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American Academy of Pediatrics updates safe sleep guidelines for babies
(CNN) - About 3,500 babies die in sleep-related incidents each year in the U.S., but many of those deaths can be prevented.
For the first time in six years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has put out updated guidelines to help babies sleep safely.
“There are lots of factors that play into the dangers,” Dr. Michael Goodstein, a member of the AAP task force on sudden infant death syndrome, said.
The AAP said co-sleeping under any circumstances is not safe for infant sleep, whether that’s on the couch or in a bed.
“We recognize that sometimes you may unintentionally fall asleep with the baby,” Goodstein said. “So, I recommend that parents create kind of a safe sleep zone in the bed when they do this feeding, to move away from the pillows, the loose bedding, things that could create that added risk.”
Parents can also set alarms to help remind them to take their child back to the crib.
The AAP said babies should sleep in the same room with their parents for at least six months, separately on a firm flat surface, covered in a snug, fitted sheet, with no added bedding or bumpers.
“You want to avoid anything that’s soft, plush or loose,” Goodstein said. “Babies start to move around, we don’t want things getting up over their heads. We don’t want overheating. We don’t want things to obstruct the nose and mouth that increase the risk of suffocation.”
The AAP also warned against the use of commercial devices that claim to reduce the risk of SIDS or other sleep-related issues, including wearable monitors.
New consumer product safety commission regulations will ban all products marketed for infant sleep that have more than a 10% incline.
The AAP said keeping babies at a large incline for long periods of time can be dangerous because babies’ heads can fall forward during sleep which puts them at risk for suffocation.
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Partnership with Talemia, a Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund Company, Supports Saudi Vision 2030 and Ministry of Education Reform
BOSTON and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National Geographic Learning (NGL), a Cengage Group business, today announced they have entered a long-term partnership with Talemia, the Saudi Arabian public investment fund company, to provide the Ministry of Education with learning materials for up to 150,000 students in grades 11-12, preparing them to meet the demands of the 21st century, knowledge-based, labor market.
Saudi Vision 2030 calls for education reform to prepare students for workforce success in Saudi Arabia and around the globe. NGL's partnership with Talemia fuels those efforts by delivering new courses in business, management, marketing and healthcare, all based on best-selling NGL curriculum and tailored to Saudi Ministry of Education needs.
"At Cengage Group, we strongly believe in education for employment — empowering learners by providing the skills and competencies they need to find employment and lead choice-filled lives," said Alexander Broich, President of Cengage Select, and General Manager for English Language Teaching. "Saudi Vision 2030 will enable the next generation of Saudi professionals to succeed in tomorrow's labor market. Our partnership with Talemia is a fantastic way to prepare future-ready professionals for an increasingly competitive job market."
National Geographic Learning, in partnership with Talemia, will provide content for eight Career Pathway courses: Business Decisions, Introduction to Business, Business Finance, Principles of Management, Marketing, Event Management, Health Science Principles and Health Care.
"Pathway courses enhance a student's skills, values and conduct and make each learner capable of benefiting Saudi society and the world," said Dr. Mansour Bin Salamah, CEO of Talemia.
National Geographic Learning is the exclusive partner of the National Geographic Society for educational publishing. The Saudi Pathway courses bring the world to the classroom through real-world content, inspirational role models and impact photography.
Grade 11-12 students in Saudi Arabia began using National Geographic Learning Business Pathway courses on August 28. The full curriculum of 12 Pathway courses will roll out across the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
National Geographic Learning, a Cengage Group business, is a leading educational publisher for the English Language Teaching and secondary education markets worldwide. At National Geographic Learning, we believe that an engaged and motivated learner will be a successful one, and we design our materials with a highly interactive storytelling approach which is a great way to invoke these connections. To learn more, visit: eltngl.com.
With more than 100 years serving learners, Cengage Group is a global edtech company that enables student choice. No matter how, where, when or why someone wants to learn, our portfolio of education businesses supports all students, from middle school through graduate school and skills education, with quality content and technology. Collectively, our three business units – Cengage Academic, Cengage Work and Cengage Select – help millions of students each year in more than 125 countries achieve their education and career goals and lead choice-filled lives. Visit us at www.cengagegroup.com or find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Talemia - wholly owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund Company - was established in 2012 and delivers comprehensive education solutions for teachers and learners, ensuring all citizens are equipped to succeed in life and at work. Talemia is the strategic partner of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education. We support the Ministry in developing an education system which helps learners achieve the highest level of global knowledge through projects and programs aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. Visit us at https://www.talemia.sa/en/ or find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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1 dies after Garvin County rear-end crash
Updated: 22 minutes ago
PAOLI, Okla. (KXII) - An Oklahoma woman is dead after a van and a minivan collided in Garvin County on Thursday.
According to a press report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, both cars were driving south on I-35 near Paoli when the minivan slowed down for traffic, and was rear-ended by the van.
75-year-old Helene Montgomery from Ardmore was a passenger in the minivan. She was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
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STOCKHOLM, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Securitas, the security solutions partner with world-leading technology and expertise, has signed the commitment letter for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and will begin the process of developing and validating targets to reduce the Group's climate impact.
The SBTi is a collaboration between CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the World Resources Institute, Worldwide Fund for Nature, and the UN Global Compact. Science-based targets provide companies with a clearly defined path to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals, that is pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
"As a leader in the industry, committing to the Science Based Targets initiative was the right next step for Securitas", says Magnus Ahlqvist, President and CEO. "By reporting emissions to CDP for over 10 years and being a signatory to UN Global Compact since 2015, we have already shown that we take climate change seriously. I am proud that we, in line with our purpose to help make your world a safer place, demonstrate our industry leadership by committing to SBTi."
Securitas' environmental impact is relatively small, as demonstrated by our Net Impact score, and we are reducing it further by creating more sustainable future security solutions through an extensive modernization and digitization of the business. Securitas partners with of many of the world's foremost companies and looks forward to continuing to work together with its clients, as well as suppliers, to reduce emissions and climate impact.
"Doing the right thing isn't new to us. Being a responsible business has been our priority since 1934", says Cecilia Alenius, Group Sustainability Officer. "To us, it's only natural that security and sustainability walk hand-in-hand. It's why we're justly proud of our already low environmental impact but will never stop finding ways to reduce it further still. This is how we'll lead the industry in the right direction. And how we all will see a different world.
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HALIFAX, NS, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - GoGold Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold", "the Company") is pleased to announce further positive results of the metallurgical testing of the Los Ricos South ("LRS") deposit. GoGold is also pleased to update on on-going Pre-Feasibility ("PFS") studies of the LRS project.
The PFS optimization test work program has been completed independently at SGS Laboratories located in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada on HQ core samples. The program was to further develop data for the project to enhance the previously reported Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") to a PFS level of report.
"Since acquiring the Los Ricos district in March 2019, we've focused on moving forward with the projects in three key areas. The first area of focus has been resource definition and expansion through our drilling and exploration programs in the district. The second area of focus has been on engineering and technical reports ultimately leading towards a construction decision. The third area of focus has been on consolidation of mineral concessions within the district, expanding from the initial 29 to the current 44 concessions," said Brad Langille, President and CEO. "As outlined in this release, we are very pleased with the advancement of engineering towards the PFS in Los Ricos South, and the growth in resource ounces as defined in our last resource update. Also, we cannot overlook the success of our consolidation efforts in the district of which potentially more strategic opportunities may present themselves."
The objectives of the program were to develop comminution data to confirm the grindability characteristics of the ore as well as obtain metallurgical data to optimize the recovery of gold, silver, and the benefits of SART technology as it relates to cyanide regeneration and a saleable copper product. As described in the PEA, the regeneration of cyanide through the SART process will greatly reduce process operating cost. The metallurgical processes carried out were whole ore cyanide leaching, Merrill Crowe zinc precipitation, and SART copper sulfide production and cyanide recovery. The envisioned SART plant is similar to that currently in operation at the Company's Parral project.
The results generated from the test program allowed for further development of the process design criteria, major equipment design and capital costing. The design included but was not limited to the associated crushing, milling (SAG, ball mill, and pebble crusher), leaching, thickening, and pre-leach and final tailings filtration. The work also allowed for development and submission of technical requirements for LRS permitting.
Highlights of the metallurgical test program follow:
- Optimized leach test work returned 82 to 88% and 92 to 97% for silver and gold recovery, respectively.
- The optimized conditions encompassed a 96-hour leach period to maximize silver recovery, four hours of pre-aeration, 2 g/l of sodium cyanide and a nominal grind of 80% passing 75 microns.
- Comminution testing confirmed the grinding characteristics of the ore, as medium to moderately hard.
- Merrill Crowe (zinc precipitation) testing determined that gold and silver was efficiently precipitated out of the pregnant solution under optimum conditions.
- SART testing on the Merrill Crowe barren solution determined that the WAD (weak acid dissociable) cyanide is fully converted to free cyanide and recoverable. Copper recovery was in excess of 90%.
- Modified acid/base (ABA) showed the solids are non-acid generating and have a net acid consumption potential. Net acid generation (NAG) testing results also showed the samples were non-acid generating and have a net acid consumption potential.
The following is an update on specific LRS PFS activities:
- PFS testing complete with development of final process design criteria underway
- Major equipment sized and quotes received to finalize capital costs.
- Process flow diagrams completed.
- Site Work – crusher and plant locations have been relocated from the PEA to a more strategic location and minimize construction directs costs. Preliminary layouts complete.
- Power – main power for the LRS project will be via a take-off of an existing 115kV line routed 14 km to the project site. Associated capital and operating costs have been obtained. This planned take-off has been changed from the PEA .
- Water – final water balance underway based on the test work. Water source will be from a near-by dam located 3.5 km from the project site.
David J. Salari, P.Eng. of D.E.N.M Engineering Ltd is a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Salari has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this press release.
VRIFY is a platform being used by companies to communicate with investors using 360° virtual tours of remote mining assets, 3D models and interactive presentations. VRIFY can be accessed by website and with the VRIFY iOS and Android apps. Access the GoGold Company Profile on VRIFY at: https://vrify.com
The VRIFY Slide Deck and 3D Presentation for GoGold can be viewed at: https://vrify.com/decks/10437 and on the Company's website at: www.gogoldresources.com.
The Company's two exploration projects at its Los Ricos property are in Jalisco state, Mexico. The Los Ricos South Project began in March 2019 and an initial resource was announced on July 29, 2020 which indicated a Measured & Indicated Mineral Resource of 63.7 million ounces AgEq grading 199 g/t AgEq contained in 10.0 million tonnes, and an Inferred Resource of 19.9 million ounces AgEq grading 190 g/t AgEq contained in 3.3 million tonnes. An initial PEA on the project was announced on January 20, 2021 indicating an NPV5% of US$295M.
The Los Ricos North Project was launched in March 2020 and includes drilling at the El Favor, La Trini, Mololoa, Casados and El Orito targets. The Company is expecting to release its initial resource estimate on the Project in late 2021, and has a drill program for an additional 100,000 metres of drilling for 2022 in place.
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) is a Canadian-based silver and gold producer focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring high quality projects in Mexico. The Company operates the Parral Tailings mine in the state of Chihuahua and has the Los Ricos South and Los Ricos North exploration projects in the state of Jalisco. Headquartered in Halifax, NS, GoGold is building a portfolio of low cost, high margin projects. For more information visit gogoldresources.com.
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The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy of any of GoGold's securities in the United States.
This news release may contain "forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Los Ricos South and North projects, and future plans and objectives of GoGold, including the intention to undertake further exploration at Los Ricos North, and the prospect of further discoveries there, constitute forward looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions in connection with the continuance of GoGold and its subsidiaries as a going concern, general economic and market conditions, mineral prices, the accuracy of mineral resource estimates, and the performance of the Parral project. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from GoGold's expectations include exploration and development risks associated with GoGold's projects, the failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral reserves, volatility of commodity prices, variations of recovery rates, and global economic conditions. For additional information with respect to risk factors applicable to GoGold, reference should be made to GoGold's continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time with securities regulators, including, but not limited to, GoGold's Annual Information Form. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date of this release.
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WICHITA, Kan. — The Hall of Men fits its name, with meetings offering beer, cigars, an open bar, some kind of “guy food” (think pizza) and lots of chatter around a giant wooden table.
But then there are the evening prayers, icons, Bible readings and lectures about authors whose portraits hang on the walls. The names include C.S. Lewis, Flannery O’Connor, W.H. Auden, Dorothy Sayers, Fyodor Dostoevsky, J.R.R. Tolkien and many others. Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan are there, as well.
This group has met twice a month for a dozen years, and most of the faithful are Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran, with plenty of evangelicals at special events. The authors honored are selected after an informal process that usually starts during fellowship before and after lectures, with men talking about books that have touched their lives.
“The whole thing is affected by having that bookstore right next door,” Pastor Geoff Boyle, a Missouri-Synod Lutheran long active in the project, said. “The man behind the front counter is used to having these conversations and obviously knows all about the books the guys are talking about. The books are right there and, if they’re not, they will be soon.”
“That bookstore” is Eighth Day Books, which draws customers from across the nation to an old, three-story house with 46,000 new and used books — 27,000 titles — shelved and stacked anywhere that will hold them, including the basement “Hobbit Hole” packed with children’s literature. The white-haired man behind the counter is owner Warren Farha, an Orthodox believer with family ties to Lebanon.
This isn’t a “Christian bookstore” complete with knick-knacks, inspirational posters and religious self-help books, but “Eighth Day” is a reference to the Resurrection of Jesus.
Farha created the store in 1988 and selects all the books with the help of an ecumenical network woven into the Eighth Day Institute and its conferences, newsletters, podcasts and groups such as the Hall of Men and the Sisters of Sophia.
“My goal has always been to be fair to the great traditions,” said Farha, in his office in the bookstore’s attic. “We have classics in history, literature, poetry, church history, theology and philosophy — Christian writings through the ages. ... I’m always listening to people who get the template for what we’re doing here.
“Great books from different traditions are on the shelves right next to each other, even if they clash in ways that we need to discuss.”
At the heart of the Hall of Men project is a question that all kinds of bookish people, from scholars to popular writers, have asked in recent decades: What can be done to encourage more men — in an age of glowing digital screens — to read books?
There are men who read popular classics, old and new, and then there are those who, when exposed to ancient writings, dive deep into books from monastery presses and Christian scholars, said Farha. Hall of Men leaders have quit trying to push men into niches.
“These men don’t sort out easily,” he added. “There are lots of guys in pickup trucks who buy volumes of the Early Church Fathers and read them devoutly. It takes all kinds.”
Everyone agrees that the “bridge” writer between these two worlds is Lewis, the Oxford don whose books — fiction for all ages, scholarship, poetry and journals — have been bestsellers for 75 years. Thus, the bookstore has a large “C.S. Lewis & Friends” section, and the institute holds an annual conference focusing on The Inklings, the circle of writers that included Lewis, Tolkien, Sayers and others.
The key is that the Hall of Men and other Eighth Day projects help members and visitors journey deeper into the lives and works of all these authors and more, said Jeff Reimer, a book editor and internet professional who lives outside Wichita. It doesn’t matter where readers start when there are friends who help them keep moving.
“Warren has created a kind of community of desire here that just pulls people in. ... I tell people this is the most erotic bookstore ever — but not in the usual sense of that word,” said Reimer, laughing. “This is a place of overheard conversations that can change everything. One conversation leads to another and one book leads to another.” | https://www.albanyherald.com/features/faith/terry-mattingly-lessons-from-the-hall-of-men-on-the-kansas-plains/article_51f222e2-dc41-11ec-b38c-f3ae916184fe.html | 2022-05-25T23:40:07Z |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — It’s a new beginning for the San Jose lowrider community as the last “No Cruising” sign in the city came down. For the first time in almost 40 years, lowriders can drive low and slow through the streets of San Jose.
Cruising, as it is known, is about the ride and not the destination. The cruising phenomenon can be traced back to the late 1940s when Mexican-American culture and art took form in the display of decorative cars.
“I’ve always heard stories of people cruising down King and Story. They used to block down the streets and have block parties,” said Lena Carmella Pardo.
These vintage cars are often lowered to the ground, decked out with chrome-plated wheels and engines, and hydraulics that make them bounce a few feet off the ground. The stereotypical lowrider is similar to the cars that Tim Carrasco and Lena Carmella Pardo own.
“So, I’m standing in front of my 1954 Chevy Bel Air,” said Tim Carrasco, proudly showing off his ride. “It has original paint, original interior, original motor.”
But in the late 1970s, lowriders became targets of police. Lowriders like Carrasco said police officers would often associate them with gang members.
“Yeah, I’ve been harassed plenty of times for driving a lowrider car,” said Carrasco. “They seem to pull us over for any minor infraction, sometimes impounding the cars. And with the high cost of getting the car out of the impound, sometimes we would lose our vehicles.”
In 1986, San Jose enacted a ban on cruising. They cited concerns of traffic congestion, impeding the movement of emergency vehicles, criminal activity and creating an environment of fear.
However, San Jose Councilmember Raul Peralez spearheaded an initiative to get the ban repealed. He said lowriders are car enthusiasts looking to drive around and show off their car.
“We take a lot of pride, spend a lot of money to fix our cars and people sometimes associate us and give us a bad rap,” Carrasco said.
In June, councilmembers unanimously agreed to bring back cruising to the streets of San Jose.
“It’s something we enjoyed all the time, going to car shows, cleaning up the car, taking them cruising. Not anything illegal,” said Councilmember Raul Peralez.
With the ordinance repealed, the tradition will continue as family members pass down their cars.
“Cruising means a lot to me — growing up I always had old cars around me, my dad always had a lot of old cars,” said Pardo.
Peralez believes people can now see the lowrider community in a different light and inform themselves about the Chicano culture.
“Finally, the city is going to do what’s right and lift this ban and feel no pressure being able to cruise our car and share it with the community as we’re doing here today,” said Peralez.
Pardo agrees.
“I want them to know that it’s not a crime to ride low and slow. It’s just a joyous time just like you would strolling on your street,” said Pardo. | https://cw33.com/hispanic-heritage-month/lowriders-return-to-streets-in-california-town/ | 2022-09-14T23:16:31Z |
Yankees-White Sox PPD, to be made up in doubleheader Sunday
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees game has been postponed due to a forecast of inclement weather. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sunday. The Yankees announced the postponement about 3 1/2 hours before the scheduled first pitch. The doubleheader Sunday will begin at 3:05 p.m. New York was slated to start left-hander Nestor Cortes against White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel. Cortes will instead start Saturday, while Chicago did not immediately announce new pitching plans. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/20/yankees-white-sox-ppd-to-be-made-up-in-doubleheader-sunday/ | 2022-05-20T21:02:59Z |
SHENZHEN, China, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGI, a company committed to being a world-leading life science innovator, has been awarded a Silver Globee® in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards® for its innovative COVID-19 pandemic control and response efforts worldwide.
Since the rise of COVID-19, MGI has taken an active part in the prevention and control of the pandemic in over 70 countries and regions worldwide, including South Africa, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and Australia.
From facilitating large-scale nucleic acid testing for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through providing MGI automation systems, to virus genome sequencing to inform the tracing and understanding of the epidemiology and virology of each variant, MGI's DNBSEQ™ sequencers*, automation systems, and proprietary ATOPlex technology have been continuously put to work to combat the virus and keep communities safe.
"MGI is honored to be recognized for our innovative technology* and inclusive approach towards tackling the pandemic by the Globee® Awards," said Duncan Yu, President at MGI, "Through advanced genetic science and technology*, we are proud to support on the frontline of this important battle against COVID-19 and empower various countries and regions by supporting their genomic sequencing initiatives, enhancing their large-scale testing capability, and informing their pandemic response efforts."
The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards® are the world's premier business awards program honoring global achievements in every major industry, with over 100 experts from around the world participating in the judging process. Fellow winners include IBM, KPMG, and Honeywell who have also been acknowledged for their business excellence and cutting-edge innovation.
Amidst the ongoing fight against COVID-19, MGI is committed to playing a key role in the detection, monitoring, surveillance, and tracing of COVID-19 and its variants to safeguard communities across the globe. It will continue to work relentlessly towards improving the efficiency, flexibility, and mobility of its core tools and technology* to meet ever-growing testing demands and to reach more people in need.
About MGI
MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), headquartered in Shenzhen, is committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation. Based on its proprietary technology, MGI focuses on research & development, production and sales of sequencing instruments, reagents, and related products to support life science research, agriculture, precision medicine and healthcare. MGI is a leading producer of clinical high-throughput gene sequencers*, and its multi-omics platforms include genetic sequencing*, medical imaging, and laboratory automation. MGI's mission is to develop and promote advanced life science tools for future healthcare. For more information, please visit the MGI website or connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube.
*Unless otherwise informed, StandardMPS and CoolMPS sequencing reagents, and sequencers for use with such reagents are not available in Germany, USA, Spain, UK, Hong Kong, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal, Austria, and Romania.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s.
She’s likely to be on the losing end of a bunch of important cases, including examinations of the role of race in college admissions and voting rights that the high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, will take up next term.
Jackson, 51, is the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court following Thursday’s 53-47 vote by the Senate. She won’t join the court for several months, untilJustice Stephen Breyer retires once the court wraps up its work for the summer — including its verdict on whether to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights.
When Jackson takes the bench as a justice for the first time, in October, she will be one of four women and two Black justices — both high court firsts.
And the nine-member court as a whole will be younger than it’s been for nearly 30 years, when Breyer, now 83, came on board.
Among the younger justices are three appointees of former President Donald Trump, and the court’s historic diversity won’t obscure its conservative tilt.
In Breyer’s final term, the conservative justices already have left their mark even before deciding major cases on abortion, guns, religion and climate change. By 5-4 or 6-3 votes, they allowed an unusual Texas law to remain in effect that bans abortions after roughly six weeks; stopped the Biden administration from requiring large employers to have a workforce that is vaccinated against COVID-19 or be masked and tested; and left in place redrawn Alabama congressional districts that a lower court with two Trump appointees found shortchanged Black voters in violation of federal law.
Jackson’s replacement of Breyer, for whom she once worked as a law clerk, won’t alter that Supreme Court math.
“She’s just going to be swimming against the tide every day. That’s a lot to take on,” said Robin Walker Sterling, a Northwestern University law professor.
But Jackson’s presence could make a difference in the perspective she brings and how she expresses herself in her opinions, said Payvand Ahdout, a University of Virginia law professor.
Jackson, who was raised in Miami, may see the high court’s cases about race “from the lens of being a Black woman who grew up in the South. She has an opportunity early on to show how representation matters,” Ahdout said.
During her Senate confirmation hearings, Jackson pledged to sit out the court’s consideration of Harvard’s admissions program, since she is a member of its board of overseers. But the court could split off a second case involving a challenge to the University of North Carolina’s admissions process, which might allow her to weigh in on the issue.
“Historically, the court goes to some length to try to get as much participation as possible. So I wouldn’t be surprised to see the two dealt with separately,” said Ahdout, who was a clerk to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg the last time the court dealt with race in college admissions, in 2016. Just seven justices took part in that case, because Justice Antonin Scalia died before it was decided and Justice Elena Kagan had been involved as a Justice Department official before joining the court.
For now, Jackson might not have much to do. She remains a judge on the federal appeals court in Washington, but she stepped away from cases there when President Joe Biden nominated her to the Supreme Court in February and will continue to do so, a White House official said.
That could reduce the number of times Jackson has to recuse herself from any of her old cases that later make their way to the Supreme Court.
Breyer said in January that he would retire once his successor had been confirmed, but not before the end of the term. With a bare Senate majority, Democrats didn’t want to risk waiting until the summer for confirmation hearings and a vote.
That leaves Jackson in a situation that is “unprecedented in modern times,” said Marin Levy, a Duke University law professor who studies the federal judiciary.
Most new justices begin work a few days after they are confirmed, Levy said. Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in to the court just a few hours after his tumultuous Senate vote.
Jackson could spend time arranging for her clerks and other staff for the Supreme Court, and closing down her current office.
But she won’t have to find new housing or upend the lives of her husband and children. Her new workplace is less than a mile from the court of appeals. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/jackson-will-join-more-diverse-and-conservative-high-court/ | 2022-04-08T23:51:18Z |
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danielle formed Thursday in the Atlantic and is expected to become the first hurricane of an unusually quiet storm season.
But the storm is not currently a threat to any land.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (65 kph). Additional strengthening is forecast and the storm is expected to become a hurricane in two days or so, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The storm is centered about 960 miles (1,545 kilometers) west of the Azores and is moving east near 2 mph (4 kph). The hurricane center said the storm is expected to meander in the Atlantic over the next few days.
The tropical storm comes amid what had been a calm hurricane season. It is the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach had told The Associated Press earlier. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/ap-tropical-storm-danielle-forms-in-the-atlantic/ | 2022-09-01T19:19:38Z |
Woman rescued after SUV veers off road and into canal
Published: Jul. 7, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman is lucky to be alive after her SUV flipped over and landed into a canal in Florida.
Body camera video from a Volusia County deputy captured the moments in which firefighters, deputies and witnesses helped get the overturned vehicle upright. Authorities say the woman, whose identity has not been released, apparently veered off a road and the SUV flipped. When she was rescued by the rescuers she had a pulse, but was unconscious.
The sheriff’s office posted a note on Facebook thanking everyone on the scene who helped get her to the hospital, adding that they are all quote “pulling for a full recovery.”
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays lost their bid for a combined no-hitter when Bobby Dalbec hit an RBI triple for the Boston Red Sox in the 10th inning on Saturday night.
The game was scoreless before Dalbec drove in automatic runner Jackie Bradley Jr. with his leadoff hit against Matt Wisler. Christian Vázquez then hit a sacrifice fly to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead at Tropicana Field.
Major League Baseball rules say it doesn’t count as a no-hitter until the game ends and a team finishes with no hits.
J.P. Feyereisen opened for Tampa Bay and pitched two innings. Javy Guerra then got two outs before Jeffrey Springs pitched two innings. Jason Adam got four outs, Ryan Thompson pitched the seventh and Andrew Kittredge worked the eighth and ninth.
Tampa Bay has only two hits heading into the bottom of the 10th.
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POKROVSK, Ukraine — Concern mounted Saturday over the fate of the Ukrainian fighters who became Moscow’s prisoners as Russia claimed seizure of the steel plant-turned-fortress in Mariupol, capping a nearly three-month siege that left the strategic port city in ruins and more than 20,000 city residents feared dead.
The Russian Defense Ministry released video of Ukrainian soldiers being taken into custody after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts from the plant’s miles of underground tunnels. The Azovstal steel plant became a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity, and its seizure delivers Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly wanted victory in the war he began in February.
Family members of the steel mill fighters, who authorities say came from a variety of military and law enforcement units, have pleaded for them to be given rights as prisoners of war and eventually returned to Ukraine. They are considered heroes by their fellow citizens.
Convoys of buses, guarded by Russian armored vehicles, left the steel mill Friday. At least some Ukrainians were taken to a former penal colony, while Russian authorities said others were hospitalized.
Denis Pushilin, the pro-Kremlin head of an area of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, said the Ukrainians were sure to face a tribunal for their wartime actions.
“I believe that justice must be restored. There is a request for this from ordinary people, society, and, probably, the sane part of the world community,” Russian state news agency Tass quoted Pushilin as saying.
Russian officials and state media have sought to characterize the fighters as neo-Nazis and criminals. Among the plant’s more than 2,400 defenders were members of the Azov Regiment, whose far-right origins have been seized on by the Kremlin as part of an effort to cast its invasion as a battle against Nazi influence in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government has not commented on Russia’s claim of capturing Azovstal, which for weeks remained Mariupol’s last holdout of Ukrainian resistance.
Ukraine’s military had told the fighters holed up in the plant, hundreds of them wounded, that their mission was complete and they could come out. It described their extraction as an evacuation, not a mass surrender.
The end of the battle for Mariupol would help Putin offset some stinging setbacks, including the failure of Russian troops to take over Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the sinking of the Russian Navy’s flagship in the Black Sea and the continued resistance that has stalled an offensive in eastern Ukraine.
It also furthers Russia’s quest to essentially create a land bridge from Russia stretching through the Donbas region to the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
The impact on the broader war remained unclear. Many Russian troops already had been redeployed from Mariupol to elsewhere in the conflict.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported Saturday that Russia destroyed a Ukrainian special-operations base in the Black Sea region of Odesa as well as a significant cache of Western-supplied weapons in northern Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region. There was no confirmation from the Ukrainian side.
In its morning operational report, the Ukrainian military general staff reported heavy fighting in much of eastern Ukraine, including the areas of Sievierodonetsk, Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
The Ukrainian military said Saturday that Russia is expected to relaunch an offensive on the strategically important city of Sloviansk, in the eastern Donetsk region. The city is critical to Russia’s objective of capturing all of eastern Ukraine and saw fierce fighting last month after Moscow’s troops backed off from Kyiv.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he would not launch a counterattack into Russian territory but emphasized that the Donbas region remains sovereign to Ukraine.
Speaking at a joint media conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Zelenskyy said his forces were fighting to “liberate our territory” and the price of “tens or hundreds of thousands of lives” was too high to surrender it. He pressed Western countries for multiple launch rocket systems, which he said “just stand still” in other countries yet are “key” to Ukraine’s success.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed off Saturday on a fresh, $40 billion infusion of aid for Ukraine, with half for military assistance. Portugal pledged up to 250 million euros, as well as continued shipments of military equipment.
Zelenskyy reiterated his intention to apply for European Union membership and accused Russia of blockading agricultural exports from Ukraine, which is known as the “breadbasket of Europe.”
Mariupol, which is part of the Donbas, was blockaded early in the war and became a frightening example to people elsewhere in the country of the hunger, terror and death they might face if the Russians surrounded their communities.
The seaside steelworks, occupying some 11 square kilometers (4 square miles), was a battleground for weeks. Drawing Russian airstrikes, artillery and tank fire, the dwindling group of outgunned Ukrainian fighters held out with the help of airdrops.
Zelenskyy revealed in an interview published Friday that Ukrainian helicopter pilots braved Russian anti-aircraft fire to ferry in medicine, food and water to the steel mill as well as to retrieve bodies and rescue wounded fighters.
A “very large” number of the pilots died on the missions, he said. “They are absolutely heroic people, who knew that it would be difficult, knew that to fly would be almost impossible,” Zelenskyy said.
Russia claimed that the Azov Regiment’s commander was taken from the plant in an armored vehicle because of residents’ alleged hatred for him, but no evidence of Ukrainian antipathy toward the nationalist regiment has emerged.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday released video of Russian troops taking into custody Serhiy Volynskyy, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy’s 36th Special Marine Brigade, which was one of the main forces defending the steel plant. The Associated Press has not been able to independently verify the date, location and conditions of the video.
With Russia controlling the city, Ukrainian authorities are likely to face delays in documenting evidence of alleged Russian atrocities in Mariupol, including the bombings of a maternity hospital and a theater where hundreds of civilians had taken cover. Satellite images in April showed what appeared to be mass graves just outside Mariupol, where local officials accused Russia of concealing the slaughter by burying up to 9,000 civilians.
An estimated 100,000 of the 450,000 people who resided in Mariupol before the war remain. Many, trapped by Russia’s siege, were left without food, water and electricity.
The Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol warned Saturday the city is facing a health and sanitation “catastrophe” from mass burials in shallow pits across the ruined city as well as the breakdown of sewage systems. Vadim Boychenko said summer rains threaten to contaminate water sources as he pressed Russian forces to allow residents to safely leave the city.
“In addition to the humanitarian catastrophe created by the (Russian) occupiers and collaborators, the city is on the verge of an outbreak of infectious diseases,” he said on the messaging app Telegram.
The chief executive of Metinvest, a multinational company that owns the Azovstal plant and another steel mill, Ilyich, in Mariupol, spoke of the city’s devastation in an interview published Saturday in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
“The Russians are trying to clean it (the city) up to hide their crimes,” Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said. “The inhabitants are trying to make the city function, to make water supplies work again.”
“But the sewer system is damaged, there has been flooding, and infections are feared” from drinking the water, he said.
The Ilyich steelworks still has some intact infrastructure, but if the Russians try to get it running, Ukrainians will refuse to return to their jobs there, Ryzhenkov said.
“We will never work under Russian occupation,” he said. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_438c4562-d93e-11ec-9421-3b90757f30e7.html | 2022-05-21T21:12:13Z |
Experienced director and executive brings health system and cloud expertise
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Doximity, Inc. (NYSE: DOCS), the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, today announced the appointment of Phoebe L. Yang to its Board of Directors. Ms. Yang has been General Manager at Amazon Web Services, Healthcare, and a member of the board of directors for CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest U.S. health systems. Ms. Yang is a long-time member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has served as an appointee in two Presidential Administrations. In 2021, she was named one of Modern Healthcare's Top 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and one of Fierce Healthcare's Top 10 Women of Influence.
"We're delighted to welcome Phoebe to our Board," said Jeff Tangney, co-founder and CEO of Doximity. "Phoebe is a rare 'two-sport' leader, well-versed in both healthcare and technology. Her industry insight and go-to-market expertise will be invaluable as we continue to grow and serve all 20 of the top 20 health systems. We're delighted to work with Phoebe to put technology to work for doctors."
As a Board member, Ms. Yang will provide strategic guidance to Doximity as it continues to innovate its clinical productivity tools and build the "physician cloud" for U.S. health systems. In addition to her work at AWS, Healthcare, Ms. Yang has served in C-suite or executive leadership roles at four publicly traded companies. She has also served on the board of directors for Providence St. Joseph Health, as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Architect for Population Health at Ascension, and as Lead Expert on Health IT and Broadband Task Forces for the White House.
"I'm excited to join Doximity's Board of Directors during a time of significant growth and opportunity," said Yang. "Doximity's 'physicians first' philosophy helps make doctors more productive so they can improve patient experiences and outcomes – there is no more important mission in healthcare today. I look forward to working with Jeff Tangney, one of the most impressive CEOs in digital health, his exceptional leadership team, and Doximity's impressive Board in leveraging technology to enable and support clinicians and their patients."
About Doximity
Founded in 2010, Doximity is the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals. The company's network members include over 80% of U.S. physicians across all specialties and practice areas. Doximity provides its verified clinical membership with digital tools built for medicine, enabling them to collaborate with colleagues, stay up to date with the latest medical news and research, manage their careers and on-call schedules, and conduct virtual patient visits. Doximity's mission is to help doctors be more productive so they can provide better care for their patients. For more information visit Doximity.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Capella Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: CMIL) (OTCQB: CMILF) (FRA: N7D2) (the "Company" or "Capella") is pleased to report that Prospector Metals Corp. ("Prospector") (TSXV: PPP) (formerly Ethos Gold Corp.) (TSXV: ECC), Capella's Joint Venture ("JV") partner and operator of the Savant Lake Gold Project, has today provided the market with an update on its planned exploration activities on its Newfoundland and Ontario project portfolio, including Savant Lake.
Prospector is currently earning-in to a 70% interest in the Savant Lake Gold Project through the sole funding of CAD 2M of work commitments on the district-scale property, and by making staged cash and share payments to Capella.
Key points relating to Prospector's exploration activities at Savant Lake include:
- Mobilization of field crews to conduct property-wide prospecting and the ground truthing of target areas is expected to occur in early May, 2022.
- A multi-year exploration permit was issued for Savant Lake at the beginning of April, 2022. Community and stakeholder discussions are ongoing.
- Drilling of priority gold targets is currently expected to begin in Q3, 2022.
Prospector's full News Release may be viewed on their website:
Eric Roth, Capella's President and CEO, commented: "I am very pleased to be reporting today on the proposed work program that has been put forward by our JV partner Prospector at Savant Lake. The Savant Lake Gold Project covers 229 square kilometres of underexplored but highly-prospective stratigraphy for the discovery of high-grade, iron formation- and shear zone-hosted gold deposits. Indeed, many of the key targets identified to date have yet to be drill tested, thereby providing both Prospector and Capella with significant upside to discovery. The 2022 work program at Savant Lake, which is expected to include initial diamond drilling, will be sole funded by Prospector, thereby allowing Capella to continue to focus on advancing its portfolio of copper(zinc-cobalt) and gold projects in Scandinavia".
The technical information in this news release relating to the Savant Lake gold project has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in NI 43-101, and approved by Eric Roth, the Company's President & CEO, a Director, and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Mr. Roth holds a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from the University of Western Australia, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). Mr. Roth has 30 years of experience in international minerals exploration and mining project evaluation.
On Behalf of the Board of Capella Minerals Ltd.
"Eric Roth"
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Eric Roth, Ph.D., FAusIMM
President & CEO
Capella is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of quality mineral resource properties in favourable jurisdictions with a focus on high-grade gold and copper(-zinc-cobalt) deposits. The Company also holds 1,000,000 common shares (on a post-consolidation basis) in Prospector Metals Corp., providing Capella shareholders with indirect exposure to exploration success at both the Savant Lake Gold Project and elsewhere within Prospector's extensive Canadian project portfolio.
The Company's copper(-zinc-cobalt) focus is currently on i) the advancement of the recently-acquired, resource-stage Hessjøgruva copper-zinc-cobalt project in central Norway and ii) the discovery of high-grade VMS-type deposits within 100%-owned, district-scale land positions around the past-producing Løkken and Kjøli copper mines. The Company's precious metals focus is on the discovery of high-grade gold deposits on its recently acquired Finnish properties (Katajavaara, Aakenus), the 100%-owned Southern Gold Line Project in Sweden, and its active Canadian Joint Ventures with Prospector Metals Corp (TSXV: PPP) at Savant Lake (Ontario) and Yamana Gold Inc. at Domain (Manitoba). The Company also retains a residual interest (subject to an option to purchase agreement with Austral Gold Ltd) in the Sierra Blanca gold-silver divestiture in Santa Cruz, Argentina.
This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the future results of operations, performance and achievements of Capella, including the timing, completion of and results from the exploration and drill programs described in this release. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. All such forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions and analyses made by Capella in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. This information, however, is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from this forward-looking information include those described under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in Capella's most recently filed MD&A. Capella does not intend, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or revise the forward-looking information contained in this news release, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives from The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will discuss the company's business strategies at the 30th annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Jason Combs, chief financial officer, and Rebecca Riegelsberger, treasurer and vice president of tax, will meet with investors Tuesday, Sept. 20 and Wednesday, Sept. 21. Their presentation is scheduled for 8 a.m. Pacific time Sept. 21.
Live audio of the presentation will be available from 8 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. Pacific (11 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Eastern time) on Sept. 21. To listen, visit www.scripps.com and click on "investor information." A replay will be available under "audio/video links" for approximately 90 days.
The conference takes place at The Phoenician. Registration is required.
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery, Laff and TrueReal. Scripps is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."
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Former K-State commit Dylan Edwards is headed to Notre Dame
Published: Aug. 6, 2022 at 11:55 AM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - After decommitting from Kansas State July 29, the Kansas Gatorade Player of The Year and four-star Running back Dylan Edwards is heading to Notre Dame.
Edwards posted on his Twitter account that he will head to South Bend, Indiana in 2023 and play for head coach Marcus Freeman. Edwards originally committed to K-State on June 23.
“Notre Dame hasn’t had the speed that I have. I can bring a whole new level of playmaking,” Edwards said via 247 Sports. “I think I can do that when going to South Bend so I can’t wait to get it rocking.”
Edwards was a monster last season at Debry High School, putting up 3,214 all-purpose yards and 40 total touchdowns.
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio, June 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MIM Software, Inc has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by the cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization: including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.
"Companies need to authentically represent their brand to job-seekers," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list. Leaders who embrace a people-first culture will benefit greatly. By giving employees a voice and showcasing your authentic culture through employer branding, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance."
MIM Software Inc. is a privately held company with a dynamic working environment. It is headquartered in Cleveland, OH, with international offices in Beijing, Chengdu, and Brussels.
MIM Software sells its products globally to imaging centers, hospitals, specialty clinics, research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. The company's products are used in over 3000 centers worldwide, with more than 500 of those centers located outside of the United States. MIM Software is used in 16 of the top 20 hospitals listed in the U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings & Ratings.
MIM Software Inc. is committed to enhancing patient care by providing customer-centered and innovative imaging solutions in Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Neuroimaging, and Cardiac Imaging.
To learn more, visit www.mimsoftware.com.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today it will release its second quarter 2022 earnings on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, after the stock market close via PR Newswire and the company's website https://investors.fmc.com.
The company will host a webcast conference call on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. ET that is open to the public via internet broadcast and telephone.
Second Quarter Conference Call Details:
Internet broadcast: https://investors.fmc.com
Passcode: FMC
Dial-in telephone numbers:
US Toll Free: 1-844-200-6205
Canada Toll Free: 1-833-950-0062
Other International: 1-929-526-1599
Access code: 328676
A replay of the call will be available via the internet and telephone from 11:00 a.m. ET on August 3, 2022 until August 24, 2022.
Internet replay: https://investors.fmc.com
US Toll Free: 1-866-813-9403
Canada: 1-226-828-7578
Other International: +44-204-525-0658
Replay Access Code: 867032
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
Statement under the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current views and assumptions regarding future events, future business conditions and the outlook for the company based on currently available information. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of FMC, which is substantially influenced by the potential adverse effect of the pandemic on FMC's customers and suppliers and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts us will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. Additional factors include, among other things, the risk factors and other cautionary statements included within FMC's 2021 Form 10-K filed with the SEC as well as other SEC filings and public communications. Moreover, investors are cautioned to interpret many of these factors as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FMC cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the above cautionary statement. FMC undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they were made, except as otherwise required by law.
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COLUMBIA, Md. , May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With its observations of a special pair of stars at a special moment in their lives, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is shedding new light on stardust.
Over an interval of 387 days, a giant star in the constellation Aquarius periodically has a dramatic change in its brightness. This is because the star falls into a category called Mira variables, which pulsate over long periods and surround themselves in a shell of dust.
But this isn't just any Mira variable. The star is one of two in a binary star system known as R Aquarii, where it has a companion white dwarf. The two orbit one another, and the white dwarf crosses in front of the Mira variable every 43.6 years, causing an eclipse from the perspective of a viewer on Earth.
Another feature that's special about R Aquarii is that the periastron, or the point in the orbit where the two stars are closest to each other, happens during the eclipse. This means that as the eclipse occurs – and the pair gets dimmer and dimmer, overall – the white dwarf and the Mira variable get closer and closer together. The white dwarf accretes more and more of the dust surrounding the Mira variable, and, because of this optimal geometry, we get to watch this process occur.
Since 2016, SOFIA, a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR, has been monitoring the onset of the eclipse, which started in 2018, with periastron expected to occur in 2023. The flow of dust can be inferred at mid-infrared wavelengths, and SOFIA's infrared camera, FORCAST, has just the right angular resolution to watch.
By combining what they know about the system – the distance between the two stars, the fact that an eclipse is ongoing, and predictions of how much dust there is – astronomers can figure out the balance between the amount of dust escaping the Mira variable and how much is being accreted by the white dwarf. These are "both very big questions," said Ravi Sankrit, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore and first author on a recent paper published in The Astrophysical Journal about SOFIA's 2018 and 2019 observations of R Aquarii.
"It's an opportunity to see it in a unique way, because the material that's being accreted isn't obscured by the Mira, it's right out in front," added Steven Goldman, a scientist with Universities Space Research Association, based at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley. Goldman is a co-author on the paper, which looks at how the onset of the eclipse is beginning to affect the dust surrounding the system.
Since the two stars move from being very far apart to very close to one another, their dust is constantly changing. Continued mid-infrared monitoring is required to fully understand how the dust is affected by the stars' orbit.
"Binarity, winds, jet formation, mass loss, and accretion are fundamental astrophysics," Sankrit said. "So, the real excitement here is that you're getting something that is on a human timescale probing very fundamental aspects of astrophysics."
The physics that Sankrit, Goldman, and their team are uncovering is applicable to more than just R Aquarii. There are hundreds of other similar binaries, and those are just the ones we know of. These other binary systems are likely experiencing the same phenomenon but aren't oriented correctly for us to be able to see their periastron and the changes in their surrounding dust.
Additional Resources: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4792
About SOFIA
SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR. DLR provides the telescope, scheduled aircraft maintenance, and other support for the mission. NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley manages the SOFIA program, science, and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association, headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, and the German SOFIA Institute at the University of Stuttgart. The aircraft is maintained and operated by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703, in Palmdale, California. SOFIA achieved full operational capability in 2014, and the mission will conclude no later than Sept. 30, 2022. SOFIA will continue its regular operations until then, including science flights and a deployment to New Zealand this summer.
About USRA
Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.
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Several Thousand Susan G. Komen Supporters Walking and Running to Help End Breast Cancer During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DALLAS, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, has announced the return of its annual Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk and Race for the Cure in 40 cities across the U.S. and the virtual Walk Where You Are event.
This fall, from August through November and during National Breast Cancer Awareness month, several thousand dedicated individuals and their families who have been impacted by breast cancer will walk or run, in support of Susan G. Komen.
For many of the cities, this will be the first in-person race or walk since 2019.
Participants of the MORE THAN PINK Walk or Race for the Cure include breast cancer survivors, co-survivors, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, friends, family and other supporters.
For individuals who are not able to participate in an in-person event, Komen is holding a virtual Walk Where You Are on Saturday, Oct. 29.
"We are excited to welcome Race and Walk participants back in-person and virtually. This is our opportunity to provide a community for anyone who has been impacted by breast cancer. Whether you are in treatment, celebrating survivorship, or a family member, friend or loved one, we hope you will join us this fall and be part of our collective efforts to end breast cancer forever," said Paula Schneider, President and CEO of Susan G. Komen.
"We welcome all members of our breast cancer community honoring friends, family and anyone who has been impacted by the disease," said Schneider. "The MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure and Walk Where You Are is a way for us to come together with a common goal of curing breast cancer and the funds raised by participants and company sponsorships will give more individuals who have been impacted by the disease access to resources and the support they need now."
Walk Where You Are Returns for Supporters Unable to Participate In Person
For those who are unable to participate in person, supporters can join Komen during a Walk Where You Are event on October 29. The virtual walk experience includes pre-event programming such as online meetups and virtual social hours to encourage connection between participants and staff and among fellow participants.
In 2021, Komen held a virtual, national event called Walk Where You Are that had tremendous participation during the pandemic. In 2021, 5,000 participants from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and 8 countries spanning four continents participated in the virtual walk.
Locations and Dates for Susan G. Komen's MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure and Walk Where You Are
This year, the following cities will be holding a MORE THAN PINK Walk or Race for the Cure:
- August 28, 2022 – Madison, Wisconsin
- September 10, 2022 – Memorial/Bloomington, Illinois
- September 10, 2022 – Louisville, Kentucky
- September 17, 2022 – Hudson, Ohio
- September 18, 2022 – Washington D.C.
- September 18, 2022 – Wausau, Wisconsin
- September 24, 2022 – Atlanta, Georgia
- September 24, 2022 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
- September 25, 2022 – Toledo, Ohio
- September 25, 2022 – Newport Beach, California
- September 25, 2022 – Evansville, Indiana
- October 1, 2022 – Buffalo, New York
- October 1, 2022 – Memorial/Springfield, Illinois
- October 1, 2022 – San Francisco, California
- October 1, 2022 – Chattanooga, Tennessee
- October 1, 2022 – Houston, Texas
- October 1, 2022 – Fort Worth, Texas
- October 2, 2022 – Detroit, Michigan
- October 2, 2022 – New York, New York
- October 2, 2022 – Jackson, New Jersey
- October 2, 2022 – Honolulu, Hawaii
- October 8, 2022 – Los Angeles, California
- October 8, 2022 – Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- October 8, 2022 – Charlotte, North Carolina
- October 8, 2022 – Indianapolis, Indiana
- October 8, 2022 – Rogers, Arkansas
- October 8, 2022 – Omaha, Nebraska
- October 9, 2022 – Murietta, California
- October 9, 2022 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- October 15, 2022 – Manchester, Vermont
- October 15, 2022 – Nashville, Tennessee
- October 15, 2022 – Terre Haute, Indiana
- October 22, 2022 – Hartford, Connecticut
- October 22, 2022 – Dallas, Texas
- October 22, 2022 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- October 23, 2022 – Denver, Colorado
- October 29, 2022 – Chicago, Illinois
- October 29, 2022 – New Orleans, Louisiana
- October 29, 2022 – Boston, Massachusetts
- October 29, 2022 – Walk Where You Are, Anywhere in the U.S. (Virtual Walk)
- October 30, 2022 – Austin, Texas
- November 6, 2022 – San Diego, California
"We are thrilled to have our participants from individuals and their families to national teams come together to help raise critical funds to support the breast cancer community through our research, patient care services, programs, education and policy work," said Schneider.
Bank of America and Walgreens are national sponsors for the MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure and Walk Where You Are.
For more information on how to register for an event near you or for the virtual walk, go to: https://www.komen.org/how-to-help/attend-events/race-for-the-cure/
Susan G. Komen is the world's leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, working to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting this disease across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the U.S. and in countries worldwide. We advocate for patients, drive research breakthroughs, improve access to high-quality care, offer direct patient support and empower people with trustworthy information. Founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy's life, Komen remains committed to supporting those affected by breast cancer today, while tirelessly searching for tomorrow's cures. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. Connect with us on social at www.komen.org/contact-us/follow-us/.
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Uber and Lyft will no longer require masks for US riders and drivers
By Brian Fung, CNN Business
Face masks are now optional for Uber and Lyft riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing companies said Tuesday, shortly after several major airlines announced a similar change in policy.
“The CDC order requiring masks while using rideshare platforms such as Uber is no longer in effect, and we’ve revised our COVID-19 mask and front-seat policies accordingly,” Uber wrote in emails to users on Tuesday.
Uber will no longer require riders to sit in the back seats of vehicles, but asked riders to refrain from using the front seats unless they are traveling as part of a large group. Lyft passengers are also again permitted to sit in front seats, the company said in a blog post.
“We know that everyone has different comfort levels, and anyone who wants to continue wearing a mask is encouraged to do so,” Lyft said in the post.
“While riders and drivers can always cancel any ride they don’t wish to take, health safety reasons — like not wearing a mask — will no longer appear as cancellation options in the app,” Lyft added.
The changes come one day after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods.
Masks may still be required by law in some jurisdictions, Uber’s email and Lyft’s blog post said, and in those areas the local regulations will apply.
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Low Rate Initial Production Award is Valued at $1.14 Billion
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) offering has been chosen by the U.S. Army through a competitive process to provide enhanced firepower for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs). The Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) award is valued at $1.14 billion.
Designed by General Dynamics Land Systems, the highly lethal, survivable and mobile direct-fire combat vehicle melds recently developed and battle-tested designs to dominate ground threats on the multi-domain battlefield. The MPF vehicle employs a four-person crew and features an enhanced thermal viewer, a large-caliber cannon, a lightweight hull and turret, and a modern diesel engine, transmission and suspension system. It has been designed from the start for capability upgrades, based on future operational needs.
"We are honored that the Army has chosen our offering for this important program," said Gordon Stein, General Dynamics Land Systems vice president and general manager for U.S. operations. "Our team worked tirelessly to deliver our prototypes in time to support the Army's evaluation plan, and we incorporated Soldier feedback into the final design.
"The MPF vehicle has been purpose-built for the IBCTs to give them decisive lethality, mobility and survivability on current and future battlefields."
The award also includes test support, logistics support and systems technical support.
About General Dynamics Land Systems
Land Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). General Dynamics Land Systems provides innovative design, engineering, technology, production and full life-cycle support for land combat vehicles around the globe. The company's extensive experience, customer-first focus and seasoned supply chain network provide unmatched capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies. More information about General Dynamics Land Systems is available at www.gdls.com.
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $38.5 billion in revenue in 2021. More information is available at www.gd.com.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: Student puts 14-year-old classmate in chokehold at school
COPPELL, Texas (WFAA) – The parents of a teen assaulted at a Texas school say the school hasn’t done enough to address the incident which was caught on camera.
The students you see in this video are North Coppell Middle School students.
The 14-year old who was assaulted said he was sitting in the cafeteria where he normally sits and he was held in a chokehold while everyone watched.
His mother, Sonijka Kukreja, said she was left helpless.
“It’s heartbreaking, I cried. I couldn’t sleep,” she said. “His neck could’ve snapped, I wouldn’t have my son.”
Kukreja said the school’s officials weren’t transparent.
“They told us this is an altercation versus what you saw in the video,” she said.
The school superintendent, Dr. Brad Hunt, said there is an ongoing investigation, and that he can only say so much due to student privacy laws and can’t talk about how the student will be disciplined.
“We adhere to the state’s anti-bullying laws in our investigations, as well as work with our school resource officers and local police departments when necessary,” Hunt wrote in a letter sent to parents. “This process deserves the necessary time it takes to be thorough and accurate for all parties involved.”
Attorney Marwa Elbially said the student who assaulted the 14-year-old only received one day of punishment.
“He could’ve potentially paralyzed or, God forbid, have killed him,” Elbially said. “No real action is taken against that kid.”
Kukreja is demanding school officials to do more so the children are safe in school.
“We trusted you with our kids,” she said of the school. “You’ve not done your job, you failed us.”
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QINGDAO, China, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3rd Qingdao Multinationals Summit, co-organized by China's Ministry of Commerce and the Shandong provincial government, was held in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on June 19. The report, Multinationals in China: New possibilities in Reshaping of Global Supply Chains, compiled by the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), a consultative body directly under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce, was published during the summit to elaborate on the opportunities afforded by changes to global supply chains amid a new situation, with topics on the reshaping of global supply chains, the investment confidence of multinational companies in China, the role of China in global supply chains, and how China would fit in to the evolving global supply chain structure in the future.
According to the report, despite the accelerated restructuring of global supply chains, multinationals still see China as an important destination for global investment due to its strong core competitive strengths with a mature industry supporting environment, huge headroom for market growth and high labor productivity.
In 2020, FDI inflows into China's manufacturing sector declined to US$31 billion due to the pandemic. However, the amount increased 8.8% year-on-year to US$33.73 billion in 2021 following the government's success in COVID-19 prevention and control. The increase is 1.1 percentage points higher than the growth rate of global manufacturing FDI.
Large foreign investment projects maintained rapid growth in China. Of the newly approved foreign investment or capital increase contracts, the number of large projects valued at more than US$100 million surged from 834 in 2019 to 1,177 in 2021, continuing double-digit growth for three consecutive years.
Thanks to the improving investment structure, China's high-tech manufacturing sector sustained high growth with the support of foreign investment, accounting for over one-third of the total FDI, while the number of major foreign investment projects maintained double-digit growth for three years in a row. With rapid economic development, some central and western provinces and cities are emerging as new contributors to the manufacturing sector by attracting additional foreign investment. Multinationals witnessed an increase both in revenue and profits.
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ROME (AP) — Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the “challenges” facing organizers of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
With the IOC’s coordination commission visit to the Milan and Cortina venues postponed by three months to December because of national elections in Italy slated for later this month, it was left to Bach to handle matters during a visit with outgoing premier Mario Draghi before receiving an award from the Italian Olympic Committee.
“As always before Olympic Games, there are challenges — in particular light of this new emerging world order and the financial and economic crisis,” Bach said Friday.
“But we have overcome some challenges in the last couple of years,” Bach added, referring to games held in Tokyo and Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic. “So I’m not too worried because we know about the enthusiasm, efficiency and the dedication of our Italian friends.”
In an era of increasing sensitivity about the cost of Olympics — and the typical overspends funded by taxpayers — Bach said one of the most expensive venue upgrades for 2026 would not be included in official Milano-Cortina budgets.
Italian authorities have set aside more than 80 million euros ($80 million) to renovate the historic sliding track in Cortina for bobsled, luge and skeleton races.
Bach explained “this would be a touristic and sport project which would go ahead anyway and regardless of the Olympic Winter Games.”
Bach also supported local authorities who are waiting until after the election to appoint a new CEO of the organizing committee after the departure of Vincenzo Novari — a move which has paralyzed construction and other plans, such as the recruitment of sponsors.
“The new CEO must have and should have the support of the new government,” Bach said. “It would not be advisable to appoint such a CEO right now, a couple of (weeks) before national elections.”
The 2026 Games will be the most widespread Olympics ever, with venues spread out over 22,000 square kilometers (nearly 10,000 square miles) across a vast swath of northern Italy — from the regions of Lombardy and Veneto to the provinces of Trento and Bolzano.
The 2026 organizers have followed the IOC’s plans for modern Olympics to cut costs and not build taxpayer-funded white elephant venues.
“Thanks to the new rules we were able to imagine a candidacy like Milan-Cortina,” 2026 committee coordinator Diana Bianchedi told Bach. “I promise to you we won’t let you down.”
SLIDING CENTER
There had been discussions of holding sliding at an existing venue just beyond Italy’s border in St. Moritz, Switzerland, or Innsbruck, Austria.
The IOC recently created a panel for cost cutting, which makes the move to keep sliding in Cortina surprising.
The $100 million sliding track built for the 2006 Turin Games — the last time Italy hosted the Winter Olympics — was dismantled in 2012 amid rising maintenance costs.
But Ivo Ferriani, the president of the International bobsled and skeleton federation — who was the general manager of the Turin track — pointed to a century of sliding history in Cortina.
The Cortina track was built in 1923 and the resort known as the “Queen” of the Italian Dolomites was home to bobsledding great Eugenio Monti, who won six Olympic medals between 1956 and 1968.
“There’s a tradition and (sliding) culture in Cortina,” Ferriani told The Associated Press. “The legacy isn’t about the venue; it’s about the people.”
Ferriani added that plans are already being made to host World Cup bobsled races at Cortina in 2026-27 followed by the world championships in 2027-28 — plus European Cup and Paralympic races.
“This will be the best venue (worldwide), because it will be completely accessible,” Ferriani said, adding that its proximity to other tracks in Austria, Switzerland and Germany makes it a natural fit for the circuit.
SPEEDSKATING QUESTIONS
Bach had little to say about debate over the plan to hold speedskating on an outdoor track in Baselga di Piné in the Trentino region.
The last time Olympic speedskating was held outdoors was for the 1992 Albertville Games, with the IOC having since preferred the controlled environment of indoor venues.
Outdoor ice is notoriously tough to keep in shape for all competitors to have a fair chance at a medal.
High temperatures made matters even worse in Albertville, where one recurring term was “slush,” with skaters ploughing through soft ice that sometimes had a thin sheet of water on top.
“I don’t have the chair of the coordination commission here with me,” Bach said. “What I can tell you is before coming here I did not get an alert that I would absolutely have to address something.”
Told that this was a topic better handled by Christophe Dubi, the executive director of the Olympic Games, Bach added, “I guess that consultations are going on.”
RETIREMENT
Bach’s 12 years as IOC president expires in 2025, a year before the Milan-Cortina Games.
“I am really looking very much forward to (2026), because by then I will be able to really enjoy the bella vita Italiana and Olympic sport to its fullest,” he told the crowd at CONI, “if you still invite me.”
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RUSSIAN BAN
Bach was also asked about comments a day earlier by U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons, who said the IOC is discussing “whether there is a pathway” for the return of Russian and Belarussian athletes to international sports following the ban because of the invasion of Ukraine.
“It goes without saying that from the very first moment when we said we are in this dilemma, that we are looking for ways out of this dilemma,” Bach said. “But this is about it. I cannot report any concrete steps or a deadline.”
The longer Russian athletes stay banned from international competition, the more qualification events for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be missed.
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AP Sports Writer Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.
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- Kabuki x Virtual Singer x NTT's ICT Technology -
TOKYO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Cho Kabuki" presented by Shochiku Co., Ltd. will be streamed from Kyoto, Japan, to foreign countries over the internet from 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, to 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11 (JST). It is an extraordinary Japanese stage performance that fuses Kabuki, a traditional Japanese theatre with more than 400 years of history, and a globally popular virtual singer that leads Japan's pop culture, as well as Japan's cutting-edge technology.
Images: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202209025924?p=images
The "Cho Kabuki" stage performance will co-star Nakamura Shido, a charismatic figure in the Kabuki world, and virtual diva Hatsune Miku. The impassioned Kabuki performance to be staged and recorded live at Kyoto's Minamiza Theatre, the most historic Kabuki theatre in Japan, on September 25, 2022, will be subsequently streamed online for audiences around the world with realistic sensations and English subtitles.
About Kabuki and "Cho Kabuki" (English): https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202209025924-O1-s37sD5av.pdf
About the Minamiza Theatre, Kyoto: https://www.kabukiweb.net/theatres/minamiza/
Promotional video for "Cho Kabuki" stage performance (in Japanese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_K0PQBzNQ
Tickets for watching the video stream are on sale at Zaiko: https://shochiku-bd.zaiko.io/e/chokabuki2022
On-demand program details
- Program title:
Cho Kabuki "TOWA NO HANA HOMARE NO ISAOSHI"
For details: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M102017/202209025924/_prw_PA2fl_dpTMSps5.pdf
- Cast:
Nakamura Shido (Kabuki actor)
Hatsune Miku (virtual singer)
- What:
An on-demand streaming event of "Cho Kabuki 2022 Powered by NTT," recorded live at the Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto, Japan.
*This is a recording of the performance on September 25 (Sun.) starting at 3:30 p.m. (JST).
*Streamed with English subtitles.
*The streaming will cover countries and regions across the world except Mainland China and Japan (available in Hong Kong and Macau).
- When:
From 12:00 a.m., October 5 (Wed.), to 11:59 p.m., October 11 (Tue.) (JST)
- Time:
On demand, around 1 hour and 30 minutes in running time.
- Cost:
JPY2,000 (tax excl.)
- Register at Zaiko: https://shochiku-bd.zaiko.io/e/chokabuki2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced that it has received written confirmation from the CMS Molecular Diagnostics Services Program (MolDX) that the Signatera molecular residual disease (MRD) test has met coverage requirements for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), effective April 19, 2022. To our knowledge, this represents the first coverage expansion to occur under the foundational local coverage determination (LCD) for MRD testing in solid tumors (LCD L38779), which was published in December 2021.
The decision by CMS in MIBC is based on evidence from multiple published validation studies. A study published in Nature, based on the phase III randomized IMvigor010 trial, showed that patients who tested MRD-positive after radical cystectomy received significant benefit from adjuvant immunotherapy, while MRD-negative patients derived no benefit from additional systemic therapy. Another study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that serial testing with Signatera detected metastatic recurrence with 100% sensitivity and 98% specificity. Both studies showed that on-treatment monitoring with Signatera can provide an early assessment of therapy effectiveness, whether in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant settings.
"This is great news for patients with bladder cancer, who face uncertain treatment decisions throughout the patient journey," said Solomon Moshkevich, general manager of oncology at Natera. "This is also a milestone for Natera, representing the first new disease indication to be covered under the foundational LCD. We look forward to working with Medicare and with the oncology community to continue incorporating Signatera MRD assessment into standard care for patients with solid tumors."
Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States1 and MIBC represents 20-25% of the newly diagnosed cases.2 Patients previously treated for MIBC have a high rate of recurrence, with 50% experiencing distant recurrence post-cystectomy.3 Of these, 90% of recurrences develop in the first 3 years.4,5
"To balance the risks versus benefits of adding systemic treatments like chemotherapy to radical cystectomy, we need measures to identify which patients indeed harbor micrometastatic disease, which would allow refined shared medical decisions," said Matthew Galsky, M.D., professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology), director of genitourinary medical oncology, co-director of the Center of Excellence for Bladder Cancer at the Tisch Cancer Institute and associate director for translational research at the Tisch Cancer Institute.
This decision adds to the existing Medicare coverage for Signatera in colorectal cancer and for pan-cancer immunotherapy monitoring.
Signatera is a custom-built circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test for treatment monitoring and molecular residual disease (MRD) assessment in patients previously diagnosed with cancer. The test is available for both clinical and research use, and has been granted three Breakthrough Device Designations by the FDA for multiple cancer types and indications. The Signatera test is personalized and tumor-informed, providing each individual with a customized blood test tailored to fit the unique signature of clonal mutations found in that individual's tumor. This maximizes Signatera's accuracy for detecting the presence or absence of residual disease in a blood sample, even at levels down to a single tumor molecule in a tube of blood. Signatera is intended to detect and assess how much cancer is left in the body, to identify recurrence earlier and to help optimize treatment decisions.
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women's health, and organ health. We aim to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health, and inform earlier, more targeted interventions that help lead to longer, healthier lives. Natera's tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy. Natera operates ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Austin, Texas and San Carlos, California. For more information, visit www.natera.com.
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not a representation that Natera's plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Natera's expectations as of the date of this press release, and Natera disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including with respect to whether the results of clinical or other studies will support the use of our product offerings, the impact of results of such studies, our expectations of the reliability, accuracy and performance of our tests, or of the benefits of our tests and product offerings to patients, providers and payers, or coverage and reimbursement determinations from third-party payers. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in "Risk Factors" in Natera's recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and in other filings Natera makes with the SEC from time to time. These documents are available at www.natera.com/investors and www.sec.gov.
Investor Relations: Mike Brophy, CFO, Natera, Inc., 510-826-2350
Media: Kate Stabrawa, Communications, Natera, Inc., pr@natera.com
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HOLON, ISRAEL, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a pioneer in computational target discovery, today announced that members of its management team will present at the following industry conferences in Europe:
Event: 10th Antibody Industrial Symposium, Montpellier, France
Date: Tuesday June 28, 2022
Presenter: Pierre Ferré, Ph.D., VP, Preclinical Development, Compugen
Presentation track: IO mAb targets – BsAbs – Fc-fusion protein/ Rare Diseases
Presentation title: PVRIG and TIGIT immune checkpoint blockade in cancer: Emerging translational data from clinical trials
Event: Immuno UK, London, UK
Dates: Thursday September 29 and Friday September 30, 2022
Presenter: Eran Ophir, Ph.D., SVP, Research and Drug Discovery, Compugen
Presentation track: Discovery & Development: Intratumoral Immunotherapies & Antibody Therapies
Presentation title: Potential of PVRIG and TIGIT blockade in addressing immunotherapy resistance
Panel Discussion: Combinatorial Strategies in Immuno-Oncology
Slides will be accessible on the publication section of the Compugen website at www.cgen.com
About Compugen
Compugen is a clinical-stage therapeutic discovery and development company utilizing its broadly applicable predictive computational discovery capabilities to identify new drug targets and biological pathways for developing cancer immunotherapies. Compugen has developed two proprietary product candidates: COM701, a potential first-in-class anti-PVRIG antibody, for the treatment of solid tumors, in Phase 1 as a single agent and in dual, and triple combinations; COM902, a potential best-in-class monoclonal antibody targeting TIGIT for the treatment of solid and hematological tumors, undergoing Phase 1 studies as a single agent and in dual combination with COM701. Partnered programs include bapotulimab an antibody targeting ILDR2 in Phase 1 development, licensed to Bayer under a research and discovery collaboration and license agreement, and a TIGIT/PD-1 bispecific derived from COM902 (AZD2936) in Phase 1/2 development by AstraZeneca through a license agreement for the development of bispecific and multi-specific antibodies. In addition, the Company's therapeutic pipeline of early-stage immuno-oncology programs consists of programs aiming to address various mechanisms of immune resistance, including myeloid targets. Compugen is headquartered in Israel, with offices in South San Francisco, CA. Compugen's shares are listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CGEN.
Company contact:
Yvonne Naughton, Ph.D.
Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Email: ir@cgen.com
Tel: +1 (628) 241-0071
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GREENWICH, Conn. and HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Energy Group Global LLC ("Starwood Energy"), a leading private investment firm focused on energy infrastructure, and TS Conductor Corp. ("TS Conductor"), a pioneer in high-performance transmission and distribution wires for electricity grids, today announced the creation of a $100 million joint venture, Gridline Finance InvestCo, LLC. The joint venture unlocks an innovative method for financing much-needed grid modernization, including reconductoring existing lines and building new lines, to accelerate the energy transition and integrate more renewable generation.
For reconductoring existing lines, Gridline Finance brings to transmission and distribution infrastructure a similar energy performance contracting (EPC) approach that energy service companies (ESCOs) originally popularized for energy efficiency upgrades. TS Conductor's breakthrough technology uses a lightweight, high-strength encapsulated core under pre-tension with safety, reliability, and longevity built-in, and the most-conductive form of aluminum to deliver superior performance:
- It is able to cut line losses in half for the same amount of power vs. the previous line, which can save the U.S. economy billions of dollars by preserving electricity that currently never reaches its destination.
- During peak generation and demand periods, it is able to handle triple the capacity with the same overhead line towers, delivering more green electrons from renewable generation to the load centers, reducing large-scale wind and solar curtailment, increasing system reliability, and alleviating grid congestion bottlenecks that are causing customer utility bills to rise.
These benefits are now available to regional transmission operators (RTOs), independent system operators (ISOs), investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and other grid operators—at no upfront cost, thanks to Gridline Finance's ESCO-like approach to transmission upgrades that funds deployment through realized savings.
For new line construction, Gridline Finance delivers both CAPEX and OPEX savings. Stronger, higher-capacity, lower-sag wires mean the need for fewer, shorter power grid structures such as poles and towers, longer spans, and fewer total wires, reducing overall system CAPEX and OPEX for the benefit of utility ratepayers.
Across both re-conducting and new construction use cases, TS Conductor technology's straightforward installation procedures are compatible with traditional field practice. Linemen can use the same tools and techniques already used for ACSR/ACSS transmission lines to install TS Conductor wires rapidly, safely, and easily. TS Conductor's encapsulated core offers unparalleled protection against corrosion and other environmental issues to ensure long-term durability.
"Transmission infrastructure is the next frontier of the energy transition, and the backbone of a modern power grid. As utility-scale renewables and grid-edge distributed energy resources continue growing, transmission infrastructure is the critical 'connective tissue' of the electricity system," explained Jason Huang, PhD, CEO of TS Conductor. "We're doing for the power grid what fiber optic did for Internet service—delivering massive performance upgrades, including 'bandwidth' expansion. We're proud to join with Starwood Energy to bring these benefits to transmission networks throughout North America and around the world."
"TS Conductor's technology will be a major catalyst for increasing the penetration of renewables in North America. We are delighted to partner with this innovative team to drive the adoption of an outstanding technology," said Himanshu Saxena, CEO at Starwood Energy. "Furthermore, we look forward to providing access to an attractive financing model that will enable its customers to upgrade transmission networks without any upfront investment."
In the United States alone, the Department of Energy (US DOE) notes that more than 70% of the country's transmission lines are in excess of 25 years old. Meanwhile, U.S. DOE forecasts a need for 60% greater transmission capacity by 2030 and up to 200% more by 2050 to meet the nation's "increase in renewable generation and expanding electrification needs." The Starwood Energy / TS Conductor joint venture will pave the way for scaling leapfrog solutions designed for the needs of 21st century power grids.
To learn more about TS Conductor's technology and applications, visit www.tsconductor.com/applications or send a message through www.tsconductor.com/contact.
About TS Conductor
TS Conductor products allow transmission & distribution grid operators to be active participants to the energy transition – by reducing line losses and accelerating the integration of wind, solar and battery storage - while leveraging existing infrastructure assets. Our products can be used to substitute ACSR conductors using the same tools and installation procedures. TS Conductor is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), and a public benefit company focused on sustainable development and GHG reduction. TS is backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, National Grid and NextEra. For more information visit www.tsconductor.com.
About Starwood Energy Group
Starwood Energy Group is a private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, Conn., that specializes in energy infrastructure investments. Through its existing general opportunity funds and affiliated investment vehicles, Starwood Energy has raised in excess of $3 billion of equity capital and has executed transactions totaling more than $8 billion in enterprise value. For more information, please visit starwoodenergygroup.com.
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Warrant issued for missing Alabama corrections officer
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - Authorities are still searching for a corrections officer and inmate who went missing on Friday, WAFF reports.
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton announced Monday at a press conference that an arrest warrant has been issued for Vicky White, an assistant director of corrections for the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office.
She faces a possible charge in facilitating the escape of inmate Casey White.
Vicky White was last seen when she said she was taking the inmate to a mental health evaluation. Singleton confirmed that no mental health evaluation existed.
Shortly before her disappearance, Vicky White said she had also planned to get medical care because she wasn’t feeling well, but she never arrived.
The vehicle that the two departed in Friday morning was found at a shopping center in Lauderdale County later that afternoon.
Casey White was serving 75 years for a series of crimes and was awaiting a capital murder trial. He is 6 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 260 pounds, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.
On Sunday, the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office released the newest photos of Casey White.
The Marshals Service said people with information about Casey White’s location or Vicky White’s disappearance can call the service at 1-800-336-0102. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through the U.S. Marshals Tip App.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information.
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Kansas gas prices continue to fall
Published: Jul. 18, 2022 at 10:27 AM CDT|Updated: 33 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Prices keep going down at gas stations throughout Kansas.
In Topeka, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has fallen over 30 cents in the last month and is 15 cents lower than last week. The current average price of a gallon stands at $4.32.
Although prices have gone down recently, Topeka customers are still paying about $1.35 more per gallon than this time last year.
At Manhattan and Lawrence gas stations, prices are about the same with the average price currently just over $4.30.
Kansans are paying nearly 20 cents less per gallon than the national average of $4.52.
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HOUSTON, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) today reported first quarter 2022 results. The attached supplemental financial tables and schedules for the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures and related definitions, along with a related presentation, are also available on EOG's website at http://investors.eogresources.com/investors.
Key Financial Results
First Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Announced guidance to return minimum 60% of free cash flow to shareholders each year
- Declared special dividend of $1.80 per share and regular dividend of $0.75 per share
- Earned adjusted net income of $2.3 billion, or $4.00 per share
- Generated $2.4 billion of free cash flow
- Oil, NGL and natural gas production above guidance midpoints
- Capital expenditures near low end of guidance range
- Total per-unit cash operating costs below guidance midpoint
First Quarter 2022 Highlights
Volumes and Capital Expenditures
From Ezra Yacob, Chief Executive Officer
"EOG is off to a great start in 2022. We extended our track record of reliable execution with strong first quarter results. Production volumes, capital expenditures and overall operating costs were each better than expected. Despite challenges from rising inflation and supply chain constraints since we announced our 2022 plan at the start of the year, we remain well positioned to deliver within our production and capital expenditure targets. Consistent with the EOG culture, our employees continue to find new innovations and efficiencies to meet our goals for the year.
"Along with strong operating execution, EOG continues to deliver on our long-term free cash flow priorities. In addition to the $0.75 per share regular dividend, we declared a $1.80 per share special dividend. We also initiated new cash return guidance to provide greater transparency to capital allocation, committing to return at least 60 percent of free cash flow to shareholders each year. Our financial strategy aims to create long-term shareholder value and our free cash flow priorities and cash return guidance remain consistent with this goal.
"Our 2022 game plan is on track, guided by our long-term strategy focused on returns. EOG's competitive advantage includes a diverse portfolio of plays across multiple basins, powered by our high-performing people and unique culture. Our pristine balance sheet and commitment to low-cost exploration continue to serve us well. We are well positioned to be among the lowest cost, highest return, lowest emissions producers, playing a significant role in the long-term future of energy."
First Quarter 2022 Financial Performance
Adjusted Earnings per Share 1Q 2022 vs 4Q 2021
Prices and Hedges
Crude oil prices increased significantly in 1Q compared with 4Q, partially offset by declines in natural gas and NGL prices. In addition, cash paid for hedge settlements in 1Q increased by $174 million compared with 4Q.
Volumes
Total company crude oil production in 1Q of 450,100 Bopd was above the midpoint of the guidance range and in-line with 4Q. NGL production was above the midpoint of the guidance range and increased 21% compared with 4Q due to increased extraction of ethane. Natural gas production declined 5% compared with 4Q, also related to extraction of ethane. Total company equivalent daily volumes increased 2% compared with 4Q.
Per-Unit Costs
Lower impairment and DD&A costs were the largest contributors to the overall reduction in per-unit costs in 1Q compared with 4Q. Compared with 4Q, per-unit cash operating costs decreased $0.32 per BOE due to lower G&A, G&P and LOE costs.
Change in Cash 1Q 2022 vs 4Q 2021
Free Cash Flow
EOG generated cash flow from operations before changes in working capital of $3.4 billion in 1Q. The company incurred $1.0 billion of cash capital expenditures, resulting in $2.4 billion of free cash flow.
Working Capital
Changes in working capital in 1Q represented a use of cash of $2.6 billion. Most of the change is due to an increase in collateral EOG has posted with counterparties to financial commodity derivative contracts that are in a net liability position.
First Quarter 2022 Operating Performance
Lease and Well
Per-unit LOE costs declined $0.09 in 1Q compared with 4Q but were $0.10 above the 1Q guidance midpoint. Fuel and power costs increased more than forecast during 1Q. Workover and labor costs declined in 1Q compared with 4Q, but the reduction was less than forecast.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Per-unit DD&A costs in 1Q were lower than the guidance midpoint and declined 7% compared with 4Q due to positive price-related reserve revisions and the addition of new reserves at lower finding costs.
Transportation, Gathering and Processing
Per-unit transportation and G&P costs in 1Q were in-line with 4Q and the guidance midpoints.
General and Administrative
Per-unit G&A costs declined 11% compared with 4Q and were below the guidance midpoint due to lower employee-related costs.
Free Cash Flow Allocation Actions
Regular Dividend and Special Dividend
The Board of Directors today declared a regular dividend of $0.75 per share on EOG's common stock. The regular dividend will be payable July 29, 2022, to stockholders of record as of July 15, 2022. The indicated annual rate is $3.00 per share. The Board of Directors today also declared a special dividend of $1.80 per share on EOG's common stock. The special dividend will be payable June 30, 2022, to stockholders of record as of June 15, 2022.
Cash Return Guidance
EOG announced its commitment to return a minimum of 60% of free cash flow to shareholders each year. This additional transparency complements the company's long-standing free cash flow priorities. It also reflects EOG's determination to continue to deliver on all its priorities, including returning additional cash to shareholders through special dividends or opportunistic share repurchases. The highest priority remains paying a sustainable and growing regular dividend. The $0.75 per share regular dividend declared today represents a $3.00 per share indicated annual rate. This is an 86% increase from the $1.61 per share regular dividends paid in 2021. EOG today also declared a special dividend of $1.80 per share. Combined with the $1.00 per share special dividend declared in February, EOG has committed to return $1.6 billion to shareholders through special dividends to-date in 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Results vs Guidance
Second Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Guidance4
First Quarter 2022 Results Webcast
Friday, May 6, 2022, 9:00 a.m. Central time (10:00 a.m. Eastern time) Webcast will be available on EOG's website for one year.
About EOG
EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) is one of the largest crude oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States with proved reserves in the United States and Trinidad. To learn more visit www.eogresources.com.
Investor Contacts
David Streit 713‐571‐4902
Neel Panchal 713‐571‐4884
Media and Investor Contact
Kimberly Ehmer 713‐571‐4676
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Forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Although EOG believes the expectations reflected in its forward‐looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all) or will prove to have been correct. Moreover, EOG's forward‐looking statements may be affected by known, unknown or currently unforeseen risks, events or circumstances that may be outside EOG's control. Furthermore, this press release and any accompanying disclosures may include or reference certain forward‐looking, non‐GAAP financial measures, such as free cash flow and cash flow from operations before changes in working capital, and certain related estimates regarding future performance, results and financial position. Because we provide these measures on a forward‐looking basis, we cannot reliably or reasonably predict certain of the necessary components of the most directly comparable forward‐looking GAAP measures, such as future changes in working capital. Accordingly, we are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of such forward‐looking, non‐GAAP financial measures to the respective most directly comparable forward‐looking GAAP financial measures. Management believes these forward‐looking, non‐GAAP measures may be a useful tool for the investment community in comparing EOG's forecasted financial performance to the forecasted financial performance of other companies in the industry. Any such forward‐looking measures and estimates are intended to be illustrative only and are not intended to reflect the results that EOG will necessarily achieve for the period(s) presented; EOG's actual results may differ materially from such measures and estimates. Important factors that could cause EOG's actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in EOG's forward‐looking statements include, among others:
- the timing, extent and duration of changes in prices for, supplies of, and demand for, crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), natural gasand related commodities;
- the extent to which EOG is successful in its efforts to acquire or discover additional reserves;
- the extent to which EOG is successful in its efforts to (i) economically develop its acreage in, (ii) produce reserves and achieve anticipated production levels and rates of return from, (iii) decrease or otherwise control its drilling, completion, operating and capital costs related to, and (iv) maximize reserve recovery from, its existing and future crude oil and natural gas exploration and development projects and associated potential and existing drilling locations;
- the extent to which EOG is successful in its efforts to market its production of crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas;
- security threats, including cybersecurity threats and disruptions to our business and operations from breaches of our information technology systems, physical breaches of our facilities and other infrastructure or breaches of the information technology systems, facilities and infrastructure of third parties with which we transact business;
- the availability, proximity and capacity of, and costs associated with, appropriate gathering, processing, compression, storage, transportation, refining, and export facilities;
- the availability, cost, terms and timing of issuance or execution of mineral licenses and leases and governmental and other permits and rights-of-way, and EOG's ability to retain mineral licenses and leases;
- the impact of, and changes in, government policies, laws and regulations, including climate change-related regulations, policies and initiatives (for example, with respect to air emissions); tax laws and regulations (including, but not limited to, carbon tax legislation); environmental, health and safety laws and regulations relating to disposal of produced water, drilling fluids and other wastes, hydraulic fracturing and access to and use of water; laws and regulations affecting the leasing of acreage and permitting for oil and gas drilling and the calculation of royalty payments in respect of oil and gas production; laws and regulations imposing additional permitting and disclosure requirements, additional operating restrictions and conditions or restrictions on drilling and completion operations and on the transportation of crude oil and natural gas; laws and regulations with respect to derivatives and hedging activities; and laws and regulations with respect to the import and export of crude oil, natural gas and related commodities;
- the impact of climate change-related policies and initiatives at the corporate and/or investor community levels and other potential developments related to climate change, such as (but not limited to) changes in consumer and industrial/commercial behavior, preferences and attitudes with respect to the generation and consumption of energy; increased availability of, and increased consumer and industrial/commercial demand for, competing energy sources (including alternative energy sources); technological advances with respect to the generation, transmission, storage and consumption of energy; alternative fuel requirements; energy conservation measures; decreased demand for, and availability of, services and facilities related to the exploration for, and production of, crude oil, NGLs and natural gas; and negative perceptions of the oil and gas industry and, in turn, reputational risks associated with the exploration for, and production of, crude oil, NGLs and natural gas;
- EOG's ability to effectively integrate acquired crude oil and natural gas properties into its operations, fully identify existing and potential problems with respect to such properties and accurately estimate reserves, production and drilling, completing and operating costs with respect to such properties;
- the extent to which EOG's third-party-operated crude oil and natural gas properties are operated successfully, economically and in compliance withapplicable laws and regulations;
- competition in the oil and gas exploration and production industry for the acquisition of licenses, leases and properties;
- the availability and cost of, and competition in the oil and gas exploration and production industry for, employees and other personnel, facilities, equipment, materials (such as water, sand and tubulars) and services;
- the accuracy of reserve estimates, which by their nature involve the exercise of professional judgment and may therefore be imprecise;
- weather, including its impact on crude oil and natural gas demand, and weather-related delays in drilling and in the installation and operation (by EOG or third parties) of production, gathering, processing, refining, compression, storage, transportation, and export facilities;
- the ability of EOG's customers and other contractual counterparties to satisfy their obligations to EOG and, related thereto, to access the credit and capital markets to obtain financing needed to satisfy their obligations to EOG;
- EOG's ability to access the commercial paper market and other credit and capital markets to obtain financing on terms it deems acceptable, if at all, and to otherwise satisfy its capital expenditure requirements;
- the extent to which EOG is successful in its completion of planned asset dispositions;
- the extent and effect of any hedging activities engaged in by EOG;
- the timing and extent of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, global and domestic financial market conditions and global and domestic general economic conditions;
- the duration and economic and financial impact of epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
- geopolitical factors and political conditions and developments around the world (such as the imposition of tariffs or trade or other economic sanctions, political instability and armed conflict), including in the areas in which EOG operates;
- the extent to which EOG incurs uninsured losses and liabilities or losses and liabilities in excess of its insurance coverage;
- acts of war and terrorism and responses to these acts; and
- the other factors described under ITEM 1A, Risk Factors of EOG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and any updates to those factors set forth in EOG's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events anticipated by EOG's forward-looking statements may not occur, and, if any of such events do, we may not have anticipated the timing of their occurrence or the duration or extent of their impact on our actual results. Accordingly, you should not place any undue reliance on any of EOG's forward-looking statements. EOG's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and EOG undertakes no obligation, other than as required by applicable law, to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events, anticipated or unanticipated circumstances or otherwise.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose not only "proved" reserves (i.e., quantities of oil and gas that are estimated to be recoverable with a high degree of confidence), but also "probable" reserves (i.e., quantities of oil and gas that are as likely as not to be recovered) as well as "possible" reserves (i.e., additional quantities of oil and gas that might be recovered, but with a lower probability than probable reserves). Statements of reserves are only estimates and may not correspond to the ultimate quantities of oil and gas recovered. Any reserve or resource estimates provided in this press release that are not specifically designated as being estimates of proved reserves may include "potential" reserves, "resource potential" and/or other estimated reserves or estimated resources not necessarily calculated in accordance with, or contemplated by, the SEC's latest reserve reporting guidelines. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in EOG's Annual Report on Form 10‐K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, available from EOG at P.O. Box 4362, Houston, Texas 77210‐4362 (Attn: Investor Relations). You can also obtain this report from the SEC by calling 1‐800‐SEC‐0330 or from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, reconciliation schedules and definitions for non‐GAAP financial measures can be found on the EOG website at www.eogresources.com.
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Ms. Buckingham is recognized for her leadership including instituting a first-in-the-nation security initiative that became the model for current TSA programs following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
WILMINGTON, Mass., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. ("Liberty" or the "Company") (TSXV: SCAN) (OTCQB: LDDFF) (FRANKFURT: LD2), leading technology provider of detection solutions for concealed weapons and threats, is pleased to announce that it has added Virginia Buckingham to its board of advisors.
"Ms. Buckingham has an impressive track record of driving the successful deployment and adoption of new technologies focused on improving public safety, health, and peace of mind," said Bill Frain, CEO of Liberty Defense. "Her expertise spans multiple key areas that are essential for the widespread deployment of Liberty's portfolio of technologies."
Ms. Buckingham previously served as vice president of corporate affairs for Pfizer, CEO of the Massachusetts Port Authority, held several prominent roles for two Massachusetts governors, and has also held other key executive positions.
The Massachusetts Port Authority operates three airports, the shipping and cruise terminals in the Port of Boston, and the Commonwealth Flats anchor development sites in Boston's Seaport District. During her time as CEO there, she successfully led the expansion of Logan Airport's capacity, reduced airport congestion, and opened direct shipping between China and Boston.
She also led the recovery efforts for Logan Airport following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was the first airport executive to call for federalization of airport security, and instituted a first-in-the-nation security initiative that became the model for current TSA programs.
"Liberty Defense has a portfolio of technologies that are in the advanced stages of development, and have the potential to significantly improve the effectiveness, experience, and operations of security for a range of public spaces," said Virginia Buckingham. "I am pleased to be joining the team as an advisor to assist the company as it moves toward commercialization and the potential widespread adoption of its technologies in airports, government buildings, ports of entry, places of worship, event venues, and beyond."
Liberty's security detection technologies include:
- The HEXWAVE walkthrough portal, which uses millimeter wave, 3D imaging, and artificial intelligence to detect all types of concealed metallic and non-metallic weapons. This system is planned to begin beta-testing in the field beginning Q3 this year
- The next generation of High-Definition Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) millimeter-wave body scanning technology that is planned for deployment as an upgrade for current TSA checkpoint screening technologies in airports
- An award-winning shoe screening technology that makes it possible to eliminate the need to remove shoes when moving through airport security or other secure areas
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Bill Frain
CEO & Director
Liberty Defense (TSXV: SCAN, OTCQB: LDDFF, FRANKFURT: LD2) provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools, and more. Liberty's HEXWAVE product, for which the company has secured an exclusive license from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a technology transfer agreement for patents related to active 3D radar imaging technology, provides discrete, modular, and scalable protection to provide layered, stand-off detection capability of metallic and non-metallic weapons. Liberty has also recently licensed the millimeter wave-based, High-Definition Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) body scanner and shoe scanner technologies as part of its technology portfolio. Liberty is committed to protecting communities and preserving peace of mind through superior security detection solutions. Learn more: LibertyDefense.com
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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — There are tons of new movies coming out, and that can cause a lot of people to have FOMO (it’s what the cool kids use that stands for Fear of Missing Out).
Not to worry though, J-Kruz has a few suggestions for movies to watch out for in the near future.
The Woman King
Synopsis: A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Smile
Synopsis: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/sponsored-content-entertainment-newz-with-j-kruz/watch-party-with-j-kruz-the-woman-king-and-smile/ | 2022-08-27T17:54:09Z |
VANCOUVER, BC, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE American: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company") announces the voting results from its 2022 Annual General Meeting held Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Additionally, the Company announces that Rita Maguire has been elected to the Board.
Stuart McDonald, President and CEO of Taseko, commented, "I am pleased to announce that Rita Maguire has joined our Board, after serving as General Counsel for our Florence Copper project since 2014. Her legal background with a focus on water resources and regulatory matters in Arizona makes her a very strong addition to our Board of Directors as we advance the Florence Copper Project towards commercial production."
Ms. Maguire is a practicing attorney in Phoenix, Arizona focusing her legal practice in the areas of water, environmental, mining and administrative law. Ms. Maguire represents clients in legal matters involving regulatory compliance and permitting, water management and conservation, environmental litigation, and land use planning. Ms. Maguire has served as the founding President and CEO of the Arizona Center for Public Policy, as Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Fife Symington. She began her career with Conoco-Phillips, in the International Crude Oil Trading Department at its headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Ms. Maguire holds three degrees from Arizona State University: a Juris Doctorate received in 1988, a Masters in Business Administration received in 1979, and a Bachelor of Science received in 1977. She was awarded an AV-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and was awarded the Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award by the Environmental Law and Natural Resources Section of the Arizona State Bar. In 2001, Ms. Maguire was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
A total of 149,948,862 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 52.4% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the approval of the shareholder rights plan, the advisory resolution on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay), and the election of all director nominees as follows:
Detailed voting results for the 2022 Annual General Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Stuart McDonald
President and CEO
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This document contains "forward-looking statements" that were based on Taseko's expectations, estimates and projections as of the dates as of which those statements were made. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "outlook", "anticipate", "project", "target", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "should" and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These included but are not limited to:
- uncertainties about the future market price of copper and the other metals that we produce or may seek to produce;
- changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets, inflation and interest rates and in the demand and market price for our input costs, such as diesel fuel, reagents, steel, concrete, electricity and other forms of energy, mining equipment, and fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar, and the continued availability of capital and financing;
- uncertainties resulting from the war in Ukraine, and the accompanying international response including economic sanctions levied against Russia, which has disrupted the global economy, created increased volatility in commodity markets (including oil and gas prices), and disrupted international trade and financial markets, all of which have an ongoing and uncertain effect on global economics, supply chains, availability of materials and equipment and execution timelines for project development;
- uncertainties about the continuing impact of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") and the response of local, provincial, state, federal and international governments to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, on our operations (including our suppliers, customers, supply chains, employees and contractors) and economic conditions generally including rising inflation levels and in particular with respect to the demand for copper and other metals we produce;
- inherent risks associated with mining operations, including our current mining operations at Gibraltar, and their potential impact on our ability to achieve our production estimates;
- uncertainties as to our ability to control our operating costs, including inflationary cost pressures at Gibraltar without impacting our planned copper production;
- the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover material mining or operational risks;
- uncertainties related to the feasibility study for Florence copper project (the "Florence Copper Project" or "Florence Copper") that provides estimates of expected or anticipated capital and operating costs, expenditures and economic returns from this mining project, including the impact of inflation on the estimated costs related to the construction of the Florence Copper Project and our other development projects;
- the risk that the results from our operations of the Florence Copper production test facility ("PTF") and ongoing engineering work including updated capital and operating costs will negatively impact our estimates for current projected economics for commercial operations at Florence Copper;
- uncertainties related to the accuracy of our estimates of Mineral Reserves (as defined below), Mineral Resources (as defined below), production rates and timing of production, future production and future cash and total costs of production and milling;
- the risk that we may not be able to expand or replace reserves as our existing mineral reserves are mined;
- the availability of, and uncertainties relating to the development of, additional financing and infrastructure necessary for the advancement of our development projects, including with respect to our ability to obtain any remaining construction financing potentially needed to move forward with commercial operations at Florence Copper;
- our ability to comply with the extensive governmental regulation to which our business is subject;
- uncertainties related to our ability to obtain necessary title, licenses and permits for our development projects and project delays due to third party opposition, particularly in respect to Florence Copper that requires one key regulatory permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in order to advance to commercial operations;
- our ability to deploy strategic capital and award key contracts to assist with protecting the Florence Copper project execution plan, mitigating inflation risk and the potential impact of supply chain disruptions on our construction schedule and ensuring a smooth transition into construction once the final permit is received from the EPA;
- uncertainties related to First Nations claims and consultation issues;
- our reliance on rail transportation and port terminals for shipping our copper concentrate production from Gibraltar;
- uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings;
- changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting our exploration and development activities and mining operations and mine closure and bonding requirements;
- our dependence solely on our 75% interest in Gibraltar (as defined below) for revenues and operating cashflows;
- our ability to collect payments from customers, extend existing concentrate off-take agreements or enter into new agreements;
- environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including processing and stock piling ore;
- labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which we operate our mine, industrial accidents, equipment failure or other events or occurrences, including third party interference that interrupt the production of minerals in our mine;
- environmental hazards and risks associated with climate change, including the potential for damage to infrastructure and stoppages of operations due to forest fires, flooding, drought, or other natural events in the vicinity of our operations;
- litigation risks and the inherent uncertainty of litigation, including litigation to which Florence Copper could be subject to;
- our actual costs of reclamation and mine closure may exceed our current estimates of these liabilities;
- our ability to meet the financial reclamation security requirements for the Gibraltar mine and Florence Project;
- the capital intensive nature of our business both to sustain current mining operations and to develop any new projects, including Florence Copper;
- our reliance upon key management and operating personnel;
- the competitive environment in which we operate;
- the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against fluctuations in copper prices, foreign exchange, interest rates or input costs such as fuel;
- the risk of changes in accounting policies and methods we use to report our financial condition, including uncertainties associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates; and Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), quarterly reports and material change reports filed with and furnished to securities regulators, and those risks which are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors".
For further information on Taseko, investors should review the Company's annual Form 40-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.gov and home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com, including the "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Information Form.
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NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKBA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: June 28, 2018 to September 2, 2020
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 13, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in AKBA:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/akebia-therapeutics-inc-loss-submission-form?id=26062&from=4
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. NEWS - AKBA NEWS
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company's lead investigational product candidate, vadadustat, was not as safe in treating non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease patients with anemia as defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, defendants overstated the clinical prospects of a Phase 3 clinical program for vadadustat; (iii) accordingly, defendants also overstated vadadustat's overall commercial and regulatory prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Akebia you have until May 13, 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 Akebia 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 AKBA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/akebia-therapeutics-inc-loss-submission-form?id=26062&from=4.
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J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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GREENWICH, Conn., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD) today announced that the Company will release its second quarter financial results on Thursday, August 4, 2022 before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. A conference call will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
During the conference call, the Company's officers will review second quarter performance, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer period.
Webcast
The conference call will also be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will also be available for 90 days on the Company's website.
To Participate in the Telephone Conference Call:
Dial in at least five minutes prior to start time.
Domestic: 1-877-407-9039
International: 1-201-689-8470
Conference Call Playback:
Domestic: 1-844-512-2921
International: 1-412-317-6671
Passcode: 13730650
The playback can be accessed through August 11, 2022.
Full Text of the Earnings Release
- Internet -- The full text of the earnings release will be available on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at the Company's web site, www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.
- Mail -- For those without Internet access, the second quarter earnings release will be available by mail or fax, on request. To receive a copy, please call the Company's Investor Relations line at 203-422-7788.
About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD) is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. An affiliate of global private investment firm, Starwood Capital Group, the Company has successfully deployed over $87 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $25 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk-adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.
Contact:
Zachary Tanenbaum
Starwood Property Trust
Phone: 203-422-7788
Email: ztanenbaum@starwood.com
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- In an uncertain world, TBD Media Group's Vision 2045 campaign explores the strategies of the businesses creating the world of tomorrow
LONDON, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation is driving change at pace. In a world that has seen Covid, conflict and climate change, it can be hard to guess what may happen next month, let alone look ahead to the middle of the 21st century. The future lies in the hands of the innovators, financiers and thought leaders with a vision for the future. What kind of a world are they creating?
Vision 2045, a series of documentaries devised by award-winning production company TBD Media Group, meets the people who are building the future of the planet today. Through compelling interviews and footage from the front line of the innovation space, viewers will have a glimpse of the future as it is being built around us.
Paolo Zanini, Founder and CEO at TBD Media Group says:
"We know that the winners in a disrupted situation are those who grasp the new opportunities as they arise rather than seek to turn back the clock. Vision 2045 shows how today's thought leaders are taking brave strides in making the world they imagine a reality and building a sustainable, fairer world for everyone."
Zanini says that Vision 2045 gives an insight into the thought leaders driving change:
"TBD Media Group's team of talented filmmakers has crossed the globe to seek out and capture these stories for audiences hungry to learn about where we are going as a planet. Our ambition is to inspire people to see the positive changes in the world and to have faith that a better future is not only possible, it is being built right now. We need to lend our own support, enthusiasm and ideas to reach our goals as a human family."
The Vision 2045 documentary series examines how today's thought leaders are developing the technologies of today to provide a roadmap for the future.
Companies featured in this launch:
Braskem, Calix, DB Cargo, Graphic Packaging International, Integrated Environmental Solutions, Kingwhale Corporation,, Manulife, MCB Group, The Leonardo Centre for Business on Society at Imperial College Business School, Tikehau Capital.
More information on the VISION2045 Campaign may be found here.
About TBD Media Group:
TBD Media Group is an international, purpose-driven, media developer that helps companies, organizations and governments tell their brand stories in a human and direct way. Learn more at TBD Media Group
Media Contact:
Jenna-Leigh Ancill
Head of Marketing
TBD Media Group
j.ancill@tbdmediagroup.com
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Sarasota man arrested in connection with fatal shooting
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 3:51 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An arrest has been made in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Sarasota last weekend.
The shooting occurred Saturday just after 11:30 a.m. at a residence on Britannia Road in Sarasota . According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Saladine Monroe, 41, has been charged with Homicide and Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon.
Investigators say this was an isolated incident.
The deceased victim in this case, a 47-year-old male, will not be identified. His family has opted into privacy rights via Marsy’s Law.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities are giving border commuters a new tool to better plan their drive from Juarez to El Paso.
The State of Chihuahua’s Border Bridge Trust on Tuesday opened to the public live feeds from its closed-circuit cameras at three international bridges. The images will help drivers estimate how long it will take them to get across the border and which port of entry has the least traffic at the time.
“We will be transmitting live 24-7 at Paso del Norte, (Stanton) and Zaragoza. This is so users can visualize in real-time traffic leading to the (Mexican) toll booths,” said Rogelio Fernandez, director of the Bridge Trust. The agency does not have cameras at the Bridge of the Americas, which is under the direct control of the Mexican federal government.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection offers hourly estimated bridge wait times online based on traffic from the Mexican toll booths to the U.S. port of entry. The Mexican camera feed will include images of traffic on the access road, Chihuahua state officials said.
To access the video feed, you can visit the Fideicomiso de Puentes Fronterizos de Chihuahua web page. | https://cw33.com/news/cameras-to-show-live-traffic-flows-on-mexican-side-of-border-crossings-24-7/ | 2022-09-14T23:16:38Z |
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a speedy pivot to Russia and China — and many of those recently built ships could be retired.
The U.S. Navy wants to decommission nine ships in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships — warships that cost about $4.5 billion altogether to build.
The Navy contends in its budget proposal that the move would free up $50 million per ship annually for other priorities. But it would also reduce the size of the fleet that’s already surpassed by China in sheer numbers, something that could cause members of Congress to balk.
Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, defended the proposal that emphasizes long-range weapons and modern warships, while shedding other ships ill equipped to face current threats.
“We need a ready, capable, lethal force more than we need a bigger force that’s less ready, less lethal, and less capable,” he said Monday at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space symposium in Maryland.
All told, the Navy wants to scrap 24 ships, including five cruisers and a pair of Los Angeles-class submarines, as part of its cost-cutting needed to maintain the existing fleet and build modern warships. Those cuts surpass the proposed nine ships to be built.
Most of them are older vessels. However, the littoral combat ships that are targeted are young. The oldest of them is 10 years old.
The Navy envisioned fast, highly maneuverable warships capable of operating in near-shore, littoral waters when it announced the program a few months after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The ships topped 50 mph (80 kph) — fast enough to chase down pirates — and utilized steerable waterjets instead of conventional propellers.
The ships were supposed to be made versatile through plug-and-play mission modules for surface combat, mine-sweeping operations or anti-submarine warfare. But those mission modules were beset by problems, and the anti-submarine capability was canceled in the new budget.
And what about that speed? The fastest ship can’t outrun missiles, and firing up those marine turbines for an extra burst of speed turned the ships into gas guzzlers, analysts said. Early versions also were criticized as too lightly armed and armored to survive combat.
The speedy Freedom-class ships proposed for decommissioning feature a traditional steel hull. That entire class of ships suffers from a propulsion defect that will be costly repair. The Navy proposes keeping a second variant, the aluminum Independence class.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Chair Jim Inhofe said the program was plagued by troubles from the start, and that “moving forward the Navy must avoid similar acquisition disasters.”
U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, was more blunt, tweeting that it “sucks” to be decommissioning so many ships, especially newer ones.
“The Navy owes a public apology to American taxpayers for wasting tens of billions of dollars on ships they now say serve no purpose,” she said.
Some detractors proclaimed littoral combat ships to be the Navy’s “Little Crappy Ship,” but that’s not fair, said defense analyst Loren Thompson.
“It’s not a little crappy ship. It does what it was supposed to do. What it was supposed to do isn’t enough for the kind of threats that we face today,” said Thompson, from the Lexington Institute.
In the Navy’s defense, threats shifted swiftly from the Cold War to the war on terror to the current Great Power Competition in which Russia and China are asserting themselves, he said.
In the end, the Navy may be content with smaller numbers of Freedom-class ships for maritime security and small surface combatant operations, said Bryan Clark, defense analyst at the Hudson Institute.
Congress must sign off on the Navy’s proposal to decommission ships ahead of their projected service life.
The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday grilled Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Army Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the proposal.
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, suggested the ship cuts were “grossly irresponsible” when the U.S. Navy has dipped from 318 ships to 297, while the Chinese fleet has grown from 210 to 360 ships over the past two decades.
Milley said it’s important to focus on the Navy’s capabilities rather than the size of its fleet.
“I would bias towards capability rather than just sheer numbers,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/us-navy-intends-to-decommission-some-of-its-newest-warships/ | 2022-04-07T23:56:39Z |
NEW YORK, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Homology Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIXX).
To receive updates on the lawsuit, fill out the form:
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Homology between June 10, 2019 and February 18, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until May 24, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Homology Medicines, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had overstated the efficacy and risk mitigation of its lead product candidate, HMI-102; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to commercialize HMI102 in its present form; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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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DeSantis tops $100 million for Florida reelection race — and sends signal to 2024 Republican field
By Steve Contorno, CNN
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his reelection effort, the first gubernatorial candidate in the Sunshine State — and perhaps the entire country — to reach the nine-figure milestone solely through donations.
The staggering sum not only gives DeSantis an unprecedented leg up on the Democrats attempting to unseat him this November, it also sends an indisputable message to the potential field of 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls that there is already a promising contender with deep support from major donors and grassroots voters alike.
It’s the kind of fundraising chops that “catapults him into the top tier of potential GOP candidates,” said Scott Reed, a veteran GOP operative and former top strategist for the US Chamber of Commerce.
“He’s been asking for big licks — $5 million and $10 million per fundraiser — and he’s getting them and that’s a warning sign,” Reed said. “DeSantis is the talk of every Republican cocktail party and every organizational meeting. His support spans the money class and the movement conservatives. And that’s a strong combination early in the game.”
The latest fundraising numbers for DeSantis won’t become official until Monday, the state’s deadline to report March totals. However, a CNN review of contributions posted to the website of his political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, showed a March haul of $6.1 million. His campaign and political committee, which are separate entities both working toward his reelection, had previously reported raising a combined $96 million this cycle through February.
While the proliferation of political committees and differences in campaign finance laws makes it difficult to compare fundraising numbers across state boundaries, it appears DeSantis is the first candidate in any state to eclipse $100 million entirely on donations. According to data maintained by the campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets, the two past gubernatorial candidates who amassed $100 million campaigns — former business executive and 2010 GOP nominee for California governor Meg Whitman and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, whose family owns Hyatt Hotels — funded their campaigns almost entirely with their own money.
DeSantis, though, is not independently wealthy. Prior to becoming governor in 2019, DeSantis served less than three terms in Congress. Before that, he was a lawyer in the Navy. His net worth is $348,000, according to his most recent financial disclosure form.
Instead, DeSantis has broken fundraising records by relying on a mix of sources. He has received significant contributions from the state and national parties and has crisscrossed the country to raise money from wealthy GOP donors. His political committee has collected large checks from influential Florida businesses and small donations from all 50 states.
DeSantis has also tapped into former President Donald Trump‘s donor network, including Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil and shipping magnate Richard Uihlein and his wife, Elizabeth. All have given six-figure sums to DeSantis’ political committee.
Because the money was raised for a state race, it is unlikely it can be used to assist DeSantis in a federal campaign, should he run in the future. But former President George W. Bush demonstrated how a relentless fundraising blitz in a state race can boost a prospective presidential bid.
Like DeSantis, Bush in 1998 was a Republican incumbent widely seen as a serious contender for the next presidential race. Bush signaled he would be a formidable candidate for the White House by putting up gaudy fundraising numbers en route to a historic margin of victory in the Lonestar State.
“I’ve seen a lot of people raise that kind of money before. It doesn’t always mean success,” said Charlie Black, who worked on Bush’s presidential campaign. “Bush was successful with that strategy. The biggest thing DeSantis has to do is keep his eye on the ball and make sure he gets reelected.”
Other potential 2024 contenders are noticing DeSantis’ fundraising prowess — including Trump. The former President has closely monitored which former donors have opened up their checkbooks to the Florida governor, people close to Trump previously told CNN.
Trump reiterated to The Washington Post this week his belief that he “made” DeSantis when he endorsed the underfunded and lesser-known congressman in the 2018 GOP primary for Florida governor. He added that he doesn’t believe DeSantis — or any other ally — will run in 2024 if the former President is in the race.
“If I ran, I can’t imagine they’d want to run,” Trump said. “Some out of loyalty would have had a hard time running.”
One adviser to a potential presidential candidate acknowledged that important Republican donors likely see in DeSantis “an opportunity to get in on the ground floor” of a future presidential campaign — one featuring the only candidate who comes close to rivaling Trump’s support in early 2024 polling. But the adviser added that there is more for DeSantis to prove than being a successful fundraiser.
“Despite all the attention he’s getting, DeSantis is largely untested,” the adviser said. “When you look at the potential 2024 field, he stands out as the person who has never faced a monumental challenge and that’s bound to happen over the next year and a half. It’s going to be a pivotal moment for him.”
The DeSantis advantage
Other 2024 hopefuls may have to tiptoe around Trump and raise money through political action committees with vague mission statements about helping elect Republicans. But as a candidate running for reelection in a high-profile state, DeSantis doesn’t have to make excuses to have an audience with big-name Republican donors.
The list of donors to his gubernatorial campaign is a who’s who of the GOP money class: businessman John Childs, hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones, ex-private equity financier and former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, San Francisco Giants owner Charles Johnson and beef jerky mogul Troy Link, among others.
It’s a mix of past backers to presidential campaigns, Trump allies and some people, such as hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and Interactive Brokers Group chairman Thomas Peterffy, who are looking beyond Trump in 2024. Peterffy told Bloomberg News last year that he would prefer to see DeSantis as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 because he is less impulsive than Trump. Griffin ruled out backing Trump again.
Rob Stutzman, a California-based GOP consultant, said DeSantis’ fundraising to date “certainly confirms conventional wisdom that he is the non-Trump front-runner for the nomination.”
“Demonstrating that kind of fundraising network is what other candidates will notice as they assess whether to enter the field to compete against him,” he said. “It may be an issue that continues to engender Donald Trump’s jealousy, too.”
Nick Iarossi, a lobbyist and top DeSantis fundraiser, said the governor’s support among donors grew during the coronavirus pandemic, when he bucked medical experts and lifted restrictions on businesses and schools before most other states. He’s picked up more support as he’s become a frequent foil for President Joe Biden, often challenging White House policies on coronavirus mitigation measures, vaccines and immigration.
“It makes him a formidable national contender for sure,” Iarossi said of DeSantis’ growing fundraising network. “But I also think there’s a bigger message and one the governor hopes the people in the party see and that is doing what you say you’re going to do and being unapologetic about it is going to lead to support.”
DeSantis has another advantage fueling his record-breaking fundraising push: Florida campaign finance laws do not limit contributions to political committees. As it is, deep-pocketed Republican donors from across the country and prominent Florida corporations have cut five- and six-figure checks to directly support DeSantis’ reelection effort. Griffin contributed $5 million in a single donation. The Republican Governors Association has put in more than $10 million.
It’s an edge also shared by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, another potential 2024 GOP contender first facing a reelection fight this year. Abbott raised $93 million through February 19 for his race against Democrat Beto O’Rourke, according to OpenSecrets.
Pete Quist, the deputy research director at OpenSecrets, has studied gubernatorial fundraising data for years. He said incumbents benefit when there are no contribution limits “because they get money from interests and the checks come in earlier and they come in larger.”
DeSantis ran for governor in 2018 as the antidote to a state government that he portrayed as overrun by lobbyists and corporate money.
DeSantis’ campaign called his Republican primary opponent, establishment favorite Adam Putnam, a shill for “special interest money” and a “swamp dweller.” Borrowing a line from Trump, DeSantis promised to “drain the swamp in Tallahassee that needs to be drained just like Washington.”
Since getting elected, though, DeSantis’ political ambitions have benefited from the largesse of some of Florida’s most powerful and politically connected entities. His political committee has raised nearly $3 million from the same companies and industry-affiliated political committees that donated more than $150,000 to Putnam, including Disney, utility companies and a PAC run by state Realtors.
DeSantis’ campaign declined to comment for this story.
Democrats are campaigning from behind
Florida, with its diverse and disparate communities spread across a half dozen major television markets, is a notoriously costly state to mount a campaign. Candidates are expected to raise fistfuls of cash or pony up from their own pocketbooks to be competitive in statewide races.
But even by Florida standards, DeSantis has become an outlier. He has already surpassed the record $88 million raised during the 2014 election cycle by his predecessor, now-Sen. Rick Scott, a former health care executive who helped finance his own campaign. DeSantis is on pace to soon eclipse the $113 million he and his 2018 opponent, Democrat Andrew Gillum, combined to raise in their costly, tight race for governor. And there are still seven months until Election Day.
Meanwhile, the Democrats attempting to defeat DeSantis are still finding their footing. Through February, US Rep. Charlie Crist, a onetime governor as a Republican and the Democratic nominee for governor in 2014, had raised $7.1 million with $4.7 million still on hand. State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried had about $3.6 million left of the $6 million she reported raising through February, while a third candidate, state Sen. Annette Taddeo, had raised less than $1 million. The primary election is August 23.
The Florida Democratic Party did not respond to questions about its plan to compete with DeSantis’ fundraising advantage. Steve Schale, a Democratic campaign consultant, expects money to flood into Florida once the party has a nominee, but DeSantis, he said, “is still going to outspend, even in the rosiest scenarios on my side.” The gap in resources will allow DeSantis to “completely dictate the terms of the conversation” throughout the campaign, Schale added.
“When you’re underfunded, you have to constantly make bad choices,” said Schale, who was involved in past gubernatorial campaigns. “You’re choosing between cutting off your right arm or your left arm and hoping you don’t bleed to death.”
Perhaps most daunting for Democrats is how much cash DeSantis is still sitting on. His campaign had $88.5 million on hand through February.
One longtime Tallahassee-based Republican adviser said the joke around the capital is that the DeSantis campaign team is the “poorest group of rich people in the state.” Not unlike Trump, DeSantis has a reputation for scrutinizing every dollar spent by his campaign. Despite his growing political profile, DeSantis didn’t have campaign staff until relatively recently, and it remains a pretty slim operation.
“Eventually, those resources will be deployed,” Iarossi said. “He’s frugal. That’s his reputation. And that’s part of the reason people feel good giving to him.”
Last year, the second-largest expense for DeSantis’ political committee was $560,000 spent on inventory for campaign merchandise. That’s not typical for a campaign with this kind of cash flow. But DeSantis has generated several rounds of headlines — known in the political world as earned media — by pushing out provocative campaign swag, like “Don’t Fauci My Florida” koozies and “Fauci Can Pound Sand” flip flops — after chief Biden medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci — and a sleeve of two golf balls that says “Florida’s Governor Has a Pair.”
“Most of those, like the flip flops, he comes up with the ideas,” Iarossi said. “He’s reviewing budgets and new hires and how much is being paid. He does not want to waste campaign dollars. He’s very particular.”
This story has been updated with additional details.
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MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Covanta Holding Corporation ("Covanta" or the "Company") has released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and will host an earnings call at 11:00 AM (Eastern) on Thursday, September 22, 2022.
Qualified fixed income investors and securities analysts can register for access to the conference call and related materials on the Debt Investor Information section of Covanta's Investor Relations website.
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GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Standing in front of 1,500 Republicans at a rural ranch backdropped by the Sierra Nevada mountains, Nevada’s Republican governor candidate Joe Lombardo referenced the “elephant in the room” without naming him.
The second-place finisher in the gubernatorial primary, Reno attorney Joey Gilbert, has baselessly claimed the mathematical counting was off and has continued to attack Lombardo. Lombardo to this point hasn’t addressed Gilbert directly, who requested a statewide recount of the results and later filed a lawsuit that was thrown out last week. He didn’t say Gilbert’s name on Saturday either, but acknowledged “we haven’t come together” since the primary.
“No matter who you voted for, we’ve got to get past that,” he said.
At the 7th annual Basque Fry, Republican heavyweights were eager to unite against incumbent Democrats at what has become a yearly tradition held in rural Douglas County. The event, which includes live music, an inflatable rodeo ride and Basque cuisine, is modeled after Adam Laxalt’s grandfather and former Nevada governor Paul Laxalt’s cookouts. The elder Laxalt was the son of Basque immigrants, and Adam now hosts the event with the Morning in Nevada PAC.
National and state politicians fired up the crowd with a message of urgency 80 days before midterm elections that will decide which party controls both the State House in Carson City and Congress in Washington D.C. Speaking to reporters before he took the state, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called Laxalt’s race “the single best pickup opportunity for Republicans.”
“Part of the reason is that Adam managed to unify the Republican Party early,” Cruz said. “There are all sorts of different slices and flavors of Republicans state by state. And one of the challenges we have in some of the other states is we have candidates who came through pretty rocky primaries, where there’s still some bruised feelings.”
Some speakers referenced the new IRS agents included in the Inflation Reduction Act as an example of government overreach, though the amount of employees hired from the IRA was often skewed. Others urged attendees to do even more than they had in campaigning and to not take the “Red Wave” for granted.
Several speakers, including Cruz and Laxalt, condemned the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Laxalt called it an example of “weaponizing the FBI” — a rally cry that many Republican lawmakers have made in the past week to tap into voter outrage.
The main theme centered on unity in often razor-thin races.
“If we lose in Nevada, we lose everything,” said conservative author and commentator Kurt Schlichter, who added he was optimistic for the state after seeing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s win in Virginia last November.
Behind the long tents around the stage was a set of smaller tents akin to a farmers market, selling merchandise and offering pamphlets for conservative cause: A “Save our Douglas Schools” tent for county board trustee nominees; Power2Parent tent which advocates for school choice and against sex education; merchandise stands with cowboy hats that say “Trump Won” and “Texans for Trump,” alongside “Not my dictator” shirts featuring Joe Biden with a photoshopped Hitler mustache.
Some politicians walked around the tents, interacting with supporters.
The campaign of U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto sent out a statement on Saturday about the event, calling Laxalt the “face of the Big Lie, a reference to when Laxalt spearheaded in Trump’s 2020 Nevada campaign and ensuing legal challenges to the vote-counting process.
“Laxalt is willing to break the rules, promising to file early lawsuits to help him gain power, because he’s only out for himself, not Nevada,” said spokesperson Josh Marcus-Blank.
Alongside Cruz, headliners included Schlichter, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, among others.
Noem, who gained notoriety among Republicans for bucking federal mandates in the throes of the pandemic, talked about her upbringing in South Dakota, her father’s influence on her before he died while she was in college and her philosophy for not adhering to COVID-19 shutdown during 2020. She spoke of the state’s zero corporate income tax and 4.5% sales tax.
“This can be your story,” she said. “Leadership has consequences.”
Laxalt was one of the last to take the stage and reflected on the Basque Fry a year ago, just days before he announced his Senate run. He said the left has since taken over media, big tech and “ruling elites.” He talked of surging crime in major cities and what he has often characterized as the border crisis. He called Masto Biden’s “rubber stamp” for signing the Inflation Reduction Act and repeated that “the entire US Senate will hinge on this race.”
“Whatever you’ve done to help with politics in the past, do more,” he told supporters. “We need you now more than ever.”
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Markem-Imaje, part of Dover (NYSE: DOV) and a global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, today announced the launch of the eTouch-S intelligent print and apply labeling system, further enhancing its global portfolio of end-to-end supply chain solutions.
With a proprietary design and patented technology, the eTouch-S applicator is the latest addition to Markem-Imaje's 2200 series. The eTouch-S was developed in response to customer demand for products with a reduced environmental impact. The eTouch-S removes the need for plant air without impacting supply chain traceability or increasing the risk of retailer fines for returned cases.
Capable of production speeds of over 150 packs per minute, the eTouch-S utilizes Markem-Imaje's market-leading innovation to combine outstanding performance with the highest levels of operational safety. The eTouch-S offers fully unhindered operation across numerous applications, and is compliant with EN415-10 safety standards.
"The eTouch-S is a truly intelligent, high-performance print and apply system," said Mike Kirk, Print and Apply Product Marketing Manager at Markem-Imaje.
"It's a game-changer for customers looking for a solution that is exceptionally safe, lightning fast, hugely durable and simple to operate, all while reducing downtime. The eTouch-S applicator is ideal for any business looking to be fully compliant with labeling standards while eliminating the need to regulate production throughput, require changes to existing production methods or for expensive additional pack control."
The innovative eTouch-S has built-in artificial intelligence to ensure that labels are applied to an exacting standard on every pack, at the highest production speeds. The applicator's unique SoftTouch technology offers full movement control and application monitoring, alongside pack sensing which allows application without unnecessary force and the ability to automatically detect variation in pack position. An optional Advanced Trigger Sensor (ATS) provides the ability to label on packs with infinitely variable distances and speeds with constant label placement and without the requirement for operational intervention or complex line integration.
Markem-Imaje has developed a new hybrid driver which provides the eTouch-S with a combination of high-speed motion accuracy and inbuilt hardware safety to remove the need for additional safety measures even at high speed.
Designed with reliability in mind, the eTouch-S drastically reduces maintenance requirements due to its minimal moving parts. Efficient design allows for lower print speeds at higher throughput regardless of the data complexity or content, reducing machine burden and decreasing wear and total cost of ownership.
The eTouch-S includes all the enhanced features of the Markem-Imaje's 2200 Series, making the overall solution extremely easy to use, efficient and reliable. All models in the 2200 Series offer an intuitive user interface and a simple media path, allowing operators to replenish labels and ribbon rolls in less than 40 seconds. The in-built auto-change/tandem functionality means that should a 2200 Series go off-line, a second labeler will immediately take over the task to eliminate downtime associated with media changes.
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Markem-Imaje, a wholly owned subsidiary of the US-based Dover Corporation is a trusted world manufacturer of product identification and traceability solutions, offering a full line of reliable and innovative inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, and print and apply label systems. Markem-Imaje provides global reach to over 50,000 customers with 30 subsidiaries, 6 technology centers, several equipment repair centers and manufacturing plants with the most comprehensive marking and coding portfolio available in the marketplace. Visit www.markem-imaje.com for further information.
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.
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Meet Your Best Friend At The Firm returns on Sept. 10th for the second year in a row to support more than 150 animal adoptions.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Morse Law Firm is once again hosting the Meet Your Best Friend At The Firm pet adoption event this Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the firm's Southfield location (24901 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075).
Together with Michigan Humane, Mike Morse Law Firm will welcome more than 150 adoptable pets from various rescue centers around Michigan. Along with Michigan Humane, nine animal welfare partners will be at the event, including Detroit Animal Care and Control. Last year's event facilitated more than 120 pet adoptions, with cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies all going to loving homes.
"Our Meet Your Best Friend adoption events have helped create thousands of new families over the years and we're incredibly excited to continue to promote pet adoption with our friends at the Mike Morse Law Firm," Matt Pepper, Michigan Humane President and CEO said. "Mike and his team are committed to helping spread the word about the positive benefits of pet ownership and promoting the bond between people and pets."
Mike Morse is a proud owner of a rescue dog himself, Jessi, who he met and fell in love with in 2013. "I know first-hand how much joy a pet can bring to a family," Morse said. "I also understand that sometimes our furry friends need a little extra help finding their forever home. That's why we're so proud to host Michigan Humane's Meet Your Best Friend event here at our firm."
The event is open to the public. For more information please visit 855MikeWins.com/MeetYourBestFriend.
About Mike Morse Law Firm
Since 1995, the Mike Morse Law Firm has been protecting the rights of Michigan auto accident and injury victims. They are Michigan's largest personal injury firm, specializing in auto, truck, pedestrian and motorcycle accidents as well as Social Security disability claims. They are experts in Michigan's No-Fault Act. Since opening their doors in 1995, the firm has won over one billion dollars for its clients. Mike Morse Law Firm handles cases throughout the state of Michigan, with a main office in Southfield. To learn more, call (855) 645-3946 or visit www.855mikewins.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — So, imagine really quick that the North Texas weather is speaking directly to the region, “I’ll be back, with second summer.”
So, no the North Texas weather isn’t the Terminator (thankfully) but the return of summer-like weather is in the mix, there’s no doubting that. For Friday, the region will see mostly sunny skies with warm temperatures in the low 90s.
NWS Fort Worth said, “Mostly sunny skies and warm conditions can be expected today across North and Central Texas. Highs will top out in the lower 90s with light southeast winds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may spread into our far southeast counties late this afternoon.”
As mentioned, yes, the fall isn’t quite taking effect just yet as September is bringing some summer-like temperatures back into action. NWS Fort Worth puts it plainly, the summer heat continues!
“Summer heat will continue next week as high pressure develops and remains planted overhead for the next several days. Lows generally in the 70s and highs mainly in the middle and upper 90s can be expected. DFW will be close to its record high temperature of 99 for September 21st (set in 1956 and tied in 2005). Remember to stay hydrated and take frequent breaks in the shade or in air conditioning if your have any outdoor activities planned,” the center reports.
You can never be too safe when it comes to staying safe from the Texas heat, so, we’re making sure to share some heat safety reminders for outdoor activities from NWS Fort Worth: | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-weekend-weather-be-prepared-for-return-of-summer-like-heat/ | 2022-09-16T15:25:34Z |
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Company appoints Professor Youngme Moon to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiverse has closed a $220 million Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of $1.7 billion, doubling its valuation from eight months ago. The latest round was co-led by StepStone Group, and returning investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst. The funding will be used to accelerate US expansion and broaden the range of learning programs, creating more routes to career progression for apprentices and helping organizations close digital skills gaps across their workforce.
Founders Circle Capital and existing investors Audacious Ventures, BOND, D1 Capital Partners, GV and Index Ventures also participated in the round, bringing total funding to over $400 million.
Two thirds of Americans do not have a college degree despite 65% of jobs requiring some college or a bachelor's degree, a practice that disproportionately excludes Black and Hispanic Americans. At the same time, all companies face challenges in hiring and retaining tech talent. Apprenticeships provide an alternative route to train and hire workers, opening access to tech careers and teaching workers skills for the jobs of the modern, digital economy.
"Mandating college degrees, and making admissions officers the gatekeepers for great careers, means leaving out thousands of talented individuals," said Euan Blair, CEO and founder of Multiverse. "There has never been a more pressing time to create an alternative to university education that is equitable and inclusive, and there is an incredible opportunity before us to change the status quo with apprenticeships. This funding will help us bring more people without degrees or in need of re-skilling into tech careers and ultimately create a more diverse group of future leaders."
Multiverse apprenticeships offer tuition-free, paid programs in areas including Software Engineering, Digital Marketing and Data Analytics that typically last 12-15 months. With a unique combination of on-the-job training and education, professional apprenticeships help individuals jump start a career or enter an entirely new field while earning a competitive salary.
Companies that introduce apprenticeship programs aim to address the challenges associated with short supply of digital skills. While creating more opportunities for those without degrees, these companies often see an increase in employee productivity and engagement, higher retention rates and decreases in hiring costs. Because of this, 60% of Multiverse partners have expanded within 6 months of launching an apprenticeship program.
"The Multiverse journey has been characterized not only by rapid growth, but also by creating a real and actionable solution to the challenges of diversity in the workplace," said Jeremy Duggan, President and Board Member at Multiverse. "One of the things that sets Multiverse apart is the impact our programs have on the aspirations and skills of our apprentices and the subsequent value they provide to organizations that employ them. Going forward it's important for us to ensure apprenticeships are available to anyone who can benefit from them, and to progress the crucial conversation around diversity in the workplace."
The Multiverse community has now reached over 8,000 apprentices globally. Of the professional apprentices that Multiverse places globally, 56% are people of color, more than half are women and 34% come from economically under-served communities.
The company's mission is to create a diverse group of future leaders and particular emphasis is placed on tracking apprentice outcomes that correlate with long-term success. As a result, 68% of all Multiverse apprentices are promoted during or at the end of their programs and over 90% remain with their employer post-apprenticeship.
Multiverse has grown nine times in two years. The company currently trains professional apprentices with over 500 organizations globally, including Cisco, Verizon, Visa and Box in the US. Underpinning its growth, programs like Software Engineering have seen a 260% growth in enrollment year over year and have a completion rate of over 85%. Multiverse has also made particular headwinds in the Financial Services industry, growing the number of partners by 105% over the past year.
"Apprenticeships can help thousands of companies better train workers for the jobs needed to thrive in the age of digital transformation," said Hunter Somerville, Partner at StepStone Group. "Multiverse has a demonstrated track record of success, building an unparalleled global platform to find, train and develop talent."
Effective immediately, Youngme Moon, Donald K David Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, will join Multiverse's Board of Directors. Professor Moon brings decades of experience to her role at Multiverse, and serves on the boards of businesses including Mastercard, Unilever, Warby Parker and Sweetgreen.
"Widening access to great careers is one of the most urgent issues of our time, and essential to solving both the war for talent, and the inequities of the current labor market," said Professor Moon. "Many EdTech innovations have come and gone but Multiverse's approach seeks to build a different system entirely. I'm truly excited about the potential of tech apprenticeships, and the system we can build through them."
Multiverse is a tech startup on a mission to create a diverse group of future leaders by building an outstanding alternative to university and corporate training. They offer apprenticeships to a diverse pool of young adults and those looking to reskill. Multiverse works with over 500 businesses, helping them embrace digital transformation, close skills gaps and develop a diverse talent pipeline. Apprentices benefit from individualized coaching, applied learning, and a community of social, networking and leadership opportunities.
Founded in the UK in 2016, Multiverse launched in the US in January 2021.
StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to its clients. As of March 31, 2022, StepStone oversaw $570 billion of private markets allocations, including $134 billion of assets under management. StepStone's clients include some of the world's largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals. StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise, Consumer and Health sectors. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 400 companies globally, including Snap, Nest, Nutanix, AppDynamics, MuleSoft, OYO, Guardant, Affirm, and GrubHub. Lightspeed and its affiliates currently manage $10.5B across the global Lightspeed platform, with investment professionals and advisors in Silicon Valley, Israel, India, China, Southeast Asia, and Europe. www.lsvp.com
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in powerful, positive change that endures — for our entrepreneurs, our investors, our people, and society. We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond to build companies that withstand the test of time. With offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York City, London, and Boston, the firm has helped support the growth of businesses such as: Airbnb, Deliveroo, Guild, Gusto, Hubspot, Illumio, Lemonade, Livongo, Oscar, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, and Warby Parker. For more: www.generalcatalyst.com.
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New Paradigm Defines the Future of Maintenance, Reliability, and Operations
LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UpKeep, a leader in modernizing and revolutionizing the asset management space, announces the publication of a groundbreaking book, Asset Operations: The Future of Maintenance, Reliability, and Operations.
Written by UpKeep CEO and Founder, Ryan Chan, Asset Operations introduces and explores the new concept of Asset Operations Management—an operating principle that drives the kinds of technology required to bring in a new generational workforce, as well as ensure continuity of business knowledge and intelligence (IDC Manufacturing Talent Management Survey – February 2022).
According to the IDC 2021 SaaSPath Survey, almost 50% of organizations are still using spreadsheets to manage some or all of their enterprise assets. This form of asset management often leads to siloed data in organizations. Then, siloed data causes information gaps between teams, which turns into rework. The UpKeep 2021 State of Maintenance Report found that 20% of work done in the field is due to rework—that is, work redone when the original work was performed incorrectly.
Furthermore, it's estimated that only 25% of a frontline technician's day is spent on productive work. In a time where asset-intensive industries are dealing with a massive labor shortage, the drive toward a digital and holistic workforce becomes more necessary than ever.
Asset Operations Management is an approach validated by UpKeep's numerous customer success stories and by top industry thought leaders—both of which are featured prominently in the book's text.
Additionally, the book aligns with recent IDC research[1] that states, "For AOM applications to be effective, the teams responsible for asset maintenance, equipment reliability, and revenue-generating operations must be aligned on a set of common objectives." Asset Operations includes a detailed common set of pillars that organizations must unite on to achieve Asset Operations Management excellence.
"Over 3,000 customers have helped us arrive at this place, where the most effective way to run your maintenance and reliability programs is to take a unified approach. We're excited to continue this journey together with our customers and partners," said Chan.
Companies are currently in an intelligence revolution. IDC's Top 10 Asset Management Trends 2022 said an important trait of digitally mature organizations is sharing data, insights, and actions across the organization. With Asset Operations, modern maintenance, reliability, and operations teams now have a blueprint for moving successfully into the future.
Ryan Chan is CEO and Founder at UpKeep. He is a Chemical Engineer from University of California, Berkeley and was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing in 2018. Chan started UpKeep out of passion and frustration by the lack of mobility in today's maintenance management software. UpKeep has now been deployed to over 3,000 businesses and is a leader in mobile-first Asset Operations Management software.
All proceeds from this book are donated to fund educational opportunities for members of UpKeep's The Maintenance Community to help up-level members' careers and their industries as a whole.
For more information, and to purchase a copy of the book, please visit www.upkeep.com/asset-operations-book.
UpKeep is an Asset Operations Management platform purpose-built to bring together maintenance, operations, and reliability data to help teams make important business decisions. Our mobile-first solution centralizes data from across teams and devices into one, configurable and easy-to-implement solution that provides real-time data into the day-to-day maintenance life cycle, asset utilization and performance measurement to help optimize maintenance strategies, improve asset performance, and increase availability and reliability.
Learn more at Upkeep.com.
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[1] IDC Technology Assessment Guide, sponsored by Upkeep, The Definitive Buyer's Guide for Asset Operations Management Applications, doc #US48920422, March 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- William H. Palmer, a retired Boeing 747 Captain for a major U.S. domestic airline said to Safe Eyes America: "You must be kidding that the California legislature is considering legislation to reduce the surgical training required to perform eye surgery. Eye health is critical for an airline pilot. I would be crazy to let anyone but a trained surgeon, an ophthalmologist perform laser or scalpel surgery on my eyes."
The legislation now under consideration in the California State Senate is AB 2236. This bill would allow non-surgeons (optometrists) to perform laser and scalpel surgery and injections on the eyes of Californians without completing the necessary years of medical, clinical, and surgical training.
Californians only need to look at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) when the agency reviewed the training requirements for an individual to become a licensed pilot of a U.S. commercial passenger airliner. The FFA did not lower the training standards, instead they increased the pilot training requirements to be licensed as a pilot to fly a commercial passenger airliner in the United States. Captain Palmer said: "The FAA's action is a very good example that training requirements cannot be shortened or lowered at the expense of the standards that were put in place to protect citizen safety."
So, we must ask: Why would the California Senate and Assembly now consider lowering the surgical training requirements for someone to become licensed to perform eye surgery? Surgical skills require years of medical, clinical, surgical training, and experience before an individual can be licensed to perform surgery, Captain Palmer continued: "There is no shortcut to become a properly trained pilot or surgeon. A four-day weekend course does not make a skilled pilot or an eye surgeon."
Any day now, the California state Senate will consider AB 2236, the legislation that would allow your eyes to be lasered or cut by someone who is not a surgeon. Amalia Miranda, MD, Safe Eyes America board member said: "It is imperative that California voters let their state Senators know that eye surgery by non-surgeons is unacceptable. Surgical authority should not be granted through legislation, but through completing the necessary medical, clinical, and surgical training. You and your eyes deserve better."
The California legislature adjourns for the 2022 year on August 31. It is imperative that Californians contact their state Senator NOW and urge them to Vote NO on AB 2236. To find your state Senator click on the following link: (https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/).
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Safe Eyes America is a 501(c) 4 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the delivery of the highest quality medical and surgical eye care to the American public. SafeEyesAmerica.org.
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MILWAUKEE, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating PCSB (NASDAQ: PCSB) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Brookline.
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Ademi LLP alleges PCSB's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet PCSB holders will receive only either $22.00 in cash consideration or 1.3284 shares of Brookline common stock for each share of PCSB common stock, subject to allocation procedures to ensure 60% of the outstanding shares of PCSB common stock will be converted to Brookline common stock. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for PCSB by prohibiting solicitation of further bids, and imposing a significant penalty if PCSB accepts a superior bid. PCSB insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of PCSB's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for PCSB.
If you own PCSB common stock and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Guri Ademi either at gademi@ademilaw.com or toll-free: 866-264-3995, or https://www.ademilaw.com/case/pcsb-financial-corporation.
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MADISON, Wis., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Madison Liquidators (www.madisonliquidators.com) unveils a new height adjustable executive desk in co-operation with Harmony Collection, a leader in manufacturing commercial office furniture. The innovative design of the sit to stand desk has found it's way into the executive office with this ground-breaking desk design which blends seamlessly into the mold of a traditional executive office. Every benefit you experience with a traditional sit to stand desk can now be experienced with this new desk that is designed for industry executives.
The desk itself is manufactured with high-quality laminate materials which will stay looking new even after multiple years of full-time use. The height adjustment mechanism includes four presets which can be set to varying heights plus the manual push-button up-down controls you would expect in a new electronic sit to stand desk. The mechanicals of the desk include a 3-stage leg, dual motor, anti-collision protection, adjustable glides to insure perfect installation and a weight rating of up to 265 lbs.
Harmony Collection stands behind the products they sell and they back the craftsmanship of their products with a 5-year warranty on laminate goods and 2-year warranty on height adjustable table mechanicals. As a further testament to quality, in the 6 years Madison Liquidators has been selling Harmony Collection desks, they have never had to utilize the warranty for the laminate or height adjustment mechanicals. "The Harmony Collection desk is rock solid" – Nick Niesen, Co-President of Madison Liquidators
The height adjustable desk is available in three sizes, five finishes, four different drawer options, and can be purchased with or without the hutch and additional storage furniture as needed. All of these options are included to ensure that the desk will look perfect in the office no matter the existing style of the workspace. The mechanical desk is also compatible with monitor mounts and is strong enough to carry the additional weight of multiple monitors.
Madison Liquidators has gone above and beyond to make the adjustable height executive desk and other executive desks easy to acquire. Their portal provides click-and-ship convenience while also offering access to their sales team through web-based chat or over the phone. The sales team can answer all questions about planning, purchasing, and receiving the furniture to provide a flawless shopping experience.
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The optimum amount of sleep is not too little but not too much -- at least in middle and old age.
New research has found that around seven hours pf sleep is the ideal night's rest, with insufficient and excessive sleep associated with a reduced ability to pay attention, remember and learn new things, solve problems and make decisions.
Seven hours of slumber was also found to be linked with better mental health, with people experiencing more symptoms of anxiety and depression and worse overall well-being if they reported sleeping for longer or shorter stints.
"While we can't say conclusively that too little or too much sleep causes cognitive problems, our analysis looking at individuals over a longer period of time appears to support this idea,"Jianfeng Feng, a professor at China's Fudan University and an author of the study published in the scientific journal Nature Aging, said in a statement.
"But the reasons why older people have poorer sleep appear to be complex, influenced by a combination of our genetic makeup and the structure of our brains."
Researchers from China and the United Kingdom analyzed data from almost 500,000 adults ages 38 to 73 who were part of the UK Biobank -- a long-term, government-backed health study. Participants were asked about their sleep patterns, mental health and well-being, and took part in a series of cognitive tests. Brain imaging and genetic data were available for almost 40,000 of the study participants.
Other research has found that older adults who have significant difficulty falling asleep and who experience frequent night awakenings are at high risk for developing dementia or dying early from any cause, while sleeping fewer than six hours a night has been linked to cardiovascular disease.
One reason for the link between too little sleep and cognitive decline could be because of disruption of deep sleep, which is when the brain repairs the body from the day's wear and tear and consolidates memories. Too little sleep is also associated with the buildup of amyloid, a key protein that can cause tangles in the brain that characterize some form of dementia. The study also said it's possible a prolonged sleep duration stems from poor quality, fragmented sleep.
Dr. Raj Dasgupta, spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, said that longer sleep durations had been associated with cognitive problems but it wasn't entirely clear why.
"This sets a mark for future research and the search for treatment," said Dasgupta, who wasn't involved in the research. "Sleep is essential as we get older, and we need just as much as younger people, but it's harder to come by."
The study had some limitations -- it only assessed how long the participants slept in total and not any other measure of sleep quality such as waking during the night. What's more, participants reported their amount of sleep so it was not objectively measured. However, the authors said the large number of people involved in the study meant its conclusions were likely robust.
The authors said their findings suggested it was important that sleep, ideally of around seven hours, should be consistent.
The study showed a link between too much and too little sleep and cognitive problems, not cause and effect, cautioned Russell Foster, a professor at the University of Oxford and director of the Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, who wasn't involved in the research. He said that the study had not taken individuals' health status into consideration and that short or long sleep may be an indication of underlying health conditions with cognitive issues.
He also said that taking the average of seven hours as the ideal amount of sleep "ignores the fact that there is considerable individual variation in sleep duration" and quality. Less or more sleep may be perfectly healthy for some individuals, he said.
"We are regularly told that the 'ideal' night of sleep in the aged should be seven hours of uninterrupted slumber. This belief is wrong in so many ways. Sleep is like shoe size; one size does not fit all, and by classifying 'good sleep' in this way can cause confusion and anxiety for many," said Foster, author of the upcoming book "Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock, and How It Can Revolutionize Your Sleep and Health."
"How long we sleep, our preferred sleep times and how many times we wake during the night varies hugely between individuals and as we age. Sleep is dynamic, and we all have different sleep patterns, and the key thing is to assess what our individual needs are."
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American Solar Car Challenge coming to Heartland Park
The annual track competition will take place at Heartland Park July 5 -8
Published: Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:25 PM CDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) is an annual racing competition where teams from around the world attempt to qualify for the American Solar Car challenge which will take place at Texas Motor Speedway in late July.
The FSGP is a three day event which will be held at Heartland Park from July 5 through July 8. Drivers will compete in unique solar vehicles designed to test the limits of acceleration, braking, and handling sharp turns.
The different teams must complete this event before they are allowed to begin the cross-country American Solar Challenge tournament.
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Public-private partnership brings iconic public art to Port St. Lucie
PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - On Monday, June 13, the Port St. Lucie City Council unanimously approved Mattamy Homes' "Heart in the Park," a public art proposal within the Tradition community. This approval comes on the heels of a unanimous approval by the City's Public Art Advisory Board. Both Mattamy Homes and the City are excited to bring this iconic art and cultural project to the community. Once completed, the City of Port St. Lucie will have the largest Heart sculpture in the world.
Mattamy's "Heart" will serve as a signature art element and community space at Village Parkway and Discovery Way, adjacent to a commercial shopping center, The Shoppes at the Heart. First announced on Valentine's Day 2021, the "Heart in the Park" is planned along Tradition Trail, commonly known as the T-Trail, as one of a series of planned experiences, to include Stars and Stripes Park, nature trails, SoGro Amphitheatre and Tradition Regional Park. The Tradition In Motion (TIM) autonomous shuttle system and T-Trail, a multi-modal trail system, are part of Mattamy Homes' plan to connect the Tradition communities and parks to each other, all leading to town square.
The Heart and accompanying visitor center will sit atop a raised public plaza designed to align with a pedestrian walkway and promenade from the Shoppes at the Heart project. In addition to vehicular parking, golf cart and bicycle parking is being provided along with public seating/ gathering areas to allow the site to be used for public events.
The Heart is being designed by internationally acclaimed artist JEFRË, who has participated in several international design competitions with awarded commissions all over the world. JEFRË recently was honored to have his first solo show at the Orlando Museum of Art and won the JAX Icon sculpture in Jacksonville Florida. He is currently completing his largest icon to date in his homeland called "Victor" a 24-story public art work to honor the global Filipino.
"The Heart in the Park public art will be a testament to the inclusive, loving and welcoming City of Port St. Lucie. I'm proud to bring such an iconic work of art to the city for all to see and enjoy. This Heart will be a postcard moment that brings people together," said JEFRË.
"JEFRË understands our vision for Tradition and how integral art is to life in our community. When we saw his sculptures around the world, we knew that he would create an iconic, recognizable piece of art for our current and future residents and for visitors to travel to see," said Dan Grosswald, Mattamy President of Southeast Florida Division.
The Port St. Lucie City Council on Monday night expressed unanimous support for the project and said they were excited to see this one-of-a-kind piece of public art become a part of the City.
"Heart to Heart will become an iconic landmark for the City of Port St. Lucie. I believe this piece of art will bring our community together, and it symbolizes a positive message of love for all people," Port St. Lucie Mayor Shannon Martin said. "We like to say Port St. Lucie is a City for all people, and now we can say it is a City with a heart for all people."
"The approval of the Heart in the Park is a huge win for the City of Port St. Lucie. It will continue our mission of Port St. Lucie positioning itself as a cultural destination in Florida and strengthen our community through embracing art and culture," added Rebecca Miller, Chair of the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance.
Mattamy Homes submitted the Heart as part of a public art requirement with the City of Port St. Lucie. The Heart continues Mattamy Homes' commitment to invest into the cultural, community and placemaking opportunities within the Tradition community and all of Port St. Lucie County, Florida.
Download the "Heart in the Park" Animation Video here.
Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information.
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of homeownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 11 markets — Dallas, Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its U.S. head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and Southeast Florida. In Canada, Mattamy Homes' communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area as well as Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.
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RAPID CITY, S.D., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Property Meld, the leading residential property maintenance software company, announced today that it is partnering with PURE Property Management, the fastest growing residential property management and technology company in the U.S. Property Meld's automated software will make PURE property managers' workflow simpler through a seamless communications loop with their residents and vendors, vastly improving the speed and ability to respond to maintenance requests.
"The number one reason a tenant leaves a property is that they are dissatisfied with the maintenance experience. Property Meld's technology will make it easier for PURE's residents to report problems and speedier for our property managers to connect them with vendors, resulting in a quicker resolution," said Eric Wetherington, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives of PURE Property Management. "When maintenance requests are resolved with a timely response, residents tend to stay in their home longer and pay rent more consistently, resulting in lower vacancy rates and greatly increasing investor ROI."
The Property Meld platform is easily integrated and will be quickly deployed across the 15,000+ residential properties under PURE's management. With a vision to make the process of renting a home a simple and satisfying experience for all, the partnership aligns with PURE's commitment to tech-enabling its people and processes to deliver consistent, exceptional resident and homeowner experiences.
"PURE's vision to continue to drive a better rental experience with greater returns is something we feel very strongly about," said Ray Hespen, CEO and Co-founder of Property Meld. "We are very excited to partner and help them execute this vision in the property management industry."
Property Meld is a smart maintenance solution for property managers that provides efficiency and oversight for all your key players. From scheduling to follow-up, we streamline your entire maintenance process giving you the ability to manage more with less. It's time to increase revenue and resident satisfaction with Property Meld. For more information, visit www.propertymeld.com
PURE Property Management is the fastest growing profitable residential property management and technology company in the U.S. Led by a team of experienced industry professionals and seasoned technology innovators, PURE acquires residential property management companies and invests in their people and processes. By deploying technology and providing operational efficiencies, PURE creates simple and satisfying experiences for residents and investors, including institutional portfolio managers. For more information, visit https://purepm.co
Contact: Madison Zimmerman, Property Meld
Phone: (605) 431-0265
Email: madison@propertymeld.com
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Advancements to SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management Suite Transform Talent Development for the Future of Work
WALLDORF, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the SuccessConnect event, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced new advancements to the foundation of the SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management (HXM) Suite to create a powerful way for organizations to execute an integrated talent development strategy and create a future-ready workforce.
Organizations thrive when their people are engaged in their careers, properly skilled, aligned to the right opportunities and have a sense of belonging. However, many organizations struggle to gain a holistic view of the skills that exist within their workforce or the ambitions of their people. The latest advancements to the SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite bring together data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide organizations with a better understanding of the capabilities within their workforce and actionable talent intelligence to align their people with the needs of the organization.
The following advancements will be available in 2H 2022:
- Skills ontology uses machine learning and automation to continuously identify an employee's skills based on their role, responsibilities, experiences and accomplishments, providing a holistic view of an organization's skills on a global scale.
- Growth portfolio is a dynamic library of employee attributes, including skills, strengths, workstyles, passions and aspirations – bringing the whole self model to life.
- Dynamic teams is a new capability that enables organizations to create, track, measure and optimize the outcomes of teams that exist beyond traditional hierarchies. Organizations that use the SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals solution can add objective key results (OKRs) to dynamic teams to track progress and measure success. Additionally, employees and dynamic teams are matched based on what people know, not who they know, using machine learning and AI within the SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace solution to make personal growth more equitable.
Together with SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace, these innovations deliver the intelligence and adaptability needed to help build workforces that are more skilled, agile and equitable. Growth portfolio and skills ontology provide talent intelligence to individualize recommendations within SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace that are reflective of each person's whole self, not just their skills. The introduction of dynamic teams cuts across traditional structures to support work based on skills rather than job descriptions – helping organizations build diverse teams that can drive better outcomes while accelerating career growth and personal development through hands-on experiences.
"Building on our heritage in talent management, we are reimagining how organizations manage and develop their people to meet the emerging demands of the future of work," said Meg Bear, president and chief product officer, SAP SuccessFactors. "When people have the opportunity to work on what they're passionate about, they are more engaged, perform at a higher level and push the organization to deliver outsized business results."
"SAP has created a system for managing the organization of the future, today," said Josh Bersin, global industry analyst. "The new architecture and capabilities in SAP SuccessFactors represent a quantum leap forward in delivering what organizations need to manage, grow and enable their people and teams."
Integrating the talent intelligence and growth acceleration delivered by these new innovations with the critical HR applications of the SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite provides a complete talent development system – purpose-built for organizations to help create future-ready, sustainable workforces.
Improve Belonging With Chosen Names and Personal Pronouns
For talent development to be sustainable and impactful, organizations need to foster a sense of belonging. Empowering people to bring their whole selves to work starts with identity. SAP SuccessFactors users can now indicate their chosen name and personal pronouns on their public profile – enabling them to own how they show up and be recognized as their true selves at work.
Chosen names and personal pronouns will be generally available for all SAP SuccessFactors customers in Q4 2022. Skills ontology, growth portfolio and dynamic teams will be available as early adopter in Q4 2022.
Learn more at the SuccessConnect Virtual Event. Follow SAP on Twitter at @SAPNews.
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday.
The 6-day-old fire was not expected to make a significant advance into the famed Mariposa Grove, an official told a community meeting Monday evening.
“Overall it’s in a very good place,” said Matt Ahearn, the incident management team’s tactical operations commander.
Yosemite forest ecologist and firefighter Garrett Dickman also expressed optimism in an interview with SFGATE.com after surveying the western part of the grove on Sunday.
“I walked through all the parts that burned and did not see any mortality. … Some of the trees had some burn on them, but the level of burn was well within their ability to handle it,” Dickman said.
The Washburn Fire at the south end of the park covered about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) but was still 22% contained Tuesday morning, according to an incident update.
The fire has been burning since Thursday, when visitors reported smoke near Washburn Trail in the area of Mariposa Grove, a stand of hundreds of iconic trees that includes the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.
The next day, hundreds of visitors and residents were evacuated from the nearby community of Wawona, but the rest of Yosemite has remained open.
Sprinklers were set up in the grove to protect the ancient trees, and a structure protection group of firefighters prepared defenses for Wawona.
The fire generally has burned to the north and east, away from the grove. Conditions have been hot and dry but winds have been light.
Ahearn, the tactical operations commander, described extensive work by firefighters to cut off the fire’s movements in difficult terrain.
“We’re feeling very confident with the plan but we are being challenged with the plan,” he said. “All crews are fully engaged, fully supportive, fighting fire very aggressive.”
Ahearn expressed optimism about keeping the famous grove safe from the fire.
“It’s out on the outer skirts of the Mariposa Gove,” Ahearn said. “It has backed a little ways into that, but it hasn’t backed intensely into the grove.”
Ahearn said firefighters have been clearing around the bases of the trees.
“We fully do not see fire advancing (in) from this point where we’re currently at,” he said.
Firefighters had cut by hand a containment line across the entire northern edge of Mariposa Grove, he said.
Firefighters were mindful of the possibility the flames could move farther east and south, which could bracket one end of the grove.
The fire’s cause remained under investigation but authorities consider it human-caused because there was no obvious natural spark
The giant sequoias, native in only about 70 groves spread along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, were once considered impervious to flames but have become increasingly vulnerable as wildfires, fueled by a buildup of undergrowth from a century of fire suppression and the impact of drought exacerbated by climate change, have become more intense and destructive.
Lightning-sparked wildfires over the past two years have killed up to a fifth of the estimated 75,000 large sequoias, which are the biggest trees by volume and a major draw for tourists.
A fierce windstorm ripped through the grove more than a year ago and toppled 15 giant sequoias, along with countless other trees.
The downed trees, in addition to massive numbers of pines killed by bark beetles, provided ample fuel for the flames.
In Utah, smoke and ash emanating from a growing wildfire in rural Tooele County blew into Salt Lake City on Saturday. By Monday night, the Jacob City Fire had grown to 6.4 square miles (16.6 square kilometers), with 19% containment, officials said.
Elsewhere in Utah, firefighters contending with heavy winds battled the 15.9 square-mile (41-square-kilometer) Halfway Hill Fire in Filmore. Law enforcement on Saturday arrested four men who investigators said abandoned a campfire that ignited the blaze.
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ALBANY -- An Albany woman, who asked that her name not be used, picks up trash in her neighborhood along Willie Pitts Jr. Road. The good citizen said she was not interested in recognition for her work, which she performs most mornings. "But look how good my neighborhood looks," she said.
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NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Republic of Germany honored American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris with the prestigious Stern/Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit. It is the highest tribute Germany can pay to individuals for services to the nation.
German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber presented the award to Harris as "a worthy recognition of your lifelong commitment to the Jewish community and the relationship between Jews and Germany." The ceremony took place last evening at the residence of German Consul General David Gill in New York.
Harris, the son of Holocaust survivors, has spearheaded the positive evolution of the special relationship between AJC and Germany since he became AJC CEO in 1990. In doing so, he has built on the groundbreaking achievements of his predecessors at the helm of AJC. The global Jewish advocacy organization was founded in 1906 by Jews of German descent.
The excruciatingly difficult decision of AJC leaders in the late 1940s, very soon after the Holocaust, to reengage Germany set AJC, uniquely among international Jewish organizations, on a journey that has yielded a range of productive partnerships with the German government and civil society. AJC was the first global Jewish organization to commit itself to Germany's renewed sovereignty, as well as to the reestablishment of Jewish life in Germany.
Under Harris's leadership, following the fall of the Berlin Wall, AJC was the first major Jewish organization to support German unification. In 1994, he helped conceive and launch the unique partnership between AJC and the German armed forces. And in 1998, AJC became the first international Jewish organization to establish a permanent presence in Germany, the AJC Berlin Lawrence and Lee Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations.
AJC and Germany: History in the Making 1945 – 2020 details the special relationship between Germany and AJC, and Harris's role at pivotal moments over the past 32 years.
Harris has been honored more than 20 times by foreign governments for his international work. Indeed, he is the most decorated Jewish organizational leader in American history.
He previously received two major German awards. In 2004, German Defense Minister Peter Struck presented Harris with the Gold Cross of the German Armed Forces, for "ten years of partnership between the German Armed Forces and the American Jewish Committee." In 2000, German Federal President Johannes Rau presented the Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of Merit) to Harris for "contributions to German-American and German-Jewish relations."
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Chipotle is also offering a $0 delivery fee on all Chicken Al Pastor order placed through the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com from Sept. 6 to Sept. 11.
Maybe sometime soon Texas… | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chipotle-now-testing-chicken-al-pastor-at-select-locations/ | 2022-08-30T19:40:49Z |
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Which towel bar is best?
To keep your towels fresh, it’s best to hang them up to dry after a bath or shower. Towel bars keep your towels spread out, which helps them dry faster and keeps bacteria at bay. Plus, a bar keeps your bathroom looking neat and tidy.
You may want to buy multiple bars for your bathroom, such as a smaller one for a hand towel and a larger one for a bath towel. A 24-inch bar, such as Moen Preston Collection Bathroom Towel Bar, is the perfect size for a regular towel.
What to know before you buy a towel bar
Base material
The majority of towel bars are made from metal, such as steel, zinc or brass. You want a rustproof and anti-corrosive base material for your bar, which is why stainless steel is used for so many. Wood and plastic towel bars are also available but not as popular as metal, which is a more durable material.
Size
Towel bars range in size from 9-36 inches long. The most common sizes are 18, 24 and 30 inches.
- 18-inch bars are perfect for a hand towel.
- 24-inch bars are suitable for a single bath towel folded in half lengthwise.
- 30-inch bars will fit a bath sheet, one unfolded bath towel or two folded ones.
Consider towel size, the number of towels and how much wall space you have when choosing a length.
Installation
Before you buy a bar, check its installation requirements, which can vary.
- Wall-mounted bars are common and should be easy to install. Mounting hardware is included but you’ll need an electric drill. Be sure the product also includes mounting instructions if you’ve never installed one before.
- Freestanding bars don’t require installation and they feature a base that rests on the ground. For some bathrooms, this may save space, but for others, this style has too big a footprint. However, no installation is required.
- Adhesive bars stick to the walls with sticky strips. They don’t require drilling or holes in your walls and are easy to install. The downside is that if the adhesive isn’t secure enough, the bar can come crashing down when you pull off your towel.
- Over-the-door bars feature hooks that hang over a bathroom or shower door and are the ultimate space-savers. They don’t require installation. However, this isn’t the most sturdy design and can also pull down.
What to look for in a quality towel bar
Finish
Metal bars come in a variety of finishes. You can choose a finish that matches your other bathroom finishes or your decor. Finishes include brushed nickel, polished chrome, oil-rubbed bronze, brushed steel, polished brass, brushed gold, vintage iron and matte black.
Shape
Bars are either cylindrical or flat. When choosing between a round or a square one, it’s a matter of personal preference, as neither shape affects the bar’s function.
Double
A double towel bar features two bars, with one bar in front and the other behind it, closer to the wall. This allows for two towels to be hung separately without touching each other or the wall, making it handy for a household of two.
Adjustable
An adjustable bar features a retractable rod for you to customize its length to fit your bathroom space perfectly. These are typically adjustable from 15-28 inches and are wall-mounted.
How much you can expect to spend on a towel bar
Towel bars range in price from $10-$40. Double towel bars can cost up to $100.
Towel bar FAQ
What’s the difference between a towel bar and a towel rack?
A. The difference is the number of bars each has. A towel bar only has one or two, whereas a rack has multiple bars to hold multiple towels separately without layering one over the other. Bars all have a horizontal orientation, while racks can be horizontal or vertical.
Is a towel bar better than a towel hook?
A. Towel hooks are better if you have limited wall space because they take up so little of it. However, a towel can easily grow mildew handing on a hook because it won’t dry as fast when it’s not spread out as it is on a bar.
What’s the best towel bar to buy?
Top towel bar
Moen Preston Collection 24-Inch Bathroom Single Towel Bar
What you need to know: This versatile towel bar can be placed in the bathroom or kitchen.
What you’ll love: The bar is narrow and doesn’t take up much space. The brushed nickel is a classic finish that goes with most decor. The mounting hardware securely fastens the bar to the wall.
What you should consider: The rod is pretty thin and light and feels too flimsy to some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top towel bar for the money
Kes 12-Inch Self-Adhesive Single Towel Bar
What you need to know: This modern-looking towel bar is simple to put up and comes in three attractive finishes.
What you’ll love: The installation requires no tools; the self-adhesive backing sticks to the wall. It comes in two brushed metal finishes and a matte black finish as well as six sizes. As long as you clean your wall first, the bar will stick and won’t come down.
What you should consider: The future-forward design won’t match all bathroom decor.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Symmons Identity 24-Inch Wall-Mounted Towel Bar
What you need to know: For a no-frills towel bar, this 24-inch rod is a solid choice.
What you’ll love: It comes in two classic finishes: polished chrome and satin nickel. The rod is sturdy and looks attractive in your bathroom. The price is good and so is the quality of this bar.
What you should consider: You may want to provide your own anchors and screws, as the installation hardware isn’t great.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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A great opportunity for Otodata to continue expanding their product offerings
MONTREAL, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Otodata Holdings, Inc. ("Otodata") is pleased to announce that it has acquired AIUT's LPG branch, a leading supplier of IoT ecosystems for the global LPG remote monitoring and metering market. For over 15 years, they have been cooperating with leading companies in the global LPG market by equipping their customers with advanced data readout, monitoring, metering, and analysis solutions.
Founded in 2008, Otodata offers leading remote tank monitoring hardware, software and applications for a variety of industries. Otodata's solutions allow fuel and industrial gas marketers to monitor their tanks remotely; providing insightful, real-time data to optimize asset and labor productivity in their business.
"We are so pleased to be working with the AIUT team whose solutions currently monitor hundreds of thousands of tanks. This acquisition will enable us to accelerate our expansion and further leverage our innovative solutions for remote tank monitoring and metering on all 5 continents. This represents an important step in our strategy to address the growing demand for reliable, affordable and automated tank monitoring solutions across a variety of industries and geographic markets such as, LPG, fuel, lubricants and industrial gas," said Andre Boulay, President of Otodata.
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it. These well-known words by Alan Kay fully reflect the idea of our work. Joining forces with Otodata will allow us to provide customers with additional products, services, and competitive pricing structures ensuring a bright future for everyone," said Marek Gabrys, President of AIUT.
Otodata has been a key player in the tank monitoring industry for over a decade. Its goal has always been to produce a monitor with the lowest cost of ownership in the industry, making large-scale implementation affordable for all fuel resellers.
For more information, please visit our website at www.otodatatankmonitors.com and our social media channels:
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AIUT is the largest Polish system integrator for the industry. For over 30 years, the company has been supplying the global market with technologically advanced solutions in automation and robotization of production processes, IT, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). The company is located in Gliwice, Poland and has subsidiaries in 6 countries: USA, Canada, Germany, China, India, and Romania.
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WALTHAM, Mass., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq: SNDX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies, today announced the appointment of Keith A. Goldan to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Goldan, who brings to Syndax nearly thirty years of leadership and operational experience at several pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technology companies, most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Optinose®, where he helped build the infrastructure to support the launch of XHANCE® (fluticasone propionate) in the United States. As Chief Financial Officer at Syndax, Mr. Goldan will oversee corporate finance and accounting, financial strategy, and investor relations.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Keith to the Syndax team at this exciting time for the Company," said Michael A. Metzger, Chief Executive Officer. "Keith's experience as an accomplished CFO with deep financial and operational expertise along with a solid track record of building and financing successful biopharmaceutical companies will be invaluable as we scale to a fully-integrated commercial stage company."
"I look forward to joining the highly motivated team at Syndax and contributing to future progress," said Mr. Goldan. "Syndax is well positioned to achieve its strategic goals with multiple pivotal readouts next year for revumenib and axatilimab, both of which have significant commercial potential as first- and best-in-class therapies in areas of clear unmet need, and meaningful expansion opportunities into earlier lines of therapy and additional indications."
Mr. Goldan has served as Chief Financial Officer of numerous private and public biopharmaceutical companies from early stage through commercial stage, including Optinose, Fibrocell, NuPathe, PuriCore plc, and Biosyn. During his career, he led the successful execution of multiple initial public offerings and follow-on equity, rights, private placement, and debt offerings, as well as several merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Goldan received a B.S. in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Syndax also announced today the appointment of Sharon Klahre to the newly created position of Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications that will report to Mr. Goldan.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies. Highlights of the Company's pipeline include revumenib (SNDX-5613), a highly selective inhibitor of the Menin–MLL binding interaction, and axatilimab, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) receptor, both currently in pivotal trials. For more information, please visit www.syndax.com or follow the Company on Twitter and LinkedIn.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "will," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "believe" and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Syndax's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements about the progress, timing, clinical development and scope of clinical trials, the reporting of clinical data for Syndax's product candidates, and the potential use of our product candidates to treat various cancer indications and fibrotic diseases. Many factors may cause differences between current expectations and actual results, including: unexpected safety or efficacy data observed during preclinical or clinical trials; clinical trial site activation or enrollment rates that are lower than expected; changes in expected or existing competition; changes in the regulatory environment; the COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt our business and that of the third parties on which we depend, including delaying or otherwise disrupting our clinical trials and preclinical studies, manufacturing and supply chain, or impairing employee productivity; failure of Syndax's collaborators to support or advance collaborations or product candidates; and unexpected litigation or other disputes. Other factors that may cause Syndax's actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release are discussed in Syndax's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" sections contained therein. Except as required by law, Syndax assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations, even as new information becomes available.
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Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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SUGAR LAND, Texas, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Team, Inc. (NYSE: TISI) ("TEAM" or the "Company"), today announced that on April 1, 2022, it received written notification from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that it has regained compliance with the NYSE continued listing standards ("Notice").
With this Notice, TEAM has cured the previously disclosed minimum stock price deficiency and is now in compliance with NYSE Rule 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual that requires listed companies to maintain an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading–day period. The Company regained compliance after its closing share price on March 31, 2022 and its average closing share price for the 30 trading-day period ending March 31, 2022 both exceeded the NYSE's minimum requirement. Accordingly, the ".bc" indicator following the Company's symbol "TISI" will be removed by the NYSE.
"We are pleased to have regained compliance with the NYSE," stated Keith Tucker, TEAM's Interim Chief Executive Officer. "We will continue to focus on our turnaround plan, including executing projects safely, delivering high quality customer service, and improving our financial performance."
Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, Team, Inc. (NYSE: TISI) is a global leading provider of integrated, digitally-enabled asset performance assurance and optimization solutions. We deploy conventional to highly specialized inspection, condition assessment, maintenance and repair services that result in greater safety, reliability, and operational efficiency for our client's most critical assets. Through locations in more than 20 countries, we unite the delivery of technological innovation with over a century of progressive, yet proven integrity and reliability management expertise to fuel a better tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.teaminc.com.
Certain forward-looking information contained herein is being provided in accordance with the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information, assumptions, and beliefs upon which this forward-looking information is based are current, reasonable, and complete. However, such forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, judgments, and uncertainties. They include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's ability to maintain compliance with NYSE continued listing standards as well as the Company's financial prospects and the implementation of cost saving measures. There are known and unknown factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking information. Although it is not possible to identify all of these factors, they include, among others, the Company's ability to hire a new chief executive officer and chief financial officer in the near future; the duration and magnitude of accidents, extreme weather, natural disasters, and pandemics (such as COVID-19) and related economic effects, the Company's liquidity and ability to obtain additional financing, the Company's ability to execute on its cost management actions, the impact of new or changes to existing governmental laws and regulations and their application, including tariffs and COVID-19 vaccination requirements; the outcome of tax examinations, changes in tax laws, and other tax matters; foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations; the Company's ability to successfully divest assets on terms that are favorable to the Company; our ability to repay, refinance or restructure our debt and the debt of certain of our subsidiaries; anticipated or expected purchases or sales of assets; the Company's continued listing on the New York Stock Exchange, and such known factors as are detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information contained herein, including statement regarding the Company's financial prospects and the implementation of cost saving measures, will occur or that objectives will be achieved. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made today or any other forward-looking statements made by the Company, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contact:
Christopher Robinson, CFA
Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
(281) 388-5551
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SOURCE Team, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/team-inc-regains-compliance-with-nyse-continued-listing-standards/ | 2022-04-05T01:27:06Z |
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Republican Herschel Walker has plenty to say about how his Democratic rival, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, does his job in Washington. But Walker is considerably less revealing about what he’d do with the role himself.
A former football star and friend of former President Donald Trump, Walker tells voters he supports agriculture, veterans and law enforcement. He sells cultural conservatism and his mental health advocacy. He tags Warnock as a yes-man for President Joe Biden. Yet when asked for concrete alternatives to what he calls “the Biden-Warnock agenda,” Walker defaults mostly to generalities and stem-winding tangents — or he turns the question around.
“Have you asked my opponent? Don’t play games. You’re playing games,” Walker told reporters recently when pressed to clarify his stance on exceptions to abortion bans.
The broader approach tracks the way many political challengers — including Warnock two years ago — try to put incumbents on the defensive. That method is especially salient for Republican candidates in a midterm election year when Democrats must run alongside sustained inflation. But Walker’s rendition, as much as any GOP candidacy nationwide, is testing the bounds of that strategy as Democrats hammer the political novice as unfit for high office.
“There is a stark difference between me and my opponent,” Warnock said at a recent campaign stop, theatrically stretching the word “stark” as he smiled. “This race,” the senator continued, “is about who’s ready to represent Georgia.”
Democrats’ paid advertising levels the same charge, without humor.
Among Warnock’s first general election ads was video of Walker claiming he knows of a cure for COVID-19. “I have something that can bring you into a building that would clean you from COVID as you walk through this dry mist,” Walker said. “This here product — they don’t want to talk about that.”
Another Warnock ad hammered Walker for not agreeing to any of three long-standing Georgia general election debates after saying he’d debate Warnock “any time, any day.”
Other ads from Warnock-aligned groups have chronicled Walker’s exaggerations about his business and academic accomplishments and his first wife’s allegations of Walker’s violent behavior.
Those spots are part of an advertising deluge that’s allowed Warnock to burnish his personal brand, explain his Senate record on his terms and launch broadsides against Walker. That reach could prove decisive in a closely divided state: Warnock won his January 2021 special election runoff by 2 percentage points out of 4.5 million votes. Polls suggest reflect another hotly contested race, with Republicans depending on Walker to tilt the balance of the 50-50 Senate.
Warnock has fueled his ad blitz with a considerable money advantage. From the closing weeks of 2020 through June 30 of this year, he’d spent more than $85 million. Walker, by comparison, had raised $20.2 million and spent $13.4 million.
That leaves some Republicans fretting that Walker is behind in establishing his case. “I get really passionate about this because I know Herschel, and the left is trying to paint him into something he is not,” said Ginger Howard, a Georgia representative on the Republican National Committee.
Walker’s answer so far is to make the race a referendum on Biden and Democrats, thus avoiding direct comparisons between the Georgia nominees. Walker aides say that isn’t just the obvious course to navigate a first-time candidate’s liabilities; it also happens, they insist, to resonate with a majority of Georgians.
“This is still a center-right state in a very Republican year,” said adviser Chip Lake, noting Biden’s approval ratings lag badly behind Warnock’s standing in Georgia. “Voters aren’t asking Herschel for white papers on policy.”
Liz Marchionni, who volunteers at her local Cobb County Republican office north of Atlanta, said most voters care more about broader values than specifics. “Every candidate should answer questions,” she said. But Walker “has excellent business experience,” she added. “He’s a strong Christian. And he’s working for freedom for all Americans.”
Nonetheless, the first-time candidate has started doing more policy themed events: roundtables with farmers, meetings with business owners, gatherings with law enforcement, a panel with conservative women, including the candidate’s wife, Julie Blanchard. Walker now huddles regularly with groups of reporters.
Much of that is a shift from his shielded Republican primary campaign. He easily won that contest anyway, leveraging his fame as a former University of Georgia football star and his relationship with Trump. But Lake said the campaign recognized Walker has to “engage with as many Georgians as possible” to defeat Warnock.
In recent appearances, Walker has talked of prioritizing aid to farmers, cutting environmental regulations he says limit domestic energy sources, and championing “second chance” policies to help convicted felons get employment.
But he doesn’t get into details, and his go-to applause lines reflect standard conservative dogma. “We need spiritual warriors … leaders who love this country … people with common sense,” he told a standing-room-only crowd in northern Cobb County.
Lake said “it’s no different than any other campaign I’ve worked on.” And, he added, “I don’t remember Raphael Warnock’s campaign being that detailed” ahead of his victory over then-Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
Indeed, Warnock’s standard pitch this summer is more policy-heavy than in 2020, in part because he talks about measures that he’s helped get through the Senate. Yet in that campaign, Warnock did tout his activism as a Baptist pastor on Medicaid expansion and voting rights, holding forth on policy details. For example, he talked then about capping insulin costs and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical firms. The Senate recently approved drug-price negotiations and a limited version of the insulin cap. Republicans restricted the cap only to Medicare; Warnock called for extending it across all consumers, including the privately insured.
Walker’s latest forays into policy highlight the potential risks in trying to match Warnock.
Discussing inflation before the recent Senate votes, Walker said he endorsed capping insulin prices. Told of Warnock’s efforts, he replied: “I support some of the good things he’s doing, but that’s just a Band-Aid. Why don’t he get back and get to things that are correct?”
Walker didn’t answer a follow-up question about what policies he’d pursue to combat the wider inflation he blames on Warnock. Instead, he veered into a soliloquy on border patrols and crime.
After accusing Warnock of supporting the Inflation Reduction Act without “reading the bill,” Walker admitted he’d read only “some of the bill” himself.
Meeting with north Georgia farmers, he learned that a majority of the federal farm bill — a staple of federal spending for generations — finances consumer food assistance. Farmers don’t necessarily oppose that consumer aid, though Congress often fights over amounts. But Walker heard the breakdown and mused that it is wasteful, even as one farmer explained that feeding a country of 330 million residents “is national security.”
Walker glosses over details when attacking Warnock, as well. Talking about why women should support him, Walker said, “I will keep them safe, not like my opponent, who votes to be soft on crime and soft-on-crime judges.” Walker then alluded to an unspecified local prosecution in Atlanta, alleging it involved defendants who’d been arrested more than 100 times.
“These guys have done so many crimes, and they let them out of jail,” he said. “Right now, that’s something that I would be tough on right there.”
Asked recently which Senate committee assignments he’d seek should he win, Walker said he wants to focus on agriculture and “something with our military” and supporting veterans.
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CHONGQING, China, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing:
The Fourth Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT) ended up with abundant projects signed between trade and investment companies in China and abroad.
As the host city of the WCIFIT, Chongqing harvested 66 programs with 222.85 billion yuan of contracts, from international investors like Lion City Capital of Singapore, AVA Group and Elion International. An industrial park of cross-border e-commerce will be set here, released by the president of Alliance Investment Management at the Fair.
The WCIFIT was established in 2018 by China's Ministry of Commerce and Chongqing government, for establishing a promotive platform of diplomacy, trade and investment in western China.
For foreign investors, western China means potentially great business opportunities: the west holds 72% of China's lands with 380 million population. Apart from the big cities like Chongqing and Chengdu, a comprehensive and mature international business cooperation here is yet to be nurtured.
The WCIFIT also plays as a small "World Expo". At the Fair, countries and regions display their products from different cultures, in an effort to promote cultural exchange. Jesús Seade, Ambassador of Mexico to the People's Republic of China attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Mexican pavilion.
The Fair was held in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area, the third national area after Shanghai Pudong New Area and Tianjin Binhai New Area. Since its foundation in 2010, Liangjiang has led Chongqing and inland China to lift towards a higher level of opening-up.
China's largest sea-rail port Guoyuan Port is in Liangjiang. Located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guoyuan Port sends out freighters that reach Shanghai and enter the Pacific Ocean. Trains departing from here go eastwards and reach Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar, and head westwards to cross Central Asia, and arrive Duisburg, Germany. Recently, the China-Europe Express reported that the 10,000th train has departed from Guoyuan Port to Europe.
Liangjiang New Area is the core region to carry out the third China-Singapore governmental cooperation program. The program lights a new plan to improve international transportation, logistics and finance between China and Southeast Asia.
Other than the WCIFIT, Liangjiang holds Smart China Expo and the China-Singapore Financial Summit. For more information on the WCIFIT, please visit the iChongqing 4th WCIFIT Special Report.
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PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a stylish accessory for women and girls that can be used to easily charge a cell phone when needed," said an inventor, from Buffalo, N.Y., "so I invented the SCRUNCHY CHARGER. My design eliminates the need to carry a separate phone charger in a purse or pocket."
The patent-pending invention provides a unique way to ensure that a phone charger is readily available. It also offers a fun and fashionable accessory. As a result, it increases convenience and it enhances style. The invention features an attractive and functional design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for women and girls. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TOT-622, 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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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into DocuSign, Inc. (NasdaqGS: DOCU).
In December 2021, the Company released its financial results for the third quarter 2022, disclosing dramatically slowed billings growth, constituting a 28% drop year-over-year, primarily due to waning demand as customers began returning to their offices and resumed in-person signature processes, contrary to its prior representations that pandemic-driven demand would be viable long-term. Further, the Company disclosed the departure of former CFO Michael Sheridan, one of the primary executives responsible for setting the Company's billings guidance early in the pandemic.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit charging them with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period in violation of federal securities laws, which remains ongoing.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether DocuSign's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to its shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of DocuSign shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-docu/ to learn more.
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.
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850
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Company pioneers new industry advancements that support accurate and efficient collision-damage appraisals of electric vehicles as market prepares for rapid growth
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitchell, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced enhancements to Mitchell Cloud Estimating that can simplify the collision damage appraisal process for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). These enhancements—which come as the electric vehicle (EV) sector is bracing for unprecedented growth—establish Mitchell's position as a trailblazer in the development of advanced appraisal and claims management solutions for automotive insurance carriers and collision repairers.
Historically, estimating platforms have not accounted for the design differences between EVs and their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. This can create challenges for insurance appraisers and collision repairers. Without EV-specific parts and categories, they have to write BEV damage assessments using ICE alternatives, which can impact estimate accuracy and appraiser efficiency.
The enhancements to Mitchell Cloud Estimating will address these challenges by incorporating new functionality not available in other appraisal platforms. This includes tools designed to simplify the estimating process and support proper, safe repair. Among those new tools are EV-specific:
- Vehicle Types – Once the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is decoded, Mitchell Cloud Estimating automatically updates the user interface, making it specific to BEVs instead of ICE-powered passenger, commercial and specialty vehicles.
- Part Categories – New part categories dynamically surface the relevant parts data in a way that specifically relates to EVs.
- Data Organization –EV data is now consistently organized, helping appraisers easily locate the information needed to complete the estimate.
- Qualifiers – Mitchell has established industry-standard definitions for EV battery capacity and motor size that appear on the vehicle selection screen and under the vehicle description detail on the printed estimate.
According to Bloomberg, the US surpassed 5 percent of new car sales powered only by electricity this summer—a critical tipping point that signals the start of mass EV adoption. In Canada, IHS Markit reported that 1 in 20 new vehicle registrations in 2021 were for BEVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), a jump of nearly 6 percent from 2020. With some car manufacturers shifting to all-electric fleets, EVs will inevitably appear in a greater number of collision claims going forward.
"We're seeing more EVs in the shop than ever before," said Jeff Baggett, owner of Classic Car Motoring, Inc., an EV-certified collision repair facility for Mercedes, Tesla and Rivian. "Having an estimating platform that accounts for the differences in EV design and construction is really going to save us time. And being able to use that same platform for damage appraisals on all vehicle types—passenger, commercial and specialty—is a real game changer."
"Gas prices are accelerating EV adoption and driving one in four Americans to say that they will likely buy an EV the next time they purchase an automobile. This makes having a damage appraisal platform that can support these vehicles critical," said Debbie Day, executive vice president and general manager of Mitchell's Auto Physical Damage division. "Mitchell continues to lead the industry in the development of ground-breaking technology that streamlines the automotive claims process and supports the safe return of both EV and ICE vehicle owners to the road."
The patent-pending EV enhancements to Mitchell Cloud Estimating will be available later this year.
For more information on the company's cloud-based appraisal solution, visit the Mitchell website. You can also follow Mitchell on Twitter @MitchellClaims and @MitchellRepair for property casualty and collision repair updates.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Mitchell International, Inc. delivers smart technology solutions and services to the auto insurance, collision repair, disability and workers' compensation markets. Through deep industry expertise, connections throughout the insurance ecosystem and advanced technology such as artificial intelligence and cloud-based solutions, Mitchell enables its customers and clients to succeed in today's ever-changing environment. Each month, Mitchell processes tens of millions of transactions for more than 300 insurance providers, 20,000 collision repair facilities and 70,000 pharmacies. Its comprehensive solution and service portfolio empowers clients to restore lives after a challenging event.
Mitchell, Genex and Coventry have recently aligned their joint industry expertise and advanced technology solutions to form Enlyte, a parent brand with more than 6,000 associates committed to simplifying and optimizing property, casualty and disability claims processes and services.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — After a rain delay of more than 4 1/2 hours, a couple hundred fans were left at Progressive Field when Sunday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians resumed in the fourth inning.
The official delay was 4 hours, 33 minutes and the teams consulted with Major League Baseball throughout the break. With both clubs in playoff contention and not a lot of good travel logistics in the final month of the regular season, the decision was made to wait out the rain.
There is no official record for rain delays. In 2013, the Kansas City at St. Louis game was held up for 4:32 before resuming in the ninth inning. In 1990, the Texas at Chicago White Sox game never got started and was called after a wait of 7:23.
Seattle’s Adam Frazier was batting with runners on first and second when the umpires called for the tarp at 3:35 p.m. The game began in a steady rain, which became a downpour while Frazier was batting. Seattle led 2-1 at the time of the delay.
The grounds crew made a brief appearance around 6:30 p.m. to drag the tarp into right field and dump the water into the outfield. The infield and mound were worked on before the tarp was put back on the infield.
An announcement was put on the scoreboard telling fans that more rain was approaching and a decision would be made after those showers passed through the area.
The game finally resumed at 8:08 p.m. in front of a small crowd, which cheered at literally everything that happened once the players took the field.
Both teams wanted to play a nine-inning game. Had they not resumed and the game been suspended, the Mariners would’ve needed to return to Cleveland after completing a series in Kansas City on Sept. 26, finish play against the Guardians and then host Texas the next day.
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$2.98 million in investments aim to make service more accessible and diverse for young adults and non-profits
SEATTLE and OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Serve Washington, the Schultz Family Foundation and Ballmer Group today announced $2.98 million in investments to benefit AmeriCorps participants across Washington state. These investments build on innovations piloted through the WA COVID Response Corps, a first-of-its kind program launched in 2020 to address critical needs triggered by the pandemic.
The investments will expand support for community organizations and young adults participating in AmeriCorps across the state through subsidies and technical assistance for smaller non-profits participating in AmeriCorps for the first time and increased federal awards supporting increased stipends for AmeriCorps members. The investments will also provide tailored career counseling and access to low- or no-cost certificates to develop skills in high-demand, living wage occupations.
The WA COVID Response Corps was a joint partnership of Serve Washington and the Schultz Family Foundation launched during the height of the COVID-19 crisis. By combining federal and state government resources with investment from private philanthropy, the program successfully engaged a diverse network of community organizations, including many host sites new to AmeriCorps, to meet community needs associated with the pandemic. At the same time, the program also created service opportunities for young people who reflect the socioeconomic, racial and ethnic diversity of the communities they serve.
Over the past two years, the WA COVID Response Corps enlisted 225 young adults across Washington state. Members volunteered at 120 non-profit organizations to address food insecurity, learning loss, housing instability, and more. In partnership with host sites, members helped to deliver 36 million pounds of food and serve 9 million meals to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. In total, the program has supported more than 3 million Washingtonians across 17 counties.
The program also piloted meaningful innovations designed to help AmeriCorps become an even more powerful partner in offering members who serve opportunities to grow and excel in their careers while effectively addressing emerging community needs. These innovations included:
- Supporting 82 new community-based organizations, often operating closest to those in need, to benefit from the AmeriCorps program.
- Increasing the AmeriCorps stipend to better reflect the cost of living in the county where members served.
- Providing highly responsive cash assistance to 20 percent of WA COVID Response Corps members facing a critical emergency, including housing, transportation or health related circumstances.
- Enabling more than 80 percent of WA COVID Response Corps members to enroll in skills training aligned with their personal career goals to complement their service experience.
Recognizing the impact of the innovations and success of the program on young adults and communities, Serve Washington, the Schultz Family Foundation, and Ballmer Group have committed $2.98 million in 2022 and 2023 to increase the diversity of people and organizations participating in AmeriCorps in Washington state. The $2.98 million investment will be used as follows:
- $1.9 million in additional Federal AmeriCorps funding and AmeriCorps Rescue Plan Funding is being directed by Serve Washington to support programs in raising stipends from prior year levels for their AmeriCorps members.
- $580,000 from the Schultz Family Foundation to Serve Washington to increase the number of diverse non-profits participating in AmeriCorps by subsidizing host site fees and providing training and technical assistance.
- $500,000 directed by the Ballmer Group to Serve Washington to enhance service-to-career pipelines for diverse young adults through career assessment tools, career clarity and job search coaching, and online courses to develop skills in high-demand, living wage occupations in the state. Ballmer Group's $500,000 investment is part of $2 million in funding that the Ballmer Group has committed to the Schultz Family Foundation's National Service Challenge to support national service programs across the country.
- "AmeriCorps members provide tremendous support and service to communities all across the state. During the pandemic AmeriCorps members stepped up to serve as catalysts for meeting the heightened needs in communities. This investment will not only ensure continued support for communities, it also has the potential to create career pathways for the members themselves. That is a double return on the investment," said Governor Jay Inslee.
- "Job prospects for young adults have been impacted adversely and disproportionately by the pandemic. AmeriCorps members serving in the WA COVID Response Corps have frequently said career exploration and skill development are some of the most valuable benefits they received during their service. AmeriCorps members serve our state for only a year, but in that one year, the skills and experience gained can be life-changing. We believe national service can be a pathway to careers and we're excited this partnership will help AmeriCorps members use their service to navigate their careers moving forward," said Amber Martin-Jahn, executive director for Serve Washington.
- "We are extremely grateful for the hardworking young people who helped millions of Washington families as AmeriCorps members over the past two years. By combining federal and state government resources with private philanthropy, the WA COVID Response Corps provided valuable lessons for how we can make national service more accessible and diverse for young people and communities," said Tyra Mariani, Schultz Family Foundation president.
- "AmeriCorps has the potential to improve economic mobility for young people, while also addressing significant community needs. We are excited to expand the service-to-career pathways for AmeriCorps members in Washington by supporting more career exploration, skill development, credential attainment, and post-service transition supports," said Eshauna Smith, Ballmer Group's director of community impact.
Serve Washington a State Commission, advances national service, volunteerism and civic engagement to improve lives; expands opportunity to meet the local critical needs of residents of Washington; and strengthens community capacity while creating healthy and resilient communities. Authorized by Executive Order #16-08, a 20-member board of Governor- appointed commissioners supports and advises Serve Washington. Learn more at servewashington.wa.gov.
The Schultz Family Foundation, established in 1996 by Sheri and Howard Schultz, interim ceo and chairman emeritus of Starbucks, creates pathways of opportunity for populations facing barriers to success, focusing on youth transitioning to adulthood and marginalized populations, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. By investing in scalable solutions and partnerships in communities across the country, the Foundation aims to help tackle the barriers and roadblocks that prevent individuals from reaching their full potential and, in doing so, strengthen our communities and our nation. For more information about the Foundation and its work: schultzfamilyfoundation.org.
Ballmer Group is committed to improving economic mobility for children and families in the United States, funding leaders and organizations that have demonstrated the ability to reshape opportunity and reduce systemic inequities. We focus on multiple impact areas and systems that can impact economic mobility - such as early learning, K-12 education, college and career pathways, housing, health, and criminal justice - and we support leaders and organizations that focus on undoing systemic racism and the barriers it has created. Ballmer Group is both a national and regional funder – we have a presence and invest deeply in southeast Michigan, Washington state, and Los Angeles County. Ballmer Group was co-founded by philanthropist Connie Ballmer and her husband Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, founder of USAFacts, and chairman of the Los Angeles Clippers. Learn more at www.ballmergroup.org and on Twitter @BallmerGroup.
This AmeriCorps funding is provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency for volunteering, civic engagement, and national service programs. For over 25 years, more than 1 million dedicated Americans have joined AmeriCorps and pledged to 'get things done.' This year, the 75,000 AmeriCorps members serving in schools, nonprofits, community and faith-based organizations, will do the same as they rebuild communities, support veterans, fight the opioid epidemic, prepare students for success, foster economic opportunity, and more. Those interested in serving can learn more at AmeriCorps.gov/Join.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Family Insurance and Delta Air Lines have announced their participation in Unlock Potential, a ground-breaking new hiring program designed to create meaningful career opportunities for young adults at the greatest risk of incarceration. Access to gainful employment is critical in determining who ends up behind bars, and by participating these companies will advance racial equity, disrupt the poverty-to-prison pipeline, and develop the next generation of corporate leaders – with the diversity necessary to thrive.
"At American Family Insurance, we've made it a priority to create real second chances for people who have been incarcerated. But we also need to be working to prevent individuals from ending up in prison in the first place. Unlock Potential will do precisely that," said Nyra Jordan, social impact director at the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact. "By widening the positive life choices available to the young adults who are most at-risk, we can tackle crime, imprisonment, inequality and poverty."
The announcement comes just days before millions across the country observe Juneteenth, highlighting the intentional equity focus of Unlock Potential and its mission to address and help solve for the racially disproportionate impact of the US justice system – and the economic disenfranchisement it creates. By preventing incarceration before it starts, Unlock Potential wants to thwart intergenerational cycles of unemployment and poverty at the root.
"We know that having a diverse workforce builds a better and more innovative business," said Keyra Lynn Johnson, Delta's V.P. and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer. "This partnership builds a bridge to individuals who often don't have connection and opportunities to careers at Delta, while at the same time broadening our access to untapped talent."
Studies show that first-time incarceration can decrease lifetime earnings by more than 30 percent. These obstacles disproportionately impact BIPOC communities. Black Americans are incarcerated at nearly five times the rate of whites, and the effect of a criminal record on employment is 40% more damaging for Black men than white men. Unlock Potential will focus on the 4.4 million Americans identified as "opportunity youth": individuals aged 16 to 24 who are neither in education nor employment. These individuals are far more likely than their peers to suffer negative outcomes like poverty and imprisonment. They are also disproportionately BIPOC – in some places, young Black and Latino people are 3-to-6 times more likely to be opportunity youth than young whites.
The program will focus on a subset of opportunity youth who have experienced one or more of the following additional risk factors for justice system involvement: an incarcerated parent, sex or human trafficking, the juvenile justice system, or the foster care system.
Following the design consultation phase, which will wrap up in October, Unlock Potential will launch a 12-month pilot program in which opportunity youth will be provided with career placements - with significant potential for development and advancement - at American Family Insurance, Delta Air Lines, and other participating employers. These placements will be supported by the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, co-founders of Unlock Potential. Participants will also be connected with local wraparound support services through national non-profit Persevere.
American Family Insurance and Delta Air Lines join Ben & Jerry's, who announced their participation at the end of last month.
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During the Q4 2021 earnings call, TWI's President & CEO stated that Titan's business was riding a tidal wave. That tidal wave continues!
Quarter Highlights
- Net sales were $556.0 million, a $152.5 million (37.8%) YoY increase, the highest quarterly sales since Q2 2013
- Gross margin was 15.6%
- Adjusted EBITDA was $56.8 million as compared to $26.3 million in Q1 of the prior year
CHICAGO, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI), a leading global manufacturer of off-highway wheels, tires, assemblies, and undercarriage products, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
"We were able to pick up right where we left off in 2021 with another stellar quarter to begin the year," stated Paul Reitz, President and Chief Executive Officer. "All of our business units across all geographies came together to deliver our strongest sales quarter in nearly nine years. The first quarter experienced strong top line growth, along with excellent conversion to the bottom line, as gross margins were 15.6%, adjusted EBITDA was $57 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin climbed to 10.2%, reaching their strongest levels in close to a decade. The runway for our business moving forward looks good and remains similar to what we outlined in March, with both our Agriculture and Earthmoving / Construction segments continuing to reflect strong demand driven by solid market fundamentals.
"Earlier this year, we commented on the positive market dynamics creating a tidal wave for Titan to navigate in 2022 and beyond. We continue to firmly believe this remains the case. Our first quarter results and our 2022 order books clearly support that, along with elevated commodity prices with solid supply-demand fundamentals, used inventory levels at record lows for larger equipment, and demand for new equipment that remains robust. Elaborating further, these positive market forces, combined with delays in order deliveries from the OEM's due to production challenges, provide support and momentum for a multi-year demand cycle. Aftermarket demand remains very robust reflecting the need for replacement in the midst of shortages of new equipment. Along with the strong agriculture backdrop, order books are solid in earthmoving and construction and should continue to remain positive as infrastructure spending increases globally. Our Titan team will continue to work hard to meet our customers growing expectations and with our impressive and extensive manufacturing footprint that produces quality, innovative products, we are a strong solution to meet the needs of our global customer base.
"Based on the strength of our first quarter performance and a similar expectation for Q2, we are now anticipating full year net sales above $2.1 billion, with adjusted EBITDA to be around $200 million. This revised outlook reflects more normalized demand and production levels in the second half that are in line with our typical seasonality trends for the business. Based on the increased profitability and strength in the business, our cash flow expectations have also improved, and believe we can deliver between $55 million and $65 million in free cash flow for the full year.
Results of Operations
Net sales for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, were $556.0 million, compared to $403.5 million in the comparable quarter of 2021, an increase of 37.8 percent. The net sales increase was across all segments and driven by price/product mix and volume, with price having a greater impact due to rising raw material costs and other inflationary impacts in the markets, including freight. The contributing factors to the increase in demand were increased commodity prices, improved farmer income, replacement of an aging large equipment fleet, and lower equipment inventory levels. The increase in net sales was offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation of 4.4 percent or $17.7 million.
Gross profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 was $86.7 million, compared to $53.3 million in the comparable prior year period. Gross margin was 15.6 percent of net sales for the quarter, compared to 13.2 percent of net sales in the comparable prior year period. The increase in gross profit and margin was driven by the impact of increases in net sales, as described previously, primarily reflective of productivity improvements across all production facilities. In addition, cost reduction and production initiatives continue to be executed across global production facilities.
Selling, general, administrative, research and development (SGARD) expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $39.1 million, compared to $36.6 million for the comparable prior year period. As a percentage of net sales, SGARD was 7.0 percent, compared to 9.1 percent for the comparable prior year period. The increase in SG&A was driven primarily by an increase in variable costs associated with improved operating performance and growth in sales.
Income from operations for the first quarter of 2022 was $44.7 million, or 8.0 percent of net sales, compared to an income of $14.2 million, or 3.5 percent of net sales, for the first quarter of 2021. The increase in income was primarily due to the higher sales and improvements in gross profit margins.
Sale of Australian Wheel Business
On March 29, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Australian wheel business, to OTR Tyres, a local leading national tire, wheel and service provider. The closing date of the transaction was March 31, 2022. The sale includes gross proceeds and cash to be repatriated of approximately $17.5 million, and the assumption of all liabilities, including employee and lease obligations. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a loss on sale of approximately $10.9 million which was comprised primarily of the release of the cumulative translation adjustment of approximately $10 million and closing costs associated with the completion of the transaction of approximately $0.9 million.
Segment Information
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, net sales increased 48 percent driven by price/product mix and volume due to significant demand increases in the global agricultural market, reflective of improved farm commodity prices and increased farmer income, the need for replacement of an aging large equipment fleet and the need to replenish equipment inventory levels within the equipment dealer channels. Pricing is primarily reflective of increases in raw material and other inflationary cost increases in the markets, including freight.
The increase in gross profit and margin is primarily attributable to the impact of increases in net sales as described previously and cost reduction and productivity initiatives executed across global production facilities. The Company balanced the increases of related raw materials and other inflationary cost impacts with corresponding price increases to protect profitability.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the 22 percent increase in earthmoving/construction net sales was driven by increased price/product mix and volume, which were primarily due to improvements in global economic conditions and recovery in construction markets, including the return to normalized supply and demand levels after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in previous years. Pricing increases were implemented because of inflationary input costs.
The increase in gross profit and margin was primarily driven by continued improved production efficiencies stemming from the strong management actions taken to improve profitability for the long-term. Again, the Company balanced the increases related to raw materials and other inflationary cost impacts with corresponding price increases to protect profitability.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the 51 percent increase in net sales was driven by favorable price/product mix and volume impact to net sales. Demand increases related to utility truck tires in Latin America increased during the first quarter of 2022. The Company has also experienced growth related to specialty products in the United States, primarily custom mixing of rubber stock to third parties.
The increase in gross profit and margin was due primarily to sales growth, increased price/product mix and the positive impact of sales volume increase on overhead absorption.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA was $56.8 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $26.3 million in the comparable prior year period. The Company utilizes EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, as a means to measure its operating performance. A reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA can be found at the end of this release.
Adjusted net income applicable to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2022 was income of $28.2 million, equal to income of $0.44 per basic and diluted share, compared to income of $4.1 million, equal to income of $0.07 per basic and diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021. The Company utilizes adjusted net income applicable to common shareholders, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as a means to measure its operating performance. A reconciliation of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders and adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders can be found at the end of this release.
Financial Condition
The Company ended the first quarter of 2022 with total cash and cash equivalents of $98.1 million, compared to $98.1 million at December 31, 2021. Long-term debt at March 31, 2022, was $484.6 million, compared to $452.5 million at December 31, 2021. Short-term debt was $37.9 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $32.5 million at December 31, 2021. Net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) was $424.3 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $386.8 million at December 31, 2021. The increase in net debt during the first three months of 2022 was primarily due to managed investments in working capital to support the business growth as well as $25 million of additional borrowings to fund the repurchase of common stock.
Net cash used by operating activities for the first three months of 2022 was $18.5 million, compared to net cash used by operations of $16.0 million for the comparable prior year period. Capital expenditures were $7.6 million for the first three months of 2022, compared to $8.9 million for the comparable prior year period. Capital expenditures during the first three months of 2022 and 2021 represent equipment replacement and improvements, along with new tools, dies and molds related to new product development, as the Company seeks to enhance the Company's manufacturing capabilities and drive productivity gains.
Teleconference and Webcast
Titan will be hosting a teleconference and webcast to discuss the first quarter financial results on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.
The real-time, listen-only webcast can be accessed using the following link https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/321965608 or on our website at www.titan-intl.com within the "Investor Relations" page under the "News & Events" menu (https://ir.titan-intl.com/news-and-events/events/default.aspx). Listeners should access the website at least 15 minutes prior to the live event to download and install any necessary audio software.
A webcast replay of the teleconference will be available on our website (https://ir.titan-intl.com/news-and-events/events/default.aspx) soon after the live event.
In order to participate in the real-time teleconference, with live audio Q&A, participants should use one of the following dial in numbers:
United States Toll Free: 1 844 200 6205
United States: 1 646 904 5544
All other locations: +1 929 526 1599
Participants Access Code: 629933
About Titan
Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) is a leading global manufacturer of off-highway wheels, tires, assemblies, and undercarriage products. Headquartered in West Chicago, Illinois, the Company globally produces a broad range of products to meet the specifications of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket customers in the agricultural, earthmoving/construction, and consumer markets. For more information, visit www.titan-intl.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "would," "could," "potential," "may," "will," and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. Although we believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, these assumptions are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, some of which are beyond Titan International, Inc.'s control. As a result, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results and trends to differ materially from those made, projected, or implied in or by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of uncertainties or other factors including, but not limited to, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and financial performance; the effect of a recession on the Company and its customers and suppliers; changes in the Company's end-user markets into which the Company sells its products as a result of domestic and world economic or regulatory influences or otherwise; changes in the marketplace, including new products and pricing changes by the Company's competitors; the Company's ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations; unfavorable outcomes of legal proceedings; the Company's ability to comply with current or future regulations applicable to the Company's business and the industry in which it competes or any actions taken or orders issued by regulatory authorities; availability and price of raw materials; levels of operating efficiencies; the effects of the Company's indebtedness and its compliance with the terms thereof; changes in the interest rate environment and their effects on the Company's outstanding indebtedness; unfavorable product liability and warranty claims; actions of domestic and foreign governments, including the imposition of additional tariffs; geopolitical and economic uncertainties relating to the countries in which the Company operates or does business; risks associated with acquisitions, including difficulty in integrating operations and personnel, disruption of ongoing business, and increased expenses; results of investments; the effects of potential processes to explore various strategic transactions, including potential dispositions; fluctuations in currency translations; risks associated with environmental laws and regulations; risks relating to our manufacturing facilities, including that any of our material facilities may become inoperable; risks relating to financial reporting, internal controls, tax accounting, and information systems; and the other risks and factors detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the disclosures under "Risk Factors" in those reports. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof. The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements included in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or future events, or for any other reason, except as required by law.
Titan International, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Amounts in thousands, except earnings per share data
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). These supplemental schedules provide a quantitative reconciliation between each of adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Titan, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, net sales on a constant currency basis, and net debt, each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure and the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP.
We present adjusted net income attributable to Titan, adjusted earnings per common share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, net sales on a constant currency basis, and net debt, as we believe that they assist investors with analyzing our business results. In addition, management reviews each of these non-GAAP financial measures in order to evaluate the financial performance of each of our segments, as well as the Company's performance as a whole. We believe that the presentation of these non‑GAAP financial measures will permit investors to assess the performance of the Company on the same basis as management.
Adjusted net income attributable to Titan, adjusted earnings per common share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, net sales on a constant currency basis, and net debt should be considered supplemental to, not a substitute for, the financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. One should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP. These measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of our businesses as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these measures may be calculated differently than non-GAAP financial measures reported by other companies, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. We attempt to compensate for these limitations by analyzing results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis, prominently disclosing GAAP results and providing reconciliations from GAAP results to non-GAAP results.
The table below provides a reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to Titan to net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
The table below provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
The table below sets forth, for the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the impact to net sales of currency translation (constant currency) by geography (in thousands, except percentages):
The table below provides a reconciliation of net debt, which is a non-GAAP financial measure:
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Like a cozy cashmere sweater, Connect Harmony Bubble is the perfect scent to wear this autumn when you re-connect with your loved ones after the summer holiday. This sophisticated floral/musk eau de toilette is the ideal way to welcome new friends and old back into your life.
Designed for indie fragrance brand The Bubble Collection by master perfumer Claude Dir, known for such blockbusters as Calvin Klein's Escape, Bobbi Brown's Beach and Kim Kardashian's debut fragrance, Connect Harmony Bubble understands that intimacy and emotional connection are vital to our health and sanity. Inviting someone into our space is a gesture of welcome, and generosity, but above all it's about trust. Gentle skin musk, sheer woods, rose de mai, tonka bean and cottonwood together embrace you in sensitivity and security.
Whether you're living in a bubble, breaking out of a bubble, or connecting with someone else's bubble, The Bubble Collection of fine fragrances has the scent for you. All of our fragrances are unisex, vegan, non-toxic, cruelty-free and made in the USA. The Bubble Collection is also a certified LGBT Business Enterprise by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
The Bubble Collection fragrances, 50ml EDT $120, are available at www.thebubblecollection.com as well as the online marketplace Verishop and select boutiques in the U.S. and Canada.
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MIAMI, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- THE NO LIMIT REUNION TOUR — FEATURING MASTER P, MYSTIKAL, FIEND, SILKK THE SHOCKER, MIA X, AND SPECIAL GUEST TRICK DADDY — PLAYS FLA LIVE ARENA ON SEPTEMBER 16TH.
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 10th.
Master P and the No Limit Soldiers reunite to celebrate twenty-five years of history with the "No Limit Reunion Tour" and will include performances by special guest Trick Daddy.
When Master P started No Limit Records, he had no idea it would become a historic hip-hop label that has sold over 100 million records to date. The tour brings together key artists who recorded for his classic hip-hop label founded in 1994 in New Orleans, such as Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, Fiend, and Mia X, among others.
With shows selling out across the US, fans can expect to relive to all the original No Limit hits, such as "No Limit Soliders" and "Make 'Em Say Uhh!"
"We are bringing the fans all the hits from the No Limit catalog. This is a blessing that we're still friends and still able to get onstage together. Twenty-five years later, we couldn't do it without them." – Master P
Twenty-five years later, the No Limit Soldiers are bringing the '90s to the 21st Century.
The No Limit Reunion Tour is hitting the FLA Live Arena on Friday, September 16th. General public sale begin today, June 10th at 10 AM Local Time at the arena box office and through Ticketmaster.com.
Founder of No Limit Records, the most successful independent label of the nineties, Percy is an accomplished businessman and Hip-Hop icon. He is the owner of several companies, a real estate investor, Rap Snacks/Rap Noodles, LAGREAT, food products, Uncle P's food line, Moneyatti shoes, and a true philanthropist, giving back to underserved communities for over twenty years. He is also on the lecture circuit, teaching young people about entrepreneurship, and the importance of education, dedication, and determination.
No Limit has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making it the most successful independent label of the nineties. The brand was started in the south and soon ventured around the country and eventually worldwide. NL has been successful with music and with film, and many other endeavors under its umbrella.
Loud And Live, an entertainment, marketing, media and live events company, fusing music, sports, lifestyle and content development. Headquartered in Miami with a presence in the United States, Europe and Latin America, Loud And Live is driven by its passion to create engaging experiences for global audiences.
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- Bain & Company's second annual Global Energy and Natural Resources report shows industry executives expect to reduce emissions by 28% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2057
- These companies are now allocating 23% of their capital to new business ventures, up from 16% in 2020 and mostly in response to the energy and resource transition
- Half of oil and gas executives expect their core business to decline in the next 10 years; 72% believe they'll have a new growth business that will complement or replace their core by 2030
- As the war in Ukraine grinds on, energy and natural resources companies will need to prioritize resilience over low cost or efficiency
NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The energy and natural resources industry has weathered a year of remarkable upheaval. However, executives continue to push forward on the energy and resource transition, potentially moving faster than the outside world is seeing and outpacing policy. These are among the findings of Bain & Company's second annual Global Energy and Natural Resources report, launched today.
"It's been a year like no other for energy and resource executives as they've grappled with climbing inflation and ongoing supply chain challenges," said Joe Scalise, global head of Bain & Company's Energy and Natural Resources practice. "Therefore, it might be surprising to hear that they remain optimistic on the energy and resource transition while showing tangible signs of progress. However, they often feel regulation is lagging and creating implementation bottlenecks. This is particularly true in the US, where progress has been disorderly and low-carbon investments can face delays in the absence of concrete policy guidance."
Bain & Company surveyed more than 1,000 global energy and natural resources executives to understand how the energy and resources transition is playing out in real time, which technologies and opportunities they are prioritizing, and the pain points involved in squaring the traditional demands of their business with new demands to operate more sustainably.
"We have seen a marked shift in what the energy and resources transition means to executives over the past year," said Peter Parry, chairman of Bain & Company's global Energy & Natural Resources practice. "Energy and natural resources industries are moving from ambition to action. While close to a quarter of capital expenditure in 2021 was directed toward change, we can expect this to grow toward 50% by 2025, establishing a transition path with greater clarity. This study highlights the positive trajectories for investment, technology and new business growth, as well as the urgent need for attention on how to deliver on the transition."
Bain & Company's executive survey offers keen insight into what's on the minds of energy and resource executives as they navigate difficult and disrupted paths through the transition, including:
- Executives overwhelmingly see decarbonization as a top priority, and they have higher expectations than they did two years ago. 88% say reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions is a key priority for their company, 47% expect their company to change significantly in the next 10 years—up from 36% in 2020, and 96% expect the industry to make progress toward net zero by 2030.
- Executives expect the world will reach net zero by 2057, but most are more bullish on their own trajectories compared to the rest of the market. This may indicate a greater commitment than the outside world sees. Executives expect to reduce emissions by 28% by 2030 and 61% expect to decarbonize on a faster track than the world as a whole.
- Half of oil and gas executives expect their core business to decline in the next 10 years, and 72% believe they'll have a new growth business that will complement or replace their core by 2030. 63% of power utilities executives expect their core business to grow rapidly over the next decade due to more electrification.
- Talent, culture and policy are the biggest impediments to success. A third of companies in mining and oil and gas say they're struggling to attract and retain talent for their core business, and across sectors, executives cite a resistance of incumbent culture to change. North American oil and gas companies are almost twice as likely to be delaying investment in new business areas as those in Europe, perhaps due to greater clarity on regulations in Europe.
For many companies in the energy and natural resources sector, the path to success depends on investing in new growth, and often low-carbon, ventures, such as renewable power generation, carbon capture and storage, green hydrogen, circularity and new forms of electric mobility. The executives Bain surveyed say they are investing 23% of their capital to new business ventures, up from 16% in 2020.
Companies whose core businesses are most affected by the energy and resource transition are investing most aggressively, and these investments are blurring business boundaries. For example, European oil and gas companies are investing heavily in renewable power generation and electric vehicle charging stations, creating new competition for utilities.
Bain & Company analyzed the strategy and resource allocation of 125 of the top energy and natural resources firms by market capitalization to determine how much their actions support what they're saying publicly. This research found that over the past two years, these companies have become more ambitious in new markets and are allocating resources toward their lower-carbon goals.
Bain's research shows that the average company in utilities or oil and gas is currently pursuing at least four new growth areas. In utilities, this is mostly focused on renewable power generation and exploring new businesses in services and distributed systems. Oil and gas companies are focusing mostly on renewables, carbon-capture, hydrogen and low-carbon fuels. Mining companies are focusing on the resources the world needs to develop and decarbonize, and chemicals firms are concentrating investments on circularity and bio-based products. Agribusinesses are investing in alternative proteins and digital platforms to support food supply chain traceability.
Bain & Company partnered with Rivel, an investor research firm, to interview 89 investors and analysts about how the energy transition is shaping investment decisions in the energy sector. This research showed the transition is squarely at the center of the agenda for investors, shaping perspectives on individual companies as well as sectors.
- Investor perspectives on oil and gas: For oil and gas, cash flow is the most important investment factor; potential growth in production ranks last. While 73% of investors want oil and gas to invest in lower-carbon markets, they remain concerned about capital allocation and declining demand.
- Investor perspectives on utilities: In utilities, investors see opportunities in renewables and electrification, but they are most concerned about affordability and reliability. Successful executive teams will mitigate risks on affordability, reliability and regulation.
For executives in both sectors, embarking on any new, low-carbon energy businesses will require a clear connection to the principles of the core business. Now more than ever, they'll need to show how their capabilities, expertise and customer relationships make them the best owner of the new business.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, energy and natural resources companies have moved past their initial reactions of shock in order to integrate the crisis into their medium- and long-term planning. For most companies, a critical component of their response to the crisis is finding ways to make their businesses, operations and supply chains more resilient. It's becoming increasingly prudent to prioritize resilience over low cost or efficiency.
Resilience is critical, but it is also expensive. For longer-term survival, companies need to pay attention to the basic principles of leadership: innovation, impact and economics, and they'll need to determine where it makes most sense to invest. Identifying disruptions at three levels—commodity, macroeconomic and policy—helps companies see how their businesses will be affected to scenario plan accordingly.
As attention has focused on the problem of plastic pollution in the environment, governments and the private sector have taken steps to promote recycling and reduce plastic waste. However, Bain's research shows that at the current pace, only 10-14% of plastics will be recycled by 2030, falling well short of announced targets. And while the market for recycled plastic could grow significantly, it is likely to make up less than 15% of total plastics supply by 2030.
This misalignment between what companies want to buy and what will be available could inflate prices for recycled plastics as competition heats up for the limited supply. Petrochemical executives are motivated to find solutions, and they see circularity—returning used plastic to the supply chain rather than having it become waste—as a top priority, even more so than plastic users.
Companies that make and use plastics need to establish partnerships and change the way they operate to develop joint solutions that improve circularity. Supportive legislation and industry standards are also needed to help change behaviors and strengthen circular economics.
Editor's Note: For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Katie Ware at katie.ware@bain.com or +1 646 562 8107.
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change makers define the future.
Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today's urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 2% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
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The talk of tennis — and beyond — for most of the past three weeks has been about Serena Williams and her announcement that she is planning to stop playing professional tennis.
That all leads up to the U.S. Open, the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, which began Monday, with Williams scheduled to play her first-round match in Arthur Ashe Stadium at night.
The Associated Press has chronicled the leadup to her departure in words and photos since her revelation earlier this month that she is preparing to “evolve” away from her career as a professional athlete. This guide offers a look at Williams the player and Williams the person, her accomplishments and her influence, as the 40-year-old American gets ready to shift her focus from serves and forehands to expanding her family and pursuing business interests.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Williams revealed her plans in an essay in Vogue magazine that was published Aug. 9. She didn’t give a timeline and didn’t even say she was retiring, but that she was “evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”
Along with her business interests, Williams said she wanted to expand her family. She and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, have a daughter, Olympia, who turns 5 on Thursday.
“Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair,” said Williams, who was pregnant when she won the 2017 Australian Open for her last Grand Slam trophy. “If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”
THE ON-COURT ACHIEVEMENTS
Williams’ 23 Grand Slam singles titles are the most in the professional era of tennis, which began in 1968. She won 73 tour-level singles titles and was ranked No. 1 for more than six years’ worth of weeks.
Her greatest success came at the U.S. Open, where her 106 victories were a tournament record. She has reached at least the semifinals in her last 11 appearances.
Williams also combined with older sister Venus for 14 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles and has won four Olympic gold medals.
THE OFF-COURT INSPIRATION
Williams’ impact on the Black community is indelible. Raised in Compton, California, she learned tennis on the public courts that are far from the privileged private clubs that nurtured most U.S. players. She was outspoken on issues such as gun violence.
Williams is also a fashion icon. She has appeared everywhere from magazine covers to red carpets, and “What’s Serena wearing?” was sometimes as big a question as “Who’s Serena playing?” at a tennis tournament.
She launched a fashion collection in 2018 after collaborations with HSN and Nike.
Many women thought of their own choices they faced in balancing family and career when Williams made her announcement. She was two months pregnant when she won her last major title but said she couldn’t be expectant and playing again.
THE RECENT MATCHES
Williams earned her only singles victory of the year on the day before her announcement, beating Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-3, 6-4 at the women’s National Bank Open in Toronto. She hadn’t won a singles match since the 2021 French Open.
Williams then was beat 6-2, 6-4 by Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic in her next match.
Williams had been off the tour since an injury in the first round of Wimbledon in 2021 and didn’t return until this year’s tournament, where she fell 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) to Harmony Tan in the first round.
After the Toronto tournament, Williams went on to lose 6-4, 6-0 to U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the Western & Southern Open.
THE PREPARATION
Williams has been working with Rennae Stubbs, who won four Slam titles in women’s doubles, alongside coach Eric Hechtman, since last week. She practiced for about an hour inside Ashe on Saturday.
Later that day came news that even if she lost on Monday, Williams’ U.S. Open career wouldn’t be over quite yet. She and Venus accepted a wild card into the women’s doubles tournament.
The Williams sisters will play the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in the first round. They have won the U.S. Open twice and this will be their first tournament together since the 2018 French Open.
THE FIRST OPPONENT
Danka Kovinic said she is “honored” to be facing Williams under the bright lights of Ashe. The 27-year-old from Montenegro said she was happy to learn the news of the matchup after the U.S. Open draw was unveiled last week.
Ranked 80th in the world, Kovinic said she’s never gotten the courage to ask Williams to practice, nor had she ever even hit in the stadium that holds more than 23,000 fans before the tournament.
Kovinic is only 2-4 at the U.S. Open but she scored an impressive Grand Slam victory earlier this year when she beat Raducanu in the second round of the Australian Open.
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3 interstate shootings in Alabama, Georgia possibly connected, police say
LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - Law enforcement agencies are searching for a vehicle of interest possibly connected to three separate shootings along Interstate 85 in Alabama and Georgia, WSFA reported.
Multiple agencies are involved in the investigation including Auburn Police Department, Troup County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, Montgomery Police Department, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI, according to a news release.
Police in Auburn, Alabama, said they responded to the area of Interstate 85 northbound between mile markers 56 and 57 Wednesday around 6:15 a.m. There were reports that a vehicle was stopped in the road, and another motorist gave the victim aid before first responders arrived.
Once on the scene, officers found the driver, a 45-year-old man, suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. Authorities said a shot had been fired into the rear of the man’s vehicle. The victim was flown by helicopter in critical condition to a Montgomery, Alabama, hospital.
Police are working to determine if the shooting is related to a shooting near Interstate 85 in Troup County, Georgia. According to WTVM, that incident involved a man who was reportedly shot at while driving on the interstate. The victim was not injured.
Details on a third Interstate 85 shooting, confirmed by police as part of the ongoing investigation, have not been released. It’s unclear where this shooting happened or if anyone was injured as a result.
The suspect is believed to be in a 1996 white Cadillac Fleetwood with license plate 3753BF3.
Anyone who sees the vehicle is asked to call 911 immediately and is urged not to approach the car or its driver. Any tips on this investigation should be made to detectives at (334) 501-3140 or at the tip line (334) 246-1391.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiance Technologies (Radiance) and the Independence Bowl Foundation are proud to introduce the 2022-2023 Radiance Technologies Innovation Bowl.
The Radiance Technologies Innovation Bowl is an academic competition between schools and conferences affiliated with the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. Schools compete for a $25,000 grand prize by developing innovative approaches to a current research and development topic selected by Radiance. This year's topic is, "How Can GEOSPATIAL Intelligence Data be Used to Monitor, Assess, and Predict the Impact of Climate Change."
Evaluation of submissions is a two-step process where teams submit their ideas and approaches to Radiance Technologies prior to the end of the fall term. Scientists and researchers within Radiance Technologies will pick three finalists, announced at the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. These teams will then further develop their ideas in the spring semester through prototypes, models and simulation or experimentation and present their findings in person to a panel of experts. From these live presentations, a winning team will be selected and awarded the $25,000 grand prize.
For more information, please visit radiancetech.com/innovationbowl.
About Radiance Technologies:
Radiance Technologies is an employee-owned small business prime contractor founded in 1999. Radiance has over 1000 employee-owners across the United States serving the Department of Defense, national intelligence community and other government agencies. From concepts to capabilities, Radiance leads the way in developing customer-focused solutions in the areas of cyber security, systems engineering, prototyping and integration as well as operational and strategic intelligence including scientific and technical intelligence.
About the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl:
Established in 1976, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is the nation's 11th-oldest bowl game, and the 46th edition will be played on the afternoon of Friday, December 23, 2022. The projected match is between Army West Point and a team form the American Athletic Conference. The Independence Bowl Foundation is prevalent in the Shreveport-Bossier City area throughout the year, hosting events to help enhance the economic impact and growth of their community. The Mission of the Independence Bowl is to attract and provide quality, nationally recognized football competition oriented to the Ark-La-Tex region.
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Julia Parrish
(256) 746-6133
julia.parrish@radiancetech.com
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New Gateway to the Future Initiative Aims to Make Culture More Accessible and Engaging in the Era of the Metaverse
BERLIN, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global technology brand HONOR today announced Gateway to the Future, an initiative designed to enrich cultural heritage through the power of technology. Launched during its IFA 2022 keynote, HONOR challenged two popular artists to creatively reimagine the Wasserschloss, an iconic landmark located in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site using augmented reality (AR). Set against the backdrop of surging interest in the metaverse and the growth of hybrid tourism, the project aims to inspire global creative talent to leverage innovations such as AI, AR and Spatial Audio to connect communities with culture in more immersive ways and support the global tourism rebound, as the world embraces the connected future.
"As a global technology company, HONOR is committed to developing smart device technology which enables people to celebrate and experience cultural treasures from the past while also discovering the possibilities of the future," said George Zhao, CEO of HONOR Device Co, Ltd. "We predict the rise of AR and AI technologies being used to create even more phy-gital experiences for smartphone users around the world, contributing to the hybrid tourism boom. Beyond tourism, this technology has the potential to benefit a number of other industries and communities. It really is the Gateway to the Future."
Celebrating Cultural Heritage in the Metaverse
Renowned for being Germany 's "Gateway to the World," Hamburg evolved from a port city to a thriving metropolis by embracing a longstanding culture of community, collaboration and innovation. Inspired by the city's history of transformation, HONOR chose Hamburg as the pilot location for the project, with the aim of contributing to the digital cultural boom and inspiring people from all around the world to reimagine cultural treasures in the metaverse.
To bring the project to life, HONOR partnered with ARLOOPA, an AR and VR development company, and celebrated artists Yunuene and Timo Helgert, who creatively transformed the famous Wasserschloss building in AR.
Yunuene's contribution to Gateway to the Future, entitled "Sailing Through Time" pays tribute to the evolution of the city's port, showing how innovation in marine logistics transformed over time with her signature visual aesthetic. Timo Helgert's experience "Blooming Future" takes a more futuristic approach, playing on Hamburg's status as one of the greenest cities of the world and creatively imagining what the Wasserschloss would look like in a green future where beautiful plants and endangered species can thrive, taking this historic landmark into an otherworldly realm.
Unlocking Immersive Experiences through the Power of AI and AR
Through the experience, HONOR also contributes to hybrid tourism, an emerging trend following the global tourism rebound, whereby travelers are expecting digital advances made during the pandemic to benefit and augment physical travel experiences. The AR experiences at the Wasserschloss bring the digital and physical worlds together, allowing travelers to experience culture a totally new way. HONOR has been consistently investing in technologies including AI Space Identification, Spatial Audio and AR to enable enhanced immersive experiences fit for the digital revolution.
"The Warehouse District was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2015 with the aim of protecting and preserving the history and culture of one of the world's largest trading ports. Through the advent of emerging technologies including augmented reality, it is now possible to educate and engage future generations about cultural heritage in new and exciting ways. We were therefore proud to be able to help HONOR's Gateway to the Future initiative, which not only offers a celebration of the district's significance to Germany, but also its exciting future as a global metropolis," said Bernd Paulowitz, Head of UNESCO World Heritage Hamburg.
"With tourism soaring to new heights following years of global lockdowns, it's great to see brands like HONOR bringing new and enriched experiences to people as they start to explore the world again. This summer, our city saw again the same level in visitors as in summer 2019, which in part has been due to new interactive cultural attractions enabled by technology. Inspired by Hamburg's status as the Gateway to the World, we're thrilled to partner with the Gateway to the Future initiative, which we are confident will allow visitors and residents of Hamburg alike to connect with the UNESCO World Heritage Speicherstadt in more immersive ways. We are witnessing a huge demand for hybrid experiences, with travelers increasingly expecting a virtual layer to their interactions with cultural landmarks. This is the right time to harness the power of technology in tourism to create magical experiences for tourists around the world," said, Guido Neumann, Head of PR of Hamburg Tourism Board.
Reimagine Your Community with HONOR Talents
Launched as part of the HONOR Talents Global Design Awards, Gateway to the Future also aims to inspire creative talent from all around the world to harness technology and reimagine their own communities in the era of the metaverse. For the first time, HONOR Talents is introducing a dedicated AR Interactive Artwork Design category, and is now accepting applications for digital art that transforms local neighborhoods, including digital overlays for buildings, walls, parks, and other public spaces. Artists interested in the contest can find more information here: https://www.hihonor.com/honor-talents/en In addition to Gateway to the Future AR experience, HONOR has partnered with the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in China to create a new AR artwork titled "INFINITY". The art is available at HONOR's IFA booth through the ARLOOPA app.
AR Experiences are Now Live
Available from today until the end of the year, the Gateway to the Future AR experiences can be accessed through the dedicated HONOR page on the free to download ARLOOPA app. Users have the option to experience the AR artworks on site in Hamburg, or anywhere in the world. The on-site experience is anchored to the Wasserschloss building, and can be viewed from the Poggenmühlen-Brücke, the bridge opposite the landmark. Users who are not in Hamburg can select "experience on any surface" on the app and follow the on-screen instructions to virtually check out the AR experience on a flat surface nearby[1].
About HONOR
HONOR is a leading global provider of smart devices. It is dedicated to becoming a global iconic technology brand and creating a new intelligent world for everyone through its powerful products and services. With an unwavering focus on R&D, it is committed to developing technology that empowers people around the globe to go beyond, giving them the freedom to achieve and do more. Offering a range of high-quality smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables to suit every budget, HONOR's portfolio of innovative, premium and reliable products enable people to become a better version of themselves.
For more information, please visit HONOR online at www.hihonor.com or email newsroom@hihonor.com
[1] For the best experience, users are recommended to use an ARCore- or ARKit-compatible smartphone.
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- bp has agreed to sell its 50% interest in the Sunrise oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, to Calgary-based Cenovus Energy.
- As part of the deal, bp is acquiring Cenovus's interest in the Bay du Nord project in Eastern Canada, adding to its sizeable acreage position offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
CALGARY, Alb., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- bp will increase its acreage position offshore Eastern Canada and sell its 50% non-operated interest in the Sunrise oil sands project in an agreement reached with Calgary-based Cenovus Energy.
Total consideration for the transaction includes C$600 million (Canadian dollars) cash, a contingent payment with a maximum aggregate value of C$600 million expiring after two years, and Cenovus's 35% position in the undeveloped Bay du Nord project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
Starlee Sykes, bp senior vice president, Gulf of Mexico & Canada said: "This is an important step in our plans to create a more focused, resilient and competitive business in Canada. Bay du Nord will add sizeable acreage and a discovered resource to our existing portfolio offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. Along with bp's active Canadian marketing and trading business, this will position bp Canada for strong future growth."
In Canada, bp will no longer have interests in oil sands production and will shift its focus to future potential offshore growth. bp currently holds an interest in six exploration licenses in the offshore Eastern Newfoundland Region. The non-operated stake in the Bay du Nord project will expand bp's position offshore Eastern Canada.
Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in 2022.
Notes to editor:
- The Bay du Nord (BdN) project consists of several oil discoveries in the Flemish Pass Basin, some 500 km northeast of St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- The project area is in water depths of approximately 1,200m, with recoverable reserves estimated to be about 300 million barrels of oil.
- bp Canada Energy Group ULC ("bp") holds offshore exploration licenses in the Orphan Basin and is planning to drill an initial exploration well called Ephesus in 2023.
- The Sunrise oil sands project, operated by Cenovus, is located 40 miles east of Fort McMurray, Alberta and employs steam-assisted gravity drainage to produce bitumen. It has a nameplate capacity of 60,000 bbls/day.
Contact: uspress@bp.com
About bp: bp's purpose is to reimagine energy for people and our planet. It has set out an ambition to be a net zero company by 2050, or sooner and help the world get to net zero, and a strategy for delivering on that ambition. For more information visit bp.com.
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Evergy made $195 million in Q2 of 2022, shareholders to see dividend
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Evergy made $195 million in the second quarter of 2022 and announced a stock dividend for shareholders.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, Evergy announced it made $195 million in the second quarter of 2022 - $0.84 per share of EVRG - compared to $185 million - $0.81 per share - in the second quarter of 2021.
Evergy said the adjusted earnings totaled $198 million - $0.86 per share - compared to $195 million - $0.85 per share - in the second quarter of 2021.
The utility company noted that second-quarter earnings were driven by higher weather-normalized demand, favorable weather and a higher transmission margin. However, the gains were partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expenses driven by planned generation maintenance outages and higher planned transmission and distribution expenses, higher depreciation and amortization, a higher interest expense and lower other income.
“We are on pace with our expectations for the year, as strong operational and financial performance allowed our team to deliver solid results in the second quarter,” said David Campbell, Evergy president and chief executive officer. “Employee safety performance and customer reliability have been solid despite a busy spring weather season and hot weather so far this summer. We are well-positioned to meet our 2022 goals and growth targets and continue to enhance our service to our customers and communities.”
The company indicated that it reaffirmed its 2022 adjusted EPS guidance range of $3.43 to $3.63. Additionally, it reaffirmed its long-term adjusted EPS annual growth target of 6% - 8% through 2025 from the $3.30 midpoint of the original 2021 adjusted EPS guidance range.
Evergy said its Board of Directors has declared a dividend on the company’s stock of $0.5725 per share - payable on Sept. 20. It said the dividends are payable to shareholders of record as of Aug. 19.
Evergy indicated that management will host a conference call at 9 a.m. on Thursday with the investment community.
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LEHI, Utah, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Solar, the leading e-commerce brand for solar installations, today announced the close of a $23M Series A financing round led by Left Lane Capital, with additional support from strategics within the industry.
The investment represents the first institutional capital for the company and will help them scale their digital-first, direct-to-consumer offering in additional markets. The company will also further invest in the development of its solar installation technology stack that sits across the entire solar process - from automated quoting to project management.
Founders Trevor Hiltbrand and Matthew Smith, with backgrounds in e-commerce and tech startups, set out to disrupt the solar industry by cutting out commissioned sales reps from the solar business model and increasing transparency and efficiency in the process. With just a few inputs from customers, Project Solar instantly calculates your needed system size and corresponding price for your home's current electrical usage, all without talking to a sales rep.
Back in 2021 when the company launched, Project Solar targeted do-it-yourselfers with their DIY solar kits, but quickly pivoted their focus to full installation by creating an installer network covering 20 solar-friendly states. The installers within the network are vetted and fully managed by Project Solar, offering the customer the benefit of local labor and serviceability, while maintaining the warranty benefits, scale, and pricing advantages of a large national brand.
"At our pricing, solar is an amazing investment for nearly every homeowner in the United States. Nationally, our customers see an average ROI of 18% in the first year," says Trevor Hiltbrand, CEO and Co-Founder of Project Solar.
By cutting out the commissioned sales representatives, who often make anywhere from $0.30-$1.00/watt, Project Solar is able to offer dramatically lower prices to consumers in a transparent and upfront manner. Project Solar sells at an average of $2.20/watt while the national average sale price for residential solar hovers around $3.90/watt (source NREL).
The Series A funding follows the recent announcement from President Biden about a two year pause on panel import tariffs from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, which is a huge win for the solar industry and solar shoppers alike. Federal incentives further drive down the cost of going solar with a current 2022 federal tax credit equal to 26% of the project cost.
"Solar has never been more attractive from an investment perspective, nor more needed from an environmental perspective," says Matthew Smith, President and Co-Founder of Project Solar. "Our online model allows us to offer top tier equipment, with warrantied professional installation, for industry leading low prices," Smith adds.
"We are thrilled to partner with the entire Project Solar team. The company's growth over the last year speaks for itself. With rising energy costs and more awareness of our climate impact, it has never been better for the consumer to consider solar as a complete energy solution for their home. Project Solar has adopted technology across the entire organization which has allowed the business to scale rapidly across the entire country," says Derek Urben, investor at Left Lane Capital.
Project Solar is on track to having 30 megawatts of solar installed this year, with the goal of installing 150 megawatts during 2023. With this additional funding and the continued trust that customers put into the brand, Project Solar is on its way to becoming the most trusted household brand in solar energy.
About Project Solar: Project Solar is a commission free solar sales, design, permitting and procurement company offering a digitally powered automated solar quoting and checkout experience, paired with full installation services through their proprietary network of contractors. With a mission to drive green energy adoption through substantial homeowner financial savings, Project Solar offers top tier solar equipment and installation directly to consumers at a fraction of the average cost. For more information, please visit https://projectsolar.io/.
About Left Lane Capital: Left Lane Capital is a leading New York-based global venture capital firm investing in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies. Left Lane's mission is to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs creating category-defining businesses fundamental to the human condition and spirit. Previous investments include GoStudent, Masterworks, M1 Finance, Tovala, FightCamp, Wayflyer, Blank Street, and more. For more information, please visit www.leftlanecap.com.
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SALEM, Ore., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hope Orthopedics of Oregon has announced the addition of fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Justin Brohard to their Salem, Oregon clinic, located at 1600 State Street. Dr. Brohard specializes in complex reconstruction and trauma of the foot and ankle. He will be starting September 1, 2022.
Dr. Brohard's passion for complex surgical care involves trauma, lower extremity deformity, and complex hindfoot reconstruction. He comes to Hope Orthopedics after completing an orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship at the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Dr. Brohard completed his orthopedic residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis and obtained his medical degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. He received his undergraduate degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois where he graduated with honors.
Hope Orthopedics CEO, Lorissa Addabbo noted, "We are thrilled to have Dr. Brohard join Hope. His excitement about the community and commitment to providing excellent care are a welcome addition to our team."
Dr. Brohard grew up in Illinois but fell in love with Oregon during his teaching fellowship at the The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. He is looking forward to settling into the Salem community and building his practice. To learn more about Justin Brohard, DO please call (503) 540-6300.
Hope Orthopedics of Oregon is a full-service orthopedic practice devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, providing general orthopedic and sports medicine, as well as hand therapy and physical therapy. For more information visit www.HopeOrthopedics.com.
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Most expensive car in the world sells for $142 million
(CNN) - Mercedes-Benz just made history by selling the most expensive car in the world, the company confirmed Thursday.
The very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe was sold to a private owner for 135 million euros, the equivalent of $142 million.
Hagerty, a company that tracks collector car values, said that makes it the priciest set of wheels ever. The previous record was $70 million paid in 2018 for a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO.
The record-setting Mercedes was sold at an invitation-only auction on May 5.
It was one of just two of its kind and has a top speed of 186 mph. The other one will remain at the Mercedes-Benz museum.
Mercedes said money from the sale will be used to establish the Mercedes-Benz fund, a global scholarship fund.
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Officers: No injuries on Amber Heard after fight with Johnny Depp
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — May 27, 2016, was the day that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s marriage went from private misery to public, career-killing spectacle.
Heard, who had just filed for divorce, arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse that day to seek a temporary restraining order, showing up with a clear mark on her face, which she said Depp inflicted during a fight six days prior. Photographers captured the scene, and the allegations became tabloid fodder across the globe.
Depp says he never hit her, and now he’s suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court. On Wednesday, jurors in the case heard from police officers who responded to the couple’s penthouse immediately after the fight. None of the officers saw the red mark that was so prominent six days later.
Officer Tyler Hadden, one of the officers who responded to the couple’s penthouse apartment on May 21, 2016, said Heard refused to talk to officers and had no signs of an injury, although he acknowledged she’d been crying and was red-faced.
“Just because I see a female with pink cheeks and pink eyes doesn’t mean something happened,” he said in a recorded deposition played for jurors Wednesday.
Depp had already left the penthouse by the time officers arrived. Officers said they had no idea who Heard was, or that she was married to Depp. He said neither Heard nor anyone at the penthouse complex was willing to tell him or the other officers who Heard’s husband was.
Jurors heard similar testimony Tuesday from an officer who accompanied Hadden to the penthouse.
An officer who made a follow-up visit that night, William Gatlin, testified Wednesday that he saw no injuries either, though he acknowledged that his visit was brief and he got no closer than 10 feet (3 meters) from Heard. He said his check was a perfunctory one because it appeared that the call was just a duplicate to the one that Hadden had already responded to.
The jury saw bodycam video of Gatlin’s response, which was less than two minutes. Heard could only be seen at a distance.
Heard’s lawyers, in their questions, have suggested that Heard could have covered her injuries with makeup, because at that point she still wanted to protect Depp. They also asked officers why they didn’t investigate a potential case of domestic violence more thoroughly.
The officers’ testimony is some of Depp’s best evidence that Heard contrived the allegations against her ex-husband. It complements earlier testimony from witnesses who say they saw Heard and her sister practicing fake punches in the days after the attack.
It’s far from definitive, though. Heard’s lawyers have yet to put on their case, and some of her friends say they were at the penthouse when Depp allegedly attacked her.
And even if jurors were to conclude that Depp never assaulted his wife on May 21, they have heard evidence of other alleged assaults before and during the couple’s brief marriage.
Depp sued Heard for libel after she wrote an op-ed piece piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” The article doesn’t mention Depp by name, but his lawyers say the article defames him nevertheless because it’s a clear reference to the highly publicized allegations Heard made when she filed for divorce in 2016 and obtained a temporary restraining order as well.
Jurors also heard recorded testimony Wednesday from Christian Carino, an agent who represented Depp and Heard and was friends with both. He said he believes the abuse allegations scuttled Depp’s participation in a sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, but he did not pin the loss of that film specifically on Heard’s 2018 op-ed piece.
Heard’s lawyers told jurors in opening statements that there must be proof that the Post article specifically damaged Depp’s reputation for him to prevail in a libel case.
Carino also testified that Heard twice tried to reconcile with Depp, even after she filed for divorce — once in 2016 and again in 2017. At one point in 2016 he brokered a meeting between Heard and a reluctant Depp that ended in a fight.
He also testified briefly about Heard’s subsequent relationship with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. Heard texted Carino in 2017 professing sadness about her breakup with Musk. Carino seemed incredulous, and texted in response to Heard, “You told me a thousand times you were just filling space.”
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ) and certain of its former officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and docketed under 22-cv-01536, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired IonQ securities between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired IonQ securities during the Class Period, you have until August 1, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
IonQ claims to "develop quantum computers designed to solve the world's most complex problems."
On or about September 30, 2021, IonQ became a public entity via business combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc. III, a special purpose acquisition company.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
On May 3, 2022, Scorpion Capital released a research report alleging, among other things, that IonQ is a "scam built on phony statements about nearly all key aspects of the technology and business." It further claimed that the Company reported "[f]ictitious 'revenue' via sham transactions and related-party round-tripping."
On this news, the Company's stock fell $0.71, or 9.03%, to close at $7.15 per share on May 3, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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Dividend Increased by $0.03 per share, or 6%, to $0.53
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG), a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company's dividend by $0.03 per share, or 6%, to $0.53 per share. "Based on our continued strong cash flow and the strength of the Company's diversified business model, we are delighted to provide our shareholders with a three cent increase in the cash dividend," said Penske Automotive Group President, Robert Kurnick, Jr. The dividend is payable September 1, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 10, 2022.
About Penske Automotive
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: PAG) headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers. PAG operates dealerships principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Japan and is one of the largest retailers of commercial trucks in North America for Freightliner. PAG also distributes and retails commercial vehicles, diesel and gas engines, power systems and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, PAG owns 28.9% of Penske Transportation Solutions, a business that manages a fleet of over 387,000 vehicles providing innovative transportation, supply chain and technology solutions to North American fleets. PAG is a member of the Fortune 500, Russell 1000, and Russell 3000 indexes, and is ranked among the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.penskeautomotive.com.
Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may involve forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements regarding Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s financial performance, acquisitions, and growth plans. Actual results may vary materially because of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the duration, severity, and resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, government mandated restrictions on our business in light of COVID-19 or otherwise, macro-economic and geo-political conditions generally, conditions in the credit markets, inflation, changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, changes in tariff rates, changes in the distribution model in our international operations via agency or other means, new or enhanced regulations that may impact the sale of certain vehicles through our dealerships, adverse conditions affecting a particular manufacturer, including the adverse impact to the vehicle and parts supply chain due to limited vehicle availability as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the shortage of automotive semiconductor chips or other components, natural disasters, recall initiatives or other disruptions that interrupt the supply of vehicles or parts to us, changes in consumer credit availability, the outcome of legal and administrative matters, and other factors over which management has limited control. These forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with additional information about Penske Automotive Group's business, markets, conditions, and other uncertainties, which could affect Penske Automotive Group's future performance. These risks and uncertainties are addressed in Penske Automotive Group's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). This press release speaks only as of its date, and Penske Automotive Group disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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Moid Alwy will join ATD as the company's newest executive
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Tire Distributors, Inc. (ATD) today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Moid Alwy as Chief Supply Chain Officer. In this role, Alwy will oversee ATD's sprawling supply chain and evolve the vision and strategy for the supply chain's function and innovation.
"I am pleased to welcome Moid to ATD's leadership team," said Stuart Schuette, President & CEO. "As we continue to transform our business, we are focused on creating a sustainable supply chain of the future to serve our customers and partners. Moid has a proven track record in designing network strategies and driving supply chain innovation."
Alwy joins ATD following nearly 20 years at Target, where he began as a lead analyst in 2003 and rose through the ranks to become Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Logistics. For more than four years as VP, Alwy led the Global Operational Intelligence team responsible for overall network steering, data & analytics, and critical transformation initiatives. He was part of the Supply Chain Leadership team that played a vital role in scaling Target from a $70B retailer to more than $100B over the last two years.
Prior to his time at Target, Alwy spent two years at US Bancorp where he was responsible for the successful technology integration and implementation of mergers and acquisitions.
Alwy graduated with a degree in Information Systems and Mathematics from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He holds a Lean Six Sigma black belt certification for exceptional leadership capability.
This executive role addition marks the latest transformative business strategy for ATD. "Bringing Moid on board to lead our supply chain initiatives is just one piece of our ongoing plan to optimize ATD's business and creating a truly contemporary, omni-channel, and intelligent supply chain to support our customers and manufacturer partners.," said Schuette. "Moid's efforts will be key to transforming the ATD supply chain from a traditional tire distributor to an omni-channel solutions provider."
About American Tire Distributors
American Tire Distributors is one of the largest independent suppliers of tires to the replacement tire market. It operates more than 130 distribution centers, including 25 distribution centers in Canada, serving approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada. The company offers an unsurpassed breadth and depth of inventory, frequent delivery and value-added services to tire and automotive service customers. American Tire Distributors employs approximately 5,000 associates across its distribution center network, including approximately 600 associates in Canada. In 2022, ATD was recognized by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The automotive technology company Veoneer is hosting a ride and drive event taking place June 13 - 17 that highlights the company's newest technology advancements that support the future of automated driving and automotive safety.
Demonstrations will take place primarily on the roads of Michigan and will focus on the importance of collaborative driving and the interaction between the driver and safety technologies available in the vehicle.
Guests will experience a full scalable architecture with multiple systems running in one vehicle, ranging from a one sensor system to a complete sensor system that includes Veoneer's stereo vision, radar sensors, and driver monitoring system. Demonstrations will include Veoneer's Thermal Sensing, Driver Monitoring, Radar, Vision, Intelligent Speed Adaptation, Highway Assist, and Collective Perception.
Following the drive demonstrations, guests will have the opportunity to meet with company executives and product experts to take a deeper dive into Veoneer's product portfolio.
Veoneer will also highlight its relationships that support the company's commitment to offering safe, robust, high-quality sensor solutions to vehicle manufacturers globally:
- In our exhibition area, guests will have the opportunity to learn more about Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.' s Arriver™ software on the Snapdragon Ride™ Platform
- Baraja will offer demonstrations of their Spectrum-Scan™ technology that is setting new benchmarks for precision, range, and reliability for LiDAR
- HERE Technologies will share more about how their world leading ADAS, HD maps, and location platform can help automated driving systems be more reliable, safe, and comfortable across all levels of automation
- TriEye will offer a deeper dive into their world's first technology that enables Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) HD imaging and accurate ranging simultaneously in all visibility conditions through one sensor system for ADAS and autonomous vehicles
"We are excited to be hosting an in-person ride and drive event in North America after two and a half years," says Jacob Svanberg, CEO of Veoneer. "This event is a great opportunity for us to highlight our broad product portfolio of cutting-edge active safety technologies including a full stack of features and functions for the delivery of scalable ADAS, collaborative and autonomous driving solutions."
For more information please contact:
Thomas Jönsson, EVP Communications & IR,
thomas.jonsson@veoneer.com, tel +46 (0)8 527 762 27
Veoneer is an automotive technology company. As a world leader in active safety and restraint control systems, Veoneer is focused on delivering innovative, best-in-class products and solutions. Our purpose is to create trust in mobility. Veoneer is a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator with products being part of more than 125 scheduled vehicle launches for 2022. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Veoneer has 6,100 employees in 11 countries. The Company is building on a heritage of close to 70 years of automotive safety development.
Snapdragon and Snapdragon Ride are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Arriver is a trademark or registered trademark of Arriver Software AB. Arriver software and Snapdragon Ride are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
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The company plans to grow the Mexico Innovation Hub to 300+ employees in next 24 months
GUADALAJARA, Mexico and JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greymatter Innovationz (GMI), a leading digital transformation technology services provider today announced the launch of its Nearshore Innovation Hub at Guadalajara, Mexico. The Innovation Hub will deliver digital technology services for its North America clients.
Greymatter plans to grow its Nearshore Guadalajara Hub from its current 30+ employees to 300+ employees in the next 24 months. The company has been building an 'any shoring model' with delivery teams across US, Mexico, and India.
Greymatter (GMI) provides services across UX, Cloud Migration, and Dev SecOps, Data and Digital Transformation services. The company has a razor-sharp focus on Biopharma and Healthcare Industries.
"We at Greymatter are happy to call Guadalajara our new home, the vibrant city and its culture are an important input to the values and beliefs of our company." said Malay Verma, Co-Founder & President, GMI "We are building an employee first and inclusive culture at Greymatter and see this Innovation Hub as a host some of the best minds in the region. We are also actively engaging local talent towards building skills and capacity"
"Greymatter has been built in the digital era, it has given us an opportunity to truly reimagine the way we build capacity, capability, and culture. This has helped us accelerate time to market for our clients significantly," said Rajeshwar Dayal Mitra, Co-Founder & President, GMI. "While doing things differently has helped GMI, the team also brings in the experience of building billion-dollar businesses, and executing some of the largest technology transformation projects globally."
About Greymatter Innovationz
Greymatter Innovationz is a leading digital services provider.
Website: www.greymatterinnovationz.com
For more information, please reach out to:
Rajeshwar Dayal Mitra
M: +1 (732) 421-7161
rajeshwar.mitra@greymatterscorp.com
Malay Verma
M: +1-2066051418
malay@greymatterscorp.com
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WHO chief: U.S. abortion ruling ‘a setback,’ will cost lives
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. calling the decision to no longer recognize a constitutional right to abortion “a setback” that would ultimately cost lives.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing that decades of scientific data prove that access to safe and legal abortion saves lives.
“The evidence is irrefutable,” Tedros said. “Restricting (abortion) drives women and girls toward unsafe abortions resulting in complications, even death.” He said safe abortion should be understood as health care and warned that limiting its access would disproportionately hit women from the poorest and most marginalized communities.
“We hadn’t really expected this from the U.S.,” Tedros said, adding that he was concerned the Supreme Court’s decision was a move “backwards.” In recent years, the U.S. has supported numerous maternal health care programs in developing countries, including access to reproductive health care.
“We had really hoped the U.S. would lead on this issue,” Tedros said.
WHO’s chief scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, said the U.N. health agency’s position on abortion was based on decades of data from numerous countries.
“I know from own experience, working in India, that having access to safe abortion is a life-saving measure,” Swaminathan said. She said denying a woman access to abortion was “like denying someone a life-saving drug.”
She said bans on abortion would do little to reduce the number of procedures while people who undergo unsafe abortions are at risk of developing fatal blood infections.
“What these bans do...is it drives women into the hands of people who are there to exploit the situation, performing unsafe abortion and very often resulting in a huge amount of damage to their health and sometimes death,” Swaminathan said.
In recent years, the trend among countries has been to increase access to abortion, including regions where there was staunch opposition, like Latin America, she said.
“It’s unfortunate to see some countries going backward,” Swaminathan said, citing the U.S. decision.
WHO chief Tedros said he feared many other countries might not understand the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling and could take similar measures to restrict abortions.
“The global impact is also a concern,” he said. “This is about the life of mother,” he said. “If safe abortion is illegal, then women will definitely resort to unsafe ways of doing it. And that means it could cost them their lives.”
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Rosalía will take her ‘MOTOMAMI World Tour’ to the US this fall
By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN
Rosalía is about to embark on an ambitious world tour that will take her to 15 countries, among them, the United States.
The US leg of the “MOTOMAMI” tour starts on Sept. 15 at the MGM Music Hall in Boston and ends on Oct. 22 in Miami.
The tour is produced by Live Nation.
“MOTOMAMI” is Rosalía’s third album, a 16-track production shaped by her good humor and musical and lyrical contradictions, something she teased us during her second single, “SAOKO.”
The album has been well received by critics. On Metacritic, the Catalonian singer scored a 94 for “MOTOMAMI.”
The production debuted at number one on Spotify’s global album chart for the week of release and ranked at the top of the Latin Pop Album chart on Billboard.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday. Two different presales will be available this week through American Express and Verizon customers.
“MOTOMAMI” US dates:
September 15 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 18 — New York, New York — Radio City Music Hall
September 19 — New York, New York — Radio City Music Hall
September 23 — Toronto, Canada — Budweiser Stage
September 26 — Washington, DC — The Anthem
September 28 — Chicago, Illinois — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
October 2 — San Diego, California — Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
October 4 — San Francisco, California — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 7 — Inglewood, California — YouTube Theater
October 8 — Inglewood, California — YouTube Theater
October 12 — Houston, Texas — 713 Music Hall
October 14 — Irving, Texas — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
October 17 — Atlanta, Georgia — Coca-Cola Roxy
October 22 — Miami, FL — III Points Festival
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