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VANCOUVER, BC, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Atmofizer Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "Atmofizer") (CSE: ATMO) (Frankfurt: J3K) (OTCQB: ATMFF) is pleased to announce its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. All amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. Certain metrics, including those expressed on an adjusted basis, are non-IFRS measures, see "Non-IFRS Measures" below.
CORORATE DEVELOPMENTS
On January 25, 2022, the Company and Steinbrenner Racing amended the terms of the Sponsorship Agreement to provide for additional sponsorship rights including Atmofizer becoming the official supplier sponsor of a Steinbrenner Racing team car for the "24 Hours of Daytona" race to be held in each of 2022 and 2023. In addition, Steinbrenner Racing will facilitate commercial introductions to stadium and arena owners and operators and aid with product testing and development. In consideration for these amendments, the Company issued 4,500,000 common shares in the capital of the Company at a deemed price of C$0.26 per share to Steinbrenner Racing.
On January 27, 2022, the Company entered into a debt-settlement agreement with an arm's length business development and media consultant of the Company, for debt in the aggregate amount of US$396,730, equal to a deemed value of C$500,000. To satisfy the debt, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Company at a deemed price of C$0.25 per share.
On February 23, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to the Base Shelf Prospectus establishing an at-the-market equity program (the "ATM Program") that allows the Company to issue and sell up to C$5,000,000 of common shares from treasury to the public, from time to time, at the Company's discretion. All common shares sold under the ATM Program will be made through sales that are deemed to be "at-the-market distributions" as defined in NI 44-102 through the CSE or any other "marketplace" in Canada as defined under applicable securities laws.
As of the date hereof, the Company has issued 19,677,500 common shares with gross proceeds of C$1,549,163 under the ATM Program.
Distributions of the common shares under the ATM Program will be made pursuant to the terms of an equity distribution agreement dated February 23, 2022 (the "Equity Distribution Agreement") entered into between the Company and Clarus Securities Inc. ("Clarus"). The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM Program, if any, will be determined in the Company's sole discretion. The common shares will be distributed at the market prices prevailing at the time of each sale and, as a result, prices may vary as between purchasers and during the period of the ATM Program. The ATM Program is effective until the earlier of the issuance and sale of all of the common shares issuable pursuant to the ATM Program and February 14, 2024, unless terminated prior to such date by the Company or Clarus in accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement.
On March 10, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Whit Pepper as President and Chief Commercial Officer.
On March 21, 2022, the Company announced that its common shares commended trading in the United States on the OTCQB Venture Market under the trading symbol "ATMFF". The common shares continue to trade in Canada on the CSE under the trading symbol "ATMO".
On March 30 2022, the Company entered into a debt-settlement agreement with an arm's length business development and media consultant of the Company, for debt in the aggregate amount of C$225,000. To satisfy the debt, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,500,000 common shares in the capital of the Company at a deemed price of C$0.09 per share.
On April 5, 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 11,291,939 relating to the Company's air and water purification technology. The patent provides protection for the application of the Company's air and water purification technology in the United States.
On April 28, 2022, the Company amended its December 13, 2021 agreement with Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC ("EMC"). EMC provides investor and public relations services including content creation, web development, and webcasting for the Company in North America. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the amended agreement, EMC will continue to provide these services for an additional two months for a cash fee of US$225,000. Certain functions of EMC may include "investor relations activities" under the policies of the CSE and applicable securities laws.
On May 11, 2022, the Company announced test results of its airborne nanoparticle agglomeration engine. The test results at Atmofizer's Toronto lab showed that the Company's technology, before the use of an air filter, reduced the number of airborne ultra-fine particles smaller than one micron by 81.7%, while doubling the removal of larger particles sized above 2.5 microns. The Company believes this was significant scientifically and medically, as it demonstrated the ability to remove ultra-fine nanoscopic particles from the air (including toxic industrial pollution, smoke, and infectious disease). The ability to filter particles smaller than 2.5 microns is commonly regarded as an indicator of good air quality. Doubling the amount of particles larger than 2.5 microns demonstrated that the smaller particles were effectively being agglomerated together into larger clusters by the Company's technology. These larger clusters are typically more easily filtered by the body and common air filters. The results were achieved without the use of a common air filter. The Company has also added additional staff to its Toronto testing facility to focus on applying its agglomeration technology into mobile (transport vehicles) and HVAC aftermarket applications. The additional staff will enable the Company to test and evaluate new Atmofizer airflow configurations and prototypes more quickly.
On May 24, 2022, the Company announced the launch of a new customer lease-finance program through its majority-owned leasing subsidiary. The program will enable Atmofizer customers to acquire Atmofizer nanoparticle reduction air purifiers for less than one dollar per day. Customers may be required to make a down payment (ranging from $0- $99) and then pay $29.99/month to participate in the program. The down payment is less than 10% of the MSRP. Customers utilizing the lease-finance program will receive a standard limited warranty for the Atmofizer for the duration of a 36 month term lease. This credit facility will make the Company's air purification technology more accessible to a wider range of consumers. For higher volume customers, such as hotels, cruise ships and schools, the Company intends to extend the "clean air for less than a dollar a day" financing with no down payment required, subject to certain terms and conditions.
On May 26, 2022, the Company announced a non-exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Safeware Inc. ("Safeware"). Safeware is an industry leader in safety equipment that supplies U.S. state and local governments and education organizations. For more than 40 years, Safeware has provided public safety equipment nationally with expertise in personal protective equipment, environmental detection and monitoring, and tactical and rescue gear. Safeware services and supports all aspects of safety for law enforcement and fire services, schools, public works and facilities. Beginning in third quarter 2022, the Company's products will be in Safeware's inventory catalog and will be marketed by its sales and key account teams across the United States. The Company expects initial orders to begin by the third quarter of 2022, with revenue to be generated by the fourth quarter of 2022.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company generated revenue of $210,000 with a gross profit of $60,293 (29%) compared to $nil during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The Company incurred $6.5 million in expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $2.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase of $4.2 million increase in expenses was driven primarily by share based payments of $4.6 million of which $4.1 million was related to stock-based compensation. There were significant decreases over the previous year in consulting fees (decrease of $0.8 million), management fees (decrease of $0.3 million) and sales and marketing expenses (decrease of $0.1 million). Professional fees and salaries and wages increased by $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization ("EBITDA") and Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was $1.6 million compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.7 million for comparable period. The major factors contributing to the $0.9 million increase in adjusted EBITDA loss was driven by an increase in management and consulting cash expenses of $0.7 million, an increase in professional fees of $0.2 million and an increase in salaries and wages of $0.3 million which were offset by a decrease in sales and marketing expenses of $0.1 million and a decrease of $0.2 million in research and development and other expenses.
Non-IFRS Measures
This press release makes reference to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are not recognized measures under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures included in the Company's financial statements by providing further understanding of the Company's results of operations from management's perspective. The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before amortization and depreciation expenses, finance and interest costs, and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA means EBITDA adjusted for non-cash stock-based compensation expense, gains or losses arising from redemption of securities issued by the Company, asset impairment charges, gains or losses from disposals of property and equipment, foreign exchange gains or losses, impairment charges on property and equipment, business acquisition costs, and any restructuring charges. The most directly comparable measure to EBITDA and Adjusted EIBTDA calculated in accordance with IFRS is net loss. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide meaningful and useful financial information as these measures demonstrate the operating performance of the business excluding non-cash charges.
A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to IFRS net income (loss) is presented below:
About Atmofizer Technologies Inc.
Atmofizer's consumer and industrial solutions are based on its patent-protected and patent pending technology for ultrafine particle agglomeration and neutralization. This capability creates a revolutionary and more efficient method for addressing the wide range of dangerous nano-scale particles, viruses and bacteria that are too small to be effectively managed by conventional HEPA filters and ultraviolet lights. Atmofizer plans to disrupt the air treatment industry by improving air safety and purification efficiency while lowering customers' operational costs.
Atmofizing air refers to the process of using ultrasonic acoustic waves to agglomerate (cluster together) small particles into a larger target that is then radiated by ultraviolet light to neutralize their harmful properties, making the air you breath less hazardous to your health. Using units that atmofize air in tandem with HEPA filters can make the HEPA filters work more efficiently, enable the use of a less-powerful filter and result in a cleaner and longer-lasting filter that reduces operating costs and is less of a health hazard to clean or replace.
Atmofizer is patent-pending and patent-protected sole source of technology to atmofize air and is applying its proprietary technology in consumer and industrial air purification products currently manufactured under the Atmofizer brand, as well as in retail and commercial devices produced by other companies that integrate Atmofizer technology into their own products under license. Atmofizer's owned and licensed product lines include wearable, portable and mobile use for personal air treatment, as well as larger systems to handle higher air volumes for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential applications.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will", "expect", "likely", "should", "would", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "potential", "proposed", "estimate", "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy. The forward-looking information contained herein includes, without limitation, statements pertaining to the continued sale and distribution of common shares under the ATM Program, the Company's new customer lease-finance program, the Company's sales and order expectations from its new distribution agreement with Safeware and the business and strategic plans of the Company.
By their nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release including, without limitation: the Company's ability to comply with all applicable laws and governmental regulations relating to its commercial products; the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having only a limited operating history, the ability of the Company to access capital to meet future financing needs; the Company's reliance on management and key personnel; competition; changes in consumer trends; foreign currency fluctuations; and general economic, market or business conditions.
Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which have been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on the date such forward-looking information is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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Charlotte, N.C., July 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD), a leading global manufacturer of building products, announced today that it will release second quarter 2022 results before the market opens on Monday, August 1, 2022. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 8 a.m. ET that same day.
Interested investors and other parties can access the call either via webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investors.jeld-wen.com, or by dialing (888) 330-2446 and using conference ID 1285715.
For those unable to listen to the live event, a replay will be available on the company's website approximately two hours following completion of the call.
To learn more about JELD-WEN, please visit the company's website at www.jeld-wen.com.
About JELD-WEN
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., JELD-WEN is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance interior and exterior building products, offering one of the broadest selections of windows, interior and exterior doors, and wall systems. JELD-WEN delivers a differentiated customer experience, providing construction professionals with durable, energy-efficient products and labor-saving services that help them maximize productivity and create beautiful, secure spaces for all to enjoy. The JELD-WEN team is driven by innovation and committed to creating safe, sustainable environments for customers, associates, and local communities. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide; LaCantina™ and VPI™ in North America; Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe; and Corinthian®, Stegbar®, and Breezway® in Australia.
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Proceeds to be used to strengthen balance sheet, support new growth opportunities
CHANHASSEN, Minn., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) today announced that it has now closed on sale-leaseback transactions involving four of its owned properties totaling $175 million.
The sale and leaseback of the first two properties was completed on March 31, 2022, for approximately $80 million in gross proceeds to Life Time. The sale and leaseback of the two additional properties closed on May 13, 2022, for approximately $95 million in gross proceeds. The proceeds will be used by the Company to strengthen its balance sheet and fund new growth opportunities. Additional details were not disclosed.
As announced with its first quarter fiscal 2022 results on May 11, 2022, the Company also is evaluating opportunities to monetize up to an additional $500 million in real estate prior to September 30, 2022.
About Life Time®
Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of nearly 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The Company's healthy way of life communities address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment for those 90 days to 90+ years with integrity and respect for everyone. With a team of more than 30,000, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its athletic country clubs, iconic athletic events and via a complementary and comprehensive digital platform.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities regulations, including with respect to the execution and closure of future sale-leaseback transactions (including the amount, pricing, timing and use of proceeds thereof) as well as Life Time's expectations, guidance or future operating results. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the Company's management. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning the Company's possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. Any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. Several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements included in this press release, including the factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 10, 2022 (File No. 001-40887), as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company's other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any forward-looking statement that the Company makes in this press release speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by law, the Company does not have any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Avion Takes Action—an employee-led giving fund— awarded $15,000 in grants to three non-profit organizations in the employees' local communities, including North Alabama Foster Closet, The Ark Assessment Center & Emergency Shelter for Youth in Corpus Christi, and Foster Angels of South Texas. These grants will provide critical resources and life-enhancing opportunities for children in foster care, and intervention for abused, neglected, and displaced children and youth.
The North Alabama Foster Closet, which provides support and resources for foster families, will use the grant to purchase ten bunk beds and twenty mattresses for foster families, allowing sibling groups to stay together. The Ark, which provides caring intervention for abused, neglected, and displaced children, will use the $5,000 grant to provide fifty days of nutritious groceries for the residents. Foster Angels, which helps meet the needs of children in foster care, will use the $5,000 grant to cover the basic essential needs of children and provide life-enhancing opportunities.
Through generous giving, Avion Solutions' Employee Owners are living out the corporate vision to exceed customer expectations, outperform our competition, and improve our community as they support Avion Takes Action. The fund accepts grant applications on a rolling basis throughout the year and awards funding each quarter. Details about Avion Takes Action and a link to the grant application may be found at www.avionsolutions.com/community.
About Avion Solutions, Inc.
Avion Solutions, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned innovative engineering and logistics solutions provider for complex military-grade projects. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with locations across the U.S., Avion Solutions has provided solutions to Department of Defense customers for the past 30 years. Our broad range of technical expertise includes engineering, logistics, and technical services, data analysis, and software development. Avion Solutions is a multiple-time Best Places to Work® award winner.
Media Contact: Bailey French, bailey.french@avionsolutions.com
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- Season-long releases of Friendly™ fall armyworm were completed on commercial farms in two of Brazil's most important corn growing states, São Paulo and Mato Grosso.
- These pilots, on thousands of acres of commercial biotech corn, provided further validation of the Friendly™ fall armyworm's performance as a sustainable crop protection solution.
- Releases of Friendly™ fall armyworm can lead to targeted reduction of a major global pest of corn, and can also protect the durability of biotech crops against the threat of fall armyworm resistance.
CAMPINAS, Brazil and OXFORD, England, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec Ltd, a leading developer of biological pest control solutions, announces the successful completion of the second large-scale pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm. Following full commercial biosafety approval from Brazilian regulators in 2021, these two pilot seasons have enabled large-scale testing and validation of product operations and performance in commercial farm settings in two of Brazil's major corn-growing regions.
In this most recent pilot season, deployments of the Friendly™ fall armyworm were conducted in commercial corn fields in São Paulo state, in partnership with Lagoa Bonita Sementes, and in Brazil's most important corn-growing state, Mato Grosso, in partnership with Fundação MT.
These operational pilot deployments move the Friendly™ fall armyworm solution closer towards commercialization in Brazil. Male Friendly™ fall armyworms were released across this recent corn-growing season over thousands of acres in commercial corn fields, enabling the product team to validate the effectiveness of the technology, validate per-product treatment areas and dosing, solidify distribution and shipping routes, and ramp up manufacturing.
The fall armyworm is a corn-destroying caterpillar that rapidly develops resistance to biotech corn varieties designed to control caterpillars. New biological solutions are urgently needed for more sustainable crop protection. In recent years, fall armyworm has spread beyond the Americas, and now imposes an economic burden of billions of dollars across Africa, Asia and Oceania. As described in a recent mathematical modelling study, releases of Oxitec's male Friendly™ fall armyworm can provide a highly effective pest suppression tool, and can also delay the spread of resistance to biotech corn to prolong the effectiveness of these important crop protection tools for the long term.
For Grey Frandsen, Oxitec's CEO, "This second season of farm-scale pilots is a major step towards delivering a transformative pest management tool to Brazilian farmers, with the potential to put sustainability at the heart of corn production in this world-leading agricultural economy. Farmers are excited about our technology and about the benefits we offer to growers' livelihoods and the environment, especially in the face of climate change, growing challenges for biotech crops, and the absence of other effective tools. We're working at pace to get this product ready for scale-up, and this set of successful pilots at a commercial scale is a major step forward."
Natalia Ferreira, Oxitec do Brasil's Country Director, says "These large-scale pilots in two of Brazil's centres of corn production have enabled us to validate our solution in real farm settings, under different climatic conditions and with farmers' growing practices. It has been immensely satisfying to conduct these farm pilots with expert partners such as Lagoa Bonita Sementes and Fundação MT, who – like Oxitec – are committed to delivering positive impact to Brazilian farmers and consumers using a shared commitment to integrity and collaboration. We look forward to expanding these partnerships as we scale towards commercial implementation of this biological solution that is so sorely needed."
Ricardo Batista, an agronomist in innovative projects at Lagoa Bonita Sementes, explains, "We support research in innovative agriculture. In Oxitec's case, the Friendly™ fall armyworm is an exciting new biological technology with the potential to deliver transformative value to Brazilian agriculture."
Bruno Conti, Fundação MT's Head of R&D, said that "We are pleased to report another successful pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm through the partnership between Oxitec and Fundação Mato Grosso. As an organization with a mission to provide technical, impartial and reliable information to inform growers' decision-making, we're glad to be at Oxitec's side achieving another milestone on the path to delivering large-scale impact for growers in our region."
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About Oxitec
Oxitec is the leading developer of biological solutions to control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock. Founded in 2002 at the University of Oxford, Oxitec is led by a passionate team comprised of 15 nationalities and is supported by world-class public, private and non-profit partners.
Learn more at oxitec.com.
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Albany State University forensic science students, from left, Miranda Hill, Brooke Bowens, Sydney Howard, Trinity Williams and Aniyah Greene, are participants in an internship program started by Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler, seated.
ALBANY — Tomorrow’s forensic scientists, crime scene investigators and morticians are getting hands-on experience through the Dougherty County Coroner’s Office.
Students from Albany State University are able to accompany Coroner Michael Fowler to crime scenes, the morgue and to the local hospital to see what real-world experiences they may face after graduating from the university’s forensic science program.
“The intern program is very important,” said Fowler, who started the program about six years ago. “They need to have some kind of internship to move forward.”
Even high school students have been involved.
In some cases, students who started out looking toward a degree in forensic science find that they may be cut out for some other career, Fowler said.
“I think it’s important for high school kids to come in before they get in the program and realize it isn’t for you,” Fowler said. “You realize if this is what you really want to do.”
For those who do earn a bachelor’s degree in forensic science in Albany State’s program, the only Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission-accredited program in the state, an internship can help them in landing a job, Fowler said. Several students who interned through Fowler’s program have gone on to work at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
“A lot of times it will turn into a full-time position,” Fowler said. “We send out reference letters to help them find jobs after they graduate. A lot of times kids get out of college and don’t have jobs. We’re trying to find an avenue to help them move forward once they graduate. It’s also a way to keep them in Albany.”
The interns also get the opportunity to work with law enforcement agencies, the coroner said. And they get the chance to explore whether areas such as ballistics or toxicology are of interest.
“After graduation, I want to go to secondary school to be a medical examiner, so this experience is great for me,” Brooke Bowens, an ASU senior from Lithonia, said.
Miranda Hill said she hopes to pursue a career in toxicology with the GBI.
“I look at it (like) this is life, this is what happens when someone dies,” she said of her interest in forensic science. “I enjoy it.”
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Invenergy to Develop Sauk Valley Hydrogen Project, Adding 5th Technology to Illinois Portfolio
CHICAGO, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invenergy, the largest privately held global developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy solutions, has announced its first green hydrogen project. The 5-acre Sauk Valley Hydrogen project will generate green hydrogen by utilizing power from Invenergy's co-located solar plant and Ohmium International low-carbon, electrolyzer technology.
"The Invenergy team is incredibly excited to launch our first green hydrogen venture as we continue to lead/accelerate the transition to a clean energy future," said Matt Nicholls, Vice President, Origination New Technologies at Invenergy. "Green hydrogen is an innovative, zero-carbon solution that enables us to decarbonize sectors across the economy through clean power. Green hydrogen projects can scale rapidly and efficiently to reach megawatt to gigawatt applications. We are proud to be working with Ohmium International as we launch this green hydrogen development."
The Sauk Valley Hydrogen Project is expected to generate up to 52 tons of hydrogen annually. The project will have capacity to store up to 400 kilograms (kg) of hydrogen on site and can provide hydrogen to Invenergy's 584-megawatt Nelson Energy Center. Sauk Valley's loading capability will enable any excess hydrogen generated at the facility to be shipped and used offsite.
"We're thrilled to partner with Invenergy, one of the largest and most well-respected renewable energy developers in the world, on their first green hydrogen project," said Arne Ballantine, CEO of Ohmium International. "We hold a shared vision, and we are eager to pair their industry expertise with our intuitive, low-carbon, PEM electrolyzers to further advance domestic green hydrogen production."
Ohmium's leading edge modular PEM electrolyzer is capable of generating 6 kg of hydrogen per hour and will utilize renewable energy produced by Invenergy's local solar plant to power the process. This project will demonstrate the capability of Ohmium green hydrogen generation coupled with the power of Invenergy's renewable energy facility.
Sauk Valley Hydrogen, located in Nelson Township, Illinois, is Invenergy's twenty-first development in the state. Invenergy, whose global headquarters is located in Chicago, adds a 5th technology to its Illinois portfolio that already includes, wind, solar, and thermal generation as well as advanced energy storage projects. The project is set to break ground in the coming months and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2022.
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own, and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation and storage facilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Invenergy's home office is located in Chicago, and it has regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Poland, and Scotland.
Invenergy and its affiliated companies have successfully developed more than 30,000 megawatts of projects that are in operation, construction, or contracted, including wind, solar, transmission infrastructure and natural gas power generation and advanced energy storage projects. Learn about Invenergy at Invenergy.com.
Ohmium International enables industries to deploy green hydrogen for a sustainable future. The company's suite of electrochemical products helps customers to achieve their sustainability goals in industrial, transportation, and energy projects. Ohmium is headquartered in the United States, with manufacturing in India and operations worldwide.
For more information, please visit www.ohmium.com.
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(NEXSTAR) – Americans over 50 and those with underlying health conditions are now eligible for a second booster shot against COVID-19 – the fourth in the vaccine series for many. Populations eligible for the second booster are able to get it as soon as four months after their last shot – but is there any reason to hold off on the extra dose?
Evidence we’ve gathered so far indicates the protection you get from a COVID-19 vaccine wanes somewhat over time. It takes two weeks for your immune system to fully react to a dose, but timing your dose perfectly right is tricky.
“If we could predict exactly when the surge is going to hit us, then absolutely you’d want to time that to get your vaccination two weeks before those cases,” said Dr. Brian Garibaldi, director of Johns Hopkins’ biocontainment unit. “But I think it’s unclear when that might be, and there’s reason to believe that may be happening soon.”
Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, agreed on Twitter. He said trying to time your second booster for right before the surge “reminds me of trying to time the stock market,” which he quipped “rarely works.”
“I’d get the shot,” Wachter tweeted.
As we see other countries experiencing spikes driven by the BA.2 variant of omicron, epidemiologists expect the U.S. will see more COVID-19 cases soon.
“It’s very likely we are going to see an increase in cases sometime in the next few weeks to a month here in the U.S.,” said Garibaldi. Though he said he doesn’t expect the surge to be nearly as big as the winter spike in COVID-19 cases caused by the BA.1 variant of omicron.
It’s not clear yet how much additional protection a fourth shot offers. An early study out of Israel indicates a fourth shot greatly reduced the risk of dying from COVID-19 for older people, but the study hasn’t been peer-reviewed and there hasn’t been enough time yet to collect additional evidence in the U.S.
However, the risks associated with additional booster shots are very small.
“These shots are safe and provide substantial benefit,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in its most recent announcement of booster eligibility. “During the recent Omicron surge, those who were boosted were 21-times less likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those who were unvaccinated, and 7-times less likely to be hospitalized.”
While everyone over the age of 12 is eligible for a booster shot, only 30% have received one, according to CDC data. Garibaldi urges people eligible for their fourth shot to do so, but even more importantly, he urges people to get their third shot if they haven’t yet.
“Now’s the time to do it to really give you the best chance of having protection from severe disease or death if there is another surge or another variant that comes along,” he said.
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| 2022-04-11T23:38:41Z
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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March to the slowest pace in nearly two years as a swift rise in mortgage rates and record-high prices discouraged would-be homebuyers.
Existing home sales fell 2.7% last month from February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
That’s in line with what economists had been expecting, according to FactSet. It’s also the slowest pace since June 2020, when sales were running at an annualized rate of 4.77 million homes. Sales were down 4.5% from March 2021.
The slowdown came as mortgage rates surged, with the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan climbing to about 4.7% by the end of last month. Last week, the average hit 5% for the first time in more than a decade amid persistent high inflation. A year ago, the 30-year rate stood at 3.04%, according to Freddie Mac.
“At the moment my sense based on casually looking at data is that home sales could easily be down 10% this year versus last year,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.
Yun also suggested annual median home price growth could slow by December to 5%.
Rising mortgage rates are complicating the homebuying equation during the spring homebuying season, traditionally the busiest period for home sales.
Rates are rising following a sharp move up in 10-year Treasury yields, reflecting expectations of higher interest rates overall as the Federal Reserve moves to hike short-term rates in order to combat surging inflation.
Higher rates can limit the pool of buyers and cool the rate of home price growth — good news for buyers. But higher rates also weaken their buying power.
For now, the housing market continues to favor sellers as buyers vie for fewer homes, which drives bidding wars, often pushing the sale price well above what the owner was asking.
The median home price in March jumped 15% from a year ago at this time to $375,300. That’s an all-time high on data going back to 1999, NAR said.
On average, homes sold in just 17 days of hitting the market last month. It was 18 days in February. In a market that’s more evenly balanced between buyers and sellers, homes typically remain on the market 45 days.
As is typical in the spring, the number of homes on the market increased in March from the previous month. Some 950,000 properties were available for sale by the end of March, up 11.8% from February, but down 9.5% from March 2021.
At the current sales pace, the level of for-sale properties amounts to a 2-month supply, the NAR said. That’s up from 1.7 months in February, and down from 2.1 months a year ago.
Real estate investors and other buyers able to buy a home without relying on financing fueled a sharp increase in all-cash transactions last month. They made up 28% of all sales, the highest share since July 2014, NAR said.
Homes purchased by investors made up 18% of sales, up from 15% in March 2021, while first-time buyers accounted for 30% of transactions, up from 29% in February and down from 32% in March last year.
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| 2022-04-21T04:12:46Z
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Extreme fire danger could lead to a fire outbreak Friday in the US Southwest and the High Plains
By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett, Chad Myers and Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologists
Fierce winds across drought-stricken areas will bring the highest fire danger Friday to the Southwest and High Plains, while the same system triggers severe storms with possible isolated tornadoes in the central and southern Plains and a snowstorm across the northern Rockies and northern Plains.
An outbreak of dangerous fire weather conditions is expected in parts of central and eastern New Mexico into eastern Colorado, according to the Storm Prediction Center, with a Level 3 of 3 “extremely critical” fire threat issued for the region.
Friday’s expected weather could rival the most powerful fire events of the past decade, Zach Hiris, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Boulder, Colorado, office told CNN.
“The volatile combination of very strong/gusty winds, anomalously warm/dry conditions, and near-record dry fuels will encourage extreme fire-weather conditions,” the prediction center said.
Compared to recent extremely critical, wind-driven fire dangers in rural areas, some major population centers are threatened in this event, including Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Colorado Springs and the Denver metro area in Colorado.
“There is high confidence that a widespread extreme and potentially catastrophic fire weather event will occur on Friday,” said the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In addition to fueling the fires, widespread wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph — and even 80 mph in scattered areas — could knock down large tree limbs, utility poles and other structures while threatening to topple high-profile vehicles, the weather service said.
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Much of the threatened region is mired in a long-term and worsening drought that’s a symptom of the growing climate crisis. New Mexico, for instance, has seen its extreme and exceptional drought area more than triple since January and cover more than 60% of the state.
“Unfortunately, should a fire start, it would be difficult or impossible to control given these conditions, which would last into early (Friday) evening,” the Boulder weather service office said Thursday morning.
This fire year has had an extraordinarily busy start in the South and Southwest, with more than 19,000 wildfires reported through Wednesday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Boulder alone has seen several significant fires in recent months, including last month’s NCAR Fire that prompted the evacuation of nearly 20,000 people and December’s Marshall Fire that burned more than 1,000 homes.
“We’ve had a lot of red flag warnings already this season,” Hiris said. “But as far as the overlap between the really low humidity and strong winds, this is probably the worst scenario we’ve seen this year.”
Zero visibility from dust is possible
The persistent drought has left the landscape sparse, which can fuel wildfires and create another hazard, especially for drivers: “Widespread blowing dust will reduce visibilities to near zero throughout (Friday),” said the weather service office in Pueblo, Colorado.
Blowing dust could affect the Interstate 70 and 76 corridors east of Denver, Hiris said. Blowing dust advisories or dust storm warnings may be issued, the Pueblo office said.
Limited and shallow green-up in some areas means there is very little moisture in the vegetation, so materials burn more easily and quickly, the Boulder office said.
“We just really haven’t had any of those beneficial spring rains,” Hiris said.
It sounds simple, but to stay safe in these conditions, don’t burn anything. Anything that creates a spark could start a wildfire that spreads fast under these conditions — even a spark from a dragging trailer chain that lands on a patch of grass, Hiris said.
“It’s also probably pretty smart to have some sort of emergency kit and make sure you sign up for emergency alerts from the county and the state,” he said.
Severe storms and snow forecast to the north
The same storm system will fuel severe storms with isolated tornadoes possible, along primarily with strong winds and large hail, in the Plains and into the Upper Midwest.
The greatest risk area — a Level 3 of 5, “enhanced” threat — extends from the Texas Panhandle northward to eastern South Dakota, including Amarillo, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; and Garden City, Kansas. Omaha, Minneapolis, plus Lubbock, Texas, and Wichita, Kansas, also could see some severe weather.
Farther north from Friday night through Sunday, heavy wet snow and gusty winds from the storm will impact parts of Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas. Snow accumulations of over a foot and winds gusting to 50 mph are expected, with freezing rain and ice accumulation also possible.
High snowfall rates and winds will produce low visibility and thus difficult travel conditions. Significant snow accumulations will have the potential to damage trees and knock out power.
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| 2022-04-21T18:25:20Z
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Document now includes data from June through December of 2021
DENVER, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), parent company to the Richmond American Homes companies, recently announced that it published an update to its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.
The M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report
The publication, which highlights the company's environmental initiatives, social practices and corporate governance, was originally published in June of 2021. At the close of 2021, the company collected and analyzed new data from June through December of that year. The new metrics are reflected in its recent updates to the following charts in the ESG Report:
- Greenhouse Gas charts
- SASB Home Builders Standard (IF-HB) Sustainability Disclosure Topics & Accounting Metrics chart
- GRI Index 200, 300 and 400 Series chart
"Recent updates to MDC's first-ever Environmental, Social and Governance Report provide a more complete picture of the company's commitment to its employees, subcontractors, homebuyers and the planet. Sustainability remains a major focus as we look toward the future. The next generation is counting on us to do our part," said Chief Financial Officer, Robert N. Martin.
For more information on M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.'s ESG initiatives, view the updated report at ir.richmondamerican.com.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 230,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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| 2022-09-14T22:32:56Z
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DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in a western Colorado county said Thursday they found no evidence of tampering in the 2020 presidential election as alleged by a clerk who has become a prominent voice among those promoting former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.
The Mesa County District Attorney’s Office presented its findings to county commissioners after investigating claims by Clerk Tina Peters, who is under indictment for providing unauthorized access to county voting equipment, a breach that led to a public release of sensitive information.
Peters, who is running for the Republican nomination to become the state’s chief election official, had issued a report in March claiming to have found evidence of “potentially unauthorized and illegal manipulation of tabulated vote data” during the 2020 presidential election and 2021 city elections.
During a public meeting Thursday, District Attorney Daniel P. Rubinstein provided a detailed rebuttal of the allegations, utilizing video from inside the clerk’s office during the elections to show that workers followed proper protocols. For instance, time-stamped video of election workers loading ballots before reviewing them was normal and not evidence of someone suspiciously pre-loading batches of ballots before the election.
There was “extensive evidence” that Peters’ conclusions were false and no proof found of outside election interference, Rubinstein wrote in a summary to commissioners.
Peters was elected in 2018 to oversee elections in the heavily Republican county near the Utah border. She was charged in March with seven felony and three misdemeanor counts, including attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation and first-degree official misconduct.
The indictment alleges that Peters along with her deputy clerk were part of a “deceptive scheme which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment, and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people.”
Peters has denied the charges, calling them politically motivated.
Rubinstein noted that his investigators had attempted to speak with Peters, key office personnel and the authors of the report, but were unsuccessful. He said they relied on “video evidence, corroboration of records, audit of randomly selected ballot images, interviews with witnesses and experts, and recreation of the certain scenarios using a test election environment.”
Peters did not immediately respond to attempts to reach her for comment. One of her attorneys, Randy Corporon, declined to comment because he had not had a chance to review the findings yet.
One of the major claims in Peters’ report was that separate election-related databases were created during the 2020 general election and then again in the 2021 municipal election. It said that interviews with office workers determined this could not have been caused by human actions.
Rubinstein, however, said office video showed election workers encountering problems in both elections and said investigators had determined that an office manager had restarted a key process, which triggered the creation of a second database both times. No evidence showed an incomplete or improper vote count, according to the investigation.
He noted that none of the office workers interviewed by his investigators said they had been contacted by the authors of Peters’ report.
The Colorado County Clerks Association said such allegations by “election deniers” were based on misunderstandings about how elections work and false conclusions drawn from them.
“It’s unfortunate that bad actors are trying to use their own misunderstanding of our systems to cast doubt on our elections with these amateur reports,” the association’s executive director, Matt Crane, said in a statement on the investigation’s findings.
Because of the allegations related to the security breach, Peters was not allowed to oversee last year’s election and a judge recently ruled that she cannot supervise this year’s primary or midterm elections.
Despite that, Peters is campaigning to become the official responsible for elections throughout the state, seeking the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat. She announced her plan to run on the podcast of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon shortly before she was indicted.
She joins a group of Republican candidates this year who are seeking to oversee elections in their state while questioning the results of the 2020 presidential election — despite no evidence of widespread fraud or a coordinated scheme to manipulate voting machines. Experts have expressed concern that candidates who don’t have faith in elections increase the risk of insider attacks or interference with vote counting and certification.
State election officials first became aware of a security breach in Mesa County last summer when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website.
Because each Colorado county has unique passwords maintained by the state, officials identified them as belonging to Mesa County, which Trump won in the 2020 presidential election with nearly 63% of the vote. President Joe Biden won Colorado overall with 55.4% of the state’s vote.
In August 2021, Peters appeared onstage at a “cybersymposium” hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has promoted Trump’s false election claims and promised to reveal proof of that during the event.
While no evidence was provided, a copy of Mesa County’s voting system hard drive was distributed and posted online, according to attendees and state officials.
The copy included proprietary software developed by Dominion Voting Systems that is used by election offices around the country. Experts have described the unauthorized release as serious, saying it provided a potential “practice environment” that would allow anyone to probe for vulnerabilities that could be exploited during a future election.
Peters has previously said she had no knowledge of how the copy came to be distributed and declined to say who was with her when the copy was made.
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Cassidy reported from Atlanta.
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This story has been corrected to fix misspellings of the district attorney’s last name to Rubinstein, not Rubenstein.
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| 2022-05-20T02:33:48Z
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(WJW) — Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney died in an overnight car crash in the Dallas area, multiple outlets reported Monday. He was 25 years old.
Details of the crash were not immediately available.
The team had just signed him earlier in the offseason.
“We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing,” the Cardinals said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to his family, friends and all who are mourning this tremendous loss.”
He was a former first-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2020 out of Texas Christian University. He was released by the Vikings in August 2021 after he was charged with felony assault, ESPN reported. He was found not guilty of the crime.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jalen Reagor, Gladney’s former TCU teammate, tweeted, “Lost my Brother, my best friend, my right hand man.”
The NFL and TCU Football also extended condolences to Gladney’s family on Twitter.
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| 2022-05-30T20:33:19Z
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A5G Networks to accelerate deployments globally and expand team
NASHUA, N.H., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A5G Networks, Inc., a leader in Distributed and Autonomous 5G Core Network Software for private and public networks, today announced investment by Bharat Innovation Fund, a leading deeptech focused venture capital fund in India. This round of financing will be used to expand the team, engage with global customers for mobile network transformation and accelerate growth.
The vision of A5G Networks is to enable and catalyze the upcoming transition to distributed and autonomous mobile network of networks for 5G and beyond. Its unique IP helps realize significant savings in capital and operating expenditures, reduces energy requirements, improves quality of user experience, and catalyze adoption of new business models. A5G Networks will enable deployment of enterprise private networks, connected car networks, new public mobile networks and play a pivotal role in upcoming smart city projects.
A5G Networks recently made a private network pilot announcement with Vodafone Idea Ltd. (VIL) in Feb 2022.
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A5G Networks has a strong partner ecosystem and is a member of Nephio and Intel® Network Builders, running on Intel ® Smart Edge Open.
"We are excited to partner with A5G Networks in building the next generation core for both private and public networks. The networks of tomorrow require a pivotal shift to realize the full promise and potential of 5G and beyond. We were impressed with the vision and experience of the A5G founders, having pioneered the OpenRAN space as founders of Parallel Wireless and having built the 2G/3G/4G mobile core stack at Starent Networks," said Som Pal Choudhury, Investor and Board Member of A5G Networks and Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund.
"We are excited to be a part of this important journey to transform the mobile packet core infrastructure with Bharat Innovation Fund," said Kaitki Agarwal, Founder, President and CTO of A5G Networks, Inc. "Bharat Innovation Fund is driving deep tech innovation in India and taking the lead role in enabling global innovation". We are building a world class team to modernize global telecom infrastructure. We value our team more than anything. If you want to be a part of the team who is always ready to take on new challenges, please come and join us."
About Bharat Innovation Fund
Bharat Innovation Fund is a Pre-Series-A/Series-A, fund led by seasoned investment and technology professionals with a focus on IP-driven deep tech solutions. It is part of CIIE.CO's innovation continuum that provides early-stage support to startups building companies of consequence.
About A5G Networks Inc.
A5G Networks Inc. is a leader and innovator in autonomous mobile network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Nashua, NH, USA with offices in Pune MH, India. A5G Networks is pioneering secure and scalable 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi software to enable distributed network of networks.To learn more about A5G Networks, visit www.a5gnet.com
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| 2022-05-24T12:45:26Z
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a privilege and an honor to announce that Caitlin Korsak has been selected to receive the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Foundation Scholarship. Caitlin says: "I am extremely honored and grateful to have been selected as a CREW Network Foundation scholarship recipient and I am looking forward to all of the opportunities that come with being a member of such an established organization! I want to thank the CREW Network Foundation for making this possible and I am so grateful for the opportunity to network and learn from such an amazing group of women!"
Caitlin is studying at the University of Tampa and is a founding member of their Real Estate Club. She began her journey into the industry as a Real Estate Advisor at a residential brokerage where she obtained her real estate license. She is a member of IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) and is on the Steering Committee for ULI (Urban Land Institute). Additionally, she is a 2022 SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) Student Scholar.
This scholarship program supports future female leaders as they pursue a college education that will segway into a career in commercial real estate. Caitlin will not only have the scholarship's financial support, but CREW's global network that provides a vast number of resources and a support system of industry experts and mentors.
With more than 300 members, CREW Tampa Bay is the leading organization for women in the Tampa Bay commercial real estate industry. As part of CREW Network, the industry's premier business organization, CREW Tampa Bay is dedicated to transforming the commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally. CREW Network's membership of 12,000 professionals in 75+ major global markets represents all aspects of commercial real estate—providing our members with direct access to real estate professionals across all geographies and disciplines.
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| 2022-08-30T14:52:37Z
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| 2022-07-07T17:31:27Z
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GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The body of a New York teen who disappeared while on a 2009 spring break trip to Myrtle Beach has been found, officials said Monday, and a man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering her has been arrested.
The remains of Brittanee Drexel were discovered Wednesday in a wooded area of Harmony Township, putting an end to more than a decade of uncertainty regarding her whereabouts. Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver said the remains were identified through dental records.
“The ‘why’ may never be known or understood, but today this task force can confidently and without hesitation answer the rest of those questions along with the ‘who is responsible,’” Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver said. “The ‘who’ is Raymond Douglas Moody.”
Moody, 62, of Georgetown, is charged with murder, kidnapping, and third-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to warrants.
Warrants show Moody allegedly caused Brittanee Drexel’s death by manual strangulation on or about April 25, 2009. Moody also allegedly sexually battered Brittanee Drexel on the same night, according to the warrants.
Moody was booked on an obstruction of justice charge on May 4. The sheriff’s office violated South Carolina’s public records law by refusing to provide the incident report for Moody’s arrest, according to an expert. It also refused to explain the arrest.
Moody was given a $100,000 bond on the obstructing justice charge. He doesn’t have bond on the other charges, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.
“We are much closer to the closure and the peace that we have been desperately hoping for,” Brittanee Drexel’s mother Dawn Drexel said at the news conference.
A celebration of life will be held both in Rochester and Myrtle Beach, but no dates have been announced, Dawn Drexel said.
Chad Drexel, Brittanee Drexel’s father, thanked officials for everything they’ve done.
“It may have took them a long time, but we are glad that we are able to bring Brittanee home,” Dawn Drexel said.
WROC obtained arrest warrants for Moody, which state Moody “while in the County of Georgetown, did take overt actions to conceal and/or dispose of evidence of a crime also committed in the jurisdictional boundaries of the County of Georgetown.”
A SLED background check obtained by WBTW on Thursday revealed Moody’s charge for obstructing justice was on April 25, 2009 — the date Drexel disappeared.
In 2016, an FBI agent said Brittanee Drexel was abducted, gang-raped, shot to death and thrown into an alligator-infested swamp, citing a statement from a prison inmate. On Monday, Richardson said it is now null and void.
WRBL asked the FBI on Monday for a statement regarding the alligator pit allegations and whether or not Timothy Taylor, who was named a person of interest in the disappearance, was still connected to the case. The FBI sent the following statement:
“Throughout the investigation, law enforcement followed multiple leads to wherever they led us based on the information we had at the time. We have an obligation to follow leads to their conclusion. The person we believe is responsible for Brittanee’s murder has been charged.”
In 2011, Nexstar’s WRBL confronted Moody who said he knew nothing about the case and told the reporter to leave or he would call the police.
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NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc. (NYSE: NBXG) (the "Fund") has announced a conference call with Fund Portfolio Manager Hari Ramanan and members of his team, to be held on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM (Eastern). During the call, members of the Portfolio Management team will review the Fund's investment process and provide an update and perspective on the rapidly evolving next generation connectivity investment opportunity.
Questions may be submitted in advance to the following email address: nbxg@nb.com. The deadline for email submission of questions is Friday, July 22, 2022 at 8:00 PM (Eastern). Details for the call, including the Zoom link and the dial-in information, will also be posted to the Neuberger Berman website, www.nb.com, in advance of the call.
A replay of the call will be available on nb.com.
Call Details:
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Participant Dial-In: (646) 558 8656
Meeting ID: 952 5719 4412
Passcode: 07252022
About The Fund
The Fund, which is advised by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, has an investment objective to provide capital appreciation and income. The Fund is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. No assurance can be given that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount of their net asset value. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $447 billion in client assets as of March 31, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
NBXG Contact: Tony Maltese, 212.476.9229, AMaltese@NB.com
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New York Based Developer and Construction Manager Hire Leading PR Firm
NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Empire Corp. (NEC), a cutting-edge New York City-based development and construction management firm, today announced their retention of Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) as its agency of record.
New Empire Corp. is dedicated to building top-quality residential mixed-use projects in New York City often identifying "hot" neighborhoods early on. By handling both the development and construction management of their projects, the firm minimizes unnecessary costs and offers prospective residents a full complement of amenities and high-quality finishes at competitive prices.
NEC will leverage RPR's long-standing media relations, expertise in both the real estate and finance industries, and experience crafting corporate messaging and developing brand positioning to generate sustained top-tier media results.
"We are excited to begin this partnership with Rubenstein Public Relations," said Emily Zhu, Head of Marketing Strategy at New Empire Corp. "Based on RPR's expertise in real estate, we believe the firm is well-equipped to help amplify our success in navigating New York City's residential market."
"With projects across Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs, New Empire Corp. has a proven track record of developing properties," said RPR President Richard Rubenstein. "NEC's recently acquired condominium development site in Woodside will offer attainable luxury to an already vibrant community."
NEC is responsible for over 100 completed residential projects throughout New York City. The Woodside project is NEC's third acquisition within the last 12 months. Acquired projects include a condominium site at 429 Second Avenue, Kips Bay and a 115,000 gross square foot property located at 24-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, which was purchased earlier this year.
About New Empire Corp: NEC is a cutting-edge New York City based development and construction management firm dedicated to building top-quality residential mixed-use projects. Offering an investor and partner focused approach, the one-stop, high-impact developer has successfully renovated and built over 100 residential multifamily projects throughout New York City. New Empire Corp. prioritizes blending impeccable design with superior craftsmanship which has resulted in record breaking luxury living experiences at attainable prices. For more information, please visit www.newempirecorp.com
About Rubenstein Public Relations Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) is an independent, New York-based communications agency headed by veteran publicist and respected brand architect, Richard Rubenstein. For more than three decades, RPR's intensive media relations approach and dedicated team of senior practitioners have helped clients build brand equity and reach their target audiences. The firm specializes in brand messaging development, media relations, crisis communications, and thought leadership positioning. RPR has a proven track record in executing successful public relations campaigns for leading corporate, real estate, technology, healthcare, social impact, luxury consumer, entertainment, and hospitality brands across the globe.
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New interactive dashboards now available
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislators around the country continued to debate COVID-19 workers compensation-related topics during the first half of the year, according to the 2022 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). Several states addressed whether to extend or sunset COVID-19 workers compensation presumptions or enact new presumptions, while some states considered proposals focused on COVID-19 vaccinations and workers comp.
So far in 2022, NCCI has tracked over 800 state and federal bills. While COVID-19 legislation remains top of mind, legislative activity on other workers compensation topics included workplace-related mental injuries, marijuana legalization and reimbursement, single-payer health insurance, and classifying gig and other workers as employees or independent contractors.
NCCI also monitored more than 200 workers compensation-related regulations. As in prior years, medical cost containment was the top theme of the regulations adopted, including medical fee schedules and treatment guidelines, while several of the other adopted regulations addressed claims reporting requirements, surcharges, and assessments.
"For nearly 100 years NCCI has been the trusted source for workers compensation information," said Bill Donnell, President and CEO of NCCI. "We produce comprehensive reports like these to help stakeholders navigate through complex issues that shape the regulatory and legislative landscape."
NCCI has unveiled two new dashboards for this year's trend report:
- 2022 Enacted Legislation—Interactive Dashboard provides users with interactive navigation for a countrywide or state view of workers compensation-related legislation enacted in 2022.
- 2021-2022 Loss Cost/Rate Filing—Interactive Dashboard allows you to navigate filed and approved Loss Cost/Rate information based on the 2021-2022 filing season and interact with workers compensation information in new and insightful ways.
"We're extremely pleased to introduce a refreshed format and new interactive dashboards to enhance how our stakeholders visualize information," said Laura Kersey, author of the report and NCCI Division Executive—Regulatory & Legislative Analysis.
Check out the complete 2022 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report and NCCI's full suite of offerings including the Legislative Activity Online Resource, Court Case Insights tracker, and more available on ncci.com.
Contact information:
Cristine Pike
Director, Public Relations and Communications, NCCI
561-893-3631
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40 Plus Organizations from Industry, Government, Nonprofit and Academia Form New Coalition Advancing Nuclear Hydrogen
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 40 global participants announced the formation of the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI), a coalition working to advance nuclear hydrogen as a critical climate solution. The initiative will engage policymakers, businesses, investors, and other key stakeholders to raise awareness of the important role nuclear hydrogen can play in delivering carbon-free, secure and affordable energy. NHI will facilitate the development of nuclear hydrogen demonstrations, engage the financial sector in nuclear hydrogen development, catalyze commercial partnerships and advocate for policies that support nuclear hydrogen deployment.
"Hydrogen has an important role to play in a decarbonized global energy system, and we can unlock massive opportunities to quickly scale it by leveraging nuclear energy," said Elina Teplinsky, Partner and nuclear energy and hydrogen expert at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. "But there is much work to be done to engender policy support, foster commercial partnerships, address technical issues, and craft financing models for nuclear hydrogen projects. The Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative helps bring together stakeholders from across the nuclear energy and hydrogen value chains, as well as environmental organizations, academics and governments to address these issues."
"As a global NGO focused on pursuing all promising decarbonization pathways, Clean Air Task Force is proud to join the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, helping highlight the important role nuclear energy can play in supplying the world with low-emission hydrogen," said Carlos Leipner, Director of Global Nuclear Energy Strategy at Clean Air Task Force. "We know we need more energy options on the table, not fewer, and are committed to advancing nuclear hydrogen as part of an expanded suite of climate solutions."
Nuclear technologies have the potential to produce hydrogen in a clean and efficient manner to drive decarbonization – including in hard-to-abate sectors. This hydrogen generation pathway has several important benefits, including that it is space-efficient, dense, and firm, providing reliable clean energy at scale 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
"We envision our nuclear plants becoming versatile clean energy centers that not only generate 24/7 carbon-free electricity for the grid, but also bring together clean hydrogen, renewables and other new and emerging technologies to power every corner of our economy," said Colleen Wright, vice president of Corporate Strategy for Constellation. "Climate experts agree we can't fully solve the climate crisis without abundant sources of hydrogen, and nuclear energy remains the most efficient and economical way to produce it on the scale we need. As the largest producer of carbon-free energy in the nation, Constellation supports this initiative to help build the technology, policy and financial frameworks to accelerate our transition to a hydrogen economy."
NHI recently published its first report, Hydrogen Production from Carbon-Free Nuclear Energy: Overview of Current Policies and Recommendations for Government Actions. The report provides a summary of the policy landscape for nuclear hydrogen around the world, highlighting significant government momentum to advance hydrogen as a climate solution. It finds that 26 countries and the European Union have issued hydrogen roadmaps or strategies, and 21 have released those plans between 2020 and 2021. At the time of publication, 11 additional countries were in the process of preparing hydrogen policies or strategies.
The report also finds that 80 countries have provided some policy or financial support for clean hydrogen production, and a significant number of these countries have an established nuclear energy infrastructure, with some including nuclear hydrogen production in their roadmaps and strategies, including the United States, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
"Countries around the world are investing in hydrogen as an important tool for reaching net-zero emissions, and many are poised to tap into the distinct advantages of nuclear energy to produce it at scale," said Teplinsky. "Our report demonstrates the tremendous opportunity at hand to leverage an existing carbon-free energy source in an important new way, and it provides clear recommendations to help achieve this."
The Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative is accepting new participants and is coordinating new working groups focused on policy; financing; technology, research and development and licensing; markets and commercial partnerships; and communications.
The Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI) is a coalition of partners advancing nuclear hydrogen as a critical climate solution with a shared vision of a decarbonized global energy system. With more than 40 participants, NHI is made up of stakeholders from the global hydrogen ecosystem, including companies, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profit organizations working to elevate the critical role that nuclear-derived hydrogen can play in delivering clean, secure and affordable energy.
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Tuesday’s devastating mass shooting is thrusting the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, Texas, this weekend into the spotlight.
The pro-gun lobbying group’s convention, located roughly 300 miles from the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school where at least 19 children were shot and killed, is set to feature remarks from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former President Trump on Friday.
The NRA has successfully pushed GOP members of Congress to reject any bills that restrict access to guns, including a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines and a bill to apply background checks to all gun sales. The influential group also took credit for a Texas law signed last year that allows individuals to carry handguns without a permit or training.
The timing and location of the NRA’s convention has sparked outrage among critics who blame the pro-gun group for enabling a large number of mass shootings that that only occur regularly in the U.S.
“Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas,” Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke tweeted on Wednesday morning.
Also on Wednesday, Trump confirmed that he will still speak at the event through a post on his Truth Social platform.
“America needs real solutions and real leadership in this moment, not politicians and partisanship,” he wrote. “That’s why I will keep my longtime commitment to speak in Texas at the NRA Convention and deliver an important address to America.”
One of the NRA’s planned speakers, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), will not attend the convention, but his office said that the change was due to “an unexpected change in his schedule” that occurred prior to the Uvalde shooting.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Cruz and Abbott had not announced changes to their plans to speak at the NRA event Friday.
The group tweeted its own statement on Wednesday about the shooting, stating that its “deepest sympathies” go out to the victims’ families. The NRA further indicated that the event will take place.
“Although an investigation is underway and and facts are still emerging, we recognize this was the act of a lone, deranged criminal. As we gather in Houston, we will reflect on these events, pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members, and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools safe.”
“Aren’t you slated to headline a speaking gig for the NRA in three days – in Houston, no less? You can do more than pray,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted at Cruz in response to his tweet praying for the elementary school victims.
The 18-year-old suspect in the Texas shooting, who is now deceased, allegedly stormed into the school wielding a handgun and an AR-15-style rifle with high-capacity magazines.
Local law enforcement officers said that the suspect legally purchased two AR-15-style rifles just a few days before the shooting and after turning 18.
Roughly 77 percent of mass shooters obtained at least some of their guns legally, according to a February analysis from the Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice. The report’s researchers recommended that Congress pass a law requiring safe storage of guns and a “red flag” law allowing for officers to take guns away from individuals who pose a threat.
Tuesday’s massacre is the 27th school shooting this year, according to Education Week. This year alone, the U.S. has seen over 200 mass shootings, defined as incidents in which four or more victims are shot, according to the Gun Violence Archive, including a recent shooting in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y., that left 10 dead.
The Uvalde incident was the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 Newtown, Conn., shooting that killed 20 children and six adults. That shooting sparked calls for stricter gun laws, but Senate Republicans blocked a widely popular bill from Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to expand background checks on gun sales amid NRA opposition.
Advocates of stricter gun laws expressed concern that this time won’t be any different, citing the influence of the NRA and other gun rights groups.
Texas Republicans showed no indications that they would be open to tightening gun laws after the shooting. Cruz told MSNBC that efforts to restrict gun access would not be effective in preventing future massacres, instead pushing for more armed officers at schools.
“As a nation, we have to ask: When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” President Biden said in a televised speech Tuesday night. “When in God’s name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done?”
The NRA has successfully blocked gun control legislation after each mass shooting that captures the nation’s attention and renews calls for congressional action, arguing that such legislation deprives Americans of their Second Amendment rights.
Following back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio in 2019, then-President Trump expressed support for expanding background checks on gun sales, but he distanced himself from the idea after meeting with NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, effectively killing the effort.
The NRA said it “worked tirelessly” to back a bill allowing Texans to carry a handgun without the need for a license or training, overcoming opposition from some Texas law enforcement groups that said the law would make their jobs harder and more dangerous.
“A right requiring you to pay a tax or obtain a government permission slip is not a right at all, that’s why the NRA is proud to have worked closely with state leaders and legislators to pass the most significant pro-Second Amendment measure in Texas history,” Jason Ouimet, executive director of the NRA’s lobbying arm, said in a statement at the time.
The NRA’s finances have taken a hit in recent years, amid various lawsuits and allegations that LaPierre illegally spent NRA funds on trips to the Bahamas, luxury hotel suites and other noncharitable uses. The group brought in $282 million in 2020, according to tax filings, its lowest haul since 2012.
Still, the NRA from spent big on the 2020 election. The pro-gun group shelled out over $29 million on ads backing Trump and GOP congressional candidates and donated more than $786,000 to Republican candidates, according to research group OpenSecrets.
The House passed two Democratic-backed bills last year to strengthen background checks on gun sales, but Senate Republicans blocked the measures.
The lack of GOP cooperation has prompted advocates to push Democrats to end the 60-vote filibuster to pass gun control legislation. But Manchin on Wednesday told reporters that he wouldn’t support ending the filibuster for a gun bill.
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Movie theater removes warning sign for lesbian kiss in ‘Lightyear’
KINGFISHER, Okla. (KOCO) – A movie theater in Oklahoma turned heads with a warning sign about Pixar’s new film “Lightyear.”
The sign said that the theater would fast-forward through a scene that briefly shows a female character kissing her female partner.
The sign read, “WARNING. Attention parents: The management of the theater discovered after booking ‘Lightyear’ that there is a same-sex kissing scene within the first 30 minutes of the Pixar movie. We will do all we can to fast-forward through that scene, but it might not be exact. We apologize for any inconvenience this late discovery of this scene causes.”
The owner of the 89′er Theater later reversed that decision, taking down the sign and saying the film would be played uninterrupted.
Parents at the theater said they had no problem with the scene. Jill Stuever, who brought her two sons to see the movie, said the kiss was not a problem in her eyes.
“Watching it, it was no big deal,” Stuever said. “It was like two seconds. Maybe like one second if you were really paying attention.”
Lilly Jiles, who brought her 5-year-old to see the movie, agrees.
“I thought it was fine,” Jiles said. “I’m fine with all kinds of different families.”
However, Jiles said she can see why the theater put up the warning sign in the first place, saying the theater probably just wanted to be transparent with audiences about the film’s content.
“I think they just wanted to be honest with people,” Jiles said.
“Lightyear” was released in theaters Friday.
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Digital Gaming Executive Joins Jackpocket Leadership Team to Lead iGaming Expansion
NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackpocket, the leading third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, today welcomed iGaming veteran John Worthington as the company's first-ever VP of Interactive Gaming. Worthington will lead the expansion of Jackpocket's offerings to iGaming, beginning with bringing new products to market in New Jersey where Jackpocket has secured market access for online casino through Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC.
Worthington joins Jackpocket from Gamewise, where as General Manager, he led the operator through its first U.S sportsbook launch in early 2022. Previously, he served as Senior Director of iGaming and Sports Operation for Parx Casino, where he was a key part of the team that launched online gaming in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan. Prior to that, Worthington was VP of iGaming Operations at Penn Interactive Ventures, where he led the creation and development of their first online casino product.
"We are thrilled to welcome John and tap into his extensive leadership, operational, and regulatory experience to usher Jackpocket's expansion into casino and other iGaming products," said Jackpocket Founder and CEO Pete Sullivan. "With John at the helm, we're investigating the game formats and features that will resonate with lottery players and look forward to bringing a truly seamless gaming experience to our players."
Worthington will lead the strategic direction and manage operations of Jackpocket's new iGaming product offerings and drive revenue growth across new and existing markets. Jackpocket is targeting 2023 for the launch of its online casino product in New Jersey.
"Jackpocket is the proven leader in the digital lottery space, and I'm proud to join the team during this time of exciting product expansion," said John Worthington. "There is so much opportunity ahead to leverage products, features, and expertise throughout Jackpocket to extend that customer relationship through an innovative iGaming product, first in New Jersey and then in other markets."
Worthington, along with other members of Jackpocket's leadership team, is in attendance this week at SBC Summit North America in Secaucus.
On the foundation of Jackpocket's immense growth in 2021, the mobile gaming and lottery play space is headed toward a golden age this year. So far in 2022, Jackpocket has partnered with notable names and organizations such as the CO Rockies, Texas Rangers, and the NJ Devils to bring increased accessibility to the lottery. Available for lottery play in 12 states, Jackpocket recently hit a milestone of over $150 million in lottery prizes won using the Jackpocket app.
About Jackpocket
Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun and responsible way to play the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery app in the United States, Jackpocket provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Jackpocket is currently available in Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, D.C., and is expanding to many new markets. Download the app on iOS or Android and follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Idaho Falls officer’s deadly shooting case dismissed
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - A jury trial for Idaho Falls police officer Elias Cerdas has been dismissed.
District Judge Darren Simpson said the case against Cerdas was dismissed without prejudice if he agreed to complete 100 hours of firearms training within the next year. It was agreed upon between the attorneys on both sides.
The announcement came during the second day of his trial.
Cerdas was charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Joseph Johnson.
In February 2021, Johnson was shot in his backyard by Cerdas when he was mistaken for a suspect they were searching for. They were looking for a violent felon whose GPS coordinates on his phone placed him in Johnson's yard. Police say Johnson was wearing a shirt matching the suspect's and was carrying a gun.
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Pursuant, a full-service marketing and fundraising agency serving nonprofit organizations, proudly welcomes Dom Spinosa as Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Creative Officer.
DALLAS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pursuant, a full-service marketing and fundraising agency, proudly welcomes Domenic "Dom" Spinosa as Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer. Dom brings three decades of expertise providing award-winning, creative strategies to internationally recognized brands.
Dom will lead Pursuant's creative department and partner with client strategy teams to craft best-in-class direct response campaigns and marketing concepts that build deeper relationships and drive results.
"I'm thrilled to bring my expertise to the Pursuant team," Dom said. "Their heart for this industry and their data-driven approach to every step of the constituent journey are so compelling, not to mention the diversity in the types of organizations they serve. I look forward to crafting impactful storytelling that enriches the donor experience."
Dom's more than thirty-year career includes past nonprofit clients like Feeding America, American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish, Environmental Defense Fund, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and International Fund for Animal Welfare. Previous commercial clients include Volvo, Saks Fifth Avenue, Marriott, American Express, and Hertz. He has been honored with over 300 industry awards, including ECHO, John Caples, Maxi, and NEDMA.
Dom's expertise positions Pursuant to serve nonprofits with unparalleled marketing and fundraising services that elevate constituent communications, increase loyalty, and inspire greater generosity.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dom and his vast creative experience to the Pursuant team and our clients," said Pursuant CEO Trent Ricker. "Our current economic climate demands that nonprofits deliver increasingly powerful and creative experiences to their constituents. Dom has both the marketing and fundraising perspective to achieve that. I'm eager for our clients to benefit from his direct response fundraising experience."
Dom earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He currently lives and works in Maine
Pursuant is a full-service marketing and fundraising firm dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations increase the visibility of their mission, engage with constituents, acquire new donors, and drive donor loyalty. Grounded in data science and powered by its proprietary GivingDNA wealth screening and data analytics platform, Pursuant leverages analytics to inform marketing and fundraising strategy with impactful creative and messaging.
Visit http://www.pursuant.com to learn more about Pursuant.
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Gladstone scientists engineer living biosensors to track the genetic activity of cells
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- If you want to track a person's activities for a day, you could call them up every ten minutes and ask what they're doing. Easier, though, would be to provide them with a journal to log their own actions. Scientists often rely on a method akin to the first to track how cells change over time; they pick cells out of a group at set time points and take a snapshot of their genetic activity.
Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes have developed a tool more like a journal or receipt book—it logs a cell's genetic activity for days at a time. The biological device, named a Retro-Cascorder, records data within strands of DNA, which can then be analyzed at any time to get the cell's activity log.
"This new way of collecting molecular data gives us an unprecedented window into cells," says Gladstone Assistant Investigator Seth Shipman, PhD, senior author of the new study published in the journal Nature. "In addition to providing a new tool for basic research, it lets us engineer cells to be living biosensors that can record changes to their environment."
While all cells within an organism have identical genomes, they differ in which genes are turned on or off at any given time. Researchers can measure the degree to which a given gene is turned on inside a cell at different timepoints to track how the cell's behavior, function, or identity changes over time.
Shipman and his colleagues wanted to engineer a system that would automatically record every time a particular gene was turned on. This would provide a more detailed look at a gene's activity pattern. Shipman has long been interested in the use of DNA to store data—in 2017, he encoded a movie into the DNA of living bacteria—so DNA was a natural medium for the cellular logbook.
"DNA is a flexible data storage medium in which you can really encode whatever you want," says Shipman. "It's also easy to use because it already exists within cells."
For the first step in creating the Retro-Cascorder, Shipman's group turned to retrons, bacterial elements that produce a specific sequence of DNA when activated. The researchers added a retron to the gene of interest. Every time the gene was activated, the retron machinery would also create a corresponding bit of DNA with a barcode unique to that gene.
"That retron acts like a receipt that tells you the gene was just turned on," says Santi Bhattarai-Kline, the first author of the new paper and a former research associate at Gladstone.
Next, the team wanted a molecular ledger to record these receipts in chronological order. For that, they used CRISPR arrays, long repetitive sequences of DNA where bacteria normally copy bits of genetic information they need for immune memory—in the order they receive this information.
By integrating these arrays into the same cells as the retron machinery, Shipman's group ensured that each DNA receipt produced by the retrons would be inserted into the CRISPR array. To retrieve the information contained in the CRISPR array, researchers just had to sequence the cell's genome and look at the succession of retron receipts in the array.
To show the utility of their new Retro-Cascorder, Shipman and his colleagues engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells to contain retrons in genes that were known to be activated in the presence of certain chemicals. They showed that, over 48 hours, a CRISPR array could accurately record the order in which these genes were turned on—and therefore the order in which the researchers added these chemicals.
"This kind of application is what we think our system will be most useful for in the short-term," says Bhattarai-Kline. "Researchers could install multiple biosensors in a cell and use them to monitor an environment over time, from a pond or wastewater facility to the inside of the human gut."
In its current form, the Retro-Cascorder only tells researchers the order in which genes were turned on, not the amount of time that elapsed between these events. However, CRISPR arrays are constantly adding small bits of free-floating DNA inside cells as part of their immune memory function. If researchers discover that they are added at a predictable pace, these DNA bits could offer a kind of molecular clock to time precisely when each retron is integrated, and therefore when each gene activated.
So far, Shipman's group has only used the system to track a few genes at a time, rather than the many dozens that researchers might want to simultaneously monitor in the future. But the team is actively working on ways to expand Retro-Cascorders and adapt the system for use in cell types other than bacteria.
"This is not a perfect system yet, but we think it's still going to be better than existing methods, which only enable you to measure one event at a time," says Shipman.
The paper "Recording gene expression order in DNA by CRISPR addition of retron barcodes" was published in the journal Nature on July 27, 2022.
Other authors are Sierra Lear, Chloe Fishman, and Santiago Lopez of Gladstone; Elana Lockshin of Duke University; Max Schubert and George Church of Harvard University; and Jeff Nivala of the University of Washington.
The work was supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, the Pew Biomedical Scholars Program, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1DP2GM140917-01), the UCSF Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research, the L.K. Whittier Foundation, the National Science Foundation (2034836), and a Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study.
To ensure our work does the greatest good, Gladstone Institutes focuses on conditions with profound medical, economic, and social impact—unsolved diseases. Gladstone is an independent, nonprofit life science research organization that uses visionary science and technology to overcome disease. It has an academic affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco.
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LEAWOOD, Kan., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Torch.AI, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) powered ultra-high speed data processing, is proud to announce that Jennifer Utting has recently joined the company as General Counsel. Utting plays a vital role as the company continues to experience a rising portfolio of customers, creating an increased demand for legal guidance and navigation through complex matters.
"Torch.AI is transforming the way data is utilized to improve every aspect of business, reduce risk exposure, and decrease vulnerabilities to hacks and data breaches," said Utting. "I'm excited to play a part in making that difference by bringing my technology and legal experience to the table. Our AI is the future, and I'm proud to be part of such an extraordinary team as we continue to revolutionize AI."
Utting holds over 20 years of experience as a corporate attorney in the healthcare information technology space. She joins the Torch.AI team after serving for five years as Vice President, Corporate Counsel at Netsmart Technologies, a healthcare software company. During her time there, she led a team responsible for the entirety of the company's contracts and legal services, and assisted on all other aspects of the business, including strategic client partnerships, compliance, consulting, finance, properties, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Netsmart Technologies, she served as Assistant General Counsel at WellSky, and spent 13 years as Corporate Counsel at Cerner Corporation.
Torch.AI continues to experience significant growth in both the commercial and public sectors from the adoption of its software platform, Nexus™. Nexus helps customers across a myriad of industries wrangle their complex data holdings and rapidly illuminate knowledge. Nexus further enables organizations to streamline its data architecture by eliminating the need for data replication. The addition of Utting provides advanced legal expertise for the company's mounting customer portfolio.
"As an AI focused software business adding more customers every day, we have high demand for strong legal guidance across a complex range," says Brian Weaver, Chairman and CEO of Torch.AI. "Jennifer's expertise working with high-growth and enterprise scale companies brings immense value to our team and our customers. We're proud to further strengthen our leadership team with the addition of Jennifer to ensure our expanding customer base is soundly strategic and responsible in all areas."
We make data easier to use. Torch.AI's Nexus™ platform changes the paradigm of data and digital workflows, forever solving core impediments caused by the ever-increasing volume and complexity of information. Customers enjoy a single unifying solution which begins by instantly deconstructing and describing any data, in real-time.
Purpose built for massively scaled, ultra-high-speed data processing, the platform comes equipped with security features, flexible data workloads, compliance capabilities, and drag and drop functionality that is unrivaled in today's technology landscape. The company's solutions have helped to fight fraud, secure information, make better decisions of trust, evolve operational capabilities, and create better customer experiences.
To learn more about the company's vision for unifying AI, visit the website at Torch.AI
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I needed a way to stabilize the valve stem on a bicycle tire's inner tube during the inflation process," said an inventor, from Aurora, Colo., "so I invented the VALVE STEM SUPPORT APPARATUS. My design prevents the valve stem from separating and becoming twisted or damaged."
The patent-pending invention protects the inner tube's valve stem when inflating a bike tire. In doing so, it prevents the valve stem from being bent or twisted. As a result, it increases convenience and safety and it saves time and effort. The invention features an effective design that is easy to use so it is ideal for bicycle owners. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-355, 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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Inclusive Excellence Professor brings deep industry and academic expertise to the board
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tealium, the most trusted and world's largest customer data platform (CDP), today announced the appointment of Tonya Bradford to its Board of Directors. Associate Professor, Marketing and Inclusive Excellence Term Chair Professor at the University of California Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, Bradford has 15 years of teaching experience in addition to time spent working in finance and consulting.
"Tealium is a powerhouse brand within the world of marketing, and I'm thrilled to join as one of the newest members of the Board of Directors," said Bradford. "At UC Irvine I teach tomorrow's marketing leaders about today's challenges, and Tealium provides a fantastic example of how businesses can intelligently use data to succeed."
Bradford holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and is actively involved in Northwestern's alumni associations. Prior to joining academia, Bradford worked at S1 Corporation as General Manager, Insurance; served as a Principal at Gemini Consulting (specializing in the financial services sector); and worked at insurance and financial institutions including Allstate, Charles Schwab, and Security Pacific Bank. In addition to being on the board of Tealium, she also sits on the board of Live Oak Bank.
"I am absolutely honored to welcome Tonya Bradford to our Board of Directors," said Jeff Lunsford, Chief Executive Officer at Tealium. "Tonya brings deep marketing and business expertise from both the boardroom and the industries we specialize in, and we're looking forward to benefiting from her fantastic experience."
In 2022, the Board of Directors is prioritizing continued growth and scalability as the CDP industry continues to permeate the business world.
Tealium has been a trusted provider of customer data orchestration solutions for more than a decade, and top businesses worldwide including Microsoft, Hyatt, and Gap rely on Tealium to power their customer data strategies.
About Tealium
Tealium connects customer data – spanning web, mobile, offline, and IoT devices — so brands can connect with their customers. Tealium's turnkey integration ecosystem supports more than 1,300 client-side and server-side vendors and technologies, empowering brands to create a unified, real-time customer data infrastructure. The Tealium Customer Data Hub encompasses tag management, an API hub, a customer data platform with machine learning, and data management solutions that make customer data more valuable, actionable, and secure. More than 850 businesses worldwide trust Tealium to power their customer data strategies. For more information, visit www.tealium.com.
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S&T BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2022 NET INCOME
Published: Jul. 21, 2022 at 7:30 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
INDIANA, Pa., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) (NASDAQ: STBA), the holding company for S&T Bank, with operations in five markets including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio and Upstate New York, announced net income of $28.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022 compared to net income of $29.1 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022 and net income of $28.4 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021.
Second Quarter of 2022 Highlights:
Return on average assets (ROA) of 1.25%, return on average equity (ROE) of 9.83% and return on average tangible equity (ROTE) (non-GAAP) of 14.63%.
Pre-provision net revenue to average assets (PPNR) (non-GAAP) of 1.71%.
Net interest income increased $7.5 million, or 11%, and NIM (FTE) (Non-GAAP) increased 40 basis points compared to the first quarter of 2022.
Strong consumer loan growth of $111.7 million, or 27.5% annualized, compared to March 31, 2022.
Nonperforming assets decreased $20.7 million, or 34.8%, compared to March 31, 2022.
S&T's Board of Directors approved a $0.30 per share dividend compared to $0.28 per share in the same period last year.
"Our performance was strong this quarter with significant growth in net interest income and net interest margin. We also saw significant improvement in our nonperforming assets with a decline of nearly 35% from the first quarter and a 66% decline from a year ago," said Chris McComish, chief executive officer. "We are extremely proud to be recently named by Forbes as a Best-In-State Bank especially on the heels of our recognition by J.D. Power as the highest in overall customer satisfaction with retail banking in the Pennsylvania region. Both awards are an honor and a true reflection of our dedicated employees and the trust our customers have placed in us to help meet their financial needs."
Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased $7.5 million, or 11%, to $75.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $67.7 million for the first quarter of 2022. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher interest rates in the second quarter. The yield on total average loans increased 34 basis points compared to the first quarter of 2022 while the cost of total interest-bearing deposits remained unchanged at 0.14%. Net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis (NIM) (FTE) (non-GAAP) increased 40 basis points to 3.56% compared to 3.16% in the prior quarter.
Asset Quality
Total nonperforming assets decreased $20.7 million, or 34.8%, to $38.8 million at June 30, 2022. The decrease primarily related to the resolution of a $9.9 million commercial and industrial, or C&I, relationship and additional loan pay-offs. Significant progress has been made in reducing nonperforming assets over the past year with a reduction of $74.9 million, or 65.9%, since June 30, 2021. Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other real estate owned, or OREO, decreased 30 basis points to 0.55% at June 30, 2022 compared to 0.85% at March 31, 2022 and 1.62% at June 30, 2021. Net loan charge-offs were $3.0 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to net loan recoveries of $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. Gross loan charge-offs of $7.7 million were offset by recoveries of $4.7 million during the second quarter of 2022. The C&I relationship previously mentioned resulted in a $5.5 million charge-off which was offset by a $3.9 million C&I recovery from a relationship that was charged off in 2019. The provision for credit losses was $3.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to negative $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2022. The negative provision in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly due to the net recovery of $2.0 million. The allowance for credit losses was 1.39% of total portfolio loans as of June 30, 2022 compared to 1.43% at March 31, 2022.
Noninterest Income and Expense
Noninterest income decreased $2.6 million to $12.6 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $15.2 million in the first quarter of 2022. Other income decreased $1.9 million primarily related to the decline in the fair value of the assets in a nonqualified benefit plan and a $0.5 million gain on sale of OREO in the first quarter of 2022. Mortgage banking income decreased $0.5 million due to a shift in the volume of loans sold to loans held in the portfolio. Noninterest expense increased $1.0 million to $48.4 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $47.4 million in the first quarter of 2022 mainly due to an increase of $1.1 million in salaries and employee benefits related to higher incentives and medical expense offset by a decline in the fair value of the liability in a nonqualified benefit plan. Professional services and legal increased $0.4 million related to various consulting engagements during the second quarter of 2022.
Financial Condition
Total assets were $9.1 billion at June 30, 2022 compared to $9.4 billion at March 31, 2022. The decrease in total assets related to a $479.1 million decline in cash balances which was mainly due to a decrease in total deposits and an increase in loans. Total portfolio loans excluding, Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, increased by $107.2 million, or 6.2% annualized, compared to March 31, 2022. The consumer loan portfolio grew $111.7 million, or 27.5% annualized, with strong growth in both residential mortgages and home equity compared to March 31, 2022. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were stable at $2.7 billion compared to March 31, 2022. Interest-bearing deposits declined $344.7 million compared to March 31, 2022. The decline in interest-bearing deposits was concentrated in higher balance, rate sensitive customer accounts. During the second quarter of 2022, 151,220 common shares were repurchased at a total cost of $4.2 million, or an average of $27.46 per share. S&T continues to maintain a strong regulatory capital position with all capital ratios above the well-capitalized thresholds of federal bank regulatory agencies.
Dividend
S&T's Board of Directors approved a $0.30 per share cash dividend on July 18, 2022. This dividend compares to a $0.28 per share dividend declared in the same period in the prior year. The dividend is payable August 18, 2022 to shareholders of record on August 4, 2022.
Conference Call
S&T will host its second quarter 2022 earnings conference call live over the Internet at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 21, 2022. To access the webcast, go to S&T's webpage at www.stbancorp.com and click on "Events & Presentations." Select "2nd Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call" and follow the instructions. After the live presentation, the webcast will be archived on this website for at least 90 days. A replay of the call will also be available until July 28, 2022, by dialing 1.877.481.4010; the Conference ID is 45770.
About S&T Bancorp, Inc. and S&T Bank
S&T Bancorp, Inc. is a $9.1 billion bank holding company that is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. Its principal subsidiary, S&T Bank, was established in 1902 and operates in five markets including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio and Upstate New York. S&T Bank was recently named by Forbes as a 2022 Best-in-State Bank. S&T Bank also received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction for retail banking in the Pennsylvania region by J.D. Power*. For more information visit stbancorp.com or stbank.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
*S&T Bank received the highest score in Pennsylvania in the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study of customers' satisfaction with their primary bank. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
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Purported thief leaves flyers asking for donations to stop stealing
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - Police are urging people not to send money after San Francisco residents found flyers on their cars claiming to be from a thief who wants to stop stealing and asked for help paying their bills.
Marcia Saephan found a flyer on her windshield when she parked near the University of San Francisco. It read, “I don’t want to steal anymore! But I still have bills to pay. Can you help me please?” The flyer then lists three ways to pay: Cash App, Bitcoin and PayPal.
Saephan believes the flyer amounts to extortion. She says she was afraid that if she didn’t pay, her car could get broken into.
“I was actually a little scared, a little rattled. I didn’t know if they were going to come back to break into my car or anyone else’s car,” she said. “It was something I had to consider every time I came to work and actually adjusting the way I parked and where I parked. So, it did affect me, and it still does.”
Saephan says multiple cars had the same flyer. She says car break-ins around the area happen frequently, especially during the holidays.
Even though she decided not to pay, her co-worker who also got the flyer did send money.
Etay Maor, the senior director of security strategy at Cato Networks, is a cybersecurity expert. He said this type of crime involving crypto and apps is in some cases hard to trace.
“Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency based on a block chain, so while it’s impossible to know who’s behind a specific wallet, you can still follow traces and see which transactions reach which wallet,” he said.
PayPal confirmed the account included on the flyer is real. After investigating, the company is taking action to terminate the account.
“Any illegal behavior is a direct violation of the PayPal user agreement, and any violations of this nature will result in an account being terminated,” said the company in part.
San Francisco Police said this is the first time they have seen this criminal approach but confirmed the city is experiencing an uptick in auto burglaries. Police haven’t confirmed if the person behind the flyer is a suspect of any crime and urged people not to send money.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 15, 2022, ONE Carmel, the luxury real estate investment project of DL Holdings in the San Francisco Bay area of California, held a groundbreaking ceremony. More than 100 political and business guests, investors and developers from Monterey County and Carmel attended the event. The groundbreaking ceremony and cocktail party were attended by Monterey County Board of Supervisors Mary Adams, Luis Alejo, Chris Lopez and Wendy Root Askew, Dave Potter, the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea and guests from the Carmel Valley Association, the Carmel Valley Trail & Saddle Club and the Carmel Valley Chapter of the California Dressage Society.
"ONE Carmel will be built into an intelligent and sustainable diversified community, connecting families and global investors with the same visions while benefiting and giving back to the local residents and community of Carmel. We will preserve and rebuild the memory and glory of Carmel Valley, September Ranch, and make ONE Carmel a new link between people. This will be a new starting point and a new start for DL's investment in North America," Ms. Crystal Jiang, the founder of DL Holdings and ONE Carmel, said when delivered the ceremonial speech.
At the ceremony, Mr. Andy Chen and Ms. Crystal Jiang, the founders of DL Holdings, John Zhou, and Victor Ai, the partners of DL Holdings, Wei Huang, the project director, representatives, investors and service providers, together with Mary Adams, Monterey County Board of Supervisor, and Jim Morgens, the former owner of September Ranch, started the largest and most important residential project in Carmel with a golden shovel which symbolizes sunshine and success.
The predecessor of ONE Carmel is September Ranch, which is a local landmark and historical memory. The design team not only retained the iconic red barn of September Ranch, but also specially designed a brand-new logo to permanently preserve this memory.
ONE Carmel recently became a Diamond Sponsor of the Menlo Charity Horse Show which is one of the finest equestrian events in the United States with a history of more than 50 years. ONE Carmel not only shares the same love of horses but also the passion of philanthropy with Menlo Charity Horse Show. As a nonprofit organization, the Show provides funding to numerous charities, including Planned Parenthood and Amigos De Las Americas. Its current charitable partner, Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, was founded in 1936 and is the premier resource for individuals with vision loss in the area.
As the night falls, the cocktail party began with beautiful singing from the Carmel High School choir. The project team built a luxurious tent on the soft sand of the original arena and showed the guests the promising future of Carmel with music, art, and food.
As a famous musician, Vicky Wang has been trying to contribute to the community through musical performances. She and the young performers of her music summer camp dedicated three classical and modern songs to the audience, expressing their ardent expectations for Carmel's future development.
Through the white gauze drapes, the red barn and green valleys were the natural stage and beautiful background. The freshly baked, handmade Italian pizzas, appetizers, desserts and cocktails let everyone enjoy the natural harmony of music, food and beauty.
The highlight of the cocktail party was a short film, which not only showed the breathtaking scenery of ONE Carmel, but also told the story between the interviewees and Carmel with their deep love for this land in the past five years. Mr. Jim Morgens recalling his horse-riding vacation with his father here thirty years ago, Enzo sharing his experience of placing his home and restaurant in Carmel. DL's lawyers elaborating their deep feelings of witnessing the development of the project for decades, everyone was impressed by the relentless efforts and firm beliefs of the DL team, and the promising community philosophy that ONE Carmel would bring in the coming future.
Just 10 minutes from ONE Carmel, there was the annual Pebble Beach Automotive Week, one of the most attractive and liveliest events near Carmel, held in the Pebble Beach. The construction of ONE Carmel will bring even more excitement to Monterey County in the future.
About ONE Carmel and DL Holdings Group.
ONE Carmel is a real estate development project for an 891-acre land (3.6 square kilometers) located at the South of San Francisco Bay Area, near San Francisco and Silicon Valley, with an exclusive collection of 73 world-class estate homes and average lot size of 4.38 acres (18,000 square meters). Nestled in the hills and ocean views of Carmel Valley, this gated luxury community is powered by the most advanced A.I. technology, solar power and clean energy system, independent water circulation network, high-speed fiber-optic Internet service, exquisite community clubhouse, 24/7 exclusive butler service, 20-acre exclusive equestrian center, private hiking trails, campsites, etc. The project is within 2 hours drive to San Francisco, 1.5 hours drive to Silicon Valley, and only 10-minute drive to the renowned beach city Carmel-by-the-Sea and legendary Pebble Beach Golf Links, the No.1 golf course in America.
DL Holdings Group is a leading multi-family office and investment platform in the Asia Pacific region, focusing on serving Hong Kong's rapidly growing listed companies and corporate families. Over the past 12 years, we have been dedicated to identifying and nurturing the development of those companies with excellent potential and quality. We have also placed a strong focus on helping our entrepreneurial family clients to develop their inheritance structures and execute global asset allocation, to successfully achieve cross-cycle corporate development and inter-generational family wealth succession.
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Thompson-Herah edges Richardson in the Prefontaine 100
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. Thompson-Herah won golds in the 100 and 200 and the 400 relay at the Tokyo Olympics. She defended her Pre title in 10.79 seconds, in front of Richardson in 10.92. Trayvon Bromell raised his arms in victory before crossing the finish line of the men’s 100 in 9.93 seconds. He crossed the line ahead of Fred Kerley and defending world champion Christian Coleman.
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Leading business Journal, NJBIZ, celebrates companies that benefit the state's economy, workforce and business realm
WESTFIELD, N.J., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Round Table Wealth Management (RTWM), an SEC Registered Investment Advisory firm, has been named by NJBIZ, New Jersey's leading business journal as a Best Places to Work in New Jersey 2022. The NJBIZ Best Places to Work in New Jersey awards program recognizes and celebrates top places of employment that benefit the state's economy, workforce and business. Scores were heavily based on a comprehensive confidential survey from employees evaluating their workplace experience and providing feedback on why their company is an ideal workplace.
"I could not be prouder of our team and the recognition of being named one of the best places to work in New Jersey," said Steven Giacona, Founder and CEO of Round Table Wealth Management. "It is a testament to each and every employee who contributes to a collegial culture where every person feels valued and appreciated. We stand behind our guiding principles of a collaborative partnership and recognize each associate's contribution to our success."
Round Table Wealth Management made the NJBIZ list of Best Places to Work, in part, based on information provided on company policies and employee benefits. Subsequently, awards are recognized and categorized by company size across small (15 – 49 employees), medium (50 – 249 employees) and large (more than 250 employees).
The ranked list of winners will be honored at an awards ceremony being held on September 29, 2022, in Freehold, New Jersey.
To see the full list of the companies honored in all categories click here.
Round Table Wealth Management (RTWM), an independent financial advisory firm established in 1999, is managed by four partners with over 100 years of industry experience. The 24-member firm brings a dedicated team of highly-credentialed wealth advisors, financial planners, and investment management professionals to support clients throughout all the ages and stages of life.
Global in their investing and personalized in their service, the firm provides objective strategies designed to meet the far-reaching goals of each client in a personal and comprehensive manner. Those clients are comprised of high-net-worth individuals, families (national and global), business owners, professionals, and women investors seeking thoughtful financial advice and guidance to grow and preserve their wealth. Assisting cross-border clients and expats with multi-national interests and a high degree of tax complexity is a key area of focus. In addition, the firm specializes in working with families and individuals who have multi-generational wealth concerns.
With approximately $1.6B in assets under management (AUM) for its clients, RTWM offers personalized advisory services supported by institutional knowledge, deep experience, and skilled expertise. Their fiduciary approach involves a suite of holistic planning services including investment, philanthropy, retirement, insurance, cash flow and tax and estate counsel.
Learn more at www.RoundTableWealth.com.
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DALLAS, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of State's Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program held its annual Forum in Washington, D.C. this week. Nina Vaca, Chairman & CEO of Pinnacle Group and Dallas's inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence, delivered the keynote address, with the purpose of inspiring the next generation of global entrepreneurs.
YLAI's purpose is to empower emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to help improve their economic potential along with their communities and countries. Started by the White House in 2015, the YLAI Fellowship Program has granted over 1,000 Fellowships and counting. YLAI Fellows have shared U.S. business models, increased trade, encouraged job creation, and built networks of young entrepreneurs and business and social leaders of over 50,000 members in 37 countries across Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States.
"YLAI is a demonstration of [the State Department's] commitment to expand partnerships and deepen engagement with leaders in the Americas to support inclusive prosperity," remarked Stacy White, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Vaca helped launch the first class of YLAI Fellows in 2016 as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship through the White House. This year, she returned to again deliver the keynote address at the YLAI Closing Forum, but this time in her role as Dallas's inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence.
"We are honored to have Nina Vaca back with us to speak with our YLAI Fellows. She is a living example of how entrepreneurship can improve families, communities, and even entire lives. When young people hear her story, they can see what is possible through the incredible power of entrepreneurship and a global perspective," said Diego Sandoval, YLAI Program Officer.
"There is nothing more important to creating prosperity globally than encouraging entrepreneurship, especially in the younger generation," said Vaca. "YLAI's work is incredibly important, and the impact the Fellows have had in their communities and home countries is truly remarkable. I am proud to support and encourage them as they take the next steps as world changers."
Following the YLAI Closing Forum, the Fellows will take everything they learned throughout the duration of the program, including their Entrepreneurial Leadership Action Plan (E-LAP) and the practical leadership training they received back to their home countries. These learnings combined with their newly expanded networks that span the Western Hemisphere will empower them to make their visions into reality.
About Pinnacle Group
Pinnacle Group is the largest Latina-owned and led global workforce solutions provider. Founded by Nina Vaca in 1996, Pinnacle Group's core services include talent acquisition and management, managed services (MSP), and employer/agent of record services. With an unwavering commitment to client service and a specialty in analytics and emerging technologies, Pinnacle Group provides transformational outcomes to primarily Fortune 500 clients and other large buyers of contingent workforce solutions. Pinnacle Group was named one of the fastest-growing companies in the US 13 times and was named the fastest-growing women-owned/led company in the country by the Women Presidents' Organization twice. For more information, visit http://www.pinnacle1.com.
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Chiefs place tender on Ingram, trade for cornerback Johnson
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs placed an unrestricted free-agent tender on defensive end Melvin Ingram and traded for Houston cornerback Lonnie Johnson on Monday, hoping to add two more pieces to a defense that was revamped during the NFL draft.
The seldom-used UFA tender means the Chiefs essentially offered Ingram a $4.4 million contract for next season, which represents 110% of his pay from last season, while still giving the veteran pass rusher the chance to negotiate with other teams.
If Ingram signs elsewhere before July 22, though, the Chiefs could earn a compensatory pick in next year’s draft.
The Chiefs improved one of the league’s worst pass rushes last season by drafting Purdue defensive end George Karlaftis in the first round Thursday night, then adding Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal in the third round Friday night. But the Chiefs had otherwise done little in free agency to improve a group that suddenly plays in a division featuring quarterbacks Russell Wilson in Denver, Justin Herbert in Los Angeles and Derek Carr in Las Vegas.
Ingram arrived in Kansas City in a midseason trade with Pittsburgh last season, when the Chiefs were trying to inject some life in their dismal pass rush. He had four sacks and 33 pressures in nine regular-season games and three playoff games.
The Chiefs also acquired Johnson from the Texans on Monday, sending a conditional seventh-round draft pick for him. His acquisition came after the Chiefs used the No. 21 overall pick on Washington defensive back Trent McDuffie and a fourth-round pick on Fayetteville State’s Joshua Williams along with drafting a pair of safeties.
Johnson started seven of 14 games last season in Houston, playing alongside safety Justin Reid, who signed with the Chiefs earlier in free agency. The second-round pick in the 2019 draft has started 19 of 44 games in his career.
The Texans drafted cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. third overall. They also added veteran Steven Nelson in free agency.
In other news, the Chiefs added an intriguing option among their undrafted free agents by signing Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross, who was once viewed as a potential first-round pick before a spinal disorder threatened his career.
Ross caught 112 passes for 1,865 yards and 17 touchdowns during his first two seasons with Clemson, helping the Tigers win the national championship after his freshman season. But he was diagnosed with a congenital fusion of his neck and spine in the spring of 2020, forcing him to undergo surgery and miss the entire season.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Ross returned to Clemson last year to catch 46 passes for 514 yards and three touchdowns, despite dealing with a stress fracture in his foot for much of the season.
The Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins for a package of draft picks and lost Demarcus Robinson and Byron Pringle in free agency, resulting in a vastly different wide receiver group for Patrick Mahomes heading into training camp.
They added former Steelers star JuJu Smith-Schuster and Packers deep threat Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency, then used a second-round pick on Western Michigan wide receiver Skyy Moore during last week’s draft.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced it will continue its partnership with the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) as a double diamond sponsor and will attend the 57th Annual Meeting held September 14-17, 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden.
"SRS is a leading society in our industry, and we share a common vision to support research and education efforts to advance care for all patients with spinal deformities," said Chris Barry, chief executive officer at NuVasive. "It is clear that procedures integrated with enabling technology are critical in larger, complex deformity cases, and our partnership with SRS helps further our ability to push the standard of spine surgery toward more intelligent solutions."
As part of the SRS Annual Meeting, NuVasive will host a workshop titled "Over a decade of MAGEC®: outcomes and efficacy through data and real-world experiences" presented by Professor Kenneth Cheung, Professor Ralf D. Stücker, and Dr. Paul Sponseller, and moderated by Dr. Amer Samdani on September 15, 2022. This case-based discussion will cover the MAGEC system's impact on the panel's early-onset scoliosis patients and their practices over the last 10+ years. NuVasive's Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs, Kyle Malone, will also share a brief scientific data update on the MAGEC system.
NuVasive has partnered with SRS, the premier international society aimed at fostering optimal care for all patients with spinal deformities, since 2007. The Company's ongoing double diamond sponsorship supports clinical workshops, hands-on educational courses, and fellowship and grants for more than 1,500 of the world's leading spine surgeons, researchers, physician assistants, and orthotists who are involved in the research and treatment of spinal deformities.
NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) is the leader in spine technology innovation, with a mission to transform surgery, advance care, and change lives. The Company's less-invasive, procedurally integrated surgical solutions are designed to deliver reproducible and clinically proven outcomes. The Company's comprehensive procedural portfolio includes surgical access instruments, spinal implants, fixation systems, biologics, software for surgical planning, navigation and imaging solutions, magnetically adjustable implant systems for spine and orthopedics, and intraoperative neuromonitoring technology and service offerings. With more than $1 billion in net sales, NuVasive operates in more than 50 countries serving surgeons, hospitals, and patients. For more information, please visit www.nuvasive.com.
NuVasive cautions you that statements included in this news release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause NuVasive's results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties which contribute to the uncertain nature of these statements include, among others, risks associated with acceptance of the Company's surgical products and procedures by spine surgeons and hospitals, development and acceptance of new products or product enhancements, clinical and statistical verification of the benefits achieved via the use of NuVasive's products, the Company's ability to adequately manage inventory as it continues to release new products, its ability to recruit and retain management and key personnel, and the other risks and uncertainties described in NuVasive's news releases and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NuVasive's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available at www.sec.gov. NuVasive assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.
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Bouquets of flowers, decorated Sunday brunches and sentimental cards don't always hold the same emotions for everyone.
"There are different experiences that could lead up to why Mother's Day would be difficult for somebody," said clinical psychologist Naomi Torres-Mackie, head of research at the Mental Health Coalition.
It could be because they were born into a family without a mother -- with a single father, two fathers or nonbinary parents -- that could leave a sense of "am I missing something?" Or because their relationship with Mom has been severed. Or because they are mourning the death of their mother, she said.
Many may discount complicated feelings around Mother's Day, maybe because a lot of time has passed since the loss or because it feels wrong to grieve if a death never occurred. But Torres-Mackie said it's natural for a lot of emotions to arise around this day, especially considering we are still in the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Grief is a reaction -- it doesn't have to be a reaction to death. There are many different types of loss," Torres-Mackie said. "There's no one right way to grieve and it's not linear and time is almost irrelevant when it comes to grief and loss."
Rather than deny or minimize it, the best thing you can do is embrace your experience and take steps to care for yourself on a day honoring caregivers.
"Self-care is a nonnegotiable on Mother's Day," said Joanne Frederick, a psychologist based in Canada and author of "Copeology: Exploring Coping Techniques."
Accept how you feel -- and that it could change
Mother's Day comes with a lot of "shoulds."
"I should be happy, I should be celebrating, I should be physically spending time with my mother," Torres-Mackie said.
Or maybe you feel you should be solemn. Either way, Torres-Mackie suggests taking the should out of Mother's Day and reframing it in a way that acknowledges that grief and emotions are ever changing. What you need one year is not necessarily what you will need the next.
"You can think I am going to mark Mother's Day in this way. It doesn't have to be a happy day. You don't have to celebrate. It can be marked because it is a significant day," Torres-Mackie said.
Plan ahead
Whatever you are feeling, it's a good idea to plan for the day before the day itself arrives.
If you don't have a schedule for self-care, difficult emotions might creep up on you, Torres-Mackie said, and you could become too overwhelmed to start a plan.
It's also important to plan to avoid triggers around Mother's Day, whether that is social media posts or displays in stores, said Sarah Kalny, a therapist based in Massachusetts.
If your feelings are more joyful.
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If you can't or won't be celebrating Mother's Day with a mom this year, you can still find joy or meaning in the day, psychologists said.
"If you're a mom, let other people celebrate you," Frederick said. "The first thing you think is, 'How do I celebrate my mom right now?' But if you are a mom, allow people to take you out or give you gifts, express their thoughts for you."
Even if you are not a mother, it can be a good day to schedule fun things for yourself, like a movie, a nice dinner or a bath, Kalny said.
The day can also be a way to connect with your mom even without her there. That could mean going to her favorite places, cooking her recipes, going through pictures, or writing her a letter, she added.
It might be worthwhile to start a tradition of getting together with friends and family to share stories, Frederick said.
"You can sit and enjoy it. So, whether it's tears, sadness, anger, grief, all the laughter, celebration, whether it is good reflections of the past ... keep those memories alive," she added.
If they are more difficult...
But maybe laughter and celebration aren't at the forefront. In that case, it's important to feel the difficult feelings and manage them in a helpful way.
"Don't hide or run from it because sometimes that can be worse later on so allow those feelings," Frederick said.
Kalny said it's important to utilize the coping strategies you have tried and tested, whether that is breathing, meditating or using a stress ball.
And if you can, try to stay a few steps ahead of your feelings, Torres-Mackie recommended. Identify what your feeling is making you want to do, imagine what the impact of that action would be and then decide how you would feel afterward so you can decide if the action you are choosing to address your feeling is healthy and helpful, she added.
And all three suggested relying on your support network.
"Going through something difficult, it's always easier when you're doing it in the company of loved ones," she said.
Two things can be true at the same time
You can also celebrate the community you have built while holding space for the loss you may feel around your mother.
"When I think of the word or concept of mother it means comfort," Torres-Mackie said. "Think about how you can then find that on Mother's Day from somebody who is currently in your life."
A mother isn't always someone who gave birth. The term is often defined as a person who taught, cared and shaped -- and reaching out to the many people who have done that for you can be a healing experience, Kalny said.
"We can be really happy and really grateful for the people that we have and the mothers that we have in our lives that we found in other people ... and there might be feelings of loss," Kalny said.
"It might feel like there's something missing ... because of this lack of relationship and that is OK for both of those things to exist at the same time."
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FAIRPORT, N.Y., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manning & Napier, Inc. (NYSE: MN), ("Manning & Napier" or "the Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on or about May 20, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 6, 2022.
Manning & Napier (NYSE: MN) provides a broad range of investment solutions through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and collective investment trust funds, as well as a variety of consultative services that complement our investment process. Founded in 1970, we offer equity, fixed income and alternative strategies, as well as a range of blended asset portfolios, including life cycle funds. We serve a diversified client base of high-net-worth individuals and institutions, including 401(k) plans, pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments and foundations. For many of these clients, our relationship goes beyond investment management and includes customized solutions that address key issues and solve client-specific problems. We are headquartered in Fairport, NY and had 279 employees as of December 31, 2021.
This press release and other statements that the Company may make may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the Company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. Words like "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "intends," "plans," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Although the Company believes that it is basing its expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what it currently knows about its business and operations, there can be no assurance that its actual results will not differ materially from what the Company expects or believes. Some of the factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from its expectations or beliefs include, without limitation: changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions; the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. and global economy; a decline in the performance of the Company's products; client sales and redemption activity; any loss of an executive officer or key personnel; changes in the Company's business related to strategic acquisitions and other transactions; the Company's ability to successfully deploy new technology platforms and upgrades; changes of government policy or regulations; and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| 2022-04-22T13:19:58Z
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IRVINE, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Predictive Health Diagnostics Company, Inc. ("PHDC" or "the Company"), a diagnostics platform company that develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty diagnostic tests combining science, technology, and proprietary analytics that detect diseases with significant unmet medical needs and support better therapeutic outcomes, today announced the appointment of Larry Dentice as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Dentice has also stepped into a board role following the departure of longtime board member Munira Mubarak.
Larry Dentice is an experienced healthcare executive and a veteran of the diagnostics Imaging field with a proven track record and expertise in finance, engineering, marketing, sales, and business operations across multiple Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Dentice joins an experienced leadership team at PHDC, to spearhead the Company's commercialization efforts in the coming year and beyond. Larry held executive roles at General Electric, Canon Medical Systems, Phillips Medical Imaging, as well as appointments on the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board, and the National Electrical Medical Association (NEMA). He brings over 30 years of industry knowledge to the team.
"Larry is an excellent addition to our team," said PHDC CEO Matthew Nunez, "His experience in diagnostic imaging, and his abilities as a results-oriented executive make him an excellent choice for us and we are thrilled to see what the future holds."
Predictive Health Diagnostics Company (PHDC) is a leading specialty diagnostics development platform that develops, manufactures, and distributes unique medical diagnostic tests combining science, technology, and proprietary analytics that detect diseases with significant unmet medical needs and support better therapeutic outcomes. The Company's Morningstar Laboratories, a PHDC company, is a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified and College of American Pathologists (CAP)-accredited laboratory offering comprehensive and customized services based on Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations and ISO 15189 standards. To learn more, visit PHDC at phdiagnostics.com, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, our industry, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance.
Any forward-looking statement made by us in this document speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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Breaking down Congressman Vern Buchanan’s amendments to National Defense legislation
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Suncoast Congressman Vern Buchanan announced earlier this week that three of his proposals have been included in FY23 National Defense Authorization Act which was passed in the House.
Buchanan added three provisions which include:
- An amendment to require the Department of Defense (DoD) to study and report to Congress on the accessibility of mental health care providers on military bases, the accessibility of inpatient mental health services for service members and steps that may be taken to improve the accessibility of those services.
- An amendment to require the Government Accountability Office to study and determine the feasibility of utilizing black box data recorders in tactical vehicles to prevent future accidents.
- An amendment to require the DoD to maintain prescription drop boxes on all military bases to allow for the safe disposal of unused prescription drugs, including opioids.
The goal is to improve mental health care access for active-duty service members, and in turn, reduce military suicides.
This change was offered because of reports of sailors dying while stationed aboard the USS George Washington, four of whom took their own lives in less than 12 months, prompting the removal of over 200 sailors from the ship earlier this year.
According to the DoD Suicide Report, 328 active duty servicemembers committed suicide in 2021. In the Army alone, 176 service members took their own lives, the highest amount in a single year post-9/11. In 2021, a study from Brown University found that 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans who served in the military post-9/11 have died by suicide – compared to the 7,052 service members killed in combat in those same 20 years.
The second amendment hopes to equip tactical vehicles with black box devices to record data of incidents and help to prevent additional deaths. This follows the 2019 death of Bradenton native, Army Specialist Nicholas Panipinto.
Panipinto was in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that overturned at Camp Humphreys, resulting in his death.
Panipinto, an infantryman, was assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, after joining the Army in January 2018. After completing One Station Unit Training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, he was assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Hood, Texas. He deployed with the brigade to South Korea in July 2019.
Numerous safety and training failures contributed to SPC Panipinto’s death, including malfunctions of the vehicle’s communication systems, defective or broken equipment, a lack of medical services on base and significant delays in medical response to the scene of the accident.
Buchanan’s third amendment seeks to require the DoD to install prescription drop-off boxes on all military bases to prevent potential drug overdoses. Allowing service members to easily dispose of unneeded and excess medications prevents medication misuse and prevents opioid addiction.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kleiner Device Labs today announced that its new KG™2 Surge™ flow-thru interbody system was used in its first surgical procedure. Dr. Anders Cohen performed a single-level TLIF, fusing L5-S1 at The Brooklyn Hospital Center on July 19, 2022. Utilizing the new device, bone graft delivered through the KG 2 conduit was more than three times the volume of the void of the collapsed disk space.
Noted Dr. Cohen post-surgery, "I was honored to perform the inaugural KG 2 Surge spinal fusion procedure. The system worked flawlessly, allowing precision placement of the interbody cage and fusion graft in a seamless sequential manner. The integrated fusion delivery system enabled a quick, maximum delivery of the graft material to the re-expanded disc space. The system is intuitive and reduces the number of steps usually needed to perform this procedure. There is minimal learning curve for the physician and our team."
The KG2 Surge flow-thru interbody system is a single-patient-use bone graft delivery tool coupled with a 3D-printed titanium I-Beam fusion implant. The implant has no lateral walls and serves as a conduit for unimpeded flow of a broad spectrum of bone graft materials through the pre-attached, rectangular insertion tool. The rectangular cannula maximizes the cross-sectional area available for graft material flow and eliminates the challenge of trying to apply bone graft after cage insertion. Since the system comes pre-assembled and sterilized in a single use tray, there is minimal scrub tech training and no implant tray re-processing/sterilization -- an ideal system for an ASC or hospital. Also, the implant is directly inserted—it is not touched or pre-packed. The KG2 system allows for a single insertion process to take the place of the multi-step, multi-instrument pass practice that is typical of current spinal fusion procedures. The surgical procedure with KG2 Surge spares contusion of delicate nerve tissue and reduces the risk of surgical site infection. Because the system comes pre-sterilized and pre-assembled, it also eliminates the back table "fiddle factor."
For KG2 videos, technical specifications, instructions for use, or clinical efficacy information, please go to the company's web site.
Kleiner Device Labs is creating new instruments and devices to advance minimally invasive spine surgery and improve outcomes and costs. Kleiner Device Labs is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada.
The Division of Neurosurgery is one of the hospital's centers of excellence. Led by Dr. Anders Cohen, a nationally recognized expert in minimally invasive spine surgery, the Division offers preventive care, rehabilitation, medical care and effective surgical procedures for multiple conditions of the spine and brain. For more information or to make an appointment, please call 718-250-8103 or visit tbh.org/BrooklynSpine.
KG and Surge are trademarks of Kleiner Device Labs.
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Which computer stand is best?
Since technology has become ubiquitous, bad posture has become the norm. Young people rely on personal devices for school, work and recreation, meaning they may suffer from neck and back issues early on in life. Luckily, the dangers of bad posture can be avoided by purchasing a computer stand, which raises a monitor upright, forcing the user to be conscientious of their stature.
LORYERGO Monitor Stand Riser is a computer stand with a customizable height and extra storage space. This product keeps your head in an upright position and allows you to type with your torso upright and shoulders back, relieving the discomfort of all-day desk work.
What to know before you buy a computer stand
Ergonomics
Anyone who’s spent long hours studying or working at their computer knows how stiff your back can be from not sitting properly. A raised stand encourages good posture and keeps your monitor, or monitors, separate from the rest of your computer desk.
Ergonomics in today’s world refer to the study of how people interact with computers. An ergonomic design may refer to an item made for alleviating issues commonly associated with computer use, such as neck and back problems, fatigue and eye strain. Using a computer stand, you can position your screen in the best spot for viewing. This can reduce eye strain, keep your back upright and keep physical stress off your body.
Safety
A computer stand is not only beneficial to your own health but for your monitor as well. A stand elevates your screen from your desk, keeping it safe from spills as you eat and drink throughout your workday. More clumsy individuals will be thankful to have a barrier from the coffee splash zone.
Size
Before committing to a purchase, be aware of the dimensions of your monitor. Most computer stands are built for standard-size monitors, but you may need to purchase a larger size if you have a wide display. Many programmers, artists and gamers have multiple monitors, and you may need to invest in dual computer stands.
What to look for in a quality computer stand
Adjustability
Most computer stands are adjustable to some degree. They either have leveled drill holes, adjuster pins or multi-piece legs that can raise and lower your monitor to the most comfortable position. A computer stand without adjustable parts can’t be customized to your chair and desk height, inhibiting it from working correctly.
Durability
Your computer stand must be sturdy enough to balance and hold the weight of your monitor. Modern monitors are relatively lightweight and thin, making it easy for computer stands to accommodate them. However, you should examine the design of the computer stand to be sure it’s practical. If it balances on thin legs or seems to be made of very flimsy material, it may not be safe for your monitor or any additional decorative objects.
Organization
A stand can contribute to the aesthetics of your office by providing a level of organization to your desktop. Many computer stands have empty space, a drawer or an extra shelf for tucking away desk accessories.
Desk protection
Not all computer stands are considerate of the desk they are standing on and wooden desks are vulnerable to dents and scratches. If your heavy-weight computer stand doesn’t have padding on its feet, you should invest in a desk protection mat. Desk mats are also useful for insulating heat and preventing your workspace tools from sliding around.
How much you can expect to spend on a computer stand
A single-monitor computer stand with no additional features can cost $10. Larger setups cost $20-$30.
Computer stand FAQ
Can I use a computer stand for my laptop?
A. Yes, but it will be uncomfortable without a separate keyboard. A better option would be to invest in a laptop stand that’s more versatile and built for that purpose.
How do I choose a computer stand?
A. You need to first research the dimensions and weight of your monitor. A computer stand should have a size and weight limit listed, and you need to check that your monitor fits within its limits.
What’s the correct posture for using a computer?
A. Your eyes should be level with the top of the screen and you should be facing your computer head-on. Your shoulders and arms should be relaxed but not hunching forward. If your back is up against the chair and your feet are flat on the ground, you should be good to go.
What’s the best computer stand to buy?
Top computer stand
What you need to know: This is a black computer stand for your home and office.
What you’ll love: It has three adjustable heights and stands on non-slip padded legs. There’s a slot in the front for holding your cell phone and a drawer for more storage space. It requires no tools to assemble.
What you should consider: The drawer doesn’t have much storage space. You may want to purchase additional padding to protect your desk.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top computer stand for the money
What you need to know: This stand comes in black, gray or white and can support computers, laptops and printers.
What you’ll love: This desk riser is ventilated to prevent devices from overheating and can be adjusted to three different levels. The manufacturer offers customer support every day of the week.
What you should consider: You should purchase additional padding to protect your desk from the stand.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
BAMEOS Dual Monitor Stand Riser
What you need to know: This computer stand has three separate shelves for holding multiple monitors.
What you’ll love: This set of risers is 4.5 inches tall with adjustable angles and lengths. The elevated computer stand can hold up to 22 pounds.
What you should consider: It requires assembly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Regal will show MovieFarm's Beautiful Blue Eyes in 400+ theaters alongside JAWS
- Roy Scheider sadly died before filming wrapped, so the filmmakers had to wait for AI tech advances to release the movie as originally envisioned, more than a decade later
- Scheider asked for the movie title to be changed to reflect a moving scene within it
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Excitement for movie lovers that started with news of the re-release of Steven Spielberg's epic JAWS in RealD 3D and IMAX, starring two-time Academy Award Nominee Roy Scheider (The French Connection, All That Jazz), is now bigger than ever. Global distributor MovieFarm announced today that Scheider's powerful final performance in the thriller Beautiful Blue Eyes, will also be seen by audiences exclusively at 431 Regal theaters across the US, from September 9, with its world premiere at NYC's Regal Union Square on September 8.
Movie critic Pete Hammond, said of writer/director Joshua Newton's film, "A beautifully made movie that will have audiences talking long afterward."
The story is about a NYPD cop (Scheider) who has spent decades haunted by the murder of his family during WWII. When he believes he has found the Nazi responsible, he enlists his estranged son to help him exact revenge.
September is the first time Roy Scheider has been seen widely on the big screen in decades, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see two Roy Scheider movies on the big screen in unison. Beautiful Blue Eyes will play in every Regal location where JAWS is playing, across 431 theaters.
The cast also includes Scott Cohen (The Americans, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Sarah Bolger (A Good Woman is Hard to Find, The Tudors), Helmut Berger (The Damned, The Godfather: Part III), and Alexander Newton – who plays the young Joseph (Roy Scheider's character). Alexander also wrote and performed the title song.
Scheider's wish to the director of Beautiful Blue Eyes
Scheider told director Joshua Newton that he signed on to star in the film (then with a working title of "Iron Cross"), because of the meaning of "Beautiful Blue Eyes" in the film. Three days before his passing, Scheider asked Newton to change the movie's name to Beautiful Blue Eyes, which Newton has done in Scheider's honor.
Sadly, Scheider never got to see Beautiful Blue Eyes, as he passed away in 2008 after battling with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that came back after he cut his leg while moving house.
A previously unreleased movie now completed with the help of AI
It's no secret that making movies is hard. To make matters even harder for Beautiful Blue Eyes' director Newton, the film was incomplete when Scheider passed away in 2008. Due to a fault with one of the cameras, some shots had to be left out.
But now, AI technology has repaired the damaged frames allowing Newton to edit and release the movie, as he originally envisioned.
A previous version of the movie won awards at festivals, but the film was never distributed. Instead, Newton and fellow producer Kevin Farr, decided to hold back the release of Beautiful Blue Eyes until a time when it would be possible to show the correct version of the film to a wide audience in theaters.
Originally filmed in 2008 and re-post-produced in 2022, Beautiful Blue Eyes is being released in 4K.
- Tickets for Beautiful Blue Eyes will be available to pre-order at regmovies.com from August 26.
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SEATTLE, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Structural steel is complete on the new Behavioral Health Teaching Facility at the University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest campus in Seattle. Representatives from Clark|Abbott, the joint venture team leading design and construction efforts on the project, joined University of Washington Medical Center officials, and trade partners for a topping out ceremony to celebrate this critical milestone.
Designed by SRG Partnership, the new six-story Behavioral Health Teaching Facility will include 150 patient beds, and more than 184,000 square feet of clinical and administrative space. The project will feature 75 long-term civil commitment beds, 25 geropsychiatric beds, and 50 licensed med-surgery beds with the capacity to treat patients with psychiatric diagnoses and/or substance use disorders. The facility also will include a 24/7 telehealth consultation program, a procedural area for electroconvulsive therapy, and neuromodulation to support patients' commitment to community-based living and healthcare, as well as space to conduct comprehensive workforce training and development for behavioral health and general healthcare providers.
Since breaking ground in October 2021, the Clark|Abbott team has erected 1,752 tons of steel to bring the project to full height. With structural steel operations complete, construction crews will shift their focus to fireproofing, adding concrete to metal decks, and enclosure.
The Clark|Abbott joint venture is comprised of general contractors Clark Construction Group and Abbott Construction LLC. The integrated project delivery team also includes architect SRG Partnership and additional project partners KPFF Consulting Engineers, Thornton Tomasetti, Ricca Design Studios, OJB Landscape Architecture, Mazzetti, PAE Engineers, McKinstry, VECA Electric, Schuff Steel, Performance Contracting Inc., and Queen City.
Substantial completion is slated for Winter 2024.
For more than a century, Clark Construction Group has been transforming the ideas and visions of its clients into world-class projects that make the United States a stronger, safer place. As one of the nation's largest asset creators, Clark has offices strategically located across the country to serve the needs of its clients. For more information, visit www.clarkconstruction.com.
Since 1983, Abbott Construction has been empowering clients with a construction experience unlike any other—one that's personal, powerful, abundantly clear, and financially rewarding. No matter where a client may be in their construction journey—Abbott can provide innovative solutions to guide a project towards success.
As a West Coast partner for STO Building Group, a family of 13 companies with offices throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, Abbott has the resources and expertise to provide their clients a complete range of services—site selection analysis, preconstruction, design constructability review and more—for new building construction, occupied tenant improvements, and major building infrastructure upgrades and modernization.
Abbott Construction is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices in Tacoma, Washington, and Los Angeles, California. For more information, visit www.abbottconstruction.com.
Founded in 1972, SRG Partnership, Inc. is an award-winning design firm providing architecture, planning, and interior design expertise from offices in Portland and Seattle. Being rooted in the Pacific Northwest contributes to the firm's focus on connections to nature, health and wellbeing, and a pioneering spirit that drives the firm forward. Nationally recognized for its research-based design and innovation in sustainability, SRG's projects span healthcare, education, science and research, sports and recreation, civic and cultural, workplace, and master planning. SRG embraces a wide range of perspectives in our culture and work, leading to design excellence that makes a positive impact on our communities. Our experience demonstrates that by working together we can invent a better future.
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Choice products from Samsara Luggage to launch in select Tommy Bahama stores and on tommybahama.com in the fall of 2022. The partnership marks Tommy Bahama's strategic expansion into the luggage category and Samsara's entry into the brick-and-mortar space.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsara Luggage (OTCQB: SAML), maker of innovative travel products, today announced that they will partner with iconic island lifestyle brand, Tommy Bahama (NYSE: OXM) to offer select products from its newly launched Tag Smart Collection both in-store and online. Tommy Bahama will add Samsara's Tag Smart Carry-on to its website in September and in select stores later in Fall 2022. The Tag Smart Carry-on is combined with the Apple AirTag, allowing travelers to easily track their suitcase using the Find My app on their iPhone. In addition, Samsara's Weekender Bag will also be added to the Tommy Bahama site as a travel accessory that coordinates with the Tag Smart Carry-on.
"Innovation, workmanship and above all quality are synonymous with the Tommy Bahama brand. It is for this reason we value our partnership with Samsara Luggage and look forward to offering it to our guests," says Chrisann Furciato, SVP of Licensing for Tommy Bahama.
"We are thrilled to partner with a like-minded brand that stays on the forefront of consumer trends in the travel industry," says Atara Dzikowski, Co-founder and CEO, Samsara Luggage. "In the wake of an increase in reports of lost luggage across the globe, the Tag Smart suitcase can offer their community of travel enthusiasts the right luggage to make their next trip more effortless. Tommy Bahama aligns seamlessly with the Samsara brand, and we are optimistic that this will be a successful and lasting partnership."
Samsara Luggage launched its Tag Smart Collection and coordinating travel products in April 2022. The Tag Smart Carry-on is combined with the Apple AirTag, which uses a Bluetooth signal to map a suitcase's precise location. The suitcase features an interior compartment that secures the device from within. The suitcase's durable aluminum frame and TSA-approved combination locks keep the AirTag protected from any outside tampering. The Tag Smart Device is included with the suitcase.
About Samsara Luggage:
Samsara Luggage, Inc. ("Samsara," "Samsara Luggage" or the "Company") (OTCQB: SAML) is a global smart luggage and smart travel brand with a deep belief in creating a world where travel isn't a hassle, but rather an effortless experience. By combining smart features, including Internet of Things (IoT) technology, innovative design and quality materials, Samsara is dedicated to transforming the travel industry with its products.
Samsara launched Sarah & Sam, a fashion and lifestyle collection in the fourth quarter of the 2020 fiscal year. Sarah & Sam leverages the Company's established digital assets and manufacturing and fulfillment supply chain capabilities to offer additional consumer products that respond to the changing needs of the market due to the coronavirus pandemic.
About Tommy Bahama:
Tommy Bahama is part of Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM). Established in August 1992, with corporate headquarters in Seattle, Tommy Bahama is the iconic island lifestyle brand that defines relaxed, sophisticated style in men's and women's sportswear, swimwear, accessories and a home furnishings and décor collection. The company owns and operates over 160 Tommy Bahama retail locations worldwide, 21 of which offer a Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar or a Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar. The Tommy Bahama collection is available on TommyBahama.com and at the finest U.S. retailers. For more information, please visit www.tommybahama.com.
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| 2022-08-22T13:27:37Z
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Report: FDA might order Juul to pull e-cigs from shelves
Published: Jun. 22, 2022 at 1:57 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – Juul vape pens may soon be pulled from stores in the U.S.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration could order the e-cigarette maker to pull its products from store shelves.
The agency has not formally announced a move yet, but according to the Journal, the order could come as soon as Wednesday.
Juul gained notoriety after it was criticized for selling flavored vape pods that were popular with teens.
The company ended sales of its flavored products in 2019, shortly before the FDA banned the products.
Wednesday’s report caused shares of the cigarette company Altria to plunge on the stock market.
The company owns a 35% stake in Juul.
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Meet the ‘certified smeller’ responsible for Nissan’s new car smell
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business
People love that “new car smell.” For most cars and SUVs, it’s a mixture of plastics, stain resistant fabrics and maybe some actual leather, as well. It’s a complex olfactory chorus of odors that elicits an emotional response. At car companies like Nissan there are professionals part of whose job is to sniff carefully and ensure every new car has the that unique new car smell.
So many demands are made on materials used inside of a car — they have to last for years, must be easily cleanable, withstand extreme temperatures, and so on — that expecting them to also smell nice is a lot to ask.
But these difficult demands are why carmakers employ people like Tori Keerl, a materials engineer at Nissan’s technical center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She oversees a team of odor experts who carefully analyze the smells of everything that goes inside of vehicles like the Nissan Pathfinder SUV and Frontier pickup. I met her on the show floor of the New York Auto Show to talk about smells and to put my own nose to the test.
Keerl was originally hired as a plastics materials engineer, but, partly because plastics make up the majority of materials inside of a non-luxury vehicle, she was soon given overall responsibility for the way Nissan vehicles smell inside.
“Every time we launch a vehicle, we have to test the odor of it,” she said.
As a new model is being developed, Keerl and her team sniff test individual vehicle parts, such as steering wheels, seat cushions and visors, before they are put into the vehicle to make sure they have a pleasant — or at least inoffensive — odor.
“Then we put them into the vehicle,” she said. “We sit in the vehicle and we make sure that, as we’re sitting in the driver’s seat and as you’re sitting in the back seat, you’re smelling that good new car smell.”
Smells in the front seat can be vastly different from smells in the back seat, she said. In the front seat, there’s a far greater range of materials near the nose. Besides leather or fabric seats, there are the plastics on the dashboard and whatever the center storage console is made from. There are also all the bonding materials, threads and adhesives that hold these things together. In the back seat, you’re much more surrounded by just seat materials. There are seats in front of you, behind you and under you. Then there’s the smell of the carpet material underfoot.
Even though all the components in the car have, by that point, been pre-smelled before being installed in a prototype vehicle, there are still surprises. As with cooking, some smells that are just fine, or even very nice, on their own can come together to create a hellish funk. Or sometimes there was a smell that was somehow missed in all the earlier sniffing.
Then, Keerl’s team has to start investigating. She and the members of her team are all “certified smellers.” (There is a training and certification that involves carefully administered smell identification tests.) They begin their investigation in much the same you would try to find a weird odor in your own car. They methodically sniff every inch of the inside of the car until they narrow down where the offending smell is coming from. Once they narrow down the odd odor, they begin the process of teasing out exactly what material, or combination of materials, is causing it.
Often, a surprising off-smell in the fully assembled vehicle is due to a supplier having changed some aspect of how a part is made. In that case, Keerl said she’ll work with the supplier to find what has changed and see if the problem can be fixed.
Because a person’s sense of smell can change over time, even day to day, the professional smellers are regularly re-certified with blind smell tests. They are provided with unlabeled vials of different scents and asked to identify each one.
I tried it myself and it was surprisingly difficult. Smelling an odor without seeing what it’s coming from is a bit like seeing your child’s first grade teacher in the supermarket checkout line. You know you’ve met this person before, but, without the normal context, you can’t recall where or how.
I opened my first vial and smelled something vaguely pleasant and rich. It smelled… earthy. When that word came to mind, I realized that I was smelling dirt. It was a can full of soil. The next vial smelled somehow woodsy. I failed to recognize that I was smelling pine shavings, but once Keerl told me, I felt a little foolish. Pine has to be one of the world’s most recognizable smells, but without being able to see the wood in front of me, I couldn’t quite place it.
Because attitudes towards smells vary from one culture to another, Keerl’s work is focused on cars intended for North American customers. Car buyers in Europe and Asia may not appreciate a smell we find perfectly appealing here. They might not like the “new car smell” Americans appreciate, preferring no smell at all.
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PARIS (AP) — Words such as “invasion” and “politics,” “ban” and “boycott,” are suddenly a part of the daily discourse in tennis, as in many segments of society, really, and for Ukrainian pro player Lesia Tsurenko, these are not abstract concepts.
Her country is under attack from Russia. It weighs on her constantly.
Taking the court to try to do her job, try to swing a racket better than the woman across the net on any given day, is really the least of her concerns. And after losing to No. 1-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-0 on Monday in the French Open’s first round, Tsurenko described what she finds as disconcerting as anything: a lack of colleagues who have spoken out publicly about Russia’s invasion or approached her to express sympathy or even simply discuss what is happening in Ukraine.
“For me, personally, it’s tough to be here,” Tsurenko said, “just because I don’t get much words said about the support of my country. And it’s just tough to be with people who look like they don’t understand. It’s just tough. … I’m Ukrainian, and there’s a war in my country, and it’s tough. I think five players spoke to me. Maybe four or five. Maybe a few more coaches. … But what can I do?”
Tsurenko, who turns 33 in a week, is from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. She is ranked 119th and her best Grand Slam showing was the quarterfinals at the 2018 U.S. Open.
After considering going home following the invasion that began in late February — “And try to help there in some way; I don’t know in which way, but just in some way,” she said — Tsurenko decided to press on.
“It’s not very easy to be here,” Tsurenko said. “I don’t feel that I care too much. So I’m trying to find this balance between, ‘Just go on court and don’t care’ vs. ‘Try to care.’ In some cases, it helps. Like, I don’t really put pressure on myself. I just go and play. But in some ways I just feel like, ‘OK, whatever. I win or lose, whatever. It doesn’t matter really.”
Now unable to go home between tournaments, she said she joined countrywoman Marta Kostyuk at a tennis academy in Italy before coming to France.
They are two of four women from Ukraine who were in the singles field at the French Open; there were zero men. A total of 18 players from Russia or Belarus — which helped with the invasion — were in the men’s and women’s draws; they are not being identified by their nationalities by tournament organizers.
While the International Tennis Federation did prevent Russia and Belarus from participating in its Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup team competitions, and some other sports, such as soccer, have barred those countries from their events, Tsurenko noted that there has been only one tennis tournament that took a stance: The All England Club banned players from Russia and Belarus from competing at Wimbledon, which starts on June 27.
In response, the WTA women’s tour and ATP men’s tour issued a rebuke by saying they would not award ranking points at Wimbledon.
“I don’t know if I can ask players to care more, but I would like to see that from the players, from the WTA, from ATP,” Tsurenko said. “I would like top players just to support more and to show more understanding of what is really going on.”
In Paris, players have tended to avoid weighing in on whether the All England Club or the tours are in the right.
“I don’t have a clear opinion. … I understand both sides,” 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal said after winning Monday.
Naomi Osaka said after her first-round loss that she is “leaning more towards not playing” at the All England Club this year. Her explanation did not make any reference to Ukraine, but instead was: “I feel like if I play Wimbledon without points, it’s more like an exhibition.”
Tsurenko needed to win three times in qualifying just to get into the main bracket at Roland Garros. Thanks to the draw, her reward was a matchup against Swiatek, the 2020 champion in Paris, whose victory Monday extended her current winning streak to 29 matches.
Swiatek wore a blue-and-yellow ribbon — the colors of Ukraine’s flag — pinned to her white hat, a sign of solidarity she’s displayed for several weeks. She is from Poland, a country that borders Ukraine and has welcomed millions of refugees.
At her news conference, the 20-year-old Swiatek carefully avoided making a strong statement, and acknowledged as much.
“Well, honestly, I was trying to avoid saying straightforward what I think, because … every solution is going to be wrong for some people. … The sport has been used in politics, and we are kind of public personas, and we have some impact on people. It would be nice if the people who are making decisions were making decisions that are going to stop Russia’s aggression,” Swiatek said.
“I feel like I have that responsibility, but on the other hand, I don’t have much life experience and I’m aware of that,” she added. “And, yeah, when I’m going to be ready to say more, I will.”
In the meantime, Tsurenko is left hoping to hear more.
“I want people to understand that war is terrible and there is nothing worse in this world than a war,” she said. “I think when it’s not in your country, you don’t really understand how terrible it is.”
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Texoma pastor heads to Uvalde after deadly school shooting devastates community
WHITESBORO, Texas (KXII) - A local pastor has made his way to engage with the community and the ones affected by the deadly school shooting that happened earlier this week.
Pastor Mike Flanagan of First Baptist Church Whitesboro, arrived in Uvalde Wednesday night, Thursday morning, he and his wife made their way to Robb Elementary school where they immediately met community members grieving.
He tells News 12 this is an opportunity to offer hope in a time of great desperation ..
“When they come up to weave, we weave with them and we hurt with them and you know that’s just what compassion, the word compassion means to suffer together, suffer alongside,” Pastor Flanagan said.
Pastor Flanagan and his wife were given access to the memorial where the school sign was, that’s where his work began.
“Our role there was to engage the people who were coming in grief and visit with them, we had the opportunity to pray with several to encourage them,” Pastor Flanagan said.
He said people from all over the state have driven in to place flowers, candles, and stuffed animals at the 21 crosses, each bearing a victim’s name.
“People are just hurting and the hurt is real and it’s deep and the only hope that we have that’s lasting is the hope we can give in Jesus Christ and so that’s our whole purpose in coming,” Pastor Flanagan said.
He said he has had conversations with the some of the victims relatives and they are hurting with them.
“Most of the conversations I have I just start off by asking what are you feeling, what are you experiencing right now and I haven’t had one person say they were angry but the common theme that everybody says is I just have a deep deep sadness in my soul for what’s happened,” Pastor Flanagan said.
Pastor Flanagan said for Texoma and the nation to come together and to love one another and to stop the hate.
He said prayers are always needed in a time like this as well.
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Mother accused of pepper spraying school bus with children on board, authorities say
Published: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:34 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WFOX/WJAX) - A Georgia woman was taken into police custody after reportedly using pepper spray on a school bus on Tuesday.
A witness, who wanted to stay anonymous, said Shaquayle Cuyler got involved in a disagreement with one of her neighbors that day.
Georgia authorities said the 30-year-old mother then had an issue with the school bus driver and monitor that led to her using pepper spray.
According to school officials, the bus driver and monitor had to be taken to a hospital after the reported incident.
Authoroties said 24 students were on the bus. Emergency medical services treated them at the scene, and they were taken to school by another bus.
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| 2022-08-18T22:37:58Z
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TrailMark showcases two beautiful model homes and six inspired floor plans
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP, a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is pleased to announce that TrailMark (RichmondAmerican.com/TrailMark), a GreenPointe community in St. Augustine, is now open for sales. Prospective homebuyers and area agents are encouraged to tour two must-see model homes—the Daniel and the Yorktown—at this inviting new neighborhood. Four other floor plans are also available for purchase: the Raleigh, Hawthorne, Appleby and Hopewell.
The thoughtfully designed ranch-style Daniel model features an immense great room with multi-slide doors leading onto an inviting covered patio, a gourmet kitchen boasting a large center island and a walk-in pantry and a relaxing owner's suite showcasing a walk-in closet and a private bath with double sinks and a walk-in shower.
Highlights of the must-see Yorktown model include a spacious great room, a gourmet kitchen with a center island and a walk-in pantry, a private study, a versatile loft and a lavish owner's suite showcasing a tray ceiling, an oversized walk-in closet and a private bath with double sinks.
More about Richmond American at TrailMark:
- New ranch and two-story homes from the $500s
- 3 to 5 bedrooms, approx. 2,350 to 2,900 sq. ft.
- Prime location near St. Augustine's historic downtown district
- Numerous resort-style amenities, including a clubhouse, pool, trails, sports courts, a kayak launch and more
- Easy access to shopping, dining and entertainment
- Close proximity to notable schools, parks and beaches
Everyone who builds a brand-new Richmond American home from the ground up at TrailMark will have the opportunity to meet with a professional design consultant to choose colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces. This complimentary design consultation (RichmondAmerican.com/HomeDesignFlorida) will take place at the builder's Home Gallery™, a one-of-a-kind showroom where buyers can select even the smallest details, like doorknobs and drawer pulls, to help ensure that their new home is anything but cookie-cutter.
"We believe your home and your homebuying experience should be tailored to your needs and lifestyle," said Richmond American Homes Division President Michael Carlo. "I invite everyone to explore our inspired floor plans at TrailMark and discover how they can personalize their home with hundreds of interior options and complimentary design assistance at our Home Gallery™."
Part of a GreenPointe masterplan, TrailMark is located at 44 Goldenrod Lane in St. Augustine. Call 904.217.3381 or visit RichmondAmerican.com for more information. View health and safety updates at RichmondAmerican.com/COVID-19.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 220,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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BOISE, Idaho, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), a leading provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, announced that it has been named by IASA as the Solution Provider of the Year. IASA announced its IMPACT Awards at the IASA XchangeTM event in Baltimore.
IASA gives this award to a company that demonstrates professional excellence in all business interactions, partners with clients to create solutions to business-related challenges, and promotes carrier/solution provider relations.
"With the continually changing economic environment, insurance investment portfolios have become increasingly complex all while regulations are constantly changing. Investment teams must keep up with growing needs around these regulatory changes, which means they need timely data, accurate reconciliation, and customizable reporting. They need a proven and automated solution, that is further enhanced with industry expertise to do the hard work for them," said Susan Ganeshan, Chief Marketing Officer, Clearwater Analytics.
The Clearwater SaaS solution automatically aggregates multi-asset portfolio data across sources, and then reconciles and validates that data every day. This eliminates time-consuming and error-prone manual processes and allows investment teams to work quickly for fast decisioning and accurate reporting. Because Clearwater is SaaS based, out-of-the-box support for the latest regulatory compliance, performance, and risk monitoring is always on.
"Using Clearwater, insurers know where their portfolios stand each and every day and they have the timely information they need for fast, confident decision-making," added Ganeshan. "We are honored to receive this recognition from IASA, and believe it is a testament to our commitment to support insurers across the globe while delivering growth in AUM without additional headcount in operations."
"I am immensely proud of the great work the IMPACT Award winners accomplished over the past year in pursuit of their individual mission," stated IASA CEO Kerry Crockett, MBA, CAE, CMP Fellow, DES. "These member companies and individuals embody the mission, vision, and values that IASA is based upon, and their efforts are making a great difference in the insurance industry."
Each year, the Insurance Accounting Systems Association (IASA) recognizes individuals and/or companies who have positively impacted the insurance industry. In 2022, three new awards were introduced to members, including: Carrier of the Year, Solution Provider of the Year, and the DE&I Award. All awards are merit-based and awarded based on their positive impact on and commitment to the insurance industry. Nominees are submitted by members and non-members; however, only member companies and individuals are eligible to win. Nominations are reviewed by IASA's Awards Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Prior honorees are not eligible to win. The awards are presented in-person during IASA's annual, signature event, IASA Xchange™, which was held this year on June 8 in Baltimore, Md., at the Baltimore Convention Center. Learn more about the awards program here.
As the industry-leading SaaS solution for investment accounting and reporting, Clearwater enables growth of assets under management (AUM) for more than 1,100 clients including pension plans, governments, global insurers, asset managers, and corporations. Each day, Clearwater automates data collection, reconciliation, compliance, risk, and performance reporting across $5.9T of AUM with its comprehensive cloud platform and best-in-class service team. Additional information about Clearwater can be found at clearwateranalytics.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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People’s war: Ukraine, Russia crowd-funding gear for troops
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - In one of the combat zones against Russia, the supply chief for a Ukrainian fighting brigade places his online order for war supplies — a long list ranging from drones, trucks and thermal sights to batteries, generators and tape. They are needed, he writes, to equip two new battalions and “combat against armed aggression.”
In a makeshift supply depot in the capital, Kyiv, crowd-funders start busying themselves with his request. Their bustle will get the equipment to the 72nd Brigade within days, all paid for with public donations. In their ramshackle office, a poster with the Vietnam-era peace slogan exhorts: “Drop acid, Not bombs.”
With attritional combat devouring soldiers and resources, Ukraine is waging a people’s war, fought away from front lines by self-starting networks of donors and volunteers. Tech-savvy systems they’ve thrown together convert millions of dollars in donations into swift Amazon-like deliveries of war gear direct to the battlefields. They’re helping keep Ukraine in the fight at a critical juncture of the Russian invasion, as its better-supplied aggressor applies tremendous, grinding pressure on battlefields to the east and south.
Civilian volunteering is also boosting morale, providing tangible proof to Ukrainians that they’re together in their battle for survival, even if they don’t have guns in their hands. From grandmothers cutting old clothes into strips to make camouflage netting to the bereaved girlfriend of a slain soldier who walked into the supply depot after his burial saying she wanted to help, most everyone seems to be doing their bit, big and small or by direct debit.
Civilian assistance for the military effort has been a feature of Ukrainian resistance from Day 1 of the Feb. 24 invasion, as ordinary folk dropped everything to help and raided their bank accounts to equip hastily assembled new units. From modest beginnings, including telephone hotlines for donations that were immediately overwhelmed with calls, crowd-funding initiatives have matured into well-oiled machines. They have online payment systems and slick websites explaining their needs, and volunteers applying their expertise in civilian fields — logistics, technology, purchasing, electronics — to help get supplies into troops’ hands.
Five months into the invasion, creative fund-raising is also keeping money flowing in — belying the notion that Ukrainians are losing interest and feeling less imperiled in the uneasy peace that has returned to Kyiv and other cities since badly mauled Russian forces withdrew from the north in April, refocusing on capturing Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.
An appeal last week by Ukrainian television personality and politician Serhiy Prytula for $15 million in donations to buy three Turkish-made Bayraktar combat drones went viral. He subsequently announced that he’d surged past the target, raising $20 million — enough for four Bayraktars — in under three days.
His foundation is one of the biggest crowd-funding initiatives. Among other, more unusual ones are women and men who send erotic photos of themselves as a reward to donors who can prove, with a receipt, that they gave to a war-support fund. “Teronlyfans” says its aim “is to incentivize donations for the needs of Ukraine and thereby bring our victory closer.” The volunteers say they’ve helped raise $750,000 by baring all.
“We make sure that the photos are not pornographic. This is beautiful, aesthetic erotica,” said Nastya Kuchmenko, one of the group’s co-founders. “It’s not about objectifying the body, it’s about the freedom to use your body as you want.”
“People want to be useful,” she said.
On the opposing side, some Russians, including soldiers’ mothers, also are getting supplies to troops. But the Russian effort isn’t as organized, massive and spontaneous, in part because the Kremlin is downplaying the scale, reach and cost of its invasion, insisting that it’s a mere “military operation.”
The United People’s Front, a Kremlin-created effort to foster public support for the government, launched a crowd-funding campaign in early June, under the slogan “All for Victory!”
“The guys on the front line who are dying for the right to be Russians, who are fighting for our common freedom, will greatly appreciate any help you can offer,” Mikhail Kuznetsov, a United People’s Front executive, said of the drive for front-line gear and medicines. “They will win in any case, but they will win faster and with smaller casualties if we help them.”
On the Ukrainian side, victory is the goal, too.
The foundation run by Prytula, the TV personality, prioritizes its aid for units in combat hot spots. Unit commanders list their needs and locations on an online form.
That’s how “Tokha” — the nom de guerre of the quartermaster for the 72nd Brigade — submitted his order. Gear on his wish-list hinted at the ferocity of the fighting around his location in the east, with requests for 100 periscopes for peering from trenches, a dozen tablets pre-loaded with software to correct artillery fire, and even wire — presumably for use as tripwires. Bigger-ticket items included six vans and pick-up trucks.
Convoys of vans, trucks and other vehicles, sourced second-hand from elsewhere in Europe, set off loaded with gear every week from the foundation’s depot in Kyiv. Some vehicles are repainted in army green to make them battle-ready. Their front-line lives can be short: Two recently delivered ambulances lasted just two days before Russian bombs destroyed them.
The foundation says it has raised more than $34 million since the invasion began, mostly as donations — ranging from pennies to a businessman’s gift in cryptocurrency of $1.3 million. The foundation also auctioned the Eurovision Song Contest trophy won and then donated by Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra and raffled the bright bucket hat worn by its frontman. Together, they fetched $1.25 million.
The foundation says it has fulfilled 2,200 orders from units in just the last two months. On the receiving end, the troops or volunteers who make the deliveries take photos to prove that aid is being used as intended.
“Ukrainians are a nation of volunteers and we can do unimaginable things together,” said Maria Pysarenko, who works with Prytula. “It’s also about not just the fundraising but community-building and showing that, ‘Yes, we can.’”
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Hanna Arhirova in Kyiv contributed.
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Brazil to play South Korea in pre-World Cup friendly
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will play a friendly match against South Korea in Seoul as part of its World Cup preparations. The game is scheduled for June 2. The team then plays Japan in Tokyo four days later, as the Brazilian soccer confederation previously confirmed, and faces Argentina in Melbourne on June 11. Brazil will play Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G at the World Cup, which starts Nov. 21 in Qatar.
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BOSTON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David H. Long will retire at the end of 2022 and serve as the company's Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. The organization's Board of Directors appointed Timothy M. Sweeney Chief Executive Officer effective January 2023. He also becomes a member of the Board of Directors effective immediately.
Long has been at Liberty Mutual for 37 years, becoming President in 2010, Chief Executive Officer in 2011 and Chairman in 2013. Under his leadership as CEO, Liberty Mutual has grown to the sixth-largest global property and casualty (P&C) insurer and has been recognized with numerous awards for its philanthropic, workplace culture, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Long's notable contributions include:
- Building strong financial growth and stability, including $156 billion of assets (+33%), $39.8 billion in capital (+78%) and $48.2 billion (+39%) in revenues.
- Strategically positioning the company in key markets with major acquisitions, including Ironshore, AmTrust Financial Services, State Auto Group and AmGeneral, which the company announced its application for regulatory approval to acquire in 2021.
- Focusing on key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) transformation by creating the Offices of DEI and Sustainability, launching the annual ESG report and announcing DEI representation goals.
- Improving the lives of the community's most vulnerable through nearly $600 million in total giving; the creation of Liberty Torchbearers with a record 75% employee giving/service participation rate supporting more than 12,000 non-profit organizations; and a four-fold increase in charitable giving through the Liberty Mutual Foundation to an annual distribution of $50 million.
"Liberty Mutual has been a part of my life for nearly four decades. The company has experienced significant change, challenges and transformation over the years, and I'm fortunate to have been a part of it all," said Long. "Tim is an outstanding leader who will continue to drive the organization forward, harnessing the strength of our global organization. I'm extremely grateful to our employees as they are what makes this an exceptional place to work by doing what's right for our customers, partners, communities and each other."
"David has shaped Liberty Mutual into a world-class P&C provider that is stronger than ever and will be there for its customers into the future," said the company's Lead Director Bill Van Faasen. "He's driven immense growth for the organization while prioritizing the company's identity and values. David believes in putting people first and leading with empathy and transparency, and the Board thanks him for his dedication to the company. We have tremendous confidence in Tim and know he will continue to lead Liberty Mutual forward."
Outside of Liberty Mutual, Long serves on the Board of Directors of multiple organizations, including Eversource Energy, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, Tamarack Technologies, Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also acts as Chairman for its annual Aspire gala fundraiser to benefit children and young adults on the autism spectrum. He also serves on the MIT President's CEO Advisory Board and is Chair of the Board of Trustees for his alma mater Hartwick College. In recognition of his philanthropic leadership, he was honored by the Boston-based USS Constitution Museum and Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a non-profit that services homeless and high-risk youth and is supported by the Liberty Mutual Foundation.
Sweeney becomes the 10th CEO in Liberty Mutual's 110-year history and has been at the company for nearly 30 years. He was appointed President in 2021, overseeing the organization's three business units -- Global Risk Solutions, Global Retail Markets (GRM) and Liberty Mutual Investments. Sweeney previously served in a variety of senior leadership positions, including President, in GRM -- the company's global personal and small commercial insurance division.
"It is truly an honor to succeed David and lead this incredible company of 47,000 global employees -- each of whom brings their full commitment to deliver for our customers every day," said Sweeney. "I'm grateful to David, the Board and the entire Liberty Mutual community for their confidence and support. I look forward to continue building on our great success as we begin this next chapter of the company's future together."
Sweeney, who is based in Boston, is passionate about DEI and is the co-executive sponsor of Liberty Mutual's Employee Resource Group focused on people with disabilities and those who are caregivers, family members and allies. He is also on the Board of Directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., the Massachusetts General Hospital annual Aspire gala fundraiser, as well as the Executive Committee of the Board of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. Sweeney holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Harvard University and is a graduate of Lowell High School in Lowell, Massachusetts.
About Liberty Mutual Insurance
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.
In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, today we are the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer based on 2021 gross written premium. We also rank 78th on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2021 revenue. As of December 31, 2021, we had $48.2 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
We employ over 47,000 people in 29 countries and economies around the world. We offer a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, specialty lines, reinsurance, commercial multiple-peril, workers compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, surety, and commercial property.
For more information, visit www.libertymutualinsurance.com.
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Leading national staffing franchise expands national footprint with new location
HARRISONBURG, Va. , June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AtWork, a rapidly growing national staffing franchise announced today the opening of its new office in Harrisonburg, Virginia, extending the company's overall reach in the eastern United States. The location is operated by Market Manager Frank McMillan and is located at 1807 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 22802.
"We're so happy to see AtWork enter the Harrisonburg market under Frank's leadership," said Jason Leverant, President and COO of AtWork. "AtWork's national success is a testament to hardworking staffing professionals like Frank and the expertise, tools and resources of AtWork's national franchise network. It is no mystery why the company continues to rank among the best staffing franchises in the nation."
Citing Harrisonburg's strong local economy and a desire to provide local businesses and candidates with an elevated hiring experience, McMillan is confident in the success of the new office.
"After 25 years in staffing and employment across Virginia and the U.S., I'm excited to get back solely to serving the Harrisonburg market," said McMillan. "My goal is to provide personalized attention for both job seekers and clients."
The new office will provide staffing services to the manufacturing, warehousing, and office/clerical industries facilitating temporary, contract to hire, and full-time placements. The business may be reached at 540-617-0082 or by visiting AtWork.com/Harrisonburg.
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BELTON — Road closures planned on Loop 121 in Belton this week have been canceled, the Texas Department of Transportation said Monday.
A road contractor was to install a low-profile concrete barrier on Loop 121 as part of TxDOT’s ongoing project to widen Loop 121 from West Avenue O to Sparta Road.
“The operation specifically related to these closures is now complete,” agency spokesman Jake Smith said. “So they are not needed at this time.”
The project will widen the road to a four-lane divided highway, add shared-use paths and sidewalks, and add a two-way left-turn lane from Sparta Road to FM 439/Lake Road.
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Financial Statements for Q1 2022
DALLAS, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elah Holdings, Inc. (OTC: ELLH) has released its interim unaudited financial statements and disclosure report for the first quarter of 2022. This report and additional company information can be found at www.elahholdings.com under the Financial Releases section of the website.
About Elah Holdings
Elah Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Real Industry, Inc.) is a reorganized holding company led by experienced business leaders that is seeking to acquire profitable businesses in the commercial and industrial markets to generate sustainable profitability and cash flows, unlock the value of our considerable tax assets, and use creative deal structures that reduce risk and ultimately create long-term value for our shareholders. For more information, visit www.elahholdings.com. Elah Holdings' stock trades on the OTC Pink Market, which is operated by OTC Markets Group, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities under the symbol "ELLH."
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Garrison joins the DC-based federal financial management consulting firm's board to leverage his decades of leadership experience in the national security space and further accelerate Iberia's growth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iberia announces today that Bishop Garrison has joined the company's Board of Advisors.
Bishop is a senior national security executive, veteran, and writer who has served in the military, presidential administrations and campaigns, the nonprofit community, and the private sector throughout his 20-year career.
Most recently, Bishop served as the Chief of Staff, Selective Service System, leading the organization's human capital and management operations. Before this role, Bishop served for over a year as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). In this role, Bishop was a leading counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on workforce-related issues, including extremist activity, DEI issues, and other priority areas.
Bishop graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army. He received two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal, and a Combat Action Badge. Following his service, Bishop graduated from the William and Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, VA, and served in the Obama administration in various national security roles. He also served as the Deputy Foreign Policy Adviser on the presidential campaign of Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"I have had the pleasure of knowing Bishop for many years. We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber on our board at Iberia. He brings a vast network of contacts and experience which will be invaluable as we continue our growth trajectory," said Ryan Waguespack, President of Iberia Advisory.
Iberia Advisory, LLC, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that is committed to helping federal agencies address financial management challenges. Our goal is to help customers elevate their organization into one that is greater than the sum of its parts - one that uses available resources efficiently and manages its programs effectively. We are dedicated to bringing top-tier talent to every project, determined to get the best solution for our customers, and passionate about delivering breakthrough impact on every engagement.
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MOBRIDGE, S.D., Aug. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin Felix views himself as a well-rounded angler but he loves to fish for smallmouth. So, it's fitting Felix's first Bassmaster Elite Series title would involve catching those big, beautiful brown fish.
With a five-bass limit that weighed 16 pounds, 3 ounces on Championship Sunday, the Eden Prairie, Minn., native secured the victory at the Guarantee Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with a total of 71-9, earning $100,000.
Felix overcame a disappointing Day 1 performance of 14-2 that put him in 34th and then rebounded with the VMC Monster Bag of the tournament at 23-3 that lifted him to second place after Day 2 and earned him an additional $2,000. Felix took the lead on Day 3 with 18-1 and held off a hard-charging Chris Johnston on the final day.
"I feel like I have an advantage on a smallmouth event over the field, at least most of them," the 2020 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year said. "It is my wheelhouse, I would like to think. I had never been here before but when I came here for (pre-practice) it was the most incredible fishing in the world.
"I fully expected driving out here that the 23-pound bag would be what you had to have to compete. But, when we got here, these fish have gotten a lot of pressure over the last year."
While he had close to 18 spots marked, two main-lake points on Lake Oahe produced the bulk of Felix's weight, one above the Highway 212 Bridge that crosses the lake south of takeoff in Mobridge and one below the bridge. These points had an important characteristic: they dropped off sharply into deeper water and had rockpiles on the bottom.
For the most part, Felix's smallmouth were relating to the bottom or close to the bottom. If he found they were set up on the bottom, he could stay off his spots and cast to them. But on many occasions, they would be constantly on the move and that's when his Lowrance Active Target came into play.
"The key is it had to have a really steep drop-off into the main river channel, and you wanted that break to be somewhere between 30 and 35 feet," Felix explained. "I think they like to be over the open water and then they can slide up.
"Their feeding zone was between 25 and 35 feet. Most of it had rocky patches on it. Sometimes they would settle on it. This afternoon there was a big group and all they did was swim around the point. They swam around the boat every 20 minutes."
A Z-Man Big TRD on a 1/4- or 3/8-ounce Ned head was a key bait for Felix, as well as a Carolina-rigged Zoom Speed Craw with a 5/8-ounce Ryugi Carolina rig weight. The weight has a plastic sleeve in it that keeps the line from getting nicked up on the bottom.
Fishing around Lee Livesay keyed Felix in to the Carolina rig bite that helped produce the giant Day 2 bag that turned his tournament around.
"I had one tied on in the box and ready to go," Felix explained. "After we wore them out on a drop shot, he pulled it out and slung it out there and caught one. I was like, 'It doesn't take me long to figure this out.' So, I yanked one out, threw it out there and caught one.
"We sat there for three hours and would each catch one every 15 or 20 minutes. It was just one of those days. We were chatting and joking, it was the best day ever."
On Sunday, Felix landed a smallie that was entered on BassTrakk as a 3-8 first thing in the morning and filled his limit on his starting spot. With his afternoon magic on Day 3 in mind, he waited as long as he could to run down the lake, and it paid off with three important catches late in the afternoon.
The bass he found there bit a Carolina rig on Semifinal Saturday, but he hunted them down with the Ned rig and Active Target Sunday.
"I figured out how to catch that group of fish way south and I caught three good ones yesterday and I left it with the idea I would come back," Felix said. "All day I was sitting there (telling myself) I wasn't going before noon. I bided my time.
"Fortunately, my starting hole paid off with a limit, which calmed me down a lot. At noon, I ran 25 miles south and I caught a good one really quick."
After catching two smallmouth that bumped him up to the 16-pound range, Felix realized a blue trophy was within reach. But before he got too excited, he refocused by thinking about the next event on the Upper Mississippi River scheduled for next week.
"It really hasn't hit me yet and the fact we have such a short turnaround before La Crosse, I was actually using that all day," Felix said. "When I started thinking about winning or daydreaming, I clicked over and thought about what I had to do for La Crosse when this is over. I tried to keep my mind off of winning and on something else.
"But I'm sure when I am driving home, I'll be screaming in the truck by myself going down the highway."
Johnston recovered from a Day 3 stumble to finish second with a 68-6. The Canadian pro secured 18-15 on Day 1 before catching 18-13 on the second day to take the lead. But a disappointing 13-12 on Semifinal Saturday dropped him to third, and his comeback attempt on the final day fell just short.
"I didn't think I was on the winning fish after practice, so to get second, I am still happy with it," he said. "Obviously I'm a little disappointed. I had one or two missed opportunities today that would have made it a little more interesting. But still, it was a fun week fishing and catching smallmouth."
One main-lake area produced almost all of Johnston's weight the first two days and on Championship Sunday, it reloaded with more quality smallmouth.
"It was just a flat, it wasn't like chunky rock, but it was a subtle point," he said. "They weren't grouped in one spot. They were just roaming it. They are out in deeper water and for whatever reason, they move up shallow on that flat point and hang out. Around midday, they go in the middle of the lake and chase bait if I had to guess."
Johnston secured a limit before 9:30 a.m. and landed a 4-pounder just before 10:30. Unfortunately, he could not get another big bass to commit to his presentation.
"I caught them the way I wanted to catch them. I used Garmin LiveScope and drop shots, Ned rigs and a Carolina rig," he said. "Some new ones moved up today and my first pass over them they were biting. My second pass I caught one or two more and then the gig was up."
Japanese pro Taku Ito finished third with 67-13 — a total he amassed with bags of 17-4, 16-13, 15-6 and 18-6. Ito continued an impressive streak of making the Day 3 cut at each of the seven smallmouth tournaments he has competed in on the Elite Series. He has now made five of the seven final-day cuts in those events.
"I tried to find the big schools and every day I changed my spot," Ito said. "I tried a new spot and found a big school. Easy to catch. Today the wind was strong and it was easy to catch a 4-pounder."
Ito focused his efforts on main-lake areas that had big groups of smallmouth that were constantly swimming and used Japanese finesse techniques. His go-to bait was an Ecogear Jukusei Aqua Swim Shrimp rigged on a 1/0 Ryugi Talisman Hook and a 3/16-ounce Boreas ANO ST TG Sinker.
The 4-8 smallie he caught late in the day earned him the $1,000 bonus for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the day. South Carolina's Brandon Cobb earned $2,000 total for catching the Phoenix Bass Big Bass of the Tournament, a 5-12 he caught on Day 1.
Tyler Rivet of Raceland, La., took home $3,000 for being the highest-placing entrant in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program, and Missouri rookie Cody Huff earned $2,000 for being the second-highest placing entrant.
As part of the Yamaha Power Pay program, Ito also earned an additional $2,500 as the highest-placing entrant and Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., claimed an additional $1,500 for being the second-highest placing entrant.
Kentucky pro Mark Menendez won the $1,000 BassTrakk Contingency award for the most accurate weight reporting.
Rathdrum, Idaho, native Brandon Palaniuk leads the Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year race with 647 points entering the final event of the season next week. Tennessee pro Brandon Lester is second with 610 points, followed by Johnston with 601.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Startup World Cup, organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, has confirmed that Kevin O'Leary – a famous entrepreneur and an outspoken investor on ABC's Shark Tank – is speaking at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale on September 30, 2022. More than 2,500 startups, corporate executives, and investors are expected to attend the event.
Kevin O'Leary is a co-founder of SoftKey International, one of the first software companies to apply the principles of consumer good marketing to the software industry. The company has scaled to become a leader in the development of educational, reference, and home productivity software through rapid growth and a series of acquisition of software companies, including Mindscape, Broderbund and The Learning Company. In 1999, he sold his company to Mattel for US$4.2 billion. His first-hand entrepreneurial experience provides inspiration to the creative startup founders who compete on Shark Tank.
Lidia Fonseca, Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Pfizer, is also confirmed to speak. She will share the untold stories of COVID-19 vaccine innovation, when healthcare experts and technologists around the world collaborated to help solve a massive public health emergency. Also confirmed to speak include Nikesh Arora, former COO of Softbank and Chairman & CEO of Palo Alto Networks; Thuan Pham, former CTO of Uber and CTO at Coupang; Spencer Rascoff, Co-Founder of Pacaso and Zillow; Marianna Tessel, CTO of Intuit; and Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub.
The mission of the Startup World Cup is to highlight the world's best technology startups and to connect them to the global innovation ecosystem. Startup founders apply to regional competitions in 70+ cities around the world, where experienced investors evaluate their ideas and business plans. 70+ finalists from around the world will compete at the Grand Finale in San Francisco. The winner will receive a US$1 million investment prize. Tickets are going fast for the event.
Startup World Cup is a global conference and competition with the goal of bridging startup ecosystems worldwide. The competition gives startup companies from all over the world a chance to win a US $1,000,000 prize in the form of an investment. This year, there will be 70+ regional events across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, leading up to the Grand Finale in San Francisco on September 30th.
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley with over $2.0 billion in Assets Under Management. Pegasus offers intellectual and financial capital to emerging technology companies around the world. In addition to offering institutional investors a top-tier venture capital investment approach, Pegasus also offers a unique Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) model for large, global corporations that wish to partner with cutting-edge technology startups. Some of the 35+ corporate partners that have partnered with Pegasus include ASUS, Aisin, SEGA, Sojitz, and Omron. These corporations are able to have access to 220+ Pegasus portfolio companies such as SpaceX, 23andMe, SoFi, Rigetti, Color, Carbon, Lark, and many more. To learn more, visit: www.pegasustechventures.com.
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CHICAGO, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society, a global organization leading the fight for a world without cancer, held their inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Impact Makers event on June 23, 2022, in Chicago, IL. DE&I leaders from across the Chicagoland area were invited to a networking and educational reception at Taste 222, hosted by Chicago Sun-Times President and CEO, Nykia Wright.
Featured guest speaker, Dr. Yamilé Molina, MS, MPH, PhD, shared their (pronouns: they, them, their) personal and professional story. Dr. Molina is the Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of Illinois Cancer Center. Dr. Molina serves as a scholar activist, focused on promoting the voices and agency of marginalized and resilient populations, including communities of color, LGBTQ communities, and communities living with chronic conditions.
"Cancer is a disease that can affect anyone, but it does not affect everyone equally. We are grateful to our DE&I committee who are passionate and committed to working together to eliminate health disparities in under-resourced communities," said Peter Steele, Vice President, Illinois of the American Cancer Society. "Our mission is to make sure everyone has a fighting chance to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer."
Over 80 executives attended this impactful event to learn how they can play a vital role in helping to improve the lives of the many who face barriers to cancer treatment and support.
"The DE&I Impact Makers event marked a change in the conversations that we have about cancer. We received more tangible information about how each of us can help decrease the mortality rate. I left encouraged and armed with a greater sense of purpose in this fight. Thank you, American Cancer Society, for making it possible for more Chicagoans to join us in forcing a cancer diagnosis to lose its sting," shared Nykia Wright.
To learn more about the Chicago DE&I Committee, contact Raquel Nunez at Raquel.nunez@cancer.org.
The American Cancer Society is on a mission to free the world from cancer. We invest in lifesaving research, provide 24/7 information and support, and work to ensure that individuals in every community have access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. For more information, visit cancer.org.
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Signature Bank Provides $27.5M of new Debt for Nine Multi-Family Properties
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City based Alchemy Ventures announced today that they recapitalized a portfolio in Brooklyn, NY, consisting of nine buildings and 113 residential units, for $36 million. Simultaneously, they secured a new financing loan for the portfolio from Signature Bank totaling $27.5 million. The 5-year loan was provided has a 4.125% interest rate with three years only incumbering the following assets: 216 Macon Street, 1050 Lafayette Ave, 223 Bainbridge Street, 475 Hancock Street, 442 Decatur Street, 45 Kingston Ave, 910 Prospect Place, 788 Madison Street, and 790 Madison Street.
"We successfully paid off existing debt and secured a new financing for our Brooklyn portfolio by executing a value-add strategy for these nine assets. We renovated these properties and also plan to implement a capex business plan over the next six months to continue improving the buildings and modernizing apartments," said Sam Kooris, Principal of Alchemy Ventures and Alex Horn, Principal of Alchemy Ventures in a joint statement.
Alchemy Ventures is an extremely active investor in New York City, with over 20 recent acquisitions including 203 West 80th Street in Manhattan's Upper West Side, as well as properties across the East Village and West Village neighborhoods and Brooklyn's Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and Prospect Heights neighborhoods. Alchemy Ventures and its partners have been most active in the desirable West Village neighborhood with the acquisition of over 88 residential units and 11 retail stores.
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New Orders and Employment Contracting; Production and Backlogs Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at a Slower Rate; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing at a Slower Rate; Exports and Imports Growing; Record-Long Lead Times for Capital Expenditures and Production Materials
TEMPE, Ariz., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy achieving a 25th consecutive month of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.
The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee:
"The June Manufacturing PMI® registered 53 percent, down 3.1 percentage points from the reading of 56.1 percent in May. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 25th month in a row after a contraction in April and May 2020. This is the lowest Manufacturing PMI® reading since June 2020, when it registered 52.4 percent. The New Orders Index reading of 49.2 percent is 5.9 percentage points lower than the 55.1 percent recorded in May. The Production Index reading of 54.9 percent is a 0.7-percentage point increase compared to May's figure of 54.2 percent. The Prices Index registered 78.5 percent, down 3.7 percentage points compared to the May figure of 82.2 percent. The Backlog of Orders Index registered 53.2 percent, 5.5 percentage points below the May reading of 58.7 percent. The Employment Index contracted for a second straight month at 47.3 percent, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 49.6 percent recorded in May. The Supplier Deliveries Index reading of 57.3 percent is 8.4 percentage points lower than the May figure of 65.7 percent. The Inventories Index registered 56 percent, 0.1 percentage point higher than the May reading of 55.9 percent. The New Export Orders Index reading of 50.7 percent is down 2.2 percentage points compared to May's figure of 52.9 percent. The Imports Index climbed into expansion territory, up 2 percentage points to 50.7 percent from 48.7 percent in May."
Fiore continues, "The U.S. manufacturing sector continues to be powered — though less so in June — by demand while held back by supply chain constraints. Despite the Employment Index contracting in May and June, companies improved their progress on addressing moderate-term labor shortages at all tiers of the supply chain, according to Business Survey Committee respondents' comments. Panelists reported lower rates of quits compared to May. Prices expansion slightly eased for a third straight month in June, but instability in global energy markets continues. Sentiment remained optimistic regarding demand, with three positive growth comments for every cautious comment. Panelists continue to note supply chain and pricing issues as their biggest concerns. Demand dropped, with the (1) New Orders Index contracting, (2) Customers' Inventories Index remaining at a very low level, though it increased and (3) Backlog of Orders Index decreasing but still in growth territory. Consumption (measured by the Production and Employment indexes) was mixed during the period, with a combined minus-1.6-percentage point change to the Manufacturing PMI® calculation. The Employment Index contracted for the second month in a row after expanding for eight straight months (September through April), but panelists again indicated month-over-month improvement in ability to hire in June. Challenges with turnover (quits and retirements) and resulting backfilling continue to plague efforts to adequately staff organizations, but to a lesser degree compared to the previous month. Inputs — expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports — continued to constrain production expansion but to a lesser extent compared to May. The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated deliveries slowed at a slower rate in June, which was supported by a slight increase in the Inventories Index. The Imports Index expanded in June after one month of contraction preceded by six consecutive months of expansion. The Prices Index increased for the 25th consecutive month, at a slower rate compared to May.
"All of the six biggest manufacturing industries — Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products — registered moderate-to-strong growth in June.
"Manufacturing performed well for the 25th straight month. There are signs of new order rate softening — cited in 17 percent of general comments, compared to 10 percent in May — but the root cause is difficult to determine: (1) demand reduction, (2) adjustment for excessive lead times, causing order rate adjustments or (3) a combination of both. Employment activity remain strongly positive in spite of the uncertainty with new order rates," says Fiore.
Fifteen manufacturing industries reported growth in June, in the following order: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Textile Mills; Printing & Related Support Activities; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Primary Metals; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Transportation Equipment; Fabricated Metal Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products. The three industries reporting contraction in June compared to May are: Paper Products; Wood Products; and Furniture & Related Products.
WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING
- "Backlog is high, but incoming orders slowing this month." [Computer & Electronic Products]
- "New orders have stabilized and not increased." [Chemical Products]
- "Continued strong demand for transportation equipment." [Transportation Equipment]
- "Business is slower than expected in volume, but revenue is on pace with our budget. Ocean freight costs are finally beginning to fall a bit. We are already receiving large orders for the fall, which is encouraging." [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products]
- "Continued tightening of market, rising gas/diesel prices, and limited labor/drivers equates to increased cost. Few markets showing a levelling off." [Petroleum & Coal Products]
- "Our suppliers are experiencing a softening of orders. We are still running at the same high level we did throughout 2021 and in early 2022." [Machinery]
- "Business is still steady. Some customers are pushing orders out because they have too much inventory. We are able to backfill the pushed orders from customers that want theirs earlier, so we aren't losing capacity." [Fabricated Metal Products]
- "We are hearing from customers that their inventories are high, and sales are coming down. We expect orders to decline on the coming months until inventories are leveled properly against demand." [Apparel, Leather & Allied Products]
- "Orders and production continue to be strong, but material availability is holding us back. Cannot run enough hours to eat into the backlog." [Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components]
- "Supply seems to be settling to some degree, but what it is settling into remains in question. Diminishing cost and (continued) limited supply in aluminum make for an interesting combination. There are actually more questions than answers this month." [Primary Metals]
Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® data is seasonally adjusted for the New Orders, Production, Employment and Inventories indexes.
*Number of months moving in current direction.
COMMODITIES REPORTED UP/DOWN IN PRICE AND IN SHORT SUPPLY
Commodities Up in Price
Adhesives and Paint (7); Aluminum* (25); Caustic Soda (4); Corrugate (5); Corrugated Packaging (20); Crude Oil (2); Diesel Fuel (18); Electrical Components (19); Electricity; Electronic Components (19); Energy (4); Freight (20); High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Resin; Labor — Temporary (14); Lumber* (7); Natural Gas (12); Packaging Supplies (19); Paper (4); Petroleum Based Products (2); Pigments and Dyes; Resin Based Products (3); Plastic Resins* (6); Rubber Based Products (11); Steel* (23); Steel — Fabricated & Machined Components (2); Steel — Stainless (20); Steel Castings; Steel Products (22); and Synthetic Rubber.
Commodities Down in Price
Aluminum* (2); Lumber*; Ocean Freight; Plastic Resins*; Steel* (2); Steel — Cold Rolled; Steel — Hot Rolled (2); and Steel — Scrap (2).
Commodities in Short Supply
Electric Motors; Electrical Components (21); Electronic Components (19); Hydraulic Components (2); Labor — Temporary (14); Packaging Products (2); Paper (3); Plastic Resins (2); Rubber Based Products; Semiconductors (19); Steel — Fabricated & Machined Components (2); Steel — Stainless; and Steel Products (3).
Note: The number of consecutive months the commodity is listed is indicated after each item.
*Indicates both up and down in price.
JUNE 2022 MANUFACTURING INDEX SUMMARIES
Manufacturing PMI®
Manufacturing grew in June, as the Manufacturing PMI® registered 53 percent, 3.1 percentage points lower than the May reading of 56.1 percent. "The Manufacturing PMI® continued to indicate sector expansion and U.S. economic growth in June. Three of the five subindexes that directly factor into the Manufacturing PMI® were in growth territory. All of the six biggest manufacturing industries registered moderate-to-strong growth in June, in this order: Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products. The Production Index increased at a slightly faster rate. The Supplier Deliveries Index slowed at a slower rate while the Inventories Index increased slightly, indicating somewhat easing supply chain congestion. Eight of the 10 subindexes were positive for the period; a reading of 'too low' for the Customers' Inventories Index is considered a positive for future production," says Fiore. A reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally contracting.
A Manufacturing PMI® above 48.7 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy. Therefore, the June Manufacturing PMI® indicates the overall economy grew in June for the 25th consecutive month following contraction in April and May 2020. "The past relationship between the Manufacturing PMI® and the overall economy indicates that the Manufacturing PMI® for June (53 percent) corresponds to a 1.5-percent increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) on an annualized basis," says Fiore.
THE LAST 12 MONTHS
New Orders
ISM®'s New Orders Index dropped to 49.2 percent in June, a decrease of 5.9 percentage points compared to the 55.1 percent reported in May. This indicates that new order volumes contracted after growing for 24 consecutive months. "Two of the six largest manufacturing sectors — Petroleum & Coal Products; and Computer & Electronic Products — increased new orders at moderate-to-strong levels. Price elevation and extended lead times resulted in a continuing slowing in new order rates across the supply chain. Backlog sagged in the month due to the weakness in new orders," says Fiore. A New Orders Index above 52.9 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Census Bureau's series on manufacturing orders (in constant 2000 dollars).
Of the 18 manufacturing industries, eight reported growth in new orders in June, in the following order: Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Primary Metals; Plastics & Rubber Products; Computer & Electronic Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Seven industries reported a decline in new orders in June, in the following order: Wood Products; Furniture & Related Products; Paper Products; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Chemical Products; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products.
Production
The Production Index registered 54.9 percent in June, 0.7 percentage point higher than the May reading of 54.2 percent, indicating growth for the 25th consecutive month. "Of the top six industries, four —Petroleum & Coal Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products — expanded in June. Hiring and materials availability continue to show signs of recovery, but factories are still struggling to hit optimum output rates — primarily due to high levels of employee turnover," says Fiore. An index above 52.4 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Federal Reserve Board's Industrial Production figures.
Ten industries reported growth in production during the month of June, in the following order: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Chemical Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; and Fabricated Metal Products. The three industries reporting a decrease in production in June are: Textile Mills; Paper Products; and Furniture & Related Products.
Employment
ISM®'s Employment Index registered 47.3 percent in June, 2.3 percentage points below the May reading of 49.6 percent. "The index contracted for a second straight month after an eight-month period of expansion. This is the lowest reading since August 2020, when the index registered 47.1 percent. Of the six big manufacturing sectors, two (Computer & Electronic Products; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products) expanded. Survey panelists' companies are still struggling to meet labor management plans, though there are more signs of improvement: A larger share of comments (14 percent in June, up from 7 percent in May) noted greater hiring ease. An overwhelming majority of panelists again indicate their companies are hiring. Among those respondents, 42 percent expressed difficulty in filling positions, up from 30 percent in May. Turnover rates remain elevated (29 percent of comments cited backfills and retirements, a decrease from 36 percent in May). Employment levels, driven primarily by turnover, remain the top issue affecting further output growth," says Fiore. An Employment Index above 50.5 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on manufacturing employment.
Nine of 18 manufacturing industries reported employment growth in June, in the following order: Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Textile Mills; Plastics & Rubber Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products. The six industries reporting a decrease in employment in June — in the following order — are: Paper Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Furniture & Related Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemical Products; and Transportation Equipment.
Supplier Deliveries†
The delivery performance of suppliers to manufacturing organizations was slower in June, as the Supplier Deliveries Index registered 57.3 percent, 8.4 percentage points lower than the 65.7 percent reported in May. Five of the top six manufacturing industries (Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products) reported slower deliveries. "Deliveries slowed at a slower rate compared to the previous month. The index continues to reflect suppliers' difficulties in meeting demand from panelists' companies, but there are clear signs of easing. In June, suppliers remained in a labor-constrained environment, based on panelists' comments and the Employment Index remaining in contraction territory. Transportation networks reflected improvement compared to May. Among supplier delivery comments, 6 percent noted stable month-over-month improvement," says Fiore. A reading below 50 percent indicates faster deliveries, while a reading above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries.
Fourteen of 18 manufacturing industries reported slower supplier deliveries in June, in the following order: Textile Mills; Furniture & Related Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Machinery; Printing & Related Support Activities; Primary Metals; Computer & Electronic Products; Paper Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Fabricated Metal Products; and Chemical Products. Three industries reported faster supplier deliveries in June as compared to May: Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Wood Products; and Petroleum & Coal Products.
Inventories
The Inventories Index registered 56 percent in June, 0.1 percentage point higher than the 55.9 percent reported for May. "Manufacturing inventories expanded at a slightly faster rate compared to May. Of the six big manufacturing industries, four (Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Chemical Products; and Transportation Equipment) grew their inventories of manufacturing raw materials in June. Companies report a continued willingness to take early delivery of raw materials as well as building extra work in process to support quick conversion," says Fiore. An Inventories Index greater than 44.4 percent, over time, is generally consistent with expansion in the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) figures on overall manufacturing inventories (in chained 2000 dollars).
Of 18 manufacturing industries, the eight reporting higher inventories in June — in the following order — are: Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Chemical Products; Transportation Equipment; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The three industries reporting contracting inventories in June are: Paper Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; and Primary Metals. Seven industries reported no change in inventories in June as compared to May.
Customers' Inventories†
ISM®'s Customers' Inventories Index registered 35.2 percent in June, 2.5 percentage points higher than the 32.7 percent reported for May, indicating that customers' inventory levels were considered much too low. "Customers' inventories are too low for the 69th consecutive month, a positive for future production growth. For 23 straight months, the Customers' Inventories Index has been at historically low levels," says Fiore.
Two industries (Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; and Wood Products) reported customers' inventories as too high in June. The 14 industries reporting customers' inventories as too low during June — listed in order — are: Textile Mills; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Primary Metals; Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Transportation Equipment; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Plastics & Rubber Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Furniture & Related Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Fabricated Metal Products; and Chemical Products.
Prices†
The ISM® Prices Index registered 78.5 percent, 3.7 percentage points lower compared to the May reading of 82.2 percent, indicating raw materials prices increased for the 25th consecutive month, at a slower rate in June. The Prices Index has exceeded 70 percent in 18 out of the last 19 months and been above 60 percent for 22 straight months. "Continued oil and fuel price increases, packaging supplies (including corrugate), food ingredients, and petroleum-based products and petrochemicals were the primary causes of prices growth. Notably, 8.3 percent of respondents reported lower prices in June, supporting a continued slow but steady move towards price softening," says Fiore. A Prices Index above 52.6 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials.
In June, 17 of 18 industries reported paying increased prices for raw materials, in the following order: Petroleum & Coal Products; Textile Mills; Paper Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Chemical Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Furniture & Related Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Primary Metals; and Fabricated Metal Products. No industry reported paying decreased prices for raw materials in June.
Backlog of Orders†
ISM®'s Backlog of Orders Index registered 53.2 percent in June, a 5.5-percentage point decrease compared to the 58.7 percent reported in May, indicating order backlogs expanded for the 24th straight month. Of the six largest manufacturing sectors, three — Petroleum & Coal Products; Machinery; and Computer & Electronic Products — expanded their order backlogs. "Backlogs expanded in June at a slower rate, as output remains stable at relatively low levels and new orders have slowed due to excessive lead times and historically high prices," says Fiore.
Nine industries reported growth in order backlogs in June, in the following order: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products; Textile Mills; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Machinery; Primary Metals; Computer & Electronic Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The four industries reporting lower backlogs in June are: Furniture & Related Products; Paper Products; Fabricated Metal Products; and Chemical Products.
New Export Orders†
ISM®'s New Export Orders Index registered 50.7 percent in June, 2.2 percentage points below the May reading of 52.9 percent. "The New Export Orders Index grew for the 24th consecutive month, at a slower rate in June. For the fourth straight month, COVID-19 in China has suppressed customer demand from overseas, and the war in Ukraine has limited European demand. Of the six big industry sectors, two — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Computer & Electronic Products — expanded," says Fiore.
The five industries reporting growth in new export orders in June are: Paper Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Fabricated Metal Products. The five industries reporting a decrease in new export orders in June are: Wood Products; Primary Metals; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Six industries reported no change in exports in June as compared to May.
Imports†
ISM®'s Imports Index registered 50.7 percent in June after contracting in May, an increase of 2 percentage points compared to May's figure of 48.7 percent. "Imports grew marginally in June. Import demand remains strong entering the back-to-school and holiday import seasons," says Fiore.
The 12 industries reporting growth in imports in June — in the following order — are: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Furniture & Related Products; Primary Metals; Plastics & Rubber Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Fabricated Metal Products. Three industries reported lower volumes of imports in June: Petroleum & Coal Products; Paper Products; and Chemical Products.
†The Supplier Deliveries, Customers' Inventories, Prices, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, and Imports indexes do not meet the accepted criteria for seasonal adjustments.
Buying Policy
The average commitment lead time for Capital Expenditures in June was 186 days, an increase of eight days compared to May and another all-time high. (ISM® began tracking lead times data in 1987.) CapEx lead times have increased in 10 of the last 12 months, for a net gain of 38 days since July 2021 (148 days). Average lead time in June for Production Materials increased by one day to return to its all-time high of 100 days. Average lead time for Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Supplies decreased by four days, to 44 days.
About This Report
DO NOT CONFUSE THIS NATIONAL REPORT with the various regional purchasing reports released across the country. The national report's information reflects the entire U.S., while the regional reports contain primarily regional data from their local vicinities. Also, the information in the regional reports is not used in calculating the results of the national report. The information compiled in this report is for the month of June 2022.
The data presented herein is obtained from a survey of manufacturing supply executives based on information they have collected within their respective organizations. ISM® makes no representation, other than that stated within this release, regarding the individual company data collection procedures. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making.
Data and Method of Presentation
The Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. The composition of the Manufacturing Business Survey Committee is stratified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and each of the following NAICS-based industry's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP): Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Wood Products; Paper Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products; Chemical Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Primary Metals; Fabricated Metal Products; Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Transportation Equipment; Furniture & Related Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing (products such as medical equipment and supplies, jewelry, sporting goods, toys and office supplies). The data are weighted based on each industry's contribution to GDP. According to the BEA estimates for 2020 GDP (released December 22, 2021), the six largest manufacturing subsectors are: Computer & Electronic Products; Chemical Products; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Machinery. Beginning in February 2018 with January 2018 data, computation of the indexes is accomplished utilizing unrounded numbers.
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NEW YORK, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) C3.ai Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about December 9, 2020; and/or (b) C3.ai securities between December 9, 2020 and February 15, 2022, both dates inclusive.
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According to a filed complaint, C3.ai, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) C3.ai's partnership with Baker Hughes was deteriorating; (ii) C3.ai was employing a flawed accounting methodology to conceal the deterioration of its Baker Hughes partnership; (iii) C3.ai faced challenges in product adoption and significant salesforce turnover; (iv) the Company overstated, inter alia, the extent of its investment in technology, description of its customers, its total addressable market, the pace of its market growth, and the scale of alliances with its major business partners; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy will post its second-quarter financial results at 7 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 4 on the company's website at duke-energy.com/investors.
An earnings conference call for analysts is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET that day to discuss second-quarter 2022 financial results and other business and financial updates.
The conference call will be hosted by Lynn Good, chair, president and chief executive officer, and Steve Young, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
The call can be accessed via the investors' section (duke-energy.com/investors) of Duke Energy's website or by dialing 888-510-2359 in the U.S. or 646-960-0215 outside the U.S. The confirmation code is 2999899. Please call in 10 to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
A recording of the webcast with transcript will be available on the investors' section of the company's website by Aug. 5.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Montage Gold Corp. ("Montage" or the "Company") (TSXV: MAU) (OTCQX: MAUTF) is pleased to announce that on September 6, 2022, the Ivorian Council of Ministers approved the award of the Gbongogo and Sisséplé Exploration Permits to the Mankono-Sissédougou Joint Venture ("Mankono"). Public disclosure of these awards can be viewed at the following url: https://rti.info/politique/13686. This marks a critical step in the process towards closing of the previously announced acquisition of Mankono by Montage (the "Transaction", see press release dated June 8, 2022, for more details). Montage expects to close the Transaction in the coming weeks, following receipt of the signed Presidential decree in respect of the Gbongogo Exploration Permit. With the granting of the Mankono permits now approved, Montage is pleased to provide disclosure of the extensive historic database of results from Mankono for the first time, as well as details of the Company's exploration plans and strategy.
- Mankono exploration permits approved by Government of CDI
- 14 drill-ready targets; initial 25,000m of drilling planned
- Transaction will expand Koné Gold Project ("KGP")
- Gbongogo prospect gives high-grade head start 30km from Koné deposit
- 135.2m at 2.63g/t from 1m
- 92m at 2.99g/t from 33m
- 77m at 2.48g/t from 61m
- Open in all directions
- Other top priority targets with high-grade drill results, include:
Rick Clark, Montage CEO commented, "We are very pleased to have received notice of the approval of the Mankono exploration permits and look forward to closing the Transaction with Barrick and Endeavour upon receipt of the Presidential decree. We very much appreciate the support of the Government of Côte d'Ivoire towards accomplishing this.
"With the addition of Mankono, our consolidated land position grows to more than 2,250km2 over one of the most prolific gold belts in West Africa, all of which is within haulage distance of the expanded Koné Gold Project. We intend to explore aggressively to prove up multiple satellite targets and the high-grade Gbongogo deposit which remains open in all directions gives us an excellent head start. Based on our evaluation of the historic data we believe that, in addition to the initial Inferred Mineral Resource at Gbongogo, the Mankono package has real potential for further discoveries of 0.8Moz to 1.2Moz at a grade of between 1.5g/t and 2.0g/t*. Given the average mineral reserve grade of the Koné deposit of 0.66g/t, the addition of higher grade reserves from Mankono could significantly improve the economics of the KGP going forward."
*This potential quantity and grade are presently conceptual in nature, and there has been insufficient exploration to define such a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource. The potential quantity and grade were developed based on a review of available historic data, grade, intersected widths, and possible strike extent at the various prospects and the overall prospectivity of the land package.
Mankono consists of the Sissédougou Exploration Permit (PR842, 387km2) issued in 2019, the Gbongogo Exploration Permit (400km2) and the Sisséplé Exploration Permit (106km2) which are all contiguous with Montage's Koné Gold Project as shown in Figure 1. Taken together with Montage's existing land holdings they form a block of 1,800km2 in exploration permits and a further 458km2 in exploration permit applications for a total of 2,258km2.
The Gbongogo area has been explored by Randgold (Barrick) since 2013 and the Sissédougou and Sisséplé areas by Endeavour and previously La Mancha Resources since 2010. The Mankono Joint Venture was formed in 2017 and exploration has been managed by Barrick since that time.
The database of the historic work includes over 36,000 soil samples, 15,500m of trenching and 31,000m of air core drilling. Notably only 6,000m of Reverse circulation ("RC") drilling and 8,560m of diamond core drilling has been completed most of which is on the Gbongogo prospect. Historic exploration spending on the combined land package is approximately US$20 million. Figure 2 shows the consolidated land package with target areas and highlighted results.
The Gbongogo prospect, which lies 30km north of Koné, hosts an initial Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.2Mt grading 2.1g/t for 351koz and is the primary target for resource expansion and upgrade. Montage expects that this prospect can be expanded quickly and has an initial program of 4,000m planned in pursuit of this objective.
Mineralization at Gbongogo is hosted within and on the margins of a plunging quartz diorite plug with a surface expression of only 250m by 100m (see Figure 4). Table 1 Table 1 shows intercepts from historic drilling and trenching results. Complete results are presented in Appendix 1 to this release.
Table 1: Drill and Trench Results from Gbongogo
Note: True widths vary between 60 and 100% of downhole intercepts with exception of down plunge holes. Intercepts for holes GBDDH002, GBDDH007 and GBDDH020 include un-assayed gaps, which have been assigned the average intercept grade.
High grades are controlled by two distinct groups of quartz-tourmaline veins with scope to develop the grade with well placed drilling. The plunging quartz diorite plug is also yet to be fully defined by drilling. Furthermore, given the small surface expression there is the potential for other similar intrusive bodies to be present within the north-south trend that hosts Gbongogo that could have been missed on widely spaced first pass exploration and it will be a priority to follow up in this area.
Initial Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate
Montage commissioned a Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") by MPR Geological Consultants of Perth, Australia ("MPR") based on the historic drill database. MPR estimated recoverable mineral resources using Multiple Indicator Kriging ("MIK") based on a dataset that includes 6,142.4m drilling (4,827.4m of diamond core and 1,315m of RC).
The Inferred MRE is reported within an optimized pit shell based on a US$1,500/oz gold price and is shown below at a range of cut-off grades. A cut-off grade of 1.2g/t is the base case scenario.
Table 2: Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate by Cut-off Grade
Notes
- Inferred Mineral Resources are reported in accordance with NI 43-101 with an effective date of the 22nd of April 2022, for the Gbongogo deposit within the Koné Gold Project. The Inferred MRE was prepared by Mr. Jonathan Abbott of MPR Geological Consultants of Perth, Australia who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
- The inferred MRE is reported on a 100% basis and is constrained within an optimal pit shell generated at a gold price of US$1,500/ounce.
- The Mineral Resources are classified according to the "CIM" definition of Inferred Mineral Resources.
- The estimates at 1.2g/t cut-off grade represent the base case or preferred scenario.
- Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
- Also see "Mineral Resource Modeling and Estimation Assumptions – Gbongogo".
Soil sampling across the Mankono project area has defined more than 65km of soil anomalism (see Figure 2). Follow up exploration in the form of pitting, trenching and aircore drilling was widely spaced due to the nature of the desired target size but has identified a total of twelve targets, in addition to Gbongogo, where drilling has intersected mineralization with width and grade (see Table 3). These represent immediate drill targets where Montage will move quickly to drilling.
Table 3: Highlight Drill and Exploration Results from Mankono Prospects (excluding Gbongogo)
Notes: Insufficient data is available at this time to determine true widths for reported intercepts. See Appendix 1 for table of complete results.
Apart from the targets that have already received drill testing, the soil anomalies clearly map out the mineralized structures and these will be followed up in detail. Most notably:
- Northern strike extension of Koné soil anomaly
- Yeré main 12km strike length soil anomaly
- Kagon soil anomaly
Strategic Plan
Montage is concentrated on district exploration for the next 12 months. The primary objective being to add multiple high-grade satellite deposits to an expanded Koné Gold Project. A summary of the Company's operational strategy is as follows:
1. Gbongogo Exploration Permit (400km2; part of Mankono acquisition)
- Resource expansion drilling at Gbongogo prospect
- Follow-up of anomalism and prior drill results at Bafretou, Dokeka and Lokolo targets
2. Sissédougou Exploration Permit (387km2; part of Mankono acquisition)
- Initial follow-up of priority targets that suggest resource potential
- Targets: Sissédougou, Koban North, Yeré, and Sena
- 3,000m of RC drilling planned with 5,000m to 10,000m of aircore
- Soil sampling of untested areas
3. Sisséplé North Permit (321km2; existing KGP)
- New permit recently awarded to Montage
- Local operating base has been established that will facilitate exploration in northern portion of expanded project area
- Soil sampling program on an 800m by 50m grid targeting the entire permit in progress
- Two new +100ppb anomalies >2km strike defined and being followed up
4. Koné Exploration Permit (225km2; existing KGP)
- 5,000m of aircore drilling to test strike extension at Petit Yao
Environmental & Social Impact Assessment ("ESIA") and Economic Analysis
The Company continues to engage with various government ministries regarding key aspects of the project and which will form a significant component of the ESIA review and validation process. As part of the planned programs in Mankono the Company will commence baseline environmental studies and expand its successful CSR program to the wider project area. In parallel with exploration, Montage will undertake the necessary test work and engineering studies to incorporate Gbongogo and other new potential deposits into a revised economic study on the KGP in 2023.
Other Corporate Updates
The Company is pleased to announce that its common shares began trading as of September 1, 2022 on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker symbol MAUTF, which is an upgrade from the OTC Pink Sheets where Montage previously traded. Montage will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange as its primary listing under the symbol MAU.
The Company also announces that shareholders approved certain amendments to the incentive stock option plan of the Company (99.92% For and 0.08% Against) at the Annual General and Special Meeting held on June 23, 2022. The amendments were made to comply with the TSX Venture Exchange's updated rules regarding option plans. For a full copy of the Plan, please see the Management Information Circular dated May 15, 2022 which was filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on June 2, 2022 and is available on the Company's website at www.montagegoldcorp.com.
The Company also announces that it has granted an of aggregate of 200,000 incentive stock options to a Côte d'Ivoire based legal advisor to the Company. The options are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions, over a period of three years at a price of C$0.60 per share and subject to the successful closing of the Mankono Transaction.
An Inferred MRE was undertaken by MPR who estimated recoverable mineral resources using Multiple Indicator Kriging ("MIK") based on a dataset that includes 6,142.4m drilling data (4,827.4m of core and 1,315m of RC) supplied by Montage in April 2022. The MRE has been classified in the inferred category and reported in accordance with NI 43-101 and classifications adopted by CIM Council in May 2014 and has an effective data of the 22nd of April 2022.
Inferred Mineral Resources were estimated for Gbongogo by MIK of two metre down-hole composited gold grades from RC and diamond drilling. Estimated resources include a variance adjustment to give estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources above gold cut-off grades for selective mining unit dimensions of 5m by 10m by 5m (cross strike, strike, vertical).
Micromine software was used for data compilation, domain wire framing and coding of composite values and GS3M was used for resource estimation. The resulting estimates were imported into Micromine for pit optimization and resource reporting.
Inferred Mineral Resources have been estimated within a single mineralized envelope 675m in length and up to 120m in true width.
The MRE includes bulk densities of 1.30, 2.40 and 2.66 t/bcm for oxide, transition and fresh Quartz Diorite, respectively, and 1.30, 2.10 and 2.62 t/bcm for the surrounding sediments. This is on the basis of 702 immersion density measurements performed by the Barrick/Endeavour on diamond core samples.
To satisfy the definition of Mineral Resources having reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction, the estimates are constrained within an optimal pit and generated from the following key assumptions and parameters:
- Gold price of US$1,500/oz
- The MIK model is a recoverable resource model and mining recovery and dilution are taken into account within the modelling process.
- Processing recovery of 93.9% in oxide, 91.3% in transition material and 89.2% in fresh rock.
- Overall slope angle of 30° in oxide rock, 40° in transition and 55° in fresh material
- Average mining costs of US$2.74 per tonne
- Processing costs (including G&A) of US$7.41, US$7.58 and US$8.67 for oxide, transition and fresh material respectively based on the KGP DFS process costs
- Haulage costs of US$5.00/t
- Total selling costs (includes state and third-party royalties) of US$90/oz
The pit shell constraining the estimates extends over approximately 670m of strike to a maximum depth of around 220m.
All drilling was carried out under the supervision of Barrick personnel and utilized the following procedures and methodologies:
- RC drilling used a 5.25-inch face sampling pneumatic hammer with 1m samples collected into 60 litre plastic bags. Samples were kept dry by maintaining enough air pressure to exclude groundwater inflow. If water ingress exceeded the air pressure, RC drilling was stopped, and drilling converted to diamond core tails. Once collected, RC samples were riffle split through a three-tier splitter to yield a 12.5% representative sample for submission to the analytical laboratory. The residual sample was stored at the drill site until assay results were received and validated. Field duplicates were collected by repeat splitting of the primary sample at an average frequency of around 1 duplicate per 10 primary samples.
- Diamond drill holes were drilled with PQ and HQ diamond drill bits. The core marked up and logged, and generally 1m samples (minimum 0.2m) were then cut into equal halves using a diamond saw. One half of the core was left in the original core box and stored in a secure location at the Barrick core yard at Fadiadougou. The other half was sampled, catalogued, and placed into sealed bags and securely stored at the site until shipment. Field duplicates were taken by crushing the half core sample to -2mm and splitting 50:50 using a riffle splitter at an average frequency of around 1 duplicate per 24 primary samples.
- Samples were shipped to the SGS laboratory at Tongon or the Bureau Veritas Laboratory in Abidjan for preparation and assay. Both SGS and Bureau Veritas are independent of Barrick and Montage.
- At both laboratories, samples were dried and crushed by the laboratory to -2mm and a 1.5kg split prepared from the coarse crushed material for pulverizing to -75um. Gold analysis was undertaken using a 50-gram charge and fire assay with an atomic absorption finish. Quality control procedures included systematic insertion of blanks (Around 1:45), duplicates (1:24) and standards (Around 1:45) into the sample stream. Gold assay results of these QAQC samples show acceptable levels of precision and accuracy, with no indication of significant contamination, supporting the reliability of the primary data with sufficient confidence for the current resource estimates and exploration activities.
- Montage and MPR consider that the resource data has been sufficiently verified to form the basis of the current MRE and that the database is adequate for the current estimates. The author and Mr. Abbot consider that the data verification process included no limitations or failures
Montage is a Canadian-based precious metals exploration and development company focused on opportunities in Côte d'Ivoire. The Company's flagship property is the Koné Gold Project, located in northwest Côte d'Ivoire, which currently hosts a Probable Mineral Reserve of 161.1Mt grading 0.66g/t for 3.42M ounces of gold. The Company released the results of a DFS on the Koné Gold Project on February 14, 2022, outlining a 15-year gold project producing an estimated 3.06M ounces of gold over life of mine, with average annual production of 207koz, and estimated peak production of 320koz. Montage has a management team and Board with significant experience in discovering and developing gold deposits in Africa.
The Mineral Resource Estimate for Gbongogo was carried out by Mr. Jonathon Abbott of MPR Geological Consultants of Perth, Western Australia who is considered to be independent of Montage Gold. Mr. Abbott is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralization under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"). Mr. Abbott consents to the inclusion in this press release of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.
The Mineral Reserve Estimate for the Koné Gold Project has an effective date of February 14, 2022 and was carried out by Ms. Joeline McGrath of Carci Mining Consultants Ltd. who is considered to be independent of Montage. Ms. McGrath is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the work which she is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
The Mineral Resource Estimates for the Koné Gold Project have an effective date of August 12, 2021 and were carried out by Mr. Jonathon Abbott of MPR who is considered to be independent of Montage Gold. Mr. Abbott is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralization under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
For further details of the data verification undertaken, exploration undertaken and associated QA/QC programs, and the interpretation thereof, and the assumptions, parameters and methods used to develop the Mineral Reserve Estimate and the Mineral Resource Estimates for the Koné Gold Project, please see the definitive feasibility study, entitled "Koné Gold Project, Côte d'Ivoire Definitive Feasibility Study National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report" (the "DFS") and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The DFS was prepared by Lycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd. and incorporates the work of Lycopodium and Specialist Consultants, including Mr. Abbott, under the supervision of Sandy Hunter, MAusIMM(CP), of Lycopodium, a Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101 who is independent of Montage. Readers are encouraged to read the DFS in its entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions and exclusions that relate to the details summarized in this news release. The DFS is intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context.
The technical contents of this press release have been approved by Hugh Stuart, BSc, MSc, a Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101. Mr. Stuart is the President of the Company, a Chartered Geologist and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "Forward-looking Statements"). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute Forward-looking Statements. Words such as "will", "intends", "proposed" and "expects" or similar expressions are intended to identify Forward-looking Statements. Forward looking Statements in this press release include statements related to the expected closing of the Mankono Transaction, the Company's resource properties and resource estimates, and the Company's plans, focus and objectives, including future exploration programs at Mankono and districtwide at the KGP, expectations that the Gbongogo Inferred Mineral Resource will become an Indicated Mineral Resource, and timing for an updated technical report on the KGP. Forward-looking Statements involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and assumptions, including, with respect to mineral resource estimates, those set out in the DFS and those set out under the heading "Mineral Resource Modeling and Estimation Assumptions". There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include uncertainties related to gold and other commodity prices, including lower than expected future gold prices which could reduce the economic returns on, or the viability of, a deposit, uncertainties inherent in the exploration of mineral properties such as incorrect resource estimates due to incorrect modelling or unforeseen geological conditions, the impact and progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risk factors set forth in the Company's annual information form under the heading "Risk Factors". The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Montage to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any Forward-looking Statement. Any Forward-looking Statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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AI-powered solution to provide end-to-end visibility, optimization, and execution in a single dashboard
CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DispatchTrack, the leading solution provider of right-time delivery management software, today announced its intelligent visibility platform for the last mile. The AI-powered dashboard provides the next level of control, clarity, and actionable insights to improve and predict ETAs so businesses can proactively respond to delivery obstacles before customers are impacted.
DispatchTrack is the only solution that goes beyond optimization and provides delivery, execution, and visibility in a single platform. Its intelligent visibility platform offers a dashboard with a single, consolidated view of how each delivery is unfolding in real-time and it's instantly scalable. The intuitive interface enables users to immediately see on-time delivery and order completion rates, the number of items delivered for the day, and the status and delivery time or ETA for each order, broken down by service unit. This consolidated view provides a single version of the truth that ensures everyone in the organization has the same insight into how the last mile is unfolding, eliminating surprises and delays associated with looking for answers across multiple disparate IT systems.
The platform is also extremely dynamic and delivers the right data to the right people at the right time, showing each user the details relevant to them. It provides actionable insights right from the dashboard and predictable outcomes in real-time so organizations can be proactive and not reactive. Delays, obstacles, or what-if scenarios can be addressed before they occur so deliveries arrive as promised. The solution is easy to use and intuitive, requiring minimal training. For consumers, the platform also offers live order tracking, empowering end customers to check on order statuses and delivery ETAs in real-time. This heightened level of end customer visibility results in increased trust and confidence that items will be delivered reliably and on time.
"Given the dynamic nature of deliveries, there are so many factors affecting ETA. It's only when you have full visibility into delivery operations that you can manage proactively. Our dashboard is redefining last mile visibility end to end by providing the highest level of visibility and predictability so hiccups can be avoided and customer communication is proactive and straightforward, not reactive and frustrating," said Satish Natarajan, DispatchTrack co-founder and CEO. "Our visibility platform offers intelligence on a single pane of glass to make decisions at the speed of business. The right control means better routing, better driver management, and better inventory insights which results in a better delivery experience. Deliveries arrive as promised, instilling brand trust."
Available as a core functionality of DispatchTrack, the intelligent visibility platform includes:
- A single-pane-of-glass-dashboard designed so users receive a complete picture of their delivery operations from a single glance.
- Real-time visibility into asset locations, delivery statuses, ETAs, delivery window commitments, and much more.
- Best-in-class UX ensures users can immediately hone in on the most impactful pieces of information.
- Total connectivity with drivers in the field to ensure that users always have the right data, in the right place, at the right time to manage by exception.
The dashboard also offers additional functionality to ensure seamless exception management on the day of delivery including:
- Dedicated exceptions tab to visualize orders that have been flagged.
- Real-time automated exception alerts.
- Live chat with drivers and customers.
More information on DispatchTrack's intelligent visibility platform can be found here.
DispatchTrack is the leading solution provider of right-time delivery management software, helping top brands around the globe power successful deliveries 180 million times a year. Since 2010, DispatchTrack's scalable SaaS platform has made delivery organizations more connected, agile, and intelligent using highly-configurable capabilities designed to empower better delivery management from end to end. Our proprietary AI-powered routing algorithm ensures 98% ETA accuracy in last mile deliveries, and we're constantly innovating to improve performance and better serve our 2,000+ global customers, including Walmart, Coca-Cola, Ashley, Ferguson Enterprises, Cargill, McCain Foods, and many others. When businesses make promises to their customers—DispatchTrack makes sure they deliver.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (KDAF) — When it comes to music in the metroplex, Dallas typically steals the spotlight. But this time, the Unlikely Candidates brought their alternative meets country sound to Fort Worth to launch their new album, “Panther Island.”
“Pretty much every song that we’ve written we wrote here in Fort Worth,” said lead singer Kyle Morris. “This city has been a staple in our lives forever. We grew up here, this is where our musical history began, and we never forgot about this city. “
The band hit the scene in 2008. They are best known for their song Novocaine, which was released back in 2019. The music video for the song currently sits at more than 40 million views on YouTube, which officials say makes it the sixth most popular alt-rock music video on the platform.
“Panther Island” was released at midnight on May 20, 2022.
The music video for Gemini, a new release, has already hit more than 100,000 views on YouTube.
The music video for High Low, another song on the album, has more than 800,000 views on the platform.
“A lot of it was created during the pandemic so a lot of it, the scenery, was based in four walls of our rooms, essentially,” said Morris.
Guitarist Cole Male said, “Here in Fort Worth we had nothing else to do but write songs.”
To celebrate the new collection of songs, the band held an album release party at Main at South Side in Fort Worth. The Unlikely Candidates performed an acoustic set alongside bands like Bobby Dade, The Infamists and Loyal Sally.
“We played a thousand shows with nobody here and it’s nice to finally come here and be recognized for what we’ve done and to have our album release here with the people that started it and made it happen for us,” said Morris.
The night ended with a champagne toast and a listening party for Panther Island.
The 11-track album can be found on Spotify, YouTube Music, Pandora and Apple Music. If you want to catch them on tour, click here.
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SOFTBALL
Central Texas team advances in LLWS bracket play
LOWER SUSSEX, Del. — Lindsay Talafuse had four hits and a pair of RBIs, including a game-sealing double to left that scored Kaidence Quinn and wrapped up the Texas district 9 all-stars’ 11-1 run-rule win over Canada in the opening round of bracket play at the Senior Little League Softball World Series on Saturday morning.
The game originally was set for Friday night but was moved to 9:30 a.m. Saturday because of weather delays in earlier Friday games played on the same field.
Talafuse had two doubles and a triple in her 4-for-4 showing, while Quinn added three hits and scored two runs in the six-inning win. Ky-Li Alonzo also had two doubles and scored two runs for the Southwest squad, which collected 12 hits, eight of which went for extra bases. Ava Hrabal and Quinn, who each doubled, and Shyann Mondragon (triple) accounted for the remaining extra-base knocks.
The Central Texas all-star team advanced to take on Southeast in a game that ended after press deadline Saturday night. Southwest has won all five of its games in the Delaware tournament by a combined score of 49-7.
Previous wins have come against Latin America (8-2), Delaware (8-3), Asia-Pacific (10-1) and East (12-0).
Christi McGuire (four innings pitched) and Nicole Mucha (two innings pitched, two strike outs) combined to limit Canada to four hits.
The team’s area representatives include Alonzo and Mucha, of Rogers; Kiara Walker and Hrabal, of Rosebud-Lott; Miah Corona and Izzy Garcia, of Troy; Talafuse, Lauren Harris and Delanie Evans, of Cameron Yoe; and McGuire, Quinn and Journee White, of Academy.
TRACK AND FIELD
Temple resident Jones Jr. sets another record
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kendrick Jones Jr. now has two AAU Junior Olympic Games records.
The incoming Lake Belton freshman, who Monday landed the 14-year-old boys long jump meet record (23 feet, 3¼ inches) en route to a gold medal, posted 21.25 seconds Wednesday in his division’s 200-meter semifinals. The previous best of 21.56 for the 14-year-old age group was set in 2014.
Jones on Friday went on to win the 200 final in 21.93.
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Investment Will Accelerate Product & Platform Development and Focus on Growing Younger Fan Base; Signals Turnaround in Ticketing and Events Industry Estimated to Reach $54.26 Billion for Music and Sports Alone
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gametime, the leading platform for last minute game, concert and show tickets, today announced it has secured $30 million in new funding. The round is led by Nimble Partners (including Golden State Warriors owner John Burbank), with additional investment by Maven Ventures, Accel, GV, Jeff Mallett (San Francisco Giants principal partner and Vancouver Whitecaps chairman and co-owner), Palapa Ventures, Bolt Ventures (David Blitzer, owner of Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils), Tenere Capital, Blitzscaling Ventures, Next Play Capital, Alumni Ventures, University Growth Fund and other influential individual investors.
Analysts estimate that ticketing revenue for music and sporting events alone could reach $54 billion globally in 2022, a 142% growth from five years ago and a 443% increase over 2020 when the pandemic halted events for almost nine months, dropping industry revenue to $12 billion. (Statista) This signals growing consumer confidence with fans getting out and enjoying in person events at a record pace.
The investment will accelerate product development and expand Gametime's efforts to reach younger ticket buyers. Additionally, the funding will help Gametime enhance its platform, making it even faster and easier, which is especially valuable at the last minute. The Gametime experience aims to make it increasingly attractive for fans to choose going to live entertainment instead of the couch.
"We're in a golden age of live entertainment as pent-up demand from the pandemic is fueling record growth for attendance at sporting events, concerts and shows," says Brad Griffith, CEO of Gametime. "This investment means Gametime can rapidly accelerate our product development and can continue to help teams, leagues and artists rebound from a challenging few years. On the fan side, it's one of the most important times in history to make it easier for people to connect with friends, families and communities."
"Gametime makes it extraordinarily fast and easy to connect fans with events," explains Jeff Mallett, San Francisco Giants principal partner and Vancouver Whitecaps chairman and co-owner. "Team owners see opportunities to expand the market and future proof the industry with Gametime's younger audience as season ticket holders age. With ticket sales closer to the start of the game or concert skyrocketing in popularity, Gametime has defined the last minute category and is the brand of choice for answering the questions: what's up tonight?"
Gametime today also announced that it has now sold over $1 billion in tickets to date. Driven by younger buyers seeking a faster and easier ticket buying experience, the company is experiencing record-breaking ticket buying volume and revenues and is projecting sales to exceed $500 million in 2022. Gametime's 10 highest sales days, since the company launched, have all occurred in 2022.
About Gametime
Gametime's mission is to unite the world through shared experiences. Founded in 2013, Gametime provides consumers with a seamless and transparent way to buy and sell tickets for live events including sports, concerts, theater, and comedy shows. Gametime specializes in last-minute tickets, allowing customers to purchase up to 90 minutes after the event start time. Gametime emphasizes mobile ticket delivery as an easy and environmentally friendly alternative to paper tickets and believes in going above and beyond for customers. The company was founded by current CEO Brad Griffith. Download Gametime at www.Gametime.co/app. Follow GT on Facebook @gametime, Twitter @Gametime and Instagram @gametimeapp.
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Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express is the Best Credit Card for Beating Inflation, a new editors' choice award.
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today announced the winners of its Best Credit Cards Awards. The top cards for 2022 were recognized in nine card categories, with the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express winning two awards, including a new editors' choice award: Best Credit Card for Beating Inflation.
Selected as the editors' choice winner for being a rewards credit card that earns money back at the supermarket, at gas stations and on transit, and secures a 0% introductory APR for 12 months, Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express also won as the overall Best Rewards Credit Card.
"A credit card that pays you back with cash back rewards or points, whether you're filling up or stocking up, can help you offset the effects of record-high inflation," said Beverly Harzog, credit card expert and consumer finance analyst at U.S. News. "The winners of the third annual U.S. News Best Credit Cards Awards stood out among hundreds of cards in their respective categories, providing consumers with a great place to start as they search for a credit card that's right for them."
The 2022 U.S. News Best Credit Cards Awards Winners:
Best 0% APR Credit Card – BankAmericard® credit card
Best Airline Credit Card – Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card
Best Balance Transfer Credit Card – Wells Fargo Reflect℠ Card
Best Business Credit Card – Capital One Spark Miles for Business
Best Cash Back Credit Card – Chase Freedom Unlimited®
Best Rewards Credit Card – Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
Best Student Credit Card – Discover it® Student Cash Back
Best Travel Rewards Credit Card – Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card
Best Credit Card for Beating Inflation (editors' choice) – Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express The winning cards were determined based on a comprehensive, data-driven methodology that includes factors such as rewards rates; sign-up bonuses; annual, foreign transaction and balance transfer fees; and introductory and ongoing APRs. To determine which card was best in each category, U.S. News compiles the scores that top cards have received each month to calculate overall scores. The 2022 U.S. News Best Credit Cards Awards winners earned the highest average scores in their respective categories the previous quarter. For more information, read the methodology.
U.S. News also publishes in-depth credit card guides to help consumers understand how to make credit cards work in their favor. Consumers can find advice about comparing cards, maximizing rewards and much more.
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Alleged church shooter sent diary to newspaper before attack
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire on a Southern California church congregation because of his political hatred for Taiwan dubbed himself a “destroying angel” in a seven-volume diary sent to a newspaper before the attack, the paper said Wednesday.
David Chou, 68, spent $16.10 to mail seven thick photocopied volumes of handwritten Chinese text and a flash drive to the World Journal office in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, according to photos published in the Chinese-language paper.
The pages bore the title: “Diary of an Angel Destroying Independence” in an apparent reference to Taiwan’s self-government. The Chinese Communist Party continues to demand Taiwan reunify with China.
The diary pages were received Monday, one day after Chou allegedly opened fire at a lunch gathering of elderly parishioners at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in the community of Laguna Woods.
The newspaper didn’t report the contents of the diaries and nobody there apparently read through them before sending them to the police through the paper’s attorney, said an employee who declined to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak openly.
Investigators were aware of the reports that the journals were sent to the newspaper, according to Orange County sheriff’s spokesperson Carrie Braun. She did not know if the sheriff’s department or FBI had taken possession of them as of Wednesday afternoon.
Chou could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of murder and attempted murder. He has not yet entered a plea and remained jailed without bail in Orange County pending a June 10 arraignment.
County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has said Chou was motivated by hatred for Taiwan, where he was born after his family was forced from mainland China when Communists prevailed in a civil war that ended in 1949. He apparently chose the church at random and didn’t know anyone there before he drove to California from Las Vegas on Saturday, authorities said.
Authorities have said Chou sat through a church service before attending the luncheon in honor of a former pastor, where he mingled with the parishioners for about 40 minutes before chaining and nailing shut exit doors and opening fire.
When the gunfire erupted, Dr. John Cheng, 52, charged Chou and was shot but authorities said he disrupted the attack and may have saved dozens of lives.
The former pastor, Billy Chang, then picked up a chair and threw it at Chou, who fell on the floor. Chang said he rushed at Chou and several congregation members held Chou down and tied him up.
Chou was armed with two legally purchased 9 mm handguns and concealed bags holding ammunition and four Molotov cocktail-style devices in the church hall where the luncheon was being held, authorities said.
The wounded ranged in age from 66 to 92 and were expected to survive.
The shooting shook Southern California’s Taiwanese community.
“I am starting to worry about our people,” Dr. Simon Lin, a leader at the Taiwan Center Foundation of Los Angeles, said at a news conference. “The Taiwan Center is very friendly. It’s open to the public. We never check your background.”
The small community center lacks the budget to hire full-time security, he added.
Louis M. Huang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, said he has confidence in U.S. law enforcement to carry out the investigation and that justice would be served.
He called on Taiwanese Americans to respect differences in opinion but said no one has a right to infringe on other people’s rights or to take someone’s life.
He urged community members to report to the police if they see something that concerns them.
“Don’t keep silent,” he said.
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Associated Press journalists John Antczak in Los Angeles and Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.
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22-year-old Erin Smith receives award for invention that can detect Parkinson's disease earlier than traditional methods
- European Patent Office honors young U.S. innovator for her facial recognition app that enables earlier detection and monitoring of Parkinson's disease
- The system uses artificial intelligence to detect tell-tale facial expressions that indicate the onset of Parkinson's earlier than traditional motor symptom
- The invention can predict Parkinson's disease with around 95% accuracy
MUNICH, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Patent Office (EPO) today distinguished U.S. student and scientist Erin Smith with first place in the inaugural Young Inventors prize. Smith has developed an AI-powered app that uses video to detect minute facial expression changes that are indicative of Parkinson's, enabling earlier diagnosis of the disease.
"Erin Smith's curiosity and determination from a very early age have enabled her to not only uncover new insight into the early symptoms of Parkinson's disease but also turn this into a practical tool for early diagnosis," says António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office. "Through earlier intervention her invention has the potential to have a real impact on people's lives by reducing disease symptoms, and I applaud her for being one of the first recipients of the Young Inventors prize."
Erin Smith was honored at an event watched online by a worldwide audience to announce the winners of the 2022 edition of the European Inventor Award, one of Europe's most prestigious innovation prizes. The EPO created the new Young Inventors prize under the auspices of the European Inventor Award especially for innovators under that age of 30. It offers a monetary reward to young innovators who have developed solutions that contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and positively impact our lives. Smith was named one of two first-prize winners alongside the duo Victor Dewulf and Peter Hedley, UK-based recycling entrepreneurs. The duo and Smith will receive a cash prize of EUR 20,000 (roughly $21,000 U.S. Dollars).
Smith has developed an app that uses facial recognition technology to analyse someone's facial expressions and detect early symptoms of Parkinson's disease or other neurological disorders. Changes in facial expressions can occur up to a decade before the loss of motor function through which the disease is traditionally diagnosed. Smith's app can predict Parkinson's with around 95% accuracy and other misidentified neural disorders with an accuracy of 93%, which opens up the possibility of early intervention.
"I remember the first moment where the first algorithm actually worked and that that was magical to see," says Smith. "It's incredibly exciting to see this idea I had back in high school in my kitchen, turn into a tangible technology that has the potential to create a positive impact in the world and improve the care of Parkinson's disease."
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56% of respondents with respiratory allergies, 46% of respondents with food allergies have used immunotherapy
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunotherapy use among people living with allergies is more prominent for those living with numerous allergy types and comorbidities, but is also linked to higher satisfaction with healthcare professionals and more active leveraging of condition management resources, according to a recent survey conducted by Health Union, the leader in social health. The inaugural Allergies In America survey illuminates the perspectives and experiences of people living with allergies.
These findings also support and fuel content and engagement for the recent launch of Allergies.net, Health Union's 39th condition-specific online health community. Allergies.net provides information, connection and support for people living with a wide range of allergy types, including respiratory concerns, food, medications, insects and latex.
Immunotherapy is an increasingly used form of long-term treatment for people living with allergies. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, immunotherapy, which is most commonly administered as a shot, can often provide lasting relief of symptoms for an array of allergy types, as well as reduce inflammation.
Although most Allergies In America respondents (all age 18 and up) are living with multiple allergies, the two most prominent allergy types are respiratory allergies - including pollen, dust, mold or mildew and animals - and food allergies, with some experiencing both types. Analyzing the findings of respondents living with these two allergy types will give a better understanding of the overall health journey for the majority of people with allergies who use immunotherapy.
Of survey respondents living with respiratory allergies, 56% have currently or previously used immunotherapy. This line of therapy has been used by 46% of respondents living with food allergies.
Immunotherapy use appears to be more prominent among respondents living with a larger amount of allergies. Nearly two-thirds of respiratory allergy respondents who have used immunotherapy are living with at least five different allergies, compared to 41% of those who have never used immunotherapy. Similarly, 85% of food allergy respondents who have used immunotherapy are living with at least five allergies, compared to half of those who have never used immunotherapy.
Relatedly, respondents who have used immunotherapy are dealing with a greater number of symptoms. Both respiratory and food allergy respondents who have used immunotherapy are more likely than those who haven't to have recently experienced allergic rhinitis, cough, fatigue and wheezing or shortness of breath. Food allergy respondents who have used immunotherapy were also more likely to have recently experienced a slew of other symptoms, including anxiety, dizziness, hives, itchiness and swelling.
Immunotherapy users living with either food or respiratory allergies were also more likely to also be diagnosed with and managing an array of other conditions, namely asthma, atopic dermatitis, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps.
Survey findings also show immunotherapy use is connected to the types of healthcare professionals respondents see, which can be impacted by the severity of an individual's condition. Whether they were living with respiratory or food allergies, respondents who have used immunotherapy were more likely than those who haven't to most often see an allergist for their condition.
For respiratory allergy respondents, those who have used immunotherapy were more likely than those who haven't to have positive viewpoints about their HCPs. Specifically, they were more likely to say they were satisfied with the care received from their HCPs, received easy-to-understand test results from their HCP and received clear explanations about treatment options.
Potentially linked to the volume of symptoms they've experienced, respondents who have used immunotherapy have also used a wide range of therapies. Immunotherapy users among respiratory and food allergy respondents were more likely to have ever used oral corticosteroids, nasal steroid spray, IV corticosteroids and topical corticosteroids.
Food and respiratory allergy respondents who have used immunotherapy were also more likely to leverage a greater number of resources, in addition to their HCPs, to learn about or manage their condition. Specifically, they were more likely to use allergy-specific websites, allergy associations and online support groups or patient communities.
"Many people living with allergies are dealing with multiple types, triggers, symptoms and comorbidities, which can make condition management confusing and finding support difficult," said Olivier Chateau, Health Union's co-founder and CEO. "Allergies.net provides people with all allergy types the opportunity to make meaningful connections and share information that impacts their health journey."
The inaugural Allergies In America survey, which was fielded from March 30, 2020 to Feb. 16, 2021, included responses from 1,021 people living with an allergy. Additional survey results may be available upon request. More information about living with allergies can be found on Allergies.net.
Health Union is the proven industry leader driving and amplifying social health. As the premier social health company, only Health Union encourages the dynamic, real-time action people take to find meaningful connections and share information that impact their health journey. The company reaches millions of people through the largest portfolio of condition-specific online health communities (e.g., Migraine.com, MultipleSclerosis.net, LungCancer.net) and health leaders - addressing virtually every condition and providing the information, connection and support they need.
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2022 marks Carewell's second consecutive inclusion on the coveted list
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carewell, the leading e-commerce resource for caregivers, has been ranked number 248 on Inc. Magazine's 2022 Inc. 5000 list. The annual list recognizes the 5000 fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America and 2022 marks Carewell's second consecutive inclusion on the list. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"Carewell was founded as a trusted one-stop shop for caregivers after I experienced the lack of support available to the millions of family caregivers across the country," says Bianca Padilla, CEO and Co-founder of Carewell. "Our growth is fueled by our commitment to the community and as the number of caregivers continues to grow, we're scaling to meet those needs."
Carewell offers a wide assortment of expert-vetted home health and wellness products and a library of information to simplify the shopping process. At the core of the company's commitment to caregivers is its 24/7 customer support line. Available in English and Spanish via phone, email, or chat, Carewell's Caregiving Specialists can answer product and caregiving-related questions to help guide caregivers through their journey.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
Carewell is the leading e-commerce marketplace designed to improve the lives of caregivers and their families. With more than 10,500 affordable and expert-vetted home health products, 24/7 customer support, and a library of resources, we simplify the shopping experience and provide personalized service to make caregivers' lives easier and help people age gracefully. Founded in 2017 by Bianca Padilla and Jon Magolnick after experiencing the lack of support available to caregivers, Carewell was named one of Fast Company's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Retail of 2021; included in Forbes' Top 100 Most Customer-Centric Companies of 2022, and ranked 74th on the Inc. 5000 2021 list of the fast-growing private companies in America. For more information on Carewell, please visit Carewell.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges Arqit Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQQ) investors and Centricus Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: CENH, CENHU, CENHW) investors with significant losses to submit your losses now.
Class Period: Sept. 7, 2021 – Apr. 18, 2022
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Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ) Class Action:
The complaint alleges Defendants made false or misleading statements or failed to disclose: (1) Arqit's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards for telecommunications; (2) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed encryption technology in a meeting held in 2020; (3) the British government was not a customer of Arqit and only provided grants to the company; and, (4) Arqit had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of its SPAC merger.
The truth emerged on Apr. 18, 2022, when The Wall Street Journal reported that "British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed approach to encryption technology in a high-level evaluation they privately shared with the company in the summer of 2020, according to people familiar with the matter." The WSJ also reported that Arqit's proposal is a well-known 1980s-era technology with limited real-world application, requires broad adoption of new telecommunications, cloud, and internet protocols and standards that aren't widely supported, and its customer list includes a number of British government agencies who merely provided research grants and not contracts to purchase Arqit's encryption product.
On this news, the price of Arqit shares fell 17%, wiping out over $300 million in market capitalization in a single trading day.
"We're focused on investors' losses and proving Arqit misrepresented the status of- and commercial prospects for- its encryption system," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in Arqit and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
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A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won’t be forced to give birth to a rapist’s baby. An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems “sick enough.” A lupus patient must stop taking medication that controls her illness because it can also cause miscarriages.
Abortion restrictions in a number of states and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care.
“For physicians and patients alike, this is a frightening and fraught time, with new, unprecedented concerns about data privacy, access to contraception, and even when to begin lifesaving care,’’ said Dr. Jack Resneck, president of the American Medical Association.
Even in medical emergencies, doctors are sometimes declining immediate treatment. In the past week, an Ohio abortion clinic received calls from two women with ectopic pregnancies — when an embryo grows outside the uterus and can’t be saved — who said their doctors wouldn’t treat them. Ectopic pregnancies often become life-threatening emergencies and abortion clinics aren’t set up to treat them.
It’s just one example of “the horrible downstream effects of criminalizing abortion care,” said Dr. Catherine Romanos, who works at the Dayton clinic.
MEDICAL DILEMMAS
Dr. Jessian Munoz, an OB-GYN in San Antonio, Texas, who treats high-risk pregnancies, said medical decisions used to be clear cut.
“It was like, the mom’s life is in danger, we must evacuate the uterus by whatever means that may be,” he said. “Whether it’s surgical or medical — that’s the treatment.’’
Now, he said, doctors whose patients develop pregnancy complications are struggling to determine whether a woman is “sick enough” to justify an abortion.
With the fall of Roe v. Wade, “the art of medicine is lost and actually has been replaced by fear,’’ Munoz said.
Munoz said he faced an awful predicament with a recent patient who had started to miscarry and developed a dangerous womb infection. The fetus still had signs of a heartbeat, so an immediate abortion — the usual standard of care — would have been illegal under Texas law.
“We physically watched her get sicker and sicker and sicker” until the fetal heartbeat stopped the next day, “and then we could intervene,’’ he said. The patient developed complications, required surgery, lost multiple liters of blood and had to be put on a breathing machine “all because we were essentially 24 hours behind.’’
In a study published this month in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, doctors at two Texas hospitals cited the cases of 28 women less than 23 weeks pregnant who were treated for dangerous pregnancies. The doctors noted that all of the women had recommended abortions delayed by nine days because fetal heart activity was detected. Of those, nearly 60% developed severe complications — nearly double the number of complications experienced by patients in other states who had immediate therapeutic abortions. Of eight live births among the Texas cases, seven died within hours. The eighth, born at 24 weeks, had severe complications including brain bleeding, a heart defect, lung disease and intestinal and liver problems.
Before it overturned Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court never allowed states to ban abortion before the point when a fetus can survive outside the womb — roughly 24 weeks.
Chicago diversity executive Sheena Gray survived a harrowing pregnancy-ending experience last year, when doctors discovered she had an embryo in a fallopian tube and an eight-week fetus in her womb. They removed the embryo along with the affected fallopian tube, and told her they needed to abort the other fetus to save her life.
The decision to proceed with treatment was hers — abortion is still legal in Illinois. In fact, the state provides greater access to abortion than most others, and has been flooded with patients seeking abortions following the recent Supreme Court decision.
Gray said she’s heard about similar care being denied or delayed in other states, and fears the high court ruling will force other patients to face the same fate.
“No one should make these choices for a woman, period,” she said.
Her story has a much happier ending: Gray became pregnant again and gave birth July 8 to healthy identical twin girls.
CHOOSING STERILITY
Julie Ann Nitsch, a sexual assault survivor and community college trustee in Austin, Texas, is among many women in states with restrictive abortion laws who are taking drastic steps.
Nitsch says she chose sterilization at age 36 rather than risk getting pregnant by another rapist.
“I ripped my organs out’’ to avoid that, she said.
Nitsch said she “saw the writing on the wall” after Texas enacted a law last year banning most abortions after six weeks, even in cases of rape or incest. She said she sensed that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, so she had surgery to remove her fallopian tubes in February.
“It’s sad to think that I can’t have kids, but it’s better than being forced to have children,’’ Nitsch said.
Dr. Tyler Handcock, an Austin OB-GYN, said his clinic has heard from hundreds of patients seeking sterilization since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision. Many choose this route because they fear long-acting birth control or other contraceptives could also become targets, he said.
His clinic scheduled a July 9 group counseling session to handle the surge, and every one of the 20 patients who showed up to hear about the risks and ramifications of fallopian tube-removal made an appointment to have the surgery.
Some physicians are reluctant to perform the surgery on young women with many reproductive years left, fearing they will change their minds later. Handcock said he heard from one 28-year-old woman who said six OB-GYNs declined to sterilize her.
Handcock said the choice should be up to patients.
“I will protect my patients and their rights however I can,’’ he said.
TARGETING MEDICATION
Becky Schwarz, of Tysons Corner, Virginia, found herself unexpectedly thrust into the abortion controversy even though she has no plans to become pregnant.
The 27-year-old has lupus, an autoimmune disease that can cause the body to attack tissue surrounding joints and organs, leading to inflammation and often debilitating symptoms. For Schwarz, these include bone and joint pain, and difficulty standing for long periods of time.
She recently received a notice from her doctor saying she’d have to stop taking a medication that relieves her symptoms — at least while the office reviewed its policies for methotrexate in light of the Supreme Court ruling. That’s because the drug can cause miscarriages and theoretically could be used in an attempt to induce an abortion.
“For me to have to be essentially babysat by some policy, rather than being trusted about how I handle my own body … has made me angry,’’ she said.
The Arthritis Foundation and American College of Rheumatology have both issued statements of concern about patients’ access to the drug. Steven Schultz of the Arthritis Foundation said the group is working to determine how widespread the problem is. Patients having trouble getting the medication can contact the group’s helpline, he said.
CONFUSING LAWS
Many abortion laws are vague and they vary by state. That can leave physicians in a quandary.
“We’ve asked some legislators, ‘How are medical providers supposed to interpret the laws?’” said Dr. Dana Stone, who is based in Oklahoma, a state that recently banned almost all abortions.
“They say, ‘They’ll figure it out,'” she said.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond late Sunday afternoon in the California desert, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills.
Six strokes ahead entering the day, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda in The Chevron Championship.
“I think it’s surreal,” Kupcho said. “To be a major winner is really special and to be the last person here at Mission Hills to jump into Poppie’s Pond, it’s all really special.”
The 24-year-old from Colorado finished at 14-under 274. She’s the seventh player to win their first LPGA Tour title in the event that started in 1972 and became a major in 1983. The tournament is moving to Houston next year after failing to attract a sponsor to keep it in the desert.
Kupcho took the traditional plunge into the pond next to the 18th green with husband Jay Monahan and caddie David Eller.
“To just be able to (win) quickly after my wedding and be able to celebrate with my husband and have him here, it’s really special,” Kupcho said. “I didn’t see him coming across the bridge. He picked me up. I don’t think he’s ever picked me up, so that was pretty cool.”
Seven strokes ahead of Korda and defending champion Patty Tavatanakit at 18 under after holing birdie putts over 30 feet on the par-4 fourth and par-3 fifth, Kupcho played the final 13 holes in 4 over.
“Honestly, I came out just trying to shoot a couple under,” Kupcho said. “I mean, I had a six-stroke lead and I shot 8 under yesterday, so I figured if someone can do that, then they deserve to be in a playoff. That was my mentality and what I was fighting for all day. Obviously, didn’t get there, but still pulled it out.”
Korda shot a 69. Fighting a back problem, she holed her approach for eagle on the par-4 third and pulled within four with birdies on Nos. 11 and 12.
Korda was only two strokes back after Kupcho bogeyed 13 and 14, but fell three behind with a bogey of her own on 15 and parred the last three.
“Second place is not bad after being 3 over through seven (Thursday), so pretty proud of myself,” Korda said after her best major finish. “I really wanted to win this one because I love this event. Pretty bummed that we’re leaving, but I understand why.”
Kupcho pushed the advantage to four with a 3-foot birdie putt on the 15th, and Korda missed a 12-foot birdie try soon after on 16. Kupcho bogeyed the final two holes, three-putting the par-5 18th.
Kupcho won three years after passing up a spot in the event to play and win that week in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
“I mean, it’s surreal to be able to say that I was the last person here and first person at Augusta,” Kupcho said. “Hopefully, that isn’t a continuing pattern, because we aren’t stopping in a lot of places soon.”
The 2018 NCAA champion at Wake Forest, Kupcho broke through in her 65th start on the LPGA Tour.
“I think I’ve matured a lot in the last year and even since I’ve been out here,” Kupcho said. “But I think my putting has got a lot better. I’ve been able to calm myself down a lot better. Obviously, I still have my spurts of anger, but I think that’s how I get it out quickly and then move on. I think my whole mental game has gotten stronger.”
The first U.S. winner since Brittany Lincicome in 2015, Kupcho opened Thursday with a 66 for a share of the lead. She had a 70 on Friday and had the 64 on Saturday to break the tournament 54-hole record at 16 under. She missed a chance to break the 72-hole mark of 19 under set by Dottie Pepper in 1999.
Pia Babnik of Slovenia closed with a 66 to finish third at 11 under.
Tavatanakit, playing alongside Kupcho the last two days, birdied the 18th for a 72 to tie for fourth at 10 under with 2014 winner Lexi Thompson (68), second-round leader Hinako Shibuno (66) and Celine Boutier (67).
“Such amazing memories here,” Thompson said.
DIVOTS: Chella Choi earned a BMW iX with a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th. She used a 4-hybrid on the 181-yard hole. Choi shot a 71 to tie for 53rd at even par. Pernilla aced the 166-yard fifth with a 7-iron. The 2018 winner also shot 71 to finish at even par. … Brooke Seay, the Stanford junior who turned down a spot at Augusta to play the final event at Mission Hills, was the only one of the four amateurs to make the cut. She finished with a 73 to tie for 65th at 2 over.
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CHICAGO and COLUMBUS, Ga., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Linden Capital Partners ("Linden"), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to make a majority investment in Aspirion (the "Company"), a leader in technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management ("RCM"). Following the transaction, the Company's management team and Aquiline Capital Partners ("Aquiline"), a private investment firm based in New York and London, will remain investors in the Company.
Aspirion is a leading healthcare RCM provider across complex claims and revenue integrity, offering a broad array of technology-driven solutions for the most specialized revenue cycle challenges faced by hospital systems and healthcare providers. The Company's team of healthcare, legal, and technical professionals, in conjunction with its proprietary AI-enabled software, help hospitals and physicians improve claims processing time and increase overall collections. Aspirion's product suite is centered on complex claims, an umbrella category for third party liability claims related to non-traditional payors, and revenue integrity, which addresses clinically complex claims with traditional medical payors.
"We are very excited to enter into this partnership with Linden and leverage Linden's deep healthcare experience, relationships, and strategic support to execute against our shared value creation plan and better serve our clients," said Jason Erdell, CEO of Aspirion.
Kam Shah, Partner at Linden, said "We congratulate Jason and the entire Aspirion management team on their collective roles in building a highly regarded provider of specialized RCM solutions whose differentiated capabilities help hospital systems and providers navigate a difficult operating environment characterized by increasing denial rates and growing complexity in patient clinical records. We look forward to supporting Aspirion and positioning the Company for continued growth, particularly through strategic investments in technology, product, and M&A."
"We are proud to have helped Aspirion create its industry-leading complex claims RCM platform through investing in people, technology and strategic acquisitions," said Jeff Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Aquiline Capital Partners. "We look forward to continuing as investors and, alongside Linden, supporting Aspirion through its planned next phase of growth."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Baird is serving as exclusive financial advisor and Ropes & Gray LLP is serving as legal counsel to Aquiline and Aspirion. Guggenheim Securities, LLC and Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., are serving as financial advisors and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel to Linden. Twin Brook Capital Partners is providing debt financing for the transaction.
About Aspirion
Aspirion, headquartered in Columbus, Ga., helps hospitals and physicians recover otherwise lost claims revenue from Motor Vehicle Accidents, Workers' Compensation, Veterans Affairs, and TRICARE as well as out-of-state Medicaid, Medicaid eligibility, underpayments, and denials. Aspirion's experienced team of healthcare, legal, and technical professionals combined with industry-leading technology platforms help ensure that providers receive their Complex RCM revenue so that providers, hospitals, and their staff can focus on patient care. The Company serves over 140 clients across 45 states, including 40% of the largest health systems in the U.S.
About Linden Capital Partners
Linden Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Founded in 2004, Linden is one of the country's largest dedicated healthcare private equity firms. Linden's strategy is based upon three elements: (i) healthcare specialization, (ii) integrated private equity and operating expertise, and (iii) its differentiated human capital program. Linden invests in middle market platforms in the medical products, specialty distribution, pharmaceutical, and services segments of healthcare. Since its founding, Linden has invested in over 40 healthcare companies encompassing over 200 total transactions. The firm has raised over $6 billion in limited partner commitments since inception. For more information, please visit www.lindenllc.com.
About Aquiline Capital Partners
Aquiline Capital Partners, founded in 2005, is a private investment firm based in New York and London investing in companies across financial services and technology, healthcare, and business services. The firm had $8.7 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2022. For more information about Aquiline, its investment professionals, and its portfolio companies, please visit www.aquiline.com.
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WESTFORD, Mass., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HTCIA today announced that David B. Lacquement, Major General, United States Army (Ret) will serve as a keynote speaker for the 2022 HTCIA International Conference & Expo scheduled for Sept 28-30 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The in-person event also includes a virtual day on Sept 27 that features numerous lectures and vendor presentations.
Lacquement's keynote, titled, "Sword and Shield: A Cyber Warrior's Perspective from the Trenches of Government and the Private Sector," is scheduled to take place Wednesday, September 28. For more information and to register for the conference, visit www.htciaconference.org.
Lacquement currently services as Arete's Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Operational Intelligence Sharing. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection where he led a team focused on safeguarding the private financial services sector from cyberthreats. Lacquement also led a team at Booz Allen Hamilton that supported U.S. Cyber Command with technical and operational planning cyber support. He served in the U.S Army for over three decades as an intelligence officer.
"This year's keynote speaker is uniquely positioned to provide a wide range of insights and perspectives as we seek to provide attendees with an unmatched event that's organized by investigators for investigators," said Warren G. Kruse II, HTCIA International President. "As the oldest organization solely focused on preventing and investigating or prosecuting high-tech crime, HTCIA continually strives to bring in the world's foremost experts. We're honored to welcome such a distinguished speaker to our upcoming 2022 flagship event."
Founded in 1986, the High Technology Crime Investigation Association provides its global members with education and collaboration for the prevention and investigation of high-tech crimes. Holding ongoing seminars, summits and conferences each year, HTCIA is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit with chapters worldwide. Visit www.htcia.org.
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Sarasota County Schools hiring for multiple positions
Published: Jul. 19, 2022 at 11:55 AM EDT|Updated: 5 minutes ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Schools are looking for motivated, hard-working individuals to join their team.
There are multiple positions available with retirement plans with district matching.
Positions range from 186-day, 220-day and 240-days per year. Employees will receive all federal holidays off and additional time off for Winter Break, Spring Break and Thanksgiving, according to the board-approved school calendar
You can learn more about all positions by visiting https://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/jobs.
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Washburn School of Law welcomes most diverse class ever
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Washburn University School of Law has reached a historic milestone as it welcomed its most diverse class of students ever.
Washburn University announced on Monday, Aug. 29, that it has reached a historic milestone this year as it welcomed its newest students. Out of the 103 new students in the School of Law, it said 43% self-reported as a member of at least one under-represented population - including ethnic identity, gender identity and sexual orientation.
“At Washburn Law, we believe that representation is incredibly important, and this year’s entering class exemplifies our commitment to creating diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession,” said Dean Jeffrey Jackson.
Jackson also noted that the University’s commitment to diversity has been clear from the founding of the college by abolitionists to the graduation of its first female law student in 1912 - a time when many states would not allow women to practice law.
WU indicated that the student group - including both spring and fall starters - includes 92 traditional first-year Juris Doctorate students, eight Master’s of Legal Studies students and three transfer Juris Doctorate students.
Washburn also said the group represents 16 states and 51 undergraduate institutions with 45% of the entire class joining from out of state.
“We know that our entire student population learns best when voices from diverse backgrounds are represented in the classroom,” said Jackson. “We’ve made a commitment to both recruiting and retaining these students and we strive to enable a culture of inclusiveness in all areas of student life.”
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company that crushes business complexity, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share, maintaining the company's current dividend program. The Q3 2022 dividend will be paid on July 15, 2022, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2022.
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Pega delivers innovative software that crushes business complexity so our clients can make better decisions and get work done. We help the world's leading brands solve their biggest business challenges: maximizing customer lifetime value, streamlining customer service, and boosting operational efficiency. Pega technology is powered by real-time AI and intelligent automation, while our scalable architecture and low-code platform help enterprises adapt to rapid change and transform for tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.pega.com.
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Services for Randle “R.J.” Jackson Jr., 89, of Temple will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Branford/Dawson Funeral Home in Temple with the Rev. Willie E. Robertson officiating.
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Services for Randle “R.J.” Jackson Jr., 89, of Temple will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Branford/Dawson Funeral Home in Temple with the Rev. Willie E. Robertson officiating.
Burial will be in Temple Garden of Memories.
Mr. Jackson died Thursday, July 21, at a Temple hospital.
He was born March 3, 1933, in Lexington to Irene and Randle Jackson Sr. He graduated from Dunbar High School and attended Paul Quinn College. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He owned and operated Jigasaw Lounge and Hotel. He worked at Sears, Temple Police Department, Sammons Golf Course and he retired after working for the city of Temple animal control department.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Johnnie Mae Jackson; and a stepdaughter, Janice Murphy.
Survivors include a daughter, Alicia Jackson of Temple; a son, Randle Jackson III of Temple; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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The celebrations-focused meal kit will be the brand's first 3-course meal offering
NEEDHAM, Mass., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purple Carrot, a leader in the plant-based food space, has announced the national launch of its "Celebrations Box," which includes recipes and ingredients to make an appetizer, entrée, and dessert. The limited-edition boxes help customers celebrate all occasions big and small, whether a birthday, promotion, date night, or because you feel like treating yourself. The Celebrations Box menu serves two, but customers can order multiple boxes.
Purple Carrot's Celebrations Boxes begin shipping to customers the week of June 27. Each box will feature a seasonally curated menu that changes each month.
"We felt it was really important to not only create an experience that feels special for any occasion but also one that celebrates the seasons. The menu has to tie into peoples' lives - for July, that means being outside, enjoying your friends, your family, and cooking delicious food without a lot of fuss. You'll find peak summer produce like tomatoes, peaches, and corn on the cob and recipes that take plant-based eating over the top" said Andrea Norby, Head of Culinary at Purple Carrot. The summer boxes will feature plant-based recipe options like BBQ Oyster Mushroom Burgers, Harissa Tofu Steaks, and Grilled Plums with Coconut Cardamom Cream and Pistachios.
"We felt it was really important to not only create an experience that feels special for any occasion but also one that celebrates the seasons. The menu has to tie into peoples' lives - for July, that means being outside, enjoying your friends, your family, and cooking delicious food without a lot of fuss. You'll find peak summer produce like tomatoes, peaches, and corn on the cob and recipes that take plant-based eating over the top" Andrea Norby, Head of Culinary at Purple Carrot noted.
"We're very excited to offer this seasonal box to our customers," said Rishi Bhatia, CEO of Purple Carrot. "Celebrations are best spent around the dinner table with the people we love and we are thrilled to offer that experience to Purple Carrot customers. This is also the first time customers will be able to order an appetizer, entrée and dessert all at once, which we hope will help make their special occasion even better, whatever that may be!"
Purple Carrot is a 100% plant-based meal subscription service that delivers a rotating variety of meal kit ingredients and prepared meals to customers' doors each week. The delivery service takes the hard work out of grocery shopping and the guesswork out of preparation, making meal prep seamless and convenient for customers.
The Celebrations Boxes will be available on PurpleCarrot.com for $75.
ABOUT PURPLE CARROT
Purple Carrot helps you eat more plants by creating delicious, convenient meals that are good for your health and the earth. The company was founded in 2014 and acquired by Oisix ra daichi, Japan's leading home delivery company, in 2019. To learn more about Purple Carrot, visit www.purplecarrot.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Sports Accountability Project (ASAP) announced today that Rev. Al Sharpton, who has previously impressed upon the National Basketball Association (NBA) to work with greater urgency and transparency concerning the ongoing investigation into extensive reports of racism, sexism and abuse by Robert Sarver, sent a letter today to PayPal CEO Dan Shulman calling on the company to end its relationship with Mr. Sarver. As the NBA's investigation, now in its 10th month, has proceeded, PayPal announced a ground-breaking, international partnership with Mr. Sarver and entities under his ownership, including the Phoenix Suns, the Phoenix Mercury, and Real Club Deportivo Mallorca.
Rev. Sharpton's letter, which was published as a full-page ad in the AZ Central newspaper today, reads as follows:
Dear Mr. Schulman,
I am writing to demand that PayPal cease doing business with any entity owned or associated with Robert Sarver, including the Phoenix Suns, the Phoenix Mercury, and Real Club Deportivo Mallorca. Mr. Sarver's leadership has been riddled with credible allegations of racism, misogyny, and harboring a toxic work environment. As you may be aware, ESPN published a detailed investigative piece on these complaints last November, and Mr. Sarver is currently under investigation by the NBA.
In June 2020, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, Paypal was one of many companies to announce a significant investment in fighting institutional racism and advancing diversity and inclusion. In total, PayPal announced it would commit $535 million toward these causes. Yet, PayPal has continued to do business with Robert Sarver, who is a known perpetrator of racism and hate, and is now expanding its business relationship with Mr. Sarver internationally.
In light of these commitments, PayPal cannot simply ignore Mr. Sarver's transgressions. As someone who has dedicated my life to fighting injustice and speaking out against hate in all its forms, it is my duty and responsibility to call out such hypocrisy and to call on PayPal to uphold the values for which it proclaims to stand.
It is time for PayPal to put its money where its mouth is. Issuing a press release and writing a big check two years ago is not equivalent to doing the hard work that is required to achieve real change. I reiterate my call for PayPal to end its relationship with Robert Sarver and help hold him accountable for his egregious behavior.
Sincerely,
Rev. Al Sharpton
President and Founder
National Action Network
For more information, please visit: www.AmericanSportsAccountabilityProject.com or contact press@americansportsaccountabilityproject.com.
About the American Sports Accountability Project (ASAP)
The American Sports Accountability Project (ASAP) is a group of individual advocates, community-based organizations, civil rights leaders, and sports fans who are committed to bringing accountability to perpetrators of hate speech, abuse, and harassment within the leadership of the American sports industry. There is zero tolerance for abuse of any kind in today's society. ASAP demands action in response to misconduct and a future where our arenas, fields and stadiums can be free from racism, sexism, and bigotry.
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COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19.
Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a potential barrier to timely access.
But the virus is not contained, even if it’s better controlled. And safety-net hospitals and clinics are seeing sharply higher costs for salaries and other basic operating expenses. They fear they won’t be prepared if there’s another surge and no backstop.
“We haven’t turned anybody away yet,” said Dr. Mark Loafman, chair of family and community medicine at Cook County Health in Chicago. “But I think it’s just a matter of time ... People don’t get cancer treatment or blood pressure treatment every day in America because they can’t afford it.”
A $20 billion government COVID program covered testing, treatment and vaccine costs for uninsured people. But that’s been shut down. Special Medicaid COVID coverage for the uninsured in more than a dozen states also likely faces its last months.
At Parkland Health, the frontline hospital system for Dallas, Dr. Fred Cerise questions the logic of dialing back federal dollars at a time when health officials have rolled out a new “test-to-treat” strategy. People with COVID-19 can now get antiviral pills to take at home, hopefully avoiding hospitalization. Vice President Kamala Harris, who recently tested positive but is back working at the White House, is an example.
“Test-to-treat will be very difficult for uninsured individuals,” predicted Cerise, president and CEO of the system. “If it’s a change in strategy on the large scale, and it’s coming without funding. People are going to be reluctant to adopt that.”
Officials at the federal Department of Health and Human Services say the new antiviral drugs like Paxlovid have been paid for by taxpayers, and are supposed to be free of charge to patients, even uninsured ones.
But they acknowledge that some uninsured people can’t afford the medical consultation needed to get a prescription. “We hear from state and local partners that the lack of funding for the Uninsured Program is creating challenges for individuals to access medications,” said Dr. Meg Sullivan, chief medical officer for the HHS preparedness and response division.
The nation has not pinched pennies on the pandemic before.
“We’re well short of universal health coverage in the U.S., but for a time, we had universal coverage for COVID,” said Larry Levitt, a health policy expert with the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. “It was extraordinary.”
Recently an urgent White House request for $22.5 billion for COVID priorities failed to advance in Congress. Even a pared-back version is stuck. Part of the Biden administration’s request involves $1.5 billion to replenish the Uninsured Program, which paid for testing, treatment and vaccine-related bills for uninsured patients. The program has now stopped accepting claims due to lack of money.
That program, along with a less known Medicaid option for states, allowed thousands of uninsured people to get care without worrying about costs. Bipartisan support has given way as congressional Republicans raise questions about pandemic spending.
The Uninsured Program was run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, an HHS agency. Medical providers seeing uninsured people could submit their bills for reimbursement. Over the last two years, more than 50,000 hospitals, clinics, and medical practices received payments. Officials say they can turn the program back on if Congress releases more money.
The Medicaid coverage option began under the Trump administration as a way to help states pay for testing uninsured people. President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill expanded it to treatment and vaccine costs as well. It’s like a limited insurance policy for COVID. The coverage can’t be used for other services, like a knee replacement. The federal government pays 100% of the cost.
Fifteen states, from deep blue California to bright red South Carolina, have taken advantage of the option, along with three U.S. territories. It will end once the federal coronavirus public health emergency is over, currently forecast for later this year.
New Hampshire Medicaid Director Henry Lipman said the coverage option allowed his state to sign up about 9,500 people for COVID care that includes the new antiviral drugs that can be taken at home.
“It’s really the safety net for people who don’t have any access to insurance,” said Lipman. “It’s a limited situation, but in the pandemic it’s a good back-up to have. It makes a lot of sense with such a communicable disease.”
With COVID cases now at relatively low levels, demand for testing, treatment and vaccination is down. But the urgency felt by hospitals and other medical service providers is driven by their own bottom lines.
In Missouri, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare CEO Craig Thompson is worried to see federal funding evaporate just as operating costs are soaring. Staff have gotten raises, drug costs have risen by 20% and supply costs by 12%.
“We’ve now exited this pandemic ... into probably the highest inflationary environment that I’ve seen in my career,” Thompson said. The health system serves a largely rural area between Kansas City and Springfield.
In Kentucky, Family Health Centers of Louisville closed a testing service for uninsured people once federal funds dried up. The private company they were working with planned to charge $65 a test.
Things are manageable now because there’s little demand, said spokeswoman Melissa Mather, “but if we get hit with another omicron, it’s going to be very difficult.”
Floridian Debra McCoskey-Reisert is uninsured and lost her older brother to COVID-19 in the first wave two years ago. In one of their last conversations, he made her promise she wouldn’t catch the virus.
McCoskey-Reisert, who lives north of Tampa, has managed to avoid getting sick so far. But she’s overshadowed by fear of what could happen if she or her husband get infected.
“If either one of us get sick with COVID, we don’t have a way to pay for it,” she said. “It would likely bankrupt us if we can’t find some other help.”
Retrenchment on the uninsured mirrors some of the bigger problems of the U.S. health care system, said Chicago hospital physician Loafman.
“Quite frankly, we as a society take care of the uninsured for COVID because it’s affecting us,” he said. “You know, a gated community doesn’t keep a virus out ... that’s sort of the ugly truth of this, is that our altruism around this was really self-motivated.”
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Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas.
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
ironSource Ltd. (NYSE: IS)'s sale to Unity Software Inc. for 0.1089 shares of Unity common stock for each ordinary share of ironSource. If you are an ironSource shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U)'s merger with ironSource Ltd. Under the terms of the merger, each ordinary share of ironSource will be exchanged for 0.1089 shares of Unity common stock. If you are a Unity shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
FAST Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: FZT)'s merger with Falcon's Beyond. If you are a FAST shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Halper Sadeh LLP may seek increased consideration for shareholders, additional disclosures and information concerning the proposed transaction, or other relief and benefits on behalf of shareholders.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm free of charge to discuss their legal rights and options. Please call Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or email sadeh@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com.
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PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions, today announced it will report its second quarter ended June 30, 2022, financial results on Thursday, August 4, 2022. On that day, Nikola's management will hold a conference call and webcast at 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT) to review and discuss the company's business and outlook.
To augment Nikola's engagement with its shareholders and strengthen communication with investors, Nikola will utilize a Q&A platform developed by Say Technologies to allow retail and institutional investors to submit and upvote questions.
Verified retail and institutional shareholders will be able to submit and upvote questions. Management will address a selection of the questions relating to Nikola's business and financial results on the earnings call. The platform will open on July 25 at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT) and close on August 2 at 11:59 p.m. ET (8:59 p.m. PT). To submit questions, please visit https://app.saytechnologies.com/nikola-2022-q2.
What: Date of Nikola Q2 2022 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast
When: Thursday, August 4, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT)
Webcast: https://nikolamotor.com/investors/news?active=events (live and replay)
An archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investor Relations section of the company's website https://nikolamotor.com/investors/news?active=events.
ABOUT NIKOLA CORPORATION:
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
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Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55
NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19.
Grayson’s death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his family in a statement released through New York radio station HOT 97, where he hosted “The Drama Hour” for more than two decades.
“A dominant figure in hip hop culture with millions of fans worldwide, DJ Kay Slay will be remembered for his passion and excellence with a legacy that will transcend generations,” the family statement said.
Grayson grew up in Harlem, immersed in New York City’s early hip hop scene. He got his start as a teenage graffiti artist and was featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary “Style Wars.”
He began selling bootleg mixtapes on street corners in the early ‘90s and released his first studio album, “The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1,” in May 2003. Grayson released several more albums and worked with the likes of Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.
“Hot 97 is shocked and saddened by the loss of our beloved DJ Kay Slay,” the station said in a statement.
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LONDON , June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Hastings LLP, a global law firm advising leading financial institutions, asset managers and corporations, announced today that private equity and M&A specialist Tom Cartwright has joined the firm as a partner based in London. He joins from Morgan Lewis and adds firepower to the Firm's fast-growing London office, which has increased revenue by 41% over the last year on the back of strong demand in its Private Equity, Finance, Structured Credit and Securities & Capital Markets practices.
"Tom is an incredibly talented lawyer, with the intellectual capital and reputation that align with our forward-looking culture and brand in London," said Seth Zachary, chairman of Paul Hastings.
"The firm's deep bench and global platform across many practice areas have enabled us to attract the finest talent while delivering superior service to our clients," said Arun Birla, chair of Paul Hastings' London office. "With continued investment in areas of strength including M&A, Private Equity and finance we are poised for continued growth, and we are thrilled to welcome Tom to Paul Hastings."
Cartwright's areas of focus include advising private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices on private equity investments and M&A transactions. He represents a number of private equity-backed companies and other corporations in the U.K. and internationally.
"Paul Hastings stands out in the market for cross-border transactions and stellar client relationships" said Tom Cartwright. "I am excited to serve clients as part of this elite firm with a global private equity platform and an entrepreneurial spirit that has driven such great results in London."
Paul Hastings' growing global Private Equity and M&A practices represent PE funds including Francisco Partners, Symphony Technology Group, H.I.G Capital, Abry Partners, Oakley Capital, Insight Partners, Providence Equity Partners, and Astorg in London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Hong Kong. The practices have experienced multiple years of growth, advising on more than 500 deals over the past two years, with a value of more than $170 bn. In 2021, the practice advised on numerous billion dollar deals, including Francisco Partners' $4 billion acquisition of Boomi, as well as its $1.45 billion acquisition of the International business segment of CDK Global, Madison Industries' $3.63 billion acquisition of Nortek Air, and Astorg's sale of AutoForm.
The firm has been a magnet for top talent, including an elite 18-partner financial restructuring team led by Kris Hansen and Jayme Goldstein in New York and Los Angeles in April 2022, and a premier team specializing in Projects, Project Finance, and Energy Transition and Infrastructure in May 2022. In London, the firm added lateral partners Max Kirchner, Ted Craig, Adrian Chiodo, Alex Leitch, Jonathan Pickworth, Joanna Dimmock, and Rebecca Copcutt in 2021.
Dedicated to providing intellectual capital and superior execution to the world's leading Wall Street and global investment banks, asset managers and corporations achieve their business and legal goals, Paul Hastings is a premier global finance law firm with elite teams in finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and litigation. We are one of only a handful of law firms ranked across multiple core finance areas including: structured credit, leveraged finance, private credit, capital markets, and real estate finance.
Paul Hastings is ranked as one of the top firms in the world in The American Lawyer's "Premier League" for momentum, profit and prestige amongst firms in the 2022 American Lawyer 100.
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ALBANY — Albany City Manager Steven Carter told members of the Exchange Club of Albany recently that all citizens can help make Albany a destination city.
Carter, a U.S. Air Force veteran with more than 30 years of experience in information technology and strategic leadership, has achieved success at every level during his career. As Albany’s city manager, he provides management oversight for all city departments.
During his appearance at the Exchange Club meeting, Carter talked about what he thought is important to the city of Albany and how we all can participate in making the city a destination that everyone wants to come to.
Carter said he would like all city employees to protect the city’s brand, which he said is about making sure that employees present and be the best they can be.
“Just like all the Exchange symbol on your shirts, that means something when you go out and you have these shirts on,” Carter said. “People expect for you to carry yourself a certain way to be a quality, professional and kind individual.”
Carter said he would like to change the narrative about crime.
“How do we make the change? he asked. “Crime does not care about your political background. We have to pull together as one group and agree to help our political leaders and the law enforcement groups with the problems we are facing. Our people of the city need to work with organizations to help with the homeless, housing, youth, poverty and people that believe crime pays, to change their mindset.
“Your city government can’t solve these problems with a political resolution. We absolutely, positively need assistance of the people in the community that are willing to do whatever is necessary to change attitudes and the mindset in the community.”
The city manager said he would like to see the Flint River running through the city used as more of a destination point for people.
“People ask, ‘Why doesn’t the city build something like a zip line?” Carter said. “The answer to this question is, the city cannot build everything, such as a building here, or grocery store there. We need the private sector to plan and build the building or business; however, we will assist them by being business friendly, the same way we are getting businesses to move downtown.
“A project the city is working on is the restoration of the Gordon Hotel, the developers are making plans to turn it back into a hotel. Albany is the hub of southwest Georgia. Albany provides the fuel for the area. If we fail, so does southwest Georgia.”
Carter told club members about the city’s six-week “Government 101” course that is held every Monday from 6-8 p.m., except Mondays that are holidays. The classes move around each department with a presentation on how they contribute to the success of the city. He encouraged everyone to participate in the program so that they’d feel comfortable working with city staff.
After his presentation, Carter answered a few questions from club members.
Where does the money from the speed cameras go?
It is specifically going to Public Safety, such things as putting up new lights and signage around the school zones for safety.
Can you use the money to hire new police officers and raise their salary?
No, it does not go into the city coffers, or to officers’ salary increase. The city is working on salary increases and accepting applications to become a police officer. However, we cannot use any of the civil fine monies from the cameras for salary. It is extremely difficult to hire police officers with our country’s environment.
How do the speed zone camera work?
When lights are flashing in the school zone, you must slow down to the posted speed limit or the camera will take your picture and you will receive a ticket. When the school zone lights are not flashing, the camera is looking for high-speed MPH over the regular speed limit. It snaps your picture and your ticket will arrive in the mail.
What are the plans to improve recreation, such as softball, baseball and football?
We are in the process of bringing our recreation department up to speed. For the last several years, we have not put forth the money to support the recreation department. Plans are in place to improve the department. We have budgeted $18 million for recreation this year.
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Partnership aims to keep families safe today
and build a more secure workforce for the future
WATERLOO, ON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), today announced a partnership with the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana to raise awareness of online dangers and the importance of becoming cyber resilient. The educational initiative was developed to teach Girl Scouts, and their families, how to identify and protect themselves from cyber threats while developing female leaders for today and tomorrow.
To become cyber resilient, families must secure all their devices including laptops, smart phones, and tablets. Antivirus protection and backup software such as OpenText Carbonite and Webroot (to prevent data loss in the event an attack is successful or when little fingers make a mistake) are two obvious places to start. Equally important is addressing cyber threats with security awareness education as Federal Trade Commission data shows imposter scams cost Americans nearly $1.2 billion1.
"The internet and social media have become increasingly present in children's lives, both at home and at school. With cyber threats becoming more prevalent at the consumer level, good cyber resilience habits are essential to protect personal information and keep kids safe," says Sandy Ono, Executive Vice President and CMO at OpenText. "It is our hope, by using OpenText software and raising awareness of the importance of cyber resilience at an early age, the lessons these young women learn will carry over to adulthood."
Included in the initiative is the development of a new Cyber Resilience patch program, earned through fun and educational hands-on activities. The Cyber Resilience patch will teach Girl Scouts about the dangers that exist online, within social media, and how to protect against data loss, whether that be pictures with friends or schoolwork saved in the cloud. Participants will learn how to recognize threats and best practices to stay safe. Simulation of existing and emerging phishing attacks will help drive awareness and create safe online behavior.
"Creating spaces where girls feel emotionally, socially, and physically safe is our priority. We look for partners who want to invest in that process, helping girls build the skills they need to be influential changemakers throughout their lives," said Nancy Wright, CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. "Partnering with OpenText to increase cyber safety among our members makes perfect sense as they are not only a leader in the security space with their Webroot product line, but organizationally, OpenText is also committed to creating gender diversity among their leadership teams."
Learn more about our partnership with Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
OpenText, The Information Company™, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX) visit opentext.com.
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana provides fun leadership and life experiences for girls ages 5 – 17 in six Illinois counties (Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Lake, and Will) and four Indiana counties (Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter). To join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org or call 1-855-ILOVEGS (456-8347).
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Grosjean enrages Rahal with aggressive late-race contact
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
LEEDS, Ala. (AP) — The honeymoon is over for Romain Grosjean. If Barber Motorsports Park had hosted a boxing match, then Graham Rahal would have at least bloodied IndyCar’s darling. The two feuded after racing for seventh position in the final laps Sunday, and Rahal accused Grosjean of deliberately hitting him. Rahal also referenced Grosjean’s former career in Formula One and cautioned the shine was wearing off IndyCar’s most popular driver. Grosjean shrugged the incident off as hard racing.
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Emmy winning television journalist joins growing life science company
SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrant Biosciences Inc., a developer of novel molecular diagnostic tools, announced that Dana Dean has joined the company as Vice President of Public Relations. She will be responsible for driving the company's brand narrative and enhancing its corporate reputation. Prior to joining Quadrant Biosciences, she was an Emmy Award-winning television journalist.
"It's been an honor to share important stories over the years and I am excited to help get the message out about this groundbreaking company. Quadrant Biosciences is making a difference on a daily basis and the storytelling possibilities are endless, " said Dean.
This is somewhat of a homecoming for Dean as she began her career as a news reporter in upstate New York. She was a multimedia journalist who shot, wrote, and edited her own news stories for News 10 Now (now Spectrum News) in Potsdam and Binghamton. Most recently, Dean worked for nearly 14 years at KSDK, the NBC affiliate in St. Louis where she hosted the lifestyle television show "Show Me St. Louis" and worked as a news anchor and reporter, covering breaking news and stories on the local and national level.
"We are thrilled to have Dana join our team," said David MacLean, Chief Marketing Officer at Quadrant. "Her extensive media experience, proven ability to tell compelling stories, and overall understanding of the public relations landscape will be a huge asset in growing our company visibility and brand."
Dana holds a degree in journalism from Boston University and will be based in the company's Syracuse office.
About Quadrant Biosciences
Quadrant Biosciences is a biotech company developing molecular diagnostic solutions for large-scale health issues. The company has entered into collaborative research relationships with a number of institutions including SUNY Upstate Medical University and Penn State University to explore and develop novel biomarker technologies with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder, concussion, and Parkinson's disease. Recently, it has leveraged its expertise in RNA analysis to address the Covid-19 pandemic. Quadrant participates in the Start-up NY program, a New York State economic development program. For more information about Quadrant, please visit www.quadrantbiosciences.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Account-based marketing platform RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, continues to lead category market innovation and build on its momentum as a trusted partner for companies looking to accelerate revenue growth with ABM. After hitting a significant milestone with HubSpot, and launching partnerships with Drift and G2 to strengthen its platform capabilities, the company announced it has received 2022 Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius in the ABM and Ad Serving & Retargeting categories.
RollWorks also received 15 leader awards in the G2 Spring Grid® Report and was named an Account-Based Leader for the seventh consecutive quarter and a Momentum Leader for the sixth consecutive quarter in G2's 2022 Winter Report.
TrustRadius
RollWorks received 2022 Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius in both the ABM and Ad Serving & Retargeting categories. Since 2016, the TrustRadius Top Rated Awards have become the B2B's industry standard for unbiased recognition of technology products. TrustRadius uses a detailed criteria breakdown of the methodology and scoring to determine TopRated winners.
With a trScore of 7.9 out of 10, RollWorks is recognized by the TrustRadius community as a valuable player in the ABM software category. Comments from recent reviews of RollWorks on TrustRadius:
- "RollWorks also helps us with attribution of the marketing campaigns that are critical to driving performance throughout the funnel. We've had better insights and reporting than ever before." - CMO
- "RollWorks is far superior when it comes to its ABM advertising platform. The user-friendliness of it and the hyper-advanced reporting for playbooks is fantastic." - Digital Marketing Manager
G2
RollWorks averages 4.4 out of 5 stars in user reviews and has been consistently named a Leader by G2, a top industry destination where buyers go to read and write authentic reviews about software products and services. Comments from recent reviews of RollWorks on G2:
- "Rollworks account insights and audience segmentation helps us see who is engaging, on what topics, and where they are in our journey stage. We are able to easily track our target account lists and target with the appropriate ads." - Marketing Director
- "The platform is really easy to navigate, setting up campaigns is quick, the interface walks you through everything step by step. What I really appreciate is the journey funnel view...This is really helpful in knowing when to hand off a marketing lead to our SDR team." - Marketing Manager
In the G2 2022 Spring Grid Report, RollWorks received 15 leader awards across Account-based Advertising, Cross-Channel Advertising, Display Advertising, Marketing Account Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Retargeting, and Social Media Advertising categories. G2 Grid Reports are released quarterly, and rank products based on reviews gathered from its community, as well as data aggregated from online sources and social networks. Products in the Leader quadrant are "rated highly by G2 users and have substantial market presence scores."
RollWorks was also included in G2's Winter 2022 Report as an Account-Based Platform leader for the seventh consecutive quarter, a Momentum leader for the sixth consecutive quarter, and Highest User Adoption. The company received nine additional badges, including Easiest to Use Small Business and Highest User Adoption Mid-Market.
To learn more about RollWorks can help you streamline your own ABM operations and drive more revenue, visit www.rollworks.com.
About RollWorks
RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, offers ambitious B2B companies an account-based platform to align their marketing and sales teams and confidently grow revenue. Powered by proprietary data and machine learning, RollWorks' solutions address the needs of organizations large and small — from those with best-in-class ABM programs to those just beginning their exploration. By empowering teams to identify their target accounts and key buyers, reach those accounts across multiple channels, and measure program effectiveness in their system-of-record, RollWorks is an indispensable platform for marketers and sellers who believe that an account-based approach is just good business. To learn more visit www.rollworks.com.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Behind the raw public frustration and anger over election security that has played out this week in New Mexico was a hint of something deeper — a growing divide between the state’s Democratic power structure and conservative rural residents who feel their way of life is under attack.
In Otero County, where the crisis over certifying the state’s June 7 primary election began, County Commissioner Vickie Marquardt struck a defiant tone as she relented under pressure from the state’s Democratic attorney general, Democratic secretary of state and a state Supreme Court dominated by Democratic appointees.
One of the main explanations she gave for reversing course had nothing to do with questions over the security of voting machines — the reason the all-Republican, three-member commission had originally refused to certify its election.
“If we get removed from office, nobody is going to be here fighting for the ranchers, and that’s where our fight should be right now,” said Marquardt, the commission chairwoman in a county where former President Donald Trump won nearly 62% of the vote in 2020.
Otero County is similar to the handful of other New Mexico counties where residents have questioned the accuracy of election results and given voice to unfounded conspiracy theories about voting systems that have rippled across the country since former President Donald Trump lost re-election in 2020.
In the state’s vast, rural stretches, frustration over voting and political representation has been building for years. Residents have felt marginalized and overrun by government decisions that have placed limits on livelihoods — curtailing access to water for livestock, shrinking the amount of forest land available for grazing, or halting timber operations and energy developments due to endangered species concerns.
Tensions have mounted as Democrats in New Mexico consolidate control over every statewide office and the Supreme Court. Democrats have dominated the Legislature for generations.
Even as they voted to certify their elections, sometimes reluctantly, commissioners from several New Mexico counties said they were bound by the law to take that step — thanks to legislation passed by Democrats. They urged their residents to take the fight to the statehouse.
Some bemoaned what they felt was an encroachment by the state on the powers of local government. Marquardt, from Otero County, complained of her commission’s meager “rubber stamping” authority under laws enacted by Democrats and an election certification “railroaded” through by larger forces.
Otero County is among more than a dozen self-proclaimed 2nd Amendment “sanctuary” counties in rural New Mexico to approve defiant resolutions against recent state gun control laws. The county also has embraced resistance to President Joe Biden’s goals for conservation of more private land and waterways for natural habitat, arguing it will cordon off already limited private land.
Amid alienation, skepticism about the security of elections has taken flight.
On Friday, Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was the lone dissenting vote in the election certification, though he acknowledged that he had no evidence of problems or factual basis for questioning the results of the election. His vote came after the county elections clerk said the primary went off without a hitch and that the results were confirmed afterward.
The former rodeo rider and co-founder of Cowboys for Trump dialed into the meeting because he was in Washington, D.C., where hours before he had been sentenced for entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Applause rang out when Griffin declared, “I think we need to hold our ground.”
The developments in New Mexico can be traced to far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines that have spread across the country over the past two years. Various Trump allies have claimed that Dominion voting systems had somehow been manipulated as part of an elaborate scheme to steal the election, which Biden won.
There has been no evidence of widespread fraud that would have changed the results of the 2020 presidential election, and testimony before the congressional committee investigating the insurrection has made clear that many in Trump’s inner circle told him the same as he schemed to retain power.
The election clash that erupted this past week worries Dian Burwell, a registered independent and coffee shop manager in the Otero County seat of Alamogordo.
“We want people to vote and when they see all this, they’ll just say, ‘Why bother?’” Burwell said.
Despite New Mexico counties’ eventual votes to certify their primary results, election officials and experts fear the mini-rebellion is just the start of efforts nationwide to sow chaos around voting and vote-counting, building toward the 2024 presidential election. The New Mexico secretary of state’s office said it had been inundated with calls from officials around the country concerned that certification controversies will become a new front in the attacks on democratic norms.
In another New Mexico county where residents angrily denounced the certification, commissioners were denounced as “cowards and traitors” by a hostile crowd before voting. Torrance County Commissioner LeRoy Candelaria, a Republican and Vietnam veteran, voted to certify the results without apologies, despite the personal insults.
The semi-retired rancher and highway maintenance foreman said he has taken time outside commission meetings to explain his position that New Mexico’s vote-counting machines are well-tested and monitored.
“Our county clerk did an excellent job. I don’t think there’s a vote that went wrong in any way,” Candelaria said later in a telephone interview. “My personal opinion is there are people who are still mad about the last presidential election. … Let’s worry about the next election and not take things personally.”
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Associated Press writers Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Anita Snow and Terry Tang in Phoenix contributed to this report.
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