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Green Flower and Climb Credit Improve Affordability, Accessibility for Cannabis Career Training as Need for Skilled Workers Grows
VENTURA, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Flower, the leader in cannabis education, and Climb Credit, a new kind of student lending company focused on financing career-building programs, have joined forces to make cannabis education more affordable and accessible to students through a variety of financing options.
"We know that the number one barrier to entry for a successful career in cannabis is education, and the biggest roadblock to getting that education is cost," said Max Simon, CEO and co-founder of Green Flower. "Green Flower has long been searching for the right partner to bring simple, affordable, accessible financing options to prospective students at all of our higher education programs across the country. We are thrilled to now be working with Climb Credit to offer exactly that as we make career-changing cannabis education available to anyone who wants to take this journey."
With Climb, students at any of Green Flower's 18 (and soon to be more) university partners offering online cannabis education certificates can now finance up to their full tuition, removing the upfront cost that has kept so many from being able to enroll. Climb's loan process is simple and fully-online. The application takes less than five minutes to complete with the majority of funding decisions received almost immediately—with no impact on the applicant's credit score until after the loan is funded. This allows students to complete multiple applications and find the best rate.*
"Climb's mission is centered on affordability, accessibility, and inclusivity, which aligns perfectly with what Green Flower wants for their programs as well," said Casey Powers, CEO of Climb Credit. "Simply put, we help people access career-focused education when they otherwise would not be able to. In fact, 73% of Climb borrowers across all of our partners would not have attended their program without Climb financing.**"
Climb works with students from all kinds of credit backgrounds—including people without any credit to their name—to offer multiple ways to pay for their education. These include interest-bearing loans as well as a 0%-interest option at many programs.
"The cannabis industry is creating tens of thousands of exciting and lucrative career opportunities across the country, yet a significant shortage of qualified professionals exists," said Daniel Kalef, Green Flower's V.P. of Higher Education. "This partnership between Climb and Green Flower opens up cannabis education to so many more prospective students, with the cannabis industry as the ultimate beneficiary of having a significantly larger pool of qualified and credentialed workers to hire."
Learn more about Green Flower's online cannabis certificate programs at top schools across the United States, with Climb Credit financing available at all partner universities.
*To check the rates and terms you qualify for and your eligibility, Climb conducts a soft credit pull that will not affect your credit score. Once a loan is accepted and funded, they will request your full credit report from one or more consumer reporting agencies, which is considered a hard credit pull and may affect your credit.
**Based on over 5,000 survey responses. The data points include Climb's all-time survey respondents, with duplicate responders removed, who answered a question stating whether or not they would have been able to attend their program without Climb financing.
Founded in 2014, Green Flower is the industry leader in cannabis education, empowering thousands of consumers, regulators, and professionals with the knowledge they need to succeed in the emerging cannabis industry today.
Green Flower's content and technology platform powers the cannabis programs of top universities and colleges across the country, provides customized learning and compliance solutions for cannabis businesses of all sizes, and equips individuals with the skills and credentials necessary to make an impact in the modern cannabis industry.
Climb (NMLS# 1240013) is an innovative student payment platform that makes career creation and transformation more accessible, affordable, and accountable. Driven by a mission to empower individuals to unlock their career potential – no matter what their credit profile – Climb identifies programs and schools with a demonstrated ability to improve the earnings of their graduates. Then they provide learners with financing options that are priced and structured to meet the unique needs of those seeking career elevation and increased earning power.
Recognizing the dynamic and diverse nature of an economy in rapid change, Climb partners with schools that teach everything from cybersecurity to healthcare training, heavy machine operation to data science, and pilot training to coding. Climb and its partner schools are committed to an inspiring practicality that brings real career results as individuals Own Their Next chapter.
Contact: Adam Summers I 708.223.2336
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Home touring activity in June moved closer to 2019 levels as the formerly red-hot housing market cools
- Home showing activity is down across the U.S., with June seeing an 18.7% year-over-year decline in home tours – though showing activity is still well above pre-pandemic levels.
- Markets averaging double-digit home tours per listing fell from March's record high of 121 markets to three in June.
- The West region again saw the largest decline in showing activity, with buyer traffic down 44.1% year-over-year.
CHICAGO , Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In what may be a welcome change for home shoppers used to abnormal market activity, the latest data from the ShowingTime Showing Index® found home showings declined again year-over-year in June – though home touring activity is still above pre-pandemic levels. ShowingTime is one of the residential real estate industry's leading technology providers of showing management and market statistics.
The decline in home showings across the country is another indicator that the housing market may be moving toward rebalancing, as inventory improves and competition among home buyers eases. The Northeast saw the smallest drop in June, with a 10.9% dip in showings. The Midwest followed with a 16.7% drop, while the South's 25.9% decline and West's 44.1% downturn rounded out the regions. The U.S. overall had an 18.7% fall in buyer traffic compared to this time last year.
Burlington, Vt., led all markets in showings per listing in June with an average of 13.58, marking the second consecutive month in which it claimed the top spot. Notably, Burlington is also one of the few markets where showings per listing are up significantly year over year – in other markets analyzed, showings stayed flat or declined.
Rochester, N.Y. and Cleveland also saw double-digit showings per listing, rounding out the three markets to reach that distinction. The dwindling number of markets to see double-digit showings per listing represents a turnaround from the spring, when that number reached triple digits from February through April.
"Most markets are experiencing a slowdown in buyer activity, especially compared to the historically high traffic seen last year," said ShowingTime Vice President and General Manager Michael Lane. "While summer is a slower time of year for real estate compared to spring, the dip we're seeing compared to last June suggests this slowing is more about a rebalancing of an overheated market than just marking the end of the home shopping season."
About ShowingTime
ShowingTime is an industry leader in home touring technology and a proud affiliate of Zillow Group, Inc. ShowingTime's technology and services simplify the tour scheduling process for buyers, sellers and agents across the industry. ShowingTime products are used in hundreds of MLSs representing more than one million real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada.
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| 2022-08-01T14:03:33Z
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Changing how commissions are paid would hurt
Black, Hispanic/Latino, first-time and low-/middle-income buyers most
MINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study has found that requiring prospective homebuyers to pay real estate agents directly out of pocket would significantly suppress home buying opportunities for large segments of the population. "Be Careful What You Ask For: The Economic Impact of Changing the Structure of Real Estate Agent Fees," illustrates how the changes would most significantly affect Black, Hispanic/Latino, first-time, and low- and middle-income buyers. The independent study was requisitioned by HomeServices of America as part of the company's ongoing efforts to support equity in home buying.
In recognition of housing inequity and the homeownership gap, HomeServices of America began work in early 2019 to establish a foundation whose mission is to increase homeownership among Black homebuyers and other potential homebuyers of color. In 2021, the HomeServices Foundation for Housing Equity was officially established. While some favor changing the decades-old practice of listing brokers offering commissions to buying brokers in home sales, it appeared that this proposed change could severely impact the homebuying abilities of the people the Foundation was created to help. Given the possible negative impact to homebuyers, HomeServices of America requisitioned an independent study to evaluate its concerns about the proposed change.
Authored by Freddie Mac alum Ann Schnare, National Association of Credit Management Chief Economist Amy Cutts and George Washington University Business Professor Vanessa Perry, the study created an economic model that proves the detrimental outcomes for consumers and the broader U.S. economy that would likely result from changes to how agent fees are currently paid.
"Changing the current compensation structure could affect potential buyers' ability to qualify for a mortgage and purchase a home," said lead author Schnare. "Requiring buyers to pay their agent's fee directly would result in reduced homeownership opportunities for cash-constrained families and lower net proceeds for many sellers. These outcomes would create negative ripple effects across the entire housing market."
Key study findings regarding decoupling commissions include:
- The greatest harm would be to first-time, low-income, middle-income and racially underrepresented buyers. A significant segment of the housing market would likely be negatively affected by decoupling commissions. Overall U.S. homeownership rates, particularly among non-white buyers, would decline. Assets required to purchase a $250,000 home would increase from roughly $16,250 to $23,015.
- Decoupling commissions would harm the entire economy. The demand reduction that would likely occur at the lower price points of the housing market could easily spill into other segments of the market. If a significant portion of potential buyers are already cash constrained, changing the current compensation structure by requiring buyers to pay more up-front would inevitably lead to a reduction in market demand.
- Commissions would not be able to be included in mortgages. Lenders, mortgage underwriters and appraisers would face significant challenges in determining the appropriate amount of buyer broker commission allowed to be included within the financing of a home. Federal regulations limit how much of the total purchase price buyers can finance, meaning some buyers could no longer qualify for a loan while others would have to pay additional fees per month in mortgage insurance.
The study estimates that the median price that potential first-time homebuyers can afford to pay for a home is roughly $294,000. Altering how commissions are paid, however, would limit the purchasing power of these households. Even if buyers were able to negotiate a 1.5% fee, for example, they would be able to spend $33,450 – or 12% – less on a home if they had to pay these fees up front, out of pocket.
Such changes could prove disastrous in a housing market that is already creating significant barriers for potential homebuyers. Since 2019, home prices have risen nearly 30% ($80,000 for a typical home), while inventory is down 57% over the same period. Homeownership opportunities for American families also have diminished as mortgage rates rise and investors become more heavily involved in the private property market, leading to fewer available properties.
Any such changes to commissions, as the study notes, could have the most pronounced impact on Black homebuyers. Homeownership rates for white homebuyers have remained above 70% since 2017, while rates for Black homebuyers have struggled to exceed 40%. Approximately half of all homes currently listed for sale are affordable to households with at least $100,000 income, but just 35% of white households and 20% of Black households in America exceed this annual threshold.
The findings of the study refute unfounded allegations or suggestions that consumers are disadvantaged by how commissions are currently paid.
"Almost 9 out of every 10 homebuyers use a mortgage to finance the purchase of their primary residence, and many of these buyers face significant hurdles in acquiring the upfront cash to cover down payment and closing costs," said Dana Strandmo, Chief Administrative Officer at HomeServices of America. "These cash constraints are more prevalent among first-time homebuyers and racial minority groups. That is a factor that must be considered in any conversation about changing how buyers' agents are typically compensated."
HomeServices of America funded this study. The authors conducted their research independently, and the opinions expressed and findings are theirs. For the full study, go to: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4106600
HomeServices of America is the country's largest residential real estate brokerage company, based on closed transactions, and is through its operating companies, one of the country's premier providers of homeownership services, including brokerage, mortgage, franchising, title, escrow, insurance, and relocation services. HomeServices of America is the owner of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Real Living Real Estate franchise networks. HomeServices is owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. HomeServices' operating companies offer integrated real estate services, including brokerage services, mortgage originations, title and closing services, property and casualty insurance, home warranties, and other homeownership services. Visit www.homeservices.com.
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Search for tiger after raid uncovers alligator, drugs, guns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An alligator, drugs, guns and money were seized during a raid at two homes in Albuquerque last month, but New Mexico wildlife officials said Saturday they are still searching for a young tiger they believe is being illegally kept as a pet.
Investigators think the tiger is with someone “in New Mexico or a nearby state,” New Mexico Department of Game and Fish conservation officers said in a statement
The animal was believed to be less than 1 year old and weigh under 60 pounds (27 kilograms), but tigers can grow to 600 pounds (272 kilograms), the department said, calling large meat-eating animals such as tigers and alligators a clear danger to the public.
Wild tigers are listed globally as an endangered species. Alligators were listed as endangered in the U.S. from 1967 to 1987, but today thrive in the wild.
The alligator seized by authorities is about 3 feet (almost 1 meter) long. It was taken to a wildlife facility after state conservation officers and federal, state and local police served search warrants Aug. 12.
Albuquerque police reported a 26-year-old man was arrested and investigators seized 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) of heroin, 10.5 pounds (4.75 kilograms) of cocaine, 49 pounds (22 kilograms) of marijuana, 17 rifles and pistols, fentanyl and Xanax pills, and nearly $42,000.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Labor Day weekend is coming up and it’s always best to prepare for all situations including finding a sober ride home.
One North Texas law firm Hartley Law has a new Sober Rides Campaign, where they will pay for your sober ride home after a night of drinking so you don’t drive while drunk.
Here’s how it works
Hartley Law officials say their program is simple: if you have been drinking, get an Uber, Lyft or a cab and the firm will reimburse you for it.
To qualify, riders must meet the following criteria:
- Rides must be in the Dallas, TX metro area.
- Rides must be taken between 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 and 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022.
- You must be of legal drinking age to qualify (21 and over).
- Valid for one, one-way ride to a safe destination.
- Limit one reimbursement per household.
- A maximum value of $30.00 anywhere in the Dallas metro area.
- The maximum value includes a tip of up to 10%. Anything above a 10% tip on the base fare will not be reimbursed.
- Participation in this promotion is limited to the first 60 submissions.
How to get your reimbursement
Within 10 businesses days, you have to submit a copy of your receipt and a photo ID by mail to their office, addressed as follows:
Attention: The Sober Rides Campaign
Hartley Law Firm
2340 E Trinity Mls Rd #100
Carrollton, TX 75006
For more information, visit HarleyLawTX.com
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| 2022-08-31T20:57:47Z
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Initial data results, detailed in a preprint manuscript, currently under peer review, to be shared by Hopelab at the 2022 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Convention, May 27, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hopelab today will reveal promising study results about the efficacy of imi, a free, research-backed, mental health web app developed by the innovation lab, in partnership with CenterLink, It Gets Better Project, and hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth. Initial results from a randomized controlled trial, conducted by researchers at Hopelab and University of Pennsylvania's Program on Sexuality, Technology, and Action Research (PSTAR), show that imi boosts positive coping skills and mindsets that are important for supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. The initial results will be shared by Hopelab Research Lead, Emma Bruehlman-Senecal, Ph.D., in a flash talk on May 27, 2022 at the Annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) Convention.
imi, (pronounced eye-me) helps LGBTQ+ youth explore and affirm their identity and learn practical approaches to cope with sexual and gender minority stress in ways that are supportive, relevant, inclusive, and joyful. The web app provides affirming resources, activities, and stories of lived experiences from LGBTQ+ youth on important topics like stress, LGBTQ+ identity, internalized stigma, and gender identity and expression.
Data from the randomized controlled trial (RCT) indicates that imi is effective in supporting the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth. A diverse group of LGBTQ+ youth randomly assigned to receive imi reported significantly greater improvements in coping skills, and significantly greater confidence in their coping abilities than youth randomly assigned to receive a web-based list of freely available, vetted resources for LGBTQ+ youth. These results suggest that imi may play an important role in helping LGBTQ+ teens cope with sexual and gender minority stress.
"Investing in interventions that improve the resilience of sexual and gender minority youth is critical to their survival," said Dr. José Bauermeister, lead researcher on the RCT. "Due to the stress arising from stigma and discrimination, LGBTQ+ youth are more than twice as likely to report feeling sad and hopeless, and more than three times as likely to have contemplated suicide than their straight and cisgendered peers. And these problems are further compounded for youth who face multiple sources of discrimination due to their race, ethnicity, or gender including bias, discrimination, and increased hate speech. We need to help LGBTQ+ young people – especially BIPOC youth – affirm their identities and manage stress using research-backed tools that they can freely access online, where they're already seeking support."
While imi is not a crisis tool, nor is it designed to help teens cope with suicidal thoughts, early data suggests that the interventions delivered through imi can boost positive coping skills and mindsets, which are critical supports for LGBTQ+ mental health over the long run.
imi is available for free, starting June 1, 2022 at imi.guide.
To learn more about the new data, detailed in a preprint manuscript (currently under peer review), published in May, please contact hi@hopelab.org with "imi RCT" in the subject line.
Join Dr. Bruehlman-Senecal at the APS symposium to learn more:
Symposium Title: Identity Affirming Content and Coping Skills Delivered Via a web app Supports Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents' Ability to Cope with Sexual and Gender Minority Stress
Authors: Emma Bruehlman-Senecal and Jana Haritatos, Hopelab Foundation; Seul Ki Choi, Jesse Golinkoff, Jesse Golinkoff, and José Bauermeister, University of Pennsylvania
Date: Friday, May 27, 2022: 1-2 PM, CT
Hopelab is a social innovation lab and impact investor advancing entrepreneurs, research, digital health, and solutions that support and empower young people, especially those from historically underserved communities. The organization works to remove systemic barriers to youth mental health and emotional well-being through targeted social impact investments, hands-on design and research support for digital innovation, and translational science partnerships. Learn more at hopelab.org.
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| 2022-05-27T10:39:52Z
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Gladstone Moves Headquarters to Boca Raton As More Wealth Firms Choose Florida
BOCA RATON, Fla., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladstone Wealth Partners announced today that the firm is moving its headquarters from New Jersey to Boca Raton, Florida in the second quarter of 2022. The firm will continue to maintain a presence in New Jersey in their Chester office.
"We have spent a long time looking for an ideal location that provided economic leverage and a high quality of life for our team. The strong business trends in Florida and our rapid expansion there makes this a win for everyone" said Robert Hudson, Founder, Gladstone Wealth Partners.
Gladstone Wealth Partners will move its headquarters to 2500 North Military Trail Boca Raton, FL. The building is in the heart of the business district in Boca Raton and Gladstone has been a tenant since 2015.
This latest announcement from Gladstone comes on the heels of an impressive growth year in 2021 and early 2022, that saw the firm surpass $12 billion in assets and partner with over 200 Independent Financial Advisors. In addition, Gladstone continues to build its national presence with over 104 offices in 26 states.
About Gladstone Wealth Partners
Gladstone Wealth Partners was founded in 2012 and in 2015 launched its RIA. Gladstone is one of the fastest growing Hybrid RIA's in the wealth management industry. Gladstone is known for assisting advisors set up and establish their own independent advisory practice. We assist these advisors to better service their clients, run their businesses more profitably, grow faster, and enhance their enterprise value.
Also visit Gladstone on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gladstone-wealth-group/
https://gladstonewealth.com/
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Media
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richard.frick@gladstonewealth.com
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| 2022-04-01T18:15:32Z
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Palm Energy, LLC to utilize its Virtual Utility® IQ to provide Reliability and Energy Cost Savings.
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palm Energy, LLC ("Palm"), a provider of comprehensive energy solutions and services has announced the acquisition of several Behind the Meter (BTM) solutions from NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), the leading integrated power company in the United States. The acquired portfolio includes approximately 15 MWs of commercial and industrial customers located in PJM and New England which will increase Palm Energy's managed MWs in those markets. Palm Energy will own, operate, maintain, and optimize the microgrids to reduce energy costs while providing reliability to the customers and the grid.
"Palm's ability to leverage assets in the energy market on behalf of our customers is unmatched," states Palm Energy's Co-Founder and President, Steven Moffitt. "We are able to reduce the customer's energy cost while at the same time provide resiliency. We do this by participating in market programs across North America, managing power and gas supply agreements, and verifying operational and financial performance through our Virtual Utility®IQ platform."
Palm Energy brings to market a single-source solution for our customer's complete energy needs by optimizing BTM assets through its 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) and Virtual Utility® IQ platform. Palm also utilizes parent company, e2 Companies' Patented R3Di® ("Ready") System to provide resiliency and reliability to utilities and C&I customers through an ESG offering that combines safe and reliable fast-discharge batteries with ultra-low emission continuous rated natural gas engines that are ready for Renewable Natural Gas or can be modified to utilize Hydrogen blends.
"The NRG asset acquisition is a great affirmation of Palm Energy's influence and ability to optimize BTM solutions, reduce energy costs, and provide sorely needed reliability to our customers, and the grid alike. This transaction is a big step in Palm Energy's growth and ability to stabilize an increasingly taxed grid," says James Richmond, President and CEO of e2 Companies.
Mr. Moffitt states, "A combined offering of Palm's services coupled with e2's Patented R3Di®, and technical services can unlock more than just energy savings. Our R3Di® technology provides customers with turnkey reliability while enabling the transition to a zero-carbon future."
About Palm Energy, LLC and e2 Companies, LLC
Together, Palm Energy and e2 Companies utilize the Virtual Utility®IQ to provide comprehensive energy solutions and services to businesses with a primary focus on solving customers' most challenging reliability and energy management needs. e2 Companies have developed a full range of products and services, from simple catalyst systems and Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to complete essential primary and emergency power systems. Palm Energy and the e2 Companies are the first vertically integrated Distributed Generation firm and are headquartered in Bonita Springs, FL.
To learn more about Palm Energy and e2 Companies, visit www.palmenergyllc.com and www.e2companies.com or follow via social media @palmenergyllc and @e2companies.
Contact:
Poornima Swaminathan
Spotlight Marketing Communications
949.427.1392
Poornima@spotlightmarcom.com
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| 2022-05-20T12:59:04Z
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Santa Clara Aquamaids Offers Unique Swimming Programs that are Designed and Taught by Award-Winning Athletes and Coaches
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Clara Aquamaids is pleased to announce that they are offering a variety of spring and summer artistic swimming programs for kids. The summer swim camps and lessons will begin in late June 2022.
To learn more about Santa Clara Aquamaids and why they are the ideal choice for parents who are looking for Bay Area swimming lessons for their children, as well as to check out the schedule and fees, please visit https://aquamaids.org/news/searching-for-bay-area-swimming-lessons-check-out-santa-clara-aquamaids.
"Our unique swimming camps and lessons are designed and taught by award-winning veteran athletes and coaches with decades of experience working with beginners through Olympians," the spokesperson noted, adding that, unlike some other swimming schools that use a "cookie-cutter" approach to swim lessons, the staff at Santa Clara Aquamaids strives to tailor the classes to each student's needs.
"This individualized instruction helps to keep kids swimming and invested in their lessons, ensuring better retention, more polished swimming skills with a 'swim club' feel that builds greater water confidence, camaraderie, and teamwork."
Aquamaid summer camps and lessons are held in Santa Clara, San Jose, and Los Gatos. The goal of the Aquamaids is to share the magic of their sport with the whole community. Their unique, fun, instructional camps review basic swimming skills, introduce various Aquatic sports with an emphasis on Artistic Swimming, incorporate dance, art, and games while building friendships and creating wonderful memories. The Aquamaids are proud to offer a safe, professional aquatic, athletic, artistic, and inspirational experience delivered with enthusiasm.
Camp hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. At the conclusion of the weekly camp, family and friends are invited to watch the live demonstration of skills by the camp participants and a special performance by an Aquamaid artistic swimmer.
About Santa Clara Aquamaids:
Santa Clara Aquamaids has been producing world-class artistic swimmers and Olympic athletes since 1964. Santa Clara Aquamaids is proud to have contributed to the development of artistic swimming worldwide. They offer lessons year-round as well as private and semi-private lessons. For more information, please visit https://aquamaids.org/.
1600 Martin Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 727-8496
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| 2022-05-16T18:21:44Z
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Did you lose money on investments in Okta? If so, please visit Okta Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Okta Inc. ("Okta" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OKTA) between March 5, 2021 and March 22, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Okta provides identity solutions and cybersecurity products and services for enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, universities, non-profits, and government agencies in the U.S. and internationally.
Plaintiff alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants allegedly made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (ii) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (iii) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (iv) Okta initially did not disclose and later downplayed the severity of the data breach; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On or around March 21, 2022, hackers known as LAPSUS$ posted screenshots on their Telegram channel showing what they claimed was Okta's internal company environment. Thereafter, on March 22, 2022, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Defendant Todd McKinnon, stated on his Twitter account that "[i]n late January 2022, Okta detected an attempt to compromise the account of a third party customer support engineer working for one of our subprocessors"; that "[t]he matter was investigated and contained by the subprocessor"; that "[w]e believe the screenshots shared online are connected to this January event"; and that "[b]ased on our investigation to date, there is no evidence of ongoing malicious activity beyond the activity detected in January. On this news, Okta's stock price fell $2.98 per share, or 1.76%, to close at $166.43 per share on March 22, 2022.
On March 22, 2022, during after-market hours, the Company's Chief Security Officer, Defendant David Bradbury, stated on Okta's website, inter alia, that "[a]fter a thorough analysis of [the LAPSUS$] claims, we have concluded that a small percentage of customers – approximately 2.5% – have potentially been impacted and whose data may have been viewed or acted upon. "Okta was subsequently downgraded by Raymond James from "strong buy" to "market perform," noting, among other things, that "[w]hile partners were willing to trust Okta's track record, the handling of its latest security incident adds to our mounting concerns. "After these disclosures, the Company's stock price fell $17.88 per share, or 10.74%, to close at $148.55 per share on March 23, 2022.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 19, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery does not require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
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VIU by HUB, a Reimagined Digital Brokerage Platform that Delivers Transactional Personal Insurance Choice, Convenience, Neutrality and Deep Expertise
CHICAGO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hub International Limited (HUB), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced the launch of VIU by HUB, a new digital platform for transactional personal insurance needs, such as home and auto. VIU by HUB aims to close the insurance protection gap by making it easier for consumers to purchase needed coverage with the benefits of choice, efficiency, price transparency and trusted brokerage advice. The launch of VIU by HUB is a major step toward simplifying the insurance understanding and buying process as well as elevating the digital consumer experience.
Today's announcement follows quickly on the heels of HUB's acquisition of Insureon, a digital platform focused on the commercial space. With VIU by HUB, the organization is expanding its digital portfolio to align to the growing consumer insurance market. VIU by HUB will focus on providing personal insurance for customers who want a digital-first experience with human interaction and advice.
"As the largest personal lines broker with deep carrier relationships and expertise, HUB has always been focused on the transactional personal insurance customer. Now, HUB is making incredible moves in digital capabilities to dramatically change the consumer experience," said Marc Cohen, President and CEO of HUB. "VIU by HUB improves the insurance buying experience by offering a comprehensive selection of insurance options powered by unbiased expertise."
VIU by HUB's advisory capabilities provide a customized and personalized approach, allowing consumers to always have full clarity and control over coverage. Specifically, VIU by HUB will:
- Allow customers to engage with HUB how and when they want in an omni-channel experience, giving them peace of mind with the right protection at the best value
- Provide fast, seamless quoting that minimizes the need for manual research
- Provide transparent options and relevant coverage details to help ensure consumers are adequately protected
- Aggregate a consumer's policies in one place, regardless of carrier or source, providing a clear, single view of protection
- Educate consumers on shifting or emerging risks
"We recognize that insurance is complicated and is constantly advancing. Each age and stage of life comes with different needs," said Bryan Davis, Executive Vice President, Head of Personal Lines Strategy & Business Development at HUB. "VIU by HUB was developed to help make sure our customers are properly insured – that no one is devastated by an insurable event. It improves the insurance buying experience for customers by offering choice, convenience, neutrality and credibility; by leveraging modern digital capabilities built upon the strength of a large, knowledgeable and experienced insurance broker."
Driving Future Exponential Growth
VIU by HUB will deliver insurance solutions through its retail direct-to-consumer channel. Additionally, its new Strategic Partnership program enables HUB to partner with companies in industries, such as auto dealerships, mortgage brokers, real estate agents and bankers, to offer a value-added insurance solution through HUB's branded or white labeled VIU by HUB platform.
VIU by HUB is available in the market as of today.
About Hub International
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited is a leading full-service global insurance broker and financial services firm providing risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement and wealth management products and services. With more than 14,000 employees in offices located throughout North America, Hub's vast network of specialists brings clarity to a changing world with tailored solutions and unrelenting advocacy, so clients are ready for tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.hubinternational.com.
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The XFL today announced it has selected Connect Partnership Group ("Connect") as its sponsorship sales agency, working together to enhance and execute the League's comprehensive corporate partnership strategy.
"This partnership builds upon the momentum of the XFL's refreshed brand vision under new ownership and opens the door for attractive new opportunities to co-create with partners and brands that share our passion for innovation and excellence," said Russ Brandon, President of the XFL.
Jordan Schlachter, Chief Business Officer, will lead the League's commercial efforts to create mutually beneficial and immersive partnerships between leading brands and the XFL. He will lead the Connect collaboration, effectively linking data analytics, creativity, strategy and sales under one umbrella, and creating a turnkey commercial value proposition for the League, its brand partners and its new, exclusive broadcast partner, The Walt Disney Company and ESPN.
"The XFL provides brands with an opportunity to partner with a purpose- and culture-driven football league in new and innovative ways not yet seen before in professional sports. Connect has the proven expertise, track record and relationships to visualize this unique opportunity for partners, and we look forward to continuing our relationship in even more valuable ways for all," said Schlachter.
"Connect is excited to again earn the XFL's trust as their partnership sales and strategy teammate. Our brand partners loved the value proposition in 2020, and our commercial offerings will now be even more powerful with the XFL's new ownership group in combination with Disney and ESPN's energy, passion and storytelling driving the league forward. We have already received overwhelmingly positive feedback from brands, which adds to our excitement for co-creation and growth," said Ben Cahalane, Connect Co-Founder.
For more information, visit XFL.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
About Connect Partnership Group
Connect Partnership Group is a strategic sales and consultancy agency that specializes in representing and selling sponsorships, naming rights and other media assets in sports, real estate and entertainment, while also providing an outsourced business development team to companies that sell products and services to the industry. Connect capitalizes on a combined 120 years of sports business experience selling and activating sponsorships, operating events, consulting on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, and creating strategic and mutually beneficial partnership opportunities for properties and brands around the world. Based in Dallas, Texas, Connect has offices in New York, Chicago and Austin.
For more information, visit www.ConnectWins.com
About XFL
The XFL's ownership group, led by Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, and Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital Partners, is building a fan-first, fast-paced global professional football league with innovative rules and enhanced 360 game experience. The XFL will bring entertainment to world class football, with the goal of advancing the game of football and expanding player opportunities when it launches in February 2023.
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Eight Partner Team Extends Global IP Litigation and Transactions Capabilities Across Technology, Health and Life Science Industries
AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas, with a team of eight intellectual property (IP) partners: Kevin Meek, Syed Fareed, Stephen Hash, Paula Heyman, Brian Oaks, Margaret Sampson, Nick Schuneman and Brett Thompsen.
"Austin is a vibrant and exciting market for both clients and top talent and we are delighted to be part of its strong growth trajectory—it's a natural fit for us." said Ira Coleman, McDermott's Chairman. "In addition to this fantastic group of intellectual property expertise, there is also wonderful alignment with our power alley practices—particularly technology, healthcare and litigation—that we very much look forward to building on."
"We're focused on growth across McDermott's IP, transactions and litigation practices, with parallel concentration across the technology, health and life sciences industries," Michael S. Poulos, McDermott's head of strategy, added. "We're excited that this tailor-made IP group is launching McDermott in Austin and have no doubt that we will have more expansion developments to announce in the very near term."
This group follows a series of strategic IP partner hires throughout 2021 including Simon Roberts, Jason Leonard, Maxwell "Mac" Fox, Douglas H. Carsten and Adam W. Burrowbridge.
"Opening an office in the Western District of Texas allows us to take full advantage of the growing influx of patent case filings in Texas since the largest percentage of all district court patent litigation cases are now filed in Texas," William Gaede, head of McDermott's Global Intellectual Property Practice Group, noted. "This team of elite practitioners boosts our practice's strength in both IP litigation and IP transactions and is a bold move advancing our remarkable IP practice into an industry powerhouse. We are excited to see what the coming months bring as we welcome the team to our global IP platform."
Kevin Meek will be appointed as the office managing partner of the new office. Health partner Amanda K. Jester will also relocate from our Dallas to Austin office at opening.
"This is an incredible opportunity for this team to lay the foundation of a new office in a booming IP market and the Firm has given us the platform and support to make this both a near term and long-term success," Kevin said. "Our group was initially attracted to McDermott's global reach and the sophisticated legal talent of our new colleagues, and once we began conversations with the Firm, there were simply too many current and prospective client- and cross-practice synergies to count. We knew right away that joining McDermott just made sense."
The Austin launch brings McDermott's total global office locations to 22. Read more about the Austin office here.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. With more than 20 locations on three continents, our team works seamlessly across practices, industries and geographies to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,200 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
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In Partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Colgate's Haz La U has awarded over $900,000 in scholarships to more than 400 Hispanic high school students
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Colgate-Palmolive Company is now accepting applications for Haz La U, its annual educational grant, an initiative launched in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) that offers scholarships to support Hispanic young people on their path to higher education and to building a brighter future. Colgate's Haz La U, will award 31 educational grants totaling $100,000 to Hispanic high school students that have demonstrated academic excellence and been active members of their community. Applications for the 2023-2024 academic year will close on November 13, 2022.
As of 2022, the Haz La U program has awarded more than 400 Hispanic high school students throughout the U.S. who have demonstrated academic excellence, volunteerism, and leadership within their communities, with more than $900,000 in scholarships.
Colgate is proud to highlight 2016 Haz La U grant recipient Jennifer Munoz, a 2020 UCLA graduate who is now working as a mobile QA analyst in the logistics industry, handling time-critical shipments. Jennifer shares: "Haz La U didn't just help me in the financial sense, it helped motivate me because it showed that someone else believed in me." Jennifer's story of growing up in a low-income community in Fontana, California and the impact Haz La U had in helping her accomplish her dream of a college education is featured in a new short film created by Colgate in partnership with HHF.
"Colgate believes that everyone deserves a future worth smiling about, which is why we are proud of our ongoing partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the impact this program has had on grant recipients and their communities," said Jesper Nordengaard, President, North America, Colgate-Palmolive. "We look forward to continuing to support deserving students like Jennifer Munoz, 2016 Haz La U grant recipient."
For more than 10 years, Colgate has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation to award Haz La U scholarships through their annual Youth Awards. "We're extremely proud to continue our partnership with Colgate for the Haz la U grant, which puts our students a step closer to achieving their higher education goals," said Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO, Hispanic Heritage Foundation. He adds, "This important effort with Colgate through our Youth Awards program will showcase the tremendous talent and potential of our youth. These scholarships will help young leaders continue on their track to making an impact on our community and America."
The Haz La U grant program will award on a regional level 10 Gold level grants of $4,000 each, 10 Silver level grants of $3,000 each, and 10 Bronze level grants of $2,000 each. One regional winner will receive an additional national level grant of $10,000.
To learn more about Jennifer's story and apply for the Haz la U™ scholarship, visit Colgate.com/MakeTheU.
About Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, and Pet Nutrition, the Company sells its products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA Skin, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet. The Company is recognized for its leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including its achievements in decreasing plastic waste, saving water, reducing waste, promoting recyclability, conserving natural resources, and improving children's oral health through its Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program, which has reached more than 1.4 billion children since 1991. For more information about Colgate's global business and how the Company is building a future to smile about, visit www.colgatepalmolive.com.
About the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the Youth Awards
HHF's mission focuses on education, workforce, social impact, and identity and culture through the lens of leadership. Through HHF's 24-year-old Youth Awards program, tens of thousands of high-achieving Latinx high school students have been recognized and received more than five million dollars to support their education, ideas or projects. Once they are vetted through the Youth Awards, alumni are connected to a larger network providing mentors, programs, and career path opportunities through the award-winning LOFT (Latinos On Fast Track) program throughout college, grad school and into their careers. Visit www.HispanicHeritage.org. Follow HHF on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
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BOSTON (AP) — A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
Authorities said another suspicious package was found near a prominent art museum and the FBI was assisting with the investigation.
The parcel that blew up was one of two that were reported to police early in the evening. Boston’s bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city’s Museum of Fine Arts, which is on the outskirts of the Northeastern campus.
NBC Boston reported that the package that exploded went off as it was being opened near the university’s Holmes Hall, which is home to the university’s creative writing program and its women’s, gender and sexuality studies program. It said the FBI was assisting the investigation.
Authorities declined to elaborate, but Northeastern spokesperson Shannon Nargi said in a statement that an unidentified university staff member suffered minor injuries to his hand in the explosion. Felipe Colon, a Boston police superintendent, later described the victim as a 45-year-old man.
Police converged on the campus shortly before 7:30 p.m., and the university asked students who had gathered for an evening journalism class at the hall to evacuate the building.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston with about 16,000 undergraduate students. WCVB-TV said one of its reporters, Mike Beaudet, was teaching a class there at the time. Beaudet told the station his class was moved outside but that neither he nor his students heard an explosion.
Michael Davis, chief of Northeastern’s police force, told reporters the campus was secure. Boston police didn’t say whether any other suspicious packages were found.
“We’re monitoring the situation at Northeastern and we’re ready to work with the university and our law enforcement partners on any prosecutions that may develop,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, promising “a comprehensive investigation to determine exactly what occurred here.”
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both on the other side of the Charles River separating Boston from Cambridge, said they were increasing patrols on their campuses as a precaution and urging students and faculty to report anything suspicious.
Tuesday’s explosion marked one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others.
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The widely respected RealTrends + Tom Ferry "The Thousand" list confirms RE/MAX has more of the nation's elite agents
DENVER, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The prestigious RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand ranking released today confirms RE/MAX again has more of the nation's 1,000 most prolific home-selling agents than any other brand. Of the 1,000 rankings based on transaction sides and sales volume, RE/MAX agents claimed 131 spots – more than any other brand. RE/MAX agents have claimed the most spots in this survey in seven of the past nine years.
"When RE/MAX agents and teams achieve such great results year after year, it confirms the unmatched value of affiliating with the most productive network in real estate," said Nick Bailey, President and CEO. "Seeing so many RE/MAX top producers recognized in this respected survey speaks to the tenacity and skill that make up a RE/MAX agent."
Among the 502 participating individuals and teams closing the most residential transaction sides, 117 (23%) were RE/MAX agents. RE/MAX agents have earned the highest number of rankings for transaction sides for nine consecutive years from 2014-2022.
Highlighted in The Wall Street Journal, the annual RealTrends + Tom Ferry "The Thousand" list ranks participating U.S. real estate agents by number of homes sold in the previous year, as well as by sales volume. The five categories are: individual producers, small teams, medium teams, large teams and mega teams.
Productivity, professionalism and dedication are traits commonly found in RE/MAX agents. In the first half of 2022, three major U.S. industry rankings – The RealTrends 500, RISMedia Power Broker Top 1,000 and the T3 Sixty Mega 1,000 – showed that RE/MAX agents at large brokerages, on average, outsell the competition 2 to 1, based on 2021 transaction sides. Also, earlier this year it was announced that RE/MAX became the first real estate brand to close over 2 million total transaction sides in one year.
Added Bailey: "Those who commit to being full-time real estate professionals continue to set the bar high for the rest of the industry – and that serves the interests of homebuyers and sellers everywhere."
As one of the leading global real estate franchisors, RE/MAX, LLC is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX) with more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices and a presence in more than 110 countries and territories. Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX, as measured by residential transaction sides. RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. RE/MAX agents have lived, worked and served in their local communities for decades, raising millions of dollars every year for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® and other charities. To learn more about RE/MAX, to search home listings or find an agent in your community, please visit www.remax.com. For the latest news about RE/MAX, please visit news.remax.com.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (TSX: NB) (OTCQX: NIOBF) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units (the "Units") of the Company. A total up-sized offering of 4,981,035 Units were issued at a price per Unit of C$0.96, for total gross proceeds to the Company of approximately C$4.8 million.
Pricing of the Units was set at a premium to the five-day Volume Weighted Average Price ("VWAP") of NioCorp common shares just prior to the launch of the offering on June 13, 2022. The initial offering announcement on June 13, 2022, was for up to 4,519,481 Units, for gross proceeds of up to approximately C$4.35 million.
Each Unit consists of one common share of NioCorp (each, a "Common Share") and one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$1.10 at any time prior to July 1, 2024.
Proceeds of the private placement will be used for continued advancement of the Company's Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Company paid cash commissions of C$62,496 and 65,100 finder warrants to finders outside of the United States. The cash commission and finder warrants were each equivalent to three (3) percent of the Units raised by each finder. Each finder warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of C$1.10 at any time prior to July 1, 2024.
All of the securities sold pursuant to the offering are subject to a four-month hold period, which will expire on November 1, 2022.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available.
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About NioCorp
NioCorp is developing a critical minerals project in Southeast Nebraska that will produce niobium, scandium, and itanium. The Company also is evaluating the potential to produce several rare earths from the Project. Niobium is used to produce specialty alloys as well as High Strength, Low Alloy ("HSLA") steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural, and pipeline applications. Scandium is a specialty metal that can be combined with Aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance. Scandium is also a critical component of advanced solid oxide fuel cells. Titanium is used in various lightweight alloys and is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics and is also used for aerospace applications, armor, and medical implants. Magnetic rare earths, such as neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium are critical to the making of Neodymium-Iron-Boron ("NdFeB") magnets, which are used across a wide variety of defense and civilian applications.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this document. Certain statements contained in this document may constitute forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements related to the anticipated use of proceeds from the private placement. Such forward-looking statements are based upon NioCorp's reasonable expectations and business plan at the date hereof, which are subject to change depending on economic, political and competitive circumstances and contingencies. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause a change in such assumptions and the actual outcomes and estimates to be materially different from those estimated or anticipated future results, achievements or position expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause NioCorp's plans or prospects to change include risks related to NioCorp's ability to operate as a going concern; risks related to NioCorp's requirement of significant additional capital; changes in demand for and price of commodities (such as fuel and electricity) and currencies; changes or disruptions in the securities markets; legislative, political or economic developments; the need to obtain permits and comply with laws and regulations and other regulatory requirements; the possibility that actual results of work may differ from projections/expectations or may not realize the perceived potential of NioCorp's projects; risks of accidents, equipment breakdowns and labor disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in development programs; operating or technical difficulties in connection with exploration, mining or development activities; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of reserves and resources; the risks involved in the exploration, development and mining business, and the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC at www.sec.gov. NioCorp disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Spero Therapeutics, Inc. ("Spero" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPRO).
Class Period: October 28, 2021 – May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 25, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Spero lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/spero-therapeutics-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the data submitted in support of the Tebipenem HBr NDA were insufficient to obtain FDA approval; (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (3) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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ByHeart's Randomized, Controlled and Double-Blind Clinical Trial Proved Both Easy Digestion and More Efficient Growth Driven by the formula's Patented Protein Blend, Which Comes Closest to Breast Milk of Any in the Infant Formula Market
NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ByHeart, the next-generation baby nutrition company dedicated to setting a new standard for infant nutrition, today announced the publication of an article in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition entitled, "Effects of a novel high-quality protein infant formula on energetic efficiency and tolerance: a randomized trial." The article highlights data that ByHeart's formula closes the gap between infant formula and breast milk on important outcomes in both growth and easy digestion - a significant and historic breakthrough within this category.
"Breast milk is the gold standard of infant nutrition, and we are better equipped than ever before to leverage the tremendous advancements in breast milk research to create infant formulas that come closer to breast milk, and offer babies both functional nutrition and highest quality, cleanest ingredients," said ByHeart Co-Founder and CEO Ron Belldegrun. "It is incumbent upon infant formula manufacturers to ensure that product innovation and research keeps up with science – for the benefit of babies' future health."
ByHeart, which launched to the commercial market in March 2022, began development of its first infant formula in 2016 and identified the biggest gap between breast milk and other infant formulas on shelf: the protein blend. ByHeart's formula recipe was informed by breast milk research and pediatric nutrition science that demonstrates protein's role in driving all-in-one benefits including easy digestion, immune support, brain and gut health, less spit up, and softer stools. ByHeart recognized the necessity of rewriting the infant formula recipe to develop a first of its kind high-quality protein blend that includes the two key proteins in breast milk – alpha-lactalbumin and lactoferrin – and features an 80:20 whey to casein ratio (incorporating partially hydrolyzed whey), as well as being the first in the US to include organic, grass-fed whole milk (versus skim milk used by other formulas on shelf). ByHeart's protein blend gets closest to breast milk of any formula in the market and drives easy digestion benefits to baby without the use of 'filler' ingredients like corn syrup, maltodextrin, palm oil or soy like so many other "gentle" formulas on shelf.
The company's randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial, the only one run by a new infant formula entrant in recent years, and the largest by a new infant formula brand in over 25 years, assessed the impact of this protein blend, and evaluated infant growth, safety and tolerance, including healthy, singleton, term infants, enrollment age ≤ 14 days. The national, multi-site clinical trial, which ran for 6 months with over 300 babies, compared ByHeart's formula to both commercial infant formula and a human breast milk reference arm.
"I am extremely proud of the thoroughness of design and execution of this study, as we went well above the industry standard," explained Dr. Bruce German, an author of the study and a distinguished professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. "The fact that the study was done at all – let alone by a new brand - is also notable, as almost all changes to infant formula these days are done through ingredient additions, thus avoiding a comprehensive trial such as this one."
ByHeart's clinical data demonstrated improved parent-reported gastrointestinal tolerance and more efficient growth with less daily formula and protein intake, supporting that their novel formula may reduce the metabolic burden of protein overfeeding associated with infant formula. ByHeart's trial showed that the formula's composition resulted in more efficient growth, demonstrating the high-quality of the ingredients:
- Mean daily weight gain velocity (g/d) between trial enrollment and 24 weeks was 26.7 (SD = 5.2) in the ByHeart (SF) group and 26.1 (SD = 4.7) in the Commercial Formula (CF) group.
- Formula intake by weight (oz/kg/d) was estimated to be lower in the SF group (-0.33 oz/kg/d, 95 CI: -0.66, -0.01, p=0.05) than in the CF group, for a decreased protein intake in the SF group of -0.13 g/kg/d (95 CI: -0.26, 0.00, p= 0.05) compared to the CF group
- Energetic efficiency per oz/mL of formula was 14.0% (95 CI: 8.3%, 19.7%), 13.0% (95 CI: 6.0%, 20.0%), and 18.1% (95 CI: 9.4%, 26.8%) higher for weight, length, and HC, respectively, in SF group compared to CF group.
- The combination of the essential and conditionally essential amino acids was greater in the SF group compared to the CF group (p = 0.048)
ByHeart's formula also demonstrated better tolerance (easy digestion) with less spit-up and softer stools, with significantly fewer mean number of spit-ups over time in the SF group compared to the CF group (p= 0.01), and a mean stool consistency softer in the SF group compared to the CF group (mean score difference 0.39, 95 CI 0.27, 0.52, p<0.001). This clinical data shows that infants fed ByHeart's formula exhibit similar outcomes to breastfed infants compared to those fed a commercial formula, with ByHeart's formula offering significant benefit to both digestion and efficient growth in healthy term infants.
Dr. Devon Kuehn, ByHeart's Chief Medical Officer and a neonatologist whose team oversaw the trial's analysis and the development of the published manuscript, explained, "ByHeart was bold in rewriting the recipe for infant formula, and even more progressive as the only new entrant in years to run our own clinical trial in order to provide the reassurance that parents deserve when choosing a product to feed their babies. Infant formula needs real innovation, and it's vital that the category is held to a standard of new research – for every formula on the market – so that can we can effectively evolve infant nutrition. We were proud to be awarded publication of this data by the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, as it represents a significant leap forward for the nutrition provided by easy to digest infant formula."
About ByHeart
Founded in 2016, based in New York City with manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, ByHeart is a next generation baby nutrition company dedicated to empowering parents with choices for a better feeding future. ByHeart is the first new infant formula manufacturer to be registered with the FDA in over 15 years, and the ByHeart's next generation easy to digest infant formula is produced in their own facility, driven by nutritional excellence and a farm-to-formula verified™ quality program. For more information on ByHeart, visit https://byheart.com/.
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After two years of virtual meetings more than 400 preventive medicine experts gather for critical conversations about the future of the field and the health of our nation
DENVER, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) kicked off its annual meeting, Preventive Medicine 2022 (PM22), today in Denver, Colorado, bringing more than 400 members, guests and other leaders in preventive medicine together in person for the first time in two years. The conference, which will take place through Saturday, June 18, will focus on the science, evidence and analyses that inform preventive medicine practice.
ACPM's annual meeting brings together the brightest minds in public health and preventive medicine to share ideas on top issues impacting our nation's health. Dozens of sessions and presentations will showcase the latest evidence-based research and practices that will prepare public health for future pandemics, reduce the burden of chronic disease, prevent injuries and improve the health and wellbeing of all populations.
"As we kick off PM2022, I look forward to sparking conversations about the important role preventive medicine physicians play in improving the health and wellbeing of our patients and communities," said Dr. M. 'Tonette' Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH, FACPM, President of the American College of Preventive Medicine. "The next several days will be filled with critical dialogue, but it's just the beginning of a larger effort to bring preventive medicine to the forefront of the healthcare conversation nationally."
This year's meeting will feature candid conversations around challenging healthcare topics - from health equity and gun violence to vaccine hesitancy and chronic disease prevention. ACPM members will also showcase their latest research and share best practices in preventive medicine.
"PM2022 is a moment for us as an organization to come together to not only share ideas but collaborate on solutions that preventive medicine physicians bring to the table to solve some of the greatest challenges in health care today," said Donna Grande, CEO, American College of Preventive Medicine. "Attendees at this year's meeting exemplify the passion of physicians dedicated to prevention, population health and the improvement of health outcomes. I look forward to the next several days of connection, conversation and collaboration to advance the ACPM mission."
For more information about PM2022, visit ACPM online, here, and follow the conversation on social media using #PM2022.
About ACPM
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a professional medical society of approximately 2,000 physicians dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of individuals, families, communities and populations through disease prevention and health promotion.
For more information, visit www.acpm.org
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AXSM) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Axsome investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AXSM 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: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Axsome during the relevant time frame, you have until July 12, 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.
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Investment Backs Founding CEO Alex Tuff to Build Omni-Channel Personal Lines Distribution Platform
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Insurance industry veteran, Alex Tuff, has partnered with Integrum Holdings LP ("Integrum"), an innovative investment firm focused on investing in technology-enabled services companies, to launch Evertree Insurance ("Evertree"), an omni-channel personal lines insurance distribution platform. The build-out and growth of the business will be financed through a substantial equity commitment from funds affiliated with Integrum.
Integrum's investment will support the continued growth of the emerging insurance agency through the acquisition of top tier agencies, development of a new technology platform, recruitment of best-in-class personal lines agents and expanding the executive leadership team.
"I am thrilled to partner with the team at Integrum who has a long and successful track record of investing in the insurance services sector, including USI, Alliant, Pure Insurance, and Sedgwick, amongst others," said Alex Tuff, Founder and CEO at Evertree. "Together we are building a new type of distribution company that is focused on the independent agent. By providing new technology, lead generation tools and adopting best practices we will be able to attract the next generation of top independent agents and allow them to focus on what they do best – building and strengthening relationships."
"The personal lines insurance sector in the U.S. is a massive and growthful market that represents an extraordinary opportunity for those who can effectively implement technology solutions and deliver a differentiated customer experience and agent value proposition," said Tagar Olson, Founding Partner of Integrum. "We look forward to working alongside Alex and his team to continue to build Evertree by combining the benefits of technology with high-quality service from human agents."
"We are excited to partner with Alex to help build a scalable, next generation independent personal lines distribution platform," said Ursula Burns, Founding Partner of Integrum. "Alex's vision to build a strong, diverse culture and have a social impact in the communities within which Evertree operates fully aligns with our vision and values at Integrum."
The investment in Evertree is the third investment from Integrum's inaugural fund, Integrum Capital Partners, L.P., ("the Fund"). The Fund is expected to include a portfolio of companies across the insurance services, business and corporate services, financial technology and payments, and financial services sectors.
Integrum is an innovative investment firm focused on partnering with technology-enabled services companies in the financial and business services sectors. The firm was founded by a team of proven leaders with a vision to build a different type of investing platform benefiting from the complementary background and experiences of a diverse team and vast relationship network.
Integrum's approach is to build a focused portfolio of high-conviction investments and aims to create repeatable opportunities for outperformance by accelerating growth and efficiencies through investments in technology and innovation, and by partnering with management teams to enhance access to talent, relationships, and capabilities.
For more information on Integrum, please visit https://www.integrumholdings.com.
Evertree is a technology-enabled personal lines insurance agency that is focused on building the premier platform for the next generation of independent brokers. Evertree's strategy is to develop and deploy productivity enhancing technology, recruit, and train new agents, and to identify, close and fully integrate strategic acquisitions.
Evertree was founded in 2022 by insurance industry veteran Alex Tuff and received a significant investment from Integrum, an innovative private investment firm, whose senior team has led successful investments in Pure, USI, and Alliant, amongst others.
For more information on Evertree, please visit https://www.evertreeinsurance.com.
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TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - McLean & Company, the globally trusted partner of HR and business leaders, has released its latest blueprint, Use Dashboards to Become a Data-Driven HR Function. The research-backed industry resource is designed to help HR leaders create and use dashboards that reflect meaningful metrics to generate insights and provide data-driven recommendations to various audiences across the organization.
"Impactful decisions can be made from basic metrics and dashboards," says William Howard, Director, HR research & advisory services at McLean & Company. "Becoming data driven doesn't mean losing focus on the people behind the data, but rather that data and metrics must be used to make decisions that benefit employees and the organization overall."
Data and metrics are must-haves for HR teams as data can provide insights and recommendations for many HR functions, including succession planning, retention, engagement, and more. Data-driven organizations experience benefits for both employees and the organization itself, often proving more effective at providing insights to leadership, acting on employee needs in real time, and enabling innovation to produce desired outcomes.
In fact, organizations with a data-driven HR analytics strategy are 45% more likely to score highly in their ability to produce desired outcomes or results and 86% more likely to score highly in their ability to enable innovation.
However, many organizations are not investing in developing HR teams' competencies related to data and metrics, and as a result, HR professionals lack the training required to become data driven and leverage strategic data to their advantage. For example, only 48% of organizations are developing their HR teams in strategic competencies like business acumen, organizational awareness, and data literacy.
There is often a disconnect between how often organizations report metrics and analytics as a top priority and the investment being made in developing HR's data-driven competencies. To combat this, McLean & Company's resource recommends that HR leaders use dashboards as an effective way to present HR data, monitor the current state of affairs, provide insights to meet organizational needs, and ultimately become a data-driven function.
In the blueprint, McLean & Company outlines a four-step process to select metrics and create dashboards that tell a story:
- Select metrics that matter – Establish the target audience for the dashboard, uncover and prioritize needs, translate needs into metrics, and select a project team.
- Identify and gather required data – Recognize DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) considerations, identify required data for selected metrics, assess the quality of required data, collect additional data as necessary, and determine the frequency of measurement and reporting for selected metrics.
- Conduct analysis and craft a story – Combine and prepare the data, calculate the selected metrics, understand the stages of the storytelling model, and develop insights and recommendations based on identified trends.
- Create a dashboard that tells the story – Understand dashboard best practices, choose appropriate visuals to display data, launch the dashboard and associated deliverables, and gather feedback to follow up on recommendations,
The Use Dashboards to Become a Data-Driven HR Function blueprint can be downloaded and viewed now, with a full step-by-step approach to creating dashboards with the right metrics to position any organization's HR team to become a more data-driven function.
To learn more about McLean & Company or to download the latest research, visit hr.mcleanco.com and connect via LinkedIn and Twitter.
Through data-driven insights and proven best-practice methodologies, McLean & Company offers comprehensive resources and full-service assessments, action plans, and training to position organizations to meet today's needs and prepare for the future.
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– Year over Year Net Revenues increased 38.8% to $17.2 million, including one month contribution from Urbn Leaf and no contribution from Loudpack –
– Felicia Snyder appointed to board of directors –
OAKLAND, Calif. and TORONTO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Harborside Inc. ("Harborside" or the "Company") (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis enterprise, today filed its interim financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (collectively, the "Q1 2022 Financial Results") under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Q1 2022 Financial Results encompass a period reflecting only one month of contribution from UL Holdings Inc. ("Urbn Leaf"), which the Company acquired on March 1, 2022, and no contribution from LPF JV Corporation ("Loudpack"), which the Company acquired subsequent to quarter-end on April 4, 2022. The Loudpack and Urbn Leaf acquisitions have transformed the Company into one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis enterprises in California.
Board of Directors Appointment
Harborside also announced that Felicia Snyder has joined the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), effective immediately. An entrepreneur, corporate strategist, seasoned cannabis executive and brand builder, Ms. Snyder is currently Founder and co-CEO of Arcana, an experiential hospitality brand. She was a founding executive at Tokyo Smoke, one of Canada's most recognized cannabis brands and a leading Canadian cannabis retailer, where she helped to scale the business through its merger with Doja Cannabis and eventual sale to Canopy Growth Corporation. Post-acquisition, she was Vice President at Canopy Growth, managing a portfolio of premium cannabis brands across all product categories. Prior to Tokyo Smoke, she worked for several years in South Korea with Samsung Electronics, where she oversaw a variety of projects related to business strategy, acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and development of new products and services. She is also a Google alum and started her career in Financial Services Management Consulting at Oliver Wyman, a global consulting firm. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
"On behalf of the Board and management team of Harborside, I am delighted to welcome Felicia to the Harborside team," said Ed Schmults, Chief Executive Officer. "Her diverse skillset and significant cannabis industry experience are valuable additions to Harborside as we work to integrate our recent acquisitions and build the flagship California cannabis company."
The appointment of Ms. Snyder to the Board fills a vacancy created by the previously announced resignation of Michael Dacks.
Conference call
The Company intends to host a conference call for analysts and investors, during which it will review the ongoing progress of Harborside's business integration with Urbn Leaf and Loudpack:
Conference Call Date: May 31, 2022
Time: 11:00am ET
North American toll-free dial-in number: 1-888-664-6392
International dial-in number: 416-764-8659
Webcast: https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1552975&tp_key=14131803f3
A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available through June 14, 2022.
North American toll-free replay number: 1-888-390-0541
International replay number: 416-764-8677
Replay entry code: 193421#
Harborside, a vertically integrated enterprise with cannabis licenses covering retail, major brands, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing, is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis companies in California. Founded in 2006, Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States. Today, the Company operates 14 dispensaries covering Northern and Southern California and one in Oregon, distribution facilities in San Jose and Los Angeles, California and integrated cultivation/production facilities in Salinas and Greenfield, California. Harborside is a publicly listed company, currently trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the ticker symbol "HBOR" and the OTCQX under the ticker symbol "HBORF". The Company continues to play an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California and Oregon consumers.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. To the extent any forward-looking information in this news release constitutes "financial outlooks" or "future-oriented financial information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates, and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to the integration of Harborside with Urbn Leaf and Loudpack, the Company becoming one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis enterprises in California, and the Company's future performance.
These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, among other things, include: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; expectations regarding the size of the cannabis markets where the Company operates; changing consumer habits; the ability of the Company to successfully achieve its business objectives; plans for expansion and acquisitions; political and social uncertainties; inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; employee relations; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on cultivation, production, distribution, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-related products in the markets where the Company operates; and the risk factors set out in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the period ended December 31, 2021 and the Company's listing statement dated May 30, 2019, which are available under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law.
The Company, through several of its subsidiaries, is indirectly involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States. Local state laws where the Company operates permit such activities however, investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the United States Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law in the United States to, among other things, cultivate, distribute or possess cannabis in the United States. Financial transactions involving proceeds generated by, or intended to promote, cannabis-related business activities in the United States may form the basis for prosecution under applicable United States federal money laundering legislation.
While the approach to enforcement of such laws by the federal government in the United States has trended toward non-enforcement against individuals and businesses that comply with recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in states where such programs are legal, strict compliance with state laws with respect to cannabis will neither absolve the Company of liability under United States federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. The enforcement of federal laws in the United States is a significant risk to the business of the Company and any proceedings brought against the Company thereunder may adversely affect the Company's operations and financial performance.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States. The Company's securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. Neither the CSE nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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For the second time this year, STN has been recognized for their success in helping digital publishers thrive with online video - technically, financially and with premium content.
NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - STN Video, North America's largest independent online video platform, has been named Best Video Platform at the 2022 Digiday Media Awards. STN Video has been recognised for their turnkey Online Video Platform, providing industry leading digital video content, technology, and monetization to their publisher partners.
"This is a huge thrill for everyone at STN Video, especially when the recognition comes from an industry leader in digital media like Digiday," says STN Video CEO Matthew Watson. "While accolades are never our end goal, they are always great validation of our larger mission to help our partners succeed with digital video."
Consideration for this win included STN's OVP that has helped publisher foster growth such as:
- a 710% increase in video views
- a 536% increase in video revenue
- a 44% increase in page views
STN's product suite also contributed to this win which includes a wide variety of solutions designed to increase publisher revenue and engagement including:
- Smart Match™: an AI powered video player that reduces workflow by instantly matching article keywords with the STN library of over 1 million pieces of content from over 200 providers
- Recirculation and Recommendations: audience engagement technology which displays a clickable, rotating video carousel of the top and trending headlines keeping users on site longer
- AI Local Stories: a one-of-a-kind video populated using AI to compile local sources, feeds, news and images to build a unique piece of contextually relevant content for every article.
This marks the second time STN Video has taken home Digiday branded recognition, with their previous win coming earlier this year for Best Video Monetization Platform at the Digiday Video and TV Awards.
The Digiday Media Awards recognize leading companies working to modernize digital media. Finalists are judged on their ability to both solve industry-wide challenges and create opportunities for their partners. For more information on how STN Video solves digital video for publishers, content providers and advertisers visit STNvideo.com
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GENEVA, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first patient has been enrolled in the FDA IDE BTK (Below-the-Knee) SELUTION4BTK clinical trial involving SELUTION SLR™, MedAlliance's novel sirolimus-eluting balloon, just one week after receiving IDE approval.
"I am excited to begin an important trial which will establish the evidence that this novel technology benefit patients suffering from CLTI," commented Dr. Michael Lichtenberg, Chief of the Angiology Department at the Klinikum Hochsauerland, Arnsberg, Germany. "So far nothing has worked consistently in this patient population. The early clinical data from SELUTION SLR registries are encouraging and I have seen the performance of this new technology in my routine work. This study is designed to prove that SELUTION SLR is more effective than the current standard of care in this difficult patient population."
The start of enrollment in the study follows IDE (Investigational Device Exemption) approval in the US one week ago. The BTK indication for SELUTION SLR was granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA in 2019.
The aim of the SELUTION4BTK clinical trial is to demonstrate the superior efficacy and equivalent safety of SELUTION SLR compared to plain (uncoated) balloon angioplasty (POBA) in the treatment of BTK arteries in CLTI (Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia) patients. The trial is a prospective, multi-center, single blinded, randomized study.
377 subjects are being randomized 1:1 to either SELUTION SLR or the control. This is the first study of its kind where 'real world' patients with CLI (Critical Limb Ischemia) can be included. Patients are being enrolled at approximately 40 sites across the US, Europe and Asia.
"I am very proud of the MedAlliance team which has been able to initiate this study so quickly and have the first patient enrolled only a week after receiving IDE approval," commented Jeffrey B. Jump, MedAlliance Chairman and CEO. "This is a great achievement and a major milestone for MedAlliance."
SELUTION SLR was awarded CE Mark Approval for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in February 2020 and for the treatment of coronary artery disease in May 2020. The US FDA has awarded SELUTION SLR with four breakthrough designations: for the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions in native coronary arteries; coronary in-stent restenosis; peripheral below-the-knee and AV-Fistula indications.
In August 2021, the first of over 3,000 patients was enrolled in a ground-breaking coronary randomized controlled study comparing SELUTION SLR with a limus drug-eluting stent [DES]. This is the largest DEB study ever initiated and has the potential to change medical practice.
MedAlliance's DEB technology involves unique MicroReservoirs made from biodegradable polymer intermixed with the anti-restenotic drug sirolimus. These MicroReservoirs provide controlled and sustained release of the drug for up to 90 days1. Extended release of sirolimus from stents has been proven highly efficacious in both coronary and peripheral vasculatures. MedAlliance's proprietary CAT™ (Cell Adherent Technology) enables the MicroReservoirs to be coated onto balloons and adhere to the vessel lumen when delivered via an angioplasty balloon.
SELUTION SLR is available in Europe and all other countries where the CE Mark is recognized.
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About MedAlliance
MedAlliance is a privately-owned medical technology company. It is headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland, with offices in Germany, Singapore, UK and USA. MedAlliance specializes in the development of ground-breaking technology and commercialization of advanced drug device combination products for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease. For further information visit: www.medalliance.com
- Drug concentration evident in MicroReservoirs and tissue – Data on file at M.A. Med Alliance SA
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LONDON, July 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Omdia reveals nonlinear viewing continues to gain greater hegemony in the daily viewing habits of TV users across the US, Europe and Australia with online long form and social media video viewing growing beyond the previous year's boom in viewing time.
Omdia's new Cross-Platform Television Viewing Time Report – 2022 finds that across all the markets covered average total daily viewing time reached 362 minutes per person per day in 2021 (6 hours and 2 minutes), down 0.5% on last year. Declines in linear TV, online short form and pay TV VoD account for this minor drop in viewing with the former seeing the sharpest falls, growth in online long form and social media video viewing however counterbalanced these declines, leaving overall viewing to drop by just 2 minutes.
Linear TV viewing time decreased in all markets in 2021; the ending of restrictions and lockdowns that marked most of 2020 was the primary cause, with the continual shift toward on-demand viewing also driving this.
Rob Moyser, a Senior Analyst in Omdia's TV & Online Video team commented "in highly developed markets such as the US and the UK, 2021 will likely be the last year where linear TV predominates over non-linear TV viewing. On a platform-by-platform level, however, linear TV still remains by some distance the most popular way to watch TV in the markets covered."
Online long form was a key area of growth across all markets, driven largely by incumbent online subscription services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, and the launch of several new OTT services such as Discovery+ and Paramount+. In total, long-form viewing grew by 8 minutes, reaching 68 minutes, 8 minutes ahead of social media video viewing.
Time spent viewing video content on social media platforms increased by 9 minutes in 2021 to an average of 60 minutes per person per day across the nine markets analyzed. TikTok was the standout performer for video growth during the year, with the platform set to overtake Facebook in total time spent for the first-time in 2022.
Omdia is a leading research and advisory group focused on the technology industry. With clients operating in over 120 countries, Omdia provides market-critical data, analysis, advice, and custom consulting.
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Which portable ice maker is best?
A portable ice maker is practical and easy to use, letting you grab some ice whenever you need it without a lot of planning. While some refrigerators come with built-in ice makers, the ones that don’t force you to make ice the old-fashioned way, in molds. You have to wait for them to freeze, then break them out to use them.
A portable ice maker does most of this work for you, saving time and energy on busy days. Check out the New Air Portable Countertop Ice Maker for a compact machine that makes a lot of ice.
What to know before you buy a portable ice maker
How it works
A portable ice maker is similar to the built-in ice makers in refrigerators, only making ice is its sole function and it doesn’t require a water line, just an electrical outlet. To make ice, just fill the machine’s reservoir and press a button. The machine releases the water in trays on its own and freezes the water before dumping finished ice cubes into a bin. It works in five to 15 minutes, whereas putting a tray of water in a freezer to make ice cubes takes hours.
Remember that this machine needs to remain plugged in at all times, even when you’re not using it.
Not a freezer
A portable ice maker is insulated, but it’s not a freezer and can’t be used as one. It makes ice cubes but is not designed to keep those ice cubes cold for long periods of time once they are released into the bin. Make ice when you’re ready to use it, not in advance, as ice cubes sitting around in the bin will eventually begin to melt.
Care instructions
The exterior of a portable ice maker can be wiped clean with a towel as needed. The interior should be cleaned regularly every two to six months to prevent mold and bacteria buildup.
To clean it:
- Unplug the ice maker and empty all water before wiping down the walls with a mild cleaning solution.
- Rinse with warm water and leave it to air dry fully before resuming use.
- Throw away the first batch of ice you make after cleaning the machine to avoid getting soap residue in your ice.
What to look for in a quality portable ice maker
Capacity
A good portable ice maker can produce about nine to 12 ice cubes in a few minutes and 20-50 pounds of ice in a 24-hour span. However, the storage bin only holds 1.5-3 pounds of ice at a time. You can either bag extra ice and put it in the freezer or use a cooler for outdoor ice storage throughout the day.
Ice cube shapes
Ice makers produce a few types of ice, the shape and melting time serving as key differences among them.
- Cubed: With its squared shape, this is large but classic and fashionable ice popular for parties and cocktails.
- Bullet: This is hard, cylindrical ice that’s easy to add to water bottles or a thermos because of its leaner shape. It’s the most common type of ice made by ice machines and takes longer to melt than nugget ice.
- Nugget: Loosely cylindrical, this type of ice cube is easiest to chew on and soaks up flavor nicely. The pieces are smaller and tend to cool a drink faster than bullet ice.
Convenient extras
The best portable ice makers include extra features or design elements that make using them a breeze. This can mean an included ice scooper, a clear lid so you can always see how much ice is left before you have to make more, or a self-cleaning function that can save you time and energy keeping your machine bacteria-free. Some offer the ability to make ice cubes in two or three sizes, a great extra when it comes to parties and mixed drinks.
How much you can expect to spend on a portable ice maker
A portable ice maker usually costs around $90-$300, though a few cost up to $500.
Portable ice maker FAQ
How big is a portable ice maker?
A. It’s about 12-15 inches wide, fitting on a countertop or beneath it like a mini fridge. It weighs around 20-80 pounds.
Can a portable ice maker be used outside?
A. Yes, as well as on boats and in travel trailers. As long as there is an outlet, you can plug it in and make ice wherever you want. But don’t leave it outdoors in rain or extreme heat — this can lead to damage.
What’s the best portable ice maker to buy?
Top portable ice maker
New Air Portable Countertop Ice Maker
What you need to know: This black 14-inch-wide portable ice maker produces 12 pieces of ice in under 15 minutes and 50 pounds in a day.
What you’ll love: It’s compact, self-cleaning and comes with its own ice scooper. It makes bullet ice in three sizes and features an 18-hour programmable timer. It comes in stainless steel and red.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said it should be more durable long-term for the price tag.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top portable ice maker for the money
What you need to know: This 9.8-inch-wide portable ice maker produces nine piece of ice in eight minutes and 26 pounds in a day.
What you’ll love: It’s small and convenient with a transparent lid. A sensor lets you know when the basket is full. It makes bullet ice in two sizes.
What you should consider: It’s not self-cleaning.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Frigidaire Stainless Steel Ice Maker
What you need to know: This 11-inch wide portable ice maker produces nine pieces of ice in seven to 15 minutes and 26 pounds of ice in a day.
What you’ll love: It has a clear lid for easy visibility and comes with an ice shovel. There’s a drain plug and it makes bullet ice in two sizes. It’s easy to use and comes in black, red, copper or silver stainless steel.
What you should consider: It doesn’t last as long as some ice makers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Tupperware Brands Corporation ("Tupperware") (NYSE: TUP) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between November 3, 2021 and May 3, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Tupperware, 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 Tupperware includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022
Aggrieved Tupperware investors only have until August 15, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT:
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BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Austria say three people died Saturday when a van carrying 20 people believed to be migrants overturned after evading a police check.
Police in the eastern district of Burgenland, near Vienna, said officers tried to stop the white van at the border with Slovakia early Saturday, but the driver drove off at high speed. Shortly afterward he lost control of the vehicle and it toppled into a ditch.
Two men and a woman were killed in the crash, and at least seven others were seriously injured. Police said four children were among the 20 migrants found inside the van’s cargo section.
The identities and countries of origin for the migrants were not yet known, police said. The driver, believed to be of Russian origin, was arrested, they said.
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Home and design influencer duo Chris Loves Julia brings a modern look to everyday food storage
ATLANTA, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To bring modern looks to everyday food storage, Rubbermaid Incorporated, part of the Newell Brands portfolio, is introducing its new Designer Series for the popular EasyFindLids™ line, building on the brand's long history of innovative food storage and organization solutions. As part of the Designer Series, Rubbermaid® is collaborating with creators to add their personal touches to the container designs, making prepping meals and storing leftovers fun for any occasion.
Now available at retailers nationwide, the first Rubbermaid® EasyFindLids™ Designer Series collaboration is with home and design influencer duo Chris and Julia Marcum of Chris Loves Julia, who are known for uncovering their home's potential through DIY, renovations, splurge-and-save designs and day-to-day family living. Chris Loves Julia worked with Rubbermaid to put their personal touch on the new containers by adding a light, steely Skylight Blue color to the lids - a departure from the traditional red EasyFindLids.
"We believe in elevating the pieces people use every day, and these containers are as beautiful as they are functional," said Chris and Julia Marcum. "We've had the same Rubbermaid containers for 10 years, and this fresh, modern steely blue-gray has been a favorite color of ours for years. We're excited to put our spin on the classic EasyFindLids."
"We launched the Designer Series to reach new audiences, and we chose EasyFindLids because we wanted to put a contemporary spin on the classic design to cater to a wide range of consumers," said Kris Malkoski, CEO, Food & Writing Business Units at Newell Brands. "We are excited to debut this series in partnership with Chris Loves Julia, and we look forward to seeing how the Designer Series evolves and what new designs we'll develop in the years to come."
All Rubbermaid EasyFindLids containers are durable for long-term use and designed to reduce clutter and promote easy organization. The space-saving, modular design of the EasyFindLids System™ allows for flawless stacking and nesting inside each other, snapping to bases and other lids. The containers are also BPA-free, dishwasher safe and microwave safe, and depending on the lid size, the lid includes vents to help prevent splatters in the microwave.
The Rubbermaid EasyFindLids Designer Series containers designed by Chris Loves Julia are available in a variety of sizes and shapes for different needs, in sets ranging from 12 to 42 pieces. Sets start at $9.99 and can be purchased on Amazon, in-store or online at Target, and in-store at Kroger and Meijer. For more information, visit www.rubbermaid.com.
About Rubbermaid
Rubbermaid is a leader in developing innovative, high-quality solutions that help consumers keep their homes in order. Widely recognized and trusted, Rubbermaid designs and markets a full range of organization, storage and cleaning products to keep the home – including closets, garages, kitchens and outdoor spaces – neat and functional, freeing consumers to enjoy life. Rubbermaid (www.rubbermaid.com) is part of Newell Brands' global portfolio of brands.
About Newell Brands
Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, FoodSaver, Calphalon, Sistema, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Yankee Candle, Graco, NUK, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Spontex, Coleman, Campingaz, Oster, Sunbeam and Mr. Coffee. Newell Brands' beloved, planet friendly brands enhance and brighten consumers lives at home and outside by creating moments of joy, building confidence and providing peace of mind.
This press release and additional information about Newell Brands are available on the company's website, https://www.newellbrands.com/.
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Marijuana use linked to higher risk of emergencies, study says
Published: Jun. 28, 2022 at 7:09 AM CDT|Updated: 41 minutes ago
(CNN) - New research shines a light on the potential dangers of smoking marijuana.
The use of recreational marijuana appears to be linked to an increased risk of hospitalization, according to a study from the University of Toronto.
Researchers say people who smoke marijuana are 22% more likely to go to the emergency room or need some sort of medical attention.
The findings published Monday in the BMJ Open Respiratory Research are based on health records for more than 30,000 residents of Canada during a six-year span.
The study says marijuana smokers often have higher toxins in their blood and urine compared to those who do not partake.
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SÃO PAULO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A. ("Itaú Unibanco") informs its stockholders and the market in general that, as of this date, it entered into an agreement with TOTVS S.A. ("TOTVS") for the incorporation of a joint venture ("JV"), initially named TOTVS TECHFIN S.A. ("TECHFIN"), with the purpose of distributing and expanding financial services integrated into TOTVS's management systems, based on intensive data use, focused on corporate clients and their entire supply chain, clients and employees.
According to this agreement, before closing the transaction, TOTVS will transfer the assets of its current TECHFIN operation to the company of which Itaú Unibanco will be a partner with 50% of capital stock, and each partner will be entitled to nominate half of the members of its Board of Directors and Board of Officers.
Itaú Unibanco will pay R$610 million to TOTVS for its stake and up to R$450 million as earn-out after five years, subject to the achievement of the targets aligned with the growth and performance goals. Additionally, Itaú Unibanco has committed to contributing to funding current and future operations, providing credit expertise and development of new products at TECHFIN.
This partnership sets up a company that will combine technology and financial solutions, adding to the supplementary expertise of the partners to provide corporate clients with, in an expeditious and integrated manner, the best experiences in buying products directly from the platforms already offered by TOTVS.
The abilities of Itaú Unibanco and TOTVS together will also enable the new company to take advantage of opportunities in a customized and contextualized manner, anticipating clients' needs and fully aligned with the Open Finance strategy and evolution to companies. Furthermore, this partnership strengthens the leading position of Itaú Unibanco and TOTVS in digital transformation and evolution of the financial industry.
The completion of this operation is subject to the approvals from CADE (the Brazilian antitrust authority) and the Central Bank of Brazil.
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Campaign Highlights Early Symptom Detection and Importance of Seeing a Retina Specialist
CHICAGO, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) has released its first-ever national television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) to educate the public about protecting their vision from preventable blindness and vision loss due to retinal disease and the importance of expert retina specialist care.
In both English and Spanish TV and radio spots, America's retina specialists urge the public to learn the symptoms of two common adult retinal conditions, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy, and seek care from a retina specialist promptly to safeguard vision.
AMD and diabetic retinopathy are two of the leading causes of blindness and low vision in the United States. These conditions combined affect nearly 18 million Americans and vision loss leads to $8 billion in lost productivity annually.
"Millions of Americans are at risk of losing vision and even going blind from conditions a retina specialist can effectively treat when caught early, and we are determined to save the sight of as many people as possible through this critical campaign," said ASRS President Philip J. Ferrone, MD, FASRS. "Our goal is to empower the public to care for their vision, to watch for the symptoms of retinal disease, and to find a retina specialist at the first sign or symptom so they can 'See for a Lifetime'."
The PSAs include 30-second and 60-second videos in English and Spanish, as well as audio versions of the spots. They introduce the audience to symptoms of AMD and diabetic retinopathy, such as straight lines looking wavy or distorted, or floaters in the field of vision, and encourage the public to immediately seek out a retina specialist for treatment to protect healthy vision and experience all of life's most precious moments.
The PSAs will drive viewers to See for a Lifetime (www.SeeforaLifetime.org), the homepage of ASRS's public education initiative See for a Lifetime See a Retina Specialist, which offers comprehensive resources for retina patients, their families, and caregivers, providing easy access to tools and information specific to retinal conditions and on preserving healthy vision for a lifetime. Resources include English and Spanish infographics, patient guides, and condition-specific fact sheets, the Retina Health for Life podcast series, patient stories, a find a retina specialist locator, and more.
"Through our See for a Lifetime See a Retina Specialist initiative and our new PSA campaign, we are striving to make retinal health and early detection of retinal diseases a priority for the public and healthcare providers alike," said Dr. Ferrone. "Don't take your vision for granted, learn more about retinal disease, share the information with friends and family and take action if any symptoms occur so your future can be filled with a clear view of the people and places you love most."
Media can download the TV and radio spots for use at:
English: https://www.broadcastnewsresource.com/news/see-for-a-lifetime-psa-campaign-from-the-american-society-of-retina-specialists
Spanish: https://www.broadcastnewsresource.com/news/campana-de-psa-ver-para-toda-la-vida-de-la-sociedad-americana-de-especialistas-de-la-retina
View the TV spots in English and Spanish at: https://www.asrs.org/patients/see-for-a-lifetime-public-service-announcements
More information and resources can be found at SeeforaLifetime.org.
See for a Lifetime is made possible in part through generous support from the Foundation of the American Society of Retina Specialists, Allergan, Genentech, Novartis, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) is the largest organization of retina specialists in the world, representing more than 3,000 physicians in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 63 countries. Retina specialists are board-certified ophthalmologists who have completed fellowship training in the medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases. The mission of the ASRS is to provide a collegial and open forum for education, to advance the understanding and treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, and to enhance the ability of its members to provide the highest quality of patient care. The mission of the Foundation of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the charitable arm of the American Society of Retina Specialists, is to improve the quality of life for all people with retinal diseases through retina health education and awareness activities and to support the education of retina specialists. Learn more at ASRS.org. Like ASRS on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow us on Twitter for the latest retina health information.
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Sara Conley
sara.conley@asrs.org
(312) 477-8869
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AARP launches online resource center to help protect veterans against rising fraud
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho’s 132,000 military veterans are at risk of being targeted by scammers. AARP recently launched the AARP Veterans Fraud Center, a new online education and resource center to help protect veterans, service members and their families against fraud.
According to an AARP survey, one in three military/veteran adults reported losing money to scams that are specifically trying to take advantage of the trust they have in the military community. Veterans, active-duty service members and their families are 40% more likely to lose money to scams and fraud than the civilian population. These individuals lost more than $267 million in 2021, up from $102 million in 2020 (a 162% increase), according to the Federal Trade Commission.
“Targeting scams at members of the military community is unconscionable,” AARP Idaho state director Lupe Wissel said. “We have launched this effort to alert veterans and their families of the latest scams and how to avoid them.”
Top scams aimed at veterans include:
- Benefit Buyouts: Turning over U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension and/or disability benefits for a supposed lump-sum payment that never materializes (47%)
- Fraudulent records scam: Paying for updated personal military records (32%)
- The fake charitable giving request: Donating to fake veteran charities (32%)
Free resources in the AARP Veterans Fraud Center include:
- A new AARP Watchdog Alert Handbook: Veterans’ Edition, highlighting tips to detect the most common ways con artists target veterans and military families;
- The AARP Fraud Watch Network and Scam-Tracking Map; and
- Operation Protect Veterans—a joint program of the AARP Fraud Watch Network and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Some top tips AARP’s Fraud Watch Network recommends include: signing up for the National Do Not Call Registry and using a call-blocking service; using strong and unique passwords for each online account; using two-factor authentication when available; and placing a free security freeze on credit reports at each of the three major credit bureaus. Also, veterans never have to pay for their service records or earned benefits—if told otherwise, it’s a scam.
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- Real-world data shows that at a 94% sensitivity level for prostate cancer ClarityDX Prostate® is 147% more specific than the PSA test for predicting clinically significant prostate cancer.
- Using ClarityDX Prostate® as a reflex test vs. PSA test alone could have resulted in 37% fewer unnecessary biopsies.
- The clinical study recruited men from two sites in Alberta, Canada, and one site in Baltimore, USA.
EDMONTON, AB, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Nanostics Inc., a precision health diagnostics company, today announces positive data from a pre-biopsy clinical validation study of its ClarityDX Prostate® test designed to improve the accuracy of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer in men that are at risk of the disease.
The ClarityDX Prostate® test uses a proprietary machine-learning algorithm that combines data from two biological biomarkers and three clinical biomarkers to generate a risk score for clinically significant prostate cancer. The ClarityDX Prostate® test is intended to be used as a reflex test for men with elevated levels of PSA, the current prostate cancer screening test, and is designed to help physicians and patients make a more informed decision to proceed with biopsy or not.
"We are extremely excited to announce positive results from the clinical validation study of the ClarityDX Prostate test in Alberta", John Lewis, CEO of Nanostics said, "Implementing ClarityDX Prostate as a reflex test for men with elevated PSA levels will improve decision-making for men and their families, while providing substantial savings for healthcare systems and resulting in better health outcomes for men with prostate cancer."
A total of 1,437 men between 40-75 years of age, with elevated PSA levels, no prior prostate cancer diagnosis, and who were referred for prostate biopsy, were recruited for this clinical study. Algorithmic risk models to predict prostate cancer or clinically significant (grade group ≥2) prostate cancer were generated using data from 1036 men recruited at the Kipnes Urology Center in Edmonton, AB, and a site in Baltimore, USA. These models were then tested in a validation cohort of 401 men recruited at the Prostate Cancer Center in Calgary, AB.
The ClarityDX Prostate® test provided 94% sensitivity, 37% specificity, 49% positive predictive value, and 90% negative predictive value for predicting clinically significant (grade group ≥2) prostate cancer. The potential impact of the ClarityDX Prostate® test is considerable; implementation could eliminate up to 37% of unnecessary biopsies and significantly reduce the number of unnecessary treatments for prostate cancer. The results from the study are being submitted for peer-reviewed publication. Beyond the immediate cost savings to the healthcare system, the launch of the ClarityDX Prostate® test will positively impact the overall healthcare experience and quality of life for men with prostate cancer.
The study was conducted in partnership with DynaLIFE Medical Labs and the Alberta Prostate Cancer Research Initiative (APCaRI) at the University of Alberta. Funding for the clinical study comes in part from The Bird Dogs, Motorcycle Ride for Dad, Alberta Cancer Foundation, Alberta Innovates, the University Hospital Foundation Kaye Fund, and the Frank and Carla Sojonky Chair in Prostate Cancer Research funded by the Alberta Cancer Foundation, held by Dr. John Lewis from 2012 to 2022.
Nanostics is a private Alberta-based company focused on the development and commercialization of novel and non-invasive diagnostic tests. Its core technology, ClarityDX®, uses advanced machine learning algorithms to create a disease risk score. ClarityDX® is applicable to a wide range of cancers and other diseases. Nanostics' lead product, ClarityDX Prostate®, is a test that improves the accuracy of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Read more at: www.nanosticsdx.com.
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Corporate Contact:
John Lewis, Ph.D.
CEO, Nanostics, Inc.
info@nanosticsdx.com
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to impose additional inspections of trucks entering Texas from Mexico was his latest move in an unprecedented foray into border security, which has long been the federal government’s domain.
The two-term governor, like many Republican Party leaders, calls illegal immigration and drug smuggling from Mexico a “crisis” and fully blames President Joe Biden. His latest actions follow the Biden administration’s decision toend pandemic-related restrictionson claiming asylum at the border on May 23.
Here are some facts about conditions on the border and Abbott’s response:
HOW MANY MIGRANTS ARE APPEARING AT THE BORDER?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped migrants 164,973 times in February, a daily average of nearly 5,900. March figures will be released soon, but CBP said it stopped migrants an average of 7,101 times a day during the week that ended March 28.
That’s an unusually large number; The last week in March was on pace to establish a new monthly high in Biden’s presidency and one of the busiest ever. The Border Patrol stopped migrantsnearly 1.7 million timesin the 12-month period that ended Sept. 30 — among the highest since the agency was founded in 1924 — but that number masks a critical difference.
Since March 2020, U.S. authorities have expelled migrants more than 1.7 million times under Title 42 authority, named for a 1944 public health law, using the threat of COVID-19 to deny migrants a chance to seek asylum as required under U.S. law and international treaty. Expulsions carry no legal consequences, encouraging repeat attempts. In the 2021 budget year, more than one of four migrants at the border had been stopped “multiple times,” with repeat crossers stopped an average of more than three times in the previous year. Consequently, the number of migrants who crossed the border is much lower than the number of times authorities have stopped migrants.
WHAT HAS BIDEN DONE?
The Democratic president undid many measures introduced by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, who belittled asylum as a “scam” and said the country was “full.” The Biden administration reversed a rule that generally prohibited domestic and gang violence as grounds for asylum and ended bilateral agreements to send some migrants to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to seek protection there instead of in the United States.
Biden suspended the “Remain in Mexico” policy on his first day in office after the Trump administration forced about 70,000 asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. He was forced to reinstate the policy in December under court order but numbers have been modest. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments April 26 on whether and how Biden can end the policy.
With COVID-19 infection rates dropping, the administration announced April 1 that it will end Title 42 authority on May 23. Some Democratic members of Congress joined Republican leaders to argue the move was premature and the administration unprepared. The Homeland Security Department says it is preparing for as many as 18,000 daily crossings.
On Thursday, 18 states joined Louisiana, Arizona and Missouri in a federal lawsuit to keep Title 42 authority in place. The additional states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. Texas is conspicuously absent.
WHAT IS TEXAS DOING?
Last year, Abbott launched a multibillion-dollar border security mission, deploying thousands of state troopers and National Guard members, installing new border barriers and jailing migrants on trespassing charges. Abbott, who is running for reelection in November, made it the cornerstone of his administration.
Texas, assuming a role like California’s during Trump’s presidency, has been a top legal adversary to changes in immigration policy. It joined Missouri in the case before the Supreme Court on ending “Remain in Mexico.”
After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Title 42 authority was ending, Abbott began inspecting commercial vehicles in addition to CBP’s independent inspections, creating significant delays and backlash from his pro-business allies. He also chartered buses to Washington, D.C., for migrants who volunteered to take them.
On Friday, Abbott fully repealed the inspections after announcing agreements with neighboring Mexican governors about border security, but said he would not hesitate to reimpose them in the future. Migrants are stopped at ports of entry in only about 5% of CBP’s encounters. The vast majority cross in mountains, deserts and cities between official crossings.
The dynamic with drug seizuresis different, with fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and other hard narcotics being seized overwhelmingly at official crossings instead of between them. Their compact size and lack of odor make them extremely difficult to detect.
IS ANY OF THIS NEW UNDER BIDEN?
No, there have been several spikes in migration since 2014, with a broken asylum system dogging three presidents. The United States became the world’s most popular destination for asylum-seekers in 2017.
Immigration experts refer to “push” factors that compel migrants to leave their homes and “pull” factors that refer to policies in destination countries that may influence decisions on where to go.
“Push” factors include hurricanes, violence, political repression and poverty, while “pull” factors include real or perceived changes in U.S. policy. One widely cited “pull” factor is a heavily backlogged U.S. asylum system; it takes an immigration judge four years on average to decide a claim for people who are not in custody.
Last month,the Biden administration unveiled a long-discussed and potentially significant change to expand authority of asylum officers to decide claims, not just initial screenings. It is designed to decide cases in months instead of years but officials say there are no additional funds for its launch, expected in late May, and to expect a slow start.
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Firework prices are blowing up
(CNN) – Fireworks aren’t the only thing exploding this Fourth of July weekend – firework prices are also blowing up.
The shortage over the past two years appears to be winding down, but supply chain issues remain.
Costs for shipping, raw materials and labor have also helped conspired to push prices up.
Higher demand has also been a factor, as consumers turned to at-home firework displays the last two years due to the cancelation of public displays.
The CEO of one fireworks distributor estimates his costs have at least doubled since 2019.
The American Pyrotechnics Association says costs are 35% higher industrywide.
This year, though, retailers and distributors say they are more ready to match demand.
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NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Playstudios, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYPS).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants who: (a) purchased, or otherwise acquired securities of Playstudios between June 22, 2021 and March 1, 2022, both dates inclusive, including, but not limited to, those who purchased or acquired Playstudios securities pursuant to the offering of the private investment in public equity; (b) held common stock of Acies as of May 25, 2021, and were eligible to vote at Acies' June 16, 2021 special meeting who exchanged their shares of Acies stock for shares of Playstudios stock pursuant to the merger of Acies and Old Playstudios; and/or (c) purchased or otherwise acquired Playstudios common stock pursuant to or traceable to Acies' documents issued in connection with the June 2021 merger.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until June 6, 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, Playstudios, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Playstudios was having significant problems with its flagship game, Kingdom Boss; (ii) Playstudios would not be releasing Kingdom Boss as expected; and (iii) Playstudios had not revised its financial projections to account for the problems it had encountered with Kingdom Boss. As a result of defendants' wrongful conduct, Class members paid artificially inflated prices for their Playstudios securities and suffered substantial losses and damages.
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Special Weather Statement issued April 1 at 8:55PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
This is a special weather statement from the National Weather
Service Office in Riverton.
* WHAT…West to southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts 25 to
35 mph. Some locations could see gusts 35 to 50 mph.
* WHERE…Western, southern, and central Wyoming.
* WHEN…Saturday from 11 AM through 9 PM.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Motorists are urged to exercise caution.
Lightweight or high profile vehicles will be at risk of blowover
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ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine has revealed that West Physics has made its' annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Appearing on this list nine previous times (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020 and 2021) this marks the 10th time West Physics appears on the Inc. 5000 with a 3-year revenue growth rate of 84 percent.
The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment—independent small and medium-sized businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on this distinguished list.
"Of about 7 million small businesses in the U.S., only 5,000 make this list every year and multiple years is even more rare. In fact, there are only about 150 companies in the United States to have demonstrated the consistency of growth needed to achieve 10 years of being on this list since they started these rankings in 1982," stated Dr. Geoffrey West, President of West Physics. Dr. West continued: "Appearing on this list would not be possible without the tireless effort of our dedicated & loyal staff and leadership, and the trust and faith that our amazing customers bestow in us every single day. All of us at West Physics know that our success comes from remaining focused on helping our clients succeed; helping them achieve and maintain high levels of safety, ensure regulatory compliance and maintain accreditation in a highly complex, regulated industry."
West Physics, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading global provider of integrated diagnostic medical and health physics testing and radiation safety consulting services. West Physics serves over 5,000 client sites, including hospitals, freestanding imaging centers, mobile imaging providers, and physician offices throughout the 50 U.S. states, federal territories, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. West Physics specializes in assisting healthcare providers in maintaining their accreditation with organizations such as The Joint Commission, the American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, RadSite, and in radiation regulatory compliance with state and federal agencies. For more information, please visit www.westphysics.com.
Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2017. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2020. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2017 is $100,000; the minimum for 2020 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 three decimal places. There was one tie on this year's Inc. 5000. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.'s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which 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 web sites, 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 Vision Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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PARIS, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- ADA 2022 - On the occasion of the 2022 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, Diabeloop, a leader in therapeutic AI applied to insulin delivery and SOOIL Development Company, leader in superior diabetes therapy announced today that they entered into global development and commercial agreements.
- Technical integration to be pursued and expanded
With these agreements, Diabeloop and SOOIL Development Company re-establish their commitment to work together by combining their technologies and expertise.
The cooperation between the two companies was initiated in February 2020 with the launch of a large clinical study, including 9 University hospitals and 184 patients using DBLG1, Diabeloop's i-controller and SOOIL's DANA-i ACE pump. The study was unfortunately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the companies have continued to forge ahead with their respective product development roadmaps. Combining forces has enhanced the evolution of their business opportunities in a global manner.
Diabeloop, pioneer in therapeutic artificial intelligence applied to diabetes management and SOOIL Development Company, one of the leading established players in the insulin pump therapy market, announce today global development agreements which will address four key areas of collaboration.
"We are addressing a fast-moving market, asking us to make constant adaptations. Our products have received outstanding feedback from patients and doctors alike, while demonstrating fast growth across Europe. Our reinforced partnership with SOOIL Development Company is one of the ways to make our products available to patients beyond Europe. These agreements offer high-potential perspectives and a promising international collaboration for our two companies," comments Erik Huneker, CEO and co-founder of Diabeloop.
Pursuing the technical integration of the Dana-i pump within DBLG1 System will be the entry point of this newfound collaboration between the two companies.
Set up for clinical trials and commercial collaborations in the US, Europe and Korea
The extended partnership with SOOIL Development Company will enable Diabeloop to continue its international expansion beyond Europe and support its sustained growth. This strategy will help drive towards the following main business objectives:
1) Entering the American market with an approved Automated Insulin Delivery solution is an important goal for both companies. A clinical trial will be performed to meet the requirements of the US health authorities, allowing the two partners to submit an application for Diabeloop's DBLG1 AID solution with SOOIL's Dana-i insulin pump to the FDA.
2) The companies plan to make DBLG1 System with the Dana-i pump available in the European market. Obtaining the CE marking under the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) will be the first main step. Not only does this follow the interoperability strategy of Diabeloop, it aligns with a firm belief that having a choice matters for people living with diabetes as well as health care professionals.
Diabeloop and SOOIL Development Company also will target their respective home markets:
3) In France, reimbursement of DBLG1 hybrid closed-loop system with the Dana-i insulin pump will be pursued, leaning on Diabelooop's existing reimbursement pathway.
4) In Korea, obtaining approval from the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA), may require an explanation of technical and usability improvements, as well as clinical studies, positioned accordingly, as per existing national guidelines.
"SOOIL Development Co Limited has the longest history – 42 years of proudly manufacturing insulin pumps, leading technology and bringing joy to people with diabetes. DANA insulin pumps are intended for interoperability and this collaboration with Diabeloop will help provide people affected by diabetes more options and choice," said Soo Bong Choi, owner and founder of SOOIL Development Co Ltd.
Diabeloop and SOOIL Development Company are considering further opportunities to expand their partnership and enable the highest number of patients possible to access their products via new innovative products and additional geographic areas of distribution.
About Diabeloop
Diabeloop's mission: Making innovation accessible to people living with diabetes, improving clinical results while relieving them of their constant mental burden.
Created in 2015, Diabeloop is a high-growth company that offers AI-based, personalized solutions to improve clinical outcomes for people with diabetes while relieving them of their constant mental burden. DBLG1 System, Diabeloop's first medical device for automated insulin delivery (AID) and DBL-hu, its solution for highly unstable Type 1 diabetes management, are both CE-marked and being deployed in Europe.
Diabeloop just completed its Series C financing round, securing 70 million euros, to accelerate its commercial roll-out, support its sustained growth strategy and its high-impact projects.
Today, Diabeloop gathers the personality, passion, and skills of over 160 talented individuals who work hard to improve the quality of life for every person living with diabetes.
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The new plant-based menu innovation is available in Arizona, California, and Wisconsin
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced it is piloting Mexican Cauliflower Rice at 60 restaurants in Arizona, Southern California, and Wisconsin for a limited time. The company's latest plant-based menu innovation is crafted with freshly grilled, riced cauliflower seasoned with the savory spices of Mexican rice.
Prepared in-restaurant daily, fresh cauliflower rice is grilled in small batches on the plancha. The cauliflower rice is then seasoned with a signature blend of spices including garlic, cumin, salt and paprika to give it the rich flavor and vibrant hue of Mexican rice.
"After the success of our Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice last year, we are eager to test a second plant-powered start for any go to order," said Nevielle Panthaky, Vice President of Culinary. "Our guests crave real, plant-based options so we developed a new flavor packed recipe that aligns with our Food with Integrity standards."
In January 2021, Chipotle featured Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice across all U.S. and Canadian restaurants, resulting in an incremental sales lift while also attracting new guests. Chipotle estimates that one in five Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice orders in January 2021 was from guests trying Chipotle for the first time.
Designed to make healthy eating easy and accessible, Mexican Cauliflower Rice was created with all lifestyles in mind. The new menu innovation is Keto, Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, and made with grain-free ingredients. Mexican Cauliflower Rice can be added to any entrée or enjoyed as a side for an additional cost.
Mexican Cauliflower Rice is available now for a limited time at 60 restaurants in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Southern California. Chipotle is offering a $0 delivery fee offer* on orders of $10 or more that include Mexican Cauliflower Rice through June 21.
*$0 Delivery Fee Offer Legal Terms
Higher menu prices are charged for delivery; additional service fees applied at checkout as well. Available June 14 through June 21, 2022 only, within Chipotle's delivery areas from participating U.S. locations, during normal operating hours for such locations. Order must include at least one entrée with (or side of) Mexican Cauliflower Rice to qualify. Minimum order $10/maximum order $200, each excluding tax and fees. Deliveries and redemptions are subject to availability. Offer is not valid on catering or Burritos by the Box orders. Redemptions of Chipotle Rewards and other promotional offers may be included in a qualifying delivery order but do not count towards satisfaction of minimum purchase requirements. Valid only at Chipotle.com or on the Chipotle app; not valid on orders placed via third-party delivery platforms. Chipotle reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without notice. Additional restrictions may apply; void where prohibited.
About Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of March 31, 2022, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants. Chipotle is ranked on the Fortune 500 and is recognized on the 2022 list for Fortune's Most Admired Companies. With over 100,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
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French Open Lookahead: Tsitsipas, Badosa in 1st-round action
PARIS (AP) — The top two men on the bottom half of the French Open draw finally get their tournament started on Day Three. Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev opens the morning in Court Suzanne Lenglen against Facundo Bagnis. Medvedev is the reigning U.S. Open champion who recently returned to the tour after hernia surgery. At at the other end of the schedule, fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, the runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros a year ago, closes the action in Court Philippe Chatrier with a night session matchup against Lorenzo Musetti. Among the leading women in action as the first round wraps up are No. 3 seed Paula Badosa and two-time major runner-up Karolina Pliskova.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Weber Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of WEBR during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Weber Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: September 27, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/weber-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=30894&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of WEBR during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 27, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. to serve as Special Guest Speaker
SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ANOVA, the Bay Area's most trusted provider of education and services to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental impairments, will hold the high school Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. will be in attendance as keynote speaker.
"We're beyond proud to celebrate another graduating class of ANOVA seniors," says Andrew Bailey, founder and CEO of ANOVA. "When students come to ANOVA, not only do they receive an exceptional education, but they experience acceptance, a sense of belonging, and a community that embraces them. When our students graduate from ANOVA, they are better equipped to succeed and contribute to their communities as adults."
Located in Santa Rosa and Concord, ANOVA's K-12 schools provide elementary, middle and high school students with a comprehensive and supportive learning environment combined with academic, social, and communication-based programs tailored to foster each child's success. With low student-to-teacher ratios, highly skilled faculty, and a commitment to advancing students through a rich and highly personalized academic curriculum, ANOVA effectively treats student's individual challenges. ANOVA's campuses are fully certified by the California Department of Education/Special Education Division as a non-public school. Since 2000, ANOVA has proudly served over 5,000 families in Northern California.
The ceremony will take place on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 10:30AM at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. This year will be the first in-person commencement since 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media interested in attending the Graduate Ceremony should contact Wendy Langley at (707) 527-7032 or wlangley@anovaeducation.org.
About ANOVA
Founded in 2000, ANOVA is Northern California's most trusted provider of education and behavioral therapy services for children and teens diagnosed with autism, learning differences, and other neuro-developmental impairments. ANOVA's two non-profit K-12 schools are located in Santa Rosa and Concord, CA. They also provide behavior analysis, speech and language, social cognition, occupational therapy, sensory integration and training, early intervention, paraprofessional support in public schools, and in-home services within 15 counties across California. ANOVA's unique program produces measurable and life changing results for children, their families, and the community. www.anovaeducation.org
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), Nickelodeon and Paramount+ today revealed the premiere date and trailer for Monster High: The Movie, a live-action movie musical based on the iconic Monster High franchise about the children of famous monsters and creatures. Monster High: The Movie premieres Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon and streams that same day on Paramount+. The movie will encore on Nickelodeon on Friday, Oct.7, and Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). Internationally, the movie will premiere on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, beginning Oct. 6.
Monster High: The Movie follows Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris, Just Beyond), who was born half human and half werewolf, after she arrives at her new school, Monster High. She quickly makes friends with her classmates Frankie Stein (Ceci Balagot, Dispatches from Elsewhere) and Draculaura (Nayah Damasen, Grey's Anatomy), and for the first time in her life, Clawdeen feels like she has finally found a place where she fits in and can truly be herself, despite keeping her human half a secret. When a devious plan to destroy Monster High threatens to reveal her real identity, Clawdeen must learn to embrace her true monster heart and find a way to save the day alongside her new friends.
Monster High: The Movie also stars: Case Walker (The Other Two) as Deuce Gorgon; Kyle Selig (Mean Girls on Broadway) as Mr. Komos; Marci T. House (Day of the Dead) as Headmistress Bloodgood; Scotch Ellis Loring (Firehouse Dog) as Clawdeen's dad, Apollo; Steve Valentine (Mom) as Draculaura's dad, Dracula; Jy Prishkulnik (Just Beyond) as Cleo de Nile; Lina Lecompte (Death Pursuit) as Lagoona; Justin Derickson (When the Streetlights Go On) as Heath Burns; Lilah Fitzgerald (Honey Girls) as Ghoulia; and Nasiv Sall (Descendants 2) as Abbey Bominable. Additional fan-favorite characters from the Monster High universe will also be seen throughout the movie.
In addition to Monster High: The Movie, an animated series based off the beloved Mattel franchise is slated to premiere later this year on Nickelodeon. Both projects join other Mattel Television content in production, including series and specials based on Barbie, Masters of the Universe, Thomas & Friends, Polly Pocket, Pictionary and Fireman Sam, to name a few. Mattel first introduced Monster High in 2010, and it quickly became one of the most successful and beloved kids' properties of all time. The franchise seeks to foster a more accepting world where everyone is proud to be their authentic self, which is more relevant than ever. Today, Monster High is back with a reimagined set of fangtastic characters, inspired by the original ghouls, for a new generation that embraces what makes them unique and rallies people everywhere to express themselves.
Monster High: The Movie is directed and executive produced by Todd Holland (The Real O'Neals, Malcolm in the Middle, Firehouse Dog). The story is by Jenny Jaffe (Big Hero 6: The Series, Rugrats), Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland (Princess and the Frog, Playmobil: The Movie), and the teleplay is by Jaffe and Billy & Matt Eddy (Zapped, Teen Beach Movie). Adam Bonnett (Descendants franchise, Masters of the Universe: Revelation) serves as executive producer. Frederic Soulie, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Mattel Television and Phil Breman, Vice President of Live Action Development, oversee the movie for Mattel and serve as executive producers. Production on Monster High: The Movie for Nickelodeon is overseen by Zack Olin and Shauna Phelan, Co-Heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action, along with executives Lee Rosenthal, Linda Halder and Jules Kovisars.
About Mattel
Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children's and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain, and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, Fisher-Price®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends®, UNO®, Masters of the Universe®, Monster High® and MEGA®, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music, and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. Visit us online at mattel.com.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
About Paramount+
Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world's biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream CBS News Streaming Network for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis and ET Live for entertainment coverage.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.
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New partnership will focus on Carrier's Abound Ventures™, co-founded by Wilson, and line of air purifiers to sustainably improve indoor air quality
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NFL Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson is partnering with Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE:CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, to help launch solutions critical to healthy and sustainable buildings and homes. As health and physical well-being are paramount to Wilson's high-performance career, the Denver Broncos quarterback will partner with Carrier to introduce customers to differentiated offerings for healthy indoor air quality and sustainable solutions.
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As co-founding partner of Abound Ventures, Wilson will focus on Carrier's new Abound platform and its range of air purifiers. Abound is a digital platform that enables healthy indoor air quality and drives reduced carbon emissions from buildings, with a wide range of applications including commercial real estate, education, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and sports and entertainment facilities. Carrier's smart air purifier with HEPA filter includes an air quality monitor and offers a simple, cost-effective way to improve indoor air quality and create a healthier building, room by room, utilizing three different filtration technologies. Carrier's air purifiers are in demand for many applications, from homes to classrooms to coffee shops and dental offices.
"Russell is a remarkable talent and businessman and we are thrilled to partner with him to more broadly introduce world-class solutions to some of the most critical challenges facing people and our planet," said David Gitlin, Chairman & CEO, Carrier. "In addition to having nine Pro Bowl and two Super Bowl appearances, Russell is a deeply passionate visionary of developing solutions that impact the lives of others and the future of our planet. Carrier could not be more excited to partner with him to help grow our digital platform Abound and our room air purifier line – focused on creating healthy and sustainable indoor environments."
"I am excited to partner with Carrier, a company providing real solutions to issues that matter, including the vital role indoor air quality plays in human health and productivity," said Wilson. "As a professional athlete, but more importantly as a father, I am acutely aware of the value of health and wellness. As Ciara and I settle into our new home in Denver with our children, we are incredibly focused on the importance of healthy indoor environments. We have long admired the work Carrier is doing through Abound and its Healthy Buildings Program and are thrilled to do our part to help Carrier inspire confidence in the health of indoor environments, as the future of buildings starts with Abound."
Visit Corporate.Carrier.com to learn more about Carrier's Healthy Buildings and Healthy Homes offerings.
About Carrier
As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com or follow us on social media at @Carrier.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — There are wholesome moments captured every day around the world but some of the best are captured within the world of sports.
This is no exception after the Dallas Mavericks destroyed the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 to make it to the Western Conference Finals and a certain German-born Mavs legend embraced a young Slovenian-born current Mavs superstar.
“An unforgettable moment,” as the Dallas Mavericks Twitter put it was captured after the Game 7 victory as the greatest Dallas Mavericks player of all time, Dirk Nowitzki embraced the now superstar Luka Doncic after putting on quite the show against the Suns.
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Enter For Your Chance to Win the Perfect Dinner Party Collection to Celebrate Mediterranean Diet Month
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dinner parties are back on the rise and when it comes to hosting, Genova Premium Tuna knows it's the little details that truly make your event shine. That's why this Mediterranean Diet Month, Genova Premium Tuna and Top Chef judge and cookbook author, Gail Simmons, are teaming up to curate the perfect dinner party collection. It's time to make hosting stress free! Packaged with an easy-to-make recipe guide and beautiful table settings inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, this one-of-a-kind collection is perfect for summer entertaining.
Now through June 30, dinner party pros and novices alike can enter to win one of 75 collection kits by visiting GenovaSeafood.com/DinnerPartyCollection. The premium dinner party collection includes key luxury dinnerware and décor needed to host friends and family in style, including plates, silverware, serving platters and more. Additionally, fans will be able to explore the flavors of the Mediterranean without leaving their home thanks to Gail's Genova Tuna Romesco Salad Board. The one-stop party in a box will make sure all guests – host included – feel like they're on the Mediterranean coast.
"I'm excited to be teaming up with Genova Premium Tuna to giveaway the perfect summer dinner party experience inspired by the Mediterranean," shared food expert and TV personality, Gail Simmons. "I love hosting but not all the prep that comes with it so, to save time and stress, we've curated a collection that features beautiful design and an elevated, but easy-to-make recipe to ensure hosts can get back to enjoying the party before the first course. I always find that incorporating premium ingredients like Genova offers a great way to bring quality flavor and a Mediterranean flair to my go-to party recipes, taking dinner from good to great."
Genova Premium Yellowfin and Albacore Tuna offer a break from the ordinary, with no additives or preservatives. Made with the best cuts of fish, hand-filleted and drizzled with just the right amount of olive oil, Genova Premium Tuna is wild caught and sustainably sourced, naturally high in protein, a great source of Omega-3s, and has uniquely rich and savory flavor that offers a taste of the Mediterranean in every bite.
For more information about Genova Premium Tuna and additional recipe inspiration, including Gail Simmons's Tuna Romesco Salad Board – visit Genovaseafood.com, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
About Genova Premium Seafood
The exquisite taste of Genova premium tuna is central to countless inspired dishes thanks to its distinct flavor and perfect texture. Discover Genova's rich and savory Yellowfin or Albacore varieties in pure olive oil or water for a mouthwatering taste of Mediterranean flavor that opens up a world of possibilities in your kitchen. For information on Genova, including recipes, serving suggestions and retail locations go to www.genovaseafood.com, and you can find Genova on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
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J.M. Smucker is recalling some Jif peanut butter products due to salmonella
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
J.M. Smucker is recalling certain types of Jif peanut butter in the US because of a potential salmonella contamination.
The company said that the peanut butter was sold nationwide and the recall includes more than 45 kinds of products. They have lot codes between 1274425 to 2140425, the company said in a statement. The lot code is next to the “best if used by” date on the product’s packaging.
The affected products include both creamy and crunchy peanut butters, peanut butter to-go packs, and the natural squeeze pouch.
Customers should discard the product immediately if it is included in the recall, which is being conducted with the US Food and Drug Administration.
J.M. Smucker said it’s not able to estimate the recall’s financial impact for the fiscal year that ended on April 30 or the current fiscal year 2023, but will provide that information once it’s available.
Customers who have had a reaction and symptoms, or have any questions, should visit the company’s website Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
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NEW ORLEANS, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until August 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Dentsply Sirona, Inc. (NasdaqGS: XRAY), if they purchased the Company's shares between June 9, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
What You May Do
If you purchased shares of Dentsply and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-xray/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by August 1, 2022.
Dentsply and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On April 19, 2022, the Company disclosed the sudden termination of CEO Donald Casey "effective immediately." On this news, shares of Dentsply fell by $6.52 per share, or 13%, from $48.72 per share to $42.20 per share. Then, on May 10, 2022, the Company disclosed an ongoing investigation by the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, outside counsel and a forensic accounting firm into whether "former and current members of senior management" used improper means to achieve executive compensation goals and other matters relating to financial reporting, which resulted in the Company being unable to timely file its Form 10-Q for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. On this news, shares of Dentsply fell by $2.87 per share, or 7%, from $39.25 per share to $36.38 per share.
The case is City of Miami General Employees' & Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust v. Casey, Jr., No. 2:22-cv-02371.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
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CNO of PIH Health Downey Hospital
DOWNEY, Calif., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dianne Sauco MSN MSHCA RN, has been named PIH Health Downey Hospital chief nursing officer (CNO). Sauco will be responsible for executive oversight of PIH Health Downey Hospital's nursing practice and operations.
Sauco has been with PIH Health since 2004, where she most recently held the position of administrative director of Care Management for both PIH Health Downey Hospital and PIH Health Whittier Hospital. She began her career at PIH Health as a staff nurse at PIH Health Whittier Hospital, then spent many years as a case manager before transitioning to assistant director and then clinical director of the Acute Rehabilitation Center and Transitional Care Unit.
Sauco brings nearly two decades of nursing excellence to her new role. She has been an active member of the PIH Health Whittier Hospital Nursing Executive Leadership Committee and has led initiatives to improve patient care, streamline discharge, and minimize readmissions.
"I look forward to utilizing all of my experience as well as all of our resources to ensure that patients receive efficient, high-quality care in all settings at PIH Health Downey Hospital," says Sauco.
"Dianne will help continue and strengthen PIH Health Downey Hospital's legacy of providing outstanding care for our patients and this community," says Brian Smolskis, PIH Health System Chief Operating Officer. "Her leadership, vision and compassion will enhance the care we deliver."
Sauco is a registered nurse and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from California State University, Long Beach.
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3.7 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 35 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women's health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation's top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is also certified as a Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
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AKRON, Ohio, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illuminating Company, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utility, has hired 13 graduates of Power Systems Institute (PSI), the company's award-winning, two-year educational program that helps prepare the next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric utility companies.
The new employees include ten lineworkers and three substation electricians who are recent graduates of the PSI training partnership with Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland. The graduates earned an associate of applied science degree in Electric Utility Technology.
"Our Power Systems Institute develops top-quality, well-educated men and women for the electric utility industry," said Edward Shuttleworth, president of Ohio Operations. "We look forward to these graduates joining our workforce to help continue providing safe and reliable electric service for our customers."
The new Illuminating Company lines employees listed by work location and hometown, are:
- Brooklyn Service Center – Michael Grantonic, Cleveland
- Mayfield Service Center – Richard Adams, Willoughby; Jager Englemann, Conneaut; Jesse Garcia, Jefferson; Jason Mayes, Jefferson
- Middlefield Service Center – John Cortnik, Kirtland
- Solon Service Center – Branden Gonzalez, Lorain
- Strongsville Service Center – Steve Billak, North Royalton; Michael Boey, Rocky River
- Westlake Service Center – Dillon Aslaskan, Avon Lake
The new Illuminating Company substation employees listed by work location, with their hometowns, are:
- Brooklyn Service Center – Eric Barberine, Fairview Park
- Euclid Service Center– Keith Britton, Austinburg; Chris Miller, Cleveland
PSI students split time between classes at Tri-C and The Illuminating Company's training facility in Brooklyn. Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,400 line and substation personnel who completed PSI programs in Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For information about the PSI program, call 1-800-829-6801, or visit www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.
The Illuminating Company serves more than 750,000 customers across Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. Follow The Illuminating Company on Twitter @IlluminatingCo and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IlluminatingCo.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or online at www.firstenergycorp.com.
Editor's Note: Photos of FirstEnergy's Power Systems Institute training program are available for download on Flickr.
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Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense to thwart Elon Musk’s takeover bid
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private.
Twitter said the move, formally called a “limited duration shareholder rights plan,” aims to enable its investors to “realize the full value of their investment” by reducing the likelihood that any one person can gain control of the company without either paying shareholders a premium or giving the board more time. Poison pills are often used to defend against hostile takeovers.
Twitter’s plan would take effect if Musk’s roughly 9% stake grows to 15% or more. Even then, Musk could still take over the company with a proxy fight by voting out the current directors. Twitter said the plan doesn’t prevent the board from engaging with parties or accepting an acquisition proposal if it’s in the company’s “best interests.”
Twitter had revealed in a securities filing Thursday that Musk offered to buy the company outright for more than $43 billion, saying the social media platform “needs to be transformed as a private company” in order to build trust with its users.
“I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk said in the filing. “I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form.”
Later on Thursday, during an onstage interview at the TED 2022 conference, he went even broader: “Having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.”
Musk revealed in regulatory filings over recent weeks that he’d been buying Twitter shares in almost daily batches starting Jan. 31, ending up with a stake of about 9%. Only Vanguard Group controls more Twitter shares. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York federal court alleged that Musk illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
After Musk announced his stake, Twitter quickly offered him a seat on its board on the condition that he would limit his purchases to no more than 14.9% of the company’s outstanding stock. But the company said five days later that Musk had declined.
A poison pill path is a “predictable” defensive maneuver, although it could be seen as a “sign of weakness” and viewed unfavorably on Wall Street, Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said in an emailed note.
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100 best Western films of all time
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100 best Western films of all time
The Western, the most produced genre in the American film industry up to 1970, explores myths around American identity. Westerns are always set in the “frontier,” a land untamed by an eastern, city-slicker mindset. The genre rewrites American history so the genocide of Indigenous peoples already settled in a land falsely conceived of as “unsettled” comes across as positive. Westerns are notoriously racist and sexist, propping up racial “others” as simple foes and women as easy foils to manly heroes.
These movies explore the cowboy figure, embodied by actors such as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, who are bolstered by their moral flaws as they wander through settings rendered in stunning panoramic cinematography. Western themes obsess over codes of honor, justice, and gender; what it means to be a man. The cowboy figure in Westerns seems authentic, not carefully crafted through symbols, myths, and fantasies.
Stacker surveyed all Westerns classified as feature films and TV movies with more than 5,000 user votes on IMDb. Films are ranked by IMDb user scores and ties were broken by the number of votes. Read on for the best of classic Westerns directed by John Ford, Sergio Leone, and others, as well as recent revisions of the genre and its themes. Keep reading to see if your favorite made the top 100.
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#100. Django (1966)
– Director: Sergio Corbucci
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 75
– Runtime: 91 minutes
Lone gunman Django, played by Franco Nero in the role that made him a star, is introduced dragging a coffin across desolate terrain. Close-ups pan up his body to rest on his swarthy, blue-eyed visage, and like all strong, silent cowboys he’s ruthless but moral. He follows his own code. This influential Spaghetti Western, filled with striking compositions, follows Django as he fights two brutal gangs and saves the woman he loves.
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#99. El Topo (1970)
– Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 65
– Runtime: 125 minutes
“El Topo” is known for its hyperviolent, surrealist visual style that aims to capture a hallucinogenic hellscape both offensive and alluring. Director Alejandro Jodorowsky stars as the lone cowboy on horseback (although he travels with his son) who confronts and commits slaughter often amid Christian symbols. Jodorowsky admitted to assaulting his costar, Mara Lorenzio, to make the assault scene authentic. The film has a cult following in spite of a repugnance that’s mischaracterized as avant-garde.
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#98. The Good the Bad the Weird (2008)
– Director: Kim Jee-woon
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 69
– Runtime: 130 minutes
This Korean twist on the Western follows two outlaws and a bounty hunter on the run from the Japanese army in Manchuria during the 1940s. The film stars Kang-ho Song, Byung-hun Lee, and Woo-sung Jung as the titular trio, in this highly stylized, slapstick send-up of Spaghetti Westerns.
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#97. Silverado (1985)
– Director: Lawrence Kasdan
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 64
– Runtime: 133 minutes
This ensemble Western brings together four cowboys as unlikely heroes against a ruthless cattler. Danny Glover plays a homesteader seeking vengeance. Scott Glenn is the steely sharpshooter who survives devastating wounds to ride again. Kevin Costner plays a hot-headed bandit up for any fight. Meanwhile, Kevin Kline stars as an outlaw trying to go straight. The film’s highlight is a wondrous performance by the inimitable Linda Hunt as a saloon owner caught in the crossfire.
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#96. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
– Directors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 52
– Runtime: 83 minutes
Voiced by Matt Damon, the mustang hero of this animated hit film evades capture by the “two-leggeds,” including an army captain who intends to break him. Once the horse meets up with a Lakota Sioux man, also a prisoner of the army, the pair breaks free, determined to escape enslavement.
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#95. Hostiles (2017)
– Director: Scott Cooper
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 65
– Runtime: 134 minutes
“Hostiles” begins with the harrowing massacre of white homesteaders by Comanche brutes complete with the senseless killing of innocents and war cries. The film shows that American troops are also brutal, but somehow less so. Christian Bale plays a captain assigned to transfer an Apache man (Wes Studi) and his family home. The ending offers the bleak hope of love and makeshift families after a vicious loss.
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#94. Desperado (1995)
– Director: Robert Rodriguez
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 55
– Runtime: 104 minutes
In this sequel to Robert Rodriguez’s 1992 indie hit, “El Mariachi,” Antonio Banderas plays the title gunman in this stylish, over-the-top Western. Highlights include guitar cases fashioned as rocket launchers and Salma Hayek in the role that launched her career. Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Quentin Tarantino, and Steve Buscemi add flair and fun in small roles.
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#93. Rango (2011)
– Director: Gore Verbinski
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 75
– Runtime: 107 minutes
This animated family film takes place in a small western outpost called Dirt, and like all such towns, it needs a sheriff. Johnny Depp voices the chameleon Rango who seeks to impose order on chaos in a quirky film with stylized references to classic Spaghetti Westerns.
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#92. The Tall T (1957)
– Director: Budd Boetticher
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 78 minutes
Randolph Scott and Richard Boone play two men on opposite sides of the law in this tense drama known for its dark and austere aesthetic as it examines morality in the Old West. Boone plays an outlaw who befriends the man he kidnaps (Scott) as the two are forced to confront the darkness within. Maureen O’Sullivan stars as a newlywed offered up for ransom by her husband after a stagecoach heist goes awry.
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#91. The Tin Star (1957)
– Director: Anthony Mann
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 93 minutes
In this earnest, dramatic Western, Anthony Perkins (three years before he’d play Norman Bates in “Psycho”) stars as an inexperienced sheriff trying to keep the peace in a town beset with lawlessness. Henry Fonda plays the grizzled bounty hunter who turns up to show him the ropes.
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The Samuel Goldwyn Company
#90. The Westerner (1940)
– Director: William Wyler
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 78
– Runtime: 100 minutes
Walter Brennan won his third Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the tyrannous Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed lawmaker who rules with corrupt drunkenness. Gary Cooper arrives as Cole Harden, accused of horse-stealing, who befriends the judge, but then schemes to take him down.
Allied Artists Pictures
#89. Friendly Persuasion (1956)
– Director: William Wyler
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 137 minutes
Set during the Civil War, Dorothy McGuire and Gary Cooper star as a Quaker couple so devoted to their pacifist beliefs that they refuse to take part in the fighting. Soon, the Confederate army arrives on their doorstep and they’re forced to take a stand. Anthony Perkins plays their grown son in this acclaimed drama.
Bryna Productions
#88. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
– Director: John Sturges
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 95 minutes
Anthony Quinn and Kirk Douglas go head to head in this suspenseful drama that centers on the rape and murder of an Indigenous woman. Quinn plays Craig Belden, a powerful rancher, whose son is the culprit. Douglas stars as the widower of the woman killed who vows to get justice, but must go up against an entire town to do it.
Universal International Pictures (UI)
#87. Bend of the River (1952)
– Director: Anthony Mann
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 91 minutes
Jimmy Stewart and Rock Hudson star in this wagon train drama that pits settlers against gold miners with betrayals and shoot-outs over encampment supplies. Economic tensions play out in a lawless, unregulated world. Classic Western themes around morality emerge as men steal supplies to sell to the highest bidder, and ends with a final showdown.
Universal Pictures
#86. Shenandoah (1965)
– Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 105 minutes
Jimmy Stewart plays Charlie, the patriarch of a family caught in the fray of the Civil War. Despite Charlie’s insistence that his six sons and daughter stay neutral, his oldest son joins the Union army, the youngest gets captured, and his daughter marries a Confederate soldier. Stewart’s performance offers a stalwart sentimentality as he deals with rebellion and loss.
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William Goetz Productions
#85. The Man from Laramie (1955)
– Director: Anthony Mann
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 103 minutes
Anthony Mann directs Jimmy Stewart, in the final of their Western team-ups, as “The Man from Laramie,” Will Lockhart, a lone cowboy embroiled in a fight over bootleg guns sold to Apache Indigenous peoples. Lockhart takes on the corrupt, but powerful Waggoman family in a scheme to avenge his dead brother. Filled with gunfights and backstabs, and shot in widescreen Technicolor, brooding, violent drama emerges against a stunning backdrop.
Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company
#84. Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
– Director: Wen Jiang
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 66
– Runtime: 132 minutes
Set in 1920s China, this blockbuster Chinese comedy stars Chow Yun-fat as Huang, a kingpin thwarted by a team of bandits after a train heist gone wrong. The bandit leader, Pocky, (played by director Wen Jiang) impersonates the local governor, thinking he’s been killed, when he’s actually still alive and pretending to be his sidekick confidante. The plot features doublecrosses, fake-outs, and reversals in funny, frenetic style.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
#83. The Naked Spur (1953)
– Director: Anthony Mann
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 91 minutes
A spur prop adds to the action in this psychological Western drama about the bounty hunter Howard Kemp (Jimmy Stewart) who falls for Lina Patch (Janet Leigh), the woman bound to the criminal he’s bringing to justice. With a couple of hired guns, Howard makes his way across the wilderness to claim the reward with the outlaw and Lina in tow. Betrayals and twists take place against the backdrop of burgeoning love between Howard and Lina.
Twentieth Century Fox
#82. Viva Zapata! (1952)
– Director: Elia Kazan
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 113 minutes
In between the acclaimed “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “On the Waterfront,” actor Marlon Brando teamed again with director Elia Kazan to play the Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata. Brando was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for each role, and won for “On the Waterfront.” Novelist John Steinbeck wrote the screenplay and Anthony Quinn won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Zapata’s brother who succumbs to the corruption of power.
Walt Disney Productions
#81. Old Yeller (1957)
– Director: Robert Stevenson
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 84
– Runtime: 83 minutes
Disney’s tear-jerker about the best doggone dog in the West follows the trials of a homestead, a woman alone with two sons, while the man of the house is off on a cattle drive. Enter the shaggy mutt, Old Yeller, as the mythic creature who teaches them all about the dangers and virtues available in a wild land that can’t always be tamed.
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Columbia Pictures
#80. The Professionals (1966)
– Director: Richard Brooks
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 75
– Runtime: 117 minutes
In this widescreen epic, macho men take on a familiar quest: retrieving a woman captured by a villain. Jack Palance plays the evil Raza, with Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin on board as the hired guns sent to retrieve a woman who doesn’t want to be saved.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
#79. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
– Director: Sam Peckinpah
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 53
– Runtime: 122 minutes
Kris Kristofferson plays the mythic bandit in Sam Peckinpah’s moody and violent version of the young outlaw’s life and death. Bob Dylan scored the film and plays a small role. James Coburn plays Pat Garrett, the man sent to kill Billy the Kid. The film’s theatrical release was marred by controversy, but a cut with restored footage sealed the fate of this film as one of Peckinpah’s best.
Hideout Pictures
#78. Old Henry (2021)
– Director: Potsy Ponciroli
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 69
– Runtime: 99 minutes
Tim Blake Nelson plays Henry, a weathered farmer living on an isolated farm with his teen son, Wyatt. When a wounded outlaw on the run happens upon the farm, Henry protects him even after lawmen arrive. Wyatt faces that there may be more to the simple man he knows as his father in this slow burn, atmospheric Western.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
#77. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
– Director: Stanley Donen
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 75
– Runtime: 102 minutes
This dazzling widescreen musical follows seven brothers named for characters in the bible in alphabetical order starting with Adam and going to Gideon. It plays with the trope of taming by showing women civilizing the unkempt, wild ways of men in order to prepare them for the happy promise of marriage. The barn-raising scene shows the artifice of gender through brightly colored costumes and jubilant choreography performed against the obviously fake painted backdrop of nature, a studio set rather than a natural landscape.
Ancine
#76. Bacurau (2019)
– Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 82
– Runtime: 131 minutes
Combining Western themes with sci-fi intrigue and set in the immediate future, this haunting Brazilian film opens with the aftermath of a truck crash and broken coffins strewn across a rural road. A sense of the surreal pervades the stark realism in a film about an isolated small town with looming invaders on the outskirts. Sonia Braga plays one of the locals in this searing, brutal commentary on injustice.
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UK Film Council
#75. The Proposition (2005)
– Director: John Hillcoat
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 73
– Runtime: 104 minutes
This Western set in the 1880s Australian outback focuses on a brutal assault and the community that demands justice from the youngest brother of the gang who committed the crime. The local captain proposes to hang the boy unless an older brother (Guy Pearce) finds and kills the brother responsible. Written by Nick Cave, and brutally violent, “The Proposition” shows the futility of justice, retribution, and revenge.
The Malpaso Company
#74. Pale Rider (1985)
– Director: Clint Eastwood
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 61
– Runtime: 115 minutes
Clint Eastwood stars as a ghostly figure, dubbed “Preacher,” who arrives to help bullied prospectors after a young girl prays for a miracle. Eastwood brings his signature style of stoic intensity to the role of the man who arrives, doles out punishment and redemption, then rides off into the snowy hills. The film’s final scene offers a redux of the end of “Shane.” This time the youngster yells, “I love you,” instead of “come back.”
Annapurna Pictures
#73. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
– Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
– IMDb user rating: 7.3
– Metascore: 79
– Runtime: 133 minutes
This strange and provocative Western uses vignettes to explore the violence and cruelty at the heart of survival in the Wild West. Notable stories include Liam Neeson as the proprietor of a traveling roadshow with a disabled performer and James Franco as a hapless bank robber destined for execution.
Twentieth Century Fox
#72. Yellow Sky (1948)
– Director: William A. Wellman
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 98 minutes
Gregory Peck, as Stretch, leads a gang of outlaws with such names as Walrus, Lengthy, Half Pint and Dude, across Death Valley after a robbery. The gang nearly perishes from the harsh conditions until they stumble upon the decrepit town Yellow Sky, inhabited only by Grandpa and a woman named Mike played by Anne Baxter. Stark black-and-white photography frames stunning scenery as characters vie for the nearby gold and contend with greed and betrayal.
Batjac Productions
#71. 7 Men from Now (1956)
– Director: Budd Boetticher
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 78 minutes
Beautfiully shot in ways that make desert terrain feel both claustrophobic and expansive, this widescreen color Western follows Stride (Randolph Scott) in his quest to avenge his wife’s murder at the hands of bandits. In the stylish opening, Stride happens upon the peaceful camp of two of the seven men he’s vowed to kill in this classic with a biting sense of justice.
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Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
#70. The Big Gundown (1966)
– Director: Sergio Sollima
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 110 minutes
This underrated, stylish Italian Western stars the charismatic Lee Van Cleef as the weathered bounty hunter, Colorado. Tasked with nabbing a monstrous child rapist, Cuchillo (Tomas Milian), the two embark on a tense cat-and-mouse chase until the criminal is finally apprehended. When Colorado realizes that neither Cuchillo nor his crime are what they seem, he’s faced with the blunt truth about corruption that pervades the Western genre.
20th Century Fox
#69. Hombre (1967)
– Director: Martin Ritt
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 80
– Runtime: 111 minutes
Shot in Death Valley and featuring the natural landscape of Arizona in stunning compositions, “Hombre” follows the story of John Russell, a white man raised by Apache people. The film is part of a revisionist bent to critique white people and their treatment of Native Americans. However, with blue-eyed Paul Newman in the lead role, the film explores racism through the experience of a white man.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
#68. Ride the High Country (1962)
– Director: Sam Peckinpah
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 94 minutes
“Ride the High Country” dramatizes director Sam Peckinpah’s signature Western themes around honor, the codes of masculinity, and a lawless world that depends on men to ration justice as they see fit. The film follows gunslingers protecting gold during a time when industrial expansion is making their kind obsolete.
Warner Bros.
#67. The Cowboys (1972)
– Director: Mark Rydell
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 52
– Runtime: 134 minutes
John Wayne stars in another film ostensibly about training a passel of young boys to be cattle drivers. However, with Wayne as their instructor, the film is more about teaching them about masculinity and what it is to become a man, especially when they have to step up and do the job for real.
Caviar
#66. The Rider (2017)
– Director: Chloé Zhao
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 92
– Runtime: 104 minutes
Since Westerns obsess over taming what’s thought of as wild and free, unbroken horses are a powerful trope within the genre. “The Rider” uses realism to examine a rodeo contestant recovering from a life-changing accident. Using amateur actors and based on a true story, the film explores Western myths about horses and riders in an authentic, unromantic depiction that is nonetheless triumphant.
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Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
#65. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
– Director: Sam Peckinpah
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 80
– Runtime: 112 minutes
Director Sam Peckinpah made this bleak, ultraviolent Western outside the Hollywood studio system to ensure creative control. Though panned by critics at the time, the film has since found a cult following and is considered a masterpiece of the form for its brutal examination of the human condition.
West Film
#64. They Call Me Trinity (1970)
– Director: Enzo Barboni
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 115 minutes
Italian actors Terence Hill and Bud Spencer play outlaw brothers in this slapstick send-up of Spaghetti Westerns that indulges in the genre’s tropes and style for comedic effect. The brothers find themselves in a Mormon enclave after Trinity falls for two sisters, and though he intends to marry both it goes against his gunslinging, horse-thieving nature.
Rafran Cinematografica
#63. My Name Is Nobody (1973)
– Director: Tonino Valerii
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 68
– Runtime: 116 minutes
Henry Fonda stars as an aging quick-draw gunman confronted by the loner “Nobody” (Terence Hill) in this Spaghetti Western. Nobody pushes the old-timer to get back in the shoot-’em-up game so the younger outlaw can replace the legendary gunslinger in the history books. Who’s the fastest? In the film’s oft-repeated conceit, “Nobody.”
Columbia Pictures
#62. Lone Star (1996)
– Director: John Sayles
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 78
– Runtime: 135 minutes
John Sayle’s expressive style pans between the past and the present as it tells the story of a disappeared sheriff in 1957 whose remains are found in the 1990s. Chris Cooper and Elizabeth Peña star with Matthew McConaughey and Kris Kristofferson in this elegant drama that interrogates the myths around race and masculinity that abound in classic Westerns.
Bocek Yapim
#61. Yahsi Bati – The Ottoman Cowboys (2009)
– Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 112 minutes
A box office hit in its home country, this Turkish film is a surreal, comedic send-up of tropes from American Western films. The plot centers on special agents, joined by a Calamity Jane-esque sharpshooter, who take a gift to the American president. They experience the perils of the “mild West,” as the title translates.
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EuropaCorp
#60. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
– Director: Tommy Lee Jones
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 77
– Runtime: 121 minutes
In his directorial debut, Tommy Lee Jones’ neo-Western examines the way the past stays present in a story about trying to right a profound injustice. A border patrol agent kills an immigrant and quickly buries the body. The killed man’s friend exhumes the corpse to provide a proper burial. Surreal imagery and a nonlinear narrative engage in a critique of border patrol and its brutality.
Wallis-Hazen
#59. True Grit (1969)
– Director: Henry Hathaway
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 83
– Runtime: 128 minutes
A young, but intrepid girl hires Rooster to avenge her father’s murder. John Wayne plays the macho gunman, with his stoic performance visually punctuated by an eye patch in this film about the role, and the grit, of men in enacting justice. The girl and another ranger join Rooster, and despite perils and hardship, the three form a bond fused by grit and bravery.
Touchstone Pictures
#58. Open Range (2003)
– Director: Kevin Costner
– IMDb user rating: 7.4
– Metascore: 67
– Runtime: 139 minutes
Beautifully shot in Alberta, Canada, “Open Range” features sweeping widescreen shots of untrammeled terrain. Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall play cattle herders, men living a pure existence thwarted by the corruption they feel compelled to avenge; shootouts ensue. The film also depicts the classic contrasts between wilderness and civility in this romance where the land itself is the lush object of affection.
Twentieth Century Fox
#57. The Mark of Zorro (1940)
– Director: Rouben Mamoulian
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 94 minutes
In this update to the 1920 silent version starring Douglas Fairbanks as the masked swashbuckler, Tyrone Power plays the sword-wielding hero with panache and flair. By day, Don Diego (Power) is the shallow son of a man ousted by a tyrant, while masked by night, he’s the champion of the underclass fighting for justice using virtuoso swordplay.
Cherokee Productions
#56. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
– Director: Burt Kennedy
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 92 minutes
In this silly send-up of Western classics, James Garner plays Jason McCullough, a stranger traveling through a small town who’s tagged to run the place in a parody of the common plot set-up. The proceedings are played for broad laughs with pun-filled dialogue and a breezy portrayal of civic corruption.
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Argosy Pictures
#55. Fort Apache (1948)
– Director: John Ford
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 128 minutes
Another entry in John Wayne’s “Cavalry Trilogy,” “Fort Apache” casts the classic Western hero as a captain overlooked for a post that instead goes to a pompous lieutenant played by Henry Fonda, with Shirley Temple showing up as his daughter. Wayne and Fonda vie over the right way to deal with the Apache peoples nearby.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
#54. Of Mice and Men (1992)
– Director: Gary Sinise
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 73
– Runtime: 115 minutes
Gary Sinise stars in and directs this sensitive and haunting adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic tragic novel. Set during the Depression, Sinise plays George with John Malkovich as his intellectually disabled companion, Lennie, as the two ride the rails looking for stable ranch work and dreaming of a farm of their own. Themes concern the inhumanity of harsh working conditions and lawless mob justice.
The Malpaso Company
#53. High Plains Drifter (1973)
– Director: Clint Eastwood
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 69
– Runtime: 105 minutes
Clint Eastwood directs himself as another lone drifter figure, one of many in Western movies, who rides into vulnerable towns, beats down the bullies, then rides away. This film uses a style influenced by Italian Spaghetti Westerns, using allegory and symbols to create the loner myth as a ghost or spiritual figure who provokes conscience in others.
Pandora Filmproduktion
#52. Dead Man (1995)
– Director: Jim Jarmusch
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 62
– Runtime: 121 minutes
Jim Jarmusch’s arthouse take on the Western was filmed in black and white and features Johnny Depp as the easterner who turns into an ailing gunslinger after heading west. The film uses poetic visuals and a haunting style to revisit Western myths and the racism beneath them. As usual for this genre, this exploration occurs primarily through the bleak story of a white man.
TriStar Pictures
#51. Legends of the Fall (1994)
– Director: Edward Zwick
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 45
– Runtime: 133 minutes
This sweeping melodrama follows the frontier adventures of a patriarch (Anthony Hopkins) and his trio of sons: Aiden Quinn, as the civilized do-gooder; Brad Pitt, as the wild individualist; and Henry Thomas, as the young idealist who brings home the woman they all fall in love with. Julia Ormond’s role offers Western myths about women as the touchstones men can use to figure out their true purpose in the new, inchoate America in clashes between frontier and city.
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Warner Bros.
#50. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
– Director: Andrew Dominik
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 68
– Runtime: 160 minutes
Brad Pitt plays the mythic Jesse James, with the Coward Robert Ford of the title portrayed by the lesser star Casey Affleck. The casting works for this revisionist Western’s obsession with the nature of celebrity. The stylized cinematography and stark compositions aim to reveal the role of photography in the creation of myth.
Universal Pictures
#49. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
– Director: Robert Zemeckis
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 55
– Runtime: 118 minutes
In the franchise’s third installment, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) return, this time to 1885, smack dab into a scene of cowboys and Indians, who appear unfazed by the DeLorean time machine in their midst. Moving the story to the Old West allows the hero McFly to interact with myths just as nostalgic and “classic” as those in the original’s 1950s past.
HI Film Productions
#48. Aferim! (2015)
– Director: Radu Jude
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 84
– Runtime: 108 minutes
This acclaimed film uses black and white photography, resembling an old-time newsreel, to conjure a sense of classic Westerns in its tale about a father and son who capture an escaped enslaved person in 1830s Romania for a bounty. Set during the transitional Russian occupation, before slavery is abolished, the film explores the brutal laws of the period in a tone that moves from humor to horror.
Hal Roach Studios
#47. Way Out West (1937)
– Director: James W. Horne
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 66 minutes
This madcap Laurel and Hardy comedy drops the comic duo into a Western setting where they’re tasked with delivering a goldmine deed to a woman held against her will by evil saloon-owners. The pair’s signature slapstick charm offers a spoof-filled send-up of the myths of the genre with several iconic scenes such as a dance number in front of a busy Western town on rear-screen projection.
Joel Productions
#46. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
– Director: David Miller
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 107 minutes
Kirk Douglas stars as Jack, a war vet who resists modern times, instead preferring travel by horseback and sleeping with a knapsack on the range. He gets himself arrested in order to join his friend in prison so he can help him escape. After his friend prefers to serve his sentence, Jack escapes alone, using frontier skills to evade authorities in a suspenseful manhunt across mountainous terrain.
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Universal Pictures
#45. Destry Rides Again (1939)
– Director: George Marshall
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 81
– Runtime: 95 minutes
Marlene Dietrich shines as Frenchy, the prototypical saloon singer in this black and white Western starring Jimmy Stewart as Destry Jr., the sharpshooter who avoids guns, but brings order to a corrupt town. Frenchy is partnered with the town bad guy, but finds herself falling for Destry as crime, corruption, and cynicism lose their allure.
Republic Pictures
#44. Johnny Guitar (1954)
– Director: Nicholas Ray
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 83
– Runtime: 110 minutes
Joan Crawford’s dramatic line deliveries create a radical style in this Western that gives a woman the chance to gun sling. Crawford plays a hardscrabble saloon owner caught in the crossfire between cattlers and townies. She dresses in pants and a holster and gets to fire shots in the climactic shootout.
Lionsgate
#43. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
– Director: Delmer Daves
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 92 minutes
Based on a short story by noir author Elmore Leonard, this suspenseful Western stars Glenn Ford, cast against type, as the villainous Ben Wade. Van Heflin plays the rancher assigned to deliver him to the law, but the honorable task proves less easy than it seems since morality codes are unstable for men in the Wild West.
Universal International Pictures (UI)
#42. Winchester ’73 (1950)
– Director: Anthony Mann
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 92 minutes
This popular Western centers on the rifle in its title—“the gun that won the West,” as the opening title puts it. The plot follows the weapon as it changes hands, going from one cowboy to the next, imbued with righteous poetic justice. Jimmy Stewart plays the cowboy who wins the gun before it’s stolen by his murderous brother, forcing him to take to the trail in pursuit.
Paramount Pictures
#41. The Shootist (1976)
– Director: Don Siegel
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 77
– Runtime: 100 minutes
In John Wayne’s final film role, he plays an aging, legendary gunfighter who settles old scores while ailing from cancer. Also starring Lauren Bacall, the film seems a meditation on Wayne’s persona and the genre itself as a “dying” concept. The concept of the Old West must finally expire when there’s nothing left to conquer.
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David Foster Productions
#40. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
– Director: Robert Altman
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 93
– Runtime: 120 minutes
Warren Beatty stars as a frontiersman who takes refuge with an escort, Julie Christie as Mrs. Miller, in this story about the inevitable futility of running from the bad guys who want to kill you. Director Robert Altman’s realistic style and natural, hovering camera brought a new sensibility to the genre and sought to undermine its conventions.
Paramount Pictures
#39. El Dorado (1966)
– Director: Howard Hawks
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 85
– Runtime: 126 minutes
Hailed as one of director Howard Hawks’ masterpieces, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum play aging gunfighters caught up in conflict with a villainous landowner over water rights in the classic “El Dorado.” James Caan also stars as a young vigilante helping out. Wayne plays Thorton, a gunslinger with a bullet lodged near his spine who doles out cowboy idioms in Wayne’s signature drawl.
Sanford Productions
#38. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
– Director: Sydney Pollack
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 75
– Runtime: 108 minutes
Robert Redford stars as the ultimate mountain man, a natural loner and former soldier who braves the harsh elements of the environment, including weather and grizzlies. Along the way, he ends up with a makeshift family after he’s “given” a woman by her chief father. Despite endless perils, he ends up a solitary hero revered by Indigenous people.
Rafran Cinematografica
#37. Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
– Director: Sergio Leone
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 77
– Runtime: 138 minutes
The second film in Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time” trilogy pairs Rod Steiger and James Coburn as unlikely co-revolutionaries in 1913 Mexico. Coburn plays a munitions ace, fleeing crimes left behind in Ireland, while Steiger plays a bandit who gets caught up in the war and becomes a hero to the people. Features Leone’s signature film style that includes close-ups and dashes of humor amid extreme violence.
Cinema Center Films
#36. Little Big Man (1970)
– Director: Arthur Penn
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 63
– Runtime: 139 minutes
The film begins with Dustin Hoffman as an elderly white survivor of Custer’s Last Stand. This revisionist Western aims to examine the genocide of Indigenous people, and does so through the examination of a white survivor raised by the Cheyenne people and a witness to injustice.
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George Stevens Productions
#35. Giant (1956)
– Director: George Stevens
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 84
– Runtime: 201 minutes
This epic story is notable for its exploration of race and class in the midst of family melodrama. It stars screen idols Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson as a couple whose oil fortune can’t be separated from the exploitation of the Mexican American people they employ. James Dean plays the field hand Jett whose status changes once he inherits land and strikes it rich.
Paramount Pictures
#34. Shane (1953)
– Director: George Stevens
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 80
– Runtime: 118 minutes
Alan Ladd plays the mysterious drifter who sidles up to protect a bullied homesteader family, saves the day, and then rides off again into the sunset. It epitomizes Western tropes about the lone gunman, his code of honor, and his inevitable departure, as epitomized in the famous ending lines. “Shane! Come back,” as yelled by the child who’ll never forget the exiting hero’s masculine bravado.
Film 44
#33. Hell or High Water (2016)
– Director: David Mackenzie
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 88
– Runtime: 102 minutes
This contemporary Western follows brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) as modern bandits who rob banks because of unfair foreclosure on their land. Soon, they’re on the run from the law. Jeff Bridges plays the steely ranger who won’t let them go in a mode similar to classic Western lawmen who relentlessly pursue bad guys, and in doing so, reveal themselves as the same breed.
Paramount Pictures
#32. True Grit (2010)
– Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 80
– Runtime: 110 minutes
The Coen brothers bring their signature quirky, mannered style to this remake of the earlier classic. Jeff Bridges stars as the iconic marshal with Hailee Steinfeld as the young girl trying to avenge her father’s death as she makes her way in a Western world of gallows and gallows humor in a landscape as harsh as it is existential.
Twentieth Century Fox
#31. The Gunfighter (1950)
– Director: Henry King
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: 94
– Runtime: 85 minutes
Gregory Peck plays the mythic gunfighter Ringo in this 1950 classic. Ringo’s reputation as the fastest quick draw makes him a legend, but also a target as younger cowboys want to kill him to earn the title for themselves. Peck’s stoic performance shows the loneliness of heroism, as Ringo copes with estrangement from his wife and son, living always on the run.
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Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica
#30. The Great Silence (1968)
– Director: Sergio Corbucci
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 105 minutes
In this Spaghetti Western, the gunman Silence (so named because of slashed vocal cords) goes up against the nihilistic evil so often embodied by the corrupt villains of the genre. This film is known for its striking visual compositions that render the stark beauty of bleakness with unsentimental fatalism.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
#29. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
– Director: John Sturges
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 81 minutes
This Western and noir fusion focuses on a buried secret in a sun-seared Arizona town in post-World War II America. When a wounded vet (Spencer Tracy) shows up to visit his friend Komoko, townspeople try to hide the racism that fueled a violent crime. The film is notable for depicting white American’s anti-Japanese sentiment during World War II.
Twentieth Century Fox
#28. My Darling Clementine (1946)
– Director: John Ford
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 97 minutes
Henry Fonda plays Wyatt Earp in the first of many films to take on the myths around the shooting at the O.K. Corral. It’s considered one of John Ford’s definitive Western masterpieces because of its stunning visual style and captivating cinematography (even in black and white and 4:3 aspect ratio).
Mirisch Company
#27. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
– Director: John Sturges
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: 74
– Runtime: 128 minutes
Using Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” as a thematic and narrative template, this iconic Western depicts an innocent community in need and the cowboy “samurai” who arrive to save it. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson star as the hero warriors in a film that explores corruption and the honor and sacrifice required to overcome it.
Crossbow Productions
#26. Blazing Saddles (1974)
– Director: Mel Brooks
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: 73
– Runtime: 93 minutes
Mel Brooks’ send-up of Western movies spoofs the genre with slapstick silliness and lowbrow humor. While it aims to offer a satire of American racism, its bombastic style sometimes engages in crassness rather than illuminating it. Gene Wilder stars, along with Cleavon Little as the Black sheriff of a white town.
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Acacia Filmed Entertainment
#25. Wind River (2017)
– Director: Taylor Sheridan
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: 73
– Runtime: 107 minutes
Set on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, this revisionist Western takes place across a stark, snow-covered winter landscape, highlighting themes of the repression of the violent history against Indigenous people that persists. Elizabeth Olsen plays an FBI agent investigating the circumstances of frozen bodies found in the wilderness. Jeremy Renner stars as a grieving father who helps investigate in this haunting film that explores brutal injustice.
Lionsgate
#24. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
– Director: James Mangold
– IMDb user rating: 7.7
– Metascore: 76
– Runtime: 122 minutes
Russell Crowe stars as the singularly diabolical Ben Wade, an outlaw so ruthless and spry, it takes epic manpower just to get him on the right train. Christian Bale plays the pioneer man who walks with a limp, and has that brand of virtue that’s flawed, but still good enough to take down a bad man, or at least try.
Salem-Dover Productions
#23. Hud (1963)
– Director: Martin Ritt
– IMDb user rating: 7.8
– Metascore: 62
– Runtime: 112 minutes
Paul Newman plays Hud, the rakish son of a rancher who fails to live up to his dad’s expectations. Sporting a Texas accent, the role made Newman a superstar despite him playing an anti-hero. Hud represents the immoral counterpart of his principled father, which comes across less as weakness and more as the romantic rebellion of every Western outlaw who bucks his father’s rules.
Monterey Productions
#22. Red River (1948)
– Directors: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson
– IMDb user rating: 7.8
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 133 minutes
“Red River” explores the weighty drama of father-son relations—that clash between old and young, between the new-fangled versus the traditional that undergirds patriarchy. John Wayne plays the fatherly, tyrannical cattler who takes on a young orphan who grows up to be his greatest rival. Montgomery Clift plays the young rancher who challenges the elder cowboy and his ways.
Walter Wanger Productions
#21. Stagecoach (1939)
– Director: John Ford
– IMDb user rating: 7.8
– Metascore: 93
– Runtime: 96 minutes
This is the film that launched John Wayne as a movie star idol in his turn as the Ringo Kid. The iconic battle scene features Apache people descending upon a stagecoach in a stereotypically hapless fashion. In contrast, the white people represent civility, law and order, and in the case of women, the conflict between the pure and the profane.
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Warner Bros.
#20. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
– Director: Clint Eastwood
– IMDb user rating: 7.8
– Metascore: 69
– Runtime: 135 minutes
Clint Eastwood directs himself as the outlaw gunman who tries to leave his tragic past behind. After his family’s murder, he joins the confederate army, engages in illegal bloodshed, and finds himself a wanted man on the lam. Eastwood gives the character his signature stoic grit and a masculine persona bolstered by frowns and quietude.
Hollywood Pictures
#19. Tombstone (1993)
– Directors: George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre
– IMDb user rating: 7.8
– Metascore: 50
– Runtime: 130 minutes
Kurt Russell’s campy delivery works well in this redux of the mythic Earp brothers, men trying to maintain law and order in a world brimming with villainy. The performances give this film its allure. Powers Boothe seethes with villainy as a rival leader. The gravelly bravado of Sam Elliott is right at home, and a sublime performance by Val Kilmer as the mythic Doc Holliday makes “Tombstone” a mirthful romp into the Western as male melodrama.
Visiona Romantica
#18. The Hateful Eight (2015)
– Director: Quentin Tarantino
– IMDb user rating: 7.8
– Metascore: 68
– Runtime: 168 minutes
Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell star as part of the ensemble in Quentin Tarantino’s neo-Western about eight strangers hunkered in a remote Midwestern cabin during a blizzard in the post-Civil War years. Stylized, hyperviolent havoc ensues over a letter from Abraham Lincoln that may be a forgery.
Anthony Productions
#17. The Big Country (1958)
– Director: William Wyler
– IMDb user rating: 7.9
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 166 minutes
Gregory Peck plays another easterner, a sailor, who goes west only to find himself embroiled in the lawless conflicts of those who live in the untamed West—the kind that are resolved through duels. Shot in Technicolor widescreen, it also stars Jean Simmons as a kidnapped woman who must be saved.
Warner Bros.
#16. The Wild Bunch (1969)
– Director: Sam Peckinpah
– IMDb user rating: 7.9
– Metascore: 97
– Runtime: 135 minutes
“The Wild Bunch” is Sam Peckinpah’s ode to ultraviolent shootouts set in 1913, a year seen as marking the shift between an untamed West and one fully civilized. William Holden and Ernest Borgnine star as two of the gang members on the run who can’t escape their brutal, intrinsic criminality, even as their ways are becoming quickly outdated.
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C.V. Whitney Pictures
#15. The Searchers (1956)
– Director: John Ford
– IMDb user rating: 7.9
– Metascore: 94
– Runtime: 119 minutes
Natalie Wood stars as a frontier girl, abducted by Indigenous people, who prompts the epic search of this film’s title. The formal visual style pairs widescreen natural vistas with studio set nature to create a sense of artifice that matches the crude racist theme—the idea that a female raped by Indigenous people is better off dead. The closing shot frames John Wayne in a cabin doorway against the frontier beyond, as if a part of it.
Constantin Film
#14. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
– Director: Sergio Leone
– IMDb user rating: 7.9
– Metascore: 65
– Runtime: 99 minutes
The first chapter of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” introduces Clint Eastwood as the iconic lone gunman of Western myth. Based on Akira Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo,” Eastwood’s cowboy offers to work for rival factions, then double-crosses both. Leone employs his signature stylistic elements such as striking compositions, arresting close-ups, and evocative musical scoring.
Warner Bros.
#13. Rio Bravo (1959)
– Director: Howard Hawks
– IMDb user rating: 8.0
– Metascore: 93
– Runtime: 141 minutes
Directed by stylist Howard Hawks, the film follows three cowboys trying to maintain law and order in a world of corruption who happen to go by the iconic names Chance, Dude, and Colorado. John Wayne stars as the sheriff Chance, tasked with holding a man in jail while his corrupt and wealthy brother employs all manner of violent mayhem to bust him out. Dean Martin (Dude) aids the fight, drunk, but good-hearted, and the youngster Colorado (Ricky Nelson) also finds himself pulled into the siege.
Stanley Kramer Productions
#12. High Noon (1952)
– Director: Fred Zinnemann
– IMDb user rating: 8.0
– Metascore: 89
– Runtime: 85 minutes
This quintessential classic Western displays the iconography of the old town shootout and its revelry in honor and justice. Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly play newlyweds set to skip town and start anew. Once Cooper, as a soon-to-be-retired sheriff, learns when bad guys approach, he’s conflicted over leaving with his pacifist wife or staying for his code of honor. The movie’s running time replicates the “real time” of the movie, the 80 minutes or so before a departing train and the arrival of the evil gunman.
Twentieth Century Fox
#11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
– Director: George Roy Hill
– IMDb user rating: 8.0
– Metascore: 66
– Runtime: 110 minutes
This popular buddy Western paired screen idol Paul Newman with newbie star Robert Redford as real-life bandits running from the law. It was a box-office hit that used stylized composition to rework myths about outlaw heroes. “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” won the Oscar for Best Song; it scored a scene in which Newman and costar Katharine Ross tool through meadows on a bicycle.
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Regency Enterprises
#10. The Revenant (2015)
– Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
– IMDb user rating: 8.0
– Metascore: 76
– Runtime: 156 minutes
This archetypal tale pits man (Leonardo DiCaprio) against nature as it offers a meditation on masculinity through a plot about trappers, the 1800s pelt industry, and vengeance. Betrayed and left for dead by fellow trappers, a wounded captain must survive the elements in a hostile wilderness while hunted by Indigenous people (after being mauled by a surreally tenacious bear) until the final showdown with his mumbling mountain man nemesis (Tom Hardy).
Twentieth Century Fox
#9. The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
– Director: William A. Wellman
– IMDb user rating: 8.1
– Metascore: data not available
– Runtime: 75 minutes
Henry Fonda plays another iconic Western hero who must grapple with law and order in the late 1800s. Fonda and his companions join a posse (to avoid being incriminated themselves) to track down accused men in a film that examines mob rule and critiques the codes of vengeance at the heart of the Western genre.
Paramount Pictures
#8. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
– Director: John Ford
– IMDb user rating: 8.1
– Metascore: 94
– Runtime: 123 minutes
John Ford’s flashback story about the ways legends become fact, creates a few myths of its own around what makes a heroic man. The “man” of the title exists as a conflict between an eastern politician (Jimmy Stewart) and the western cowboy (John Wayne) who always arrives to save him. Lee Marvin stars as the archetypical bully, Liberty Valance, so evil that whoever kills him will become a legend.
Tig Productions
#7. Dances with Wolves (1990)
– Director: Kevin Costner
– IMDb user rating: 8.1
– Metascore: 72
– Runtime: 181 minutes
Kevin Costner’s rhapsodic epic posits the idea of the “one good white man” who understands Indigenous people and values their ways as contrasted with incoming colonial expansion in post-Civil War America. Costner plays an army captain stationed on the plains who romances a white woman raised in a Sioux tribe as he immerses in their culture and earns the name “Dances with Wolves.”
Warner Bros.
#6. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
– Director: John Huston
– IMDb user rating: 8.2
– Metascore: 98
– Runtime: 126 minutes
Humphrey Bogart plays a down-and-out drifter on the hunt for gold in John Huston’s classic meditation on the nature of greed and the irony of riches. Three prospectors patch together supplies and discover gold in the Sierra Nevada mountains, only to succumb to depravity.
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Warner Bros.
#5. Unforgiven (1992)
– Director: Clint Eastwood
– IMDb user rating: 8.2
– Metascore: 85
– Runtime: 130 minutes
Gene Hackman steals the show as a corrupt sheriff who seeks to prohibit violence with shocking displays of it. Clint Eastwood directed and stars in this story about a widower pulled back to a life of crime by the promise of bounty. Morgan Freeman stars as his sidekick, but the vengeance they promise to a group of wronged prostitutes proves bleak and futile in light of a culture that doesn’t recognize humanity, especially in women.
Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
#4. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
– Director: Sergio Leone
– IMDb user rating: 8.3
– Metascore: 74
– Runtime: 132 minutes
Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” returns with the second installment featuring Clint Eastwood as the “Man with No Name.” The story about hunting an iconic villain displays more of Leone’s signature stylizations, including aesthetic violence, tension created through both silence and score, arresting compositions, and masterful use of the close-up.
Rafran Cinematografica
#3. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
– Director: Sergio Leone
– IMDb user rating: 8.5
– Metascore: 80
– Runtime: 165 minutes
With an epic length and a striking visual style, this notable Western is considered one of Sergio Leone’s masterpieces. The film both critiques the myths of the West and presents them with flash, grit, and characteristic fatality. The plot follows a villainous gun for hire (Henry Fonda) and the mysterious “Harmonica” (Charles Bronson) as the rival with a secret who’ll take him down.
The Weinstein Company
#2. Django Unchained (2012)
– Director: Quentin Tarantino
– IMDb user rating: 8.5
– Metascore: 81
– Runtime: 165 minutes
Jamie Foxx stars as Django, an enslaved man who must earn his freedom by helping a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) in the pre-Civil War South. Quentin Tarantino’s fantastical revision of American slavery portrays a too-easy vengeance against racist white enslavers, relying on stereotypes and stylization in its depiction of brutal American history.
Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
#1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
– Director: Sergio Leone
– IMDb user rating: 8.8
– Metascore: 90
– Runtime: 178 minutes
The final installment of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” with its iconic, oft-referenced title continues an exploration of the gunslinger figure, the “good,” as embodied by Clint Eastwood’s character. With an epic 178-minute running time and considered an emblematic Spaghetti Western, it shows Leone’s visual style, excessive bloodshed, and nihilistic ambiguity toward moral order. The darkly humorous sensibility meshes well with the familiar Western plot about killing bandits and stealing gold.
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Roshunda Jones-Koumba to be lauded on-stage at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 12th at the 75th Annual Tony Awards #ApplaudMyTeacher
PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University announced today that drama teacher Roshunda Jones-Koumba of G.W. Carver Magnet High School in Houston will receive the 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award.
The Excellence in Theatre Education Award was co-founded in 2014 by the Tony Awards and CMU to recognize top K-12 drama teachers and to celebrate arts education. Jones-Koumba will receive her award at the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
A panel of theatre experts from The American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League and Carnegie Mellon University selected Jones-Koumba from a nationwide call for entries. Impassioned endorsements from students past and present, along with peers from the arts community in Houston — such as The C. Lee Turner Black Theatre Educators' Caucus — helped make Jones-Koumba a standout.
As one student put it: "I have been in awe of her vision; her tireless work ethic; the countless hours; blood, sweat, tears, money, food that she's given to her students in the community around her. And she taught us, usually Black and Brown kids from inner-city communities, that we could do anything."
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Jones-Koumba is a director at the G.W. Carver Theatre, where the Panther Players Troupe #6753 has earned multiple regional and national awards for their thespian competition pieces and one-act plays. The Panther Players under her direction also have earned multiple Tommy Tune Awards for musical theatre. Among other performing arts laurels, Jones-Koumba is a past recipient of the Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award; the International Thespian Society Inspirational Theatre Educator Award; and she was recently inducted into the Texas Thespians Hall of Fame.
"Our students are doing amazing things. Many are working actors on stage and on television; some are continuing their education; some are pursuing careers outside of performing. In theatre we accept all, so you're not afraid to be yourself. And that gives you confidence to do anything you want, enables you to work with different people, and to be a better all-around person," Jones-Koumba said. "Theatre is life. I'm very grateful to the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University for this honor."
The Excellence in Theatre Education Award recognizes a K-12 theatre educator in the U.S. who has demonstrated exemplary impact on the lives of students and who embodies the highest standards of the profession. Jones-Koumba will receive $10,000 for G.W. Carver Magnet High School's theatre program and tickets to the Tony Awards and Tony Awards Gala. Jones-Koumba's students will also receive a visiting Master Class taught by CMU drama professors.
"Theatre education opens students' minds to reveal their potential, whether onstage or off, through artistic expression and inclusivity. That doesn't happen by chance. It happens through hard work, countless hours and a tireless commitment that drama teachers know better than most. Roshunda takes that dedication to a whole new level, and we're honored to present the Excellence in Theatre Education Award to her this year," said Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, and Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League.
"In our increasingly complex society, teachers serve as incredible champions and mentors for young people, helping them to discover their passions and achieve their dreams," said Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian. "Roshunda Jones-Koumba is an enthusiastic champion for her students, and her unique theatre education program empowers them to become leaders in any field. That's the power of the arts, and that is why CMU is so proud to present this award in recognition of her impact."
Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will host The 75th Annual Tony Awards, airing live coast-to-coast, on Sunday, June 12th (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. Julianne Hough and Darren Criss will host "The Tony Awards: Act One," one hour of exclusive content streaming live, only on Paramount+ (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/4:00-5:00 PM, PT.)
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| 2022-06-02T14:58:32Z
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President Joe Biden will announce $1 billion in aid to food security assistance in the Middle East and North Africa on Saturday at a summit attended by key leaders in the region on the last day of his Middle East swing, according to a senior administration official.
The President will also announce that Gulf Arab leaders are pledging over $3 billion over the next two years in projects that align with global infrastructure and investment.
Biden held several bilateral meetings with leaders from Iraq, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and is scheduled to participate in a GCC+ 3 summit on Saturday. The GCC+ 3 is made up of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- an alliance of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman -- plus Egypt, Iraq and Jordan.
Large parts of the region have been embroiled in economic turmoil in recent years exacerbated by the pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Moscow's stifling of Ukraine's vast wheat exports have also pushed much of the Middle East and North Africa to the brink of wide-scale food insecurity.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Friday that Biden will cover a wide range of issues in his meetings, "from security to economics, to regional integration, to cooperation on the big global challenges of our time, to human rights and forcefully advocating for America's values and for the President's personal priorities."
He said the trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia was designed to ensure "the United States was firmly planting its flag in this region for the long term," and not allow China or Russia to fill a leadership vacuum. It comes a year after the US withdrew all US troops from Afghanistan and ended 20 years of war with the Middle Eastern country.
Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia in particular has been closely watched. The President announced several new areas of cooperation aimed at reshaping US-Saudi relations on Friday, but it has been his interactions with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that have drawn the most attention.
The US declassified an intelligence report last year that concluded bin Salman approved the killing of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Despite once vowing to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" on the world stage, Biden fist bumped the Crown Prince upon greeting him in Jeddah ahead of their meetings. Fellow Democrats and others decried the gesture as too friendly and said it sent the wrong message.
Biden later told reporters he raised Khashoggi's killing directly with bin Salman and said he believed the Crown Prince was responsible.
He was met with Saudi pushback, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Crown Prince, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, told Biden any attempt to impose values on another country was viewed as counterproductive to the relationship. He then noted that there have been incidents, including the abuse of prisoners by US military personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, that reflect poorly on the US.
The recent killing of Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank and the US response, which has drawn criticism from Abu Akleh's family, was also brought up by the Saudi side, the source said.
Senior administration officials on Saturday defended the trip as an opportunity to raise concerns about the kingdom's rights record with the Saudi crown prince. It would have been "backsliding if the president didn't come to the region and it would be backsliding if he didn't and wasn't willing to sit and raise human rights concerns with foreign leaders around the world," an official said.
Biden came to Jeddah seeking solutions to one of his top political problems at home -- sky-high gas prices -- as diplomacy with Saudi Arabia in the Middle East was seen as one of the few routes he could take to bring down prices that are putting strain on millions of Americans.
But White House officials say the President won't be returning to Washington on Saturday with explicit oil production increases. The expectation is that there will be increases in the months ahead -- done within the context of increased output levels in the OPEC+ cartel laid out at its August meeting.
Responding to a question on Saturday about the possibility of a widely anticipated Saudi-Israeli normalization agreement, an official said "it's going to take some time."
The Biden administration has for months sought to formalize security and economic deals between Saudi Arabia and Israel, in a bid to set the stage for a normalization deal between the two countries.
Riyadh is believed to have a covert relationship with Israel but has yet to officially disclose those diplomatic ties. In 2020, then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly flew to Saudi Arabia for a covert meeting with the kingdom's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- a claim that was denied by Riyadh's top diplomat.
A possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia has been hailed as the "crown jewel" of agreements between the Jewish state and the Arab world. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan normalized relations with Israel in 2020 as part of a wave of agreements at the end of former President Donald Trump's term.
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| 2022-07-16T14:48:06Z
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Red Sox, Yankees notice it’s back to normal as opener nears
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole notices the changes at Yankee Stadium: no masks, breakfast spreads and couches back. Nathan Eovaldi told young teammates that having media back in clubhouses was the pre-pandemic norm. For the first time since 2005, the Yankees and Red Sox are meeting to start the season, an opening day delayed a day by rain. It’s a rematch of last year’s AL wild-card game, when Eovaldi and the Red Sox beat Cole and the Yankees 5-2. Boston has new second baseman Trevor Story, and the Yankees a new third baseman with Josh Donaldson and shortstop with Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
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| 2022-04-07T23:32:58Z
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MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After announcing last Friday that it was revising pre-cruise vaccination and testing requirements that will allow more guests to sail, Carnival Cruise Line said today that its booking activity for Monday, Aug. 15 was nearly double the level for the equivalent day in 2019.
Carnival announced simplified protocols last Friday that eliminated pre-cruise testing requirements for vaccinated guests, and eliminated the exemption request process for unvaccinated guests, who now will only need to show a negative test result at embarkation – effective for cruises departing on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 or later on voyages less than 16 nights. (The full announcement is available here.)
"We have previously disclosed strong occupancy projections for the summer, and our bookings through the end of 2022 have also been very solid," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "With the further alignment of protocols to other vacation choices, our guests are booking the remaining 2022 inventory, and getting a head start planning for 2023. Mid-August is typically not a busy month for cruise bookings, but it's clear that pent-up demand for Carnival has not been satisfied and guests are responding very favorably to our updated protocols."
Duffy reiterated that Carnival remains committed to the health and safety of guests, crew, and the communities it visits, and will continue to work with medical experts and public health officials to refine its protocols responsibly.
For additional information on Carnival Cruise Line and to book a cruise vacation, call 1-800-CARNIVAL, visit www.carnival.com, or contact your favorite travel advisor or online travel site.
ABOUT CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is proud to be known as America's Cruise Line. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has continually revolutionized the cruise sector, making a cruise vacation an affordable and popular option for millions of guests. Carnival operates from 14 U.S. homeports and employs more than 40,000 team members representing 120 nationalities. Carnival's newest ship, Mardi Gras, featuring the first roller coaster at sea, is the first cruise ship in the Americas powered by eco-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Carnival returns to Australia in October 2022 and will welcome four additional ships over the next two years, including Carnival Celebration, which arrives to Miami in November to close out Carnival's 50th birthday festivities.
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Mapp benefits from rising demand for support in multichannel marketing across all industries
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mapp, the international leading provider of insight-led customer experiences, has today announced strong financial growth in the first half of 2022, increasing business from newly acquired customers by 23% year-on-year. Cross-selling revenues have also more than doubled to 105% year-on-year in 2022.
Mapp continues to grow from increased interest in delivering personalized customer experiences through actionable customer insights. Mapp solutions, which enable marketing optimization and greater levels of efficiency, are also proving popular with both new and existing customers from various industries across the globe.
In the first half of the year, big brands were acquired and relationships with existing customers were significantly expanded with brands including LloydsPharmacy, West Ham, PBSL and Sensilab in the UK and Imperial Fashion in Italy. In Germany, new customers include Morawa, Optiopay, and Koffer-Kopf.
Mapp's dynamic business development underpins the company's positioning as one of the largest independent marketing cloud solutions for medium-sized and enterprise-level companies. Companies from all industries are looking for independent and, above all, cookie-free marketing alternatives, where Mapp has an impressive track-record as a strong partner.
In the past six months, Mapp was also able to establish several strategically important partnerships with other agencies including Paase, Pushon, Alpenite, Connexia, Storeis, ProWeb and Shaw Scott.
Steve Warren, CEO of Mapp, comments on the positive first half-year: "The commitment of each and every one of our employees has once again led to the fantastic results we've seen this year. Today's fast-moving market needs marketing intelligence based on first-party customer data while ensuring data-protection compliance. At the same time, cost and marketing efficiency are important now more than ever. For these reasons, both our new and existing customers are increasingly using the entire Mapp Cloud to benefit their businesses."
Mapp Cloud and its capabilities can be easily integrated into existing MarTech stacks and combined with a wide variety of third-party systems. Data is exchanged and consolidated flexibly via APIs. Mapp Cloud also has an integrated Customer Data Platform (CDP) at its core This allows data to be bundled and used across multiple channels for unified customer profiles, to enable a personalized and targeted reach. The Mapp Intelligence customer analytics module is designed to unlock the full potential of first-party data for successful marketing campaigns by providing actionable insights. The cross-channel marketing component Mapp Engage makes it possible to address customers as needed via email, direct mail, push message, SMS or web and to automate the entire customer journey.
About Mapp
Marketers and data specialists should be able to focus on what will make a difference for their business, instead of spending all their time taming the technology behind it. With the #1 insight-led customer experience platform, Mapp Cloud, they can focus on what really counts - and the exciting insights that come with it. Thanks to customer intelligence and marketing analytics, companies can easily and effectively gain data-driven customer insights across all channels in order to trigger highly personalized marketing activities. Customers benefit from AI-supported forecasting models that enable targeted and self-optimizing cross-channel campaigns. Automated messages are sent via the most suitable marketing channel, at the right time, with the optimal contact frequency. Thanks to advanced one-to-one personalization, the highest levels of engagement and long-term customer loyalty are achieved.
Mapp operates globally with offices in seven countries and helps more than 700 brands including Farrow & Ball, PepsiCo, Ella's Kitchen, Vivienne Westwood, The Entertainer, JYSK, Diageo, WestHam United F.C., and LloydsPharmacy.
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UK reports 104 more cases of monkeypox, mostly in men
LONDON (AP) — British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease.
The U.K.’s Health Security Agency said Monday there were now 470 cases of monkeypox across the country, with the vast majority in gay or bisexual men. Scientists warn that anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, is susceptible to catching monkeypox if they are in close, physical contact with an infected person or their clothing or bed sheets.
According to U.K. data, 99% of the cases so far have been in men and most are in London.
In May, a leading adviser to the World Health Organization said the monkeypox outbreak in Europe and beyond was likely spread by sex at two recent raves in Spain and Belgium.
Last week, WHO said 1,285 cases of monkeypox had been reported from 28 countries where monkeypox was not known to be endemic. No deaths have been reported outside of Africa. After the U.K., the biggest numbers of cases have been reported in Spain, Germany and Canada.
WHO said many people in the outbreak have “atypical features” of the disease which could make it more difficult for doctors to diagnose. The U.N. health agency also said while close contact can spread monkeypox, “it is not clear what role sexual bodily fluids, including semen and vaginal fluids, play in the transmission.”
Meanwhile, countries in Africa have reported more than 1,500 suspected cases including 72 deaths from eight countries. Monkeypox is considered endemic in Central and West Africa.
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More than 1,200 expected to attend the premier annual event devoted to the Latino community
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year the UnidosUS Annual Conference is the largest gathering of Latino advocates, community, and business leaders. This year, the conference will be held in-person for the first time in three years in San Antonio, Texas from July 9 – 11 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk.
Conference events include 15 workshops, four plenary sessions, networking opportunities, nightly receptions, a gala celebrating Latino leaders, and a MerXado where guests can shop and support local Hispanic-owned small businesses.
Notable speakers include President and CEO of UnidosUS Janet Murguía, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Julie Chávez Rodriguez, and Producer of Encanto Yvett Merino, among many others.
The press is welcome to join the following events. For more details, please visit the UnidosUS Conference website.
Saturday, July 9
8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Changemakers Breakfast
Featuring major partnership announcement between UnidosUS and Mi Familia Vota
12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | National Affiliate Luncheon
Featuring an In Memoriam to the victims of Uvalde and Janet Murguía's Keynote Address
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Plenary
Racial Equity: Weaving the Latino Narrative into the American Story. Featuring remarks by the Hon. Joaquin Castro
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | A Celebration of Service
Charles K. Kamasaki retirement reception featuring notable remarks (via video) by colleagues from over the last 30+ years of his career at UnidosUS
Sunday, July 10
8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Affiliate Leadership Breakfast
A discussion on Building Equity through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Latinas Luncheon
Featuring Julie Chávez Rodriguez as Keynote with performance by Adassa, voice of Dolores in Encanto, and panelists Yvett Merino, Producer, Encanto, and First Lady of San Antonio, and Erika Prosper
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Plenary
Policy Update: From the States to the Federal Landscape: Opportunities for Progress for Latinos in 2022
Monday, July 11
9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. | Plenary
Latinx IncluXion: DEI Includes Latinos: How is DEI Showing Up for Latinos in the Workplace.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Launch of UnidosUS Education Report
UnidosUS will launch an education report detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic had disproportionate impacts on Latino students and their families.
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Latinx IncluXion Luncheon
Featuring HHS Assistant Secretary January Contreras, DOE Assistant Secretary Roberto Rodriguez, and AK Governor Asa Hutchinson
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Plenary
We Should Talk About Bruno: Putting the Spotlight on Latino Mental Health. Featuring HHS Assistant Secretary January Contreras and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Awards Gala and Dinner
Awards Gala honorees include Eduardo Díaz, Rosie Castro, Jean Guerrero, Tom Espinoza, and Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez.
About UnidosUS
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger. For more information on UnidosUS, visit www.unidosus.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp continues to hold a sizable lead over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the Republican gubernatorial primary race, according to a new poll.
The survey of 509 likely GOP voters conducted April 1-3 by Emerson College Polling and The Hill, a newspaper covering Capitol Hill, showed Kemp with 43% of the vote to 32% for Perdue, with 17% undecided.
A plurality of Republican primary voters -- 38% -- said former President Trump's endorsement of Perdue makes them more likely to support Perdue, while 30% said it makes them less likely to vote for the ex-senator. Nearly a third -- 32% of GOP primary voters -- said Trump's endorsement makes no difference.
In a sample of 1,013 likely voters in the general election in November, Kemp led unopposed Democrat Stacey Abrams in a potential matchup 51% to 44%. Abrams also trailed Perdue by a slightly smaller margin, 49% to 44%.
"Abrams holds the majority support in the general election among voters under 50, while Kemp and Perdue have a strong majority of voters over 50," Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. "Abrams' chances in November depend in large part on whether or not these younger voters turn out."
In other encouraging news for Republicans, likely GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker led incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., in the Emerson poll, 49% to 45%, with 6% undecided.
The poll of Republican primary voters has Walker enjoying a huge lead, 57% to 13%, over Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, with 16% undecided. Warnock rolled up 85% of the support in a poll of 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
The primaries will take place on May 24.
The margin of error for the general election poll was plus-or-minus 3%. With fewer voters surveyed in the primary polls, the error margins for the Republican and Democratic polls were higher at 4.3% and 4.6%, respectively.
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Collection delivers higher-quality audio and video experiences with greater flexibility to elevate virtual communication and collaboration
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Targus®, a leader in laptop cases and mobile computing accessories, today announced it has launched a new line of webcams and headsets, further expanding its tech accessories portfolio designed to empower a seamless life.
The collection includes two full high-definition (HD) webcams, as well as wired and Bluetooth® stereo or mono headsets, to elevate everyday virtual communication and meetings.
"Having the right technology tools to collaborate and stay connected is essential for working productively and flexibly from anywhere," according to David Dorantes, director of product marketing at Targus. "Our webcams and headsets make virtual meetings and streaming content a breeze."
Targus' HD Webcams elevate face-to-face communication and real-time collaboration by offering full HD 1080p resolution, built-in noise reduction, and a convenient 360-degree rotating base to find the perfect angle during video calls and presentations. The HD Webcam Pro (AVC041GL) is a fixed-focus webcam with a built-in, omni-directional microphone and Spy Guard privacy cover for security. The HD Webcam Plus with Auto-Focus (AVC042GL), alternatively, has an auto-focus feature and an attachable Spy Guard privacy cover.
Targus also now offers four different wired and wireless Bluetooth on-ear headsets that come in both mono and stereo options. Designed for superior comfort, these high-quality headsets have an adjustable padded headband and soft touch ear pad, that fit securely to support all-day wear. They also feature a rotatable, detachable omni-directional boom microphone, noise-cancelling technology, as well as a long-lasting rechargeable 410 mAh lithium polymer battery. For added ease of use, the audio adjustment and call connecting controls are located directly on the headset, so there's no need to take it off to operate it.
Targus' new Webcams and Headsets are all now available for sale at Targus.com and through participating retailers. Visit our website for additional product details.
For more than 35 years, Targus has been revolutionizing mobile computing accessories for large enterprises and consumers alike — connecting people and technology in meaningful ways. From laptop bags to tablet cases to peripherals and universal docking stations, we persistently conceive, design, and produce innovative, productivity-boosting solutions that make the complex, simple; and seamlessly integrate into the lifestyles of mobile professionals wherever they work – at home, in the office, or wherever they go. We cross categories, regions, industries, and lifestyles with a breadth and depth of products that provide you with the solutions you need to live, dream, and do.
Headquartered in Anaheim, California, Targus has global operations in more than 24 offices and distribution in more than 100 countries. Learn more about us at Targus.com, like or follow us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that on a month-to-month basis, the producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — declined 0.1% from July to August, the second straight monthly decline.
Yet the better readings mostly reflect plunging gas prices and don’t necessarily point to a broader slowdown in inflation. A measure that excludes the volatile food and energy categories — so-called core prices — rose 0.4% from July to August and 7.3% in August compared with a year ago.
On Tuesday, the government reported that consumer inflation was rampant across much of the economy in August. Apart from cheaper gas, consumer prices for everything from food and rents to furniture, medical care and new cars got pricier last month.
The worse-than-expected consumer price spikes sent the stock market tumbling to its worst day in more than two years on fears that the Federal Reserve will turn even more aggressive in raising interest rates to fight inflation.
Wednesday’s producer price data captures inflation at an earlier stage of production and can often signal where consumer prices are headed. It also feeds into the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, which is called the personal consumption expenditures price index.
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 28th, members of the Philos Action League, joined by representatives from Pathways for Peace, Combat Antisemitism Movement, and the Anti-Defamation League, demonstrated outside Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) headquarters in a Sidewalk Stand against Antisemitism and in support of Israel's right to self-determination. The group confronted delegates arriving at the PCUSA's headquarters to vote on a controversial resolution to condemn Israel for its laws, policies, and practices they charge constitute apartheid. Yesterday's committee vote was just the latest in a string of anti-Israel measures the PCUSA has taken up since 2004, including multiple efforts linked to the BDS movement.
On Sunday, the Philos Action League delivered an open letter to PCUSA's Louisville, KY, headquarters and ten of its churches across the United States in a stand against antisemitism. Fifteen other organizations, Jewish and Christian, joined in the letter that urged General Assembly delegates to reject the overture because it fuels hate, even as antisemitic attacks are on the rise.
"Yesterday's committee vote to designate Israel an apartheid state will leave an indelible stain on the PCUSA's legacy. Should PCUSA ultimately pass this resolution it would stand with the most vocal and vile antisemitic critics of Israel whose goal is to see the Jewish state destroyed," said Luke Moon, the Deputy Director of The Philos Project. Moon, who was outside PCUSA headquarters today added, "Now, more than ever, Christians must stand with our Jewish brethren against the evils of antisemitism at home and abroad. We urge the PCUSA General Assembly to reject this overture and to refute rather than embrace the kind of hate and antisemitic propaganda that has fueled an uptick in violence against Jews in the United States."
In the days leading up to the vote and yesterday's Sidewalk Stand against Antisemitism, the Philos Action League ran a digital advertising campaign, including mobile billboards, in the Louisville area to invite others to join them in opposing the PCUSA resolution.
Philos Action League is a membership community of Christians who are committed to showing up, physically, in solidarity and friendship with the Jewish community when an act of antisemitism happens. PAL was developed by leaders at The Philos Project, an organization committed to promoting positive Christian engagement in the Near East, to move beyond mere words and put support for the Jewish community into practice.
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Intratumoral treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) - first-in-class cancer therapy
OSLO, Norway, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CMD is a live event, open for physical attendance at Hotel Continental in Oslo, Norway, as well as a live webcast. It starts at 14.00 CET, and is expected to last approximately two hours, including Q&A.
Speakers will be:
- Øystein Rekdal, CEO of Lytix
- Ted White, CEO of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Gary Goldenberg, CMO of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Aurelien Marabelle, visiting professor at Stanford University
Registration, for physical or virtual attendance, before May 31, 2022, at 14.00 CET:
https://www.lytixbiopharma.com/news/events/register-for-event.html
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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a Nasdaq-listed dermatology therapeutics company, headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, developing medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions. In August 2020, Lytix Biopharma announced that it entered into a license agreement with Verrica to develop and commercialize LTX-315 for all malignant and pre-malignant dermatological indications (skin cancer). Verrica intends to focus initially on basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma as the lead indications for development for LTX-315. The American Cancer Society has estimated that about 5.4 million basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are diagnosed in the US annually. With about 80% of these skin cancers being BCC there is a significant potential for new treatment options.
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Ted White, CEO of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. has served as Verrica Pharmaceuticals' President and CEO since 2017, and as a member of Verrica's Board of Directors since May 2018. Previously, he was President and General Manager at Almirall, a global pharmaceutical company, and the parent company of Aqua Pharmaceuticals, based in Spain, with a focus on Medical Dermatology. Prior to his time at Aqua Pharmaceuticals, Mr. White was at Novartis, where he served in a number of roles, including as Managing Director. He holds a MBA from St. Joseph's University and a BA in General Arts from Villanova University.
Gary Goldenberg, CMO of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. has served as CMO of Verrica since 2020. He was a member of Verrica's Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020. He is a Medical and Cosmetic Dermatologist at Goldenberg Dermatology PC, which he cofounded in April 2017. Dr. Goldenberg has also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City since 2009, and was an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine from 2007 to 2009. He holds a MD from the Temple University School of Medicine and a BA in Biology from La Salle University. He completed his residency in Dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and his Dermatopathology Fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Prof. Aurélien Marabelle, visiting professor at Stanford University is a physician-scientist with expertise in oncology (MD) and immunology (PhD). His clinical practice is dedicated to early phase clinical trials of cancer immunotherapies within the Drug Development Department (DITEP) of Gustave Roussy Cancer Center in France. He leads a translational research laboratory (LRTI) within the INSERM unit of Prof Laurence Zitvogel with a focus on mechanisms of action of immune targeted therapies. He is also the director of the Clinical Investigation Center BIOTHERIS dedicated to intratumoral immunotherapies (INSERM CIC1428). He is a full professor of Clinical Immunology at the University of Paris Saclay.
Øystein Rekdal, CEO of Lytix Biopharma is co-founder of Lytix Biopharma and has extensive research background within tumor immunology, oncolytic peptides and their abilities to induce potent tumor specific immune responses. Dr. Rekdal's postdoctoral forms the basis of Lytix' oncolytic molecule platform. Dr. Rekdal has initiated the collaboration with several distinguished researchers and institutions to further explore the unique ability of oncolytic molecules to reprogram non-inflamed or suppressive tumor microenvironment in experimental models and in cancer patients.
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BOCA RATON, Fla., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PointsKash, Inc., an industry pioneer in the Rewards and Loyalty space, announces the appointment of Harveer Singh to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Singh is a senior executive with Western Union and brings many years of experience from roles throughout the fintech and data industry. His career includes extensive leadership, management, and technical expertise in the areas of global data and fintech architecture, helping to transform Western Union's global payment architecture to meet today's digital needs.
"On behalf of the Board, we are incredibly pleased to welcome Harveer Singh and excited about the immediate contributions he is making to the growth of PointsKash," says Steve Janjic, CEO of PointsKash, Inc. and Chairman of the Board. "It was clear right from the start that he commands a tremendous amount of respect and gravitas within the data and fintech industry. We feel that the solutions PointsKash provides are in perfect alignment with the vision Harveer has for keeping new products at the forefront of the Digital Age."
Harveer is leading a sweeping digital transformation that is expanding Western Union's business model far beyond its legacy of international money orders and wire transfers business. "Millions of customers already come to us for money transfers, but we're showing that we can do so much more," says Singh.
PointsKash is a disruptor in fintech and offers a unique payment and spending experience by providing consumers 'freedom to pay your way' when converting rewards points into cash and digital assets. PointsKash is a simple to use mobile application; built on the high-performance, low cost, and fully decentralized Algorand blockchain.
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The integration will enable customers to streamline archive and compliance workflows
CHICAGO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity, a global legal and compliance technology company, today announced a collaboration with Veritas Technologies to collaborate on two key innovative solutions. The first being an integration of Relativity's AI-powered communication surveillance platform, Relativity Trace, and Veritas' agile archiving and discovery platform for a streamlined compliance solution. The second being more interconnectivity between RelativityOne and Relativity Server and Veritas archiving and e-discovery solutions; Enterprise Vault, eDiscovery Platform (formerly Clearwell), Veritas Advanced Discovery and Discovery Accelerator.
The integration with Relativity Trace will allow customers to easily pull data from Enterprise Vault into Relativity Trace for advanced supervision and electronic communications monitoring. It will also include the results of review written from Relativity Trace back to Enterprise Vault and enables customers to use the two platforms together for better surveillance outcomes.
With Veritas customers can monitor, archive and review over 120+ data streams. The data can be analyzed for relevance, classified, archived to meet existing regulations, and can then export a reduced amount of data to Relativity for deeper more succinct review and surveillance, saving joint customers time and money.
"Collaborating with Veritas establishes a stronger product connection to better serve our joint customers," said Jordan Domash, Relativity's General Manager of Relativity Trace. "A powerful integration like this serves as an opportunity to bring together market leading solutions that reduce risk for our customers and increase efficiency of their compliance workflows. We look forward to continuing our work with Veritas to provide a best-in-class experience for the compliance community."
Another area where the two companies will provide tremendous value to customers is around early case assessment and archiving. The companies will work to provide an enhanced workflow from Veritas Advanced Discovery solutions into Relativity, providing joint customers better control over their e-discovery data volumes.
"This is an alliance of two leaders in the market that our customers have been requesting. Veritas' modern information capture, governance and archiving solutions combined with Relativity's technology will offer our customers flexibility to meet their needs across the entire data journey," said Ajay Bhatia, GM of the Data Compliance business at Veritas. "Our vision is to give our customers and partners the best experience when utilizing these joint solutions, that can be deployed both on-prem and in the cloud as a consumption model. Companies will no longer need to look elsewhere for data archiving, upstream or downstream e-discovery, or AI-based communications surveillance."
The integration will be available for users at the end of this year. Relativity is an industry leader in the organization and management of sensitive customer data, and combining its capabilities with Veritas, a leader in data compliance and governance, creates an even more impactful customer experience.
Relativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth and act on it. Its SaaS product RelativityOne manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. The AI-powered communication surveillance product, Relativity Trace proactively detects regulatory misconduct like insider trading, collusion and other non-compliant behavior. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. Relativity has been named one of Chicago's Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune for 10 consecutive years. Please contact Relativity at sales@relativity.com or visit http://www.relativity.com for more information.
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BENSALEM, Pa., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of GoodRx Holdings, Inc. ("GoodRx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GDRX) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws.
On May 9, 2022, after the market closed, GoodRx announced its first quarter 2022 financial results and withdrew its fiscal 2022 guidance. In its shareholder letter, the Company stated that "a grocery chain had taken actions that impacted acceptance of discounts from most PBMs for a subset of drugs." The Company expects "the grocer issue . . . could have an estimated revenue impact of roughly $30 million [and] will be ongoing without amelioration through Q2." As a result, GoodRx "believe[s] it is unlikely [it] will be able to achieve the FY 2022 guidance" previously provided.
On this news, GoodRx's stock fell $2.78, or 25.9%, to close at $7.97 on May 10, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
If you purchased GoodRx securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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USDA-backed Climate-Friendly Rice Certification will expand the market for climate-smart commodities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AgriCapture's Climate-Friendly Rice project is selected to receive USDA funding under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program to expand the market for Climate-Friendly rice. The project propels the creation of an economically viable, market-based solution for cultivating rice with lower greenhouse gases (GHG), dramatically reducing methane emissions. This is one of 70 projects selected out of 450 applicants, signaling the USDA's support and confidence in the AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice Certification.
AgriCapture is a leading developer of the climate-smart rice market, with existing partnerships among early adopters including farmers, mills, and buyers. AgriCapture has pioneered an innovative measurement and verification process that certifies reductions in GHG emissions as part of The AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice Standard.
The AgriCapture team will provide technical assistance and agronomic advice to farmers, certifying that rice cultivation methods reduce GHGs. Funding will cover the cost for farmers of implementing climate-friendly practice changes and cover third-party expenses associated with monitoring, reporting, and verifying emissions reductions.
"The USDA's decision to fund AgriCapture's Climate-Friendly Rice project is a win for our market-building initiatives and will create more opportunities for major buyers to step up and support hard working U.S. farmers," says AgriCapture Founder and CEO, John Farris.
AgriCapture has established the value chain for climate-smart rice by partnering with rice mills, which are critical to tracing GHG benefits throughout the supply chain. The AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice project will reduce annual emissions from the U.S. rice sector by 391,000 tCO2e annually.
USDA funding allows AgriCapture to continue building the market for climate-smart commodities by expanding participating acreage, partnering with additional rice mills, and increasing Climate-Friendly rice purchasing volume. These expansion efforts create a market-based climate solution that supports a net zero future for American agriculture.
AgriCapture is technology and data-enabled to provide best in class agricultural solutions to climate change. The Nashville-based AgriCapture team works closely with farmers to develop tailored growing plans and collect on-farm data to quantify, monitor, report, and verify climate-friendly agricultural practices on over 130,000 row crop acres. Producers across eight states are participating in programs to generate carbon credits and climate-friendly crop premiums to expand the market for sustainable agricultural commodities. More information about the AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice Certification is available at www.agricapture.com/climatefriendlyrice.
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| 2022-09-15T00:03:16Z
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boilermaker Alliance today announced Drew Brees as the newest member of its executive board, which is charged with operating the charitable organization that uses the name-image-likeness of Purdue University student-athletes to help them make a difference in their communities. Brees, one of Purdue University's most decorated alumni-athletes, will help guide the organization as it expands its offerings to all 385 scholarship student-athletes at Purdue.
"I believe in the mission of Boilermaker Alliance and what we are trying to accomplish in developing character and future leaders amongst our student-athletes. We will empower all 385 students to make an impact, locally and nationwide," Brees said. "Boilermaker Alliance will also provide all our coaches the resources needed to compete for championships. We aim to be a leader so other universities look to Purdue and model their programs after ours. This as an opportunity to develop leaders of character and do things the right way."
"We are honored to have Drew on our board, as he is well-qualified to help lead a name-image-likeness organization for any university. He is the perfect fit for Boilermaker Alliance and we are confident his presence will amplify the reputation of our organization," said Jeff McKean, president of Boilermaker Alliance. "This is a new age in collegiate athletics and our expansion to all 385 student-athletes on scholarship is unprecedented. We aim to be a leader in this space for years to come."
Boilermaker Alliance intends to provide a new vehicle to recognize the accomplishments of Purdue student-athletes, while elevating the profile and effectiveness of charitable organizations in Indiana and nationwide. Purdue student-athletes will work on behalf of charitable organizations to amplify the charities' reach in a way that is not otherwise possible. Efforts will include special appearances, signing autographs, posting on social media, managing camps and clinics, mentoring and appearing at charity events. In the non-exclusive agreements, Boilermaker Alliance will compensate student-athletes under the new name-image-likeness rules through donations received. The organization intends to raise $6 million annually to support this mission.
"Boilermaker Alliance is one more example of the Purdue community doing things the right way," said former Purdue basketball player and current Detroit Piston Jaden Ivey. "Their charitable focus will set an example for others across the country to follow."
Boilermaker Alliance began partnering with athletes earlier this year and is actively working with nonprofit organizations across the state and country. The goal is for student-athletes to hone their passions and find an organization that best suits them. Boilermaker Alliance will positively impact the greater Lafayette community and beyond for many years by uniting Purdue student-athletes, Purdue alumni and the charitable organizations they choose.
"Boilermaker Alliance is already making an impact on local nonprofits, including mine," said Crew Life founder and Purdue athlete-alumnus Rapheal Davis. "Our recent fundraiser doubled in size and tripled our year-over-year profits thanks to the work of this organization and our esteemed Purdue student-athletes. The way they are using NIL for good is ahead of its time and I'm proud to be part of it."
In addition to the expansion announcement, Boilermaker Alliance released the names of several individuals who will help comprise the organization's advisory board. They include Akin Ayodele, Rapheal Davis, Jim Everett, Nick Hardwick, Robbie Hummel, Matt Light, Cuonzo Martin, Shaun Phillips, Pete Quinn, Bobby Riddell and Adam Schenk. In his role as an executive board member, Brees will also chair the advisory board.
For more information, please visit: https://www.boilermakeralliance.com.
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THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world's largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announced today that it now offers a selection of Soracom products, including removable IoT SIM cards, USB dongles and IoT cloud integration and protocol conversion services, through its Fulfilled by Digi-Key program.
Soracom's IoT SIM cards give users access to a global network of mobile operators, leverage GSM, LTE, 4G, 3G and 2G technologies, support SIM form-factors 2FF, 3FF, 4FF, and offer multicarrier support. The company's Onyx LTE USB Dongle provides high-performance communications that enables cellular data connectivity for fixed and mobile applications. Soracom's cloud integration service also enables direct connections between devices and the leading cloud services, transmitting data from IoT devices directly into the cloud platform, significantly reducing reliance on 3rd-party APIs or scripts, and helping to reduce IoT data consumption.
Soracom's pay-as-you-go terms allow testing on the fly with no commitment, contract negotiation or volume projection required, and the included network operator console provides granular-level control over SIMs, data thresholds, events and alerts, and billing. In addition, users have the option to temporarily suspend SIMs and pause billing when devices are not actively being used, allowing for reduced total cost of ownership at scale and accelerated speed to market.
"Digi-Key Electronics is excited to now offer a series of Soracom products and services," said David Stein, vice president of global supplier management at Digi-Key. "Soracom gives teams designing and deploying new connected experiences the power of choice, and provides an IoT connectivity platform that allows innovators unparalleled insight into their business and control over their own network."
"Digi-Key's customer-focused approach aligns fully with Soracom's vision for a truly connected world. We're thrilled to offer our mutual customers this opportunity to accelerate their speed to market with the support of a best-in-class partnership and a global connectivity platform," said Kenta Yasukawa, CTO and founder of Soracom. "We look forward to collaborating with the Digi-Key team and their other suppliers to make customers' IoT lifecycle journey easier from start to finish."
For more information about Soracom and to order from their product portfolio, please visit the Digi-Key website.
Digi-Key Electronics, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, is recognized as both the leader and continuous innovator in the high service distribution of electronic components and automation products worldwide. As the original pioneer in this space, Digi-Key provides more than 13.4 million components from over 2,300 quality name-brand manufacturers with an industry-leading breadth and depth of product in stock and available for immediate shipment. Beyond the products that drive technology innovation, Digi-Key also supports design engineers and procurement professionals with a wealth of digital solutions and tools to make their jobs more efficient. Additional information can be found at digikey.com and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Soracom is leading the democratization of IoT connectivity, offering robust solutions specifically designed to make it easy to build, operate, and scale IoT deployments. Founded in 2015, Soracom now serves more than 20,000 startups, SMBs and global enterprises across all industries, from agriculture, energy, construction and transportation to consumer electronics, manufacturing, real estate and healthcare. Customers trust Soracom for affordable, reliable connectivity that accelerates speed to market, makes it easy to connect to the cloud, and offers access to a worldwide partner ecosystem. More information is available at www.soracom.io.
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Grappa Expert Scott Rosenbaum Presents Eleven Master Distillers Of Grappa: Learn What's New And How To Enjoy The Iconic Spirit
WHERE: La Scuola di Eataly (Eataly Flatiron - entrance on 23rd Street)
WHEN: Tuesday, June 21, 1-3PM RSVP: Giulia Perovich | giulia.perovich@gmail.com
NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, June 21 from 1-3PM, Scott Rosenbaum - spirits strategist and Grappa expert - brings the 2022 edition of Hello Grappa to Eataly Flatiron along with eleven leading artisan Grappa producers for New Yorkers to learn and enjoy. The event will satisfy taste buds and feed curiosity.
Here in the US, chances are you have sipped Grappa after a long meal at an Italian restaurant and were intrigued. Scott Rosenbaum will expand your knowledge on its versatility, how to recognize each variety, and expound upon how Grappa is holding up in the US market. Attendees will be the first in the US to try and learn how to make the Ve.N.To, a blend of spirit, honey, and chamomile; the first-ever Grappa cocktail to make it onto the IBA's (International Bartender Association) cocktail list.
The foremost authorities and Grappa's brand ambassadors will share their first-hand experiences–breaking down how production is constantly being improved utilizing innovative technologies and why they safeguard the geographical indication to allow for more transparency with their consumers. Adding to the interactive element, they will also showcase how to pair Grappa with food for different variations of aperitivo and throughout meals.
Grappa — the excellence of the Italian spirits made from the grape skins known as pomace — is getting new attention in the US thanks to creative ways of using it, and its traditional zero-waste production process. Gone are the days of thinking of Grappa as just a digestif or addition to coffee - Hello Grappa will offer the perfect occasion to explore the unknown and the undiscovered potential of this Italian spirit.
About Hello Grappa: Hello Grappa! is a three-year (February 2020 - August 2023) informational and promotional campaign promoted by AssoDistil and co-funded by the European Union under Regulation 1144/2014. Its goal is to raise awareness on Grappa GI through educational and promotional events across some US States. www.hellograppa.com — Instagram & Facebook @hellograppa
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- The Company is on schedule to execute its aggressive strategy to become the leading North American distributor for cannabis and cannabis accessories.
- Optimizing the business and driving toward profitability remains a priority. Stabilizing quarterly consolidated net revenue for the quarter of $16 million (-4% vs. Q2) while driving optimization and with an eye on profitability with operating expenses down by 18% and a 6% increase in gross margins vs. last quarter.
- Rapid expansion into cannabis distribution in California is ahead of schedule and operational, with multiple tier-one brand partners onboarded in the first three months with an anticipated annualized revenue contribution of USD $25-35 million which is slated to start in Q4 (April - June 2022).
- White label products developed across five different categories strengthen relationships with legal dispensaries.
TORONTO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Humble & Fume Inc. (CSE: HMBL) (OTCQX: HUMBF) ("Humble" or the "Company"), the leading North American distributor for cannabis and cannabis accessories, today reported its third-quarter fiscal 2022 ("Q3 2022") financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2022.
Joel Toguri, Chief Executive Officer of Humble, commented, "We are laser-focused on cost-cutting, optimizing the business, improving on our end-to-end customer experience, and aggressively pursuing expansion opportunities in the US. Our commitment to right-sizing the business has resulted in faster turnaround times, improved accuracy in our fulfillment and a meaningful reduction in our inventory. We have made significant improvements to our cost base while stabilizing revenue and improving gross margins."
Highlights Include:
- Gross margin improved by 6%, going from 14% in Q2 to 20% in Q3;
- Q3 saw a decrease in operating expenses as a percent of revenue, with Q3 decreasing to 33% from 39% in the previous quarter; from $6.6 million to $5.3 million;
- Inventory levels were reduced by $812,124 with a YTD reduction of $1,814,216; or a 5% decrease; and
- Operational costs are down 12% from Q2, with the bulk of the savings coming from shipping efficiency and our inventory reduction.
Mr. Toguri continued, "In a service-focused industry such as ours, the priority will always be to provide the most effective, efficient, and informed customer service possible. In Q3, we enhanced our analytical capabilities to provide our brand and retail partners with actionable insights to inform their decision-making process, resulting in improved promotions and sales results. Data-driven insights inform our internal portfolio development, guiding the procurement of products and inventory, resulting in improved working capital allocated to inventory."
"Our expansion into cannabis distribution in the US is ahead of schedule. In Q3, the build-out of our cannabis operations in California resulted in the on-boarding of multiple partners, including California's preeminent flower brand Canndescent and industry-leading brands such as Leune, Proof, Highsman, and Humboldt Farms. We are very proud to be associated with these brands who share our vision for the future growth of the cannabis industry. They have chosen us as partners because we are dedicated to helping them grow their businesses, and we are committed to moving with pace. We will continue to be disciplined in our approach in seeking out new partners who will be part of our accelerated expansion efforts."
As part of the overall US expansion strategy, multiple white label products across five different categories were developed to serve the needs of legal dispensaries in the US. The company's industry-leading product portfolio and go-to-market expertise have helped secure a significant increase in dispensary partner relationships, ultimately leading to our ambition to become the leading cannabis and cannabis accessory distributor in North America.
Mr. Toguri concluded, "We are getting better every day, and the business is ahead of schedule on multiple fronts. The shape of the P&L is stronger today than when we began the strategic review in Q1, and it's anticipated to continue to deliver significantly next quarter. The business optimization is now resulting in lower operating costs and higher margins, and we remain focused on healthy revenue generation."
Operational Updates
March 2022 - Humble Cannabis Solutions officially launches operations in California as a premier cannabis sales, distribution, and field marketing company. Building on its experience in the Canadian market, Humble Cannabis Solutions is committed to its brand and retail partners to help grow their businesses by providing data-driven insights, proven go-to-market expertise, innovative trade marketing initiatives and best-in-class distribution for cannabis and cannabis accessories. Launch includes hiring of key personnel and sales team, securing over 20 distribution vehicles and outfitting the distribution facility with cutting edge technology and security.
Subsequent Events
April 2022 – The Company announced that, further to the Company's press release on November 15, 2021, it has formed HC Solutions Holdings Inc., a Joint Venture with Green Acre Capital Distribution Corp., for the purpose of distribution of cannabis throughout the United States, initially focused on accelerating the Company's expansion into cannabis distribution operations in California. Subsequent to the formation of the Joint Venture, Green Acre Capital Distribution Corp. completed a US$2 million investment directly in the Joint Venture. Green Acre Capital Distribution Corp. has funded its investment through an option agreement with Johnson Brothers, a leading wine, spirits and beer distributor in the United States.
April 2022 – Humble Cannabis Solutions California announces an exclusive distribution service agreement with the most sought-after California brand house, Canndescent Brands, for the sale and distribution of all its product lines. Well-known retailers and consumers alike, Canndescent's brand portfolio offers something for all consumer groups. Humble will provide exclusive sales agent representation and distribution services for Canndescent across the Californian market, focusing on generating new listings, trade marketing services, promotional services, commercial planning support and order fulfillment. The team will service all product lines in the Canndescent Brands portfolio.
April 2022 – Humble Cannabis Solutions California announces an exclusive sales agreement with LEUNE, one of California's premier cannabis lifestyle brands. Through the agreement, Humble will be responsible for exclusive sales representation for LEUNE branded products across the California market, focusing on generating new listings, trade marketing services, promotional services, and commercial planning support. LEUNE has a well-known reputation for uncompromising quality, product transparency and a commitment to social advocacy.
May 2022 – In Canada, the Company announced an exclusive distribution service agreement with Molecule for its innovative line of quality craft beverages. This is a welcome addition to the existing portfolio of category-leading brands Kalvara, Nuveev, Wyld, Harts, and Olli. Reaffirming the Company's commitment to becoming North America's leading distributor for cannabis and cannabis accessories, the Company expanded its exclusive Canadian distribution service agreement with PAX Labs, Inc. to include the US.
Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended March 31, 2022
Revenue for the third quarter was $16 million, compared to $19 million in the same quarter prior year. Third quarter revenue decreased as a result of management's focus on selling higher margin products and moving away from lower margin sales channels. Revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 decreased from $55 million to $51 million. In Canada, revenue increased by 13% over the nine months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of onboarding over 750 new customer accounts plus net new revenue from white labeling. In the US, revenue declined by 19% for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of management's continued focus on higher margin products.
In the third quarter, gross profit was $3 million, which resulted in a gross margin of 20%, compared to $3 million, or a gross margin of 14%, year-over-year. The increase in gross profit margin is primarily due increased controls on discounting, focus on higher margin sales plus favorable inventory provision adjustment. Gross profit decreased 2% for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period prior year, as a result of a move away from high volume, low margin sales channels in the US.
Operating loss for the quarter decreased to ($2) million from ($3) million compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in operating loss was driven primarily by increased gross margin. Operating loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 increased 50% compared to the same period prior year, as a result of increased operational expenses of which $1 million relates to one-time restructuring costs.
Net losses for the quarter decreased from ($6) million to ($3) million compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in net losses was primarily driven by the decrease in accretion expense on the convertible debentures issued May 2019 and exercised on June 14, 2021, resulting in conversion of the debt to share capital. Net loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 improved by $5 million compared to the same period prior year, as a result of the conversion of the debt to share capital.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was ($1) million, compared to ($2) million for the same period in the prior year. The improvement was driven primarily by increased gross margin. For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, adjusted EBITDA was ($6) million compared to ($4) million for the same period in the prior year, as a result of increased operational expenses of which $0.9m relates to one-time restructuring costs.
About Humble & Fume Inc.
Humble & Fume Inc. is a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories. Humble is committed to our brand and retail partners to help grow their businesses by providing data-driven insights, proven go-to-market expertise and best-in-class distribution for cannabis and cannabis accessories. As the only fully-integrated cannabis distribution solution, Humble bridges the gap for retailers, Canadian licensed producers, American multi-state operators, and cannabis customers increasing sales penetration to maximize financial performance. With over 20 years of North American operating experience, Humble has cultivated extensive vendor and customer relationships distributing premium cannabis consumables and consumption devices. The Company is comprised of Humble+Fume / B.O.B. Headquarters Inc. , Windship Trading LLC, and Humble Cannabis Solutions.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measures that are not defined under IFRS. We define EBITDA as net income (loss), or "earnings", before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before: (i) finance expenses (ii) fair value adjustments; (iii) share-based compensation expense; and (iv) foreign exchange (gain) loss. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure to assess the performance of the Company as it provides more meaningful operating results by excluding the effects of expenses that are not reflective of our operating business performance and other one-time or non- recurring expenses, and also provide additional perspective and insights when analyzing the core operating performance of the business. These supplemental non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or as an alternative to, and should only be considered in conjunction with, the IFRS financial measures presented herein.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the Company's growth and strategic plans for each of its business segments, including distribution of cannabis in the United States and the strategic focus in California, as well as expected future results including expected anticipated annualized revenue contributions of California operations, and anticipated future P&L. Any such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "contemplates", "believes", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements about, among other things, Humble & Fume Inc.'s strategic plans including future growth opportunities and strategies in the United States and expected anticipated annualized revenue contributions of California operations are all forward-looking information. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will occur as described herein. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances or actual results unless required by applicable law. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's disclosure available on its SEDAR profile (at www.sedar.com) for information as to the risks and other factors which may affect the Company's business objectives and strategic plans.
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BAODING, China, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 29, the latest batch of GWM TANK300 arrived at the Port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, providing consumers with more opportunities to experience and truly feel the technical strength of the GWM TANK Platform.
"GWM's intention behind TANK Platform creation is to provide an uncompromised product experience for consumers," said Gautam Arun, Product Director of GWM Middle East.
The TANK Platform is a global intelligent professional off-road platform with an intelligent modular design created by GWM which integrates global superior resources. The platform boasts many fantastic features, such as intelligent off-road driving, high reliability and mighty power, to make more powerful and intelligent off-road products.
The TANK Platform allows vehicles an outstanding intelligent off-road performance. It can be adapted to different types of intelligent off-road configurations, such as the TANK TURN (Turning Assist by Braking) function equipped by TANK300. This function can render an even more practical and convenient driving experience for users in harsh driving conditions. When a driver needs to turn in a narrow area, the vehicle can be controlled by the function automatically to pass the area smoothly with a smaller radius.
High reliability is one of the most important features of the TANK Platform. Based on the analysis of various aspects including scenarios, users, and division of vehicle body, the platform can elevate the vehicle's adaptability to the environment, durability and corrosion resistance. Considering that the degree of corrosion varies in different areas of the vehicle body, the platform has carried out specialized anti-corrosion designs for easy-to-corrode parts, such as gluing and anti-corrosion wax spraying. With these unique processes, the body of a vehicle would not be affected by damp, rainy and snowy weather, which makes the vehicle more durable.
Also, the TANK Platform can offer diversified types of powertrain, including ICE, PHEV and HEV, to create different types of vehicles. In terms of ICE, it has equipped vehicles with engines of various specifications. For example, the TANK300 is equipped with a 2.0T direct injection turbocharged gasoline engine with a maximum power of 167kW and a peak torque of 387N·m, which can help users cope with a variety of off-road scenarios, with power performance and fuel economy combined.
Regarding these powerful strengths of the platform, PCAUTO, a leading Chinese automotive website, commented, "the TANK Platform can handle complicated road conditions with excellent performance and quality, and adapt to ever-changing off-road scenarios via the intelligent driving mode. The platform seems to endow its users with "magic" to satisfy their passionate and ever-exploring hearts."
Currently, GWM TANK300 has already been launched globally. GWM TANK plans to develop more customized models based on this platform to offer a wider range of intelligent off-road products for global users.
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| 2022-08-05T12:14:54Z
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More than 50 years ago, housewives all across the nation turned on their televisions in the afternoon to watch Art Linkletter’s House Party. The most popular segment was called “Kids Say the Darnedest Things,” in which the host posed questions to a panel of young children. For example:
Linkletter: What’s the hardest thing for you about school?
Young boy: Buttoning my pants.
Linkletter: What advice did your folks give you for today?
Young boy: Not to make my mother look like a jackass.
There have been several Republicans who are putting on their own version of House Party lately. If Art Linkletter were alive today, they certainly would have gotten his attention. Because Republicans are saying the darnedest things.
“As horrible as what happened [was], it could have been worse. The reason it was not worse is because law enforcement officials did what they do. They showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire.”
— Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right after the school shooting in Uvalde. He couldn’t have been further from the truth. Incidentally, Abbott made no mention of the educators who shielded their students and died beside them in the classrooms where the gunman was barricaded for an hour — while law enforcement waited outside, avoiding the gunfire.
“If you’re a Republican, you can’t even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they’re coming after you.”
— Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert, after learning that Peter Navarro was indicted on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House January 6 Committee. What he failed to mention is that either offense is a crime, regardless of one’s political affiliation.
“Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol and walked through Statuary Hall showed people in an orderly fashion staying between the stanchions and ropes, taking videos and pictures. You know, if you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.”
— Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, discussing what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6 — apparently oblivious to the chaos, violence and destruction that took place.
“Do you know right now, I have something that [you can bring] into a building, that will clean you of COVID, as you walk through this, this dry mist? As you walk through the door, it will kill any COVID on your body. EPA, FDA-approved. When you leave, it will kill the virus as you leave, this here product.’
— Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, discussing — we can only hope — a science fiction novel he plans on writing.
“We’ve got lots of theories. We just don’t have the evidence.”
— Rudy Giuliani, speaking to an Arizona official while attempting to overturn election results in support of No. 45’s lie about voter fraud in his defeat by Joe Biden. Have another drink, Rudy.
“Today is the day that American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass.”
— Alabama’s Mo Brooks, moments before the Capitol came under attack and, at the time, was a Republican candidate for Senate. (Brooks lost in a runoff to Katie Britt by a margin of almost two to one.)
“Rape is a crime, and Texas will work tirelessly to make sure we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas by aggressively going out and arresting them and prosecuting them and getting them off the streets. So goal No. 1 in the state of Texas is to eliminate rape so that no woman, no person, will be a victim of rape.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, when asked why his state would force a victim of rape or incest to carry a pregnancy to term. Texas, incidentally, is the state with more rapes than any other state in the country, averaging more than 40 rapes a day the last few years — or one rape approximately every 36 minutes.
Art Linkletter would have had a blast talking with today’s Republicans. Heck, some of them may have already appeared on his show when they were kids.
One Republican, the lawyer for No. 45 who came up with the hare-brained scheme to pressure the vice president to overturn the results of the election, pleaded the fifth to all 146 questions posed to him in an investigation by the January 6 Committee. Refusing to answer questions on the grounds it may incriminate him just may have been the smartest thing said by a Republican in recent memory.
Another Republican — and we all know who I’m referring to (code name: ‘inject bleach’) — has made so many ridiculous comments that it’s hard to choose one for the sake of this narrative. So I’ll go with this one, from July of 2016:
“I’ve had a beautiful, I’ve had a flawless campaign. You’ll be writing books about this campaign.”
Technically, No. 45 sold himself short. His campaign isn’t the only thing people have been writing about. And believe me, they’re saying the darnedest things.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClubRare is making a huge splash in the NFT world by bringing it to the mainstream. The NFTs aren't just digital goods, but represent ownership of a real-world authenticated collectible. These NFTs are traded in the ClubRare collector-focused economy, and brought to life in the Metaverse.
Industry analysts have repeatedly observed that merging the physical with the digital is the next huge boom in crypto and metaverse investment.
At the core of ClubRare Universe is the $MPWR token, set to be one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies on the market, providing huge rewards for those who join the ClubRare mission in this early launch stage.
ClubRare has formed an official partnership with The Sandbox, a global metaverse platform. The Sandbox is a metaverse platform that grew rapidly in 2021 to sales of over $144 Million. With over 500,000 users and 12,000 land owners, The Sandbox is becoming a household name.
Through this partnership, ClubRare collectors and creators will see their NFTs come to life within The Sandbox. The two projects will work closely to publish limited-edition products on the ClubRare platform and allow players to freely use them on The Sandbox's Metaverse platform. In addition, a ClubRare metaverse storefront will be opened in The Sandbox.
Open until June 25th, all 861,400+ users who have traded on OpenSea's smart contract prior to January 1 2022 are eligible for this AirDrop of up to 75 $MPWR.
Learn more: https://docs.clubrare.xyz/opensea-user-airdrop
The hub of ClubRare Universe is ClubRare Marketplace, a decentralized community-owned NFT trading platform for both digital and physical goods. The team has innovated a logistics, shipping, and collectible authentication system. Collectors can purchase real-world exclusive merch, and see their IRL closet replicated in the metaverse with NFT-based digital goods.
For The Creators
By staking $MPWR, Creators on ClubRare Marketplace can unlock reduced or no-fee NFT trading and take advantage of ClubRare's premiere shipping and authentication solutions with major discounts. $MPWR holders can also launch their products in special ClubRare auctions, apply for grants, and pursue crowdfunding.
For The Collectors
$MPWR will be used as the official currency of ClubRare Metaverse. In a collector's dedicated showcase area, they can use $MPWR to personalize their space, equip their avatars, join guilds, and battle for exclusive access to real-world limited merch. Every $MPWR token spent on in-universe purchases is burned forever.
For The Community
$MPWR is fairly launched, fairly run, and shares profit to holders. There are no private sales. When creators list NFTs, and when Collectors buy and sell them, they earn $MPWR. 10% of the entire token pool is reserved for staking rewards. Community members can provide liquidity, stake LP NFTs, and earn up to 180% APR.
Learn more: clubrare.xyz/rewards
The premiere membership NFT of ClubRare Universe, Lazy Leo Club is home to 10,000 unique NFTs that grant special powers and abilities in ClubRare Marketplace and ClubRare Metaverse.
Learn more: https://lazyleoclub.com/
As the governance token for ClubRare Universe, AGOV allows holders to steer the future of metaverse development and NFT trading. By working with creators and collectors to innovate in the collector economy, everyone is rewarded.
As the governing body of ClubRare Universe, AGOV DAO members enjoy exclusive access to physical and digital assets released by creators. DAO members will cooperate to increase overall economic value, conduct buybacks, and act as a thinktank for the future of ClubRare.
AGOV DAO will also issue sponsorship to creators to kickstart their growth potential, and facilitate exciting opportunities for the community of collectors.
The ClubRare team will be convening in NYC on June 20-23 for NFT.NYC conference, as platinum sponsor. The team will be revealing a huge brand partnership, giving away $MPWR, and featuring an exclusive auction.
On June 23, ClubRare will host the afterparty, post NFT.NYC. At this invite-only event, attendees will hear from established and rising voices in web3, and benefit from a wealth of experience across e-commerce and metaverse.
ClubRare Universe is an ecosystem of Web3 products built with and for a thriving community of collectors, bridging from the metaverse to the physical world.
There's never been a better time to join. Get started in the new economy with $MPWR.
Contact: marketing@clubrare.xyz
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Heat go cold in Game 7 against Boston, and pay the price
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler followed up one amazing performance with another. It just wasn’t enough for the Miami Heat. The last shot of Butler’s season was a 3-pointer that missed — and in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, that’s the way most of the shots from deep went for the Heat. Miami went 6 for 30 from long range on Sunday night, one of the big factors in their season-ending 100-96 loss to the Boston Celtics.
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Horrified by the surge of anti-Asian violence, she’s giving her community tools to protect themselves
By Meg Dunn, CNN
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans have surged across the country. In the first half of 2021, New York City alone saw a 395% increase over the previous year in reported anti-Asian hate crimes.
Michelle Tran, a Chinese and Vietnamese American medical student living in the city, was horrified by this spike in violence and wanted to do something to help her community.
“As an Asian American female, I’ve seen that we can be targeted for what we look like,” Tran said. “My friends started getting spit on and yelled slurs and being called, ‘Chinese Virus.'”
Tran co-founded Soar Over Hate, a nonprofit that works to support and protect the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in New York and San Francisco.
“I started to realize that many people don’t know where to get resources or don’t have the money to purchase a personal alarm,” she said.
Since March 2021, Tran says the organization has handed out more than 25,000 personal protective devices. They prioritized the most vulnerable, such as essential workers, the elderly, women and low-income Asian Americans.
Often at the nonprofit’s distribution events, hundreds of AAPI community members line up to receive a personal safety device. At its recent event at Yu and Me Books in NYC’s Chinatown, about 1,000 women waited over an hour in the cold to get a handheld device for protection.
“It was simultaneously heartbreaking, but also motivating to see so many people come out,” Tran said. “I think it highlighted the need and the fears that many folks, like me, are experiencing right now.”
Soar Over Hate also hosts self-defense classes for Asian women and femmes. The group held a recent self-defense class just a few weeks after the killing of Christina Yuna Lee in Manhattan.
“After this intense media coverage of Asian American women being attacked and humiliated and beaten up, we really wanted to recover our sense of power and strength,” Tran said.
The self-defense classes teach women about situational awareness and how to deescalate or escape an attack.
To help address the trauma individuals are experiencing, the nonprofit offers culturally competent therapy for victims of anti-Asian hate and their family members, as well as need-based scholarships for AAPI youth.
With the ongoing need, Soar Over Hate hopes to expand to more cities around the US.
Tran says she has one hope for her work moving forward: to help save lives.
“I hope that people that receive our personal safety devices or attend our self-defense classes leave feeling more empowered to fight back,” she said. “And if ever there was a scenario to arise, they would know how to protect themselves and leave unscathed.”
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| 2022-05-05T23:59:56Z
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Conterra will leverage Connectbase's cloud-based SaaS platform to support multi-site deals with real-time serviceability, product availability and quoting
BOSTON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Connectbase, The Industry Cloud for Connectivity, announces that Conterra Networks, one of the largest independent connectivity infrastructure companies in the United States with more than 13,250 fiber route miles, is now a part of The Connected World platform. The Connected World is Connectbase's cloud-based SaaS platform for connectivity buyers and sellers. As part of The Connected World digital ecosystem, Conterra can better support multi-site enterprise deals, enhance engagement between wholesale MSPs and carriers, and enable channel partners with real-time serviceability, product availability and quoting.
"We are excited to build our trusted ecosystem within Connectbase's considerable and growing ecosystem of network buyers and sellers," comments Michael Brady, Chief Revenue Officer at Conterra Networks. "Conterra will leverage The Connected World to engage with our existing network partners more efficiently while simultaneously uncovering new potential partners and opportunities. The platform provides the insights we need to intelligently deploy capital and increase our reach while greatly improving customer service and partner relationships. Participation in The Connected World is a 'win' for everyone involved, from the buyers and sellers to the end user customer."
The Connected World brings buyers and sellers together, connecting over 1.4 billion locations across 147 countries today and growing faster than any other connectivity ecosystem in the market. The buyers generate millions of quotes per month, representing over $14 billion in global connectivity spend. The power of being connected has never mattered more, as the digital economy does not work without the underlying right connectivity. Connectbase and its ecosystem partners, like Conterra Networks, enable the world to work, learn and live in the digital world.
"Everyone within The Connected World ecosystem will now have visibility into Conterra's considerable network assets and near-net capabilities," comments Ben Edmond, Founder and CEO of Connectbase. "Our partner network visibility, combined with our ecosystem of buyers and sellers, deep location-based insights and automation, creates an environment to quickly and cost-effectively complete connectivity queries and orders. It then becomes a real customer service point of differentiation for our partners and their customers. We're thrilled to welcome Conterra Networks."
To learn more about Connectbase, visit www.connectbase.com.
Connectbase is The Industry Cloud for Connectivity. The Connected World platform details and displays deep, trusted location-based insight and empowers users to leverage that insight to automate network buying and selling processes. Visit Connectbase at www.connectbase.com and follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectbase-us/.
Founded in 2001, and now operating 13,250 fiber miles, Conterra Networks is one of the largest remaining independent broadband infrastructure companies in the United States based on its optical fiber and fixed wireless network assets and annual recurring revenues. The company is owned by affiliates of APG and Fiera, along with significant participation by the company's senior management team. For more information about Conterra Networks, please visit www.conterra.com.
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| 2022-08-09T12:58:45Z
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProPricer, the leading proposal pricing solution for government contractors and federal agencies, is excited to announce the roll-out of our new, virtual training center, ProPricer University. This platform will provide a thorough, holistic, and systematic learning experience through on-demand training to enhance customer experience and familiarity with ProPricer.
With training budgets often the first cut and budgeted for last, inflexible training experiences and options leave employees feeling unprepared and unsupported. This sentiment can lead to lower employee satisfaction, impacting the bottom line. According to a study conducted at UC Berkeley, onboarding employees is four times more expensive than retaining existing ones. Investing in training and employee development today, means improved retention, productivity, and profitability tomorrow.
"One of our goals at ProPricer is to serve our customers well. That's why we originally decided to work towards this training option; to enhance the customer experience and provide simple instruction that works best for everyone," said Estevan Mercado, Technical Support Manager.
ProPricer University will educate teams with lessons that are both hands-on and self-paced, making it easy to fit into any schedule. Additionally, the learning management system will provide strong foundational knowledge, ensuring all users are well supported through their learning journey. Key features of ProPricer University include:
- 30+ interactive learning modules
- Annual subscription at an affordable rate
- Easy sign up for you and your team
- Practical examples to prepare you for working with ProPricer
"ProPricer University will be a game-changer for us in how we communicate, train, and solve our customers' issues. This training helps us deliver better customer service, and we're excited to see how this offering can make ProPricer an even more robust solution," affirmed Michael Weaver, Director of Corporate Strategy.
ProPricer University launches on Monday, October 3, 2022. To learn about ProPricer University and program pricing tiers, visit https://engage.propricer.com/propricer-university.
ProPricer is software that maximizes the efficiency and accuracy of the development, submission, evaluation, negotiation, and auditing of proposal pricing. At ProPricer, we are committed to ensuring the best possible resources are available to our customers. With everything we do, we believe in thinking differently and serving our customers well.
Founded in 1984, ProPricer is trusted by organizations worldwide, including the top 10 US defense contractors. The company thrives on transforming its customers' needs into product features and enhancements that benefit all its current and future users. ProPricer is a trademark of Executive Business Services, Inc. (EBS). Visit us at propricer.com to learn more.
CONTACT: Holly DeHesa, hdehesa@propricer.com
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| 2022-08-17T12:10:35Z
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New Zealand headquartered EdTech company WuKong Education has recently announced a full upgrade on its technological interactive exercise product which was integrating the company's "7-step Learning Method". Through the application of digital technology and the coverage of intelligent scenes, the same frequency of teaching and learning pace between teachers and students can be realized in and out of the classroom, which symbolizes the improvement of WuKong Education's technology and education ecosystem.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, WuKong Education, a New Zealand based EdTech company, announced a new round of upgrades for its technological teaching assistant product "WuKong Interactive Exercise". Fully embodying WuKong's "7-step Learning Method", namely the seven key steps of "Previewing - Learning - Reviewing - Consolidating - Reflecting - Examing - Applying", the upgraded product effectively combines the process of "learning" and "practising" to strengthen students' learning effects with diversified, interesting and scientific learning forms, so that learners can firmly grasp what has been learnt and really enjoy the learning process.
WuKong has initiated the research and development of its interactive exercise product in July 2021. In September 2021, the product was put into use in the graded reading courses of WuKong Chinese, a famous Chinese curriculum product under WuKong Education. In October 2021, it was applied to WuKong Math as well. Since the launch of the product, its functions experienced several rounds of upgrades and have been continuously optimized according to various learning and teaching needs.
This round of upgrades further enriched the contents in the question bank. Furthermore, based on AI interaction, voice recognition and other technologies, in-class knowledge can be integrated into the lively and interesting interactive homework display page, so as to effectively satisfy students' personalised learning needs and after-class reviewing needs. The product can also meet the demands of 1-on-1 class, small class, large class and other classroom types, as well as students at different learning levels.
On the other hand, the upgrade of interactive exercise product also provides convenience for teachers. Teachers from WuKong can leave feedback on the homework submitted by students in real time through the product's voice interaction function, which improves the efficiency of online teaching, shortens the process of homework feedback, and enables teachers and students to communicate more effectively after class.
Mrs. Zhang, a Tsinghua University graduate who is currently teaching in WuKong Education, expressed her reflections on the upgraded product: "the WuKong Interactive Exercise can customize the exercise layout, automatically distribute homework in the system. Once the students submitted their exercises, I can also receive instant notifications and provide them with real time voice with feedback, which is really convenient and makes me feel like I'm getting closer to my students!"
Practical cases of the integration of technology and education are not rare in recent years, and technological innovations have brought more possibilities to the online education industry. Under this background, more and more EdTech enterprises are injecting investments in their scientific and technological research and development, hoping to bring more intelligent education products and services to learners. WuKong Education is among this marching army as well.
"Since 2019, our IT team has invested millions of funds in the research and development of technological platforms and data platforms. We have built the industry's leading teaching quality management system and intelligent learning situation tracking and analysing system. Based on the continuous expansion of the market and the increasing needs of our learners, we have developed a set of relatively mature teaching content systems and technology platforms to meet users' personalised learning needs." Cicy, Chief Education Officer of WuKong, said during the London EdTech Week.
"We believe that for the majority of parents today, the most precious thing is to nurture their children's interest in learning. WuKong hopes to fully stimulate their children's interest and thinking in learning by means of technological empowerment. As one of the world's most popular education technology companies, our expectation is to help children grow happily and wisely, and to be a trusted companion in the learning process for families around the world." Cicy continues.
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| 2022-08-11T15:18:46Z
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MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s space program said Saturday that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union, and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, told reporters that the state agency is preparing a report on the prospects of international cooperation at the station, to be presented to federal authorities “after Roscosmos has completed its analysis.”
Rogozin implied on Russian state TV that the Western sanctions, some of which predate Russia’s current military operations in Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS with cargo flights. Russia also sends manned missions to the space station.
He stressed that the Western partners need the space station and “cannot manage without Russia, because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station.”
Rogozin added that “only the engines of our cargo craft are able to correct the ISS’s orbit, keeping it safe from space debris.”
Rogozin later Saturday wrote on his Telegram channel that he received responses from his Western counterparts vowing to promote “further cooperation on the ISS and its operations.”
He reiterated his view that “the restoration of normal relations between partners in the ISS and other joint (space) projects is possible only with the complete and unconditional lifting” of sanctions, which he referred to as illegal.
Space is one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Moscow and Western nations. U.S.-Russian negotiations on the resumption of joint flights to the space station were underway when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine last month, prompting unprecedented sanctions on Russian state-linked entities.
So far the U.S. and Russia are still cooperating in space. A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts.
Mark Vande Hei landed in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan alongside the Russian Space Agency’s Pyotr Dubrov, who also spent the past year in space, and Anton Shkaplerov. Wind blew the capsule onto its side following touchdown, and the trio emerged into the late afternoon sun one by one.
Vande Hei’s return followed customary procedures. A small NASA team of doctors and other staff was on hand for the touchdown and returned home immediately with the 55-year-old astronaut.
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| 2022-04-02T18:45:36Z
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Tribes in Maine gave up some of their rights to the state when they settled their land claims more than 40 years ago.
They want to change that agreement so they can enjoy the same self-governing rights as the other Native Americans.
The Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet and Mi’kmaq view legislative debate this week, ahead of the midterm elections, as their best opportunity for establishing rights to self determination.
The proposed changes come against a backdrop of President Joe Biden’s administration seeking to ensure that tribes are consulted early when it comes to policies or actions that impact them. It also has sought ways for the federal government and tribes to co-manage federal land that is part of tribes’ ancestral homeland.
But unlike the hundreds of tribal reservations across the United States, the Passamaquoddy’s and Penobscot’s three reservations in Maine are governed like municipalities and bound by state laws under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
In Maine, the larger Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes operate their own police departments and health clinics but don’t have full autonomy over matters on their land. The state and tribes have butted heads on environmental, fish and wildlife rules.
Change could come with votes in the state Legislature that began Tuesday.
One of the bills would amend the land claims act to ensure that tribes have control over their land that’s comparable to other tribes in the U.S. Of the 574 federally recognized tribes in the country, about 325 have reservation land. The Legislature has not voted on that bill.
Another bill would ensure the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point can regulate its own drinking water, drilling wells on land owned by the tribe, for example, and working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency instead of being bound by state regulatory agencies.
That bill overwhelmingly passed, 103-35, in the initial House vote on Tuesday. The Senate will take it up later this week.
On Monday, about 300 tribal members and supporters gathered at the State House and marched to the home of Gov. Janet Mills, who’s opposed some aspects of both proposals.
One of the speakers, 19-year-old Passamaquoddy Noela Altvater, told the crowd that clean drinking water is available virtually everywhere in Maine — except on the Pleasant Point reservation where she’s grown up.
“Our community has been stripped and kept from this basic need for our entire existence,” she said.
Chief Maggie Dana of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, also known as Sipayik, put it in stark terms.
“Our culture is clear — water is life. And for the Passamaquoddy people at Sipayik, it is poison,” Dana said.
For the tribes, it has been a long, frustrating battle since they traded some rights to the state under an $81.5 million settlement that was signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. The settlement can be changed, but only with the agreement of both the state and the tribes.
That settlement for the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Maliseet, along with a 1991 agreement for the Mi’kmaq, all federally recognized, put the Maine tribes on a different footing from tribes elsewhere across the country.
In Maine, opponents fear unintended consequences, like tribes flexing their muscle on environmental, fish and wildlife, and economic development.
That’s one of the reasons why Maine’s Democratic governor has not warmed to the sovereignty bill. If it’s approved, she might veto it.
A spokesperson said the governor is committed to improving drinking water quality by working with the local water district, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and the federal government. But Mills didn’t appreciate one tribal leader’s suggestion that she was offering “beads and trinkets” instead of substantive proposals.
“The governor is focused on bringing people together to solve problems, not trading insults at press conferences,” spokesperson Lindsay Crete said.
Despite the governor’s opposition, the tribes still see this as their best chance, potentially for some time, to get the bills passed because they have the support of Democratic leadership.
With the midterms coming up, Republicans could take control of one or both Democratically controlled chambers in the State House, along with the governorship, hampering efforts to press forward with the proposals.
Maggie Dana said the tribes have been educating lawmakers and creating alliances, and they’re hopeful for change.
It’s time for the state to live up to its motto Dirigo, which is Latin for “I lead,” instead of being last to expand the rights of Native Americans to the same rights enjoyed by others, Dana said.
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Idabel man flown to McKinney hospital after crash
Published: Sep. 12, 2022 at 11:12 AM CDT|Updated: 12 minutes ago
MCCURTAIN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A man was flown to the hospital after a motorcycle crash in McCurtain County early Saturday morning.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it happened on Legates Road, approximately 1.5 miles south of Idabel.
Troopers said 31-year-old Justin C. Coffman was headed westbound on Legates Road, drifted off the road, and landed in a ditch.
Coffman was flown Med City McKinney with multiple injuries.
Troopers said the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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| 2022-09-12T16:25:17Z
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- Nurtec ODT open-label extension study is the first of its kind evaluating a CGRP-targeted medication in patients who are using it as a preventive and an as-needed acute treatment for migraine
- Over the course of this open-label extension study, > 80% of patients experienced ≥50% reduction and approximately 50% experienced a 100% reduction
- Complete data from the Phase 3 zavegepant nasal spray study highlight its ultra-rapid pain relief in as little as 15 minutes that lasts through 48 hours after a single dose
- New studies showed positive efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics data for Nurtec ODT as an acute treatment of migraine in adults from China and Korea
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) today announced new data from three late-breakers and three oral presentations supporting the safety and efficacy of Nurtec® ODT (rimegepant) and zavegepant nasal spray for the treatment of migraine. The oral presentations included a first of its kind study in migraine reporting on the safety and benefits of Nurtec ODT when used as a preventive treatment and as-needed for acute treatment of migraine. The data were presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) held from June 9-12 in Denver, CO.
Elyse Stock, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Biohaven commented, "Biohaven is proud of the growing body of clinical efficacy and safety data for Nurtec ODT and zavegepant, the building blocks of our CGRP franchise. We are committed to advancing research for migraine and bringing effective treatment options to the millions of patients living with it. We hope these data will give confidence to healthcare providers that Nurtec ODT can offer an effective, all-in-one treatment for patients to both prevent and treat migraine attacks. With the US FDA's recent acceptance of the NDA filing for zavegepant nasal spray, we are excited about its potential as a new therapy for the acute treatment of migraine."
These new data reinforce Nurtec ODT's efficacy and safety for patients using it to both prevent and treat migraine attacks. Biohaven also presented full Phase 3 efficacy and safety data for zavegepant nasal spray. The data show zavegepant nasal spray was effective for the acute treatment of migraine, achieving its coprimary endpoints and providing an ultra-rapid onset of pain relief at the earliest measured time point of 15 minutes and sustained benefits through 48 hours after a single intranasal dose, with favorable safety and tolerability.
Richard Lipton, MD, lead author and presenter of the 52-week, open-label Nurtec ODT extension study, and Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Director of the Montefiore Headache Center commented, "I'm honored to share results from a first of its kind study – one that looked at Nurtec ODT's safety, tolerability, and outcomes when used as an acute and preventive treatment of migraine over 52 weeks after the 12-week double-blind prevention study. Given these positive outcomes coupled with a consistently safe and well-tolerated profile, the data continue to suggest that Nurtec ODT represents an effective, flexible treatment option for patients."
The oral presentations spotlighting the new data were presented on Saturday, June 11. Details from all late-breaker and oral presentations are shared below.
Late-Breakers
- Patterns of Medication Utilization and Migraine Frequency in Adults Using Rimegepant for Both Preventive and Acute Treatment for Migraine: Results from a 52-Week, Open-Label Extension Study
- Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Rimegepant 75 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablet for the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Results from a Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Adults From China and Korea (Study BHV3000-310)
- A Phase 1, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Single- and Multiple- dose, Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Rimegepant Orally Disintegrating Tablets 75 mg in Healthy Chinese Adults
Oral and Poster Presentations
- Safety and Tolerability of Rimegepant Every Other Day for Preventive Treatment of Migraine Plus As-Needed for Acute Treatment of Migraine: Results from a 52-Week, Open-Label Extension Study
- Efficacy and Safety of Zavegepant Nasal Spray for the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Results of a Phase 3 Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial
- Increased Placebo Response Over Time in Oral Migraine Preventive Trials: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Dr. Lipton is a paid consultant and stockholder of Biohaven.
About NURTEC ODT
NURTEC ODT (rimegepant) is the first and only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist available in a quick-dissolve ODT formulation that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. The activity of the neuropeptide CGRP is thought to play a causal role in migraine pathophysiology. NURTEC ODT is a CGRP receptor antagonist that works by reversibly blocking CGRP receptors, thereby inhibiting the biologic activity of the CGRP neuropeptide. The recommended dose of NURTEC ODT is 75 mg, taken as needed, up to once daily to treat or every other day to help prevent migraine attacks. For more information about NURTEC ODT, visit www.nurtec.com. The most common adverse reaction was nausea and abdominal pain/indigestion. Avoid concomitant administration of NURTEC ODT with strong inhibitors of CYP3A4, strong or moderate inducers of CYP3A. Avoid another dose of NURTEC ODT within 48 hours when it is administered with moderate inhibitors of CYP3A4 or potent inhibitors of P-gp.
Indication
NURTEC ODT orally disintegrating tablets is a prescription medicine that is used to treat migraine in adults. It is for the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine. It is not known if NURTEC ODT is safe and effective in children.
Important Safety Information
Do not take NURTEC ODT if you are allergic to NURTEC ODT (rimegepant) or any of its ingredients.
Before you take NURTEC ODT, tell your healthcare provider (HCP) about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have liver problems,
- have kidney problems,
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant,
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
Tell your HCP about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
NURTEC ODT may cause serious side effects including allergic reactions, trouble breathing and rash. This can happen days after you take NURTEC ODT. Call your HCP or get emergency help right away if you have swelling of the face, mouth, tongue, or throat or trouble breathing. This occurred in less than 1% of patients treated with NURTEC ODT.
The most common side effects of NURTEC ODT were nausea (2.7%) and stomach pain/indigestion (2.4%). These are not the only possible side effects of NURTEC ODT. Tell your HCP if you have any side effects.
You are encouraged to report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1–800–FDA–1088 or report side effects to Biohaven at 1–833–4NURTEC.
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About Zavegepant
Zavegepant is a third generation, high affinity, selective and structurally unique, small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist from Biohaven's NOJECTION™ Migraine Platform and the only CGRP receptor antagonist in clinical development with both intranasal and oral formulations. The efficacy and safety profile of intranasal zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraine, as compared to placebo, was shown in a randomized controlled Phase 2/3 dose-ranging trial with a total of over 1000 patients who received zavegepant. In this study, zavegepant showed statistical superiority to placebo on the coprimary endpoints of 2-hour freedom from pain and freedom from a patients' most bothersome symptom (either nausea, photophobia or phonophobia). This was the second zavegepant pivotal clinical trial to meet these coprimary endpoints. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a new drug application for zavegepant with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date in the first quarter of 2023.
About Biohaven
Biohaven is a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative, best-in-class therapies to improve the lives of patients with debilitating neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including rare disorders. Biohaven's Neuroinnovation™ portfolio includes FDA-approved NURTEC® ODT (rimegepant) for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine (EMA-approved as VYDURA® for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, and prophylaxis of episodic migraine in adults who have at least four migraine attacks per month) and a broad pipeline of late-stage product candidates across five distinct mechanistic platforms: CGRP receptor antagonism for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine and other CGRP-mediated diseases; glutamate modulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder and spinocerebellar ataxia; myeloperoxidase (MPO) inhibition for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Kv7 ion channel activators for focal epilepsy and neuronal hyperexcitability, and myostatin inhibition for neuromuscular diseases. More information about Biohaven is available at www.biohavenpharma.com.
NURTEC, NURTEC ODT and VYDURA are registered trademarks of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Ireland DAC. Neuroinnovation and NOJECTION are trademarks of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
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This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of certain words, including "believe", "continue", "may", "will", "anticipate", "expect" and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including statements that are based on the current expectations and assumptions of Biohaven's management about NURTEC ODT as an acute treatment for patients with migraine and preventive treatment for migraine. Factors that could affect these forward-looking statements include those related to: Biohaven's ability to effectively commercialize NURTEC ODT, delays or problems in the supply or manufacture of NURTEC ODT, complying with applicable U.S. regulatory requirements, the expected timing, commencement and outcomes of Biohaven's planned and ongoing clinical trials; the timing of planned interactions and filings with the FDA; the timing and outcome of expected regulatory filings; the potential commercialization of Biohaven's product candidates; the potential for Biohaven's product candidates to be first in class or best in class therapies; and the effectiveness and safety of Biohaven's product candidates. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those that may be expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Additional important factors to be considered in connection with forward-looking statements are described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022, and in Biohaven's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this new release, and Biohaven does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday approved two massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help them defend against Iran.
The more than $5 billion in missile defense and related sales follow President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East last month, during which he met with numerous regional leaders in Saudi Arabia. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been hit in recent months with rocket attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement in Yemen.
Although Tuesday’s approvals are for defensive weapons, they may be questioned by lawmakers who had supported Biden’s decision last year to cut Saudi Arabia and the UAE off from major purchases of offensive U.S. arms because of their involvement in the war in Yemen.
The new sales include $3 billion for Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia specifically designed to protect itself from rocket attacks by the Houthis, and $2.2 billion for high-altitude missile defense for the UAE.
“The proposed sale will improve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats by replenishing its dwindling stock of PATRIOT GEM-T missiles,” the State Department said in its notice informing Congress of the sale.
“These missiles are used to defend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s borders against persistent Houthi cross-border unmanned aerial system and ballistic missile attacks on civilian sites and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia,” the department said.
For UAE, the department said the sale would “support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of an important regional partner. The UAE is a vital U.S. partner for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.”
Early in his administration Biden had pledged to cut off or cut back weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE because of their actions in Yemen.
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“Buy at home.” “Hire at home.” Those are mantras our city uses to remind us to support local businesses.
Yet, Temple city management is looking to name Nova Collective, a Chicago-based company, as its choice to lead Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts here in Temple. Cost for starters would be $112,000 for Nova, supposedly just for a survey of city employees.
Nova is not hired yet. There may still be hope.
Readers may not know that city of Temple has a Department of Performance Excellence with six employees. First “What We Do” item on the city’s website for Performance Excellence is: “Lead the city in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs.” DEI is its job!
Let’s assume that Performance Excellence with its six employees and budget in the hundreds of thousands of dollars could conduct a simple survey of city employees. Too much? Maybe they could task the city’s Human Resources department with its eight employees to help.
Another option: There are local, area and Texas DEI consultants who could handle a simple survey it that is beyond the capability of Temple’s Performance Excellence Department.
Temple is uniquely American, uniquely Texan and most importantly uniquely Temple. If the city proceeds with its unwelcome and unrequested Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts against exploding public sentiment, the least city leaders can do is “Hire at Home.”
Carole Owen
Temple
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(KTLA) – California Highway Patrol investigators intercepted a shipment of stolen Lululemon leggings worth more than $200,000 in Orange County, officials said Monday.
CHP investigators assigned to a retail crime task force on June 6 found out about three large boxes with Lululemon merchandise that had been shipped from Ohio and was destined for an apartment complex in La Habra.
The investigators delivered the merchandise to the apartment, where they noticed several other boxes.
After getting a search warrant, they searched the home and found a total of 16 boxes, all filled with stolen Lululemon leggings.
There were 1,861 stolen items seized with a retail value of $203,688, according to CHP.
Officials said the merchandise had been stolen from different Lululemon stores throughout the country, including in Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.
It was the largest recovery of stolen items in Lululemon’s history, CHP officials said, citing representatives from the company.
“The investigation is ongoing, and the apartment residents claimed no knowledge of what the boxes contained,” CHP officials said.
It’s unclear whether anyone was taken into custody, and no further details were available.
CHP said it has dedicated Organized Retail Theft teams to work with retailers to combat “sophisticated groups that victimize merchants throughout the state.”
Earlier this year, nine people were arrested and $200,000 in stolen merchandise and cash were recovered during an investigation into a criminal retail theft organization in Southern California known as the South American Theft Group.
The group had allegedly been targeting popular retailers throughout the state, including Lululemon, since March 2021, CHP officials said at the time.
The suspects would allegedly steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods and then ship them internationally, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office.
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QR Codes Make it Easy for Guests to Scan to Support Programs That Make a Difference
NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scanbuy, Inc., the global leader in mobile marketing solutions, is proud to support Tim Hortons® 31st annual Camp Day to be held on July 13th, when restaurant owners in Canada and the United States will donate 100 percent of hot and iced coffee proceeds to support Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.
This year, QR Codes will be integrated into the Camp Day awareness campaign to help guests quickly learn about Tim Hortons Foundation Camps and donate to the effort. QR codes will be featured on point-of-purchase materials and other marketing collateral, and Scanbuy's technology takes it from there. With a quick scan of the QR code, guests will be instantly directed to the Foundation's website where they can access more information about the programs offered, the impact on underserved communities, and ways to donate time and funds.
"We are excited about integrating QR Codes into Camp Day awareness," said Shannon Hall, Executive Officer, Fundraising at Tim Hortons Foundation Camps. "The easier it is for guests to learn about Tims Camps, the more likely they are to support our efforts to change the lives of youth that need us most."
Formulated to help today's disadvantaged youth prepare for a bright future, Tim Hortons Foundation Camps are skills-based models designed to help children reach their full potential. With a focus on confidence, leadership, resilience, and courage, kids from all walks of life have the opportunity to benefit from the camp experience at no charge.
"Our involvement with Tim Hortons Foundation Camps is the perfect match for our company culture," said Maryann Moschides, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager for Scanbuy. "We are always thrilled when our technology is used to support such an important cause."
The public is invited to visit any Tim Hortons restaurant in Canada and the United States on July 13th to support the Camp Day effort and learn more about the impact of Tims Camps. There are several ways to participate on Camp Day, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Tim Hortons Foundation Camps via these opportunities:
- Purchasing a hot coffee, iced coffee, or placing a Tim Hortons Take 12 order
- Buying colorful Camp Day bracelets displaying the themes of confidence, leadership, resilience, or courage
- Rounding up your order to the nearest dollar
Those interested in making a one-time or monthly donation may do so at https://timscamps.com/ways-to-give/.
Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1974 to expand the horizon of what is possible for young people. A leader in youth development programming, Tims Camps support youth from low-income homes between the ages of 12 to 16 – an important developmental time that helps shape who they will become as adults. Through a multi-year, camp-based program, youth learn skills like leadership, resilience and responsibility, which empower them to believe in their potential. With seven camps in North America that run year-round Summer and School Programs, youth are supported to thrive when they return home, to excel in post-secondary education, to succeed at work and to contribute positively to their communities. More than 300,000 kids have attended a Foundation camp at no cost to them or their families. For more information about Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps, please visit www.timscamps.com.
Scanbuy is the industry leader in providing technology solutions and services that promote mobile marketing, advertising, shopping, product discovery, loyalty, and power intelligent connections between the physical and digital world. The Scanbuy suite of products empowers brands with smart QR Codes to deliver experiences beyond a simple web connection. Smart QR Codes with rich real-time data analytics allow for better decisions, experiences, and growth.
Scanbuy continues to be the QR Code provider of choice by enterprises around the globe to deliver engagement from the physical to the digital, whether on products, packaging, marketing materials, coupons, TV/streaming advertisements, and so much more. For more information on Scanbuy's entire family of products, including mobile couponing and insights, visit https://www.scanbuy.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Scanbuy Inc.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: LBBBU), a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, today announced that holders of the Company's units may elect to separately trade the ordinary shares, rights and warrants included in its units commencing on or about April 14, 2022.
The ordinary shares, rights and warrants will trade on the NASDAQ Global Market ("NASDAQ") under the symbols LBBB, LBBBR, and LBBBW respectively. Units not separated will continue to trade on NASDAQ under the symbol LBBBU. After separation, the ordinary shares, rights, and warrants may be recombined to create units.
About Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.
Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company's efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region, although the Company will not effectuate an initial business combination with a company that is headquartered in the People's Republic of China ("China"), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China ("Hong Kong") or the Macau Special Administrative Region of China ("Macau") or conducts a majority of its operations in China, Hong Kong or Macau.
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This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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KU professor files brief as Supreme Court considers Indian Child Welfare Act
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - A professor at the University of Kansas has filed an amicus brief on behalf of two women who have struggled to reconnect with their tribal roots as the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The University of Kansas says the U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear the case of Brackeen v. Haaland, which will consider the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
KU noted that Sarah Deer, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies and the School of Public Affairs & Administration, has filed an amicus brief with the court.
“Brackeen is the first Supreme Court case to address the Indian Child Welfare Act since Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl in 2013. There is more at stake in this case, however, because one of the questions to be resolved is whether ICWA is constitutional at all. In other words, the Supreme Court could overturn ICWA,” Deer said.
Deer said that it could be assumed that the purpose of ICWA is to take native children away from white foster or adoptive parents. However, she said that usually only happens if ICWA is not followed from the beginning or is deliberately ignored.
“Native children in state court deserve to have their nation involved in any long-term decisions about custody arrangements. And ICWA is considered a ‘gold standard’ by numerous child advocacy groups, who appreciate the value of connecting Native children with their heritage and citizenship,” she said.
KU indicated that an amicus brief is filed on behalf of an entity that is not one of the main parties to the litigation. It said organizations or individuals who will be affected by the decision can file these briefs so justices are aware of the potential effects of the decision.
Deer said she worked with attorneys Mary Kathryn Nagle, Cherokee, and Shoney Blake, Choctaw, to file the brief on behalf of two women who were adopted by white families before ICWA and struggled their entire lives to reconnect with their tribal nations.
“I’m trying to stay optimistic, but this particular court seems somewhat hostile to tribal nations. In addition, Justice Roberts and Justice Coney Barrett are adoptive parents (of not Indian children),” Deer said. “As such, they may bristle at any argument that questions the value of adopting children outside the tribal nation. Clarence Thomas also has a history of suggesting — in dissents — that all Indian law is potentially unconstitutional.”
Both a 2014 MacArthur Fellow and inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, KU said Deer is credited for her role in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of federal Indian law and victims’ rights, using Indigenous principles as a framework. She is also a citizen of the Muscogee Nation.
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Heavy Rain Causes Minor Flooding
Published: Sep. 11, 2022 at 1:19 AM EDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
ARCADIA, Fla. (WWSB) - Heavy rains are causing minor flooding on State Road 72 where it meets Horse Creek, just west of Arcadia. A flood warning remains in effect until 9:45 AM Tuesday morning from SR 70, to 13 miles south. The warning area begins five miles west of downtown Arcadia, and also includes SR 70. Drivers should be aware of flooded roads and drive with caution.
The flood stage for Horse Creek is 12 feet. As of Saturday evening the river water was at 13 feet. Horse Creek in this area is expected to rise to 14 feet on Tuesday morning. And additional rising could continue this week. It is considered moderate flooding at 14.5 feet, and major flooding at 16 feet.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, has surpassed the 100,000 milestone for the number of 401(k) clients served, now administering plans for 103,595 clients as of April 2022. This builds on the company's record of being ranked the largest 401(k) recordkeeper in the U.S. by total number of plans for the 11th consecutive year by PLANSPONSOR magazine in June 2021.
Paychex's growth in 401(k) recordkeeping has been driven in part by the introduction of the company's Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) in early 2021. Launched as a result of the SECURE Act of 2019, the Paychex PEP provides business owners a simple, cost-effective 401(k) plan option. Paychex was one of the first to introduce a PEP among retirement plan providers.
"In today's competitive hiring environment, offering a retirement savings benefit is not a luxury; it's a necessity to attract and retain talent. On top of that, we continue to see more employers offer plans and states adopt mandated retirement savings programs intended to help address the nation's retirement savings crisis," said Michael Majors, vice president, human resource services, Paychex. "As the largest 401(k) recordkeeper in the U.S., we listen to our clients' needs and work with them to offer the best 401(k) plan for their employees and their business."
Paychex offers affordable 401(k) plans for any size business, with features that include:
- Full Paychex integration for increased efficiency – The ability to integrate retirement into the full suite of solutions from Paychex, including payroll, human resource services, insurance, and more through Paychex Flex®, can help plan sponsors reduce administrative time and cost, improve reporting, and meet fiduciary obligations.
- Expanded participant accessibility and convenient investment management – With the ability to enroll in a plan in a few simple clicks, participants can view or change 401(k) options from any device. Participants can also maximize the potential for their retirement savings through a host of tools, including savings calculators, automatic contribution increases, and more. Additionally, participants have access to personalized investment advice from third-party experts.
- Fee transparency – Paychex provides each plan administrator a 401(k) plan fee disclosure and prepares and provides plan administrators with a required participant fee disclosure. With a return of concessions feature, most 401(k) plans with Paychex return revenue sharing payments to the plan, ensuring fee equalization, share class neutrality, and fee transparency.
- Plan accessibility across devices – Paychex's mobile-first technology enables plan participants to view and manage their retirement plan from anywhere. Participants can easily access their account balance, set up loans, view loan information, manage investments, adjust deferral amounts, update personal account information, and use calculators to help ensure they are on track to achieve their retirement goals all from their mobile device.
- Investment flexibility and fiduciary solutions – Plan sponsors can choose their own plan investments from a diverse range of thousands of choices, with no proprietary requirements. Paychex also provides plan sponsors with access to optional 3(21) and 3(38) third party service providers which help plan sponsors select investment choices and help alleviate fiduciary risk.
- Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan option – Paychex launched the Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan (PEP) in January 2021, giving business owners a simple, cost-effective plan option. Paychex acts as both plan sponsor and plan administrator of the PEP, relieving employers of significant fiduciary and most administrative burdens. The PEP is especially well-suited for small to mid-sized businesses that may have been unable to offer a retirement plan previously due to the lack of economical plan options, time, or resources needed to manage complex plan administration. PEPs also offer more options than state-mandated retirement savings programs. PEPs can also be a beneficial option for employers with an existing plan looking to reduce fiduciary and administrative responsibilities. Since its launch, the Paychex PEP has added more than 10,000 clients.
For more information, visit 401(k) and Retirement Services on Paychex.com. Financial services professionals seeking to offer flexible retirement plans to their clients can learn more at Financial Advisor Partnerships with Paychex.
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services. By combining its innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers small- and medium-sized business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 50 years of industry expertise, Paychex served more than 710,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2021 in the U.S. and Europe, and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting paychex.com and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Couple electrocuted to death while fractal burning, authorities say
ROZELLVILLE, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating a deadly fire where two people died in what looks to have been a tragic accident earlier this month.
Marathon County Deputy Chad Billeb said Tanya Rodriguez, 44, and James Carolfi, 52, died as the result of electrocution while fractal burning.
Fire crews were originally called to the couple’s home on April 6 for reports of a fire and their bodies were found in the garage, according to the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputy Billeb said evidence at the scene showed the two were in the process of fractal burning.
WSAW reports fractal burning, also called Lichtenberg, is a process that creates designs on wood using high-voltage electricity and a conductive solution. The patterns and design look like lightning strikes.
Deputy Billeb said the fractal burning practice is sometimes done by using high voltage from a microwave. It is popular on social media, but extremely dangerous.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the Artemis I launch scrub Saturday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Saturday Sept. 3, to discuss mission status. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provided initial remarks following the scrub.
Artemis I is a flight test to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before the Artemis II mission with astronauts aboard.
The briefing will livestream on NASA Television and the agency's app. Watch on the agency's website at:
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA's Artemis launch director, waived off the Artemis I launch attempt at approximately 11:17 a.m. Teams encountered a liquid hydrogen leak while loading the propellant into the rocket's core stage. Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue. Engineers are continuing to gather additional data.
The following individuals are confirmed to participate in the news briefing at this time, with additional participants to be determined:
- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
- Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
To participate by telephone, media must RSVP by the start of the call to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For updates, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans’ mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, one expected to make it easier to carry guns in public in some of the largest cities.
Already in an uncomfortable spotlight over a leaked draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade’s nationwide right to abortion, the justices also are facing a possible backlash from the guns case. In both cases the court could issue decisions that polls say would be unpopular with the majority of people in the United States.
“I think the court is heading into uncharted waters. I can’t recall the last time the Supreme Court ruled in so many cases likely to spark a strong political backlash,” said UCLA law professor Adam Winkler, an expert on the court and gun policy.
Winkler predicted the recent shootings would not do anything to change the outcome in the guns case, where the court’s conservative majority has been expected to strike down a New York gun law. “Pro-gun justices are pro-gun,” he said, adding it is not likely that recent mass shootings have done anything to change that.
The decisions in both the abortion and guns cases are expected to be released sometime in the next month before the justices take their summer break.
The reaction to the decisions could add to criticism the court has faced recently over the disclosure that conservative political activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged the White House and Republican politicians in Arizona to work to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential victory and keep Trump in office.
A poll released this week found public approval of the court has fallen to 44%, down from 54% in March. The poll was conducted after the leak of the draft abortion decision, which has sparked protests and round-the-clock security at justices’ homes, demonstrations at the court and concerns about violence following the court’s ultimate decision. The court itself has been ringed in a tall security fence for weeks in anticipation of the abortion ruling.
In 2020, AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the electorate, showed 69% of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is, while 29% said the court should overturn the decision.
In the leaked decision overturning Roe, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the court should not be swayed by public opinion. “We do not pretend to know how our political system or society will respond to today’s decision. … And even if we could foresee what will happen, we would have no authority to let that knowledge influence our decision,” he wrote.
Still, the justices do not live in a bubble, and New York University scholar Barry Friedman has argued that the court’s decisions are never too far out of step with public opinion.
“You know we don’t have an army. We don’t have any money. The only way we can get people to do what we think they should do is because people respect us,” Justice Elena Kagan said in 2018.
Eric Tirschwell, the legal director at Everytown for Gun Safety, said it is “hard not to think that what’s going on in the country doesn’t impact to some degree” how the justices go about their work. The recent violence, he said, underscores that “interpreting the Second Amendment is not an abstract exercise. It has life or death consequences.”
About half of voters in the 2020 presidential election said gun laws in the U.S. should be made more strict, according to AP VoteCast. An additional one-third said gun laws should be kept as they are, while about 1 in 10 said gun laws should be less strict.
The gun case the court is considering involves a New York law that makes it difficult for people to get a permit to carry a gun outside the home. To do so, a person has to show a particular need to carry the weapon.
When the case was argued in November, it sounded from the justices’ questions as though the justices were prepared to strike down the law as too restrictive. Similar laws exist in California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island, and the Biden administration has said those states could be affected by a ruling against New York. Opponents have said that could lead to more guns on the streets and more resulting violence.
Just since the court heard arguments in the case, there have been 16 shootings where four or more people were killed, according to The Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University mass killing database. Those shootings have left 94 dead, including 31 adults and children in Buffalo and Texas, and 45 injured, the database says.
One of two conservative justices, Thomas or Amy Coney Barrett, probably is writing the guns opinion, based on the court’s usual practice of giving each justice at least one opinion for each month the court hears cases. Neither has written yet in the cases heard early in November.
No matter how the court decides the New York case, other gun rights disputes are already at or nearing the court. The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland’s assault weapons ban.
Earlier this month, a federal appeals court struck down California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21, holding it violated the Second Amendment. That case too could be headed to the court.
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More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/school-shootings
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