicksPantrySweepstakes. The grand prize winner will be contacted via Bush's social accounts on September 15. For official contest rules, visit: https://bushssidekickspantrysweepstakes.com/rules.
In addition, fans submitting valid entries will be eligible to receive a free digital coupon, good for one can of Bush's Sidekicks. Entrants may visit https://bushssidekickspantrysweepstakes.com and enter their name, email address, and relevant social handle to receive a coupon.
To learn more about Bush's Sidekicks & The Home Edit Pantry Sweepstakes, visit: https://bushssidekickspantrysweepstakes.com.
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Bush's® is That Beautiful Bean Co.—a quality-obsessed, family-owned business since 1908. We believe in the goodness of the humble bean, a food that's equally good for humans and the earth. When you enjoy our beans, you can trust that they're the very best. Because we wouldn't serve your family anything less. Since we got our start more than 110 years ago in Chestnut Hill, Tenn., Bush's has always maintained that quality is the best policy. We pursue excellence and exceptional taste in our beans, sauces and everything we do. That's why, from mouthwatering Baked Beans to Chili Beans to our newest Sidekicks, you're cooking up the best with Bush's. For more information, visit www.bushbeans.com.
About The Home Edit
The Home Edit was founded in 2015 by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin with the goal of reinventing traditional organizing and merging it with design. Since then, it has grown into a global media and organization company with a social following of over 7 million people and organizing teams in cities across the country. The Home Edit has become a household name thanks to two New York Times' bestselling books, an Emmy-nominated Netflix show, "Get Organized with the Home Edit," and a successful line of organizational products sold in stores in over 27 countries, including at its most recent retail partner, Walmart. In 2022, The Home Edit was acquired by Hello Sunshine/Candle Media.
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Addition of respected attorney bolsters already-stout bankruptcy group
DALLAS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noted bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigator Mark Castillo has joined Dallas-based Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal LLP as a partner.
Mr. Castillo represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official committees, and trustees in all areas of bankruptcy law, litigation, and corporate matters. He has tried lawsuits involving millions of dollars in bankruptcy-related claims, including fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, turnover, conversion, and contract matters, and has litigated or settled millions more in preference and fraudulent-transfer claims.
"Our firm is dedicated to protecting the interests of our clients and their businesses and has a longstanding reputation for excellence in the bankruptcy arena," says Carrington Coleman's Managing Partner Monica Latin. "We are excited to welcome to the team a colleague of Mark's stature and experience."
A frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy and litigation topics, Mr. Castillo is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, an honorary society for qualified attorneys dedicated to both high ethical standards and improved training for all attorneys. He is also a Master and Pupilage Group Leader with the Hon. John C. Ford American Inn of Court, and has earned professional honors from Texas Super Lawyers, D Magazine, and the Dallas Business Journal.
Mr. Castillo joins Carrington Coleman from Curtis Castillo PC, along with bankruptcy associate Robert Rowe. Also joining the firm is litigation associate Rae Guyse, formerly of Haynes and Boone.
Carrington Coleman is a 52-year-old Dallas-based law firm focused on litigation and transactional services in the real estate, oil and gas, securities, construction, professional services, technology, and health care industries, among others. The firm provides counsel in corporate transactions, corporate governance, banking, bankruptcy/restructuring, intellectual property, litigation and appeals, employment, and family wealth/estate planning. Learn more about the firm at https://www.ccsb.com/.
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LICY) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: February 16, 2021 to March 23, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: June 20, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Li-Cycle's largest customer, Traxys, is not actually a customer, but merely a broker providing working capital financial to the Company while Traxys tries to sell Li-Cycle's product to end customers; (2) the Company engaged in highly questionable related party transactions; (3) the Company's mark-to-model accounting is vulnerable to abuse and gave a false impression of growth; (4) a significant portion of the Company's reported revenues were derived from simply marking up receivables on products that had not been sold; (5) the Company's gross margins have likely been negative since inception; (6) the Company will require an additional $1 billion of funding to support its planned growth (which is a figure greater than the Company raised via the merger); and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Li-Cycle you have until June 20, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Li-Cycle securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the LICY lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/li-cycle-holdings-corp-loss-submission-form?id=27807&from=4.
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Canadian police: 10 dead, 15 injured from stabbings
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan left 10 people dead and 15 wounded, authorities said Sunday. Police are looking for two suspects.
The stabbings took place in multiple locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, police said.
Rhonda Blackmore, the Assistant Commissioner of the RCMP Saskatchewan, said some of the victims appear to have been targeted by the suspects but others appear to have been attacked at random. She couldn’t provide a motive.
“It is horrific what has occurred in our province today,” Blackmore said.
She said there are 13 crime scenes where either deceased or injured people were found.
The search for suspects was carried out as fans descended in Regina for a sold out annual Labor Day game between the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Regina Police Service said in a news release that with the help of Mounties, it was working on several fronts to locate and arrest the suspects and had “deployed additional resources for public safety throughout the city, including the football game at Mosaic Stadium.”
The alert first issued by Melfort, Saskatchewan RCMP about 7 a.m. was extended hours later to cover Manitoba and Alberta, as the two suspects remained at large.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was described as five feet seven inches tall and 155 pounds, and Myles Sanderson, 30, as six-foot-one and 200 pounds. Both have black hair and brown eyes and may be driving a black Nissan Rogue.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said multiple patients were being treated at several sites.
“A call for additional staff was issued to respond to the influx of casualties,” authority spokeswoman Anne Linemann said in an email.
Mark Oddan, a spokesman with STARS Air Ambulance, said two helicopters were dispatched from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and another from Regina.
He said two carried patients to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, while the third carried a patient to Royal University from a hospital in Melfort, a short distance southeast of Weldon.
Oddan said due to privacy laws, he could not disclose information about their ages, genders or conditions.
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'We’re all hard-working, equally talented bakers': Stark sees at-home baker boom
Sometimes a hobby can turn into a business. And other times, noticing unmet demands can spur a dream you never knew you had. These are the realities for a few of Stark County's at-home bakers.
Christy Williams, owner of Little Chunk of Goodness based in North Canton, was working two minimum-wage jobs, including one at a local bakery, when people kept coming in and asking about royal icing cookies.
“There was obviously high demand, and no one was doing them,” Williams said. “So I taught myself how to do them …”
The Little Chunk of Goodness journey for the 38-year-old Williams started in September 2018. Almost four years later, she’s busier than ever.
Business also has picked up for 34-year-old Briana Holloway, owner of B’s Sweet Bakery. She started selling baked goods in 2010. Throughout the years, Holloway has taken breaks for life-related events, including getting married, having three kids and working a full-time job.
When COVID hit, she gave up her job to stay home with the kids. During this time, Holloway needed a creative outlet, and the North Canton-based bakery really took off.
For the duo that run Canton Township-based Best Friends Baking Co., a shared love of baking combined with support from family and friends prompted owners Ashleigh Saylor and Rachel Kramer, both 32-year-old Canton Township residents, to start the bakery in June of this year.
When they're not baking, Saylor helps run her family's Canton Township machine shop, Burn-Rite Mold & Machine Inc., and Kramer is a hair stylist.
I caught up with the bakery owners to get more information on what they love to bake, how you can place orders, what a typical week looks like for them and more about their bakeries in general.
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Q. What got you interested in starting a bakery?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "I have always loved baking and the science behind it. I love desserts and being able to create edible art."
Little Chunk: "I was working two minimum-wage jobs, including washing dishes and running a register at a little local bakery. People kept coming in asking about royal icing cookies. There was obviously high demand, and no one was doing them. So I taught myself how to do them from YouTube and consulting with two friends from out of town who made them, so I could afford groceries. It was my side hustle. I had never really baked before this."
Best Friends: "We’ve always shared a love of baking, but it’s the support of our friends and family that gave us the push to start sharing our cookies with the community."
Q. What’s your favorite thing to bake?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "I absolutely love having creative freedom when decorating custom sugar cookies."
Little Chunk: "Hmmm … cinnamon rolls? No wait! Cookies! Cinnamon rolls and cookies! It’s a tie!"
Best Friends: "Decorated sugar cookies. They are a blend of our two favorite things − delicious baked goods and cute design."
Q. How did you come up with the name?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "I love bumble bees, and my name starts with a ‘B,’ so that is where it came from."
Little Chunk: "My brother, Eric, used to say it all the time, and I thought it was funny and cute and left it open to making anything I wanted to bake; it wasn’t just limited to cookies."
Best Friends: "We’ve been best friends since third grade, so Best Friends Baking Co. felt like the obvious choice."
Q. How have clients found you − website, social media, word of mouth?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "Usually clients find me through Facebook or word of mouth."
Little Chunk: "I have never had to pay for any advertising. Luckily, every order kind of ended up being an advertisement, and word of mouth really started things for me. I’ve also been very fortunate to have an incredibly loyal social media following who has allowed me to essentially have a web-based business and grow from that. Now people find can get my cinnamon rolls and cookies at Shale Craft Coffee in North Canton seven days a week, and more recently, I’ve started making the Taco Shells for Pav's (Creamery) new Ice Cream Taco launch for their Taco Tuesdays, and we will be doing more collaborations together in the future."
Best Friends: "Word of mouth and social media. We love taking cute photos of all of our creations and interacting with friends, family and our community on Facebook and Instagram."
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Q. How can clients place orders, and where can they pick up orders?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "Clients can order by emailing me at bssweetbakery@gmail.com or by Facebook messaging my business page: B’s Sweet Bakery. Orders are picked up at my home in North Canton. I offer contactless pick up off my enclosed porch."
Little Chunk: "I do all my ordering on my website. You can place an order up until Wednesday for that upcoming Friday. Everything is local pickup on my enclosed porch at my home."
Best Friends: "We can be reached through our social platforms (@bestfriendsbakingco) or our email hellobestfriendsbakingco@gmail.com. Orders are picked up in Canton South."
Q. What’s your typical week look like for orders?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "I usually limit my week to 15 dozen cookies a time. Mondays, I make the cookie dough and royal icing. Tuesdays, I bake all the cookies needed, and Wednesdays, I start decorating. It takes 12 to 24 hours for cookies to fully dry to be able to bag them."
Little Chunk: "I work seven days a week between Shale, Pav's and orders. I am currently only available for personal order pickups on Fridays and utilize the rest of the week for my commercial orders in the hopes of having more available for more people throughout the week."
Best Friends: "We typically take one to three orders a week depending on their size and complexity."
Q. What sets your work apart from other bakeries?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "I have been baking for a long time and take great pride in my products. All my recipes are my own that I have worked on through the years." Holloway also shared that she uses a projector and a food-grade printer for different projects to make customized cookies with pictures and designs.
Little Chunk: "I’m a big believer in community over competition. I think we’re all hard-working, equally talented bakers who offer something for everyone. I’m especially impressed by Hazel and Rye bakery; her stuff is delicious."
Best Friends: "We truly believe the love we have for each other and our craft sets us apart. Every order is an opportunity for us to hang out together. Our after-bedtime decorating sessions are sacred to us. We have so much fun making every single order, and we think that comes through in our cookies."
Q. What’s your favorite part about this business?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "The look on a customer's face when they see their cookies! I love bringing their idea to life."
Little Chunk: "For me, it has been getting connected and totally ingrained in my community. It’s never been about the cookies. It’s been about the people that they have brought into my life. Cookies and baked goods are fun and bring people (and their love of sugar) together. Life’s too short to take everything so seriously. I appreciate the fact that I can be goofy and have fun with what I do. And I have a lot of fun people who are along for the ride with me."
Best Friends: "Spending time together … and leftover cookies!"
Q. Anything else you’d like to share about your business?
B’s Sweet Bakery: "I am a North Canton City Schools graduate that loves the city. I love collaborating with other local small businesses in the North Canton community. For a while, I was doing a “Main Street Cookie Challenge” on Instagram, and I created logo sugar cookies for local North Canton businesses and showcased their business on my Instagram post."
Little Chunk: "I just want to thank everyone who has kept me and my business going over these last (soon to be) four years. I never expected a side hustle to turn into something so beautiful and fun. I started in a 600-square-foot apartment, and now I rent a house and have more space, which has allowed me to grow. I am thankful every day for what I get to do and will continue to do it as long as people want me to. It’s the best job I’ve ever had, AND I can afford groceries. So that’s pretty sweet." | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/food/2022/08/30/stark-county-sees-growth-of-at-home-bakeries/65401499007/ | 2022-08-30T09:30:40Z |
Kingston car show brings in donations for tornado victims
KINGSTON, Okla. (KXII) - Car enthusiasts from all over were in Kingston today to raise money for people affected by the March tornado.
“Every American manufacturer, even some that no longer make cars are represented here today,” said event organizer Pete Bridgman.
From classics to new models nearly every kind of car was in Kingston on Saturday.
Some drove as far as 200 miles to be there.
“You talk to guys who own these cars they build them, they love them, they become part of the family,” Bridgman said.
Harrison Stepp has spent 6 years restoring his 1962 Chevy corvette and the only thing he loves more than driving it is showing it at car shows.
“All of us old guys love to talk about our cars,” Stepp said. “You can walk around here all the owners are sitting with their cars and they love to tell you about them. This history around them and if all these old cars could talk every one of them is like a big history book.”
But this was more than just showing off classic cars it was for those affected by the recent tornado.
“We’re here for all these people that got the damage, that’s why were here,” Stepp said.
Participants were encouraged to bring donations like clothes and food...
to fill the truck for the storm’s victims.
“We’ve already got the truck full and we’re looking for another truck,” said Bridgman just a couple hours into the event.
Every participant paid a $25 entry fee and over 130 cars showed up.
Most donated more on top of that, raising thousands of dollars for those in need.
“It has just blown me away how people come to us,” Bridgman said. “We don’t have to go to everyone and say give, give people come and say where do I put it.”
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In celebration of Pride Month, the conversation will feature Nadine Smith, Executive Director of Equality Florida, in a virtual fireside chat to discuss ways the technology community can advocate for change for the LGBTQ+ community.
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AnitaB.org, the global non-profit focused on intersectional gender and pay parity in tech, will host its next Elevating Conversations on Thursday, June 16 at 12PM PT/ 3PM ET in celebration of Pride month. The event will be moderated by Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President, and CEO of AnitaB.org, and hosted by Fellow-In-Residence, Dr. Kai Two Feathers Orton.
Recently named as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2022, this fireside chat will feature Nadine Smith, Co-founder, and CEO of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community. While the discussion will celebrate Pride month, panelists will discuss Florida's "Don't Say Gay or Trans" bill (HB 1557) – which officially goes into effect on July 1 – the ramifications of such dangerous legislation, and how individuals and organizations can collaborate and advocate to overturn it.
"We at AnitaB.org continue to vehemently oppose Florida's proposed 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' bill and are outraged by Governor DeSantis' decision to sign the "Don't Say Gay" and "Stop WOKE" bills into law," says Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President, and CEO of AnitaB.org. "With his pen, he has not only taken aim at fair and inclusive education and employment environments, but he has placed himself on the wrong side of history. Laws based on rhetoric, fear, and hatred have no place in our society, classrooms, or workplaces, and we at AnitaB.org stand firmly in that belief."
Elevating Conversations is an illuminating conversation series that seeks to address current industry trends and the most pressing issues women, and non-binary technologists face. The series connects the audience to industry experts, digital creators, policymakers, and advocates to make a more equitable tech ecosystem for women and non-binary technologists.
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest to start selling firewood permits
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Caribou-Targhee National Forest will start selling firewood permits for personal use beginning June 1, 2022.
Firewood may be purchased for $6.25 a cord with a minimum purchase of four cords. Additional cords may be purchased for $6.25 a cord, up to a maximum of 8 cords per household.
The minimum cost of a firewood permit is $25.
Other forest products, including transplant permits and post and pole permits, will be available at this time as well. Contact your local ranger district for availability.
Permits are valid until November 30, 2022, and must be in possession while collecting forest products, with tags visible at the time of transport.
Permits are offered in person at all eight district office locations. You can also receive them by calling one of the district offices in advance to arrange payment and pick up, or have them mailed to you.
Additionally, firewood permits are available at the following vendor locations:
- Hillview Gas Station in Ririe
- Central Service in Malad
- CAL Ranch in Pocatello
- Stokes True Value in Preston
- Caribou-Jack’s Trading Company in Soda Springs
If you choose to have your permit mailed, allow time to receive them before collecting forest products. With your firewood permit purchase, you will receive the permit, tags, the Caribou-Targhee National Forest terms and conditions handout and a ranger district firewood map to help you locate firewood in the appropriate area.
“Firewood is an important commodity for many individuals in Idaho,” said Tom Silvey, Caribou-Targhee
National Forest Timber Program Manager.
When gathering firewood, permits allow for the harvest of down or standing dead wood only. It is important to use firewood from local sources to prevent the spread of invasive species. Firewood availability may be limited due to the decline of insect and disease activity and other naturally occurring factors that create dead trees for firewood. Less traveled roads may be more likely to have firewood available. Expect to travel further and search more than in past years.
Not all lands on the National Forests are open to firewood cutting. Consult the firewood map to be sure you are in an area where cutting is permitted. It is your responsibility to be certain you are not trespassing on private land. Cutting information and maps are available on the Forest website.
National Forests across the nation have been providing a substantial amount of firewood for the public since the 1970s, which has continued to grow as more households in America are adopting practices to reduce energy and fossil fuel consumption. Selling firewood permits also aids in fire prevention by removing burnable material from the forest floor.
Contact information for all the Caribou-Targhee Ranger Districts is below:
- Dubois Ranger District - Dubois, ID, 208-374-5422 or 208-313-7812
- Ashton/Island Park Ranger District – Island Park, ID, 208-558-7301
- Ashton/Island Park Ranger District - Ashton, ID, 208-652-7442
- Teton Basin Ranger District - Driggs, ID, 208-354-2312
- Palisades Ranger District - Idaho Falls, ID, 208-523-1412
- Westside Ranger District - Pocatello, ID, 208-236-7500
- Soda Springs Ranger District - Soda Springs, ID, 208-547-4356
- Montpelier Ranger District - Montpelier, ID, 208-847-0375 | https://localnews8.com/news/idaho-falls/2022/05/30/caribou-targhee-national-forest-to-start-selling-firewood-permits/ | 2022-05-30T16:09:23Z |
10 recipients will receive funds for use toward the purchase of a commercial vehicle for their business
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Progressive Insurance®, the leading commercial auto insurer in the United States, has announced the 10 recipients of its Driving Small Business Forward grant with Hello Alice in support of Hispanic entrepreneurs. Each small business owner has been awarded a $25,000 grant for use toward the purchase of a commercial vehicle for their business.
Hispanic entrepreneurs launch more businesses per capita than any other group in the U.S., but struggle to get traditional loans and navigate other obstacles according to a recent report from McKinsey & Company. With the Driving Small Business Forward grant program, Progressive is extending support to help close these gaps for Hispanic entrepreneurs that need funding but do not always have access to equitable resources.
"At Progressive, we recognize the concerns and challenges that come with being a small business owner," said Karen Bailo, Commercial Lines President at Progressive Insurance. "The Driving Small Business Forward grant program is one way we are aiming to support entrepreneurs on their small business journey and look forward to seeing what's next for these deserving recipients."
The full list of recipients for the 2022 Driving Small Business Forward grant program include:
- Felicity Day, owner of Alberton Learning Center in Alberton, Montana
- Andrew Fuentes, owner of Diesel Zone Instant Oil Change in Rowland Heights, California
- Sarah Heredia, owner of Sovereign Floors Co in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Victor Garcia, owner of Helados La Azteca DBA Sol Dias in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
- Rene Melendez, owner of Izlands LLC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Christine Najera, owner of Animal Kingdom of Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California
- Mario Rodarte, owner of My Appliance Guy LLC in Surprise, Arizona
- Chaim Romano, owner of Flippers Finds in Delray Beach, Florida
- Vivian Sojo, owner of Keystone Kitchen & Bath in Fresno, California
- Jorge Valcarcel, owner of J.V.S Remodeling Pro Services LLC in Kissimmee, Florida
Progressive partnered with business accelerator Hello Alice to administrate the grant program.
"The Progressive Driving Small Business Forward grant program demonstrates the positive impact that larger organizations can have when supporting the small businesses that contribute to a thriving and vibrant economy. We are delighted to support Progressive in awarding these grants to inspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs to purchase commercial vehicles and to provide them with the education, community, and resources they need to grow their businesses." said Elizabeth Gore, Co-Founder and President of Hello Alice.
To learn more about each recipient, visit https://helloalice.com/grants/progressive/
About Progressive
Progressive Insurance® makes it easy to understand, buy and use car insurance, home insurance, and other protection needs. Progressive offers choices so consumers can reach us whenever, wherever and however it's most convenient—online at progressive.com, by phone at 1-800-PROGRESSIVE, on a mobile device or in-person with a local agent.
Progressive provides insurance for personal and commercial autos and trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and homes; it is the third largest auto insurer in the country, a leading seller of motorcycle and commercial auto insurance, and one of the top 15 homeowners insurance carriers.
Founded in 1937, Progressive continues its long history of offering shopping tools and services that save customers time and money, like Name Your Price®, Snapshot®, and HomeQuote Explorer®.
The Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based holding company, trade publicly at NYSE: PGR.
About Hello Alice
Hello Alice is a free, multichannel platform that helps businesses launch and grow. With a community of over 600,000 business owners in all 50 states and across the globe, Hello Alice is building the largest network of owners in the country while tracking data and trends to increase the success rate for entrepreneurs. Our partners include enterprise business services, government agencies, and institutions looking to serve small- and medium-business owners to ensure increased revenues and promote scale. A Latina owned company, founded by Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore, we believe in business for all by providing access to all owners including women, people of color, veterans, and everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit. To learn more, visit www.helloalice.com, as well as Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
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LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano" or the "Company") f/k/a Jaws Acquisition Corp. ("Jaws") (NYSE: CANO).
Class Period: May 18, 2020 – February 25, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 17, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Cano lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/cano-health-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Cano overstated its due diligence efforts and expertise with respect to acquiring target businesses; (2) accordingly, Cano performed inadequate due diligence into whether the Company, post-Business Combination, could properly account for the timing of revenue recognition as prescribed by ASC 606, particularly with respect to Medicare risk adjustments; (3) as a result, the Company misstated its capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses; (4) accordingly, the Company was at an increased risk of failing to timely file one or more of its periodic financial reports; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Brands Group, Inc. ("DBG") (NASDAQ: DBGI), a curated collection of luxury lifestyle, digital-first brands, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
First quarter 2022 net revenue was $3.4 million versus $0.4 million a year ago, an increase of 740% year over year. Our gross profit margin increased 94% year over year to 42.9% from negative 50.8% a year ago, an increase of $1.7 million in gross profit dollars
Our net loss per diluted share was $0.59 versus a net loss of $4.55 per diluted share a year ago, an improvement of 671% year over year. Our net loss attributable to common stockholders was $7.8 million versus a net loss of $3.0 million a year ago. The net loss included non-cash expenses associated with a change in the fair value of contingent liabilities and amortization of loan discount and fees of $3.0 million.
"Our first quarter 2022 results reflect another quarter of meaningful improvement in our business results," said Hil Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Brands Group.
"We continue to drive significant revenue growth year-over-year. In fact, based on our current wholesale orders for this summer and fall, we believe that we will continue to experience strong year-over-year revenue growth. This revenue growth is creating leverage on our fixed costs. We believe that we will benefit from this revenue growth in the fall to fully leverage our fixed costs," concluded Davis.
- Net Sales were $3.4 million versus $0.4 million in the year ago quarter, an increase of 740% year over year. The increase in net sales was driven by an increase in revenue across all our brands.
- Our gross profit margin increased 671% year over year to 42.9% from negative 50.8%. Gross profit increased by $1.7 million due to improved gross margins at all our brands.
- Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $7.8 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.0 million, or $4.55 per diluted share, in the prior year period.
- Net loss in the first quarter of 2022 included non-cash expenses associated with a change in the fair value of contingent liabilities and amortization of loan discount and fees of $3.0 million.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:30 p.m. ET today to discuss results. The live conference call can be accessed by dialing (866) 605-1828 from the U.S. or internationally. The conference I.D. code is 13730157.
Certain statements included in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting DBG and therefore involve several risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "should," and "may" and other words and terms of similar meaning or use of future dates, however, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements regarding DBG's plans, objectives, projections and expectations relating to DBG's operations or financial performance, and assumptions related thereto are forward-looking statements. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. DBG undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of DBG to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: risks arising from the widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, including the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic; the level of consumer demand for apparel and accessories; disruption to DBGs distribution system; the financial strength of DBG's customers; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products; disruption and volatility in the global capital and credit markets; DBG's response to changing fashion trends, evolving consumer preferences and changing patterns of consumer behavior; intense competition from online retailers; manufacturing and product innovation; increasing pressure on margins; DBG's ability to implement its business strategy; DBG's ability to grow its wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses; retail industry changes and challenges; DBG's and its vendors' ability to maintain the strength and security of information technology systems; the risk that DBG's facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to and unable to anticipate or detect data security breaches and data or financial loss; DBG's ability to properly collect, use, manage and secure consumer and employee data; stability of DBG's manufacturing facilities and foreign suppliers; continued use by DBG's suppliers of ethical business practices; DBG's ability to accurately forecast demand for products; continuity of members of DBG's management; DBG's ability to protect trademarks and other intellectual property rights; possible goodwill and other asset impairment; DBG's ability to execute and integrate acquisitions; changes in tax laws and liabilities; legal, regulatory, political and economic risks; adverse or unexpected weather conditions; DBG's indebtedness and its ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, if needed, could prevent DBG from fulfilling its financial obligations; and climate change and increased focus on sustainability issues. More information on potential factors that could affect DBG's financial results is included from time to time in DBG's public reports filed with the SEC, including DBG's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Forms 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC.
About Digital Brands Group
We offer a wide variety of apparel through numerous brands on a both direct-to-consumer and wholesale basis. We have created a business model derived from our founding as a digitally native-first vertical brand. Digital native first brands are brands founded as e-commerce driven businesses, where online sales constitute a meaningful percentage of net sales, although they often subsequently also expand into wholesale or direct retail channels., Unlike typical e-commerce brands, as a digitally native vertical brand we control our own distribution, sourcing products directly from our third-party manufacturers and selling directly to the end consumer. We focus on owning the customer's "closet share" by leveraging their data and purchase history to create personalized targeted content and looks for that specific customer cohort. We have strategically expanded into an omnichannel brand offering these styles and content not only on-line but at selected wholesale and retail storefronts. We believe this approach allows us opportunities to successfully drive Lifetime Value ("LTV") while increasing new customer growth.
Digital Brands Group, Inc. Company Contact
Hil Davis, CEO
Email: invest@digitalbrandsgroup.co
Phone: (800) 593-1047
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MIAMI, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SLUSHY is a social commerce platform built for professional creators who want unrivaled creative freedom and robust engagement tools. Launching in the United States today, SLUSHY is currently an invite-only creator platform, where anyone can consume, but only those invited can create.
Today more than ever, creators are growing tired of existing social platforms and their limited monetization options, unclear guidelines, undefined account bans, and overall lack of transparency.
"Imagine waking up to find five years of hard work and your entire audience of over 6 million people taken away from you. No explanation provided, nor any means of recovery. That happened to me on Instagram and continues to happen to many other creators too. There's been major demand for a platform where creators have full freedom on how to monetize their content. I couldn't find one so I decided to help build one that I would be proud to be a part of" - Julia Rose, Co-Founder, and Head of Talent, SLUSHY.
Creators have lacked a safe space to post whatever they want, they need a platform and revenue model free of the stigma and poor assumptions associated with subscription content. As brand deals, shadow banning, account deletions, and limited support continue to restrict creative freedom, creators need more.
"In my previous role at Tinder, stigma was something we battled with daily, as young people didn't want to meet each other online. At SLUSHY we face similar challenges with the negative stigma surrounding paywall subscriptions, which are often associated with adult content. SLUSHY arrives to offer an alternative, and give any creator the chance to earn through that proven model. Our invite-only mechanism ensures quality control from day one, we've built this for professional creators, with serious business intent" - Josh Metz, Co-Founder and CMO, SLUSHY
In a market where existing solutions fall short of creators' demands, SLUSHY provides a fresh solution creators can be proud of, one that prioritizes their monetization, support, and management needs.
Created by David Gross and Fred Spivock, SLUSHY's founding team is rounded out by former Head of Marketing at Tinder, Josh Metz and SHAGMAG founder, Julia Rose. Raising $3.5 million from a host of celebrities, tech founders and VC firms, such as John Oringer (Former CEO, Shutterstock), Sean Rad (Co-Founder and former CEO, Tinder, Inc.), Drew Taggart and Alex Pall (Mantis VC - The Chainsmokers), Austin Rosen (CEO, Electric Feel Entertainment), Bryan Goldberg (Bustle Digital Group) and Soma Capital, the newest addition to the creator economy is set to help merge both social and commerce.
"SLUSHY is at the helm of disrupting the industry providing an unrestricted platform for a creator-first economy while allowing direct and engaging connections with fans. Working within the entertainment industry, I understand first-hand how important it is to provide creators with the resources and tools to authentically express their vision to audiences around the world. SLUSHY's launch into the United States stands to reinvent the current creator monetization model and we're thrilled to be a part of the process" - Austin Rosen, Founder & CEO, Electric Feel Entertainment
The rise of the creator economy has only just begun, SLUSHY believes that selling content online will evolve in the same way selling consumer products has - and aims to pioneer that evolution. SLUSHY promises to deliver innovative monetization options, improved creator tools and deeper discovery, recommendation and analytics insights.
"Our mission is to ensure creators succeed, SLUSHY can help them do so by pioneering a shift from ad-based to recurring revenue. We see ourselves as a place where both social and commerce merge, whilst being the ideal partner to creators as they transform into businesses themselves. By providing them with innovative tools to further connect with and monetize their audiences directly, SLUSHY will always give creators more, to fulfill their earning potential" - David Gross, Co-Founder and CEO, SLUSHY.
Where other industry leaders have failed to successfully implement secure compliance frameworks, SLUSHY worked from day one to ensure creator and content security via the most sophisticated content moderation pipeline in existence. SLUSHY is serious about trust and safety and has been built with comprehensive compliance tools - including simplified consent, ID verification, and content moderation to ensure content remains live and secure.
SLUSHY aims to give creators the tools to do what they do best, create, then get the f*ck out the way.
SLUSHY is a social commerce platform built for professional creators who want unrivaled creative freedom and robust engagement tools. A creator-first, tech-driven tool, designed with key discoverability features and audience insights. In a market where existing solutions fall short of their creators' demands, SLUSHY provides a fresh solution that prioritizes creators' monetization, support, and management needs. SLUSHY incorporates a powerful legal framework - with robust compliance tools including simplified consent, ID verification, and content moderation.
Visit SLUSHY on your mobile device or laptop at SLUSHY.com.
Follow SLUSHY @slushydotcom on Instagram and Twitter, and @slushyapp on TikTok.
Media Contact:
Josh Metz, Co-Founder & CMO
310-721-5748
josh@slushy.com
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Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has died. She was 78.
The Daily Camera reports that Rorex died Sunday of complications from recent surgery at a hospice care facility.
Rorex was a newly elected Boulder County clerk when a gay couple denied a marriage license elsewhere sought her help in March 1975.
The then-31-year-old agreed and went on to issue six licenses to gay couples before Colorado’s attorney general ordered her to stop.
Colorado legalized gay marriage in 2014. A 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision recognized the fundamental right nationwide.
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Brand set to serve as title sponsor in 2023, 2024, continuing its support of HBCUs
SPARTANBURG, S.C., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing commitment to supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Denny's today announced a two-year extension of its role as title sponsor of the Orange Blossom Classic.
This is the brand's second year sponsoring the weekend-long activities to celebrate community engagement, supporting Black colleges, and offer family-friendly fun entertainment. The football game, kicking off Sunday at the Hardrock Stadium, features the Jackson State Tigers and the Florida A&M University Rattlers
In addition to the football game, Denny's announced the launch of its 2022 Denny's Hungry for Education Scholarship Program where it will be awarding over $340,000 in scholarships.
"This HBCU classic is a wonderful extension of our commitment to education," said Denny's President John Dillon. "We are looking forward to working with the Denny's Orange Blossom Classic team to continue to provide an exciting weekend of activities, support for the community and HBCUs."
This year, Denny's has planned a variety of events, including partnering with "Health in the Hood" to educate the community about healthier food choices. Denny's Mobile Relief Diner will be serving up a free 9-grain hearty pancake and turkey bacon breakfast.
During the pre-game tailgate, Denny's is hosting a family-friendly Denny's Fan Zone where visitors can win cool prizes at its giant spin wheel and participate in the interactive Gaming Zone. Fans also can capture cool pictures in the 360-degree photo booth. To cool down, visitors can grab the event's signature drink: the Denny's Orange Blossom Freeze.
"We love our HBCUs and this football game and the Denny's Orange Blossom Classic is a wonderful tradition," said April Kelly Drummond, vice president, diversity, equity, and inclusion. "As a sponsor, we're living up to our promise to support students and these national treasures."
For tickets to the game, go to DennysOrangeBlossomClassic.com.
For interviews about the brand's involvement with the football game, contact Neil Foote, public relations, neil@neilfoote.com, 214.448.3765.
About Denny's Corp
Denny's Corporation is the franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, based on the number of restaurants. As of June 29, 2022, Denny's had 1,631 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants around the world including 154 restaurants in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Philippines, New Zealand, Honduras, the United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Guam, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. For further information on Denny's, including news releases, please visit the Denny's website at www.dennys.com or the brand's social channel via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn or YouTube.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mammoth Holdings LLC, America's premier express car wash platform, launched its newest location on August 5th in Prattville, Alabama, which will operate under "The Wash" banner, one of Mammoth's recent brand acquisitions. The site, located outside Montgomery, Alabama, features a new building and equipment, and highlights Mammoth's rapidly accelerating ground-up development strategy.
"The Wash in Prattville is a step forward in our vision to open 500 sites over the next 5 years," said Dave Hoffmann, CEO of Mammoth Holdings. "Greenfield construction is a key element of our growth strategy and opening the Prattville location advances our plans to expand new site development alongside ongoing acquisition activity."
The Prattville location is one of dozens of new sites under development that Mammoth plans to complete in the coming months, expanding its overall footprint throughout the United States. The Wash locations expand Mammoth's footprint within the Alabama market to 18 operating locations.
Mammoth Holdings is the first car wash platform formed by industry insiders and has 106 operating locations. Mammoth is customer-focused operationally; operator-focused in its approach to acquisitions; and seeks to be the partner-of-choice for car wash operators who desire liquidity, growth capital, and a tax-deferred equity investment opportunity. Mammoth Holdings' multi-brand portfolio includes Coastal Carwash, Shine-N-Go, SUDS, Silverstar, Busy Bee, PureMagic, Marc-1, Ultra, Wash Me Fast, Wiggy Wash, Pals, Finish Line, LuLu's, Ollie's, PitStop, and Swifty, among others.
Mammoth has significant growth capital and is actively seeking acquisitions and development opportunities.
In October 2018, Mammoth partnered with Red Dog Equity LLC, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, which, through its partnership with Tom Pritzker's family business interests (advised by The Pritzker Organization), provides the equity for Mammoth Holdings' corporate development initiatives. Monroe Capital and Morgan Stanley provide Mammoth Holdings' debt financing.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Mammoth Holdings operates 106 conveyor car washes under the Coastal Carwash, Shine-N-Go, SUDS, Silverstar, Busy Bee, PureMagic, Marc-1, Ultra, Wash Me Fast, Wiggy Wash, Pals, Finish Line, LuLu's, Ollie's, PitStop, and Swifty brands in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Utah, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Florida.
Mammoth Holdings was founded by Gary Dennis and Chip Hackett in 2002. To learn more, please visit us online at mammothholdings.com.
Red Dog Equity LLC is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle-market companies poised for strong growth in partnership with driven, entrepreneurial business leaders ("Red Dogs"). To learn more, please visit reddogequity.com.
The Pritzker Organization is the merchant bank for the business interests of the Tom Pritzker family. Additional information can be found at pritzkerorg.com.
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Bodies tied up, shot and left to rot in Bucha hint at gruesome reality of Russia’s occupation in Ukraine
By Tara John, Vasco Cotovio, Sandi Sidhu and Oleksandr Fylyppov, CNN
The Russian column of tanks and armored personnel carriers sped along a residential street in Bucha, a tree-lined suburb of the capital Kyiv. That was February 27th.
A short time later, that same line of vehicles lay in ruins, the wreckage smoldering, after being ambushed by Ukrainian forces.
There was no sign of the column’s soldiers. In a video showing the destruction, a man could be heard muttering: “I wish you all to burn in hell.”
But that Ukrainian victory was to be short-lived; a month-long occupation of Bucha by Russian forces followed.
The suburb’s name has this week become a byword for war crimes, after accounts of summary executions, brutality and indiscriminate shelling emerged in the wake of Russia’s hasty retreat, as the Kremlin shifts its focus away from the Ukrainian capital to the country’s east.
In recent days, Moscow has claimed — without evidence — that the atrocities in Bucha were staged — calling it “fake,” and part of a “planned media campaign.”
But witnesses who spoke to CNN said the carnage in the town began weeks ago.
And the devastation there bears similarities to Russia’s playbook in other towns and cities in Ukraine, where officials say civilian infrastructure has come under attack — with power supplies knocked out, water cut off and communications towers damaged — making it harder for local residents to hold out against Russian troops. But Ukraine has not surrendered.
There have also been reports of looting, disappearances, and evidence of the indiscriminate killings of civilians since the war began.
Horrors on the road
Bucha — once a magnet for young families due to its affordable homes, green spaces, and good schools — and other areas nearby, turned into a living nightmare in March as Russian troops stormed the region.
Residents there share difficult to verify stories of looted homes, senseless murders and failed escapes via Kyiv’s Zhytomyr highway — now a graveyard for wrecked tanks and burned-out cars.
In Bucha, pitch-roofed homes crumbled under the force of Russian artillery strikes.
Residents say they had no choice but to turn their vegetable patches and front yards into makeshift graves, since the presence of Russian forces made it impossible to reach the morgue or local cemetery.
Anna Bilous, 48, had lived in Bucha for eight years before the Russian troops arrived. She sheltered in her home with her husband and two sons, but around March 4, when the electricity cut out and the pipes ran dry, it became clear they had to leave, she told CNN.
They decided that Bilous and her two sons would flee on foot, heading for the nearby suburb of Irpin on March 9, while her husband stayed behind to care for the family’s elderly neighbors.
The trio traveled on side roads to avoid the Russian soldiers, but when they turned onto Yablunska Street, the family was stunned to find dead bodies scattered across the road — including one lifeless man collapsed under a bicycle.
Bilous believes the man’s body remained there for close to a month, until he and some 20 other civilians were photographed for the world to see this past weekend.
Bucha’s mayor has described their deaths as an execution.
Bilous’ account and satellite images captured on March 18, shared by Maxar Technologies, show that the bodies had lain in the street for weeks, since the town was under Russian control — Russia held Bucha until March 31.
On Tuesday, the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov continued to deny the accusations of brutal civilian killings in Bucha, saying the claims are not only “groundless, but are a well-staged tragic show” and “a forgery in order to try to denigrate the Russian army.”
Reports of executions
About a mile away, at a sanatorium in Vokzal’na Street on Monday, Ukrainian officials ushered journalists into a cold basement where the contorted and bloodied bodies of five men lay in an advanced state of decay.
Some of those in this dimly-lit space had been kneecapped. Others, their arms bound behind their backs, had been shot multiple times. Bullet casings littered the ground.
Anton Gerashchenko, advisor to the Ukrainian interior minister, said it was a cruel display of torture and execution by Russian soldiers. CNN cannot independently verify his claim.
The men were killed sometime in the last three weeks, officials say. Their bodies are as yet unidentified, since no personal documents have been found.
In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense has denied anyone was harmed.
“Taking into account that the troops left the city on March 30, where was the footage for four days? Their absence only confirms the fake.”
Officials say Russian forces bedded down in the sanatorium around the second week of March. Several foxholes, trenches, and positions for armored vehicles remain visible around the site; leftover Russian rations have been abandoned nearby.
Soldiers have daubed the exterior walls of the facility with the letter “V,” a symbol used by Russia’s Eastern Military District, and used synonymously with the letter “Z,” as an emblem for Russia’s “special military operation.”
The gruesome scene proved too much for Vladislav Minchenko, who vomited after volunteering to help remove the bodies from the basement on Monday.
“This is not what we learned in school,” said Minchenko, 44, who worked as a painter before the war. Holding up his hands, Minchenko told CNN the number of dead bodies he had dealt with since the start of the conflict numbered in the “hundreds — not dozens — hundreds.”
Hasty burials in mass grave
Shelling, live fire, and trigger-happy Russian soldiers made it too dangerous for those injured in the assault on Bucha to seek treatment at the local hospital in the center of town, according to residents.
The local morgue in Bucha ran out of space as deaths mounted in March; to deal with all the bodies, a tractor was brought in to dig a mass grave in the grounds of the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, its abbot, Andriy Galavin told CNN.
“There were too many dead people, and there was no way to properly bury them because getting to the cemetery was simply unrealistic because of the shelling,” Galavin said.
There was also a lack of resources, such as coffins, due to the main bridge connecting Bucha to Irpin being blown up at the start of the war, Galavin said.
As of this weekend, Kyiv Regional Police and residents believed the remains of at least 150 people had been laid to rest in the grave, but the mayor of Bucha said the death toll could be as high as 300. CNN could not independently verify those claims.
Galavin returned to Bucha last week once the town was liberated; he said the plan was to exhume the bodies, identify them via DNA analysis and hopefully provide some solace to relatives still searching for missing loved ones.
Tip of the iceberg
The devastation wrought in Bucha is just the tip of the iceberg, Ukrainian President Zelensky warned on Monday.
“In many villages of the liberated districts of the Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the occupiers did things that the locals had not seen even during the Nazi occupation 80 years ago,” President Zelensky said. “The occupiers will definitely bear responsibility for this.”
One grisly example of the callous indifference for human life was found in Motyzhyn, a village around 20 miles south of Bucha. The local mayor, Olga Sukhenko, was discovered half-buried in a ditch alongside members of her family. Ukrainian officials said Saturday that she was killed after being captured by Russian forces.
And, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says that 11 local mayors are being held by the Russians, which CNN cannot verify.
“Unfortunately, so far, we have not been able to get in touch or to free any other city mayors and we don’t even know, we think that some of them were killed,” she told CNN, promising that the perpetrators would pay for their crimes against Ukraine.
“We will find them and kill them, and we will punish everyone who killed our city mayors, our journalists, our priests, our activists.”
As Ukrainian officials race to clear mines and booby traps left by retreating Russian troops, they fear civilian casualties may be much higher in Borodyanka, 14 miles west of Bucha.
Oksana Kostychenko and her husband Oleksandr returned home to Borodyanka over the weekend after fleeing the area on February 27. They discovered that their house had been trashed and looted by Russian soldiers.
The couple also found a dead man in their backyard. His arms were tied behind his back, and his trousers had been pulled down.
“Alcohol is everywhere. Empty bottles in the hallway, under things,” Oksana said. “They smoked a lot, put out cigarettes on the table… They lived here as they wished.”
Anna Bilous and her sons made it out of Bucha on March 10. But the fate of the dead man they saw lying beneath a bicycle as they fled still haunts her.
“I feel like me and my sons could be in the same place as the man who died,” she said. “I feel the pain and sadness of all these lost people.”
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DALLAS (KDAF) — You don’t ever really need an excuse or reason to enjoy a pint or two or three. However, on Wednesday, June 15, there’s an extra-special reason to enjoy some pints with friends or family!
It’s Beer Day Britain! NationalToday explains, “Beer Day Britain, a.k.a. National Beer Day, is celebrated on June 15 to mark the signing of the Magna Carta. It was on this day, in the 13th century, when a group of English barons successfully negotiated a pact with the King of England that curtailed the seemingly universal rights of a monarchy. The pact also standardized the measurement of beer, ale, and wine throughout the country. In 2015, beer sommelier Jane Peyton honored the 800th anniversary of the charter by establishing Beer Day Britain.”
Get the friend group together and enjoy some brews at these top British beer works around Dallas, according to Yelp:
- The Old Monk – Lower Greenville
- The Holy Grail Pub
- Dubliner – Lower Greenville
- The Londoner
- From Across the Pond
- Harwood Arms – Oak Lawn
- Division Brewing
- Fish & Fizz – North Dallas
- Rugby House Pub
- Ten Bells Tavern – Oak Cliff | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/these-are-the-best-british-beer-works-in-dallas-to-celebrate-beer-britain-day/ | 2022-06-14T15:13:42Z |
VANCOUVER, BC, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE: EQX) announces that further to its press release dated May 16, 2022, approval for the tailings storage facility ("TSF") raise at its RDM Mine in Brazil has been received. The TSF raise contractor is mobilizing equipment to begin the raise in early June.
Equinox Gold expects that full operations will resume by mid-July. Equinox Gold will update RDM guidance with its Q2 2022 disclosures in the first week of August.
Cautionary Notes
This news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information in this news release relate to, among other things: Equinox Gold's ability to complete the required TSF raise and resume operations at RDM, and Equinox Gold's production and cost guidance for 2022. Forward-looking statements or information generally identified by words such as "to begin", "will", "update" and similar expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "will", "may", "could", or "should", or the negative connotation of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information. Although Equinox Gold believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since Equinox Gold can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Equinox Gold has based these forward-looking statements and information on Equinox Gold's current expectations and projections about future events and these assumptions include: Equinox Gold's ability to complete the TSF raise and resume operations at RDM, and potential updates to Equinox Gold's production and cost guidance. While Equinox Gold considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release.
Equinox Gold cautions that forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release and Equinox Gold has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: Equinox Gold's ability to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all; the ability of Equinox Gold's contractor to mobilize and complete the TSF raise in the timeframe anticipated; Equinox Gold's ability to restart the RDM mine and resume full operations; changes in laws, regulations and government practices, including environmental laws and regulations; legal restrictions relating to mining including those imposed in connection with COVID-19; fluctuations in gold prices; fluctuations in prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services; and those factors identified in the section titled "Risks and Uncertainties" in Equinox Gold's MD&A dated May 3, 2022 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, the section titled "Risks and Uncertainties" in Equinox Gold's MD&A dated March 23, 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the section titled "Risks Related to the Business" in Equinox Gold's Annual Information Form dated March 24, 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2021, all of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. Forward-looking statements and information are designed to help readers understand management's views as of that time with respect to future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, Equinox Gold assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement or information contained or incorporated by reference to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements and information. If Equinox Gold updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that Equinox Gold will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party has been questioned by the country’s counterterrorism unit Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and terrorism financing through an association charity.
It’s unclear how long the counterterrorism hearings could last for Rached Ghannouchi, 81, who is the leader of the Islamist Ennahdha party. Critics believe it could lead to his arrest — or a trial.
Outside the hearing in the capital, Tunis, Ghannouchi’s supporters decried the proceedings as a sham orchestrated by authorities.
Angry demonstrators held placards reading: “No to political trials,” “Down with the putsch” and “Saied get out,” in allusion to the exceptional measures taken by President Kais Saied that he claimed were to “cleanse the country of corruption that plagues all the cogs of the state.”
Saied suspended parliament last year and seized broad powers in a move that he said was necessary to “save the country” from a political and economic crisis. This prompted criticism from the opposition, which accuses him of shunning democracy and a slide toward totalitarianism.
Ghannouchi was among a dozen top party officials whose bank accounts the north African country’s central bank froze earlier this month. Ennahdha vehemently disputes the accusations of money laundering and terrorism financing.
Ennahdha has said all these accusations are aimed at distracting attention from a July 25 referendum planned by Saied to change the constitution to augment presidential powers and reduce the role of the parliament and prime minister. The president’s critics say he is trying to legitimize a “coup.”
One Ennahdha official, former Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri, arrived at the hearing Tuesday and said he feared “a possible detention of Ghannouchi.”
Bhiri was in power in the aftermath of the revolution that brought down the government of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 amid protests that inspired the Arab Spring movement.
The Ennahdha party published a statement on its website attributed to its president in which he denounced “the slander and shenanigans” of Saied’s presidency.
Saied and some others blamed Ennahdha in part for Tunisia’s political crisis last year. Ennahdha, which dominated parliament before it was suspended, is among the president’s fiercest critics. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/tunisian-opposition-party-leader-questioned-by-authorities/ | 2022-07-20T16:24:44Z |
BOSTON (AP) — When Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman comes to Fenway Park, he knows how well he’s pitching by the playlist.
“If you’re still in the game when they’re singing ‘Sweet Caroline’ in the eighth inning, you’ve done something right,” Gausman said after taking a shutout into the ninth to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Thursday.
“That’s what I remember about the last time that I pitched really well here,” said Gausman, who spent the first 6 1/2 seasons of his career in the AL East in Baltimore. “It was being out there while they’re playing that song.”
Gausman (1-1) struck out eight and walked none before allowing a leadoff single to Trevor Story to lead off the ninth. Jordan Romano relieved him and walked one and gave up an RBI double to Xander Bogaerts, then retired the next three batters to earn his seventh save.
In a season when Clayton Kershaw was pulled from a perfect game because of a pitch count — and Japanese League pitcher Roki Sasaki was taken out of what could have been his second straight perfect game — Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said he was happy to let Gausman go for his first career shutout.
“I gave him a chance, hitter by hitter. If he would have gotten the first guy, then he would have gotten (to pitch to) the next guy,” Montoyo said. “Everybody knew that that was our game plan. We were going to give him a chance to finish it. But then it’s not going to be fair to bring Romano on with two on.”
Gausman allowed seven hits in all — all singles — and allowed only one runner to reach second base. After Story singled to lead off the ninth, Romano walked Rafael Devers and gave up an RBI double to Xander Bogaerts.
Devers scored on Alex Verdugo’s groundout, then Bobby Dalbec hit a hard groundout to third against a drawn-in infield and Bogaerts had to return to the bag. Romano got Jackie Bradley Jr. on a broken-bat groundout to first.
“Obviously, it wasn’t a no-hitter, a perfect game or anything like that, but still trying to just go as deep as I can,” said Gausman, whose only complete game was in 2014. “Whenever they come and get me, that’s when they’re going to get me.”
Tanner Houck (1-1) gave up two runs on three hits and a walk, striking out four in five innings. He will miss his next scheduled start, in Toronto on Tuesday, because he is not vaccinated for COVID-19 and unable to enter Canada.
“I knew from the beginning it was going to be not many runs because the other guy on the other side has good stuff too. So we knew it was going to be a close game,” Montoyo said. “We needed a start like that. There was no room for error, and he gave it to us.”
Bogaerts had three hits for the Red Sox, who have scored a total of eight runs in their last four games, losing three.
BLOOPERS
Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on Bo Bichette’s RBI single and Vladimir Guerrero’s sacrifice fly. The Blue Jays’ third run scored in the sixth on a Matt Chapman popup that went 100 feet in the air and landed about 10 feet in front of home plate.
Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez went out to field it but got turned around. Ryan Brasier stood by, because he’s a pitcher and isn’t expected to field popups. First baseman Travis Shaw charged in but was too late.
The ball dropped, and with Vazquez away from the plate, Guerrero scored without a throw to make it 3-0. Chapman was credited with an infield single.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: OF George Springer, who was hit by a pitch on the right forearm on Wednesday night, was not in the starting lineup. He entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and struck out, then remained in right field.
Red Sox: Manager Alex Cora tested positive for COVID-19 in the morning and did not manage the series finale. He will not travel with the team to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox said Cora, who is vaccinated and boosted, was suffering from mild symptoms. Bench coach Will Venable took Cora’s place in the dugout…. DH J.D. Martinez came out of Wednesday’s game in with left thigh tightness and did not play.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Ross Stripling (0-0) faces Houston RHP Justin Verlander (1-1).
Red Sox: RHP Michael Wacha (0-0) opens a three-game series against Tampa Bay RHP Corey Kluber (0-0).
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- 85% of patients feel better about their healthcare experience when they have transparency and greater access to medical imaging records
- More than 70% of patients are actively researching their specific health condition(s), while 83% of those that do research feel more empowered
- One-third (33%) of patients have received incorrect test results or a medical report error, while almost half (46%) claim to have experienced a misdiagnosis.
- More than half (52%) of respondents had difficulty accessing and sharing medical imaging records with their healthcare team
TORONTO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - After feeling powerless for much of the pandemic, patients want to play an active role in their healthcare and the health journeys of their loved ones, according to a new survey of 242 patients across the U.S. and Canada. Findings also revealed opportunities to develop stronger relationships between patients and their healthcare providers.
The new Patient Pulse survey was conducted by PocketHealth, a healthcare technology platform that enables more than 720,000 patients across the US and Canada to permanently own, access and share their medical imaging and health records. The survey was developed to gain insights into the growing trend of patients seeking more information beyond what their doctors provide. and found that 71% of patients cited they actively researched their own healthcare conditions, while 83% of those that do research feel more empowered by the process.
Findings also revealed that 85% of patients feel better about their overall healthcare experience when they have transparency and greater access to medical imaging records.
"The demand for transparency in the healthcare system is evident as patients are hungry for the tools and information that give them more control of their health – a trend accelerated by the pandemic," said Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder and CEO, PocketHealth. "By placing patients at the center of their healthcare journey, providers are able to strengthen the partnership between physicians and patients leading to better outcomes."
Patients also voiced concerns about falling through the cracks of an overburdened medical system. The study found that 33% of patients said they or someone they knew had received incorrect test results or noticed an error on a medical report, while 46% of respondents had been misdiagnosed or knew someone who had experienced a misdiagnosis. Patients who have watched others experience a misdiagnosis either personally or second hand are likely determined to avoid the same fate by embracing technologies and information sources that give them greater control over their health.
"Patients need access to their information, or they will find ways to obtain it on their own," added Nayyar. "As access to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) improves, healthcare providers benefit from patients who are educated about their own care, resulting in better doctor-patient relationships."
Placing patients at the center of their own healthcare journey will help providers in the long-run as the more informed, confident and empowered patients are, the less strain there is on providers and healthcare workers in general.
Survey responses were collected recently by PocketHealth from 242 patients across Canada. For the full report, please visit this link.
PocketHealth is the world's first patient-centric image sharing platform. With PocketHealth, patients can instantly access, share and take ownership over their own medical imaging and records - anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. PocketHealth also enables direct sharing between hospitals and physicians, as well as instant DICOM retrieval and automated importing capability, creating a unified image management solution for more than 600 hospitals and imaging clinics across North America. PocketHealth believes that by placing patients at the center of their care journey, records move more ethically, easily and securely throughout the healthcare system. Learn more at pockethealth.com
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Spect is committed to the industry's highest standards for managing customer data
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spect, the leading provider of Eyecare, Anywhere; which offers end-to-end eye disease screening solutions, announced today they have completed the SOC 2® Type 1 attestation.
"SOC 2 attestation is a milestone that validates the intention we have put into designing our platform and procedures from day one. Our patients and customers need to trust that when they share data with us it will be handled in a safe and secure manner, and this is one way of demonstrating that," said Spect CTO Drew Hosford.
SOC 2 is a rigorous compliance standard developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) that is designed to specify how organizations should manage customer data. As part of the attestation process, Spect completed a thorough SOC 2 Type 1 compliance audit, providing documentation on processes, data management infrastructure, and a progressive approach to data access permissions.
While the Type 1 audit is not a required prerequisite to Type 2, organizations like Spect who complete the Type 1 first are helping to mitigate potential audit loops and timeline extensions by ensuring their compliance program design is fundamentally sound before entering the Type 2 observation period.
To earn this attestation, Spect partnered with Laika, a compliance-as-a-service platform that helps companies manage infosec and privacy compliance, obtain security certifications and build credibility with their customers. Spect executed SOC 2 Type 1 by working with Laika's integrated audit feature via Laika Compliance, LLC.
Spect is a data science company and the leading provider of Eyecare, Anywhere. Spect's first product offering is an end-to-end eye disease screening solution. Our mission is to prevent blindness with the early detection of eye disease and to build a platform for healthcare data analytics. Since the eye is the Check Engine Light of the Body™, it serves as a key predictor of eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, as well as whole-body diseases, such as stroke, Parkinson's, and more. Our telemedicine platform trains medical assistants and renders a diagnostic report in minutes. We fill a critical healthcare gap for patients and clinics while delivering best-in-class service and financial outcomes.
For more information, visit: www.getspect.com or email us at info@getspect.com.
Laika offers unified software and services to simplify and automate SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and other information security compliances. Grow faster, build trust, and implement scalable security practices through solutions for certification and attestation, security questionnaires, audit management, and continuous compliance monitoring.
Laika was founded by Austin Ogilvie and Sam Li, both two-time founders and Y Combinator alumni, and industry veteran Eva Pittas, who oversaw global risk and compliance functions at Citigroup for 20 years. Learn more at www.heylaika.com.
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Sedgwick County to test ‘attack mode’ function on sirens Monday
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Sedgwick County’s weekly sirens testing will sound a little bit different next week.
On Monday, May 2, at noon, emergency management will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first-ever air raid siren test in Wichita, by conducting testing the sirens in “attack mode.”
The county normally tests the “alert mode” for tornado sirens. The alert mode is a steady tone used for a tornado warning. The attack mode is a classic rise and fall sound used for air attack warnings in times of war. The test will last for approximately 3-5 minutes to determine if any maintenance is needed in any of these areas.
The county will deploy teams to various siren sights to report back if a siren is working properly.
The last time the “attack mode” was tested on the sirens was in 2015, and prior to that in 2009.
The attack mode function in the outdoor warning system is one that’s not used often, but it has to be tested to make sure no maintenance is needed.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of CyberOptics Corporation ("CyberOptics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CYBE) in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $54.00 in cash for each share of CyberOptics common stock owned.
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) CyberOptics's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $54.00 per-share merger consideration adequately compensates CyberOptics'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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Dozens of lenders are now partnering with Orchard to turn qualified leads into closed loans.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lenders are turning to Power Buyer Orchard to turn qualified leads into homeowners. Orchard, which specializes in removing contingencies and getting buyers into their dream homes with cash-backed offers, has already signed on dozens of lender partners including Lower.com and Wyndham Capital Mortgage, as well as a number of Credit Unions across the country.
"Wyndham Capital's home purchase solution with Orchard is winning against competitive cash offers and leveling the home-buying playing field. Homebuyers are enjoying their experience at Wyndham Capital and loan officers are excited to offer Orchard's home buying products," says Jeff Douglas, CEO of Wyndham Capital Mortgage.
Here's how it works: buyers work with their lender to get pre-qualified for a loan. Once approved, customers that elect to use Orchard as their brokerage get access to the full suite of benefits. Orchard perks include the ability to eliminate contingencies and make an all-cash offer, to move right away before selling their current residence, to skip all home showings of their original property, and to get top dollar when it sells. Customers referred by their lender are also eligible for a rebate of up to $5,000 on the purchase price of their new home. There are no additional fees for customers, and no fees for the lenders who partner with Orchard.
"Orchard's services are the perfect complement for lenders hoping to turn more leads into closed loans. We give our partners the confidence of getting more customers over the finish line in a home buying process that is designed to be the most stress-free, fair and simple solution in the industry. These partnerships have already helped many buyers close on their homes, and we look forward to expanding the program," says Brett Robbins, Orchard's Head of Business Development.
Beyond traditional lenders, Orchard has also partnered with credit unions to make home buying more accessible. One such partnership is with Gulf Coast Educators FCU, a credit union that exclusively serves educators and school employees in Texas. Together, Orchard and GCEFCU are helping teachers across the state fulfill their dream of buying a home.
"I used Orchard's Move First service when I purchased my home, and I was impressed with how seamless and easy the buying and selling process was," said Matt Connell, GCEFCU's Vice President of Lending. "Our educators lead busy lives, so we are always searching for ways to save them money, time, and bring them peace of mind. Orchard's services provide all of those benefits and more, and will prove to be a valuable asset to our members."
If you are a lender or credit union interested in partnering with Orchard, please reach out to lenders@orchard.com.
In a world where buying anything has become as simple as "point, click, purchase", Orchard is bringing that same ease to life's biggest financial decision — buying a home. We combine brokerage, mortgage, title, and technology to make the obstacles that lie between our customers and the home of their dreams disappear. Orchard customers win their next home, skip the traditional home sale hassles, and ultimately get to enjoy the experience. Orchard is headquartered in New York City and offers its services in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Oregon, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. It's the new way to home. Learn more at https://orchard.com/
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational has Dustin Johnson and 12 other PGA Tour members as part of its 48-man field next week outside London. The next move falls to the PGA Tour, which must decide whether to allow them to come back.
The first fallout after the rival league released the names of players who will compete at its inaugural event came Wednesday when the Royal Bank of Canada said it was dropping Johnson and Graeme McDowell as corporate sponsors. Both are playing the LIV event, the same week as the RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour’s only comment was to mention a May 10 memo to players in which it denied releases for them to play the first LIV event. “Members who violate the tournament regulations are subject to disciplinary action,” the statement said.
Matt Jones and Hudson Swafford were among the 42 players named on the field list (six other spots are being held for a special invitation and from an Asian Tour series). Neither ever had more attention from media as they practiced Wednesday before and after the pro-am at the Memorial.
Jones confirmed he received a signing bonus and is obligated to play multiple times among the eight LIV events, each with $25 million in prize money and $4 million to the individual winner. Five of the tournaments are in the United States.
The 41-year-old Australian, who is No. 68 in the world, said it was a “good choice for me” for business and family and what he hopes will grow the game.
But he hasn’t given up on keeping his PGA Tour membership.
“My next tour stop is … I don’t know when it is, to be honest with you. We’ll see. We’ll find out what happens,” Jones said. “I don’t think banning players from playing on the PGA Tour as independent contractors is very good for golf. It’s not a good look for anyone. I understand the tour wants to protect their players and the product they have out here, but I don’t think that’s a good way to go about it.”
The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that Johnson was offered more than $100 million just to sign up for the league Greg Norman is running. Johnson has been heavily recruited, and it was thought the courtship was over when he said in February he was “fully committed” to the PGA Tour. He was the biggest star on the list of 42 players.
Phil Mickelson, the chief recruiter of players until his inflammatory remarks about the Saudis and the PGA Tour caused him to step away from golf, was not on the list. He still could be added to the field.
Swafford, a 34-year-old from Florida who has two young children and is ranked No. 91 in the world, mentioned the appeal of team golf as part of the new league and less travel. He also wanted to stay part of the PGA Tour.
“Suspending players? That’s not growing the game of golf. That’s what LIV is trying to do — give more opportunities to more golfers,” Swafford said. “I think it’s going to be a great thing. There’s going to be a lot of eyes on it. I’m excited to play.”
Also in the field at Centurion Club on June 9-11 is U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, who turned pro last week at Colonial. Piot has received exemptions to PGA Tour events from his U.S. Amateur win. Joining the LIV circuit provides instant cash — there was no mention how much they received — that would not be available in the early days of trying to make it on the PGA Tour.
“It’s just an opportunity to play golf, a big stage and travel the world. For me, it’s a cool opportunity as a 23-year-old to do what you love to do,” Piot said, referring to it as a “golden ticket this summer.”
Arizona State’s David Puig is playing in the LIV Golf Invitational as an amateur and plans to return to school for his senior season. The Spaniard tied for 34th at the Spanish Open last year and is looking for more opportunities to compete against professionals.
“You see other players, they had the opportunity,” he said after Arizona State finished second at the NCAA championships. “I got this invitation to London to play and I want to keep learning and playing against some of the best in the world. That’s it. There’s no money, there’s nothing in between. It’s just me and playing with these guys and trying to win.”
The LIV field currently has four of the top 50 in the world — Johnson (13), Louis Oosthuizen (20), Kevin Na (33) and Talor Gooch (35) — and 16 of the top 100.
Rory McIlroy described the field as not “anything to jump up and down about,” particularly compared with the Memorial or the Canadian Open, which he called “proper tournaments.”
But he also showed a softer side for those wanting to chase the big money.
“I certainly don’t think they should drop the hammer,” McIlroy said. “Look, they are well within their rights to enforce the rules and regulations that have been set. It’s going to end up being an argument about what those rules and regulations are.”
The regulations require a conflicting event release to play outside the PGA Tour. The next LIV event is the first week in July in Oregon. The PGA Tour does not grant releases for any tournament held in North America.
“Look, I have some very close friends that are playing in this event in London, and I certainly wouldn’t want to stand in their way to, for them to do what they feel is right for themselves,” McIlroy said. “I certainly understand why some of the guys have went, and it’s something that we are all just going to keep an eye on and see what happens over these next few weeks.”
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Which lime juicers are best?
From margaritas to a morning burst of vitamin C, citrus juicers are indispensable when you want the freshest juice possible. Lime juicers need to be able to accommodate this smaller fruit but still get every last drop of zesty goodness. This simple tool makes it possible to add a bright burst of acid as a finishing touch to meat, fish, vegetables and sauces.
For optimal juice extraction across a range of juicing styles, here are the seven best lime juicers to explore.
What’s the difference between a reamer and a juicer?
Some distinguish between citrus juicers and citrus reamers, but their essential function is the same: to extract as much juice as possible. Still, there are some notable differences.
- Citrus juicers: Juicers use a pressing action — manual or automatic — to extract juice. Also known as squeezers, they also extract citrus oils from the peel along with the juice. This provides a deeper, more complex lime flavor in the final juice. These can be highly efficient, but electric versions can also be large, expensive and difficult to clean.
- Citrus reamers: Handheld reamers take up less space and typically add lots of pulp to the final juice. Their design is simple, but you’ll need a lot of elbow grease to extract every drop of juice. Electric reamers are less compact but easier to use for cooks with hand pain.
Manual vs. electric
Reamers and juicers are available in both manual and electric options.
- Manual: These rely on leverage and pressure to extract juice. Reamers are used with a twisting motion, but pressers or squeezers use pressure to turn the lime inside out. Manual reamers and juicers are a more affordable choice, but for people with hand pain, it can be difficult to apply enough pressure or twisting movement to juice.
- Electric: Easier and often more efficient to use, electric lime juicers make short work of piles of citrus. Some use a lever that, when pressed, activates a spinning reamer. Others require the cook to press down on the lime but with less force to extract juice. These are great for large juicing tasks, but they come with a hefty price tag. The most substantial commercial models also take up considerable counter space, so walk by this choice if kitchen real estate is limited.
Do you need a lime juicer?
Sure, you can simply squeeze your lime and hope for the best, but a lime juicer is designed to make it easier to extract the maximum amount of juice. If you have arthritis or other hand pain or are planning on juicing dozens of citrus fruits, a lime juicer can help.
The best lime juicer
This simple wooden reamer is affordable and sturdy. It is 5.5 inches tall and lets you get good leverage on your limes. Hand-wash it and dry it completely before storing it.
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Chef’n FreshForce Citrus Juicer
It efficiently juices half a lime in under 30 seconds with one squeeze. The drainage holes are over the center of the cup so you can squeeze directly into a narrow glass. Ridges in the cup hold the lime in place.
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Oxo Good Grips 2-in-1 Citrus Juicer
This juicer comes with two reamers that snap onto a glass basin with measurement markings up to 1.5 cups. The smaller reamer is best for lemons and limes, and the larger reamer works for oranges and grapefruit. The basin has a no-drip pour spout, and the whole thing is dishwasher-safe.
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The bisphenol A (BPA)-free cup catches juice extracted by the nine-tooth reamer. It has an attractive design and a small footprint for countertop storage. The juice cup has a pouring spout, and both the reamer and juice cup can be washed in the dishwasher.
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This is perfect for people who juice a lot of citrus fruits. The motorized reamer efficiently extracts maximum juice. It’s a good-looking machine made of stainless steel.
Durable melamine is BPA-free and dishwasher safe. At 7.25 inches, it is larger than some other lime juicers but lightweight and easy to handle. The sharp point is designed to remove seeds before you juice, but use caution. It can puncture the peel.
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It has a unique space-age look and is available in six colors. The cover doubles as a waste basin for peels. Place a cup under the pour spout, turn the reamer on, and press down firmly to extract juice. It’s made of durable die-cast aluminum and stainless steel.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off his legal battle with his ex-wife, Johnny Depp has announced that he and legendary guitarist Jeff Beck will release an album of mostly covers next month.
The duo’s 13-track album is titled “18” and will drop on July 15. They said they titled the album after the creative outburst they felt working together. “We would joke about how we felt 18 again, so that just became the album title, too,” Beck said in a statement.
The album contains covers of The Velvet Underground’s “Venus In Furs,” the Everly Brothers’ ballad “Let It Be Me” and Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “What’s Going On.” There also are versions of Davy Spillane’s “Midnight Walker” and two songs from the Beach Boys’ masterpiece, “Pet Sounds” — “Caroline, No” and “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder).”
Depp supplied two originals, including “This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr,” the set’s first single. The cover of the album — a sketch of two young men in white T-shirts — was designed by Beck’s wife, Sandra.
Depp, long a member of the rock group Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, started recording with Beck in 2019, and Depp has joined Beck’s current European tour.
Earlier this month, a jury sided with Depp in his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and vindicating his allegations that Heard defamed him by accusing him of abusing her before and during their brief marriage.
But in a split decision, the jury also found that Heard was defamed by one of Depp’s lawyers, who accused her of creating a detailed hoax that included roughing up the couple’s apartment to look worse for police. The jury awarded her $2 million. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/johnny-depp-and-jeff-beck-announce-new-joint-album-18/ | 2022-06-10T14:21:31Z |
Middle school class loses 2 students to separate tragedies in same week
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A middle school class in Las Vegas is mourning the loss of two students in one week.
Somerset Academy Lone Mountain said on July 17, Sofia Molina was murdered. Just two days later, the school received news that they lost another student, Viktoria Salazar, to bone cancer.
Both girls were just 12 years old and would be entering seventh grade next month.
Las Vegas police said Sofia is the victim of a murder-suicide involving her father, 42-year-old police officer Israel Molina. Police said he shot Sofia, his wife, and his son before killing himself. The wife and son survived with injuries.
The school held a candlelight vigil Friday to honor the girls.
Principal Cesar Tiu said he knew he had to do something to remember both students.
“We want to make sure we honor them, we celebrate them, celebrate their lives, what a great way for our community to come together and mourn as one,” Tiu said.
Tiu also said the school set up support groups for the other students.
“Death can be very, very hard for my middle school students especially, and so we wanted them to get the support that they need,” Tiu said.
Both Sofia and Viktoria’s mothers attended the vigil. A line of friends, teachers, family and students formed to give their condolences and support.
Maddie Osborn, a friend of Viktoria’s, said she is going to miss her friend, who Maddie described as a leader.
“I’m going to miss her being around. I’m going to miss her confidence. I’m going to miss being her friend,” Maddie said through tears.
Classes at Somerset Academy Lone Mountain are set to begin Aug. 10.
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New software to transform the facility condition assessment
MADISON, Wis., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AkitaBox and McKinstry announce their partnership on delivering facility condition assessments (FCAs). AkitaBox FCA software will give architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) firms and building owners/operators a tool for conducting data collection, reporting, and other aspects of a complete FCA.
"A partnership with McKinstry, a leader in designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining high performance buildings, is exciting for AkitaBox," says AkitaBox co-founder Josh Lowe. "Their invaluable testing and feedback will help us ensure our software will truly improve every aspect of FCAs."
"We believe that we can help transform something that's been overlooked and is in desperate need of change," Lowe adds. "We look forward to moving the industry towards a better FCA, one asset at a time."
The collaboration began in mid-2021, when McKinstry first learned AkitaBox was developing FCA software. At the time, the company was looking for ways to augment their existing FCA offering to boost delivery of their building consulting services.
"McKinstry is partnering with AkitaBox to enhance our facility condition assessment and asset data collection, analysis, and reporting," says Casey Morris, national facility assessment leader for McKinstry. "AkitaBox brings a set of capabilities that complement our existing tools and methodologies while advancing our ability to achieve greater efficiency and improve deliverables for our clients."
"This partnership will expand our capabilities in the marketplace," continues Morris. "It's going to give us an opportunity to be more competitive while still offering the actionable data and custom solutions for which McKinstry is known."
AkitaBox FCA software fully digitizes a facility's floor plans and maps the location of each asset to the plan, creating a digital twin. Assessment data is collected and incorporated directly into the digital twin. This data can continue to be updated after the FCA is complete for an always current view of facility condition.
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AkitaBox delivers an unrivaled data-driven software to assess and optimize the operation and condition of facilities, from the boiler room to the boardroom. Their cloud-based software provides real-time facilities data in a visual and easy-to-use, customizable format - helping teams simplify their operations, reduce risk, and solve even the most complex facility challenges. The AkitaBox Pulse suite of software solutions includes Facility Condition Assessment, Capital Management, Asset Management, Work Order Management, Preventive Maintenance, Occupant Experience, and Inspections. Visit www.akitabox.com.
About McKinstry
McKinstry is a full-service, design-build-operate-and-maintain firm specializing in consulting, construction, energy, and facility services. The firm's innovative, integrated delivery methodology provides clients with a single point of accountability that drives waste and redundancy out of the design/build process. With over 2,000 professional staff and trades people throughout the United States and operations in more than 20 states, McKinstry advocates collaborative, sustainable solutions designed to ensure occupant comfort, improve systems efficiency, reduce facility operational costs, and optimize profitability "For The Life of Your Building." For more information, visit www.mckinstry.com.
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To close out National Rum Month, the world's most-awarded rum brand announces second installment in its limited-edition aged rum series with BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rye Cask Finish
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BACARDÍ® rum is closing out National Rum Month with the exciting and highly anticipated launch of BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rye Cask Finish – the second installment in the BACARDÍ limited-edition cask finish series. Masterfully bringing the world's most-awarded rum brand to the forefront of artisanal rum innovation, the new aged rum offering rolls out nationwide this month as part of the brand's five-year collection – after last year's inaugural and sell-out release of BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish. An exclusive Cask Finish Series variant will debut every August through 2025, each year featuring a unique flavor profile from its intricate barrel aging and finishing processes.
Teeming with distinct notes of smokiness interlaced with wood, caramelized brown sugar, and subtle vanilla, BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rye Cask Finish has a deep, rich mahogany color filled with aromas of gingerbread, maple sugar, and a hint of spiciness. To complement the brand's flagship Premium rum, BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho, this year's variation is aged in American oak barrels for eight to 12 years and finished in rye casks during the final two months. The result is a velvety and luxurious liquid best enjoyed neat or on the rocks. Each limited-edition bottle of BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rye Cask Finish features a unique marque number and the year of production, as well as a higher proof of 90, or 45% ABV, which differs from the base spirit at 80 proof.
"In 2018, BACARDÍ set out to introduce a true, robust portfolio of premium rum offerings spanning four to over 12 years in age. As the leader in the rum category, we're always challenging ourselves to innovate, introducing new and unique expressions to bring more people into the sippable rum universe." said Lisa Pfenning, Vice President, BACARDÍ for North America. "Rum is in a unique position because it has a natural warmth that invites conviviality and connection, unlike other dark spirits on the market. Whether you're an experienced drinker or someone new to rum and dark spirits in general, you can easily celebrate that special occasion with BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rye Cask."
As a family-owned brand, BACARDÍ has been creating premium rums for centuries in collaboration with its deeply knowledgeable Maestros de Ron (Master Blenders), each carefully chosen and trained in seven generations of rum-making expertise. At the helm is Maestro de Ron, Astrophel "Troy" Arquiza, who assumed the prestigious role as global master blender in November 2021 following a more than two-decade tenure honing his craft as a rum blender with family-owned Bacardi. In keeping with the brand's commitment to heritage and innovation, Arquiza chose BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho as the base in the Reserva Cask Finish series to exemplify its roots as the original premium rum, dating back to the Bacardi family private reserve in 1862.
The new BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rye Cask Finish will be available in 750mL bottles with a 45% ABV for a suggested retail price of $32.99, available online and in stores nationwide, later this month.
To purchase BACARDÍ rum and cocktail kits, head to www.DrinkBACARDÍ.com, and for more information on BACARDÍ rum, visit www.BACARDÍ.com.
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In 1862, in the city of Santiago de Cuba, founder Don Facundo Bacardi Massó revolutionized the spirits industry when he created a light-bodied rum with a particularly smooth taste – BACARDÍ. The unique taste of BACARDÍ rum inspired cocktail pioneers to invent some of the world's most famous recipes including the BACARDÍ Mojito, the BACARDÍ Daiquiri, the BACARDÍ Cuba Libre, the BACARDÍ Piña Colada and the BACARDÍ El Presidente. BACARDÍ rum is the world's most awarded spirit, with more than 1,000 awards for quality, taste and innovation. Today, BACARDÍ rum is made mainly in Puerto Rico where it is crafted to ensure the taste remains the same today as it did when it was first blended in 1862. http://www.BACARDÍ.com/
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 11, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LFST), if they purchased or acquired the Company's Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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LifeStance and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company's out-patient/virtual revenue growth was negatively affected by a decrease in virtual visits after COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted; (ii) an increasing number of in-person visits post-lockdown resulted in substantial increases to operating expenses; (iii) its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the IPO's registration statement leading to additional costs to bring on new physicians, who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the IPO's registration statement represented.
The case is Nayani v. LifeStance Health Group, Inc., No. 22-cv-06833.
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Va. police: Over a dozen injured when car crashes into pub
Published: Aug. 13, 2022 at 12:16 PM CDT|Updated: 14 minutes ago
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities in northern Virginia say more than a dozen people were injured -- four of them critically -- after a vehicle crashed into a pub and restaurant.
Arlington County officials said the crash happened early Friday evening at the Ireland’s Four Courts establishment.
The crash also caused a fire that was soon extinguished. Authorities say eight people were taken to the hospital, while six others were treated at the scene.
Details on the crash cause weren’t immediately provided.
A police spokeswoman says the driver was among those taken to the hospital.
The crash happened on a busy thoroughfare a few miles from the District of Columbia line.
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Remains of 15 veterans found in storage of coroner’s office
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAE) - When a new Pennsylvania coroner took office in January, he was surprised to find 57 unclaimed sets of remains in storage at his office.
After doing some research, he found that 15 of those belonged to U.S. veterans. Now those veterans will be getting the full military honors they deserve.
Tim Carson said it started with a conversation with other coroners in the state over what to do with boxes he found in the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office that contained the remains of 57 people that have gone unclaimed for years, some dating back to 1993.
They knew who they were, but no family members had ever come forward.
After a few conversations, Carson said he reached out to a veteran’s group in Arizona to do some research.
“It was determined that we have 15 United States veterans in our possession here at the forensic center,” Carson said.
Upon learning that, Carson said his approach shifted.
“I definitely feel that it’s, you know, disgrace to all our veterans who served and, and that to, you know, for them to be just in a, in a room, in a box on a floor,” he said.
Carson said a company has also volunteered concrete, and he’s looking for volunteers to build a mausoleum at the cemetery near the Westmoreland County Jail to create a final resting place for the other unclaimed remains.
Meanwhile, those 15 veterans are now set to receive full military honors for the service scheduled for July.
“Vietnam vets, World War II. I think it’s very important. And I think ... I just know how the people in Westmoreland County are, and they take care of their veterans. And I just think that this will be a good, you know, good closure,” Carson said.
The veterans will be buried with full military honors at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies on July 15.
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Over 700,000 job postings confirm public and private industry sectors in need of cybersecurity skills in more areas
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The search for cybersecurity talent continues to accelerate across the U.S. economy, with cyber job postings growing at more than twice the rate of today's overheated job market, according to new data from CyberSeek™, a joint initiative between the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), Emsi Burning Glass and CompTIA.
U.S. employers deployed 714,548 job postings for cybersecurity job roles and skills during the 12-month period running through April 2022. Almost 40% of those job postings were listed during the first four months of 2022, indicating that demand is speeding up as more public and private sector organizations look to strengthen defenses against a multitude of threats. Demand for cybersecurity jobs increased by 43% in the 12-month period compared to a nearly 18% increase in demand across the entire employment market.
"The growth of job openings and steady increases of people employed in cybersecurity-related roles is an indication that cybersecurity is becoming more important and urgent for enterprises as they protect their organizations and consumers from risks precipitated by the increase in remote workers, supply chain concerns and world events," said Rodney Petersen, Director of NICE, which is led by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology.
"It also presents an opportunity to diversify the cybersecurity workforce and double-down on efforts to support underserved communities," Petersen added. "A career in cybersecurity presents Americans with a good job that exceeds the local prevailing wage, includes basic benefits and develops skills and experiences necessary to advance along a career path."
The latest CyberSeek data confirms that companies and government entities across a broad swath of the U.S. economy are in hiring mode for cybersecurity professionals. In April 2022, the largest number of job postings came from employers in the finance and insurance industry. This was notable in that it was the first time in more than a decade that another sector had outpaced the professional, scientific and technical services industry in the number of cybersecurity job postings. Two other industries experienced large increases in cybersecurity demand between April 2021 and April 2022. Manufacturing recorded a 172% increase in cybersecurity workforce demand, while real estate saw demand increase by 237%.
"Emsi Burning Glass has been tracking cybersecurity jobs since 2012, and demand in the first four months of 2022 has outpaced anything we've ever seen," said Will Markow, Vice President of Applied Research. "Employers are desperate to find enough skilled workers to counter constantly growing digital threats."
Another telling sign is that cybersecurity skills are increasingly required in more general IT roles. The notion that "Cybersecurity is Everyone's Job" continues to play out in the data.
The supply-demand ratio for cybersecurity workers nationwide is 66%, meaning that there are approximately 66 workers for every job opening. The ratio is even more pronounced in several metropolitan areas. Washington, D.C., has a supply-demand ratio of 59%, while the ratio in the Dallas metro area is 53%. Dallas had the highest number of job postings among all metro areas, and the fourth highest total among all states and metro markets, behind only California, Texas and Virginia.
CyberSeek is a joint initiative between the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce; Emsi Burning Glass, a leading provider of job market analytics and strategic intelligence; and CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the global technology industry and workforce. Since 2016, CyberSeek has provided detailed, actionable data about supply and demand in the U.S. cybersecurity job market. Visit https://www.cyberseek.org to learn more.
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AT&T Private 5G Network Powered Virtual and Augmented Reality, Video Surveillance, AI and Machine Learning, and Zero Trust Architecture Capabilities at Base Demonstrations
OAKTON, Va., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
What's the news? AT&T* participated in a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Navy demonstration showcasing a variety of 5G-powered technology solutions that can support the enablement of a Naval "Smart Warehouse." The demonstrations occurred at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego where the smart warehouse concept is being explored by DoD. AT&T's private 5G network at the base delivered data throughput speeds of 3.9 gigabits per second with less than 10 milliseconds of latency when powering the demonstrations.
Why is this important? In October 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $600 million in awards for 5G experimentation and testing at five U.S. military test sites, representing the largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications in the world. DOD seeks to remain at the forefront of cutting-edge 5G testing and experimentation to strengthen our Nation's warfighting capabilities as well as U.S. economic competitiveness in this critical field.
The 5G Smart Warehouse project at Naval Base Coronado is the DoD program's use-case incorporating 5G capabilities for transshipments between shore facilities and naval units. The goal is to increase the efficiency and fidelity of naval logistic operations including identification, recording, organization, storage, retrieval, and the transportation of materiel and supplies.
AT&T's 5G network offers DoD the ability to scale its 5G-enabled smart warehouse solution and supports global access for DoD users via roaming capabilities used with AT&T's network infrastructure. This allows DoD to benefit from AT&T's commercial investments in its network and avoid costly additional network builds.
What 5G solutions were demonstrated? The solutions demonstrated at the event focused on the 5G Radio Access Network and its optimization of warehouse operations via increased throughput of data, internet of things (IoT) support, and low latency. Among the prototype use cases demonstrated were:
5G-enabled VR/AR capabilities to support military training and operations
The Naval Information Warfare Center-Pacific showcased its Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality (BEMR) laboratory to demonstrate how 5G-enabled virtual and augmented reality can be applied to military training, maintenance, prototyping applications as well as operations.
5G-powered high-definition video surveillance
A 5G-powered high-definition video surveillance demonstration showcased the ease of use and quick integration of an IP camera connected to the AT&T private 5G network at the warehouse to deliver high-definition streaming and direct access to any camera placed on the private network to support video surveillance.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning use cases that use AT&T 5G in a cloud environment.
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solution demonstrated the possibilities of extending AI and ML from the cloud to the network's edge using the high throughput and low latency capabilities of 5G. A pre-trained model was created to showcase real-time recognition and classification of polyvinyl chloride "elbows" with varying degrees that were placed on a moving conveyor belt. The camera was trained to recognize different objects and update a database with the type and number of parts it recognized. The solution also collects metrics and KPIs and displays them on a dashboard for monitoring and managing operations.
5G-enabled AR to support advanced put/pick technology operated via a hands-free mobile device
A 5G-connected, advanced put/pick technology solution using Augmented Reality (AR) was demonstrated. The solution was operated with a hands-free mobile device and it proved the ability to support increased accuracy while reducing put/pick processing times. It is expected this mobile device technology eventually will be integrated with robotic materiel movers, smart storage devices, and optimization algorithms to further enhance warehouse efficiencies and improve current metrics.
Zero Trust Architecture cybersecurity support
Demonstrators showcased a suite of cybersecurity tools that support the network security architecture with the use of micro-segmentation encryption to provide confidentiality and privacy for the Navy 5G Smart Warehouse network.
Here's what people are saying:
Amanda Toman, acting Principal Director of 5G-NextG, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering
"This is a key example of organizations coming together in a collaborative environment with our Armed Forces to explore the art of the possible in 5G. "We're not just building for the warfighter; we are also innovating with the American citizen in mind. DoD is working to accelerate the development and deployment of 5G-enabled capabilities across many use cases while ensuring those systems — as well as those of our allies and partners — are robust, protected, and reliable."1
Lance Spencer, Client Executive Vice President – Defense, AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet
"The AT&T 5G-powered solution we've delivered at Naval Base Coronado is a first of its kind, high-performance, highly secure, and scalable private network solution. We expect it will serve as the foundation for improved efficiency, timeliness, accuracy, security, and safety of Naval warehouse operations."
What are AT&T's next steps at the Smart Warehouse?
Soon, we expect to connect our high-speed, low-latency 5G service with smart warehouse application infrastructure to support DoD's objectives of leveraging 5G for smart operations and vastly increased asset visibility.
Where can I find more information? Read the related Department of Defense announcement by clicking here.
Go here for more information about AT&T's work in the public sector.
1 Department of Defense Hosts Ribbon-Cutting for 5G Smart Warehouse Network. May 2, 2022.
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The accelerator program supports early stage women founders working in any industry.
HOUSTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DivInc, the premier startup accelerator for people of color and women entrepreneurs, is proud to announce the launch of its first Women in Tech Accelerator made possible through Houston title sponsor, SheSpace.
DivInc's Fall 2022 Women in Tech Accelerator fueled by SheSpace supports women-led startups approaching industry challenges in innovative ways. The program is designed to address the challenges unique to female founders, including dependent care, in addition to providing the access to capital, mentors/advisors, and networks that DivInc programming is known for.
"Women-led companies are vastly underfunded by venture capital. This is a huge inequity, but it is also a huge missed opportunity for the VC community. Private technology companies led by women are more capital-efficient, achieving 35% higher ROI, and, when venture-backed, 12% higher revenue than startups run by men, according to the Kauffman Foundation," said Preston L. James II, DivInc Co-Founder and CEO. "DivInc is dedicated to creating the spaces and providing the resources women founders need to thrive. It's good for women founders and for the ecosystem as a whole."
DivInc's collaboration with SheSpace and women leaders in the Houston area will be the key to the long term success of this accelerator program and its founders.
"SheSpace leapt at the chance to partner with DivInc's Women in Tech Accelerator as women tenaciously look for responses to the systemic and unfortunate track record of underfunded women entrepreneurs and founders. No meaningful change can occur unless the people who are affected are part of the solution. Now is time to give the abundance of women with talent and potential surrounding us a head start in the founder ecosystem. This needs to be done by women who have already navigated it" said Stephanie Tsuru, Founder of SheSpace." "SheSpace is where forward-thinking females gather to embrace the power, persistence, and passion of working women. It is time to widen our net, and this accelerator is a good place to start."
Throughout the accelerator, SheSpace will work with the DivInc team on programming and thought leadership initiatives.
In total, 10 companies will be accepted to the 12-week program which will run from September through December 2022 and will be hosted at SheSpace and The Ion. Upon completion of the program, each participating company will receive $10,000 non-dilutive seed funding provided by SheSpace.
The Fall 2022 Women in Tech Accelerator fueled by SheSpace is also supported by Houston premier partners, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Verizon, The Ion, and Mercury.
Learn more at www.divinc.org/women-in-tech
DivInc is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship by equipping underrepresented founders with access to the critical resources they need to build investable companies. Founded in Austin in 2016, DivInc has supported 87 companies and over 100 founders. Learn more at www.divinc.org.
SheSpace is Houston's premier female-focused co-working space. Their mission is to create clear pathways for bold, unapologetic women to accomplish both professional and personal goals while surrounded by like-minded women. SheSpace provides physical space such as offices, work desks, meeting rooms and event spaces so women can focus on productivity and success while minimizing stress and wasted time. But what makes SheSpace unique is the supportive, inclusive culture and educational programming. Their focus is providing an incomparable, inspirational work, meeting, educational and networking experience in a place built for women by women. Learn more at www.shespacehtx.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, has now emerged as the leading contender to run the federal prison system, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Peters, who has run the state’s corrections department since 2012, is at the top of the list of candidates to replace Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal, who submitted his resignation in January but said he would stay on until a successor was named, the person said.
She would be the 11th person to lead the Bureau of Prisons since its founding more than 90 years ago, and only the second director with no prior experience at the agency, the Justice Department’s largest. While many officials from inside the Bureau of Prisons applied for the post, the Biden administration was looking for someone who was focused on reforming an agency that has had cultural issues for decades.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has been leading the search for Carvajal’s replacement. The leadership change comes in the wake of AP reporting that has uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including sexual abuse by correctional officers and critically low staffing levels that have hampered responses to emergencies.
The person was not authorized to discuss details of the job search and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Peters did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The development was first reported by the Oregon Capital Chronicle.
As director of Oregon’s prison system, Peters is responsible for about 4,700 employees in an agency with a $2 billion budget. There are about 14,700 inmates in the state’s 14 prisons. The state corrections department has also touted her role in the state’s efforts to reduce the prison population and reduce recidivism.
Peters has a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Colorado in Denver and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Oregon’s prison system, like many in the U.S., had a wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths, and Peters’ agency has been criticized for not doing enough to respond to the pandemic behind bars. In Oregon, 46 people in the Department of Corrections’ custody have so far died after testing positive for COVID-19, and more than 5,400 people have tested positive for the virus while in custody.
In 2020, Peters publicly apologized for an inmate’s death as the state prison system agreed to pay a record $2.75 million to the family of the man who died from the flu. The settlement came nine months after Michael Barton’s family filed a $15 million wrongful death lawsuit accusing prison staff of failing to treat the 54-year-old man for the flu and then covering up his flu-related death.
The Bureau of Prisons similarly faced criticism over the explosion of COVID-19 in the nation’s 122 federal prisons. Carvajal, 54, was appointed director of the federal Bureau of Prisons in February 2020 by then-Attorney General William Barr, just before the COVID-19 pandemic began raging in federal prisons nationwide, leaving tens of thousands of inmates infected with the virus and resulting in 295 deaths.
An agency insider who started as a correctional officer and worked his way up the ranks, Carvajal’s tumultuous tenure as director included a failed response to the pandemic, widespread criminal activity among employees, inmate deaths and dozens of escapes.
Carvajal also oversaw an unprecedented run of federal executions in the waning months of the Trump presidency that were so poorly managed they became virus superspreader events.
The AP’s reporting exposing those problems compelled Congress to investigate and prompted increased calls from lawmakers for Carvajal to resign or be fired by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Carvajal “failed to address the mounting crises in our nation’s federal prison system, including failing to fully implement the landmark First Step Act,” a bipartisan criminal justice measure passed during the Trump administration that was meant to improve prison programs and reduce sentencing disparities.
Biden administration officials had discussions about whether to remove Carvajal in spring 2021, after the AP reported that widespread correctional officer vacancies were forcing prisons to expand the use of cooks, teachers, nurses and other workers to guard inmates.
The Bureau of Prisons is the only Justice Department agency whose director isn’t subject to Senate confirmation. Currently, the attorney general can just appoint someone to the position.
A bill introduced in Congress days after Carvajal’s resignation would require Senate confirmation for future bureau directors — putting them under the same level of scrutiny as leaders of the FBI and other federal agencies — but, so far, the measure hasn’t come up for a vote.
Others being considered for the job included Gary Mohr, the former director of Ohio’s prison system. While many had pushed Mohr for the position, he never formally applied for the job and is no longer in the running.
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CNN Exclusive: Ivanka Trump talked to January 6 committee about what was happening inside White House that day, panel chairman says
By Gloria Borger, Ashley Semler and Gabby Orr, CNN
The Trump family’s cooperation with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and Ivanka Trump’s appearance in particular — has proven useful in confirming other key testimony about the state of play inside the White House as well as then-President Donald Trump’s state of mind that day.
In a recent exclusive interview with CNN, committee Chairman Bennie Thompson gave the most extensive account yet of the testimony behind closed doors.
“There were questions asked about what was she doing at the time that the insurrection was occurring at the Capitol, and she told us,” the Mississippi Democrat said of Ivanka Trump. Investigators “asked certain questions about her awareness of what her father was doing. She told us.”
While Thompson was careful to point out that Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law Jared Kushner did not give away any “trade secrets,” and that their testimony was not against Trump himself, he said the couple did corroborate critical testimony from others who said the then-President was reluctant to try to call off the rioters despite being asked to do so.
“They kinda supported the fact that the President was told he had to do something to stop the January 6 insurrection. That he had to be public with it; he had to be direct,” Thompson said. “So in that respect … we have been able to systematically, with our depositions and interviewing of other witnesses, we’ve been able to fill in a lot of the gaps.”
The committee heard evidence from more than one witness, including former Vice President Mike Pence’s national security adviser Keith Kellogg, who said Ivanka Trump was sometimes with her father as he watched the riot unfold on TV in a room off the Oval Office. Such testimony is key, especially with an hours-long gap in the presidential daily diary during that period on January 6.
Trump family members cooperate while some aides refuse
A person close to the Trump family told CNN the former President’s children never saw a reason not to cooperate with the committee because none of them felt appearing before the panel put them at any risk. They also perceived the committee’s decision not to subpoena them as a sign that they weren’t walking into a contentious situation.
This person also noted that Kushner was traveling in the Middle East on January 6, 2021, and got Covid-19 upon return, adding that he wasn’t involved in planning the “Stop the Steal” rally or in communication with some of the fringe figures who were counseling his father-in-law on ways to overturn the election.
Ivanka Trump and Kushner did not invoke the Fifth Amendment or claim privilege during their interviews, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
A representative for Ivanka Trump and Kushner did not respond to a request for comment.
Thompson’s description of the importance of this family testimony reflects a curious evolving pattern of some top advisers to the former President refusing to share with the committee what they witnessed of Trump, while key family members — some of whom were also top White House aides — go ahead and talk to the committee.
In addition to Ivanka Trump and Kushner, Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify, and he and the committee are working to schedule his appearance. His fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, spoke to the committee last month.
In his interview with CNN, Thompson questioned why the former President did not object to his family members testifying while key White House aides are now being held in contempt of Congress by the House after refusing to testify, saying they had been instructed by the President to claim executive privilege over their conversations.
“Now we have four individuals who are being held in contempt of Congress because they were directed by the President not to come. So they are under the bus, but his children are not. They came,” Thompson said. “Now to me, that’s Donald Trump that we are discovering. It’s ‘do as I say, but not do as I do.’ Do you understand? I say don’t go and testify, but when my children or my in-laws are involved, you can go testify.”
Thompson said he was unaware of whether the family members sought permission from the former President to talk to the committee or spoke with him beforehand.
“I just know that if the children went and the others didn’t because he told them not to go, based on their own accounting, that’s just suspicious,” Thompson said. “I think it’s ironic that he would tell some people not to come and they follow his direction and get held in contempt of Congress,” while his children do the opposite. “So, I mean, that’s kind of who he is.”
The Biden White House has uniformly refused to assert privilege for former White House aides, including Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Donald Trump told The Washington Post that he had offered the couple “privilege” if they wanted it, but they declined. The former President also called his daughter’s eight-hour interview a “shame and harassment.”
In a statement to CNN, Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said, “This committee has exposed itself as partisan hacks who have tampered and edited evidence, while also selectively leaking testimony to peddle their dishonest political agenda. To make matters worse, their allies in the media are going along with it, parroting half truths and Democrat talking points as gospel.”
Top former Trump advisers Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro have been held in contempt of Congress by the House for holding back information from the committee. Bannon, the only one to face criminal contempt charges so far, has tied his podcast brand, in part, to supporting Trump.
Yet several other advisers to the former President have sat for lengthy interviews, such as Guilfoyle, administration official Stephen Miller and even top lawyers from the White House.
Thompson has said the committee is open to subpoenaing the former President if necessary.
Major new clashes between the committee and the ex-President have been at a minimum since Trump lost his attempt to keep secret documents from his White House, and lawyers for Trump have had a relatively haphazard approach to how witnesses from the White House should handle their testimony, according to several people familiar with the committee’s conversations with top witnesses.
Inside the White House on January 6
Based on the logs of texts, reviewed by CNN, that were provided to the committee by Meadows, both Ivanka Trump and Kushner were part of a group text chain on November 5, 2020, in which Ivanka Trump told her White House and campaign colleagues: “You are all WARRIORS of epic proportions! Keep the faith and the fight!”
On January 6, 2021, Ivanka Trump wrote a tweet, which she later deleted, calling the rioters “patriots.” But gradually, she has backed away from any overt support for those who stormed the Capitol and false claims of election fraud.
Kellogg’s testimony before the House committee described the important role Ivanka Trump played on January 6, calling her “heroic.”
Kellogg recalled that she went to speak to her father in the White House “because Ivanka Trump can be pretty tenacious. And I think she went back in on more than one occasion to try to get a sense of — sense of what was going on. And I think she just — that’s just, my experience, that’s her nature,” Kellogg testified.
“Ivanka could bring raw truth to an issue. And I thought if there was any adviser in the White House in four years that could talk to her dad as a dad, it was Ivanka. It wasn’t Jared. It wasn’t me. It wasn’t anybody. It was a daughter to a dad,” Kellogg testified. “So I knew she was the hold card.”
Kellogg indicated Ivanka Trump had more sway with her father than other staffers for one reason in particular: “We’re not blood.”
The text chain group, first published by CNN, also included campaign aides Bill Stepien and Jason Miller, along with advisers Hope Hicks, Meadows and Scavino.
On December 4, in one of the few messages Meadows received from Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law shared a fact check of one of the most prominent election fraud claims from Georgia. The article showed that despite inflammatory claims of poll workers stashing suitcases filled with ballots under a table, that did not, in fact, occur.
And on January 6, Miller wrote to Kushner, Meadows and Scavino that while he “totally disagreed with the outcome of the election and the facts bear me out….nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th.”
Kushner responded at 10:10 p.m. that night: “Why don’t we post on his Facebook page since he isn’t locked out there…”
Thompson also confirmed to CNN that the committee knows, from multiple sources, that Trump “was told that he had lost the election by a number of people, and he just refused to accept it. … I think he wanted all hell to break loose.”
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WHAT IS THE BEST WEED EATER?
A well-manicured lawn catches the eye. Crisply cut grass without weeds encroaching on surrounding bushes and sidewalks gives every home curb appeal. Weed eaters make trimming weeds and landscaping easy and efficient.
With many styles to choose from, there is a weed eater for every homeowner and yard. For its lightweight power and reliability, the best weed eater is the Black and Decker 40-Volt Max String Trimmer.
What to know before you buy a weed eater
Get a lay of your land
The size and terrain of your lawn determine what kind of weed eater you need. Smaller lawns and those with mostly grass and very few weeds need less powerful intervention. If you have a large lawn or live in an area with lots of brush and thick weeds, a more powerful trimmer can handle the chore. How often you use a trimmer also plays a role since weekly use may require a more powerful motor built to last over a long, hot summer.
Corded or cordless?
Corded weed eaters work best for small yards with sparser weeds. They are lighter, start easier, and are friendlier for the environment. Cordless trimmers- powered by gas or batteries- can be noisy and heavy (even requiring a shoulder strap for some), and yet they go anywhere and can cut through much thicker overgrowth.
Be a creature of comfort
Using a weed eater should not be a strenuous endeavor. It should feel light and comfortable in your hands. Many trimmers come with adjustable shafts, heads and handles that give you the flexibility to find a comfortable fit.
What to look for in a quality weed eater
String feed
The most common mechanisms for feeding the trimmer line are auto-feed and bump feed. Auto feed extends the trimmer line as it wears down, while bump feed requires the user to tap the ground, which causes additional line to be released. A newer innovation is a push-button feed that allows the person to engage a button near their hand as line is running out.
Converted edger
Many weed eaters feature an adjustable head that pivots at a right angle to become an edger. It uses the same trimmer line but cuts vertically instead of horizontally. The cover turns to protect the person from the spinning line.
Extra batteries
Battery-operated trimmers usually have a one-time use life of 30 minutes or less. If your yard requires a longer duration, consider getting an extra battery that you can immediately insert so that you don’t have to wait on the original battery to recharge.
How much you can expect to spend on a weed eater
Basic corded and battery-powered weed eaters are priced between $30-$50, but they work best for small yards where you may only trim several times a year. Between $50-$100, weed eaters are built for regular use and trimming small to medium weeds. Taller brushes and longer-lasting battery charges are found in combination weed eaters and weed edgers priced between $100-$200. Above $200 are commercial-grade weed eaters with two- and four-stroke engines meant for heavy-duty use.
Weed eater FAQ
Does the thickness of the trimmer line matter?
A. Most trimmer line is 0.065 to 0.110 inches in width. The thicker line cuts heavier weeds. While most trimmer line is interchangeable, some thicker lines may not work in all types of weed eaters, and a thinner line can reduce power. Review your manufacturer’s recommendations for the correct size of trimmer line to feed through your spool.
What are the best ways to safely use a trimmer?
A. An important safety step is to wear gloves and clothing that covers your legs and arms. Shorts and T-shirts leave exposed skin that can be hit by the trimmer line or debris that ricochets while the line is spinning. Always wear closed-toe shoes since the trimmer will be very close to your feet during operation. Eye goggles also keep lawn bits from projecting into your eyes. For heavier, louder cordless trimmers, earplugs are a good investment to protect against hearing loss.
Do weed eaters have warranties?
A. Yes, weed eaters come with limited warranties that cover unexpected breakdowns during a set period. Check your manufacturer’s warranty specifications as each weed eater has a different warranty period, usually one to four years.
What’s the best weed eater to buy?
Top weed eater
Black and Decker 40V Max String Trimmer
What you need to know: From a trusted brand, this is a lightweight cordless string trimmer that also converts to an edger.
What you’ll love: Its transmission has increased torque for cutting through thick weeds. The trimmer line spool feeds continuously. The handle and height are adjustable. It is powered by a lithium-ion battery for extended use.
What you should consider: It goes through the trimmer line more quickly than other weed eaters.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top weed eater for the money
Greenworks 5.5-Amp 15-Inch Corded String Trimmer
What you need to know: This affordable trimmer is excellent for medium-sized yards and starts easily.
What you’ll love: The trimmer weighs around 7 pounds and cuts a 15-inch swath. The head pivots 90 degrees to convert to an edger and has four adjustable positions. It comes with a trimmer line spool and extra cover.
What you should consider: The automatic feeder spool sometimes jams.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Worx 20V PowerShare String Trimmer
What you need to know: The trimmer is sturdy and affordable, and it is compatible with all the tools that comprise the Worx outdoor power equipment lineup.
What you’ll love: The head quickly converts to an edger for two-in-one functionality. The spool is fed by pushing a button, so you only get an extra line when you need it. The telescopic shaft and adjustable handle make it easy to hold.
What you should consider: The batteries stay charged for a maximum of 30 minutes and need to be frequently changed.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Care orchestration leader recognized as most valuable technical innovation for work with NYC Health + Hospitals in automating care coordination for COVID-19
BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumeon, the care orchestration leader, received a Gold Stevie® Award today as the most valuable technical innovation in the 19th Annual International Business Awards®.
Lumeon's automated care orchestration platform integrates real-time data, applies clinical knowledge, and employs intelligent automation to orchestrate care based on the individual needs of each patient, alleviating the burden on clinicians and staff, who otherwise coordinate care manually. The Lumeon platform dramatically enhances clinician and staff productivity while enhancing care team efficiency and reducing operating costs.
Among the award judges' comments:
- Quite inspiring technical innovation, supporting a great cause. I am impressed by the clarity and creativity of your innovation, the achievements supported with strong evidence. Brilliant!
- Great solution during challenging times, and demonstrating actual, quantitative results
- The nominee has contributed significantly to the fight against Covid-19. They were able to provide a scalable solution to mitigate the influx of patients in hospitals and help triage effectively
- Precisely the kind of solution needed at the height of the pandemic. I hope this model would be available also to other emerging countries where there is a spike of cases. Imagine the impact it could have to HC management and response
"Our care orchestration platform throws a lifeline to clinicians and care teams facing endless, time-consuming manual tasks and workflows, which inhibit them from delivering the most value to their patients," said Greg Miller, chief growth officer of Lumeon. "We're honored to receive the prestigious Stevie Award, which affirms our leadership in automated care coordination."
To help health systems better manage the surge of incoming patients during COVID-19, Lumeon developed a remote home monitoring solution, designed for patients that presented at the ED with COVID symptoms and even tested positive for the virus, but whose oxygen saturation levels did not warrant hospital admission. Upon discharge from the ED, patients self-enrolled in the Lumeon-powered solution for New York City Health & Hospitals, which sent secure text messages to them every 12-24 hours to assess symptoms. Lumeon initially worked with NYC Health + Hospitals on the initiative and deployed the solution in only eight days.
Lumeon also powered a solution, integrated with the health system's Epic EHR platform, designed to combat the 20% to 40% no-show and late cancellation rates experienced during the height of the pandemic. By supporting patient communication preferences in multiple languages and flagging cancellations in the EHR, the solution streamlined the care coordination process and alleviated care team manual tasks. It helped reduce the hospitals' no-show rate by 29%, contributing to approximately $18.2 million in projected revenue gains.
The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit, and non-profit, large, and small – are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.
Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet October 15 at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel – the first live IBA awards ceremony since 2019. Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA
Lumeon believes that care better coordinated is care better delivered. Lumeon is a digital health company that provides a cloud-based care orchestration platform that automates the tasks, workflow, activities, and events that occur during the process of coordinating care. With real-time, bi-directional data/system integration and the dynamic application of clinical intelligence and automation, Lumeon ensures that each patient receives the right care at the right time – every time. By automating care coordination, care teams deliver care faster, more efficiently, effectively, and consistently across the continuum of care, while also empowering clinicians and staff to work at the tops of their licenses and spend time with patients that need it most.
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
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Brands should force Twitter to uphold content policies under Musk, advocacy groups say
By Brian Fung, CNN
Some of the nation’s biggest brands including Coca-Cola, Disney and Kraft are facing calls to boycott Twitter if the company’s soon-to-be owner, billionaire Elon Musk, rolls back content moderation policies limiting hate speech and election misinformation.
In a letter sent to brands Tuesday ahead of the 2022 NewFronts digital advertising conference, more than two dozen civil society groups said marketers should secure commitments from Twitter to retain its most critical policies, including on civic integrity and hateful conduct, and threaten to withdraw funding if Twitter does not comply.
“As top advertisers on Twitter, your brand risks association with a platform amplifying hate, extremism, health misinformation, and conspiracy theorists,” the letter said, adding: “Your ad dollars can either fund Musk’s vanity project or hold him to account.”
Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. In an investor filing Monday, Twitter told advertisers “we have no planned changes to our commitment to brand safety” but that the company “cannot speculate on changes Elon Musk may make post closing.”
The letter, first reported by CNN, urges advertisers to make their next ad deals with Twitter contingent on changes to platform policy under Musk.
It offers the latest example of how some advocacy groups have leaned on the immense power of corporate speech — and specifically digital advertising, the lifeblood of many tech platforms — in attempts to shape tech companies’ behavior. It leverages years of growing realizations by the ad industry that brands can face reputational damage if their ads appear next to white supremacist content or other harmful material.
Tuesday’s initiative bears echoes of a far-reaching advertising boycott in 2020 that saw companies ranging from Adidas to Starbucks pulling their ads from Facebook over what they said were its failures to keep hate speech from spreading. But unlike that campaign, the groups behind Tuesday’s letter said advertisers have a chance to be more proactive and strategic this time, because Musk has already telegraphed what he plans to do with Twitter. (The Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder has pledged to restore “free speech” to the platform by, among other things, easing up on content removals and account bans. He also wants to “authenticate all real humans” on Twitter.)
As advertisers prepare to negotiate forward-looking contracts with Twitter this week during the NewFronts conference, they can preemptively protect themselves from any damage to their brands resulting from Musk’s eventual takeover, said Angelo Carusone, CEO of Media Matters for America, one of the organizations behind the letter.
“If Elon Musk comes in and gets rid of all the brand safety protections, I think Coca-Cola should be able to cancel their contract,” Carusone said. “It would be very revealing if Twitter refuses to or does not sign or does not give those cancellation options.”
Tuesday’s letter targeted other big-name advertisers, as well, including Apple, Best Buy and HBO — the last of which is owned by WarnerMedia, CNN’s parent. Spokespeople for the brands didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Other organizations spearheading the letter campaign include the technology advocacy organization Accountable Tech and the feminist group UltraViolet. Meanwhile, the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the digital rights group Free Press also signed the letter in support of the effort.
In addition to contract terms that would commit Twitter to enforcing its existing policies, the letter said brands should require Twitter — as part of any ad deal — not to restore the accounts of individuals who have already been banned from the platform, such as former President Donald Trump.
Advertisers should also require Twitter to continue to support academic research based on the company’s data and implement protections to make sure spammers and other “bad actors” cannot benefit from Musk’s proposal to “open-source” Twitter’s algorithm, the letter said.
As Musk prepares to take control of one of the world’s most influential tech platforms, Tuesday’s letter from civil society groups could find a receptive audience. Last week, according to the Financial Times, Twitter wrote a message to advertisers addressing perceived nervousness about the Musk deal — and reassuring brands that Twitter will continue to be a safe place to advertise.
Even if Musk ultimately decides against undoing Twitter’s policies, his sole ownership of the company highlights his unaccountable power, said Nicole Gill, co-founder and executive director of Accountable Tech. Gill added that because Musk has sought to pay for Twitter with loans against Tesla and Twitter shares, he could be more vulnerable to downturns in Twitter’s business than he may let on. (“I don’t care about the economics at all,” Musk has said of Twitter’s business.)
“The way this deal is structured, he has to care,” Gill said.
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Periods of heavy rain possible on the Suncoast
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The pattern is coming together that will produce the possibility of periods of excessive rain in Florida over the next three days.
The greatest risk is for north and north central Florida but extends into the Suncoast as well. Currently, the possibility for us is small, about 5% to 10%. However, that chance could go up if multiple rounds of rain set up over the Suncoast.
What is more likely is periods of on-and-off rain, almost anytime and anywhere, with the heaviest amounts near the coast. Starting today our rain chance will spike up to 80% starting around noon and then lingering into the evening with the pattern lasting through Saturday. The cause of the elevated rain chances is a trough of low pressure in the Gulf and winds traveling over the Gulf which will drive moisture into the Suncoast atmosphere.
A return to more typical summer afternoon thunderstorms will be in the forecast for next week. The Gulf trough of low pressure will lift out, winds will shift to a more easterly direction and cut off some of the Gulf water moisture supply.
The tropics remain active, but all storms are far out in the Atlantic and have no impact on Florida. There is still lots of Hurricane season left.
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KT-333 is a first-in-class heterobifunctional degrader of the transcriptional regulator STAT3 in development for T cell malignancies and solid tumors
KT-413 is a first-in-class degrader of IRAK4 and the IMiD substrates Ikaros and Aiolos in development for MYD88-mutant B cell lymphomas
Initial safety and proof-of-mechanism clinical data for both programs to be shared in second half of 2022
WATERTOWN, Mass., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYMR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing targeted protein degradation to deliver novel small molecule protein degrader medicines, has recently dosed the first patients in separate Phase 1 clinical trials evaluating the STAT3 degrader KT-333 and the IRAKIMiD degrader KT-413. The KT-333 trial includes patients with relapsed/refractory liquid and solid tumors, including T cell lymphomas and leukemia, and the KT-413 study is enrolling patients with relapsed/refractory B cell lymphomas, including MYD88-mutant diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
"These programs demonstrate the potential for targeted protein degradation to target critical nodes that traditional modalities can't effectively address, offering a precision medicine approach to challenging cancers," said Nello Mainolfi, PhD, Co-Founder, President and CEO of Kymera Therapeutics. "The initiation of dosing in these studies represents important progress for Kymera toward understanding the pharmacology and safety of these first-in-class investigational medicines, and we look forward to sharing initial dose escalation clinical data later this year."
About the KT-333 Clinical Program
A target long considered "undruggable," STAT3 is a transcriptional regulator that has been linked to numerous cancers and other inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. KT-333 is a potent and selective heterobifunctional small molecule protein degrader of the STAT3 protein in development for oncology indications.
The Phase 1 trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK/PD and clinical activity of KT-333 in adult patients with relapsed and/or refractory lymphomas and solid tumors. The first stage of the study will explore escalating doses of KT-333. The second stage will consist of four expansion cohorts to further characterize the safety, tolerability, PK/PD and antitumor activity of KT-333 in relapsed and/or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGL-L), and solid tumors.
KT-333 was recently granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of PTCL. This designation provides incentives to encourage the development of medicines for rare diseases.
About the KT-413 Clinical Program
KT-413 is a potent and selective heterobifunctional small molecule protein degrader being developed for MYD88-mutant B cell lymphomas that has the potential to be the first precision medicine for these cancers. KT-413 degrades interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) and the immunomodulatory imide drug (IMiD) substrates Ikaros and Aiolos. It is being developed initially for the treatment of relapsed/refractory MYD88-mutant DLBCL, with the potential to expand into other MYD88-mutant indications.
The Phase 1 trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK/PD of KT-413 in patients with relapsed and/or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. The first stage will explore escalating doses of single-agent KT-413. The second stage will consist of two expansion cohorts to further characterize the safety, tolerability, PK/PD and antitumor activity of KT-413 in relapsed/refractory MYD88-mutant and MYD88 wild-type DLBCL.
About Kymera Therapeutics
Kymera Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KYMR) is a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the field of targeted protein degradation, a transformative approach to address disease targets and pathways inaccessible with conventional therapeutics. Kymera's Pegasus platform is a powerful drug discovery engine, advancing novel small molecule therapies that harness the body's innate protein recycling machinery to degrade dysregulated, disease-causing proteins. With a focus on undrugged nodes in validated pathways, Kymera is advancing a pipeline of novel therapeutics designed to address the most intractable pathways and provide new treatments for patients. Kymera's initial programs target IRAK4, IRAKIMiD, and STAT3 within the IL-1R/TLR or JAK/STAT pathways, providing the opportunity to treat patients with a broad range of immune-inflammatory diseases, hematologic malignancies, and solid tumors. For more information, visit www.kymeratx.com.
Founded in 2016, Kymera is headquartered in Watertown, Mass. Kymera has been named a "Fierce 15" biotechnology company by Fierce Biotech and has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of Boston's "Best Places to Work." For more information about our people, science, and pipeline, please visit www.kymeratx.com or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, implied and express statements regarding its: strategy, business plans and objectives for the IRAKIMiD and STAT3 degrader programs; and plans and timelines for the clinical development of Kymera Therapeutics' product candidates, including the therapeutic potential and clinical benefits thereof. The words "may," "might," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "seek," "predict," "future," "project," "potential," "continue," "target" and similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, risks associated with: the impact of COVID-19 on countries or regions in which we have operations or do business, as well as on the timing and anticipated results of our current preclinical studies and future clinical trials, strategy and future operations; the delay of any current preclinical studies or future clinical trials or the development of Kymera Therapeutics' drug candidates; the risk that the results of current preclinical studies may not be predictive of future results in connection with future clinical trials; Kymera Therapeutics' ability to successfully demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its drug candidates; the timing and outcome of the Company's planned interactions with regulatory authorities; and obtaining, maintaining and protecting its intellectual property. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022, filed on May 3, 2022, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in Kymera Therapeutics' subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Kymera Therapeutics' views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Kymera Therapeutics explicitly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. No representations or warranties (expressed or implied) are made about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements.
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GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yatsen Holding Limited ("Yatsen" or the "Company") (NYSE: YSG), a leading Chinese beauty company, today announced that it has received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") dated August 1, 2022 (the "August Letter"), notifying the Company that it has regained compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criterion of a minimum share price as set forth in Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the "NYSE Minimum Price Continued Listing Criterion").
As previously announced, the Company received a letter from the NYSE dated April 11, 2022, notifying the Company that it was below compliance standards due to the average closing price of the Company's American depositary shares being less than $1.00 for a consecutive 30 trading-day period. Following the receipt of the August Letter, the Company is no longer considered below the NYSE Minimum Price Continued Listing Criterion and has regained compliance regarding this matter.
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About Yatsen Holding Limited
Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE: YSG) is a leading player in China's beauty market with a mission to create an exciting new journey of beauty discovery for consumers in China and around the world. Founded in 2016, the Company has launched and acquired multiple color cosmetics and skincare brands, including Perfect Diary, Little Ondine, Abby's Choice, Galénic, DR.WU (its mainland China business), Eve Lom and Pink Bear. The Company's flagship brand, Perfect Diary, is one of the top color cosmetics brands in China in terms of online retail sales value. Leveraging its digitally native direct-to-customer business model, the Company has built core capabilities which enable it to launch and scale multiple brands quickly while offering a wide selection of products to a growing variety of customers. The Company reaches and engages with customers directly, both online and offline, with expansive presence across all major e-commerce, social and content platforms in China.
For more information, please visit http://ir.yatsenglobal.com/.
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- Saunders brings decades of healthcare leadership experience, and plans to propel Korea's #1 medical aesthetics company into a global industry leader
- Saunders will serve as Hugel's Executive Board Chair starting June 29, 2022
- The appointment of Saunders is an example of CBC Group continuing to empower its portfolio ecosystem with introduction of seasoned executives and operators
SINGAPORE, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hugel, Inc. ("Hugel", 145020.KQ), Korea's #1 leader in the botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid fillers space, announced the appointment of Brent Saunders to its Board of Directors, effective immediately in advance of his election as Executive Chair on June 29, 2022. The news comes on the heels of the close of the Hugel Inc. transaction by a consortium led by CBC Group ("CBC"), Asia's largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm.
Mr. Saunders brings Hugel over 25 years of expertise in the pharmaceutical and medical aesthetics industries and has facilitated over $300 billion in deals across the healthcare and life sciences sectors over the course of his career. Mr. Saunders previously served as Chairman, President, and CEO of Allergan Aesthetics until its 2020 acquisition by AbbVie in a transaction valued at approximately $63 billion. Allergan Aesthetics is the maker of Botox, the world's top-selling botulinum toxin brand, as well as the maker of leading dermal filler Judvederm. Earlier in his career, Mr. Saunders was President of Schering-Plough Corporation's Global Consumer Healthcare division, where he facilitated the company's acquisition of Organon Biosciences and the merger between Schering-Plough and Merck. Mr. Saunders also served as President and CEO of Forest Laboratories from 2013 to 2014, and Chairman and CEO of Bausch + Lomb Incorporated from 2010 to 2013. He currently serves as CEO of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
Brent Saunders commented, "I am excited to join the world- class team at Hugel and CBC to continue building a global leader in medical aesthetics. With their commitment to operational excellence, customer service and R&D, our future is very bright."
CBC is proud to bring on a leader that shares the firm's vision to widen access to healthcare services by improving efficiency to fulfil unmet medical needs around the world. "As Asia's largest healthcare-focused investment firm, CBC is a steadfast investor-operator and serial entrepreneur, committed to connect our portfolios with top industry veterans for accelerating sustainable growth," said Fu Wei, CEO of CBC. "For decades, Brent has been one of the industry's most respected visionaries, and he has a stellar track record of taking life sciences companies to the next level. His deep understanding of the medical aesthetics industry will further accelerate Hugel's expansion beyond the Asian markets."
Son Ji-hoon, CEO of Hugel, said, "Brent Saunders is an unparalleled leader in the global medical aesthetics industry, and he achieved remarkable results in his previous roles, including at the helm of Allergan. With his expertise and global experience, we plan to become a leading company in the global medical aesthetics industry, supported by our new investors and Board of Directors. I look forward to this new phase in our development, and to providing more medical aesthetics solutions to consumers and practitioners around the world."
Hugel obtained its toxin license in China in late 2020, and rapidly gained 10% market share over its first year since launching in the country. Hugel also obtained marketing approval recommendation from the European HMA in January 2022, in addition to country level approvals from nine European countries including UK, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Ireland, Netherlands, and Romania. It is in the final stage of US FDA approval, which it could secure by mid-2023, opening a tremendous opportunity in the world's largest medical aesthetics market.
CBC empowers sustainable, efficient growth of its portfolio companies throughout their lifecycles with a range of strategies including buyout, venture capital, private credit, and infrastructure solutions. Recent major milestones among its portfolio companies include the successful $67 million Series A financing of Boston-based Ensem Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on high-value and difficult-to-drug oncology targets, as well as a $140 million financing round for RVAC Medicines, which will support the launch of a new R&D center and manufacturing sites in Singapore to develop novel mRNA vaccines.
About CBC
CBC Group, Asia's largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm, is committed to creating value and integrating global resources. Partnering with the world's top entrepreneurs and scientists, its unique investor-operator approach has empowered global leading healthcare companies to widen access to affordable medical care, catalyze innovations, and improve efficiency in fulfilling unmet medical needs worldwide. Founded in 2014, CBC has a leading team of investment, industry and portfolio management professionals headquartered in Singapore with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and New York, and presences in Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tokyo. CBC focuses on platform-building, buyout, credit and growth-focused opportunities across multiple core areas within the healthcare sector, including pharmaceutical and biotech, medical technology and healthcare services. For more information, please visit www.cbridgecap.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") are investigating the proposed merger of Viasat, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VSAT) with Inmarsat Plc, Inc. pursuant to which Inmarsat shareholders will receive $850 million in cash and approximately 46.36 million newly issued shares of Viasat common stock. At closing, on a pro forma basis, Inmarsat shareholders are expected to be issued shares representing an aggregate of 37.5% of Viasat stock on a fully diluted basis. KSF is seeking to determine whether the merger and the process that led to it are adequate and fair to Viasat shareholders.
If you would like to discuss your legal rights regarding the proposed sale, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner Lewis S. Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com) toll free at any time at 855-768-1857, or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-vsat/ to learn more.
To learn more about KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General, visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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DALLAS, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) released its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report detailing advancements made on key environmental and social matters.
"At Comerica, we have identified key environmental and social issues where we have the ability to drive positive outcomes and help customers meet their own ever-evolving needs," said Curt Farmer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comerica Bank and Comerica Incorporated.
Comerica's 14th annual Corporate Responsibility Report details the company's progress in 2021 in the following areas:
- More than 50,000 low- to moderate-income individuals took part in Comerica $ense financial education sessions with nonprofit partners for adult, seniors, youth (including pre-K) and young adults, representing a 45% increase from 2020 outreach.
- Comerica's impact on local communities included hosting 380 small business bootcamps across its markets, which assisted more than 17,000 small businesses.
- Over the last decade, Comerica reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions over 57%, exceeding its 50% reduction target for 2025, and well on the way to its 2030 target of 65%.
- Comerica participated in the Climate Safe Lending Fellowship program, joining a global cohort of bank sustainability professionals working to identify ways to align financial services with a more sustainable future.
- Comerica's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office delivered diversity education to more than 80% of the employee population with a focus on unconscious bias, microaggressions and other anti-racism education.
- At the conclusion of 2021, 65% of U.S. colleagues and 52% of Comerica's managers were women, and 41% of U.S. colleagues were racial/ethnic minorities.
- Comerica's DEI Scorecard acts as the quantitative measurement tool used to ensure progress towards documented goals, both short- and long-term. In 2021, 100% of business units met their DEI performance goals.
- In 2021, more than $1.7 billion in loans and commitments were coded to environmentally beneficial businesses or projects. This marks a 42% increase in loans and commitments coded as green versus 2020.
- To ensure the success of small businesses, Comerica committed $5 billion in lending from 2021-2023.
- Comerica's 19 Business Resource Groups closed $418 million in business to support diverse communities.
- Comerica originated more than $2.5 billion in community and economic development loans.
- To help provide easy access to banking services in underserved neighborhoods, Comerica launched gomerica, a mobile bank.
In November 2021, Comerica announced the establishment of an Office of Corporate Responsibility that reports directly to Farmer. The division is designed to enhance collaboration across the bank and focus on addressing the five commitments above.
"The creation of the Corporate Responsibility division has allowed us to further align valuable resources and continue building on the momentum we have already established to foster change now and into the future for our communities, customers and colleagues," said Wendy Bridges, Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility.
More recently, Comerica announced the expansion of its Environmental Services Department (ESD) with the introduction of the Renewable Energy Solutions group. With its newest addition, Comerica can better align credit resources, including underwriting and approval, drive greater organizational consistency, and benefit its broader sustainability objectives by driving green loan growth and improving the accuracy of data related to the bank's renewable efforts.
To further support our communities in 2021, Comerica provided low-income housing tax credit equity investments totaling $75 million and has recently launched an Affordable Housing Tax Credit Lending team. Projects like Edison Crossing in southeast Michigan, which is set to provide 30 newly constructed units, brings opportunities to low- to moderate-income communities. Edison Crossing will provide Permanent Supportive Housing for chronically homeless individuals and households. Along with housing, the project will feature wrap around services that include benefit assistance, mental health services, financial management, employment training and literacy services.
Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $89.2 billion as of March 31, 2022.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank on Thursday raised a key interest rate from zero to 0.25%, citing the highest inflation level since the 1990s.
Riksbanken said there had been “unusually large fluctuations in inflation in Sweden” and the rise last year “was largely due to rapid increases in energy prices.” The Consumer Price Index for March was at 6.1%.
“Since the turn of the year, inflation excluding energy has also risen rapidly and has been significantly higher than the Riksbank’s forecast in February,” the central bank said in a statement. “The outcomes indicate that the upturn is now broad and prices of goods and food as well as services are rising unusually quickly.”
The central bank said the rate will be raised gradually going forward and that it will be somewhat below 2% in three years’ time. Thursday’s decision will apply starting Wednesday.
Sweden is part of the European Union but does not use the euro, so it is not part of European Central Bank.
The Frankfurt, Germany-based bank that makes monetary policy for the 19 countries using the euro has not raised interest rates yet, saying it will do so “some time after” ending its pandemic stimulus efforts later this year.
The eurozone saw inflation rise to an annual rate of 7.4% last month, the highest since statistics began in 1997.
Some other central banks in Europe, the Bank of England and U.S. Federal Reserve have raised interest rates as inflation soars worldwide, driven by strong demand following the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/swedens-central-bank-raises-interest-rate-to-hit-inflation/ | 2022-04-29T07:02:53Z |
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