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KDOT encourages drivers to slow down amid rising speeding trend
Published: Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:47 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - State officials are telling Kansans to slow down amid a rising trend of speeding drivers across the state.
The Kansas Department of Transportation says nearly 5,000 Kansas crashes in 2020 were caused by speeding. The agency says 80 lives were lost in those crashes.
Kansas Highway Patrol reported over 3,300 speeding citations issued in 2021. That’s 300 more than the previous year, and nearly twice as many as the 1,758 issued in 2019.
“We have a lead-foot problem in Kansas,” Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz said. “Speed kills, which is why our law enforcement agencies work so hard to enforce speed limits. Please slow down. Please abide by posted speed limits.”
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Fruitville students help dogs in need at a local shelter
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Jeanette Schwaed’s gifted fourth grade class at Fruitville Elementary School decided to take on a service project to help Satchel’s Last Resort, a no-kill animal shelter and sanctuary in Sarasota County.
The inspiration for the project came from a segment on ABC’s “World News Tonight” with David Muir. The goal is to help the dogs at the shelter get adopted into their forever homes. The staff at Satchel’s was ready to help by gathering information about the dogs to share with the students.
The students created unique advertisements and biographies for each of the dogs. The students used the fourth grade reading and writing curriculum to create the advertisements.
The class still needs help spreading the word about the dogs and cats at Satchel’s Last Resort. Click here for more information.
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LAS VEGAS, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March 2022 as well as first quarter 2022.
"We finished the quarter with total revenue in excess of $500 million, a 10.7 percent increase from 2019," stated Drew Wells, senior vice president, revenue. "Demand began picking up in earnest mid-February resulting in load factors for the month of March above levels observed in 2019. TRASM during the month of March exceeded March of 2019 on capacity growth of over 14 percent. Demand strength has continued into the second quarter with booking growth exceeding planned forward capacity growth for the quarter. We expect second quarter load factors to exceed 2019 levels, with a more than ten percent increase in TRASM on double-digit anticipated capacity growth."
"'Our average fuel cost per gallon was $3.07, which was further pressured as we closed out the quarter by paying $3.46 during the month of March," stated Gregory Anderson, executive vice president, chief financial officer. "The sudden spike in fuel resulted in $22 million more in fuel expense than expected during the quarter and was the primary driver of our loss per share of $0.44 cents. Additionally, this loss includes the impact of 'profit sharing', consistent with 2019 amounts. Excluding this 'profit share' component, the loss per share was roughly $0.12 cents. These results generally would not trigger profit sharing. However, given the challenging environment and the continued efforts of our team members, we are pleased to award a 2022 recognition bonus.
"Our unit cost, excluding fuel and 'profit sharing' was up 4.2 percent year over three-year, in line with our initial guide despite lower-than-expected capacity growth. As we head into the second quarter, we have optimized our planned capacity growth to prioritize operational integrity, better align with a high-fuel environment, and enhance profitability."
*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract. System revenue passenger miles and system load factor are not useful statistics as system available seat miles include both ASMs flown by fixed fee flying as well as non-revenue producing repositioning flights used for operational needs. Fixed fee flying is better measured through dollar contribution versus operational statistics.
Allegiant Travel Company
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant's fleet serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is available at http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Spero Therapeutics, Inc. ("Spero" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPRO) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-04154, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Spero securities between May 6, 2021 and May 2, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Spero securities during the Class Period, you have until July 25, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Spero, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on identifying, developing, and commercializing treatments for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and rare diseases in the United States. The Company's product candidates include Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide (HBr), an oral carbapenem-class antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis for adults.
On October 28, 2021, Spero announced that it had submitted a New Drug Application ("NDA") to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for Tebipenem HBr for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections including Pyelonephritis (the "Tebipenem HBr NDA").
Throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the Tebipenem HBr NDA were insufficient to obtain FDA approval; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (iii) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On March 31, 2022, Spero issued a press release announcing the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results. In the press release, Spero disclosed that "[t]he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified Spero that, as part of its ongoing review of Spero's New Drug Application (NDA) for tebipenem HBr, it has identified deficiencies that preclude discussion of labeling and post-marketing requirements/commitments at this time."
On this news, Spero's stock price fell $1.59 per share, or 18.27%, to close at $7.11 per share on April 1, 2022.
Then on May 3, 2022, Spero issued a press release announcing "that it will immediately defer current commercialization activities for tebipenem HBr based on feedback from a recent Late Cycle Meeting (LCM) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Spero's New Drug Application (NDA) for tebipenem HBr[,]" and that, "[a]lthough the review is still ongoing and the FDA has not yet made any final determination regarding approvability, the discussion suggested that the data package may be insufficient to support approval during this review cycle." Specifically, the FDA advised the Company, in relevant part, that the FDA's separate analysis of the relevant study population had "reduce[d] the number of evaluable patients in the primary analysis population compared with those resulting from the trial's pre-specified micro-ITT population as outlined in the statistical analysis plan" and [a]s a result, the FDA considers that the pre-specified non-inferiority margin of -12.5% was not met." Further, the press release advised that, "[i]n connection with this development, Spero announced that it is undertaking a reduction in its workforce by approximately 75% and a restructuring of its operations to reduce operating costs and reallocate resources."
On this news, Spero's stock price fell $3.24 per share, or 63.65%, to close at $1.85 per share on May 3, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Marco Baptista, Ph.D., to Accelerate R&D in Search for Cures for Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis
SHORT HILLS, N.J., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation today announced the appointment of Marco Baptista, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Baptista will help lead the Foundation's mission to advance cures for spinal cord injury (SCI) and paralysis and will provide scientific and innovative oversight of the nonprofit's collaborative approach to accelerating the field toward meaningful therapeutics.
Dr. Baptista joins the Reeve Foundation as it celebrates 40 years of progress and the seismic shift that it helped steer to move the field of SCI research to its current state, whereby scientists agree that paralysis cures are not a matter of "if" but "when." To date, the Foundation has funded more than $140 million of research around the world, uniting the brightest minds in the field to help usher a new era of scientific inquiry focused on developing and delivering treatments that are, today, pushing the world toward real cures.
"What began as a grassroots movement by pioneers who refused to accept the long-standing dogma that the spinal cord, once injured, could never be repaired is today an exciting field primed to cross the critical threshold of laboratory science to real-world therapies widely available to our community," said Maggie Goldberg, President and CEO of the Reeve Foundation. "Dr. Baptista brings a special blend of neuroscience acumen to our organization, our research collaborative and the community of people living with or caring for someone with SCI. His strong industry knowledge will move us from the bench to the bedside. We're honored to have him aboard."
Dr. Baptista joins the Reeve Foundation from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, where he served as Vice President of Research Programs. In his decade with the Fox Foundation, he led priority research around LRRK2, a major genetic mutation that can increase the chances of developing Parkinson's disease – an area of study that had also been the focus of his efforts in the pharmaceutical industry, where he spent 5 years working at Schering-Plough, and then Merck when it acquired the company in 2009. He was trained as a Neuroscientist at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, Canada, where he received his Ph.D.
In his new role, Dr. Baptista will manage the Foundation's research portfolio, which includes a number of high-profile endeavors with the potential to swiftly move the needle toward clinically approved and market-ready products. These include:
- The Big Idea, a groundbreaking study at the University of Louisville investigating epidural stimulation to dramatically improve quality of life through improved cardiovascular health, bladder control, and other autonomic functions – and voluntary movement, including the previously impossible task of walking over ground. The trial is on track to be fully enrolled this summer.
- Research-driven financial investments, such as a partnership with ONWARD, a Netherlands-based company that has developed breakthrough technology currently in global clinical trials that deliver targeted, programmed stimulation of the spinal cord to restore movement and other functions; and Axonis, an emerging biotech advancing breakthrough research to develop therapies for neurological disorders.
- A strategic partnership with the UK's International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT) to co-develop a research strategy with a joint focus on chronic injury, combination approaches and clinical translation. At the core of the alliance is a collaborative blueprint that aims to establish a framework for decision-making, planning and governance to advance the most promising therapies from the preclinical stage through clinical trials and into medical practice. Most recently, the Reeve Foundation and ISRT announced joint funding for a newly created translational award totaling $1.3 million, focused on restoring function in chronic SCI through novel circuit formation.
- Support for the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN), a research network established by the Foundation that to date has enrolled more than 1000 subjects to a data registry; it also actively collaborates with other clinical trial networks in Europe and Canada. Dr. Baptista will liaise with the principal investigators leading this important, ongoing research.
Dr. Baptista will also spearhead the creation of a modern approach to the Foundation's scientific endeavors – a novel platform designed to address roadblocks along the scientific continuum as it funds collaborative, translational research. The ultimate goal of the approach, which the Foundation aims to unveil in the coming months, will be laser-focused on accelerating progress toward commercialized, broadly available treatments. Critical to this endeavor will be creating a clinical translation ecosystem – and funding mechanism – that supports all aspects of therapeutic development – from clinical trial design to regulatory approval to reimbursement, and more.
"Joining the Reeve Foundation is a natural extension of my long and deep commitment both to studying the central nervous system and my desire to help people. With the Foundation's reputation and impact in care and scientific research for those living with SCI, it's an exciting place to be at the right moment in time," said Dr. Baptista.
"The Reeve Foundation took this field from obscurity to one of real promise. Now – thanks in part to its funding of basic research, we've generated a solid understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying SCI and paralysis, and the drive toward cures is not a hammer looking at all the world as a nail. Rather, we can identify the studies that stand the greatest chances of success, learn quickly from those that fail, and remove barriers to our greatest shared goal: long-awaited cures," he added.
Learn more about Dr. Baptista at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's website.
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis. By uniting the brightest minds in the field, we are working tirelessly to accelerate scientific discoveries across the field of spinal cord research by investing in labs across the globe. Additionally, through a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living, the Reeve Foundation's National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) promotes the health, well-being, and independence of people living with paralysis, providing comprehensive information, resources, and referral services assisting over 100,000 individuals and families since its launch in 2002. The Reeve Foundation is committed to elevating our community's voices and needs to achieve greater representation and independence. We meet all 20 of the Better Business Bureau's standards for charity accountability and hold the BBB's Charity Seal. For more information, please visit our website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292.
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CHICAGO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2022 annual meeting.
At the meeting, shareholders:
- Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Dennis H. Chookaszian, Bryan T. Durkin, Ana Dutra, Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2023; and
- Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022; and
- Approved the Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock Plan; and
- Approved the Amended and Restated Director Stock Plan; and
- Approved the Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers was not approved.
In addition, the company's Class B-2 shareholders elected Michael G. Dennis and Patrick W. Maloney each for a one-year term expiring in 2023.
There was no quorum in the elections of the Class B-1 directors and the Class B-3 director. As a result, William W. Hobert, Patrick J. Mulchrone and Robert J. Tierney Jr. will holdover as the Class B-1 directors, and Elizabeth A. Cook will holdover as the Class B-3 director. Each director will continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected at the 2023 annual meeting.
The official results and voting percentages for each of these proposals will be disclosed in a report to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.
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2022 marks Carewell's second consecutive inclusion on the coveted list
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carewell, the leading e-commerce resource for caregivers, has been ranked number 248 on Inc. Magazine's 2022 Inc. 5000 list. The annual list recognizes the 5000 fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America and 2022 marks Carewell's second consecutive inclusion on the list. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"Carewell was founded as a trusted one-stop shop for caregivers after I experienced the lack of support available to the millions of family caregivers across the country," says Bianca Padilla, CEO and Co-founder of Carewell. "Our growth is fueled by our commitment to the community and as the number of caregivers continues to grow, we're scaling to meet those needs."
Carewell offers a wide assortment of expert-vetted home health and wellness products and a library of information to simplify the shopping process. At the core of the company's commitment to caregivers is its 24/7 customer support line. Available in English and Spanish via phone, email, or chat, Carewell's Caregiving Specialists can answer product and caregiving-related questions to help guide caregivers through their journey.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
Carewell is the leading e-commerce marketplace designed to improve the lives of caregivers and their families. With more than 10,500 affordable and expert-vetted home health products, 24/7 customer support, and a library of resources, we simplify the shopping experience and provide personalized service to make caregivers' lives easier and help people age gracefully. Founded in 2017 by Bianca Padilla and Jon Magolnick after experiencing the lack of support available to caregivers, Carewell was named one of Fast Company's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Retail of 2021; included in Forbes' Top 100 Most Customer-Centric Companies of 2022, and ranked 74th on the Inc. 5000 2021 list of the fast-growing private companies in America. For more information on Carewell, please visit Carewell.com.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Who wants to see that beautiful lettuce on top of Theo Von’s head performing on stage soon? Well, if you’re in Dallas in late May you’re in luck.
Comedian Theo Von will be performing his Return of the Rat Tour at Winspear Opera House on May 21.
The show will kick off at 7 p.m. on Saturday and the tickets will go on sale on Friday, April 8. Currently, only presale tickets are available. For more information click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/need-a-laugh-comedian-theo-von-coming-to-dallas-in-late-may/ | 2022-04-04T18:56:26Z |
NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Worldgroup was named "Network Of The Year" at the 2022 International ANDY Awards in New York. The International ANDY Awards, the first major awards show of the year, celebrate the ideas, craft, innovation and brave thinking that pushes the advertising industry forward. The ANDYs are presented by The Advertising Club of New York.
McCann Worldgroup agencies won awards for eight individual campaigns from eight countries, representing the contributions of 12 different agencies.
"As we pursue our mission to be the irrefutable leader in the business of creativity, I am thrilled by this recognition that the ANDY Awards has given us," said Bill Kolb, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, McCann Worldgroup. "Being named Network of the Year at the first awards show of the year is only possible because of the passion, dedication and hard work from our teams around the world and the trust our clients invest in us to build their brands and businesses."
Commonwealth//McCann, McCann Worldgroup's global business unit dedicated to its Chevrolet client, took home three awards. The Detroit office won one award in the "Craft" category for its "Sopranos" TV commercial that reunited the two actors who played Tony Soprano's children in the iconic TV series with the all-new, all-electric Chevy Silverado. The office also won in "Idea" for its "Marvin Gaye 50th Anniversary" project for the Motown Museum. The Bogota, Colombia office won a combined award in "Idea," "Bravery," "Craft" and "Reset" for the "Lost Roads" campaign for Chevrolet Colombia.
"Our creativity needs to be applied in ways that go far beyond the strategic brief and look at what is happening in the wider world," said Alex Lopez, Global President and Chief Creative Officer, McCann Worldgroup. "We need to consider what the future will look like for the brand, their business and their industry, and how we move them forward in all of those spaces. The work we do for Chevrolet helps them move beyond the world of fossil fuels and truly make them a beacon for the future of our mobility."
215 McCann San Francisco won two "Craft" awards for its Xbox Halo Infinite campaign, one for "Become Master Chief" and one for "UNSC Archives"
McCann New York won one "Craft" award for the New York Lottery campaign, "New York Series State of Art."
A group of seven McCann Worldgroup agencies – McCann Paris, McCann Health London, McCann Worldgroup Dusseldorf, FP7 McCann Dubai, and Weber Shandwick London, Frankfurt and Istanbul – shared one award in the "Idea" category for the "The Bread Exam," a groundbreaking project to help women self-check for breast cancer, for Spinney's Bread U.A.E and the Lebanese Breast Cancer Foundation.
And McCann Lima won in "Idea" for "If You're Outdoors, You Need to Protect Yourself" for Peru's League Against Cancer.
The 2022 ANDY Awards honor continues McCann Worldgroup's exceptional performance from the end of 2021, when the network was named Network of the Year at three global awards shows -- the 2021 Epica Awards, the 2021 Immortal Awards and the 2021 WARC Effective 100 Rankings.
About McCann Worldgroup
McCann Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is the irrefutable leader in the business of a creativity. The company is united across 100+ countries by a single mission: To help brands earn a meaningful role in people's lives. McCann Worldgroup was named the world's most creatively-effective marketing services company by The Effie Awards for three consecutive years. The network comprises McCann (advertising), MRM (science/technology/relationship marketing), Momentum Worldwide (total brand experience), McCann Health (professional/dtc communications), CRAFT (production), Weber Shandwick (public relations) and FutureBrand (consulting/design).
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PSE&G's Customers Experience Fewer Outages Today, Demonstrating $4.8 Billion Investments Enhance Resiliency and Improve Reliability
NEWARK, N.J. , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Service Electric and Gas, New Jersey's largest utility, is well prepared to support customers and the state for what experts say could be another very active hurricane season. Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers' utility service from the damaging impact of extreme weather by strengthening and upgrading its infrastructure. This work contributed to PSE&G customers experiencing fewer outages and the utility achieving strong reliability performances for 2021, one of the best in the last 10 years.*
The $4.8 billion investment in infrastructure strengthening and modernization programs, portions of which are still in progress, spans PSE&G programs Energy Strong I and II and Gas System Modernization Program I and II and includes raising, rebuilding, eliminating and equipment upgrades at 26 stations, many of which were damaged by flooding during Sandy. PSE&G also installed smart grid technologies, replaced close to 2,000 miles of aging gas lines and added digital and other technologies to make the network more intelligent and agile.
PSE&G has received the Mid-Atlantic ReliabilityOne award from PA Consulting for 20 consecutive years, additional evidence that our efforts to strengthen our electric system is benefiting customers.
The benefit to customers was evident last year when Tropical Storm Ida brought historic flooding to most of the utility's service territory. Tropical Storm Ida and its remnants would cause more than $75 billion in damage nationwide – surpassing the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. PSE&G's infrastructure stood strong. A total of 215,000 customers lost power compared to more than 2 million who suffered lengthy outages during Sandy. By replacing and modernizing low-pressure cast iron gas mains in or near flood areas, we protected 90,000 customers from risk of losing gas service due to flooding.
"During Superstorm Sandy, I was one of the South Hoboken Commanders for the Hoboken Police Department. The western half of the city was under at least 6 feet of water, which included the PSE&G Marshall Street Substation and our entire city was without power for a week, creating dangerous situations for every resident and every first responder," said Kenneth Ferrante, Director of Public Safety for the City of Hoboken. Over the past ten years, as OEM coordinator, police chief and now public safety director for Hoboken, I have witnessed PSE&G's critical commitment to improving infrastructure. From working with the city to relocate and elevate our main substation out of the flood zone to integrating upgraded cables and stronger poles, PSE&G has been an invaluable partner in making our community safer and more resilient. PSE&G's commitment to working with our city government brought Hoboken to a place where there was not one power outage during either Ida or Hurricane Henri. When major storms bring little negative impact, residents stay safe and get back to their normal routines much sooner."
PSE&G has upgraded lines and installed more redundant circuits so that if a portion of a line gets damaged, we can prevent an outage by using another electrical pathway. These improvements and upgrades allow power to be restored quicker, especially for critical facilities. In the areas served by new infrastructure, critical facilities like hospitals, water treatment plants and other essential providers of health and safety services, had their outage times dramatically reduced.
"We're expecting this hurricane season to be another busy, potentially dangerous one with more major storms, so we urge customers to make plans and prepare now," said Kim Hanemann, PSE&G president and chief operating officer. "The work we began a decade ago is paying off – fewer customers are experiencing outages and when they do occur, we can restore power more quickly. Continuing these investments to protect our customers from extreme weather is fundamental to our Powering Progress vision of a future where people use less energy, and it's cleaner, safer and delivered more reliably than ever."
Colorado State University meteorologists predict there will be 20 named storms this year - including four major hurricanes, well above-average activity. Last year, there were 21 named storms, making it the sixth consecutive year of above-average hurricane activity.
PSE&G customers can prepare for the upcoming season by:
- Create an emergency kit including a battery-powered radio, alarm clock, flashlights, batteries, bottled water and nonperishable food. For more information, see the American Red Cross recommendations.
- Prepare for power outages by charging our phones, tablets, power backups and other mobile devices. If you have a gas-powered backup generator, learn to use it safely. Stay informed with MyAlerts.
- Register life-sustaining equipment needs with PSE&G. If you or a loved one relies on electricity to operate life-sustaining equipment, it is critical to inform PSE&G by completing the Critical Care Application in advance of storms.
- Prepare for wind or flooding by securing outside objects like garbage cans and patio furniture and turning off power to natural gas appliances and supply valves. If you must evacuate, shut off the gas valve at the meter before leaving.
- If you have a power generator always operate your generator according to the directions in the owner's manual. Never use a generator or other fuel-powered machines inside. Generators can produce 100 times more carbon monoxide (CO) than a car. Hazardous CO fumes are odorless and can quickly overwhelm you in minutes if a generator is used indoors, even with doors and windows open. This includes outbuildings like sheds or garages.
* As measured by the average number of customers who experienced outages lasting for more than five minutes in 2021 – a key reliability metric in the electric utility industry.
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. is New Jersey's oldest and largest gas and electric delivery public utility, serving three-quarters of the state's population, as well as one of the nation's largest utilities. PSE&G has won the ReliabilityOne Award for superior electric system reliability in the Mid-Atlantic region for 20 consecutive years. PSE&G received the 2022 ENERGY STAR® "Partner of the Year" award in the Energy Efficiency Program Delivery category, and is a 2021 Customer Champion and Most Trusted Brand as named by Escalent. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a predominantly regulated infrastructure company focused on a clean energy future and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for 14 consecutive years (www.pseg.com).
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HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out a season-high 12 in seven sparkling innings, Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night.
There was no trouble between the teams one night after beanballs led to a bench-clearing scuffle. Houston bench coach Joe Espada filled in for manager Dusty Baker, who served a one-game suspension after he and reliever Héctor Neris were ejected from Monday’s game.
Baker was also fined an undisclosed amount.
Verlander (7-2) yielded one run on six hits and improved to 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA in four starts against the Mariners this season.
“Obviously, every strikeout is one less ball in play, so chances are better to have success,” Verlander said. “I don’t go out hunting for strikeouts really ever. They just kind of happen. It was nice to see some of the adjustments I made I think carried over into my start, and I was able to have a little more swing-and-miss stuff.”
Verlander was tagged for six runs and four homers in his last outing against the Mariners on May 27.
“I think it was more execution than anything,” Verlander said. “I’ve been a bit off recently executing quite a few pitches. Particularly last time I played these guys they took advantage of some of those mistakes. Today, I was able to locate all my stuff better and made some adjustments between starts mechanics-wise to hopefully be a bit more consistent, and I felt like I was able to do that.”
The right-hander now has 3,086 career strikeouts, moving past Max Scherzer (3,079) and John Smoltz (3,084) for 17th place. The win was the 233rd of Verlander’s career, tying Charlie Buffinton for 62nd all-time.
“He’s just got this extra gear that not a lot of pitchers have,” Espada said. “He gets in trouble, and he knows how to use his weapons. He knows when to reach back and make pitches. That’s a gift that not a lot of pitchers have. He showed that again today.”
Rafael Montero walked the bases loaded with one out in the eighth but induced an inning-ending double play from Abraham Toro.
Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Alvarez hit his 17th home run in the eighth, just getting it over the right field fence and the outstretched glove of Taylor Trammell to extend Houston’s lead to three.
After Toro gave the Mariners a 1-0 lead in the fourth on an RBI groundout, the Astros responded with RBI singles from Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña in the bottom half.
“We had some traffic,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We had some chances. Tonight was that ultimate — we need that big hit. Certainly in the eighth inning there, I thought we had a really good shot against Montero to at least tie the game, but he didn’t find a hole.”
Chris Flexen (2-7) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings. Flexen, who dropped to 1-3 against Houston this season, has permitted three runs or fewer in each of his four starts versus the Astros.
“I thought Flex did a great job,” Servais said. “He kept them off balance all night long. He had that one little hiccup there where he gave up a couple runs early in the ballgame, but Verlander was on top of his game. He certainly made quite a few adjustments from the last time we faced him, which we expected him to do. That’s why he’s one of the better pitchers in the game.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: 1B Evan White (sports hernia) was pulled off his rehabilitation assignment after reaggravating his groin or hip issue that was causing the discomfort. … OF Kyle Lewis (concussion) has begun cardiovascular activities but not baseball activities yet, Servais said.
Astros: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (right forearm strain) threw a 25-pitch bullpen. … RHP Jake Odorizzi (lower left leg) threw a bullpen as well and is expected to do some field work on Wednesday, Baker said. … LHP Blake Taylor has left elbow inflammation, general manager James Click said. Baker would not give a timetable for when Taylor could return, but said it would be “a while.” … LHP Parker Mushinski was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow discomfort. The Astros recalled RHP Brandon Bielak from Triple-A Sugar Land.
NERIS SUSPENDED
Neris was suspended four games by MLB after he hit one batter and nearly drilled another in the head Monday. Neris was also fined an undisclosed amount, but he appealed the suspension and was available Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Houston RHP José Urquidy (5-2, 4.76 ERA) will start the series finale Wednesday opposite RHP Logan Gilbert (5-2, 2.22).
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ING Capital LLC ("ING") led a $350 million syndicated financing on behalf of Auramet Trading and Auramet International (collectively, "Auramet"), a precious metals merchant. ING acted as Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner and Administrative Agent on a well oversubscribed deal, which closed on July 22, 2022. With support from the lenders, the facility has increased over the past year, from a facility of $300 million.
Today's facility closed with the addition of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to the syndicate. The lending group also included previous participants Rabobank, acting as Lead Arranger, as well as HSBC Bank USA N.A., Macquarie Bank Limited, CIBC Bank USA and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
"As our business grows, we continue to get excellent support from our lending group whom we view as partners in our business rather than just lenders," said Mark Edelstein, CFO of Auramet. "We are grateful that ING has once again arranged such a comprehensive group of financial institutions experienced in commodities."
ING and Auramet have a long-standing relationship, with ING acting as Lead Arranger for several previous syndicated facilities.
"This is a unique moment in time for commodity markets. Elevated prices and market volatility require risk management acumen and even greater access to sufficient liquidity. Auramet has a long, positive track record in managing both, and this increased credit facility will ensure they can appropriately fund their continued growth," said Matthew Rosetti, Managing Director and Head of Commodity Finance North America at ING.
About ING
ING Capital LLC is a financial services firm offering a full array of wholesale financial lending products and advisory services to its corporate and institutional clients. ING Capital LLC is an indirect U.S. subsidiary of ING Bank NV, part of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING), a global financial institution with a strong European base. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank's more than 53,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries. Please note that neither ING Groep NV nor ING Bank NV have a banking license in the U.S. and are therefore not permitted to conduct banking activities in the U.S.
About Auramet
Auramet is a global physical precious metals merchant with $23 billion in annual revenues providing a full range of services to all participants in the precious metals chain, from extraction and production to manufacturing and consumption. Auramet is a private company established in 2004 by a cadre of seasoned industry professionals who have assembled a global team of industry specialists with over 350 years combined industry experience. Their business is comprised of three main activities: physical metals trading, metals merchant banking (including being an active lender and running a fund management affiliate) and advisory. The company has built a consistently successful and prominent franchise in the metals space on the back of an experienced management team that has proven to be innovative and capable of delivering the highest quality service to participants in the sector. Auramet is also proud to recently be awarded a Silver Medal (87th percentile) for its ESG commitment by Ecovadis, the world's largest and most trusted provider of ESG ratings with a network of more than 90,000 rated companies.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — We don’t care what you call them. Sausage rolls, pigs in a blanket, or whatever you call them, they’re delicious and that should be celebrated.
June 5 is National Sausage Roll Day and we think that is an appropriate time to celebrate. So here is a list of the best places in Fort Worth to get a sausage roll, according to Yelp:
- A & H Donuts
- Central Donuts and Bakery
- Best Donut
- Hurts Donuts
- Kenner’s Kolache Bakery
- Paul’s Donuts Subs & Gyros
- Momma’s Donuts
- The British Emporium
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US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Tuesday.
The incident on Monday involving the Guard and the Navy comes as tensions remain high over stalled negotiations over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers and as Tehran enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels under decreasing international oversight.
Meanwhile, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Iran now plans to enrich uranium through a second set of advanced centrifuges at its underground Fordo facility amid the standoff.
The Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Sirocco and Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County found themselves in the close encounter with three Iranian fast boats while coming through the Strait of Hormuz to enter the Persian Gulf, the Navy said.
In a video released by the Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, a high-speed Guard Boghammar is seen turning head-on toward the Sirocco. The Sirocco repeatedly blows its horn at the Boghammar, which turns away as it closes in. The flare shot can be heard, but not seen, as the Boghammar passes the Sirocco with the Iranian flag flying above it.
The Navy said the Boghammar came within 50 yards (45 meters) of the Sirocco, raising the risk of the vessels running into each other. The overall encounter lasted about an hour, the Navy said.
The Guard’s “actions did not meet international standards of professional or safe maritime behavior, increasing the risk of miscalculation and collision,” the Navy said.
Iran did not immediately acknowledge the incident in the strategic waterway — a fifth of all traded oil passes through the strait.
The Navy separately told The Associated Press that this marked the second so-called “unsafe and unprofessional” incident it had with Iran in recent months.
On March 4, three Guard ships had a tense encounter for over two hours with Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels as they traveled out of the Persian Gulf through the strait, the Navy said. In that incident, the Guard’s catamaran Shahid Nazeri came within 25 yards (22 meters) of the USCGC Robert Goldman, the Navy said.
“The two U.S. Coast Guard cutters issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and deployed warning flares,” the Navy said.
The Navy did not elaborate on why it did not announce the previous incident, particularly since a larger vessel came even closer to an American warship. However, that was just as a deal in Vienna between Iran and world powers on restoring the nuclear deal looked possible, before the talks broke down.
Iran and world powers agreed in 2015 to the nuclear deal, which saw Tehran drastically limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the accord, raising tensions across the wider Middle East and sparking a series of attacks and incidents.
Talks in Vienna about reviving the deal have been on a “pause” since March. Since the deal’s collapse, Iran has been running advanced centrifuges and rapidly growing stockpile of enriched uranium. Earlier this month as well, Iran removed 27 surveillance cameras of the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency. The agency’s head warned it could deal a “fatal blow” to the nuclear deal.
On Tuesday, the IAEA said its inspectors verified Iran was preparing to enrich uranium through a new cascade of 166 advanced IR-6 centrifuges at its underground Fordo facility. Already, Iran has one cascade of IR-6s operating at Fordo, near the holy Shiite city of Qom, some 90 kilometers (55 miles) southwest of Tehran. They enrich up to 20% purity.
The IAEA said Iran has not told it yet the level at which the second cascade will be enriching. Iran has yet to publicly acknowledge the new cascade.
The 2015 nuclear deal prohibited all enrichment at Fordo. Shielded by mountains, the facility is ringed by anti-aircraft guns and other fortifications. It is about the size of a football field, large enough to house 3,000 centrifuges, but small and hardened enough to lead U.S. officials to suspect it had a military purpose when they exposed the site publicly in 2009.
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The World's Largest Directory of Haunted Houses and Horror Attractions Reveals the Top 13 Haunts to Visit Across the Country
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hauntworld Magazine, the world's largest directory of haunted houses and horror attractions, is ready to kick off the 2022 Halloween season for fright enthusiasts nationwide. Today, they've unveiled this year's Top 13 scariest haunted houses across the country, that promise thrill seekers the ultimate scream-filled experiences at every turn. From spine-chilling haunts to abandoned asylums, concrete factories and century-old schoolhouses, this year's top 13 list is delivering new, fear-inducing scares for guests to experience beginning this September, if they dare.
"Hauntworld has been publishing its list of Top 13 scariest haunted houses for nearly two decades, and each year, we're committed to seeking out the most thrilling Halloween attractions for spooky season fans that are looking to put their bravery to the test," said Larry Kirchner, editor at Hauntworld Magazine. "Our list of top 13 haunted attractions is more scream-worthy and horrifying than ever before with each location offering new scenes, special effects and undeadly characters at every turn, and we're excited to continue connecting fans with the most horrifying haunted houses and unforgettable experiences across the country this Halloween season."
Hauntworld Magazine's list of Top 13 Haunts are located in major cities across America with each location delivering a different spooky adventure for travelers and haunt seekers to enjoy. The top 13 haunted attractions include:
- Pennhurst Asylum – Spring City, PA– Opening on 9/24
Hidden in the old forests of northern Chester County, lies Pennhurst Asylum. Just forty-five minutes from Philadelphia is a sprawling campus of monolithic abandoned buildings which stand as sentries over you as you follow the dark and twisted paths and catwalks. Journey deep into the heart of one of the most haunted places in America as you experience new levels of fear. - 13th Gate – Baton Rouge, LA – Opening on 9/30
Widely regarded as one of the top haunted houses in the Country, The 13th Gate, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the Ultimate Haunted House. Adventure through 13 nightmarish realms where your worst fears come true, and anything can happen. - HellsGate – Lockport, IL – Opening on 9/30
The only haunted house in Chicagoland that is hidden deep in the woods, HellsGate challenges its audiences to a truly terrifying interactive experience with over 40 rooms and more than 150 live actors. This year, HellsGate is introducing the Escaped Prisoners of Statesville Haunted Prison into their dark world of attractions where guests can find new characters roaming the halls and hiding in the woods for a surprise scare. - The Darkness – St. Louis, MO – Opening on 9/24
Some rank The Darkness as the best haunted house in America due to its amazing set design and the industry's largest collection of monsters, animations and special effects, along with a huge gift store. This season, The Darkness celebrates its 29th Year of Fear with a total renovation to make The Darkness longer and scarier than ever before. - Eloise Asylum – Westland, MI – Opening on 9/17
Located in the heart of southeast Michigan lies the most infamous haunted site in the Midwest – The Eloise Asylum. The massive building is a towering five-stories of brick and glass and is home to two of Americas most terrifying, cutting-edge haunted attractions. Guests will quickly find themselves overwhelmed by the army of monsters and killers they will face inside as they navigate the grotesque asylum. - The Dent Schoolhouse – Cincinnati, OH – Opening on 9/16
Relive the legend of a murderous janitor and find out the truth about what went on behind the walls of Cincinnati's Halloween Tradition. Cinematic sets, award winning makeup, and sinister storytelling makes each trip through the Dent Schoolhouse feel like a real-life horror movie. With mini escape games, festive fall treats, axe throwing, The Spooky Gift Shop and massive photo-ops, visitors can enjoy a night out at The Dent Schoolhouse for a fun fall experience! - Bennett's Curse – Baltimore County, MD – Opening on 9/30
Bennett's Curse is Maryland and DC's number one Halloween event. A locally owned, small family business that opened in 2001, Bennett's Curse is known far and wide for its incredible array of giant monsters, detailed sets, and impressive theming. The legendary haunted attraction consistently ranks as one of the best Haunted Houses in America year after year. - Kersey Valley Spooky Woods – Archdale, NC – Opening on 9/24
Kersey Valley is located right in the heart of North Carolina. Founded in 1985 from a dare between teenagers to enter an abandoned farmhouse, Kersey Valley has evolved to become a full weekend of attractions – from zipline tours, escape games, ax throwing tours, daytimefamily events with the Maize Adventure and the popular spooky woods. Come hungry as the Tumbleweeds Grub House and Watering Hole serve up some tasty options along with the famous Apple Cider Donuts, Fudge, and Funnel Cake shops. - Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions – Ulster Park, NY – Opening on 9/24
Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions is a unique, immersive experience for Halloween lovers and haunt seekers alike. Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the attraction's theme this year is The Horseman's Night of The Shadows, featuring a theatrical walk through and nine additional haunted attractions including stunt performers, trained actors, monsters, pyrotechnics, professional illusions, and a cast and crew of over 300. In addition, there is a magic illusion stage show, food eateries, retail shops, and donut bakery. - Hundred Acres Manor – Bethel Park, PA – Opening on 9/9
Pittsburgh's Top Halloween Tradition, Hundred Acres Manor, brings visitors a whole new vision of horror and fun all within one haunted house. Hundred Acres Manor features five-themed haunted house sections with add-on attractions like burial simulators, a beer garden, and insanity maze and more. - Georgetown Morgue – Seattle, WA – Opening on 9/23
The Georgetown Morgue is open each Fall, offering a one-of-a-kind Halloween experience including five-minute escape games and haunted walk throughs like the Dark Maze and the Spooky Shack for merchandise, photo ops and more. The attraction caters to more than just adventurous city folk looking for a good scare – thrill-seeking visitors to make the journey from all over the Puget Sound region because the Georgetown Morgue isn't just a haunted house, it's legendary. - Salt Lake Fear Factory – Salt Lake City, UT – Opening on 9/9
Fear Factory is one of the top Halloween attractions in the world, made up of six buildings up to six stories high with two underground passages, and is a massive haunted attraction in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fear Factory has quickly grown to be one of Utah's - and the world's - favorite Halloween entertainment attractions. The attraction has seen more than 11 documented historical deaths and boasts over 100 nightly live actors. It is a great destination to bring family, friends, coworkers and more for an evening of entertainment, thrills and fun. - Factory of Terror – Canton, OH – Opening on 9/23
The Factory of Terror, located in Canton, Ohio, is one of the largest indoor haunted houses in the world recognized by Guinness World Records three times for this achievement. This enormous haunt is more than a mile long and consists of five unique spine-chilling attractions including the brand new, The Abyss and Zombie Bar Crawl, where patrons experience five themed bars throughout the building.
Tickets prices, hours and dates vary by location. For more information, and to read Hauntworld Magazine's full article, visit www.hauntworld.com/americas-scariest-haunted-house-top-13-2022
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Hauntworld Magazine is the world's largest directory of haunted houses and horror attractions. Hauntworld helps you find haunted houses by city, state, or zip code. Hauntworld has reviewed more than 200 haunted houses across America and Canada. Hauntworld features over 7,500 different haunted attractions near you including haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, escape rooms, ghost tours, real haunted houses, and Halloween attractions. Hauntworld also reviews and rates the scariest haunted houses open near you with our annual Hauntworld Top 13 Haunts, America's Scariest Haunted House list. For more information, please visit www.hauntworld.com/haunted-houses.
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SINGAPORE, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi AppTec, a leading global provider of R&D and manufacturing services that enable the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, today announced a plan to build a new R&D and manufacturing site in Singapore. The company intends to invest up to S$2 billion (approximately US$1.43 billion) to construct and operationalize the site, which aims to further enable global partners to advance healthcare innovations. The investment is expected to be made in stages over the next 10 years, depending on the company's business needs.
The new site will further expand the capacity and enhance the capabilities of WuXi AppTec's integrated enabling platform and will yield state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities that provide a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to customers worldwide.
When completed, the Singapore site will serve a critical role in WuXi AppTec's global network across Asia, Europe, and North America, meeting growing demand from multinational customers and strengthening collaborations with a wide range of partners. Together, and through their unique CRDMO (Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization) and CTDMO (Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization) business models, these facilities will provide a range of high-quality services with greater flexibility, allowing the company to better help partners worldwide advance drug discoveries and development and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients in need.
"We warmly welcome WuXi AppTec's plan," said Dr. Beh Swan Gin, Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). "The investment will establish Singapore as a significant node in the company's global research, development and manufacturing network. It is a testament to Singapore's position as a global biopharmaceutical hub, and will strengthen our attractiveness to biotech innovators and start-ups."
"We are excited to establish this important presence for WuXi AppTec in Singapore and continue to contribute to the region's dynamic life sciences ecosystem," said Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi AppTec. "This investment will further enhance our capacity and capabilities so we can better support our collaborative partners globally and realize our shared vision that every drug can be made, and every disease can be treated."
About WuXi AppTec
As a global company with operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry to advance discoveries and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients. Through its unique business models, WuXi AppTec's integrated, end-to-end services include chemistry drug CRDMO (Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization), biology discovery, preclinical testing and clinical research services, cell and gene therapies CTDMO (Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization), helping customers improve the productivity of advancing healthcare products through cost-effective and efficient solutions. WuXi AppTec received AA ESG rating from MSCI in 2021 and its open-access platform is enabling more than 5,800 collaborators from over 30 countries to improve the health of those in need – and to realize the vision that "every drug can be made and every disease can be treated." Please visit: http://www.wuxiapptec.com
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HANGZHOU, China, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunyard Technology, the leading global payment solution provider, is collaborating with the Guizhou branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ("ICBC Guizhou") on the electronic cash register("ECR") equipment project, to help drive the future of financial services in areas, unlock the potential of merchants acquiring, and create more personalized customer engagements. The shortlisting of ECR products fully emphasizes the high level of customer recognition and shows the reputation and strength of Sunyard in the domestic payment market.
The seven smart ECRs, covering both Windows and Android systems, are used to help navigate these challenges of different scenarios in MIS merchant cashiers. It promotes the bank to expand its MIS acquiring services and play a positive role in realizing future business models and new revenue streams, like stabilizing customer deposits and intermediate business income.
With the dual stunning tablet-like display, Sunyard's ECR is a richly equipped and highly compatible retail tool that enables fantastic phenomenal viewing experiences from any tilt angle. Powerful performance efficiently fulfills diverse demands with omnichannel payment and easy connectivity. Through the intelligent management platform, it's also simple to manage, track and control the payment terminals remotely wherever located, whatever the types and whatever the operating systems.
For the self-service ECR, it integrates a super-large touch screen, intelligent operating system, high-speed barcode recognition module, receipt printer, and an assistant shelf. During the shopping rush, customers only need to scan the product barcode, open the payment code, and finally take out the receipt. Designed for the most demanding retail environment, the self-service payment terminal is simple and fast, which greatly improves the customer settlement efficiency, reduces the queuing time, and releases the cashier pressure.
Boasting a line of great POS products, including Android mobile POS i80, Android miniPOS i50, mPOS Vi218, and Pinpad P90, Sunyard enjoys a good reputation in the total worldwide markets, including Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America. Our team is committed to creating payment terminal solutions that are more in tandem with the needs of the local market. With the No.1 market share in China's financial industry, Sunyard is one of the financial IT companies with the most comprehensive user and network coverage in China and has established a corresponding service system in 36 branches nationwide, advocating localized, efficient, and guaranteed services.
At Sunyard, we're constantly expanding and evolving our portfolio of products to help you grow your business. Everything we do is backed by the expertise, support, and commitment that you already trust us for.
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Sunyard Technology Co., Ltd, the leading global payment solution provider, is offering cost-effective, superior quality payment terminals and financial software products including payment password system, same-city liquidation system, corporate e-bank system, risk alarm system, etc. As the earliest listed financial IT company in China (SSE Code: 600571), Sunyard has achieved the leading position in the field of financial industry with more than two decades of professional experience. Based on the solid foundation in the domestic market, Sunyard is committed to expanding the international market according to its development strategy.
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Court OKs immunity defense in alleged sex trafficker’s death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide.
Prosecutors say Chrystul Kizer traveled to Randall Volar’s home in Kenosha in June 2018. Kizer, who was 17 at the time, shot him in the head, burned down the house and stole his BMW, according to court documents.
Kizer, now 22, contends she met Volar on a sex-trafficking website. She says he sexually assaulted her and sold her to others for sex. She told detectives she shot him after he tried to touch her, according to the criminal complaint.
Her attorneys have argued that she’s immune from prosecution under a 2008 state law that absolves sex trafficking victims of any offenses resulting from being trafficked. Nearly 40 states have passed laws that give trafficking victims at least some level of criminal immunity, according to Legal Action of Wisconsin, which provides legal help for low-income people.
They had planned to invoke the immunity law at her trial on charges that include arson and first-degree intentional homicide, but Kenosha County Circuit Judge David Wilk refused to allow it. He ruled that immunity extends only to trafficking-related charges such as restraining someone, extortion, prostitution or slave labor. An appellate court ruled last year, however, that Kizer could argue that the law shields her from prosecution.
State attorneys asked the high court to reverse that decision, maintaining that the immunity statutes can’t possibly extend to homicide. First-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life sentence.
Assistant Attorney General Timothy Barber said during oral arguments in March that Kizer’s interpretation would create an unprecedented expansion of the self-defense doctrine, eliminating any questions about whether killing someone was reasonable or necessary.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision isn’t binding on other states but could inform attorney strategies in similar cases elsewhere in the country, legal experts say.
Anti-violence groups lined up to support Kizer, filing briefs in her case saying that trafficking victims often feel so trapped they believe they have to take matters into their own hands.
The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are sexual assault victims, but Kizer discussed her case in an interview from jail with The Washington Post that was published in 2019.
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CURATED BY BLACK FASHION FAIR FOUNDER ANTOINE GREGORY, DROP BENEFITS EMERGING BLACK FASHION DESIGNERS
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HubSpot, the leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform for scaling companies, partnered with NTWRK, North America's leading livestream platform, for an exclusive fashion drop at INBOUND 2022 curated by Antoine Gregory, founder of Black Fashion Fair, a groundbreaking retail and editorial platform and community.
HubSpot's mission is to help millions of organizations grow better – by focusing on creating meaningful connections and building community. The company has partnered with NTWRK on a series of co-collaborations this year that celebrate and provide a platform to artists, designers, and entrepreneurs who choose to grow better by pursuing professional success with a soul. The drops leverage NTWRK's video-first commerce platform to make art in its many forms more accessible to a broader audience, and to raise awareness and funds for underserved communities. Today's drop, in partnership with Gregory and Black Fashion Fair, is designed to promote and help more people discover emerging Black designers.
Amy Marino, HubSpot's Global Head of Brand Marketing, said, "Antoine Gregory's Black Fashion Fair is a great example of a business that puts its mission at its core – and they've scaled while maintaining purpose. We're inspired by Antoine's accomplishments and excited to partner once again with NTWRK to co-create a one-of-a-kind collection that amplifies these talented designers and their stories."
The exclusive collection features new designs by Antoine Manning (founder of Homage Year) and Nicole Zizi (founder of Nicole Zizi Studio), two designers who are growing better through their commitment to the environment, their communities, and their customers. The products include Antoine Manning's signature Mini Ova bag in HubSpot's solaris orange, Nicole Zizi's iconic organic cotton logo hoodie with "grow better" detailing, and a custom one-of-one Nicole Zizi recycled patchwork denim jacket. All proceeds from the drop will be donated to the Brooklyn Sewing Academy, a program dedicated to addressing systemic issues in the design industry through education and training.
NTWRK CEO Aaron Levant said, "Our partnerships with HubSpot have reflected our shared commitment to uplift new creative talent to fans on the cutting edge of art and fashion. In our third collaboration, we're proud to highlight diverse creators who face obstacles in business development and retail exposure, and to shine a spotlight on Antoine Gregory's drive and commitment to advocating for change."
NTWRK and HubSpot's third drop will take place on September 9 during INBOUND, an annual event powered by HubSpot that unites thought leaders from over 161 countries across marketing, sales, customer success, and revenue operations.
The drop launches live on the NTWRK app on September 9 at 1pm ET. The event immediately follows the 12:15pm INBOUND Spotlight Stage talk with NTWRK CMO Jason Brown and Antoine Gregory. This collaboration is the latest drop in HubSpot's and NTWRK's innovative brand partnership, which includes two prior releases with King Saladeen and Cristina Martinez.
- Mini Solaris Orange Ova Bags with Sprocket Keychain by Homage Year - $200
- Nicole Zizi Solaris Orange Hoodies with Grow Better detailing - $150
- Custom 1:1 Recycled Patchwork Denim Jacket designed by Nicole Zizi – $800
HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform that provides software and support to help companies grow better. The platform includes marketing, sales, service, operations, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers' needs at any stage of growth. Today, more than 150,000 customers across more than 120 countries use HubSpot's powerful and easy-to-use tools and integrations to attract, engage, and delight customers. Named Glassdoor's #2 Best Place to Work in 2022, HubSpot has been recognized for its award-winning culture by Great Place to Work, Comparably, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Inc., and more. HubSpot was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company's thousands of employees work across the globe in HubSpot offices and remotely.
NTWRK is the premier North American livestream shopping platform where "entertainment meets e-commerce" (Forbes). Built on a digitally-innovative model of daily product drops, livestream shopping festivals, and exclusive partnerships with world-renowned brands and creators, NTWRK has fostered an organic global community of artists and fans since its launch in 2018. The brand has captured the attention of tech and business media alike---recently winning Forbes' "America's Best Start-Up Employer," a Webby Award for "Apps & Software- Shopping," Ad Age's "Hottest Brands," and multiple Fast Company recognitions including "Most Innovative Companies," and "Brands that Matter." Under the motto "Shop, Watch, Connect" and with investors including Jimmy Iovine, Live Nation, Drake, Goldman Sachs, luxury brand Kerring and more, NTWRK provides a curated digital shopping experience that resonates with Gen-Z and millennial consumers.
Antoine Gregory is a fashion editor, consultant, brand director of Theophilio, and founder of Black Fashion Fair. He is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology with a background in fashion and art history. He began his career in the luxury sector working for global fashion houses that include Akris and Dolce & Gabbana. His dedication to the preservation of and documentation of Black fashion and style led him to found Black Fashion Fair in 2020. Black Fashion Fair advocates for greater access and visibility for Black designers and Black-owned brands. Gregory has worked on special projects for brands such as Pyer Moss, Fubu, and Telfar. Gregory continues to collaborate with emerging designers of color throughout his practice which spans across fashion, beauty, art, and photography.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The gift keeps on giving!
Dunkin’ of Dallas/Fort Worth along with the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation have presented a grant of $7,500 to the W.I. Cook Foundation in Fort Worth.
READ: Dunkin’ donates $7,500 to Children’s Health in Dallas
This donation, along with another donation to Children’s Health in Dallas, was made possible in part due to the $1.8 million raised during Dunkin’s Ice Coffee Day. This past May 25, $1 from every iced coffee purchased at participating Dunkin’ restaurants nationwide supported the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation.
To learn more about the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dunkin-grants-7500-to-w-i-cook-foundation-in-fort-worth/ | 2022-07-27T17:41:01Z |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Former Trump administration officials are pressing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an “invasion” along the U.S.-Mexico border and give thousands of state troopers and National Guard members sweeping new authority to turn back migrants, essentially bestowing enforcement powers that have been a federal responsibility.
The concept is legally dubious, nearly unprecedented and would almost certainly face swift court challenges, according to some constitutional experts.
The urging comes as the Republican governor prepares to announce Wednesday “unprecedented actions” to deter migrants coming to Texas. The move came in response to the Biden administration announcing last week it will end the use of a public health law that has limited asylum in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
It is unclear whether Abbott, who is up for reelection in November and is already installing more border barrier and allowing troopers to arrest migrants on trespassing charges, supports the aggressive proposals former Trump officials are pushing. Abbott did not elaborate on what steps he will announce Wednesday.
Border Patrol officials say they are planning for as many as 18,000 arrivals daily once the health policy, known as the Title 42 authority, expires in May. Last week, about 7,100 migrants were coming a day to the southern U.S. border.
But the way former Trump immigration officials see it, Texas and Arizona can pick up where the federal government leaves off once the policy ends. Their plan involves a novel interpretation of the U.S. Constitution to have the National Guard or state police forcibly send migrants to Mexico, without regard to immigration laws and law enforcement procedures. Border enforcement has always been a federal responsibility, and in Texas, state leaders have not been pushing for such a move.
Tom Homan, the former acting director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Trump, said at a border security conference in San Antonio last week he had spoken with Abbott about the idea.
“We’ve had discussions with his attorneys in his office, ‘Is there a way to use this clause within the Constitution where it talks about invasion?’” Homan said during the Border Security Expo.
Homan said those talks took place about three months ago, and on Tuesday described the governor’s office as “noncommittal but willing to listen.”
In Arizona, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has also been under pressure within his party to declare that the state is being invaded and use extraordinary powers normally reserved for war. But Ducey, who is term-limited and not on the ballot in 2022, has not embraced the theory and has avoided commenting directly on it.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, issued a legal opinion in February declaring that Ducey has the power to use National Guard troops and state law enforcement to forcibly send migrants back. Brnovich is locked in a tough Republican U.S. Senate primary in which border security is a top issue.
Driving the effort on the right is the Center for Renewing America, a conservative policy think tank led by former Trump administration officials. It includes Ken Cuccinelli, an immigration hard-liner and former Homeland Security official under Trump. He argued that states are entitled to defend themselves from immediate danger or invasion, as it is defined by the “invasion clause,” under the “states self-defense clause.”
While speaking Tuesday to a conservative talk radio station, Abbott’s remarks about constitutional authority were in relation to Congress, which he said had the only power to reduce the flow of migrants.
“We’ll be taking unprecedented action,” Abbott told radio station KCRS. “Congress has to stop talking about it, has to stop complaining about it, has to stop going to the border and looking at it. Congress has to take action, just like Texas is taking action.”
Asked if he considered what was happening on the Texas border “an invasion,” Abbott did not use those words but said he would be discussing it Wednesday.
Cuccinelli said in practice, he envisions the plan would look similar to the enforcement of Title 42, which circumvented U.S. obligations under American law and international treaty to provide asylum. He said he has not spoken with Abbott and said the governor’s current sweeping border mission, known as Operation Lone Star, has put little dent in the number of people crossing the border. The mission has also drawn criticism from Guard members over long deployments and little to do, and some arrests have appeared to have no connection to border security.
“Until you are actually returning people to Mexico, what you are doing will have no effect,” Cuccinelli said.
Emily Berman, who teaches constitutional law at the University of Houston, said the “invasion clause” cited by proponents is tucked into a broader constitutional assurance that the U.S. must defend states from invasion and domestic violence. Additionally, she said, the “state self-defense clause” says states cannot engage in warlike actions or foreign policy unless invaded.
Berman said she hasn’t seen the constitutional clauses used since the 1990s, when the courts ruled that they did not have jurisdiction to decide what qualified an invasion, but believed that one could only be done by another governmental entity.
For example, Berman said, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia can be qualified as one because it is an outside government breaching another country’s boundaries with the use of military force.
“Just because the state says that it is an invasion that doesn’t necessarily make it so, it is not clear to me what additional legal authority that conveys on them,” Berman said, adding that state officials can enforce state laws, but the line is drawn at what the federal law allows.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat whose district includes the Texas border, has criticized the Biden administration over border security and ending Title 42. But he does not support states trying to use new powers that would let them “do whatever they want.”
“I think it should be more of a partnership instead of saying, ‘Federal government, we don’t think you’re doing enough, and why don’t we go ahead and do our own border security?’” he said.
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Coronado is a corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Associated Press reporter Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix and Nomaan Merchant in Washington contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ex-trump-officials-urge-abbott-to-declare-border-invasion/ | 2022-04-06T18:50:20Z |
VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) ("PlantX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the expansion of the Company's XMeals online platform to the United States. The new website, which launched under the domain, xmeals.com, uses proactive digital strategies to enhance customer loyalty and expand the online impact of the XMeals service in the United States.
The new xmeals.com platform, which features a user-friendly and interactive navigation system, aims to boost brand awareness and facilitate customer engagement with the XMeals service throughout the United States. Customers in the United States can now use the interactive portal to learn more about XMeals and order XMeals plant-based menu and meal programs seamlessly and flexibly. The new website also aims to highlight the unique value of XMeals as a meal-delivery service designed to promote health and wellness through exclusive access to innovative, high-quality and ethically sourced plant-based meals that are carefully prepared by a team of executive chefs, nutritionists, and trainers.
XMeals, which was first launched in July 2021, offers both a subscription-based service as well as one-time purchase options from the Company's weekly à la carte menu options for deliveries throughout the United States and Canada. By subscribing to the XMeals service on the XMeals Canadian and United States websites, customers can order weekly or monthly deliveries of a minimum of 3 pre-made, chef-curated meals plus with options for add-on extras. Moreover, the subscription plan offers access to the Company's meal plan, which enables customers to select nutritionally complete, plant-based meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner which are curated by PlantX's own registered dietitian and Medical Advisory Board member, Ms. Amy Gensel RD, CSNC. The meal plan is available in both 3- and 5-day programs.
"Our new XMeals website is a valuable opportunity to further build and deepen our customer relationships in the United States, as well as contribute to the well-being of our American community by facilitating their transition towards healthier eating routines" said PlantX CEO, Lorne Rapkin. "Beyond boosting customer loyalty and satisfaction, we are confident that this portal will drive further business growth and success in the United States."
As the digital face of the plant-based community, PlantX's platform is the one-stop shop for everything plant-based. With its fast-growing category verticals, the Company offers customers across North America more than 10,000 plant-based products. In addition to offering meal and indoor plant deliveries, the Company currently has plans underway to expand its product lines to include cosmetics, clothing and its own water brand — but the business is not limited to an e-commerce platform. The Company uses its digital platform to build a community of like-minded consumers and, most importantly, provide education. Its successful enterprise is being built and fortified on partnerships with top nutritionists, chefs and brands. The Company eliminates the barriers to entry for anyone interested in living a plant-based lifestyle and thriving in a longer, healthier and happier life.
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One-handed violinist inspires Sarasota teachers to rethink art education
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - World-renowned violinist Adrian Anantawan paid a visit to Sarasota as a keynote speaker for Sarasota County Schools art teachers as part of their training ahead of the new school year. The Van Wezel Foundation brought the musician to Riverview High School to perform and show teachers how they can break barriers for their students.
Anantawan is a world-famous violinist who is showing teachers how some grit and creativity can open up the world of music to every child.
Anantawan was born with only one hand, but even still he’s grown to become a successful violinist thanks to a device wrapped around his wrist that allows him to grip his violin’s bow and play. His first steps into music started with a teacher who inspired him to find a way to master instruments despite his challenges.
“In music, the most important appendage you have are not your hands, but your ears,” Anantawan said, recalling that teacher’s words.
Now he’s an advocate for making music accessible for kids with disabilities, so others can reach the same success that’s been possible for him. In his speech, he impressed upon local teachers that they can work together to raise the ceiling for students who might not realize how far they go in the music world.
He shared some success stories of technology that, like his bow strap, has allowed kids to play instruments they previously never could have learned.
One of the videos he broadcasted on screen was of paralyzed children using the Virtual Music Instrument, called VMI for short. The system detects slight motions, triggering music notes which allows the kids to play with only a wave of the hand or turn of the head.
Another stirring story involved a young girl Anantawan met who does not have either arm. Despite the setback, she found a way to play the cello using a bow strap on her feet similar to Anantawan’s method.
“That is the power of the arts and what we do,” Anantawan told the audience.
His speech making a powerful impression on the teachers who are taking his words as an important lesson going into the school year. Many of them will have to find new ways to make their own classrooms more accessible so every student can make a joyful with whatever instrument inspires them.
The optimism is music to Anantawan’s ears.
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Sciwind Biosciences to present Data from its GLP-1 and GIP Receptor Agonist Programs at The International Liver Congress(TM) EASL 2022
Published: Jun. 8, 2022 at 8:00 PM EDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
HANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease, today announced that two abstracts have been accepted for poster presentations at The International Liver CongressTM 2022, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Studies of the Liver (EASL) taking place June 22-26 in London, United Kingdom. During the meeting, data from a combination study of Sciwind's long-lasting GLP-1 peptide analog XW003 and GIP peptide analog XW017 in an obese mouse model and preclinical pharmacology data for the oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist XW014 will be featured in two poster presentations.
"We are excited to have an opportunity to present the recent data from our GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist programs at this prestigious international conference," said Xinle Wu, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Sciwind. "We believe that these data lend strong support to Sciwnd's long-term strategy to develop more efficacious, better tolerated and more convenient treatment options for patients living with metabolic disease."
Presentation Details:
Poster Title: Synergistic activity of GLP-1 peptide analog XW003 and the long-lasting GIP receptor agonist XW017 in a diet induced obese mouse model
Publication Number: 1391
Session Title: NAFLD: Therapy
Date: Saturday June 25 between 9AM – 6PM GMT
Poster Title: Preclinical pharmacology of low molecular weight GLP-1 receptor agonist XW014
Publication Number: 1399
Session Title: NAFLD: Therapy
Date: Saturday June 25 between 9AM – 6PM GMT
About XW003
Injectable GLP-1 analogs are effective tools in managing type 2 diabetes, obesity, and have demonstrated clinical potential as a treatment for NASH. XW003 is a novel, biased long-lasting GLP-1 peptide analog optimized for improved biological activity, cost-effective manufacturing, and once weekly dosing. XW003 has been shown to be safe and well tolerated in Phase 1 clinical study. Phase 2 studies are underway to study XW003 as a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
About XW014
XW014 is a small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist with the potential to be dosed orally once a day. Compared with GLP-1 peptide analogs, this small molecule agonist is easier to manufacture and formulate for oral dosing. As a small molecule, XW014 has the potential to be co-formulated with other oral drugs of complementary mechanisms to create more effective combination treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and NASH. XW014 is slated to enter clinical trials in Q3 2022.
About XW017
In combination with GLP-1 analogs, injectable GIP receptor agonists have demonstrated improved glycemic control, as well as more profound weight loss, in clinical trials. XW017 is a novel, long-lasting GIP peptide analog optimized for biological activity and in vivo stability. It has the potential to be co-formulated with GLP-1 analogs to generate more effective combination treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and NASH. XW017 is anticipated to enter clinical trials in 1H 2023.
About Sciwind
Sciwind Biosciences is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease. Its product pipeline consists of potentially first-in-class and best-in-class drug candidates. Sciwind has developed multiple proprietary technologies, including oral peptide and inhaled protein therapeutic delivery platforms and identified a series of drug candidates based on these core platform technologies. For more information, visit www.sciwindbio.com. View original content:
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State-of-the-Art Training Center Aims to Unlock the Potential of Any Athlete
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Athletic Republic, the premier destination for individualized, sport-specific training backed by science, is set to open its newest location in Knoxville with a VIP event on June 24. Located in Walker Springs Plaza at 8425 Kingston Pike, the innovative training center focuses on one's metabolic, neurologic, and muscular systems in order for athletes both to maximize their abilities and better understand their bodies.
As a way to introduce themselves to the community, Athletic Republic Knoxville will host a VIP and Media Reception on Friday, June 24, with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony taking place at 5:30 pm. The new training center will also hold a Grand Opening Public House event on Saturday, June 25, offering residents and guests complimentary training sessions, facility tours, athlete showcase and giveaways.
Athletic Republic Knoxville is owned by local entrepreneur Adam Scott. Athletic Republic perfectly matched Adam's desired business structure and personal interests. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Adam worked successfully for a local sport agency firm in which he was responsible for recruiting, onboarding, and assisting athletes as they adjusted to the pro sports world. Adam also brings to the table a substantial amount of experience in the franchise space, as he owned and operated a franchise that worked on behalf of small to medium-sized businesses by making shipping more convenient and affordable. Additionally, Adam currently owns a women's resale apparel franchise with two stores in Louisville, Kentucky, and a third in Knoxville. Adam is highly involved in the Knoxville sport community, serving as the head coach of his nine-year-old daughter's softball team, and enjoys playing ice hockey and golf in his free time. Adam's business impressive acumen and passion for athletics makes him the prime candidate to bring Athletic Republic to Knoxville.
"My main goal with Athletic Republic is to help athletes in reaching the potential they are capable of," said Adam. "No matter their goal or age, Athletic Republic has the tools and resources to assist them in realizing their full ability. Helping others attain what they are looking to achieve athletically is the ultimate reward for us here at Athletic Republic."
Athletic Republic offers state-of-the-art sports training that unlocks the potential of any athlete, helping them perform at their best. The brand's use of science-based protocols and specialized equipment have helped nearly two million athletes of all ages achieve their goals, by improving their speed, power, agility, strength, and stability. Athletic Republic conducts functionality testing through their Plyo Press Power Quotient (3PQ), video running analysis on their famous AR High-Speed Running Treadmill, and full-body assessments to identify each athlete's strengths and weaknesses to pinpoint where the emphasis of their training should focus on. Utilizing their revolutionary Athlete Information Management System, or AIMS, Athletic Republic can monitor and quantify improvements achieved by the athletes, and show how they compare against the average produced by athletes throughout the network.
"Adam and his family are the quintessential example of what we look for in our partners at Athletic Republic," said CEO Charlie Graves. "Adam not only has an impressive background in various aspects of sport business, but also a passion for athletics. He and his team are eager to provide unmatched customer service to their Knoxville community. We're extremely grateful to break into this new market with such an impressive franchise partner."
Founded by the late John Frappier in 1990, the innovative sports training concept was derived from practices used by the Soviet Union to expand the threshold of athletic performance. After being introduced to a multitude of physiological and training principles used by the Soviets in 1986 for the United States National Team during the Goodwill Games, John was inspired to bring these innovative ways to America. The Athletic Republic founder formed a team of sports medicine professionals and athletic trainers to implement these practices in the United States.
Athletic Republic Knoxville is open Monday through Saturday and available for private training and team training. For more information on Athletic Republic Knoxville, please visit www.knoxville.athleticrepublic.com or call 865-855-FAST.
About Athletic Republic
Athletic Republic is the nation's premier destination for individualized, sport-specific training. With technologically advanced equipment, Athletic Republic tracks and showcases the improvements an athlete experiences through their training regimen. The brand is the leading sports performance franchisor, with over 80 training centers and nearly two million athletes trained in the program. It is the preeminent option for individualized, sport-specific training for athletes of all ages and abilities who seek to improve their speed, power, stability, agility and stamina. For more information, visit www.athleticrepublic.com.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four more Republican-led states will ban almost all abortions this week as yet another slate of laws severely limiting the procedure takes effect following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the high court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy. The majority of those states began enforcing their bans soon after the June 24 decision, but Idaho, Tennessee and Texas had to wait 30 days beyond when the justices formally entered the judgment, which happened several weeks after the ruling was announced.
That deadline is up Thursday. Meanwhile, North Dakota’s trigger law is scheduled to take effect Friday.
The change will not be dramatic. All of these states except North Dakota already had anti-abortion laws in place that largely blocked patients from accessing the procedure. And the majority of the clinics that provided abortions in those areas have either stopped offering those services or moved to other states where abortion remains legal.
Texas, the country’s second-largest state, has banned most abortions once fetal cardiac activity has been detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant. The ban has been in place for almost a year, since courts refused to stop the law last September.
While clinics were severely limited in the services they could provide during that time, they officially stopped offering abortions on the day of the Supreme Court ruling. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that state laws that banned abortion before Roe v. Wade could be enforced ahead of the implementation of the trigger law.
Much like Texas’ current abortion ban, the upcoming trigger law does not include exceptions for rape or incest. Instead it has a loophole if a woman’s life or health is in danger.
But the state challenged a legal interpretation put forth by the federal government that was aimed at requiring Texas hospitals to provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk. On Wednesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the government from enforcing that interpretation.
Texas argued that the federal guidance would have required hospitals to provide abortions before the mother’s life is clearly at risk, which would have violated the state’s trigger law.
A similar situation played out in Idaho, but there a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state’s abortion ban violated federal law. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said the state could not enforce its abortion ban in cases where the pregnant person was experiencing a medical emergency that seriously threatened their life or health. Idaho’s abortion ban makes all abortions felonies, but allows physicians to defend themselves in court by arguing that the procedure was necessary to save the life of the mother or done in cases of rape or incest.
In all, more than 40 states limit some abortions after a certain point in pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. Those state laws generally require a doctor to determine the gestational age before performing an abortion.
Over in Tennessee, just two of the six clinics that provide abortions have continued to offer the service since Roe was overturned. They are doing so even as Tennessee has enacted a “heartbeat law” similar to the one passed in Texas. Doctors who violate the law risk felony convictions and up to 15 years in prison.
Continuing to operate after the high court’s abortion ruling has been at times a “painful” experience, said Melissa Grant, chief operations officer of carafem, which has had a Nashville clinic since 2019. The legal environment has required difficult conversations between staffers and patients who may be unaware how early in pregnancy cardiac activity can be detected.
Because Tennessee requires patients to wait 48 hours before getting an abortion, Grant says her staff has seen some patients qualify for the procedure during an initial visit only to be turned away two days later because an ultrasound picked up fetal cardiac activity.
“When we find that we do ultimately have to turn somebody away, whether it’s the first visit, the second visit, the conversations can be very emotional. Primarily anger, fear, grief, sometimes disbelief, and it’s difficult for the staff,” she said.
The situation is similar in Memphis, where abortion providers at the region’s lone operating clinic say they’ve turned away nearly 100 patients who did not qualify for an abortion during their second visit, said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health.
That stress continues to compound in the days leading up to the trigger law deadline. As the last appointments took place, the staff had to weigh each patient’s situation against the likelihood that they will qualify under Tennessee’s already sharp restrictions and their ability to travel out of state.
“These decisions are very difficult,” Grant said. “You can only see a finite number of people before you have to stop.”
CHOICES was the first abortion clinic to open in Memphis in 1974, and on Thursday it will become the last. The clinic is bracing for the change by increasing its midwife resources, expanding the birth center and offering gender-affirming care. It is also opening a second location in Carbondale, Illinois, a three-hour drive to the north.
The staff planned to gather Friday to “celebrate how we’ve served thousands of our patients. We’re starting a new chapter, but it is not our last chapter,” Pepper said.
In Idaho, 20 states and Washington, D.C., have since filed a friend-of-the-court brief siding with the federal government as it argues that Medicaid-funded hospitals must provide “stabilizing treatment” to patients experiencing medical emergencies despite its trigger law.
Separately, 16 states have sided with Idaho’s Republican leaders in support of the law.
Much of Idaho’s law will still go into effect Thursday, but U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday the state cannot prosecute anyone who is performing an abortion in an emergency medical situation.
Most abortions in Idaho were effectively banned on Aug. 12, when the Idaho Supreme Court allowed a different law to go into effect allowing potential relatives of an embryo or fetus to sue abortion providers.
North Dakota is also waiting to see if its trigger law will be implemented. Lawyers for the state’s only abortion clinic, which recently moved a few miles to Minnesota, have asked for a delay as they pursue a lawsuit challenging the ban. A judge has promised to make a decision on the request by the end of this week. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/ap-four-more-gop-led-states-to-enact-abortion-trigger-laws/ | 2022-08-25T12:01:00Z |
Which afghan blanket is best?
Sometimes called crocheted or knitted blankets, afghan blankets come in different colors, patterns and designs. They can add a more traditional or colorful aesthetic to any room. They’re also comfortable and warm, so they’re perfect for snuggling up on the couch or chair on a cold day. If you’re looking for something both functional and creative, the Boho Throw Outdoor Knitted Tassel Blanket is the best option.
What to know before you buy an afghan blanket
Uses
Similar to throw blankets, afghan blankets can add a bit of decor to any room. They can be tossed or neatly folded over large pieces of furniture, such as armchairs or sofas. Some can even be added to an existing bedspread for a splash of color.
Since they’re functional too, you can also use these blankets as you would any other. They’re the perfect way to keep warm and cozy on cold evenings at home. Plus, they’re designed to be breathable, meaning you won’t sweat as easily when using one.
Size
Afghan blankets come in nearly any size. Some are small enough to only be able to cover your legs and lap, while others are large enough to be used as a substitute for a standard comforter. Common sizes include:
- 36 inches by 48 inches: Meant for the lap.
- 50 inches by 65 inches: Meant for general use.
Those meant to fit on top of a mattress are also usually measured in inches. Here are the standard measurements based on the bed size:
- Twin beds: 66 inches by 90 inches.
- Full beds: 80 inches by 90 inches.
- Queen beds: 90 inches by 100 inches.
- King beds: 108 inches by 100 inches.
Cleaning and maintenance
While many modern comforters and throw blankets are machine-washable, afghan blankets often require special care when cleaning them. This is mainly because they’re crocheted or knitted and can start to unravel when tossed in the machine. Here is the best way to wash one of these blankets:
- Fill a basin with cold or room temperature water and a delicate detergent.
- Put the blanket in the water and let it fully soak.
- Pour out the basin and add new water without detergent.
- Repeat this process until the water is completely clear.
- Remove the blanket and very lightly squeeze it to remove excess water. Avoid wringing it. If necessary, pat it with an absorbent towel to remove more liquid.
- Lay out the blanket in a warm place so it can air dry. If needed, flip it over every couple of hours until dry.
If you do want to wash it in a machine, check the label for the recommended cleaning instructions first. Some afghan blankets can be washed on a delicate cycle and put in the dryer on a tumble dry low cycle.
What to look for in a quality afghan blanket
Material
The material used affects the following: texture, heat retention, comfort and durability.
Most afghan blankets consist of yarns with the most common options being:
- Wool: This is a natural fiber that’s durable, easy to dye and gentle on sensitive skin. It varies in weight.
- Acrylic: Similar to wool, acrylic is soft and warm. However, it’s usually lighter than wool blankets.
- Cotton: Hypoallergenic and lightweight, cotton is a sustainable fabric that’s comfortable and warm.
- Nylon: Well-insulated and lightweight, nylon is resistant to general wear and tear because of its stretchy nature.
- Polyester: A relatively inexpensive material, polyester is durable and resistant to tears or wrinkles. These blankets are often machine-safe.
Some afghan blankets use a combination of these materials, such as cotton and nylon, giving them the advantages of both.
Design
Since they’re crocheted or knitted together, afghan blankets usually have a distinct repeated pattern. Those made from wool in particular often have intentional gaps between the stitching. This gives the blanket increased airflow, making them comfortable to use while preventing overheating.
When it comes to pattern and construction, here are the main styles of blankets:
- Mile-a-minute: These blankets consist of multiple long strips that are connected at the edges. The strips are usually thick and have a chunkier look.
- Motif: Motifs are individual squares, pentagons, circles, stars or other shapes constructed together to make a whole blanket.
- Round: Offering a distinctly round shape, these blankets often have a repeating or spiral pattern throughout.
- Ripple: These are constructed to have waves or ripples in the pattern.
Some afghan blankets include tassels on the edges, while others have a distinct border or are borderless. Depending on the style and material, some are more textured than others. Many are reversible, meaning they have the same pattern and texture on both sides.
Color and theme
These crocheted blankets come in many colors, too, such as solid blues, reds, yellows or greens. Others combine colors, shapes and patterns for a traditional, modern, rustic, vintage, warm or cool theme.
How much you can expect to spend on an afghan blanket
A simple afghan blanket starts at around $15, while a more detailed or larger one with higher-quality yarns can cost upward of $100.
Afghan blanket FAQ
Can you make an afghan blanket?
A. If you know how to crotchet and have enough yarn, it is possible to make an afghan blanket. Check for an online video tutorial on how to make the design or pattern of your choosing.
What are some common problems with these blankets?
A. If they’re not constructed well, or if the material isn’t durable enough, these blankets can end up stretching or losing their shape over time, especially when washed in a machine. If you know how to crochet or knit, it’s possible to restore the blanket to its original shape, though. Another common issue is that these blankets can smell musty if they haven’t been cleaned in a while.
What’s the best afghan blanket to buy?
Top afghan blanket
Boho Throw Outdoor Knitted Tassel Blanket
What you need to know: This decorative afghan blanket is colorful and sure to brighten up any room.
What you’ll love: With five vibrant patterns to choose from, this acrylic blanket can add color to your living room or bedroom. It has beautiful fringes and is soft and comfortable. It’s also large enough to cozy up at 60 inches by 50 inches.
What you should consider: It’s more decorative than functional, as it doesn’t provide much warmth.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top afghan blanket for the money
Ntbay Acrylic Knitted Throw Blanket
What you need to know: This knitted afghan comes in 14 simple colors and patterns, including waves, checkers and stripes, making it a great addition to minimalistic spaces.
What you’ll love: It consists of soft, durable acrylic that’s machine-washable. It’s lightweight and practical too. In all, it’s 51 inches by 67 inches, including the tassels.
What you should consider: It is stretchy and can start to lose its shape over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Alcott Hill Magdeline Knitted Throw
What you need to know: This large afghan knitted blanket comes in a single color and works best in modern spaces.
What you’ll love: Available in six colors, including burgundy and charcoal gray, this machine-washable blanket consists of polyester and has tassels. It’s heavy and thick, making it ideal for colder climates. It also comes in two sizes: 50 inches by 60 inches and 60 inches by 80 inches.
What you should consider: It’s loosely threaded, so it can start to come apart if someone pulls at it frequently.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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Tour stops include Atlanta, Las Vegas, Seattle and Philadelphia, giving underrated 3-star high school basketball athletes a platform to be recognized
OAKLAND, Calif., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration for season four of Stephen Curry's UNDERRATED Tour Powered by Rakuten officially opens today. The regional tour will consist of four stops through Atlanta (July 26-27), Las Vegas (August 2-3), Seattle (August 13-14) and Philadelphia (August 20-21), where high school athletes will be given a chance to learn and break through the noise by competing in a nationwide search for overlooked and underrepresented basketball talent. The tour will ultimately bring together 64 finalists (16 from each city) to compete in the UNDERRATED Championship Stop in the Bay Area in early 2023.
"This year marks our fourth annual UNDERRATED Tour powered by Rakuten, which brings together high schoolers from across the country to compete and play the sport they love – basketball – under the guidance of the UNDERRATED family," said Stephen Curry. "From the beginning, the UNDERRATED Tour was created and designed to raise visibility for often-overlooked three-star high school players, like myself, and we continue to evolve the program each year. Right now, our team is empowered to advance our mission by shedding light on overlooked talents through continuing these regional games, and ultimately the championships. We have a very exciting year ahead and look forward to engaging with even more talented young athletes nationwide."
During each regional stop, 75 boys and 75 girls will be selected to participate. On the second day, 30 boys and 30 girls will be selected to come back, and from there, the UNDERRATED team will pare it down to the top eight boys and eight girls from each region. The UNDERRATED Tour provides a powerful platform for young athletes to be seen by college recruiters, sports agents and other key professionals in the sports industry. This visibility gives often-overlooked three-star high school players more opportunities to arise into college-level scholarship athletes and epitomize an UNDERRATED mindset.
"We are delighted to join the Underrated Tour for a fourth year as its presenting sponsor," said Amit Patel, CEO at Rakuten Americas. "As a company rooted in optimism, Rakuten is pleased to support Underrated and its underlying message that talented, hard-working people always have a shot at greatness. We look forward to collaborating with Stephen Curry and the tour to empower the tour athletes to take strong, positive steps forward in their life journeys."
The UNDERRATED Tour is the realization of Stephen's inspiring journey to the top as he continues to defy the odds and break basketball stereotypes by reminding people that being the best is not about being the strongest, fastest or tallest, but about being grounded in your potential, committed to your craft and, ultimately, undeterred. The mission remains steadfast in empowering underrated and underrepresented individuals all over the world.
For more information, latest updates on The UNDERRATED Tour Powered by Rakuten and for directions on registration for the tournament, please visit www.stayunderrated.com.
About UNDERRATED
UNDERRATED is an inspiring lifestyle brand with a mission to empower underrated and underrepresented individuals all over the world. With a passion for celebrating the underdog, UNDERRATED echoes this message across three main categories including experiences, media and physical product. The brand, which was established by Stephen Curry in 2019, draws on the revered NBA Champion's personal story as an underappreciated three-star athlete in high school who always stood in the shadows of his peers. As a powerful culmination of this inspiring journey to the top, UNDERRATED is committed to opening doors for often-overlooked student-athletes by developing impactful basketball programming, and fostering a platform for visibility through the UNDERRATED Championships, which create opportunities for players to be recognized by key figures. Based in the Bay Area, UNDERRATED is a mindset, a motivation, a calling, a compliment. For more information, please visit www.stayunderrated.com, and connect on social media via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
About Rakuten Americas
Rakuten Americas is the North American division of Rakuten, Inc., (Japan), a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 2,400 employees nationwide, the Rakuten Americas business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, business intelligence, logistics, communications, and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value them by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community. Visit http://rakuten.us for more information.
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Kansas researcher to mount defense over China ties at trial
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The FBI agent who oversaw the investigation of a researcher accused of illegally keeping secret work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas testified Monday that he didn’t learn until after the professor’s arrest that he was keeping up with his grant work and actually had been honored for his high output.
Defense attorney Peter Zeidenberg called FBI Special Agent Stephen Lampe to the stand as he began trying to cast doubt on the government’s handling of his prosecution of Feng “Franklin” Tao.
He faces charges of wire and program fraud for not disclosing on conflict-of-interest forms the work he was doing for China while employed at the university. Federal prosecutors contend it was a scheme to defraud the university, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.
The indictment alleges the purpose of the scheme was to benefit China by participating in its “talent plan,” which prosecutors say is designed to encourage the transfer of original ideas and intellectual property from U.S. university to Chinese government institutions.
The government accuses Tao of not informing the University of Kansas that he was selected for the Changjiang Professorship or the salary for his appointment to Fuzhou University in Fuzhou, China.
The defense told jurors during last week’s opening statements that Tao was merely “moonlighting.”
The case against Tao was part of what the Justice Department called its China Initiative, an effort created in 2018 to crack down on trade secret theft and economic espionage. The department in February ended the initiative following public criticism and failed prosecutions, though officials say they still intend to pursue the threat from China.
The case also has potential political overtones in Kansas, where former Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Mattivi is now running for the Republican nomination in the state’s attorney general race. Mattivi in his campaign has touted his experience as a federal prosecutor handling terrorism cases — listing among them the Tao prosecution just before his retirement in late 2020 from the Justice Department.
In January, the department dropped its case against Gang Chen, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor charged in the final days of the Trump administration. Prosecutors concluded that they could no longer meet their burden of proof after they received information from the Department of Energy suggesting Chen had not been required to disclose certain information on his forms.
Tao’s attorneys have argued in filings that the Chen case has “direct parallels” to their client’s case in Kansas. They contend that the government did not interview anyone at the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation about whether the agencies required disclosure of foreign talent program participation or work before indicting Tao in 2019.
Prosecutors told jurors last week that Tao “concocted an elaborate lie,” telling the University of Kansas that he wanted to do research in Germany and that he would buy out the spring 2019 semester of his teaching portion of his contract. Instead, he effectively moved to China where he worked to set up a laboratory and to recruit staff for Fuzhou University on the country’s coast. The prosecution also alleged he hid that work on U.S. grant applications.
U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson has rejected vigorous defense efforts over the years that sought to dismiss the indictment. Zeidenberg made the request again Monday, arguing that no rational juror would find grounds to convict.
“The government’s case, it fell apart as far as we are concerned,” Zeidenberg said.
He stressed that Tao was so prolific that the University of Kansas announced in April 2019 — just months before his arrest — that he was one of four faculty members that were receiving an award in recognition of their scholarly or research contributions.
He added that Viviane Schwartz, a program manager with the Department of Energy, had testified that she didn’t care that Tao was setting up a lab in China and that his second job wasn’t her concern because she wasn’t his employer.
Robinson asked the attorneys to submit their arguments in writing, with the trial to proceed while she weighs the issue.
Lampe, the first defense witness, said it “simply doesn’t work” to have a full-time position at both universities. Asked whether he knew that Tao was the most productive member of the university’s chemistry department, Lampe said that he “didn’t find it relevant.”
Zeidenberg later presented binder after binder of printed out copies of the emails Tao sent to his graduate students throughout his affiliation with the Chinese university.
“That is a lot of emails,” Lampe said repeatedly.
Zeidenberg noted that graduate students testified that more research was conducted when Tao was gone because he was “constantly on their back.”
Zeidenberg also asked Lampe why Tao was publishing research in which he described himself as affiliated with both Fuzhou University and the University of Kansas if he was trying to hide the relationship.
Tao, who was born in China and moved to the U.S. in 2002, began working in August 2014 at the University of Kansas’ Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, which conducts research on sustainable technology to conserve natural resources and energy.
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Enables security management of a complete vehicle or product system, through a unified assessment of all its underlying firmware, components and SBOMs
DETROIT and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybellum, a leading provider of the Product Security Platform for vehicle, product, and device manufacturers announced today at the 9th escar USA Conference the release of its new "System of Systems" functionality for comprehensive system level cybersecurity for vehicles and products.
Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest challenges for vehicle and device manufacturers. Supply chain vulnerabilities from open source and third-party components are on the rise, and vulnerabilities that are a result of coding errors by internal development teams are also opening doors for potential threat actors. In addition, the creation of SBOMs, and the handling of the high number of uncovered vulnerabilities has become much more labor-intensive and costly than just scanning and detecting threats.
The result is a time consuming, expensive, and error prone process, which is very difficult to manage throughout the device lifecycle. Product teams have no visibility at the product system level, they are unable to assess overall potential risk and damage, and they are left with complex processes that don't scale.
"One of the key barriers that teams are faced with is the limited view they have into their devices, which results in their inability to comprehensively assess their overall security posture," said Eran Rosenberg, VP of Product at Cybellum. "Instead, they labor over multiple disconnected subcomponent assessments, trying to figure out how one component relates to the other, what is the impact of a certain vulnerability on the whole device security, and what could be the potential for damage."
System of Systems solves these issues by providing product security teams with the following:
- Ability to view inter-device / system architecture, relations between components and any connections to external networks
- Automatically define a product or vehicle system's potential damage impact
- Analyze risks in a hierarchical view, drilling down from the system view to the component level – CVEs, zero-days, policy violations and more
- Ability to define and set countermeasures like Firewalls, IDS/IPS, within the device/system and see the immediate impact on the overall security risk score
"At Cybellum, we've extended our award-winning Cyber Digital Twins technology to deliver the much-needed full system view," noted Rosenberg. "System of Systems provides unprecedented visibility and control for product security teams. It enables improved time to market with simpler and quicker system level assessments. It also minimizes security risks with enhanced control over system-level risk and improves compliance with regulations and standards that require device/system level cybersecurity management."
About Cybellum
Cybellum enables device manufacturers to keep the products they build secure and compliant, every single moment of their life. Industry leaders use Cybellum's product security platform to fuse security into every phase of the product lifecycle. Powered by Cyber Digital Twins™ technology -- a live digital replica of every software component inside your devices – Cybellum allows product security teams to manage cyber risk continuously, whatever new threat arises. From living SBOMs to automated vulnerability management and continuous monitoring, teams can ensure their product portfolio is secure from design to post-production and beyond.
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‘Extreme’ plant thrives and grows faster under stress, study says
Published: May. 2, 2022 at 7:02 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Scientists say that wisdom definitely applies to plants, called “extremophyte.”
The plants not only survive in places that would kill most other plants, but they thrive in them. That includes areas that are extremely dry and cold, or have a high salt content.
Researchers in San Diego say the plants have a unique hormone that kicks into overdrive when conditions get harsh which helps the plant adapt.
According to the journal Nature Plants, experts are hoping to replicate that process in some crops that are at risk because of climate change.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Primary elections just wrapped up in Georgia. Now the candidates have their sights set on the general election, which could have major consequences for which party controls Congress.
Football legend Herschel Walker won the Republican Senate primary race in Georgia on Tuesday. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is leading the Republican effort to win back the Senate, so he’s keeping a close eye on Georgia and Walker.
“I talked to him last night. I think he ran a good race, I think he’s on the right side of the issues,” Scott said. “We have to get back into the majority so we can make sure we’re taking votes that actually deal with inflation, deal with the border, you know – deal with the things that people care about.”
Walker will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the November election. Walker has the backing of former President Donald Trump.
Georgia’s other Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff, believes Warnock will survive the challenge because of his record.
“He has delivered for the health, public safety and economic opportunity for people across our state,” Ossoff said.
Georgia is just one of several races across the country that have the potential to go either way. The stakes are high with both Democrats and Republicans fighting for control of Congress.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia wants to see Democrats highlight what they have done while in the majority, like COVID recovery funding and the infrastructure package.
“We’re coming out from a really dark time and we’re climbing a ladder again. And I’m proud to be part of the team that’s helping build the ladder,” Kaine said.
Things will likely get heated as Georgia inches closer to picking a winner, but both sides are expressing confidence in their candidate. | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/georgia-heads-toward-general-election-with-major-consequences-for-congressional-control/ | 2022-05-26T01:47:20Z |
$100 Million Commitment to Invest in Proptech Startups and Partner with VCs to Bring Leading-Edge Technology to Affordable Housing Residents & Communities
Fairstead Ventures will Prioritize Investments in Decarbonization, Energy, & Sustainability
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairstead, a purpose-driven, vertically integrated real estate company committed to sustainable development and the creation and preservation of high-quality housing, announced the launch of Fairstead Ventures today. This $100 million initiative will focus on strategic investments and deploying leading-edge technologies across Fairstead's affordable housing portfolio, which is on track to grow to over 30,000 units over the next year.
"The creation of Fairstead Ventures advances our dedication to fundamentally changing the standards in the housing industry, particularly at the intersection of sustainability and affordability," said Jeffrey Goldberg, CEO of Fairstead. "By utilizing our capital and expertise in private equity and venture investing, we will bring innovative solutions to affordable housing nationwide."
Fairstead named Aki Karja the company's Director of Proptech to realize Fairstead Ventures' vision to sustainably retrofit aging affordable housing stock with the latest technology solutions while creating state-of-the-art new developments. Fairstead Ventures will act as a strategic investor piloting innovative products and services and scaling new and proven technologies to enterprise level.
"For too long, affordable housing has been underserved in tech, even though the impact could be immense," said Aki Karja, Director of Proptech. "I will be looking for innovative new startups to invest in and pilot at our properties, as well as VC firms to partner and co-invest with, to green our communities and improve the health of our residents. I am honored to work with the Fairstead team to ensure affordable housing benefits from advancements in the tech industry and bring our leadership team's vision to life."
Fairstead Ventures has already leveraged some of its funds towards innovative pilot programs and strategic partnerships. Fairstead entered into a strategic partnership with Enviro Power, a Hartford-based energy-tech company, to develop and deploy their SmartWatt Boiler cogeneration technology. Additionally, through a partnership with Kwant AI, Fairstead has deployed an AI safety and productivity platform while redeveloping Park 79, a shuttered illegal hotel that Fairstead acquired and is converting into affordable housing for seniors on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The launch of Fairstead Ventures is part of Fairstead's $500 million equity commitment announced last fall to strategically grow the company's operations, including expanding its multi-family housing portfolio and enhancing the firm's proptech, sustainability, and community impact programming.
Fairstead is a purpose-driven vertically integrated real estate developer specializing in creating sustainable, high-quality housing. The firm's national footprint includes more than $6 billion in assets and identified pipeline. With offices in New York, Maryland, and South Carolina, Fairstead's team manages 90+ communities across the country and runs its comprehensive real estate platform, which includes acquisitions and development, venture capital investments in proptech, design and construction, energy and sustainability, property management, marketing, and leasing. The firm also administers one of the industry's most proactive community impact programs to provide on-site support services to residents. For more information, visit www.fairstead.com.
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Elderly woman found dead in pond in Englewood
Published: Jul. 16, 2022 at 12:16 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call regarding the body of an elderly woman found in a small pond in the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club.
According to a report, the woman was seen falling into the pond along the course near her home and she struggled to stay above water. While in the water, two alligators were spotted approaching and grabbing her, but it hasn’t been confirmed if they were involved in her death.
A trapper was dispatched to the location and removed the two alligators from the area.
The woman was pronounced dead on scene and the investigation is on-going with no other details.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in TG Therapeutics, Inc. ("TG Therapeutics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TGTX) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of TG Therapeutics investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TGTX 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) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in TG Therapeutics during the relevant time frame, you have until September 16, 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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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Coupang, Inc. ("Coupang" or the "Company") (NYSE: CPNG).
Class Period: March 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 25, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Coupang investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that Coupang was engaged in improper anti-competitive practices with its suppliers and other third parties in violation of applicable regulations, including: (i) pressuring suppliers to raise prices of products on competing e-commerce platforms in order to ensure Coupang's prices would be more competitive; (ii) coercing suppliers into purchasing advertisements that would benefit Coupang financially; (iii) forcing suppliers to shoulder all expenses from sales promotions; and (iv) requesting wholesale rebates from suppliers without specifying any terms relating to rebate programs, all of which served to artificially maintain the Company's lower prices and artificially inflate the Company's historical revenues and market share; (2) that Coupang had improperly adjusted search algorithms and manipulated product reviews on its marketplace platform in order to prioritize its own private-label branded products over those of other sellers and merchants, to the detriment of consumers, merchants, and suppliers; (3) that, unbeknownst to its Rocket WOW members, Coupang was selling products to non-member customers at lower prices than those offered to its Rocket WOW members; (4) that Coupang subjected its workforce to extreme, unsafe, and unhealthy working conditions; (5) that all of the above illicit practices exposed the Company to a heightened, but undisclosed, risk of reputational and regulatory scrutiny that would harm the Company's critical relationships with consumers, merchants, suppliers, and the workforce; (6) that Coupang's lower prices, historical revenues, competitive advantages, and growing market share were the result of systemic, improper, unethical, and/or illegal practices, and, thus, unsustainable; and (7) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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 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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DALLAS (KDAF) — Winning from the lottery takes a lot of luck and you can’t get paid if you don’t play, that’s just how it works, but it seems a certain North Texan decided to do some playing the other day and it paid off.
The Texas Lottery reports a resident outside of Dallas-Fort Worth has recently claimed a $1 million winning Texas Two Step prize. They said, “A Waxahachie resident claimed a jackpot-winning Texas Two Step® prize worth $1 million for the drawing on Sept. 1.”
That winning ticket was bought at a RaceTrac on Highway 77 in Waxahachie and was able to secure the big win by matching all four of the white ball numbers drawn and the bonus ball. The big winner has chosen to remain anonymous.
The lottery adds, “Texas Two Step jackpots start at $200,000, and the jackpot amount increases for the next drawing until there is a winner. Players win the jackpot by matching all four of the white ball numbers (1-35) and one Bonus Ball number (1-35) to the numbers drawn.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/1-million-texas-lottery-ticket-won-outside-of-dallas/ | 2022-09-13T20:23:44Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in AMZN:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=31220&from=4
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Amazon.com, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Amazon you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Amazon securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the AMZN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=31220&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Officer shot in head, suspect killed in domestic violence call, police chief says
WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - A police officer in Ohio was critically injured in a shooting earlier this week while responding to a domestic violence call.
According to Clearcreek Township Chief of Police John Terrill, two officers responded to a reported domestic violence situation at a residence where a man was ramming his wife’s car with an ATV.
WXIX reports the man shot one of the responding officers in the head before he was shot and killed by the other officer.
The wounded officer was transported by helicopter to a hospital and was reportedly breathing on his own after the shooting.
Terrill described the officer as being in “stable but critical condition.” Later, about the officer, Terrill said, “We’re not quite sure how this is going to turn out yet.”
The chief of police declined to identify the injured officer but did say he is a 14-year veteran of the force.
Officials said the officer who shot and killed the man was not injured.
According to the police chief, the department responded to multiple domestic violence calls at the same address in the past.
“An officer-involved lethal use of force incident, when it results in a death, is a tragedy regardless of whether the officer’s actions ultimately end up being justified,” David Fornshell said, Warren County Prosecutor.
Officials said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations will handle evidence collection and conduct interviews as part of the investigation.
According to Terrill, Tuesday’s incident was the first officer-involved shooting in the 47-year history of the Clearcreek Township Police Department.
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TALLINN, Estonia, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crypto SNACK, the world's fastest growing iGaming token, today announced they've secured a $50 million investment commitment from GEM Digital Limited, a digital asset investment firm that actively sources, structures, and invests in utility tokens listed on over 30 CEXs and DEXs worldwide.
Earlier this year, Crypto SNACK partnered with RCD Espanyol, making the team the first La Liga club to accept payments in cryptocurrencies, the first of many future partnerships designed to bring the efficiency of digital assets further into the world of sports, entertainment, and beyond by onboarding crypto payments for real-world experiences.
The company plans to invest its new funding from GEM into further connectivity with top crypto exchanges, add to its growing portfolio of global professional sports partnerships, as well as continue to build out its blockchain technology and infrastructure.
"Together we are taking the right steps for #SNACK to become the #1 token in the iGaming industry," Stuart Morrison, CEO of Crypto SNACK, said. "This investment will further accelerate our plans to make the future of decentralised finance possible."
About Crypto SNACK
Founded in 2021, Crypto SNACK is based in Estonia with offices around Europe. Crypto SNACK seeks to be a transparent, community-focused utility token, connecting the digital and physical worlds. Crypto SNACK is accepted as a method of payment for more than 800 businesses online. Snack holders enjoy the cheapest and fastest transactions in the crypto e-commerce and gaming network.
https://www.cryptosnacks.org
About GEM Digital
GEM Digital Limited is a Bahamas-based digital asset investment firm that actively sources, structures, and invests in utility tokens listed on over 30 CEXs and DEXs worldwide. Global Emerging Markets (www.gemny.com) was founded in 1991. GEM is a USD 3.4 billion investment group having completed 540 transactions in 70 countries. The firm is an alternative investment group that manages a diverse set of investment vehicles across the world. Each investment vehicle has a different degree of operational control, risk-adjusted return, and liquidity profile. Our family of funds and investment vehicles provide GEM and its partners with exposure to Small-Mid Cap Management Buyouts, Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPEs), and select venture investments. GEM's funds include CITIC-GEM Fund (matured in December 2015), Kinderhook Industries (GP and LP non-voting stakes), GEM Global Yield Fund LLC SCS, GEM India and VC Bank/GEM Mena Fund (GEM exited both its GP and LP stakes in these funds in 2015 and 2010 respectively).
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Turner Sports prepared for their first Stanley Cup Playoffs
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
Turner Sports and ESPN are carrying the NHL playoffs after they aired for 16 years on NBC and NBCSN. TNT and TBS get their first games on Thursday after ESPN and ESPN2 carried the first three nights. TNT and TBS will televise up to 49 games during the playoffs. Turner Sports and ESPN will split the first and second rounds. Each will have a conference final. The Stanley Cup Final will be on ABC this year. The biggest change from NBC is the studio show. ESPN and Turner each have a more irreverent tone. Early ratings are positive. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/04/turner-sports-prepared-for-their-first-stanley-cup-playoffs/ | 2022-05-04T22:46:15Z |
Jon Rahm part of five-way tie for the lead in Mexico Open
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Jon Rahm is the big favorite at the Mexico Open and he’s playing the par. Rahm used his short game to avoid a slow start. He chipped in for birdie early. He made a long eagle putt late. It added to a 64, and the third-ranked player in golf was part of a five-way tie for the lead. Rahm was tied with Jonathan Byrd, Trey Mullinax, Brendon Todd and Bryson Nimmer. Nimmer got in through a Monday qualifier. He played his last five holes in 5-under par. That included holing a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/28/jon-rahm-part-of-five-way-tie-for-the-lead-in-mexico-open/ | 2022-04-28T22:17:07Z |
ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healing Yesterday's Tears, debut poetry collection by emotional wellbeing and mental health advocate Kyli Santiago, won Silver Medal in the 'Poetry - Inspirational' category in the 2022 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Contest, one of the largest and most popular book competitions in the world. This high honor promises increased recognition and support for Santiago's mission to raise awareness about poetry's positive effects on depression and mental health issues.
Santiago knows firsthand about the healing power of poetry because she has experienced it in her own life. Suffering from depression as a childhood into her adult years, she began writing poetry as a form of healing and release. After spending years applying this therapeutic exercise, she claimed victory over the debilitating condition and is now fully healed, able to live a healthy, productive life.
Now, on a mission to raise awareness about the healing benefits of poetry, Santiago has chosen to use her story of survival and triumph to inspire others by independently publishing her award-winning book of poems.
When asked about her mission, Santiago states, "Poetry is medicine for the broken spirit - possessing the power to cure minds, hearts, and souls. The benefits reading, writing, and reciting poetry offers those who've endured hardship, painful experiences, emotional trauma, and mental health issues are immeasurable. The positive effects are real. And the world needs to know."
Confronting heavy topics such as depression, anxiety, suicide, low self-worth, and more, Healing Yesterday's Tears is carefully designed to take readers on a cathartic journey of mental healing and emotional release. The poet hopes it can be used as a tool to help those facing similar challenges heal from mental illness and empower themselves through discovering self-love.
"In Healing Yesterday's Tears, we find out that we need self-love … as well as self-preservation. Learning to be who you really are is essential to good mental health. Use the words of this book to motivate you to keep moving forward. Love yourself. Realize your worth." - Philip Van Heusen, Readers' Favorite
Silver Medal Winner for 'Poetry - Inspirational' in the 2022 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Contest, Healing Yesterday's Tears is 75 pages and is available for purchase in paperback and eBook on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
Learn more: https://kylisantiago.com/
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HOUSTON (AP) — For a brief moment in 2012, it seemed like a national stalemate over guns was breaking.
Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old gunman, had forced his way into a Connecticut elementary school and massacred 26 people, mostly children, with an AR-15-style rifle. Flags flew at half-staff. A sporting goods chain suspended sales of similar weapons. And longtime gun-rights supporters from both parties in Congress said they were willing to consider new legislation. The issue was complex, then-President Barack Obama said, but everyone was obligated to try.
Then, one week after the bloodshed at Sandy Hook elementary, the most powerful gun lobby in the U.S. made its public position known and the effort unraveled.
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre said in a defiant speech that blamed video games, cowardly lawmakers, the media and a perverted society for the carnage, while calling for armed guards at schools across the U.S.
Nearly a decade later, the nation is at another crossroads. A gunman killed at least 19 children with a similar weapon at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday in the nation’s second mass killing this month. This time, however, LaPierre didn’t need to address the bloodshed — the organization’s Republican allies in Congress did.
“The problem starts with people. Not with guns.” Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who holds an A-rating and an endorsement from the NRA, told reporters Wednesday, bluntly summing up the position of many in the GOP, especially considering the party’s recent turn further right. “I’m very sorry it happened. But guns are not the problem, okay. People are the problem. That’s where it starts. And we’ve had guns forever, and we’re gonna continue to have guns.”
Much has changed since Sandy Hook. The NRA is on the ropes after a series of costly financial scandals and lawsuits. And an ascendant gun control movement has poured tens of millions of dollars into political campaigns to counter their message. The group Moms Demand Action, for example, was founded the day after the Sandy Hook shooting.
“How many more children have to die?” founder Shannon Watts said this week. “How many parents, teachers, shoppers and worshippers, and lives must be taken for our leaders to do something? Any senator who sides with the gun lobby, who blocks life-saving change, is choosing carnage and gun industry profits over the precious lives of our children.”
But even as mass shootings continue unabated, in Washington one thing remains the same: Republicans and Democrats both agree there is little chance that legislation tightening gun laws will be passed by a narrowly divided Congress. The gridlock, which remains even as public opinion supports some tighter gun laws, offers testament to the enduring influence of gun rights groups, which have spent $171 million lobbying the federal government since 1989.
“I want to be more optimistic. But I don’t think it will change,” said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
The NRA isn’t the same powerhouse it once was, and in its wake other, further right gun groups have gained, like the Gun Owners of America, which bills itself as the “no compromise” gun lobby. There are multiple gun rights alliances operating at state levels wielding enormous influence in legislatures as well. But in 40 years of working to loosen gun laws, the NRA has largely set the cultural tone on the right and is still the most prominent.
“You don’t need the NRA, really, to take the lead anymore because opposition to gun laws is so much now a litmus test of conservatism and the Republican Party that it has its own momentum,” said Robert Spitzer, a political science professor at the State University of New York at Cortland and the author of five books on gun policy.
“As we’ve seen it stumble in recent years, it’s not that gun culture has overall become weakened,” adds David Yamane, a sociology professor at Wake Forest University who studies American gun culture. “There’s other membership organizations that have arisen or grown to fill some of the gap that the NRA used to serve.”
The organization has a built a well of goodwill by disbursing more than $70 million to further the political ambitions of Republicans who currently serve in Congress, often by running ads attacking Democrats, according to an analysis of data from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political spending. They’ve spent a comparatively small $171,000 helping pro-gun Democrats who are currently in the House or Senate, the analysis shows.
The NRA’s gold-standard endorsements are also sought after by Republican candidates, particularly in primary elections, where they serve as a cultural shorthand for what it means to be a conservative. Receiving a poor letter grade from the organization can be a major source of concern.
Still, as the NRA gathers this week in Houston for its first convention since 2019, current and former board members say the secretive organization must confront a growing crisis.
The New York Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the organization. Court proceedings have revealed how LaPierre and others diverted tens of millions of dollars for lavish personal trips and no-show contracts for associates, among other questionable expenditures.
That led the organization to file bankruptcy in 2021. But a judge dismissed the case, which was brought by LaPierre without the consent of the NRA board, ruling it was not filed in good faith.
The financial difficulties have led to mass layoffs, a reduction in programs and a sharp drop in political spending, which had reached an apex in 2016 when the organization spent $54 million, most of it helping Donald Trump win the White House.
NRA contributions, which once earned the goodwill of generations of lawmakers, have dropped sharply in the past two years, according to campaign finance data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money in politics.
“The NRA is becoming really a shell of its former self,” said former NRA board member Rocky Marshall. “It cannot carry out the mission of the NRA because all the money is being spent on attorneys.”
Marshall is backing a push to replace LaPierre with Allen West, the former chairman of the Texas GOP party. Marshall is also hoping to pull back from the culture wars and find common ground with gun-safety advocates. “Instead of being antagonistic or defensive, we need to have a dialogue because we can do a lot more to prevent gun violence like this.”
One area where t remains formidable is its lobbying of the federal government. In 2021, the organization nearly tied its past records set in 2017 and 2018, spending over $4.8 million, records show. Firearms themselves are part of the culture as well. Gun purchases grew enormously during the pandemic, and a 2021 National Firearms Survey found that 81 million Americans are gun owners. While the NRA only claims a fraction of that, about 5 million, as members, they tend to be vocal.
NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said that declarations of the group’s demise are “wishful thinking on the part of our detractors.”
“The reality is significantly different and the results speak for themselves,” he said.
Still, an NRA brand that some view as toxic has presented an opportunity for other gun-rights groups, including some that strike a more measured tone.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents gun sellers, spent over $4.8 million on lobbying last year, reaching parity with the NRA. It’s avoided heated partisan rhetoric and has a growing influence as the NRA star has waned.
“We are not going to approach those who disagree with our viewpoints or our industry in a denigrating manner,” said Mark Oliva, the managing director of public affairs for NSSF.
The gun rights movement also continues to have success at the state level, where it has focused on repealing laws requiring a permit to carry a concealed handgun. Roughly half the states in the U.S. have rolled back such laws, with Texas, Indiana and Tennessee all doing so in the past year.
The Supreme Court, meanwhile, is expected to 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 nation’s largest cities.
For gun owners who traveled from around the country for the convention, the NRA remains a lodestar. Barbara Galis, 75, of Racine, Wisconsin, said she is concerned about the allegations of mismanagement but isn’t sure another organization “has the influence to support gun rights.”
“What other avenue do we have? Where do we go?” she said. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/as-us-mourns-shootings-nra-in-turmoil-but-influence-remains/ | 2022-05-28T13:08:20Z |
Roe v. Wade reactions on the Suncoast
ST. ARMAND’S KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Roe v. Wade decision sparked conversation among Suncoast residents. Many residents battling with their feelings about the decision and what it could mean for the state.
Some residents remained neutral and others were outraged by the decision.
“I am super disappointed in this country, embarrassed to be an American, as a woman, as a cousin, and as a sister I am absolutely appalled,” said Jessica Sadler, a Suncoast resident.
Other residents felt the decision was wrong but remained neutral about how it made them feel.
“I just don’t know,” said Noah Balfour. “Everybody is really upset.”
This comes after the Supreme Court decision on Friday that was met with protests across the United States. Sarasota had a protest from dusk on Friday until dawn on Saturday and protesters spent the day at the U.S. capitol.
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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Raúl Enríquez Arámbula, arguably the Tijuana Xolos most successful player ever, is now in U.S. custody accused of trying to smuggle two women in his SUV through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry early Sunday morning.
Enríquez, who last played for the Xolos in 2013, is the team’s all-time leading scorer.
On Monday, he was charged in San Diego federal court with immigrant smuggling.
According to the complaint, Enríquez was arrested around 5 a.m. Sunday after trying to enter the U.S. with two undocumented migrants aboard his vehicle.
He reportedly told a CBP officer he was on his way to California to play soccer.
During the conversation, the officer used his flashlight to light up the back of Enríquez’s Cadillac SUV and discovered two women hiding under a blanket.
Both of the women are said to be Mexican citizens who did not have the proper documents to enter the U.S.
According to the complaint, Enríquez denied knowing the women were in his car.
In that same complaint, the women reportedly told investigators the former soccer star warned them they were five minutes away from crossing the border.
They also stated they had made smuggling arrangements with people they did not know and had agreed to pay between $15,000 and $18,500 once they were successfully north of the border.
Enríquez retired from professional soccer in 2018 and lives in Tijuana.
He is due back in court on Thursday for a bail review and to see if he might be released from custody. | https://cw33.com/news/former-tijuana-soccer-star-facing-migrant-smuggling-charges/ | 2022-09-15T15:03:16Z |
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Venerable is pleased to welcome Ron Tanner to the role of Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Tim Brown.
In his role, Tanner will support registered insurance product securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and the corporate secretary function. Additionally, Tanner will provide advice to the firm's corporate functions and compliance staff, and assist with post-acquisition business integrations and strategic initiatives.
Prior to joining Venerable, Tanner served as Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel for FS Investments where he led securities regulation, financial reporting, and corporate governance efforts in addition to orchestrating fund mergers, product development efforts, and preparation of securities documentation and corporate governance. Tanner spent the early part of his career as an associate with Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP, as well as Proskauer Rose LLP, performing a variety of assignments related to securities matters, agreement writing, negotiations, and other corporate related matters.
Tanner is admitted to the bar in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a certificate in business and public policy from The Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania.
"Ron is a fantastic addition to the Venerable legal team", said Brown. "His talent and expertise will directly impact Venerable's ability to execute on our growth objectives and the leadership team and I value the perspective and experience he brings to our organization."
Venerable is a privately held company with business operations based in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Des Moines, Iowa. Venerable owns and manages legacy variable annuity business acquired from other entities. Created by an investor group led by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Crestview Partners, Reverence Capital Partners, and Athene Holdings, Ltd., Venerable is a business with well-established, strategic investors, experienced in successfully building and growing insurance businesses with patient, long-term capital. For more information, please visit www.venerable.com.
Contact:
Allison Proud
Corporate Communications
610-249-9730
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New service enhancement provides customers with the ability to choose captioning preferences on Hamilton CapTel phones and mobile apps.
AURORA, Neb., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton® CapTel®, industry-leading captioned telephone service for people with hearing loss, introduces captioning preferences providing customers with the choice of Auto Captions or Assisted Captions for phone calls.
Hamilton CapTel announced the new offering today at the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) 2022 Convention in Tampa, Florida, a premier annual convention for consumers with hearing loss.
Similar to captions on television, Hamilton CapTel delivers captions for phone conversations so people with hearing loss can confidently use the phone again – available at no cost1. The new Auto Captions offering is based on advanced Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, developed by CapTel, Inc. Hamilton CapTel customers can now choose between operator-generated Assisted Captions and the new computer-generated Auto Captions.
"We're delighted to provide our customers with this additional choice, giving them a major increase in the speed and accuracy of the phone captions our service provides," says Dixie Ziegler, vice president of Hamilton Relay®, Hamilton CapTel's parent company. "With Auto Captions, there are no delays at the beginning of a call, and captions appear in real-time. Our commitment has always been to offer choice to our customers whether in equipment or now, in captioning methods. The ability to choose between Auto Captions and Assisted Captions is an incredible advancement and we're pleased to bring this benefit to our customers."
With Auto Captions:
- Captions are entirely computer-generated
- No operator is involved in the call
- There are no delays at the beginning of a call
- Captions are delivered in real-time
With Assisted Captions:
- An operator (i.e., Captioning Assistant, or CA) assists with the call
- The CA may include information that supports the call, such as adding corrections to the captions, indicating background sounds and music on hold, and identifying male and female voices
- In situations with poor line quality (i.e., background noise or static on the line), switching to Assisted Captions may improve accuracy
In addition to this new innovative offering, Hamilton CapTel was recently rated the best captioning service in the industry for accuracy and speed by The National Test Lab, operated by MITRE Corporation.2 This test is the industry standard for rating captioned telephone providers.
Hamilton CapTel is a service of Hamilton Relay, a division of Hamilton Telecommunications, a diversified communications and technology services provider based in Aurora, Neb. Founded in 1901, Hamilton Telecommunications has grown to encompass eight primary company divisions allowing Hamilton to operate on a local, regional and national basis. For more information, please visit HamiltonCapTel.com.
CapTel, Inc., is the inventor of Captioned Telephone technology, for both IP-based and traditional analog line telephone communications and provides a variety of CapTel telephone models.
Founded in 1979, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation's leading organization representing consumers with hearing loss. The mission of HLAA is to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy.
1Independent third-party professional certification required.
2The National Test Lab, operated by MITRE Corporation, FCC Telecommunications Relay Services Project: Captioning Quality Testing: Hamilton's ASR Scenario (dated Mar. 7, 2022)
FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP Captioned Telephone Service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. To learn more, visit fcc.gov. Hamilton CapTel may be used to make 911 calls but may not function the same as traditional 911 services. For more information about the benefits and limitations of Hamilton CapTel and Emergency 911 calling, visit HamiltonCapTel.com/911. Voice and data plans may be required when using Hamilton CapTel on a smartphone or tablet. Third-party charges may apply: the Hamilton CapTel phone requires telephone service and high-speed Internet access. Wi-Fi capable. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. CapTel is a registered trademark of Ultratec, Inc. Copyright ©2022 Hamilton Relay. Hamilton is a registered trademark of Nedelco, Inc., d/b/a/ Hamilton Telecommunications.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s hot outside but also hot for a Texas Lottery player’s wallet down in Southeast Texas once they claim a big win over the weekend.
The lottery reports that a $25,000 winning ticket from Friday night’s Cash Five drawing was sold outside of Beaumont. The ticket matched all five winning numbers 16, 17, 19, 26 and 28 from the July 22 drawing.
It was sold at Circle A Food Market on Highway 326 South in Sour Lake; the ticket was not a quick pick. This top-prize winning ticket was one of over 26,000 total winners from this drawing who at least one a Free Cash Five QP, $15 and $350. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-southeast-texas-2/ | 2022-07-23T20:05:46Z |
New Security Report Reveals Top Data Security Challenges and Priorities for 2022
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BigID, the leading data intelligence platform that enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, security, and governance, today published "The State of Data Security in 2022", an exclusive research report exploring today's challenges organizations face with protecting their most valuable data.
The study uncovered a number of critical findings:
- 84% of organizations are extremely concerned about dark data. This is data that organizations are unaware of, but typically comprise over half of all data in existence and can be highly sensitive or critical.
- Eight out of 10 organizations consider unstructured data the hardest to manage and secure. Unstructured data typically contains a variety of sensitive information and due to its inherent complexity is traditionally difficult to scan and classify.
- More than 90% of organizations struggle with enforcing security policies around sensitive or critical data. Sufficient data policy reach and enforcement is critical for proper management, remediation, protection of data assets.
Data continues to be an organization's single most valuable asset, relied upon to make critical strategic and operational decisions every day. Unfortunately, much of this information is highly sensitive or critical and in some cases vulnerable to accidental exposure or malicious activity. With the accelerating growth of public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud models, sensitive or critical data is being proliferated throughout the environment at unbelievable rates. As the footprint of this type of information expands, so does organizational risk.
"Data is the fuel that drives a company forward," says Dimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID. "However, a lot of this data is personal and as it accumulates, so does cyber risk. You owe it to your customers, partners, and employees to keep this data safe, let alone to keep your business running. This report reinforces the fact that most continue to struggle to confidently protect their most valuable data."
The study explores the biggest security challenges, the root cause of these issues, and actionable ways to strengthen data security to enable teams to protect their most critical data assets.
Get exclusive access to the study here.
Learn more:
- Visit BigID at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C. at Booth #311
- Read a summary of the survey at bigid.com/blog
- See a live demo with our security experts at bigid.
About BigID
BigID's data intelligence platform enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, protection, and perspective. Customers deploy BigID to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their regulated, sensitive, and personal data across their data landscape. BigID has been recognized for its data intelligence innovation as a 2019 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, named to the 2021 Forbes Cloud 100, the 2021 Inc 5000 as the #19th fastest growing company and #1 in Security, a Business Insider 2020 AI Startup to Watch, and an RSA Innovation Sandbox winner. Find out more at https://bigid.com.
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(The Hill) – Vice President Harris is spelling out her strategy for one of her favorite gaming hobbies, boasting of a perfect Wordle score.
The VP told The Ringer that she repeats the same word every day when she’s playing the uber-popular New York Times five-letter guessing game: “notes.”
“I think that you have to have a healthy mix of consonants and vowels, and a lot of words come with an ‘s,’” Harris told the website in an interview published Monday.
The approach has led to a 48-game winning streak, according to Harris.
The 57-year-old vice president first revealed her Wordle routine last week during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.
“When I can’t sleep, I’ve been doing Wordle,” she said.
But Harris said her travel schedule often doesn’t allow for some Wordle downtime.
“Listen, it’s not like I’m going to a beach when I travel. It’s 13-, 14-hour days and, you know, little sleep. So, yeah. Wordle gets put aside,” she said.
Harris said it takes her, on average, four out of six tries to correctly guess the daily answer.
Asked if she’s ever lucked out and guessed correctly on her first attempt, Harris replied, “No, but I’ve had six on the second word.”
Harris said she’s not committed to only one word-focused game: “My nighttime ritual is the mini New York Times crossword. And then sudoku, although I don’t think I’ve pronounced that right ever.”
“Wordle, for me, is like a brain cleanser. So it’s in the middle of very long days, back-to-back meetings on a lot of intense issues,” she said. “If I have a break, let’s say that people are running late or my little 25 minutes for lunch, sometimes while I’m eating I’ll figure out Wordle.”
But Harris lamented that she can’t subscribe to another game, The New York Times’s Spelling Bee, ostensibly due to security limitations on her phone.
“[The New York Times app doesn’t] let you play all the way through and it’s really frustrating. They do let you get to, like, in the 20s and then they turn you over and say, ‘You’re really good at this! Would you like to subscribe?’” Harris said.
“It’s really annoying, but it may actually be for the best because I’d probably otherwise spend too much time at night not sleeping.”
She also can’t join the world of Wordle score trumpeters and post her standing on social media or via text message.
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“No, because my phone does not let me do that. My phone doesn’t let me text anybody, which is sad.”
Harris said she was almost tripped up by the Wordle answer on the day she was interviewed. But she managed to come up with the word, “shame,” on the sixth and final try and not mess with her winning streak.
“Because I have 100 percent, and I intend to keep it that way,” she said. | https://cw33.com/news/kamala-harris-shares-her-wordle-winning-streak-strategy/ | 2022-04-18T23:43:45Z |
** Classroom of the Future Foundation's Innovation in Education program recognizes San Diego County school initiatives modeling the future of K-12 education **
SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Premier Sponsor of the Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF), North Island Credit Union recently presented the organization's prestigious 2022 Innovation in Education Impact Award to Poway Unified School District (PUSD) for its Through the Lens of Equity: Jump Starting Pathways to Rewarding Careers Program.
"We congratulate the outstanding educators at Poway Unified School District for receiving CFF's Impact Award, which is well-deserved recognition of their efforts to support their students' transition to college and rewarding careers," said North Island Credit Union President/CEO Steve O'Connell. "PUSD's innovative program creates exciting career development opportunities and industry partnerships to set these students up for life-long success. We look forward to seeing the results of this program's expansion as a model for other districts across San Diego."
In recognition of the award, North Island Credit Union provided PUSD with $10,000 to expand its career and college readiness program for under-represented student populations across the district. Offered as part of PUSD's College & Career Technical Education curriculum, the grant will be used to help increase meaningful work-based learning opportunities, work readiness curriculum, career counseling, early college credit, and industry certifications.
"I'm especially proud of how our District has worked hard to improve access for historically underrepresented students in high-demand STEM fields such as computer science, engineering, health sciences, and business/entrepreneurship. Earlier exposure and exploration of these areas helps to inspire more students in pursuing their passions and dreams in high school, college, and future careers," said Dr. Marian Kim Phelps, PUSD Superintendent.
The CFF annual Innovation in Education Awards program honors innovative classroom programs, educators, and students in San Diego County schools that model the future of K-12 education. Following an intensive application and selection process, four classroom programs are recognized for their ability to get students excited about learning and enhance outcomes through the effective use of technology. The Impact Award is given to the program that exceeds all others in its ability to impact students and teachers. A complete list of 2022 CFF Innovation in Education Award recipients is available here.
"These programs demonstrate that innovation isn't about technology; it's about identifying where there are gaps in our existing systems and plugging them, and about creating supports so every child can gain the skills needed to thrive," said San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Gothold. "On behalf of all of us at the San Diego County Office of Education and San Diego County Board of Education, congratulations and thank you to all the award winners, who are building opportunities for learning that ignite students' imagination and passion."
In its fourth year as Premier CFF Sponsor, North Island Credit Union has provided $20,000 annually to support the organization's mission. Since 1997, CFF has united business, community, and educational leaders to create innovative learning environments in San Diego County public schools that prepare students to thrive in a competitive, global society.
California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees, community members and businesses across California. With more than 165,000 members and assets of over $4 billion, California Credit Union has 24 branches throughout Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union. California Credit Union offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment products and services, including comprehensive consumer checking and loan options, personalized financial planning, business banking, and leading-edge online and mobile banking. Please visit northisland.ccu.com for more information or follow the credit union on Instagram® or Facebook® @northislandcu.
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Report: Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor in 2020 probe
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Attorney General’s office is asking that a special prosecutor investigate whether the Republican candidate for state attorney general and others should be charged in connection with an effort to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election, according to published reports.
The Detroit News reported Sunday that Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has asked that the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, a state agency, appoint a special prosecutor to consider charges against nine people, including Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno, state Rep. Daire Rendon of Lake City and Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf.
The newspaper reported that the details of allegations were made in a letter sent Friday by Nessel’s chief deputy attorney general, Christina Grossi, to Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
They involved convincing local clerks to hand over voting tabulators, breaking into them and performing “tests,” according to the letter.
The request for a special prosecutor was made because of the potential conflict of interest since Nessel likely will face DePerno in the November election.
DePerno, a lawyer, has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The political newcomer supports Trump’s false claims about his 2020 loss in the swing state to President Joe Biden. DePerno was endorsed by Michigan Republicans at their state convention in April. He will be officially nominated at a second convention later this month, but that was considered a formality.
“Dana Nessel knows she is losing this race,” DePerno’s campaign manager, Tyson Shepard, said in a statement Sunday night, The News reported. “She is desperate to win this election at all costs and is now targeting DePerno, her political opponent. Her actions are unethical and will further demonstrate to the voters that she is unfit for office.”
Five tabulators were taken from Roscommon and Missaukee counties in northern Michigan, and Barry County in western Michigan, according to the petition, which further states that Ben Cotton, Jeff Lenberg, Douglas Logan and James Penrose “broke into the tabulators and performed ‘tests’ on the equipment.”
Cotton, Lenberg, Logan and Penrose have all been involved in efforts to question the 2020 election. Cotton, Lenberg and Penrose were cited as experts by DePerno in a lawsuit involving Antrim County, The News reported.
Logan is the founder of Cyber Ninjas. He was involved in an audit of results in Maricopa County, Arizona.
The News said Leaf didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday and Rendon couldn’t be reached.
Obtaining undue possession of a voting machine used in an election is a felony punishable by five years in prison, the newspaper reported.
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Annual Event Attracting 100,000 Participants Will Focus On Inspiring Creativity In Education
Registration Now Open For Individuals And Teams From Across The Globe; Monthlong Competition Begins On World Creativity Day, April 21, 2022
SHELTON, Conn., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The BIC Corporate Foundation announces its title sponsorship of the sixth edition of Ideas World Cup, the largest brainstorming event in the world where individuals and teams from cities around the globe compete to solve a social issue using the power of creative thinking. This year's theme, How Can We Inspire Creativity In Education, was selected by the BIC Corporate Foundation for its universal need, potential for global impact, and direct reflection of the Foundation's core belief that creativity in education is a cornerstone of personal progress and societal change.
Ideas World Cup is a month-long not-for-profit competition founded in 2014 by Juan Prego, a pioneer in teaching organizations and teams from all sectors to unlock the power of creative thinking and rewire their cultures to be more inventive. Each year, Ideas World Cup rewards projects that have the potential to be implemented locally, nationally, or globally with prizes to help bring their idea to life. This year, the winner will also have access to mentors from the BIC Corporate Foundation's Corporate Community of Practice, a global coalition of educators, researchers, foundations, artists, and NGOs to help maximize their idea's impact.
"Ideas World Cup is a true celebration of human creativity," said Mr. Prego. "We connect people from all over the world and tap into their inner creative power, proving that if we join heads, hearts, and hands, we can solve some of the most difficult global problems we face. Everyone can be creative, and through that creativity we can forge a brighter future."
This year's theme asks participants to ideate how creativity can evolve from an abstract concept into an applied foundational element of the learning process; an essential life skill that can be taught, cultivated, and championed across all subjects throughout the global educational system, and become a transformational tool that can be used to solve the most challenging problems society faces. "We believe that creativity is the key to unlocking a better future," said Alison James, Executive Director, BIC Corporate Foundation. "Our aim with this year's theme is to celebrate the development of the creative mind and inspire a movement around creativity in education for people of all ages and backgrounds."
Five sub-themes posing 30 additional questions have also been created to tackle ancillary issues and inspire entrants to expand their thinking, including:
- Building Creative Cultures: how might we develop a change-oriented culture of learning that embraces creativity at the heart of the learning process?
- Environmental Protection: how can we harness the power of creativity to tackle the biggest challenges outlined in the UN's 17 sustainable development goals?
- The Future of Learning: how might we revolutionize teacher training and development to drive more creativity in the classroom?
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: how can we use creativity to address systemic challenges of bias in our education system?
- Building a Network: how might we create a network of creativity catalysts in our schools and higher education institutions to amplify and promote our work?
Ideas World Cup Timeline
- April 21 – May 9: organized events begin, and participants submit their ideas
- May 10 – May 13: the Ideas World Cup jury will review and shortlist the best ideas
- May 13 – May 20: specific questions will be proposed directly by the jury to idea creators to refine and improve an idea's potential
- May 20 – May 26: the finalists will be selected, and an online voting phase will open
- May 27: the winning project will be announced, and the city with the most ideas entered will be awarded the title of "most creative city"
Registration is now open at www.ideasworldcup.com for any person or group who wishes to enter, with the competition officially starting on World Creativity Day, April 21, 2022. The winning projects will be announced during the closing ceremony on May 27, 2022. For further explanation of the event timeline and an overview of supporting webinars provided by Ideas World Cup, please visit www.ideasworldcup.com/events.
Since its inception, Ideas World Cup has attracted over 100,000 participants from 72 cities in 15 countries and generated over 34,000 ideas. In 2021, the main theme asked how society could mitigate the social and economic impact caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
About BIC
A world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers, BIC brings simplicity and joy to everyday life. For more than 75 years, the Company has honored the tradition of providing high-quality, affordable, essential products to consumers everywhere. Through this unwavering dedication, BIC has become one of the most recognized brands and is a trademark registered worldwide. Today, BIC products are sold in more than 160 countries around the world and feature iconic brands such as BIC ® Kids, BIC FlexTM, BodyMarkTM by BIC ®, Cello®, Djeep ®, Lucky ® Stationery, Rocketbook ®, Soleil®, Tipp-Ex®, Us.TM, Wite-Out®, Inkbox TM and more. In 2021, BIC Net Sales were 1,831.9 million euros. The Company is listed on "Euronext Paris," is part of the SBF120 and CAC Mid 60 indexes and is recognized for its commitment to sustainable development and education. It received an A- Leadership score from CDP. For more, visit about.bic.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube.
About the BIC Foundation
We aspire to live in a world where there is equal access to quality education that inspires and empowers our youth. Where creative expression and creative skills are cherished and bring joy to everyday life. Where we directly see and feel the positive impact of innovative education programs on our youth, and consequently on their communities. Through our partnerships we're proud to have directly contributed to the development of the most inspiring and innovative pool of creative change makers known in our society.
About Actitud Creativa / Ideas World Cup
Actitud Creativa is the leading training and consulting firm in creative thinking for the Spanish Speaking world, operating in 12 countries from Hong Kong to Argentina. In its 20 years, the firm has innovated several initiatives including Ideas World Cup, the largest brainstorming competition in the world; Creativity Certification Program, with more than 30,000 students across the world; Creative-OS, an open innovation and skill building platform used by top companies; and unique creative thinking and innovation methods such as Advanced Creative Problem Solving, an evolution born out of the classical CPS Process; and the Pro.Play® Method, a creative methodology focused on play and the only official partner of Playmobil Pro around the globe.
Media Contacts:
For BIC:
Eric Kreller, Director, Corporate Communications
eric.kreller@bicworld.com
For Ideas World Cup:
Barbara Quirós, Innovation Strategy
barbara@actitudcreativa.es
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David Arkless was appointed as Chairman of The Board at Joblio, a technological platform for cross-border employment.
MIAMI, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jon Purizhansky, the CEO of Joblio, announced today that David Arkless will be the Chairman of the Board of the company.
Joblio's global platform eliminates the need for third parties, and it allows companies to get a more efficient and effective way to hire new workers. It offers a variety of user interfaces that help speed up the hiring process and improve the efficiency of its operations.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Jobilio has helped hundreds of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the horrendous conflict to find employment in Canada, Germany, Romania, Poland.
David Arkless has an extensive experience in the HR industry and is regarded as a leading human rights expert.
As Chairman of the Board of Directors of Joblio, David will lead the company's global expansion.
Joblio's tech-enabled platform allows companies to conduct talent searches, to hire and manage cross-border workers.
The platform is and will always be free for the workers in accordance with the regulations of the International Labour Organisation.
With over 20 years of experience in international relations, David brings a unique perspective to the Board of Directors of Joblio. He has worked with various governments and international organizations in the UK, China, and the US.
As the Vice-President of the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), he has been instrumental in the establishment of international initiatives aimed at fighting against human trafficking and slavery.
He is also a founding member of the California Act and the UK Modern Slavery Act. As Chairman of the Board of Directors of Joblio, he will continue to establish the gold standard of ethical and safe employment.
For over 20 years, David has been a significant member of the global HR industry landscape, and now, as the strategic leader of Joblio's team, he believes that the company's technology can help end the abuse of foreign and domestic workers. Despite the various initiatives that have been made to address the issue of human trafficking and slavery, the HR industry still has not come up with an effective global framework to protect workers.
Jon Purizhansky, CEO of Joblio: " David is a recognized expert in the field of human capital management. Joblio managed to tackle an extremely complex operational process of cross-border employment and pack it in a user-friendly experience available on 4 interfaces. Employers in Canada and other countries, that provide employment to Ukrainian refugees, are the pioneers of the ethical employment movement."
The global labor shortages are putting a strain on the supply chains of companies and organizations. Despite the calls to address these issues, the high churn rates that are affecting the hiring process have prevented employers from finding new workers.
One of the most effective ways to address the issue of labor shortages is by investing in the communities where migrant workers live and work. Through its proprietary program, Joblio is able to provide a more efficient way to recruit and train new workers. The company's platform is designed to help organizations manage their post-arrival community management.
Joblio's global platform eliminates the need for third parties, and it allows companies to get a more efficient and effective way to hire new workers. It offers a variety of user interfaces that help speed up the hiring process and improve the efficiency of its operations.
For complete information, visit: https://joblio.co
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DoorDash’s business continues to boom two years into the pandemic
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business
DoorDash, which went public amid a pandemic-fueled delivery craze in late 2020, said its business continues to boom even as people increasingly return to their lives outside the home.
The on-demand delivery company said its order volume grew 23% to 404 million in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2021. Its revenue for the quarter jumped 35% from last year to $1.5 billion, beating the estimated $1.38 billion forecast from analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.
While DoorDash is still growing, that growth has noticeably slowed from the height of the pandemic. Order volume, for instance, had grown 219% during the same quarter last year but the rate of growth has fallen consecutively in each quarter since.
In a letter to shareholders accompanying its financials, DoorDash said it attracted more new customers in the most recent quarter than any other quarter in the past year. It also said that customers are ordering from its app more often, which it attributes in part to adoption of its subscription membership program, DashPass. The company reported 25 million monthly active users and 10 million DashPass members last quarter. It did not share updated metrics this quarter but said monthly active users and DashPass membership were at record highs.
Still, it reported a net loss of $167 million, higher than the $142.9 million Refinitiv analysts had forecast.
DoorDash made its Wall Street debut in December 2020, a high point for the sector amid incredible demand for its service fueled by the pandemic. But there have been hiccups since then — the company, whose stock opened at $182 per share on its first day of trading was down to $73 at market close Thursday, though it rose nearly 10% in after hours trading after reporting its financials.
Last quarter, the company had cautioned investors that its business faced continued uncertainty stemming from factors including pandemic and labor shortages.
DoorDash’s earnings update comes two days after Airbnb posted its financials. The two on-demand economy companies went public the same week in 2020 and provide very different bellwethers into the pandemic’s impact on consumer behavior.
While Airbnb’s business suffered in the early months of the pandemic, it reported record first quarter bookings — a major indicator that travel has since rebounded. DoorDash, on the other hand, was a major beneficiary of the public health crisis, which accelerated the adoption of online delivery — but how many people continue to order from restaurants and stores through delivery apps as pandemic restrictions ease has been an open question.
Uber, which also reported earnings this week and whose business offers a look into both travel (through its Rides business) and app-based food delivery (through its Eats business), said Rides bookings had exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Still, delivery bookings were up 12% compared to the same quarter in 2021, the company said.
On a call Wednesday to discuss earnings with analysts, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said: “Delivery has continued to surprise us positively as demand has remained resilient in a reopening world.”
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ATLANTA, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today launched a short survey to better understand truck driver perspectives and issues with Driver-Facing Cameras (DFCs).
ATRI's DFC research was a top research priority of its Research Advisory Committee in 2021. Previous FMCSA-sponsored research conducted by ATRI documented that truck drivers have very positive opinions about road-facing cameras, but numerous driver concerns were raised about driver-facing cameras. ATRI's DFC survey is designed to better understand the specific issues and concerns truck drivers have, and to determine what, if any, strategies might address those concerns.
The OOIDA Foundation participated in both the prioritization of the DFC research, as well as in the DFC survey design.
The second component of ATRI's DFC research will focus on how DFC video feeds could be used by defense attorneys to reduce unfavorable litigation outcomes against truck drivers and motor carriers.
The survey is available online here.
ATRI is the trucking industry's 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation's essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system.
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IRVINE, Calif., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sunstone") (NYSE: SHO), the owner of Long-Term Relevant Real Estate® in the lodging industry, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the 339-room The Confidante Miami Beach (the "Hotel") for a purchase price of $232 million, or $684,000 per key. The Company will invest approximately $60 million to reposition the Hotel into a premiere beachfront resort under Hyatt's luxury, lifestyle Andaz brand. Upon completion of the renovation, Sunstone will own a well-located, fully renovated, beachfront resort at a highly attractive all-in basis. The Company expects the Hotel will generate an 8% to 9% stabilized net operating income yield on the total investment in the Hotel, including the planned repositioning. The renovation program will begin in phases, starting in the fourth quarter of 2022 with completion expected to occur in the first half of 2024 when the Hotel will debut as Andaz Miami Beach.
The Company expects the Hotel will generate $3.5 to $4.0 million of EBITDA during its ownership period in 2022. The acquisition was funded from available cash and with $140 million of proceeds received from the Company's previously undrawn revolving credit facility. Together with the expected funding for the previously announced acquisition of the remaining 25% joint venture interest in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront which is expected to close by the end of June, the Company anticipates having an outstanding credit facility balance at the end of the second quarter of approximately $240 million. Based on the Company's anticipated leverage ratio as of the end of the second quarter, borrowings on the credit facility are expected to bear interest at the rate of one-month LIBOR plus 1.50%.
Operations Update
The Company's operations for April and May 2022 reflect accelerating hotel demand as compared to the first quarter of 2022. While leisure travel continues to be robust, the greatest demand growth is occurring at the Company's urban and group-oriented hotels which are experiencing an increase in near-term booking activity, higher than expected attendance at group events, and increased business transient volume.
- Occupancy at the comparable 12 hotels the Company owned during both 2022 and 2019 (the "12 Hotel Comparable Portfolio") has improved from down more than 2,800 bps as compared to 2019 in the first quarter of 2022 to down only 1,240 bps in Q2 2022 QTD.
- Average Daily Rate at the 12 Hotel Comparable Portfolio has exceeded 2019 levels in each month of 2022 and is higher by 11.3% so far in Q2 2022 QTD.
- As of April 30, 2022, group revenue pace for the 12 Hotel Comparable Portfolio for Q2 through Q4 2022 was down only 15% as compared to the same time in 2019, with average rates approximately 5% higher than in 2019.
- As of mid-May, the 12 Hotel Comparable Portfolio had 87% of the total transient room nights on-the-books for June to December as compared to the same time in 2019, with average rates approximately 31% higher than in 2019.
- In the second quarter 2019, the 12 Hotel Comparable Portfolio generated RevPAR of $229.50. Based on stronger demand acceleration in April and May, the Company currently anticipates that RevPAR at the 12 Hotel Comparable Portfolio for the second quarter 2022 will be down only 6% to 8% as compared to the second quarter of 2019.
Share Repurchase Update
Since the beginning of April through June 1, 2022, the Company has repurchased 1.9 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $11.01 per share for a total purchase price of $21.2 million. Year to date, the Company has repurchased 5.8 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $11.13 per share for a total purchase price of $64.6 million. The Company has $435.4 million remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization. The authorization has no stated expiration date and future repurchases will depend on various factors, including the Company's capital availability and the price of the Company's common stock. The Company will provide the details of future stock repurchase activity, if any, as part of its quarterly financial reporting.
About Sunstone Hotel Investors
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT"). Sunstone's strategy is to create long-term stakeholder value through the acquisition, active ownership, and disposition of hotels considered to be Long-Term Relevant Real Estate®. For further information, please visit Sunstone's website at www.sunstonehotels.com.
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Aaron Reyes
Chief Financial Officer
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(949) 382-3018
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will" and other similar terms and phrases, including opinions, references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to: the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on the Company's business and the economy, as well as the response of governments and the Company to the pandemic, and how quickly and successfully effective vaccines and therapies are distributed and administered; increased risks related to employee matters, including increased employment litigation and claims for severance or other benefits tied to termination or furloughs as a result of temporary hotel suspensions or reduced hotel operations due to COVID-19; general economic and business conditions, including a U.S. recession or increased inflation, trade conflicts and tariffs, regional or global economic slowdowns and any type of flu or disease-related pandemic that impacts travel or the ability to travel, including COVID-19; the need for business-related travel, including the increased use of business-related technology; rising hotel operating costs due to labor costs, workers' compensation and health-care related costs, utility costs, property and liability insurance costs, unanticipated costs such as acts of nature and their consequences and other costs that may not be offset by increased room rates; the ground or airspace leases for two of the hotels the Company has interests in as of the date of this release; the need for renovations, repositionings and other capital expenditures for the Company's hotels; the impact, including any delays, of renovations and repositionings on hotel operations; new hotel supply, or alternative lodging options such as timeshare, vacation rentals or sharing services such as Airbnb, in the Company's markets, which could harm its occupancy levels and revenue at its hotels; competition from hotels not owned by the Company; relationships with, and the requirements, performance and reputation of, the managers of the Company's hotels; relationships with, and the requirements and reputation of, the Company's franchisors and hotel brands; the Company's hotels may become impaired, or its hotels which have previously become impaired may become further impaired in the future, which may adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations; competition for the acquisition of hotels, and the Company's ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions; performance of hotels after they are acquired; changes in the Company's business strategy or acquisition or disposition plans; the Company's level of debt, including secured, unsecured, fixed and variable rate debt; financial and other covenants in the Company's debt and preferred stock; the impact on the Company's business of potential defaults by the Company on its debt agreements or leases; volatility in the capital markets and the effect on lodging demand or the Company's ability to obtain capital on favorable terms or at all; the Company's need to operate as a REIT and comply with other applicable laws and regulations, including new laws, interpretations or court decisions that may change the federal or state tax laws or the federal or state income tax consequences of the Company's qualification as a REIT; potential adverse tax consequences in the event that the Company's operating leases with its taxable REIT subsidiaries are not held to have been made on an arm's-length basis; system security risks, data protection breaches, cyber-attacks and systems integration issues, including those impacting the Company's suppliers, hotel managers or franchisors; other events beyond the Company's control, including climate change, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or civil unrest; and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All forward-looking information provided herein is as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
This release should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Copies of these reports are available on our website at www.sunstonehotels.com and through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov.
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Economist Impact survey of 2,000 business leaders, sponsored by Cognizant, shows key challenges include competing priorities, deriving value from technology investments, addressing a talent and skills gap, and sustaining action on ESG
- Approximately 90% of respondents cited competing strategic imperatives, including data-driven ways of working, digital business models, and aligning operations with these new ways to work.
- Over 60% of respondents are planning for or have already begun adopting advanced technology such as quantum computing, blockchain, and robotics. Yet nearly 50% claim they are not achieving significant value from existing technology investments.
- Nearly half of respondents, approximately 46%, recognize they lack the internal talent necessary to implement and utilize advanced technologies.
- An overwhelming nine out of 10 respondents recognize attention to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues is an essential aspect of being a modern business; only 35% are currently incorporating ESG into company strategy.
TEANECK, N.J., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Cognizant today introduced The Future-Ready Business Benchmark, research from Economist Impact, commissioned by Cognizant. This comprehensive survey of business leaders across eight industries and 10 countries is aimed at understanding the state of the modern business and how leaders are preparing for long-term success in a post-pandemic world. The research identifies three essential interrelated areas that leaders must prioritize to create a resilient, future-ready enterprise: 1) Realizing full value from accelerated technology adoption, 2) overhauling workforce strategies, and 3) closing the gap on thought and action in the face of growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges.
"Resilience is the new must-have capability for every organization that expects to thrive in this time of intensifying competition, ever-accelerating digital technology, and unpredictable global events," said Euan Davis, Head of Cognizant Research. "To succeed as a modern business, leaders must be ready for anything, and prioritization is key when everything seems equally critical. We've shown that savvy technology investment, attention on developing talent with new and expanded skillsets, and embedding and acting on an ESG agenda are core elements of focus on which leaders can build. The successful CxOs will build future-ready, resilient businesses by ensuring their organizations learn, adapt, and continually evolve."
Economist Impact surveyed 2,000 senior executives in 10 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific to assess and compare their businesses across a range of metrics.
Survey highlights include these insights:
- Strategic clarity is muddled. Over 90% of business leaders surveyed say it is a strategic priority to adopt a data-driven approach and create a digital-first business model, with 37% citing both imperatives, along with the need to align operations with these new modes of working, as "business critical."
- Technology investment is accelerating beyond what has become the standard shopping list of cloud, advanced analytics, IoT and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) even while respondents say they are not yet realizing full value of existing investments. In addition to these foundational technologies, of which the vast majority of respondents, 80%, say they have adopted or plan to adopt, there is a growing appetite for an emerging set of technologies; over 60% of respondents say they plan to or are already adopting quantum computing, blockchain, and robotics.
- Workforce and talent management strategies need a major overhaul to prepare workers for new ways of work. Nearly half of respondents, at 46%, recognize they lack the skilled talent necessary to make productive use of advanced technologies. When asked about the biggest hurdles to implementing new processes, products, services and technologies over the last 12 months, the two most significant challenges were workforce-related: a lack of knowledgeable staff and a chronic lack of focus on preparing workers for the new ways of work. For example, just one-third, or 33%, of respondents are using data to identify and understand training needs and cultivate talent.
- Business resilience is at risk for companies that recognize ESG as a critical consideration but fail to take action to integrate ESG throughout the organization. Nine in 10 decision-makers, or 90%, recognize attending to ESG issues is an important aspect of being a modern business. However, there is a massive disconnect between recognition and action, with only 31% having dedicated staff and resources devoted to ESG, and only 35% incorporating ESG into company strategy. A slight majority, 54%, report setting and taking action on specific environmental targets, while only 44% currently measure social impact.
"Many businesses today are struggling to prepare for next month, let alone years from now," noted Vaibhav Sahgal, Principal at Economist Impact. "Firms genuinely embedding principles of future-readiness from our Future-Ready Business Benchmark into their operational realities will maintain and grow their competitive advantage. Our data validated the fact that it is particularly challenging to make progress on the matter when juggling a vast array of often competing priorities. Our guidance is to start where the gaps are most significant and dial up the focus on people; the benchmark offers tangible calls to action for businesses across countries and industries. A failure to embrace the volatility that is here to stay, and prioritize business plans and investments accordingly, puts your business at the risk of losing relevance."
Study Methodology
The Future-Ready Business Benchmark, research from Economist Impact, supported by Cognizant, examines the state of businesses today in light of the needs of tomorrow. It was developed through a rigorous process of research, expert consultations, data collection and analysis. The benchmark reflects a range of key considerations and measures of future-readiness for multi-national firms from 10 developed economies and eight industries, spanning the external environment, business preparedness factors and current performance, and focused on cross-cutting themes including firm fundamentals, talent, technology and innovative ability, and ESG.
Read more about what it takes to be a future-ready business here.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
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NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: November 12, 2021 to March 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 16, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in GRAB:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Grab Holdings Limited made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Grab's driver supply declined during the third quarter; (2) as a result, Grab continued to invest heavily in driver and consumer incentives to "preemptively recalibrate driver supply"; (3) as a result, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted, including, among other things, a significant decline in revenue; and (4) 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.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Grab Holdings you have until May 16, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Grab Holdings securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the GRAB lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/grab-holdings-limited-loss-submission-form?id=26064&from=4.
ABOUT KLEIN LAW FIRM
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Blueprint Prep Now Positioned to Help The Nation Meet Increased Demand for Nurse Practitioners
LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint Prep, a premier education company focused on support for lifelong professional advancement and test preparation in the medical field, recently announced the acquisition of Sarah Michelle NP Reviews, a leading provider of courses and training resources for aspiring nurse practitioners. Through this partnership, Blueprint Prep and NP Reviews will leverage the best of both companies to improve the quality education and the support systems for students. The company's vision is to improve the lives of their learners and by extension the patients they treat.
The acquisition comes amid skyrocketing demand for nurse practitioners. As a shortage of healthcare workers continues to plague health systems, nurse practitioners and physician assistants (PAs) have seen their role expand, a trend projected to continue as healthcare facilities seek professionals other than physicians to provide high-quality care. Despite this outlook, professional preparation resources for nurse practitioners are limited and outdated. Many traditional providers still require in-person attendance for courses and do not make regular updates to their programs.
"Nurse practitioner students want and need better resources than they encounter now," says Matt Riley, CEO and Co-Founder of Blueprint Prep. "Their resources should utilize modern learning tools and delivery methods to optimize effectiveness and fit into students' busy lives. Sarah Michelle NP Reviews, since its inception, has been a bright spot in the market, and we're thrilled that we get the chance to partner with this talented team to create more innovative solutions to help students meet the challenges of this demanding career."
NP Reviews has garnered acclaim within the specialty for the resources it has developed to help students prepare for the ANCC and AANP exams, and Blueprint Prep has identified the nursing vertical as an attractive area for expansion. Adding NP Reviews to its growing portfolio of offerings, Blueprint Prep continues to help learners across the spectrum of medical and health education. With access to large pools of students who know and trust its brands, the company now has a unique position from which to provide end-to-end training to healthcare professionals.
"After two years of tremendous growth, I'm excited to work with Blueprint Prep to continue developing high-quality, engaging training programs that speak to the true wants and needs of today's nurse practitioner students," says Sarah Michelle, Founder of NP Reviews. "I founded the company to support learners in new and innovative ways, and this partnership with Blueprint Prep will allow us to continue to realize that mission."
Blueprint Prep plans to offer nurse practitioners learning tools featuring its trademark improvements on traditional lifelong learning—customization, high production value video, flexible formats, expert lecturers, personalized analytics, interactive study planners and more. The company expects these benefits will help the nurse practitioner community fulfill their potential as healthcare professionals and provide excellent service to their communities.
"Our vision at Blueprint Prep is to improve the lives of our learners through the entire course of their careers," says Riley. "We aim to provide the most personalized and innovative solutions to support those who are pursuing high-stakes roles, so they have the support they need from the day they start their journey to the day they retire."
Blueprint Prep's deal with Sarah Michelle NP Reviews comes at a time when students pursuing their dreams of becoming nurse practitioners are most in need of engaging, high-quality test prep. Through this latest acquisition, Blueprint Prep is poised to transform the world of nursing education through next-generation learning solutions and a supportive community of nursing professionals.
Founded in 2005, Blueprint Prep is the leading platform for high-stakes test prep in the U.S., offering live and self-paced online courses, private tutoring, self-study materials, and application consulting services for pre-law, pre-med, and medical school students, as well as Qbanks for residents and practicing physicians, PAs and NPs via its acquisition of Rosh Review. Blueprint Prep leverages a unique approach that combines engaging video lectures, unparalleled expertise in content creation, the latest adaptive learning technology, and personalized study planning tools. Blueprint Prep has produced unrivaled results, including industry-leading score increases for its pre-law and pre-med students taking the LSAT and MCAT. For more information, visit Blueprintprep.com.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — More video in Brazilian media shows retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet using homophobic language and more racial slurs about Lewis Hamilton.
The website Grande Prêmio published video late Thursday — apparently filmed last year with Piquet speaking in Portuguese — in which the 69-year-old Brazilian used homophobic language to say the British driver wasn’t focused to challenge Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for the 2016 title, which the German won. There was also a fourth instance of a racial slur about Hamilton, who is Black.
For earlier slurs that came to wider attention this week, Piquet has already been widely condemned by F1, drivers, teams, and governing body, the FIA.
On a podcast last November, Piquet discussed a crash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix. Piquet referred to Hamilton as “neguinho” in Portuguese, which means “little Black guy.” The term is not necessarily a racist slur in Brazil, but it is an expression that is increasingly seen as distasteful, and its phrasing can also emphasize that.
Piquet apologized to Hamilton on Wednesday, but said the term, while “ill thought out,” was not meant to be offensive. He added “neguinho” can be used as a short for “people in general.” But his phrasing in that part of the video left no doubt he was singling out Hamilton as “the little Black guy,” to which he added a homophobic slur.
Piquet’s spokesman did not comment about the video published late Thursday after a request from The Associated Press.
There was no immediate response from Hamilton or Verstappen to the Grande Prêmio footage.
Piquet was suspended on Thursday from his honorary membership of the British Racing Drivers’ Club, which owns and runs the Silverstone track, the site of this week’s grand prix.
Hamilton has called for “archaic mindsets” to change. After former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone defended Piquet on British TV, Hamilton questioned why “older voices” are given prominence in F1.
Series leader Verstappen, who is in a relationship with Piquet’s daughter, Kelly Piquet, said on Thursday that Piquet used a “very, very offensive” word to describe Hamilton but he did not believe Piquet to be a racist.
Piquet, the F1 champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987, has divided F1 fans in Brazil for continuing to disparage fellow Brazilian star Ayton Senna, and questioning his sexuality without proof.
Senna, a hero of Hamilton’s, was killed in a crash in 1994 at the San Marino GP. Still, Piquet has made homophobic references to Senna, most recently in a 2020 interview.
Piquet has also angered F1 fans for his staunch support of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Piquet supporters have said on social media that the recent video of Piquet has gone viral as part of a political smear campaign against the president.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND PLAN OF
ALLOCATION; (II) SETTLEMENT HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR
ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LITIGATION EXPENSES
SEATTLE, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This notice is for all persons or entities who purchased the American Depository Receipts of Novo Nordisk A/S ("Novo Nordisk") between February 3, 2015 and February 2, 2017, inclusive, and who were damaged thereby (the "Class").
Certain persons and entities are excluded from the Class by definition and others are excluded pursuant to request. The full definition of the Class including a complete description of who is excluded from the Class is set forth in the full Settlement Notice referred to below.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY; YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (the "Court"), that co-lead plaintiffs and class representatives Lehigh County Employees' Retirement System, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Boston Retirement System, Employees' Pension Plan of the City of Clearwater, and Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (collectively, "Lead Plaintiffs"), on behalf of themselves and the Court-certified Class in the above-captioned securities class action (the "Action"), have reached a proposed settlement of the Action with defendants Novo Nordisk, Lars Rebien Sørensen, Jesper Brandgaard, and Jakob Riis (collectively, "Defendants") for $100,000,000 in cash that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action.
A hearing will be held on June 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., before the Honorable Zahid N. Quraishi, by videoconference to, among other things: (i) determine whether the proposed Settlement on the terms and conditions provided for in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated November 23, 2021 (the "Stipulation") is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Class, and should be finally approved by the Court; (ii) determine whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and the Settlement Notice should be granted; (iii) determine whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; (iv) determine whether Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and Litigation Expenses (including awards to the Lead Plaintiffs) should be approved; and (v) consider any other matters that may properly be brought before the Court in connection with the Settlement.
If you are a member of the Class, your rights will be affected by the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Net Settlement Fund. If you have not yet received the full printed Notice of (I) Proposed Settlement and Plan of Allocation; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Expenses (the "Settlement Notice") and the Proof of Claim and Release Form (the "Claim Form"), you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at Novo Nordisk Securities Litigation, c/o JND Legal Administration, P.O. Box 91154, Seattle, WA 98111, by telephone at 1 (833) 674-0167, or by email at info@NovoNordiskSecuritiesLitigation.com. Copies of the Settlement Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the website for the Action, www.NovoNordiskSecuritiesLitigation.com.
If you are a Class Member, in order to be eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked (if mailed), or online through the case website, www.NovoNordiskSecuritiesLitigation.com, no later than July 27, 2022. If you are a Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the net proceeds of the Settlement, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, and/or Lead Counsel's application for attorneys' fees and expenses, must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and counsel for Defendants such that they are received no later than June 6, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice.
Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, Novo Nordisk, any other Defendants in the Action, or their counsel regarding this notice. All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Claims Administrator or Lead Counsel. Or you may visit www.NovoNordiskSecuritiesLitigation.com or toll-free at 1 (833) 674-0167.
Requests for the Settlement Notice and Claim Form should be made to:
Novo Nordisk Securities Litigation
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P.O. Box 91154
Seattle, WA 98111
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Inquiries, other than requests for the Settlement Notice and Claim Form, may be made to Lead Counsel:
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(The Hill) — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of the Jan. 6 select committee, announced on Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19.
The congressman, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, said he received a positive diagnosis on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms.
In a statement posted on Twitter, he said he will isolate “for the next several days.”
The announcement comes two days before the panel is set to hold what could be its final hearing of the summer, focused on former President Donald Trump’s inaction during the Capitol riot.
Thursday’s presentation, however, will proceed as planned, according to the committee’s spokesperson.
“While Chairman Thompson is disappointed with his COVID diagnosis, he has instructed the Select Committee to proceed with Thursday evening’s hearing. Committee members and staff wish the Chairman a speedy recovery,” spokesperson Tim Mulvey said in a statement on Tuesday. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/jan-6-chairman-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ | 2022-07-19T16:24:49Z |
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced a new addition to its hard-working Armor Max® lineup, the Goodyear Armor Max Extreme Service Drive (ESD) tire. Engineered to tackle tough jobs in extreme environments, Armor Max ESD is Goodyear's best commercial mixed service drive tire for durability and traction in severe applications.
Armor Max ESD is now available in 11R22.5 H and 11R24.5 H sizes to meet the demanding needs of the premium mixed-service segment. Specifically designed for heavy duty construction, logging, oil and mining work vehicles, its tread compound helps resist cuts, chips and tears and provides durability.
"Hardworking vocations like mining and construction need a tire that can withstand tough terrain with confidence," said Jessica Julian, commercial product marketing manager, Goodyear North America. "The new Armor Max ESD delivers performance and durability that fleets need to help optimize productivity in these severe applications."
Other key features and benefits include:
- An aggressive, deep 32/32 tread design that helps minimize mud and snow buildup for enhanced off-road traction.
- Optimized tread geometry that improves resistance to stone holding.
- Enhanced under-tread that provides added protection against stone drilling and improves casing durability.
- An innovative sidewall design that allows chains to be placed above tread blocks, while helping to minimize slippage for enhanced performance.
The new Armor Max ESD tires are part of Goodyear's Total Mobility platform of providing trusted products, a premier service network and complete tire management for customers. For more information on the Armor Max line and what it can do for your fleet, visit www.goodyeartrucktires.com.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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VAUGHAN, ON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ("GFL" or the "Company") today announced that it will release its 2022 second quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 and will host an investor conference call related to this release on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 8:30 am Eastern Time.
A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by logging onto the Company's Investors page at investors.gflenv.com or by clicking here or listeners may access the call toll-free by dialing 1-844-200-6205 (access code: 721283) approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
The Company encourages participants who will be dialing in to pre-register for the conference call using the following link: https://ige.netroadshow.com/registration/q4inc/11191/gfl-environmental-second-quarter-2022-earnings-call/. Callers who pre-register will be given a conference access code and PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator on the day of the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time. For those unable to listen live, an audio replay of the call will be available until August 11, 2022 by dialing 1-866-813-9403 (access code: 749052).
About GFL
GFL, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, is the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America, providing a comprehensive line of solid waste management, liquid waste management and soil remediation services through its platform of facilities throughout Canada and in more than half of the U.S. states. Across its organization, GFL has a workforce of more than 18,000 employees.
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The jury has reached a verdict in the civil defamation cases between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, spokespeople for both parties told CNN.
The verdict is expected to be read at the court in Fairfax, Virginia at 3 p.m. local time. The jury has been deliberating for about 14 hours.
Depp sued Heard for defamation for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Though Depp was not named in the article, he claims it cost him lucrative acting roles. Heard countersued for $100 million, over statements Depp's attorney made about her abuse claims. Heard and Depp met in 2009 and were married from 2015-2016.
The defamation trial has been underway since April and jurors have heard over a 100 hours of testimony altogether. They've heard from dozens of witnesses, including live testimony from Depp and Heard.
Depp will not be in court for the verdict due to "previously scheduled work commitments," a source close to Depp told to CNN, adding that he "will be watching from the United Kingdom."
Heard is expected to be in court for the verdict, a source close to her confirms.
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LISHUI, China, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agricultural products supplier in China, announced today its continued sales growth in Asia with a new, multi-product order for dried Shiitake mushrooms and black Mu Er mushrooms. The order will ship to Western Asia.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi's Chairwoman and CEO, commented "Asia remains the largest market for fungi consumption and one of the most attractive based on multi-year catalysts. Core demand and growth are being led by diverse culinary uses and popular health applications. As a leading purveyor of high quality agriculture products, Farmmi continues to be a direct beneficiary of this momentum with sales growth and support across the supply chain. We have seen the importance of this firsthand with our ability to secure priority handling from our logistics partners in order to ease rising costs and longer delivery times, while ensuring on time delivery for our customers worldwide."
About Farmmi, Inc.
Established in 1998, Farmmi Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI) is an agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of edible mushrooms like Shiitake and Mu Er, as well as other agricultural products. In addition to its offline sales, Farmmi sells its products direct-to-consumer at http://www.farmmi88.com. For further information about the Company, please visit: http://ir.farmmi.com.cn/.
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No statement made in this press release should be interpreted as an offer to purchase or sell any security. Such an offer can only be made in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws. Certain statements in this press release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations and intended to qualify for the "safe harbor" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our customers' businesses and end purchasers' disposable income, our ability to raise capital on any particular terms, fulfillment of customer orders, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, our ability to realize revenue from expanded operation and acquired assets in China, our ability to attract and retain skilled professionals, client concentration, industry segment concentration, and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Farmmi may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. In addition, please note that any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee asked the Justice Departmen t on Wednesday to investigate whether a Trump administration interior secretary engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project.
The criminal referral says David Bernhardt pushed for approval of the project by developer Michael Ingram, a Republican donor and supporter of former President Donald Trump, despite a federal wildlife official’s finding that it would threaten habitats for imperiled species.
Bernhardt led Interior from 2019 to 2021. In 2017, he was the No. 2 official at the department when the Fish and Wildlife Service, an Interior Department agency, reversed its opposition to the Villages at Vigneto, the proposed 28,000-home development in southern Arizona, and allowed it to move forward.
Democrat Reps. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, the committee chairman, and Katie Porter of California, who leads a subcommittee on oversight and investigations. made the referral in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. They said the committee has conducted an extensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2017 decision.
A high-ranking interior official had said issuing a Clean Water Act permit for the project could adversely affect endangered species or critical habitat in the area. The region is home to birds such as as the southwestern willow flycatcher and yellow-billed cuckoo, as well as the northern Mexican garter snake.
In their referral, Democrats say Ingram met with Bernhardt in August 2017, two weeks before a Fish and Wildlife official received the phone call directing him to reverse the decision blocking the project. The meeting was not disclosed in Bernhardt’s public calendar or travel documents.
Two months later, Ingram made a $10,000 donation to the Trump Victory Fund. The permit was approved later that month. At least nine other donors associated with Ingram also donated to the Trump Victory Fund in the days after Ingram’s donation, Democrats said.
“Evidence strongly suggests the decision was the result of a quid pro quo between Vigneto’s developer, Michael Ingram, and senior level officials in the Trump administration,” including Bernhardt, who was then the deputy Interior secretary, the Democrats wrote.
Ingram “had frequent access to high-ranking officials across the Trump administration,” including Bernhardt, then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and then-Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, Democrats said. Zinke, who led Interior from March 2017 to January 2019, met with Ingram in May 2017 and April 2018, the Democrats said in documents submitted with the referral. Zinke and his staff emailed Ingram multiple times, using personal email addresses, Democrats said.
Bernhardt, now a lawyer in private practice, did not return calls and an email requesting comment. A Justice Department spokesman said the department received the letter and will review it.
The lawmakers asked Garland to investigate and consider bringing criminal charges against Bernhardt or other officials.
“The findings of this investigation show us yet again that the previous administration cast career staff expertise aside while they handed out federal agency decisions to Trump’s buddies and big donors on a pay-to-play basis,” Grijalva said in a statement.
Porter said that “an exchange of money for a specific government action is the clearest form of corruption there is, and Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents — share an understanding that this kind of quid pro quo erodes our democracy.”
Lanny Davis, a lawyer for El Dorado Holdings, a company owned by Ingram, called the referral by Grijalva and Porter “false, misleading (and) unfair” and said it used “innuendo as a surrogate for fact.”
El Dorado participated in multiple meetings with the committee, “acted in full transparency and gave full cooperation without a subpoena,” Davis said in a statement. Even so, the company was denied the opportunity to rebut the allegations in the referral or even a chance to speak to Grijalva, Davis said.
“Unfortunately, the American people have been numbed and accustomed to political attacks that have little to do with the truth, and there needs to be bipartisan outrage when this occurs,” added Davis, a prominent Democrat who was special counsel to former President Bill Clinton.
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Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/democrats-seek-criminal-charges-against-trump-interior-head/ | 2022-05-11T21:17:55Z |
Istation Reading, Math, and Lectura earn nod from industry leaders
DALLAS, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announces that its math, reading, and Spanish literacy programs were named as 2022 SIIA CODiE Award finalists in the Best Recovery Learning Tool category. CODiE finalists represent the best products, services and people in the education and business technology industries.
The SIIA CODiE Awards, the long-running, premier awards program for the software and information industries, are produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software, education, media and digital content industries. Istation was picked as a finalist across 47 education technology categories, including new categories in education and leadership.
"The 2022 CODiE Award finalists highlight the products and people who drove their industries forward through innovative products and leadership in these uncertain times," said SIIA President Jeff Joseph. "These honorees continue the proud tradition of CODiE Award finalists of recognizing the most impactful products, services and leaders of their time, setting a foundation for the next generation of innovators. Congratulations to all who received this well-earned acknowledgment."
Istation provides computer-adaptive assessments and curriculum in reading, math, and Spanish literacy for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade and strongly predicts student performance on many state assessments.
"It is an honor to once again be a finalist for a CODiE Award," said Istation President and COO Ossa Fisher. "I am so proud of our talented teams that work very hard to empower and support educators so that they can meet every student's needs."
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-recognized awards program. Finalists are determined by industry experts. CODiE Award winners will be announced during the virtual winner announcement celebrations June 8 and June 9, 2022.
Details about each finalist are listed here.
About the SIIA CODiE™ Awards
The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. For more information, visit here.
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SIIA is the only professional organization connecting more than 450 data, financial information, education technology, specialized content and publishing companies. Our diverse members provide the critical data, content, and information that drives the global economy, informs financial networks, connects learners and educators, and drives innovation. Learn more at siia.net.
About Istation
Founded in 1998 and based in Dallas, Istation (Imagination Station) has become one of the nation's leading providers of richly animated, game-like educational technology. Winner of several national educational technology awards, the Istation program puts more instructional time in the classroom. Istation's innovative programs immerse students in an engaging and interactive environment and inspire them to learn. Administrators and educators can use Istation to easily track the progress of their students, schools and classrooms. Learn more at https://www.istation.com/.
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Idaho Falls Regional Airport expects sharp increase in summer travelers
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Falls Regional Airport is serving more passengers than ever before.
TSA Director Andrew Coose tells us the first regular summer travel season since the pandemic may be a little rough for everyone.
“We have vastly overshot any records for the number of passengers already, and now we're expecting even more," Coose said. "I think it's going to be a bit of a shift mentally, emotionally, all of that for our people.”
The airport also expects to serve an influx of passengers from Jackson while their airport is under renovations for 11 weeks.
TSA directors assure us they are prepared for any possible headwinds coming their way.
"We needed some additional equipment for baggage which has already been shipped here and we have onsite. So we're ready to go with that. We will supply additional personnel probably from some of our other airports that can support Idaho Falls to make sure that we have enough people to screen effectively all the passengers," Coose said.
For passengers, airport officials say travelers should also plan ahead so they don't get left behind.
“Arrive at the airport 2 hours early," Airport Director Rick Cloutier said. "Get your parking place. Get through TSA, get through security plenty in time so you don't stuck and the plane doesn't leave without you.”
TSA officials remind travelers that face coverings are required everywhere in the nation's transportation system, including airports. | https://localnews8.com/news/idaho-falls/2022/04/06/idaho-falls-regional-airport-expects-sharp-increase-in-summer-travelers/ | 2022-04-06T21:14:27Z |
LAVAL, QC and CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Liminal BioSciences Inc. (Nasdaq: LMNL) ("Liminal BioSciences" or the "Company"), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that Bruce Pritchard, Chief Executive Officer at Liminal BioSciences is scheduled to present a company overview on Wednesday 14th September at 09:30am (ET) during the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference taking place at The Lotte New York Palace on 12-14th September 2022.
The presentation will be available on Liminal BioSciences' website at https://investors.liminalbiosciences.com/Webcasts. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for at least 7 days after the live event concludes.
Liminal BioSciences is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing distinctive novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammatory, fibrotic, and metabolic diseases using our drug discovery platform with a data-driven approach. The Company is currently developing GPR84 antagonists and OXER1 antagonists. In addition to these programs, the Company continues to explore other development opportunities to add to its pipeline.
Liminal BioSciences has active business operations in Canada and the United Kingdom.
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WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities® (CAS) Series 2022-R07, an approximately $866 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's seventh CAS REMIC® transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business.
The reference pool for CAS Series 2022-R07 consists of approximately 101,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $30.6 billion. The reference pool includes collateral with loan-to-value ratios of 60.01 percent to 80.00 percent, which were acquired between July 2021 and August 2021. The loans included in this transaction are fixed-rate, generally 30-year term, fully amortizing mortgages and were underwritten using rigorous credit standards and enhanced risk controls.
Fannie Mae will retain a portion of the 1M-1, 1M-2, 1B-1, and 1B-2 tranches and will retain the full 1B-3H first-loss tranche.
Nomura Securities International Inc. ("Nomura") is the lead structuring manager and joint bookrunner. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC ("Wells Fargo") is the co-lead manager and joint bookrunner. Co-managers are BofA Securities, Inc. ("BofA"), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ("Citigroup"), Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), and StoneX Financial Inc. ("StoneX"). Selling group members are African-American-owned Loop Capital Markets LLC and African-American & women-owned Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC.
With the completion of this transaction, Fannie Mae will have brought 51 CAS deals to market, issued nearly $58 billion in notes, and transferred a portion of the credit risk to private investors on over $1.9 trillion in single-family mortgage loans, measured at the time of the transaction.
To promote transparency and to help credit investors evaluate our securities and the CAS program, Fannie Mae provides ongoing, robust disclosure data, as well as access to news, resources, and analytics through its credit risk transfer webpages. This includes our innovative Data Dynamics® tool that enables market participants to interact with and analyze CAS deals that are currently outstanding in the market and Fannie Mae's historical loan dataset. In addition, our EU Resources and UK Resources webpages help European Union and UK institutional investors, as well as those managing funds subject to EU/UK regulations comply with EU/UK securitization regulations.
In addition to our flagship CAS program, Fannie Mae continues to transfer mortgage credit risk through its Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) reinsurance program.
CAS REMIC notes are issued by a bankruptcy-remote trust. The amount of periodic principal and ultimate principal paid by Fannie Mae is determined by the performance of a large and diverse reference pool. For more information on individual CAS transactions, visit our credit risk transfer webpage.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Embassy National Bank was named one of the best-performing U.S. community banks under $3 billion in assets in 2021 by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The ranking is based on several metrics, including profitability, efficiency, revenue growth, asset quality, and capital levels. More than 4,000 banks were eligible for this ranking.
Embassy National Bank is proud to be named #15 of best-performing community banks of 2021 under $3B in assets. Founded in 2007, Embassy National Bank provides customized banking services for the local business communities in the greater Atlanta region and has consistently been ranked one of the top SBA lenders in Georgia.
"We are honored by the recognition this report has given Embassy National Bank. These results were accomplished by the work our team of bankers put in everyday to operate a high performing bank for our shareholders, our clients and our community," said Steven F. Smith, President. Embassy National Bank is focused on growing their small business outreach and local community support.
About Embassy National Bank:
Embassy National Bank was founded in 2007 by a group of professionals with backgrounds in finance, banking, and hospitality to meet the needs of the greater Atlanta communities including Lawrenceville, Duluth, Suwanee, and Norcross. Their local and nationwide experience supports the bank's mission to be a community partner small businesses want and need. Visit https://embassynationalbank.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAWW)'s sale to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. and affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company and Hill City Capital for $102.50 per share in cash. If you are an Atlas shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
- ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI)'s sale to Amgen Inc. for $52.00 per share in cash. If you are a ChemoCentryx shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
- iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT)'s sale to Amazon.com, Inc. for $61.00 per share in cash. If you are an iRobot shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
- RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: RADA)'s merger with Leonardo DRS Inc. If you are a RADA shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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Police: 3 men arrested for scamming 90-year-old woman out of nearly $120,000
ATLANTA (WGCL/Gray News) - Police in Atlanta are investigating a situation where a woman allegedly lost $118,000 to three men who took advantage of her.
WGCL reports that the 90-year-old woman hired 39-year-old Robert John Criswell, 28-year-old Kyle Dewayne Dover and 23-year-old Hunter Chase Hammitt to complete some tree work and other things.
According to authorities, the woman said she met the men while they were working for a local tree company. However, they were working on their own during the commission of the crimes.
The Floyd County Police Department said the trio was arrested on Wednesday at a campsite, about 10 miles away from the victim’s home.
Police said the woman wrote 33 checks to the three men between December 2021 and April 2022 for various amounts. The men would reportedly follow her to the bank to collect cash.
Floyd County police said some tree work was completed, but the trees were still on the woman’s property, along with small brush piles. Shutters that were intended to be hung were barely attached and hanging by one screw in some cases.
According to police, Criswell and Dover are being charged with exploitation of the elderly and theft by deception, while being held on a $15,000 bond. Hammitt is being held on no bond on charges of exploitation of the elderly, theft by deception and probation violation.
According to Floyd County police, scams of this nature are not uncommon. Fraudsters often exaggerate the damage that needs to be repaired and embellish their skill level to give hope to victims who might only need small repairs. The scammers often drive away with small fortunes in return for little or no work.
The Floyd County Police Department encourages families and neighbors to check in with older relatives to ensure they are not being swindled.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Missfresh Limited (NASDAQ: MF) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Missfresh securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 12, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Missfresh Limited made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with the Company's June 2021 initial public offering; (2) Missfresh would need to amend its financial figures; (3) Missfresh, among other things, had lesser net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2021; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times and negligently prepared.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Missfresh you have until September 12, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Missfresh securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the MF lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/missfresh-loss-submission-form?id=30439&from=4.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Elemental Machines continues its innovation within lab operations (LabOps) by launching its Usage Solution. The Usage Solution empowers agile operations to monitor real-time and historic usage to guide the service, relocation, removal, and purchase of lab equipment to optimize capital and operating resources. This global launch showcases a complete solution equipping R&D, biotech, pharma, CLIA, and QC labs with smart devices equipped with software, data science artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), and an application program interface (API) capability.
"In response to customers needing a scalable way to quantify usage of thousands of assets, we developed a unique technology to analyze an instrument's power consumption without interfering with the power source of the instrument. Our team has spent several years developing this platform, and we're thrilled to finally unveil it," said Elemental Machines Founder and CEO, Sridhar Iyengar.
The solution incorporates the Element-U, a novel wireless sensor that continuously monitors the real-time usage of wall-powered instruments. Unlike standard "smart plugs" which interrupt the power supply between the wall and instrument (potentially invalidating some manufacturers' warranties), the Element-U leverages a completely non-invasive proprietary technology that does not interfere with an instrument's power supply at all. The Element-U clamps to the outside of power cords and securely sends data to the Elemental Machines Cloud where AI-powered analytics extract unique usage metrics. Users can visualize an instrument's real-time "free/busy" status and historic utilization data via the Elemental Machines Cloud Dashboard, enabling actionable insights to improve asset management for agile lab operations.
"I've been fortunate to commercialize many innovative technologies, but I am thrilled about the opportunity to launch the Usage Solution helping existing and new customers focus on their science, optimize operations, and reduce inefficiencies," said Robert Pemberton, Elemental Machines' Chief Commercial Officer.
Drug discovery costs continue to increase with lab space costing more than five times office space and laboratories incurring high energy costs ranging from an extra $5 to $16 per square foot. With smart devices and software playing a critical role, companies are seeking data-driven solutions to do more with their existing equipment and informing what to purchase or how much additional space they truly need.
The future is bright for Elemental Machines as the company launches this new solution to help fuel the rapid growth of its LabOps Intelligence Platform.
About Elemental Machines
Elemental Machines is the trusted data collection, analysis, and reporting technology supplier to researchers, clinicians, and LabOps professionals around the world. The Cambridge-based company equips labs with universal cloud-based dashboards and turnkey sensors that unite data from every asset, every metric, and every location, enabling rapid collection, seamless sharing, and effortless reporting.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title.
Six points ahead entering the day, Reavie had a six-point round for a one-point victory over Alex Noren on Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood layout.
The 40-year-old Reavie became the first PGA Tour winner 40 or over since Lucas Glover a year ago in the 2021 John Deere Classic. The Arizona player finished with 43 points.
“I’ve been working hard,” Reavie said. “I’ve been hitting the ball and I knew I could do it. I just kept grinding, and here we are.”
With the event also sanctioned by the European tour, Reavie earned spots on both tours through the 2024 seasons.
“I’ll get over there,” Reavie said. “I had no idea that that was on the table until I finished. I’m excited. I would love to go to Europe and play and maybe go play in the BMW or something. I’d enjoy that a lot.
He also won the 2008 Canadian Open and 2019 Travelers Championship.
Reavie had four birdies and two bogeys Sunday. Players get five points for eagle and two for birdie, while a point is deducted for bogey and three taken away for double bogey or worse.
“It was stressful out there today with the wind and missing some putts early,” Reavie said. “Was fortunate to make some good putts coming in and pull it off.”
Reavie birdied the par-5 12th and made his last birdie on the par-4 16th, holing a 15-footer after his flop approach hit a seam in the grass and shot forward. He got up-and-down for par from a greenside bunker on the par-3 17th, holing a 5-footer, and tapped in for par on the par-4 18th.
“I just stayed patient,” Reavie said. “I knew I was going to have to. I knew some guys were going to make a lot of birdies early. I was hoping to be one of those guys, but the putter was kind of letting me down early. Just tried to keep it as close as I could to the hole and give myself some good looks.”
Noren had a 14-point round. The Swede is a 10-time winner on the European tour who joined the PGA Tour in 2018.
“I love this course,” Noren said. “It was pretty tricky today with the wind. It’s been a roller-coaster of a week, obviously, but when you make the cut, you think, well, this is a great week anyway, and then I played good on the weekend and had a blast today.”
Martin Laird was third at 38 after a seven-point day.
“Really tough out there in the wind.,” Laird said. “It was gusting all over the place. I think I started six back of Chez, so I knew he was obviously playing really well. I’d have to play a pretty special round today to catch him.”
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Which sunscreen sticks are best?
Sun protection is immensely important, not only to reduce your risk of sunburn but also to lessen the chance you’ll get skin cancer down the line. Sunscreen sticks are becoming increasingly popular because they make it easy to apply and reapply sunscreen.
Sun protection factor is the first thing that many buyers look at when choosing sunscreen. While it’s undeniably important, you should also pay attention to factors such as broad-spectrum protection and water resistance.
What are sunscreen sticks?
Sunscreen sticks are sunscreens that take the form of solid sticks. They look and work much like deodorant sticks, containing a mechanism that pushes the stick up from the base, so you can reach more once you’ve used up the exposed part.
They’re generally compact and there’s no chance of them leaking, so these sticks are convenient for on-the-go use. You can buy formulas for the face, the body and both.
What to look for in sunscreen sticks
SPF
The SPF of a sunscreen tells you how much protection it offers against the UVB rays that cause sunburn and skin cancer. Experts recommend wearing sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30 if you’ll be out in the sun for an extended length of time. However, an SPF of 50 or 50+ is even better if you burn easily or you’ll be out all day.
Just be careful not to let a high SPF give you a false sense of security. You should still reapply every two hours or after swimming or excessive sweating. Wearing hats and loose-fitting clothes that cover as much skin as possible is still advisable on exceptionally hot days.
Broad-spectrum
The SPF of sunscreen only refers to the amount of protection it offers from UVB rays. Unless stated otherwise, it won’t protect against UVA rays at all. While UVB rays are objectively more harmful, leading to sunburn and a greater risk of skin cancer, UVA rays still damage the skin.
Broad spectrum sunscreen protects from UVA and UVB rays, so it should be the go-to choice for most buyers.
Water-resistant
If you’re going to the beach or intend on swimming in rivers or lakes, you should choose a water-resistant sunscreen. This offers more protection while you’re in the water. However, you should still reapply when you get back on dry land.
Mineral vs. chemical
You can find both mineral stick sunscreens and chemical stick sunscreens. While the chemicals in sunscreen are safe, some people still prefer natural mineral options. Mineral sunscreens naturally offer UVA and UVB protection and work right away but they can leave a white film on the skin.
Reef-safe
Reef-safe sunscreens are free from the chemicals known to damage coral reefs, so they’re suitable for use in places like Hawaii and Australia.
Best SPF 30 sunscreen sticks
Thinkbaby SPF 30 Sunscreen Stick
Offering broad spectrum protection, this mineral sunscreen is gentle on the skin and suitable for babies, kids and adults. It’s water-resistant for up to 80 minutes and reef-safe, so it won’t harm aquatic life.
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Sun Bum Original Sunscreen Face Stick
This SPF 30 sunscreen is designed for use on the face, but there’s no reason why you can’t use it on your body, too, in a pinch. It’s non-greasy and has a banana scent that most users love.
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Raw Elements Tinted Face Stick
Not only does this stick offer sun protection, it also has a medium tint to give the skin a healthy glow, like a tinted moisturizer. Its mineral formula offers broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection and is reef-safe.
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Babo Botanicals Clear Zinc Sport Sunscreen Stick
Thanks to its compact size, this SPF 30 mineral sunscreen stick is perfect for topping up sun protection on the go. It absorbs into the skin quickly and is non-greasy, making it great for use on the face.
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With a classic coconut scent, this broad-spectrum sunscreen will take you back to beach days and sunny picnics. It’s easy to apply and offers water-resistant protection for up to 80 minutes of swimming.
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Best SPF 50 sunscreen sticks
Supergoop Play Mineral Sunscreen Stick
Its broad-spectrum protection keeps the skin safe from UVA and UVB rays, as well as from infrared rays that can damage the skin. It has a mineral formula that’s gentle on the skin and great for face or body use.
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Boogie Mineral Sunscreen Stick
With an impressive SPF 50 and broad-spectrum protection, this stick is designed to protect babies’ delicate skin, but kids and adults can use it, too. You can buy it in packs of two or three.
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Water-resistant, sweat-resistant and freeze-resistant, this versatile sunscreen is great for active people, whether snorkeling at the beach or hitting the slopes. It has a broad-spectrum mineral formula that’s non-greasy and totally natural.
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Babo Botanicals Super Shield Zinc Sport Stick Sunscreen
Offering SPF 50 protection, this sunscreen stick helps keep your face, lips and ears from burning, even on the hottest, sunniest days. It’s sweat-resistant, water-resistant, non-greasy and ultra-sheer, so you’ll hardly feel like you’re wearing it.
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Sun Bum Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen Face Stick
This reef-friendly mineral sunscreen is water-resistant and sweat-resistant for roughly 80 minutes. It offers broad-spectrum protection from UVA and UVB rays.
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Best SPF 50-plus sunscreen sticks
Zinka Clear Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Face Stick
The SPF 50-plus designation means it must provide at least SPF 60 in the relevant tests, making this some of the most protective sunscreen you can buy. Despite its strength, it has a clear, non-greasy formula that’s easy to apply.
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Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen Stick
You get broad spectrum SPF 50-plus protection from this water-resistant, reef-safe mineral sunscreen. It has a natural formula that’s free from fragrance, dyes and parabens, so you can be sure nothing nasty is going on your skin.
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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Special Olympics Texas- San Antonio, has received a $10,000 grant from the MassMutual Foundation as part of the foundation's national Community Service Award (CSA) program. Special Olympics Texas- San Antonio, is one of thirty-two organizations to receive an award. The MassMutual Foundation made the grant in honor of the volunteer efforts of Darren Scrimpshire, a financial professional affiliated with Capital Strategies, in San Antonio, TX. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the CSA program.
"We are stronger when we come together as a community. Our Community Service Awards program recognizes financial professionals that choose to affiliate with MassMutual and embody the "Live Mutual" spirit, working with members of their respective neighborhoods, towns, and cities, helping nonprofits with which they are involved grow and thrive," said Dennis Duquette, head of MassMutual Community Responsibility and president of the MassMutual Foundation. "We are proud of the time and energy Scrimpshire's dedicates to better their community and are delighted to support their great work."
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
"This award from the Mass Mutual foundation on Darren's behalf, will be utilized to expand athlete programs and to continue to provide life-changing experiences for individuals with intellectual disabilities in the San Antonio area," said Shawn Britt, Executive Director of Special Olympics – South Region.
Scrimpshire has been affiliated with Special Olympics – San Antonio for the past 12 years and has dedicated countless hours of time and talent to help the organization grow and flourish.
"I am very pleased that my dedication to Special Olympics has been recognized by the MassMutual Foundation," said Scrimpshire. "This grant will provide much needed funding to continue supporting our community through additional equipment and promoting inclusion for the athletes of Special Olympics – San Antonio)."
The MassMutual Foundation, Inc. is a dedicated corporate foundation established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). The MassMutual Foundation activates connections and untapped opportunities within communities, so that all families can build their financial capability and thrive. In support of this mission, the Foundation develops partnerships and provides grants in support of our signature programs. The Foundation also supports anchor institutions in the communities where MassMutual operates.
To learn more about the MassMutual Foundation please visit https://www.massmutual.com/about-us/corporate-responsibility/foundation.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambrex, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing drug substance, drug product, and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle, today announced the acquisition of Q1 Scientific – a leading provider of environmentally-controlled cGMP stability storage services for the pharmaceutical, medical device and life science industries, strategically located in Waterford, Ireland.
"Stability storage and testing is a critical component of drug development and commercialization of new therapies. Q1 Scientific brings world-class capabilities to our ever-expanding portfolio of outsourced pharmaceutical services." said Tom Loewald, CEO, Cambrex. "This acquisition is a natural extension of our current offerings that will broaden and increase our expertise in this critical area, as well as our footprint in the European market."
Q1 Scientific's state-of-the-art cGMP facility is ICH validated to meet the specific storage requirements of any pharmaceutical project, with options from -80 C storage up to +50 C, with a full range of humidity control. The 20,000 sq. ft. Waterford facility boasts nearly 40 walk-in stability storage chambers, reach-in freezers and stability units, and ultra-low temperature freezers for biologic therapies. The company also provides sample management and transport services.
"We're pleased to join Cambrex as we continue to provide leading stability storage services to our current customers," said Stephen Delaney, CEO, Q1 Scientific. "With Cambrex's scientific expertise and scale, we'll be able to accelerate our growth and offer an integrated suite of analytical services, providing a full range of market-leading solutions for our customers."
Cambrex offers a variety of storage and testing capabilities with walk-in and reach-in chambers that meet the ICH Q1A requirements. The acquisition will expand Cambrex's capabilities into the European market.
As pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies continue to seek outsourcing options for non-core capabilities to reduce their footprint, Q1 Scientific's stability storage services, combined with Cambrex's industry-leading analytical services portfolio, provide specialized capabilities of high value to the industry.
About Cambrex
Cambrex is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides drug substance, drug product, and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle. With over 40 years of experience and a growing team of over 2,200 experts servicing global clients from North America and Europe, Cambrex is a trusted partner in branded and generic markets for API and finished dosage form development and manufacturing.
Cambrex offers a range of specialized drug substance technologies and capabilities, including biocatalysis, continuous flow, controlled substances, solid-state science, material characterization, and highly potent APIs. In addition, Cambrex can support conventional dosage forms, including oral solids, semi-solids, and liquids, and has the expertise to manufacture specialty dosage forms such as modified-release, fixed-dose combination, pediatric, bi-layer tablets, stick packs, topicals, controlled substances, sterile, and non-sterile ointments.
About Q1 Scientific
Q1 Scientific was founded in Waterford, Ireland in 2013 by Louise Grubb, and offers environmentally controlled stability storage services to the pharmaceutical, medical device and life sciences industries at their 20,000 sq ft. cGMP facility. As the first company in the sector to establish in Ireland, Q1 Scientific is revolutionizing the way pharmaceutical companies store their products, helping to improve the speed it takes for new drugs to reach the marketplace along with saving companies the expense of building and monitoring their own storage chambers.
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Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches
By The Associated Press
Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will let people request that more types of information be removed from search results. These include personal contact information like phone numbers and email and physical addresses. The new policy also allows the removal of other information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials. The company said in a statement that open access to information is vital, “but so is empowering people with the tools they need to protect themselves and keep their sensitive, personally identifiable information private.” | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/29/google-adds-ways-to-keep-personal-info-private-in-searches/ | 2022-04-29T08:42:33Z |
First-in-Nation Program Will Provide Zero-Interest, No-Fee Loans to Enable Students to Train for Family-Sustaining Careers and Power NJ's Economy
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Phil Murphy, the New Jersey CEO Council, and Social Finance today announced the launch of the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program—a new and innovative workforce development program that furthers the Governor's ongoing commitment to helping residents obtain quality postsecondary education and training to advance their careers, as outlined in the New Jersey Higher Education State Plan and Jobs NJ. The Pay It Forward Program, which is the first of its kind in the nation, will help build a robust and talented workforce while supporting economic growth in the state. Participants in the program will receive zero-interest, no-fee loans at no upfront cost, as well as non-repayable living stipends and wraparound supports, to allow them to affordably prepare for good-paying, career-track jobs in the health care, information technology (IT), and clean energy sectors.
The loans will enable participants to enroll in credential, certificate, and degree programs at one of three inaugural training providers: Registered Nursing at Hudson County Community College, Cybersecurity at New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Welding at Camden County College. Loan terms are designed to be more borrower-friendly than even federal student loans.
All loan payments will be recycled back into the fund to 'pay it forward' for subsequent students' training costs. The program aims to help participants find jobs while also helping employers fill in-demand positions in high-growth sectors to promote economic growth in New Jersey.
"With today's launch of Pay It Forward, New Jersey is the first state in the nation to model this innovative approach that will help residents obtain family-sustaining jobs and then pay their success forward by supporting future cohorts of students," said Governor Murphy. "This initiative is another way in which my Administration is working to give more residents access to high-quality education and training that will lead to good-paying jobs and successful careers. Investing in our residents will not only give them the opportunity to create a better life for themselves and their families, but will also help meet employers' needs and promote economic development throughout the state."
"I share the excitement of the Governor and my fellow council members about the launch of the Pay It Forward program," said Charles Lowrey, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial and Co-Chair of the NJ CEO Council. "I am confident this program will help under-resourced New Jerseyans develop valuable skills, access new job opportunities, and achieve financial security for their families they may have thought was unattainable."
"On behalf of Verizon, I am proud to support this cutting-edge educational funding program," said Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon and Co-Chair of the NJ CEO Council. "It will enable more people to participate in a future driven by mobility, broadband, and cloud computing, which are the essential pieces of infrastructure driving New Jersey's economy. This is good for the state, good for Verizon, and good for the country."
Participants who find jobs earning above a specific income threshold will repay the cost of their tuition over time. Any loan balance remaining after five years will be forgiven for borrowers in good standing. To help them succeed throughout the program, participants will also receive living stipends and free wraparound supports, including access to an emergency aid fund and mental health counseling services. Under the program, students will not have to repay the living stipends or wraparound supports. The loans are intended to be a last-dollar option, allowing students to maximize the free resources available to them to minimize the amount they need to repay.
"We're excited to partner with the State of New Jersey and the NJ CEO Council to launch this first-of-its kind public-private partnership that brings the state's economic and workforce development priorities together," said Tracy Palandjian, CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance, the nonprofit designing and managing the fund. "This sustainable, innovative fund is helping to advance New Jersey's business goals while putting the learner's success at the center of the arrangement."
"Thanks to the leadership of Governor Murphy and a visionary group of business leaders, the Pay It Forward initiative will prepare job seekers for opportunities and strengthen New Jersey's economy," said David J. Socolow, Executive Director of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. "To boost students' chances of success, this first-in-the-nation program provides both living stipend grants and zero-interest loans that require affordable, income-based repayments only when students get hired at a family-sustaining wage after completing a training course. Because all loan repayments from graduates will be recycled to train future students, state funds and private donations will stretch further to reach more New Jerseyans."
"Hudson County Community College is honored to be selected as an inaugural provider for Governor Murphy's 'Pay It Forward' program," said Dr. Christopher M. Reber, President of Hudson County Community College. "Our RN program is one of the finest and most successful anywhere. We have committed, experienced faculty who assist students who come from diverse backgrounds and have a variety of learning needs, and we have affiliations with every major area hospital so students receive clinical experience that prepares them for today's nursing practice."
Members of the New Jersey CEO Council, a coalition of CEOs from some of the state's largest and most widely recognized companies, provided corporate contributions of approximately $5 million to the Pay It Forward Program. The State added to this commitment with appropriations of $5 million in Fiscal Year 2022 and $2.5 million in Fiscal Year 2023. The CEO Council is made up of the CEOs of BD, Campbell Soup Company, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Prudential Financial, PSEG, RWJBarnabas Health, and Verizon.
After a thorough due diligence process, the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program selected a set of inaugural training providers with high-quality, industry-recognized training programs and a track record of strong employment outcomes, employer relationships, and experience serving learners from diverse backgrounds.
New Jerseyans have the option to enroll in Hudson County Community College's Nursing Program, a two-year, full-time associate degree program in Jersey City designed to prepare learners for careers as registered nurses. Participants complete clinical placements to gain on-the-job nursing experience and prepare for roles as nurses in hospitals and other health care settings. The program offers evening, weekend, and daytime class schedules to accommodate working learners and learners with families.
Learners can also enroll in New Jersey Institute of Technology's Cybersecurity Professional Bootcamp, a 10-month, part-time, online training program designed to prepare learners for cybersecurity careers. This course, which includes topics such as computer networking, cloud security, network security, and Python, takes place on nights and weekends to better serve the needs of working learners and learners with families.
Finally, New Jerseyans have the option to enroll in Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) or Welding courses at Camden County College. Classes take place at Camden County Technical School's Sicklerville Campus or Pennsauken Campus. Both programs, which meet in-person on weekday evenings, are nine-month, part-time courses with strong completion and job placement outcomes.
The New Jersey Pay It Forward Program plans to partner with additional training providers in the coming months.
"In order to create a stronger and fairer New Jersey, we must ensure that there are equitable opportunities for all to obtain high-quality credentials and secure economic stability," said Dr. Brian K. Bridges, Secretary of Higher Education. "Especially as we recover from the pandemic, the Pay It Forward Program allows individuals interested in acquiring industry-valued training opportunities to pursue upward economic mobility for themselves and their families without the burden of high-interest, overly burdensome student loans."
"Pay It Forward will pave the way for more equitable access to opportunities for New Jerseyans seeking to prepare themselves for lucrative careers in high-growth fields," said Tim Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of NJEDA. "This creative approach developed by Governor Murphy and the CEO Council will open doors to higher education that will enhance the lives of New Jersey workers by enabling them to advance their careers while avoiding crippling debt that can jeopardize economic security. This program will also add to New Jersey's ability to attract savvy companies that recognize the state for its skilled, talented labor pool."
"This innovative program is the latest example of the Murphy Administration's commitment to workforce development," said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. "Pay It Forward opens career paths to residents who otherwise could not afford them and prepares them for in-demand occupations. I am proud to be part of an administration that promotes economic opportunities for all."
"Over Campbell's 150 years in Camden, we've seen the benefits of businesses and government working together to serve the community," said Mark Clouse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup Company. "The Pay It Forward Program is an innovative workforce development investment that will support and train residents for critical jobs and help fuel economic growth in Camden County and throughout the Garden State."
"We are proud to help advance this important program," said Robert M. Davis, CEO & President, Merck & Co. "As the world recovers from Covid-19, initiatives like Pay It Forward help job seekers by providing interest-free loans and removing barriers to continuing education and career advancement. We're a New Jersey-based company, and we're excited this first-in-the-nation initiative will help support other NJ-based companies and talent."
"Nurses are the backbone and heart of the healthcare system, which is why Johnson & Johnson has advocated for the nursing profession for 125 years," said Joaquin Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson. "Our support of New Jersey's Pay It Forward Program addresses the nursing shortage by helping new nurses finance their education, receive training and launch their careers."
"In today's economic environment, it is incumbent on businesses and communities to make the most of the skilled resources that exist," said Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO, PSEG. "Pay It Forward is a timely effort for individuals and also for companies like PSEG with opportunities across energy and infrastructure, today and well into the future. Thanks to the leadership of Governor Murphy and others, the training that takes place today will benefit our industry and communities for generations to come."
"New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to have been selected as a training provider for the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program," said Dr. Teik C. Lim, President of New Jersey Institute of Technology. "Our university is a catalyst for STEM workforce development and for the upward economic mobility of students. In essence, NJIT is an engine for opportunity, and that is what NJ Pay It Forward is about."
"Once again New Jersey is leading the way in producing not just the best educated but also the best trained workforce," said Wesley Mathews, President & CEO, Choose New Jersey. "This innovative program from the Governor and the CEO Council will generate a strong, diverse talent pipeline to support the growth of key industries in New Jersey."
"RWJBarnabas Health is committed to creating career opportunities and economic growth throughout the State of New Jersey," said Barry H. Ostrowsky, CEO of RWJBarnabas Health. "We are proud to work with the Governor's office to launch the Pay It Forward initiative, which promises to develop New Jersey's most precious resource, its people, and drive employment in years to come."
"BD is proud to be part of this important public-private partnership to address education equity across the state," said Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO and President of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). "BD is helping to drive the convergence of health care and information technology to accelerate smart, connected care to improve patient outcomes, enable new care settings, and address chronic disease—all with an emphasis on cybersecurity as an integral part of the process. The Pay It Forward program aligns with the real-world needs within the New Jersey business community, and we look forward to seeing the benefits of a diverse and well-trained workforce of the future."
Interested participants can learn more at njpayitforward.org.
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The mathematics of bridge favors bidding vulnerable games. Assuming duplicate scoring, if you win 10 tricks in a major, you score either 170 or 620. If you can win only nine tricks, your result is plus 140 or minus 100. If the game makes half the time, you will be, on average, 105 points per deal better off if you always bid game.
North had only 10 high-card points, but his hand contained just six losers, deducting one for the known 10-card fit. So North made a cue-bid raise and then bid game even though his partner signed off.
Let’s see how three declarers handled the play.
After West led a low club, the first South rose with dummy’s king and took an immediate spade finesse. It lost, East received a club ruff, and the defenders cashed three red-suit tricks: down two.
The second declarer won trick one in hand with the club jack and led a diamond toward the dummy.
The defense was equally accurate. West went in with the ace and led the club eight. East ruffed and, reading the eight as a suit-preference signal, returned the heart four.
West won with the ace and played a heart back to East’s king.
Then a third heart allowed West to score his spade king for down two.
The last declarer won trick one with the club jack and laid down the spade ace. Bingo -- the king appeared. South played a spade to the queen, a club to the ace and a spade to the jack before discarding a diamond on the club king. He conceded three red-suit tricks and claimed his contract.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez doesn’t need any help at the plate.
The All-Star got it anyway Wednesday in Houston’s 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox when he wasn’t called out after a third strike.
Alvarez led off Houston’s third by taking a ball against Rich Hill. After that, home plate umpire Jim Wolf called strike one, and Alvarez fouled off a pitch for strike two. Wolf then called the third strike, but didn’t punch Alvarez out.
No one appeared to notice the mistake. Alvarez remained in the box, and Hill went back to the mound. Alvarez, who has 30 homers and 72 RBIs, grounded out on the next pitch.
Astros manager Dusty Baker said he didn’t realize what happened at the time and was told about it after the game.
“Everybody missed it,” Baker said.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora was not asked about the play.
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- Enel Green Power has completed its first large-scale hybrid wind project globally, Azure Sky wind + storage, featuring 350 MW of wind capacity and 136.5 MW/204.6 MWh of storage capacity.
- In addition, the company will add 57 MW/85.7 MWh of new battery storage capacity at its largest operating projects in Texas, Roadrunner solar and High Lonesome wind, continuing Enel's momentum for a clean energy transition in the Lone Star State.
- Through these projects, Enel Green Power continues its renewables + storage expansion with 350 MW in new generation capacity and 251 MW/376 MWh of battery storage, strengthening the Texas power grid during periods of peak energy demand with clean generation and easily-dispatchable storage resources.
DALLAS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enel Green Power announced the completion of its first large-scale hybrid wind project, Azure Sky Wind + Storage, as well as the addition of battery storage facilities at the operating Roadrunner and High Lonesome renewable project sites, helping ensure energy availability for Texans amid high demand periods.
"We're committed to connecting Texans with clean and cost-effective electricity through our renewable projects. The Azure Sky wind + storage project and storage additions at Roadrunner and High Lonesome help to add measurable value in the form of storage capacity and reliability to support the state's electricity system," said Paolo Romanacci, head of Enel Green Power in the US and Canada. "Enel Green Power's projects provide more generation, more resource diversity, and more dispatchable storage – three key elements of Texas's goal to reform its power grid."
Located in Throckmorton County, Azure Sky wind + storage is Enel Green Power's first large-scale hybrid wind project globally. Features include a 350 MW wind facility, expected to generate around 1.3 TWh of renewable energy yearly, paired with a 137 MW/205 MWh battery storage facility. To support companies with distributed energy needs to collaboratively purchase renewable energy, Enel Green Power signed an aggregated power purchase agreement (PPA) with corporate partners Akamai, MilliporeSigma, Synopsys and Uber. Kellogg Company, HP Hood and lululemon also signed PPAs to purchase clean energy output.
Enel has installed grid-connected battery systems at the sites of the Roadrunner solar and High Lonesome wind projects. Each battery system will add 57 MW/86 MWh of storage capacity to the grid, supporting grid reliability in a state often experiencing high demand from elevated temperatures and extreme weather. The systems will also help balance intermittent generation profiles in the renewables-saturated western region of ERCOT. With a total of 170 MWh of battery storage capacity between the two projects, Enel can dispatch flexible capacity, providing services to support resiliency amid shifting grid conditions in ERCOT. By early 2023, Enel will operate a portfolio of 12 battery energy storage systems able to store over 1,290 MWh in Texas.
The completion of Azure Sky wind + storage, coupled with the addition of new battery capacity at existing project sites, supports Enel Green Power's ongoing commitment to investing in storage solutions in Texas and beyond. In the US and Canada, the company is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy with plans to add 6.5GW of new renewable generation and 2,600 MWh of storage capacity to the grid in this region by the end of 2024.
Enel Green Power North America is a leading developer, long-term owner, and operator of renewable energy plants in North America, with a presence in 14 US states and one Canadian province. The company's portfolio includes 64 plants totaling over 8 GW of installed capacity powered by renewable wind, geothermal and solar energy. Enel's portfolio also includes 12 utility-scale battery energy storage systems totaling 1,290 MWh of capacity under construction or in operation.
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ATLANTA -- Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing focused on how then-President Trump and his allies attempted to get election workers in Georgia to illegally change the state’s 2020 election results.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling spoke before Congress about the personal and professional pressures they faced to show that Trump won Georgia.
Raffensperger’s team oversaw three separate counts of the state’s 2020 presidential votes. Each count confirmed that Joe Biden won Georgia’s popular vote, Raffensperger told the U.S. House committee.
“Three counts, all remarkably close … showed that President Trump did come up short,” Raffensperger said of the November 2020 election results.
But Trump spent an hour in a recorded phone conversation on Jan. 2, 2021 telling fellow Republican Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes to overturn the Georgia results. Democrat Joe Biden had won in Georgia in by 11,779 votes.
“There were no votes to find," Raffensperger said. “The numbers were the numbers, and we could not recalculate because we made sure that we had checked every single allegation.”
Sterling, the chief operating officer, described how a video of Fulton County election workers counting votes became the center of what he called a “conspiracy theory that took on a life of its own.”
Trump alleged that extra Biden ballots had been dropped off at the county’s vote counting center at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
“What [the video] actually showed was Fulton County workers engaged in normal ballot processing,” Sterling said. “What happens [in the video] is a standard operating procedure.”
The misinformation around the video frustrated Sterling.
“I felt our information was getting out, but that there was a reticence of people … to believe it because the President of the United States … was telling them it wasn't true,” Sterling said. “The President’s lawyers … saw the exact same things the rest of us could see. And they chose to mislead state senators and the public. They knew it was untrue.”
Prominent elected officials like Raffensperger and ordinary election workers alike faced harassment as a result of the misinformation.
Trump supporters targeted Fulton County election workers Shaye Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who are shown at work counting ballots in the video.
“A lot of [the threats] were racist, a lot of them were just hateful,” Moss said.
“This turned my life upside down,” Moss said. She left her job as a Fulton County election worker, as did many of her colleagues, she said.
Freeman had to leave her home for over two months starting in January 2021 because the Federal Bureau of Investigation deemed it unsafe to remain there.
“I won’t even introduce myself by my name anymore ... I’ve lost my name, and I’ve lost my reputation,” Freeman said.
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ISO 9001 is World's Most Widely-Recognized Quality Management Standard
DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading home healthcare technology provider Axxess has been recognized for its operational excellence in receiving ISO 9001 certification. ISO 9001 is the world's most widely-recognized quality management standard, developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It focuses on evidence-based decision-making and accountability across an organization to improve communication, operating efficiency, customer focus and employee engagement.
"It is gratifying to receive the ISO 9001 certification so soon after becoming the first home healthcare technology vendor to be CHAP-verified," said Andrew Olowu, Axxess Chief Technology Officer. "We work every day with a commitment to the highest standards of excellence to meet our clients' needs, and these kinds of recognition affirm we have world-class operations in place. It is only possible because of the team of experts we have assembled across the company and their dedication to performing at the highest levels."
Axxess developed a quality management process to better satisfy the needs of its clients and continually improve the overall management and success of the company.
The Axxess quality management system is committed to:
- Always providing clients with the best products available;
- Adhering to all client requirements, as well as those defined in the International Standard; and
- Continually improving the quality management system and services provided to clients.
About Axxess
Axxess is the leading technology innovator for healthcare at home, focused on solving the most complex industry challenges. Trusted by more than 9,000 organizations that serve more than 3 million patients worldwide, Axxess offers a complete suite of easy-to-use software solutions that empower home health, home care, hospice, and palliative providers to make healthcare in the home human again. The company's collaborative culture focused on innovation and excellence is recognized nationally as a "Best Place to Work."
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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Americans are seeing new record highs at gas stations across the country as President Joe Biden tries to command his biggest domestic issue: inflation.
The national average topped $4.80 per gallon this week, which is double the price of gas when Biden took office. A gallon of regular gas at the time was on average $2.38 per gallon in January 2021.
Currently, the price of regular gas is more than $5 per gallon for residents in California, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Nevada, Washington and Oregon.
Gas prices continue to rise as the Biden administration scrambles to tame inflation.
Senior administration officials say this is a problem and it is a challenge. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says that Biden wakes up every day and goes to bed every night thinking about how to get a lid on the out-of-control prices in America.
Raimondo also says the president is now weighing lifting some of the Trump-imposed tariffs on China. The tariffs were imposed on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods that happened during the trade war back in 2018 and 2019.
The White House is considering whether removing some of those tariffs could help lower prices on goods in the U.S. | https://cw33.com/news/gas-prices-hit-new-record-of-4-86-per-gallon/ | 2022-06-06T16:28:25Z |
ROCKDALE — Services for Jacob Clemens Skubal, 37, of Caldwell and formerly of Rockdale, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Don Simms and the Rev. Shaun Skubal officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Rockdale.
Mr. Skubal died Wednesday, July 6, at his residence.
He was born June 3, 1985, in Austin to Mark and Gladys Corder Skubal. He graduated from Rockdale High School in 2003.
Survivors include his parents; a son, Jace Skubal; a daughter, Tegan Jolee Skubal; a sister, Meghan Clark; and a grandparent, Florian Skubal.
Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_d9b2da40-02ee-11ed-b10f-2309a0a26751.html | 2022-07-14T09:19:38Z |
Severe rains and flooding have killed at least 1,033 people, including 348 children, and left 1,527 more injured in Pakistan since mid-June, officials said on Sunday.
The country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) added that 119 people had died and 71 injured in the last 24 hours alone.
At least 33 million people have been affected by the disaster, Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said on Thursday. She called the floods "unprecedented" and "the worst humanitarian disaster of this decade."
"Pakistan is going through its eighth cycle of monsoon while normally the country has only three to four cycles of rain," Rehman said. "The percentages of super flood torrents are shocking."
She highlighted in particular the impact on the south of the country, adding that "maximum" relief efforts are underway.
The deployment of the army was authorized to assist with relief and rescue operations in flood-stricken areas, the country's Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Friday.
The ministry said troops would assist Pakistan's four provincial governments, including the worst-hit southwestern province of Balochistan.
The exact number of troops as well as where and when they would be deployed would be worked out between the provinces and the government, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, flood relief centers are being established in various parts of the country to assist collection, transportation and distribution of flood relief goods to victims, the Pakistan Armed Forces said.
Army troops are also helping people evacuate to safer places, providing shelter, meals and providing medical care to those affected by the floods, the armed forces said.
The southern province of Sindh, which has been badly hit by the flooding, has asked for 1 million tents, while nearby Balochistan province -- largely cut off from electricity, gas and the internet -- has requested 100,000 tents, Rehman said.
"Pakistan's priority, at the moment, is this climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions," Rehman said, urging the international community to provide aid given Pakistan's "limited" resources.
On Friday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Sharif briefed international diplomats on the crisis, stating that his country -- on the front line of climate change despite a relatively small carbon footprint -- must focus its rehabilitation toward greater climate change resilience.
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal separately told Reuters that 30 million people had been affected, a figure that would represent about 15% of the South Asian country's population.
UN agency Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update on Thursday that the monsoon rains had affected some 3 million people in Pakistan, of whom 184,000 have been displaced to relief camps across the country.
Funding and reconstruction efforts will be a challenge for cash-strapped Pakistan, which is having to cut spending to ensure that the International Monetary Fund approves the release of much-needed bailout money.
The NDMA said in a report that in the past 24 hours, 150 kilometers (about 93 miles) of roads had been damaged across the country and more than 82,000 homes partially or fully damaged.
Since mid-June, when the monsoon began, more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of road, 130 bridges and 495,000 homes have been damaged, according to NDMA's last situation report, figures also echoed in the OHCA report.
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FORM Plans are here to help every swimmer achieve their swim goals by guiding swimmers through comprehensive training plans in real-time, in the water.
VANCOUVER, BC, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FORM, the direct-to-consumer fitness technology company behind the FORM Smart Swim Goggles, today announces the availability of Plans: a series of progressive workouts developed by world-class coaches that are specifically designed to support swimmers of all levels achieve their fitness, skills, or triathlon goals.
Swimmers can choose from over 20+ Plans in the FORM app, and when a plan is followed, all the weekly workouts are synced to the cutting-edge FORM goggles with workout instructions experienced in real-time, guiding the swimmer lap-by-lap. The weekly swims are specifically coach-designed to help swimmers improve so there is no guesswork or wondering what to focus on in and out of the pool. With the introduction of Plans, FORM has become the new underwater coach for all levels of swimmers.
"With FORM Plans, for the first time, swimmers have access to smart technology that not only improves their technique and overall fitness while in the water, but also provides structure that keeps them coming back," said Dan Eisenhardt, FORM's founder and CEO. "For the millions of swimmers that swim solo, they now have a tool that will make them stronger in the water without worrying about what to do, how hard to push, and whether they're progressing towards their goal."
Plans come in categories and different distance volumes, so every level of swimmer can improve at their own pace. FORM's Triathlon Plans focus on race format distances and pacing, Fitness Plans improve aerobic endurance and build swim confidence, and Skill Development Plans help any swimmer hone their swimming technique and get faster. The FORM coaches have crafted these workouts to follow a strategic progression with plans ranging from 2-24 weeks and 2-3 swim workouts per week.
Plans are only available on FORM's smart swim goggles which are the first to deliver performance metrics like split times, distance, stroke rate, pace per 100 meters, and calories in real-time through their see-through, augmented-reality display. Over 240 million active pool swimmers across the world can enjoy the benefits of the FORM goggles in the pool or open water through GPS open water features. After a swim, FORM goggles sync to the FORM Swim App, where the FORM community can analyze their metrics and view their progress over time.
Starting at just $19 per-month, including FORM Smart Swim Goggles, swimmers can take advantage of over 1000 workouts in FORM's Workout library, and 20+ full Plans. Plans are only found on the FORM app, which can be downloaded today on the App Store and from Google Play™. FORM Smart Swim Goggles ship globally and are available with a membership at formswim.com.
About FORM
Founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada, FORM is the tech-enabled swim platform with a simple mission: to break down the barriers between what swimming is and what it could be. FORM Smart Swim Goggles give swimmers an immersive swim experience by combining motivating workouts with real-time swim metrics via the innovative in-goggle display. FORM's founder and CEO, Dan Eisenhardt, swam competitively for 14 years before starting his career as a sports technology entrepreneur and sold his previous sports technology company to Intel. At FORM, Dan is joined by a team of industry veterans with decades of combined expertise in sports eyewear design, activity-tracking algorithms, and augmented reality optics.
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Organizers urge fans to tune in to Circle Network, SiriusXM and FarmAid.org
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farm Aid announced today that its Sept. 24 music, food and farm festival is sold out, offering fans several options to enjoy Farm Aid performances from home, including Circle Network, SiriusXM and FarmAid.org.
"We're honored that North Carolina has embraced Farm Aid in this way, and we're excited to connect with people across the Southeast who value the power of music to bring us together, appreciate delicious family farm food and — most of all — support family farmers," said Carolyn Mugar, executive director of Farm Aid. "We're also fortunate to continue our collaborations with Circle and SiriusXM to bring the Farm Aid festival to those not able to join us in Raleigh."
This marks the second consecutive year that award-winning country lifestyle network Circle will bring the annual Farm Aid festival to a television audience, and the 13th year that SiriusXM has carried the show on satellite radio. For the first time ever, the Farm Aid press event featuring farmers and artists will be streamed live for viewers.
"We're excited to have Farm Aid back for our second year on the network. It truly hits the bullseye with our Circle brand and the highest level of talent as well as an incredible cause," said SVP of Content Evan Haiman.
Farm Aid 2022 will feature performances by Willie Nelson & Family, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, and Margo Price, as well as Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Allison Russell, Charley Crockett, Brittney Spencer and Particle Kid.
Circle will broadcast the festival on television, beginning at 7 p.m. ET, with live and prerecorded segments from Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina. Circle also will stream Farm Aid 2022 on its Facebook, Twitter and TikTok pages (@CircleAllAccess) throughout the day, beginning with the 11 a.m. press event. Fans can find Circle on its linear feed and across most streaming platforms, including Roku, DISH, Samsung TV Plus, Peacock, VIZIO SmartCast, Tubi, Redbox and more.
Beginning at 12 p.m. ET, SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to Farm Aid 2022 on SiriusXM's Willie's Roadhouse (channel 59) and Dave Matthews Band Radio (channel 30) via SiriusXM radios and on the SXM App. The live coverage also will include backstage interviews with artists and stories from family farmers, hosted by SiriusXM's Dallas Wayne. All coverage will feature a behind-the-scenes look at the Farm Aid festival in Raleigh and the organization's year-round work to strengthen family farm agriculture.
FarmAid.org, Farm Aid's YouTube channel and DISH's Facebook page will livestream Farm Aid 2022 beginning at 11 a.m. ET with the Farm Aid press event. The press event, featuring Farm Aid artists, farmers and food producers from across the Southeast, will livestream for the first time, offering fans at home a special opportunity to experience a dynamic conversation between farmers and artists.
Farm Aid is partnering with digital fundraising platform Fandiem to inspire fans to give back for a chance to win a "Farm Aid VIP PLUS Experience." Fans can donate to win online at Fandiem.com/farmaid for a chance at an all-expenses-paid trip to Farm Aid 2022, including two VIP Experience tickets with access to the VIP Experience club and more.
Farm Aid will offer rare and unique artist-signed and other memorabilia items, including guitars, albums and prints, with proceeds to benefit Farm Aid. The silent auction will run online at farmaid.org/auction from Sept. 24–Oct. 7.
For event updates, follow Farm Aid on Twitter (@FarmAid), Facebook (facebook.com/farmaid) and Instagram (instagram.com/farmaid), and visit farmaid.org/festival. Festivalgoers are encouraged to use the hashtags #FarmAid2022 and #Road2FarmAid to join the conversation on social media around this year's festival.
Farm Aid welcomes the participation of the business community and offers corporate sponsorship and VIP Experience opportunities. For more information, contact Glenda Yoder at glenda@farmaid.org. Farm Aid 2022 sponsors include DISH Network and Patagonia Workwear.
Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For 37 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised more than $64 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
**Editors, Producers and Photographers Note: Advance credentials are required for all media to attend Farm Aid 2022, and credential requirements have changed. Please visit farmaid.org/media by Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, to learn about these requirements and apply. Media can download official Farm Aid photos and videos at farmaid.org/multimedia.**
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FORNEBU, Norway, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mainstream Renewable Power ("Mainstream"), the global renewable energy company majority-owned by Aker Horizons, and Ocean Winds, the international company dedicated to offshore wind energy, have been appointed preferred bidder by Crown Estate Scotland for an area with the potential for a 1.8 GW offshore wind farm off the Shetland Islands in Scotland.
Mainstream and Ocean Winds, as the preferred bidders, are now offered the opportunity to enter into an option agreement for the site which is located east of the Shetland Islands in approximately 100m water depth and is well suited for floating offshore wind. The project partners, which hold a 50-50 ownership, are committed to developing floating offshore wind on an industrial scale in Scotland, generating local jobs and opportunities in Scotland and the Shetland Islands. The site output is expected to power for the equivalent of over 2 million homes.
"We are proud of Mainstream and Ocean Winds' success in the ScotWind process. It is a testament to the strength of the partnership, and to Mainstream's standing as a leading developer of gigawatt-scale renewables platforms with significant offshore technology expertise. This was further reinforced by the company's recent combination with Aker Offshore Wind," said Kristian Røkke, Chief Executive Officer of Aker Horizons and Chairman of Mainstream.
"This is a very significant win for Mainstream, which plays to our key strengths as a global leader in floating offshore wind technology as well as our track record in offshore wind project development," said Mainstream's Chief Executive Officer Mary Quaney. "In Scotland, we have already developed the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm and we now look forward to working with all stakeholders to further develop and strengthen Scotland's offshore wind industry and help position it as a global leader in floating offshore wind power."
Mainstream and Aker Offshore Wind in August 2022 completed a transaction to combine the two companies to create a stronger renewable energy company with more than 27 GW net portfolio. Combining Aker Offshore Wind's strong technical and engineering capabilities and early mover position in floating offshore wind with Mainstream's proven project development methodology, execution track record and global presence unlocks new opportunities worldwide. The company is currently bringing forward multi-gigawatt scale developments of offshore wind assets in markets including Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Norway, Ireland and Sweden.
Mainstream, through its combination with Aker Offshore Wind, has already partnered with Ocean Winds in the joint venture KF Wind in South Korea and are in consortium to bid in the upcoming leasing round for floating wind at Utsira Nord in Norway. Mainstream and Ocean Winds are also major shareholders of the leading floating wind technology provider Principle Power.
"We are proud of the strength that Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power teams have combined to secure this major new project," said Bautista Rodriguez, Ocean Winds' chief executive officer. "As Ocean Winds, we are looking forward to using our more than 10-year expertise as pioneer in floating offshore wind farms from development to operation to progress this large floating project awarded with Mainstream, as well as the 500 MW floating project also awarded to Ocean Winds during this clearing round. Both will bring major benefits to Shetland and Scotland, and an important contribution to Net Zero."
Ocean Winds was created as a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE. The company is one of Scotland's leading offshore wind developers, with 950 MW currently in operation at Moray East and 882 MW in late development stage at Moray West. In January 2022, Ocean Winds was successful in its ScotWind bid, the Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, with a plan for up to 2 GW.
About Mainstream Renewable Power
Mainstream Renewable Power is a leading pure-play renewable energy company, with wind and solar assets across global markets, including in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Mainstream is one of the most successful developers of gigawatt-scale renewables platforms, across onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar power generation. It has successfully delivered 6.5 GW of wind and solar generation assets to financial close-ready and has a global portfolio of more than 27 GW.
In May 2021, Aker Horizons acquired a majority stake in Mainstream and, in April 2022, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. joined Aker Horizons as a long-term strategic investor. In August 2022, the transaction to integrate Aker Offshore Wind into the Mainstream Group was completed.
Mainstream is one of the leading developers of offshore wind at scale globally. It has successfully consented Hornsea One (1.2 GW), the largest operational offshore wind plant in the world today; and developed the Hornsea 2 project (1.4 GW) before selling these projects and the entire Zone in 2015. Mainstream fully consented the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project in Scotland, where 450 MW is currently under construction. Overall, it has developed and consented 20% of the UK's offshore wind capacity either in operation or under construction. The company is currently bringing forward multi-gigawatt scale developments of offshore wind assets in markets including Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Norway, Ireland, the UK, and Sweden.
Mainstream, through Aker Horizons' ownership and its combination with Aker Offshore Wind, will leverage the decades of offshore energy development experience through the Aker group. Aker has been instrumental in the design and deployment of more than half of all semisubmersible floating offshore installations in the world and has over four decades of experience in Scotland, including a global subsea centre of excellence.
About Ocean Winds
Oceans Wind (OW) is an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and created as a 50-50 joint venture, owned by EDP Renewables and ENGIE. Based on our belief that offshore wind energy is an essential part of the global energy transition, we develop, finance, build and operate offshore wind farm projects all around the world.
When EDP and ENGIE combined their offshore wind assets and project pipeline to create OW in 2019, the company had a total of 1.5 GW under construction and 4.0 GW under development; OW has been adding rapidly to that portfolio and is now on a trajectory to reach the 2025 target of 5 to 7 GW of projects in operation, or construction, and 5 to 10 GW under advanced development. In 2022, OW's offshore wind gross capacity already operating, in construction or with advanced development rights granted reaches 14.5 GW.
OW, headquartered in Madrid, is currently present in 8 countries, and primarily targets markets in Europe, the United-States, selected parts of Asia, and Brazil.
For more information: www.oceanwinds.com
About Aker Horizons
Aker Horizons develops green industrial projects and technologies that accelerate the net zero transition. The company holds assets across renewable energy and carbon capture, and develops green industrial hubs that combine low-cost renewable energy with hydrogen production and downstream applications. As part of the Aker group and its 180-year industrial heritage, Aker Horizons applies industrial, technological and capital markets expertise to solve fundamental challenges to sustainable existence. Aker Horizons is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and headquartered in Fornebu, Norway. Through its portfolio companies, Aker Horizons employs over 1,200 people across 18 countries and five continents. www.akerhorizons.com
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Ivar Simensen, Communications, Tel: +47 46 40 23 17,
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Christian Yggeseth, Investor Relations, Tel: +47 915 10 000,
christian.yggeseth@akerhorizons.com
This information is considered to include inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation article 17 and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. This stock exchange announcement was published by Ivar Simensen, Communications at Aker Horizons ASA, on August 22, 2022 at 10:20 CEST.
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ANAHEIM, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Targus®, a global leader in laptop cases and mobile computing accessories, today announced that it remains the number-one selling laptop case brand in the U.S. and Canada, according to The NPD Group1.
"We are proud to hold our ranking as the number-one-selling laptop case brand in the U.S. and Canada," says David Dorantes, director of product marketing for Targus. "These findings validate our company's continued success in bringing innovative, high-quality laptop cases to the market that address the evolving needs of today's mobile and agile workforce."
The results also show that backpacks are the top-selling case silhouette in the industry, which includes U.S. retail and B2B reseller channels. In addition, Targus is the number-one brand in the U.S. B2B reseller channel for backpacks, briefcases, sleeves, and slipcases.
Targus continues to lead the laptop cases category since pioneering the first laptop case more than 35 years ago. Its innovative solutions meet the protection, sustainability, and wellness needs of today's mobile professionals, including its patented DPS™ (Dome Protection System), DefenseGuard™ Antimicrobial Collection of laptop and tablet cases, EcoSmart® laptop bags made out of recycled PET polyester derived from plastic water bottles, and patented checkpoint-friendly bags.
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.
- Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service (U.S. and Canada): combined Q1 2022 sales for Sleeves/Slipcases; Reseller Tracking (U.S.): combined sales for Laptop Cases and Other Notebook Accessories; based on unit sales, 12ME March 2022 combined.
*Targus, Dome Protection System, DefenseGuard, and EcoSmart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Targus International LLC in the U.S. and in certain other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis created 10 new saints on Sunday, rallying from knee pain that has forced him to use a wheelchair to preside over the first canonization ceremony at the Vatican in over two years.
Francis stood for a long period at the start to greet priests celebrating the Mass, presided over the nearly two-hour ceremony and then stood and walked for a good 15 minutes after it ended to greet dozens of cardinals and bishops. Vatican cameras lingered on the scene as if to showcase the pope’s mobility and refute speculation about his health and the future of his pontificate.
Francis, 85, then took a lengthy, seated popemobile ride around St. Peter’s Square and the boulevard leading to it to greet some of the tens of thousands of people who came out to celebrate the Catholic Church’s newest saints. They include a Dutch priest-journalist who was killed by the Nazis, a lay Indian convert who was killed for his faith and a half-dozen French and Italian priests and nuns who founded religious orders.
Francis told the crowd of more than 45,000 that the 10 embodied holiness in everyday life, and said the church needs to embrace this idea rather than an unattainable ideal of personal achievement.
“Holiness does not consist of a few heroic gestures, but of many small acts of daily love,” he said from his chair on the altar.
Francis has been complaining of strained ligaments in his right knee for months, and has recently been seen using a wheelchair at public audiences. Sunday’s ceremony was evidence that Francis is still able to still walk, but appears to be taking it as easy as possible to let the ligaments heal before an intense period of travel starting in July: The Vatican has confirmed two trips that month, one to Congo and South Sudan and one to Canada.
It was the first canonization Mass at the Vatican since before the coronavirus pandemic and, aside from Easter celebrations last month, drew one of the biggest crowds in recent times.
The Italian president, Dutch foreign minister, French interior minister and the minister for minorities of India, as well as tens of thousands of faithful packed the sunny piazza, which was adorned with Dutch flowers in honor of the Rev. Titus Brandsma, a martyr saint who was killed at the Dachau concentration camp in 1942.
In the runup to the canonization, a group of Dutch and German journalists formally proposed that Brandsma become a co-patron saint of journalists, alongside St. Francis de Sales, given his work to combat propaganda and fake news during the rise of Fascism and Nazism in Europe. According to an open letter sent to Francis this month, the journalists noted that Brandsma successfully argued for a ban on printing Nazi propaganda in Catholic newspapers. There has been no immediate response from the pope.
In addition to Brandsma, the new saints include the 18th-century Indian convert Lazarus, known also as Devashayam, who mixed with India’s lower castes and was considered treasonous by India’s royal palace, which ordered him arrested and executed in 1752.
“He is for the poor people,” said Arachi Syril, an Indian pilgrim from Kanyakumari who was in the square for the Mass. “He hated the caste system, still it is going on, but he is the martyr for that,” Syril said.
Also canonized was César de Bus, a French priest who founded the Fathers of Christian Doctrine religious order and died in 1607; Luigi Maria Palazzolo, an Italian priest who cared for orphans and died in 1886; Giustino Maria Russolillo, an Italian priest who founded a religious order dedicated to promoting religious vocations and died in 1955; and Charles de Foucauld, a French missionary who, after rediscovering his faith as a young man, decided to live among the Tuareg peoples in the Algerian Sahara and was killed in 1916.
The four nuns are: Marie Rivier, who overcame a sickly childhood in France to become a nun and found a religious order and died in 1838; Maria Francesca di Gesù Rubatto, an Italian nun who helped found a religious order and died in 1904 in Montevideo, Uruguay; and Italians Maria di Gesù Santocanale and Domenica Mantovani, who founded religious orders and died in 1923 and 1934 respectively.
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AP visual journalist Gianfranco Stara contributed.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Enochian BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOB) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: January 17, 2018 to June 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 26, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Enochian BioSciences, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to the Company lacked a reasonable basis; (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company had overstated its commercial prospects; (6) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (7) 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.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Enochian you have until September 26, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Unless otherwise noted, the following births took place at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital from April 1-30, 2022:
Alayi, Theodore Joseph, son, was born April 6 to Rachel Alayli and Stephen Alayli of Leesburg.
Austin, Amir Bernard, son, was born April 6 to Laporsha Frazier and Alvino Austin of Albany.
Brock, Lainey Ashtyn, daughter, was born April 18 to Sarah Harrell and Dayton Brock of Doerun.
Bryant, Alaura Chaneise Faye-Dean, daughter, was born April 8 to Andrena Robinson and Keith Bryant of Leesburg.
Carr, Silas Jude, son, was born April 19 Lindsay Carr and Joshua Carr of Leesburg.
Carroll, Khari Noelle, daughter, was born April 28 to Deneshia Richardson and Colby Carroll II of Sylvester.
Cherry, Cole Ryan, son, was born April 12 to Marley Cherry and Andrew Cherry Jr. of Leesburg.
Cleary, Akio Tafari, son, was born April 5 to Danielle Troyer and Allen Cleary of Edison.
Cuff, Nolan DeSean, son, was born April 7 to Nyesha Cuff of Albany.
Daniel, William Bernard, son, was born April 4 to La’nautica Daniel of Albany.
Davis, Christen Timothy, son, was born April 19 to Capucine Peterson and Christopher Davis of Albany.
Edgar, Ryleigh Reign, daughter, was born April 24 to Ranell Wilson and Diquavious Edgar of Albany.
Edmunds, Jett Thomas, son, was born April 28 to Kayla Edmunds and Ryan Edmunds Jr. of Leesburg.
Edmunds, Maislie Marie, daughter, was born April 25 to Megan Edmunds and Wesley Edmunds of Albany.
Fields, Hollynne Lee, daughter, was born April 8 to Savannah Fields and Matthew Fields of Oakfield.
Flournoy, Addison Nicole, daughter, was born April 29 to Cynthia Flournoy and Kenneth Flournoy of Leesburg.
Frazier, Layla Lydia, daughter, was born April 6 to Alexis Frazier of Albany.
Gahman, Hollis Payne, son, was born April 11 to Mary Gahman and Nathaniel Gahman of Leesburg.
Garner, Amari Tru-Love, daughter, was born April 16 to Stephanie Garner of Albany.
George, Kalita Samida, daughter, was born April 15 to Samantha Walls and Jikari George of Cordele.
Gerrald, Erin Faith, daughter, was born April 2 to Dynishia Cannon and Evander Gerrald of Camilla.
Gibson, Dallin Mack, son, was born April 5 to Sydney Gidson and Brandon Gibson of Sylvester.
Ginn, Karson Lennox, daughter, was born April 8 to Ashleigh Ginn and Aaron Ginn of Americus.
Gipson, Mel’Lee James, son, was born April 30 to Genuine Bynum and Willie Gipson Jr. of Albany.
Goff, Lakyn Marie, daughter, was born April 22 to Branson Rainey and Tyler Goff of Leesburg.
Greene, Malachi Kingston Terrell, son, was born April 22 to Ko-Nisha Greene and Michael Greene Sr. of Lakeland, Ga.
Harrelson, Oaklynn Drew, daughter, was born April 16 to Haley Hudson and Michael Harrelson of Albany.
Hilson, Derrick Desmond Jr., son, was born April 22 to Ajai Hilson and Derrick Hilson of Albany.
Hines, Ashton Shakir, son, was born April 15 to Essence Hines of Albany.
Jenkins, Kinzlee Zareayah, daughter, was born April 27 to Zonterreca Jackson and Seiviven Jenkins of Albany.
Jennings, Xylo Noelle, daughter, was born April 25 to Marion Jennings and Demarco Jennings of South Carolina.
Jones, Emory Liam, son, was born April 22 to Lashonda Jones and Edmond Jones of Americus.
Kendrick, Koby Darnell, son, was born April 15 to Elycia Dukes and Vontravis Kendrick of Baconton.
Malone, Al’Keyvian A’Mir, son, was born April 9 to Shakiria Thomas and Albert Malone Jr. of Albany.
Mitchell, Javiun Kamari, son, was born April 1 to Queanna Mitchell of Albany.
Morey, Cash McClain, son, was born April 27 to Kristi Morey and Kenneth Morey of Baconton.
Newberry, Avianna Jae’I, daughter, was born April 5 to Tamya Newberry of Albany.
Reid, Ariel Aa’Dream, daughter, was born April 5 to Alycia Jordan and Mondrell Reid of Dawson.
Rickmon, D’Avery Kiara Jr., son, was born April 11 to Natasha Hayes and D’Avery Rickmon of Albany.
Sanders, Myles Tristian, son, was born April 1 to Brianna Barnes and Rashod Sanders of Tifton.
Schley, Liam Kaden, son, was born April 7 to Darrielle Schley and Joshua Schley of Leesburg.
Sealy, Case Edwin, son, was born April 20 to Callie Sealy and Christopher Sealy of Leesburg.
Sibley, Aaryn Kamille Jai, daughter, was born April 6 to Kaia Sibley of Albany.
Sims, Dakota Niobrate, son, was born April 12 to Lachanta Hollis and Daquan Sims of Dawson.
Smtih, Casimir Adel, son, was born April 3 to Amina Nasrullah and Terrence Smith Jr. of Albany.
Spears, Zaxton Ace, son, was born April 20 to Andria Spears of Albany.
Sullivan, Carter James, was born April 5 to Hannah Sullivan and Dustin Sullivan of Albany.
Thomas, Owen Nolan, son, was born April 8 to Brittany Thomas and Eric Thomas of Leesburg.
Vick, Brooklyn Elizabeth, daughter, was born April 30 to Emily Seymour and Bryan Vick of Leesburg.
Wagner, Braxton Hayes, son, was born April 18 to Haley Suggs and Christopher Wagner of Leesburg.
Walker, Khloe Za’Nai, daughter, was born April 15 to Destiny Walker of Albany.
Whitman, Makenzie Blake, daughter, was born April 6 to Ashley Whitman of Sylvester.
Williams, Jade Armani, daughter, was born April 26 to Nikita Williams and Joshua Williams of Albany.
Williams, Nyla Monet, daughter, was born April 25 to Shanice Brooks and Earl Williams Jr. of Camilla.
Williams, Tamia Capri, daughter, was born April 26 to Alaiya Ray and Tony Williams of Cordele.
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Unless otherwise noted, the following births took place at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital May 1-31, 2022:
Apperson, Oliver Wyatt, son, was born May 7 to Alexis Apperson and David Apperson of Leesburg.
August, Carson Jawan, son, was born May 2 to Jameka Morine and Carnal August of Albany.
Baer, Malcolm Oliver, son, was born May 14 to Megan Killebrew and Jonathan Baer of Albany.
Banks, Honestii I’yana, daughter, was born May 5 to Cierra Hawkins and Cortez Banks of Miller County.
Bower, Grady Mack, son, was born May 25 to Sara Bower and Dessie Bower of Albany.
Broughton, Rayn Alese, daughter, was born May 13 to Yasmin Brandford and Cheron Broughton of Albany.
Campbell, Kay’ Mari, son, was born May 7 to Natasha Campbell of Albany.
Clemence, Quinn Ivy, daughter, was born May 16 to Lacy Clemence and Eric Clemence of Albany.
Collier, Kylar Steven, son, was born May 10 to Terene Nunnally and Kenneth Collier of Coleman.
Dean, Waylon Thomas (son) and Abigail Taylor (daughter), twins, were born May 30 to Hannah Cato and Jonathan Dean of Leesburg.
DeLaCruz, Lia Marie Morales, daughter, was born May 16 to Lizmarie DeLaCruz Morales and Neptali Morales Alverez of Valdosta.
Eaford, MiKyla Sha’ Dynasti, daughter, was born May 11 to Tiffany Harmon and Rodrick Eaford of Albany.
Ellison, Serenity June, daughter, was born May 11 to Tiffany Ellison and Christopher Ellison of Albany.
Eudy, Jonathan Chesh, son, was born May 7 to Jordan Eudy and Jonathan Eudy of Leesburg.
Givens, Bryson Kade, son, was born May 16 to Melissa Peters and Brian Givens of Leesburg.
Green, Ailanni Mashay, daughter, was born May 5 to Shikerria Green of New Bern, N.C.
Hall, Zavion Lamont, son, was born May 24 to Destiny Hall of Cairo.
Harrison, Malakhi Royal, son, was born May 10 to Noryia Banks and Marquis Harrison of Albany.
Heath, Harper Mae, daughter, was born May 31 to Kimberly Heath and Richard Heath of Leesburg.
Hendley, Ivory Lynn Vincenza, daughter, was born May 24 to Gabriella Darrah and Landon Hendley of Camilla.
Hilson, Ka’Jada NaJaiah, daughter, was born May 29 to Yanara Hicks and Mitchell Hilson Jr. of Albany.
Holsey, Jagger Tru, son, was born May 17 to Kymderrica Taylor and Theodore Holsey III of Albany.
Horne, Della Lee, daughter, was born May 24 to Rebecca Price and Randall Horne of Lee County.
Humphrey, Rico Contravious Jr., son, was born May 26 to Britani Reed and Rico Humphrey of Leary.
Israel, Vivienne Lee, daughter, was born May 19 to Jenna Israel and Charles Israel of Leesburg.
Johnson, Ava Denise, daughter, was born May 24 to Candice Johnson of Albany.
Johnson-Beach, Elijah Hunter, son, was born May 10 to Jessica Johnson-Beach of Leesburg.
Jones, Damali Vania, daughter, was born May 10 to Dolores Jones of Washington, D.C.
Jones, Levi Zackery, son, was born May 18 to Taylor White and Zackery Jones of Albany.
Laster, Neriah Sarah, daughter, was born May 14 to Jasmine Laster of Albany.
Lewis, Grayson Lee Dawsyn, son, was born May 14 to Elysa Lewis of Albany.
Limtangco, Spencer Klyde, son, was born May 13 to Sharmane Limtangco and Frankene Limtangco of Albany.
Little, Jovanni Kace, son, was born May 4 to Camille Little and Jamereon Little of Leesburg.
Maloy, Annabelle Faith, daughter, was born May 28 to Ashley Potts and Timothy Maloy of Baconton.
Marks, Xy’Aire Ricardo, son, was born May 28 to Shakema Anderson and Thomas Marks of Albany.
Mayes, Nai’Lani Ma’Ree, daughter, was born May 24 to Kimberly Jones and Willie Mayes of Dawson.
Melton, Joshua Trenton, son, was born May 28 to Daisha Franklin and Jarred Melton of Albany.
Moore, Cairo Shannon, son, was born May 28 to Courtney Moore and Kadarius Moore of Leesburg.
Moore, Lake Joseph, son, was born May 26 to Zykiah Moore of Albany.
Moore, Megan Saige, daughter, was born May 23 to Montressa Moore of Leesburg.
Morris, Ja’Layah Destyni Marie, daughter, was born May 14 to Jessica Davis and Joshua Morris Jr. of Leesburg.
Norris, Weston Taylor, son, was born May 2 to Sara Short and Ryan Norris of Albany.
Oliver, Madison Janae, daughter, was born May 5 to Alexis Brown and Marquis Oliver of Albany.
Pilgram, Kinsley Rae, daughter, was born May 27 to Brittany Pilgram of Camilla.
Powell, Brooke Sage, daughter, was born May 11 to Chasity Raburn and Luke Powell of Sylvester.
Richard, Dalani Montaysha, daughter, was born May 30 to Aryia Roberts and Douglas Richard of Cordele.
Robinson, Jordan Amiri, son, was born May 5 to Javoni Giddens and Reberto Robinson Jr. of Thomasville.
Sabino, Aurora Lily Ann, daughter, was born May 17 to Kristina Sabino and Raymond Sabino of Albany.
Saffi, Em’Pryiss Brielle Maejean, daughter, was born May 3 to Angelica Saffi of Albany. | https://www.albanyherald.com/features/births/article_12f0fbc0-ef17-11ec-ac97-6bc230e2c94f.html | 2022-06-18T16:27:23Z |
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