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Multi-industry experts led the conversation and panel
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC) co-hosted a well-timed webinar, "Hemp as a Feed Ingredient: A National Discussion," for pet food, animal feed, and hemp industries, and regulatory officials, discussing peer-to-peer questions, challenges, solutions, and best practices. Held on Aug. 9, the webinar featured 18 topic-specific, industry experts and almost 600 virtual attendees discussing answers to the complex question, Why isn't hemp in animal feed?
"The webinar was not a debate; rather, it was a national discussion on overcoming challenges and gaining approval for hemp seed and hempseed by-products as ingredients in animal feed. The purpose was to connect with industry peers and share meaningful dialogue around moving forward together," said Hollis Glenn, member of AAFCO's Board of Directors and Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Colorado Department of Agriculture. "This topic has been on everyone's radar for years. More than ever, it was the right time to stimulate an important industry conversation that brings us all closer to reaching a common goal -- and to collaborate on safe solutions."
Interest in the use of hemp in commercial animal feed has accelerated since the passage of the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act ("Farm Bill"). While the Farm Bill expanded the legal production of hemp in the United States, the use of hemp in animal feed remains under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state regulatory programs for commercial animal feed.
In early 2022, AAFCO and 17 industry and regulatory organizations issued a joint open letter to state agriculture leadership, calling on them to support greater education and scientific research to ensure the safety of hemp in feed. NIHC subsequently issued a letter inviting AAFCO and industry professionals to collaborate together to achieve safe solutions.
"By co-collaborating with AAFCO, we were able to address a path forward for the hemp and animal-feed industries -- working together to identify ways to decrease barriers and speed up approvals. The webinar provided the clarification we all have been craving," said Hunter Buffington, member of NIHC's Government Affairs Committee and Vice President of Policy & Advocacy for element Dynamics. "With a shared goal, we will soon achieve the regulatory oversight and approval of new feed ingredients for the agriculture, livestock, and hemp industries. And that's good news for all of us."
The hemp-in-feed webinar was divided into three parts to address priority topics: 1) Scientific Research and Data; 2) Ingredient Review and Approval, and 3) General Interest and Concerns. Each portion included six, multi-industry panelists leading a dialog around his or her particular topic. Panelists were part of a spirited conversation, which also included answering questions that were submitted by virtual attendees.
Some highlights from the "Hemp as a Feed Ingredient: A National Discussion" webinar included the following top-10 takeaways:
- Clarification: The panel focused on hemp as a feed ingredient rather than its potential as a supplement or medicated feed. Hemp used for human and animal nutrition comes from the oil seed and its by-products. The FDA has recognized hempseed: oil, hearts and protein powder as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for human consumption, which provided the basis for the panel's conversation.
- Collaboration: Multi-industry leaders, from hemp and animal feed producers to researchers, government regulators, and policymakers, agree that it is important to collaborate and coordinate on safe solutions and best practices – all from the same position.
- Discussion: National discussions, forums, and multi-industry collaboration will help move the approval process forward with new ideas, procedures, and solutions. Finding out what other people are doing and needing across industries – and then collaborating – will help all industries understand the challenges and opportunities.
- Research: It is imperative that, in order to meet regulations, the nutritional profile of hemp and its effects on the nutrition of animal by-products (e.g., eggs, beef) be well-researched and precise. The regulatory process can be long, but it is critical to work through the research.
- Data: Safety data is the number-one concern across every industry, and understanding the data will establish specification for hemp as an ingredient and analytical methods that are accurate and validated.
- Safety: People and animals consume and metabolize foods differently; so hemp for humans is different than it is for livestock and pets. It's important to establish safety and utility in target animals and pets first, then to ensure the safety of meat, milk, and eggs that are marketed for human consumption.
- State Support: State feed programs can encourage research; address consumer concerns; support land grants, and engage with their farmers.
- Opportunities: Biggest opportunities with hemp seed as an ingredient: alternative crop for farmers and industry; good nutrient source for animal feed; and additional raw materials as our populations grow.
- Challenges: The acceptance and availability of peer-reviewed safety and utility data for animal feed for different species of animals; the lack of universally accepted standard testing methods for hemp ingredients for inclusion in feed; and a need for additional information about the long-term effects on animal welfare and the safety of the human food supply.
- Utility: Unified standards that align with the regulatory laboratories charged with feed safety will help our animals and our industry; ensure animal and human safety by validated methods to test hemp grain for contamination.
A full recording of the webinar can be found here.
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has been guiding state, federal and international feed regulators with ingredient definitions, label standards and laboratory standards for more than 110 years, while supporting the health and safety of people and animals. Its members are charged by their state or federal laws to regulate the manufacture, sale and distribution of animal feeds and animal drug remedies. Learn more at aafco.org.
The National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC) promotes the production and use of hemp both in North America and around the world. Backed by the U.S. Government, the organization is comprised of international, federal, state, private industry, and government professionals from across the agriculture and business sectors. Learn more at nihcoa.com.
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Replay: Las Vegas Raiders defeat Jacksonville Jaguars in Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
The Las Vegas Raiders gave coach Josh McDaniels a successful homecoming in his debut on their sideline.
Josh Jacobs, rookie Zamir White and Austin Walter ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars.
The game kicked the Hall of Fame's Enshrinement Week into high gear, with the Gold Jacket Dinner, Canton Repository Grand Parade, Class of 2022 Enshrinement and Journey concert to follow over the next couple of days.
Raiders stars Derek Carr and Davante Adams warmed up but they didn’t get a chance to play their first game together since Fresno State. Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams.
Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started.
The NFL’s first preseason game began 40 minutes late due to severe weather that forced fans to seek shelter.
As expected, things got sloppy after the opening kickoff.
Top pick Travon Walker committed a roughing-the-passer penalty on Raiders backup QB Jarrett Stidham on the first play from scrimmage. Walker later registered a sack.
The highlight of the game didn’t count. Jacksonville’s Willie Johnson returned a punt 88 yards for a score on the final play of the third quarter but it was nullified by a holding penalty.
McDaniels grew up in this historic football town and played for Canton McKinley High School on this field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, known as Fawcett Stadium during his time as varsity quarterback.
He begins his second stint as an NFL head coach after winning six Super Bowls as an assistant under Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots. McDaniels was 11-17 with Denver in 2009-10.
Pederson also begins his second turn as an NFL head coach after sitting out 2021. He guided the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory and three playoff appearances in five seasons from 2016-20.
Pederson has already changed the culture in Jacksonville following a disastrous 2021 season under Urban Meyer, who lasted only 11 months.
He’s tasked with trying to turn one of the league’s worst organizations into a winner. The Jaguars have had one winning season in the last 14 years.
Daniel Carlson connected on field goals of 32 and 55 yards to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Ameer Abdullah scored on an 8-yard run in the second quarter and Stidham scrambled 12 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-0 late in the first half.
Down 27-3, the Jaguars found the end zone when Kyle Sloter tossed a 5-yard TD pass to Nathan Cottrell late in the fourth quarter. Cottrell ran up the middle for the 2-point conversion.
WHACKED
Stidham withstood a late hit from Walker and connected with Keelan Cole for 31 yards on the opening play. He was 8 of 15 for 96 yards.
WORKLOAD
White, the team’s fourth-round pick, had 52 yards on 11 carries, including a 14-yard run on his first touch. Jacobs ran for 30 yards on five carries. Walter had 49 yards on eight carries and an 8-yard TD.
REVENGE TOUR
Former Raiders defensive end Arden Key got two sacks in his first game for Jacksonville. Key had three sacks in three seasons with the Raiders.
NEXT UP
Jacksonville hosts Cleveland next Friday night.
Las Vegas hosts Minnesota on Aug. 14.
Here's how the game unfolded from our live updates throughout the night.
Happy homecoming for Josh McDaniels
It looks like Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels' return to Canton will be a smashing success. Austin Walter's 8-yard touchdown run with 7:53 left in the game gives Las Vegas a 27-3 lead.
The Jaguars are on the board
Jacksonville's first points of the preseason belong to backup kicker Elliott Fry. His 46-yard field goal late in the third quarter cuts the Las Vegas lead to 20-3.
Thayer Munford sees first NFL action
Former Massillon and Ohio State standout Thayer Munford opened the second half at right tackle for the Raiders.
Las Vegas drafted Munford in the seventh round last spring.
Attendance update
Tonight's attendance: 17,129. Quite a few folks have chosen catch some second-half action,
Jarrett Stidham returns, Las Vegas cashes in before halftime
Raiders quarterback Jarrett Stidham returned late in the first half and scored on a 12-yard run to give Las Vegas a 20-0 halftime lead.
Stidham is 8 of 14 for 96 yards.
Nick Mullens helps increase Raiders lead
Quarterback Nick Mullens, who almost led the short-handed Browns to a win over the Raiders last year, helps increase the Las Vegas lead.
Mullens engineers a 5-play, 50-yard scoring drive that ends with Ameer Abdullah's 8-yard touchdown run. The Raiders lead 13-0.
Josh McDaniels returns to Canton:Perfect script for McKinley grad to make Raiders coaching debut in Hall of Fame Game
Oh so close
Jacksonville's Ryan Santoso tried to upstage Daniel Carlson's successful 55-yard field goal with a 60-yard attempt.
Santoso fell just shot. The Raiders carry a 6-0 lead into the second quarter.
Jaguars defense erupts
But ...
Back-to-back sacks from Jaguars defenders Travon Walker and Arden Key forced a fourth-and-22 for the Raiders from the Jacksonville 37.
It was no sweat for Daniel Carlson. His 55-yard field goal increases the Las Vegas lead to 6-0.
Raiders strike first
Daniel Carlson's 32-yard field goal gives the Raiders a 3-0 lead.
It was a rough start for No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker. The Jaguars linebacker was whistled for a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty on the first snap of the game. It was tacked on after a 31-yard completion from Jarrett Stidham to Keelan Cole.
Honoring the Class of 2022
The Jaguars and Raiders are forming a guard of honor near midfield as members and family members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 are introduced.
Kickoff time is set for 8:40 p.m.
A steady rain continues, but the skies are brightening as both teams return to the field.
Kickoff time is set for 8:40 p.m.
Severe weather delays Hall of Fame Game kickoff
Kickoff will not be at 8 because of a weather delay. As skies darken to the west, Tom Benson Hall of Fame officials asked fans to seek shelter.
The scoreboard message: "Severe weather is approaching. Seek shelter immediately."
The earliest the game will start is 8:40.
When, where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
The game kicks off at 8 p.m., Thursday, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
How to watch, livestream the Raiders-Jaguars game
Thursday's game will be televised by NBC, which is WKYC Channel 3 in Northeast Ohio. Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth will be on the call.
The game can be livestreamed on fuboTV.
Jacksonville Jaguar stars Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne will not play in the Hall of Fame Game
Any Clemson football fans hoping to watch former Tiger teammates Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne play for the Jags on Thursday will be disappointed. Pederson told the media Thursday the young duo will sit this one out.
Jake Luton will start at QB for the Jags, who also will be without No. 2 quarterback C.J. Beathard, who is working his way back from a groin injury.
At running back, look for the quartet of Snoop Conner, Mekhi Sargent, Ryquell Armstead and Nathan Cottrell to play Thursday in Etienne's absence.
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Will Raiders quarterback Derek Carr play Thursday?
Like Lawrence, don't expect to see Raiders QB Derek Carr in action on Thursday.
The Raiders backup QB is Jarrett Stidham, while Nick Mullens and Chase Garbers also are on the roster.
Former Massillon star Thayer Munford expected to make Raiders debut
Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is not the only one with Stark County ties in the game. Raiders rookie offensive lineman Thayer Munford — a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft — played his senior year of high school football at Massillon before going on to play at Ohio State. Munford wears No. 77 and is listed as the Raiders No. 3 right tackle.
Who is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2022
The Hall's new class features three players with ties to the two teams in the game.
The late Cliff Branch was one of the NFL's elite receivers of the 1970s and into the '80s with the Raiders and also regarded as the league's fastest man throughout much of his career. Richard Seymour won Super Bowl rings with the Patriots, but also starred for the Raiders at the end of his career.
Tony Boselli was the first pick ever by the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL Draft, going No. 2 overall in 1995, on his way to becoming the franchise's first Hall of Famer.
Jacksonville native LeRoy Butler, who gave Packers fans the Lambeau Leap, also is in the class.
The Class of 2022 is rounded out by Sam Mills, Art McNally, Bryant Young and Dick Vermeil.
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Man accused of secretly recording women, underage girl in bathroom, authorities say
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A man in North Carolina is facing 16 felony charges after deputies say he took pictures of women with a hidden camera.
WITN reports Eric Zobre is facing charges that include secret peeping, possession of images from secret peeping, sexual exploitation of a minor and violating a domestic violence protective order.
According to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, the case against Zobre started in December 2021 when deputies became aware of a domestic violence protective order violation.
Authorities said Zobre was taken into custody for that violation and then a person informed them that he was also showing various nude photos of women to other people.
According to the sheriff’s office, this person said Zobre was telling others how he got the images along with stealing items from his employer, Grady White Boats.
After a search warrant, deputies said they seized a camera and other electronic devices and the suspected stolen items from Zobre’s employer. They found photos of women in various stages of undressing on the devices.
Pitt County detectives and those from Atlantic Beach police said they identified multiple victims in the photos, including an underage girl, with images of the women in restrooms.
Deputies said they also found numerous photos of Zobre’s previous partners, reportedly used to humiliate them.
Zobre’s employer, Grady White Boats, confirmed the items police found appeared to be stolen property from the company.
Authorities said Zobre was booked into jail on a $1.375 million bond.
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| 2022-07-22T02:51:56Z
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Which throw pillow cover is best?
An economical and easy way to refresh your interior design is to swap out your throw pillow covers. You can even do this seasonally, such as buying festive covers for the holidays and summery ones for warmer months.
Before you buy a new throw pillow cover, you’ll need to know the size of your existing pillow or buy the correct-sized insert. If you’re looking for a square cover, Willa Arlo Interiors Edgar Square 100% Cotton Pillow Cover is a top choice and comes in three sizes.
What to know before you buy a throw pillow cover
Material
Throw pillows are both decorative and functional. They are also known as “toss pillows” for their loose placement on couches, armchairs, beds and even floors. The material of the cover can add texture and a pop of color to furnishings. You can find covers in a wide variety of textiles, including cotton, velvet, corduroy, flannel, linen, microfiber, chenille, suede, leather and faux fur.
Size
Throw pillow covers come in a variety of sizes, such as 16 by 16 inches, 18 by 18 inches, 20 by 20 inches, 22 by 22 inches, 24 by 24 inches and 12 by 20 inches. Select manufacturers may offer smaller and larger covers. The majority of covers are 18 by 18 inches and you’ll find plenty of options in those dimensions.
Shape
Square and rectangular covers are widely available for throw pillows. Cylindrical and circular throw pillows may be harder to find covers for that fit properly, other than the one that came with the insert. Circular inserts come in a range of diameters, from 14-36 inches, so be sure the cover has the correct dimensions to fit the pillow.
Count
You can buy throw pillow covers individually or in packs of two. Some manufacturers only offer covers in sets of two or four, especially when buying 18 by 18-inch covers.
What to look for in a quality throw pillow cover
Color
Throw pillow covers do not need to match bedding and upholstery exactly in color (or in textile). In fact, you can opt for a contrasting color, such as a dark color to contrast lighter furnishings for an aesthetic statement. Or pick a complementary shade that goes with color accents in a room. You can find throw covers in every color under the sun, from neutral hues to pastels to bold gem tones.
Pattern
Covers not only come in solid colors but also in patterns. Geometric patterns are popular as well as floral, plaid and striped designs. You can also find covers with graphics and words, such as “love” or “home sweet home.” During holiday time, there are plenty of Christmas-themed throw pillow covers to spruce up your living space with the holiday spirit.
Texture and decorations
Depending on its material, a throw pillow cover can also be textured. Some materials are naturally textured, like corduroy or faux fur, while other covers add tufted materials, yarn, fur or raised material that provide both texture and a decorative element. In addition, throw pillow covers can have tassels, pom-poms or piping.
Closure
Throw pillow covers feature either a concealed envelope or a hidden zipper closure. Both use zippers to close the opening of the pillow cover. Envelope-style closures conceal a hidden zipper behind it and use an extra piece of fabric to do so. Hidden zipper openings are located along the bottom edge of the pillow and the zipper is concealed on the inside of the cover.
How much you can expect to spend on a throw pillow cover
Expect to pay between $4-$58 for an 18- by 18-inch cover.
Throw pillow cover FAQ
Should the pillow insert be the same size as the throw pillow cover?
A. You can certainly buy a cover that is the same size as the insert. For a full look, try buying a pillow insert that’s 2 inches bigger than the size of the cover. For instance, for a 20- by 20-inch cover buy a 22- by 22-inch insert for a plump appearance.
Can I machine-wash my throw pillow cover?
A. It really depends on the fabric. Some fabrics can only be dry-cleaned or hand-washed while others can only be spot-cleaned. If you want a throw pillow that can be cleaned easily, especially if you live in a household with children and pets, select a throw pillow cover that is machine washable.
What’s the best throw pillow cover to buy?
Top throw pillow cover
Willa Arlo Interiors Edgar Square 100% Cotton Pillow Cover
What you need to know: To add a pop of color to your bed or couch, this simple cotton cover has a velvety finish.
What you’ll love: This cover comes in three square sizes: 18 by 18 inches, 20 by 20 inches and 22 by 22 inches. The velvety-soft material is perfect to cozy up to and is high quality. The zipper closure makes changing out inserts easy. It comes in a plethora of solid color choices.
What you should consider: The cover is not machine-washable.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Top throw pillow cover for the money
Miulee Velvet Soft Solid Decorative Square Throw Pillow Covers Set
What you need to know: This two-pack of covers comes in every color imaginable and has many size options, all at a great value.
What you’ll love: The polyester material is soft and plush with a velvety feel. The colors are rich and saturated. The covers look luxurious and expensive but cost under $20 for a pair of 18-inch by 18-inch covers.
What you should consider: The zipper handle is noticeable and on the big side, even though the zipper itself is hidden.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Wlnui Set of 2 Fluffy Pillow Covers
What you need to know: This fluffy, faux fur design adds coziness to any room.
What you’ll love: These covers have shaggy fur on one side and a plush velvet backing on the other. You can brush the faux fur to keep it looking fresh. This pair of covers comes in pink, light gray, black and white.
What you should consider: The fur can shed. For some, the material comes apart in the wash.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Franchise announces the expansion in Texas with the Grand Opening of Crunch Laredo, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility in the heart of Laredo. Crunch Fitness will be located in a newly renovated space at 4601 San Dario Ave, previously occupied by SteinMart. The facility will be open 24 hours.
Crunch Fitness held their The One Day Only Presale yesterday, Thursday Aug 11 where prospective members toured the club for the first time, met the trainers and enrolled at discounted rates beginning at $9.99 per month. Founding members received a presale rate of $1 down and 1 month free, in addition to free t-shirts, discounts on small group and personal training, and more. The presale offer was extended through the weekend. The club is slated to open for workouts last week of August.
Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Laredo will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, personal training, a functional training area with multiple indoor turf areas, a dedicated group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, Kids Crunch, HydroMassage® beds, and high-end tanning. Members looking for assistance reaching their goals will have access to staff of highly experienced Personal Trainers.
Crunch Fitness Laredo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. "We are excited to bring the Crunch brand to Laredo," stated CEO Brian Hibbard. "Crunch is for everyone, from the first-time gym-goer to the seasoned athlete. Add in a high-energy and fun environment, and we have options to meet everyone's goals and budget!"
Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of 'No Judgments.' Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways; working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves over 1.6 million members with over 360 gyms worldwide in 30 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Spain, and Australia, and will soon be open in Portugal and Costa Rica. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.
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| 2022-08-12T20:11:43Z
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Man disguised as grandma robs bank in Georgia, police say
Published: Jul. 19, 2022 at 4:58 PM CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) – Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in Georgia disguised as an elderly woman.
The McDonough Police Department said the man entered a Chase Bank on Monday and presented a note to the teller demanding money while claiming he had a gun.
After receiving the money, the man left the bank and fled in a vehicle.
Surveillance photos show the man wearing a floral dress, white sneakers, orange latex-style gloves and a white wig. He was also wearing a black mask.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 470-878-1091 or by email at wposs@mcdonoughga.org or call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 to remain anonymous.
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| 2022-07-19T22:46:09Z
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17-year-old beaten to death outside of school founded by LeBron James
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - A 17-year-old Ohio boy was killed late Thursday after a fight in the parking lot of a school founded by LeBron James, according to police.
According to the Summit County Medical Examiner, the death of Ethan Liming is being investigated as a homicide.
Liming was found around 10:45 p.m. in the I Promise School parking lot in Akron, according to police.
Akron police said officers discovered Liming with severe injuries when they arrived to investigate a fight.
According to police, the teenager was “knocked unconscious and brutally assaulted” during an altercation with at least three males.
The suspects were playing basketball when Liming arrived at the parking lot with some friends, police said.
The two groups were involved in a fight, WOIO reports. Akron police did not say what triggered it.
Liming’s friends called 911 for help, and police said officers rushed to the scene, where the 17-year-old was pronounced dead.
LeBron James’ I Promise School is a part of the Akron Public School District, serving students in third through seventh grades.
The LeBron James Family Foundation shared the following statement on social media expressing condolences:
“Our community is everything to us. We were devastated to learn of the overnight incident that saw a life lost near our school. We are grieving with our community over another senseless act of violence. Our campus is safe and secure as we continue to do everything we can to support our students, families, and the entire Akron community.”
Below is the letter sent by Akron Public Schools Superintendent Christine Fowler Mack to faculty and staff:
“Our Akron Public Schools family expresses its deepest condolences and offers its prayers to the family and friends of a student who lost his life last night. We mourn as one for Ethan Liming, a 17 year old rising senior at Firestone Community Learning Center. Ethan was a student leader at his school and was in the Academy of Design there.
The death of a student affects all of Akron Public Schools. Ethan’s passing is, sadly, one of many we have experienced during this school year. May we all pause a moment from our daily pressures to give thanks for the lives of these children. May we forever find ways to keep our memories of them alive. Each of these losses reminds us about how precious, and sometimes fleeting, life can be.
Our crisis team is assisting staff at Firestone CLC and, as always, will make themselves available to students.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.
You can also call Summit County CrimeStoppers at 330-434-COPS.
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| 2022-06-05T23:08:06Z
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TORONTO, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 U.S. per common share of the Company. The regular quarterly cash dividend will be paid on June 1, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 18, 2022. The Board intends to review the quarterly dividend each October, with a long-term objective of increasing the amount of the dividend.
Shareholders of Waste Connections whose common shares are held by a bank or broker that participates in U.S. depositary DTC will receive payment of their dividends in U.S. dollars. Shareholders of Waste Connections whose common shares are held by a bank or broker that participates in Canadian depositary CDS will receive payment of their dividends in Canadian dollars, calculated based on the Bank of Canada's daily average exchange rate on May 18, 2022. Shareholders of Waste Connections who hold their shares in direct registration with Computershare, the Company's transfer agent, will receive payment of their dividends in Canadian dollars if they are residents of Canada, as reflected in Waste Connections' shareholders register, and will receive their dividend payments in U.S. dollars if they are not residents of Canada, including if they are residents of the U.S.
Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves more than eight million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 43 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S., as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit Waste Connections at www.wasteconnections.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"), including "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance and reflect Waste Connections' current beliefs and expectations regarding future events and operating performance. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "intends," "may," "might," "will," "could," "should" or "anticipates," or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. All of the forward-looking statements included in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements about the timing and amount of cash dividends. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Waste Connections undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements set forth in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Fidji Simo has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors, effective upon Founder & Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta's transition off the Board once Instacart becomes a public company. Simo joined Instacart as CEO in August 2021, and since then, has charted a new chapter for the company as a retail enablement platform.
"Apoorva realized more than a decade ago that grocery delivery was a core consumer need. He worked tirelessly with the team to create and build a successful model that allows consumers to access same-day delivery from their favorite grocers. We're incredibly grateful to Apoorva for his commitment to growing Instacart and building something revolutionary," said Instacart CEO Fidji Simo. "As CEO and future Chair, I look forward to working alongside our retail partners to shape the next decade of grocery's evolution. We'll do this by building on Instacart's already strong foundation and putting our technology in the hands of our partners so we can invent the future of grocery together."
"Instacart has been my life's work for more than a decade. Since I transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman a year ago, I realized that I want to pursue a new mission and I want to do it with the same singular focus that I had while building Instacart. Stepping off the board will allow me to do just that," said Instacart Founder & Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta. "We have a high caliber leadership team with Fidji at the helm, and I'm excited about her vision for the company and the expanded role Instacart can play for retailers for years to come. I remain confident in the enormous opportunity ahead and will always be a supporter of the team and company."
"Apoorva created a company that is transforming the grocery industry. His hard work and dedication brought Instacart into the homes of millions of customers. He poured his heart and soul into Instacart, and we thank him enormously for everything he has done for the company," said Instacart Board Member Jeff Jordan. "Since Fidji joined last year as CEO, she has ushered in a new chapter for Instacart. Fidji's role as CEO and future Chair is a testament to the Board's unwavering confidence in her strategic vision for Instacart. I am extremely optimistic about the company's future."
As Chair, Simo will assume leadership of Instacart's esteemed Board of Directors, which includes Meredith Kopit Levien, President and Chief Executive Officer of The New York Times Company; Lily Sarafan, Co-Founder and Executive Chair of TheKey; Barry McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peloton; Daniel Sundheim, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of D1 Capital Partners; Frank Slootman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake; Michael Moritz, Managing Member of Sequoia Capital; and Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz.
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 800 national, regional, and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 70,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of busy people and families to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for more than 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders for customers on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart Platform offers retailers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to power their e-commerce experiences, fulfill orders, digitize brick-and-mortar stores, provide advertising services, and glean insights. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands – from category leaders to emerging brands – partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online, right at the point of purchase. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company, and to start shopping, visit www.instacart.com. For anyone interested in becoming an Instacart shopper, visit https://shoppers.instacart.com/.
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Proposed nonstop flights from Washington Dulles to Cape Town will create a long-overdue, direct route supporting critical diplomatic and thriving economic ties between the legislative capitals
Washington D.C. to Cape Town is the most in-demand route between the U.S. and South Africa without nonstop service
CHICAGO, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines announced today it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town, South Africa. If approved, United's flights will become the first nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa's legislative capital, Cape Town. This long-overdue route will benefit important government-to-government connections and increase communication and commerce with a region that has strong cultural ties to South Africa.
United's proposed service would begin Nov. 17, 2022, and operate on 787-9 aircraft, maximized to meet consumer demand and benefit both U.S. and South African travelers. If approved, the flights between Dulles and Cape Town will connect 55 cities across the United States to Cape Town, representing more than 90 percent of the entire U.S. travel demand to Cape Town. United's Washington Dulles hub is a gateway to the nation's capital and elsewhere, operating more than 230 daily flights to nearly 100 destinations around the world – including more than 10 world capitals and new service to Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria.
"From creating new jobs, to supporting key civic and aid organizations, United has taken tremendous pride in growing our family and operations in South Africa, and across the African continent," said Patrick Quayle, United's Senior Vice President of International Network and Alliances. "If awarded by the DOT, this historic nonstop service will significantly enhance travel options for consumers, strengthen ties between our countries legislative and diplomatic epicenters, and benefit thriving travel and tourism industries serving our respective countries."
United has worked diligently to develop an African network to promote competition and provide affordable and consistent service options for U.S. travelers. The service will supplement United's existing flights to four cities in three countries in Africa. It will also allow customers to connect in Cape Town to other points in South Africa, and to other countries in the southern region of the African continent with its South African based partner Airlink and their Cape Town hub.
The Washington D.C. to Cape Town route is the largest between the U.S. and South Africa without nonstop service. D.C. is the second largest point in the U.S. for Cape Town demand and holds the fifth largest South-African-born population. United's proposed weekly flights will address this gap and complement United's existing South Africa service between New York/Newark and Cape Town and Johannesburg, providing nearly daily service to Cape Town offered by a single carrier.
United also maintains a close relationship with the Mandela Foundation and BPESA (Business Processing Enabling South Africa) a not-for-profit company that serves as the industry body and trade association for Global Business Services in South Africa. United recently announced a collaboration with travel company Certified Africa. Certified Africa's mission is to make travel to African countries easy, immersive, and life changing for millions of the African Diaspora across the United States.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World." From our U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers. United is bringing back our customers' favorite destinations and adding new ones on its way to becoming the world's best airline. For more about how to join the United team, please visit www.united.com/careers and more information about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka ‘petrified’ after seeing panicked people flee Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
By Michelle Watson, CNN
No shots were fired at the Barclays Center during a disturbance that sent people, including tennis star Naomi Osaka, running for their lives early Sunday, said the New York City Police Department.
“After investigating the incident at the Barclays Center this morning, we determined that no shots were fired,” the NYPD 78th Precinct, which serves the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, said in a tweet on Sunday.
An NYPD spokesman told CNN there was a “sound disturbance” at the indoor arena that people mistook for gunfire. Ten people suffered minor injuries and were sent to hospitals, said police.
The disturbance followed a boxing match between Devonte Davis and Rolando Romero at the center, and comes as the nation remains on edge following recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
Osaka, who was at the event, said she was “petrified” when she saw the commotion.
“I was just in the Barclays center and suddenly I heard shouting and saw people running, then we were being yelled at that there was an active shooter and we had to huddle in a room and close the doors,” Osaka said on Twitter.
In a follow-up tweet, the four-time tennis Grand Slam champion said: “I really hope everyone made it out safely, since I’m tweeting this we made it out ok.”
NYPD Detective Adam Navarro told CNN in a phone call that there was no shooting at the Barclays Center. Rather, Navarro said, it was a “sound disturbance” that caused people to panic and run.
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Man loses large part of arm after alligator bite in Florida lake, officials say
MYAKKA CITY, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) – A man lost a large part of his arm when was bitten by an alligator while swimming in a Florida lake.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation said the victim, 43-year-old Eric Merda of Sarasota, was swimming at the Lake Manatee Fish Camp when he was bitten by an alligator.
Based on the severity of Merda’s injuries, the alligator was most likely a large one, according to wildlife expert Justin Matthews.
“A 6-footer can rip your arm off, this alligator here being that close to people, I think someone has fed him before,” Matthews said.
Experts urge people to not swim in these types of bodies of water or feed the alligators.
Merda was flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital to be treated for his injuries. His condition is not being released by the hospital.
FWC says they are still working on trapping this gator and are continuing their investigation.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Breakfast foods are one of those cuisines that can be consumed and enjoyed at absolutely any time; one of the most famous breakfast foods of all is the humble waffle.
If you can’t stop thinking about waffles now, you’re in luck because Wednesday, June 29 is National Waffle Iron Day! NationalToday says, “Waffle irons are found across homes in the United States and are used to make many varieties of waffles, ranging from the simple waffle to the fancier and more modern takes on this favorite breakfast food.”
While this day is meant to celebrate the wonder that is the waffle iron, the creation the waffle iron creates is what has our attention. That’s why we checked out Foursquares guide to the best waffles to eat around Dallas:
- Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery
- Oddfellows
- Lucky’s Cafe
- Henry’s Majestic
- Ida Claire
- Maple Leaf Diner
- Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House
- Del Frisco’s Grille
- State & Allen Kitchen + Bar
- The Foundry
- Company Cafe
- Yolk
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SINGAPORE, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.com, the world's first social infused digital assets trading platform, has listed the Be Fly (BFLY) Coin on its platform. Moreover, spearheaded by the listing, enthusiastic crypto traders are privileged to experience a personalized touch to buy and sell the BFLY with USDT trading pair under the exchange's Main Zone (DeFi). Moreover, the listing innovation further gives everyone a 24/7 trading edge and instant access to make the most out of the Be Fly cryptocurrency.
According to XT.com, traders can now save time and effort by using the BFLY token for derivatives, spot, futures, perpetual contract trading, and more on top of the exchange. What is more, under the listing, the platform envisions scaling BFLY usage and user-based expansion to a new height by allowing traders to double, quadruple, and even 10x their profit by trading the coin.
The Be Fly (BFLY) Coin is a blockchain-based cryptocurrency. The coin holds high-end scalability as one of its core features that can be used in the Metaverse environment of online games. To increase the existence of tradable crypto assets in the metaverse that the world has been waiting for, the BFLY ecosystem was created to play a unique role by minting a valuable coin to be popularized above and beyond the metaverse.
Furthermore, XT.com continues to create goodwill and outclass its competitors in the market by onboarding only proven cryptocurrencies. The platform is poised and determined to further strengthen its battle-hardened crypto listing strategies for everyone to take a deep dive and experience crypto. Deposit, trading, and withdrawal options are available live and colored for both BFLY users and XT holders. Everyone is encouraged to indulge in Be Fly trading seamlessly anytime, anywhere without any limitations.
Jonathan Shih, Country Manager at XT.com stated, "We're excited to have the Be Fly Coin (BFLY) onboarded on our platform. With this new listing, we will work towards making metaverse games more exciting and interesting by connecting a variety of ecosystems and helping them scale and expand."
About Be Fly Coin
Be Fly Coin is a blockchain-type digital asset. In line with its ecosystem, the Coin focuses on becoming the valuable and most popular cryptocurrency with vast compelling usability within the Metaverse. Moreover, the ecosystem also connects a variety of games play projects by helping them connect and together. The game rewards players with BFLY Coins for connecting with other players, engaging in personal activities, and participating in events.
Website: https://www.bflycoin.com/
About XT.com
By consistently expanding its ecosystem, XT.com is dedicated to providing users with the most secure, trusted, and hassle-free digital asset trading services. Our exchange is built from a desire to give everyone access to digital assets regardless where you are.
Founded in 2018, XT.com now serves more than 4.5 million registered users, over 500,000+ monthly active users and 30+ million users in the ecosystem. Covering a rich variety of trading categories together with a NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social infused digital assets trading platform, XT.com also supports social networking platform based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.com.
Website: https://www.xt.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/XTsupport_EN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/XTexchange
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Hundreds of event and learning technology professionals will convene at Cadmium Spark, July 25-26 in Washington D.C.
FOREST HILL, Md., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadmium unveiled today the schedule for their annual conference, which will take place from July 25-26 at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Entitled Cadmium Spark, the two-day conference will offer event and learning technology professionals numerous informational sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and more.
Cadmium Spark marks the first annual conference that the leading software provider has opened up to a broader audience than users of its technology. Event, hospitality, and continuing education professionals from across the country are welcome to attend.
The first day of the conference will conclude with a keynote address from Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE, President and CEO of ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Her address, "Looking Ahead at the Future of Associations," will evaluate the evolving value proposition of professional and trade organizations as well as new technology for navigating the changing association landscape.
Presentations and workshops at Cadmium Spark will center on innovative uses of event and learning technology that generate more revenue, drive customer engagement, and lower operational costs.
Other highlights of the schedule include:
- "Protecting Your Event Data" by K.C. Hopson, MS, CMP, Vice President of Data Security and Compliance, and Nicholas Torres, MS, A-CSM, Technical Onboarding Team Lead at Cadmium
- "Beyond Google Translate: Better Tools to Translate Scientific Content" by Aubrey Shoe, MA, CHCP, Medical Education Program Manager, and Anne Orban, MS, Web Content Administrator at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- "The Do's and Don'ts of Virtual and Hybrid Events" by Monte Evans, MS, Senior Vice President of Video Technology at Cadmium
Networking opportunities, rapid-fire idea exchanges, learning labs, and more will punctuate the schedule.
"We're delighted to welcome a broader audience than ever before to our annual conference," said Cristyn Johnson, Director of Education and Engagement at Cadmium. "Cadmium Spark will be an invaluable opportunity for meeting planners and continuing education professionals understand how to achieve success in our evolving industry."
Early bird pricing is available to attendees registering before June 19th, 2022. Interested individuals can register here.
Organizations interested in exhibiting at or sponsoring Cadmium Spark should send inquiries to Paul Zickert at paul.zickert@gocadmium.com.
About Cadmium
Cadmium simplifies the production of live, hybrid and virtual events and maximizes the value of online learning with a single, flexible platform designed to capture the chemistry of people, ideas and knowledge. The company's software products are trusted by more than 1000 content-driven organizations worldwide to generate revenue, drive customer retention, and lower operational costs for their events and education initiatives. For more information, visit https://gocadmium.com.
Contact:
Jessie Reyes | Cadmium
jessie.reyes@gocadmium.com
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AAKP and CareerEco Partner to Connect Employers to Kidney Patients Including Veterans
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation's largest kidney patient organization, is expanding their collaboration with CareerEco (www.careereco.com), a long-time AAKP partner, to provide a Remote and Hybrid Jobs Virtual Hiring Event on May 26, 2022. AAKP and CareerEco have operated in partnership for over five years to provide job opportunities to kidney patients and U.S. military veterans suffering from kidney diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly brutal to kidney patients, especially minorities, exacting a devastatingly high mortality rate among immunocompromised kidney patients who manage multiple chronic conditions and those on dialysis. Kidney transplant recipients also remain at extremely high-risk due to their immunosuppressive medications and the resulting comparative lack of effectiveness of COVID vaccines on this population. Kidney patients have never faced more challenges in maintaining safe employment or re-entry into the workforce in a manner that supports their need for safety, flexibility to dialyze, and/or attend medical appointments when necessary.
"In 2017, CareerEco was honored to launch our partnership with the AAKP to raise awareness through their Veterans Health Initiative of a virtual fair that allowed veterans, active duty personnel, and dependents to connect with more than 45 graduate schools in the Yellow Ribbon Program to discuss their programs, admissions criteria, and military educational benefits. We thank AAKP for their continued support and sponsorship of our upcoming Remote and Hybrid Jobs Virtual Hiring Event and look forward to future collaborations that continue to support all the communities AAKP serves," states Gayle Oliver-Path, CEO and Founder of CareerEco.
Richard Knight, AAKP President, former dialysis patient, and 15-year transplant recipient, states, "As an individual who worked throughout my years on dialysis and now teaches at a local college, I know that employment provides both a sense of purpose and income protection for kidney patients as they navigate the myriad number of medical appointments and unforeseen issues that arise while managing kidney disease. The remote and virtual job fairs AAKP has conducted in partnership with CareerEco have proven to be highly valuable to all patients, especially minorities, veterans, and their families. Gayle Oliver-Path is a fine American and tremendous entrepreneur, and we are very pleased with our expanding partnership with CareerEco." Knight is a former senior Congressional aide and business consultant with substantial experience working with the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional committees overseeing small business and employment issues.
The Remote and Hybrid Jobs Virtual Hiring Event will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Interested individuals can register for free at www.CareerEco.com/Events/RemoteJobs. Participants will be able to:
- Engage through pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings.
- Access organizational profiles and job postings.
- Utilize audio or video capabilities in private interactions.
- Upload their resume and other documents for representatives to view.
- Make easy and efficient connections with representatives from various organizations.
Edward V. Hickey, III, USMC, AAKP Vice President and Chair of the AAKP Veterans Health Initiative, states, "Individuals with kidney diseases have the same dreams and aspirations as any other person–to remain active, start or support a family, buy a house, retire securely, and contribute to society. Through our ongoing partnership with CareerEco, AAKP expands our support for kidney patients, including veterans suffering from this condition, to align their treatment care choices with new employment opportunities and the financial needs of their families. We are enthusiastic about our partnership and look forward to more virtual job fairs with CareerEco, including dedicated events for veterans managing kidney diseases." Hickey is a former Administrative Assistant on Capitol Hill, a past senior advisor to the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and an appointee at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, states, "Small business owners, business executives, and other employers across America are competing to recruit, hire, and retain talented and highly skilled individuals, and have creatively incorporated remote work technologies and more flexible benefit programs. The nature of work has transformed, and management has been forced to evolve to stay competitive. In this environment, Americans with kidney diseases and disabilities have tremendous opportunities to chart their own future and steer clear of dependency. We thank CareerEco and every participating employer for respecting patients as people who are not defined by their disease." Conway is a former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and a television news contributor on issues related to national unemployment and the economy.
AAKP's national strategy supports patient care choice in kidney treatment, such as aggressive expansions in home dialysis therapies and transplantation, including accelerated development of artificial implantable and wearable organs, so patients can choose treatments that best align with their aspirations to continue either full-time or part-time work, advance in their careers, build financial and retirement security, and contribute to society without dependence on disability income. AAKP is committed to reversing a decades-old status quo in kidney care that typically relegated patients to corporate in-center dialysis care without providing patients with substantive and ongoing education about their choices of home dialysis or kidney transplantation.
Since its founding in 1969, AAKP has defined kidney disease as both a health and workforce issue. An estimated one in seven U.S. adults, about 37 million people, have chronic kidney disease (CKD). Many individuals with CKD who are of working-age do work, but many lose their jobs and benefits or stop working once their kidney disease progresses to kidney failure–where there is the need for a kidney replacement therapy such as dialysis or kidney transplantation. By 1973, the founders of AAKP had helped secure Congressional passage, with the approval of President Richard Nixon, of national dialysis coverage, now known as the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), as a bridge to transplantation and rehabilitation so kidney patients could return to the workforce and leave the disability rolls if they were able to do so.
About the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP): Founded in 1969, AAKP is the largest kidney patient organization driving policy discussions on kidney patient consumer care choice and treatment innovations. By 1973, AAKP patient collaborations with the U.S. Congress and White House helped gain passage of dialysis coverage for any person suffering kidney failure, creating the only disease-specific, taxpayer-funded entitlement program in America. That program, the End Stage Renal Disease Program (ESRD) administered by CMS, has saved over one million lives. In the past decade, AAKP patients have helped gain lifetime transplant drug coverage for kidney transplant recipients (2020); new patient-centered policies via the presidential Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health (2019); new job protections for living organ donors under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) from the U.S. Department of Labor (2018); and Congressional legislation allowing HIV-positive organ transplants for HIV-positive patients (2013). AAKP virtual platforms and social networks are internationally known for their impact. Follow AAKP on social media at @kidneypatient on Facebook and @kidneypatients on Twitter, and visit https://aakp.org/ for more information.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jennifer Rate
Marketing & Communications Manager
jrate@aakp.org
(813) 400-2394
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RADNOR, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh") (NASDAQ: MF). The action charges Missfresh with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Missfresh's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, Missfresh investors have suffered significant losses.
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In June 2021, Missfresh conducted its initial public offering (IPO), selling 21 million American Depository Shares ("ADSs") at $13.00 per ADS.
On April 29, 2022, after trading hours, Missfresh filed a Notification of Late Filing on a Form 12b-25, which announced that Missfresh "will not be able to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 … by the prescribed filing deadline of April 30, 2022." Missfresh explained that "[t]he independent Audit Committee of [Missfresh]'s board of directors, with the assistance of professional advisors, is in the process of conducting an internal review of certain matters, including those relating to transactions between [Missfresh] and certain third-party enterprises." Following this news, Missfresh ADSs fell 13% to close at $0.448 per ADS on May 2, 2021, the next trading day.
Then, on May 24, 2022, after trading hours, Missfresh issued a press release entitled "Missfresh Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Notification Regarding Late Filing of Form 20-F" announcing "that it received a notification letter dated May 19, 2022 . . . from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. ("Nasdaq"), indicating that [Missfresh] is not in compliance with the requirements for continued listing." Following this news, Missfresh ADSs fell 9% over the next two trading days to close at $0.167 per ADS on May 26, 2021.
Finally, on July 1, 2022, Missfresh issued a press release entitled "Missfresh Announces the Substantial Completion of the Audit Committee-Led Independent Internal Review." In the press release, Missfresh disclosed that "certain revenue associated with these reporting periods in 2021 may have been inaccurately recorded in [Missfresh]'s financial statements." As of the date the complaint was filed, Missfresh ADSs closed at $0.389 per ADS, well below Missfresh's IPO price of $13.00 per ADS.
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BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (NASDAQ: MITO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for diseases involving mitochondrial dysfunction, today announced that the company is participating in upcoming events to discuss challenges and opportunities in ultra-rare disease drug development.
Reenie McCarthy, Stealth's CEO, will be participating in "Rare Disease Research: A Prescription" hosted by STAT which will take place on Thursday, September 15th from 5:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. ET at Convene located at 600 14th Street NW, Washington, DC.
Ms. McCarthy will also participate in a discussion on "Incentives, Investments & the Way Forward for Ultra Rare Disease Drug Development" at The Business of RARE Biotech Summit on Tuesday, September 20 from 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill located at 400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC. A copy of the presentation will be available on the Investors & News section of Stealth's website at https://investor.stealthbt.com/.
These discussions are expected to include Stealth's clinical and regulatory development experience with Barth syndrome, an ultra-rare disease of cardiolipin deficiency. Stealth has recently met with the Division of Cardiology and Nephrology at the FDA to discuss data from Week 168 of its SPIBA-201 Part 2 open-label extension, which was the last visit completed by all SPIBA-201 Part 2 trial participants. At that time point, after over 3.5 years of chronic elamipretide therapy, a >40% mean improvement from baseline in left ventricular stroke volume (p=0.007) and end diastolic volume (p=0.003) was observed. Also, subjects continued to show improved exercise tolerance on the six-minute walk test (>90-meter mean improvement from baseline; p=0.003), muscle strength (>60 newton mean improvement from baseline; p<0.0001) and other functional endpoints. The company has requested an additional meeting with the FDA to gain further clarity on a regulatory path forward.
About Stealth
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for diseases involving mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria, found in nearly every cell in the body, are the body's main source of energy production and are critical for normal organ function. Dysfunctional mitochondria characterize a number of rare genetic diseases and are involved in many common age-related diseases, typically involving organ systems with high energy demands such as the eye, the neuromuscular system, the heart and the brain. We believe our lead product candidate, elamipretide, has the potential to treat ophthalmic diseases entailing mitochondrial dysfunction, such as dry age-related macular degeneration, rare neuromuscular disorders, such as primary mitochondrial myopathy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and rare cardiomyopathies, such as Barth syndrome. We are evaluating our second-generation clinical-stage candidate, SBT-272, for rare neurological disease indications, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia, following promising preclinical data. We have optimized our discovery platform to identify novel mitochondria-targeted compounds which may be nominated as therapeutic product candidates or utilized as mitochondria-targeted vectors to deliver other compounds to mitochondria.
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Migration gets top billing as Biden hosts hemisphere leaders
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Migration has taken center stage at an assembly of Western Hemisphere leaders, reflecting its emergence as a top foreign policy issue amid red-carpet drama over who comes and who stays home.
The “Los Angeles Declaration,” to be announced while U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his counterparts from North, Central and South America Wednesday through Friday, is expected to be a brief call to action that supporters hope will guide countries on hosting people fleeing violence and persecution and searching for more economic stability.
The United States has been the most popular destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, posing a challenge that has stumped Biden and his immediate predecessors, Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
But the U.S. is far from alone. Colombia and neighboring South American countries host millions who have fled Venezuela. Mexico fielded more than 130,000 asylum applications last year, many of them Haitians, which was triple from 2020. Many Nicaraguans escape to Costa Rica, while displaced Venezuelans account for about one-sixth the population of tiny Aruba.
“Countries are already having to do this, so rather than each country trying to sort this out and figure it out for themselves, what we’re doing is saying, ‘Let’s come together in a coherent way and construct a framework so we can all work together to make this situation more humane and more manageable,’” said Brian Nichols, assistant U.S. secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.
Biden was scheduled to arrive at the summit Wednesday, trailed by questions about how much progress he can make on migration and other issues when some of his counterparts from the region — most notably Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — are boycotting the event.
The controversy has undermined the start of the summit, which is being hosted by the U.S. for the first time since the inaugural event in 1994, at a time when China has been trying to make inroads in the region.
Although Biden was heavily involved in Latin America while he was vice president, his focus has largely been elsewhere since taking office as president last year. He’s been trying to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia while also rallying allies to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Some concrete measures may be announced, perhaps funding for development banks. Nichols said in an interview Monday that discussing any specific initiatives would be premature, but officials have made clear that the agreement will be largely aspirational.
There is widespread agreement that relief must target growth and stability for entire communities in which migrants live, not just migrants.
“If you only help the migrants and not the communities around them, that’s counterproductive,” Nichols said.
The agreement may call for more pathways to legal status, mechanisms to reunite families, more efficient and humane border controls and improved information sharing, according to experts who have seen early drafts.
Leaders of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — each critical to any regional migration strategy — are skipping the Summit of the Americas, depriving Biden of symbolic heft and unity amid the photo opportunities and pageantry starting with an inaugural ceremony Wednesday.
Mexico’s López Obrador said he delegated Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard because the U.S. excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, all countries that send large numbers of migrants to the U.S. and neighboring countries.
Upon leaving for Los Angeles on Tuesday, Ebrard said Mexico’s close relationship with the United States was unchanged and noted that Lopez Obrador will visit Washington in July.
President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador said a migration accord would be an important recognition of what governments are facing.
“(When) you speak about problems and it becomes part of a declaration, a summit as important as this, obviously the problem exists, the problem enters the consciousness of those who should be part of the solution,” he told a group of civic activists in Los Angeles.
The migration accord took shape during discussions of top diplomats in Colombia in October and in Panama in April. Experts who have been consulted by governments say it is largely driven by the U.S. and other countries that take in lots of migrants, such as Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama.
The strategy appears to resemble a U.S.-only plan that Vice President Kamala Harris announced last July, calling for “secure and humane management of borders” and more paths to legal status.
So far, the Biden administration has little to show for it.
The meeting of regional leaders comes as several thousand migrants on Tuesday walked through southern Mexico — the largest migrant caravan of the year — with local authorities showing no signs yet of trying to stop them.
Mexico has tried to contain migrants to the south, far from the U.S. border. But many have grown frustrated there by the slow bureaucratic process to regularize their status and the lack of job opportunities to provide for their families.
U.S. authorities are stopping migrants crossing the Mexican border more often than at any time in about two decades. Under a pandemic-era rule aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, many are quickly expelled without a chance to seek asylum. But Title 42 authority, which a federal judge in Louisiana has kept in place, is applied unevenly by nationality.
In Eagle Pass, Texas, one of the busiest spots for illegal crossings, Cubans freely wade through the Rio Grande and are released in the United States on humanitarian parole, aided by Cuba’s refusal to take them back. On the flip side, Mexico has agreed to take back migrants expelled from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, as well as Mexico.
Cristian Salgado, of Honduras, hoped he would be treated as Cubans he saw when he crossed illegally with his wife and 5-year-old son about a month ago but U.S. authorities turned him back to the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras without allowing him to plead his case. He remembers a border agent saying, “There is no asylum for Honduras.”
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Associated Press writers Maria Verza in Mexico City, Gonzalo Solano in Quito, Ecuador, and Chris Megerian in Washington contributed to this report.
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STAMFORD, Conn., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Freepoint Commodities LLC ("Freepoint") today announced that it has closed a USD 2.63 billion revolving bank facility (the "Facility"). The Facility consists of a USD 1,578,000,000 three-year committed tranche and a USD 1,052,000,000 one-year uncommitted tranche. Additionally, the Facility has a USD 570 million accordion feature.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp ("BNP Paribas"), MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Natixis, New York Branch are Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Facility. Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, Société Générale and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., are Joint Lead Arrangers. BNP Paribas remains as the Administrative Agent. The Co-Syndication and Co-Documentation Agents are Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.., New York Branch, ING Bank N.V., Société Générale and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The other continuing participating banks are Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.; UBS Switzerland AG; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., New York Branch; Bank of China, New York Branch; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, New York Agency; Commonwealth Bank of Australia, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Simultaneously, Freepoint extended the maturity of its subordinated secured facility and increased the facility size to USD 125 million.
"We are extremely appreciative of the longstanding support and loyalty of our lender group," said David A. Messer, Freepoint's CEO. "Our refinancing was once again over-subscribed, demonstrating our lenders' ongoing commitment to our business as we continue to grow our global platform."
About Freepoint
Founded in 2011, Freepoint is based in Stamford, CT with over 500 employees worldwide. Freepoint is a global commodities merchant of physical commodities providing customers with physical supply and logistics chain management and services, together with eco-friendly products and solutions.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors on Monday:
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FALLEN ANGELS
Mike Trout is mired in the worst slump of his brilliant career and the Angels are one loss from matching their longest skid in 34 years.
Noah Syndergaard (4-3, 4.02 ERA) starts as Los Angeles (27-28) returns home looking to stop an 11-game slide in the opener of a four-game series against Michael Wacha (3-1, 2.43) and the Boston Red Sox, who have won four straight.
Trout is hitless in his last 26 at-bats, his longest drought in the majors.
“Things will start falling,” the three-time MVP said Sunday after an agonizing loss to his hometown Philadelphia Phillies. “Had some good at-bats today, just try to take it into tomorrow.”
Syndergaard was knocked out in the second inning at Yankee Stadium last week,
Winless since May 24, the Angels are on their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide in August 2016. They haven’t dropped 12 in a row since the last 12 games of the 1988 season under managers Cookie Rojas and Moose Stubbing, who took over for the final eight.
“It’s baseball,” Trout said. “There’s going to be some good times and there’s going to be some bad times. Right now it’s just a bad time.”
ANOTHER TEST OUT WEST
After splitting a four-game series at Dodger Stadium, the Mets head down the California coast to open a three-game set in San Diego.
New York, with the best record in the National League at 37-19, faces another stiff challenge in a Padres team that just won the final three in a four-game series at NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Carlos Carrasco (6-1, 3.63 ERA) pitches for the Mets against Blake Snell (0-2, 4.80) as San Diego (33-21) begins a seven-game homestand.
Injured Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is scheduled to undergo a CT scan Monday, which is expected to help determine when he’ll be able to start swinging a bat again.
New York has lost only two of its first 17 series this season.
RAY ZAPPED
AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray has lost three straight starts for the frst time since April 28 to May 9, 2017, going into his outing at the Houston Astros. The 30-year-old left-hander has a 5.82 ERA in the defeats to Boston, Oakland and Baltimore, allowing four home runs that raised his season total to 11. Right-hander Cristan Javier (3-2, 2.41 ERA) starts for the Astros.
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MAD BUM
Arizona left-hander Madison Bumgarner (2-4, 3.31 ERA) is 0-3 with a 5.25 ERA in his last four starts going into Monday’s opener of a four-game series at the Cincinnati Reds. Bumgarner allowed 14 earned runs in his past four starts after giving up six in his first seven. Rookie Hunter Greene (2-7, 6.19) is averaging 98.6 mph with his fastball going into the outing.
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BELTON — A former teacher and counselor with the Temple Independent School District was sentenced Monday to eight years imprisonment for having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old student while he was a teacher at Travis Science Academy between 2009 and 2011.
Eric Ryan Thornal, 37, of Temple, was sentenced by 426th District Court Judge Steven Duskie on two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, both second-degree felonies.
Thornal walked into the courtroom Monday — after being out on an $80,000 bond since his initial arrest in May 2020— but was walked out in handcuffs after being remanded to the Bell County Sheriff’s Department to await extradition to a Texas Department of Corrections prison to serve out his sentence.
Thomas Siegman, Thornal’s defense attorney, asked for a lengthy, deferred adjudication.
“I ask for a long probation that if he comes back to this court, he serves 20 years,” he said. “That is a big hammer to have over his head. He wants to accept responsibility. This was an offense 10 years ago. He hasn’t gotten in trouble since.”
Bell County Assistant District Attorney Shelly Strimple said Thornal deceived many people to be able to get away with his crime and asked for a 10-year sentence. Strimple said the DA’s office agreed to plea in the case on Aug. 13, 2021.
“He groomed (the victim), her mother, and the whole community,” Strimple said. “He violated the trust of his victim, the school district, and the whole community. I hope you send him away for 10 years. That’s what he’s earned.”
Duskie silently read and signed paperwork for about 15 minutes as those in court — nine people on the victim’s side and 15 accompanying Thornal — awaited to hear his sentencing.
“In consideration of the testimony that I’ve heard today, it is not in the best interest of the victim for you to be placed in deferred adjudication,” Duskie told Thornal. “I sentence you to eight years (on each count), to be served concurrently. I will remand you to the custody of the sheriff to be taken into custody. Good luck to you, sir.”
Victim testimony
Earlier during sentencing testimony, a 26-year-old woman who was 13 when she had a relationship with Thornal, her science teacher, in 2009 took the stand to describe the two-year liaison.
“After the seventh grade, we were in love,” she testified. “That was the first time that he kissed me, that anyone kissed me. Then there was the touching. I really thought that as time would go by, we would run away together and get married.”
She said the kissing developed into make-out sessions where she was touched inappropriately and was coerced into touching Thornal inside a storage area of a science classroom at Travis until she went into the ninth grade and advanced to a different school.
The woman didn’t tell anyone what happened until 2020, when she let her secret out during a therapy session with a psychologist.
“I planned on keeping this a secret until I died,” she said. “I was going to go to the grave with this. I didn’t want anyone to know. This was just for me to know and for me to carry.”
The therapist she was seeing at the time was bound under Texas mandatory reporting laws and informed authorities.
“I never went to her as a therapist again,” the woman testified. “As the years passed, I know she was doing the right thing.”
The woman continued by describing how once her secret was out, it took a toll on her, and she contemplated ending her life
“This has been the worst time of my life so far,” she said. “I would rather run into something that lives with this. The only reason I didn’t do it (suicide) was because I didn’t want my family to find my body.”
In an emotional plea, the woman asked the court to hand out a harsh sentence for Thornal to make up for the toll his actions took on her personal and family life.
“I know that I would spin out if he were only given probation,” she said. “I can’t put a number on it, but I know that I would be disappointed if he only got a slap on the wrist.”
The woman’s mother also testified about being friends with Thornal, allowing her daughter to spend time with him, and continuing a friendship with him until the allegations came to light.
“How can someone touch our baby?” she said. “How can me and my husband not know? We failed in protecting her. I liked to see justice done. I can’t get (my daughter’s) innocence back for her. She was supposed to have her first kiss with a boy, not a grown man.”
Other testimony
Siegman called two members of Thornal’s church, Katharine Dutton and Robert Coleman, who testified on his behalf and said they could not believe the man they knew would be capable of doing what he did to a young girl.
Thornal worked with Coleman in construction after losing his job as an educator.
Dr. Aaron Pierce was recognized as an expert on identifying and treating sex offenders who testified that testing done on Thornal showed he had a very low percentage chance of committing another crime.
Work at two districts
Thornal was initially hired by Temple ISD in August 2007 and worked as a teacher at Travis Science Academy until June 2013, TISD officials previously told the Telegram.
Thornal then worked for the Belton Independent School District from August 2013 to October 2018 as a teacher at Lake Belton and North Belton middle schools, BISD officials said at the time of the arrest. Thornal was chosen as the teacher of the year at Lake Belton Middle School in 2016, according to a Belton ISD Facebook post.
In October 2018, Thornal was rehired by Temple ISD as a counselor. He split duties between Bonham Middle School and Travis Science Academy.
Temple ISD said it did not have any complaints filed against Thornal.
For the 2019-20 school year, Thornal was a counselor at Travis until he was immediately placed on administrative leave after the Temple Police Department notified the district of the alleged improper relationship with a student. Police investigated for several months before issuing an arrest warrant, according to an arrest affidavit.
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Howie Mandel and other comics are sounding the alarm after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage following a performance.
An audience member attacked Chappelle Tuesday night right after the comedian wrapped up a set during "Netflix is a Joke: The Festival" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
The man who tackled Chappelle had a knife blade and was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon and taken to a hospital for medical treatment, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Talking to "Extra's" Billy Bush on Wednesday, Mandel expressed concern.
"Watching what happened to Dave last night confirmed my fear," Mandel said. "I was watching it kind of live on Twitter and I turned to my wife and I said, 'I don't want to. I don't want to goon stage. I'm just really afraid.'"
Other comedians who were present during the incident, including Chris Rock, rushed to Chappelle's side after it happened.
Rock joked about whether the suspect was Will Smith, referring to Smith's incident at the Oscars in which he walked on stage and slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Comedian and Washington Times columnist Tim Young tweeted, "We can all thank Will Smith for setting the example that led to Dave Chappelle getting assaulted on stage last night."
"Here we go again. As I mentioned before, Will Smith did it, so now people think that if a big celebrity did it they can now do it," comedian Jordan Garnett told WPTV.
Mandel made the connection as well.
"This is one step that kind of opens a door and triggers somebody if they don't like what you're saying or they're offended by what you're saying... It's kind of okay because it's been done, to be violent, and that's what my fear was," he told "Extra" about Smith hitting Rock.
Mandel said he plans on touring less as a result.
"My biggest fear 40 years ago was not getting a laugh, and then cancel culture came along and then it was like, 'Oh, my God if somebody doesn't like your joke or you overstepped your line, you could lose your career,' and then after the Academy Awards... I said... 'Violence triggers violence,'" Mandel explained.
As the investigation into the Chappelle attack continues, Netflix meantime, also expressed concern for safety around comedy shows.
"We care deeply about the safety of creators and we strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence," a Netflix spokesperson told CNN in a statement.
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| 2022-05-05T15:31:46Z
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Parent Company, Radio Systems Corporation®, acquires Invisible Fence of Central Florida and Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties, all are authorized independent dealerships, in an expansion effort to support more pet owners.
LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invisible Fence® Brand, a pioneer in the pet containment industry, announce they are expanding their service area in Florida, effective August 11th, 2022.
Invisible Fence of Central Florida and Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties have been authorized, full-service dealerships of genuine Invisible Fence products and services since 1986 with collectively more than 15,000 satisfied human customers, as well as the endorsement of neighborhood veterinarians.
Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties will be rolling into Invisible Fence of Central Florida and will continue to serve and be committed to improving the way The Villages, Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando, Lakeland, Clermont, Sebring pet owners live with their four-legged family members.
"Our mission is to keep dogs and cats safe at home, and the Central Florida team is passionate about working hard to ensure pet safety. We're excited to join forces with them and change the way people live with their pets." Said Ed Hoyt, Senior Director of Invisible Fence.
Acquiring Invisible Fence of Central Florida and Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties is Radio System Corporation's 28th acquisition in 22 months. The company recently acquired Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee and Invisible Fence of Maryland now having a footprint that covers over 240 communities across the U.S. and Canada.
"We're eager to expand our direct services in Central Florida. We'll be able to extend our customer service hours and offer new and innovative solutions while providing the same high-level attention to the customers of The Villages, Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando, Lakeland, Clermont, Sebring have come to expect." Said Hoyt.
Invisible Fence offers the premier dog fence on the market including professional installation, Perfect Start™ Plus Training, and exclusive Boundary Plus® Technology. Highly recommended by veterinarians, dog trainers, animal behaviorists, and other pet experts, Invisible Fence offers pet fences that can be customized for clients' unique needs.
Invisible Fence of Central Florida will continue to champion pet welfare in the local community through local animal shelter donations, adoption events, and the Project Breathe™ Program.
For additional information or questions, customers can call 1-800-578-3647 or visit InvisibleFence.com, and follow Invisible Fence of Central Florida on Facebook.
Invisible Fence pioneered the pet containment industry in 1973, making it their mission to provide safe boundaries inside and outside of the home. The Radio Systems Corporation® owned company predominantly sells pet containment, avoidance and access solutions across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to offering award-winning products like Boundary Plus® Technology, Authorized Dealers provide professional installation, Perfect Start™ Plus Training and integrated solutions that have protected more than three million pets to date. Invisible Fence also founded the Project Breathe™ Program in 2006, donating more than 32,000 pet oxygen masks to fire departments and first responders. For more information on Invisible Fence or to find a local dealer, visit InvisibleFence.com or follow the company on Facebook.
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| 2022-08-11T18:26:26Z
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Academy Sports opens Shiner Beer giftcard giveaway until Aug. 12
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Six Shiner Beer fans will go home from Academy Sports with a $500 gift card for beer following a special promotion on Aug. 12.
Academy Sports and Outdoors says it will partner with Shiner Beer to help six fans prepare for a special collaboration with a chance for free beer all year.
Academy Sports said the Six Pack of Winners will each get a $500 gift card - enough for one Shiner Bock beer for 365 days. Winners will also get special Shiner-branded gear to help celebrate their free beverages.
To enter to win, Academy said eligible contestants must register online before Aug. 12. Winners will be announced on Aug. 19 and participants are required to be 21 or older to enter.
Academy Sports noted that alcohol is not a prize - the $500 gift cards are which may be used to buy one Shiner per day.
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| 2022-07-19T14:55:58Z
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presence of the naegleria fowleri amoeba in the child, according to the Douglas County Department of Health in Omaha.
Health officials believe the child became infected while swimming Sunday in the Elkhorn River, a few miles west of Omaha. Authorities have not released the child’s name.
People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming in or diving into lakes and rivers. Other sources have been documented, including tainted tap water in a Houston-area city in 2020.
It is the second death in the Midwest this summer from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an infection caused by the amoeba that has proved fatal in 97% of reported cases. A Missouri resident died of the infection in July after swimming at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa, health officials have said.
Symptoms of the infection include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting, progressing to a stiff neck, loss of balance, hallucinations and seizures.
The CDC says naegleria fowleri infections are rare, with about three cases in the United States every year. There were 154 cases reported between 1962 and 2021 in the U.S., with only four survivors. Only about 430 cases have ever been documented globally.
In the U.S., infections from the amoeba typically occur in southern states because the amoeba thrives in waters that are warmer than 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius). But infections have migrated north in recent years, including two cases in Minnesota since 2010.
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LAKE FOREST, Calif., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Westamerica Communications announced the recent addition of Vic Piercy to the executive team as Vice President of Manufacturing. Piercy has a strong background in visual branded solutions and merchandising which is a growing category for the company.
In addition to a 30-year background in printing operations, Vic has spent the last five years with Image Options as Vice President, Operations where he helped them claim their top spot as one of Southern California's top visual solutions companies.
"This new opportunity allows me to contribute to Westamerica's continued growth in the wide format arena and print communications in general. The nearly 50-year Westamerica legacy in this market shows the power of this brand," said Piercy. "The expanded commitments being made by the company are going to help many of our customers grow and compete more effectively. It's a very exciting time to be part of Westamerica."
The position was created when long time founding company member Michael Milota moved into a part-time role with the company, focusing on key strategic projects. He remains part of the executive and ownership team.
CEO Doug Grant reflected on the move to bring on Piercy and its importance on the overall direction of the company.
"Westamerica has embarked on many exciting initiatives. At a time when many companies in our industry are reeling from the pandemic, we are enjoying strong growth and vibrant new customer acquisition," said Grant. "We are confidently moving forward with an agenda of capacity growth across our many vertical segments and improved operational efficiency."
Already in 2022 Westamerica has initiated major operational enhancements and capital investments:
- Implemented process-free plates for increased production efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and improved economics
- Expanding digital printing footprint to decrease production turn time and speed solutions to market
- Relocating wide format division to a larger, more efficient facility adjacent to the corporate manufacturing plant in Lake Forest
"People are our greatest asset," said Grant. "When we add talent like Vic to our very talented employee team, we expect even greater accomplishments for Westamerica."
About Westamerica
Founded in 1977, Westamerica is a vertically integrated marketing services, printing and packaging company serving the commercial, financial and government sectors with powerful communication and branding solutions. We exist to help our clients grow.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Spero Therapeutics, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of SPRO during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: May 6, 2021 to May 2, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the New Drug Application ("NDA") for the Company's product candidate, Tebipenem HBr, were insufficient to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"); (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.
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NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of SPRO during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is July 25, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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- New study offers the first comprehensive, county-level life expectancy estimates in the US and highlights important differences among racial and ethnic groups.
- The analysis reveals that despite overall life expectancy gains of 2.3 years (from 76.8 years in 2000 to 79.1 years in 2019) during the 20-year study period (2000–2019), disparities among racial and ethnic groups remain, with Black populations still experiencing shorter life expectancy than White populations.
- Life expectancy among the American Indian/Alaska Native population did not improve during the study period.
- During the last 10 years of the study (2010–2019), life expectancy growth was stagnant across all races and ethnicities, setting the stage for declines in life expectancy that have been reported since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's interactive data visualization tool shows the life expectancy trends by racial and ethnic group in 3,110 counties in the 20-year span of the study.
SEATLLE, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall life expectancy in the US increased by 2.3 years, from 76.8 years in 2000 to 79.1 years in 2019, but disparities among the racial and ethnic groups remain widespread and persistent, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The study marks the first county-level analysis of life expectancy in the US over an extended time period that includes estimates for the American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) populations as well as Black, Latino, and White populations.
In contrast to similar studies, researchers are offering county, state, and federal health leaders a unique, granular view of life expectancy spanning two decades, which suggests that among five racial and ethnic groups, improvements in life expectancy were more widespread across counties and generally larger from 2000–2010 compared to 2010–2019. However, life expectancy nationally remained stagnant in the US over the past 10 years. Moreover, these findings are prior to COVID-19 and suggest that the pandemic came on top of cracks in the US health system and continued disparities that need to be addressed.
Using de-identified death records from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and population estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), researchers looked at life expectancy at birth by year, county, and racial and ethnic group from 2000 to 2019 across 3,110 counties in the US. At the national level and in most counties, life expectancy increased more for the Black population (+3.9 years) than any other racial and ethnic group, including a small number of counties where the life expectancy of Black populations exceeded their White counterparts during the study period. However, researchers also noted that significant disparities in life expectancy remain between Black and White populations. API and Latino populations had the highest life expectancy, while American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations had the lowest.
The latest findings also suggest that although life expectancy increased in 3,079 counties (97.4%) in the first 10 years, it declined in more than half of counties (59.9%) in the last 10 years. From 2010 to 2019, API (0.8 years increase), Latino (0.3 years increase), Black (0.5 years increase), and White (0.1 years increase) populations experienced only small improvements in life expectancy. Over the entire period, life expectancy among AIAN populations remained the same. Life expectancy also varied widely among counties in all years. For example, in 2019, it ranged from as low as 64.5 years to as high as 91.7 years.
"Gains in life expectancy are noteworthy but stop short of suggesting we're closing the gap that persists among different racial and ethnic groups. These disparities set the stage for further inequities the US recorded among different racial and ethnic groups when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. The US logged more COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in those communities compared to White populations," said Dr. Ali Mokdad, senior author from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. [1]
Despite narrowing gaps, life expectancy for Black populations remained lower than White populations
Between 2000 and 2019, life expectancy increased more for Black populations than any other racial and ethnic group, rising by 3.9 years from 71.4 years in 2000 to 75.3 years in 2019. However, life expectancy remained lower among Black populations compared to White populations in 1,287 counties among 1,480 counties where there was sufficient population to produce reliable estimates in 2019, and differences ranged from -15.5 years to 7.9 years.
At the same time, the increase in life expectancy for the White population was more moderate, with an overall increase of 1.7 years between 2000 and 2019, from 77.3 years to 78.9 years. However, between 2010 and 2019, life expectancy for White populations increased by only 0.1 years.
"These varied outcomes in life expectancy raise significant questions. Why is life expectancy worse for some and better for others? The novel details in this study provide us the opportunity to evaluate the impact of social and structural determinants on health outcomes in unprecedented ways. This in turn allows us to better identify responsive and enduring interventions for local communities," said Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, co-author and director of the US National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). [1]
Gains for API and Latino populations but alarming trends for AIAN populations compared to other groups
API populations (+2.9 years, from 82.8 years in 2000 to 85.7 years in 2019) and Latino populations (+2.7 years, from 79.5 years in 2000 to 82.2 years in 2019) experienced larger than average increases in life expectancy and the highest life expectancy nationally and across most counties throughout the analysis period.
However, life expectancy for AIAN populations indicated an alarming trend. Even in the context of stagnating trends for White populations, the already large gap between the AIAN and White populations grew from 2000 to 2019, both nationally and in most counties, from 4.1 to 5.8 (+1.7 years). In fact, in 2019, life expectancy among the AIAN population (73.1 years) was 12.5 years lower than among the API population (85.7 years).
Improved reporting systems are urgently needed to identify and address disparities
The study's results highlight considerable variation in life expectancy among racial and ethnic groups, locations, and over time, exposing both positive and negative trends. The life expectancy disparities reported in this study underscore the pressing need for local-level, detailed data to support targeted efforts to address and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and their root causes.
"The pandemic exposed stressors and weaknesses in local and national systems that continuously put our most vulnerable populations at risk. These findings offer county, state, and federal leaders a unique look at the pervasiveness of health disparities in their respective communities," said study author Dr. Laura Dwyer-Lindgren of IHME. "It's a call for direct action in the form of meaningful policy changes to address systemic issues and to help all people living in the US live longer, healthier lives." [1]
The authors call for future studies and applaud ongoing research addressing disparities in life expectancy and inequities in social determinants of health.
IHME's data visualization tool is an interactive map of the 3,110 counties in the US that shows trends for both sexes, all ages, and race and ethnicity for all-cause mortality and life expectancy from 2000 to 2019. Additional county-level estimates by sex and age are available for 21 major causes of death, alcohol, smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical activity, and diabetes.
NOTES TO EDITORS
This study was funded by the US National Institutes of Health. A full list of the US Health Disparities Collaborators involved in the study is available at the end of the manuscript.
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Helping the Navy and Marine Corps Harness Innovative Financial Management Solutions that Outwit Complexity
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting services to public sector and commercial clients, has been awarded a prime seat on a contract vehicle worth up to $999.6 million over five years to support the US Navy and Marine Corps on financial, accounting, and business process services.
Building on seven years of support across the Navy's comptroller organization and commands, Guidehouse anticipates supporting the Navy and Marine Corps in areas including systems consolidation, modernization, and implementation; financial data environment; audit remediation and response; financial reporting and accounting operations; financial policy, standardized business processes, and budgetary reform; and internal controls institutionalization.
Guidehouse has invested significantly in innovative financial management solutions, leveraging a long history of support to multiple branches of the Department of Defense to take advantage of those lessons to benefit the Department of the Navy and train the teams on best practices.
"We are excited to bring the Navy and Marine Corps the next generation of leading financial management practices and expertise," said Ed Meehan, Guidehouse Partner and Defense Segment Leader. "Extending our partnership with this new five-year prime contract will enable us to scale leading financial management experts and innovations to accelerate the Department of the Navy's financial management journey."
For more information about Guidehouse and Defense Consulting capabilities, please visit https://guidehouse.com/capabilities/industries/defense.
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
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| 2022-04-27T14:55:29Z
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- Preliminary results show levels of disease-related biomarkers remain unchanged in people living with ALS who are treated with standard of care, in contrast to the statistically significant decline in these biomarkers in patients treated in NeuroSense's Phase IIa study with PrimeC
- New biomarker data in people with ALS validates NeuroSense's clinical strategy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: NRSN) ("NeuroSense"), a company developing treatments for severe neurodegenerative diseases, today announced results from Stage III of its biomarker study conducted in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to evaluate PrimeC, NeuroSense's lead combination drug candidate for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). PrimeC is currently being evaluated in NeuroSense's Phase IIb PARADIGM study following the successful conclusion of its Phase IIa study which met its primary endpoints.
The purpose of the initial ALS biomarker study (Stage I) was to characterize the baseline phenomena observed in people living with ALS. The study identified novel ALS biomarkers that are indicative of PrimeC's mechanism of action (MOA), via an analysis comparing blood samples obtained from healthy people and from people living with ALS. TDP-43 accumulation and neuroinflammation via prostagladin2 were amongst the disease-modifying targets characterized, along with miRNA dysregulation, iron accumulation, lysosomal dysfunction, and impaired autophagy.
Stage II investigated the therapeutic effect of PrimeC. In NeuroSense's Phase IIa study, blood samples were analyzed to determine the longitudinal effect of PrimeC on the biomarkers identified in Stage I. Following 12 months of administration with PrimeC, statistically significant changes in key ALS-related biomarkers were observed in study participants. Furthermore, the study established a correlation between the clinically meaningful outcomes detected and modulations in those biomarkers.
The Stage III natural history study analyzed blood samples from people living with ALS, treated with standard of care. Preliminary results show that levels of disease-related biomarkers remain steady and unchanged in people living with ALS, in contrast to the statistically significant decline portrayed in these biomarkers when PrimeC was administered in addition to the standard of care. Stage III results further confirmed PrimeC's MOA, and expanded insight into ALS-related biomarkers and their correlation to the progression of ALS symptoms.
"These results are very encouraging, especially in that they validate NeuroSense's clinical strategy. The biomarker study, along with the data we collect from our Phase IIb study, will inform the optimization of a pivotal Phase III study of PrimeC in ALS," stated NeuroSense's CEO, Alon Ben-Noon. "NeuroSense is honored to collaborate with the world-class MGH team on this critical study."
"NeuroSense remains at the forefront of biomarker research with the inclusion of a comprehensive portfolio of biomarkers in our Phase IIb study. This is essential in exploring mechanistic associations in ALS," stated Dr. Shiran Zimri, Head of Scientific Programs at NeuroSense. "The use of neuronal derived exosomes (NDE), a cutting-edge technology, allows one to observe key alterations in biomarkers found in the central nervous system. We look forward to sharing more detailed results at the upcoming World Orphan Drug Congress in Boston, Massachusetts on July 11-13th."
About PrimeC
PrimeC, NeuroSense's lead drug candidate is a combination therapy that was granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). NeuroSense completed a Phase IIa clinical study which successfully met its safety and efficacy endpoints including reducing functional and respiratory deterioration and statistically significant changes in ALS-related biological markers indicating PrimeC's biological activity. Through a collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on novel Neuron-Derived Exosomes (NDEs), NeuroSense is working to further analyze the results and correlations to the clinical data, to determine the biological changes in ALS-related pathologies and the magnitude of the effect of PrimeC on relevant targets.
About ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that causes complete paralysis and death within 2-5 years from diagnosis. Every year, more than 5,000 patients are diagnosed with ALS in the U.S. alone, with an annual disease burden of $1 billion. The number of patients with ALS is expected to grow 24% by 2040 in the U.S. and EU.
About NeuroSense
NeuroSense Therapeutics, Ltd. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing treatments for patients suffering from debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. NeuroSense believes that these diseases, which include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, among others, represent one of the most significant unmet medical needs of our time, with limited effective therapeutic options available for patients to date. Due to the complexity of neurodegenerative diseases and based on strong scientific research on a large panel of related biomarkers, NeuroSense's strategy is to develop combined therapies targeting multiple pathways associated with these diseases.
For additional information, we invite you to visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "target," "aim," "should," "will" "would," or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on NeuroSense Therapeutics' current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict and include statements regarding the company's PrimeC development program; the potential for PrimeC to safely and effectively target ALS; preclinical and clinical data for PrimeC; the timing of current and future clinical trials; the nature, strategy and focus of the company and further updates with respect thereto; and the development and commercial potential of any product candidates of the company. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
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Chick-fil-A earns top spot in customer satisfaction for 8th straight year
Published: Jul. 2, 2022 at 1:28 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Chick-fil-A remains the head of the pack not only in the fast food industry, but of all restaurants when it comes to customer service satisfaction.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index recently released its annual scores and Chick-fil-A’s grade of 83 keeps it in the top spot for the eighth year in a row.
Also high on the list was Jimmy John’s with a score of 79, while Domino’s and KFC were just below with grades of 78.
Last place in the rankings is McDonald’s with a customer satisfaction score of 68.
The ACSI restaurant study finds in the bigger picture, full-service still beats fast food in customer experience.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SBFM, IMAC, ADN, NILE, and RAD.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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- NILE: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=NILE&prnumber=040720225
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| 2022-04-07T16:56:57Z
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BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Retailers Casualty Insurance Company® announced today that AM Best has reaffirmed its Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent).
The company has received an A- (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating from AM Best since 2006. The rating is based on an insurer's financial strength and the ability to meet its ongoing insurance policy and contract obligations.
"I am pleased that Retailers Casualty continues to produce strong financial results," states Frank Brame, chairman of the board of directors. "The company's financial strength speaks volumes about our claims management and underwriting practices."
"The quality of the products offered, paired with exceptional customer service, continue to make Retailers Casualty Insurance Company a strong workers' compensation insurance provider," adds Hank Chiles, senior vice president responsible for Summit's Southwest Region.
Retailers Casualty insures more than 2,300 businesses throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The day-to-day operations are managed by Summit®, the people who know workers' comp®, a managing general agent with more than 40 years of experience in workers' compensation.
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| 2022-08-08T14:59:19Z
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Chairman Bennie Thompson sets stage for January 6 committee
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - On Jan 6th of 2021 thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent attempt to over through the 2020 presidential Election. A special House Committee was formed to investigate the security breach.
Brookings Institution Fellow Molly Reynolds has followed the committee for months, and said Chairman Bernie Thompson has telegraphed his plan from the beginning.
“One of the things that I think is most important about Mr. Thompson’s involvement, is that as the chair of the committee, he has made clear for many months that the strategy that the committee was using was to gather as much information as possible, and then tell the world about it,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds is following the committee’s investigation, which has not yet released much evidence.
Thompson is now expected to show exhibits on several different aspects of the attack, from intelligence failures to the plan to overturn the election.
“What we’re really seeing is that, sort of the realization of that strategic choice by Mr. Thompson,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds said airing the first hearing in prime time will reintroduce the Capitol riot and those responsible to the public.
“That might capture the attention of people who maybe haven’t been paying as much attention to the ins and outs of who came in for a deposition, and who’s suing,” Reynolds said.
The final committee report is expected in the fall. The committee does not have the authority to indict anyone. That power lies with the Justice Department.
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| 2022-06-09T20:11:30Z
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Health care work force on track to recover from pandemic — with a few key exceptions, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN
The health care work force in the US had huge turnover at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic but seems to be getting back to prepandemic levels, although it’s not there yet, according to a new study.
The study, published Friday in the journal JAMA Health Forum, found that the recovery has largely been uneven.
Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota compared turnover rates between April-December 2020 and January-October 2021, using records from the US Current Population Survey, along with records from the US Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They looked at records on 125,717 health care workers.
When hospitals postponed elective surgeries and clinics closed during the first peak of the pandemic, about 1.5 million health care workers lost their jobs, other research has showed. Most jobs returned by fall 2020. But by the next year, the health care employment rate was still 2.7% below prepandemic levels.
The researchers note that because of the way they did this study, they weren’t able to directly link work force exits to Covid-19.
Turnover rates peaked in the first part of the pandemic, but the work force largely recovered in the second period studied, with the exception of doctors and people who worked in long-term care facilities.
Turnover rates also varied by demographics. More health care workers — men and women — with young children left the work force. The rate was higher among women.
The turnover rates among American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders were higher than among other races. Black and Latino workers experienced the slowest job recovery rates in the second period studied. The people least likely to leave were White workers.
Turnover also varied by position, with aides and assistants most likely to leave their jobs throughout the pandemic.
The researchers were unable to address specifically why people were quitting, but study co-author Janette Dill, an associate professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, had some ideas.
Wages may a part of the problem. She points to the high turnover rates in long-term care as an example.
“Long-term care is a sector that is largely paid for by Medicaid, and Medicaid has pretty low reimbursement rates, and so consequently, the wages in long-term care are pretty low. So there are lots of reasons people would want to leave long-term care,” Dill said.
Problems in that part of the health care industry predate the pandemic, but the pandemic made them much worse, she said.
“I interviewed a worker recently who told me that she could get a job at Target that paid $2 more an hour than her health care job. Who could blame her for leaving?” Dill said. “Long-term care has a lot of pressure from retail right now that just pays better.”
The Biden administration also raised the amount of money people could get while on unemployment, which may also have played a role in people leaving jobs that didn’t pay well.
It may also be an issue of risk.
Black and Latino workers tend to work more as aides and assistants, Dill noted, occupations that are at significant risk of infection and had far less access to protective gear, particularly at the start of the pandemic. Those communities also have had a disproportionate number of Covid-19 cases.
White workers were more concentrated in technician, therapist, physician and registered nurse positions, where people were a little better able to protect themselves.
Burnout and a lack of child care may also be to blame.
April Kapu, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, said her group has been following the work force issue closely.
Turnover and retention have been a serious concern, she said. “I think the pandemic really highlighted much of what was already there,” said Kapu, who was not involved in the new research. “We have a lot of work to do in the area of mental health and supporting the mental health of our health care workers.”
The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which President Biden signed into law in March, is one step in that direction, she said. It authorizes grants for programs that offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.
The act was named for a New York City emergency room doctor who died by suicide in 2020. She had been working 18-hour days and treating an onslaught of Covid-19 patients at the start of the pandemic.
Kapu said more funds are also needed to increase the work force in general and to pay for education so more people can go into the health care profession.
One of the study’s findings that may not be able to be explained by wages is the high level of physicians who left their jobs. The rate is lower than any of the other positions, but the number of doctors leaving the health care sector has stayed high, compared with 2019, and it is unusual.
“Physicians rarely leave their jobs,” Dill said. “It does seem to indicate that there is some dissatisfaction in the physician work force and the work force is not recovering to the same levels of the prepandemic period.”
Tracking turnover in health care is going to be critical to determining where retention efforts should be focused.
“Waiting too long to understand these issues may further elongate the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the study says.
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LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This July 7, 2022, Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Starkey will be joined on his birthday by family and friends, including current All Starrs Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Colin Hay, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette, as well as friends Benmont Tench, Jim Keltner, Richard Marx, Matt Sorum, Ed Begley Jr, Linda Perry, Diane Warren, Roy Jr and Alex Orbison.
They will gather together in Los Angeles for Ringo's annual Peace & Love Birthday event, and at Noon give the traditional "Peace and Love" exclamation. This year Artemis Music Space Network, through the International Space Station (ISS) will amplify that message not only to the entire planet but up into Earth's orbit and to the stars.
At Noon Ringo will signal the Artemis Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas to beam his message & music (Ringo's 2021 single release "Let's Change The World" and his "Star Song" (the music the stars made upon his birth as mapped out by Artemis) to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will orbit around the Earth, passing over many countries and much of the Earth's population and beaming back down messages of peace and love while also traveling out to distant stars.
Prior to this musicians, including Langhorne Slim and Sawyer Fredericks, will celebrate Ringo's music with tribute performances.
The global celebrations continue to be confirmed and so far include 26, beginning in Sydney, Australia, where Today's Karl Stefanovic has the first Noon "Peace & Love" event of the day. It then continues with events in Tokyo and Osaka Japan, Moscow, Russia, Athens, Greece, Ticino Switzerland, Halle, Germany, Barcelona and Madrid Spain, Venice, Italy, London, England, Buenos Aires and Chascomús Argentina, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Lima, Peru, Panama City, Panama, San Salvador, El Salvador, Guatemala City, Guatemala, San Jose Costa Rica, and Stateside in New York City, New York, Interlochen, MI (Interlochen Center for the Arts), Cleveland, OH (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum), Fairfield, IA (Marharshi University) and Los Angeles, California (Ringo usually invites fans to join him in person however this year the gathering in Los Angeles could not be made public to adhere to city ordinances). This year also sees the first "Peace and Love" celebration in South Africa, where people in Yeoville, Johannesburg will gather at Noon and participate at the Friday Hartley Shelter.
In advance of July 7, and continuing through July 10, one of the event sponsors, The Beatles Channel on SiriusXM, will air special programming celebrating Ringo's birthday. Starbucks, one of the events amplifiers, will be playing a special Ringo Playlist in over 10,000 Starbucks stores, and share with cutomers a special Peace & Love message from Ringo at Noon local time at participating locations.
Please watch and share this message from Ringo so people know how to participate.
And remember - Peace & Love
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Background on Ringo's Peace & Love Birthdays: Since 2008 Ringo has invited everyone everywhere to think, say or post #peaceandlove at Noon their local time on July 7th to fulfill his birthday wish of a wave of Peace and Love encircling the planet. Usually Ringo meets with fans in whatever city he is in, a tradition that began July 7, 2008 when he convened with fans and friends on the streets in front of the Hard Rock Café in Chicago, passing out cupcakes and joining the crowd for "Peace and Love" exactly at Noon. In the ensuing years it has grown enormously and in 2019 there were over 30 Peace & Love events in countries all around the world including Argentina - Buenos Aires; Chascomus, Armenia - Yerevan Australia -Sydney, Bolivia - La Paz, Brazil - Sao Paulo, Columbia -Bogota, Costa Rica - San Jose, Cuba – Habana, Czech Republic – Prague, El Salvador - San Salvador, Estonia – Tallin, Finland – Helsinki, Germany - Hamburg and Halle, Italy – Venice, Japan - Osaka; Tokyo, Panama - Panama City, Paraguay -Asunción, Peru – Lima, Russia – Moscow, Spain - Barcelona; Madrid, United Kingdom - London; Liverpool, United States - Chicago; Minneapolis, Hawaii, Los Angeles, New York City.
2020's pandemic prevented an in-person event, and Ringo instead moved the celebration to be virtual, hosting "Ringo's Big Birthday Show," which featured unseen concert and unique performances by Starr, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper and Dave Grohl, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr and Sheila E. The show was broadcast globally via AXS, YouTube and Ceek and it benefitted Black Lives Matter Global Network, The David Lynch Foundation, Musicares and WaterAid. Meanwhile the #peaceandlove posts came from near and far, with the Mars Rover and The International Space Station being the first to wish Ringo a Happy Birthday "From 260 miles above our home planet, NASA Astronauts wish Ringo Starr a happy 80th birthday! Since our orbiting laboratory operates in Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT, it's officially July 7 – a perfect date to send #PeaceAndLove to everyone across the universe!
2021 found Ringo celebrating with a few friends and family with a photo call at his Peace sculpture, with the world celebrating with their wave of peace and love celebrations globally. Details about 2022 Peace and Love regional gatherings – both in person and zoom – can be found on Ringo's Facebook page, and fans have already confirmed events in Argentina, Costa Rica, Columbia, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Italy, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, USA.
HISTORY OF RINGO'S ANNUAL JULY 7 PEACE & LOVE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
2008 - Chicago, IL Hard Rock Cafe
2009 - Online campaign including in store salutes at Noon at all Hard Rock Cafes worldwide
2010 - New York City, NY: Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square
2011 - Hamburg, Germany: Hard Rock Cafe
2012 - Nashville, TN: Hard Rock Café
2013 - Online celebration including a video message from Ringo
2014 - Los Angeles, CA: Capitol Records Tower
2015 - Los Angeles, CA: Capitol Records Tower
2016 - Los Angeles, CA: Capitol Records Tower
2017 - Los Angeles, CA: Capitol Records Tower
2018 - Nice, France: Hard Rock Café
2019 - Los Angeles, CA: Capitol Records Tower
2020 - Los Angeles, CA: Virtual celebration, "Ringo's Big Birthday Show"
2021 - Los Angeles, CA: Beverly Hills Garden Park
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LONDON (AP) — Train drivers at eight British rail companies will go on strike later this month in the second large-scale industrial action set to affect commuters in July.
The Aslef train drivers’ union said Thursday its members will walk out for 24 hours on July 30 over pay disputes. The disruptions, which come during the busy summer holidays, are expected to affect sports fans attending the Commonwealth Games, which kick off in Birmingham on July 28, and the opening weekend of the English Football League.
The announcement came after the Rail, Maritime and Transport union said workers will strike on July 27.
Union leaders want a pay rise to combat soaring inflation — currently at 9.1% — and a deepening cost-of-living crisis as energy and food bills climb.
Last month tens of thousands of railway workers staged three days of strikes, paralyzing the country’s train network in the biggest transit strike for three decades.
The government says the country’s rail network is in dire need of modernization, and train companies are seeking to cut costs and staffing because passenger numbers have dwindled after the coronavirus pandemic.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the new strike announcement was “incredibly disappointing.”
“By seemingly co-ordinating strike dates around the Commonwealth Games, it’s clear union bosses are determined to cause as much misery as possible and derail an event the whole country is looking forward to,” he said.
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Val Kilmer was once one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ could be his last role
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business
“Top Gun: Maverick” hits theaters this weekend, marking the return of one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s and 1990s.
We’re not talking about Tom Cruise.
Val Kilmer returns to the screen to reprise his role as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 blockbuster. Although Cruise is the marquee star of “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kilmer has a notable role, but some younger moviegoers may not realize just how big of a star he once was.
Kilmer’s films have made a huge amount of money over his long career — nearly $2 billion at the global box office, according to Comscore. (Cruise has racked up more than $10 billion at the worldwide box office.) Kilmer, like Cruise, became a major star in “Top Gun,” playing “Iceman,” the cocky but cool rival to Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
After that iconic role, Kilmer starred in a long streak of successful genre-spanning movies: Superhero films like 1995’s “Batman Forever” in which he played the Dark Knight, and memorable turns in Westerns as Doc Holliday in 1993’s “Tombstone,” biopics as Jim Morrison in 1991’s “The Doors” and in crime films as a bank robber in Michael Mann’s 1995 masterpiece, “Heat.”
But “Top Gun: Maverick” is a likely swan song for Kilmer, who underwent a tracheotomy that has completely altered his voice. Kilmer revealed he had throat cancer in 2017, and has largely stepped away from acting.
Kilmer’s off-screen health issues are woven into the story of “Top Gun: Maverick,” giving the sequel a real life emotional layer. If the new film is indeed Kilmer’s last role, it will conclude one of the most interesting — and bankable — careers in Hollywood history.
Last year, Kilmer was featured in “Val,” an intimate documentary that dealt with his health issues and explored his career. The documentary shares interactions he had videotaped with his family and on film sets for years.
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporters’ chief film critic, wrote in his review that “Top Gun: Maverick’s” most “moving element comes during the brief screen time of Kilmer’s Iceman, whose health issues reflect those suffered by the actor in real life, generating resonant pathos.”
“There’s reciprocal warmth, even love, in a scene between Iceman and Maverick that acknowledges the characters’ hard-won bond as well as the rivalry that preceded it, with gentle humor,” Rooney wrote.
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A Belton motorcyclist died Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle in Nolanville, authorities said.
Dwayne Erwin, 64, was killed at about 6:58 p.m. Saturday in a collision involving his motorcycle and a 2007 Toyota sports utility vehicle, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said.
The collision occurred when the SUV made a left turn out of a private drive near Chalk Lane onto FM 439, about an eighth of a mile from Nolanville.
“A 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by 64-year-old Stephen Dwayne Erwin, of Belton, Texas, was traveling westbound on FM 439,” Washko said. “The driver of the Toyota failed to yield the right-of-way and pulled into the path of the Harley Davidson, resulting in a collision.”
Erwin was pronounced dead at the scene by Bell County Precinct 4, Place 1 Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson.
The SUV was driven by a 29-year-old Temple man. Washko did not immediately identify the driver.
“The driver of the Toyota was not injured,” he said. “The crash investigation is still active and open.”
No charges were filed against the driver, Washko said.
He said the name of the driver and any charges would be available once the investigation was complete.
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PRINCETON, N.J. and NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), owner of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX™), and Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX™), and Lukka Inc. (Lukka™) announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance to jointly develop and launch a suite of proprietary crypto derivatives on MIH exchange platforms based on Lukka-supplied crypto data.
The agreement provides MIH with a multi-year global license to use Lukka data to support its exchange-listed crypto derivative product franchise, to be offered for trading on any MIH-owned or affiliated exchange platform. MIH and Lukka anticipate the first products to be launched will include cash-settled Bitcoin and Ether futures and options, to be listed on MGEX via the CME Globex® trading platform, subject to regulatory approval.
Subsequent products expected to be listed will include Bitcoin Volatility (BitVol) and Ether Volatility (EthVol) futures and options, subject to regulatory approval. BitVol and EthVol futures and options will leverage the same volatility calculation methodology as the SPIKES® Volatility Index (index symbol: SPIKE) products, powered by MIAX partner T3 Indexes, further rounding out the suite of MIAX proprietary volatility products.
"Our strategic alliance with Lukka allows us to leverage its institutional-grade crypto data to develop proprietary products in the U.S. and international regulatory frameworks that meet the emerging needs of the crypto-asset ecosystem," said Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and CEO of MIH. "Lukka provides us with access to unique data and indexes that will further our objectives to introduce digital assets and products through our global group of exchanges, including futures on MGEX and innovative digital assets on BSX."
"As rapidly evolving crypto markets continue to become a part of the global investment ecosystem, our partnership with MIH brings maturity to crypto innovation," said Robert Materazzi, CEO of Lukka. "As soon as we began collaborating with the MIH team, we immediately realized that their deep experience with regulated markets combined with Lukka's institutional quality data would benefit the entire investment community. This partnership is moving fast - we look forward to bringing a broad range of highly innovative investment products to market."
"MIH is focused on bringing innovative products to the global investment community, and our best-in-class suite of crypto data and indexes are integral to our proprietary product initiatives that we plan to offer through our exchanges," added Joseph W. Ferraro III, President of MIAX Futures. "Lukka has quickly established itself as one of the largest crypto and digital asset data reporting hubs, with institutions globally relying on Lukka's valuation and benchmarking services to accurately reflect the prices of their digital assets. We believe that crypto derivatives based on Lukka's data and indexes will resonate with these institutions for both hedging and speculative purposes."
About MIAX
MIAX's parent holding company, Miami International Holdings, Inc., owns Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX™), and Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX™).
MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Emerald are national securities exchanges registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that leverage MIAX's industry-leading technology and infrastructure to provide U.S. listed options trading to their member firms. MIAX serves as the exclusive exchange venue for cash-settled options on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY). In addition to options, MIAX Pearl facilitates the trading of cash equities through MIAX Pearl Equities™.
MGEX is a registered exchange with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a Notice Registered Securities Futures Product Exchange with the SEC. MGEX serves as the exclusive market for a variety of products including Hard Red Spring Wheat, SPIKES Futures, BRIXX Commercial Real Estate Futures and TAX Futures. MGEX is a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) under the CFTC, providing DCM, DCO and cash market services in an array of asset classes.
BSX is a fully electronic, vertically integrated international securities market regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) specializing in the listing and trading of capital market instruments such as equities, debt issues, funds, hedge funds, derivative warrants and insurance linked securities. A full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, BSX is globally recognized, including by the SEC.
MIAX's executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, NJ, with additional offices located in Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, and Hamilton, Bermuda.
To learn more about MIAX visit www.MIAXOptions.com.
To learn more about MGEX visit www.mgex.com.
To learn more about BSX visit www.bsx.com.
About Lukka
Founded in 2014, Lukka serves the most risk mature businesses in the world with institutional data and software solutions. Lukka bridges the gap between the complexities of blockchain data and traditional business needs. Its customers include both Traditional and Crypto Asset Exchanges and Trading desks, CPA & Accounting Firms, Fund and Financial Auditors, Fund Administrators, Miners, Protocols, individuals, and any other businesses interacting with crypto assets. All of Lukka's products are created with institutional standards, such as AICPA SOC Controls, which focus on accuracy and completeness. Lukka is a global company headquartered in the United States.
For information about Lukka, visit https://lukka.tech/
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CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI), a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, announced today its acquisition of Howard Precision Metals, Inc. ("Howard"), one of the largest aluminum distributors in the Midwest. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Howard specializes in value-added processing services including high-quality precision cut aluminum plate and saw cut extruded aluminum bar distribution.
"Howard has cultivated a strong brand and a reputation for creating excellent customer experiences," said Mike Burbach, Ryerson's Chief Operating Officer. "Its processing capabilities complement Ryerson's existing non-ferrous franchise, and we are excited to recognize these synergies as we welcome them to the Ryerson Family of Companies."
"Building on our legacy of over 90 years in the industry, Howard is excited for this opportunity to grow our brand and business with a company that shares our values and commitment to customers," said Mark Howard, President of Howard. "We look forward to continuing to provide excellent service to our customers as a member of the Ryerson Family of Companies."
About Ryerson
Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Founded in 1842, Ryerson has around 4,000 employees in approximately 100 locations. Visit Ryerson at www.ryerson.com.
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McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn’t give him enough votes to make up the deficit.
McCormick said he had called Oz to concede.
“It’s now clear to me with the recount now largely complete that we have a nominee,” McCormick said at a campaign party at a Pittsburgh hotel. “Tonight is really about all us coming together.”
Before the recount, Oz led McCormick by 972 votes, or 0.07 percentage points, out of 1.34 million votes counted in the May 17 primary. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race because an automatic recount is underway.
Friday’s development sets up a general election between Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Democrat John Fetterman in what is expected to be one of the nation’s premier Senate contests. The race could help determine control of the closely divided chamber.
Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, acknowledged earlier Friday in a statement that he nearly died when he suffered a stroke just days before his primary. He said he had ignored warning signs for years and a doctor’s advice to take blood thinners.
Oz, who is best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show,” had to overcome millions of dollars in attack ads and misgivings among hard-line Trump backers about his conservative credentials on guns, abortion, transgender rights and other core Republican issues.
The 61-year-old Oz leaned on Trump’s endorsement as proof of his conservative bona fides, while Trump attacked Oz’s rivals and maintained that Oz has the best chance of winning in November in the presidential battleground state.
Rivals made Oz’s dual citizenship in Turkey an issue in the race. If elected, Oz would be the nation’s first Muslim senator.
Born in the United States, Oz served in Turkey’s military and voted in its 2018 election. Oz said he would renounce his Turkish citizenship if he won the November election, and he accused McCormick of making “bigoted” attacks.
Oz and McCormick blanketed state airwaves with political ads for months, spending millions of their own money. Virtually unknown four months ago, McCormick had to introduce himself to voters, and he mined Oz’s long record as a public figure for material in attack ads. He got help from a super PAC supporting him that spent $20 million.
Like McCormick, Oz moved from out of state to run in Pennsylvania.
Oz, a Harvard graduate, New York Times bestselling author and self-styled wellness advocate, lived for the past couple of decades in a mansion in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, above the Hudson River overlooking Manhattan — drawing accusations of being a carpetbagger and political tourist.
The celebrity heart surgeon stressed his connections to Pennsylvania, saying he grew up just over the state border in Delaware, went to medical school in Philadelphia and married a Pennsylvania native.
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The Society of Presidential Pollsters Founder Will Discuss "American Government in the 21st Century" Annual Poll Results
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) Chairman and CEO Mark Penn will be a featured speaker at The George Washington (GW) University's "Reinvigorating Democracy" event next Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The GW Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) Society of Presidential Pollsters will reveal the results of the latest "American Government in the 21st Century" annual survey, that takes the pulse of the American people on a wide range of issues related to how elected officials and public institutions are serving them.
As the society's founder, Penn will discuss his analysis in conversation with GSPM Founding Dean Christopher Arterton, followed by a question-and-answer session. The panel is part of the GSPM's "Reinvigorating Democracy" one-day event on the future of politics from practitioners on the Hill.
The panel will take place 12:30-1:40 p.m. at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. Interested attendees can register here.
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| 2022-09-07T19:30:29Z
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PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) — Five years and one week ago, a gunman killed three people at a Licking County, Ohio, nursing home.
The father of one of those victims — who was the newly appointed police chief in Kirkersville at the time — has flown a Thin Blue Line flag at his Etna home off and on since then.
But this week, which is National Police Week, he received a letter from his homeowners’ association telling him to take the flag down. And he had to call the county sheriff after a man not affiliated with the homeowners’ group walked onto his property and tried to remove it.
“It’s been flying since the 12th of May 2017,” said Thomas DiSario, giving the date his son died. “The only time it comes down [is] if it’s worn out and I buy a new one and put it back up.”
Gift from law enforcement
The flag did come down over the winter, though, as DiSario said the flagpole on his property was bent and it took until earlier this month for it to be replaced.
The original flag was a gift from law enforcement colleagues of Steven Eric DiSario, the first to respond to a call at the Pine Kirk Care Center. Sheriff deputies who responded afterward found DiSario’s body on the street outside and two employees and the gunman dead inside.
“He was answering a call in Kirkersville, and he was shot and murdered as he got there. So, he didn’t even know it was coming,” Thomas DiSario said.
From NBC4 archive: Coverage of Kirkersville tragedy
Steven Eric DiSario was 38 years-old and a father of six, with a seventh on the way.
Every year, National Police Week honors those like DiSario who have lost their lives while serving the public and protecting others.
Man in his yard
On Saturday, Thomas DiSario, a disabled veteran who needs oxygen after being exposed to sarin gas during Operation Desert Storm, found a person on his property taking down the Thin Blue Line flag and the American flag that flies above it.
“I had a gentleman come in my yard, lower the flags, and [he] wiped his face on them,” DiSario said. “I, in turn, asked him to leave. He would not, and I put him out of my yard. He came back … sat on my rock, then he proceeded to get up and take the flags down again, and I stopped him and put him out of my yard.”
DiSario eventually called the Licking County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy who responded said neighbors also saw the man and helped to describe him, but the deputy was unable to locate him.
Community association letter
Then on Monday, DiSario received a letter from the Omni Community Association Managers that said the Thin Blue Line flag was a political sign and had to be removed under association rules.
“The political sign in the form of a flag must be removed from your property. The flag on your pole is not a United States Flag. It is a political statement. Please remove the flag from your property,” the letter, dated Friday, read in part.
DiSario said he is being harassed for flying a flag that’s a memorial to his fallen son.
“I spent 23 years in the military, and there’s no way shape or form that flag is being flown disrespectful at all,” he said. “It has a 4×6 American flag above it, and the police flag is a 3×5 below it. It is no bigger than the top flag.”
“It represents my son and nothing else. So I don’t know why everybody is now harassing me that I have to take it down.”
A community with rules
David Dye, president of the Omni Community Association Managers, said the man who showed up to remove the flags was not affiliated with them. He also asserted that the community where DiSario bought his home, Cumberland Crossing, had deed restrictions put in place when it was developed, rules that he has to follow.
“They bought into the community with rules,” Dye said. “He agreed by buying in this community that he can’t display what he wants to display.”
Those restrictions were included in filings with the county recorder, he said. He also explained how a flag can count as a sign.
“Sometimes signs masquerade as flags or as light displays, as examples,” Dye said. “The board has adopted this and, as a sign, we don’t get to judge what it says.
“We have had to ask people to remove a sign advertising a nativity display, as an example. It doesn’t matter whether we agree. If it’s a sign, you are not allowed to post it, according to the deed restrictions.”
The HOA tells WCMH they received a complaint about the flag, which prompted the notice sent to DiSario.
So far, DiSario’s flag continues to fly outside his home.
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| 2022-05-18T23:25:15Z
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wasted little time after a decisive victory in Kansas for abortion rights before sending out a national fundraising email warning that access to the procedure would be “on the chopping block” if her party did not win in the November elections.
But her message to voters at large as she heads into the fall campaign is dramatically different, even as Democrats in other states stress abortion access as an issue.
A few days after her abortion-related fundraising email, Kelly’s team suggested she would be focusing her reelection campaign on the state’s now-healthy finances, robust funding for public schools and high-profile promises by businesses to create jobs.
Democrats are split over whether it’s the best strategy in a tough race against Republican Derek Schmidt, the three-term state attorney general. Kelly still has to win over some independents and moderate Republicans in her solidly red state, and although abortion access can attract centrist voters and drive turnout, it’s the economy — and the pinch at the grocery store from inflation — that remains a big concern for them.
“She needs to pull people from all kinds of areas,” said Joan Wagnon, a former Topeka mayor, state lawmaker and Kansas Democratic Party chair. While Kelly can use abortion as an issue to her advantage, Wagnon said, “I don’t think it’s the centerpiece of her campaign.”
Voters on Aug. 2 overwhelmingly rejected a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would have removed protections for abortion rights. It was the first state referendum on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Kelly’s approach heading into the general election contrasts with how Democratic Govs. Tony Evers in Wisconsin and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan have made support for abortion rights central to their reelection campaigns. In Ohio, Democratic nominee Nan Whaley is stressing the issue in her race against anti-abortion Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
Some Democrats think Kelly is missing an opportunity if she doesn’t follow suit.
“The only way you inspire young voters, which is who Laura Kelly needs, is to make them feel like you understand the issues that they care about right now,” said Christopher Reeves, a suburban Kansas City activist, consultant and former Democratic National Committee member. “And the issue that they care about, especially young women voters, is abortion.”
In winning her first term in 2018 by about 5 percentage points, Kelly wooed independent and moderate Republican voters by pitching herself as a commonsense, bipartisan leader.
But she also was running in a good year for Democrats — they regained a U.S. House majority — and against conservative Kris Kobach, who advocated for tough immigration policies as a major supporter of then-President Donald Trump.
Kelly’s stance on abortion rights brought Stephan Simmons, a 25-year-old higher education recruiter, firmly into her camp for November. Once a conservative Republican turned unaffiliated voter, he became a Democrat shortly before the Aug. 2 election.
He made sure he returned to Kansas City from a business trip in time to drive to his hometown of Wichita to vote in person. Along the way, he picked up a friend, Hunter Picard, so that Picard could vote in Rose Hill, southeast of Wichita. Picard, a 25-year-old chemist working in Lawrence, is unaffiliated.
Both said they thought of their sisters before voting against the proposed amendment. But Picard said he hasn’t decided how he will vote in the governor’s race in November.
Mandi Hunter, a 46-year-old real estate attorney from the Kansas City suburb of Leawood, is a self-described GOP moderate who voted against the proposed constitutional amendment. She, too, said she is undecided about her vote in November, though she noted that there will be more than just abortion on the ballot.
“They can’t ignore the other issues,” Hunter said.
Some Republicans believe voters will remain far more focused on the economy than abortion. Kelly is campaigning as if she agrees, staging a “Prosperity on the Plains” tour to promote her administration’s business development efforts.
Kelly campaign spokesperson, Madison Andrus, pivoted to economic and education issues when asked for more details about the governor’s position on abortion. The campaign would not say whether Kelly wants more abortion access than what is allowed now, with the state banning most abortions at the 22nd week of pregnancy and imposing other requirements such as a 24-hour waiting period.
Kelly’s staff didn’t make the governor available to discuss her campaign but provided a statement on her behalf to The Associated Press.
“The August 2 vote shows that Kansans want their government focused on things like the economy and schools — and not intervening in private medical decisions. Now that voters have spoken clearly, Governor Kelly will remain focused on bringing both parties together to get results — a balanced budget, cutting taxes, fully funding schools, and attracting new businesses to the state,” said campaign spokesperson Lauren Fitzgerald.
Schmidt, who backed the proposed constitutional change, said in a postelection statement that he has never “advocated for a ban” on abortion. He said he supports allowing abortions to save a woman’s life, in cases of rape and incest and when a fetus has a condition “that makes it impossible to survive outside the womb.”
On Thursday, Schmidt said the outcome of the referendum has to be “respected” and that if elected governor, he would focus on enforcing abortion laws already on the books.
Some political operatives and pollsters argue for reading the Kansas vote narrowly, as opposition to a ban or a near-total ban rather than unconditional support for abortion in any circumstance.
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll in July found that while a majority of people in the United States wanted Congress to pass a law guaranteeing access to abortion nationwide, only one-third said a state generally should allow abortions at 24 weeks. A little more than half would allow abortions at 15 weeks.
Charles Franklin, director of Marquette University’s Law School Poll, said Democrats should be running against severe abortion restrictions. “The challenge is,” he said, “how do you do that without seeming to be for unlimited abortion rights?”
Pat McPherron, a GOP pollster from Oklahoma City who works for U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said he expects abortion to fade as an issue.
“It’s one that voters think has been asked and answered,” he said. “Voters move on.”
Abortion rights supporters acknowledged that they’re still trying to figure out how to keep their voters energized until November.
“Frankly, it’s our job to make sure they don’t move on,” said Susan Osborne, one of the leaders of Women for Kansas, a nonpartisan advocacy group that opposed the proposed amendment. “This was the beginning of the journey for us.”
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This story has been corrected to reflect that Schmidt, at a campaign event Thursday, did not specifically address whether he would advocate for tougher abortion restrictions if elected governor.
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Girl, 6, killed when police chase ends in crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 6-year-old Minnesota girl died and four other bystanders were injured after the police chase of a wanted murder suspect ended in a car crash. The suspect was also injured.
Terri Foss says police investigators knocked on her door April 7 with the news her son, Devan Dampier, had been shot and killed. The 29-year-old father of two had a third child just about a month away.
“Devan was a loving, caring person,” Foss said. “He was an amazing father, and now his children won’t be able to – he won’t be able to be part of their lives.”
Hakeem Waheed Muhammad, 28, was charged Monday for Dampier’s murder. Documents show at that time, the state asked for a warrant, and the suspect’s location was unknown.
It was Muhammad, Foss says, that led police on a chase through Brooklyn Center on Friday before crashing into a car of five bystanders, killing 6-year-old Blessings McLurain-Gray.
Police say during the chase, the suspect was driving 70 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone.
“He was reckless. He didn’t care about anybody else, any family, just anybody. He was just trying to get away and not have to deal with the consequences of his actions,” Foss said.
A 15-year-old girl remains hospitalized following the crash, but the others injured have been treated and released.
Foss says her heart is now grieving for another family.
“Looking at the wreckage was just kind of disbelief of what had really happened and that somebody else now, their family, was impacted by his recklessness. We hurt for them. It was so senseless,” she said.
Muhammad is listed as booked into Hennepin County Jail but is still receiving medical care, confirms a release from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, who is investigating the incident.
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| 2022-07-17T06:36:16Z
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Jury deliberating for third day in Depp-Heard libel trial
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury in Virginia is deliberating for a third day in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
The seven-person civil jury resumed deliberations Wednesday morning after deliberating for about nine hours over two days.
Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million, accusing her of libeling him with a 2018 op-ed she wrote describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star after his lawyer called her allegations a hoax. Each accuses the other of destroying their career.
Testimony during the six-week trial has included lurid details of their short and volatile marriage. Heard testified that Depp physically or sexually assaulted her more than a dozen times. Depp said he never struck Heard, that she concocted the abuse allegations, and that she was the one who physically attacked him, multiple times.
Jurors must decide both claims based on whether or not the statements were made with “actual malice,” meaning they knew what they were saying was false, or were acting with a reckless disregard for the truth.
During closing arguments, both sides told the jury that a verdict in their favor would give their clients their lives back.
Depp hasn’t been waiting in Virginia for the decision. He’s spent the last few days on stage, singing and playing guitar with Jeff Beck in the United Kingdom.
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| 2022-06-01T15:20:42Z
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Govise aims to elevate the medical promotional review function and offers a modern alternative to current support models
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical and medical device companies now have a new choice to meet their medical promotional review demands. Offering ad-hoc to fully integrated resourcing options, Govise, Inc. provides a tailored solution for companies to navigate ever-changing staffing needs to support their advertising and promotional campaigns. Govise team members are available to partner with clients to assist in reviewing and contributing to content, ensuring that it is as compelling as it is compliant.
"With more than 25 combined years of experience leading teams and providing medical promotional review services supporting both pharmaceuticals and medical devices, we understand the importance of collaborative and high-quality medical reviews." says Jimmie Overton, Co-Founder and Managing Partner. "There are times when in-house staff cannot always handle the influx of work that often exceeds capacity, and we aim to be the premier partner to provide critical resource solutions."
Janet Gottlieb, Co-Founder and Managing Partner agrees: "Currently, there are limited options for companies to rapidly flex into expanding promotional review capacity without negatively impacting overall capability, other brands dependent on the same reviewers, or employee morale. We offer a solution that, with minimal commitment, can add significant value to the process, increase efficiency, reduce review timelines, and drive results all while preventing burnout."
Furthermore, Govise aims to elevate the medical promotional review function and free medical affairs departments from relying on their internal resources alone by providing critical expertise and medical promotional review experience to navigate the complex regulatory landscape. This allows internal medical affairs staff to focus on driving strategy, building their relationship with the medical and scientific community, and prioritizing patient-focused activities.
For more information, visit www.govise.com.
Govise, Inc. is the premier partner for medical promotional review services and medical affairs consulting for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Govise offers the flexibility needed by providing both ad-hoc and team integrated services.
Govise medical promotional review services deliver high-quality medical reviews that maximize the impact of science in a complex regulatory environment while maintaining the highest standards, quality and compliance.
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Associates from more than 30 Lowe's stores to participate in nationwide builds, with a goal of building 7,500 bunk beds on Sept. 10
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This Saturday, Sept. 10, Lowe's is joining Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) and thousands of volunteers for the fourth annual Bunks Across America event to build and deliver quality bunk beds to children and families in need.
More than 175 local Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapters and national partners will unite with a goal of building over 7,500 beds in a single day. Lowe's associates from more than 30 stores will participate in bunk bed builds, with more than two-dozen of those stores hosting parking lot builds. The company is also contributing more than $350,000 of product to support the builds.
"We are committed to making homes better for all, and we're proud of how our associate volunteers help organizations strengthen our communities," said Marvin Ellison, Lowe's chairman and CEO. "Together with Sleep in Heavenly Peace and volunteers across America, we can help address the gap in beds needed for children and make a difference to improve access to safe and affordable housing in our communities."
As a founding partner, Lowe's supported Sleep in Heavenly Peace's initial build event in Twin Falls, Idaho. Since those first 22 beds in 2012, Lowe's has helped SHP build more than 123,000 beds.
"Childhood bedlessness isn't a real word, but it is a real problem. And with the continued support from our partner and national sponsor, Lowe's, SHP has set a goal of providing one million American kids a bed of their very own over the next decade," said Luke Michaelson, founder and executive director of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. "We aim to accomplish such an incredible and ambitious milestone by continuing our work with Lowe's throughout the country, starting with our fourth annual Bunks Across America."
Starting this year, Lowe's support of Sleep in Heavenly Peace was extended to Lowe's 29th annual "Swing for Charity" golf tournament, with the company hosting bunk bed builds at events on March 20-23 in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 4-5 in Pinehurst, N.C., on Sept. 12-15 in Palm Beach, Fla., and on Oct. 24-27 in Hilton Head, S.C.
To volunteer with a chapter near you, please visit shpbeds.org/bunks-across-america.
About Sleep in Heavenly Peace
At Sleep in Heavenly Peace, we fully believe that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support that a child needs. When it was brought to our attention that the need for beds went far beyond our own neighborhoods, we stepped up and took initiative. We're a national organization answering the call to a national problem. If a child needs a bed, we want to make sure they get one. No kid sleeps on the floor in our town!®
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 19 million customer transactions a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2021 sales of over $96 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service nearly 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — Nearly a month after his preferred candidate for governor in Georgia was defeated by more than 50 points, former President Donald Trump has an opportunity next week to demonstrate he still has some sway in this onetime Republican stronghold.
A runoff election for a U.S. House seat east of Atlanta pits the Trump-backed Vernon Jones against Mike Collins, the son of a former congressman.
The winner will advance to the November general election against the Democratic nominee, also to be decided in the runoff being held Tuesday. The Jones-Collins winner will be the heavy favorite in this district drawn to elect a Republican. With that in mind, both Jones and Collins have pledged allegiance to Trump, who remains popular among the party’s voters.
Jones, an attention-seeking, bombastic presence with a long trail of enemies, is fond of calling himself the “Black Donald Trump.” Collins, who owns a trucking company is plenty Trump-like as well, promoting himself as an outsider businessman as he drives an 18-wheel truck to campaign appearances.
But it’s Jones who has Trump’s official backing, something he constantly reminds audiences.
“I’m Trump vetted, I’m Trump trusted and I’m Trump endorsed,” Jones told Henry County Republicans in the Atlanta suburb of McDonough last week. “I don’t have to pretend I was with President Trump. … I held the line for President Trump. And I’m not backing off President Trump.”
Collins narrowly led Jones in the eight-candidate primary on May 24. But neither cleared the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. About 112,000 people participated in the primary, but the turnout probably will be much lower next week, when Republicans have no statewide runoffs on the ballot.
Jones shot to prominence in Republican circles as a lifelong Democrat who endorsed Trump’s reelection campaign in 2020. He has supported Trump’s false claims of election fraud and said, “I have left the plantation,” when he switched parties in 2021.
He jumped into the congressional race in a district where he has never lived after Trump asked him to abandon a run for governor. Trump was futilely trying to clear the path to the nomination for former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who was blown out by incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp. As part of the deal, Trump endorsed Jones for Congress.
As DeKalb County’s elected CEO, Jones faced investigations of an expensive security detail, and a woman accused Jones of raping her in late 2004. She dropped the charges, but never recanted. Jones said the sexual encounter was consensual.
Collins has been handing out rape whistles to keep the allegation fresh. On Tuesday, Jones filed a police report claiming Collins was encouraging violence against him after Collins tweeted a picture of a gun and the campaign’s anti-Jones whistle.
Jones oversaw hundreds of millions in capital projects as CEO, but a special grand jury later alleged he was part of an endemic culture of “incompetence, patronage, fraud and cronyism.” He later lost races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and county sheriff.
“Vernon Jones is a con man,” Collins said in a June 6 debate sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club. “I think that’s what we’re getting down to — it’s just a trust issue.”
Jones has been replying with a television ad featuring voters under the tagline “I trust Vernon.” He’s also criticized Collins for lending his campaign $465,000 after the federal government forgave $920,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans to his privately held trucking company. There’s nothing unusual about the loans being forgiven, but Jones says Collins effectively dumped federal money into his campaign. Collins denies doing so, saying it helped him keep people employed.
“He is the crook,” Jones said in the debate. “He stole hard-earned taxpayer dollars.”
Jones also calls Collins a “RINO,” or Republican in name only, saying Collins sent out a mailer in a failed 2014 primary bid for Congress asking Democrats to vote for him. Collins calls that claim a “lie” and a “hit job.”
All six of the other primary candidates who did not make the runoff have endorsed Collins, the son of former U.S. Rep. Mac Collins, who died in 2018.
Other officials who have endorsed Collins include 11 county sheriffs and 17 state lawmakers. State Sen. Brian Strickland, a McDonough Republican, said he is backing Collins in part because Jones was ineffective in the legislature and had rocky relationships with other lawmakers.
“I don’t think he will be effective,” Strickland said. “I think Vernon is a show. We know that from working with him in the legislature.”
Jones is not without significant backing, though. Besides Trump, the National Rifle Association has given Jones the nod over Collins. And some party activists give him good reviews.
“I love his story. I love his fight. I love his tenacity,” said Ortavia Taylor of Stockbridge, who attended the Henry County meeting.
Jones has pushed an outlandish plan to install Trump as speaker of the U.S. House and then impeach, convict and remove President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris from office. That, in theory, would put Trump in position to return to the White House because the House speaker follows the vice president in line for the presidency.
He has embraced other conspiracies, including the false claim that Georgia’s election was stolen from Trump, saying Congress should investigate. The results in Georgia were certified after a trio of recounts, including one partially done by hand. They all affirmed Biden’s victory.
Jones has hosted showings of “2000 Mules,” a film that purports to use cellphone location data to show Democratic operatives were paid to illegally collect and drop off ballots. Experts say the claims made in the movie are fatally flawed.
Collins, too, has shown support for such claims, attending a screening, but the issue has featured less prominently in his campaign.
There are few other policy differences between the candidates, although Jones has tried to position himself as even more anti-abortion and even more pro-gun than his opponent.
While Jones has the Trump endorsement, Collins is arguing that with his outsider positioning, he is Trump enough. He told Henry County Republicans they should choose him “if you’re looking for somebody that is truly, unapologetically pro-Trump, an America First agenda candidate, conservative to the core, an outsider never been elected anything in my life.”
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Having just come off an incredible, award-winning run for her starring performance in the dramatic short film Apart, Together, actress, singer & lyricist, Shavvon Lin, has announced her new single "Enough for Love" will be released on September 9th, with her full EP soon following.
Reminiscent of '90s R&B, Lin's sensual and melodic vocals soar over a tranquil beat as she tackles lyrics pertaining to relationship insecurities.
Hardly a novice to the music scene, Lin lent her vocal talents for a handful of songs featured in China's hit TV series, First Half of My Life, and furthered her musical efforts on a collaboration with rap group Straight Fire Gang for the song, "24 Years". As a solo artist, Lin's first official release was her 2020 single, "Love Me Later," an explosive future bass anthem that showcased a promising taste of what was to come from Shavvon Lin as a pop artist. The song was part one of an additional upcoming EDM trilogy EP releasing later this year.
Although music is currently taking a front seat, the talented Asian beauty is equally as passionate about her acting career. In 2021, Lin won eight Best Actress awards at prestigious film festivals across the globe for her poignant and nuanced performance in Apart, Together. This included the Independent Shorts Awards, the London Independent Film Awards, and the New York Indie Shorts Awards.
Tackling the complex topic of China's controversial one-child policy, Apart, Together finds Lin playing the lead role of Yiru, a Chinese teenager who travels to America in search of her long lost sister.
Born in Guangzhou, China, Shavvon Lin moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to study film and communications at UCLA. She made her film debut in the independent short, False Awakening (2014), and later went on to star in A Better World (2015), Alibi (2016), and Good Night Butterfly (2017).
Apart from a thriving acting and singing career, Lin enjoys writing and is the co-editor and translator of the book series, New Wave of Acting.
Be sure to watch Shavvon Lin's acting reel.
To interview Shavvon Lin, contact Eileen Koch of EKC PR, a full-service Branding, Marketing and Public Relations firm at 310-441-1000 or eileen@ekcpr.com.
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| 2022-08-16T18:39:38Z
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RemotePC™, a leading remote access service provider, has added new functionality to their award-winning remote desktop offering by releasing RemotePC™ Host, which allows users to securely view and manage their Android devices or Chromebooks from any mobile device, desktop, or the web.
While many businesses around the world have switched to a work from home or hybrid work model, it's important that no matter what type of device they are using to get their work done, they are able to access and manage it securely from anywhere with no interruption.
With RemotePC™, users already had the ability to access their Mac, Windows, or Linux desktop devices from anywhere, as well as being able to access those desktops from iOS and Android mobile devices. Now RemotePC™ Host users can access their Android devices and Chromebooks, making RemotePC™ one of the most versatile solutions available, helping all types of users work efficiently from wherever they are, on any device.
When accessing the remote Android device, users can leverage features such as:
- Real-time screen sharing - share the screen of your Android mobile device and Chromebook with any other mobile, desktop, or web browser.
- Copy-paste text - effortlessly copy text from remote Android mobile or Chromebook and paste on your local mobile device or computer.
When it comes to remote access, security is paramount, which is why RemotePC™ uses TLS v 1.2/AES-256 encryption for transferring user authentication data between remote computer and local computer. Personal Key, a unique password set for each computer, acts as an extra layer of protection.
RemotePC™ is also one of the most affordable remote access solutions for both individual users, large businesses, and everything in between:
- Consumer plans start at just $19.50/year.
- For smaller businesses, pricing starts at $79.50 for the SOHO plan, which offers unlimited licenses for access to 10 computers.
- The RemotePC™ Team plan offers access to 50 computers for $299.50/year
- Enterprise plan allows access to 100 computers for $599.50/year.
Add-on purchases are offered for all business accounts if extra computers are needed.
The addition of support for Android hosts comes with no extra charge attached, letting all users take advantage of this new feature. RemotePC™ Host is available in the Google play store.
IDrive Inc. is a privately held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance and related technologies. Core services include IDrive®, RemotePC™ and IBackup.The company's services help over 4 million customers back up over 500 Petabytes of data.
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JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — When President Joe Biden applauded a decision by Intel Corp. to build a $20 billion semiconductor operation on “1,000 empty acres of land” in Ohio, it didn’t sit well with Tressie Corsi.
The 85-year-old woman has lived on 7 acres of that land since she and her late husband, Paul, built a house there 50 years ago. They raised four children there and welcomed multiple generations of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, including some who lived right next door.
“You can see it’s not vacant land,” Corsi said on a recent warm summer day as she sat on her porch.
Corsi and more than 50 other homeowners on the Intel site aren’t being forcibly removed. Two holding companies working on behalf of Intel have spent millions on offers to homeowners, often well-above market rates. The companies paid Corsi just over $1 million, and Intel is putting her up in a house rent-free before she moves to her new home.
But money was never the issue, Corsi said.
“It was the happiness that we had,” she said. “That’s what really hurts.”
Intel announced the Ohio development in January as part of the company’s efforts to alleviate a global shortage of chips powering everything from phones to cars to home appliances. It’s the largest economic development investment in Ohio history.
“Silicon Heartland — a new epicenter of leading-edge tech!” Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger tweeted about the announcement. An Ohio clothing company quickly followed suit with T-shirts declaring Ohio “The Silicon Heartland” with computers superimposed onto the state seal.
Construction of two factories, or fabs, is expected to begin this year, with production coming online at the end of 2025. Total investment could top $100 billion over the decade, with six additional factories down the road. The project is expected to create 3,000 company jobs with an average salary of $135,000 and 7,000 construction jobs. Dozens of Intel suppliers will provide more jobs.
Intel says it expects 2,000 of its 3,000 workers to come from Ohio and the Midwest, The Columbus Dispatch reported. They will be trained at the company’s Chandler, Arizona, facility in suburban Phoenix for 12-18 months, then sent back to Ohio in time for the new plant’s opening. Recruiting is set to begin this fall with job offers coming in the spring.
Backers promote both the project’s economic development potential and its national security benefits. The U.S. share of the worldwide chip manufacturing market has declined from 37% in 1990 to 12% today, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, and shortages have become a potential risk.
Biden has pushed for the passage of the federal CHIPS for America Act, currently stalled in Congress, that would provide billions for semiconductor research and production. The “scope and pace of our expansion in Ohio will depend heavily on funding from the CHIPS Act,” Intel spokesperson Linda Qian said, though there’s no indication the project won’t go forward.
To win the project, Ohio offered Intel roughly $2 billion in incentives, including a 30-year tax break. Intel has outlined $150 million in educational funding aimed at growing the semiconductor industry regionally and nationally.
“If you travel 20 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, you’ll find 1,000 empty acres of land,” Biden said during March’s State of the Union speech. “It won’t look like much. But if you stop and look closely, you’ll see a field of dreams.”
At first blush, the plant’s future location does feel far from anything, surrounded by farms, fields and houses set on multi-acre plots. In fact, it’s now part of the booming city of New Albany — a tony land of good schools and big houses where white fences line streets for miles. The city already boasts a large business park where 19,000 people work, as well as Amazon, Facebook and Google data centers.
New Albany annexed the Intel property, but the bigger impact has been on people in nearby Johnstown, current population 5,200. And few families have been as deeply affected as Corsi and her relatives.
Her son, Paul Corsi Jr., lived next door on 3 acres where he was raising two grandchildren. He’s relocating to 14 acres where he and his mother will live.
One of Tressie’s grandsons, Tony Kelly, lives one door down on 14 wooded acres with a pond with his wife and daughters ages 5 and 7. He took the approximately $1.7 million he was offered and bought 43 acres a few miles away.
Tony, 48, acknowledges he was paid well more than what his property was worth. But he also recounts the heart attack he suffered and his wife’s ulcer as they dealt with the stress. And negotiations with the holding companies weren’t exactly a soft sell, with warnings of living in “a war zone” of trucks and construction if they didn’t cooperate.
“There’s not even a gauge that will read out how bad this has been on us,” he said. “It’s been horrible.”
The New Albany Company, a private real estate development firm that oversaw offers to homeowners, recognizes that change is difficult, director of development Tom Rubey said.
“Our goal while we worked to help put Ohio in the running for this transformative opportunity was to be respectful of the property owners and the disruption they faced as a result of selling their property,” he said in a statement.
New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding understands the loss that people are experiencing, especially those leaving their rural “forever homes” of decades or more. But Ohio, which just lost another congressional seat and has static population, could be transformed by Intel, he said.
Even if the project draws out-of-staters, GOP Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said, “Everybody who works at the plant will be an Ohioan.”
Watching the development unfold with mixed feelings is Tressie’s granddaughter, Tiffany Hollis, who lives in Johnstown where she runs Dashing Diner Uptown. Most days find her working alongside her mother and daughter, serving up homestyle meals including Tressie’s recipes for gravy and fried potatoes.
Tiffany, 45, spent many days on her grandmother’s property and proudly displays photos of herself, her daughter Allie and her daughter Amelia, all being bathed in the same kitchen sink over the years.
Tiffany is torn by the project and its impact on her extended family, and she fears that her business will be overrun by chain restaurants. The family is not anti-Intel, she’s quick to point out, saying they use Intel products and believe semiconductors should be made on U.S. soil. From a business perspective, Intel is a great opportunity.
“But when your heart is with a place — we don’t want it to happen,” she said. “Like you want it to happen, but just not in your backyard.”
At ground zero of the “Silicon Heartland,” the Corsi family spent the last few weeks saying goodbye before Tressie’s departure for good last week.
“That tree has been my neighbor for 50 years. So sad to see it is no longer. Terrible,” she posted on Facebook when a farm’s centuries-old oak tree was cut down.
Tressie’s family removed a section of wall from her house recording her great-grandson Luke’s height measurements. Tony used a forklift to remove a boulder at the end of the driveway that grandchildren once raced to and from. Paul Jr. wrapped crime scene tape around an ornamental cherry tree that Paul Sr. gifted Tressie to protect it from construction. The wall section, stone and tree are all destined for Tressie’s new home.
Saving those artifacts provide some consolation to Tressie. But they can’t replace the experience of sitting on her porch, sipping coffee in the morning while she watched hummingbirds at the feeder. In recent days, Tressie knew she had to stop filling it.
“Because they’ll depend on it,” she said. “And then when they depend on that, when I go, what are they going to do?”
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MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced webcasts for upcoming investor conferences:
- Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 – 2nd Annual Evercore ISI Technology Conference at 11:00 a.m. ET
- Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 – Citi's 2022 Global Technology Conference at 10:30 a.m. ET
- Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 – Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference at 10:45 a.m. PT
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The live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of KLA's website at http://ir.kla.com/ and a replay of the webcast will be posted after the event.
About KLA:
KLA Corporation ("KLA") develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward. Investors and others should note that KLA announces material financial information including SEC filings, press releases, public earnings calls and conference webcasts using an investor relations website (ir.kla.com). Additional information may be found at: www.kla.com (KLAC-F).
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CINCINNATI, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Tactics Inc. today announced the sale of Alliance Calibration to Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS), a leading provider of accredited calibration services, enterprise asset management services, and value-added distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instrumentation.
Capital Tactics advised the seller through negotiation of key transaction elements, including valuation, deal structure, and due diligence.
Charles Goodall, CEO of Alliance, commented, "We are pleased that Alliance will continue providing world class customer service with Transcat; this is the best outcome for our customers, associates, and vendors. Transcat brings outstanding leadership and complementary services to us. We greatly appreciate the guidance from the advisory and valuation team at Capital Tactics, who navigated an optimal outcome for us".
Jim Jenkins, General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development for Transcat, said "This transaction expands our footprint into key geographies and customers, and further establishes Transcat as a mission-critical partner to our customer base. We are particularly appreciative of the professionalism of Alliance's advisors, Capital Tactics. They were instrumental in execution of the transaction."
Dino Lucarelli, Managing Director of Capital Tactics, added "Transcat's team displayed enormous goodwill throughout the negotiations. We are pleased to deliver Alliance to its next phase. Successful transactions like this are why we are in the M&A business. Sincere thanks to counsel for sellers, John Brooking of Brooking & Halloran, PLLC, and counsel for Transcat, Phillip Delmont of Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP, for their excellent legal work, resulting in a win-win for both parties."
Transcat, Inc. focuses on providing best-in-class services and products to highly regulated industries, which includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and other FDA-regulated businesses, as well as aerospace and defense, and energy and utilities.
Since 2000, this Cincinnati-based organization has served nationwide customers in Automotive, Defense, Aeronautical, Research, Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Energy & Power industries. They are accredited to ISO:17025 standards, and have earned American Society for Quality certifications.
Capital Tactics is a Cincinnati-area buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory firm to industry, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs. Services include Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Raising, and Financial Management. Capital Tactics was founded by Dino Lucarelli, CPA, an industry veteran in corporate finance and management.
For more information contact Greg Beck, Senior Advisor and Chief Sourcing Officer, at (513) 379-2399 or Greg@Captacs.com.
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Jackson boys track and field team wins against Hoban and Coventry
JACKSON TWP. – Having a strong senior class is a great starting point for a track and field team.
The Jackson Polar Bears have that and after a season-opening tri-meet win over Hoban and Coventry, they’re aiming to build another successful campaign behind its veterans and a promising group of new faces.
More:Perry, Marlington, East Canton athletes win titles at state indoor track and field meet
The resounding win was the first chance to battle live competition this spring, and head coach Matt Seidel is eager to see how his squad follows up on that strong start.
“We're a very senior heavy team with a lot of great ... sprinters, so we’re strong in the 100, 4x100 and 4x200 relays,” Seidel said. “We also have junior John Hall who’s strong in the hurdles.”
Zuckett brothers to lead distance racers
While the squad is senior-laden overall, one of its best groups is skewing younger – at least in the early going. The distance group, annually one of the strengths for both the boys and girls track teams at Jackson, is led by senior Alex Zuckett.
However, he’s currently battling an injury that has him sidelined for the time being. In his place, his younger brother, Elliot, is pacing Jackson’s distance runners. The younger Zuckett has scored quite a few top finishes of his own in cross country and track, but is taking on a larger role with his big brother out of action.
Even with Alex not able to compete, Seidel noted that the senior standout is still a strong presence for the team.
“The distance group is a little younger this year and dealing with an injury to one of our senior leaders, so we’re leaning on our runners and Alex is still one of our leaders and someone the other guys look to,” Seidel said.
For the entire roster, the highly variable Ohio spring weather is a common opponent regardless of their event. Practices and meets could be in warm, spring-like conditions one day and below-freezing, snow-covered settings the next.
“Being in Northeast Ohio, you train in this weather outside for two months, so you get used to weather,” Seidel said. “It’s a matter of warming up, doing what they're supposed to and knowing how to get ready in cold and rainy weather. It’s definitely tougher for sprinters because it’s a fast, explosive race and there’s more of a chance to pull muscle.”
While they wait for the weather to warm up, the Polar Bears will sharpen their skills against rival Hoover in an invitational hosted by the Vikings and featuring another top team, Mentor.
They’re early steps for the defending Federal League co-champions as the Polar Bears seek to repeat an undefeated league record and gain some payback after Hoover bested them in the postseason league meet to earn a split of the overall title.
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LONDON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metropolitan Gaming Limited (Metropolitan Gaming) today announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has completed the purchase of the Park Lane Club London through an asset sale conducted by the administrators of Silverbond Enterprises Limited.
"We are thrilled to be adding the iconic Park Lane Club to our portfolio of casinos in the UK," said Michael Silberling, CEO of Metropolitan Gaming. "It is an excellent addition to our portfolio of premier casinos and we have exciting plans to invest in and develop the business moving forward. We look forward to welcoming the Park Lane Club team to Metropolitan Gaming and creating safe and memorable experiences for our guests in the new location."
The Administrator, Bob Maxwell, Office Partner in Charge at Begbies Traynor, Leeds, said, "This has been an interesting and challenging engagement in an exciting industry sector. There was considerable interest to purchase this iconic casino from businesses around the world. We are delighted that the business has been purchased by Metropolitan Gaming who are ideally placed to develop the casino at Park Lane."
Located in the heart of Mayfair, across two floors in the world-renowned Hilton Hotel, Park Lane Club first opened its doors in 2014. The club boasts a spectacular gaming floor, private gaming room, outdoor gaming terrace, lounge and bar. The club will be refurbished and rebranded to Metropolitan Park Lane after a short transition period.
Park Lane Club is open and continues to trade and welcome customers as usual.
Memery Crystal LLP and Stevens & Bolton LLP acted as Metropolitan Gaming's legal counsel. Clarion Solicitors acted as legal counsel to the administrators of Silverbond Enterprises Limited.
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About the Metropolitan Gaming Group
The Metropolitan Gaming Group is one of London's largest casino-entertainment companies and one of the UK's most diversified casino-entertainment providers. The Group currently operates five casinos in London and 8 throughout the UK, including Empire Casino, The Sportsman, Rendezvous Brighton, Manchester235, Alea Nottingham and Alea Glasgow. All tied to its industry-leading Met Card loyalty programme, Metropolitan Gaming Group focuses on offering a great experience to its guests through a unique combination of impeccable service, exceptional value and operational excellence. The Group also operates three casinos in the Middle East and one in South Africa.
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Brand marks Earth Day with new line of performance socks for kids, tweens
NEW YORK, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Earth Day, the eco-brand Definite Articles today launched the first collection of youth performance socks that decompose naturally when little feet outgrow them.
The company now outfits the full family of feet in performance socks with the lowest possible environmental footprint.
The debut of the youth line on Earth Day – a day founded a half-century ago to raise awareness of environmental issues – builds on the brand's commitment to create performance wear that does right by the planet starting from the ground up with socks.
"We design performance socks that leave the earth better than we found it," said Aaron Sanandres, the founder of Definite Articles and co-founder of the apparel company, UNTUCKit. "As a brand and, frankly, as a people, we need to tread more lightly on our physical world if we're to preserve it for future generations. Earth Day underscores the urgency here."
In addition to caring for the planet, Definite Articles cares for feet – big and small alike.
Across sizes and styles, the brand's performance socks are tested BPA free and spun from premium, sustainable and locally sourced recycled materials. This commitment to sustainable, healthy materials is not the industry norm, a recent study found.
Testing by the Center for Environmental Health revealed that 95 brands designed socks for babies, children and adults with harmful levels of the chemical BPA – in fact, some contained 31 times the legal limit. Given the risk of skin absorption, the presence of high levels of BPA poses a concern in socks and, for that matter, any clothing.
"What we wear – from our feet on up – matters for our health and the health of our planet," Sanandres said. "That's why we design performance wear that serves both needs."
Definite Articles debuted last fall with a novel approach to performance socks.
The collection offers breathable, cushioned support for every level of play. The brand uses an innovative and natural additive when spinning yarns that creates zero waste for the planet. Because when discarded, the Definite sock will decompose naturally in a few years, not a few centuries.
The brand's unisex youth line includes sizes and styles for kids and tweens alike. For littler feet, the youth small or medium sock fits children whose feet span little kid size 9 to a big kid size 4. The quarter sock style comes in a color block design of white or charcoal and is available for $7.50 per pair, while the crew style comes in white, mélange blue and charcoal at $8.50 per pair.
Consumers can shop the children's product directly on the Definite Articles website at definitearticles.com/kids.
To learn more about the performance brand for active, planet-loving people, follow Definite Articles on social media @definitearticles.
About Definite Articles
Founded in 2021, Definite Articles designs the most comfortable performance wear on the planet and for the planet starting from the ground up – with socks. The line draws on high-quality fabrics, sleek design, and innovative technology to create apparel that supports every level of performance and makes the lowest possible environmental impact. The Definite line of performance wear will debut later this year.
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...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Miller,
southwestern Dougherty, northwestern Baker, southeastern Calhoun and
east central Early Counties in southwestern Georgia through 445 PM
EDT...
At 354 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Arlington, or 11 miles northeast of Colquitt,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Newton, Leary, Douglasville, Damascus, Iveys Mill, Milford,
Mimsville, Crestview, Elmodel Wma, Bethany, Holt and Patmos.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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Registered Nurse Mariam Salaam administers the Pfizer booster shot at a Covid vaccination and testing site in Los Angeles on May 5. Moderna and Pfizer booster shots updated to target Omicron subvariants could be available in early fall.
Moderna and Pfizer booster shots updated to target Omicron coronavirus subvariants could be available in early fall, pending signoff by federal health agencies, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
The US Food and Drug Administration advised vaccine makers in June to update the boosters to add an Omicron BA.4/5 component and create a bivalent booster.
"Pfizer and Moderna have indicated that they anticipate the modified vaccines being available as early as September," an FDA spokesperson said.
HHS announced Friday an agreement to purchase 66 million doses of Moderna's bivalent booster shot for potential use in fall and winter. That's in addition to 105 million bivalent boosters the US government has purchased from Pfizer.
The FDA spokesperson said that agency "has been working closely with vaccine manufacturers over the past several months to ensure that modified COVID-19 vaccines are available this fall to meet evolving public health needs, following FDA's review for safety and effectiveness. The agency will work expeditiously to review submissions to make COVID-19 vaccines available."
Updated shots would need to be authorized by the FDA and recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pfizer and Moderna have not responded to requests for comment.
Currently, people 5 and older are eligible for a first booster shot, but only those 50 and older and some immunocompromised people are eligible for second boosters.
Adults 50 and older who have not received a second booster dose with current Covid-19 vaccines "should consider doing so now," the FDA spokesperson said. "You can still benefit from existing booster options and leave time to receive an updated booster in the fall."
At this time, the FDA is not considering authorizing a second booster for otherwise healthy adults under 50 with the original formulation of the Covid-19 vaccines.
"Once boosters containing a BA.4/5 component become available, individuals may consider getting one following an appropriate interval following their prior dose," the spokesperson said.
In late June, vaccine makers said boosters updated to target Omicron showed a stronger immune response than the current vaccines.
Combined, the US government's agreements with Moderna and Pfizer would make about 171 million bivalent vaccine booster doses available for the fall and winter, should they be authorized and recommended.
But the Biden administration added in its announcement Friday that that would not be enough for every US resident. Although both agreements include options to purchase a total of 600 million doses -- 300 million from each company -- those options "can only be exercised with additional funding from Congress," the announcement said.
"We look forward to receiving these new variant-specific vaccines and working with state and local healthcare partners to make the vaccines available for free in communities around the country this fall," said HHS Assistant Secretary Dawn O'Connell, who leads the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, in the HHS news release.
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Lightning strike kills woman, 2 dogs in Southern California
Published: Jun. 23, 2022 at 8:46 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles County say a woman and two dogs found dead on a path were struck by lightning.
A sheriff’s official says the bodies were found Wednesday morning along the San Gabriel River in Pico Rivera.
Thunderstorms with lightning and downpours began rumbling across Southern California before dawn as a low-pressure system off the coast pulls monsoonal moisture into the region.
The National Weather Service says the weather will become calmer on Thursday and then return to more typical June conditions.
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Frankfurt: QM01
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01) is pleased to announce that it is proceeding with a non-brokered private placement offering to raise up to CAD $5.98 Million. Under the terms of the private placement, the Company will offer for sale up to 2.3 million Units (the "Units") at CAD $2.60 per Unit.
Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant (the "Warrants"), with each whole Warrant allowing the subscriber to purchase one additional share of the Company for a period of three years from the date of the closing at a price of CAD $3.50 per share. The expiry of the Warrants may be accelerated at the election of the Company by written notice if the closing price for the common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange shall be equal to or greater than CAD $7.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive trading days. Finder's fees are payable. Proceeds from the private placement will be utilized for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Units will be subject to a 4-month hold period. The private placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded resource company primarily focused on exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen and noble gases. The Company is primarily looking for elements deemed critical to the renewable energy and high technology industries.
We seek safe harbor
"Robert Rohlfing"
Robert Rohlfing
Exec Chairman & CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in polices of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in the future the planned exploration activities, receipt of positive results from drilling, the completion of further drilling and exploration work, and the timing and results of various activities.
Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and the United States; financial risks due to helium prices, operating or technical difficulties in exploration and development activities; risks and hazards and the speculative nature of resource exploration and related development; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company's title to properties.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the Company's exploration operations, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not intend to, and nor does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Finli, a payment management platform built for service-based small businesses in the US, has announced today the close of its $6 million Seed fundraising round, led by the Urban Innovation Fund. Motley Fool Ventures, M13, Alumni Ventures, and all existing investors also participated in the round. The new injection of funds will be used to expand Finli's team and business banking capabilities, moving towards becoming a holistic financial services solution.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, 99.9% of US businesses are small businesses. Existing banking and administrative platforms have not built their solutions with the small business of today in mind, many of whom are utilizing five or more services to manage client billing and payments.
"'Our mission is to provide underserved businesses with the financial tools that they need to manage and grow their businesses without taking on hefty fees or complicated workflows. By meeting them where they are, we are giving them back time and money," said Lori Shao, CEO of Finli. "We intentionally built Finli to solve cumbersome business challenges so that owners and operators can focus on growing their business and not chasing payments."
Finli's platform is thoughtfully designed for businesses to manage all aspects of invoicing and payments communication, allowing them to use familiar tools and customers to easily pay outstanding invoices through their mobile devices.
"Customers love Finli because it is so easy to use. The Finli team is totally dedicated to lifting up small businesses and owner-operators – and it shows," said Clara Brenner, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund. "Many service providers are fearful of big tech taking advantage of them with hidden costs and complex integrations. Finli allows small businesses to regain control – delighting their customers and making more money in the process."
Finli's platform allows small businesses to invoice on the go: sending invoices, looking up customer information, creating recurring invoices and checking on payment status from a phone. New users are able to set up an account and issue an invoice in under one minute through their mobile device, desktop or any other device. There are zero merchant transaction fees for business bank-to-bank transfers. Cash and check payments can be reconciled through Finli's platform and businesses can manage collections through automated emails & text messages.
Finli's seed round brings total funding to $9.5 million. Existing investors include Mac Venture Capital, Slauson and Co, Core Innovation Capital, Techstars and Muse Capital. For more SMB Resources, visit Finli's Finsider blog.
About Finli
Finli is on a mission to financially lift local communities. An all-in-one payment management platform built for service-based small businesses in the US, Finli allows businesses to manage invoices, payments and customer communication in a single platform. Join the thousands of businesses who have saved hours this week with Finli, visit www.finli.com. And for more business resources, visit Finli's Finsider blog.
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Report shows that nearly a quarter of water samples tested across the nation indicate high levels of bacteria that exceed water quality criteria
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surfrider Foundation today released its annual 2021 Clean Water Report to protect public health and clean water for all people. The report highlights Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Gardens program and results from the Blue Water Task Force, the largest volunteer-run beach water testing program in the country. The data from Surfrider's water quality program reveals that nearly a fourth of water samples tested nationwide measured high bacteria levels that exceed state health standards for recreational water.
In 2021, 47 of the Surfrider's Blue Water Task Force labs tested 8,532 water samples collected from 478 distinct sampling sites. Surfrider's results revealed that 71% showed low bacteria levels, 9% had medium bacteria levels, and 20% measured high bacteria levels that exceed water quality criteria, or Beach Action Values, set by each state to protect public health in recreational waters.
"Hundreds of millions of people visit and recreate at U.S. beaches every year," said Surfrider's Water Quality Initiative Senior Manager, Mara Dias. "However, what people may not realize is that sewage spills and infrastructure failures release over 900 billion gallons of untreated sewage into surface waters annually. That's why we're working across the nation to test the waters so communities know where it's safe to surf, swim and play and to protect clean ocean water for all people."
Surfrider's Clean Water Report data reveals chronic pollution problems and locations where local chapters are leading efforts to restore clean water. The report also highlights ten priority beaches from the East Coast, West Coast, Puerto Rico and Hawaiʻi where Surfrider chapters are consistently measuring high bacteria levels that exceed state health standards. Surfrider volunteers test beaches that are typically not covered by state and local agencies, and monitor potential sources of pollution, such as stormwater outlets, rivers, and creeks that discharge onto the beach. Communities can find out how safe their local waterways are by checking the results of the Surfrider Foundation's Blue Water Task Force labs across the country.
The Surfrider network is not only testing the water, but it is also leading the nationwide Ocean Friendly Gardens program to solve pollution problems caused by stormwater and urban runoff. This sustainable landscaping and educational program helps to inform communities about how to protect and conserve clean water and reduce local climate change impacts.
Visit surfrider.org to read Surfrider's Clean Water Report and learn how to get involved and help protect clean water and healthy beaches for the future.
About the Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's ocean, waves and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over one million supporters, activists and members, with more than 190 volunteer-led chapters and student clubs in the U.S., and more than 700 victories protecting our coasts. Learn more at surfrider.org.
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| 2022-05-27T00:09:00Z
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How the hamburger became an American staple — and where to get classic burgers today
By Maxime Tamsett, CNN
Whether you’re in the heartland of the United States or halfway across the world, when you crave an American meal, you’re probably sinking your teeth into a hamburger.
While most Americans can’t remember a time without them, hamburgers only started to become widely popular in the United States roughly a century ago.
Few burger restaurants from that era continue to serve burgers made with meat ground fresh daily. Fewer still also serve those burgers the way they were made back in the day.
George Motz, a burger scholar of sorts, has dedicated more than 20 years of his life to traveling across the United States researching hamburgers. After producing, shooting, editing and directing his 2004 documentary film “Hamburger America,” Motz went on to publish a state-by-state burger guide, and later his first cookbook, “The Great American Burger Book,” in 2016.
Most recently, he hosts Burger Scholar Sessions on Complex Media’s “First We Feast,” which is in its fourth season on YouTube.
“I like to say I’ve eaten more hamburgers in more places than you have,” Motz said.
We’d have to agree: Motz estimates he’s probably eaten some 20,000 burgers in his life, with no plans to stop anytime soon.
During his travels, Motz has found burger joints that continue to sling their burgers like they did over a century ago.
While such establishments remain few in contrast to their countless fast food chain counterparts, they hold a key to America’s hamburger history.
Motz has shared five of the classics with CNN Travel. But first, a bit of hamburger history.
How the hamburger became an American classic
The hamburger has a well-traveled history.
According to Motz, the hamburger’s origin story starts in 13th-century Mongolia when Mongols and Tatars were fighting.
“Apparently, the Tatars had a taste for raw mutton. They would ride all day long with raw mutton under their saddles. When they finally set up camp, they would take this raw, warm mutton, chop it up, probably add some spices or something, and eat it that way.”
The dish eventually made its way to ship workers and ports lining the Baltic Sea, which allowed it to reach more westward parts of Europe including Scandinavia.
From there, it finally made its way to Germany and the port of Hamburg. When it made it to Germany, many centuries later, the dish shifted from raw mutton to chopped cooked beef, which is known today as frikadellen.
Motz explained that as German migrants waited for their ships, they ate frikadellen as a cheap and tasty meal option. When they left Hamburg for the US in the mid-19th century, migrants brought knowledge of the dish with them.
“Frikadellen eventually made its way to the United States, and I can imagine the frikadellen meant nothing to most people who were living in the US unless you were German. So they had to change the name at that point to ‘steak in the style of Hamburg,’ or simply, Hamburg steak.”
As German migrants moved westward across the United States to farm, state fairs also began popping up.
Farmers from all walks of life would attend these fairs to learn about different agricultural practices and equipment. According to Motz, German migrants set up their own stands serving Hamburg steak, which was considered an ethnic food at the time.
While hot dogs predate hamburgers as fair food, Motz says he believes the hot dog inspired several places to eventually start putting Hamburg steaks onto bread, making them Hamburg sandwiches, and eventually the hamburger.
No one can say for sure who did it first.
“There were about 7 to 9 claims all throughout the Midwest, Texas to Ohio to Wisconsin, too many claims. Unfortunately, there’s no way to definitively prove who first put Hamburg steak onto a bun,” Motz said. “It happened everywhere at the same time, and nobody was reporting on it.”
Carrying on an American classic
The trend caught on, and restaurants starting serving the sandwiches. Hamburgers are now a point of pride in American cuisine, Motz said.
“The hamburger is pretty much the only food invention in America in the last 100 years or so. It started out as ethnic food from Germany, but we adopted it and made it different by putting it on bread.”
Having withstood the tests of time, from the Great Depression to Covid-19 and everything in between, some early burger restaurants remain standing today.
Whether you’re doing a road trip or a hamburger pilgrimage, here are five burger joints still serving fresh, original American hamburgers to visit in the United States:
Louis’ Lunch (New Haven, Connecticut)
Among the oldest joints serving classic burgers is Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut.
Now in its fourth generation of ownership, this family-owned restaurant has been serving customers since 1895.
Using meat ground fresh daily, Louis’ Lunch cooks its hamburgers vertically (yes, you read that right) in their three upright cast-iron broiler stoves dating from 1898.
Held in a grill basket, the burgers are slid into the stoves and cooked by flames on both sides.
Choosing your hamburger isn’t complicated either. “The Original Burger” is your only option, served on white bread. To enhance the meat flavor, the only garnishes you can add are onions, cheese and a slice of tomato. If you’re hoping for ketchup, you’ll need to go elsewhere!
White Manna (Hackensack, New Jersey)
Located in Hackensack, New Jersey, White Manna has garnered local and national acclaim. White Manna was founded in 1939 at the New York World’s Fair and later moved to Hackensack in 1946, according to its website.
Famous for its sliders served on Martin’s Potato Rolls, this old-fashioned diner uses extra lean ground beef delivered fresh daily.
With cheese and onion topping options, you can’t go wrong with this must-try burger destination.
Powers Hamburgers (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Founded originally in Dearborn, Michigan, before relocating to its current home in Indiana, Powers Hamburgers has been serving the city of Fort Wayne since 1940.
Onions are a must have with all sliders, whether you’re biting into a regular hamburger or a double cheeseburger. Don’t expect any garden-variety toppings such as lettuce or tomato, and it’s up to you whether to add ketchup, mayo or hot sauce after the burger is served.
Mike Hall, owner and cook at Powers, estimates around 1,300 to 1,500 burgers come off the grill each day.
“There’s no real place like Powers. We serve a unique burger in a unique building, and it’s a place where people come to relive their memories. It’s truly a blessing to be involved with it for all these years.”
Cozy Inn (Salina, Kansas)
The Cozy Inn celebrated a century of serving customers in Salina, Kansas, in March. Being among a select few burger joints, let alone businesses, with such an accolade, the Cozy Inn knows a thing or two about making delicious hamburgers.
“There’s a lot of love involved in making these things,” Steve Howard, the owner, said. “It’s simple; lean meat, salt and pepper, fresh onions, and then we give you the choice of ketchup, mustard and pickle. We’ve been doing it this way for 100 years.”
Smoky River Meats, a local butcher shop, provides the restaurant’s fresh meat ground daily. Opened in 1922, the Cozy Inn claims to be among the few remaining six-stool diners in America.
Hamburger Wagon (Miamisburg, Ohio)
Well before food trucks were a thing, the Hamburger Wagon wheeled its way onto the Miamisburg, Ohio, scene in 1913.
The Hamburger Wagon was initially created to provide food for refugees of the Great Flood in Miamisburg, according to its website. Once floodwaters receded, residents asked for more Hamburger Wagon sliders, and it has been one of the city’s mainstay eating experiences ever since.
Employees have been hauling this mobile restaurant for well over a century. Like many of the longest-serving burger joints in the country, Hamburger Wagon’s menu is no-nonsense; either a single or double, served with pickle, onion, salt and pepper.
“No stinkin’ cheese or sloppy sauces!” is slapped right at the center of the menu. If you’re planning to make your way to the Hamburger Wagon, make sure to bring cash.
Why hamburger history matters
Like many things after their inception, the hamburger was commoditized, from the form of the patties and buns to the practice of freezing patties.
So whether they know it or not, burger restaurants like those listed above play an active role in preserving the original American hamburger.
“The hamburger is a very important part of working-class roots in America,” Motz told CNN. “Hamburgers fed every factory worker during the Industrial Age.”
To anyone who may be skeptical of the well-worn looks of the restaurants or how they cook their hamburgers, Motz points out that many of these places have been open for over a century for a reason.
“Some of these places look greasy, some of them look old, some may look tired, but they really need to be appreciated for what they are, which is the original American hamburger.”
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Leading Pizza Franchise Strategically Invests Millions in Technology & Innovation on Path to Become No. 4 Brand in Pizza
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marco's Pizza, one of the nation's fastest-growing pizza brands, unveils a major project to accelerate its digital capabilities and drive growth. The brand's strategic investments in technology and innovation center around migrating to a 100% cloud-based proprietary technology platform - Marco's Order Management System (MOMS).
This platform is designed to improve the customer experience as well as simplify operations for the franchisees and store team members. Testing is currently underway with plans to roll out first into all company-operated stores by year-end, with franchise locations to follow in 2023. The fully integrated system supports payment processing and the point-of-sale (POS) system, with integrated conversational ordering, labor scheduling, inventory management, and a cloud-based reporting dashboard with centralized data management capabilities.
By housing its own data, the system can also enable all sorts of applications both now and in the future, allowing Marco's to respond to rapid digital change. Marco's can pivot and plug in additional technology features for customers as they become available, such as:
- Ordering from virtual assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google
- Remote kiosk ordering
- GPS pinpointed delivery
- Instant ordering via social media
- Automotive app integration such as Apple CarPlay
"This is a truly remarkable project and we see immense value in the ROI of this endeavor, which many QSR brands have not pursued due to its massive undertaking," said Rick Stanbridge, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Marco's Pizza. "We've been building upon strong platforms and adding exceptional additions and functionality that will be a benefit to both our franchisees and customers as we prepare for the future."
By owning and operating the customized cloud technology platform, Marco's can reduce the need for middleware - plus it will be a device-agnostic system, providing a huge savings to franchisees. The purposefully built, fully-integrated solution is easy to deploy and efficient to manage with essential features and functions that will help franchisees run their business more efficiently. When franchisees convert to this platform, Marco's can digitally monitor the POS system and dashboards via a network operations system that functions as a command center. This gives Marco's access to every digital device – customer facing or back of the house.
With new digital capabilities driving growth, Marco's is equipped with a roadmap to challenge the competition, fueling its long-term strong growth and performance.
"Our brand is committed to investing millions of dollars in technology and innovation that benefits our franchisees' business operations and improves our customer experience – the Marco's Order Management System (MOMS) does just that," said Tony Libardi, Co-CEO & President of Marco's Pizza. "The work Rick and his team are doing is world-class. By investing in creative technology solutions, we're able to accelerate Marco's digitalization and allow our brand to respond to the increasing pace of digital change. With an eye on the future and becoming the No. 4 brand in pizza, this is exactly the type of innovation that will help get us there."
The Marco's Order Management System is one of many projects Marco's is embarking on after announcing the investment of millions of dollars in technology innovations through the next few years. Such projects include its recently announced voice-to-text initiative, the continued adoption of third-party delivery, utilizing AI for generating automated promise times, vetting and testing automated kitchen innovations, ghost kitchens, and new operational equipment.
Marco's is on track to reach $1B in annual systemwide sales in 2022. As a result, eager and sophisticated entrepreneurs and multi-unit operators are flocking to the franchise opportunity.
The brand continues to grow at a rapid pace, setting a development goal of 1,500 units open by the end of 2023. According to FRANdata, a leading research and advisory firm that analyzes the franchise market, Marco's 2021 FUND Score is in the top 1% of all evaluated franchise systems and is among the top three scores for all QSR brands. Marco's experienced an 12.8% increase in year-over-year Average Unit Volume (AUV), and the Top 50% of Marco's franchised stores generated $1,198,201 AUV for 2021*.
For more information on Marco's Pizza franchise opportunities, visit https://www.marcos.com/franchising/ or call 866-731-8209.
ABOUT MARCO'S PIZZA
Marco's Pizza is America's Most Loved and Most Trusted Pizza Brand, according to the 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Marco's Pizza is one of the fastest-growing pizza brands in the United States. Marco's was founded in 1978 by Italian-born Pasquale ("Pat") Giammarco and thrives to deliver a high-quality pizza experience, known for its dough made from scratch and its three fresh signature cheeses. The company has grown from its roots as a beloved Ohio brand to operate over 1,000 stores in 34 states with locations in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Most recently, Marco's Pizza was ranked No. 2 in the Pizza category on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2022 "Franchise 500" ranking, and No. 4 in the Fastest Growing category on Restaurant Business' 2021 "Top 10 Fastest Growing Chains" ranking. Other recent accolades include a first-time presence on Newsweek's 2022 "America's Best Customer Service" in pizza chains list, ranked No. 42 on QSR's Top 50 and has been featured five consecutive years on Nation's Restaurant News' prestigious "Top 500" ranking.
*Based on the Average Unit Volume of the top 50% of our Franchised Stores for fiscal year 2021. Based on fiscal year 2021, 146 of 389 Franchised Stores in the category (38%) met or exceeded this average. This information appears in Item 19 of our 2022 FDD – please refer to our FDD for complete information on financial performance. Results may differ. There is no assurance that any franchisee will perform as well.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CFP Board Center for Financial Planning ("Center") announced today the creation of its first endowed scholarship program honoring the first Black CFP® professional, LeCount R. Davis, CFP®. Created to support the next generation of diverse CFP® professionals, the LeCount R. Davis, CFP® Scholarship program will assist qualified Black or African American students and professionals who are committed to attaining CFP® certification and to the practice of financial planning.
An advisor for more than 50 years, LeCount Davis is the first Black person to earn the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, becoming a CFP® professional in 1978. He had already established his own consulting firm in 1970, specializing in tax planning, small business management, financial planning, financial management and investment consulting. During his long career, Davis's client portfolio included national organizations, international labor unions, pension funds, individuals, small businesses, religious organizations, investment clubs and other entities.
In 2001, Davis founded the Association of African American Financial Advisors, whose mission is to expand the community of successful Black financial professionals. To further inspire and prepare the next generation of financial planners, he published his autobiography in 2020: "One Step Back – Two Steps Forward: The Dance of My Ultimate Plan." The LeCount R. Davis, CFP® Scholarship program is yet another step forward in helping Davis fulfill his lifelong mission of diversifying the financial planning profession.
The scholarship will award up to $5,000 per student seeking to complete an undergraduate-level or a certificate-level CFP Board Registered Program, based on demonstrated merit and financial need. Upon completing the required education coursework, scholarship recipients will be eligible to take the CFP® exam and pursue the next steps to attain CFP® certification.
"Everyone can benefit from financial planning," said CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE. "If we're going to serve the entire country, we need to look more like the clients that CFP® professionals serve. This scholarship in honor of LeCount Davis, CFP® supports both his mission and ours — creating a more diverse and sustainable financial planning profession."
"I've enjoyed a rewarding career as a financial planner since achieving CFP® certification, and I believe financial planning is the solution to many of the socioeconomic problems in our community," said Davis. "It all starts with the knowledge of finance, and this scholarship will help students and young professionals see that you don't have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to make it in this world."
Further information about the LeCount R. Davis, CFP® Scholarship will be available at CFP.net/Scholarships. Individuals and firms interested in supporting the endowed scholarship should contact Institutional Giving Officer Dan Limbago at dlimbago@cfpboard.org or 202-864-5250.
The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning seeks to create a more diverse and sustainable financial planning profession so that every American has access to competent and ethical financial planning advice. The Center brings together CFP® professionals, firms, educators, researchers and experts to address profession-wide challenges in the areas of diversity and workforce development, and to build an academic home that offers opportunities for conducting and publishing new research that adds to the financial planning body of knowledge.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board sets standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CFP® certification – one of the most respected certifications in financial services – so that the public has access to and benefits from competent and ethical financial planning. CFP Board, along with its Center for Financial Planning, is committed to increasing the public's awareness of CFP® certification and access to a diverse, ethical and competent financial planning workforce. Widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planning, CFP® certification is held by nearly 93,000 people in the United States.
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Jackson area high school baseball rankings: South Gibson makes a big leap
Here's a look at the top 10 Jackson area high school baseball teams entering Week 9.
1. Hardin County (21-9): The Tigers defeated Lexington 4-2 in their lone game last week. Seth Garner had 13 strikeouts and allowed two hits. Last week: No. 1. Upcoming games: Monday vs. Chester County.
2. Adamsville (20-7): The Cardinals defeated Bolivar 2-0 in their lone game. Wes Butler had eight strikeouts and allowed one hit. Last week: No. 3. Upcoming games: Monday at vs. Scotts Hill
3. South Gibson (23-9): The Hornets went 4-0 with wins over Peabody, McKenzie, Liberty and South Side. Connell Hardin went 2-2 with a home run and a double, three runs scored and five RBIs versus Liberty. Last week: No. 6. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. North Side-South Side winner (at South Side).
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4. McKenzie (18-6): The Rebels went 2-1 last week, after defeating Dresden and losing to South Gibson. Last week: No. 3. Upcoming games: Monday vs. Houston County-McEwen winner.
5. Westview (20-7): The Chargers went 1-1 after defeating Lexington and losing to Gibson County. Hayden Smith went 2-3 with a triple and two runs scored versus Lexington. Last week: No. 4. Upcoming games: Monday at Huntingdon.
6. South Side (24-10): The Hawks went 2-1 last week, after they defeated Chester County and North Side before losing to South Gibson. Griffin Lewis, Trent Stewart and Kaden Senter had 10 combined strikeouts in the no-hitter versus North Side. Last week: No.5. Upcoming games: Monday vs. North Side; Tuesday vs. South Gibson.
7. Dresden (17-5): The Lions went 2-1 last week after losing to McKenzie and defeating Mayfield (Kentucky) and South Fulton. Last week: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Monday vs. Bradford.
8. Milan (18-12): The Bulldogs defeated Union City 5-1 in their lone game last week. Last week: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Monday vs. Gibson County (at Huntingdon).
9. Gibson County (19-11): The Pioneers went 3-0 last week, after defeating Obion County, Crocket County and Westview. Avery Criswell went 2-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs. Last week: No. 9. Upcoming games: Monday vs. Milan (at Huntingdon).
10. Riverside (19-12): The Panthers went 1-1 by defeating McNairy Central and Scotts Hill. Brett Blankenship went 2-4 with a double and two RBIs. Last week: No. 8. Upcoming games: Monday vs. Madison (at Adamsville).
Reach Jarod Hamilton at jhamilton@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @therealrod24.
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| 2022-05-09T17:28:46Z
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It might look like something from a galaxy far, far away but this "Star Wars" X-wing starfighter came from a very earthly garage.
The out-of-this-world replica was the brainchild of Akaki Lekiachvili, who works as a physician at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. He spent about six years working on the project in his free time.
Now that it's done, he says he's ready to use its force for good, "to fight the evil empire, just like in the movies."
For him, that involves raising money for Ukraine.
Attacking the clone project
The idea to build the X-wing starfighter came to Lekiachvili in 2016 as a fun way to teach his kids about science and technology.
He calls himself a "tinkerer" with a passion for space.
"Ever since I was a child, I always wanted to be aerospace engineer, but my parents guided me to go to med school," he says.
The project got started in his garage until the spaceship became too big. Lekiachvili then built a 30-foot extension for his garage, but it wasn't big enough to fit the fighter's iconic moveable wings once they were attached. So, he pivoted to the next best thing and built an X-wing hangar in his backyard. (His wife was not thrilled, he says.)
Without any blueprints or instructions, the project required a lot of research -- watching scenes of the X-wing and studying screenshots from "Star Wars." Lekiachvili, 50, did not come across the "Star Wars" films in the same way most Gen Xers his age did. He grew up in the country of Georgia when it was under Soviet control.
"It was very controlled -- what kind of movies were allowed to come in and (be) distributed in the Soviet Union," he says. "I guess to prevent so-called 'Western propaganda.'"
It wasn't until the late '80s, when he was a teenager, that he first discovered the "Star Wars" movies and was immediately hooked -- he was especially drawn to the theme of good versus evil, which he says "resonated with us very much so."
'Rebellions are built on hope'
After six years of designing, tinkering, soldering, welding and backyard hangar-building, Lekiachvili's starfighter finally became ready to spread its wings... literally.
The X-wing replica, about two-thirds the scale of the original, is operated by a wireless remote control that manipulates its wings and cockpit window. It can taxi on the ground at about 4 mph. Its jet thrusters open and close, as well as light up. Inside the cockpit, there are two cameras and a targeting system like the one Luke Skywalker used to destroy the Death Star. It even has its own R2D2 -- an inflatable droid for easy removal. The only things it doesn't do is fly and shoot lasers. But it does feature laser buttons with sounds.
The finishing touches were finally put on the fighter in early 2022, just as Russian forces began to invade Ukraine. Since Lekiachvili and his wife, who is from Poland, both have family in countries neighboring Ukraine, they felt a strong need to help. Instead of keeping his new toy locked up in his hangar, they began pushing it out into the world to try and raise money for Ukraine.
"We roll out the X-wing and people line up. Kids want to sit in and push buttons, take pictures and donate. We've been raising very good money," Lekiachvili says.
So far, the X-wing has been raising money for The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America's Georgia branch during its public showings. In order to increase donations, Lekiachvili hopes to tap into the "Star Wars" fan base. He started a Twitter account for the X-wing which he says caught the attention of Mark Hamill (or Luke Skywalker, himself). It was also recently displayed at an Atlanta Braves "Star Wars" night.
Lekiachvili's ultimate goal, however, is to partner with a nonprofit or someone that can help him auction off the unique "Star Wars" memorabilia with all the money going towards helping out those in Ukraine.
"I can build the X-wing but raising money is not my area of expertise," he says.
He estimates the starfighter cost between $50,000 and $100,000 to build, but it was the experience itself that was most valuable to him.
"I probably completed a couple of Jedi training tasks in this process," he says.
Keeping the words of Yoda in mind, "Do or do not. There is no try," Lekiachvili is using all his newly learned powers for hope.
"I do believe that if we continue pushing, we are going to come up with a right strategy to make an impact," Lekiachvili says of his efforts to fundraise for Ukraine. "It's a huge, huge tragedy. Lots of people are suffering and it's a really good opportunity to help."
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Which dog wheelchair is best?
There’s nothing worse than seeing your once agile and adventurous dog be struck with a mobility-affecting condition. Whether they need to heal or your dog will permanently need a wheelchair, there are excellent wheelchairs made just for dogs — even though they’re more like a harness with wheels than an actual chair.
The best dog wheelchair is the K9 Carts Dog Wheelchair. It comes in sizes from extra small to large to fit a variety of dogs, but the best part is that each chair is fully customized to order with options including the dog’s breed, age, weight, sex and dimensions.
What to know before you buy a dog wheelchair
Support types
Dog wheelchairs are designed to support the areas your dog needs.
- Rear chairs support the hind legs and are the most common as mobility issues most often stem from the rear in dogs.
- Front chairs support the forelegs. They’re often pricier, as fewer dogs need foreleg support.
- Full chairs support the entire body. They typically provide more support to the rear legs and require the front legs to provide the power and the steering. They usually cost the most.
Size
Choosing the right size dog wheelchair is paramount to your dog’s comfort and control. Most use the same information when sizing a chair such as the dimensions, weight and breed of dog. However, most wheelchairs also tend to pick one key piece of information to set their sizes apart. For example, one wheelchair may focus on leg height while another may focus on weight.
You need to grab your dog’s measurements from a standing position as that’s how they’ll be using the chair. Depending on your dog’s condition, this means you may need a hand in holding your dog up.
What to look for in a quality dog wheelchair
Adjustability
Every dog is unique which can make finding the right fit difficult. Look for chairs with multiple adjustable settings including wheel angles and harness length so your dog is as comfy as possible.
Wheels
Consider the wheels’ size and material to find the best option for your dog.
- Size: Small wheels are more maneuverable in tight spaces found in homes while large wheels have better grip for rough terrain found outside. This doesn’t mean small wheels can’t be used outside or large wheels inside, it just means your dog may struggle in the opposite environment. Medium wheels get by in both situations but your dog may also struggle slightly in both.
- Material: The best wheels are made of solid rubber, which provide excellent grip and means sharp objects can’t puncture and flatten the wheels.
Weight
The best dog wheelchairs are as light as possible so your dog doesn’t have to work any harder than necessary. Look for chairs made of aluminum, as this provides the best balance between weight and durability.
How much you can expect to spend on a dog wheelchair
They can cost as low as $50 or as much as $500-plus. Basic wheelchairs for short, temporary lengths can be found for $100 or less, while midrange chairs for longer or permanent durations usually cost $150-$300. The best chairs cost $300 or more.
Dog wheelchair FAQ
Do dogs need an adjustment period when they first get their chair?
A. That depends on the dog. Some immediately take advantage of their returned mobility, some take some time to get used to it and some might never feel comfortable in one. Give your dog plenty of time and introduce the chair slowly. If you’re concerned, contact your veterinarian to discuss the best introduction method for your dog.
How long can a dog be safely left in a wheelchair?
A. A dog can safely use their wheelchair for most of the day. However, there isn’t a way for them to sit down or rest when in one. As such, it’s important to take your dog out after a while and place them somewhere they can comfortably relax.
What’s the best dog wheelchair to buy?
Top dog wheelchair
What you need to know: This chair is fully customizable to any breed of dog.
What you’ll love: Each chair is handmade according to your specifications but only takes as long as three business days to ship once ordered. It’s handmade in the U.S. and designed and iterated on by veterinarians. By using aircraft-grade aluminum it keeps its weight low and durability high.
What you should consider: It’s among the pricier chairs and larger chairs only cost more. A few consumers had issues with screws coming loose — make sure you have a screwdriver.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top dog wheelchair for the money
HobeyHove Adjustable Dog Wheelchair
What you need to know: This is designed for the smallest breeds.
What you’ll love: It comes in several sizes to help animals weighing two to 35 pounds with a detailed chart available that includes multiple dimensions so it’s easy to order the right size. Each chair is also adjustable, and it folds down for storage and travel and includes a carrying case.
What you should consider: Some customers struggled to make adjustments, but this also makes the chair sturdy. Others found it difficult to get their dogs in and out of it.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Walkin’ Wheels Dog Wheelchair For Large Dogs
What you need to know: This is designed for the largest breeds.
What you’ll love: Each size is meant to hold dogs of 70-180 pounds with leg heights of 14-30 inches and it comes in blue, pink and camo. Some dimensions are adjustable and it folds flat for travel and storage. The wheels are rugged enough to be used on rough terrain.
What you should consider: It uses more plastic than aluminum, so it isn’t as durable as other chairs. Some purchasers had issues with the hook-and-loop straps weakening quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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China's Zhurong rover has found evidence suggesting that water persisted on Mars for much longer than expected.
Zhurong landed in a large plain in Mars' northern hemisphere called Utopia Planitia on May 15, 2021 -- where NASA's Viking 2 lander touched down in 1976.
The rover's primary mission, which lasted for three months, was to search for signs of ancient life. It has investigated the minerals, environment and distribution of water and ice in the plain, which is all part of the largest impact basin in the Martian northern lowlands. The rover continues to explore its landing site and send information back to the Tianwen-1 orbiter circling the planet.
Data returned from the rover's initial survey of the basin suggests that the Utopia Planitia basin contained water during a time when many scientists believed Mars to be dry and cold.
A study detailing the findings published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.
A changing planet
Mars was once warm and wet billions of years ago, but something changed and caused the planet to become the arid, frozen desert it is today. The red planet entered this period during what is called the Amazonian epoch, which began about 3 billion years ago and remains ongoing.
"The most significant and novel thing is that we found hydrated minerals at the landing site which stands on the young Amazonian terrain, and these hydrated minerals are (indicators) for the water activities such as (groundwater) activities," said lead study author Yang Liu, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' State Key Laboratory of Space Weather and the academy's Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology.
The researchers analyzed the Zhurong rover's data about the sediments and minerals found in the basin as well as the analysis performed by several of the rover's instruments of its surroundings. They found hydrated silica and sulfates, similar to hydrated minerals discovered by other missions studying different regions of the red planet.
The minerals were contained within bright-toned rocks, where colors help showcase their composition. The researchers determined that these rocks at the landing site make up a layer of duricrust. This type of layer can form when a substantial amount of water, either rising groundwater or melting subsurface ice, basically turns the soil into a hard crust once the water evaporates.
The discovery of this duricrust layer, which is thicker than duricrust likely formed by atmospheric water vapor found at other Martian landing sites, suggests that Utopia Planitia had a more active water cycle tens of millions of years ago than scientists expected.
This adds to the increasing evidence discovered by Martian missions that the red planet went through cycles of being wet and warm, and dry and cold, rather than making one enduring, dramatic climate shift. These climatic ebbs and flows may have been the result of active volcanoes or impacts from other celestial objects, Yang said.
Fueling exploration
This discovery came as a surprise to researchers because orbiters' previous observations didn't uncover the signature of hydrated minerals in the landing site. It is why exploration using the rover was key, Yang said.
Utopia Planitia has been of interest to scientists because some speculate the region once hosted an ocean.
"So the discovery of hydrated minerals (has) significant indications on the geological and water history of the region and the climate evolution of Mars," Yang said.
Yang said he hopes that the rover could analyze the layers of a crater in the plain to find more insights about the history of water in the region.
The findings also suggest that there could be "considerable stores" of water in the hydrated minerals or even ground ice, which future human explorers could use during crewed missions to Mars.
"One of the most important resources for human explorers is water," Yang said. "Hydrated minerals, which contain structural water, and ground ice can be used as the important water resource on Mars."
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NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Digital Turbine, Inc. ("Digital Turbine") (NASDAQ: APPS) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between August 9, 2021 and May 17, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Digital Turbine, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
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ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Digital Turbine includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's recent acquisitions, AdColony and Fyber, act as agents in certain of their respective product lines; (2) as a result, revenues for those product lines must be reported net of license fees and revenue share, rather than on a gross basis; (3) the Company's internal control over financial reporting as to revenue recognition was deficient; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's net revenues was overstated throughout fiscal 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: August 5, 2022
Aggrieved Digital Turbine investors only have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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| 2022-06-20T10:01:40Z
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Community fridges decorated as part of network to distribute food to those in need
East Jackson community members gathered Tuesday to decorate a new community fridge that will provide fresh, free produce to local residents.
The community fridge, nicknamed “FREEdges,” is one of two that will allow residents to access, and drop off, fresh produce, dairy and more in two separate locations in the city after their ribbon cutting on Sept. 1.
One will be placed beside First Methodist Church in downtown Jackson, while another will be placed at the Jackson Area Council On Alcoholism And Drug Dependency (JACOA) location in East Jackson.
“We have Mission Convalescent home residents out painting it today, and an awesome local artist painted the outlines of the vegetables and food,” said Abby Palmer, an AmeriCorp Vista member with the City of Jackson. “They’re painting and putting their own spin on it! We’re so excited to get this ball rolling.”
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The fridges will operate similar to blessing boxes, where residents can drop off and take food at any hour of the day. And thanks to the Community Challenge Grant funding granted to the city earlier this year, the fridge will open fully stocked for the next few months.
“Funding through the grant will stock it for three to six months with fresh produce, but we are hoping the community will help out after that,” Palmer said. “The intention is that, after the first few months, it’ll transfer to totally community-based.”
The locations were chosen, according to Palmer, data reflecting community accessibility to food.
“These two locations are in perfect areas for the community to access them,” she said. “When we look at the data, and we look at the food disparities of where you can find fresh food, and how these communities can access them, you can clearly see where better access is needed. So we wanted to make sure the fridges were in easily accessible locations and where there is already a lot of foot traffic—people will already be there, the boxes will be readily seen, and these location are perfect for that.”
The fridges are funded through 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant, which the City of Jackson received as one of only 260 grantees from across the country.
“I’m really excited about this—we’re really hoping the community will come together and support this, and this will help not only food insecurity but also food waste.”
Items accepted at the fridges will include any fresh produce, dairy—as long as it has a visible expiration date—eggs, pre-packaged meals from a grocery store with a seal and has an expiration date, beverages, juices, and bread. No home-cooked meals are currently allowed.
Food can be dropped off at any point. There will be a corkboard on the inside that users can write community needs on.
The ribbon cutting for the boxes will be held at JACOA, located at 900 E. Chester St., Jackson, Tennessee 38301, on Sept. 1 at 10 a.m.
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Medicare Health Plan in Arizona specifically designed for Medicare beneficiaries living with Diabetes, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease and End Stage Kidney Disease
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Kidney of Arizona, Inc., a subsidiary of Gold Kidney Health Plan has contracted with the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and is launching a Medicare Advantage Chronic-Care Special Needs Plan effective January 1, 2023. Gold Kidney of Arizona will offer the same coverage as Medicare with additional benefits, designed for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease that lead to and include Kidney Failure.
The plan will be available to Arizona residents who have chronic conditions including diabetes, heart failure, cardiovascular and end stage renal disease and are Medicare eligible. Gold Kidney of Arizona will begin enrolling members in its new Medicare Advantage plan beginning October 15, 2022. Our service area includes the counties of Gila, Maricopa, Pima and Pinal in Arizona.
"We are really pleased to offer the Medicare Health Plan in Arizona Intended for Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions that lead to and include kidney failure," said Dave Firdaus, CEO of Gold Kidney Health Plan. "Currently Medicare beneficiaries who live in Arizona with chronic diseases especially ESRD have limited choice of Medicare Advantage coverage. For example, there is no ESRD Medicare C-SNP plan in Maricopa County today."
Under Gold Kidney Health Plan's model of care, a team of experts, including primary care physicians and nephrologists, will collaborate more closely to develop individualized care plans which address each member's unique health care needs. The member will choose a primary care physician, a nephrologist, and be provided a nurse care manager knowledgeable in the patients' chronic conditions to help them understand their coverage and answer questions.
"Our goal is to improve our members' health and delay their disease progression, and if they must start dialysis, we will be with them and their significant others to help them understand and facilitate their choices for receiving either a kidney transplant, starting on dialysis, and/or continuing to live the quality of life they desire" said Kirsten Sorensen, VP of Clinical Services for Gold Kidney Health Plan. "That's why we have partnered with trusted primary care physicians, nephrologists, hospitals, pharmacies, and other providers — to make sure Gold Kidney Health Plan members get the right care at the right time with the right resources. Our mission is to improve our members' health outcomes through empowering our members and providers with improved access to health care, less prior authorizations, lower out of pocket costs, and benefits designed specifically with their daily health care needs in mind."
Gold Kidney of Arizona is a Medicare Advantage Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan with a Medicare contract to offer coverage to individuals diagnosed with Diabetes, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast for this time of year in the western United States.
But forecasters from the Southwest to the southern High Plains warned of the return the next two days of the same gusty winds and critical fire conditions that sent wildland blazes racing across the landscape last week.
Some of the nearly 1,000 firefighters battling the biggest fire in drought-stricken New Mexico cut away brush and burned out any extra fuel Wednesday ahead of increased danger forecast Thursday into the weekend.
That allowed crews to dig fire lines around about a third of what has become the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. — now 94 square miles (245 kilometers) — and keep flames from reaching mostly rural homes and ranches that are still in its path northeast of Santa Fe.
“Another great day on the fire line,” federal fire incident commander Carl Schwope said Wednesday night.
“Fire personnel are making great progress,” he told residents at a community meeting in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where numerous rural communities in the nearby mountains remain under evacuation orders.
But he quickly emphasized the success could be short-lived because hotter, drier, windier weather should return Thursday and Friday.
“This fire still has tremendous potential to move and still has a lot of danger,” he said. “We have a couple of critical fire days still ahead.”
The most critical fire danger remains the next two days across practically the entire state of New Mexico, according to the National Weather Service. The elevated-risk area stretches all the way from Arizona’s border with California and Nevada into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, the service said late Wednesday.
Some light precipitation added moisture to bone dry fuels in the Southwest early this week. But stiffening winds Wednesday likely dried out most of the fine fuels, which are “are expected to be borderline critically dry” on Thursday, the service said.
San Miguel County Sheriff Chris Lopez said at Wednesday night’s briefing about the fires east of Santa Fe that they’re refining evacuation strategies they were forced to quickly implement last week as they review weather modeling of the incoming conditions.
“It doesn’t mean it will happen but it could happen, just like we saw when this fire blew up,” he said. “The danger is present and it’s very real.”
Authorities said Wednesday they continue to work on damage assessments but haven’t been able to access some areas that are still hot and it’s not yet safe to let some evacuees return to their homes.
“We have containment around the fire’s edge, but there’s still stuff that’s burning inside and we still have a wind event we are waiting for Friday and Saturday,” Lopez said.
“We have to make sure that everything is good enough that I can make decision and know you’ll be safe if we let you back in there,” he said..
The Southwest has been bearing the brunt of large fires, with five incident management teams assigned, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
One complex incident management team was overseeing a large fire in southwest Nebraska. More than 200 firefighters in that state were battling a prairie fire that has been burning since last week.
About 65 square miles (168 square kilometers) of mostly grasses and farmland have been blackened near the Kansas line, several homes have been destroyed and at least one person was killed. The fire was about three-quarters contained Wednesday.
In Arizona, crews on Wednesday worked to contain two major wildfires, with firefighters gaining ground on containment of a blaze in the Prescott National Forest after winds on Tuesday pushed the fire outward. Near Flagstaff, crews patrolled burned areas of a different large fire and looked for hot spots amid milder weather.
Nationally, large fires have burned more than 1,688 square miles (4,372 square kilometers) this year, putting the U.S. on track to far outpace the 10-year average.
The pressure on firefighters is not likely to let up anytime soon. Climate outlooks indicate likely below normal precipitation from Texas through the southern Rockies and Great Basin, with above normal temperatures likely across much of the U.S into summer.
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Beck reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press writers Paul Davenport in Phoenix and Scott Sonner in Reno, Nevada, contributed to this report.
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Fletcher, I really have enjoyed you all printing my original and response squawks lately. Looks like Mr. Equal is gunning for some exposure. Let us please hear his “opposing” views for a few days. The Patriot.
Keep up with the times, Carlton. The former “gas-and-sip” is now known as “stop-and-rob.” More fitting.
Someone needs to tell Senator Warnock that in the political ad in which he says he is running a race, that he is going the wrong way around the track to be in a race. But that fits the profile of his and all Democrats: “Wrong Way Warnock.”
Having no children should be a say-nothing and do-nothing about the court decision. Barbra is nothing more than another Democrat with not much to say.
I offer a great big Amen! to Will Thault and wish that others would join him in celebrating the freedoms so vital to this country. But I’m afraid that will, unfortunately, be an uphill climb. Americans today only care about one thing: themselves.
When socialist mobs took over Venezuela, statues were torn down, people turned against each other, flags were redesigned, police were murdered then disbanded, and churches and businesses were destroyed. Sound familiar?
Wake up, Georgians and wake up women. You have a governor in place who is bent on taking away your rights. We have to remove this evil man from office.
OK, Fletcher, we get it. It’s great to be gay and you’re a friend to all mankind. Enough already.
It seems that Republicans can’t squawk without lying. They must believe that if you repeat it enough, people will believe it. One is falsely claiming that President Biden gets his meeting information on cue cards. The reason the news didn’t report it is because it is not true. How empty your life must be for you to lie like that. The Equality Man
We are all afforded equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.
Stacy Abrams says Georgia is the worse state to live in. I say Abrams is the worst to live in the state. She is also anti-police, but she has millions so she can have private security. Leave Georgia, Abrams.
Kemp thinks because he beat that loser David Perdue that he now has a mandate to continue his reign of terror. But his rush to criminalize abortion in the state is going to turn not just African American voters against him, but women voters as well. Except of course, those like his wife who believe they should always be submissive. Kemp must go.
SMRs, stay tuned to the Jan. 6 hearings. You will learn that Cry-Baby Trump actually lost.
So conservatives are beating the dead horse that guns are not the problem. Having a defensive or hunting weapon is one thing, but only punks who can’t win a fight need an assault weapon. I bet that most of the mass shooters were punks or racists who subscribe to replacement theory. A real man doesn’t need an assault rifle. Signed, Yours Truly
Clarence Thomas says it’s time to look at all personal rights and Supreme Court rulings related to them. The Republican party, and particular members of this court, profess to be defenders of citizen rights. Fooled you again, didn’t they?
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K-9 helps border patrol agents seize 250 lbs. of fentanyl
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Gray News) – A Border Patrol K-9 alerted agents to about 250 pounds of fentanyl stashed inside a truck at the Campo Border Patrol Station on Monday morning.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that agents found several bundles of fentanyl concealed within the vehicle’s spare tire and gas tank.
“Our agents prevented these dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities,” Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke said. “I am proud to say that our Border Patrol agents here in San Diego Sector are responsible for over 50% of all the fentanyl seized by the U.S. Border Patrol this fiscal year.”
The driver and the drugs were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency, while the truck was seized by Border Patrol.
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GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July, VIPSHOP, a leading online discount retailer for brands in China, released its first ESG report, 2021 VIPSHOP Environmental, Social and Governance Report, detailing the company's endeavors and accomplishments in the areas of environmental, social and corporate governance in 2021 in terms of energy conservation and carbon reduction, responsible management, customer service and sustainable supply chain. VIPSHOP is on track to enhance its green and low-carbon development, with the goal of achieving the integration of its ESG initiatives across the entirety of the value chain and ensuring that the resulting social benefits lead to a better future.
In 2021, a leadership team with a focus on energy conservation and carbon reduction was established with the mission of developing a sound environmental management system that would ensure the effectiveness of the company's actions. At the same time, a greenhouse gas accounting tool was activated to identify all emission sources and prioritize the work that needed to be done to reduce them, leading to the adoption of targeted measures that cut carbon emissions and making VIPSHOP an environment-friendly workplace that had achieved meticulous energy management.
VIPSHOP has built a nation-wide network of logistics parks that include centralized heating and cooling systems, photovoltaic power stations, and green packaging systems resulting in further emission reduction and recycling. In 2021, the company produced 59,939 MWh of photovoltaic power, reduced the use of plastic materials by 237 tons, and achieved 100% recyclability of its plastic packaging.
Leveraging its strong capabilities in big data resources, platform support facilities, logistics and warehousing, VIPSHOP helps brand partners and suppliers improve their operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption, advancing the integration of energy saving and carbon reduction into the whole value chain.
In terms of corporate governance, VIPSHOP has developed a comprehensive, risk management-oriented internal control system that has already been fully integrated with business operations, with clearly and systematically defined rights and responsibilities. In 2021, the retailer established a Compliance Committee chaired by the Group Chairman, and chose January 14 as the company's annual Compliance Day. In the same year, all VIPSHOP employees completed their training on anti-corruption compliance.
VIPSHOP is putting in place all the processes and procedures to become an equal opportunity employer, creating a dynamic and inclusive working environment, and developing a sound employee training system that delivers mutual benefits to the company and its employees. In 2021, investment in staff training increased by 68.57% year-on-year, providing some 130,000 hours of instruction.
As for meeting its social responsibility commitments, VIPSHOP has rolled out a series of flagship public service programs, including VIP Mothers, VIP Love Charity, and VIP Love Workshop of the empowerment of women, rural revitalization, pandemic and disaster relief, community inclusion, and volunteer services. As of the end of 2021, VIPSHOP had spent more than 346 million yuan (approx. US$51 million) on its charitable activities.
Additionally, VIPSHOP has launched a platform to encourage public participation in philanthropy. In 2021, with the support of VIP Love Charity program and social communities, over 30 quality public service initiatives were launched resulting in more than 10.91 million members donating over 15.6 billion "VIP Love Points". The company's employees completed some 11,000 hours of voluntary services in the same year.
VIPSHOP, on a mission to improve the quality of life and enhance the experience of happiness, has been committed to creating and realizing value with its stakeholders, including employees, customers and partners. The company plans to continue enhancing its ESG management, upholding its social responsibilities, protecting the interests of all stakeholders and moving towards the goal of sustainable development.
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The 2020-2022 Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride three-row SUVs are being recalled for a short circuit in the tow hitch harness that can cause a fire. The SUVs could catch fire while driving or while parked with the engine off, prompting the brands to advise owners to park their vehicles outside and away from buildings, garages, and other structures until the issue is remedied, the NHTSA disclosed on Tuesday.
Even though the Korean brands are owned by the same multinational company overseas, they operate independently in North America and are conducting this recall differently. Hyundai will recall every Palisade sold in the U.S. since the winning SUV’s launch for the 2020 model year, totaling 245,000 SUVs despite only 40,480 of them being equipped at dealers with the faulty tow hitch wiring harness.
Kia is recalling only 36,417 units of the 2020-2022 Kia Telluride equipped with a 4-pin harness supplied by Mobis Parts America. That particular harness assembly was swapped out for a 7-pin harness beginning with the 2021 Telluride. Both tow hitch harnesses were purchased as dealer installed options (DIO). The older, faulty harness could have been installed on later models, which is why Kia is recalling more than just the 2020 Telluride. But unlike Hyundai, Kia is also only recalling those models with the hitch installed in North America.
It is believed that moisture could trigger a short circuit, which then could spark a fire in the tow hitch harness. Hyundai says owners can continue driving the vehicles, but that they should be parked outside away from structures until the recall is completed. Hyundai reported 19 known cases of the harness module melting, including three instances of vehicle fires between January 2020 and July 15, 2022.
Owners should expect notification by mail as early as Oct. 14 and reimbursement as well as repair costs will be covered by Hyundai and Kia. Palisade owners can contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460 or visit their recall website. Telluride owners can contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542 or visit their recall website.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year, the BayPort Foundation is excited to team with J&A Racing to serve as the title sponsor and official charity partner of the premier, family-friendly fundraising event, the BayPort Foundation Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon Weekend. This year, the Foundation is honored to partner with Newport News Shipbuilding and Zogo as its official race sponsors.
The Crawlin' Crab Race Weekend takes place in Hampton on October 1-2, 2022. The festive event has a race distance for all abilities and all ages: Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids 1K. The Half Marathon course shows off the best of Hampton. The flat, fast course takes runners from the Hampton Coliseum into the historic downtown, and along the Hampton Roads Harbor. Once participants cross the finish line, they are invited to celebrate their success at a post-race celebration. With nearly 3,000 participants each year, a portion of every race registration will go directly to the Foundation.
Runners of all ages and paces are invited to join BayPort and J&A Racing at two community group run events on both the Peninsula and Southside in preparation for race weekend. Local runners will enjoy a casual 3-mile run and are encouraged to stay afterwards to enjoy food and beverages, redeem swag and giveaway items, win gift card prizes, and possibly walk away with free Crawlin' Crab race registration codes to be used at any of the race weekend's events. BayPort will be providing all participating runners (21+) 1 complimentary beer and food ticket per person at each event. Please visit BayPort's Facebook page @bayportcu to learn more and RSVP today.
The two upcoming community group run events are scheduled as follows:
- Monday, August 22 at 6 p.m. at local, veteran-owned 1700 Brewing in Newport News, in partnership with Point 2 Running Company
- Wednesday, September 14 at 6 p.m. at local O'Connor Brewing Company in Norfolk, in partnership with Norfolk Run Club
Registration for the 2022 BayPort Foundation Crawlin' Crab Race Weekend is currently open. More information can be found at crawlincrabhalf.com.
About BayPort Foundation
BayPort Foundation is the charitable arm of BayPort Credit Union and was established to extend the credit union's philosophy of "people helping people." The BayPort Foundation's mission focuses on four philanthropic efforts: educational scholarships, financial literacy education, promoting family health and wellness, and hardship and emergency assistance in communities where BayPort members live and work. For more information, visit bayportfoundation.org.
About J&A Racing
J&A Racing is a nationally recognized race management company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With a portfolio of seven events and virtual challenges, J&A Racing's mission is to promote and support healthy lifestyles and the sport of running through all stages of life. Since 2003 when J&A Racing owners, Amy and Jerry Frostick, took over the Shamrock Sportsfest, the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend has become one of the most popular running events in the country growing from 3,000 participants to a record 30,000 in 2015. Additionally, J&A Racing organizes the Old Point National Bank Wicked 10K Weekend; Big Blue 5K; BayPort Credit Union Surf-N-Santa 5 Miler; BayPort Foundation Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon Weekend; Chartway Norfolk Harbor Half Marathon Weekend; and the ADP Corporate 5K. For more information on J&A Racing's events, visit jandaracing.com.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 18, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Pegasystems Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in PEGA you have until July 18, 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 PEGA 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 PEGA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/pegasystems-inc-loss-submission-form?id=29691&from=4.
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Chung Loy rejoins the global network after appointments at Omnicom and Dentsu.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After several years in marketing and communications roles at both Omnicom and Dentsu International, Regina Chung Loy has rejoined DDB Worldwide as Senior Director, Global Marketing & Communications reporting into Global Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Donna Tobin. Chung Loy brings almost ten years of agency and holding company communications experience and most recently led strategic marketing and communications for Dentsu's Merkle B2B, playing a key role in its rise to agency of the year across several business to business award shows. She has also been responsible for building brand awareness and raising executive profiles across the Dentsu and Omnicom networks. In her new role, she will partner with Tobin on all DDB global network marketing and communications, leading DDB's global social media strategy, content plan and execution, and DE&I-related global communications.
Said Donna Tobin: "I am absolutely thrilled Regina is rejoining DDB Worldwide in this expanded capacity. She brings a refreshing dose of positive energy, terrific experience, and innovative ideas to our dynamic, global MarComms team. She will be instrumental as we continue to build our DDB WW brand and fuel heightened growth for our network. Regina's pre-existing knowledge of DDB and Omnicom give her an immediate advantage right from the start and we are lucky to have her back."
Said Chung Loy: "It is great to be part of the DDB Worldwide once more. It was clear to me that there is so much new momentum, strong leadership, vision and solid strategic plan for growth. DDB has always held a special place in my heart, and I am very happy to have rejoined the network."
ABOUT DDB WORLDWIDE
DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com) is one of the world's largest and most influential advertising and marketing networks. DDB has been named Agency Network of the Year 2022 Effies US, Asia Pacific Network of the Year 2022 Spikes Asia, #3 Global Network in 2022 by the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, Network of the Year by D&AD in 2022 and 2021, Network of the Year ADC in 2021, Network of the Year 2021 Effies Latin America, Network of the Year 2021 El Ojo, as well as numerous accolades from the industry's leading advertising publications and awards shows. WARC has listed DDB as one of the Top 3 Global Networks for 12 of the last 15 years. The network's clients include Molson Coors, Volkswagen, McDonald's, Unilever, Mars, Peloton, JetBlue, Johnson & Johnson, and the U.S. Army, among others. Founded in 1949, DDB is part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) and consists of over 10,000 employees across 149 offices in over 63 countries, with its flagship office in New York, NY.
ABOUT OMNICOM
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE – OMC) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 70 countries.
CONTACT: Donna Tobin, Global Chief Marketing & Communications Officer; donna@ddb.com
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The director at a wildlife park in Florida lost his hand after being bitten by one of his own alligators last week, according to the facility. It was his second serious alligator-related injury in 10 years.
Greg Graziani, wildlife director of Florida Gator Gardens in Venus, Florida, was "seriously injured during a routine interaction with our large alligators" on August 17, said the facility in a Facebook post.
Graziani, a former law enforcement officer, told CNN the bite happened during a routine training session. Graziani was using his hand under the alligator's jaw to give it a command when a leaf from the surrounding foliage came loose, coming between him and the alligator. "Lack of visibility was the problem," he said.
This triggered the alligator to lunge forward. Once his hand was in the gator's mouth, the reptile's instinct was to pull back. There was "no malice," Graziani said.
Luckily, the alligator responded to his command to back off and released his hand, according to Graziani. "Had this been a totally wild alligator with no training, it would've been a lot worse," he said.
At first, doctors hoped they could save Graziani's left arm. The arm was partially amputated and then reattached by surgeons, said Florida Gator Gardens.
But ultimately the damage was too severe: The bite left Graziani's hand connected by just a tendon and some muscle "that the surgeon had to untwist 6 times during the initial surgery," said Florida Gator Gardens in a Facebook post Friday.
On Thursday night, Graziani underwent a below-the-elbow amputation which preserved half of his forearm, according to the facility. His nerves were rerouted in a way to hopefully bypass the phantom pain amputees sometimes experience and also offer the possibility of prosthetics in the future, they said.
Graziani hopes to return home on Wednesday, he told CNN.
"As great as it would have been to preserve the hand, we are thrilled to finally have a date to go home next week and move forward with all of the amazing projects we have been pouring our hearts into these last couple of years," wrote the facility.
Graziani has faced the possibility of limb loss in the past. During a 2013 incident, his arm was seriously injured when he became entangled in the rope attached to an alligator and the animal rolled, bringing him with it. But he "only came back more determined to share his passion for reptiles with the world," said Florida Gator Gardens.
Graziani told CNN he is excited to return home and continue working with alligators, although he acknowledged he'll have to adjust to the limitations of working one-handed. He is driven by a passion to educate the public about the species -- as well as the inexplicable magic of working with an intelligent apex predator.
"They don't have vengeance, they work on instinct," he said. He emphasized the importance of educating the public "that living with these guys is definitely something that can be done safely."
"I was floored the first time I saw someone give a command to an alligator that followed it," he said. "The six alligators in that exhibit all know their names individually."
His team plans to conduct an exhaustive review of their protocols to prevent any further incidents and ensure staff safety, Graziani said. "This was an occupational hazard, not a public safety issue," he added.
The zoo likewise highlighted the importance of safety when working with alligators.
"Every time we work with any of our animals, we never fail to acknowledge the gravity of the situation," they wrote. "We are working with an animal where collaboration and training between species is something that is taught, and it usually goes against quite a few natural instincts."
"As far as the alligator involved, he was uninjured and will continue to stay here with us as a valued member of the zoo."
Florida Gator Gardens offers tours in which visitors can get up-close and personal with reptiles, swimming with alligators and holding massive pythons. It is home to rare albino and black alligators, as well as seven large bull alligators taken in as rescues after being trapped as "nuisance alligators" by Florida officials, according to its event page.
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JCPD to host new golf tournament to fund Shop With A Cop
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - The Junction City Police will host a new golf tournament in October to fund its annual Shop With A Cop event.
The Junction City Police Department says at 10 a.m. on Oct. 15, it will host its inaugural Shop With A Cop Charity Golf Tournament at Rolling Meadows Golf Course, 6514 Old Milford Rd.
JCPD noted that all proceeds from the tournament will support the annual Shop With A Cop event held by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 43.
The Department indicated that the tournament will be a “how long can you go” format, which means that every 4-man team hits from the closest Tee Box and each green will have 8-inch holes - twice the normal size.
JCPD indicated that entry to the tournament costs $50 per golfer and buy-in includes green fees, cart rental, range token and lunch. Golfers can sign up at JCPD where forms are available at 210 E 9th St. in Junction City.
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Enhancements Designed to Provide a More Robust and Streamlined Solution for CRAs
ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appriss Insights, an Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) company, has launched enhancements to its CrimSmart™ and TraceSmart™ products, which are solutions designed to help background screening firms provide faster results and reduce dead-end investigations, shrink coverage gaps, and expand address history data used by background screeners.
"CrimSmart and TraceSmart are changing how the background screening industry gathers and optimizes national-criminal and address history data," said Brian Matthews, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Appriss Insights, an Equifax company. "These next-generation products and their unique features lead to faster results and fewer dead-end investigations. They are innovative, data-driven solutions that will help background screeners make better decisions."
CrimSmart is a national criminal pointer solution that provides traditional criminal records alongside Appriss Insights' incarceration records. The solution's algorithm helps point background screening firms to criminal records they may typically ignore during the background screening process due to lack of available matching identifiers. Background screeners engaged in early testing with CrimSmart have identified up to 13% more high-confidence records per search.
TraceSmart produces a measurable lift compared to traditional address history solutions. Unlike conventional pointer products, TraceSmart delivers incarceration records apart from traditional address trace information, allowing background screeners to potentially uncover additional jurisdictions where further research is warranted. Early adopters of TraceSmart have reported up to 30% more high-confidence jurisdiction matches per search.
The CrimSmart and TraceSmart enhancements include newly released individual filtering options that allow background screeners to customize the kind of information they receive from search results to help drive more efficient decisions. Each product is a stand-alone solution, but they are most effective when implemented as a bundled pair that forms a comprehensive name and jurisdiction development solution.
Both CrimSmart and TraceSmart are available to background screening firms. Learn more about how Appriss Insights data supports background screeners at the Appriss Insights website.
Appriss Insights, an Equifax Company, delivers breakthrough data and analytics solutions to reduce people-based risk, mitigate fraud and meet compliance mandates. As the nation's most comprehensive and trusted source of risk and criminal justice intelligence, we offer timely, reliable insights through vertical partners on AI-driven, SaaS-based cloud architecture. We enable commercial enterprises and government agencies to build trust and safety while improving operational efficiencies. To learn more, visit www.apprissinsights.com.
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 13,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 25 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com.
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Rattler Midstream LP (RTLR), relating to its proposed merger with Diamondback Energy, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, RTLR unitholders will receive 0.113 units of Diamondback per unit they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/rattler-midstream-lp. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
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We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2021 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.
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| 2022-05-24T02:01:32Z
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Rick Scott, chair of the GOP’s Senate elections committee, on Wednesday criticized the Texas Republican Party’s new platform for not being “inclusive” when it described homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice.”
Scott spoke to reporters at a breakfast just days after GOP delegates in the country’s largest red state approved the new platform, which also falsely labels President Joe Biden an “acting” commander-in-chief and says that Texas “retains the right to secede from the United States.”
“My experience is, you know, the Republican Party is inclusive. And so I don’t — I wouldn’t have supported that, what they did,” Scott said when pressed on the homophobic language, which he said was not inclusive. He also reiterated that he accepts Biden’s election.
The platform, which falsely claims that Biden “was not legitimately elected,” underscores how far Texas Republicans have moved to the right and how deeply former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election have become ingrained in the party.
No evidence has emerged to support Trump’s claims of a stolen election, which top government officials, judges and even senior members of the former president’s own campaign staff have rejected. Indeed, an Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in six battleground states disputed by Trump found fewer than 475 instances total — a number that would have made no difference to the outcome.
Scott, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has been reluctant to criticize fellow Republicans as he works to flip the Senate this November. Scott said be believes the party can win 54 seats and retake control of the chamber amid soaring inflation and Biden’s low approval ratings.
On Wednesday, he again dismissed growing concerns over the electability of two Republican Senate candidates: Herschel Walker, the party’s nominee in Georgia, and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who is seeking the Republican nomination in a highly competitive Aug. 2 primary to replace GOP Sen. Roy Blunt.
Greitens, who resigned in disgrace in 2018, recently released a campaign video that shows him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs — a pejorative term meaning “Republicans In Name Only.” Walker, meanwhile, has been grappling with revelations that he dramatically inflated his business record and has several children that he had not previously publicly acknowledged.
Scott, who has declined to take sides in party primaries, said it was up to voters to pick their nominees, but predicted Walker would win in November against Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock.
As for Greitens, Scott said he hadn’t seen the campaign video, but said: “I don’t believe that we ought to ever be promoting any violence.”
Still, he was bullish on the eventual nominee’s chances.
“I think Missouri will make a good choice. And I think whoever they choose is going to be the Republican senator from Missouri,” he said. “There’s no reason to believe we won’t win Missouri whoever our nominee is there. We’ve got good people running. But we’ll see what happens.”
As for the Texas platform, he said, “Every state party has a right to make any decision they want.”
“I don’t tell people what they ought to run on,” he added. “We show people where the public is. But every state’s got different issues. And they ought to run on the issues that are important to them.”
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CLIFTON, N.J., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than 2 years of suspending shut off service for delinquent water accounts, Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) will resume shut offs on August 22, 2022.
"Here at Passaic Valley Water Commission, we understand that the global Covid-19 pandemic placed burdens on families mentally, physically, spiritually, and financially," said Jim Mueller, the commission's executive director. "That's why we are encouraging customers to contact our customer service department at 973-340-4300 to discuss payment options. We want our customers to know that we're to help."
Since New Jersey's Moratorium on utility shut offs ended on March 15, 2022, we have been informing our customers via social media posts and messages on bills that we will begin shutting off delinquent accounts on August 22, 2022.
Payment Options
In Person: Visit PVWC's payment window located at 1525 Main Avenue, Clifton, Monday-Friday 7:30a-6:30p. Payment by cash, check, money order or credit card is accepted.
By Phone: Call us at 973-340-4300 to make a payment by phone through our 24/7 automated system or with a customer service representative during normal business hours.
Online: Visit Pay My Bill - PVWC to make an online payment with a checking account or credit card.
By Mail: Checks or money orders can be made out and mailed to: Passaic Valley Water Commission, 1525 Main Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011.
LIHWAP: Visit https://njdca-housing.dynamics365portals.us/en-US/dcaid-services/ to learn about the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.
Payment Plan: PVWC offers no-interest payment plans. Please contact customer service at 973-340-4300 to discuss payment plan options and avoid service disconnection.
For more information about this release please contact Bryan Frierson at 973-931-4512 or bfrierson@pvwc.com.
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House panel: Justice Dept. ‘obstructing’ Trump records probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional oversight committee on Thursday said the Justice Department is “obstructing” its investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records by preventing the release of information from the National Archives.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland accusing the Justice Department of impeding the panel’s expanded investigation into the 15 boxes of White House records that Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after leaving office last year. The Archives in February revealed it had found classified material in the boxes and referred the matter to the Justice Department.
The letter from Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, outlines communications between the committee and the National Archives that took place between February to late March.
In those letters, Maloney made a series of requests for information she said the committee needs to determine if Trump violated federal records laws over his handling of sensitive and even classified information. In response, the general counsel for the archivist wrote on March 28 that “based on our consultation with the Department of Justice, we are unable to provide any comment.”
“By blocking NARA from producing the documents requested by the Committee, the Department is obstructing the Committee’s investigation,” Maloney wrote in the letter released Thursday.
Maloney added that while the committee is not looking to interfere with the department’s ongoing investigation, lawmakers have not received any explanation as to why the department is preventing the archivist from providing information about the contents of the boxes.
The House’s oversight panel has repeatedly cited its authority to investigate matters involving the Presidential Records Act, which was enacted in 1978 after former President Richard Nixon wanted to destroy documents related to the Watergate scandal.
Maloney had warned in December 2020 that she had “grave concerns” that the Trump administration was not complying with the federal records act, even writing in a letter to the archivist citing those concerns that the departing administration “may not be adequately preserving records and may be disposing of them.”
While federal law bars the removal of classified documents to unauthorized locations, it is possible that in this case, Trump could try to argue that, as president, he was the ultimate declassification authority.
The former president has denied reports of tensions with the National Archives and his lawyers have said that “they are continuing to search for additional presidential records that belong to the National Archives.”
The attorney general has acknowledged that the department received the referral from the Archives, but it is longstanding Justice Department policy not to comment on investigations.
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill may face a long wait for answers to their questions about specific investigations.
Generally, under Justice Department guidelines, details of investigations are supposed to remain out of the public view until charges are filed or warrants are filed. And, if grand juries are convened, the Justice Department is precluded under federal law from discussing specifics of a grand jury investigation before an indictment is handed down.
Garland has also made clear to prosecutors that the Justice Department won’t be influenced by outside political pressure.
The Oversight Committee asked Garland to respond by next week with either a green light for the National Archives to cooperate with their request or provide an explanation as to why the department is imposing such limitations.
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Sherman drivers fill their tanks for $2.38
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - For one hour, and one hour only, drivers from all over came out to Lone Star Valero off of South Highway 75 Friday afternoon to fill up their gas tank for $2.38.
The national average per gallon the day before President Biden took office.
Drivers came to the Lone Star Valero to fill up their cars.
For some customers, Friday was the first time this summer they filled their gas tank all the way up, and some drivers even came twice to fill up all their cars to make sure they didn’t miss the opportunity.
“I’m taking advantage of everything I can, we don’t get this break every time and too often,” Driver Bessie Andrews said.
Gas at one Sherman station was $2.38, the average price it sold at in January 2021.
“Gas was $2.38 the last day President Trump was in office, so we are gonna make it $2.38 again,” Congressman Pat Fallon said.
Americans for Prosperity Texas and Congressman Pat Fallon partnered together for what they said, is to highlight the true cost of Washington’s bad policies and how inflation is hurting families.
“Inflation isn’t just temporary, this is something folks have been dealing with all summer,” State Director for AFP Genevieve Collins said.
AFP paid the difference in unleaded gas.
“Families are going to spend $2,000 more a year on gasoline because of Joe Biden’s policies,” Congressman Fallon said.
1,983 gallons of gas were given to the first 200 cars Friday afternoon.
“It’s really hard out here, especially for someone like me that’s disabled and on fixed income, you know we need every break that we can get,” Andrews said. “Oh this gives me extra money to go buy a little extra groceries.”
Like Andrews, this was Jordan Lucas’ second time filling up his cars at this price.
“I heard about this, this is my second time filling up today, you know my second car so I’m just thankful,” Lucas said. “I drive for a living so all these gas prices have cost me thousands of dollars so it’s hard to live.”
Americans for Prosperity Texas will be going to different gas stations across the state of Texas and Sherman just might be on the list of returning cities.
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'There will be an end-of-life ceremony for Souers soon.' Canton adult ed moving to Timken
CANTON – Souers school once again is sitting empty and its future is grim.
The Canton City school board on Monday approved a resolution to move the district’s Adult Career & Technical Education Center and its Aspire Adult College & Career Readiness Center from Souers to the Timken Campus.
The move – the third in six years for the adult community program – will affect just over 100 adult learners when classes resume in August.
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Assistant Superintendent Jason Dixon said Souers at 2800 13th St. SW has deteriorated to the point that classes should no longer be held there. He cited a leaking roof as the primary issue.
The Aspire program, which offers classes to help residents earn their high school equivalency diploma as well as job skills help, will move to the third floor of the former Timken High School at 521 Tuscarawas St. W.
The adult community education programs, including classes for becoming a licensed practical nurse, medical assistant, medical insurance biller/coder and state tested nurse assistant, will move to the fifth floor of Timken where the district previously housed its high school-level career-technical programs. The high school-level programs have moved to the Technology Building on the Timken Campus.
An open house for the adult education programs in their new location will be held in September.
When asked about the future of the Souers’ building, Dixon said the district will not be investing any more money in the building, which opened in 1963.
“There will be an end-of-life ceremony for Souers soon,” he said.
Superintendent Jeff Talbert said plans for the property will be included in a strategic plan presentation he expects to give to the board this fall.
Souers closed once before
Canton school officials have been eyeing Souers for closure since 2005.
In 2005, then-Superintendent Dianne Talarico announced a plan to close Souers, which had been operating as a traditional middle school with roughly 600 students, to help the district meet the Ohio School Facilities Commission’s demand to scale back its Design for the Future construction and renovation project. Souers had been targeted because it was the last middle school on the construction list, Canton Repository archives show.
The district changed its plans and saved Souers following community backlash. Parents said they were concerned their children would need to be bused across town; southwest residents worried about the property values would plummet if the quadrant’s only middle school closed.
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The compromise meant that Souers would remain open as a middle school but the school would not be renovated with the others. The estimated cost to renovate and expand Souers had been $8.16 million, archives show.
The compromise was short-lived as district officials closed Souers as a school in 2008 as part of a downsizing plan due to strained finances and dwindling enrollment.
The building, which intermittently housed some alternative learning programs, sat largely empty until 2013 when district officials reopened it for its Early College Academy.
In 2018, Early College Academy moved to Crenshaw Middle School. The adult community programs, which had been operating in the former Fairmount Elementary building since 2015, moved to Souers.
Souers appeared to be spared when Talbert unveiled his Design for Excellence restructuring plan in 2021. Souers was the only building untouched by the restructuring, which called for the closing of another southwest school - Dueber Elementary.
Snap Gourmet Foods hired as new meal provider
In other business, the school board on Monday:
- Hired Snap Gourmet Foods to provide vended meals for the upcoming school year, under an urgent necessity measure. Dixon said the district’s previous vendor K-12 by Elinor no longer is providing vended meals, which are prepared meals that can be reheated and served to students. Dixon said Snap’s prices are comparable to the previous vendor.
- Hired Joseph A. Jeffries Co. of Nimishillen Township for $353,500 to construct a new asphalt parking lot with 81 spaces, curbs, sidewalks, storm sewers, lawn areas and lighting on the land formerly occupied by the former Timken Learning Center. Jeffries was the only company to bid on the project.
- Revised the 2022-23 school year calendar to include Juneteenth as a holiday on June 19. The change affects AIM Academy and year-round district employees.
- Accepted a donation of $500 and 100 shares of Hall of Fame Village stock from the Stark County Minority Business Association and its chief executive officer Leonard Stevens to be given to the 12 Crenshaw Middle School students who completed the association’s Young Entrepreneurs Program.
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March Madness Final Four: Here’s what you need to know
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
It’s the culmination of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, with four “March Madness” teams remaining. The “Final Four” takes place in New Orleans and no matter who wins, the event will inspire tears of joy and pain.
When are the games?
The games will take place Saturday evening in “The Big Easy” at Caesars Superdome:
- Villanova Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks at 6:09 pm ET
- North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Duke Blue Devils at 8:49 pm ET.
The winners from each game will face off in the title game on Monday, April 4 at 9:20 pm ET.
What to look out for?
Of the two games, the second features one of the most famous rivalries in sports and is, no surprise, the match-up everyone is talking about. Remarkably, Saturday’s semifinal between Carolina and Duke, two dueling universities from the same state, will be the first time the teams meet in the NCAA men’s tournament. The game will be sentimental, to say the least. Duke’s legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski has led Duke to the Final Four 13 times and won five national championships. With this season — his final before retiring — he has set the record for the most Final Four appearances in NCAA history. The pressure is on for Duke to win Saturday night and secure Coach K the last victory of his career.
With all the talk surrounding the second semifinal, it would be understandable if both Villanova and Kansas players felt under appreciated. Yet this game may have a rematch feel to it — at least for the fans. The two programs met in the Final Four four years ago, when the Wildcats rolled the Jayhawks in a 95-79 rout.
How to watch?
According to Ticketmaster, tickets for the Final Four events in New Orleans run anywhere from $195 to $1,000.
But if you can’t make it to Louisiana, don’t worry: the remaining men’s games will be broadcast on TBS. You can stream the games via the official March Madness website or the NCAA March Madness Live app.
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Victims of floatplane crash included activist, winemaker
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — A civil rights activist from Spokane, Washington, a business owner and the founder of a winery and his family were on the floatplane that crashed in the waters of Puget Sound, killing 10.
The U.S. Coast Guard released the names of the victims early Tuesday. The body of one of the dead was recovered by a good Samaritan after Sunday afternoon’s crash. The other nine remain missing despite an extensive search.
The Northwest Seaplanes flight was on its way from Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to a Seattle suburb when it went down without sending out a distress call.
The dead include pilot Jason Winters, activist Sandy Williams, winemaker Ross Andrew Mickel, his pregnant wife Lauren Hilty and their child Remy Mickel. Also killed were passengers Joanne Mera, Patricia Hicks, Luke Ludwig, Rebecca Ludwig and Gabrielle Hanna. The Coast Guard did not provide hometowns.
Mickel was the founder of Woodinville-based Ross Andrew Winery.
“We are deeply saddened and beyond devastated at the loss of our beloved Ross Mickel, Lauren Hilty, Remy and their unborn baby boy, Luca,” the Mickel and Hilty families said in a statement. “Our collective grief is unimaginable. They were a bright and shining light in the lives of everyone who knew them.”
The Washington State Wine Commission said in an email that Ross had “an incredible impact on the Washington wine community” and will be greatly missed.
Williams was a lecturer, filmmaker, founder of the Carl Maxey Center and editor of The Black Lens, an African American-focused newspaper.
“Sandy was a voice for the voiceless, a tireless advocate for marginalized people in Spokane, a journalist unafraid to speak truth to power, a builder of hope in her vision for the Carl Maxey Center, and a beloved friend to countless members of our community,” The Spokane County Human Rights Task Force said on Facebook.
Thayne McCulloh, president of Gonzaga University, said the community lost a leader, teacher, activist and powerful voice.
“I am devastated to learn of Sandy Williams’ passing and we @GonzagaU extend our condolences to her family, many friends and colleagues,” he tweeted. “Sandy: Rest In Peace.”
Joanne Mera was a business owner from San Diego, The Seattle Times reported. Her niece, Sami Sullivan, said she was visiting family in Seattle when the crash occurred. She leaves behind three children and a husband of more than 30 years, Sullivan said.
“Joanne Mera was someone everyone gravitated towards,” Sullivan said in a statement. “She was the life of any party and the soul of our family. She was the best mom, wife, sister and friend.”
The Coast Guard ended the search for survivors Monday afternoon after “saturating an area” of more than 2,100 square nautical miles (nearly 2,800 square miles or 7,250 square kilometers).
“All next of kin have been notified of this decision,” the Coast Guard said on Twitter. “Our hearts go out to the families, loved ones and friends of those who remain missing and the deceased.”
The plane went down in Mutiny Bay off Whidbey Island, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of downtown Seattle and about halfway between Friday Harbor and its destination in Renton, just south of Seattle.
Whidbey Island resident Jeff Brewny and his wife were walking their dog Sunday when they heard a loud boom.
“First thought was thunder. It was that loud,” he said. “There was no flash like you get with lightning. So, you know, I thought it was a boat exploded. It was that devastating. My dog went crazy.”
The owner of the seaplane company was aboard one of two flights that took off on Sunday, Scott Giard, director of the U.S. Coast Guard’s search and rescue for the Pacific Northwest, said at a new conference.
The owner told authorities he saw the other plane divert slightly off course and he tried to make radio contact but was unable to.
“Shortly after that, he noticed on his flight tracker that the flight had stopped tracking and notified authorities,” Giard said.
Officials received reports that “the aircraft dropped suddenly at a fair amount of speed and hit the water,” Giard said. “We don’t have any video or pictures of the incident as of this moment.”
There was no distress call or distress beacon from the crashing plane, he said. The aircraft has an electronic locating transmitter onboard, but they have not received any transmission.
“That is very typical in times where there is either a hard landing or a crash of an aircraft,” he said.
The cause of the crash is unknown, authorities said.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday they’re sending a team of seven to investigate the crash of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter.
Coast Guard searchers found “minimal debris,” Giard said. By Monday afternoon, they had only found three to four long and narrow pieces of aluminum, very few personal items, a seat and some small pieces of foam.
Without a clear picture of the actual crash, and not knowing whether it exploded on impact or immediately sank to the sea floor, 150 to 200 feet (45-60 meters) below, it’s difficult to know what happened to the plane, he said.
Northwest Seaplanes is a family-owned business founded by Clyde Carlson, according to the company’s website.
The company’s business office next to the seaplane dock at the Renton Municipal Airport remained closed behind fencing Monday. The only visible activity was two people hugging near the front door.
A woman who answered the phone early Monday said they’re waiting to learn more and are devastated by the crash.
“It’s a small crew. Everyone’s close,” said the woman, who would only give her first name, Michelle. She declined to say more.
The company posted a message on Facebook late Monday saying they are heartbroken.
“We don’t know any details yet regarding the cause of the accident,” the post said. “We are working with the FAA, NTSB and Coastguard. We have been in communication with the families. We are praying for the families involved, including our pilot and his family.”
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Bellisle reported from Renton, Washington.
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PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Dozens of animal rights activists dressed as dinosaurs were chased by fellow activists through the streets of the Spanish city of Pamplona on Tuesday to protest alleged animal cruelty in the world famous San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival.
In the protest Tuesday, the dinosaurs were supposed to represent bulls and the mob behind the San Fermín revelers. The activists carried placards reading, “Bullfighting is Prehistoric.” They said the point was to show runs could be lighthearted and held without any cruelty to animals.
It was the 18th annual protest led by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, and the Spanish NGO AnimalNaturalis. The protests are normally held a day before the festival gets underway with the traditional “chupinazo” firework blast at midday in Pamplona’s town hall square. The runs begin Thursday.
“Bullfighting is the long ritualized execution of bulls and many tourists who come to the bull-runs don’t actually realize that the same bulls they’re running down a couple of streets with are later killed in the bullring that day,” said Chelsea Monroe, PETA senior digital campaign officer.
“They’re stabbed over and over again for 20 minutes until they’re dead,” said Monroe. “We want the tourists to know that their money is supporting this really cruel industry.”
The protests do little to dampen enthusiasm for San Fermín, which normally sees Pamplona’s population of 200,000 balloon to some 1 milllion during peak days of the nine-day festival.
The festival was suspended for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities fear crowd activities at the festival may lead to a major increase in infections this year as well.
The festival highlight is the early morning “encierro,” or run, which sees thousands of people running like mad to avoid six bulls as they charge along a winding, cobblestoned route to the city’s bullring.
The rest of each day is for eating, drinking, dancing, and cultural entertainment.
The six bulls are invariably killed in bullfights each afternoon during the festival
“The debate over the future of bullfighting in Spain has never been so alive and the authorities must take a clear stance,” said Jana Uritz of AnimalNaturalis in a statement. “We demand the necessary courage from them to say whether they favor animal torture or, on the contrary, are ready to prohibit such barbarities.”
Bullfighting is still immensely popular in Spain although the movement against it has gained much momentum in recent years. Bullfighting is banned only in the Canary Islands although it is not practiced much, or at all, in some other regions such as Catalonia and the Balearic Islands that include Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.
The animal rights groups cite Culture Ministry figures, saying 90% of Spaniards did not attend any festival event involving bulls in 2014-2015, the last year the issue was surveyed.
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Anthony Anderson is a proud graduate of Howard University.
The "Black-ish" actor, who is 51, showed off his new diploma in an Instagram post, thanking his professors and calling it "30 years in the making."
"To quote Biggie, 'IT WAS ALL A DREAM!'" Anderson wrote. "Words can't begin to describe the emotional roller coaster [sic] I'm on right now. It's literally been 30 years in the making. This spring I was finally able to complete the work to graduate from Howard University with a BFA degree from the Chadwick A Boseman College of Fine Arts! Yesterday was a full circle moment," he continued. "It's never too late! Things happen when they're supposed to happen!"
He also thanked his son for encouraging him to go back to school.
"It takes a village. Thank you to my son @hotboynato for inspiring me to return to school to finish my degree after he was accepted into Howard University. This is just the beginning! HU," he wrote.
Anderson also shared some pictures from the ceremony, including one with fellow Howard grad, Taraji P. Henson, who delivered the commencement address.
In 2018 Anderson said he initially dropped out after his junior year because he ran out of money. He was able to finish online and from home.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Port Corporation, (CSE: GPO) (OTCQB: GPOTF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that its Company owned Discovery I Core Rig, by Multi-Power Products Ltd of Kelowna, B.C., has now arrived in Georgetown, Guyana. The state-of-the-art track mounted rig system along with support equipment and supplies are now being cleared through customs and scheduled for transportation to the project site.
Site preparation is ongoing, with a new access road being sited and placed. Heavy equipment on site has been refurbished for the ensuing drill program. Other support structures have been purchased and will be sited prior to the program commencement.
A 10,000-meter, 54-hole core drill program is planned to begin. All holes have been located, and access on site is good. The intent of the program is to potentially expand the known inferred resource and to upgrade the resource definition to measured and indicated. This large tonnage gold copper project is very well located close to infrastructure and deep-water access. The Company is very well funded to complete the planned exploration program.
About Gold Port Corporation
Gold Port Corporation is the 100% owner of three Mining Permits comprising the Groete Gold Copper Project, located in Essequibo, Guyana. Exploration to date has defined an Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.57 million gold copper equivalent ounces within 74 million tonnes a grade of 0.66 grams per tonne gold copper equivalent using a cutoff grade of .025 gold copper ounce per tonne equivalent and a gold price of $US 1,275 per ounce and a copper price of $US 3.00 per pound. Details of the resource are contained in a National Instrument 43-101 report titled Technical Report and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate on the Groete Gold Copper Deposit, Groete Property, Guyana, South America by P & E Mining Consultants Ltd., dated April 16, 2019, available on SEDAR and the Company website at www.goldportcorporation.com.
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Mr. William Feyerabend, a Consulting Geologist and Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, participated in the writing of, and has reviewed and approves of the technical disclosure contained in this press release.
No stock exchange or securities regulatory authority has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Company, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We seek safe harbor.
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MAUMEE, Ohio, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) will release its 2022 second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. A press release will be issued at approximately 7 a.m. EDT, followed by a conference call and webcast at 10 a.m. EDT. Members of the company's senior management team will be available at that time to discuss the results and answer related questions.
The conference call can be accessed by telephone from both domestic and international locations using the information provided below:
Conference ID: 9943139
Participant Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1-888-440-5873
Participant Toll Dial-In Number: 1-646-960-0319
Audio streaming and slides will be available online via a link provided on the Dana investor website: www.dana.com/investors.
A webcast replay will be available after 5 p.m. EDT and may be accessed via Dana's investor website.
About Dana Incorporated
Dana is a leader in the design and manufacture of highly efficient propulsion and energy-management solutions that power vehicles and machines in all mobility markets across the globe. The company is shaping sustainable progress through its conventional and clean-energy solutions that support nearly every vehicle manufacturer with drive and motion systems; electrodynamic technologies, including software and controls; and thermal, sealing, and digital solutions.
Based in Maumee, Ohio, USA, the company reported sales of $8.9 billion in 2021 with 40,000 people in 31 countries across six continents. Founded in 1904, Dana was named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies 2022" by Newsweek for its emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility. The company is driven by a high-performance culture that focuses on valuing others, inspiring innovation, growing responsibly, and winning together, earning it global recognition as a top employer. Learn more at dana.com.
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Air Force charges airman in Syria base explosion from April
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has filed criminal charges against an airman in connection with an April explosion that injured U.S. troops at a base in eastern Syria.
Tech. Sgt. David D. Dezwaan Jr. is facing several charges including dereliction of duty, destroying military property, reckless endangerment and aggravated assault in the blast that injured four service members. He has been held in confinement by the Air Force since June.
The U.S. military initially reported that the injuries were caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire. But the Pentagon later said the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate placement of explosive charges” by one or more individuals at an ammunition holding area and shower facility on the base, known as Green Village.
The Air Force, in a statement Thursday, said a preliminary hearing date has been set for Aug. 23 at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
Dezwaan also was charged with accessing a government computer with an unauthorized purpose and obtaining classified information.
The blasts hit two support buildings. Four service members were evaluated for minor injuries and possible traumatic brain injuries.
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US giving Ukraine $3 billion in military aid for years ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected on Wednesday to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
The officials told The Associated Press that the package will fund contracts for as many as three types of drones and other weapons, ammunition and equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two.
The total of the aid package — it is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — could change, but not likely by much. Officials said it will include money for the small, hand-launched Puma drones, the longer-endurance Scan Eagle surveillance drones, which are launched by catapult, and, for the first time, the British Vampire drone system, which can be launched off ships. Several officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release.
As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that also will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, U.S. officials said. Wednesday is Ukraine’s independence day holiday and the six-month point in the war.
Unlike most previous packages, the new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments, most of them done under presidential drawdown authority, have focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel that the Pentagon already has in stock that can be shipped in short order.
Besides providing longer-term assistance that Ukraine can use for potential future defense needs, the new package is intended to reassure Ukrainian officials that the United States intends to keep up its support, regardless of the day-to-day back and forth of the conflict, the officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted the more extended focus Tuesday as he reaffirmed the alliance’s support for the conflict-torn country.
“Winter is coming, and it will be hard, and what we see now is a grinding war of attrition. This is a battle of wills, and a battle of logistics. Therefore we must sustain our support for Ukraine for the long term, so that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg said, speaking at a virtual conference about Crimea, organized by Ukraine.
Six months after Russia invaded, the war has slowed to a grind, as both sides trade combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both sides have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, as Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
There are fears that Russia will intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days because of the holiday celebrating Ukraine’s 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union and the day marking six months since the invasion.
On Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the State Department issued a new security alert for Ukraine that repeated a call for Americans in the country to leave due to the danger.
“Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” it said.
Other NATO allies are also marking the independence day with new aid announcements.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country is providing more than 500 million euros (nearly $500 million) in aid, including powerful anti-aircraft systems. The aid will include rocket launchers, ammunition, anti-drone equipment, a dozen armored recovery vehicles and and three additional IRIS-T long-range air defense systems, the German news agency dpa reported.
The funding must still be approved by parliament, and some of it won’t be delivered until next year.
And Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $3.85 million for two Ukraine projects through the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program. It includes about $2.9 million in funding for ongoing development of Ukraine’s national police force and other emergency services, and about $950,000 to help advise Ukraine’s defense ministry.
To date, the U.S. has provided about $10.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including 19 packages of weapons taken directly from Defense Department stocks since August 2021.
U.S. defense leaders are also eyeing plans that will expand training for Ukrainian troops outside their country, and for militaries on Europe’s eastern and southern flanks that feel most threatened by Russia’s aggression.
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PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a warming and cooling device to provide temporary relief from pain and swelling," said an inventor, from Englewood, Fla., "so I invented the FIRE TO ICE. My design could also be used for strains, sprains, injuries and arthritis."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved means to concentrate warmth and cooling to various areas of the body. In doing so, it helps to soothe painful, injured, sore or swollen areas. As a result, it enhances comfort and it eliminates the hassle of switching between a heating pad and a bag of ice. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for athletes, individuals with pain and the general population. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Tallahassee sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLS-182, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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