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QINGDAO, China, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3rd Qingdao Multinationals Summit, jointly organized by China's Ministry of Commerce and the Shandong Provincial Government, was held in Qingdao, Shandong province on June 19, 2022.
With a focus on collaborative efforts between multinational firms and Chinese businesses and organizations to further open up the Chinese market, this year's summit was designed to inject new vitality into both the Chinese as well as the world's economy by creating a new development model through dialogs leading to new and expanded collaborations between all parties involved.
The event brought together top management executives from 186 Fortune 500 companies and another 290 key businesses worldwide, ambassadors from many countries, and experts from international organizations and business associations. Over 5,600 guests attended the summit held in a hybrid online and offline format.
The summit provided a platform for discussions and exchanges between top management executives from multinational firms touching on several topics, including the reconstruction of global supply chains, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement and the achievement of carbon neutrality.
Currently, the global supply chain system is being reshaped at an accelerated pace given the impact of increased protectionism and the Covid-19 pandemic, among others. Multinational firms still have confidence in the Chinese market and are willing to invest despite the fact that the role of China in the global supply chain system is changing as a result of the weakening of the market's advantages in costs and mass production.
China plans to boost its economic growth while continuing to implement epidemic prevention and control measures. By doing so, the Chinese government aims to continue trade and investment liberalization by further relaxing market access and promoting fair competition, with the ultimate goal of creating a market-oriented and law-based international business environment.
With the further opening-up of the Chinese market, coupled with a more favorable business environment that can be expected to bring more opportunities, companies outside China are welcome to invest, establish a presence or expand an existence presence so that they can benefit from an economy that continues to grow.
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As opioid deaths continue, national study brings resources to Stark to learn what saves lives
Ohio has been referred to as ground zero for the opioid epidemic, and no county has been spared the fallout. Stark County and others have spent years combatting the issue with campaigns to reduce stigma, increase access to overdose reversal medicine and encourage paths to recovery.
Report:Health access rising but barriers remain, Stark community health assessment finds
Now, a national study with federal dollars attached is looking into how effective these solutions have been, as well as bringing funding to implement even more, all with the goal of reducing overdoses by 40% over the next three years.
The HEALing Communities Study is part of a more than $350 million National Institutes of Health initiative to research and address the opioid epidemic in the country by testing prevention and treatment models in four states hit particularly hard by the crisis: Ohio, Kentucky, Massachusetts and New York.
There are a wide variety of practices being used to address substance use disorders, including naloxone training, stigma reduction and access to medication-assisted treatment; but James Fye, the Stark community engagement coordinator for the study, said the goal is to dig into what practices actually reduce death and treat addiction and then direct limited resources toward those specifically.
"Do we really know what's effective? Because they've released the overdose deaths from '21 and it was one of the worst years ever," Fye said. "So I don't want to say that what we're doing isn't working, but I think we could do it a little bit more focused and a little bit better."
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How many overdose deaths were there in 2021?
National Centers for Disease Control data showed 107,622 overdose deaths in 2021, a 15% increase from 2020. Stark County's 2021 data is incomplete, but preliminary numbers show 85 deaths through June of 2021. A total 131 Stark residents died in 2020 from overdoses, and 755 visited the emergency room for overdoses that year.
"People think that this is an issue and a problem in other communities," Fye said. "This is becoming more of an issue and more of a problem in all communities, and I think if I had one goal for 18 months from now, it's that people in Stark County across the board realize that this is a problem for everybody."
The study initially launched in 2019 and will run through December 2023. Stark County is part of the study's second wave of urban areas in Ohio and started July 1. Fye said that the county's mix of urban and rural communities, as well as its position as a hub for nearby areas with fewer resources, makes it an interesting place to study.
In particular, he said, the county has already invested significantly in treatment resources through Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery and public health department initiatives, including the Save Stark resource hub; Project Dawn, which distributes naloxone; and SWAP, the county's needle exchange program.
What this study brings is hundreds of thousands of dollars and three dedicated employees to research addiction, all without dipping into StarkMHAR's or other county budgets.
"Ultimately, their support can help us reduce the rate of overdose deaths in our county by ensuring we have education, services and supports in needed places," said Justina Gorman, coalition and community development coordinator at StarkMHAR. "It takes a village to address substance use issues; HCS can also help grow our village by enhancing our collaborations across sectors and gathering people to work together instead of along side of each other."
Fye is in the process of bringing together a coalition of community stakeholders who will ultimately be in charge of deciding what initiatives to invest in for the study. All community members are invited to join, especially those with experiences with substance use disorder who can provide insight.
"This study's goal from, July 1 to end of December '23 is to reduce opiate related overdoses in Stark County by 40%. That's it. That's the goal," Fye said. "How do we do that? That's the community's decision to do. Yes. Is this as big as you think it is? I think it's even bigger. And I've worked in this community and been a part of this community for coming on 12 years. This is huge."
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The HEALing Communities Study and its resources come as Ohio is also gearing up to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement money from three major opioid distributors. Stark County governments could see an estimated $16 million over the next 18 years to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Sam Zern can be reached at szern@cantonrep.com or 330-580-8322. You can also find her on Twitter at @sam_zern.
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Resources related to substance use, including locations to receive naloxone or fentanyl test strips, can be found online at savestark-starkcohealthoh.hub.arcgis.com or by calling StarkMHAR at 330-454-4357. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/healthcare/2022/08/07/nih-opioid-study-aims-reduce-overdose-40-ohio/10119547002/ | 2022-08-07T10:04:00Z |
Texas police: Teacher closed propped-open door before attack
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.
Investigators initially said the teacher had propped the door open with a rock and did not remove it before Salvador Ramos, 18, entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Investigators have now determined that the teacher, who has not been identified, removed the rock and closed the door when she realized there was a shooter on campus but that it did not lock, said Travis Considine, chief communications officer for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Considine said the teacher initially propped the door open but ran back inside to get her phone and call 911 when Ramos crashed his truck.
“She came back out while on her phone, she heard someone yell, ‘He has a gun!’, she saw him jump the fence and that he had a gun, so she ran back inside,” removing the rock when she did, Considine said.
He continued: “We did verify she closed the door. The door did not lock. We know that much and now investigators are looking into why it did not lock.”
San Antonio attorney Don Flanery told the San Antonio Express-News that the Robb Elementary School employee, whom he’s not naming, closed the door shut after realizing that a gunman was on the loose.
“She saw the wreck,” Flanary told the newspaper. “She ran back inside to get her phone to report the accident. She came back out while on the phone with 911. The men at the funeral home yelled, ‘He has a gun!’ She saw him jump the fence, and he had a gun so she ran back inside.
“She kicked the rock away when she went back in. She remembers pulling the door closed while telling 911 that he was shooting. She thought the door would lock because that door is always supposed to be locked.”
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All profits arising from donations on GoFundMe during the promotional flight are going to the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Alzheimer Association of the U.S.
MIAMI and TORONTO and LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "In the days leading up to and then during the flight itself, we're calling for everyone to tweet a video saying, "Stop Elder Abuse", or donate to Alzheimer Research", says Mike Bremner, Lead of the Elder Abuse Awareness Flight.
"Politicians and Law Makers need to see the faces and hear the voices of Elder Abuse victims. Sadly, many have dementia and Alzheimer's", Bremner continues.
Upon arrival in Niagara Falls on June 15th, the small jet will be joined by 4 Harvard Aircraft from The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association. At noon that day, the 4 Harvard's will fly around the Niagara Area, in formation, with trailing smoke.
After a quick fuel stop, the formation will continue along the shore of Lake Ontario, fly over downtown Toronto, and circle the CN Tower.
The Elder Abuse Awareness Flight will conclude on June 21st, with a 3-aircraft fly over, with trailing smoke, over the Orange County area in Southern California.
"June 21st is the longest day of the year. The Alzheimer Association of the U.S. has a promotion called "The Longest Day". That promotion calls for everyone to fight the darkness of Alzheimer's through a fundraising activity of their own. This is ours. It also fits well with our Elder Abuse Awareness efforts." comments Bremner.
Follow Elder Abuse Awareness Flight on Twitter @awarenessflight and like us on Facebook. Please donate at GoFundMe.
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Company's iconic red brick tower is the opening shot of The Office intro
SCRANTON, Pa., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Office opens on the red brick tower of Pennsylvania Paper & Supply (PPS), a Scranton institution and family business celebrating its 100th anniversary on Friday, May 20, with a by-invitation ribbon-cutting ceremony to symbolize the opening of a new century of serving its customers.
"My grandfather Jacob Fink and my dad Jerry Fink would be proud to see how their company has grown over the last 100 years and surprised to learn our building is a world-renowned landmark," said Douglas Fink, Pennsylvania Paper & Supply President. "John Krasinski took that shot of our tower in 2004 when he was doing research for The Office and for his role as Jim Halpert in the fictional Dunder Mifflin."
"Almost two decades later, fans still show up looking for the real Dunder Mifflin, but we're not the colorful oddballs of The Office; we're a team of 300 professionals steeped in 100 years of history," he added.
Jacob Fink founded PPS in 1922 on the principles of listening to the customers, filling their needs, and doing it better than anyone else. Originally focused on selling paper bags to Scranton grocers, PPS continually expanded its product line beyond paper products to include janitorial and sanitation supplies, broadened its territory beyond Pennsylvania into New York and New Jersey, and now services the entire country through e-commerce.
As the company grew it moved several times before opening its Scranton Showroom & Warehouse under the iconic tower almost 55 years ago.
"Since our founding, Pennsylvania Paper & Supply has strived to uphold our core values set by my grandfather Jacob—to serve our community, employees, and marketplace with excellence. We look forward to building on this legacy as a way forward for the next one hundred years," said Fink.
About Pennsylvania Paper & Supply
Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company is a 100-year-old, third generation, comprehensive, multi-dimensional products and services distributor serving the needs of industry, healthcare, education, food processing, building management, hospitality, and government throughout eastern and central PA, the southern tier of NY, and northwestern NJ.
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Pennsylvania Paper & Supply, Lynn Jesuitt-Donnini, Lynn.Donnini@papaper.com
Goodman Media International, Edwige Buteau, ebuteau@goodmanmedia.com
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WASHINGTON , June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the public are invited to explore the many ways space science helps families, communities, and our nation better understand our home planet and become more climate resilient through hands-on and virtual activities during NASA Day at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Saturday, July 2, on the National Mall in Washington.
"NASA explores our own planet Earth, using the unique vantage point of space to observe how our planet's oceans, atmosphere, land, and ice work together as an Earth system," said Karen St. Germain, Earth Science Division director at NASA Headquarters. "These observations grow our understanding of our planet's changing climate. That understanding means the agency can deliver more actionable science to inform decision makers from global leaders to city mayors seeking to mitigate, adapt to and respond to those climate changes."
Throughout the day, agency representatives will participate in various speaking events and activities. In addition, NASA will host a free, public exhibit featuring information about science, live demonstrations, and other family friendly activities.
The following is a list of activities taking place throughout the day (all times Eastern):
2 p.m. – Sustainable Seafood
Lawrence Friedl, associate director of NASA's Earth Applied Sciences Program, joins chefs and other speakers at the Foodways Kitchen to discuss how NASA Earth science data is used by anglers, farmers, and decision-makers to support sustainable practices.
3 p.m. – What is Sustainable Food Production?
NASA satellites play an increasingly important role in monitoring crops and their environmental conditions. St. Germain will moderate a panel discussion with leading subject matter experts, including John Piotti, president of American Farmland Trust; Jack Algiere, director of agroecology at Stone Barns Center; Seth Goldman, co-founder of PLNT Burger; and Mark Allison, a nationally renowned chef. The panel will stream live.
3 p.m. – Oysters and NASA
What does NASA have to do with the ocean? Find out at the Foodways Kitchen as we discuss the intersection of oysters, the Chesapeake Bay, and NASA.
The following events will be ongoing:
- The Pocket Cinema will showcase NASA videos that dive into the science behind the global temperature record, explore the world's remote poles, and describe how agency data is used to support food security. The video playlist is available online.
- Join team members at the People Powered Science station with family-focused, hands-on demonstrations of Earth science observations and emerging technology, linking NASA's global research directly to our backyards and neighborhoods.
A full schedule of events and more information about the festival are available here.
NASA's vantage point from space gives the agency a unique view of our home planet. For more than 50 years, agency satellites have provided open-source and publicly available data on Earth's land, water, temperature, weather, and climate.
For more information about NASA's Earth science programs, visit:
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Actor Marlee Matlin, director Jason Reitman and producer Jason Blum are joining the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The organization that puts on the Oscars said Wednesday that they are among the 12 Hollywood professionals who have been elected to the board for the first time. Others joining include cinematographer Dion Beebe, casting director Richard Hicks and marketing and public relations executive Megan Colligan.
Each of the academy’s 17 branches are represented by three governors who help set and guide the strategy for the academy and manage its financial health. Other governors currently serving include Whoopi Goldberg, Ava DuVernay and Rita Wilson. With this election, a majority of the board is female and 28 percent of members belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
The academy, and the board, have been under more scrutiny than usual following the incident in which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony earlier this year. Several days later, the board banned Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/oscars-org-adds-marlee-matlin-jason-reitman-to-board/ | 2022-06-23T00:08:28Z |
In G2's annual summer ranking, Arkose Labs receives 4.9/5 overall star rating with 100% of customer reviewers indicating their confidence in its product roadmap
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkose Labs, the global leader in fraud deterrence and account security, today announced it has been recognized again by its customers for the direction that its products are heading. The quarterly G2 Enterprise Fraud Detection Grid® is a much-anticipated and authoritative view into the best-of-the-best fraud prevention vendors as rated and reviewed by their very own customers.
The report states:
Arkose Labs has the largest Market Presence and received the highest Satisfaction score among products in Fraud Detection. 100% of users rated it 4 or 5 stars…and users said they would be likely to recommend Arkose Labs at a rate of 99%. Arkose Labs is also in the Bot Detection and Mitigation category.
"We're extremely proud of the newly released G2 rating, which is a reflection of the efficacy of our product suite," said Ashish Jain, Arkose Labs Chief Product Officer. "Simply put, our products do what we say they will do, and enterprise customers, the most recognizable companies in the world, know that they can trust us on that."
The company also received a 100% score in the product category that tests customers' assessment of product roadmap and the overall direction that the product is heading. Ease of Use, and Meets Requirements category scores further distanced Arkose Labs from other vendors participating in the assessment, and are clearly variables that landed the company in the highest spot in top right corner of the Grid. Arkose Labs also received a 100% score in the Quality of Support category, besting its 99% rating in the same category in the G2 Spring 2022 Grid.
"We have extremely happy customers, which is reflected in the highest net retention rates I've ever seen in my 20-year career working in cybersecurity," said Richard Dufty, Arkose Labs Chief Revenue Officer. "That's due to a unique combination of our technology's efficacy, a well-defined culture that encourages Arkosians to bring their best true selves to work every day, our ambitious customers, and the high-level of white-glove service we provide our customers. In providing our customers with an outstanding product coupled with award-winning service, we are actually protecting hundreds of millions of consumers around the world from financially-motivated fraudsters. We're also helping our customers ensure their consumers have a seamless experience."
G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace that spotlights companies in its quarterly reports that earn high satisfaction scores through authentic customer reviews. Companies included on the G2 Grid for Enterprise Fraud Detection received a minimum of 10 reviews/ratings by May 31, 2022. G2 ranks organizations into one of four quadrants on the Grid, using customer satisfaction reviews and market presence to determine placement.
Arkose Labs' cutting-edge technology is supported by a 24×7 Security Operations Center (SOC) dedicated to providing customers with maximum defense against large-scale attacks. The SOC provides active mitigation, working with customers during attacks and adapting the Arkose Labs decision engine to evolving threats.
The company's unique approach to sabotaging fraudsters' return on investment for attacks while allowing real users to authenticate with ease continues to garner attention. Arkose Labs was recognized in Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech and ranked by Deloitte on its Fast500 list as the 83rd fastest growing company in North America.
About Arkose Labs
Arkose Labs' mission is to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from malicious activity. Recognized by Gartner as a "Cool Vendor in Fraud and Authentication," the company offers the world's first $1 million credential stuffing warranty. Its AI-powered platform combines powerful risk assessments with dynamic attack response that undermines the ROI behind attacks while improving good user throughput. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, San Jose, Costa Rica, and London, UK, the company debuted as the 83rd fastest-growing company in North America on the 2021 Deloitte Fast500 ranking.
About G2
G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 60 million people annually — including employees at all of the FORTUNE 500 — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation, manage their software spend, and grow their business – including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Contacts
Jean Creech Avent
Global Head of Brand and Communications
Arkose Labs
j.creechavent@arkoselabs.com
+1 843-986-8229
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Inotiv, Inc. ("Inotiv" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NOTV) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Inotiv investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between September 21, 2021 and June 13, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NOTV investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Inotiv during the relevant time frame, you have until August 22, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
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At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The boxes weren’t flying off the shelves. They weren’t even making it onto the shelves. The Masters has gone gnome-mad. Yes. Gnomes. The must-have item at the Masters this year isn’t any of the shirts or pullovers or caps with the tournament’s logo that can only be bought by patrons who are lucky enough to have secured a way onto the grounds of Augusta National. Instead, the gnome is all the rage. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/05/at-masters-some-come-to-see-golfers-others-to-see-gnomes/ | 2022-04-05T19:01:17Z |
Launching articles on Locals represents a significant milestone in expanding tools for its creators
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumble, the video-sharing platform, announced that its subscription-based community platform, Locals, has launched an article publishing feature.
The new feature will enable creators to customize their online publications using a comprehensive toolbar. In addition to allowing creators to format their publications with headers, hyperlinks, quotes, and images, Locals integrates this feature with its existing subscription model. Creators can switch an article to "supporter only" at any point, meaning that only paying subscribers can access the remainder of the article.
"We are excited that this new feature allows creators to publish articles to their subscribers. We built Locals to empower creators to be independent by sharing their content with their community," said Assaf Lev, Locals President. "From videos to podcasts and now written work, creators can house all their content in their digital home on Locals."
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again. Additionally, the company announced in December 2021 the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with CF Acquisition Corp. VI (NASDAQ: CFVI). See the announcement here: https://corp.rumble.com
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Yellen pushes Biden economic plans in battleground Michigan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pressed the case for Democratic economic policies during a visit Thursday to Ford’s Rouge electric vehicle assembly plant in Michigan, a battleground state in the November midterm elections.
After a production-line tour, Yellen promoted recent legislative successes for the Biden administration, saying: “After the progress we have made over the past few months, I am more optimistic about the course of our economy than I have been for quite a while and I know we are headed in the right direction.”
Yellen’s visit to Detroit was part of a monthlong tour as well as a larger White House campaign to highlight new laws intended to repair the economy, boost computer chip manufacturing, lower prescription drug prices, expand clean energy and revamp the country’s infrastructure.
She pointed to the bipartisan infrastructure law, the CHIPS and Science Act and the “Inflation Reduction Act,” all passed and signed in the past year.
“By any traditional metric, we have experienced one of the quickest recoveries in our modern history,” she said, referencing the financial damage and stagnation caused by the coronavirus pandemic that shuttered economic systems around the world. “Our plans worked” she added.
The Treasury Department is responsible for managing a new $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit for qualifying, but the auto industry is warning that the vast majority of EV purchases won’t qualify for that much.
The European Union and other nations have threatened to file complaints at the World Trade Organization over the tax credit, claiming it would discriminate against foreign producers and break WTO rules.
Yellen has more stops planned and will give a speech next month at the 157th anniversary of the Freedman’s Bank Forum to talk about how President Joe Biden’s economic agenda “advances equity and makes our economy stronger as a result.”
Biden is set to visit Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of an Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility and go to the Detroit auto show Wednesday to talk about manufacturing electric vehicles.
At the Ford electric vehicle assembly plant in Dearborn, Yellen pointed to U.S. vulnerability to global supply shocks caused by climate change and other factors, and the need to embrace green technology. Addressing those challenges, she said, offers the prospects of new jobs.
“This includes the U.S. clean vehicle sector, where we can expect greater investment — and more good jobs, like the ones here at Ford — as we develop the supply chain here at home,” she said.
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SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced plans to report financial results for the second quarter 2022 on Monday, August 8, 2022, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company's press release will be available on the Noble website at www.noblecorp.com.
Noble will host a conference call related to its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time. Interested parties may dial +1 929-203-0901 and refer to conference ID 31391 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Alternatively, a live webcast link will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. A webcast replay will be accessible for a limited time following the scheduled call.
Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of offshore drilling units focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide. Additional information on Noble is available at www.noblecorp.com.
Investors and others should note that we may announce material information using Securities and Exchange Commission filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, and the "Investor" section of our website. In the future, we will continue to use these channels to distribute material information about the company and to communicate important information about the company, key personnel, corporate initiatives, regulatory updates, and other matters. Information that we post on our website could be deemed material; therefore, we encourage investors, the media, our customers, business partners and others interested in our company to review the information we post on our website.
For additional information, visit www.noblecorp.com or email investors@noblecorp.com
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BOSTON, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stepping Stones Group (Stepping Stones), a premier, national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, autism, nursing and educational services to children in school, home and community settings, is pleased to announce the acquisition of HM Therapy, a therapeutic and behavioral company.
"This is an exciting opportunity for us to continue to provide developmental services to infants and adolescents in schools and homes and expand our presence in the San Diego area and we are delighted to have HM Therapy join our team," said Tim Murphy, the Chief Executive Office of The Stepping Stones Group.
"By joining The Stepping Stones Group, we are thrilled to have a reputable, national strategic partner to help us achieve our mission of providing the highest quality services for schools and families, as well as unsurpassed support for our providers," stated Kyle Heebner, Founder and CEO of HM Therapy.
Kyle and Alice Heebner will both remain with the company. Kyle will assume the role of Senior Advisor and will report to Anthony Rintala, President and COO, K-12 Practice. Alice will assume the role of Director of Clinical Services providing supervision and mentorship to therapists and will report directly to Brittany Sheldon, Regional Clinical Director of the Central/West Region.
About The Stepping Stones Group
The Stepping Stones Group is a leading provider of therapeutic and behavioral services to children including those with special needs and autism. The company serves over 1,000 clients and 200,000 children annually across 42 states. With over 30 years of experience, our team consists of over 7,500 employees including licensed clinicians and special educators, dedicated to delivering high-quality therapeutic and behavioral services. For more information: https://thesteppingstonesgroup.com/.
About HM Therapy
Founded in 2006, HM Therapy provides related services and early intervention services. For more information on HM Therapy: https://hmsystemsinc.com/
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CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KAR Auction Services, Inc., d/b/a KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), a leading operator of digital marketplaces for wholesale used vehicles, today announced its participation in the following investor conference:
- J.P. Morgan 2022 Auto Conference
- KAR's Chief Financial Officer Eric Loughmiller and Treasurer and Vice President Investor Relations Mike Eliason will be participating on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 4:35pm ET
Webcast of the presentation will be made available under the investor relations section of the company's website, karglobal.com.
KAR Auction Services, Inc. d/b/a KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. KAR Global's unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services. Our integrated physical, online and mobile marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for customers in about 75 countries. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, KAR Global has employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Uruguay and the Philippines. For more information and the latest KAR Global news, go to www.karglobal.com and follow us on Twitter @KARspeaks.
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NEW YORK and LONDON, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LianLian Global, a leading global cross-border payments service provider, and London-based lendtech Uncapped have announced a strategic partnership to provide ecommerce entrepreneurs and online merchants in the US and UK with access to fast and flexible financing to grow their business through the LianLian Global platform.
LianLian Global's partnership with Uncapped will enable US and UK registered ecommerce companies to secure financing from $100,000 to $10 million, without any equity, interest or personal guarantees in under 48-hours, to grow their business by securing inventory, acquiring new customers or hiring more staff.
"Our partnership with Uncapped is strategically important for LianLian Global. This exciting announcement positions us as the global leading provider of end-to-end cross-border payments and finance services for ecommerce sellers," said Kevin Boland, VP International Business Development, LianLian Global. "Through LianLian Global, our customers can access the funding they need in Q3 to stock inventory, pay suppliers, and grow their business in Q4."
Andrew Gnananantham, Head of Commercial at Uncapped, said: "We're delighted to partner with LianLian Global, one of the leading cross-border payments solutions in ecommerce. Uncapped exists to help founders win, so we are proud to power LianLian Global's product offer to unlock new opportunities for growth for marketplace sellers. Now including fast, easy access to growth funding, we see LianLian Global as a definitive full-service partner for any ecommerce entrepreneur eyeing international expansion."
Online merchants often struggle to secure funds with traditional lenders. According to CB Insights, Q1 of 2022 saw the lowest quarterly total of funding to ecommerce companies since 2020. Additionally, the World Bank found that globally, Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have unmet finance needs of approximately $5.2 trillion a year which is almost 1.5 times the current lending market for this segment of businesses.
The finance partnership is designed to provide much-needed financing options for ecommerce businesses. Eligible companies can expect a transparent finance structure with a flat fee as low as 2% on the capital provided. Visit www.lianlianglobal.com for more information.
The partnership announcement comes shortly after LianLian Global expanded its payments services in the UK in August, and launched a cross-border wallet in the US at the end of June this year.
LianLian Global has offices in 12 countries that help more than 1.4 million ecommerce stores grow their cross-border businesses. LianLian Global owns over 60 licenses worldwide. In addition, the company has partnered with leading financial institutions such as Citi, Deutsche Bank, and J.P. Morgan to power their solutions.
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About LianLian Global
LianLian Global is a leading cross-border payments company that connects local sellers to global opportunities. We make it easy for ecommerce merchants to do more international business. So when sellers need to receive international payouts, get financing, solve shipping logistics, manage foreign exchange, or pay tax obligations abroad, we simplify the complexity of operating in other countries, giving merchants and sellers the freedom to do business seamlessly. Part of LianLian Digitech, and with licenses and offices in the Americas, Europe and throughout Asia, LianLian Global is integrated into mainstream ecommerce platforms worldwide, with services covering more than 100 countries and regions. www.lianlianglobal.com
About Uncapped
Uncapped's financing allows founders to raise growth capital without giving up control of their business. The company was born out of frustration with the limited financing options available for entrepreneurs. Uncapped provides business advances of £10K to £10M in just a few simple steps, allowing online businesses to access fair and flexible finance. Uncapped never takes equity and its low fees are paid back on personalised pre-agreed terms, so founders maintain complete control. No hidden charges, no surprises! To learn more, visit Uncapped.
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Digital Transformation in Procurement Specialist Will Support Arkestro Customers and Their Suppliers in Maximizing the Potential of Predictive Procurement Orchestration
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkestro, the leading Predictive Procurement Orchestration platform, has announced it has signed its first official Implementation Partner - Wonder Services, an expert in digital transformation and change management in procurement. Wonder Services will also be sponsoring Optimal '22: Las Vegas, Arkestro's Leadership Summit for Predictive Procurement, November 8-9th, with Founder and Chief Wonder Officer Amanda Prochaska scheduled to speak at the event.
"A staggering percentage of digital transformation projects in procurement fail, and 50 percent of global procurement leaders admit their companies are not succeeding in this area," says Amanda Prochaska. "We came from procurement. We've seen that a big reason is that these projects focus too much on technology while de-prioritizing process design and people, especially suppliers who may be new to this kind of technology. We apply a unique methodology to get different results. By focusing closely on suppliers, we can ultimately improve Arkestro customers' supplier relationships and make them better partners, which is critical in this day and age."
"We are thrilled to have Wonder Services as an Implementation Partner for the Arkestro platform, as well as an Optimal speaker," says Arym Diamond, Chief Revenue Officer, Arkestro. "As we continue to build out our partner ecosystem, it will be important for us to work with organizations and professionals with a strong focus and expertise in supply chain and procurement. We view Wonder Services as having both the unique ability to execute at scale, while also being incredibly nimble."
Amanda Prochaska has worked in procurement for 19 years. She and the global Wonder Services team apply decades of learning and experience to bring about positive shifts in even the most change-averse procurement operations across a variety of industries.
"Wonder Services understands and appreciates how important it is to be part of the paradigm shift in digital transformation in procurement," says Arym Diamond, CRO, Arkestro. "We are thrilled to have Amanda speak at Optimal '22 to share with our customers how they can reap the full benefits of Predictive Procurement Orchestration and help drive improvements in their organizations' operational and financial performance."
Optimal '22 attendees will be invited to meet with Wonder Services and speak directly with Amanda Prochaska.
Arkestro is the leading Predictive Procurement Orchestration platform. Built to amplify the impact of procurement's influence, Arkestro helps enterprises deliver a 2-5x lift on cost savings attributed to everyday purchasing and sourcing cycles. Top enterprises leverage Arkestro's behavioral science, game theory and machine learning to predict and win faster value across every category of addressable spend. Learn more at arkestro.com
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RailPulse Is Leading the Effort to Broaden Use of Telematics Technology in Rail
OMAHA, Neb., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad has joined the RailPulse coalition and its effort to develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies in North America's freight rail industry.
Union Pacific is RailPulse's seventh member. The other six include GATX Corporation, Genesee & Wyoming, Norfolk Southern, TrinityRail, Watco, and The Greenbrier Companies.
RailPulse was formed in 2020 as a coalition of forward-thinking railcar owners working together to increase safety, efficiency, and visibility in the rail industry by supporting the development and use of GPS and other telematics technologies. Its goal is to provide real-time information and sustained visibility of a railcar's status, location and condition to shippers, railcar owners and railroads.
"The use of technology to increase shipment visibility is critical for ensuring we meet the needs and expectations of our customers who rely upon us for safe and reliable service," said Kenny Rocker, Executive Vice President – Marketing and Sales at Union Pacific. "RailPulse's mission to establish new standards and support GPS and telematics use enhances customer experiences. Ultimately, an improved shipper experience can attract more shipments to the North American rail network."
"The Board of RailPulse is very excited to welcome Union Pacific to RailPulse," said Mike McClellan, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Norfolk Southern. "Interest in RailPulse and the coalition's mission continues to grow. Adding Union Pacific to our ownership ranks demonstrates the strategic appeal of the transformative technology that RailPulse is pursuing for the betterment of all participants in the rail ecosystem: shippers, builders, railcar owners and the railroads."
RailPulse is on track to meet its initial milestone for platform introduction in early 2023. Member companies are currently facilitating trials with remote monitoring equipment from select vendors on their railcars. As the coalition receives and analyzes data from these trials, members plan to share conclusions later this year in preparation of the planned platform launch.
Visit RailPulse's website at www.railpulse.com or follow the coalition on LinkedIn to see the latest updates.
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
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Kansas man indicted for child pornography
Published: Aug. 21, 2022 at 10:56 AM CDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with child pornography crimes.
Walter Haskin, 27, of Cottonwood Falls, has been indicted on one count of attempted distribution and one count of possession of child pornography.
According to a criminal complaint, the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force launched an investigation after Dropbox submitted a tip through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hotline indicating the file service said it had detected child pornography uploaded to an account.
Homeland Security Investigation, the ICAC, and the Wichita Police Department are investigating the case.
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MOORESTOWN, N.J., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRHC), will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its first quarter 2022 operating results Friday, May 6, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The conference call will be hosted by TRHC CEO, Chairman and Founder, Calvin H. Knowlton, Ph.D.; TRHC Co-Founder and President, Orsula V. Knowlton, PharmD, MBA; TRHC President, Brian W. Adams; and TRHC Chief Financial Officer, Thomas Cancro. The Company's financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, will be released after the close of the market Thursday, May 5, 2022.
For a live audio webcast of the call, please visit the Investor Relations section of TRHC's website (ir.tabularasahealthcare.com). To listen to the conference call please dial 844-413-0947, or 216-562-0423 for international callers, and reference conference ID 6119738 approximately 15 minutes prior to the call.
To listen to a replay of the conference call, available for 7 days, please dial 855-859-2056, or 404-537-3406 for international callers, and reference conference ID 6119738. An audio file of the call also will be archived at ir.tabularasahealthcare.com and available for replay approximately two hours after the live event for a period of 90 days.
About Tabula Rasa HealthCare
Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC) provides medication safety solutions that empower healthcare professionals and consumers to optimize medication regimens, combatting medication overload and reducing adverse drug events– the fourth leading cause of death in the US. TRHC's proprietary technology solutions, including MedWise®, improve patient outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, and lower healthcare costs. TRHC's extensive clinical tele-pharmacy network improves care for patients nationwide. Its solutions are trusted by health plans and pharmacies to help drive value-based care. For more information, visit TRHC.com.
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Earnings Call Scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET on May 27, 2022
GUANGZHOU, China, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viomi Technology Co., Ltd ("Viomi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VIOT), a leading IoT @ Home technology company in China, today announced that it will report its first quarter 2022 unaudited financial results on Friday, May 27, 2022, before the open of the U.S. markets.
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on May 27, 2022 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time on May 27, 2022).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.viomi.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone one hour after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until June 3, 2022:
About Viomi Technology
Viomi's mission is to redefine the future home via the concept of IoT @ Home.
Viomi has developed a unique IoT @ Home platform consisting an ecosystem of innovative IoT-enabled smart home products, together with a suite of complementary consumable products and value-added businesses. This platform provides an attractive entry point into the consumer home, enabling consumers to intelligently interact with a broad portfolio of IoT products in an intuitive and human-like manner to make daily life more convenient, efficient and enjoyable, while allowing Viomi to grow its household user base and capture various additional scenario-driven consumption events in the home environment.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.viomi.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Viomi Technology Co., Ltd
Cecilia Li
E-mail: ir@viomi.com.cn
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: viomi@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: viomi@tpg-ir.com
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G12's new Operator Connect service helps customers seamlessly deploy Microsoft Teams Voice, reducing the complexity, time to deploy, and overall cost through automation.
KIRKLAND, Wash., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- G12 Communications, a global leader of unified communications services, recently launched its new Microsoft Operator Connect voice solution. Leveraging the Microsoft Azure Peering Service, Operator Connect allows businesses to select their own certified operators for enabling voice calling from directly within the Teams Admin Center. This new solution enables customers to select G12 as their voice partner for managing voice calling services while also providing technical support and a shared service level agreement as part of the baseline experience.
As a certified Operator Connect Partner, G12 benefits from direct peering between its own infrastructure and Microsoft's data centers, enabling better integration, connectivity, and reliability. Operator Connect will join G12's existing Connect to Teams Portfolio, which was announced last year and includes Direct Routing, Connect to Teams IP PBX, and Cloud PBX Integration.
"We have always prided ourselves on offering a high-quality reliable solution with industry leading customer service and support," says Rick Coma, CEO of G12 Communications. "With this new offering, we're better-equipped than ever to do so. We can not only help clients make the most of Microsoft Teams, we can do so while also taking care of networking, provisioning, management, and integration."
With Operator Connect, G12 can now offer a streamlined, cost-effective solution for customers that want to transition to Microsoft Teams but lack the inhouse expertise to manage PBX systems or direct routing. Like the other solutions in G12's Connect to Teams Portfolio, G12 Operator Connect will benefit from industry leading customer service and support, 99.999% uptime, extensive coverage, and simple per user pricing plans.
"G12 is a true provider, enabling our customers with cost-effective, purpose-built solutions that take the headache out of communications by supporting them through every stage of their digital transformation journey," adds Rick Garcia, Chief Revenue Officer of G12 Communications. "Becoming an Operator Connect provider allows us to take Teams to the next level. Partnering with us means you'll be able to deploy calling for MS Teams quickly based on your business's unique needs, with options for more advanced features and functions."
To learn more about G12 and Operator Connect attend a webinar event on August 4th at 12pm PST.
G12 Communications is a global leader in unified communication services. The company provides cost-effective communication services and solutions that aim to improve a company's remote-readiness, productivity, and worker flexibility. The company offers a variety of communication services to SMBs and enterprises, including Cloud PBX, SIP Trunking, Cloud Contact Center as a Service, MS Teams Direct Routing, MS Teams Integrated Cloud PBX, MS Teams Integrated IP PBX, Cloud Faxing, Toll-Free Numbers, Softphones, and more.
For all media inquiries, please contact:
Rick Garcia
425.429.7501
rgarcia@g12com.com
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Brands Group, Inc. ("DBG") (NASDAQ: DBGI), a curated collection of luxury lifestyle, digital-first brands, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
First quarter 2022 net revenue was $3.4 million versus $0.4 million a year ago, an increase of 740% year over year. Our gross profit margin increased 94% year over year to 42.9% from negative 50.8% a year ago, an increase of $1.7 million in gross profit dollars
Our net loss per diluted share was $0.59 versus a net loss of $4.55 per diluted share a year ago, an improvement of 671% year over year. Our net loss attributable to common stockholders was $7.8 million versus a net loss of $3.0 million a year ago. The net loss included non-cash expenses associated with a change in the fair value of contingent liabilities and amortization of loan discount and fees of $3.0 million.
"Our first quarter 2022 results reflect another quarter of meaningful improvement in our business results," said Hil Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Brands Group.
"We continue to drive significant revenue growth year-over-year. In fact, based on our current wholesale orders for this summer and fall, we believe that we will continue to experience strong year-over-year revenue growth. This revenue growth is creating leverage on our fixed costs. We believe that we will benefit from this revenue growth in the fall to fully leverage our fixed costs," concluded Davis.
- Net Sales were $3.4 million versus $0.4 million in the year ago quarter, an increase of 740% year over year. The increase in net sales was driven by an increase in revenue across all our brands.
- Our gross profit margin increased 671% year over year to 42.9% from negative 50.8%. Gross profit increased by $1.7 million due to improved gross margins at all our brands.
- Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $7.8 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.0 million, or $4.55 per diluted share, in the prior year period.
- Net loss in the first quarter of 2022 included non-cash expenses associated with a change in the fair value of contingent liabilities and amortization of loan discount and fees of $3.0 million.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:30 p.m. ET today to discuss results. The live conference call can be accessed by dialing (866) 605-1828 from the U.S. or internationally. The conference I.D. code is 13730157.
Certain statements included in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting DBG and therefore involve several risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "should," and "may" and other words and terms of similar meaning or use of future dates, however, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements regarding DBG's plans, objectives, projections and expectations relating to DBG's operations or financial performance, and assumptions related thereto are forward-looking statements. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. DBG undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of DBG to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: risks arising from the widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, including the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic; the level of consumer demand for apparel and accessories; disruption to DBGs distribution system; the financial strength of DBG's customers; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products; disruption and volatility in the global capital and credit markets; DBG's response to changing fashion trends, evolving consumer preferences and changing patterns of consumer behavior; intense competition from online retailers; manufacturing and product innovation; increasing pressure on margins; DBG's ability to implement its business strategy; DBG's ability to grow its wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses; retail industry changes and challenges; DBG's and its vendors' ability to maintain the strength and security of information technology systems; the risk that DBG's facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to and unable to anticipate or detect data security breaches and data or financial loss; DBG's ability to properly collect, use, manage and secure consumer and employee data; stability of DBG's manufacturing facilities and foreign suppliers; continued use by DBG's suppliers of ethical business practices; DBG's ability to accurately forecast demand for products; continuity of members of DBG's management; DBG's ability to protect trademarks and other intellectual property rights; possible goodwill and other asset impairment; DBG's ability to execute and integrate acquisitions; changes in tax laws and liabilities; legal, regulatory, political and economic risks; adverse or unexpected weather conditions; DBG's indebtedness and its ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, if needed, could prevent DBG from fulfilling its financial obligations; and climate change and increased focus on sustainability issues. More information on potential factors that could affect DBG's financial results is included from time to time in DBG's public reports filed with the SEC, including DBG's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Forms 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC.
About Digital Brands Group
We offer a wide variety of apparel through numerous brands on a both direct-to-consumer and wholesale basis. We have created a business model derived from our founding as a digitally native-first vertical brand. Digital native first brands are brands founded as e-commerce driven businesses, where online sales constitute a meaningful percentage of net sales, although they often subsequently also expand into wholesale or direct retail channels., Unlike typical e-commerce brands, as a digitally native vertical brand we control our own distribution, sourcing products directly from our third-party manufacturers and selling directly to the end consumer. We focus on owning the customer's "closet share" by leveraging their data and purchase history to create personalized targeted content and looks for that specific customer cohort. We have strategically expanded into an omnichannel brand offering these styles and content not only on-line but at selected wholesale and retail storefronts. We believe this approach allows us opportunities to successfully drive Lifetime Value ("LTV") while increasing new customer growth.
Digital Brands Group, Inc. Company Contact
Hil Davis, CEO
Email: invest@digitalbrandsgroup.co
Phone: (800) 593-1047
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Extreme land use combined with warming temperatures are pushing insect ecosystems toward collapse in some parts of the world, scientists reported Wednesday.
The study, published in the journal Nature, identified for the first time a clear and alarming link between the climate crisis and high-intensity agriculture and showed that, in places where those impacts are particularly high, insect abundance has already dropped by nearly 50%, while the number of species has been slashed by 27%.
These findings raise huge concerns, according to Charlotte Outhwaite, the lead author on the study and researcher at the University College London, given the important role of insects in local ecosystems, pollination and food production, and noted that losing insects could threaten human health and food security.
"Three quarters of our crops depend on insect pollinators," Dave Goulson, a professor of biology at the University of Sussex in the UK, previously told CNN. "Crops will begin to fail. We won't have things like strawberries.
"We can't feed 7.5 billion people without insects."
Outhwaite said their findings "may only represent the tip of the iceberg," because of the limited amount of evidence in some regions.
Tom Oliver, a professor of applied ecology at the University of Reading, said in a statement that scientists don't yet know when insect populations could reach a point of no return, where their losses would be too great to overcome.
"In terms of a potential tipping point where the loss of insects causes whole ecosystems to collapse, the honest answer is we just don't know when the point of no return is," said Oliver, who was not involved in the study. "We know that you can't just keep losing species without, ultimately, causing a catastrophic outcome."
He likened the gradual loss to removing rivets from an airplane, which you can't keep doing "without it eventually falling out of the sky."
The researchers defined high-intensity agriculture as the kind characterized by the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers, low crop diversity, large field size or high livestock density, among other things — all of which are relatively common features of modern-day farming.
And, scientists say, extreme land use has a compound effect with the climate crisis. Razing natural habitats for agriculture can dramatically alter the area's local climate and trigger temperature extremes. Researchers found substantial declines in insect populations in areas of the world that are much warmer, particularly in the tropics, where Outhwaite noted finding alarming reductions in insect biodiversity.
Researchers analyzed data from a 20-year period for more than 6,000 locations and studied nearly 18,000 insect species, including butterflies, moths, dragonflies, grasshoppers and bees.
They concluded that in areas with low-intensity agriculture, less climate warming, and a nearby natural habitat, insects only declined by 7%, compared to the 63% decrease in areas with less natural habitat cover. Many insects rely on plants for shade during sweltering days — the loss of nearby natural habitats could leave them more exposed and vulnerable to warming temperatures. And as climate change advances, scientists say these natural buffers may become less effective.
A recent UN report on adapting to the climate crisis underscored how the world's ecosystems are very much connected to human systems. And unless the planet slashes heat-trapping emissions, those systems will continue to see major losses in biodiversity — particularly insects.
"Whether these remaining insects can continue to support ecosystem functioning, or whether they will eventually be lost themselves is still an open question," Oliver said. "Under the precautionary principle, however, it would be best to act now so we don't ever find out about ecosystem collapse by experiencing it."
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Feeling cooking burnout? Let yourself off the hook with these ‘good enough’ strategies
By Casey Barber, CNN
It has been a long two years in the kitchen. Whether you were an enthusiastic home cook or a reluctant one, the pandemic has made everyone burned out by the act of cooking. It’s also made us realize how much work it is to cook every meal every day.
It’s time to stop being so tough on ourselves and setting unrealistic expectations for what comes out of our kitchens, according to Leanne Brown, author of “Good Enough: A Cookbook.”
“We find ways to criticize ourselves when we’re already having a hard time,” Brown said. Home cooking is not “anything like a restaurant chef or a person on Instagram trying to create content so that the algorithm will notice them.” Unless your family is paying you for the act of making them food, the pressure doesn’t need to be so great.
Instead of beating ourselves up over what we think a “good cook” should be, Brown encourages us to think of what is “good enough” instead and reframe our approach to the process (and yes, the work) of cooking with a few mental shifts and tactics.
Here are Brown’s strategies for making the daily job of feeding yourself easier.
Acknowledge that cooking is about more than cooking
“We think of cooking as being in the kitchen, chopping the stuff, making the thing,” Brown said. “But you can’t be in there unless you’ve done all these other things” — such as deciding what to eat, buying ingredients and making sure the kitchen is stocked with the right tools.
“Feeding ourselves is an undervalued skill,” she said. “We undervalue it in the capitalist world and in our homes and expectations about it.”
While there’s no simple fix to streamline the multipronged act of cooking, Brown emphasizes acknowledging the work and the mental load that comes with every meal. “If you feel weighed down by the general sense that there is too much to deal with when you enter the kitchen, know this: You are not alone,” she said.
There will always be a trade-off of time and labor versus money in fixing the pain points that come with the act of cooking, and budgets don’t always allow for grocery delivery, purchasing pre-chopped or partially prepped meals or meal kits.
The work begins with identifying the points “where you can get stuck,” as Brown notes — “the dishes and the grocery shopping and fridge management.” Make small changes in those areas.
“Ask for help, make it fair, establish some good routines and do what works best for you,” she said.
If meal planning doesn’t work, try a meal routine
With all the steps that go into the act of cooking and providing food, it’s easy to get weighed down by decision fatigue. If you’ve found you can’t stick with meal planning, Brown suggests a simpler approach: a meal routine.
The idea of a meal routine is highly adaptable. You can pick two or three dishes to rotate through over the course of the week, whether that’s switching between smoothies and overnight oats at breakfast or going back and forth between chicken salad, hummus and Brown’s Cauliflower-Cheese Pita Sandwich for bagged lunches. You can also choose a specific day of the week to eat a specific meal, such as taco Tuesdays or chicken soup Sundays.
RECIPE: Cauliflower-Cheese Pita Sandwich
“It’s all about finding the meal plan strategy that works for you,” Brown said. “Routinize the parts that are more cumbersome to you.”
Brown is admittedly not a morning person, so she sticks to simple breakfast foods and leaves the brainpower for making more complex meals later in the day.
Make the routine “a thing that you can look forward to, like having a clean out the fridge pizza night or omelet night.” Bonus: When the meal routine is set, there’s no negotiating with kids over what to eat.
Fight unrealistic expectations with ‘assembly only’ meals
Another way decision fatigue can rear its ugly head is in the perception that every meal has to accomplish multiple things. The food must be delicious, healthy, easy, quick and ready on time to meet multiple family members’ schedules but also give us time to connect over the meal — sound familiar?
When these unrealistic expectations become overwhelming, “it is OK to simplify,” Brown said. “Pick one or two things you want to accomplish with your meal.” If your goal is to get dinner on the table in a way that allows you to do as few dishes as possible while connecting with your kids, just focus on those two things.
Keep a stash of “assembly only” foods on hand so you can make a meal with low effort and less stress. Snack boards are an ideal vehicle for serving a full meal out of simple components, and no, they don’t have to look like they do on Instagram.
Along with standards such as cheese and crackers, dips and spreads, Brown recommends:
- dates — plain or stuffed with cheese, nut butter or salami
- pickled vegetables and olives
- hard-boiled eggs
- sweet and salty snack mixes
Instead of feeling shame over serving an unconventional meal, according to Brown, celebrate the ability to make a decision that fits the situation. “We should be proud of ourselves of the kindness we’re giving to ourselves when we do that,” she said, rather than “thinking you have to be a superhero.”
Do ‘leftover analysis’ to get rid of the guilt cycle
Leftovers might be the biggest source of shame in the home kitchen. We’ve all been there, avoiding that container in the fridge for the fifth day in a row but feeling like we should do something with it.
The key to conquering the shame of leftovers, according to Brown, is about “accepting our own natural tendency to have a disgust response to certain types of food in certain situations.” She recommends doing a “leftover analysis” on which meals and types of foods tend to languish in the fridge, while others are eaten more enthusiastically.
Does the consistency of leftover rice or chicken freak you out? Do you love eating day-old Thai food or pizza? Do you get sick of eating soup by midweek? Take note of your tendencies, then start adjusting your cooking practice bit by bit.
Plan for eating the leftovers you like as if they were fresh meals (just like “assembly only” foods). And freeze soup or other foods, such as Brown’s Fast White Bean, Chorizo and Hearty Greens Stew, that you get tired of quickly so you’ll have a ready-to-go meal down the line.
RECIPE: Fast White Bean, Chorizo and Hearty Greens Stew
For foods that are unappealing in taste or texture, try making less of those particular dishes so you won’t be forced to eat them as leftovers. “Be gentle; this will take time to become a habit,” Brown cautioned.
Take yourself on a date
When all else fails, it helps to fall back on comfort food. When Brown needs a pick-me-up, she makes a cheese platter for herself and said of this habit, “it feels like I have taken myself on a date, and it is going very well.”
Find your own personal cheese platter and make it a guilt-free ritual that can work as an emotional reset button for the week. That’s it — no further instructions required.
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Casey Barber is a food writer, illustrator and photographer; the author of “Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food” and “Classic Snacks Made From Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats”; and editor of the website Good. Food. Stories. | https://localnews8.com/health/cnn-health/2022/05/04/feeling-cooking-burnout-let-yourself-off-the-hook-with-these-good-enough-strategies-2/ | 2022-05-04T12:16:06Z |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An anonymous bidder has shelled out a record $19 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet at a steakhouse in New York City.
The meal with the Berkshire Hathaway CEO was offered on an eBay auction to benefit the San-Francisco-based charity GLIDE, which helps homeless people and those in poverty. The winner can bring up to seven guests.
Buffett has raised $53 million for GLIDE since the auction began in 2000. The charity earned the philanthropist billionaire’s support when his first wife, Susie, introduced him to it after she started volunteering there. She died in 2004.
This year’s event will be the first private lunch offered with the 91-year-old billionaire since the previous record-setting bid of $4.5 million by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun in 2019. The past two auctions were called off due to COVID-19 concerns and Buffett has said this will be the last.
“It’s been nothing but good,” Buffett said of the charity lunch in a news release. “I’ve met a lot of interesting people from all over the world. The one universal characteristic is that they feel the money is going to be put to very good uses.”
Like the winner this year, some other past winners have chosen to remain anonymous. One past winner, Ted Weschler, received a job offer from Buffett’s company after he spent nearly $5.3 million on two auctions in 2010 and 2011. Weschler now works as an investment manager for the Omaha, Nebraska, conglomerate, Berkshire. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/warren-buffetts-final-charity-lunch-draws-record-19m-bid/ | 2022-06-18T19:32:40Z |
The event will be held in the Kinecta parking lot. More than 30 vendors and 1,000 people tasting delicious global foods from pop-ups and some of LA's favorite food trucks
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council activities, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, a leading financial services provider in the South Bay, celebrates Black-owned businesses by partnering with the Spicy Green Book organization for its second Manhattan Beach Food Market. The event will be held in the parking lot of one of Kinecta's Manhattan Beach branches, located at 1440 Rosecrans Ave., on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 12:00 to 7:00 pm.
"At Kinecta, we are committed to partnerships and activities that celebrate our diverse communities and population," said Kim Graham, Vice President, Human Resources and Talent Development at Kinecta. "It's an honor to partner with Spicy Green Book for the second consecutive year to help support Black-owned businesses. We invite our community to be part of this fun filled event as we help Black-owned food and beverage businesses succeed."
Spicy Green Book founder Danilo Batson established the Spicy Green Book organization in 2020 to foster an "intentional economy" where consumers make purposeful decisions on where and how they spend their money. With the concept of Eating with Intention, it enables people to enjoy fantastic food while using their buying power to create a more equitable society.
Launched in 2020, Kinecta's DEI Council supports employee resource groups, which are based on similar interests, identities and life experiences, such as race, gender, and sexuality. These groups raise awareness and give a voice to the underrepresented, allowing employees to network and socialize, as well as work on their professional development. To learn more about Kinecta's DEI programs and activities, visit https://www.kinecta.org/dei
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Kinecta Federal Credit Union is the country's 35th largest credit union, with assets of $6.6 billion and over 270,000 member-owners. Its 800+ employees serve members from 32 credit union-owned branches, a variety of specialty offices, and highly responsive call centers on both coasts. Banking the Southern California area for more than 80 years, with recent expansion into New York, New Jersey, and Northern California, Kinecta offers its members a full range of financial products through the Credit Union and its subsidiaries, Kinecta Wealth Management and Kinecta Insurance Services. Kinecta has been recognized by the Mortgage Bankers Association as a recipient of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Residential Leadership Award, and received the Best of Show award granted by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Technology Council. Daily Breeze readers have named Kinecta a top credit union for the past 11 years in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Kinecta supports its communities in a variety of ways, by giving back through the Kinecta Community Foundation as well as serving as the official financial services partner of the LA Galaxy, and sponsor of the Rochester Americans and Rochester Red Wings. To learn more about Kinecta, visit kinecta.org.
Spicy Green Book believes in the power of Black entrepreneurs to build lasting economic representation for American communities nationwide. Our mission is to support Black-owned businesses in the food and beverage industry through events, creative services, resources, and a digital directory. We seek to amplify their voice and help empower their collective agency.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ENDOQUEST Robotics, developer of the world's first flexible endoluminal robotic system which enables scar-free and less invasive surgical procedures announced that the Company's Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System was named the winner of the Best Application Award in the 2022 Surgical Robotic Challenge. The award was presented on June 28, 2022 during the 14th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics held in London.
"The Surgical Robotic Challenge is one of the most prestigious honors that can be earned in robotics technology and this award represents a new level of interest and validation in our innovative ELS technology," said Kurt Azarbarzin, Chief Executive Officer of EndoQuest Robotics. "This recognition and honor is a reflection of the outstanding work of our team and brings new levels of momentum to our plans to advance this technology to an IDE application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration."
EndoQuest's advanced robotic platform enables therapeutic endoscopists and surgeons to perform endoluminal surgeries through the body's existing lumens, eliminating the need for incisions that lead to visible scarring. The ELS System combines the flexibility of conventional endoscopy with the advantages of traditional surgical techniques that can improve control and precision. The Company's proprietary endoscope is a flexible and steerable overtube that functions as a robotic delivery system able to deliver two surgical instruments and a flexible videoscope to a surgical target. With the enhanced capabilities of the EndoQuest's ELS System, advanced endoscopists and surgeons can access locations in the digestive tract through a body's natural orifice using traditional surgical techniques not previously possible.
The award was based on results of a review of the use of the ELS System in ex vivo tissue models, including bovine colon and porcine esophagus, as well as a porcine Zenker's diverticula model, to assess basic functionality. Technical feasibility of colonic lesion resection was also explored. Results showed that the ELS system was able to function in a tortuous configuration with stable, smooth, and predictable movement of the flexible instrument end effectors and accessories could be efficiently exchanged without repositioning or interruption of the procedure. Tissue resection was possible in preclinical models, including simulated lesions in bovine colon. Myotomies were also successfully performed in porcine esophagus and Zenker's diverticula models.
"This achievement highlights the potential for EndoQuest's ELS System to allow for much broader adoption of endoluminal tissue resection techniques, ultimately enabling less invasive and scar-free endoluminal surgery to become more widely available to patients," Mr. Azarbarzin added. "There is also clear potential to expand the applications of this technology further in endoscopic surgery in the years ahead."
About The Surgical Robotic Challenge
The Surgical Robotic Challenge is an international competition that attracts some of the leading surgical robotics groups from around the world to showcase innovative new ideas across a range of surgical robot platforms. Awards are presented in three categories: Best Application, Best Innovation and Best Design.
About EndoQuest Robotics
EndoQuest Robotics has developed the Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System, the world's first endoluminal robotic surgical system that makes it possible for therapeutic endoscopists and surgeons to perform upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery less-invasively through a trans-oral or trans-anal approach. EndoQuest's robotic platform combines the flexibility of endoscopy that is able to navigate the curvature of patients' anatomy with instrumentation that allows the physician to use a conventional two-handed surgical technique. The EndoQuest ELS System has further potential applications in a range of minimally invasive surgeries including appendectomy and cholecystectomy that can be performed with no external incisions. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.endoquestrobotics.com.
The ELS System is under development, has not been cleared by the FDA and is not for commercial sale in the United States.
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oneZero's growth is in top 0.07% of companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. has revealed that oneZero Financial Systems, a global leader in multi-asset enterprise trading technology solutions, is on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
Andrew Ralich, Co-Founder and CEO of oneZero: "Jesse and I, and the rest of our executive team, are elated that we have reached this milestone of being on the Inc. 5000. This achievement represents a lot of determination and hard work from our entire team. We are so thankful to all of our clients and partners that continue to support us."
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
oneZero was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, more than a decade ago to serve the multi-asset trading community. Starting with foreign exchange, the founders of oneZero brought their technological background to the business, developing and executing technology that could scale with the growth of the FX market. Today, oneZero works with hundreds of brokers, banks and buy side market participants globally, including some of the largest financial institutions in the world. They rely on oneZero to provide multi-asset class enterprise trading technology that allows them to provide better services to their customers. At the core of the oneZero promise is powerful, neutral, end-to-end technology.
oneZero Financial Systems has been a leading innovator in multi-asset class trading technology for over a decade. Its powerful software encompasses the Hub, EcoSystem and Data Source - three components that separately solve specific organizational challenges and together provide a complete solution for trading technology, distribution and analytics. Through reliable connectivity, technology, infrastructure and market access, oneZero empowers financial institutions and brokers to compete effectively in the global financial markets through a globally compliant, liquidity-neutral solution.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Methodology
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY), an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance provider focused on the global automotive enthusiast market, today announced it will report its first quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Monday, May 9, 2022.
Hagerty will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on that day. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Hagerty's investor relations website at investor.hagerty.com. The dial-in for the conference call is (877) 423-9813 (toll-free) or (201) 689-8573 (international). Please dial the number 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
A webcast replay of the call will be available at investor.hagerty.com for 90 days following the call.
About Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY)
Based in Traverse City, Michigan, Hagerty's purpose is to save driving and car culture for future generations and its mission is to build a global business to fund that purpose. Hagerty is an automotive enthusiast brand offering integrated membership products and programs as well as a specialty insurance provider focused on the global automotive enthusiast market. Hagerty is home to Hagerty Drivers Club, Hagerty DriveShare, Hagerty Valuation Tools, Hagerty Media, Hagerty Drivers Club magazine, MotorsportReg, Hagerty Garage + Social, the Amelia Concours d'Elegance, the Detroit Concours d'Elegance, the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, the California Mille, Motorlux, the Hagerty Drivers Foundation and more. For more information on Hagerty, please visit www.hagerty.com, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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DURHAM, N.C., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World Overcomers Christian Church (WOCC), led by founder and Pastor Andy Thompson, will celebrate Independence Day Weekend with a two-day event called the "Away Game," consisting of a Sunday Pop Up worship experience and a Saturday White Party social event.
(WOCC) is located in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina and was founded in 2003 with just 35 members. Since its inception, World Overcomers has become one of the fastest-growing churches in America. Membership has grown to more than 10,000 people, nearly half of them men.
Pastor Andy Thompson states, " The Away Game concept was conceived in response to the challenges that COVID-19 presented to churches across America. WOCC spent nearly two years streaming to thousands of viewers each week while the physical doors were closed. Even now, with our church doors open weekly, the majority of our membership still worships virtually. In a post-Covid-19 world, it matters less where you deliver your message and more about the impact of your message. So bringing the message of hope and freedom to Charlotte during a holiday celebrating freedom aligns with our mandate to be a church that reaches the world."
Both events will be held at the Knight Theater 430 S.Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202.
The White Party will take place on July 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM and is free and open to the public. This will be a great opportunity to meet Pastor Andy Thompson and his staff. Space is limited; those who wish to attend must RSVP at https://brushfire.com/wocc .
The Pop Up Worship Service will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at 10:00 AM, and doors will open at 9:00 AM.
Pastor Andy Thompson will be available for comments on Sunday from 9:30 AM until 10:15 AM.
Website: https://www.worldovercomers.church/awaygameclt
Media Contact: Marco Cortes, 619-798-8155, hello@markobravo.com
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RCPD Communications Center begins accreditation process
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - The Riley County Police Department’s Communications Center has started the process to become CALEA accredited.
The Riley County Police Department says it has officially started the process for the Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies - CALEA.
“RCPD has held Law Enforcement Accreditation for a long time and we’ve seen the benefit of having those standards,” said RCPD Support Captain Brad Jager. “We want to ensure the same professional level of service to the community with our Dispatchers who are the initial First Responders for Riley County.”
The Department said its Communications Center will undergo a 5-phase process to earn accreditation - which started with Tuesday’s enrollment. It said a period of internal self-assessment comes before a formal CALEA assessment of implemented policies and procedures with a final commission review and decision to follow.
Finally, RCPD said the Communications Center will be responsible for maintaining compliance and seeking re-accreditation. It said the Center will strive to comply with all 207 standards of the PUblic Safety Communications Accreditation Program.
“Our Communications Center is an integral piece of RCPD’s operation and continues to place itself at the forefront of emergency response practice and procedure,” said Interim Director Kurt Moldrup. “Accreditation ensures these standards remain intact into the future.”
The Department said the voluntary program will provide the Communications Center with a process to internally review and assess its operations and procedures. It said the program will require staff to collect and analyze important data with overall goals which ensure staff accountability, making sound operational and administrative decisions, and promote leadership within the center.
RCPD said accreditation in the Communication Center will focus on quality assurance, interoperability, emerging 911 and dispatch technologies, risk analysis, asset security, resources access, contemporary training, and a range of other operational functions.
The Department noted the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc., (APCO International), is the leading communications membership association and partners in the development and maintenance of the CALEA Standards for Public Safety Communications Agencies Manual which are subject to ongoing review and revision.
RCPD said it has held Law Enforcement Accreditation through CALEA since 1991 - when it became the first Nationally Accredited law enforcement agency in the state of Kansas.
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DETROIT (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino took a most unusual path to the plate on his first big league home run — a furious sprint, a desperate slide and even a tag.
Pasquantino and Hunter Dozier hit back-to-back homers, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night.
Playing his third game in majors, Pasquantino was 0 for 6 overall when he hit Michael Pineda’s first pitch of the fourth inning to deep right. The ball hit the top of the fence, bounced off a railing and back onto the field.
Thinking the ball was in play, Pasquantino tried to get a double out of it, but Javy Baez took Willi Castro’s throw and tagged the rookie as he slid into the bag. The Tigers shortstop then told Pasquantino to get up and enjoy the last half of his home-run trot.
“I got tagged out at second base by Javy Baez” on home run No. 1, Pasquantino said. “How cool is that?”
“I’m glad that all got captured on video, because I’m going to be showing that to my grandkids someday,” he said.
Thanks to Baez, Pasquantino got the ball from his first homer, but he was also hoping to get another memento from the occasion.
“I sent Javy a jersey and I hope he’ll sign it for me,” he said. “I never really pictured my first major league hit, but there’s no way it could be any better than what happened.”
Keller (3-9) allowed five hits and two walks in six-plus scoreless innings. He’s won two of his last three starts.
“When he’s on, he can really move the ball around,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “We really couldn’t get the ball off the ground against him for the first five innings, and then we couldn’t get a big hit later on.”
Keller exited after hitting rookie Spencer Torkelson in the helmet with an 88 mph changeup in the seventh. Torkelson stayed on his feet and walked off the field under his own power.
“I really hate that my outing ended like that,” Keller said. “You never want to see someone get hit in the head, but I sent a (clubhouse attendant) over to their clubhouse and they said he’s fine.”
Torkelson passed concussion tests and could be available off the bench on Saturday.
“It was scary, but he’s going to be fine,” Hinch said. “We just weren’t going to take any chances after he got hit in the head.”
The Tigers scored in the ninth on Eric Haase’s sacrifice fly. Royals closer Scott Barlow walked Riley Greene, bringing the winning run to the plate, but he retired Willi Castro on the next pitch for his 11th save.
Pineda (1-3) threw 65 pitches in his return from the injured list, giving up three runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck out three without a walk.
“He did a good job — they just ambushed him in the fourth inning,” Hinch said. “He didn’t get a rehab start, so he was never going past the fifth.”
The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the third when Whit Merrifield doubled, stole third without a throw against the shift and scored on Andrew Benintendi’s single.
After Pasquantino homered, Dozier sent a 2-0 pitch into the Kansas City bullpen. It was the second time this season the Royals have hit back-to-back homers.
The Tigers put their first two runners on in the sixth, but Keller retired Javier Baez, Miguel Cabrera and Harold Castro to escape the inning.
“I put myself in a tough spot there, especially having to facing Baez, Miggy and Castro,” Keller said. “Striking out Miggy on a 3-2 slider was a huge moment, because he’s still such a great hitter.”
Detroit did the same thing in the seventh. After Robbie Grossman walked, Keller hit Torkelson in the helmet. Taylor Clarke replaced Keller and retired the next three hitters to keep Detroit scoreless.
“The whole game can change right there if we can get a hit in one of those two innings,” Hinch said.
ROSTER MOVES
Royals: Kansas City recalled RHP Wyatt Mills from Triple-A Omaha and designated RHP Matt Peacock for assignment. In addition, the Royals claimed RHP Ryan Weiss off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Tigers: Detroit activated Pineda from the injured list. He had been sidelined since May 15 with a fractured middle finger on his right hand. RHP Alex Faedo was optioned to Triple-A. Faedo will be back soon — he will start in Monday’s doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians as Detroit’s 27th player.
NO NEWS ON RODRIGUEZ
Hinch said before the game he has no new information on LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, who has been on the restricted list since leaving the team on June 13. Rodriguez is in Florida dealing with family issues.
“There’s been no movement whatsoever and no communication,” Hinch said. “It’s been pretty quiet and we’ve respected his privacy.”
UP NEXT
The teams play the second game of their weekend series on Saturday afternoon, with Detroit’s Beau Brieske (1-6, 4.55) facing Brady Singer (3-3, 4.50).
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AMSTERDAM, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and services announces the results of the elections conducted at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today.
During the AGM which included the formal presentation of the financial statements of the Company and the election of directors, Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu also provided a year-to-date business update.
Shareholders elected three new members to the Company's Board of Directors: Augie Fabela, Morten Lundal and Stan Miller. Shareholders also elected eight previously serving directors: Hans-Holger Albrecht, Yaroslav Glazunov, Andrei Gusev, Gunnar Holt, Karen Linehan, Irene Shvakman, Vasily Sidorov and Michiel Soeting. The Board would like to thank Gennady Gazin, Leonid Boguslavsky and Sergi Herrero for their contribution and service to the Company.
Holders of approximately 99.9% of the Company's shares were represented at the Annual General Meeting.
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Augie K Fabela II is Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder of VEON Ltd. He is Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of FastForward.ai, a Silicon Valley startup, with a mission to transform how brands and marketers engage with consumers inside social media channels. He is a serial entrepreneur, innovative global leader and #1 bestselling author of "The Impatience Economy". Augie graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. and M.A. in International Relations and International Policy Studies.
Morten Lundal has over 20 years' experience as an executive in the telecoms sector with extensive experience in emerging markets, having held key positions at Telenor Group in Oslo and Vodafone Group in London as well as CEO of Maxis Bhd and Digi.Com Bhd in Malaysia. Morten completed his Master of Business and Economics at the Norwegian School of Management and holds an MBA from IMD in Lausanne.
Stan Miller has over 30 years' experience in both the telecommunications and media industries. He has deep and broad experience as an Executive Director and CEO, NED & INED at listed companies across a number of diverse markets and countries. He is currently CEO of AIH SA (Lux), CEO of Leaderman SArL (Lux), a Member of the Board of MTN Group (Africa), and senior advisor to several leading PE firms. Stan graduated with a Diploma in Law & Administration from Technicon RSA (UNISA). He completed several post graduate programs at University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT) and at London Business School (LBS).
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1/6 panel to hear Trump campaign manager, probe election lie
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is delving deeper into what it calls “the big lie,” Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud that fueled his relentless effort to overturn the 2020 election and led a mob of his supporters to lay siege to the U.S. Capitol.
The 1/6 panel resumes its hearings Monday with live witnesses, including Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, as committee members say they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against the former president. Stepien was subpoenaed for his public testimony.
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., are set to lead the morning hearing after last week’s blockbuster session drew nearly 20 million Americans to see its prime-time findings.
For the past year, the committee has been investigating the most violent attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812 to ensure such an assault never happens again. Its findings come as Trump is considering another run for the White House, and some warn that his effort to over turn Joe Biden’s election victory posed a grave threat to democracy.
Stepien, a longtime Trump ally, oversaw the “conversion” of Trump’s presidential campaign to a “Stop the Steal” effort, according to a subpoena issued by the committee last fall. He is likely to face questions about what those in Trump’s inner circle were telling the president about the election results. Stepien is now a top campaign adviser to the Trump-endorsed House candidate, Harriet Hageman, who is challenging Cheney in the Wyoming Republican primary election.
In addition to Stepien, the committee is also set to hear testimony from Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News political editor closely involved in election night coverage who stood by the decision to declare Arizona as being won by Biden. He wrote about his experiences later in an op-ed and might be asked about Trump’s actions as Fox New declared states Biden won.
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A second group of witnesses testifying Monday will be made up of election officials, investigators and experts who are likely to discuss Trump’s responses to the election, including dozens of failed court challenges, and how his actions diverged from U.S. norms.
Among them is the former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, BJay Pak, who abruptly resigned after Trump pressured Georgia state officials to overturn his presidential defeat. Trump wanted to fire Pak as disloyal, but Pak stepped down after Trump’s call urging Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win in the state became public.
The panel will also hear from former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, the only Republican on the election board and who faced down criticism as the state’s election was called for Biden; and noted Washington attorney and elections lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg.
As he mulls a White House run, Trump is decrying the investigation into his efforts to overturn Biden’s election a “witch hunt.” He said last week that Jan. 6 “represented the greatest movement in the history of our country.”
Nine people died in the riot and its aftermath, including a Trump supporter shot and killed by police. More than 800 people have been arrested in the siege, and members of two extremist groups have been indicted on rare sedition charges over their roles leading the charge into the Capitol.
In its prime-time hearing, the committee laid out how Trump was told over and over again by his trusted aides and officials at the highest levels of government that there was no election fraud on a scale that could have changed the outcome. But Trump pursued his false claims about the election and beckoned supporters to Washington on Jan. 6 to overturn Biden’s victory as Congress was set to certify the Electoral College results.
Additional evidence is set to be released in hearings this week focusing on Trump’s decision to ignore the outcome of the election and the court cases that ruled against him.
Monday’s hearing will also turn to the millions of dollars Trump’s team brought in fundraising in the run-up to Jan. 6, according to a committee aide who insisted on anonymity to discuss the details.
The committee has said most of those interviewed in the investigation are coming forward voluntarily, although some have wanted subpoenas to appear in public. It is unclear why Stepien was issued a subpoena. A Trump spokesman, Taylor Budowich, suggested that the committee’s decision to call Stepien was politically motivated.
Lawmakers indicated that perhaps their most important audience member over the course of the hearings may be Attorney General Merrick Garland, who must decide whether his department can and should prosecute Trump. They left no doubt as to their own view whether the evidence is sufficient to proceed.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said on CNN he doesn’t intend to “browbeat” Garland but noted the committee has already laid out in legal pleadings criminal statutes they believe Trump violated.
“I think that he knows, his staff knows, the U.S. attorneys know, what’s at stake here,” Raskin said.
No president or ex-president has ever been indicted. Garland has not specified whether he would be willing to prosecute, which would be complicated in a political election season in which Trump has openly flirted with the idea of running for president again.
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It seems that a majority of Republican (GOP) voters in Texas are for legalizing medical marijuana in order to treat serious medical conditions and/or chronic pain according to a survey done by Baselice & Associates, INC.
According to a press release, the survey found that nearly 75% of Republican voters in Texas are for allowing doctors to prescribe medical cannabis to treat patients with chronic pain.
Michael Baselice of Baselice & Associates, Inc says, “These survey results show that large majorities of Texas Republicans favor the use of medical marijuana for serious medical conditions, including for the treatment of patients with chronic pain.”
The press release adds, “Texas Original, one of Texas’ three licensed medical cannabis providers, contributed to the survey questions. To learn more about the Compassionate Use Program, click here. To learn whether you or a loved one qualifies for medical cannabis, click here.” | https://cw33.com/news/texas/survey-shows-texas-gop-voters-support-medical-marijuana-for-chronic-pain/ | 2022-07-29T20:39:56Z |
(NEXSTAR) – In case we didn’t have enough viruses to worry about, reports of a “tomato flu” outbreak in India started to surface this month. The virus, named for the bursting red blisters it causes, has infected at least 100 children.
The virus was first identified in Kerala in May, where it infected 82 children – all under the age of 5 – by the end of July, according to The Lancet medical journal. At least 26 more cases were also confirmed in neighboring states of India.
The most common symptoms appear to be fever, joint pain and the rash that gives the virus its new nickname. “Tomato flu gained its name on the basis of the eruption of red and painful blisters throughout the body that gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato,” The Lancet reported.
News outlets started to report on the disease as a “new” virus, but new testing out of the United Kingdom seems to indicate the tomato flu isn’t new at all – nor is it a type of flu.
Viral swabs were taken from two children — who had recently returned from India — showing the bright red rash, reports the British medical journal BMJ. The test came back positive for Coxsackie A16, a pathogen commonly associated with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (or HFMD).
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HFMD is very common among children, even here in the United States, because of how contagious it is. The symptoms – including fever, mouth sores and skin rashes – last seven to 10 days for most kids.
When there is a rash with HFMD, “the rash usually is not itchy and looks like flat or slightly raised red spots, sometimes with blisters that have an area of redness at their base,” says the CDC.
This common disease may have been initially mistaken as a new “tomato flu” virus because the blisters observed in India were larger.
Doctors in Kerala told BMJ that even in the cases they have seen over the past few months, they have yet to admit any children to the hospital. All of the patients have recovered on their own thus far. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/what-to-know-about-the-tomato-flu-virus-doctors-are-tracking-in-india/ | 2022-08-29T15:40:17Z |
WORCESTER, Mass., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today announced Elizabeth A. Ward has been elected to the company's board of directors, effective immediately, and has been appointed to serve on the board's audit committee.
Ward, 57, has served as Chief Financial Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual"), a mutual life insurance company, since June 2016. She previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary of MassMutual from June 2015 to November 2019, and as Chief Enterprise Risk Officer from November 2007 to May 2016. Prior to joining MassMutual affiliate Babson Capital Management in 2001, Ward worked in investment portfolio management and actuarial roles at American Skandia Life Assurance Company, Charter Oak Capital Management and Aeltus Investment Management, a subsidiary of Aetna Life & Casualty Company.
"Betsy is an accomplished senior executive with broad experience working in the financial services sector," said Cynthia L. Egan, Chair of the Board of Directors at The Hanover. "She brings a vast knowledge of the opportunities and challenges impacting our industry today. We are pleased to welcome Betsy to our board."
Ward received a bachelor's degree in economics and Spanish from the University of Rochester and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. She holds a Professional Risk Manager designation from the Professional Risk Managers' International Association, and is a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. She currently serves on the Federal Advisory Council on Insurance to the Federal Insurance Office of the U.S. Treasury and has led several other industry groups in insurance and risk management. Active in her community and with not-for-profits, Ward is a Trustee on the Board of Trustees at the University of Rochester in New York and a Trustee on the board of the Community Music School of Springfield in Springfield, Mass.
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is the holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, which together constitute one of the largest insurance businesses in the United States. The company provides exceptional insurance solutions through a select group of independent agents and brokers. Together with its agent partners, The Hanover offers standard and specialized insurance protection for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as for homes, automobiles, and other personal items. For more information, please visit hanover.com.
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NYSE: BKKT).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Bakkt securities between March 31, 2021 and November 19, 2021, both dates inclusive; and/or (b) Bakkt Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with the business combination between the Company and Bakkt Holdings, LLC completed on or about October 15, 2021.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until June 20, 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, Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had defective financial controls; (ii) as a result, there were errors in the Company's financial statements related to the misclassification of certain shares issued prior to the business combination between the Company and Bakkt Holdings, LLC; (iii) accordingly, the Company would need to restate certain of its financial statements; (iv) the Company downplayed the true scope and severity of these issues; (v) the Company overstated its remediation of its defective financial controls; and (vi) as a result, the documents issued in connection with the business combination and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
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Cohen & Steers Announces Preliminary Assets Under Management and Net Flows For June 2022
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 4:18 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --—Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) today reported preliminary assets under management of $87.9 billion as of June 30, 2022, a decrease of $6.4 billion from assets under management at May 31, 2022. The decrease was due to market depreciation of $5.6 billion, distributions of $649 million and net outflows of $210 million.
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Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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Which Callaway golf ball is best?
Callaway Golf began in 1982 when Ely Callaway sold golf clubs out of his car trunk. The success of the wildly popular Big Bertha driver launched the company into one of the biggest golf equipment manufacturers in the world. In 2000, Callaway channeled some of those resources into making their own line of golf balls.
Choosing the right golf ball for your game can be confusing, but relying on the biggest golf brand in the sport is a good start. For its innovative cover and triple-line putting design, the 2021 ERC Triple TracK Golf Balls are the best.
What to know before you buy Callaway golf balls
Not every golf ball is the same
Each Callaway golf ball has distinct features that are intended for different types of golfers, swings and playing conditions. To further assist you, there is an online golf ball selector tool on the Callaway Golf website that walks you through specific questions to help you find the right ball.
Not every golfer needs the same ball
Each golfer has their own profile. Your club head speed — which ultimately determines your distance — is an important consideration when choosing a golf ball. Your age, your skill level and how often you play are also important factors. Even personal preferences — like the feel of the ball off the club at impact or the ability to shape a shot — play into the type of golf ball you select.
Not every golf ball costs the same
Each golf ball has its own cost based on design and materials. Some Callaway golf balls cost around $2 per ball, but others cost over $4 per ball. Knowing your budget ahead of time, as well as your penchant for losing balls during a round of golf, can lead you to the right ball.
What to look for in quality Callaway golf balls
Cover
Callaway golf balls have three different cover materials. Urethane covers are used by skilled golfers to enhance spin. Surlyn is an ionomer (a polymer of thermoplastic resins) that is durable and popular for most midlevel players. The company also offers a trionomer cover that is extra soft and increases the ball’s ability to bite on the greens.
Compression
Compression refers to how tightly wound the core threads are inside the golf ball. The tighter the threads, the higher the compression rating. High compression (100 or higher) golf balls require a higher club speed to generate distance but typically have a truer flight. Medium compression (rated 90) is for above-average players that want control but also hit the ball a respectable distance. Lower compression (80 and under) golf balls feel softer and travel farther because they get more rebound off the club face. Low compression golf balls are typically used by seniors, juniors and anyone learning the game. Callaway manufactures golf balls for all compression levels.
Color
Callaway golf balls are available in white, yellow, orange and red. Some balls also feature the popular Truvis pattern, which mimics a soccer ball, and is intended to increase the visibility of the ball for the golfer.
How much you can expect to spend on Callaway golf balls
Introductory Callaway golf balls run $20-$25 per dozen, while midlevel balls cost $25-$39. The most popular brands fall into the higher price range of $40-$49 per dozen, including the top-selling Chrome Soft balls.
Callaway golf balls FAQ
What is three-piece construction?
A. Three-piece construction refers to the golf ball cover and rubber core center, plus a thin layer of liquid rubber that helps with ball control. Some balls have four or five pieces, while others are made from two layers only.
What is a tour golf ball?
A. A tour golf ball is designed for extra spin and shot control. They are used by golfers with advanced games. Beginning and average golfers will be unable to take advantage of a tour ball’s features.
What are the best Callaway golf balls to buy?
Top Callaway golf balls
Callaway 2021 ERC Triple Track Golf Balls
What you need to know: These balls are extra soft, thanks to the innovative cover material, and have three stripes for improved putting accuracy.
What you’ll love: The cover is made from a hybrid material called Paraloid that was invented with Dow Chemical. The cover lasts longer than urethane and ionomer, plus it helps produce more distance for all levels of golfers.
What you should consider: The soft cover can be prone to scuffing, but that shouldn’t affect overall accuracy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Callaway Golf
Top Callaway golf balls for the money
Callaway 2021 Supersoft Golf Balls
What you need to know: This popular ball is known for its soft cover and compression core that maximizes ball speed.
What you’ll love: The multilayered construction promotes a high ball launch and low spin. It has great feel around the greens. The aerodynamic design reduces drag for increased carry. They come in a wide array of colors.
What you should consider: There were reports of the colored balls being difficult to see in the fairway.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Callaway Golf
Worth checking out
Callaway 2022 Chrome Soft Golf Balls
What you need to know: These balls feature Callaway’s new hyper-elastic SoftFast core for increased speed, spin and control.
What you’ll love: Designed for consistent ball speeds, the Tour Aero design provides consistent ball flight. There is extra forgiveness off the tee and excellent greenside control. The new technology is meant for all levels of golfers.
What you should consider: There were some reports of frequent scuffing on the soft covers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Callaway Golf
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (collectively, and together with their affiliates in the credit-focused business of Blackstone Inc., "Blackstone Credit"), announced monthly distributions for the three listed closed-end funds it advises, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (NYSE: BSL), Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund (NYSE: BGX), and Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund (NYSE: BGB) (each a "Fund" and together the "Funds").
The Funds' monthly distributions are set forth below. The following dates apply to the distribution declarations for the Funds:
The Funds declare a set of monthly distributions each quarter in amounts closely tied to the respective Fund's recent average monthly net income. As a result, the monthly distribution amounts for the Funds typically vary quarter-to-quarter, and shareholders of any Fund should not expect that Fund to continue to pay distributions in the same amounts shown above. The dynamic distribution strategy provides Blackstone Credit with greater flexibility to maintain portfolio credit quality in varying market conditions. In addition, the dynamic distribution strategy reduces the need to retain reserves from net investment income to support the stability of future distributions.
A portion of each distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net investment income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain, or return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of these distributions will depend upon each Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and will be made after the Fund's year end. Each Fund will send to investors a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will define how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $941 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance is one of the world's largest credit-focused asset managers, with $265 billion in assets under management. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients by investing across the entire corporate credit market, from public debt to private loans. Our capital supports a wide range of companies across sectors and geographies, enabling businesses to expand, invest, and navigate changing market environments.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesseract Ventures announced today that the company has been awarded a direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grant by the United States Air Force through AFWERX.
The research proposal,submitted under the 21.1 SBIR cycle, has been approved for a $1,250,000 contract for research and development (R&D) at Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Under this grant, Tesseract Ventures will continue to develop open / proprietary tools and technologies including the Tesseract Smart Space, Prism connected wearables and hardware, Node security hubs and more. These radically connected technologies are being developed to aid the Air Force in advanced data visualization, enhanced situational awareness, location tracking of supplies and resources.
Maj Ben Fogarty is the Director of Innovation at Whiteman AFB and the lead Technical POC for the SBIR project. "Tesseract's technologies represent an opportunity for Whiteman to move into the future of flightline operations at an accelerated pace," said Maj Fogarty. "We are committed to exploring implementing Tesseract's capabilities in a way that will balance safety and security with new operational capability for our airmen."
"The Air Force has always been a center of innovation and a launch pad for world-changing new technologies. We are honored to work alongside some of the military's most visionary minds, as we develop technologies that can make our Air Force more efficient and better connected, while keeping our service people safer both on the base and in the field." said John Boucard, founder and CEO, Tesseract Ventures.
The Tesseract Technologies developed under this grant can be applied to a multitude of Air Force and military applications. The Smart Space is a physical collaboration and data visualization hub that brings together information from every part of a mission or base for improved situational awareness and better operational control. It can reveal critical insights at a time when the military is challenged to analyze and visualize massive and ever increasing amounts of data.
Node is a highly portable, self-contained access control and credentialing hub that acts as a central brain for IoT devices, integrating data from various sources while also providing security at installation sites. Node can be deployed in minutes on all types of bases, at field hospitals and beyond, with little to no infrastructure needed.
Prism is a suite of advanced wearables and hardware that allows users to track the locations of personnel and equipment, create virtual zones, send out real-time alerts, receive SOS calls and more. Prism's real-time data capabilities can enhance safety and efficiency both on the base and in the battlefield.
Tesseract's advanced asset tracking sensors give commanding leadership a clear view of where material is at all times. This enhanced awareness can cut costs, aid in inventory and even give insights into maintenance needs. Each of these components is designed to work together, or individually, giving users incredible flexibility in scaling up or down their application as required by a project or mission.
Tesseract Ventures was founded in 2018 by John Boucard, a veteran inventor, engineer and technologist. The company enables businesses to defy the boundaries of space and time through next-generation technologies. Robots, smart spaces, wearables and radically connected platforms are just some of the tools created by Tesseract in its mission to make industries smarter, better connected and more efficient. The company is based in Kansas City, MO and Tampa, FL. For more information, visit www.tesseractventures.io.
A Technology Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the innovation arm of the Department Air Force, AFWERX accelerates agile and affordable capability transitions by teaming innovative technology developers with Airman and Guardian talent. AFWERX is the Air Force's team of innovators who encourage and facilitate connections across industry, academia, and military to create transformative opportunities and foster a culture of innovation.
AFWERX, in partnership with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), and the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), developed the SBIR open Topics to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and transition rate of the SBIR program. Through competitive awards-based program, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SHANGHAI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel biologics, today announced that the first patient in China has been treated with TJ-CD4B (also known as ABL111), a novel Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody, in a Phase 1 international multi-center clinical trial (IMCT) for patients with solid tumors, including gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction carcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma, and pancreatic ductal carcinoma (NCT04900818).
TJ-CD4B is the first clinical-stage bispecific antibody of its drug class. It binds to Claudin 18.2-expressing cancer cells and co-stimulatory molecule 4-1BB on T cells to exert a tumor-killing effect. In March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug Designation for TJ-CD4B for the treatment of gastric cancer including cancer of gastroesophageal junction.
"Patients with gastric, esophageal and pancreatic cancers carry a poor prognosis with limited treatment options. TJ-CD4B has demonstrated its potential to become an effective treatment option in preclinical studies. In particular, TJ-CD4B is superior to other therapies targeting Claudin 18.2 and has a broader anti-tumor effect covering cancers expressing low levels of Claudin 18.2," said Professor Lin Shen, Vice President of Clinical Oncology at the Beijing Cancer Hospital of Peking University, and leading principal investigator of the study. "The ongoing clinical testing of TJ-CD4B in cancer patients will help determine its treatment potential for a wide range of malignancies that currently lack effective therapies."
"TJ-CD4B, powered by 4-1BB-activation platform, is a promising asset of the Company's highly innovative bispecific antibody pipeline and represents the new generation of I-Mab's continued innovation. This asset has the potential to treat highly challenging cancers, such as gastric cancer, one of the most prevalent cancer types in China and an illness that often suffers from poor prognosis," said Dr. Andrew Zhu, President of I-Mab. "TJ-CD4B is being developed both in the U.S. and China. This is another important milestone in global clinical development of TJ-CD4B. We look forward to rapidly advancing the study to evaluate the key drug properties of TJ-CD4B for further development."
About TJ-CD4B/ABL111
TJ-CD4B, also known as ABL111, is a Claudin 18.2 and 4-1BB bispecific antibody capable of binding to tumor cells expressing Claudin 18.2, i.e., gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer cells, and stimulating intra-tumoral T cells by the 4-1BB arm designed to be activated only upon tumor engagement while silent elsewhere. TJ-CD4B/ABL111 effectively maintains a strong tumor binding property and anti-tumor activity attributable to a synergistic effect of both Claudin 18.2 antibody and 4-1BB antibody while avoiding or minimizing liver toxicity and systemic immunotoxicity commonly seen with 4-1BB antibodies as a drug class. Being developed under collaboration between I-Mab and ABL Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company in South Korea, TJ-CD4B/ABL111 is currently being investigated in a phase 1 clinical study in the U.S. and China. In March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug Designation for TJ-CD4B/ABL111 for the treatment of gastric cancer, including cancer of gastroesophageal junction.
About I-Mab
I-Mab (Nasdaq: IMAB) is an innovation-driven global biopharma company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel and highly differentiated biologics for immuno-oncology diseases. The Company's mission is to bring transformational medicines to patients around the world through innovation. I-Mab's globally competitive pipeline of more than 20 clinical and preclinical-stage drug candidates is driven by its internal discovery and global partnerships for in-licensing, based on the Company's Fast-to-Proof-of-Concept and Fast-to-Market development strategies. The Company is progressing from a clinical-stage biotech company into an innovative global specialty biopharmaceutical company with cutting-edge R&D capabilities, a world-class GMP manufacturing facility, and commercial capability. I-Mab has established its global footprint in Shanghai (headquarters), Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Lishui and Hong Kong in China, and Maryland and San Diego in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.i-mabbiopharma.com and follow I-Mab on LinkedIn, Twitter, and WeChat.
I-Mab Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws, including statements regarding data from the TJ-CD4B preclinical and clinical studies, the potential implications of clinical data for patients, and I-Mab's advancement of, and anticipated clinical development, regulatory milestones, and commercialization of TJ-CD4B. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including but not limited to I-Mab's ability to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its drug candidates; the clinical results for its drug candidates, which may not support further development or NDA/BLA approval; the content and timing of decisions made by the relevant regulatory authorities regarding regulatory approval of I-Mab's drug candidates; I-Mab's ability to achieve commercial success for its drug candidates, if approved; I-Mab's ability to obtain and maintain protection of intellectual property for its technology and drugs; I-Mab's reliance on third parties to conduct drug development, manufacturing and other services; I-Mab's limited operating history and I-Mab's ability to obtain additional funding for operations and to complete the development and commercialization of its drug candidates; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's clinical development, commercial and other operations, as well as those risks more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" section in I-Mab's most recent annual report on Form 20-F, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in I-Mab's subsequent filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to I-Mab, and I-Mab undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023: Don Coryell a finalist, Art Modell misses cut
Innovative offensive coach Don Coryell, who helped usher in the modern passing game to the NFL, was picked as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023.
His selection as the lone finalist contributor means former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, who moved the team to Baltimore following the 1995 season, is no longer in contention for the Class of 2023. Coryell was announced Wednesday by the Hall as the candidate chosen among a group of 12 coaches and contributors.
The former Chargers and Cardinals coach will get into the Hall if he is supported by at least 80% of the full Hall of Fame panel of voters next January.
Coryell had a 111-83-1 record in 14 NFL seasons, won three playoff games and never reached a Super Bowl.
But his impact on the game with his famous “Air Coryell” offense in San Diego was transcendent as he took advantage of rule changes that opened up the passing game in the late 1970s and put together an offense that still influences the game today.
After a successful collegiate stint at San Diego State where he helped groom future Hall of Fame coaches John Madden and Joe Gibbs, Coryell took over the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973.
He led a franchise that won at least 10 games only twice in 53 seasons before he arrived to three straight double-digit win seasons and the team's only two division titles in St. Louis with Jim Hart as his quarterback. Coryell won Coach of the Year in 1974.
But his greatest success came when he took over the Chargers early in the 1978 season and teamed with Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts to form one of the NFL's most dynamic passing games.
With an offense that featured pre-snap motion, only one running back and thrived on throwing the ball downfield, the Chargers changed how offenses played the game.
The success was immediate with the Chargers making the playoffs in Coryell's first four full seasons with back-to-back trips to the AFC title game in 1980 and '81.
A poor defense prevented San Diego from reaching the Super Bowl and the team then failed to post a winning record in his final four seasons.
But during his tenure, the Chargers led the NFL by scoring 26.2 points per game, averaging 390.8 yards per game with 279.5 yards passing per game.
The gap in yards passing between the Chargers and second-place San Francisco (223 per game) was bigger than the gap between the 49ers and the third-worst passing team of that era, the Rams (170.5 yards per game).
Coryell, who was the first coach to win at least 100 games in college and the pros, died in 2010.
The committee also considered Modell and 10 other candidates along with Coryell: Roone Arledge, Mike Holmgren, Frank Kilroy, Robert Kraft, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Art Rooney Jr., Mike Shanahan, Clark Shaughnessy and John Wooten.
Last week, a separate panel picked Super Bowl V MVP Chuck Howley and All-Pro defenders Joe Klecko and Ken Riley as finalists in the seniors category. They also will get in if they get support from at least 80% of voters in January.
The selection committee could also vote in up to five modern era candidates from a pool still to be determined.
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DENVER, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisan Bio, a world-leader in CRISPR genome engineering technology, today announced the launch of its CRISPR-based 1-stop shop developed from the company's proprietary STAR-CRISPR™ platform. Artisan provides drug developers with flexible and broad access to advanced genome engineering tools for the research and commercialization of cell and gene therapies.
"Artisan has translated decades of technical experience in genome engineering into a novel, high-throughput, and multiplexed CRISPR editing system that bridges early discovery through clinical development for the biopharmaceutical industry," said Dr. Ryan Gill, Chief Executive Officer at Artisan. "Our STAR-CRISPR™ platform allows investigators to focus on research results rather than patent rights, which will ultimately provide patients with the best chance of cures for diseases like cancer."
Artisan's STAR-CRISPR™ platform includes a proprietary nuclease and guide architecture that provides accessibility for cutting-edge CRISPR tools in the commercialization of cell and gene therapies. Artisan aims to provide the industry with broad access to this platform on an array of drug targets, clinical indications, and cell types, with customizable levels of commercial exclusivity.
- Validated performance in T, NK, and iPS cells
- Leading gene knock-in and knock-outs efficiencies
- Multiplexed editing capabilities and large payload deliveries
- Guide sequence data packages and genome integrity assays
Now widely offered to the industry, Artisan previously utilized STAR-CRISPR™ and their synthetic biology expertise to construct customized and precisely engineered cell therapies for several partners, including the multinational Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Cabaletta Bio.
"The quality and speed of Artisan's data generation, as well as their expanding suite of off target analyses to support potential clinical applications, exceeded our expectations," Gwen Binder, Executive Vice President, Science and Technology, at Cabaletta Bio.
Partner inquiries can be directed to bd@artisancells.com.
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Extends Maturities to 2027 and 2028, Increases Term Loan Borrowing Capacity, and Results in a Fully Undrawn Revolving Credit Facility
IRVINE, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sunstone") (NYSE: SHO), the owner of Long-Term Relevant Real Estate® in the lodging industry, announced today that it has entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Amended Credit Agreement") which expands the Company's unsecured borrowing capacity and extends the maturity of the in-place loans. The Amended Credit Agreement continues to provide for a $500 million revolving credit facility and increases the aggregate amount of the Company's two term loan facilities from $108 million to $350 million. The facilities will bear interest pursuant to a leverage-based pricing grid ranging from 1.35% to 2.25% over the applicable adjusted term SOFR. The $500 million revolving credit facility has two six-month extension options, which would result in an extended maturity of July 2027. The two term loan facilities each have a balance of $175 million and mature in July 2027 and January 2028. The Company utilized proceeds received from the incremental borrowing on the term loans to fully repay the $230 million that was outstanding on its revolving credit facility.
"We are pleased to announce this amendment to our credit agreement that further enhances our balance sheet flexibility, extends our maturities, and more prudently utilizes our debt capacity," commented Aaron Reyes, Chief Financial Officer. "We appreciate the support and partnership from our existing and new banking relationships, as their lending commitments to our expanded credit facilities demonstrate their confidence in our balance sheet and corporate strategy."
The Company's $850 million unsecured credit facilities are led jointly by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., PNC Capital Markets LLC, U.S. Bank National Association, Truist Securities, Inc., and The Huntington National Bank. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association serves as the Administrative Agent. Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. serve as the Syndication Agents, PNC Bank, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association, Truist Bank, and The Huntington National Bank are the Documentation Agents, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC serves as the Sustainability Agent.
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT"). Sunstone's strategy is to create long-term stakeholder value through the acquisition, active ownership, and disposition of hotels considered to be Long-Term Relevant Real Estate®. For further information, please visit Sunstone's website at www.sunstonehotels.com.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Diplomats from around the world have failed to reach agreement on a United Nations treaty designed to protect marine life on the high seas, after a fifth round of talks ended in impasse.
Negotiations at U.N. headquarters in New York were suspended early Saturday following two weeks of talks that environmentalists had hoped would close a gap in international marine protection measures.
A proposed treaty would set rules for protecting biodiversity in two-thirds of the world’s ocean areas that are outside of national jurisdictions.
Less than 1% of the high seas are protected without a new treaty, and “pockets of marine protection are not enough” for threatened species, said Maxine Burkett, the United States deputy assistant secretary of state who was involved in negotiations.
The global goal is to set aside 30% of ocean area as some kind of marine sanctuary.
Ocean health also us key to combatting climate change because more than 90% of the excess heat from climate change is absorbed by the seas. Marine heat waves are getting longer and more frequent.
“The ocean cannot afford further delay,” Burkett said earlier in the week, when the negotiations looked promising.
In the Caribbean, “our livelihoods are directly dependent on the health of the ocean,” said Janine Felson, Belize’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Talks centered on how to share benefits from marine life, establish protected areas, prevent harm from human activity on the high seas and to help poor countries gain the skills and means for ocean exploration.
Campaigners expressed disappointment at the failure to reach a deal but said the talks produced some progress.
Laura Meller, who leads Greenpeace’s ocean protection campaign, accused rich countries such as the United States of being too slow to compromise.
“Russia has also been a key blocker in negotiations, refusing to engage in the treaty process itself, or attempting to compromise with the European Union and many other states on a wide range of issues,” Meller said.
The talks will resume next year unless a special emergency session is called before the end of 2022.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Monica Medina also voiced disappointment but expressed hope that the work done so far would carry forward. She said the United States remained committed to the goal of protecting at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
“We cannot let the tides and currents push us back. We must keep going,” Medina said.
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INDIANA, Pa., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) (NASDAQ: STBA), the holding company for S&T Bank with operations in five markets including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio and Upstate New York, announced today that a conference call detailing the company's second quarter 2022 earnings will be held live over the Internet at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Christopher J. McComish, chief executive officer, David G. Antolik, president, and Mark Kochvar, chief financial officer, will conduct the conference call. The public is invited to listen.
S&T Bancorp, Inc. intends to release its second quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
PERTINENT USER INFORMATION:
To access the webcast, go to S&T Bancorp's webpage at the address listed above and click on "Events & Presentations." Select "2nd Quarter 2022 Conference Call" and follow the instructions. After the live presentation, the webcast will be archived on this website for at least 90 days. A replay of the call will also be available until July 28, 2022, by dialing 1.877.481.4010; the Conference ID is 45770.
Prior to the webcast, please email questions to investor.relations@stbank.com. Also, participants who log into the conference call will have an opportunity to email their questions directly from the webpage beginning at 12:55 p.m. ET until the conclusion of the presentation.
The S&T Bancorp, Inc. Second Quarter Earnings Press Release can be accessed on Thursday,
July 21, 2022 at www.stbancorp.com. Click on "Press Releases."
S&T Bancorp, Inc. is a $9.4 billion bank holding company that is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. Its principal subsidiary, S&T Bank was established in 1902 and operates in five markets including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio and Upstate New York. S&T Bank recently received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction for retail banking in the Pennsylvania region by J.D. Power. For more information visit stbancorp.com or stbank.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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All sales help support Certified B Corp "Best for the World™" company's effort to plant 5,000 avocado trees in Peru.
LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Avocado Day, Avocado Green — makers of certified organic and eco-luxury products — is launching a one-weekend flash sale with exclusive savings on their certified organic mattresses, 100% reclaimed wood bed frames, adjustable bed frames, organic certified linen sheets and pillows, bath collection, luxurious loungewear, and clean skin + body products.
As part of Avocado's Giving initiative, through which they donate 1% of all revenue to 1% For the Planet, all sales during the National Avocado Day sale will support the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation's effort to plant 5,000 avocado trees along the Napo and Amazon rivers in remote jungles in Peru.
From July 29 to August 1 only, customers can save up to $880 on Avocado's top-rated certified organic mattresses. Customers can save 10% on the Organic Green Mattress, Organic Luxury Mattress, and radically affordable Eco Organic Mattress, using code AVODAY, at AvocadoMattress.com.
Using the same code, shoppers can also save up to $340 on bed frames, including solid wood frames handcrafted in Avocado's own sustainable woodshop or adjustable bases that quietly glide into the most restful, supportive position.
Shoppers will save up to $65 on bedding, which covers luxurious, naturally breathable, GOTS certified organic sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases. The AVODAY code is also good for 10% savings on all pillows, toppers, dog beds, and bath products.
The savings keep going. The code AVODAY is also good on Avocado's responsible loungewear and skin + body lines. Customers can save on insanely comfortable organic cotton, modal, and alpaca fiber apparel collections, as well as a Grounding Dry Body Oil, Supercharged Reishi Body Melt, and Snoozy Bath Soak with Magnesium Flakes.
Every order also comes with free carbon negative shipping. As a Climate Neutral certified brand — and one of B Corp's "Best for the World™"brands — Avocado reduces its footprint, offsets all of its scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, and advocates for legislation that will help mitigate the climate crisis.
From the beginning, Avocado just wanted a new kind of mattress. One that was greener — better for people and the planet — affordable, and comfortable. It was a simple idea rooted in a much bigger vision. Five years later, Avocado continues to expand — from bedding, to furniture, to their skin + bath collection, and their line of responsible loungewear. As the company grows, Avocado continues to redefine what it means to be a sustainable, ethical brand. The company is a Certified B Corporation, a Climate Neutral® Certified business, and a member of 1% For the Planet, remaining true to its original purpose: to be one of the most sustainable companies on Earth. Learn more at AvocadoGreen.com.
If you would like more information, please contact Jessica Hann at jessica@avocadomattress.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog and a coalition of nonprofits opposed preemption of California's landmark privacy law in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today urging her to protect the rights of 40 million Californians.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), strengthened by voters in 2020 with the California Privacy Rights Act to give people unprecedented control over their personal data collected by businesses, would be preempted by the federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA).
Californians would lose a slew of rights because of federal preemption, primarily the right to make their laws stronger. The CCPA can only be amended by the legislature in a way that benefits consumer privacy, or with voter support.
"The bill will exempt companies that provide data to government agencies, leave the law vulnerable to weakening by industry lobbyists, and swiftly cancel years of progress in California," stated the letter, signed by Consumer Action, Children's Advocacy Institute, Consumer Protection Policy Center, Consumer Watchdog, and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
Pelosi recently raised questions about the federal law overriding privacy protections.
"With so much innovation happening in our state, it is imperative that California continues offering and enforcing the nation's strongest privacy rights," Pelosi said in a statement.
"All Americans deserve privacy protections, but preemption is a false choice pitting California's law against protections for all Americans. We can have both. Strong federal privacy laws already co-exist with stronger state privacy laws," states the letter.
Preemption will impact everything from immigration rights to freedom of assembly. It will also handicap the fight for reproductive rights, enabled by a loophole that allows companies who contract with government entities for data collection to avoid its protections.
"In contrast, under California law companies who contract with the government are covered businesses that must comply with the law," states the letter.
This loophole provides a shortcut for governments to purchase personal information without needing to obtain a warrant or subpoena. For example, a location data company called SafeGraph collected location information of those who visited abortion clinics and made it publicly available for sale.
"Under California's law, any resident who exercised their opt-out choice is protected from a government's extra-judicial purchase of their private information. ADPPA would overturn that protection," states the letter.
The California doctor who provided an abortion to a woman in an anti-choice state could also be exposed to prosecution if the doctor travels to her home state, because a Californian's ability to prevent their information from being sold to any government – including that anti-choice sheriff – is stripped by the ADPPA.
The loophole will disparately impact communities of color, low-income workers, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and marginalized people everywhere.
Other rights that will be precluded by ADPPA include:
- The right to opt-out of profiling and automated decision-making. That's where the worst discrimination is built into the system, with biased algorithms making decisions on creditworthiness, employability, insurance eligibility and home purchases.
- Protection against coercive pricing when consumers exercise their privacy rights. The state's law prohibits such charges from being "unjust, unreasonable, coercive or usurious" and requires companies to prove a different price for those who choose privacy is "reasonably related to the value provided to the business by the consumer's data."
- California's ability to enforce the law. The California Privacy Protection Agency, charged with enforcing our state law, cites "significant uncertainties" in its ability to do so.
Federal laws such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act all established national policy "floors" and let states enact more privacy-protective legislation. The ADPPA could do the same.
Californians are enjoying the protections of the law now. The enhancements enacted by voters take effect this January. But it will take years for the FTC to write rules implementing much of the federal law, stripping our protections in the meantime.
"Delay is denial," states the letter.
The California Privacy Protection Agency, Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and numerous other state and federal lawmakers have expressed similar objections to preemption.
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Elon Musk visits Brazil’s Bolsonaro to discuss Amazon plans
By DIANE JEANTET
Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk met with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday to discuss connectivity and other projects in the Amazon rainforest.
The meeting, held in a luxurious resort in Sao Paulo state, was organized by Communications Minister Fábio Faria, who has said he is seeking partnerships with the world’s richest man to bring or improve internet in schools and health facilities in rural areas using technology developed by SpaceX and Starlink, and also to preserve the rainforest.
“Super excited to be in Brazil for launch of Starlink for 19,000 unconnected schools in rural areas & environmental monitoring of Amazon,” Musk tweeted Friday morning.
Illegal activities in the vast Amazon rainforest are monitored by several institutions, such as the national space agency, federal police and environmental regulator Ibama.
But deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has surged under Bolsonaro, reaching its highest annual rate in more than a decade, according to official data from the national space agency. Bolsonaro’s critics say he is largely to blame, having emboldened loggers and land grabbers with his fervent support for development of the region.
During the event, Bolsonaro said the region was “really important” to Brazil.
“We count on Elon Musk so that the Amazon is known by everyone in Brazil and in the world, to show the exuberance of this region, how we are preserving it, and how much harm those who spread lies about this region are doing to us,” he said.
Bolsonaro and Musk appeared in a video transmitted live on the president’s Facebook account, standing together on a stage and answering questions from a group of students.
“A lot can be done to improve quality of life through technology,” Musk told the crowd.
Although none of the students asked about Musk’s prospective purchase of Twitter, Bolsonaro said that it represented a “breath of hope.”
“Freedom is the cement for the future,” he said, calling the billionaire a “legend of freedom.”
Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion, but said this week the deal can’t go forward until the company provides information about how many accounts on the platform are spam or bots.
Like Musk, Bolsonaro has sought to position himself as a champion of free speech and opposed the deplatforming of individuals including his ally, former U.S. President Donald Trump.
The meeting with Bolsonaro occurs just five months before the far-right leader will seek a second term in a hotly anticipated election. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/20/elon-musk-visits-brazils-bolsonaro-to-discuss-amazon-plans/ | 2022-05-20T19:24:10Z |
Trial Set for September 2nd
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog filed its final briefs in a California Public Records Act ("CPRA") lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance. The CPRA suit alleges that Lara and the Department failed to search for and produce records related to a pay-to-play scandal involving insurance companies with business pending before the agency.
The hearing will be held September 2, 2022. Download Consumer Watchdog's Reply Brief filed late last week.
Consumer Watchdog's CPRA requests sought records of communications and meetings with "any individuals employed by or representing" the companies involved in the scandal. However, the Department failed to search for the records.
According to Consumer Watchdog's Reply Brief,
"[Department Special Counsel] Bryant Henley personally met with Respondent Lara to search Lara's computer and devices . . ., yet during that meeting Henley failed to ask Respondent Lara about records reflecting 'any other individuals employed by or representing' the companies. . . . For example, did Respondent Lara communicate with his friend and mentor [former Assembly Speaker] Fabian Núñez, who Henley and Lara knew 'might be or [was] about to be representing Applied Underwriters and might reach out to [Lara] in the future in this regard'? That silence is deafening and ignores a 'red flag.'"
As explained in Consumer Watchdog's Opening Brief filed on July 5, 2022, Commissioner Lara had initially pledged not to accept insurance company contributions. However, in early 2019, individuals linked to workers' compensation insurer Applied Underwriters and another company, IHC, contributed $53,400 to Lara's 2022 re-election campaign fund. Some of the contributions were made in the name of relatives of insurance company executives, apparently to hide their true source in violation of campaign finance and money laundering laws. Shortly after, Applied's president, Steven Menzies, requested that Commissioner Lara intervene in proceedings at the Department involving Applied. Lara did so, overriding Administrative Law Judge orders in at least four proceedings. Menzies also stood to gain if Commissioner Lara approved his purchase of Applied's subsidiary, California Insurance Company ("CIC").
In the wake of statewide news reports, Commissioner Lara apologized and promised "transparency."
Consumer Watchdog then filed two CPRA requests with the Department, seeking communications and meeting records involving individuals "employed by or representing" the insurance companies involved in the scandal.
Several records the Department ultimately produced suggest that Menzies and others improperly discussed the sale of CIC with Commissioner Lara and Department staff simultaneously with campaign fundraising. The Department refused to produce other records and failed to provide an adequate explanation for withholding them.
Without other recourse, Consumer Watchdog filed a public records lawsuit, asking the court to require the Department to search for and produce all responsive records.
Consumer Watchdog contends that the Department failed to search for records it was on notice of involving individuals lobbying on behalf of Applied, CIC, and IHC. These individuals include a former New Mexico insurance regulator, Eric Serna, who resigned following a different pay-to-play scandal, Fabian Núñez, former-Assembly Member turned lobbyist Rusty Areias, and another individual involved in the sale of CIC, Jamie Sahara.
The lawsuit, Consumer Watchdog v. Ricardo Lara et al. Case No. 20STCP00664, is being litigated in Los Angeles Superior Court. Consumer Watchdog is represented by attorneys for the group and Kelly Aviles, esq.
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- Hyundai's first full electric high-performance model IONIQ 5 N to be launched in 2023
- Hyundai Motor today premieres two high-performance concepts — RN22e and N Vision 74
- RN22e and N Vision 74 embody Hyundai N Brand's high-performance vision of electrification, though not confirmed for commercial production
BUSAN, South Korea, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor's high-performance N sub-brand is revealing its electrification vision to demonstrate the company's commitment to future-focused zero-emissions technologies. RN22e and N Vision 74 are inspirational examples of N's electrification vision.
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"RN22e and N Vision 74 play an important role in the strategic development of our entire product lineup, especially our electrified, high-performance vehicles," said Thomas Schemera, Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience Division at Hyundai Motor Company. "Rolling labs represent the continuous development of our most advanced technologies."
"In just seven years, Hyundai N has become the fastest evolving performance brand," says Till Wartenberg, Vice President of N Brand Management & Motorsport Sub-Division at Hyundai Motor Company. "N is moving forward to set new standards in sustainable high performance."
Introducing RN22e and N Vision 74
RN22e offers racetrack-ready performance by refining and optimizing Hyundai's market-leading E-GMP and packaging it in an IONIQ 6-based streamliner design. As Hyundai N's first rolling lab based on E-GMP, RN22e shows the electrified N brand's vision and direction while opening the possibility of a high-performance EV model in the future.
Inspired by Hyundai Motor's heritage, N Vision 74 is a high-performance hydrogen fuel cell hybrid rolling lab that underlines the company's leadership in sustainable performance technology. N Vision 74 is inspired by both technology and design, rooted in N's sustainable vision announced in 2015 and Hyundai's passion for high performance since 1974.
"N Vision 74's future-oriented design reflects the respect and appreciation we have for the dedication and passion that went into the Pony Coupe concept," said SangYup Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai Design Center.
History and Future of Hyundai rolling labs
In 2012, Hyundai embarked on Project RM to showcase its expertise in developing new technology and innovation. N will also stay true to its philosophy in the era of electrification.
As the initial big step, Hyundai Motor's first electric N, IONIQ 5 N will hit the global market in 2023. More details about the first EV N will be unveiled later.
More information can be found at: http://globalpr.hyundai.com
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Gary Wojtaszek Will Help Guide Involta's Growth as Company Leverages Carlyle's Recent Capital Investment
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Involta, an industry-leading hybrid IT, cloud computing, and data center services company, welcomes Gary Wojtaszek to its Board of Directors. He joins Involta President and CEO James (Jim) Buie as the most recent board member following the company's acquisition by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). Both will serve under the leadership of Board Chairman Ed Vilandrie, an Operating Executive for The Carlyle Group, and Involta Founder and former CEO Bruce Lehrman, Board Vice Chairman.
Wojtaszek is well known in the data center and technology industry as a transformational business founder and leader with proven expertise. His experience includes founding, growing and monetizing private and public companies of scale. He's currently the founder and CEO of RecNation and is a board member at GDS Holdings, Quantum Loophole, Tech Partners and Talen Energy. Wojtaszek is an advisor to The Carlyle Group.
"A strong company begins with strong leadership. I am truly inspired by the guidance and support of some of the best, most-experienced IT business leaders in our industry," states Jim Buie, Involta President and CEO. "During Gary's tenure as President & CEO at CyrusOne, the company exemplified one of the most significant data center growth stories in the industry. I confidently look forward to Involta's future growth and expansion."
Involta's board of directors provides insight and expertise to help guide the management team regarding company direction. Under the guidance of the Board of Directors, the company plans to expand its data center and solution portfolio to support the growing digital infrastructure requirements of enterprise businesses across the country.
Involta builds, owns, and operates nationwide data center locations and fiber networks used to deliver secure and reliable colocation, cloud, and connectivity services. In addition, Involta delivers secure, reliable, scalable edge solutions to customers across a range of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing and financial services.
About Involta
Involta is an award-winning hybrid IT and cloud-forward consulting firm orchestrating digital transformation for the nation's leading enterprises. Involta's ongoing mission is rooted in partnership. Its personalized approach identifies customers' requirements while earning their trust to ultimately deliver Superior Infrastructure and Services, Operational Excellence and People Who Deliver, keeping with the Involta brand promise.
Involta pairs strategic consulting with the unique ability to leverage owned data centers and infrastructure assets, empowering businesses with necessary security and reliability requirements. Its well-defined, rigorous process to deliver hybrid cloud, edge, consulting, and data center services have earned the company several designations, including a KLAS rating and review for partial healthcare IT outsourcing excellence. The company has also been recognized on several CRN lists and has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in America by Inc.5000 for nine consecutive years.
Involta enables customers with the power to transform their technology and the freedom to focus on their core business. To learn more about Involta, visit involta.com or follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.
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HAMBURG, BOCHUM and DARMSTADT, Germany, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announces CGI Sense360, its cloud-based, smart analytics platform that gives emergency responders holistic and accurate situational awareness in the event of a disaster. Using comprehensive data sources and augmented reality, the platform creates a visual situation overview that helps organizations more efficiently organize and accelerate rescue operations.
Whether a disaster is caused by natural or human hazards, up-to-date information is critical to safe and successful rescue efforts. CGI Sense360 creates a holistic picture of a disaster using data from a variety of sources across the ecosystem, such as satellites, drones and maps; infrastructure, geospatial, weather and environmental data; and online databases, blogs and social media. The platform's integrated and secure communications system combines augmented reality, situational images and other data to create a visual overview that is shared with emergency responders in a context-aware manner to enable faster, safer rescue operations.
International aid organization I.S.A.R. (International Search and Rescue) in Germany is a project partner in the design and development of CGI Sense360. I.S.A.R. is certified by the United Nations for international rescue operations.
"We provide international assistance in humanitarian missions; for example, after natural disasters and accidents or in war zones," says Dr. Steven Bayer, Project Coordinator at I.S.A.R. "The immediate availability of detailed situation images and current data is crucial for efficient, rapid rescue measures. And, it is precisely this information that the new cloud-based data analytics platform CGI Sense360 can provide."
Development of the platform also is supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). CGI space experts have worked closely with the ESA for about 40 years, including in Bochum and Darmstadt, Germany. CGI's current projects include the development of a centralized "pooling and sharing" system for secure satellite communications services.
"In rescue operations, analog processes still dominate in many cases," notes Stefan Wichert, Senior Vice President of CGI's operations in Northern Germany. "However, an exact situation picture and an unrestricted flow of information are indispensable in the event of a crisis or disaster. In addition, the time factor is important. With CGI Sense360, we offer a high-performance, intelligent and secure platform that meets these criteria. It delivers all the information needed for time-critical coordination and relief operations in near real-time. We see a very large market potential for our new platform, which takes the benefits of digitalization a decisive step forward."
CGI Sense360 initially is designed to support disaster rescue teams, for example, in war zones or in the event of terrorist attacks, accidents, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and forest fires. The solution draws upon CGI's extensive experience in supporting clients globally with natural disaster planning and recovery programs. This includes developing wildfire mapping services using artificial intelligence and space data for the ESA, delivering England's Future Flood Forecasting System, and working with U.S. states and territories to deploy data management systems for administering natural disaster recovery programs. CGI continues to develop the CGI Sense360 solution for additional situational awareness scenarios, such as for the military, police and fire departments, and organizations with critical infrastructure such as utilities, airports and container terminals.
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is $12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis of the emergency physician resident workforce in Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that while the number of residency programs is increasing, new residency programs are disproportionately located in urban areas in states with existing programs, rather than rural communities with limited access to emergency care.
"Predictions of an oversupply of emergency physicians in the next decade may not apply to every part of the country," said Christopher L. Bennett, MD, MA, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and lead study author. "Regional differences over time need to be considered in any discussions of workforce challenges—these findings underscore the likelihood that rural emergency physician shortages will persist."
A small number of states with an already high number of residency programs gained the most programs between 2013 and 2020, according to the study. At the same time, there is an emergency physician "desert" in the rural United States characterized by a lack of residents and residency training programs.
The six states with the largest increase in residency programs were Florida (increased from five to 19), Michigan (increased from 11 to 25), New York (21 to 31), Ohio (nine to 18), Pennsylvania (12 to 21), and California (14 to 22). Twenty states did not gain a program and some states do not have any emergency medicine residency programs, including Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
The number of emergency medicine residencies expanded from 160 to 265 between 2013 and 2020, according to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) data analyzed. The study also notes that of 6,993 emergency medicine residents in the 2020 American Medical Association data set, 98% were in urban areas.
This analysis of residencies is consistent with a 2020 study by the same authors that found most emergency physicians (92%) were in urban areas and that clinically active emergency physicians in rural communities skewed older and closer to retirement than their urban area peers.
Urban residency programs that can expand opportunities for rural training rotations may be able to help solve aspects of the projected workforce challenges, the authors note.
"Emergency physicians tend to practice where they train," said Dr. Bennett. "As newer physicians seek footing in a challenging job market, exposing residents to rural emergency medicine can open doors to rewarding career paths while addressing the critical need to improve access to emergency services in these communities."
Annals of Emergency Medicine is one of the peer-reviewed scientific journals for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the national medical society representing emergency medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine is the largest and most frequently cited circulation peer-reviewed journal in emergency medicine and publishes original research, clinical reports, opinion, and educational information related to the practice, teaching, and research of emergency medicine.
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In this study, AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion) demonstrated rapid, substantial, and statistically significant antidepressant efficacy compared with the active comparator bupropion
NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the publication of the results from the pivotal ASCEND Phase 2 clinical trial of AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion) in major depressive disorder (MDD). AXS-05 is a novel, oral, investigational N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist with multimodal activity. The article, "Effect of AXS-05 (Dextromethorphan-Bupropion) in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial," was published today in The American Journal of Psychiatry and is available in full here.
"Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, debilitating and potentially life-threatening. There is an urgent need for mechanistically new treatments that are effective and well tolerated," said Dan Iosifescu, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine, Director of the Clinical Research Division at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, and co-author of the publication. "Due to its novel mechanism of action targeting glutamate and sigma-1 receptors, and to its robust antidepressant efficacy demonstrated in this study, AXS-05 has the potential to become an important and very useful new treatment for patients with major depressive disorder."
"We are very pleased with the publication of the ASCEND trial results in The American Journal of Psychiatry, the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world1," said Herriot Tabuteau, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Axsome. "ASCEND is one of the pivotal efficacy trials that forms the basis of our NDA for AXS-05 in depression, which is currently under review by the FDA. Axsome is positioned to move expeditiously to make this product available to patients as quickly as possible, should it be approved."
The ASCEND trial assessed the efficacy and safety of AXS-05 versus the active comparator bupropion in patients with MDD. A total of 80 patients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe MDD, confirmed by an independent clinical assessor, were randomized to receive AXS-05 (45 mg dextromethorphan/105 mg bupropion tablet) (n=43), or bupropion (105 mg tablet) (n=37), once daily for the first 3 days and twice daily thereafter, for a total of 6 weeks. The primary endpoint was overall treatment effect on the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score (average of the change from baseline for weeks 1–6).
In the trial, AXS-05 demonstrated rapid, substantial, and statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms and induction of remission compared with bupropion. The mean change from baseline in MADRS score over weeks 1–6 was significantly greater with AXS-05 than with bupropion (-13.7 points vs. -8.8 points; least-squares mean difference=-4.9; p<0.001). The MADRS score change with AXS-05 was significantly greater than with bupropion at week 2 and every time point thereafter (week 6: -17.3 vs. -12.1 points; least-squares mean difference=-5.2; p=0.013). Remission rates were significantly greater with AXS-05 at week 2 and every time point thereafter (week 6: 46.5% vs. 16.2%; least-squares mean difference=30.3%; p=0.004). Most secondary outcomes favored AXS-05.
AXS-05 was generally well tolerated in the trial. The most common adverse events with AXS-05 were dizziness, nausea, dry mouth, decreased appetite, and anxiety. AXS-05 was not associated with psychotomimetic effects, weight gain, or sexual dysfunction.
The article was published today online in The American Journal of Psychiatry in advance of the corresponding upcoming print issue.
About AXS-05
AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion) is a novel, oral, patent protected, investigational NMDA receptor antagonist with multimodal activity under development for the treatment of major depressive disorder and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders. AXS-05 utilizes a proprietary formulation and dose of dextromethorphan and bupropion, and Axsome's metabolic inhibition technology, to modulate the delivery of the components. The dextromethorphan component of AXS-05 is an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, also known as a glutamate receptor modulator, which is a novel mechanism of action, meaning it works differently than currently approved oral therapies for major depressive disorder. The dextromethorphan component of AXS-05 is also a sigma-1 receptor agonist. The bupropion component of AXS-05 serves to increase the bioavailability of dextromethorphan, and is a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. AXS-05 is currently covered by more than 100 issued U.S. and international patents, with expiration dates out to 2040. AXS-05 has been granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designations for the treatment of MDD and for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease agitation. A new drug application (NDA) for AXS-05 for the treatment of major depressive disorder is under review by the FDA. AXS-05 is not approved by the FDA.
About Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for CNS conditions that have limited treatment options. Through development of therapeutic options with novel mechanisms of action, we are transforming the approach to treating CNS conditions. At Axsome, we are committed to developing products that meaningfully improve the lives of patients and provide new therapeutic options for physicians. For more information, please visit the Company's website at axsome.com. The Company may occasionally disseminate material, nonpublic information on the company website.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release are "forward-looking statements". We may, in some cases, use terms such as "predicts," "believes," "potential," "continue," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "may," "could," "might," "will," "should" or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. In particular, the Company's statements regarding trends and potential future results are examples of such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the continued commercial success of our newly acquired Sunosi product; the success, timing and cost of our ongoing clinical trials and anticipated clinical trials for our current product candidates, including statements regarding the timing of initiation, pace of enrollment and completion of the trials (including our ability to fully fund our disclosed clinical trials, which assumes no material changes to our currently projected expenses), futility analyses and receipt of interim results, which are not necessarily indicative of the final results of our ongoing clinical trials, and the number or type of studies or nature of results necessary to support the filing of an NDA for any of our current product candidates; our ability to fund additional clinical trials to continue the advancement of our product candidates; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain FDA or other regulatory authority approval of, or other action with respect to, our product candidates (including, but not limited to, whether potential filing issues or issues identified by FDA during the substantive review may impact the potential approvability of the Company's NDA submission for AXS-05 in MDD or the timing of such approval; whether issues identified by FDA in the complete response letter may impact the potential approvability of the Company's NDA for AXS-07 for the acute treatment of migraine in adults with or without aura, pursuant to our special protocol assessment for the MOMENTUM clinical trial; the potential for the ASCEND clinical trial, combined with the GEMINI clinical trial results, to provide a basis for approval of AXS-05 for the treatment of major depressive disorder and accelerate its development timeline and commercial path to patients; the Company's ability to successfully defend its intellectual property or obtain the necessary licenses at a cost acceptable to the Company, if at all; the successful implementation of the Company's research and development programs and collaborations; the success of the Company's license agreements; the acceptance by the market of the Company's product candidates, if approved; the Company's anticipated capital requirements, including the amount of capital required for the continued commercialization of Sunosi and for the Company's commercial launch of its product candidates, and the potential impact on the Company's anticipated cash runway; unforeseen circumstances or other disruptions to normal business operations arising from or related to COVID-19; and other factors, including general economic conditions and regulatory developments, not within the Company's control. The factors discussed herein could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstance.
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References
1. American Psychiatric Association. About The American Journal of Psychiatry. Psychiatry Online. 2022. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/about
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s health minister said Thursday the country has marked its first day after more than two years without a single COVID-19 death, lauding this as a significant milestone for a nation that long had the highest number of coronavirus cases in the Middle East.
The ministry reported 175 new cases over the past day, bringing Iran’s number of confirmed cases during the pandemic to more than 7,230,000. Iran’s officially registered death toll stands at 141,318.
“Iran has experienced the first day without a coronavirus death while America and Europe still have high casualty rates,” tweeted Health Minister Bahram Einollahi.
At its peak in the pandemic, in August 2021, Iran registered more than 50,000 new cases a day. That same month also marked the highest daily number of fatalities, 709 deaths a day.
Earlier this year, in February, authorities said the aggressive omicron variant was dominant in Iran and urged hospitals to prepare for a new wave of infections and hospitalizations.
Like many middle-income countries, Iran has relied on Sinopharm, the state-backed Chinese vaccine. The country also offers citizens an array of other shots to choose from — Oxford-AstraZeneca, Russia’s Sputnik V, Indian firm Bharat’s Covaxin, as well as its homegrown COVIran Barekat shot.
With anti-American hostility simmering, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had banned the import of Western shots. Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech remain forbidden. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/health-minister-iran-marks-first-day-without-covid-deaths/ | 2022-06-02T22:43:55Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NML) (the "Fund") has announced a distribution declaration of $0.02266 per share of common stock. The distribution announced today is payable on September 30, 2022, has a record date of September 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of September 14, 2022.
The Fund currently intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of its common stock at a fixed rate per share, to be determined based on the projected net rate of return of the Fund's investments as well as other factors, subject to ongoing review and adjustment from time to time. The Fund currently intends to pay its regular monthly distributions out of its distributable cash flow, which generally consists of (1) cash and paid-in-kind distributions from master limited partnerships ("MLPs") or their affiliates, dividends from common stocks, interest from debt instruments and income from other investments held by the Fund less (2) current or accrued operating expenses, including leverage costs, if any, and taxes on its taxable income.
The Fund expects that a portion of its distributions to stockholders will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. A "return of capital" is a distribution by the Fund which represents a return of a common stockholder's original investment, and should not be confused with a dividend. To the extent the Fund pays a return of capital, a common stockholder's basis in Fund shares will be reduced, which will increase a capital gain or reduce a capital loss upon sale of those shares. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount, or that a distribution will consist solely of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits.
In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
The Fund is subject to federal income tax on its taxable income, unlike most investment companies. Any taxes paid by the Fund will reduce the amount available to pay distributions to stockholders, and therefore investors in the Fund will likely receive lower distributions than if they invested directly in MLPs.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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Denmark justice minister resigns to prompt Cabinet reshuffle
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has announced a Cabinet reshuffle after Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup resigned to become the new head of the Danish Brewers’ Association. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen chose Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye as the new justice minister to replace Haekkerup on Monday. Housing Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek became the new integration minister and was replaced by lawmaker Christian Rabjerg Madsen. It was the second government shuffle since Frederiksen became prime minister as head of a minority Social Democratic government in June 2019. Haekkerup will take up his new job as head of the industry association for Denmark’s beer business as of June 1. He will resign from parliament. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/02/denmark-justice-minister-resigns-to-prompt-cabinet-reshuffle/ | 2022-05-02T11:06:19Z |
DALLAS (STACKER) — Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. Given the current state of the real estate market, housing affordability plays a determining role for buyers. As of May 4, 2022, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 5.73%. As a result of higher mortgage rates across the board, home prices have risen significantly. According to the National Association of Realtors, the national median home price is $375,300—up from just over $356,000 this time last year.
Although home prices have inflated all across the U.S., there are definitely certain areas that have a higher price tag than others. Location, size, age, and condition are all contributing factors to home value. Whether you choose to hold off your home-buying plans in hopes of the market cooling down or are looking to buy ASAP, it’s good to educate yourself on the market in different cities.
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Dallas using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of March 2022. Cities with at least three years of historical data were included. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib.
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#30. Highland Village, TX
– Typical home value: $570,406
– 1-year price change: +30.5%
– 5-year price change: +56.0%
#29. Sunnyvale, TX
– Typical home value: $581,587
– 1-year price change: +22.0%
– 5-year price change: +39.2%
#28. Haslet, TX
– Typical home value: $591,758
– 1-year price change: +26.1%
– 5-year price change: +53.8%
#27. Celina, TX
– Typical home value: $593,276
– 1-year price change: +42.9%
– 5-year price change: +66.2%
#26. Flower Mound, TX
– Typical home value: $596,365
– 1-year price change: +31.9%
– 5-year price change: +57.7%
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#25. Murphy, TX
– Typical home value: $597,130
– 1-year price change: +36.0%
– 5-year price change: +57.7%
#24. Hebron, TX
– Typical home value: $602,332
– 1-year price change: +32.3%
– 5-year price change: data not available
#23. Keller, TX
– Typical home value: $604,277
– 1-year price change: +29.0%
– 5-year price change: +52.7%
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– Typical home value: $608,697
– 1-year price change: +33.9%
– 5-year price change: +53.9%
#21. Frisco, TX
– Typical home value: $661,460
– 1-year price change: +39.3%
– 5-year price change: +57.2%
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#20. Annetta South, TX
– Typical home value: $662,514
– 1-year price change: +33.3%
– 5-year price change: +76.7%
#19. Trophy Club, TX
– Typical home value: $663,606
– 1-year price change: +32.1%
– 5-year price change: +57.2%
#18. Fairview, TX
– Typical home value: $669,701
– 1-year price change: +35.9%
– 5-year price change: +54.7%
#17. McLendon-Chisholm, TX
– Typical home value: $700,856
– 1-year price change: +35.5%
– 5-year price change: +60.0%
#16. Annetta North, TX
– Typical home value: $712,246
– 1-year price change: +29.5%
– 5-year price change: +65.6%
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#15. Pecan Acres, TX
– Typical home value: $726,713
– 1-year price change: +26.8%
– 5-year price change: +57.3%
#14. Argyle, TX
– Typical home value: $766,282
– 1-year price change: +30.2%
– 5-year price change: +57.9%
#13. Heath, TX
– Typical home value: $767,509
– 1-year price change: +34.3%
– 5-year price change: +58.1%
#12. Prosper, TX
– Typical home value: $774,456
– 1-year price change: +45.1%
– 5-year price change: +67.2%
#11. Double Oak, TX
– Typical home value: $804,386
– 1-year price change: +30.4%
– 5-year price change: +67.8%
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#10. Copper Canyon, TX
– Typical home value: $811,069
– 1-year price change: +28.7%
– 5-year price change: +63.5%
#9. Colleyville, TX
– Typical home value: $820,675
– 1-year price change: +28.6%
– 5-year price change: +49.6%
#8. Parker, TX
– Typical home value: $984,051
– 1-year price change: +35.5%
– 5-year price change: +59.0%
#7. Lucas, TX
– Typical home value: $1,006,784
– 1-year price change: +38.0%
– 5-year price change: +65.8%
#6. Southlake, TX
– Typical home value: $1,099,359
– 1-year price change: +30.0%
– 5-year price change: +51.8%
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#5. Bartonville, TX
– Typical home value: $1,131,210
– 1-year price change: +30.9%
– 5-year price change: +57.1%
#4. Westlake, TX
– Typical home value: $1,694,247
– 1-year price change: +32.5%
– 5-year price change: +55.5%
#3. University Park, TX
– Typical home value: $1,862,508
– 1-year price change: +20.7%
– 5-year price change: +32.8%
#2. Highland Park, TX
– Typical home value: $2,151,338
– 1-year price change: +20.0%
– 5-year price change: +30.2%
#1. Westover Hills, TX
– Typical home value: $2,240,190
– 1-year price change: +26.4%
– 5-year price change: +39.0%
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NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx") (NASDAQ: CDNA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased CareDx common stock between February 24, 2021, and May 5, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in CareDx, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
https://www.wongesq.com/pslra-1/caredx-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=29655&wire=4
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against CareDx includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants had engaged in a variety of improper and illegal schemes to inflate testing services revenue and demand, including pushing a surveillance protocol through inaccurate marketing materials, offering extravagant inducements or kickbacks to physicians and other providers, and improperly bundling expensive testing services with other blood tests as part of the Company's RemoTraC service for remote, home-based, blood-drawing; (2) these practices, and others, subjected CareDx to an undisclosed risk of regulatory scrutiny; (3) these practices rendered the Company's testing services revenue reported throughout the class period artificially inflated; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 22, 2022
Aggrieved CareDx investors only have until July 22, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: NMTC) ("NeuroOne" or the "Company"), a medical technology company focused on improving surgical care options and outcomes for patients suffering from neurological disorders, today announced that it will present at the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference being held May 23-26, 2022 virtually and in Miami, Florida. NeuroOne will present Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET, and the presentation will be available on-demand via webcast.
Details of NeuroOne's presentation are as follows:
NeuroOne Chief Executive Officer Dave Rosa will discuss the Company's progress in developing and commercializing minimally invasive and high-definition/high-precision solutions for neurologic conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and essential tremors, as well as chronic pain from failed back surgeries. These solutions include minimally invasive thin-film Evo® Cortical Electrodes that have the potential to reduce costs, hospitalizations, and surgical procedures and improve patient outcomes.
About NeuroOne® Medical Technologies Corporation
NeuroOne is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive and high-definition/high-precision solutions for epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, essential tremors, and chronic pain due to failed back surgeries. A combination recording and RF ablation technology is currently under development. In addition, NeuroOne is currently testing its electrodes for long term stimulation. The Company is also investigating the potential application of its technology for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Visit n1mtc.com.
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This press release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for statements of historical fact, any information contained in this presentation may be a forward–looking statement that reflects the Company's current views about future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward–looking statements by the words or phrases "may," "might," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "objective," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "target," "seek," "contemplate," "continue, "focused on," "committed to" and "ongoing," or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. Forward–looking statements may include statements regarding potential of our technology to reduce the number of hospitalizations, surgical procedures and reduce costs. Although the Company believes that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our expectations of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect due to factors largely outside our control, including risks that our technology will not perform as expected based on results of our pre-clinical testing; uncertainties inherent in the development process of our technology; risks related to changes in regulatory requirements or decisions of regulatory authorities; risks that we may not have accurately estimated the size and growth potential of the markets for our technology; and other risks and uncertainties related to market and other conditions, the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally and those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward–looking statements speak only as of the date of the press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward–looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland , June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Z, a Reykjavik based drug discovery company is pleased to announce the closure of a $2 million funding round led by seasoned investors in pharmaceuticals and medical technology. The just closed funding will accelerate finalization of preclinical studies on 3Z's lead therapeutic candidates in ADHD and insomnia. Using its unique zebrafish screening platform, 3Z has identified both novel and repurposed therapeutics for these indications; the platform allows for cost-effective high-volume screens in vivo.
Currently, the lead therapeutics are being re-assayed in mammalian models, replicating, extending and validating the therapeutic potential of the compounds. The novel ADHD therapeutics are all non-stimulants, poised to fill a gap in the market, with less side-effects compared to contemporary treatments and offer an alternative for non-responders. The insomnia therapeutic encompasses a novel mechanism of action that may combat insomnia and metabolic syndrome, indications with significant comorbidity.
3Z´s CEO Karl Karlsson is a PhD in behavioral neuroscience and professor in Biomedical Engineering at Reykjavik University. Karl was extensively involved in sleep research before merging the neuroscientific and engineering skillsets to high-throughput in vivo drug screening.
Discussing the significance of the financing round Karl stated:
"We are extremely pleased to welcome the investors onboard, which significantly strengthen and deepen the company's network and competencies for moving forward. 3Z now has the financial means to forge ahead, getting our current assets ready for the clinic and managing outsourcing activities while initiating the next screens."
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Babysitter arrested after putting 4-year-old boy in dryer, police say
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) -A babysitter in Florida has been accused of putting a child who was under her care in a dryer.
Authorities in Lake County, Florida, report Amber Christine Chapman, 35, has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
Investigators say that a 4-year-old boy was taken to the UF Health Leesburg Hospital on Feb. 1 and told medical staff that “Miss Amber” had put him in the dryer with towels, and he spun around.
Staff noted multiple areas of bruising on the boy’s head, back and both ears, as indicated by police.
In a recorded interview with the child on Feb. 7, police said the boy told them that Chapman placed him in the dryer, closed the door, and he spun around. The boy also said Chapman opened the door, closed it again, and then went around again.
On Feb. 2, the boy was examined at the Children’s Advocacy Center, according to police. Injuries were found on the boy’s head, abdomen and back.
The team was unable to determine if being placed in the dryer caused the boy’s injuries, but the team told police that the injuries to his back, face, forehead and ears were consistent with what he had told doctors of what had happened.
Police said the boy had frequently been watched by Chapman in the past.
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In an interview published on August 9, Mindy Kaling, left, said she isn't bothered by speculation that B. J. Novak, right, is the father of her children.
Mindy Kaling has never publicly revealed the father of her two children, but she's not troubled by speculation that their other parent is former beau and "The Office" star B.J. Novak, she said in a new interview.
"It doesn't bother me," Kaling told Marie Claire in an interview published Tuesday. While she didn't confirm the identity of the biological father of her daughter and son, she said Novak is a major part of her children's lives.
"(Noval is) the godparent to both my kids -- and they have such a great relationship -- and so far (the rumors haven't) affected my happiness at all, it hasn't affected my kids or B.J.," she told Marie Claire. "If that's what is going to be titillating to people, I'll take it."
Kaling and Novak have been friends since their days as writers and actors on NBC's hit cringe-comedy "The Office." And like their characters Kelly and Ryan, the pair were an off-again, on-again couple throughout their period working on the series.
Today, the pair maintain a strong personal and professional relationship: The two attended the Oscars together, and just last week, Novak shared a behind-the-scenes photo from his directorial debut, "Vengeance," of Kaling visiting him on set.
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Two Dozen Premier Artists Contribute Unique Art Celebrating the Role of Typography in Culture, Including Paula Scher, Lance Wyman, Margaret Calvert and More
WOBURN, Mass., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monotype, in collaboration with KnownUnknown, an emerging web3 creative community, today released "Helvetica The NFT," a collection of NFTs created by two dozen artists from around the world. Each design tells a unique story yet is tied together by the world's most well-known typeface.
"Typography drives culture and commerce, and in today's world, artists' ability to create new forms of expression and share them with their communities has never been more accessible," stated Alice Palmer, SVP of Marketing at Monotype. "This collaboration has produced a never-before-seen collection of art that celebrates the role of Helvetica in a new marketplace. Holders of the tokens will have access to both the creators they admire and a growing community of design enthusiasts who are part of the KnownUnknown ecosystem."
The collaboration demonstrates the role of typography in a digital-first world while creating new forms of expression, commerce and accessibility. Artists working in mediums such as graphic design, branding, footwear design and photography created original art using Helvetica Now Variable, the most digitally-optimized version of the typeface ever made. Monotype and KnownUnknown partnered with the Avalanche blockchain to enable the collection, based in part on its low environmental impact.
With Helvetica as the common thread, creators of all ages, and with varying backgrounds and experiences, came together for this project. For example, Margaret Calvert, best known for her work in designing many road signs spread throughout the United Kingdom and the eponymous Calvert font, is participating with her very first NFT. Paula Scher, one of the most acclaimed designers in the world and a partner in the New York office of the distinguished consultancy Pentagram, also contributed with three distinct designs. Electron microscopist turned sneaker artist, Vicky Vuong, layered warped Helvetica font onto a physical sneaker, creating a dynamic pattern that translates into three unique designs of varying rarity. Kunel Gaur, Jasmina Zornic, Julian Montague, Wayne Lawrence, and many others make up the designers for this first collection.
NFT, type and art enthusiasts can purchase from the creators starting today at three levels of rarity, priced at the equivalent of $100, $250, and $500 USD respectively.
"KnownUnknown strives to inspire and elevate a diverse creative community through collaboration, human connections and innovation," commented James Sommerville, founder of KnownUnknown. "The ability to work with Monotype and its Helvetica font created a tremendous opportunity for our design community to experiment and connect the traditional models that we know and align them with new, creative ways of working in Web3."
NFTs, considered to be the equivalent of a one-of-a-kind trading card, have exploded in popularity, and interest in the technology through which digital art can be created, sold and collected, continues to grow. Harnessed by household name brands and celebrities alike as a digital medium to engage with their audiences, the exploration of NFTs' potential in typography is in its infancy. Digital type posters, abstract artwork incorporating type, behind-the-scenes drawings, early access to gallery shows or typeface downloads, and more can be shared with fans via NFTs.
"As creators explore type design for virtual reality environments and the Metaverse, they're honing how to add the third dimension, going from flat space to evoking depth. They're weighing accessible type design and letter shapes when viewed at different angles and levels of automation—all without compromising authentic brand experiences," added Palmer. "This collaboration represents the enthusiasm and imagination of those who are creating at the intersection of art, culture and technology."
"Helvetica The NFT" was pre-released at an exhibit on June 23rd at iR Gallery Soho featuring several of the creators. Timed with NFT NYC, June 20-23, visitors to New York City's Times Square also caught glimpses of the collaboration and artwork on the multitude of digital screens in the area, in partnership with Avalanche and KnownUnknown.
For more information on how to purchase the artwork, please visit http://helvetica.knownunknown.com/.
Monotype creates brands that matter with type, technology, and expertise. The company partners with leading foundries to deliver the broadest inventory of high-quality typefaces in the world. Further information is available at www.monotype.com.
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HIDA, Japan, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Aug 02, 2022, with the recent surge in raw material prices and the continued scarcity of quercetin in the market, Alps Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd. (Hida, Japan, President: Osamu Ushimaru) announced that it has confirmed through human pharmacokinetic studies of its new quercetin formulation, EubioQuercetin, that the amount of quercetin used can be reduced to one quarter of the original amount.
Taking conventional quercetin supplements as an example, it is expected to reduce the recommended daily intake of 500 mg ~ 1,000 mg to 125 mg ~ 250 mg. EubioQuercetin is a completely new formulation that reproduces the characteristics of natural quercetin found in fruits and vegetables and has high water solubility and a high absorption rate.
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all generations." Health occupies a central position in the SDG 3, and quercetin is a supplement that plays a significant role in achieving this global goal. To accomplish this, Alps Pharmaceutical has spent many years researching natural quercetin and has finally succeeded in developing EubioQuercetin, a new quercetin formulation made from only safe and natural food ingredients.
It is also 240,000 times more water soluble than conventional commercially available quercetin and has the advantage of being available in a wide range of oral forms as well as capsules and tablets, making it accessible to people of all ages.
Furthermore, as a pioneer of medical phytochemicals, Alps is one of the few global pharmaceutical companies that not only produces natural quercetin glycosides but also cultivates its own plants containing them, which enables a stable global supply of the material.
"Natural quercetin, found in fruits and vegetables, is fully absorbed by the body and contributes to good health. But it is necessary to take large daily doses of commercial quercetin because it is not the natural form, and its absorption rate in the body is very low. There are artificial quercetin products on the market that have been enzymatically treated to increase absorption," says Dr. Mitsunori Ono, former visiting professor at Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Hospital, Boston.
"Now we need to consider the true purpose of supplements. Supplements are meant to top up the nutrients that we do not get enough of in our daily diet. Therefore, the supplements we take must be safe, unprocessed, available in their natural state, and contained in fruits and vegetables. This is the new paradigm for supplements in the SDG age. EubioQuercetin, a natural quercetin formulation, embodies this paradigm," he adds.
- EubioQuercetin will be unveiled at the Alps Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd. exhibit booth (No. 5286) at SupplySide West 2022 (11/2–11/4) in Las Vegas.
Alps Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.
Since its founding in 1947, Alps Pharmaceutical has been engaged in not only the business of deriving active ingredients and extracts from natural sources but also the manufacturing of pharmaceutical drug substances. Today, the company's portfolio comprises flavonoids, glycyrrhizins, protamine, capsaicin, and various Kampo medicines, which are known for their ability to maintain and improve human health.
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") (NYSE: IBM) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between April 4, 2017 and October 20, 2021.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in IBM, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against IBM includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Strategic Imperatives Revenue and growth, CAMSS and CAMSS Components' revenue and growth, and the Company's Segments' revenue and growth were artificially inflated as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives Revenue; (ii) the Company's present success and positive future growth prospects concerning its Strategic Imperative business strategy were being fueled by the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperative Revenue and, as a result (iii) the Company misled the market by portraying the Company's Strategic Imperative's financial performance and future prospects more favorable than they actually were as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives.
DEADLINE: June 6, 2022
Aggrieved IBM investors only have until June 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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- DWP213388 is a first-in-class dual-target inhibitor that simultaneously inhibits pathogenic T cells and B cells across a range of autoimmune disease
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical is a publicly traded South Korean pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes pharmaceuticals globally today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial of DWP213388, a new drug candidate being developed for autoimmune diseases.
Daewoong Pharmaceutical CEO Seng-ho Jeon said, "Daewoong Pharmaceutical plans to lead the development of various global new drugs such as DWP213388 in collaboration with global licensees for patients with autoimmune diseases" and he added that "We will contribute to improving the quality of life of many patients around the world who are suffering from lack of a cure."
The planned Phase 1 clinical trial is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, a single and multiple doses escalation study in 80 healthy subjects. It will assess the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic responses of DWP213388 as a first-in-class strategy to treat autoimmune. The trial is projected to initiate in 2H 2022 in the USA.
Unlike current treatments, which are generally limited to inhibiting only B cells or T cells, DWP213388 is a dual-target inhibitor that simultaneously inhibits B cells and T cells, thus has higher efficacy potential than conventional single-action treatments. It selectively inhibits both Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and Interleukin-2-inducible T-cell Kinase (ITK). Daewoong has demonstrated that this dual activity was safe and effective at preventing or reducing autoimmune pathology in a number of preclinical models.
According to Research And Markets, a global market research institute, the global autoimmune disease treatment market is growing at an average annual rate of 4.2% and is expected to reach $153 Billion (about 200 Trillion KRW) by 2025.
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Stewart scores 28 to help Storm beat Sparks 83-80
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting and the Seattle Storm held on for an 83-80 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Jewell Loyd added 11 points for the Storm (3-3). Loyd has reached double-figure scoring in 155 games since 2016 — most in the WNBA. Liz Cambage led Los Angeles with 25 points and eight rebounds. The Sparks (2-4) have lost four in a row after back-to-back wins to start the season — including 98-91 win over the Chicago Sky, the 2021 WNBA champions, in the opener. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/20/stewart-scores-28-to-help-storm-beat-sparks-83-80/ | 2022-05-21T11:55:32Z |
UVALDE — Bullet fragments lodged in the children’s arms and legs. Traumatic flashbacks flooding their nightmares. For the 17 people injured during a mass shooting last week in Uvalde, Texas, healing will be slow in a community mourning the deaths of 21 others.
As the tight-knit town of 16,000 holds funeral after funeral and investigators examine how police responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary School, several of the victims are still in hospitals over an hour’s drive away in San Antonio, undergoing treatment for bullet wounds.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital, which treated 11 children and four adults in the hours after the shooting, discharged 10 of those patients the same day and transferred five to San Antonio hospitals. The grandmother of the shooter, who was shot in the face before the 18-year-old gunman entered the school, was also hospitalized. On Wednesday, the San Antonio hospitals were still treating five patients, with one 10-year-old girl in serious condition and the rest deemed to be in good condition.
Among the injured were several fourth-grade students whose classmates and teachers were shot to death. One young survivor, 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo, told CNN that she and a friend used her dead teacher’s cellphone to call 911 and waited for what felt like hours for officers to arrive. Miah, who suffered a bullet fragment to her back, said she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead.
“We’re just taking it day by day,” the girl’s father, Miguel Cerrillo, told The Associated Press in a brief phone interview Wednesday.
The family is raising money for Miah’s medical expenses to treat both injuries caused by the bullet fragment and the mental trauma of surviving the shooting. Cerrillo said that while his daughter is now at home, she has not opened up to him about what happened in the classroom.
The long-term devastation of the shooting on those who were closest to it hung heavily on their family members this week as they put together fundraising campaigns to help pay for their treatment.
Noah Orona, 10, was “trying to comprehend not only his wounds, but witnessing the suffering of his friends, classmates, and his beloved teachers,” his older sister Laura Holcek wrote on a GoFundMe page for his treatment.
Orona had been struck in the shoulder blade by a bullet that exited his back and left shrapnel in his arm, the Washington Post reported.
Family members of 9-year-old Kendall Olivarez posted in another fundraising campaign that she would need several surgeries after she was shot in the left shoulder and hit by fragments of bullets on her right leg and tailbone.
Her uncle Jimmy Olivarez said Wednesday that Kendall was doing “OK.”
Yet the mental wounds from the shooting rippled out far beyond the hospital beds to a community where parents have held children with racing hearts, where local police face mounting questions about how quickly they acted to stop the shooter and where mental health experts say the scars of trauma will be indelibly etched.
“They are holding onto this terrible, horrific memory,” said Dr. Amanda Wetegrove-Romine, a San Antonio psychologist who attended high school in Uvalde and assisted in community counseling services in the days after the May 24 shooting.
Children were having nightmares and clinging to their parents, she said.
One third-grader, 8-year-old Jeremiah Lennon, feared he would be killed if he went back to school after surviving the shooting in a classroom next to the room where three of his friends were slain. He was changed by the shooting, his grandmother Brenda Morales said, now sitting quietly, not eating much and just staring into space.
“He’s changed. Everything’s changed,” she said.
As Erika Santiago attended the funeral this week for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, she recounted how her 10-year-old son, Adriel, watched in horror when the first images came out on the news and he recognized two of his friends from kindergarten: Amerie and Maite Rodriguez.
Although the Santiago family has moved and now lives in San Antonio, Adriel did not want to go back to his school: “He told me, “Mom, I just don’t feel safe.’”
Mental health experts said that because most of the victims were children, trauma can have a particularly long-lasting impact.
“They are in an important stage of development. Their worldview is forming and they are learning whether the world is safe or unsafe,” said Dr. Arash Javanbakht, who directs the Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety Research Clinic at Wayne State University.
“Trauma stays with children the rest of their lives,” he said, adding that childhood trauma has been linked to a host of health problems later in life.
In the communities across the country shaken by school shootings over the years — Columbine High School in Colorado, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, Santa Fe High School in Texas and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut — trauma has manifested for years. Survivors of Columbine, now adults, spoke out in recent days to say news of the shooting reopened the wounds of their trauma.
“I spent the formative part of my career in a Connecticut elementary school. I will never forget the ripple effect of fear and heartbreak that spread among students and teachers in the aftermath of the horrific Sandy Hook shooting,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement Wednesday as he announced a federal program would be set up to offer mental health support in Uvalde.
Mental health experts said a range of support will be needed for the survivors, beginning with what is known as “psychological first aid” in the immediate aftermath to counseling sessions to address trauma symptoms that can last for months and even years. The ability of the community to come together to heal will also be crucial, with parents playing an important role in discussing emotions with their children.
“Support and connectedness with community members and fellow survivors can be a powerful source of resilience, collective remembering, collective healing and purpose,” said Nicole Nugent, an expert in treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder who works as a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Wetegrove-Romine, the psychologist, said Uvalde was a “close-knit” community where “everyone is connected,” yet the intense scrutiny of the speed of the police response has also prompted a “conflicted grief.”
She worried that in the small Texas community, where mental health resources are thin and what she described as a culture of stoicism that prevails among many, people won’t get help when they need it. She has begun collecting specialized journals to send to adults in Uvalde to help them process their grief.
“I worry about the long-term resources — there will likely be another shooting like this and resources will need to leave” to treat survivors of that tragedy, she said. “What happens to the people of Uvalde?” | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_d65ec5a8-e2b8-11ec-9567-67ab649533df.html | 2022-06-02T23:48:43Z |
Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won’t be charged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the Justice Department spared two other advisers, including the ex-president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, from criminal prosecution.
The department’s decision to not prosecute Meadows and Dan Scavino, another adviser to former President Donald Trump, was revealed in a letter sent Friday by a federal prosecutor to a lawyer for the House of Representatives. The move was reported hours after the indictment of Navarro and a subsequent, fiery court appearance in which he vowed to contest the contempt of Congress charges.
The flurry of activity comes just days before the House committee leading the investigation into the riot at the Capitol holds a primetime hearing aimed at presenting the American public with evidence it has collected about how the assault unfolded. The split decisions show how the Justice Department has opted to evaluate on a case-by-case basis contempt referrals it has received from Congress rather than automatically pursue charges against each and every Trump aide who has resisted congressional subpoenas.
The committee’s leaders called the decision to not prosecute Meadows and Scavino “puzzling.” In a statement late Friday, Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said: “We hope the Department provides greater clarity on this matter. ... No one is above the law.”
Though the Justice Department has referred multiple Trump aides for potential prosecution for refusal to cooperate, Navarro is only the second to face criminal charges, following the indictment last fall of former White House adviser Steve Bannon.
Navarro, 72, was charged with one contempt count for failing to appear for a deposition before the House committee and a second charge for failing to produce documents the committee requested.
During an initial court appearance, he alleged that the Justice Department had committed “prosecutorial misconduct” and said he was told he could not contact anyone after being approached by an FBI agent at the airport Friday and put in handcuffs. He said he was arrested while trying to board a flight to Nashville, Tennessee for a television appearance.
“Who are these people? This is not America,” Navarro said. “I was a distinguished public servant for four years!”
Each charge carries a minimum sentence of a month in jail and a maximum of a year behind bars.
The Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland had been facing pressure to move more quickly to decide whether to prosecute other Trump aides who have similarly defied subpoenas from the House panel.
The New York Times first reported on the decision to not charge Meadows and Scavino. A person familiar with the decision who was not authorized to discuss it publicly confirmed it to The Associated Press on Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, which made the decisions regarding each of the Trump aides, declined to comment Friday.
Meadows, a close Trump adviser seen by House investigators as a vital witness to key events, initially cooperated with the committee, turning over more than 2,000 text messages sent and received in the days leading up to and of the attack. But in December, Meadows informed the committee that he would not sit for a deposition. Scavino was held in contempt in April after declining to cooperate with Congress.
A lawyer for Meadows did not immediately return messages Friday night. Stan Brand, an attorney representing Scavino, said he had not yet received the letter from the U.S. attorney’s office, but he’d heard the news through a third party. “I’m grateful that the Justice Department exercised their discretion to decline prosecution,” Brand said.
The indictment against Navarro alleges that when summoned to appear before the committee for a deposition earlier this year, he refused to do so and instead told the panel that because Trump had invoked executive privilege, “my hands are tied.”
After committee staff told him they believed there were topics he could discuss without raising any executive privilege concerns, Navarro again refused, directing the committee to negotiate directly with lawyers for Trump, according to the indictment. The committee went ahead with its scheduled deposition on March 2, but Navarro did not attend.
The indictment, dated Thursday, came days after Navarro revealed in a court filing that he also had been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s sprawling probe into the insurrection. The subpoena to Navarro, a trade adviser to Trump, was the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in the Trump White House as they investigate the attack.
“This was a preemptive strike by the prosecution against that lawsuit,” Navarro told Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui during his court appearance. “It simply flies in the face of good faith and due process.”
Navarro made the case in his lawsuit Tuesday that the House select committee investigating the attack is unlawful and therefore a subpoena it issued to him in February is unenforceable under law. He sued members of the committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the U.S. attorney in Washington, Matthew M. Graves, whose office is now handling the criminal case against him.
In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Navarro said the goal of his lawsuit is much broader than the subpoenas themselves, part of an effort to have “the Supreme Court address a number of issues that have come with the weaponization of Congress’ investigatory powers” since Trump entered office.
Members of the select committee sought testimony from Navarro about his efforts to help Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election, including a call trying to persuade state legislators to join their efforts.
The former economics professor was one of the White House staffers who promoted Trump’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud. Trump, in turn, promoted a lengthy report Navarro released in December 2020, which Navarro falsely claimed contained evidence of the alleged misconduct and election fraud “more than sufficient” to swing victory to his former boss.
Despite the opposition from several Trump allies, the Jan. 6 panel, comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans, has managed to interview more than 1,000 witnesses about the insurrection in the past 11 months and is now preparing for a series of public hearings to begin next week. Lawmakers on the panel hope the half-dozen hearings will be a high-profile airing of the causes and consequences of the domestic attack on the U.S. government.
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Followers can join the challenge by creating their own #RainbowRunway walk for a chance to join Kanemura at Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival in October
HONOLULU, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Pride Month, Hawaiian Airlines tapped Hawaiʻi-born dance celebrity Mark Kanemura to kick off its #RainbowRunwayChallenge in a vibrant celebration of inclusivity and aloha. Coinciding with the debut of the airline's new TikTok channel, followers are encouraged to create their own #RainbowRunwayChallenge dance or walk inspired by the video for a chance to win 160,000 HawaiianMiles, a five-night stay at the Royal Hawaiian Resort and a chance to join Kanemura as the guest of honor on Hawaiian's Rainbow Runway float at the Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival on Oct. 15.
"Dance is a universal language that can break barriers, and the #RainbowRunwayChallenge represents an opportunity for people to express themselves in a fun and prideful way. I have always believed that dance is for everyone, and I am so excited to connect with people through this challenge," said Kanemura. "This video is all about self-expression and pride, and during the filming I was reminded how proud I am to be from this special place and to be a part of this beautiful community. I cannot wait to return in October for an even bigger celebration!"
The video for the #RainbowRunwayChallenge takes viewers through Kanemura's hometown to seven notable locations across Oʻahu representing a different color of the rainbow, including the Royal Hawaiian Resort, also known as the "Pink Palace" (red), Waikīkī's Surfboard Alley (orange), Waimānalo Country Farms' sunflower fields (yellow), Kāko'o ʻŌiwi's taro patches (green) and the famous Waikīkī pier (blue). The video concludes with an epic dance celebration on a runway at Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, backed by the airline's iconic Pualani aircraft tail (purple). Along the way, Kanemura is joined by several friends who include local LGBTQ+ influencers, keiki (kid) pop dancers, hula dancers, drag queens and members of Hawaiian's LGBTQ+ employee resource group, Haʻaheo (pride).
The #RainbowRunwayChallenge will come full circle in October for Honolulu Pride, where the sweepstakes winner will join Kanemura as the guest of honor on the official larger-than-life Hawaiian Airlines' Rainbow Runway float.
The 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival will kick off on Oct. 1 with events throughout the month. This year's theme, "Rooted in Pride," celebrates the cultural and ancestral queer roots in the Hawaiian Islands. As the official airline sponsor of Honolulu Pride, Hawaiian Airlines proudly supports The Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation in their mission to educate, facilitate and empower LGBTQA+ people as integral members of Hawaiʻi's diverse community.
Guests can also follow Kanemura's footsteps and explore his favorite Oʻahu stops by checking out his new exclusive Island Guide feature.
Follow Hawaiian Airlines on TikTok (@HawaiianAir) and Instagram (@HawaiianAirlines). For more information and official rules and regulations of the #RainbowRunwayChallenge, please visit HawaiianAirlines.com/OfficialRules.
The official #RainbowRunway video with Mark Kanemura can be found here.
Hi-res stills from the video can be downloaded HERE.
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 18 years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation and was named No. 1 U.S. airline by Condé Nast Traveler's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. Consumer surveys by Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi.
Now in its 93rd year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 130 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, daily nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 16 U.S. gateway cities – more than any other airline – as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.
The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As Hawai'i's hometown airline, Hawaiian encourages guests to Travel Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian's Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines) and TikTok (@HawaiianAirlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.
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The first SaaS-based cyber arena allowing C-Suite and cyber defense teams to collaborate in real-world incidents
BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyberbit, provider of the world's leading cybersecurity skills development and readiness platform, has announced it has added a collaborative Cyber Crisis Simulator to its platform. The new Crisis Simulator is the first to offer integrated exercises for the boardroom and the SOC, enabling the C-Suite to collaborate with its cyber defense team in real-time, while responding to an organizational cyber crisis.
Cyberbit's Crisis Simulator enables management teams including CEO, CFO, Legal, Communications and PR, CISO, CIO, and SOC managers to engage in a simulated, company-wide cyber crisis. The exercises are designed to prepare managers for cyber crisis scenarios, develop decision-making skills, and test and rehearse crisis response playbooks. The crisis simulator allows organizations to replace traditional tabletop exercises with a dynamic and realistic experience in which exercise outcomes depend on real-time performance and management decisions.
Rolled out in 2015, Cyberbit was the first to launch a hyper-realistic cyber range, allowing SOC and incident response teams to respond, as a team, to attacks simulated in real-world networks, and using commercial security tools. Since its launch Cyberbit has developed numerous live-fire team exercises simulating attacks ranging from ransomware to DoS, web defacement, supply chain, and cloud attacks. The new crisis simulator is fully integrated with cyber range exercises, enabling organizations, for the first time, to run collaborative exercises that bring together executive teams and cyber defense teams. Up until now, executives could only participate in traditional tabletop exercises or use entry-level crisis simulation applications, isolated from the information security team. However, in a real-world crisis scenario, management teams are continuously informed by the information security team and their decisions are impacted by incident response progress. The new Cyberbit product fills in this critical gap and allows full collaboration, ensuring that an organization's incident response team is prepared to respond to a cyber crisis as one, perfectly functioning team.
Some of the decision-making dilemmas and topics in crisis simulations include whether to pay a ransom demand, when and how to issue public announcements on an attack, internal communication procedures, as well as legal and regulatory issues. Organizations have access to an extensive exercise catalog or can customize the exercises to align with their playbooks, policies, and regulations. The platform is available in a SaaS model allowing distributed teams, or teams working from home, to collaborate from any location, at their convenience. Cyberbit also provides unified measurement capabilities allowing a view of both executive teams and hands-on team performance from a single dashboard.
"We've worked extensively with our F500 customers and global consulting firms to develop the new crisis simulation module, complementing our catalog of live-fire team exercises," said Adi Dar, Cyberbit CEO. "We've always believed in teamwork as one of the key elements of cyber readiness and we can now offer the only simulation solution that connects the entire organization exactly as they would be required to perform in real-life."
About Cyberbit
Cyberbit provides the global leading attack readiness platform for enabling SOC teams to maximize their performance when responding to cyberattacks. The Platform empowers security leaders to make the most of their cybersecurity investment by boosting the impact of the human element in their organization. Cyberbit delivers hyper-realistic attack simulation mirroring real-world scenarios. It enables security leaders to dramatically reduce MTTR, dwell time and cybercrime costs, improve hiring and onboarding, and increase employee retention. Customers include Fortune 500 companies, MSSPs, systems integrators, governments, and leading healthcare providers.
If you would like more information about Cyberbit, please contact Sharon Rosenman, Chief Marketing Manager, Cyberbit at sharon.rosenman@Cyberbit.com.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for COVID-19
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has tested positive for COVID-19.
The 75-year-old Republican said in an announcement late Friday he was diagnosed by his personal physician after experiencing mild symptoms such as a runny nose, head ache, body aches and a sore throat.
DeWine was administered a monoclonal antibody treatment, which is designed to fight the infection. He said he is following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol and quarantining.
The governor’s office said First Lady Fran DeWine was experiencing no symptoms and has tested negative. Both the governor and his wife have received two coronavirus vaccines and a booster.
DeWine’s diagnosis comes just 18 days before Ohio’s May 3 primary, in which he faces two Republican challengers, and just eight days before former President Donald Trump plans an Ohio rally.
It was unclear whether his diagnosis would affect DeWine’s attendance at the rally, or if he would have attended in any case. He had previous plans to attend a celebration of the 200th birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant, an Ohio native, on that day.
DeWine tested positive for COVID-19 once before, in 2020, before testing negative later the same day. Those conflicting results came just before the governor was to meet with Trump, then the president, in Cleveland.
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(NEXSTAR) – Last week, ice cream fans were shocked to learn a beloved novelty treat, the Choco Taco, was being discontinued by Klondike. Now, following an overwhelming response online – and a senator joking that the Defense Production Act should be used to save the treat – it appears that the Choco Taco may not be gone long.
Klondike has been responding to tweets from disappointed customers since the announcement that Choco Taco was no more. In one thread that started on Tuesday, a user said they had been searching everywhere to find one last Choco Taco.
Klondike responded, “We know this is disappointing – we’ve heard our fans, and we’re hoping to bring this favorite treat back to ice cream trucks in the coming years!”
The same response was given to a number of other Twitter users but no additional information has been shared. Klondike did not immediately respond to Nexstar’s request for comment.
Late last week, Klondike tweeted that the Choco Taco being discontinued is “not a PR stunt.”
“I knew you loved me, but not THIS much. While I reflect on this outpouring of support, we are discussing next steps, including what to do with the last 912 (we counted) tacos at HQ,” a Thursday tweet, from the view of the Choco Taco, read.
The Choco Taco, which features fudge-swirled ice cream in a chocolate wafer reminiscent of a hard taco shell, has been around since the 1980s. It gained popularity when it partnered with Taco Bell, but was off the menu for seven years until a return to select locations in February.
That return was short-lived though. A spokesperson for Klondike told Nexstar that, “Over the past 2 years, we have experienced an unprecedented spike in demand across our portfolio and have had to make very tough decisions to ensure availability of our full portfolio nationwide. A necessary but unfortunate part of this process is that we sometimes must discontinue products, even a beloved item like Choco Taco.”
You may still be able to find Choco Tacos at retailers as they sell through their remaining inventory.
Those that still have Choco Tacos have been trying to capitalize on their cold commodity. On auction sites like eBay, some sellers were listing the tacos for as much as $1,000. One listing hoped to excite the imagination with the description: “Sealed Klondike Choco Taco Shipped with Dry Ice – frozen GOLD.”
While there didn’t appear to be much interest at those valuations, a box of 22 garnered multiple bids and was already at $232.50 with seven days remaining in the auction.
After news broke of the taco’s end, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joked that he would introduce legislation to use the Defense Production Act to “mandate the continued manufacture of Choco Tacos.” There are, of course, no actual plans to use Congress’s power to keep the treat on the market.
Jeremy Tanner contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/is-the-choco-taco-coming-back-klondike-hints-at-future-of-discontinued-treat/ | 2022-08-04T03:12:30Z |
Gas prices dropped for 70 straight days
(CNN) - It’s a new kind of record at the pump.
Gas prices have decreased for 70 days in a row, the second-longest streak in nearly 20 years.
Prices hit a record high of $5.02 on June 14, but according to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gas has dropped every single day since then.
U.S. recession fears and worries about China’s economy are reasons contributing to the drop, as well as President Joe Biden’s unprecedented release of emergency oil from the national stockpile.
Tuesday, the national average for regular gas is $3.89 a gallon. Who knows if that will last.
The price of U.S. crude rose Tuesday for the first time in months.
The streak of falling gas prices could be short-lived if oil prices continue to go up.
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
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* WHAT...Heat index values between 105 and 100 expected.
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Actor Tom Wilson's 1986 "Back to the Future" VHS videotape.
A sealed, near-mint condition 1986 VHS tape of "Back to the Future" recently sold at auction for $75,000, setting a new record for a videotape.
The VHS copy was owned by actor Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in the classic '80s film. Wilson originally listed the tape, along with others, on eBay, but took them down when he received an overwhelming response. He then reached out to Heritage Auctions in Dallas to conduct a proper sale.
Wilson's collection included sealed and graded VHS tapes of "Back to the Future II," "Back to the Future III" and 1990's "Back to the Future" trilogy boxed set. What made this collection special was Wilson's offer to write a note to accompany each tape and sign each shipment.
A New York-based collector won a bidding war for the "Back to The Future" VHS copy, Heritage Auctions said, adding that the $75,000 price tag was "the highest price ever paid at auction for a sealed, graded VHS tape."
VHS tapes are experiencing a resurgence among collectors, with Heritage Auctions fetching big money for such films as "The Goonies," "Ghostbusters" and "Jaws."
"We had no idea what was going to happen -- no one's done this before and to see the success, it's amazing," Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions, told CNN. "When you see that, it's a great sense of accomplishment, not even the financial aspect of it but just a moment of 'I knew it! I knew nostalgic VHS tapes would be good.' "
Maddalena said he hopes the sale will bring renewed interest to VHS tapes, and encourage more celebrities to part with their collections.
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Bear euthanized after 3-year-old girl, mom injured in tent at Tennessee campground
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A bear that ripped into a tent and injured a mother and daughter at a campground in Tennessee has been euthanized, officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced in a news release.
On Sunday, the bear ripped into a tent at Elkmont Campground in search of food, according to officials. As a result, a 3-year-old girl and her mother suffered “superficial scratches to their heads.”
Officials said the girl’s father was eventually able to scare the bear from the campsite.
Wildlife biologists with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park tracked, captured and euthanized the bear after the incident. The animal’s behavior was consistent with being food-conditioned, as the animal walked into the trap laid by the biologists without fear.
“The bear weighed approximately 350 pounds, which is not standard for this time of year, suggesting the bear had previous and likely consistent access to non-natural food sources,” said Lisa McInnis, chief of Resource Management. “In this incident, the bear was likely attracted to food smells throughout the area, including dog food at the involved campsite. It is very difficult to deter this learned behavior and, as in this case, the result can lead to an unacceptable risk to people.”
Human-bear conflicts peak in late May and June when berries and other natural foods are not available, so bears are drawn to garbage and food smells in the area, such as the campgrounds and picnic areas.
Although bear attacks are rare, they can occur. Park officials advised that people attacked by a black bear should fight back with the nearest object as the bear will likely view the person as prey.
Park officials reminded campers and visitors to store any food or garbage properly and to take other precautions during this time.
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Allen Fieldhouse erupts after KU wins National Championship
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Fans packed the University of Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse Monday night to watch the national championship game between the Jayhawks and North Carolina’s Tarheels.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the arena in Lawrence erupted with cheers.
“I cannot believe it, it is so unreal right now,” said one fan. Another echoed that saying, “This is the craziest thing I have ever seen. I was just trying to have a good night with my friends and then I remembered KU is meant for this.”
“This is insane, this is my third game ever in Allen Fieldhouse and it is crazy. We love it, we are natty champs, we are on top, we are number one, it was destined to happen.”
After a tough battle with the Tarheels, even coming back from the largest deficit in a national championship game, fans said KU’s chemistry is what contributed to the win.
“The chemistry was there, they love each other, just as much as they love winning. They love each other and they made it happen.”
Another fan added, “Remy Martin came in as a fifth year senior and we still got a team together and we won. Everything was on our side, I mean they are family and we love them so much.”
Those in attendance said this 2022 Men’s Basketball Championship title means more.
“I mean we do this for every single person up there, every single person that could not get up there, and we are the best fan base in the world.”
“I have been a Jayhawk fan all my life and I have not been this happy in a long, long time. I love this place.”
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Former EVP/COO of 7-Eleven to Help Franchisor & Multi-Unit Companies Achieve Potential
DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Princeton Equity Group ("Princeton"), a leading private equity firm focused on franchise and multi-unit companies, announced today that Christopher P. Tanco has joined the firm as an Operating Partner and will be based out of the firm's Dallas office. In this role, Mr. Tanco will work closely with the Princeton investment team to evaluate acquisitions and with the firm's portfolio company management teams to enhance growth and strategic efforts.
Before joining Princeton, Mr. Tanco was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at 7-Eleven, the world's largest franchise brand. As Chief Operating Officer, Chris led all aspects for 7-Eleven's 13,000 domestic stores including field operations and support, franchise development, acquisition integration, store evolution, digital, facilities, maintenance, construction, and the company's Canadian business unit. Before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Chris led 7-Eleven's international business which oversaw the company's 35,000 licensed, company owned, franchised, and joint venture stores across 20 countries. Prior to 7-Eleven, Chris spent 17 years at Yum! Brands, having served in various leadership roles across operations (domestically and internationally), franchise, and general management. Earlier in his career, Chris was a successful entrepreneur in the Philippines.
Doug Kennealey, Co-Managing Partner of Princeton Equity Group, said, "We are thrilled to welcome Chris to the Princeton team. He has a tremendous breadth and depth of experiences across some of the world's leading franchise and multi-unit brands. We are humbled to have him on the team and think he will be an invaluable resource to our founder and management team partners."
Jim Waskovich, Co-Managing Partner of Princeton Equity Group, added, "Like us, Chris believes that a strong and supportive franchisee culture and infrastructure is critical to the success of the overall franchise system. We are delighted to begin working together as we help our portfolio companies reach the next level."
"I'm incredibly excited to join the Princeton team," said Tanco. "I've had the pleasure to know Princeton for many years, and their reputation and track record is superb. I'm very much looking forward to working with the entire team to help these exciting, growth-oriented companies achieve their potential."
About Princeton Equity Group
Princeton Equity Group is among the most experienced franchisor and multi-unit investors in the United States and exclusively invests in leading franchisor and multi-unit companies. Princeton views each investment as a long-term, supportive business partnership with founders and management teams to help build companies of great value. The principals at Princeton have sponsored investments in some of the most admired, growth-oriented franchisors and multi-unit companies in the U.S. For more information, visit www.princetonequity.com.
Contact: Julianne Stevenson, 224-558-2510 or jstevenson@fishmanpr.com
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies arrived in Minnesota, determined to seize control of the series from a young, confident Timberwolves team that looks and acts a lot like them.
The Grizzlies are growing up a lot faster.
Desmond Bane made seven 3-pointers and had 26 points and Memphis overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-95 on Thursday night for a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.
“We found a way to get some stops. Our offense started clicking a little bit more,” Bane said, “and the rest is history.”
The Grizzlies tied their franchise record for the biggest comeback victory, down by 26 early in the second quarter. They were also down by 25 late in the third.
Brandon Clarke scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half for Memphis, which closed the game on a staggering 50-16 run over the final 15:10.
“That’s why we’re really the deepest team in the league,” said Ja Morant, who had the franchise’s first postseason triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists — and told his team afterward he needed to play better.
Tyus Jones hit two dagger 3-pointers against his former team down the stretch to finish with 11 points for the Grizzlies, who seized back home-court advantage from a stunned Wolves team that won Game 1 on the road 130-117 and took an ugly 124-96 loss in Game 2.
Game 4 is on Saturday night in Minneapolis.
“No one said it as going to be easy. We don’t want it to be easy. We want it to be extremely hard, and it was,” said Patrick Beverley, who had 14 points for the Wolves.
The Wolves were outscored 23-12 in the second quarter and 37-12 in the fourth, pitifully putting to waste some superb basketball in the first and third periods.
“When we get too high, it comes back and it haunts us,” said D’Angelo Russell, who had 22 points and eight assists as the key driver of Minnesorta’s third-quarter surge.
Russell went 0 for 3 and was scoreless in the fourth. Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s other max-contract player, had another clunker on offense with eight points, five fouls and only four shots.
“It’s really tough. We’ve got to regroup,” said Towns, who had five blocks.
After taking a 47-21 lead early in the second quarter with a deafening roar in the 32-year-old downtown arena as the soundtrack, the Wolves were outscored 15-0 over the final 5:45 of the second quarter.
After the NBA’s highest-scoring team made only 30 field goals in Game 2 to match a season low, the Wolves hit only 33 in Game 3. They went 8:34 of game time between the second and third quarters without a basket until Russell made a 3.
Jones, who grew up in the Twin Cities and was drafted by the Timberwolves the same year as Towns, hit a 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies their first lead at 86-85. Memphis never trailed again.
“You think of and dream of those moments,” said Jones, who won a state championship at Target Center for Apple Valley High School in 2013.
SMALL TOWNS
Towns had just six points over the final three quarters of Game 2, and after coach Chris Finch implored him to play a “cleaner game” the two-time All-Star center struggled again. Towns picked up his fifth foul with 9:24 left and spent much of the fourth quarter on the bench.
“They swarm him everywhere,” Finch said.
SAME ENERGY
The Wolves took a 12-0 lead, before Bane finally put the Grizzlies on the board with a 3, as the “Defense!” chants ramped up a few decibel levels for just the third home playoff game here in the last 18 years.
The home team could hardly do any wrong for the first 15 minutes of game time, as evidenced by Beverley’s tip-in of his own miss for a 49-28 lead midway through the second quarter. He slipped as he drove toward the lane, kept his dribble alive from a near-seated position and flung a desperate floater at the basket.
“We seemed kind of shook,” Clarke said, “but it’s a very, very long game.”
HARD SHIFT
The Grizzlies used a 23-4 run over the final 10:28 of the second quarter to make a game of this. Russell was called for a charge with 3:21 to go on his drive and banked-in layup that would’ve given the Wolves a 17-point lead. The challenge by Finch was for naught, and the Wolves missed three 3-pointers and a layup over the rest of the half.
TIP-INS
Grizzlies: Kyle Anderson started for the Grizzlies in place of Steven Adams, who didn’t leave the bench. … Jaren Jackson Jr. scored just six points and had five fouls.
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards had 19 points and seven rebounds in 40 minutes. … Russell went 5 for 22 from the field in the first two games. He was 9 for 21 in Game 3.
OH, DAD
Towns and Morant each had their fathers cheering them on from courtside seats again — and this time the two friends were right next to each other. Tee Morant watched through designer sunglasses beneath a black bucket hat. Karl Towns, who wore a dark blue Timberwolves hat and a black KN95 mask, helped the arena hype men by tossing T-shirts into the crowd during a timeout.
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BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"), announced its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("2022 Quarter"). Total revenue for the 2022 Quarter increased to $60.3 million from $60.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 ("2021 Quarter"). Net income increased to $17.0 million for the 2022 Quarter from $16.1 million for the 2021 Quarter primarily due to (a) higher capitalized interest ($0.8 million), primarily due to the Twinbrook Quarter development project, (b) higher base rent at The Waycroft ($0.5 million), (c) lower depreciation and amortization of lease costs ($0.3 million), (d) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.2 million) and (e) higher base rent, exclusive of The Waycroft ($0.2 million), partially offset by (f) higher general and administrative costs ($0.7 million) and (g) higher credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves, net (collectively, $0.4 million). Net income available to common stockholders increased to $10.2 million ($0.43 per diluted share) for the 2022 Quarter from $9.9 million ($0.42 per diluted share) for the 2021 Quarter.
Same property revenue increased $0.3 million (0.5%) and same property operating income increased $0.2 million (0.3%) for the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter. We define same property revenue as total revenue minus the revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods. We define same property operating income as net income plus (a) interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs, (b) depreciation and amortization of lease costs, (c) general and administrative expenses and (d) change in fair value of derivatives minus (e) gains on sale of property and (f) the results of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods. Shopping Center same property operating income for the 2022 Quarter totaled $33.9 million, a $0.2 million increase from the 2021 Quarter. Mixed-Use same property operating income totaled $11.6 million, a $0.1 million decrease from the 2021 Quarter. Reconciliations of (a) total revenue to same property revenue and (b) net income to same property operating income are attached to this press release.
As of June 30, 2022, 92.6% of the commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 92.5% at June 30, 2021. On a same property basis, 92.6% of the commercial portfolio was leased as of June 30, 2022, compared to 92.5% at June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2022, the residential portfolio was 98.1% leased compared to 98.4% at June 30, 2021.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 ("2022 Period"), total revenue increased to $122.4 million from $118.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 ("2021 Period"). Net income increased to $34.5 million for the 2022 Period from $28.9 million for the 2021 Period. The increase in net income was primarily due to (a) higher capitalized interest ($1.9 million), primarily due to the Twinbrook Quarter development project, (b) higher base rent at The Waycroft ($1.4 million), (c) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves, net (collectively, $0.8 million), (d) lower depreciation and amortization of lease costs ($0.7 million), (e) higher base rent, exclusive of The Waycroft ($0.5 million), and (f) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.4 million), partially offset by (g) higher general and administrative costs ($0.8 million). Net income available to common stockholders increased to $20.8 million ($0.87 per diluted share) for the 2022 Period compared to $17.4 million ($0.74 per diluted share) for the 2021 Period.
Same property revenue increased $3.7 million (3.1%) and same property operating income increased $3.1 million (3.6%) for the 2022 Period, compared to the 2021 Period. Shopping Center same property operating income increased $1.9 million (2.8%) and mixed-use same property operating income increased $1.3 million (5.9%). Shopping Center same property operating income increased primarily due to (a) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves, net (collectively, $0.8 million), (b) higher base rent ($0.8 million) and (c) higher percentage rent ($0.3 million). Mixed-use same property operating income increased primarily due to (a) higher base rent ($1.1 million) and (b) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.4 million), partially offset by (c) lower recovery income, net of expenses ($0.4 million).
Funds from operations ("FFO") available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends) was $26.6 million ($0.80 and $0.78 per basic and diluted share, respectively) in the 2022 Quarter compared to $26.0 million ($0.82 and $0.79 per basic and diluted share, respectively) in the 2021 Quarter. FFO is a non-GAAP supplemental earnings measure which the Company considers meaningful in measuring its operating performance. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is attached to this press release. The increase in FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests was primarily the result of (a) higher capitalized interest ($0.8 million), primarily due to the Twinbrook Quarter development project, (b) higher base rent at The Waycroft ($0.5 million), (c) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.2 million), and (d) higher base rent, exclusive of The Waycroft ($0.2 million), partially offset by (e) higher general and administrative costs ($0.7 million) and (f) higher credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves, net (collectively, $0.4 million).
FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends and the impact of preferred stock redemptions) increased to $53.6 million ($1.61 and $1.58 per basic and diluted share, respectively) in the 2022 Period from $48.7 million ($1.54 and $1.50 per basic and diluted share, respectively) in the 2021 Period. FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests increased primarily due to (a) higher capitalized interest ($1.9 million), primarily due to the Twinbrook Quarter development project, (b) higher base rent at The Waycroft ($1.4 million), (c) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves, net (collectively, $0.8 million), (d) higher base rent, exclusive of The Waycroft ($0.5 million), and (e) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.4 million), partially offset by (f) higher general and administrative costs ($0.8 million).
Significant uncertainty remains around the long-term economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have a material and adverse effect on or cause disruption to our business or financial condition, results from operations, cash flows and the market value and trading price of our securities.
As of July 31, 2022, payments by tenants of contractual base rent and operating expense and real estate tax recoveries totaled approximately 99% for the 2022 Quarter. For additional discussion of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Company's business, please see Part 1, Item 2 (Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
The following table summarizes the Company's consolidated total collections of the 2022 first and second quarter rent billings as of July 31, 2022:
Although we are and will continue to be actively engaged in rent collection efforts related to uncollected rent, and we continue to work with certain tenants who have requested rent deferrals, we can provide no assurance that such efforts or our efforts in future periods will be successful. As of June 30, 2022, approximately 78% of the amount of rent deferred, or approximately $7.1 million, has come due. Of the amount that has come due, $6.9 million, or approximately 97%, has been paid.
Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio of 61 properties which includes (a) 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and seven mixed-use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Approximately 85% of the Saul Centers' property operating income is generated by properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain matters discussed within this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in our Annual Report on (i) Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and (ii) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and include the following: (i) general adverse economic and local real estate conditions, (ii) the inability of major tenants to continue paying their rent obligations due to bankruptcy, insolvency or a general downturn in their business, (iii) financing risks, such as the inability to obtain equity, debt or other sources of financing or refinancing on favorable terms to the Company, (iv) the Company's ability to raise capital by selling its assets, (v) changes in governmental laws and regulations and management's ability to estimate the impact of such changes, (vi) the level and volatility of interest rates and management's ability to estimate the impact thereof, (vii) the availability of suitable acquisition, disposition, development and redevelopment opportunities, and risks related to acquisitions not performing in accordance with our expectations, (viii) increases in operating costs, (ix) changes in the dividend policy for the Company's common and preferred stock and the Company's ability to pay dividends at current levels, (x) the reduction in the Company's income in the event of multiple lease terminations by tenants or a failure by multiple tenants to occupy their premises in a shopping center, (xi) impairment charges, (xii) unanticipated changes in the Company's intention or ability to prepay certain debt prior to maturity and (xiii) an epidemic or pandemic (such as the outbreak and worldwide spread of COVID-19), and the measures that international, federal, state and local governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it, which may (as with COVID-19) precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the above-mentioned and/or other risks, and significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that we make, including those in this press release. Except as may be required by law, we make no promise to update any of the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully review the risks and risk factors included in (i) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and (ii) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
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WESTERLY, R.I., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ: WASH), today declared a quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The dividend will be paid July 8, 2022 to shareholders of record on July 1, 2022.
ABOUT WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., the parent of The Washington Trust Company, had $5.8 billion in assets as of March 31, 2022. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking and wealth management and trust services through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation's web site at ir.washtrust.com.
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Chandler Innovations is now accepting applications for Pitch Power 2022
CHANDLER, Ariz., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chandler Innovations, the city's business incubation, and entrepreneurial development program, is offering its Pitch Power program to teach startups how to attract investment dollars by elevating their presentations.
Jasmine Holmes, Chandler Innovations Executive Director, says, "I am thrilled to be offering this program again. There are many educational opportunities for startups, but Pitch Power goes beyond other offerings, providing opportunities to connect."
The intensive 7-week virtual program, which begins on September 27, 2022, is open to startups in the state, ready to pitch to investors within the next 12 months. Applicants must have a business plan, three-year financial forecast, market research, target audience information, and a goal of how much money they are trying to raise.
The application deadline is Friday, August 12, 2022.
Tom Fulcher, the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Chandler Innovations, is the program facilitator. With experience growing his consulting business and leading projects and divisions at internationally known companies like Colgate-Palmolive and Heinz, he has unique insights into how new companies can put their best foot forward when presenting to seed, angel, and venture capital investors.
"Pitching or telling your business story is a critical skill for entrepreneurs hoping to raise money from investors," says Fulcher. "In Pitch Power, we help you hone your slide content and design and your storytelling ability. You will also interact with and gain insight from local investors through guest presentations."
By participating in Pitch Power, founders learn the ten critical components of any great pitch and how to assemble them into a ten-minute presentation. The program offers participants a chance to hear first-hand from some of Arizona's most active investors and get feedback about their pitches.
The founders meet weekly with Fulcher to discuss pitch concepts, learn what investors care about, and refine talking points. The result is the "pitch deck," a brief presentation that discusses their concept and potential market and introduces the business' team, competitive strategy, and anticipated revenues.
For more information, visit https://www.innovationsincubator.com/pitch-power.html.
About Chandler Innovations: Chandler Innovations is a business incubation program for tech-focused businesses that includes curriculum, mentoring, and community events. The program is sponsored by the City of Chandler and powered by Moonshot at NACET.
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Metered Cryospray treats damaged airways enabling a rejuvenative healing response
BOSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CSA Medical, Inc., today announced results from the first randomized, controlled study of Metered Cryospray (MCS) utilizing the RejuvenAir® System for the treatment of Chronic Bronchitis. The data was presented at the International Congress of the European Respiratory Society in Barcelona, Spain by Christopher Orton, MD, of The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
SGRQ and CAT, the gold standard measurement for patient reported symptom scores, were statistically significant and clinically meaningful, respectively. Chronic Bronchitis, the largest subset of COPD, is a progressive, irreversible disease with no cure. Medications merely manage symptoms, but over time, chronic productive cough and breathlessness worsen. As expected, quality of life in the sham group continued to decline. However, sham subjects were offered cross-over to treatment at 6 months and to date, all 32 subjects have completed treatment.
The Royal Brompton team previously reported strong safety and clinically meaningful 24 month results, from an open-label trial, now 36 months out. Together with this new cohort, they have performed over 100 Metered Cryospray treatments with zero pneumothoraces. "This first randomized controlled study data reinforces previous feasibility results showing Quality of Life improvement in patients with chronic bronchitis. RejuvenAir® Metered Cryospray is both safe and effective in a patient population with multiple co-morbidities, in a disease with no established therapies," summarized Pallav Shah, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College, London.
The RejuvenAir System is designed to address the underlying cause of Chronic Bronchitis, the damaged cilia and mucus-producing goblet cells lining the airways and enable a rejuvenative healing response. SPRAY-CB, the pivotal study of the RejuvenAir System in patients with COPD with Chronic Bronchitis, is actively enrolling.
Chronic Bronchitis is the largest disease subset of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial airways. A chronic bronchitis diagnosis is defined by cough with productive sputum of three months duration for two consecutive years. In addition to a chronic inflammation, cough and increased production of mucus, chronic bronchitis may or may not present with obstruction/partially blocked airways due to swelling and excess mucus in the bronchi, or shortness of breath (dyspnea). In the United States, there are an estimated 16 million people with COPD, of which over 9 million have a diagnosis of chronic bronchitis. Approximately 700,000 people are hospitalized for symptoms/exacerbations of chronic bronchitis every year. In Europe, there are approximately 23 million people with COPD and approximately 1.5 million hospitalizations per year for COPD.
CSA Medical, Inc. develops and manufactures proprietary interventional liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy systems that utilize software-driven dosimetry and specialty catheters that enable delivery of cryogen spray inside the airways to flash freeze and destroy damaged cells allowing for a rejuvenative pattern of healing.
The RejuvenAir System is approved in the EU and under clinical investigation in the United States. To learn more about our technology or clinical trials, please visit www.rejuvenair.com or www.clinicaltrials.gov [Identifiers: NCT03893370 and NCT03892694].
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Sapiens' end-to-end solution will fulfil all of Old Mutual's business, analytical and regulatory data needs
HOLON, Israel, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) and (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, today announced the deployment of Sapiens Intelligence by Old Mutual Insure (OMI), South Africa's oldest insurance company. Sapiens' solution will provide an enterprise-wide consolidated view of the organization's data and support its reporting and analytics needs.
Old Mutual Insure has been a Sapiens customer since 2006, a 16-year relationship that began with the implementation of Sapiens Tia Enterprise solution for its core business, followed by the adoption of Sapiens ReinsuranceMaster for its reinsurance business. The addition of Sapiens Intelligence is the natural next step in Old Mutual's digital transformation strategy with Sapiens.
"We were looking for an enterprise-level data platform with native connectivity to our existing systems, and Sapiens Intelligence was a perfect fit," said Denver Naidoo, Old Mutual Insure's Chief Data Officer. "Due to licensing issues with our hosting platform, we requested that Sapiens cut back their normal nine-to-ten-month implementation period down to six or seven months, which they were successfully able to accommodate."
Sapiens Intelligence has a complete and optimized insurance information hub, integrating all business units and product lines into one unified and consistent organizational view.
"Old Mutual Insure now has access to a wide landscape of heterogenous systems ranging from core applications from Sapiens to third-party external data sources," explained Roni Al-Dor, Sapiens president and CEO. "The foundational R&D that was done on this project will be brought to bear on other existing Sapiens Tia Enterprise customers, in regions across the globe."
Sapiens Intelligence enriches processes with model outcome and predictions, optimizing the insurer's performance – driving cost reduction as well as improving customer experience.
About Sapiens
Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) empowers the financial sector, with a focus on insurance, to transform and become digital, innovative, and agile. Backed by more than 40 years of industry expertise, Sapiens offers a complete insurance platform, with pre-integrated, low-code solutions and a cloud-first approach that accelerates customers' digital transformation. Serving over 600 customers in 30 countries, Sapiens offers insurers across property and casualty, workers' compensation and life markets the most comprehensive set of solutions, from core to complementary, including Reinsurance, Financial & Compliance, Data & Analytics, Digital, and Decision Management. For more information visit https://sapiens.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About Old Mutual Insure
Old Mutual Insure is the oldest insurer in South Africa, tracing its history back more than 177 years. It services personal, commercial and corporate customers across South Africa, as well as in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria under the Old Mutual brand. Old Mutual Insure is the second largest Insurer in South Africa with a gross written premium over R15.92 million in 2021. As one on the leading companies in southern Africa's non-life insurance landscape, they are justifiably proud of their tradition of service and quality. For more information visit https://www.oldmutual.co.za/.
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Certain matters discussed in this press release that are incorporated herein by reference are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, as well as information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "may," "will," "plan" and similar expressions. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to pandemic risks and uncertainties. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the degree of our success in our plans to leverage our global footprint to grow our sales; the degree of our success in integrating the companies that we have acquired through the implementation of our M&A growth strategy; the lengthy development cycles for our solutions, which may frustrate our ability to realize revenues and/or profits from our potential new solutions; our lengthy and complex sales cycles, which do not always result in the realization of revenues; the degree of our success in retaining our existing customers or competing effectively for greater market share; difficulties in successfully planning and managing changes in the size of our operations; the frequency of the long-term, large, complex projects that we perform that involve complex estimates of project costs and profit margins, which sometimes change mid-stream; the challenges and potential liability that heightened privacy laws and regulations pose to our business; occasional disputes with clients, which may adversely impact our results of operations and our reputation; various intellectual property issues related to our business; potential unanticipated product vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches of our or our customers' systems; risks related to the insurance industry in which our clients operate; risks associated with our global sales and operations, such as changes in regulatory requirements, wide-spread viruses and epidemics like the recent novel coronavirus pandemic, which adversely affected our results of operations, or fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and risks related to our principal location in Israel and our status as a Cayman Islands company.
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Oracle's new Paris region brings its total number of cloud regions to 38 worldwide
Public and private organizations benefit from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's price-performance, built-in security, and disaster recovery capabilities
Oracle now operates nine European cloud regions that run on 100 percent renewable energy
AUSTIN, Texas and COLOMBES, France, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the opening of a second cloud region in France to deliver public cloud services to help businesses modernize their operations. In addition to the Oracle Cloud Marseille region, the new region in La Courneuve, Paris will give Oracle's European customers and partners access to a vast cloud services portfolio with built-in security, disaster recovery, and industry-leading price-performance. Oracle's unique dual-region cloud strategy enables French customers to deploy resilient applications in multiple geographical locations in-country.
"Organizations have reached a critical milestone in how they deploy data for strategic planning and operations," said Christophe Negrier, general manager, Oracle France. "Oracle is helping customers realize their cloud-first strategy to grow faster, become more sustainable, and increase their security posture with Oracle's two cloud regions in France and 38 cloud regions worldwide."
The new Paris region expands Oracle Cloud's extensive European presence, which already includes more than 10 cloud regions with Marseille, Frankfurt, London, Zürich, Amsterdam, Milan, Stockholm, and Newport (Wales) already live, and the Madrid region is due to come online this year. All Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services are available in the Oracle Cloud Paris region to support regulatory compliance requirements, which are especially critical in banking and the public sector. Available services include Oracle Autonomous Database, Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes, and Oracle Cloud VMware Solution.
Sustainable Cloud Operations to Run Businesses at Lower Costs with Less Energy Use
Several Oracle Cloud regions, including regions in North America, South America, and – with the addition of Paris – nine regions in Europe, are powered by 100 percent renewable energy. Oracle is committed to sustainability and has pledged to power all Oracle Cloud regions worldwide (as well as its offices) with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. All Oracle Cloud regions already use state-of-the-art energy management and cooling technologies to minimize their impact on the environment. As part of its renewable energy clean Cloud initiative, Oracle reused or recycled 99.6 percent of its retired hardware in FY'21 while strictly adhering to Oracle's data privacy and security practices.
The Multi-Cloud Opportunity to Achieve the Best-in-Class Technology Across Clouds
OCI's extensive network of more than 70 regional and global FastConnect partners provides customers with dedicated connectivity to Oracle cloud regions and OCI services, giving them the best options globally. FastConnect is an easy, flexible, and cost-effective way to create a dedicated, private network connection with higher bandwidth, lower latency, and more consistent performance than public Internet connections. Partners available at launch for the Oracle Cloud Paris region are Orange, Colt, and Equinix.
In addition, Oracle and Microsoft have established a strategic partnership that allows joint customers to run workloads across OCI and Microsoft Azure. The partnership offers a low latency, cross-cloud interconnection between OCI and Azure in 11 regions (Ashburn, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, San Jose, Phoenix, Vinhedo, Seoul, Singapore, and Frankfurt), a federated identity for joint customers deploying applications in both clouds, and a collaborative support model. This enables customers to run full-stack applications in a multi-cloud configuration, while maintaining high performance connectivity that doesn't require another architecture. Customers can also migrate existing applications or develop cloud native applications that use a combination of OCI and Azure services.
Customers, Partners, and Analysts Applaud the New Oracle Cloud Paris Region
Jacques Orsini, deputy director SNCF - e.SNCF Solutions, said: "SNCF is delighted that Oracle, one of its technology partners, is continuing to invest in France."
Laurent Breugnot, head of infrastructure and security, Louvre Hotels Group, said:
"Having the opportunity to host our data in the Paris region, while continuing to benefit from OCI's services and features, offers us huge potential."
Cyril Charpentier, infrastructure department director, Galeries Lafayette, said:
"Oracle's investment in Paris and Marseille will help us redesign our performance infrastructure in France. The Oracle Cloud services in France will also help us meet our customer data compliance policies."
Francois Delys, head of data and IT service delivery, Poclain Hydraulics Industrie, said: "The opening of the Paris region provides us with disaster recovery in France, with a data center near Poclain's headquarters that will guarantee excellent latency, and a site in Marseille that will duplicate the infrastructure.
"This opportunity is the perfect fit with our plan to adopt Oracle Cloud services as a replacement for on-premises components. With today's ongoing security challenges, we are looking to outsource certain services that will enhance the agility of the Poclain group."
Cedric Allain, chief information officer, Nasco, said: "Nasco's DNA is to always be close to its customers. Meeting this commitment, we've deployed a part of our infrastructure in Marseille and a second portion in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The growth of the Oracle Cloud region footprint, and in particular the arrival of the Paris region, will enable us to strengthen our commitment to our local customers and our partnership with Oracle."
Christophe Moison, CEO and co-founder, Coqliqo, said: "The opening of the new Oracle Cloud Paris Region is very good news, offering new technology choices and additional options for where our data is located. Business continuity is critical for our customers, and this new region will help support our disaster recovery strategy."
Nicolas Gelly, technical director, Virage Group, said: "At Virage Group, a software company operating in project portfolio management, the availability of our services is critical for our customers, and the new Paris region will help us strengthen our disaster recovery processes. The arrival of a second Oracle Cloud region in Paris reinforces our choice and opens up new perspectives. The geographical proximity is a benefit, as we prioritize enhancing performance and meeting our customers' requirements in terms of data localization."
Frederic Malicki, chief technology officer, Southern Europe, Atos, said: "The opening of a second region in Paris is great news and demonstrates Oracle's commitment to Europe. This new cloud region will allow our clients to deploy more use cases and accelerate their move to the cloud, leveraging the Atos One Cloud portfolio."
Philippe Montmartin, managing director, Oracle Business Group lead, France & Benelux, Accenture, said: "We are delighted to see Oracle open a new cloud region in France, particularly in Paris. In addition to the unmatched performance of Oracle Database and the elasticity and security of Oracle's next-generation cloud, Accenture offers a differentiated set of services and consulting expertise to support our clients in their digital acceleration with Oracle technologies."
Eugene Ebara, Oracle Cloud Leader, Cloud Center of Excellence, Capgemini – South Central Europe, said: "In late 2021, Sergio Werner, head of South Central Europe Cloud Center of Excellence, Capgemini, took part in the launch of Oracle's first Cloud region in Marseille, France. And today, we are very excited about the opening of a second datacenter in France in the Paris region. I am delighted to be able to offer our customers and prospects a broader range of services, including the implementation of data recovery across two national datacenters. I look forward to helping Oracle's teams in France leverage the best of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
Raphael Sanchez, chief operating officer, Kyndryl France, said: "Kyndryl welcomes the opening of a new Oracle Cloud Paris region. This is a new opportunity to address the specific needs of certain customers, and it's another step in Kyndryl's strategy to support its customers in hybrid and multicloud management – in collaboration with Oracle."
Rahiel Nasir, associate research director, European Cloud, IDC, said: "IDC Research shows that most organizations in Europe expect a full portfolio of services from a regional data center run by a global cloud provider. Meeting issues of regulatory compliance is the top reason why organizations choose local, as opposed to global, cloud providers. The latter can gain the edge over their local counterparts by not only offering a full line-up of sophisticated services, but also by making sure they comply with EU data rules and regulations. In addition, customers also expect them to offer a lower cost of services as well as local support from their data centers."
Roy IIIsey, chief analyst, Omdia, said: "Data sovereignty is becoming a critical aspect of enterprise decision makers' strategic planning – in fact, Omdia's IT Enterprise Insights survey found globally 20 percent of enterprises put security, identity, and privacy as the top IT trend in 2022, and this number increased to nearly 25 percent in France. As Oracle built its next-generation cloud infrastructure with 'security by-design,' OCI's solutions resonate perfectly with these companies' priorities. Moreover, the opening of a second cloud region in France, especially in Paris, will offer the opportunity for more French businesses to manage their data locally."
Oracle Cloud's Expanding Global Footprint
As part of Oracle's planned expansion of its cloud region footprint to support strong customer demand for Oracle Cloud services worldwide, Oracle will open additional cloud regions in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Israel, and plans to offer at least 44 cloud regions by the end of 2022.
Currently available Oracle Cloud regions:
- Asia Pacific: Tokyo (Japan), Osaka (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Chuncheon (South Korea), Mumbai (India), Hyderabad (India), Sydney (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Singapore (Singapore)
- Americas: San Jose (United States), Phoenix (United States), Ashburn (United States), Toronto (Canada), Montreal (Canada), São Paolo (Brazil), Vinhedo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile)
- Europe: Frankfurt (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Newport, Wales (United Kingdom), Zürich (Switzerland), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Marseille (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Milan (Italy), La Courneuve, Paris (France)
- Middle East: Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi and Dubai (U.A.E), Jerusalem (Israel)
- Africa: Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Government: Two general U.S. Government regions, and U.S. National Security regions, three U.S. Department of Defense specific Government regions, two in the United Kingdom (London and Newport, Wales)
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The interactive VRIFY 3D model visualizes and validates the Project's drilling results, resource potential, proposed pit, and project advancement from initial mining through closure in an immersive, interactive environment.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. ("U.S. Gold," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") (NASDAQ: USAU) a gold exploration and development company, today reported that it has updated the 3D model of its CK Gold Project from VRIFY Technology Inc. ("VRIFY"). The 3D model provides a visualization of the geological model and validates the project's drilling results, resource potential, proposed pit, and project advancement from initial mining through closure in an immersive interactive format.
To view the interactive 3D model, please use the following link or visit the U.S. Gold website:
"Telling the story of the CK Gold Project will be greatly facilitated by this leading-edge technology," said U.S. Gold President & CEO George Bee. "We're happy to be partnering with VRIFY to help our stakeholders and shareholders better understand our structural and technical interpretations that translate into our inherent value proposition."
The following are highlights from the Company's S-K 1300 Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") technical report, completed by Gustavson Associates, LLC:
- Mineral Resources – 1.58 million gold equivalent ("AuEq") ounces of Measured and Indicated (M+I) Resources (exclusive of mineral reserves)
- Mineral Reserves – 1.44 million AuEq ounces of Proven and Probable (P1 and P2) Reserves
- 10-year Mine Life at 20,000 short tons per day process rate
- Initial Capital: $221 million
- Robust Economics – 39.4% IRR before tax and 33.7% IRR after tax
- Upside Potential
- Permitting and Development
- Potential to submit mine permit in 2022 and receive approval in 2023
Primarily in support of the feasibility study presently underway, during the 2021 field season, 47 core, rotary and conventional holes were drilled at the CK Gold Project. The primary purpose of the drilling program is to supplement the geotechnical and hydrological information. The drilling affirmed the gold and copper grades estimated in the PFS model and extended mineralization to the south of and below the proposed ultimate pit.
VRIFY's technology communicates a company's value with presentation tools that simplify information and translate tough-to-digest data into compelling content. The platform allows companies to showcase project data with interactive 3D models, host global site visits of remote assets using virtual tours, and present content to any device, anytime, anywhere in the world. See for yourself at VRIFY.com.
The CK Gold Project is located 18 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. On December 1, 2021, we released the results of our PFS and published our Technical Summary Report in accordance with the guidance under Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The PFS was prepared by Gustavson Associates, LLC with an effective date of November 15, 2021.
U.S. Gold Corp. is a publicly traded, U.S. focused gold exploration and development company. U.S. Gold Corp. has a portfolio of exploration properties. The CK Gold Project is located in Southeast Wyoming and has a Preliminary Feasibility Study technical report, which was completed by Gustavson Associates, LLC. Keystone and Maggie Creek are exploration properties on the Cortez and Carlin Trends in Nevada. The Challis Gold Project is located in Idaho. For more information about U.S. Gold Corp., please visit www.usgoldcorp.gold.
Certain statements in this press release and in the VRIFY 3d interactive model are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated," "will," "potential," and "intend," among others. These statements include our estimates regarding the potential future open pit development of the CK Gold Project, our mineral reserve estimates, mine life, capital estimates, NPV and IRR estimates, potential financing terms from equipment suppliers and development capital sources, aggregate sales from mine waste rock and the estimated timing for finalization of the next phase of engineering and submission of our permit application. These forward-looking statements are based on U.S. Gold Corp.'s current expectations, and actual results could differ materially from such statements. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks arising from: market and other conditions, the prevailing market conditions for metal prices and mining industry cost inputs, environmental and regulatory risks, COVID-19 uncertainties, risks faced by junior companies generally engaged in exploration activities, whether U.S. Gold Corp. will be able to raise sufficient capital to develop the CK Gold Project and implement future exploration programs, the success or failure of future drilling programs, and other factors described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be reviewed at www.sec.gov. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other risks, contingencies, and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. The Company undertakes no duty to correct or update any information contained herein.
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Police find 166,000 fentanyl pills stuffed inside spare tire
Published: Jul. 2, 2022 at 1:49 AM EDT|Updated: 14 minutes ago
PHOENIX, A.Z. (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) - Phoenix police got quite the surprise during a drug bust on Wednesday.
Officers were working an illegal drug investigation near 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road when they pried open a spare tire, revealing bags of pills stuffed inside.
Police say 166,000 fentanyl pills total were found hidden inside the tire.
20-year-old Alexa Magana was arrested in connection to the crime.
Magana was booked for possession and transportation of narcotic drugs for sale.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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The purpose-built solution will help companies easily upgrade their conference room tech for the hybrid workplace
CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jabra and Lenovo are expanding their collaboration to offer a seamless, easy to use meeting room system optimized for use with Microsoft Teams Rooms – the Jabra PanaCast 50 Room System. The purpose-built, modular room kit provides companies looking to upgrade their meeting room technology for the hybrid working world with enhanced business productivity and collaboration capabilities. The plug-and-play full room system is a first from Jabra and is certified for and preloaded with Teams Rooms software.
The system features the Jabra PanaCast 50 and Lenovo ThinkSmart Core Kit. The PanaCast 50 offers innovative 180-degree Panoramic-4K video and works seamlessly with Microsoft Teams Rooms' front row layout to make hybrid meetings more inclusive and engaging. Lenovo's ThinkSmart Core Kit includes the ThinkSmart Core and the ThinkSmart Controller, a 10.1inch, 10-point touch HD display that allows users to initiate and control meetings, as well as share content and work with colleagues working remotely.
"The typical meeting is not what it used to be, and it's time for meeting room technology to catch up," said Aurangzeb Khan, SVP of Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra. "We're delighted to unite the PanaCast 50's unique capabilities with Lenovo's innovative solutions to equip offices with solutions to foster inclusive and interactive meetings for everyone, regardless of where they are. The system works at the touch of a button and can connect employees seamlessly whether they're in-person or connecting from home."
"The shift to hybrid work has undoubtedly led to more demand for video enabled conference rooms, which is why we're working with companies like Jabra and Lenovo to develop purpose-built Microsoft Teams Rooms," said Albert Kooiman, Senior Director of Microsoft Teams Devices Partner Engineering and Certification. "Bringing together Jabra and Lenovo's hardware with Microsoft Teams software allows users to experience key Teams features such as front row and Intelligent Camera, both for those in the meeting room and remote."
The new product bundle provides everything needed to set up a Teams Room. The Jabra PanaCast 50's 180-degree view allows for every attendee to be seen, no matter where they're sitting. This is further amplified by Dynamic Composition, an intelligent camera technology Jabra co-developed with Microsoft and released earlier this year. It helps to bridge the gap between in-person and remote meeting participants by providing a close-up view of in-room participants when they speak.
Lenovo's ThinkSmart Core is powered by an 11th Gen Intel® Core™ vPro® processor and delivers connectivity to support any meeting room configuration. Its understated yet stylish design means it can be placed discreetly, and it has ports to support multiple audio and visual accessories, along with integrated cable management. The ThinkSmart Controller's easy-to-use Teams Rooms interface makes it ideal for meetings and collaboration. It has Integrated Infrared sensors that detect when participants enter the room and automatically turns the system on and off.
"We're excited to collaborate with Jabra to provide businesses with a way to bring their conference rooms into the hybrid work era," said Shannon MacKay, General Manager of Worldwide Smart Collaboration Business, Lenovo. "Combining the power of our ThinkSmart Core solution with the Jabra PanaCast 50's intelligent video system and Microsoft Teams Rooms technology will allow us to empower users to have more productive and inclusive meetings no matter where attendees are located."
Building on the initial offering made available in EMEA last year, this joint-offering will be the latest full Teams Rooms system from Jabra. It will be available to order from September 15th 2022.
More information on the Jabra PanaCast 50 Room System website.
About Jabra
Jabra is a world leading brand in audio, video, and collaboration solutions – engineered to empower consumers and businesses. Proudly part of the GN Group, we are committed to letting people hear more, do more, and be more than they ever thought possible. Jabra engineering excellence leads the way, building on 150 years of pioneering work within GN. This allows us to create integrated tools for contact centers, offices, and collaboration that help professionals work more productively from anywhere; and true wireless headphones and earbuds that let consumers better enjoy calls, music, and media. GN, founded in 1869, operates in 100 countries and delivers innovation, reliability, and ease of use. GN employs more than 7,000 people and in 2021 reported annual revenue of DKK 15.8bn. GN Audio accounts for DKK 10.4bn. GN makes life sound better and is Nasdaq Copenhagen listed.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are working toward compromise on President Joe Biden’s $33 billion Ukraine aid request, even as signs emerge that Democrats may need to swallow another COVID-19 setback and drop their goal of wrapping pandemic spending into the package.
Bipartisan talks among House and Senate Appropriations committee leaders are underway in hopes of producing legislation Congress could vote on as soon as next week, members of both parties say. Changes in Biden’s proposal are likely — the price tag, particularly for military spending, could rise — but there’s wide agreement on the urgency of helping Kyiv and regional allies resist Russia’s 10-week-old onslaught.
Republican budget-writers “are probably knocking some things out and adding some things. But I think by and large, everybody agrees we’ve got to do all we can to help,” said No. 2 Senate GOP leader John Thune of South Dakota. He said some Republicans believe “this package may not be robust enough, but I think it probably strikes close to the right balance.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., cited broad backing for the measure Thursday but warned, “This isn’t about battling climate change.” McConnell aides said he was objecting to some proposed funding to international organizations that Republicans have criticized for spending money on alternative energy initiatives.
“If the Senate is serious about helping Ukraine win, we need to show it by passing supplemental assistance. Clean, no strings attached, and soon,” McConnell said.
One participant said bargainers must resolve details of Biden proposals to provide health care, food and other benefits to Ukrainian refugees in the U.S. and to strengthen government powers to use assets seized from billionaire friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin to help Ukraine. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to describe the talks publicly.
When Biden sent his $33 billion proposal to Congress last week, he wrote that “to avoid needless deaths in the United States and around the world,” Congress should include additional billions for COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines. Democrats have hoped doing so would pressure the GOP to accept the pandemic spending, which Democrats say is needed to prepare for the virus’ all but inevitable next curveball.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has resorted to more lawyerly language, not specifying that the two issues should be combined. “We need to figure out the best way to get both done, and that’s what we’re going to try to do in the next few weeks,” he told reporters Tuesday.
Minutes earlier, McConnell spelled out his view of the best way forward.
“There is overwhelming bipartisan support for getting the Ukrainians as much help as they need as quickly as possible,” McConnell said. “For that to happen here in Congress, that package needs to be moved without the other extraneous issues.”
While combining Ukraine and pandemic money into one package has broad Democratic support, bargainers say party leaders haven’t made a final decision on that yet. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in an interview that he wants funding for Ukraine and COVID-19 tied together because both are crucial.
“It may” fall out of the bill, Leahy said of the pandemic money, “and I think that would be a mistake.”
Biden’s overall proposal is anchored by $20 billion to help Ukraine and nearby countries defend themselves and replenish U.S. arms shipped to the area. There’s $8.5 billion to bolster Ukraine’s economy and government and $3 billion for refugees and to supplement food supplies around the world disrupted by the war.
The proposal’s fine print, contained in White House documents sent to Congress, adds texture to Biden’s plans.
It would make it easier for Russians with advanced degrees in more than two dozen sciences — including missile propulsion, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and cybersecurity — to get job-based visas and come to the U.S. Besides strengthening the U.S. in those fields, the move would “undercut Russia’s innovative potential, benefitting U.S. national security,” according to the materials accompanying Biden’s proposal.
The documents, which break down Biden’s defense request by each branch of the military, include $800,000 for the new U.S. Space Force. The expenditures are described as covering intelligence analysis, flying hours, weapon system sustainment and other costs, but no other details are provided. The overall U.S. defense budget is around $800 billion.
There’s nearly $600 million for Patriot anti-missile systems in Europe, money to care for wounded Ukrainian troops at an American military medical center in Germany and a proposal to let Afghan refugees who’ve fled to this country since the U.S. withdrawal become lawful permanent residents if they qualify.
Rapid approval of Ukraine aid would let both parties avoid an election-year display of dysfunction by spiraling into a spat over the widely popular cause of helping Ukraine avoid being overpowered by Russia.
Passage of Ukraine aid separately would also preserve GOP hopes of boxing Democrats into a corner on border security, an issue Republicans are banking on in November’s elections for congressional control.
Should Senate Democrats press ahead with a separate pandemic bill, Republicans plan to force a vote on retaining a Trump-era order citing the pandemic as justification for quickly removing asylum-seekers crossing the Mexican border into the U.S. The Biden administration has planned to let that rule expire May 23, and Democrats are divided over whether to extend it.
Already this year, a White House request for $30 billion for the pandemic was cut in half and ultimately dropped by the House. A bipartisan Senate compromise then trimmed it to $10 billion, but stalled over GOP demands for a vote on immigration. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/hill-bargainers-seek-ukraine-aid-deal-covid-aid-in-question-2/ | 2022-05-06T22:50:34Z |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether a lower court got it right when it blocked a challenge of North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy by voters who cited a section of the Constitution addressing insurrection as disqualifying him.
Three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, heard arguments in a lawsuit that the first-term Republican congressman filed to derail the formal challenge sent to the State Board of Elections from going forward.
U.S. District Judge Richard Myers ruled for Cawthorn in March and prevented the board from formally examining whether he should remain on ballots, and the voters appealed. Cawthorn is one of eight candidates on the May 17 primary ballot for the 11th Congressional District. There’s no timetable on when the judicial panel will rule, but the court did accelerate the appeal process.
The challenge focused on Cawthorn’s involvement in the rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021 at which the presidential election outcome was questioned. The voters cite Section 3 of the 14th Amendment ratified in 1868that is designed to prevent congressmen who had fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War from returning to Congress.
Similar challenges have been filed against members of Congress in other states who have been strong supporters of former President Donald Trump, including Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. A Georgia state judge recently heard testimony from Greene but has yet to issue a finding. They will be passed on to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who will ultimately determine whether Greene is qualified.
Some circuit judges Tuesday raised doubts about Myers’ logic and those of Cawthorn’s attorney, who said an 1872 law that removed office-holding disqualifications from most ex-Confederates also exempt current members of Congress like Cawthorn today.
“Why would Congress do this anyway?” asked U.S. Circuit Judge Jim Wynn, a nominee of then-President Barack Obama, during oral arguments. “Why would you rather take away a disability of an individual who’s going against the United States?”
The amendment says no one can serve in Congress “who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress … to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.” The amendment does allow Congress to pass laws that can remove such restrictions.
But any such law can’t for all time prevent prohibitions against future insurrectionists, said Press Millen, a Raleigh attorney representing voters who filed formal challenges of Cawthorn.
“You cannot simply amend the Constitution through a vote in Congress,” Millen said. A federal judge in Georgia last month said she disagreed with Myers and ruled the 1872 Amnesty Act didn’t apply to Greene.
James Bopp, Cawthorn’s lawyer, said his client “vigorous denies that he ever engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, the country he loves. But this is not about the facts. This is about the law. This is about whether there are valid claims that are being made under Section 3 against him.”
Bopp, who also represents Greene in her case, told the judges that the Constitution leaves the decision on whether someone is disqualified to serve in the U.S. House with the elected body itself, not the states. That means a candidate’s ultimate seating doesn’t get settled until when each two-year session begins in January, he said. In the meantime, Bopp suggested, elections will work out potential conflict.
“In a democracy … where we have the right to vote and we have the First Amendment, we leave a lot of things to the voters,” Bopp said. But Millen countered by saying the Constitution makes clear that insurrectionists can’t be members of Congress, just like teenagers or citizens of other countries.
The tangled case began in January, when candidate challenges were initially brought against Cawthorn by voters in a district that he initially decided to run in this fall. But North Carolina’s congressional map for the 2022 elections was altered twice since then because of redistricting litigation that changed the district that Cawthorn decided to run in this fall. That led to a second challenge by voters in the 11th Congressional District.
Myers refused to let voters from the new 11th District and the other district that Cawthorn had officially filed to run in earlier formally enter the lawsuit. Those denials also form part of the appeal argued Tuesday and also were heard by Circuit Judges Julius Richardson and Toby Heytens. Richardson was a Trump nominee, while Heytens was picked by President Joe Biden. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/court-mulls-ruling-that-blocked-nc-rep-cawthorn-challenge/ | 2022-05-04T16:52:48Z |
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A monkeypox case has been reported in Dallas County, the local health and human services department reported Tuesday. That patient, who lives in Dallas, had traveled internationally within the last month, the department said in a release.
Public health officials say they’ve already identified people who made close contact with the infected person and will also be working with the airline to contact people “on board a flight from Mexico to Dallas” who may have been near the person.
That infected person has not been identified.
“We have been working closely with the CDC and the Texas Department of State Health Services and have conducted interviews with the patient and close contacts,” said DCHHS Director Dr. Philip Huang. “We have determined that there is little known risk to the general public at this time.”
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed they’re helping investigate the case. They also said it was the first monkeypox case of 2022 in Texas.
Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle ache, backaches, chills, exhaustion and swollen lymph nodes.
Monkeypox is typically transmitted through contact with sores, scabs or body fluids. It can also be spread by prolonged face-to-face contact and intimate contact, according to DCHHS.
You can read more about monkeypox symptoms and its history here. | https://cw33.com/news/monkeypox-case-reported-in-texas-patient-traveled-internationally/ | 2022-06-08T17:09:08Z |
New York police save visually impaired man who fell onto subway tracks
(CNN) - This week, authorities in New York honored two New York City police officers who rescued a man from an oncoming train on the subway.
Last Wednesday, Officer Jason Macaluso and Detective Henry Greco saw Suleiman Rifai, 61, struggling after falling onto the tracks.
They pulled the visually impaired man to safety just in time as a train was pulling into the station.
According to a Metropolitan Transit Authority press release, Rifai told the officers, “You are my friends for life for saving my life.”
The MTA gave Macaluso and Greco “Hero-of-the-Subway” commendations. It is the highest honor for a non-employee.
The officers were reunited with Rifai for the first time since the incident at the MTA’s monthly board meeting.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/05/26/new-york-police-save-visually-impaired-man-who-fell-onto-subway-tracks/ | 2022-05-26T12:35:31Z |
ROANOKE Texas (KDAF) — What would you do if you won $1 million? This what if question is usually nothing more than a conversation starter.
However, one person in Southlake now actually has to answer that question.
According to Texas Lottery, a Southlake resident purchased a $1 million winning Powerball ticket at the Walmart Supercenter, located at 1228 N. Highway 377 in Roanoke.
Officials said the winning Quick Pick ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers drawn (18-20-26-53-69).
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/1-million-winning-powerball-ticket-sold-in-roanoke/ | 2022-06-21T17:22:29Z |
BATON ROUGE, La., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Fitness in Baton Rouge is holding its Pre-Opening event Wednesday 4/27 by celebrating with an appearance by American celebrity, Lou Ferrigno, bodybuilder, Mr. America, Mr. Universe title holder and actor best known as "THE HULK". Members and non-members are invited to for autograph signing and a meet & greet during the Pre-Opening Party Wed 5pm-8pm.
Crunch Fitness Baton Rouge is also screening his latest biographical-drama miniseries about the development and production of Francis Ford Coppola's landmark gangster film The Godfather (1972) for Paramount Pictures and will have local vendors on site, contests and prizes for members and non-members.
"We are delighted to have Lou Ferrigno represent Crunch as an ambassador for health & fitness, said Brian Hibbard, owner of Crunch Fitness. The partnership with Lou Ferrigno gives Crunch Fitness the platform to bring awareness to the local community around health & wellness. Plus, who wouldn't want to shake the hand of the one and only HULK?"
Crunch Fitness offers various instructor-led classes, including ones focused on high-intensity interval training (HIIT), dance, spin, sports, toning and restorative moves. If someone prefers to work out individually, they can use equipment inside Crunch Fitness, including top-quality cardio machines, lifting platforms and free weights.
In addition, one-on-one personal training sessions are also available to meet individualized needs. Other amenities include a boxing studio, sauna, lie-down and standing tanning beds, a functional training area with indoor turf, a cycling studio and HydroMassage chairs.
On-site babysitting is provided to children ages six months to 12 years, with a movie theater on location to help keep kids entertained in a supervised manner.
Crunch is known for its innovative group fitness programming and will offer a wide range of classes every week, including BodyWeb with TRX®, Zumba®, Cardio Tai Box, Yoga Body Sculpt and Fat Burning Pilates. Members looking for additional guidance or motivation can utilize the HIITZone™, a proprietary high-intensity interval group training program.
About Crunch
Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of 'No Judgments.' Crunch serves a fitness community for all types of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways; working out at the same place together. Crunch is renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves over 1.3 million members with over 300 gyms worldwide in 30 states, Puerto Rico and 4 countries. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.
MEDIA CONTACT: Hiba Abduljawad, hiba@fitnessventuresllc.com
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